follow us: friday, july 5, 2019 Delhi City Edition thehindu.com 30 pages ț ₹10.00 facebook.com/thehindu twitter.com/the_hindu

P rinted at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna

NEARBY Economic Survey sets out blueprint for $5 tn economy

■ P rojects GDP growth for 2019­20 at 7%, an ■ B ats for private investment to help propel ■ S uggests moving the economy into a ‘virtuous improvement from last fiscal’s pace of 6.8% growth in demand, jobs and productivity cycle’ of savings, investments and exports

Special Correspondent talk about is that investment CM to go on pilgrimage NEW DELHI is really critical; related to Digital is the with aam aadmi The Economic Survey 2019 that is that investment by the NEW DELHI presented by Chief Econom­ private sector cannot hap­ way forward Chief Minister Arvind ic Adviser (CEA) Krishnamur­ pen unless there is no crowd­ The Economic Survey has Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and thy Subramanian focusses on ing out because of the go­ recommended that digital their families will join a fully moving to a “virtuous cycle” vernment,” the CEA said at a technology and the JAM government-paid pilgrimage of savings, investments and press conference. troika — Jan Dhan, for senior citizens to Vaishno exports to transform India Further, he said, implicit Aadhaar and Mobile — be Devi via train on July 20. into a $5 trillion economy in in the emphasis on private expanded to other welfare The pilgrimage will cover the the next five years. investment was the fact that schemes, citing their Delhi-Vaishno Devi-Jammu According to the survey, the government had and favourable impact on the corridor from July 20 to 24. India’s GDP is forecast to ex­ would stick to its fiscal con­ Mahatma Gandhi National CITY Ī PAGE 5 pand by 7% in fiscal 2019­20, solidation glide path. It has Rural Employment DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD slightly higher than the 6.8% committed to a fiscal deficit Guarantee Scheme. Ī PAGE 15 Boy scolded for ordering in 2018­19. of 3.4% of GDP in 2019­20, earphones found dead In his preface to the sur­ and 3% each in the subse­ NEW DELHI vey, the CEA said the team quent two years. ‘Raise age for A 17-year-old boy was found had been guided by a “blue dead at his house allegedly sky” thought process, an un­ Fiscal glide path retirement’ after his father scolded him fettered approach to think­ “Implicit in the emphasis on for ordering Bluetooth India may have to raise the ing about the appropriate private investment, what we earphones, on Wednesday retirement age as the evening in south-west Delhi’s economic model for India. are also talking about is stick­ country sees a rapid Vasant Vihar. The family said “When the economy is in ing to the glide path, which Govt. can sell PSU land, reduce majority increase in the size of the that the boy was an a virtuous cycle, investment, over the last five years we elderly population over extremely talented sketcher productivity growth, job have done a very good job the next two decades due and was also good in studies. creation, demand and ex­ of,” Dr. Subramanian said. to the slowing down of the ports feed into each other “And, therefore, we antici­ stake to boost non-tax revenue: CEA population growth rate, CITY Ī PAGE 3 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD and enable animal spirits in pate that is the path we according to the Economic the economy to thrive,” the would continue on. We will T.C.A. Sharad raghavan was estimated in the interim 2018­19. This has been PSUs, many of them, are sit­ Survey. Ī PAGE 13 ‘New report on zoo survey’s authors wrote. “In be sticking to the fiscal path.” New delhi Budget presented by then Fi­ slashed to ₹13.16 lakh crore, ting on large pools of land irregularities a cover-up’ contrast, when the economy Moving the economy into The government can sell nance Minister Piyush Goyal from the ₹14.84 lakh crore which can be monetised,” NEW DELHI is in a vicious cycle, modera­ a virtuous cycle would re­ land held by PSUs and po­ in February. Mr. Goyal’s inte­ estimated in the interim Dr. Subramanian told The A ‘Detroit of Former Member Secretary of tion in these variables dam­ quire the adoption of certain tentially reduce its majority rim Budget pegged the go­ Budget. Hindu. “There is also an op­ the Central Zoo Authority D.N. Singh, whose report in pen each other and thereby practices and norms on data, stake in some companies