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Invites articles and advertisements Brexit deal clinched in last-ditch talks for the Deepavali special edition, October 25. Please email articles by October 17 "We have a great new Brexit deal," U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted to [email protected]. Advertisers are requested to book BRUSSELS (TIP): UK and EU leaders space by October 15 and email stood on a stage in Brussels on creatives by October 20 to [email protected] Thursday, October 17, and declared that For more information, visit a Brexit deal had, finally, been done. www.theindianpanorama.news Negotiators from the U.K. and EU Email to: [email protected] reached a draft Brexit deal in 11th-hour Cell: 646-247-9458 talks Thursday, although there are serious doubts that the agreement will be approved by U.K. lawmakers back in Parts of Gurdwara Westminster. Panja Sahib in Sterling rose on news after the U.K. made concessions over the Irish border, Pakistan gutted in Fire an issue that had proven to be the biggest obstacle to a deal. The pound was 0.8% higher against the dollar, at $1.2929, reaching a five-month high but soon trimmed those gains as opposition parties in the U.K voiced their concerns. The UK and EU negotiators joined PM Boris Johnson (2nd L) and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker (2nd R) for a photo session with photographers contd on Page 32 Congressman Elijah E. Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Pakistan is one of India Gets Second Nobel the most revered Sikh shrines in the world. Cummings Dies at 68 HASAN ABDAL, PAKISTAN Laureate in Economics One of the most (TIP): A fire broke out at the powerful Congressmen Gurdwara Panja Sahib in the Indian American MIT Economist Abhijit Vinayak Elijah E. Cummings who investigated Pakistani city of Hasan Abdal on Banerjee Bags the Second Nobel Prize in Trump, has died Wednesday, October 16, Sajjad Azhar, a freelance journalist who has Economics after Amartya Sen (1998) WASHINGTON (TIP): extensively covered the news of the BOSTON (TIP): India got another Representative Elijah E. Cummings, place said. contd on Page 32 Nobel laureate in Economics after a son of sharecroppers who rose to Amartya Sen when Indian American become one of the most powerful MIT economist Abhijit Vinayak Democrats in Congress and a Indian ambassador Banerjee was named the winner of the contd on Page 32 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in briefs US lawmakers on Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. His fellow MIT economist and situation in Kashmir wife Esther Duflo was named co-winner Shringla and other of the Nobel, along with another co- Will bring out a profusely illustrated diplomats from the Indian winner, Harvard University economist special edition to mark the Embassy here and its Michael Kremer. Duflo, 46, is the 550th birth anniversary of Shri consulates in New York, Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the First Master of Chicago, Atlanta, Houston youngest economics laureate ever and the Sikhs, on November 8. and San Francisco have the second woman to receive the prize in Articles and advertisements reached out to hundreds of its half-century history. for thespecial commemorative edition Congressmen and their Incidentally Amartya and Abhijit, are invited. aides after abrogation of Please email articles by November 1 to the state's special status. both Bengalis, also share the same [email protected]. college, Presidency Kolkata. Banerjee is Advertisers are requested to bookspace WASHINGTON (TIP): India's the sixth Indian with 'Kolkata MIT economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther by October 30 and emailcreatives by ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan connection' to win a Nobel after Duflo stand outside their home after learning November 3 to [email protected]. Shringla on Wednesday, October 16, Rabindranath Tagore, Sir Ronald Ross, C that they have been named co-winners of the For more information, visit briefed lawmakers on the situation in V Raman, Mother Teresa and Amartya 2019 Nobel Prize in economic sciences. They will share the prize with Michael Kremer of www.theindianpanorama.news Kashmir and the steps taken to Sen. Harvard University. Email to: [email protected]. contd on Page 32 contd on Page 32 Photo / courtesy MIT News Call 646-247-9458. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 NY/NJ/CT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019

Xavier University School of Medicine Aruba raises 400k for The Xavier Foundation Kick-off Event NEW YORK (TIP): At Xavier Dr. and Dr. PK University School of Medicine's 3rd Dr. and Mrs. JG Bhat - $100,000 Annual Global Alumni Meet held in Prahalahd - $100,000 Aruba, President Ravishankar Bhooplapur on behalf of the Board of Trustees announced that the Xavier Foundation has been established. The Xavier Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) Public Charity in the United States with a mission to raise money to be used for scholarly activities, research, and establish scholarships for deserving students. The Board of Trustees has set a goal to raise 5 million dollars during the first 5 years. During the kickoff event held in Aruba on October 3-5, 400k was raised. The Xavier Foundation is thankful for the generous contributions from the Dr. and Dr. Ravindra Mr. and Mrs. Ravishankar Mr. and Mrs. Edwin following people. Kota - $50,000 Bhooplapur - $50,000 Casey - $25,000 Dr. and Mrs. JG Bhat - $100,000 Dr. and Dr. PK Prahalahd - $100,000 Dr. and Dr. Ravindra Kota - $50,000 Mr. and Mrs. Ravishankar Bhooplapur - $50,000 Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Casey - $25,000 Along with these generous contributions many alumni, faculty and staff donated money to the Xavier Foundation to bring the total to over $400k. The Xavier Foundation will have representation on its Board from Alumni Xavier Board of Trustees, Faculty, and other prominent people. At the kickoff event alumnus Dr. Abdul Aboud (class of 2016), Dr. Rachel Karmally (class of 2012), and Dr. Lianna Singh (class of 2009) were nominated to the board as the alumni representatives. (Press Release) For more information on the Xavier Foundation and how to donate please visit www.xavierfoundationinc.com Flushing Town Hall Presents 5th Annual Diwali Festival Kathak, Bhangra & Beyond, November 2 Event features Basement Bhangra's DJ Rekha, cooking workshops, dance lessons, Indian handicrafts

FLUSHING, NY (TIP): Flushing Town Hall will celebrate the Festival of Lights, November 2. It is a Diwali Dance Party that features DJ Rekha and Abha Roy in a mash-up of Bhangra and Kathak music and dance styles. The celebration also will include cooking workshops, dance lessons, traditional foods, and family- friendly activities such as henna painting, a jewelry workshop, Indian fashions and games. "Diwali is a festive time of gift-giving, charity and sharing in feasts with loved ones," said Ellen Kodadek, Executive and Artistic Director of Flushing Town Hall. "We are excited to continue this tradition for the fifth time at Flushing Town Hall Diwali, or Deepavali, comes from the darkness of ignorance and suffering. a significant meaning in Hinduism, in and to provide an experience that fills all Sanskrit word meaning "row of lights." It Diwali began as a part of an ancient India, it is still celebrated by all groups senses: musical performances, classical is a day of solidarity, where the soft light harvest festival, which celebrated the regardless of religious affiliation as a dance, traditional food, henna painting, of diyas - or oil-wick candles - illuminate fertility of the earth and prosperity of the time of renewal and growth. Read full fashion and much more." streets and homes, banishing the new harvest. Though Diwali has taken on story at www.theindianpanorama.news THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 NY/NJ/CT 3 550th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Conference on Guru Nanak’s Ek - Anek Vision of Inclusivity held at Hofstra University

Bhai Baldeep Singh (left) and Daud Khan (right) at the opening session of the conference.

but also the multi-linguistic, multi-geographic, and multi-authored compositions collected in Shri Guru Granth Sahib through the Sikh, Bhakti and Sufi Tejinder Singh Bindra welcoming scholars and guests Dr. Balbinder Singh Bhogal and Dr. Francesca Cassio voices. welcoming guests The three concerts presented during the HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK (TIP): gurmat sangeet in their family and how happy her Conference were, in fact, an integral part of the The three-day Guru Nanak's Ek-Anek Vision parents would be of seeing the progress of the intellectual project that aims to showcase the conference was organized at Hofstra University from musicology chair. pluriversality of Guru Nanak's message in its sonic 10 to 12 October by Dr Balbinder Singh Bhogal and Dr Both the Provost Dr Herman Berliner and Dean form, and how the memory of heterodox traditions Francesca Cassio under the Sardarni Kuljit Kaur Ben Rifkin thanked the generous support of late has been retained through the songs collected in the Bindra Chair in Sikh Studies and Sardarni Harbans Sardar Ishar Singh Bindra and family and Dr Hakam Sikh Scriptures, and preserved by the Sikh Kaur Chair in Sikh Musicology. The conference was Singh for endowing the chairs and attended by over 30 scholars and artists from all over acknowledged the great contribution of the world. This was the eighth conference at Hofstra both chairs in the department of religion at under the Sardarni Kuljit Kaur Bindra Chair since its Hofstra. inception in 2001. Hofstra is also home of Guru Nanak Dr Balbinder Singh Bhogal welcome everyone to Interfaith Prize, endowed by Sardar Ishar the conference and laid out the aim which is to Singh Bindra , where a $ 50,000 Prize is establish Gur Sikh musicological and philosophical awarded every two years to a person or difference - a difference that not only includes but organization that bring religions close. His preserves the other's voice as its own, making its own Holiness The Dalai Lama was the first history a shared history . recipient of this Prize. At the welcome dinner Tejinder Singh Bindra Dr Cassio summarized the conference as Padma Shri Prahlad Tipanya and his group sang Kabir Bani congratulated everyone on Guruji's 550th birth an important and historic event - with anniversary and spoke of secularism, universal love some intellectual substance, in terms of inserting the and equality -equality whether it be among nations, Sikh voice in the debate about Indian music history, community who sang these poems over the past 500 castes , gender or wealthpreached and practiced by with the possibility of re-writing it, or at least years. Guru Nanak . He thanked Hofstra university and registering our challenge to the way that history The first concert was entirely dedicated to Guru both Professors for selecting this wonderful topic and eludes the Sikh voice and contribution. Nanak. The prime exponent of the Gurbani kirtan bringing so many renowned and distinguished Scholars from Harvard, Yale, Columbia and parampara, Bhai Baldeep Singh sang compositions scholars and artists to the conference. Michigan as well Banaras Hindu University, and that have been transmitted within the pre-colonial Mrs. Indie Singh spoke about the importance of Guru Nanak Dev University from India, began a Gur-Sikh traditions as original compositions of the conversation for the first time engaging directly with founder of the Sikh faith. In this recital, Bhai the sonic evidence that Bhai Baldeep Singh (the Baldeep Singh proposed for the first time to retrace Keynote speaker) presented. The initiation of this Guru Nanak's experience of the early (pre-colonial) critical assessment and discussion was a major Gurbani kirtan, accompanied by Daud Khan Sadozai success in the field of Sikh studies and the on a rabab that is a replica of the rabab played by the ethnomusicology of South Asia. Fifth Sikh Guru, Arjan Dev Ji. Being the focus of this conference is inclusivity, The second evening the audience had the the organizers wanted to represent and celebrate not opportunity to listen to a rendition of the Kabir only Guru Nanak's voice, with his pluriversal vision, bani presented by Padma Shri Prahlad Tiapanya, in the traditional Malwi style from Madhya Pradesh. The conference ended with the qawwali singer Dhruv Sangari performing lyrical hymns of Sheikh Farid. The concerts were designed to hear differences across these performative traditions, and as such, they were functional to the whole argument of inclusivity that the delegates have Mrs. & Mr. Tejinder Singh Bindra, Dr. Bhogal and Dr. Cassio with scholars and artists at the discussed over the two conference Dhruv Sangari sang hymns of Sheikh Farid days of the conference. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 4 INDIANS ABROAD FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019

Indian Master Weightlifter dies in Indian American named Chair of car accident near Grand Canyon MIT’s New Committee