to vernment’s receipts in 2018­ portunity for greater returns EVs’ in India 2016 had found multiple dampen the animal spirits in legal reforms and policy cer­ make up for the significant 19 at ₹17.2 lakh crore, while Many avenues from divestment.” Regarding irregularities in the Delhi zoo, the economy.” tainty, and some micro­eco­ shortfall in tax revenues, the Economic Survey’s pro­ There are several avenues disinvestment, Dr. Subrama­ With the right policies, told The Hindu that a new In his first Survey, Dr. Sub­ nomic aspects such as boost­ Chief Economic Adviser visional actual figures show for the government to in­ nian made the somewhat one of India’s cities could report on the irregularities in ramanian highlighted the ing MSMEs and reducing the (CEA) Krishnamurthy Subra­ this will be only ₹15.6 lakh crease its non­tax revenue, radical suggestion that the become the ‘Detroit of the zoo is a “cover-up”. fact that private investment cost of capital, he said. manian said on Thursday. crore. the CEA said, including sell­ government could reduce its electric vehicles (EVs),’ the was a key driver for demand, According to the figures in The main reason for this ing land held by PSUs and in­ holdings in some PSUs to be­ Survey said. The country C ITY Ī PAGE 4 CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD capacity, labour productivi­ the Economic Survey 2019, sharp downward revision is creasing disinvestment. low the majority stake of 51% is aiming at a sales of ty, new technology adop­ BLUE-SKY VISIONS Ī EDITORIAL the government is expected a commensurate reduction “The non­tax revenues have of direct control. 60­70 lakh units of EVs, FRIDAY REVIEW tion, and for job creation. O NLY TALL CLAIMS, NO VISION, to receive as much as ₹1.6 in the tax revenue the go­ a significant potential to ex­ including cars and buses, Ī 8 PAGES (TABLOID) “What we have tried to SAYS OPPOSITION Ī PAGE 13 lakh crore less than what vernment expects to earn in pand, especially because our CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 by 2020. Ī PAGE 15 Indrani allowed to turn approver in INX case ArcelorMittal’s Kulbhushan Jadhav case bid for Essar verdict on July 17: ICJ She will now record her statement before a metropolitan magistrate Steel approved

NIRNIMESH KUMAR band Peter Mukherjea in Promotion Board’s (FIPB) Special Correspondent He was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court New Delhi connection with the murder clearance to the INX Media New Delhi A special court here on of her daughter, Sheena Bo­ for receiving overseas funds The National Company Press Trust of India against Pakistan for denying India and Pakistan submit­ Thursday allowed former ra. to the tune of ₹305 crore in Law Appellate Tribunal on New Delhi consular access to Mr. Jad­ ted their detailed pleas and director of INX Media, In­ 2007 when P. Chidambaram Thursday approved steel The Hague­based Interna­ hav. India challenged the responses. drani Mukerjea, to turn ap­ Facing trial was the Finance Minister. tycoon Lakshmi Mittal­led tional Court of Justice on “farcical trial” by the mili­ India based its case on prover in a corruption case They are facing trial for al­ Later, the Enforcement ArcelorMittal’s ₹42,000 Thursday said it will deliver tary court against Mr. Jad­ two broad issues — breach of against the company. legedly conspiring to kill Bo­ Directorate lodged a money crore bid for the acquisi­ on July 17 its verdict in the hav. Vienna Convention on con­ She had moved an appli­ ra, Ms. Mukerjea’s daughter laundering case in the mat­ tion of bankrupt Essar case relating to Kulbhushan The ICJ said a public sit­ sular access and the process cation to turn approver from an earlier relationship, ter under the Prevention of Steel. Jadhav, who is on death row ting will take place at 3 p.m. of resolution. It also urged seeking pardon and promis­ in April 2012. Money Laundering Act. The tribunal, however, in Pakistan. (6.30 pm IST) on July 17 at the ICJ to annul Mr. Jadhav’s ing help in the probe. Fol­ Indrani Mukerjea The CBI had last year ar­ The probe agency’s alle­ modified the ‘Resolution Mr. Jadhav, a retired In­ the Peace Palace in The death sentence and order lowing the court’s approval, rested Mr. Karti Chidamba­ gation against Mr. Karti Chi­ Plan’ submitted by Arce­ dian Navy officer, was sen­ Hague, during which the his immediate release, say­ she will now record her Chidambaram’s son Karti ram in the INX case. He was dambaram is that he de­ lorMittal to safeguard the tenced to death by a Pakista­ President of the Court will ing the verdict by a Pakistani statement before a Metro­ Chidambaram is also an ac­ later granted bail. manded and accepted $1 rights of the ‘Operational ni military court on charges read out the verdict. military court was based on politan Magistrate which cused in the case. The probe agency had in million for scuttling a possi­ Creditors’ and other ‘Fi­ of espionage and terrorism The court held a four­day a “farcical trial” and it failed will be kept in a sealed cover Ms. Mukerjea is at pre­ 2017 lodged an FIR in the ble probe against INX Media nancial Creditors’ of Essar in April 2017. India ap­ public hearing in the case in to satisfy even the minimum to be opened in the trial. sent lodged in Mumbai’s By­ case alleging irregularities for violation of FIPB’s condi­ Steel. It said the sale pro­ proached the ICJ in May 2017 February during which both standards of due process. Former Union Minister P. culla jail along with her hus­ in the Foreign Investment tions in 2007. ceeds are to be shared among creditors. A Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process was in­ AAP MLA gets six months in jail for assault BJP councillor attacks man with sword itiated in 2017 against Es­ sar Steel to recover Mangilal Kadel attacked the victim following an altercation ₹54,547 crore of unpaid Granted bail to appeal against conviction in 2015 case of beating up man dues of financial lenders and operational creditors. Nirnimesh Kumar ₹10,000, with the surety of a ways... Nobody has more the spur of the moment but Staff Reporter The victim is a Former State Cabinet Mi­ <> The tribunal said that New Delhi like amount to permit him to sacred obligation to obey the was a “premeditated as­ Bhopal nister Paras Chandra Jain history-sheeter any profits of Essar Steel A Delhi court on Thursday file an appeal against his law than those who make sault” carried out with a ba­ The Ujjain police on Thurs­ told The Hindu: “The victim and sold illicit generated during the insol­ awarded six months of rigo­ conviction. it... I do not find it expedient seball bat. day arrested a Bharatiya Ja­ is a history­sheeter and sold alcohol in the area. vency proceedings would rous imprisonment to Sadar Dismissing Mr. Dutt’s plea to grant the benefit of proba­ Of pthe ₹2 lakh fine im­ nata Party councillor for al­ illicit alcohol in the area. Paras Chandra Jain also be distributed to the Bazar AAP MLA Som Dutt for for a lenient punishment, tion to the convict.” posed on the MLA, the court legedly attacking a man During the scuffle, the Former State Cabinet Minister creditors. beating up a man with a ba­ Additional Chief Metropoli­ Mr. Dutt was convicted ordered ₹1 lakph be paid to with a sword. councillor was also in­ It said the profit cannot seball bat while campaign­ tan Magistrate Samar Vishal under Section 325 (volunta­ the complainant as compen­ A case under Section 307 victim, the councillor, Man­ jured.” be given to ArcelorMittal ing for the 2015 Delhi As­ said: “When an influential rily causing grievous hurt) of sation under Section 357 of (attempt to murder) was re­ gilal Kadel, allegedly at­ The Superintendent of as it had not invested any sembly elections. The MLA person breaks the law, there the Indian Penal Code. The CrPC. “In default of payment gistered against thim. tacked him following an al­ Police clarified that the oth­ money during the insol­ was also fined ₹2 lakh. is an impression in his mind man he had attacked was left of fine, the convict shall un­ tercation in front of the er cases registered against vency process. The court, however, that he may break through it with a fractured fibula. The dergo a further simple im­ FIR filed victim’s house, said Sachin the victim in the past had granted him bail on furnish­ [sic], in one way or the oth­ court observed that the inci­ prisonment of two months,” According to the first infor­ K. Atulkar, Ujjain Superin­ no relation to the current ing a personal bond of er. But that is not the case al­ dent did not take place on said the magistrate. mation report filed by the tendent of Police. incident. REPORT ON Ī PAGE 16 DELHI THE HINDU 2 CITY FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI Timings Friday, July 05 DU’s second cut­off prompts RISE 05:29 SET 19:23 RISE 07:57 SET 21:49 Saturday, July 06 RISE 05:29 SET 19:23 withdrawals, new