The first of the two new committees, to be chaired by Tavneet Suri have two Indian Americans Arup Chakraborty and Yogesh Surendranath as members. Retd. Col Sudhakar Jayant was the BOSTON (TIP): Chair of the Faculty Institute's relationships with funding individuals. National Head for Indian Masters Weightlifting Weightlifting Rick Danheiser and Provost Martin sources. In addition to Suri, two Indian Schmidt have announced the creation of The first of the two new committees, to Americans named members of this LAS VEGAS (TIP): Retd. Col two related committees that will be chaired by Tavneet Suri, an associate committee- they are Arup Chakraborty: Sudhakar Jayant, who was the examine MIT's external engagements professor of applied economics at the Robert T. Haslam Professor of Chemical President for Indian Masters and review its policies and processes on MIT Sloan School of Management, will Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, and Weightlifting Federation (IWLF), soliciting and accepting gifts. The advise on the principles governing MIT's Biological Engineering and Yogesh died in a car accident near Grand committees are charged with acceptance of gifts and funding, and its Surendranath: Paul M. Cook Associate Canyon on Oct 9. He and four other recommending new guidelines for the engagement with outside entities and Professor of Chemistry. Master Weightlifters met with an accident near Vegas when the car Indian American Leads they were travelling in, collided Indian American Suparna Rajaram head-on with another car injuring Research for Developing three of them seriously. Sudhakar suffered critical injuries and was Receives 2019 Clifford T. Morgan Defenses to Protect admitted to the hospital where he Artificial Intelligence succumbed to his injuries. Santokh Distinguished Leadership Award Singh and Archana Jain suffered from Hackers serious injuries in the mishap. Rajiv professor Suparna Rajaram a recipient of Prateek Mittal the Sharma, another Indian weightlifter, the 2019 Clifford T, Morgan Distinguished lead researcher was lucky to escape unhurt. Leadership Award, which honors and an associate professor in the "India mourns noted weightlifter individuals for their significant Department of Col Sudhakar Jayant, who passed contributions to the field of cognitive Electrical away in a tragic car accident near psychology. Dr. Rajaram is a professor in Engineering at the Grand Canyon shortly after the College of Arts and Sciences Princeton winning the World Masters Gold in Department of Psychology at Stony Brook San Diego. Heartfelt condolences to University. the bereaved family" Indian Dr. Rajaram's research focuses on Consulate in San Francisco tweeted experimental study of social transmission PRINCETON, NJ (TIP): Machines' after his demise. of memory and emergence of collective ability to learn by processing data "A sad day for Indian Masters memory. Her aim is to understand gleaned from sensors underlies Weightlifting community as we lost complex, large-scale group memory automated vehicles, medical devices one of our own to an unfortunate car phenomena in terms of well-grounded and a host of other emerging accident. Retd. Col Sudhakar Jayant psychological processes. Other lines of technologies. But that learning ability was the National Head for Indian research interests over the years include leaves systems vulnerable to hackers in Masters Weightlifting and created memory and emotion, the distinction unexpected ways, a team of researchers this community from ground up in between repeated testing and repeated led by an Indian American at Princeton India. As many may recall, he was study, the distinction between explicit and University have found. always jovial, helping and Dr. Rajaram is a professor in the College of implicit memory,new learning in amnesia, Prateek Mittal the lead researcher immediately made connections with Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology and the nature of recollective experience. and an associate professor in the at Stony Brook University. everyone he met. He has been Photo / Courtesy SBU Dr.Rajaram along with other 2019 award Department of Electrical Engineering competing at the World Masters recipients will be honored during the at Princeton is a pioneer in Championship for quite some time NEW YORK (TIP): The Psychonomic Psychonomic Society's 2019 Annual understanding an emerging and has a gold medal to show for Society has named Indian American Meeting in Montréal in November. vulnerability known as adversarial almost every competition that he machine learning. His research draws was in. Most recently he won a Gold on techniques from data science, at Worlds Masters Weightlifting Indian American Students Awarded Upakar network science, distributed systems, Championship in Montreal followed Foundation 2019 Scholarships and applied cryptography. His work has by a Gold Medal in San Diego influenced the design of widely used Masters Open Cup. Col Sudhakar Eight high-achievingIndian Americanstudentsawarded Upakar systems such as the Tor network for also has few world records to his Scholarships;twoawarded Upakar Textbook Scholarships. anonymous communication, and the name. He had big dreams for this GAITHERSBURG, MD (TIP): Upakar announced , October 16, partnerships with Let's Encrypt Certificate Authority. community and we intend to keep multiple donors to create memorial scholarships. Included in the 2019 awards Arjun Nitin Bhagoji anIndian them alive. He was and will be an arethree Khuba Watumull Scholarships, one Virginia for Education Scholarship, one AmericanPh.D. student in Mittal's lab inspiration to all of us. May his soul India Development and Relief Fund (IDRF) Scholarship, one Bob and Mani and Liwei Song, graduate students in rest in peace and condolences to his Narasimhan Scholarship, and one Kaushalya Butail Scholarship. Each Upakar electrical engineering, are developing family and friends", the IWLF wrote Scholar will receive up to $8,000 tuition scholarship over their four years of defenses to protect artificial intelligence on their social media. undergraduate studies. from hackers. (Read full story on (Read full story on www.theindianpanorama.news) www.theindianpanorama.news) THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 5 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 6 MISCELLANY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 Indian American Indian American Congressman Senator from New York Indian American Receives Award from National Scientist Kapil Earns Perfect Score on Ramachandran EPL/Environmental Gathering of American Indian Veterans Receives NIH Advocates Director's Early Indian origin Senator SCHAUMBURG, IL (TIP): Indian Kevin Thomas (D- American Congressman Raja Independence Award Levittown) has Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) received an received a perfect legislative score award from the National Gathering of from American Indian Veterans thanking him EPL/Environmental for his support of the organization and Advocates for his their efforts to care for those who have strong environmental served this nation. The work of the record in Albany National Gathering and Joe Podlasek, NEW YORK (TIP): Indian origin the son of a Korean War veteran and Senator Kevin Thomas (D-Levittown) CEO of Trickster Art Gallery, is has received a perfect legislative score essential to creating a more equitable from EPL/Environmental Advocates for distribution of government services to his strong environmental record in veterans of Native descent. Albany. Each year, EPL/Environmental "It is my honor to participate in the Advocates tracks the environmental National Gathering of American Indian voting records of the New York State Veterans and I am humbled to receive Legislature and publishes them in an their commendation," said Congressman annual scorecard, known as the Raja Krishnamoorthi. "By providing a Environmental Scorecard. network of support for Native and non- "I came to Albany to fight for a Native veterans, the National Gathering cleaner, greener New York," said of American Indian Veterans is giving Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Senator Kevin Thomas. "We have a this important community a voice. It is a Kapil Ramachandran is a Harvard Junior responsibility to protect our privilege to give back to those who have from the Department of Veterans Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows environment for future generations. I dedicated themselves to the safety and Affairs. The National Gathering and a Principal Investigator at Harvard am proud to have been a part of the security of our nation. I am grateful to provides veterans an opportunity to University greatest environmental session in a the National Gathering of American connect with other Native veterans, generation, and I thank the Indian Veterans for giving me that policy makers, military officials, and NEW YORK (TIP): Harvard EPL/Environmental Advocates for chance." service providers. Congressman Raja fellow Kapil Ramachandran is one recognizing my efforts." Native Americans historically have Krishnamoorthi is committed to of the recipients of National (Read full story on the highest rate of military service per ensuring this brave group of veterans Institutes of Health'sDirector's www.theindianpanorama.news) capita of any ethnic group, but often are able to obtain the services and Early Independence Award for his receive negligent support and funding support they need. project titled Molecular Determinants of Neuronal Protein Homeostasis Through Plasma Two Indian Americans from Membrane-Localized Proteasome PERMANENT UPenn Named NIH Complexes. Part of the High-Risk, High- Transformative Research Reward Research program,the Award Winners award supports outstanding junior MISSION OF scientists with the intellect, scientific creativity, drive, and maturity bypass the traditional INDIA TO THE UN, postdoctoral training period to launch independent research careers. Kapil Ramachandran is a NEW YORK Harvard Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows and a Principal Investigator at Harvard Rajan Jain and Arjun Rai University.He completed his B.S. at invites NEW YORK (TIP): Two Indian Duke University and his Ph. D at Americans from the University of Johns Hopkins. His laboratory Pennsylvania Rajan Jain MD and Arjun focuses on a new mechanism of Proposals for supply and installation of Rai Ph D have been named National neuronal communication that he Institutes of Health's Transformative discovered. In brief, he found that Knoll brand furniture/workstations. Research Award Winners. The award neurons utilize a novel form of supports individuals or teams protein homeostasis at the plasma proposing transformative projects that membrane to release peptide For more details, please visit are inherently risky and untested but fragments that directly effect have the potential to create or overturn neuronal activity. His laboratory is fundamental paradigms and may studying the biochemical, genetic, https://pminewyork.gov.in/tenderarchive require very large budgets. Rajan Jain and cellular mechanisms is a physician-scientist and Assistant underlying this novel proteostasis Professor in the Departments of system, with the goal of The last date for submission of Medicine and Cell and Developmental identifying how the resulting Biology at the University of peptide signaling is coded and Pennsylvania Perelman School of decoded in the nervous system. proposals is 5 November 2019, 1700 hrs Medicine. The Jain laboratory operates Ultimately, the Ramachandran lab at the nexus of developmental biology, will leverage this understanding to epigenetics, and medicine, studying develop new therapeutic avenues Queries, if any, may be sent to: how nuclear architecture regulates towards the treatment of cellular plasticity, organogenesis, and neurodegenerative and disease progression. (Read full story neurodevelopmental disorders. [email protected] on www.theindianpanorama.news) THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 7 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 8 EDITORIAL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 AS I SEE IT FOR NOW, A SENSE OF EASE Modi can derive satisfaction from the fact that despite Chinese actions and Sino-Pakistan collusion, India By G Parthasarathy has successfully ridden the storm of external pressures after the revocation of Article 370. New Delhi can now move ahead to fulfil its commitment to maintain the country's strategic autonomy. he Mamallapuram Summit getting a brief respite from Trump's trade between President Xi Jinping and sanctions, there is little more they can TTPM Modi appears to have cleared expect by way of Trump easing the the air for improving ties. This followed remaining sanctions he imposed earlier. the less-than-friendly approach of China New Delhi is also not taken in by Trump's in international forums on the issue of recent bravado in backing the Afghan J&K in recent days. India and China, government, while claiming he would not however, now appear committed to negotiate with the Taliban. He did this enhancing mutually beneficial largely due to pressure from both the cooperation, bilaterally, regionally and Pentagon and State Department to stand internationally. One can look forward to by the Afghan government. But shortly closer cooperation in forums like BRICS, after the Taliban (obviously under G20, East Asia Summit hosted by ASEAN, pressure from Pakistan) indicated that it and even in the UN, on issues ranging was ready to make peace in Afghanistan, from global trade to climate change. The Trump's envoy Zalmay Khalilzad rushed Wuhan Summit, last year, had led to an to Islamabad to get the Taliban to observe agreement on de-escalation of tensions in a ceasefire and resume talks. the Doklam sector. India and China also Trump is also appeasing anti-war agreed in Mamallapuram, to strengthen sentiments in the US by withdrawing US measures to ensure that tensions do not forces from Syria. He hopes that Imran arise, or get out of hand, across our land Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Informal Summit in Khan will help him get a face-saving borders. Mamallapuram. Photo / Courtesy Xinhua withdrawal by persuading the Taliban to China will, hopefully, take note of the affairs of all of India's neighbors, from the Russia and his offer of $1 billion for Indian agree to a ceasefire. He will then claim fact that it damaged its own credibility Maldives and Sri Lanka to Myanmar and investment in this sensitive region that he has pulled out US troops from all by acting at the behest of Pakistan to Nepal. We will have to monitor how China bordering China, where the Soviet Union unproductive military engagements internationalize the Kashmir issue. behaves in the prelude to the presidential and China had a bloody conflict in 1969, abroad by ensuring they are all safely Beijing found itself isolated in the elections in Sri Lanka next month. has raised concerns in Beijing. home, well before the election day - UNSC. Not a single member backed There should be no doubt about Referring to Modi's visit to eastern November 3, 2020. How all this plays out, Beijing's ill-advised move to involve the continuing military, economic and Russia, Chinese government mouthpiece in the midst of impeachment proceedings Security Council in the issue. The diplomatic Chinese support for Pakistan. Global Times noted: 'The advance of India- that Trump is facing in the opposition- British, however, played their The growing economic woes compel Russia ties will push the multi- dominated House of Representatives, characteristically duplicitous role. Islamabad to hold out its begging bowl to polarization of international relations remains to be seen. If Imran Khan thinks Chinese efforts to back Pakistan on the even distant lands and multilateral aid and reinforce India's role in Asia. It will that the US will be eternally grateful for Kashmir issue in the UNHRC met a organizationsacross the globe. Militarily, also add the leverage of Russia to counter helping them, he would be seriously similar fate. Merely three of the 193 however, its navy is set to receive the latest western pressures on diplomacy and mistaken. members of the UNGA - China, Chinese frigates and submarines. security, empower Russia to effectively Modi can derive satisfaction from the Malaysia and Turkey - voiced their What seems to be upsetting China resist western countries' strategic fact that despite Chinese actions and Sino- support for Pakistan. presently is not so much India's blockade and defend its strategic and Pakistan collusion, India has successfully The recent summit was cordial. There relationship with the US, but its economic interests in South Asia. ridden the storm of external pressures was agreement on the path for blossoming relationship with Moscow. However, stronger Russia-India ties, after the revocation of Article 370. New addressing differences, promoting China did not anticipate that defying US especially their military-technical Delhi can now move ahead to fulfil its cooperation in areas like trade and sanctions, India would move ahead to cooperation, would have a negative impact commitment to maintain the country's investment, and managing differences acquire S400 air defense missile systems on China's national security. strategic autonomy. The recent measures that arise periodically across the from Russia. Moreover, both Rawalpindi Consolidating and developing ties with for improving the daily lives of people in undemarcated border. There is, however, and Beijing did not expect that Russian Russia implies India's strategic intention Kashmir by the restoration of telephone nothing to suggest that there is going to foreign minister Sergei Lavrov would to contain China's rise. It would pile more links will hopefully be suitably followed be any change in China's efforts to bluntly tell his bumptious Pakistani geopolitical pressure on China and up by further measures to restore undermine Indian influence across its counterpart, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, increase instability in China's periphery.' normalcy in the Valley. land borders and in its immediate Indian that Moscow would resolutely oppose any Both China and India have misgivings (The author is Chancellor, Jammu Central Ocean neighborhood. China quietly, but move by Pakistan to raise the Kashmir about many policies of the Trump University & former high commissioner to continuously, interferes in the internal issue in the UNSC. Modi's visit to eastern administration. Beijing realizes that after Pakistan) GUEST Sourav Ganguly to be BCCI president and take among the politicians, Thakur, will be the treasurer. These the past when princes, businessmen and COMMENT businessmen and powerbrokers who appointments are significant for they politicians held the position. Another control BCCI. Two top officials were show that politicians have not lost very important development is the But politicians, elected on the basis of their blood ties interest in running cricket, and that formation of a cricketers' association with ministers in the Union cricketers might well be used as pawns and election of two of its members to businessmen keep Government, not on the basis of their in efforts to keep control of the the BCCI's apex council. Thus, finally, affinity with and services to cricket. influential and super-rich BCCI. As in player representatives will sit in BCCI control, too Finally, Ganguly's elevation could end old India, the inheritance of power meetings and have a say in how the he nomination of Sourav up being ineffectual and merely remains hereditary in new India. The game is run. If they remain united and Ganguly, the former India symbolic because he would be president ideal of cricketers running BCCI by committed to cricket rather than power TTcaptain, to be the next president for less than one year before demitting hiring professional managers - as is and their personal interests, cricketers of the Indian cricket board (BCCI) is a office and undergoing a compulsory done in international golf or tennis, for might well succeed in edging out welcome development, though the three-year cooling-off period. instance - remains out of reach. politicians and businessmen, who would 'election' process had several worrying Jay Shah, the son of Union Home Yet, the symbolism of a former top do well to focus on the much more aspects. One, the election was done Minister Amit Shah, is set to be BCCI cricketer, who led the Indian team with critical job of running the country and through negotiations rather than voting secretary, while Arun Singh Dhumal, distinction, becoming BCCI president is its economy. - this means that there was a lot of give brother of Minister of State Anurag very strong indeed. It's a departure from (Tribune, Chandigarh) THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 PERSPECTIVE 9 Does movie boom indicate stronger economy? Therapeutic diversion: Movie watching soars during an economic crisis because people want to forget their troubles.

By Vappala Balachandran nion Law Minister Ravi Shankar Depression era comedies which made (UK) conveyed on October 4, 2008 that the Prasad had to withdraw his fun of the rich. The list includes films in the UK, the US and Australia UUOctober 12 statement in Mumbai, choreographer Busby Berkeley's 42nd were doing well despite a general citing Bollywood successes while trying Street, Broadway dancing star Fred apprehension of another 'Black to refute the charge that our economy Astaire's Flying Down to Rio and Marx Tuesday', when leading economies were was in a crisis. The argument he chose Brothers' Anarchic, and humor movies facing a downturn since the summer of was the success of three Bollywood films like A night at the opera and A day at the 2008. It said that in the UK, the movie at the box office which netted Rs 120 races. Also popular were King Kong and attendance was at a "40-year high". crore in a day. A senior politician like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. During the Great Depression, the US Prasad should have realized that one Between 60 and 80 million Americans federal government had to intervene to should not judge the health of a huge saw movies once a week during those alleviate the adverse effects of economy like ours by selectively days. The Depression films were based Hollywood's success on other areas of Between 60 and 80 examining a small sector like Bollywood. on the realities of that era, "dragged entertainment. The boom had adversely Also, the BJP government would have directly from the grim pages of affected even "big bands" like Duke million Americans faced international embarrassment had contemporary newspapers." Also thrown Ellington and Benny Goodman. As many it persisted with this argument. This is in liberally by Columbia and Warner as 30,000 musicians were out of job when because a study of the history of Brothers were crime and gangster 'The Sound' was introduced. This plan saw movies once a commercial films in America would movies starring Paul Muni, Edward G was called 'New Deal: Federal Theatre prove that the film industry performed Robinson and James Cagney. Project 1935-1939'. Hallie Flanagan, a week during the well during the 'Great Depression', In 1934, Frank Capra, till then theatre professor, was chosen by which started with the October 29, 1929 Wall Street Crash, days of the Great setting in motion the financial crisis which lasted till 1941 Depression. Films when America started mobilizing for World War II. were based on the The Hollywood boom was a result of fortuitous circumstances and sharp realities of that era, commercial instinct. American movie curator John "dragged directly Farr says that the Crash took Hollywood by surprise while it was in transition from "The from the grim Silent" to the early stages of "The Sound". Huge investment pages of was made to convert shooting sets and theatres to "Sound". Hollywood moguls urgently contemporary needed to recoup their investment. newspapers." Hence, they swung all energies to market this new entertainment unknown, was allowed to make It President FD Roosevelt to head the Large-scale movie instead of looking to the federal Happened One Night at Columbia's project over the claims of commercial government like the rest of America. They 'Poverty Row Studios', starring Clark professionals. Thousands of unemployed took advantage of the relative weaknesses Gable who was 'loaned' by MGM. It theatre professionals were rehabilitated watching continued of their competitors which were radio and turned out to be a great success as Gable through government intervention. stage shows. Also, they had full control could win his only Oscar. Stars like Cary For the first time, an African- even during the over their assets, like studios, stars, Grant and Katherine Hepburn bloomed American theatre group emerged. A new directors, writers and theatre owners. during this period. "Comedies, gangster breed of theatre artistes like Arthur "They had to catch up with their movies and musicals helped people Miller, Orson Welles and Elia Kazan rose. financial crisis of technology fast, creating a cinema of sight forget their troubles." This 'Golden Age' Burt Lancaster, the famous latter day and sound, images and words." boom continued till after the Second Hollywood hero, joined the Federal 2008, which saw To achieve this, they managed to World War, until the "idiot box" Theatre Circus when he was 19. During create a new business package of challenged the might of Hollywood, its four years of existence, the Federal showing movies cheap (10 to 25 cents), leading to its decline. Theatre Project entertained over 30 the collapse of the beating plays which were expensive. It Large-scale movie watching continued million Americans, renting theatres, was a "therapeutic diversion" to the even during the later financial crises. parks, churches and schools. However, Lehman Brothers, millions of American people who needed The year 2008 saw the collapse of the the project had to be closed in 1939 due to to forget their misery.They were like the Lehman Brothers, which set in motion a objections from the right wing early Raj Kapoor films or the present global financial crisis. Its effect on the Congressional lobby for allegedly that set in motion a dhushum-dhushum David and Goliath UK was shattering. The pound collapsed. encouraging "leftist" ideas and racial Indian language movies. Also they Bovis, Britain's giant builder, warned integration. Also, America was inching global economic established a show protocol which exists that the property market would collapse towards the Second World War. even this day: starting with news reels, unless the interest rates were cut. In 2009, the New York Times quoted collapse. cartoons, advertisements, serials and HBOS, the UK's biggest mortgage seller, Martin Kaplan, of the Norman Lear ending with the main movies, a was under strain. Center for the Study of Entertainment, wholesome entertainment for the However, this did not affect the film saying why movie watching had soared common man for two-three hours. industry. A New York Times report on during the economic crisis: "People want To quote John Farr, "American films February 28, 2009 said that movie ticket to forget their troubles, and they want to reached a pinnacle of influence at a time sales in the US surged by 17.55 per cent to be with other people." Is this what is when most other industries were $1.7 billion, not merely due to higher happening in India? struggling mightily." It was during this ticket prices but also due to attendance (The author is former Special Secretary, period that Hollywood produced some of which was 16 per cent higher. The Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India) the best classics, deliberately choosing Entertainment page of the Independent THE INDIAN PANORAMA 10 SOUTH ASIA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019