admissions RISE 09:05 SET 22:34 Sunday, July 07 RISE 05:30 SET 19:23 College help desks flooded with queries on eligibility criteria RISE 10:11 SET 23:16 Pallavi Keswani NEW DELHI Release of the second cut­off list to undergraduate cours­ es at Delhi University on Wednesday prompted with­ drawal of nearly 2,000 ad­ missions on Thursday. Through the day, help desks of most colleges staffed with student volun­ teers fielded queries about the change in cut­offs and whether new applicants would be eligible. According to university officials, there have also Admission seekers at a Delhi University college on Thursday. been 26,692 “unique admis­ * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR sions” till Thursday night, compared to 23,266 at the Other colleges, including science in Janki Devi Memo­ close of the first list. Kamala Nehru and Gargi, rial College, so I am with­ At Kirori Mal College, stu­ saw a steady rush of stu­ drawing my admission from dent volunteers reported dents who were eager to here,” said Meenal Gupta, 17, that many applicants in­ cancel their admission after waiting at Gargi College. quired about the 1% reduc­ popular courses at other col­ Students were faced by a tion announced for women leges saw a marginal dip in slowed­down process as students at selected colleges the second cut­off list. some colleges handled a of the university and wheth­ “I had taken admission in­ high number of applications er it applied there. Others to B.Com after the first list with limited resources, after were especially disappoint­ but the second cut­off has categories such as SC and ST ed to find out that their made me eligible for B.Com saw a significant decline in marks exceeded the first cut­ (Hons.) in the same college, the cut­off percentage. off at colleges they now so I am here to change my DELHI TODAY wished to apply to. course,” said 18­year­old Shi­ ABVP protests Talk: Discussion on Mandira Ghosh’s vani Goel who had come to Meanwhile, students’ union volume of verses, “Poetry and Sci­ Steady rush of students seek admission in Kamala ABVP held demonstrations ence: Opposites Meet”. Speakers: Colleges such as Lady Shri Nehru College. at Arts Faculty over increase Alexey Shaposhnikov, Head, Science and Technology Section, Russian Ram saw a marginal crowd, “I had taken admission in in the fees at several colleges Centre of Science and Culture; Nim­ after seats in most courses B.A. Programme as a stand­ and certain issues faced by ish Kapoor, Head­Science Films Divi­ sion, Vigyan Prasar; Dr. Rita had been filled up in the first by, but in the present cut­off, applicants during the admis­ Malhotra, poet and mathematician; cut­off list itself. I am eligible for political sion process. and the author who will read poems from the book. Chair: Gauhar Raza, scientist and Urdu poet at Confer­ ence Room – I, India International Centre (IIC), 6:30 p.m. ‘Submit report on forest area encroachment’ Exhibition: “Vibhor’s VIBGYOR”, a solo art show by Vibhor Gupta at Convention Centre Foyer, India Hab­ NGT raps govt. for inaction, directs Chief Secretary to comply itat Centre (IHC), 11 a.m­7 p.m. Exhibition: “A Traveller in Abstract Staff Reporter chairperson Justice Adarsh as approximately 3,000 peo­ Universe”, a solo painting show by NEW DELHI Yashvant Singh at Triveni Gallery, Kumar Goel noted that an ple had encroached into the Triveni Kala Sangam, Tansen Marg, Following a plea seeking re­ order passed in December forest land. 11 a.m.­8 p.m. medial action against un­ 2015 in the matter had not The Bench said, “Let a Screening: Two films will be screened today as part of the ongo­ authorised construction on been complied with. status report about the com­ ing 24th edition of European Film a forest land in south Delhi, The Bench took note of a pliance of the order of this Festival. The first, Italian film “Drive Me Home”, will be screened, fol­ the National Green Tribunal status report filed by the tribunal be furnished by the lowed by Maltese film, “Of time and (NGT) pulled up the Delhi SDM, Mehrauli, that said re­ Chief Secretary, Delhi, after the Sea” at Instituto Cervantes, 48, government over inaction to moval of encroachments gathering relevant informa­ Hanuman Road, 4 p.m.­6 p.m. (Mail your listings for this column at curb the same. was to begin in August 2017 tion from the officers [email protected]) A Bench headed by NGT but there were “difficulties” concerned.” THE HINDU DELHI FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 CITY 3 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

ASI supended for firing from Boy found dead hours after service pistol being scolded by father STAFF REPORTER NEW DELHI A Delhi Police ASI posted at 17-year-old had ordered Bluetooth earphones online Keshav Puram police sta­ tion in North­West district Staff Reporter The father called the family after the conduct­ NEW DELHI <> was suspended was alleged­ him [the boy] and ing the post­mortem. In­ ly firing from his service A 17­year­old boy was found scolded him for quest proceedings are un­ pistol on Wednesday night, dead at his house allegedly spending money der way,” said a senior officers said on Thursday. after his father scolded him police officer. unnecessarily. He DCP (North­West) Vi­ for ordering Bluetooth ear­ The uncle said that the also told him that jayanta Arya said that phones, on Wednesday boy’s father works at a go­ Jeetha Ram was on night evening in south­west Del­ he should vernment college as a peon duty when he fired from his hi’s Vasant Vihar. concentrate more and had no idea that the boy service pistol. The matter The deceased’s maternal on his studies could end his life after being came to light on Thursday uncle said that the boy had instead scolded. morning and he was sus­ ordered the earphones Deceased’s maternal uncle The victim is survived by pended following a preli­ while he was at home, on two sisters and parents. minary inquiry. The police Wednesday evening. should concentrate more on The family said that the said that the medical exam­ His father received a mes­ his studies instead,” the un­ boy was an extremely talent­ ination of the policeman sage on his mobile phone re­ cle claimed. ed sketcher and was also could not be done as the garding the order. “When he A few minutes later, he good in studies. matter was brought to the received the message, he was found hanging in his Suicide prevention hel- knowledge of senior offic­ called him [the boy] and room by other family mem­ pline: Sanjivini, Society for ers late on Thursday. They scolded him for spending bers. “The body was sent for Mental Health, 011-4076 are tying to find out as to money unnecessarily. The a post­mortem examina­ 9002 (Monday-Saturday, 10 why he fired from his pistol. father also told him that he tion. It was handed over to a.m. -7.30 p.m.) Man’s body with head Youth threatens shopkeepers with injury found in Dwarka knife, flees

STAFF REPORTER Steel tumblers found at spot; 1 held for questioning New Delhi A 22­year­old man was seen brandishing a Staff Reporter It is suspected that the knife and threatening shopkeepers in NEW DELHI <> victim and his acquaintance northwest Delhi’s Welcome, the police A 25­year­old man was found dead in were drinking together on said on Thursday. The incident took place Dwarka’s Jafarpur Kalan on Thursday Wednesday night. A fight on Tuesday, they said. morning, the police said. They have might have ensued between In a video that has surfaced online, he registered a murder case and begun a the two leading to the can be seen intimidating shopkeepers probe. murder with a knife in an open market . Accused A senior police officer said that the Salman is absconding, while his accom­ Senior police officer victim has been identified as Vikram plice, Maroof, who was with him during alias Vicky, a resident of Isapur tance of the victim. Steel tumblers the incident has been arrested. They were village. were also found from the spot. under the influence of alcohol, the police “The police control room received “It is suspected that the victim and said. A case was filed and a manhunt is on. a call around 9 a.m. regarding a per­ his acquaintance were drinking to­ son lying dead on a street. When the gether on Wednesday night. A fight police reached the spot, they found might have ensued between the two that he was murdered. The body had leading to the murder. However, the a injury on the head,” the officer said, exact sequence of events will become adding that the body was then sent for clear once the accused is arrested,” a post­mortem examination. the officer said. Preliminary investigation revealed The police have picked up one per­ that the body was found near the son for questioning in connection house of a man who was an acquain­ with the case. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 4 CITY FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I N BRIEF New report on zoo irregularities Delhi zoo initiates action Chadha moves P roperty tax office to remain HC, challenges open on weekend against erring officials NEW DELHI Bidhuri’s win Property tax office will remain a cover­up: ex­member secretary Move comes after Ministry’s rap open on Saturday and Sunday to Staff Reporter facilitate payment before the end Nikhil M Babu also directed the zoo to take New Delhi of the extended rebate period of ‘Junked many irregularities, including false post­mortem reports of animals’ New Delhi up corrective measures like AAP leader Raghav Chad­ July 15, the civic body said. The The Delhi zoo has initiated computerised data manage­ ha on Thursday moved the North corporation had recently Nikhil M Babu zoo had gone missing. “Not disciplinary action against ment and record keeping. Delhi High Court challeng­ announced extension of the last New Delhi date of payment. The South and taking the permission of at least five officials after a The high­level committee ing the results of Lok Sab­ East corporations too extended the Former Member Secretary the Director and not weigh­ report by a five­member was also studying findings of ha election to South Delhi dates. The offices will remain open of Central Zoo Authority ing the sample and record­ high­level committee former Central Zoo Authori­ constituency in which during regular working hours. (CZA), D.N. Singh, whose ing it in register raise flagged irregularities in the ty (CZA) Member Secretary BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri report in 2016 had found doubts about the intention National Zoological Park D.N. Singh, who had submit­ emerged as the winner. multiple irregularities in of Dr. Bhawal behind sam­ (NZP), commonly known as ted a report on the alleged The petition contended the Delhi zoo, told The Hin- ple collection” Mr. Singh Delhi zoo, during the tenure irregularities in 2016. that Mr. Bidhuri sup­ du that a new report on the noted in the report. of the previous zoo director. In a different letter, ac­ pressed information in his irregularities in the zoo is a The high­level commit­ Following the submission cessed by The Hindu, the affidavit as a candidate “cover­up”. tee’s finding that “no horn of the report, the Central go­ Ministry had ordered the with regards to an FIR The new report by a five­ is missing” was also the vernment had ordered the zoo to carry out a slew of lodged against him in a member high­level commit­ finding of former Delhi zoo zoo authorities to take ac­ measures, including filling police station in Muzaffar­ tee, accessed by The Hin- Director, Amitabh Agniho­ tion against erring officials. up of vacant posts and car­ pur, Bihar. du, has junked many irreg­ A 2016 report said that a sample of a horn of a female tri, during whose tenure In a letter sent by the Mi­ rying out annual inspection It said the election of ularities found by Mr. rhinoceros went missing from the Delhi zoo in 2015. the alleged incident took nistry of Environment, For­ on the lines of CZA. Mr. Bidhuri was vitiated by Singh, including false post­ * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT place. est and Climate Change to “I have initiated the pro­ the “corrupt practices of mortem reports of animals. But the new report said NZP Director Renu Singh in cess of taking action against undue influence commit­ sues at the zoo, Mr. Singh by Mr. Singh said that a that casual approach in the June, the Ministry had or­ officials who are under my ted by the candidate inas­ ‘Waited for retirement’ said, “Directly or indirectly, sample of a horn of a fe­ collection can lead to “mis­ dered to take action against appointing authority. It much as by failing to dis­ “The [new] report is a cov­ the Ministry [MoEF&CC] is male rhinoceros ‘Mahesh­ use”. at least five officers. would take a month to com­ close material particulars er­up. They waited for me also responsible for the wari’ went missing from “Such casual approach plete it,” said Ms. Renu. regarding his antece­ to retire and took more irregularities.” the Delhi zoo in 2015. Ho­ in collection of sample Problems in zoo Ms. Renu also said that dents...” than one­and­a­half years When reached out, M.S. wever, the new report from animal body parts like The high­level committee she is making efforts to fill “The BJP candidate wil­ to come up with the [new] Negi, Additional Director states, “no horn is missing.” rhino horn may lead to a report