15 killed, 16 injured in clash between two rival Pakistan to remain in FATF’s Grey gangs in northwest Pakistan List till Feb 2020: Reports PESHAWAR (TIP): At least 15 ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Financial of the 27 parameters to check terror people were killed and 16 others Action Task Force (FATF) has decided, in financing. injured in a clash between two rival principle, to keep Pakistan in its Grey China, Turkey and Malaysia gangs in northwest Pakistan on List till February 2020, directing “appreciated” the steps taken by October 17, police said. The incident Islamabad to take extra measures for Pakistan, Dawn News reported. The occurred at Mulazai Amakhel area in complete elimination of terror financing support of at least three countries is Tank district bordering South and money laundering, according to required to not blacklist any country. Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa media reports on October 16. At Tuesday meeting, India province. Members of Inam Marwat The FATF is an inter-governmental recommended the blacklisting of group opened indiscriminate firing at body established in 1989 to combat Pakistan citing Islamabad permitting a van on Daraban Road and killed money laundering, terrorist financing Hafiz Saeed to withdraw funds from his seven persons of the Bittani gang on and other related threats to the integrity frozen accounts, the report said. the spot, police said. of the international financial system. The meeting is being attended by The firing by the Inam Marwat In a meeting in Paris on Tuesday, the representatives from 205 countries, the group was done to take revenge of the FATF reviewed the measures that IMF, the UN, the World Bank and other killing of two of their members earlier Pakistan has already taken to control organisations. in the day by the Bittani gang, they money laundering and terror financing, Concerns were also raised on the tax said. Later the Inam Marwat gang reported Dawn News. amnesty scheme offered in Pakistan, the killed six more members of the rival The Paris-based task force has urged report added. group on the same road. Pakistan to take extra measures for Pakistan was placed on the Grey List Sixteen other people were also complete elimination of terror by the Paris-based watchdog in June last injured in the clash, police said. financing, it quoted Aaj TV. year and was given a plan of action to Following the gang war, the district The FATF will take a final decision on complete it by October 2019, or face the administration declared emergency in Pakistan’s position in February 2020. risk of being placed on the black list the area. Army troops were rushed to A formal announcement about the with Iran and North Korea. the site to control the situation. — PTI interim developments will be made on If Pakistan continues in the ‘Grey Friday, which is the last day of the The FATF has decided to give respite of List’, it would be very difficult for the 21 members of banned FATF’s ongoing session, the report said. four months to Pakistan to help it in country to get financial aid from the IMF, Nepal Communist Party However, Pakistan’s Finance Ministry implement remaining recommendations the World Bank and the European Union, spokesperson Omar Hameed Khan of the task force, Aaj TV reported. making its financial condition more arrested near Indo- rejected the reports of the country Earlier at the FATF meeting in Paris, precarious. Nepal border remaining in the Grey List, saying “it is Pakistan’s Minister for Economic Islamabad is obligated to report its not true and nothing before October 18 Affairs Hammad Azhar had explained performance to the group every three KATHMANDU (TIP): Police in (can be confirmed)”. his country’s positive performance in 20 months. — PTI Nepal have arrested 21 members of the outlawed Nepal Communist Party (NCP), including six of its central Transgender members, from a forest area near the UK media gushes over | country’s border with India. councillor elected in The NCP leaders were picked up Bangladesh first from Rajpur Rural Municipality near Kate’s salwar-kameez DHAKA (TIP): A transgender the Nepal-India border when they were candidate has been elected as councillor holding their highest-level politburo for a rural Bangladeshi town, the first in meeting on Wednesday night, officials the ultra-conservative Muslim-majority said. The detained include Chandra nation where laws still discriminate Bahadur Chanda, the older brother of against sexual minorities. NCP chief Netra Bikram Chand Pinki Khatun was elected as vice Biplav.Bahadur Chanda, is the chief of chair of a town council in the country’s the NCP’s western division. PTI west on Monday after beating her nearest rival by more than 4,000 votes, Many feared killed in local police chief Mahbubul Alam said. car bomb blast in “I am very delighted. I campaigned door-to-door and people have responded Afghanistan positively,”the garment shop owner told MEHTARLAM (TIP): Several AFP. people were feared killed and injured “I did not face any discrimination or after a car bomb blast rocked outside hate campaigns.” Bangladesh has administrative office in Alishing allowed transgenders, known as hijra— district in Afghanistan’s eastern an umbrella term referring to someone Laghman province on October 16, a who is born male but does not refer to provincial government spokesman themselves as a man or woman—to said, reported Xinhua news agency. identify as a separate gender since 2013. “The initial information provided by This year, they were allowed to Afghan National Police (ANP) found register to vote identifying as this the explosion occurred roughly at 5.50 gender. The 37-year-old councillor is a am local time. The ANP is youth wing official of the ruling Awami investigating circumstances of the League and campaigned as an incident to determine more facts and independent candidate in the 200,000- details will be shared with media as population town of Kotchandpur after appropriate,” Spokesman Assadullah ISLAMABAD (TIP): The UK media memories of her late mother-in-law the party did not back anyone. Dawlatzai told reporters. The on October 15 was splashed with images Princess Diana with her choice of “My aim is to work for the betterment explosion affected several people and of Kate Middleton’s traditional kurtas, similar to ones worn by Diana of women and protect their rights,” said damaged buildings while security wardrobe choice for her maiden official during her last visit to Pakistan in 1997. the councillor, who previously forces cordoned off the area for tour of Pakistan with husband Prince William and Kate touched down at an identified as a woman. “I’ll work for precautionary measures, according to William. The 37-year-old Duchess of airbase outside Islamabad on October 14 hijras so they can live honourably in locals. IANS Cambridge was praised for evoking at the start of their five-day visit. PTI society.” AFP THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 ADVERTISEMENTS 11 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 12 US FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 Stanford University Celebrates New India Philanthropy Alliance Gandhi and King’s Global Legacies Launched to Advance Humanitarian and Development Goals

Seen in the picture, from L to R : Bala Venkatachalam (Pratham USA), Meenakshi Mahan (Magic Bus), Ranjani Saigal (Ekal Vidyalaya), Shefali Sunderlal (CRY America), Swati Chaudhary (Arogya World), Gouri Sadhwani (Akanksha Fund), Rahul Saxena (Vision Spring) Photo / courtesy CRY America

WASHINGTON (TIP): Eleven India. Together, these 11 organizations organizations announced the formation of have cumulatively impacted more than 67 a new India Philanthropy Alliance (IPA) to million people with their evidence-based further advance humanitarian and programs spanning education, health development goals in India through care, livelihood support, and other The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute at Stanford University increased collaboration which was essential services commemorated the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's birth by presenting a major, international Gandhi-King conference Photos / Courtesy Indiaspora Forum officially launched on Oct 2 in Washington The initiative for creating the India DC. Philanthropy Alliance began two years WASHINGTON (TIP): Last weekend (grandchildren of Mahatma Gandhi), The IPA comprises of 11 members: ago, organizers said, "To help India the Gandhi King Global Initiative at Martin Luther King III and his family, Akanksha Fund, American India meeting its United Nations Sustainable Stanford University celebrated Anthony Chavez and Juanita Chavez Foundation, Arogya World, CRY America, Development Goal commitments, the Gandhi's and King's global legacies at (the grandson of Cesar Chavez and the Dasra, Ekal USA, Foundation for organizations that are part of the Alliance the 150 year anniversary of Gandhi's daughter of Dolores Huerta, Excellence, Indiaspora, Magic Bus USA, will work more closely together in their birth. A symposium featured the respectively), Sister Helen Prejean, and Pratham USA and VisionSpring. These constituency building efforts in the United descendants of Gandhi, Martin Luther James Lawson were among the honored organizations collectively raise $125 States and in their work in India." King, Jr. and Cesar Chavez sharing the guests. million annually in philanthropic "We're excited about this effort to join stage together. This historic gathering was the first donations, including more than $50 forces today as a new alliance committed The international Gandhi-King event of the Gandhi-King Global million from the United States. They have to the ideal of making a collective impact. conference from Friday, October 11 to Initiative (GKGI), an effort to build an impacted 67 million people with their Working together, using our combined Sunday, October 13, 2019 featured three international network of organizations evidence-based programs spanning philanthropic reach and innovative ideas, days of lectures and panel discussions and grassroots groups committed to the education, health care, livelihood support, we can help India in far greater ways than at Stanford University by prominent nonviolent struggle for human rights. and other essential services. They count each of us could accomplish working on scholars and activists who reassessed This network will seek to enhance the among their most generous donors, Indian our own," said Deepak Raj, a New Jersey- the legacies of Gandhi and King in a rich history of intellectual and political American entrepreneurs and based entrepreneur and investor. contemporary global context. Ela collaboration between activists inspired professionals as well as companies doing (Read full story on Gandhi and Rajmohan Gandhi by Gandhi and King. business in both the United States and www.theindianpanorama.news) Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Introduces Bipartisan Resolution Celebrating Gandhi's 150th Birthday WASHINGTON (TIP): On Oct 11, Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birthday and contributions of Mahatma Gandhi by anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, we Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi his enduring legacy. commemorating the 150th anniversary are once again reminded that his introduced a resolution celebrating "Mahatma Gandhi is one of my of his birth. As Chair of the House struggle for the pursuit of freedom, personal heroes," said Congressman Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, equality, and dignity for all through Raja Krishnamoorthi. "Gandhi's I will continue to use my platform to satyagraha finds resonance across dedication to public service is an promote the important values promoted generations and boundaries. The inspiration, and even when faced with by Gandhi, such as protecting religious Resolution introduced in the U.S. House incredible hardship and injustice, he freedom and seeking peaceful of Representatives by Congressman never wavered in fighting for freedom, resolution to conflict through Raja Krishnamoorthi supported by dignity, and equality for all. Every day, I dialogue." many bipartisan cosponsors am grateful for the profound example "Mahatma Gandhi is among the most emphasizes the shared influence of he set not just for lawyers and public revered and impactful leaders of our Gandhi's teachings on civil rights servants like myself, but for all of time," said Congressman George leaders around the world, including Dr. humanity. As an Indian Americans Holding. "His lifelong commitment to Martin Luther King and reflects the serving in Congress, I am proud to play human rights, civil liberty, and freedom shared values of the people of India and my part in honoring his legacy through inspired countless millions across the the United States of America." the introduction of this bipartisan globe. As we mark the 150th Fourteen cosponsors from both resolution honoring Mahatma Gandhi's anniversary of Gandhi's birthday, let us political parties, including many life and legacy." honor his enduring legacy and members of the India Caucus, joined in "Every day I am working to celebrate his monumental impact to supporting this resolution. They strengthen the U.S.-India relationship peace, justice, and freedom worldwide." include Representatives George in my capacity as Co-Chair of the India The Ambassador of India to the Holding, Brad Sherman, Joe Wilson, Caucus," said Congressman Brad United States, Harsh Vardhan Shringla Gerry Connolly, Peter King, Ami Bera, Sherman. "I'm proud to be an original also weighed in on the importance of Ro Khanna, Frank Pallone, Brenda co-sponsor of this congressional this resolution: Lawrence, Pete Olson, Pramila Jayapal, -"Mahatma Gandhi is one of my personal heroes," said Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi resolution to recognize the important "As we commemorate the 150th birth TJ Cox, David Price, and Ted Yoho. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 US 13 Ambassador Shringla Visits Sikh Association of Baltimore Gurdwara

Ambassador Shringla visited the Sikh Association of Baltimore Ambassador Shringla presented to the Gurdwara management Gurdwara on October 13, 2019 and took part in Sikh Ardas a book on Sikh Art. Seen in the picture, from L to R: Kanwaljit (prayers). He is seen paying obeisance at the gurdwara. Ambassador Shringla presenting Rumala for Shri Guru Granth Singh Soni, Jasbir Singh Jassi, Baljinder Singh Shammi, Photos / courtesy Indian Embassy, Washington Sahib at the Gurdwara Ambassador Shringla, Ratan Singh (president of the gurdwara), and Dr. Surinder Singh Gill (Secretary of the gurdwara) WASHINGTON (TIP): India's Ambassador to the US commemorate the 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Harsh V Shringla visited the Sikh Association of Nanak Dev Ji. The representatives of the Sikh inconvenience and unhappiness for the Sikh Baltimore Gurdwara on October 13, 2019 and took part community felicitated the Ambassador and lauded the community. He said the visit of the Ambassador to the in Sikh Ardas (prayers). initiatives undertaken by the government for the Gurdwara belied the propaganda of some elements Addressing the gathering, Ambassador Shringla benefit of the Sikh diaspora. claiming themselves to be leaders of the Sikh spoke about the significant steps taken by the Dr. Surinder Singh Gill, Secretary of the Sikh community about a community ban on entry into Government of India to address the longstanding Association of Baltimore Gurdwara in a conversation Gurdwaras of Indian diplomats . He said diplomats at concerns and grievances of the Sikh community. with the editor of The Indian Panorama appreciated the embassy and consulates should establish frequent He also highlighted the programs being organized by the efforts of Ambassador Shringla in resolving some contact with the Sikh community which has always the Embassy and various Consulates in USA to of the issues which have been the cause of a lot of stood for the integrity and honor of India. Under pressure from US, Mexico authorities Hindu American Foundation Hosts deport 311 Indians The people were presented to Official Delegation from India the immigration authority in the WASHINGTON (TIP): The Hindu states of Oaxaca, Baja American Foundation welcomed a California, Veracruz, Chiapas, delegation of local elected officials, civil Sonora, Mexico City, Durango society leaders, and journalists from India to HAF's Washington, DC office and Tabasco. earlier this month. The delegation is in WASHINGTON (TIP): In a first, the United States as part of the US Mexico's migration authorities Department of State's International deported 311 Indians, including a Visitor Leadership Program focused on woman, from various parts of the "Pluralism in US Society," and to learn country amidst its stepped-up efforts about the ethnic, religious, linguistic, to check people illegally crossing its and racial diversity in US culture. borders following pressure from the Objectives of the IVLP include US. exploring the underlying values of US According to a press release issued pluralism and their constancy in the by the National Migration Institute changing face of political, economic, (INM) on Wednesday, October 16, the and social circumstances; examining US Indian nationals, who did not have a policies, stakeholders, and key players condition of regular stay in the related to immigration and citizenship; country, were deported from the illustrating the civic programs that Toluca City International Airport on a socially, politically, and/or economically Boeing 747 aircraft to New Delhi. empower immigrants, youth, and The people were presented to the minority groups in marginalized The delegation is in the United States as part of the US Department of State's International immigration authority in the states of Visitor Leadership Program communities; and highlighting the Oaxaca, Baja California, Veracruz, contributions made and challenges advocating for peace and pluralism in educational materials such as the Chiapas, Sonora, Mexico City,Durango faced by minority groups in the United both the US and India," said Shukla. Gandhi toolkit to mark the occasion of and Tabasco, it said. States. "And the conversations contrasting the his 150th anniversary of birth. She also The move comes after US President The delegation was welcomed by HAF different understandings of secularism discussed her role in working with Donald Trump in June threatened Executive Director Suhag Shukla, Esq. and free speech in our respective educators and administrators to tariffs on all Mexican imports if the who introduced the delegates to HAF democracies were mutually enriching," advance an accurate and appropriate country did not put a check on people staff, shared the organization's mission she added. portrayal of Hinduism in American entering America through Mexico's and vision, and discussed the history Next, Dr. Shereen Bhalla, HAF classrooms. borders. and primary work of HAF in the fields of Director of Education, presented HAF's "This visit was very special because Mexico had agreed to boost up education, policy, and community important education initiatives like we were able to share our efforts with security on the border and expand its relations. Hindu American Awareness and the delegates and hear their concerns policy of taking back migrants. "We were honored to host the Appreciation Month, which was and the work they are doing to (Read full story on delegation, share about our work, and officially proclaimed in California this strengthen education and civil society in www.theindianpanorama.news) discuss some of the shared challenges in month, as well as showcased HAF's India," stated Dr. Bhalla. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 14 INDIA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019

J&K UPPER HOUSE ABOLISHED Ayodhya hearing ends, apex JAMMU (TIP): Ahead of attaining the status of Union Territory on October 31, the bicameral (two- tier) legislature in Jammu and Kashmir came to an court order in a month end today with the government abolishing 62-year- old Legislative Council, the Upper House of NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Legislature, and directing its staff to report to the Court on Wednesday wrapped up the general administration department (GAD). 40-day hearing in the decades-old The council was abolished under Section 57 of the temple-mosque dispute in Ayodhya Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019, — the second longest proceedings in introduced in the Rajya Sabha on August 5 and its history — and reserved its subsequently passed by both Houses of Parliament. verdict in the politically sensitive According to the government order, the council case that is expected in a month’s staff would report to the GAD by October 22. The time. council had the staff strength of 116 officials, The concluding day of the including an Additional Secretary, three Deputy marathon hearing during which Secretaries and three Under Secretaries. Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi heading As per the Reorganisation Bill, J&K will be a 5-judge Constitution Bench bifurcated into two UTs — J&K and Ladakh — on observed “enough is enough” was October 31. J&K will have a State Legislative and will marked by high drama when Rajeev get to elect its own representatives, while Ladakh Dhawan, a senior counsel for the will be run by a Lieutenant Governor who will act as Muslim parties, tore a pictorial map an administrator. provided by Hindu Mahasabha purportedly showing the exact BSF jawan killed in rare firing birthplace of Lord Ram in Ayodhya Sriram Panchu, an acclaimed submitted that as the deity and birth in Uttar Pradesh. mediator, was allowed to continue place were the juridical persons, by Bangladesh trooper The high voltage hearing in the mediation proceedings. they had the title over the entire 2.77 Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid The panel was believed to have acre disputed land and any division KOLKATA/NEW DELHI (TIP): A Border dispute involving 2.77 acres of land submitted its report to the court on of property would amount to Security Force (BSF) jawan was killed and another is the second longest after the Wednesday. mutilation of deity itself. injured on Thursday after a Bangladeshi border landmark Keshvanand Bharti case Dhavan, appearing for the Muslim Terming construction of mosque guard fired from his AK-47 rifle during a ‘flag in 1973 during which the parties, created a flutter after he by Babur nearly 433 years ago as a meeting’ along the international border of the two proceedings for propounding the took strong objection to senior “historical wrong”, Hindu parties countries in West Bengal, officials said. doctrine of basic structure of the advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for led by former Attorney General and The “apparent high-handedness” of the Border Constitution continued for 68 days. a faction of All India Hindu senior advocate K Prarasaran and Guard Bangladesh (BGB) troops has led to tension The Bench, also comprising SA Mahasabha (AIHM), relying on a CS Vaidyanathan said this needed to between the two sides with BSF chief VK Johri Bobde, DY Chandrachud, Ashok site map and books written by be reparated as Muslims can pray in calling up his counterpart Major General Shafeenul Bhushan and SA Nazeer, came out foreign and Indian authors to any mosque in Ayodhya, but for Islam over hotline. The BGB Director General has with schedules for hearing more buttress claims that the central Hindus, this was only birth place of assured a thorough probe into the incident, they than once and the arguments, which dome of the now demolished Lord Ram which cannot be altered. said. were first fixed to be concluded by structure was the birthplace of the They also relied upon the The relations between the two forces that guard the October 18, was advanced to October deity and asked the bench as to what archeological evidence which had 4,096-km long international border have been very 17, but on Wednesday,the apex court he should do with it (map). found that there were traces of 12th cordial and no bullet has been fired between them for decided to wrap up the hearing, The bench said he can shred the century temple beneath the disputed decades. Efforts are being made to ensure the saying “enough is enough”. documents into pieces. Dhavan then structure. situation does not deteriorate, sources said. The 5-judge Constitution Bench is tore the pictorial map in the Muslim parties, led by senior The incident has rung an alarm in the top security racing against time since the verdict courtroom. advocates Rajeev Dhavan, Shekhar establishment in New Delhi with the Home Ministry has to be delivered before Chief The top court is hearing the Naphade, Zafaryab Jilani and and Ministry of External Affairs being briefed by the Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi Ayodhya case, in which the first Meenakshi Arora, vehemently BSF. demits office on November 17. lawsuit was filed way back in 1950 by argued that the mosque was built by It also granted three days to Gopal Singh Visharad, and it has Mir Baki on a vacant land and ED gets PC’s remand till Oct 24 contesting parties to file written been an unique land dispute where Hindus do not notes on “moulding of relief” or representative lawsuits were have any right over it, even if it is NEW DELHI (TIP): A narrowing down the issues on allowed to be filed by Hindu and proved that there existed a temple Delhi court on Thursday which the court is required to Muslim parties. before the construction of masjid. sent former Finance adjudicate. A battery of lawyers representing The key arguments of Muslim Minister P Chidambaram The hearing was marked by Hindu litigants, including the deity side have been — “once a mosque, for custodial heated exchanges between the through next friend, a Hindu always a mosque” — and the interrogation by the ED lawyers of the Hindu and Muslim worshipper and Nirmohi Akhara dedication of the land as wakf to the till October 24 in the INX sides and midway the issue of relied upon arguments which also almighty was irrevocable and they media money laundering settling the dispute through included the faith and belief “since perfected the title by long use. case “to facilitate proper mediation once again cropped up. time immemorial” that Lord Ram Hindu parties relied on investigation in the case The first mediation bid failed to took birth under the central dome of archeological evidence and to reach a logical end”. find an amicable resolution leading the now demolished structure. Babri responded to Muslim parties by Special judge Ajay to the commencement of day-to-day Masjid was demolished on saying “once a temple, always a Kumar Kuhar allowed the Enforcement Directorate hearing from August 6. Later, the December 6, 1992 by kar sevaks temple” and claimed if Muslims to quiz Chidambaram for seven days. panel, which comprised FMI sparking communal riots that have pleaded adverse possession The court permitted the request of Chidambaram Kallifulla, a former apex court claimed several lives. then it squarely amounted to the that he be allowed a separate cell, home-cooked food, judge, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder Hindu parties, which argued for admission that the temple or the western toilet, medicines, spectacles and visit by his of Art of Living Foundation and 17 days at the start of hearing, deity was the prior owner. family members and lawyers half and hour daily, after the ED did not oppose it. The court also directed the ED to get him medically examined every 48 hours and to produce him on PAK ULTRAS TRYING TO ENTER VIA NEPAL: INTEL October 24. Chidambaram was interrogated and arrested on Wednesday in Tihar. In its order, the NEW DELHI (TIP): Intelligence handlers in Pakistan suggest they the country. court noted that the case was being conducted agencies have alerted the have a plan to strike in India in a big On Wednesday, several defence consistently and some witnesses had been examined government that at least five ISI- way with the help of a few of the bases in Jammu and Kashmir and since September 6 and fresh material brought on backed Pakistan terrorists, highly home-grown Kashmiri militants, Punjab were put on orange alert record. trained, are placed in Nepal to who will meet them in Delhi. after intelligence inputs suggested “Interrogation is the prerogative of the infiltrate into India either through Their last location was found to a group of terrorists is planning to investigating officer. It is for him to decide when a Uttar Pradesh or Bihar border be near Gorakhpur on Nepal target these, they said, adding a person is to be arrested and when custodial ahead of Diwali, sources said. border, but for a few days they general alert had already been interrogation will be required so that it proves Sources in the agencies said stayed at Beerganj, near Raxaul issued on August 5, when the fruitful. Courts give due regard to the discretion of telephonic intercepts of border in Bihar. Officials in the government took the decision to do IO about the manner in which he will conduct the conversations between the MHA said following the input, a away with special status to J&K investigation,” it said. terrorists in Nepal and their high alert has been issued across under Article 370. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 INDIA 15

BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP Slowdown, govt apathy affecting WITH INDIA INDEPENDENT OF economy, says Manmohan Singh TIES WITH PAK: CHINA BEIJING (TIP): China on Thursday indicated MUMBAI (TIP): Painting a grim the government will do justice to that its bilateral ties with India should be treated as picture ahead of the October 21 Praful Patel. independent of its relationship with Pakistan, Maharashtra Assembly elections, Asked about the BJP's poll reiterating foreign minister Wang Yi’s recent former Prime Minister Manmohan promise to seek Bharat Ratna for V statement that Beijing’s bilateral links with South Singh on Thursday said that the D Savarkar, who was an accused in Asian countries could run parallel to each other current slowdown in the country the Mahatma Gandhi assassination without being influenced by a third party. coupled with government apathy case but was acquitted, Singh said Interacting with Chinese media last Sunday in has badly hit the Indian economy. the Congress only opposes Kathmandu at the end of President Xi Jinping’s "Slowdown, government apathy Savarkar's Hindutva ideology. India and Nepal tours, Wang said: “…China’s affecting aspirations, future of Referring to the Hindu respective relations with India, Pakistan and other Indians," Manmohan Singh said. Mahasabha leader with a South Asian countries could run in parallel and "There is gloom in the reverential "Savarkar-ji", Singh develop together, neither targeting any third party automobiles hub of Pune; slowdown said the former Prime Minister, nor being influenced by a third party”. has led to a large number of late Indira Gandhi, had issued a “As a common neighbour and friend of India and factories shutting down in “When I was in office what happened postal stamp in Savarkar's memory. Pakistan, China sincerely hopes that China-India Maharashtra. The state is hit by "(But) we are not in favor of the relations will be good, China-Pakistan relations will grave economic crises, but the did happen. There were some Hindutva ideology that Savarkar-ji be good, and India-Pakistan relations will be good, government seems obsessed with weaknesses. But you can’t claim that patronizedand stood for," Singh and everyone will work together to promote regional trying to fix blame." the fault lies with the UPA always. said. stability and development,” the ministry said in a The BJP governments at the Singh also hit out against the written response. Centre and in Maharashtra are You have been in office for five years. NDA government's Citizenship “China attaches great importance to developing unwilling to adopt people-friendly Mainly passing buck to UPA is not Amendment Bill, calling it a relations with South Asian countries and is policies, he said. enough.” divisive move that discriminates committed to carrying out friendly cooperation with The former Prime Minister said against the Muslims by facilitating all south Asian countries on the basis of the five that from being No. 1 in Dr Manmohan Singh, former PM Indian citizenship for persons of principles of peaceful coexistence, sharing investments, Maharashtra has now all faiths except Muslims. development opportunities and achieving common become No. 1 in farmer suicides. various cases. He also claimed that for the first prosperity,” the statement added. Singh urged for setting up labor- Addressing a press conference time in the history of Parliament The ministry reiterated that China is willing to intensive industries, among other here, Singh said the Congress such a divisive Bill has been play a “constructive role” in resolving the Kashmir measures, to tackle the economic opposes the "high-handedness" tabled. dispute between India and Pakistan. crisis. with which Article 370 of the On the National Register of 'Cong backed scrapping of Art 370' Constitution-which gave a special Citizens (NRC) exercise in Assam, Kartarpur Corridor to be ready status to Jammu and Kashmir-was Singh said the BJP expected that it The Congress does not need a introduced in Parliament. would exclude Muslims, but 1.2 31 Oct, registration from Oct 20 certificate of patriotism from Earning goodwill of the people million out of the 1. 9 million anyone, former prime minister of Jammu & Kashmir was people who could not establish DERA BABA NANAK (TIP): The much- Manmohan Singh said, pointing out necessary before such a move, the their citizenship status were anticipated Kartarpur Corridor project for Indian that it voted in favor of the former Prime Minister said. Bengali Hindus. pilgrims to visit the revered Sikh shrine across the abrogation of Article 370, but "The Congress voted in favor of There is a need to look at things border in Pakistan is expected to be completed by the opposed the high-handed way in the move (the abrogation) in in objective manner in matters end of this month and online registration for the which it was done. Parliament, not against it. The such as the NRC, and while people pilgrimage will begin from Sunday. He also said that agencies such as Congress feels that Article 370 is a would want to identify foreign Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI) chairman the Enforcement Directorate (ED) temporary measure, but if a nationals and ensure they do not Govind Mohan confirmed the completion of work to should not be used to settle change is to be brought, it has to be get any benefits, we need to look at IANS from the ground zero of the construction site "political scores". with the goodwill of the people of the issue with full sympathy as a at Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab's Gurdaspur district. Singh's comments came at a time J&K," he said. "human problem", Singh said. Construction of the 4.2 km-long corridor will be when prime minister Narendra The ED, under the NDA regime, The Congress does not need completed by 31 October, a week before the Modi and the BJP have been has got more powers than ever, and anyone's certificate about its celebrations to mark the 550th birth anniversary of attacking Congress on Article 370 should not be used for political patriotic credentials, as its record Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, Mohan said. during the campaign for the vendetta against leaders of during the freedom struggle is The Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Narowal Maharashtra Assembly polls, "different hues", Singh said. well-known, he said, adding that district of Pakistan's Punjab province, located 4.5 while NCP leaders, including "Our hope is these powers will be the BJP or its parent RSS were not km from the border near Dera Baba Nanak, is highly Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel, are used not to settle political scores," part of the nationalist movement. revered among Sikhs as it was the place where Guru being investigated by the ED in he said, expressing confidence that (Source: PTI) Nanak spent 18 years of his life and is his final resting place. Mohan said that pilgrims can apply online from 20 October for visiting the historic gurdwara through a Forget who wrote what, write history website that was launched recently. "We are expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Pakistan. from Indian point of view: Amit Shah From Oct 20, pilgrims can register at online portal," said Mohand, who is also an Additional Secretary in VARANASI (TIP): Union home minister Amit Shah inaugurating a two-day international seminar on Ministry of Home Affairs. on Thursday said there was a need to rewrite history ‘Guptvanshak-Veer: Skandgupta Vikramaditya’ at A passport is a must for devotees from India from the Indian point of view.He also said Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in visiting Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara to pay the First War of Independence in 1857 Varanasi. Bharat Adhyayan Kendra of obeisance, he added. would have been regarded as a revolt had BHU organised the event. it not been for Veer Savarkar, who called it Shah appealed to Indian academics to Fraud: ED files chargesheet the first freedom struggle. The BJP stop blaming British historians and leader’s remarks about the Hindutva icon Leftists for writing the ‘wrong history of against Kamal Nath’s nephew came two days after the Maharashtra BJP India’. unit said in its election manifesto that the “How long you will keep criticising the NEW DELHI (TIP): The Enforcement party would ask the Centre to confer the British and the Leftists for injustice to Directorate (ED) on Thursday filed a charge sheet in Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian Indian history? Who stopped you from a Delhi court against Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya award, on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, writing history based on truth,” Shah Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath, alleging that popularly known as Veer Savarkar. said, adding that there was a need to write he was involved in bank frauds amounting to Rs “Had it not been for Veer Savarkar, the India’s glorious history, which had 7,900 crore, according to people familiar with the 1857 ‘kranti’ (revolt) would not have become history and suffered injustice, based on facts and truth. matter. we would have been seeing it from the British point of He asked the historians to write the history of 25 The people cited above said that the central view,” the home minister said. such kingdoms and 200 such great personalities who agency, while probing an alleged fraud at Central “It was Savarkar who gave the name First War of were overlooked by historians. “Forget who wrote what. Bank of India worth Rs 354 crore, came across Independence to the 1857 ‘kranti’, otherwise, our Don’t get into controversy. Write history from the documents of dealings between Puri’s firm Moser children would have known it as a revolt,” he said, Indian point of view,” Shah said. Baer India Ltd (MBIL) and several other banks. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 16 THEATER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 WIPA’s 2019-2020 Concert Season Focus: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion By Mabel Pais Tickets to the game can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com. On March 29 at 3:00pm, the annual crowd-pleasing Playathon pops concert takes place at The Mills at "We view our Jersey Gardens in Elizabeth, featuring a 500-piece work through the lens orchestra performing a wide range of movie and Broadway favorites. Students from NJYS, PMP,and PAS of social justice and shared participate in this day of music making, furthering the power, ensuring that our organization's mission to make performing arts accessible to everyone. programs are accessible to all The season culminates with the NJYS American Celebration of Music Concert Series in Italy, June 27- students despite their ability to July 6. The tour, including four orchestral concerts and pay, socioeconomic background one chamber concert, will present some of NJYS' and the Garden State's most talented young musicians at or where they come from." Milan's Teatro dal Verme, Florence's Teatro Verdi, - Peter H. Gistelinck, Rome's St. Andrea della Valle and St. Eustachio, and Albano's Festival Liszt Albano at Castel Gandolfo. NJYS Executive Director will participate in a festival exchange with the Florence Conservatory of Music (Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini) in an exclusive concert series through Music Celebrations International. For ticket information and full 2019-20 season he Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts brochure, visit WhartonArts.org. (WIPA), New Jersey's largest non-profit About WIPA And Its Mission TTcommunity performing arts education organization announced today its 2019-2020 season, The Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts' featuring 35 public events presented by over 1,500 Helen H. Cha-Pyo and Peter H. Gistelinck Photo / WIPA (WIPA) mission is to provide the highest quality talented students and faculty members. And with a performing arts education to a wide range of grant from The Catalyst Fund of the League of Arts Center, located at 1601 Irving Street in students in a supportive and inclusive American Orchestras, Wharton Institute for the Rahway.The NJYS and Jazz Orchestra environment, where striving for Performing Arts (WIPA) embarks this season on an will perform side-by-side in this personal excellence inspires and equity, diversity, and inclusion initiative to help holiday spectacular sure to connects those we teach to the advance its mission to create supportive and inclusive delight the entire family. "As…. we inspire our communities we serve. learning for a wide range of students. Tickets can be purchased at Wharton Arts is New "As we continue to inspire our students to strive for www.ucpac.org. students to strive for Jersey's largest personal excellence through performing arts education, In addition to excellence through independent non-profit we desire to practice culturally responsible instruction collaborating with and community performing by embracing and celebrating diversity on and off the under the guidance of a performing arts education, we arts education center stage," says WIPA Artistic Director and Principal consultant to further serving over 1,500 Conductor Helen H. Cha-Pyo. "To this end, we will offer equity, diversity, and practice culturally responsible students through a range more intentional programming this season with works inclusion, NJYS will instruction by embracing of classes and ensembles representing cultures from around the world and music celebrate female African- including the 15 written by under-represented composers, in addition to American composers diversity" ensembles of the New celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth Florence Price and Julia - Helen H. Cha-Pyo, Jersey Youth Symphony with over 15 works by this beloved 19th century Perry in a concert on Sunday, (NJYS), which serve 500 composer." January 26 at 4:00pm at Artistic Director students in grades 3 - 12 by "Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts (WIPA) is Princeton University's Richardson audition. Beginning with Out of committed to transforming communities through Auditorium. the Box Music and Pathways music education, a powerful tool that affects the greater A world premiere by New Jersey classes for young children, Wharton education system by improving student graduation resident Aferdian Stephens, winner of the Arts offers private lessons, group classes, rates, college readiness, and job readiness," says 2018 Bohuslav Martin? Award and 2018 ASCAP Young and ensembles for all ages and all abilities at the incoming Executive Director and new force behind Composer Award, will be featured alongside the annual Performing Arts School (PAS). With the belief in the Wharton's growing community presence, Peter H. NJYS Concerto Competition winner on Sunday, May 3 positive and unifying influence of music and the Gistelinck. "It also spurs economic development by at 7:30pm at Rutgers University's Mason Gross performing arts and that arts education should be making communities more attractive to live in, creating Performing Arts Center. accessible to all people regardless of their ability to pay, jobs, and improving quality of life as Wharton's The Performing Arts School (PAS) Wharton Players Wharton teaches all instruments and voice and has a programs impact communities across the state of NJ will present "Elf, Jr." on Friday, December 6 and robust musical theater program. Based in Paterson, from Berkeley Heights, to Paterson, and beyond. Above Saturday, December 7 at 7:00pm and Sunday, December New Jersey, the Paterson Music Project (PMP) is an El all, we view our work through the lens of social justice 8 at 3:00pm in the Wharton Arts 100-seat black box Sistema-inspired program of the Wharton Institute for and shared power, ensuring that the benefits of music theatre located at 60 Locust Avenue in Berkeley Heights. the Performing Arts that uses music as a vehicle for are accessible to all students despite their ability to pay, Tickets can be purchased at whartonarts.org. PAS will social change by empowering and inspiring children socioeconomic background or where they come from." also present practical workshops and inspiring master through the community experience of ensemble The New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS), a Wharton classes with world-class artists such as Afendi Yusuf, learning and playing. Institute for the Performing Arts program, officially Principal Clarinet of the Cleveland Orchestra, and Dr. Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts (WIPA) is opens the symphonic season on Saturday, October 26 at Min Kwon, Professor of Piano at the Mason Gross located in Berkeley Heights, New Providence and 8:00pm at Montclair State University's Kasser Theatre. School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Paterson, NJ and reaches students from 10 counties. All Featuring a joint concert with the MSU Symphony WIPA's Paterson Music Project (PMP) will perform in of Wharton's extraordinary faculty members and Orchestra and NJYS Youth Symphony led by Cha-Pyo, nearly 30 public performances this season, including conductors hold degrees in their teaching specialty and the concert also marks the debut of the newly minted the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park have been vetted and trained to enable our students to clarinet quartet "CL4tet." ribbon-cutting ceremony in Paterson and at the achieve their personal best. "Two Nutcrackers: Tchaikovsky & Ellington," a rare Prudential Center located at 25 Lafayette Street in (Mabel Pais writes on the Arts and Entertainment, Social performance not to be missed, on Sunday,December 8 at Newark on Tuesday, February 11 at 6:00pm prior to the Issues, Spirituality and Health & Wellness. She can be reached 3:00pm, NJYS will give at the Union County Performing New Jersey Devils' game against the Florida Panthers. at [email protected]) THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 ADVERTISEMENTS 17 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 18 BOLLYWOOD FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 DEEPIKA DOESN’T WANT BABIES RIGHT NOW & SHE HAS A LOGICAL REASON FOR THIS ver since Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh tied the knots last year, Efans have been eagerly waiting for the couple to become proud parents to a baby soon. However, Deepika Padukone has said that though they too would love to have babies of their own, now is not the time. Deepika who has been a pioneer of sorts ALIA BHATT ROPED IN of mental health awareness in India and Bollywood has said that family plays a FOR MOVIE BASED ON crucial role in helping a person overcome depression. And now, during her recent SUDHA MURTHY? interaction with Hindustan Times, Deepika has opened up about starting her own lia Bhatt has one of the most family. interesting lineups of films to her The Bajirao Mastani actress has been Acredit which includes Brahmastra, quoted saying, “I think it’s sad that society RRR, Sadak 2, Takth & GanguBai. The kind of puts itself and people in this rut latest news is Alia has expanded the list of that okay you are dating for so long toh her varied upcoming projects, to add one shaadi kab hogi, shaadi ke baad bacche and more to it. then grandchildren. It’s almost like it’s the There was a news that suggested Alia said expectation. I’m not surprised (by the was on a constant lookout for a biopic and rumours), we’re not surprised by it at all.” it seems she has got one. Director of She further said, “ Do we intent on having Bareilly Ki Barfi, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari is children? Of course, we do, we both love coming up with a biopic on the life of kids. But do we intend on having children Sudha Murthy. anytime soon? Absolutely not! We’re too A source close to Times Of India selfishly at this point focused on our careers informed, “Alia Bhatt is being considered and I don’t think it would be fair to have to play the character of ‘Sudha’ in kids at this point. We’re not even thinking Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s film that has been about kids.” titled, ‘Murthy’. The official list of the On the professional front, Deepika will cast and crew of the film are yet to be next be seen in Meghna Gulzar’s Chhapaak announced.” which also features Vikrant Massay as the Sudha Murthy has lived a very male lead. Apart from that, DP also has inspirational life to be the Chairperson of Kabir Khan’s ’83 alongside hubby Ranveer Infosys. It would be really interesting to Singh in the making. see how Alia will get into this character to convince the audience. IF I LIKE A FILM, IT DOESN’T MATTER KATRINA KAIF LAUNCHES WHAT GENRE IT IS: RADHIKA APTE HER OWN BEAUTY LINE complaining. The actress who will be seen in Shantaram spoke about how shew chooses her projects. Radhika’s craft is widely scattered be it on the silver screen with projects like Padman, Andhadhun or over the OTT platform with Ghoul, Sacred Games, Lust stories and she has created a niche for her in the industry- being the omnipresent across. With her pathbreaking performance in Sacred Games and Ghoul, the credit must be given to Radhika for raising the bar of Indian shows over the digital platform and carrying the baton! Always paying heed to the writing of the character, the Indie star had definitely savoured over the success uniformly, across the international sector as well. As her impressive career creates a league of her own, Radhika Apte is surely the buzz of the town with every ollywood actress Katrina Kaif has come out with pick of hers. Seen in the international project titled, her own beauty line called Kay by Katrina. On ‘Wedding Guest’ earlier, the breakthrough artiste will BWednesday, the actress shared a sneak-peek of be seen in Apple Tv’s upcoming series “Shantaram” her beauty line on Instagram and captioned the video: where she portrays the character of an Indian It’s finally ready… Arriving October 22, 2019.” journalist. Katrina said she dreamt about the beauty line two Talking about her varied choice of roles what she years ago. “Two years ago I dreamt of creating a beauty looks for she said, “If I like a film, it doesn’t matter line. So excited to finally share it with you… Can’t wait. what genre it is. I like drama, comedy, action, thriller, And it’s all on @kaybykatrina #kaybykatrina romance, horror—all genres. I also don’t think that #kayxnykaa,” she added. films should fit into one category exclusively.It’s always The actress, who was last seen on screen in Bharat easier to be part of films that are in the same language shared a letter. She wrote: “For as long as I can adhika Apte is known for playing varied that you speak; you get to improvise when you remember, makeup has been an innate part of my characters and pouring life in them. With back to understand what’s happening on the sets. The language journey- from the runway to the big screen, and now I Rback OTT release and big-screen feature films, also helps you understand the nuances of the culture have rendered my love for it to Kay Beauty,my first ever Radhika was all over the space in 2018 and we are not better.” Beauty Brand!” THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 HOLLYWOOD 19 JENNIFER ANISTON JOINS INSTA; EX-HUBBY JUSTIN THEROUX WELCOMES HER ollywood star Jennifer Aniston finally joined Instagram on Tuesday and she had nearly 200k Hfollowers within the first hour of joining the social media app. Aniston is known to be fiercely private about her life, so Zoe Kravitz will play her decision to join Instagram has pleasantly surprised many of her fans. Catwoman in new film Quite in sync with what fans have most loved most about her, the first picture she posted on the social media app is S actor Zoe Kravitz will play a a reunion photo-op that celebrates her career-defining Catwoman in the new Batman film show, 'Friends'. Ustarring Robert Pattinson, a Warner In the snapshot, the star is seen posing with her co-stars Bros. source told AFP on Monday. Kravitz, Matt LaBlanc, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, Lisa who recently starred in HBO’s hit TV Kudrow and David Schwimmer. "And now we're Instagram drama Big Little Lies and is the daughter FRIENDS too. HI INSTAGRAM," wrote Aniston. of rock musician Lenny Kravitz, will The caption she wrote for her Insta page went: "My portray the whip-wielding cat burglar who friends call me Jen." is both Batman’s foe and love interest in Soon after Aniston posted her first snap, several the comics. celebrities joined in to post welcome messages, too. She follows A-listers such as Halle Berry, Her ex-husband Justin Theroux welcomed with a Anne Hathaway and Michelle Pfeiffer in comment on her post which read, "Woot-Woot! ?????? #first" portraying Catwoman -- alter ego Selina Reese Witherspoon wrote: "YASSSS!!! Welcome to Insta Kyle -- in The Batman, which is due for Jen!!!" release in 2021. "Oh, yeah tushy!!" went Chelsea Handler's comment. Kravitz, 30, has previously voiced On her part, Aniston is following Leonardo DiCaprio, Catwoman in 2017’s The Lego Batman Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Oprah Winfrey, Ellen Movie, and also appeared in Warner’s DeGeneres, Eva Mendes, Jessica Biel, Reese Witherspoon, Fantastic Beasts films, set in the Harry Justin Timberlake, Orlando Bloom, Michelle Obama, and Potter universe. her ex, Justin Theroux. I’VE ALWAYS BEEN DRAWN TO STRONG WOMEN: JESSICA ALBA