found irregularities, up vacant posts and is carry­ fully and intentionally con­ report,” Mr. Singh said ad­ General of Forests (Wil­ possibility of misuse of including use of expired ing out inspections. cealed the factum of regis­ ding that he had submitted dlife) of MoEF&CC, who Rhino horn missing? such costly body parts of medicine, and warned offi­ “Currently, we are carry­ tration of an FIR against his report in December was the Chairman of the Mr. Singh in his report said animals.” The new report cials of their “casual” nature ing out inspections, but it is him in police station... Mu­ 2016. committee, refused to com­ that a sample of the horn has also recommended dis­ in multiple matters like re­ not exactly in line with the zaffarpur, Bihar, under When asked about who ment. collected on July 11, 2015, ciplinary action against of­ cord keeping and procure­ CZA methods,” Ms. Renu Sections 504, 506, 153 and is trying to cover up the is­ Though the 2016 report by A. Bhawal of the Delhi ficers of the zoo. ment of drugs. The report added. 153(a) of the IPC,” it added. Classroom row: BJP files complaint Defamation Centre tells High Court it is mulling case: BJP MLA against Deputy CM, PWD Minister to face trial rules to regulate online pharmacies Accuses AAP Ministers of ‘corruption’, demands enquiry Plea seeks strict action against defiant e­pharmacies Nirnimesh Kumar Staff Reporter “Construction of around ₹24.85 lakh. New Delhi Staff Reporter not sell them, instead they NEW DELHI 12,748 classrooms at a very Responding to the alle­ A Delhi court on Thursday New Delhi are only delivering the medi­ The Delhi BJP which had high and inflated cost is be­ gations, Mr. Sisodia had framed charges and sent on The Central government told cations akin to food­delivery alleged a “scam” in the ing carried out by the Delhi challenged the BJP to “ar­ trial BJP MLA Manjinder the Delhi High Court on app Swiggy. construction of classrooms government through va­ rest” him if he had done Singh Sirsa and others in a Thursday that framing of After several of the e­ in government schools rious agencies,” read the wrong or apologise to the criminal defamation case rules to regulate e­pharma­ pharmacy companies and filed a complaint with the complaint. people of the Capital for le­ filed by Health Minister Sa­ cies was under considera­ the Centre sought time to file Delhi Lokayukta on Thurs­ Mr. Tiwari in his com­ velling such allegations. tyendar Jain tion and consultations were their response to the con­ day against Deputy Chief plaint, has also demanded Delhi BJP leaders, in­ Additional Chief Metro­ being held with all the tempt plea, a Bench of Chief Minister Manish Sisodia an enquiry against public cluding spokesperson Har­ politan Magistrate Samar stakeholders. Justice D.N. Patel and Justice and PWD Minister Satyen­ functionaries involved. ish Khurana, maintained Vishal framed the charges The Centre’s submission C. Hari Shankar granted dar Jain. that the party will “expose and fixed July 17 as the date came during the hearing of a them time till September 24, RTI query corruption” in the matter for recording of Mr. Jain’s plea seeking contempt ac­ It sought contempt action the next date of hearing. ‘Inflated cost’ Based on a response to a and stick to its ground. evidence. tion against e­pharmacies against the Central govern­ The High Court had ear­ The complaint filed by par­ Right To Information (RTI) “The legal and media In his complaint filed in for continuing to sell drugs ment for allegedly not taking lier stayed the sale of drugs ty leaders on behalf of Del­ query related to the cost team of Delhi BJP filed a 2017, Mr. Jain accused Mr. online despite a High Court any action against the de­ and prescription medicines hi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari incurred for the construc­ complaint against the Sirsa of defaming him at a order staying such activity. faulting e­pharmacies. by online pharmacies while accused the Ministers in tion of schools as well as same in construction of press meet by alleging that hearing Mr. Ahmed’s plea. the Aam Aadmi Party go­ rooms on the school cam­ classrooms by Delhi go­ he was circulating huge Seeking ban ‘Akin to Swiggy’ The petition has said that vernment of “corruption” puses, Mr. Tiwari and oth­ vernment. We promise to amount of illegal money The contempt plea was filed During the hearing, e­phar­ the online illegal sale of med­ and “abuse of