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ctress Jessica Alba has always intelligent and self-sufficient. You MARVEL MOVIE WOULD BE gravitated towards strong know, even if you are a woman that Afemale characters, and said it is shouldn't mean that you need to be ‘EXPLOSIVE, UNSTOPPABLE’ very important to represent complex weak and saved constantly," added the women who aren't perfect or have flaws actress. vengers actor Scarlett Johansson "So, yes, I'm pushing for that. I think on screen, and show that they can still "I feel like I have always played those is totally up for an all-women audiences want it and I'm definitely one be heroes. roles. Being a mother of a daughter, AMarvel movie stating that any of them," the 'Lucy' actor expressed. "I have always been drawn to strong you realise how important or how such film would be "explosive and It's not only Johansson but her women in characters that I played. You impressionable media and pop culture unstoppable." 'Avengers' co-star Brie Larson who has know, I dabbled in playing some can be on men. So it's just kind of "I don't know what my future is in that also batted for the idea. characters that were a little more makes the damage more important and world. Obviously,it's a little more opaque "I will say that a lot of the female cast passives and I don't know I pulled it off add actually as an executive producer for my character," the actress stated. members from Marvel walked up to that well to be honest with you," Alba to the push that message forward and However, pressing on the fact that Kevin and we were like, 'We are in this said when asked how important it is to to make sure that we shape a show that powerful women are associated with the together, we want to do this,'" Larson had present strong female role models has complex women that aren't perfect Marvel Cinematic Universe, she added, said. onscreen. and that have flaws but can still be "that group of actresses is so incredibly The 'Captain Marvel' star continued, "I naturally have that sort of, I guess heroes," she said. powerful and when they come together, "You know, I'm not in charge of the that sort of, approach and that's my At present, the actress is earning it's explosive and unstoppable." future of Marvel, but it is something that energy and my vibe. So I always think plaudits for police procedural drama, Johansson has played Black Widow in we're really passionate about and we and I feel like when I started as an which also stars Gabrielle Union. She the last Marvel film, 'Avengers: love, and I feel like if enough people out actress that was kind of my thing was, is also backing the show as an Endgame' and now she is pushing for a in the world talk about how much they like, why can't you be strong and executive producer. female-centric film. want it, maybe it'll happen." THE INDIAN PANORAMA 20 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 21 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 22 WORLD FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 New Zealand's biggest commercial TV channel ‘Defiant message’ as Kim rides on the block WELLINGTON (TIP): New white horse on sacred mountain Zealand's MediaWorks put the country's largest commercial SEOUL (TIP): Aides to Kim Jong Un television station up for sale on are convinced the North Korean leader October 18 after sustaining losses for plans "a great operation", state media years in an increasingly fragmented said on Wednesday in a report that media landscape. included lavish descriptions and images The media conglomerate said it of the leader riding a white horse up intended to sell its Auckland-based North Korea's most sacred mountain. Three TV channel, although reports In the photos released by state news said it could simply be shut if a buyer agency KCNA, Kim is seen riding alone was not found by year's end. on a large white horse through snowy "We are in a commercial fields and woods on Mt Paektu, the environment and have to face spiritual homeland of the Kim dynasty. commercial realities," chairman Jack “His march on horseback in Mt Paektu Matthews said. is a great event of weighty importance in "The market that free-to-air the history of the Korean revolution,” of International Studies in California. rhetoric in the KCNA report revolves television operates in is tough and has KCNA said. “The pursuit of sanctions relief is around the economy, and they suspect been exacerbated this year." He said "Having witnessed the great moments over. Nothing is made explicit here, but it North Korea may soon conduct a space MediaWorks intended to concentrate of his thinking atop Mt Paektu, all the starts to set new expectations about the launch. That would enable the North to on its radio network and QMS outdoor officials accompanying him were coming course of policy for 2020.” show of its economic and technological advertising business, which convinced with overflowing emotion and In late 2017, Kim visited Mt Paektu power in a less provocative way than by specialises in billboards. joy that there will be a great operation to days after North Korea launched its testing an ICBM. MediaWorks posted a NZ$5.5 million strike the world with wonder again and largest intercontinental ballistic The language in Wednesday’s state ($3.5 million) loss in the 2018 financial make a step forward in the Korean missile, and weeks before he made a key media report suggests Kim may be year and the company hopes offloading revolution." New Year’s speech in which he opened “contemplating some major policy Three would help turn around its It was unclear what the operation the door to engagement with South decisions,” said Rachel Minyoung Lee, fortunes. might involve, but Kim has often made Korea. an analyst with NK News, a website that Three has felt the squeeze as Google trips to the sacred mountain at times of Last year, Kim took South Korean monitors North Korea. and Facebook have soaked up digital major policy endeavours. President Moon Jae-in to the top of the “The report in Korean has advertising revenues and viewers have Analysts say the symbolism mountain as part of a historic summit. characterized Kim’s climb up to Mt turned to streaming services such as underscores North Korea standing up to Since then relations have cooled and Paektu on horseback as a new ‘myth’, Netflix. international sanctions and pressure Kim has said he will only wait until the and that, together with the images of "Just for the perceived conflict... it over its nuclear weapons and ballistic end of the year for the United States to him on a white horse, appear to have doesn't work for democracy." AFP missile programmes. soften its stance in denuclearisation been designed to create maximum “This is a statement, symbolic of negotiations before North Korea will propaganda effect, which I believe media China’s Q3 GDP growth defiance,” said Joshua Pollack, a North pursue an unspecified new path forward. will play up in the days to come,” Lee slows to 6%, slowest in Korea expert at the Middlebury Institute Several experts said much of the said. Reuters 27 years BEIJING (TIP): China’s economy expanded at its slowest rate in nearly Dutch family living in isolation for 9 three decades in the third quarter, hit by cooling domestic demand and a protracted US trade war, official data showed on October 18. years were for 'waiting end of time' The Chinese economy grew 6.0 percent in July-September, compared RUINERWOLD, NETHERLANDS exactly what happened there." The could have been hidden away for so long with 6.2 percent in the second quarter, (TIP): A man who paid the rent on a family was discovered after one relative, in their tiny community without being according to the National Bureau of Dutch farmhouse where six members of a 25-year-old man and the eldest of the noticed. Statistics (NBS). a family were found locked away in a siblings according to local media, sought "It's possible here ... (it) is such a The reading--in line with an AFP secret room will appear in court on help at a nearby cafe. remote spot, in the middle of fields," survey of 13 analysts--is the worst Thursday on charges of unlawful In a statement, police said they found said neighbour Roelie van Dijk. "You see quarterly figure since 1992 but within detention and harming others' health, the family in a "small space in the house it can happen anywhere. Not only in a the government’s target range of 6.0- prosecutors said. which could be locked" and that it was big city but also in the countryside. And 6.5 per cent for the whole year. The Five siblings, estimated to be aged unclear whether they were being held perhaps even more in the countryside, economy grew at 6.6 per cent in 2018. between 18 and 25, and a man they against their will. where you can hide completely." “The national economy maintained identified as their ailing father were Investigators have not commented on Van Dijk said she and her husband overall stability in the first three found at the farm near Ruinerwold, a published reports that the family may had seen a man driving in and out of the quarters,” said NBS spokesman Mao village in the province of Drenthe where have held apocalyptic "end of days" property for years and doing Shengyong. they had apparently lived in isolation for beliefs. construction work. “However, we must be aware that years. "There is a lot of speculation in the He always kept the gates closed and given the complicated and severe The 58-year-old suspect, who lived media about what happened, but as never socialised, she said. economic conditions both at home and nearby and whose name has not yet been police we deal with facts. We still have a Her husband Sjon said he once asked abroad, the slowing global economic released by authorities, was to be lot of unanswered questions," Hartstra to see how the renovations were coming growth, and increasing external brought before a judge on Thursday, said. along, but the man yelled "no" and sped instabilities and uncertainties, the prosecutors said in a statement. The mother of the children was off. economy is under mounting "The man is suspected at this stage of believed to have died before the family "We tried to make contact, my downward pressure.” the investigation of involvement in moved to the Dutch farm in 2010, De husband just last week, with the man in Services and high-tech unlawful detention and injuring the Groot told reporters. None of the family the car...(But) he drove on. He went manufacturing were the key areas of health of others," the statement said. members was registered as a resident through the gates and locked them growth, while employment was The mayor of Ruinerwold, Roger de with the municipality, the police again." “generally stable”, he added. Groot, said the suspect was not the statement said. The siblings had apparently lived in Beijing has stepped up support for father of the family. REMOTE SPOT makeshift rooms inside the farm and the economy with major tax and rate "The man is still in custody and is survived partly on vegetables and cuts and has scrapped foreign being questioned," said Drenthe police The farm is located on a secluded plot animals from a secluded garden on the investment restrictions in its stock spokeswoman Grietje Hartstra. "A lot is of land on the outskirts of the village. property, local TV RTV Drenthe market. AFP still unclear and we are investigating Residents were surprised that anyone reported. — Reuters THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 WORLD 23

35 foreigners dead in HK NOT BECOMING A Saudi bus crash RIYADH (TIP): Thirty-five POLICE STATE: LAM foreigners were killed and four others injured when a bus collided with HONG KONG (TIP): Hong Kong’s another heavy vehicle near Medina on leader said Tuesday that “it’s totally October 17. irresponsible and unfounded” to suggest Those involved were Arab and Asian the semi-autonomous Chinese territory pilgrims travelling from Medina to is becoming a police state as her Mecca, according to local media, government grapples with protests now which carried pictures of the bus in their fifth month. engulfed in flames and with its Carrie Lam has defended Hong Kong’s windows blown out. 30,000-strong police force, now widely The Okaz newspaper said that the detested by protesters for its riot-control victims were expatriates who lived in methods and nearly 2,600 arrests. the kingdom and who were performing Responding to criticism from visiting the umrah. — AFP US senators, Lam said she challenges every politician to ask themselves what 3 kids among 4 killed they would do if faced by the scale of as earthquake hits violence seen in Hong Kong. The protests started in June over a southern Philippines contested extradition bill that would Manila (TIP): Three children were have allowed some criminal suspects to among four people killed after a be sent for trial in mainland China and powerful earthquake hit the southern have snowballed into an anti- Philippines, authorities said on government, anti-police and anti-China October 17. movement. Students take part in an anti-government demonstration. AFP The 6.4-magnitude quake struck the The protests have increasingly ended Mindanao region, which makes up the in violence between hardcore The protests started in June over a southern third of the Philippines, on demonstrators and police. Wednesday night. An 18-year-old was to appear in court On Thursday morning, local Tuesday facing a charge of intentional contested extradition bill that would have authorities confirmed four people had wounding for a slashing attack Sunday been killed but said the death toll was with a sharp blade, described as a box allowed some criminal suspects to be sent not expected to rise significantly with cutter by Hong Kong media that cut a no casualties reported in Mindanao’s police officer’s neck and severed a major cities. nerve. for trial in mainland China and have Two of the children reported killed The teen was initially detained on a were in houses that collapsed, while a preliminary charge of attempted snowballed into an anti-government, anti- mother and her five-year-old son died murder. Police said the wounding charge after being buried in a landslide, local is punishable by life imprisonment. police and anti-China movement. authorities told AFP. Despite repeated government appeals The Philippines is part of the Pacific for people not to take the side of those ‘Ring of Fire’, an arc of intense involved in vandalism, throwing On Wednesday, Lam will deliver an have also fueled discontent, including its seismic activity that stretches from gasoline-bomb and other violence, the annual policy speech to address some wealth gap and shortage of affordable Japan through Southeast Asia and protest movement is still rousing. underlying problems in Hong Kong that housing. — AP across the Pacific basin. AFP 15 killed in Mexico armed clashes MEXICO CITY (TIP): At least 15 French supermarkets under fire people were killed in a gunfight between Mexican military and armed men in the southern state of Guerrero, after food found in trash authorities said. The shootout occurred on October 15 PARIS (TIP): Two French Franprix outlet. non-expired food. after local police received an supermarket chains came under fire on A homeless man at the scene who gave “There are three types of food we emergency call which reported the October 16 after a lawmaker staged raids his name as Christian said he came away cannot give away because it is no longer presence of a group of armed men in on Paris trash cans that uncovered with enough for a meal. safe: anything that has fallen on the floor, the community of Tepochica in the packages of food within their use-by “You can still eat this... You make a or anything made with eggs,” Swiderski municipality of Iguala, according to a dates as France marked its national anti- little salad with some shrimp, you have a said. report released by Roberto Alvarez food waste day. bit of yoghurt for dessert. I can’t “And then there is what we call cases of Heredia, security spokesperson for Arash Derambarsh, a city councillor understand why they put all this in the ‘temperature increases’,” he said, for Guerrero state, reported Xinhua news in the Paris suburb of Courbevoie, told trash?” he told AFP. example a client who picks up a package agency. AFP he intended to file lawsuits against The French agriculture ministry of shrimp but sets it down outside a The report indicated that the armed the Carrefour and Franprix chains for estimates the cost of food waste each refrigerator after deciding not to buy it men attacked the military and then a not respecting a 2016 law that prohibits year at 12 to 20 billion euros (USD 13-USD after all. conflict broke out. stores throwing away edible food. 22 billion), representing 10 million In 2020, Carrefour will begin offering The incident took place just one day “Big distributors have to follow the tonnes of lost food. cut-rate prices on items beyond their so- after armed assailants killed at least 13 law: Those that do are our allies, those Bertrand Swiderski, sustainability called “best by” dates, which Swiderski police officers in an ambush in that refuse will be our adversaries, and director at Carrefour, one of the world’s said was a source of confusion for clients Aguililla, a town in west-central we will force them to act,” said biggest retailers, said the group who mistake them for expiration dates— Michoacan state. Derambarsh, a lawyer who has long distributed several tonnes to charities even though the goods are still perfectly Guerrero is one of the states in railed against food waste. and aid groups each year, in line with safe to eat. Mexico with high rates of violence and Picking through trash containers France’s anti-waste law. Franprix, owned by the retail group drug trafficking activities, and more without gloves and accompanied by a “In 2018, this represented the Casino, said it had created an app that than 20 armed groups operate in the judicial officer, he found loaves of bread equivalent of 93 million meals in lets clients buy unsold food cheap at state, including community police, and unopened packages of cheese, France,” he told AFP on Wednesday. dozens of stores, while partnering with self-defence groups and drug cartels, shrimp and salads at a Carrefour store But he cited several cases where associations to provide unsold items. — according to Mexican government specialising in organic foods, and at a Carrefour was obliged to throw away AFP reports. IANS THE INDIAN PANORAMA 24 WOMEN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019

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Whether it’s by your side. your coffee, your eggs or your alcohol, your person You know you’ve found your person when a guys' or He never puts you down knows just how to make it and how to make it right. girls' night out is no big deal. My person always knows I need my large black iced When he tells you he's having a night on the town, you We, women, don’t always feel our best. Some days we coffee. GET THICKER EYEBROWS FOOD CORNER ADRAKI PANEER NATURALLY INGREDIENTS 100 gm ginger, 1 pinch salt, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 1 ver the last few years, big teaspoon refined oil, 1 cup and bushy brows have tomato puree, 2 green Obecome a rage. The latest chillies, 2 onion, 1 teaspoon brow trend has replaced skinny or turmeric, 2 tablespoon pencil-thin brows, which was a big tomato ketchup, 1/4 beauty trend in the 90's. Eyebrows teaspoon mustard seeds, 1/2 define your face and thicker brows teaspoon fennel seeds, 1/4 add a youthful touch to your face. 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Use some growth. Dip a cotton swab in oil medium flame and heat oil in it. Add chopped garlic and your eyebrows. Excessive plucking petroleum jelly to lock the and gently massage before you onion in the kadhai and saute them until onions are and even waxing will prevent the moisture. You can apply this 2-3 sleep. translucent. Then, add coriander powder and cook for another 30 seconds. Add tomato ketchup, tomato puree, green chilli, hair from growing back. Eyebrows times a day to promote hair growth. Egg whites coriander leaves, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam grow in 2-3 months cycle, so not Oil massage masala powder and salt. Cook the spices on medium flame till tweezing for a few months can Egg contains protein, which oil shows separately. Now, add marinated ginger along with actually show a lot of difference. The way oil works for your hair, helps to promote hair growth and leftover lemon juice and fenugreek leaves. Cook the spices on Moisturise it will do the same for your nourishes hair follicles. Beat white medium flame for 5 minutes. Add paneer cubes along with eyebrows. You can use castor, olive egg and apply this solution for 20 cream in the kadhai and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Switch Your brow area needs to stay or coconut oil to promote hair minutes. off the flame, Adraki paneer is ready to serve. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 HEALTH 25 WATCH YOUR WEIGHT BEFORE 40, ELSE FACE CANCER RISK esearchers have found that being overweight before the Rage of 40 could increase the risk of various cancers in adults. "Obesity is an established risk INSTANT-NOODLE DIET factor for several cancers. In this study, we have focused on the HARMS ASIAN KIDS degree, timing and duration of overweight and obesity in relation diet heavy on cheap, modern food like instant to cancer risk," said study author noodles that fills bellies but lacks key nutrients Tone Bjorge, Professor at University Ahas left millions of children unhealthily thin or of Bergen in Norway. overweight in southeast Asia, experts say. For the findings, published in the The Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia have International Journal of booming economies and rising standards of living, yet Epidemiology, the research team many working parents do not have the time, money or wanted to find out how adult awareness to steer clear of food hurting their kids. overweight (BMI over 25) and In those three nations, an average of 40 percent of obesity (BMI over 30) increase the children aged five and below are malnourished, higher risk of different types of cancer. than the global average of one-in-three, according to a The researchers used data for report out Tuesday from UNICEF, the UN children's 2,20,000 individuals from the Me- agency. "Parents believe that filling their children's Can study, with participants from stomach is the most important thing. They don't really Norway, Sweden and Austria. think about an adequate intake of protein, calcium or Data from health examinations, fibre," Hasbullah Thabrany, a public health expert in including information on height Indonesia, told AFP. and weight, were linked to data UNICEF said the harm done to children is both a from national cancer registries. symptom of past deprivation and a predictor of future According to the researchers, poverty, while iron deficiency impairs a child's ability 27,881 individuals were diagnosed to learn and raises a woman's risk of death during or with cancer during follow-up, of cancer, 58 per cent for male renal- examination had the highest risk of shortly after childbirth. which 9,761 (35 per cent) were cell cancer, 29 per cent for male developing obesity-related cancer, obesity-related. colon cancer and 15 per cent for all compared to participants with The study showed that if you obesity-related cancers (both normal BMI. STRESS DURING were overweight before age 40, the sexes). "The risk increased by 64 per cent risk of developing cancer increases Obese participants (BMI over 30) for male participants and 48 per PREGNANCY MAY AFFECT by: 70 per cent for endometrial at the first and second health cent for females," Bjorge added. BABY'S SEX: STUDY regnant women experiencing physical and Cataract surgery can make you psychological stress are less likely to have a Pboy, says a new study. "Stress can also affect the mother's immune system, leading to changes 48% safer on road that affect neurological and behavioural development in the foetus," said study leader he ability of cataract surgery Catherine Monk, Professor at Columbia University to restore sight is well known Vagelos College in the US. Tand a new study suggests that "What's clear from our study is that maternal it can make people 48 per cent safer mental health matters, not only for the mother but on the road. also for her future child," Monk said. Cataracts are normal For the findings, published in the journal PNAS, consequences of aging. They the research team examined 27 indicators of happen gradually over years, as the psychosocial, physical and lifestyle stress collected clear lens inside the eye becomes from questionnaires, diaries, and daily physical cloudy. assessments of 187 otherwise healthy pregnant Cataract surgery replaces the women, between 18 to 45 years. cloudy lens with an artificial lens. About 17 per cent of the women were "The results highlight the psychologically stressed, with clinically meaningful importance of timely cataract high levels of depression, anxiety, and perceived surgery in maintaining safety and stress. continued mobility and independence in older adult drivers," said study author PAGE SPONSORED BY Jonathon Ng, from the University of Western Australia. DR. SATISH AND GITANJLI ANAND For the findings, presented at the 123rd Annual Meeting of the DR. SATISH ANAND American Academy of surgery and again after the second important indicator. Improved Former Chairman, Board of Ophthalmology, the research team eye surgery. contrast sensitivity and better night Trustees, AAPI National tested the driving performance of After the first, near misses and vision improves drivers' safety on E-Mail: 44 patients before they had cataract crashes decreased by 35 per cent; the road," the study author added. [email protected] surgery. after the second surgery, the When considering cataract The driving simulator assessed a number fell to 48 per cent. surgery, the researchers revealed variety of variables: adjusted speed "While visual acuity—how well some points to be considered: Can GITANJLI ANAND limits, traffic densities, one sees the eye chart—is an you see to safely do your job and to Former President, India uncontrolled intersections and important method to assess a drive?, Do you have problems Association of Long Island pedestrian crossings. person's fitness to drive, it's an reading or watching TV? Is it (IALI) Patients were put through the incomplete assessment," Ng said. difficult to cook, shop? Do bright E-mail: driving simulator after their first "Quality of vision is also an lights make is harder to see? [email protected] THE INDIAN PANORAMA 26 SCIENCE AND TECH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 FIRST AUTONOMOUS HUMANOID ROBOT WITH FULL-BODY ARTIFICIAL SKIN DEVELOPED cientists have developed a system combining artificial Sskin with control algorithms, and used it to create the first autonomous humanoid robot with SCIENTISTS DEVELOP full-body artificial skin. Sensitive synthetic skin enables SELF-PLAYING GUITAR STRING robots to sense their own bodies and team from Lancaster University and the surroundings—a crucial capability University of Oxford designed a nano- if they are to be in close contact Aelectronic circuit which vibrates without any with people. external force. The artificial skin developed by Mounting a carbon nanotube—roughly 100,000 times Gordon Cheng and his team at the thinner than the guitar string it resembles—on metal Technical University of Munich supports, they cooled the wire to 0.02 degrees above (TUM) in Germany consists of zero, then passed an electrical current through it, hexagonal cells about one inch in causing the cable to vibrate. diameter. Researchers got a surprise, though, when they Each is equipped with a repeated the experiment without the forcing voltage: microprocessor and sensors to Under the right conditions, the wire spontaneously detect contact, acceleration, pulsates. proximity and temperature, Cheng, Professor of Cognitive hundred sensors. The nano-guitar string, according to Lancaster according to the research published Systems at TUM. To overcome this problem, Cheng University, was playing itself. in the journal Proceedings of the However, this invention only and his team do not monitor the “It took us a while to work out what was causing the IEEE. revealed its full potential when skin cells continuously, but rather vibrations, but we eventually understood,” lead Such artificial skin enables integrated into a sophisticated with an event-based system. researcher Edward Laird said. robots to perceive their system. The biggest obstacle in This reduces the processing effort “In such a tiny device, it is important that an surroundings in much greater developing robot skin has always by up to 90 per cent. electrical current consists of individual electrons. The detail and with more sensitivity. been computing capacity. Human The individual cells transmit electrons hop one by one onto the wire, each giving it This not only helps them to move skin has around five million information from their sensors only a small push,” Laird, a lecturer in Lancaster’s physics safely. It also makes them safer receptors. Efforts to implement when values are changed. This is department, explained. “Usually these pushes are when operating near people and continuous processing of data from similar to the way the human random, but we realized that when you control the gives them the ability to anticipate sensors in artificial skin soon run nervous system works. parameters just right, they will synchronize and and actively avoid accidents, the up against limits, according to the For example, we feel a hat when generate an oscillation.” researchers said. researchers. we first put it on, but we quickly get The skin cells themselves were Previous systems were quickly used to the sensation, the developed around 10 years ago by overloaded with data from just a few researchers said. INSTAGRAM DARK MODE: HOW TO SWITCH ON NEW FEATURE? fter much speculation, photo sharing social media app AInstagram has added a long requested feature in its latest update. Dark Mode comes to the service with the introduction of the app's 3D printer produces meat in latest version, and is available to both iOS and Android users. space laboratory on the How does Dark Mode work? International Space Station Dark Mode works by making your phone's screen darker, changing the n an out-of-this world first, lab-grown meat has background of apps and menus been successfully cultured in space. Bovine cells, from white to black, with white Iharvested on earth were taken to space where they overlaid text. were grown into small-scale muscle tissue using a 3D If you look at the apps on your bioprinter. phone now, many of them will be The experiment which took place in September was designed with crisp, white undertaken by Israeli food technology company interfaces; very sleek looking, but Aleph Farms. there are a number of downsides to It grew the meat on the Russian segment of the this modernist approach. Though the new feature is an Settings > Display and you will see a International Space Station, 248 miles away from any First, the light from the screens important one for many users, toggle that allows you to choose natural resources. can be dazzling, particularly if there's actually no easy way to between light and dark themes. The technique could be used in the future to you're viewing your phone in a enable it within Instagram itself. You'll also need the latest version provide meat for people living on the space station. darkened environment - who hasn't Instead, Dark Mode is only of iOS 13 or Android 10 (though the While this alien concept may be some time off yet, checked their phone in the middle activated if users have dark mode update does reportedly run on Aleph Farms said that the aim of the experiment was of the night only to be blinded by enabled system-wide on their Android Pie too) running on your to advance its research into meat production. the screen and woken up entirely? device. This means that you'll have phone, and the most recent version It added that it shows that meat could be grown in In an age in which we're to go into your device settings in of Instagram installed to your harsh conditions without depending on natural becoming more attuned to the order to turn on Instagram’s Dark device. resources. “We are working on a new method to wellbeing benefits of avoiding Mode, and once it's enabled, the rest Most users' apps will update produce the same meat, but in a way that uses less screen glare, the demand for Dark of your device will also be automatically, but if yours hasn't than half of the greenhouse gasses,” said Didier Modes has grown steadily. presented in Dark Mode. just head to either the Apple Store Toubia, co-founder and chief executive officer of How to turn on Instagram's Setting your device to Dark Mode or the Play Store to update Aleph Farms. is simple enough: just head to Instagram manually. Dark Mode? THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 BIZ AND FINANCE 27 US-China trade war to drag down global growth: IMF WASHINGTON (TIP): The trade war between the United States and China will drag the global economy down with the gloomiest growth forecast for 2019 and 2020 since the financial crisis, warned the International Monetary Fund. Predictions estimate the world economy will grow by only 3 per SELL OUR ASSETS TO PAY OFF cent in 2019 picking up to 3.4 per cent by 2020, a considerable PMC BANK'S DUES, slowdown from 2017’s 3.8 per cent growth. WADHAWANS WRITE TO RBI “This subdued growth is a consequence of rising trade MUMBAI (TIP): Promoters of real estate group barriers, elevated uncertainty HDIL, Rakesh and Sarang Wadhawan, who are the surrounding trade and geopolitics, prime accused in the PMC Bank scam, have requested idiosyncratic factors causing the RBI and investigation agencies to sell off their macroeconomic strain in several assets, including a yacht, a Rolls Royce and an aircraft, emerging market economies, and in 2019 and 2.1 per cent in 2020. Japan will continue to experience to pay off the bank's dues. structural factors, such as low The detrimental effects of trade very low growth rates, with a The Wadhawans, who were remanded in judicial productivity growth and aging uncertainty have affected forecast of 0.9 per cent in 2019 and custody by a court here on Wednesday,in a letter to the demographics in advanced investment although employment 0.5 per cent in 2020, while Latin Enforcement Directorate, the Union finance ministry economies,” IMF chief economist and consumption are stable thanks America’s economy is expected to and the RBI, requested that they be allowed to sell off Gita Gopinath, said while to policy stimulus, the report added. stagnate this year with a GDP for 18 of their attached assets. presenting the Global Economic The struggle between Washington the entire region of 0.2 per cent. The letter was released by a spokesperson of the Outlook report on Tuesday, Efe and Beijing, which has been going Two of the continent’s major Wadhawans. news reported.The report added on for more than a year, is having an economies, Brazil and Mexico, are According to the Mumbai Police's Economic that the slowdown in global growth increasingly international impact. expected to grow less than in 2018 Offences Wing, which first arrested the Wadhawans, is partly linked to and easing of By 2020, the commercial war which paired with the crisis in the scam at the Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative monetary policy in advanced and between the two will reduce global Argentina and Venezuela explain Bank is worth Rs 4,355 crore. emerging economies. Both China GDP by 0.8 per cent, according to the low GDP growth forecast for "We state that while denying the allegations raised and the US have had their growth the agency’s calculations. Latin America. Other countries that in FIR no. 86/ 2019...Solely with the purpose to work forecasts lowered. The eurozone will grow by 1.2 per will have weaker economies are towards the resolution of the matter in the interest of “A notable feature of the sluggish cent in 2019 and 1.4 per cent in 2020 Russia, with an estimated growth of depositors which was also communicated vide our growth in 2019 is the sharp and affected by the worsening of 1.1 per cent this year and 1.9 per earlier letters dated September 30, 2019, October 1, 2019 geographically broad-based forecasts in Germany and Italy. cent next year, and Saudi Arabia and October 3, 2019 sent to (ministry of Finance, slowdown in manufacturing and “In the euro area, growth has with just 0.2 per cent projected Reserve bank of India), we request you to immediately global trade,” the economist added. been downgraded due to weak growth for this year due to low oil take steps to sell the assets mentioned below... And According to IMF projections, exports, while Brexit-related prices adjust it towards the principal of the loans taken by China will grow 6.1 per cent this uncertainty continues to weaken “With a synchronized slowdown the respective companies which own the assets...," the year and 5.8 per cent in 2020, well growth in the United Kingdom,” the and uncertain recovery, the global letter signed by the arrested father and son duo read. below 6.6 per cent growth in 2018. report added. outlook remains precarious,” The decline of China’s growth Some of the most considerable Gopinath said. “At 3 per cent Important for India to keep rate is not exclusively due to tariff growth downgrades are in advanced growth, there is no room for policy hikes but also reflects the lower Asian economies including Hong mistakes and an urgent need for fiscal deficit in check, says domestic demand after measures to Kong, Korea and Singapore due to policymakers to cooperatively curb debt were rolled out. China’s slowdown and the spill-over deescalate trade and geopolitical IMF chief economist The US will grow by 2.4 per cent effects of the trade war, the fund said. tensions.” WASHINGTON (TIP): It is important for India to keep fiscal deficit in check, even though its revenue projections look optimistic, Chief Economist of the India halved poverty rate since 1990s: WB International Monetary Fund (IMF) Gita Gopinath has said. As against India’s real growth rate of 6.8 per cent in WASHINGTON (TIP): India has halved its poverty 2018, the IMF in its latest World Economic Outlook rate since the 1990s and achieved a seven plus growth released on Tuesday, projected the country’s growth rate over the last 15 years, the World Bank said on rate at 6.1 per cent for 2019 and noted that the Indian Tuesday. economy is expected to pick up at 7 per cent in 2020. India is both critical to the success of global In India’s case, there has been a negative impact on development efforts, including eliminating extreme growth that has come from financial vulnerabilities poverty, and as an influential leader for global goods and the non-bank financial sector, and the impact on such as addressing climate change, the bank said ahead consumer borrowing and borrowing of small and of the annual meeting between it and the International medium enterprises, Gopinath said. Monetary Fund. The Indian-American economist was speaking to The country has achieved annual growth exceeding reporters ahead of the annual meeting of the IMF and seven per cent over the last 15 years, halved its poverty India’s water management will need to provide for the World Bank. rate since the 1990s, and enjoyed strong improvements shifting water allocation to higher-value uses and On the projections in the World Economic Outlook in most human development outcomes, the World Bank policies to increase the value of water use within report, Gopinath said appropriate steps have been said. sectors. In addition, 230 million people are not properly taken. Appreciative of the recent steps being taken by Noting that India’s growth is expected to continue connected to the electricity grid while generation will Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to address the and elimination of extreme poverty in the decade is need to be less carbon intensive, the World Bank economic challenges being faced by India, she said within reach, it said at the same time, the country’s pointed out. there is still a lot more that needs to be done. development trajectory nonetheless faces considerable “More generally, India’s rapidly growing economy Prominent among these include cleaning up of challenges. needs investment in infrastructure, an estimated 8.8 balance sheets of regular commercial banks, For this, the World Bank said, India will need to percent of GDP or $343 billion a year until 2030,” it said. Gopinath said. “In our projections we have that India achieve greater resource efficiency as it sustains will recover to 7 per cent growth in 2020. And the growth, given its resource endowments and large Second, sustained growth will also need to accelerate premise is that these particular bottlenecks will clear population. inclusion, especially to create more and better jobs. up,” she said. On the fiscal side for India, there have Land will need to be used more productively in urban While an estimated 13 million people enter the working been some recent measures, including the corporate areas by the spatial transformation of cities achieving age population each year, only three million new jobs tax cut. There has not been an announcement about “agglomeration economies” and in rural areas by are being generated on an annual basis, the financial how that will be offset to revenues at this point, increased agricultural productivity, it said. institution said. Gopinath said. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 28 ASTROLOGY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019

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The Indian Panorama brings you Weekly and Birthday Horoscope from the World's most trusted astrologer Bejan Daruwalla. Latest correct prediction: Modi's historic victory Weekly Horoscope - October 21 - October 27, 2019 ARIES: Ganesha says there will be better LEO: This is the time to expand your SAGITTARIUS: You may over commit to times and you will be able to be more horizons and turn to your inner values. projects that demand more time than you eloquent with your spending habits. There Look for richness within and stop really have. Make sure that you have the will be several work pressures. Employers thinking of times gone by. Nothing lasts, resources to do what you have set out to do. and those in authority may oppose your everything passes. There is no use in There is a possibility that you could have plans. I suggest that you keep a low profile living in regret. Believe in yourself, says overestimated the resources at your disposal. and wait for this period to pass. Everything Ganesha. You are working at cross But along with this is also good luck following comes to an end and so will adversity. purposes. There are many thoughts your way and a great power and zeal to TAURUS: Ganesha says conserve your dominating your life and you need to sort achieve a lot. energies for the good times that will soon out your priorities first. CAPRICORN: You make many new contacts come knocking. Focus on the family and, VIRGO: There have been upheavals on and there may even be international travel. possibly, enrol in some yoga or meditation the job front and those keen on a new This is a good period. Your health is much programme. Learn to be calm and do some assignment will need to get the basics better now and you feel optimistic and capable deep breathing before you react to people right before taking up something new, or of taking on a lot. Make the most of this and situations. Ganesha is with you. One the trend will only repeat. You need to get phase. This is a good time to initiate new good method is to work at having a a grip on your affairs. There is a strong projects and expand your activities so that you maximum of six breaths per minute and tendency to excess. Be careful about can experience life from a broader perspective. slowly calm down. financial matters as you may be spending AQUARIUS: You look at new ways to escape GEMINI: One method that is tried and without a thought in the world. the narrowing and inhibiting circumstances of tested is to adapt to situations and be as LIBRA: There may be a lot of feel good the past that prevented you from realizing flexible as you can. This could be a period of shopping but please remember that your your full potential as a human being. You look great turmoil and stress as you desperately resources are not infinite. Ensure that you for more meaning in your life and push ahead try to hold on to circumstances, possessions save for a rainy day. When the going gets to make it more joyous. There will be many and relationships that no longer have any tough, the tough have to get going, as they changes in your life and you may even real value in your life. You are holding on say. Ganesha blesses you. Those in the consider emigrating. There are many for dear life to illusions. Find time for field of teaching and education will get a surprises in store. The flow of events will leisure and hobbies like gardening or big boost in their careers. There is money catch you by surprise and not of all it will be working out. to be made and promotions and perks. bad. CANCER: Please remember that the SCORPIO: You may be tempted to PISCES: As I keep saying in all my columns, richness of your life does not come only overestimate your self-importance, and these are generalizations and trends. They are from your achievements in the outer world this can lead to arrogant behaviour and not compulsive. Unless I have an individual of business and society, but also from what inflated pride. When you are confronted horoscope, I cannot be completely accurate you know and understand about life. There by others, you will retreat into your shell and even that is left in the hands of Ganesha. I are several other factors needed for like the crab and get morbid and morose. am a mere human being and prone to make happiness and that includes love and health. You can do away with all this. There are mistakes. But the trend now is that you may be There is no point in being emotionally high family matters to attend to and several caught, in some kind of relationship, maybe a strung. new work opportunities too. bad marriage or love affair.

Birthday Horoscope October 21 - October 27, 2019 OCT 25: You might tool around the neighbourhood, sop, run errands, chat. It's OCT 21: Ganesha says your financial life is stable OCT 23: The Moon is about money and fiscal ties. possible, too, that a recent paperwork matter will and secure today, your efforts responsible. If you Plant mutually beneficial seeds about how to require more attention. Handle it early rather need a fair advisor, one's available. Investing a make money grow in unison; but keep your eye than later. little money into your home might shine on a lot on details and don't fall for anything fancy OCT 26 :If you rely on intuition rather than logic, of levels. without value. or let a partner lead you imaginatively, you may OCT 22: There could be good news or reviews OCT 24:Whatever has been stirred up in your be surprised on how well this works and where today. Publicize. If it's a secret, don't be the one house of information and ideas - a will, hidden you end up. to give it away. If you're writing or investigating, doc, teaching course, secret - returns with more OCT 27: Spending time with a devoted child, you'll get to the heart of the matter with clues and connections. Combine intuition with writing the Great American Novel, saying sweet perspicacity. logic. nothings, or enjoying fun exchanges fill your day. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 SPIRITUALITY 29 IMPORTANCE OF SHANKH

ccording to our ancient scriptures that is Puranas, the shankh was Aoriginated during the Churning of ocean (Samudramanthan) by the Deities and Shri Vishnu held it in the form of weapon. As per a holy verse which is regularly chanted during the puja ritual it is mentioned that by the command of Shri Vishnu the deities Moon, Sun and Varun are stationed at the base of the shankh, the deity Prajapati on its surface and all the places of pilgrimage like Ganga and Saraswati in its front portion. Yet another specialty of shankh is that the vibrations emanating on blowing it destroys the disease causing germs in the atmosphere. That is the reason it has a important place in Ayurved and medicine.’ The shankh are of two types, namely, left turned shankh and right turned shankh. When the shankh is held with its spout pointed up, its spirals coil towards your right then it is right turned shankh and if the spirals coil towards your left then it is a left turned shankh. Generally a left turned shankh is preferred for the puja ritual. Now days so many Shanks of different shapes are available in the market. There are some figured works also on their surface. Thus one gets confused as to how a genuine shankh be identified? The simple test is that without blowing the shankh if you hear pleasant sound when you bring it near to your ear then it is a genuine one. Blowing of shankh in puja ritual Effect of energy emitted from The shankh is used in two ways in a blow with increasing intensity. One inside the shankh. The red coloured puja ritual. One for blowing before the blowing of shankh should keep in mind that blowing of frequencies of energy are revolving in start of ritual and other for actual puja Let us see how the energy is emitted shankh should be completed in one the space of shankh in a circular ritual. The shankh which is used for from the blowing of shankh and what single breath. When the shankh is blown fashion. The frequencies of energy and blowing should not be kept for puja. exactly happens with the help of a subtle in this way Sushumna channel of the chaitanya are emitted from the other end Blowing of shankh has special drawing. Here we have to take into individual gets activated and it helps in of shankh which purifies the significance in puja ritual. It has been consideration the fact that while the keeping a correct balance of raja and atmosphere and thus benefits the mentioned in ‘Varaha Puran’ that one vibrations of a subtle drawing are three sattva particles related to Tej and Vayu worshipper. should not open the door of temple dimensional we see them in the subtle elements. This awakens the saviour and When the shankh is kept with its without first blowing the shankh. The drawing in a two dimensional form. For destroyer principle of a deity according pointed portion towards the deity then left turned shankh is blown before the example the sphere will appear as a circle. to the need. the house gets the energy emitted from start of puja or performance of arti. As soon as the shankh is blown the Ritualistic worship of shankh the other end in required amount. Now There are three types of frequencies in frequencies of divine energy (shakti) are let us know about ritualistic worship of the atmosphere namely sattva emitted into atmosphere due to sound During puja ritual the shankh is kept shankh. A shankh is filled with water dominant, raja dominant and tama generated. These energy frequencies are in a specific way. The pointed portion is prior to actual puja of a deity and dominant. Among them the raja seen in red colour. Along with these directed toward the deity. following the puja of kalash. Then it is dominant and tama dominant energy frequencies yellow circles of The frequencies of chaitanya and ritualistically worshipped by offerings of frequencies generate distressing chaitanya are also projected in the energy emanating from the images of sandalwood paste, flowers and Tulsi vibrations. The sattva dominant atmosphere. You can also see the pink deities get attracted to the pointed leaves. After the shankh puja the frequencies get attracted to the place of particles of Bliss being emitted in the portion of shankh. You can also see the worshipper sprinkles the water filled in puja ritual but these frequencies are atmosphere. This increases the blue coloured Shri Krishna principle shankh on himself and the articles of opposed by the raja and tama dominant proportion of shakti (energy), chaitanya getting attracted towards shankh which puja. The water filled in shankh is frequencies so that they do not reach the and anand in the environment and that is producing a armour of Krushnatattva considered as pure as water of Ganga place of puja and thus the flow of sattva is why the negative energies get around shankh. The yellow coloured river. It is also used for giving holy bath frequencies is hindered. distressed and run away. Thus it has chaitanya is also attracted and spreads (abhishek) to the deities. When the shankh is blown before the become clear to us the importance of start of puja energy is emitted from the blowing shankh during puja ritual. The PAGE SPONSORED BY shankh. This energy reduces the blowing of shankh makes the strength of distressing frequencies. atmosphere holy and pure and ARISH K. SAHANI Besides a protective armour of conducive for the spiritual practice chaitanya (divine consciousness) is (sadhana) of the individual. Thus it Serving Since 1972 formed around the articles of puja. becomes easier for an individual to Please Call or Write for Your Insurance Needs There is another benefit too. That is receive maximum sattvik frequencies when the shankh is blown the activated emanating from the deities. Arish K Sahani (Father) energy of Shri Vishnu in the universe Correct method of blowing shankh gets attracted towards the place of Shiv Sahani (Son) worship which is not only beneficial to We have seen that because of blowing the person who is blowing the shankh of shankh the frequencies consisting Priya Sahani Sood (Daughter) but also to all those who hear it. raja–tama particles are destroyed and at Just as the shankh is blown before the the same time the saviour and destroyer 7 1 8 - 2 7 1 - 1 9 0 6 start of puja, it is also blown before an principle of a deity is awakened. Now let [email protected] arti. The objective behind this being to us see the correct method of blowing the sustain the deity’s chaitanya attracted to shankh. “If Hindus don’t maintain Hinduism, who shall save it?” the place of puja ritual and the pure First slightly raise your neck and bend atmosphere generated because of the it little backwards and keep the mind “If India’s own children don't cling to their faith, who shall guard it?” sattvik frequencies, for a long period. focused. Take a deep breath and start to “Indians alone can save India, and India and Hinduism are one.” THE INDIAN PANORAMA 30 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 CLASSIFIEDS 31

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The incident occurred on Wednesday evening Duflo and Banerjee also co-founded MIT's Abdul European Commission President Jean-Claude when sparks from the ongoing welding work at the Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) in 2003, Juncker called the deal "fair and balanced." Gurudwara caused the blankets kept in the vicinity along with a third co-founder, Sendhil Mullainathan, The "Withdrawal Agreement" was also approved by to catch fire, Adnan Anjum Raja, the Assistant now of the University of Chicago. J-PAL, a global EU leaders at their summit on Thursday, but it still Commissioner of Hasan Abdal, informed. The fire network of antipoverty researchers that conducts needs to pass U.K. lawmakers at the weekend. The EU was soon put out and caused minor damage to the field experiments, has now become a major center of Parliament will also have to ratify the deal at an as gurudwara. Construction work is underway at the research, facilitating work across the world. yet unspecified date. Panja Sahib ahead of the opening of the Kartarpur J-PAL also examines which kinds of local Speaking after the deal was announced, Michel corridor, when Sikhs from all across the world would interventions have the greatest impact on social Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, said the visit the Gurdwara on the 550th birth anniversary of problems, and works to implement those programs deal was the result of intense work from both Guru Nanak Dev Ji. more broadly, in cooperation with governments and negotiating teams. "We have delivered together," he NGOs. Among J-PAL's notable interventions are said. deworming programs that have been adopted widely. Giving further details on the deal, Barnier said Indian ambassador briefs US... Duflo and Banerjee have published dozens of that Northern Ireland will remain part of the U.K.'s maintain peace after Jammu and Kashmir's special research papers, together and with other co-authors. customs territory and would be the entry point into status was abrogated. They have also co-written two books together, "Poor the EU's single market. He said there would be no The briefing, first such by the top Indian diplomat Economics" (2011) and the forthcoming "Good regulatory or customs checks at the border between for members of the House foreign affairs committee, Economics for Hard Times" (2019). the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (a part comes as there has been an increasing voice of of the U.K.). That removed what had been a key issue dissent and uneasiness among lawmakers on the for both sides. He added that Northern Ireland would curbs in Kashmir, several of which have been Congressman Elijah E. remain aligned to some EU rules, notably related to removed. Cummings... goods. Since August 16, there was gradual removal of The deal also covers the protection of citizens' curbs and by September first week, most were central figure in the impeachment investigation of rights and a transition period that will last until the removed, officials in Jammu and Kashmir had said. President Trump, died on Thursday, October 17 in end of 2020. Barnier also said the EU and U.K. would The most prominent being restoration of post-paid Baltimore, New York Times reported. . He was 68. work toward an "ambitious free trade deal with zero mobile phone services on October 14 for 40 lakh His death was confirmed by a spokeswoman, tariffs and quotas." subscribers across networks. Trudy Perkins, in a statement that said he died of Johnson faced a Saturday deadline by law to Several Congressmen who were not members of "complications concerning longstanding health request an extension to the current Brexit departure the committee also attended the ambassadorial challenges." No other details were given. date of Oct. 31 had no deal been reached. However, briefing and a majority of the lawmakers were from As chairman of the House Committee on Juncker has implied that EU leaders won't allow an the opposition Democratic Party. Congressman Ami Oversight and Reform, Mr. Cummings, of Maryland, extension, even if Johnson asks. Bera was the only Indian American lawmaker had sweeping power to investigate Mr. Trump and This sets up a complicated and difficult day for the present at the briefing. his administration - and he used it. U.K. Parliament on Saturday. There are doubts a deal Shringla and other diplomats from the Indian A critical ally of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Mr. will be approved in Westminster, with opposition Embassy here and its consulates in New York, Cummings spent his final months in Congress parties already criticizing it. Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and San Francisco have sparring with the president, calling Mr. Trump's While details of the new deal remain scant, the reached out to hundreds of Congressmen and their effort to block congressional lines of inquiry "far U.K. opposition Labour party said in a statement that aides after abrogation of the state's special status. worse than Watergate." "from what we know, it seems the Prime Minister has Since August 5, the government besides restoring Mr. Cummings called the president's stonewalling negotiated an even worse deal than Theresa May's, post-paid mobile phone services has opened the state "far worse than Watergate." which was overwhelmingly rejected." The pro- for tourists. On August 17, partial fixed line He was sued by Mr. Trump as the president tried Remain Liberal Democrats also said they were telephony was resumed and on September 4, nearly to keep his business records secret. determined to stop Brexit altogether and still 50,000 landlines were declared operational. Mr. Cummings was in his 13th term serving as a advocated a second referendum. The leader of the Educational institutes are also open, but attendance representative for Maryland. He had been absent Brexit Party, Nigel Farage, said the deal should not has been slim. from Capitol Hill in recent weeks because of his be supported. The Scottish National Party (SNP) has The government has claimed that over 99 per cent illness. But before that, he could often be found in also said it will not vote for the deal. of the area of the state has no restrictions on the Speaker's Lobbyfielding reporter's questions or A key ally of the government, the Northern Irish movement. quietly reading in the motorized wheelchair he Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), has already (Source : PTI) used. responded by saying that it cannot support the deal. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin, Democrat of The U.K. government, which does not have a Maryland, who served with Mr. Cummings in the majority in the British Parliament, needs the DUP's India Gets Second Nobel... House, said his death left an "irreplaceable void." votes to approve the deal. In the statement announcing the awardees, the Hakeem Jeffries The DUP said in a statement earlier Thursday that Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which grants ? it was unhappy with the proposed customs and the Nobel awards, noted that the work of Duflo, @RepJeffries consent arrangements, which were designed to give Banerjee, and Kremer has "dramatically improved Deeply saddened by the passing of Northern Ireland a say over its relationship with the our ability to fight poverty in practice" and cited Chairman Elijah Cummings. EU post-Brexit. The DUP has repeatedly opposed any their "new approach to obtaining reliable answers plans that would see it treated differently from the about the best ways to fight global poverty." He spoke truth to power, defended the U.K. after Brexit. The work of Duflo and Banerjee, which has long disenfranchised and represented West British MPs had rejected a Brexit deal reached by been intertwined with Kremer's, has been highly Baltimore with strength and dignity. Johnson's predecessor, Theresa May, three times innovative in the area of development economics, Congress has lost a Champion. Heaven has because of objections to the Irish "backstop" issue. emphasizing the use of field experiments in research gained an Angel of Justice. May he forever This was designed to prevent a hard border on the in order to realize the benefits of laboratory-style #RestInPower. THE INDIAN PANORAMA PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER: Prof. Indrajit S. Saluja Mohammad Shahzad, Zia Khan DELHI BUREAU CHIEF: Ashishpal Singh Bureau Chief Phone: 972-330-3139 VICE PRESIDENT: Chitagam Saluja Nisha Rani CHANDIGARH: Manjit Sidhu E-mail [email protected]; Phone: 646-247-9458 CHIEF EDITOR: Prof Indrajit S. Saluja Vaaho Photographers LUDHIANA: A.S. 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arkala is a coastal town in the southern part of Kerala known Vfor the unique 15m high 'Northern Cliff' adjacent to the Arabian Sea. It is popular for its hippie culture, shacks on the cliff serving great seafood and playing global music and the samadhi of Kerala's saint Sree Narayana Guru. Varkala is also known for Jardana Swami Temple, also known as Dakshin Kashi. Varkala has some of the best pristine beaches, hills, lakes, forts, lighthouses, natural fisheries and springs - all of this together makes this town a little paradise. You will also find a lot of shops with signboards in Hebrew selling Yoga mats, oxidised silver jewellery and harem pants made of cotton. Ayurvedic spas, affordable resorts, hostels, clean beaches make it a must-visit city of Kerala.

PLACES TO VISIT Varkala Beach Set amid a beautiful setting about 10 km away from the calm and quiet hamlet of Varkala, Varkala Beach, also known as Papanasam Beach, is a beautiful stretch of sand renowned for its solitude unlike other commercial beaches of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Also known as the Papanasam Beach meaning 'Destroyer of Sins', is unlike any other beach in the area with impeccable beauty. The water of Varkala Beach is regarded to own medicinal and curative properties. A dip in the hoy water is said to cleanse the body of impurities and all sins and thus the name Papanasam Beach meaning 'Destroyer of Sins'. The beach itself is divided into two parts, the southern area of the beach lying at the end of the road leading from Janardhana Swamy Temple regarded as sacred by Hindus. However, if you are a tourist, the north part of the beach right at the bottom of the cliff is worth going renowned for its natural mineral spring. The sublime beauty of Varkala beach is one of a kind. The backdrop of crystal blue waters against the cliffs of Kerala is a unique one since these sedimentary formation peaks are not found anywhere in the otherwise flat coastline of Kerala. These cliffs are the venue for spas, spouts, sunbathing and relaxing swims which are quite popular among visitors and if you're lucky you might also spot a few dolphins frolicking around. Sunsets at the Varkala Beach are especially pristine and call for a serene walk along Thiruvambadi Beach be taken to reach the fort. of Ezhava community, made Varkala his the beach. Also if you are a seafood lover, Lying 1 km off Thiruvamdabi road, Sivagiri Mutt headquarters. Sivagiri mutt, instituted then the place is a paradise for you.The this black sand beach adjacent to the by Sree Narayana Guru, is another eating joints nearby offer some of the North cliff is an ideal picnic spot amidst Located at Varkala in major pilgrim centre here. The 'Sivagiri India's best moth watering and lush coconut groves to relax and unwind. Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala Pilgrimage' is usually conducted affordable food. Anjengo Fort is the one of the popular ashrams of Shri between 30th December and 1st January Edava Beach Narayana Guru, Sivagiri Mutt. This every year. Even decades after the Guru Anjengo Fort, situated 12 km off ashram celebrates Guru Deva Jayanti (in breathed his last breathe here in 1928; his Untouched and unspoilt by tourist Varkala at Anjengo, is believed to have August) and the Guru Deva Samadhi (in Samadhi (resting place) continues to be activities, the Edava beaches are the been built in 17th century. Presently the September) every year. thronged by thousands of pilgrims. The virgin stretches circling a blue lagoon fort is protected by the National Heritage Janardhana Swami Temple and Sivagiri Mutt is also the headquarters of where sea and backwaters run parallel monuments. Varkala Beach are some nearby the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana divided by a more-than-one km of The cemetery in the fort shelters the attractions which one should never miss Sangham, a religious organization straight road. There is also an estuary deceased occupants of the fort. The during their visit to Sivagiri Mutt. Sree established by the Guru to propagate his that connects the sea with the popular Muthalapuzhi Lake is situated Narayana Guru (1855-1928), a saint, concept of 'One Caste, One Religion, One backwaters here. very close to the Fort. Autos or cabs can social reformer, philosopher and a leader God'. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 34 SPORTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019

INDIA VS SOUTH AFRICA Kohli on cusp of surpassing Ponting in elite list led by Smith NEW DELHI (TIP): Virat Kohli is all set to add a new feather into his illustrious cap when India lock horns against South Africa in the third Test at JSCA Stadium Complex in Ranchi starting Saturday. The hosts have taken an unassailable lead in three- match series courtesy of their Lionel Messi poses with his wife Antonella Roccuzzo and resounding victories in Vizag and their sons during the ceremony. Pune. India will look to complete a series whitewash against out-of-sorts MESSI WINS THIRD STRAIGHT Proteas in Ranchi. Kohli’s primary aim will be another professional GOLDEN SHOE AS TOP team performance however, an added incentive for him will be that he can LEAGUE-GOAL SCORER surpass legendary Australia skipper Ricky Ponting’s mark in an BARCELONA (TIP): Barcelona captain Lionel illustrious Test list. Messi received his sixth Golden Shoe as the top Kohli currently is tied with scorer in the European leagues on Wednesday. Ponting in the list of most centuries Messi won the trophy for a third straight year after by a captain in Test cricket. A topple Aussie run machine Steve point away from Steve Smith, who scoring 36 goals, three more than his closest century for Kohli in Ranchi will Smith in the international batting sits at the top with 937 points in ICC challenger, Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain. make him the sole second-place rankings as India push for a Test rankings for batsmen. Messi’s sons Thiago and Mateo, presented their holder in the list led by former South whitewash over South Africa in the He also went past Don Bradman’s father with the trophy supervised by his wife, Africa captain Graeme Smith. Kohli third Test. tally of 6,996 runs in 52 Tests that Antonella Rocuzzo and watched by team-mates, has already issued a warning to the Kohli’s career-best 254 not out in led India to register their record including Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba. opposition and said they will not India’s second successive win in the 11th straight Test triumph at home. Messi dedicated the award “to my family, to my “take their feet off the gas” and will three-match series moved him to Australia had two streaks of 10 wins colleagues who are here. There are Luis and Jordi, aim for a whitewash in Ranchi. India within one point of Smith in the in a row. who are two of the men to blame for this award”. beat South Africa by an innings and International Cricket Council Test “I’m just happy to be where I am. “Without my team, I could not even have won the 137 runs in the second Test to seal the chart. Smith replaced Kohli at Putting the team in a commanding award once.” series, having won the series-opener number one last month following position is the only thing I strive Messi now has two more Golden Shoes than his in Visakhapatnam by 203 runs. his blazing Ashes series against for,” Kohli, who tops the ODI batting great rival Cristiano Ronaldo. Luis Suarez is one of “Looking at the larger picture of England and after the Indian star chart, said after India took an nine players on two. The award was created in 1967 the Test championship, every game made a golden duck against the unassailable 2-0 lead in Pune on when it was won by Eusebio. has value, whether it is at home or West Indies. The Australian, who Sunday. away,that is the format. So, we’re not only returned to Tests in August “Of course I enjoy scoring runs, going to take our foot off the gas in after a year-long ban for ball- but if they come in a winning cause, SACHIN TENDULKAR the third Test,” Kohli said at the post- tampering, is out of action in the nothing like it.” match presentation. five-day format until November 21 Kohli meanwhile has even won EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE IN “No one is going to relax at any when Australia host Pakistan. praise from former Pakistan stage, we are going to go for a result Kohli regained lost ground speedster Shoaib Akhtar who ‘DADI’ SOURAV GANGULY in the third Test and hopefully make against the struggling South praised the Indian for his “fearless” NEW DELHI (TIP): Legendary Indian batsman it 3-0, that’s a guarantee,” he said. Africans in the current series as he brand of cricket. Sachin Tendulkar has joined the list of cricketers registered his seventh Test double “He will score 250 in future as congratulating Sourav Ganguly, who is set to be Could topple Steve Smith century, joining England great well,” Akhtar said on his YouTube appointed as next BCCI chief. as No.1 batsman Wally Hammond and Sri Lanka’s channel. “Kohli has learnt from his “Congrats on being elected the BCCI President, Mahela Jayawardene. mistakes and has become a good Dadi. I am sure you will continue to serve Indian On-song Virat Kohli is looking to Kohli, at 936 rating points is just 1 captain.” cricket like you always have! Best wishes to the new team that will take charge,” Tendulkar tweeted on Tuesday. Tendulkar had earlier revealed that he was the only cricketer in the team who used to address Indian pace attack reminds me of Ganguly--who is fondly called ‘Dada’--as ‘Dadi’. Tendulkar and Ganguly, known to be one of the best opening pairs in the history of the game, hold West Indies of 80s, 90s: Brian Lara the record for scoring the highest number of opening partnership runs in ODIs. In 136 innings MUMBAI (TIP): The current strength is very good. the duo opened for India, they scored 6,609 runs, Indian pace attack reminds Brian [Bhuvneshwar Kumar] and all these including 21 century partnerships and 23 fifty-run Lara of the West Indian attack of guys are sitting on the sidelines, stands. the 1980s which dominated the that means your attack has quality.” Ganguly filed his nomination at the BCCI world of cricket. The batting legend is also in awe headquarters in Mumbai on Monday and is set to be The former West Indies captain of Rohit Sharma. After staying elected unopposed to the post of BCCI president on believes that the Indian pace attack away from Test cricket for quite a October 23. has been exceptional in the recent while, Rohit was back in business in past, with the likes of Jasprit the first Test against South Africa, Bumrah and Mohammed Shami in smashing centuries in both innings. prime form. “It’s unbelievable,” unbelievable. Then there are guys “I think Rohit is an awesome Lara said on the sidelines of Road who are in the sidelines. It reminds player. That’s the right way to define Safety World Series. “Jasprit me little bit of what the West Indies Rohit, in all variety of the game. Bumrah — I saw him in the West had in the 1980s and 1990s.” Obviously,he has been successful in Indies and I don’t know where it is “When you look at the quality — the limited overs and I don’t see why coming from. I must say, what I was Shami, Bumrah, Umesh Yadav are he won’t be successful in Test accustomed to in the past, in the unbelievable. Then there are guys cricket. He seems to have the 1990s, [was a different type of who are in the sidelines. It reminds passion to play, he wants to prove. attack]. This is pretty special and me little bit of what the West Indies To exclude a player like that would exceptional,” the former captain had in the 1980s and 1990s.” be very difficult given the talent I said. Lara believes that the reserve see in him. Hopefully, he will be “When you look at the quality — strength is very important to assess successful. He has got the game,” Shami, Bumrah, Umesh Yadav are a team’s ability. “Your reserve Lara said. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 35 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 36 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019