position” in er BJP leaders on Monday the people of Delhi that the within AAP. Mr. Jain also ac­ by Zaheer Ahmed who had macies said that they do not icines would lead to drug the construction of over had alleged that a single BJP will take this case to a cused a Hindi daily of pu­ earlier moved a petition require a license for online epidemic, drug abuse and 12,000 classrooms of go­ room had cost the state ex­ logical end,” Mr. Khurana blishing the libellous state­ seeking a ban on “illegal” sale of drugs and prescrip­ misutilisation of habit form­ vernment schools. chequer an estimated said. ments made by Mr. Sirsa. sale of drugs online. tion medicines as they do ing and addictive drugs. Rain washes away Gurugram officials’ monsoon­ready claim BJP leaders demand probe

Special Correspondent rennial flooding points in ly. “waterlogging has been Chief Minister Manohar Lal added that there was water­ GURUGRAM the city such as Hero Honda reported from Hero Honda Khattar saying that Guru­ logging on Delhi­Jaipur car­ into Hauz Qazi incident More than 30 minutes of Chowk, Subhash Chowk, Chowk to Himgiri Chowk. gram’s flooding has been riage of Delhi­Gurugram Ex­ heavy rain led to waterlog­ IFFCO Chowk, Sector 15 Our officials are on the spot take care of, a tweet said: pressway near Narsinghpur Staff Reporter the incident as adults. ging and traffic jams in sev­ Part­II, Sohna Road and Old to facilitate traffic flow. “Gurgavan/Gurgaon/Guru­ due to three non­operative NEW DELHI A temple was vandalised eral parts of the Millennium Delhi Road. It slowed down Commuters are requested gram flooded in one short pumps of the NHAI. It was, A delegation led by BJP MP after a fight broke out on City on Thursday after­ traffic resulting in snarls to plan their travel accord­ spells of rain. No electricity therefore, decided to dou­ Vijay Goel met Delhi Police Sunday night over parking of noon, washing away the and jams. ingly,” said one such tweet as well. (sic)”. ble the capacity. He said Commissioner Amulya Pat­ a vehicle in Lal Kuan area. claims of the administration from the Gurugram Traffic Claiming that 90 mm that four more water pumps naik on Thursday demand­ The delegation submitted regarding their prepared­ Traffic police tweets Police. rainfall in an hour was not would be installed by the ing a thorough probe into a memorandum to the police ness for the monsoon. It, Soon after the rain, the Gu­ The rain also resulted in moderate, Deputy Commis­ MCG at this point. the Hauz Qazi incident. chief while asking him to however, brought a wel­ rugram Traffic Police tweet­ power outages in many sioner Amit Khatri said the “The second critical The Delhi BJP has also probe AAP MLA Imran Hus­ come relief from the swel­ ed from its official handle parts of the city, forcing the preparedness of the admi­ point was Sohna Road. We written a letter to L­G Anil sain’s alleged role in the inci­ tering heat. informing the residents residents to take to Twitter nistration was much better were limited in our prepa­ Baijal seeking directions to dent. On Wednesday, Mr. A heavy spell of rain that about the waterlogged to vent their ire. in many aspects and there redness on this road due to the force to move court to Goel had accused Mr. Hus­ started around 3 p.m. led to roads and asking them to Referring to a newspaper was no flooding of under­ ongoing construction,” he seek permission to try juve­ sain of being “involved” in waterlogging at several pe­ plan their travel according­ report quoting Haryana passes this time around. He added. niles allegedly involved in the incident. Rath yatra passes off peacefully

STAFF REPORTER around 600 policemen NEW DELHI were deployed on the rath Amid high­security, Jagan­ yatra route. However, tak­ nath Rath Yatra passed off ing preventive measures, peacefully through the the procession route was walled city on Thursday slightly diverted when it en­ where communal tension tered Hauz Qazi area. took place earlier this Meanwhile, the police on week. Around 200 devo­ Thursday nabbed three tees participated in the pro­ more persons in connec­ cession that started from tion with the alleged van­ Red Fort. dalism of a temple in Old A police officer said that Delhi’s Chawri Bazar area. THE HINDU DELHI FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 CITY 5 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Two minor CM, deputy and kin to join boys held for Vaishno Devi pilgrims assault on five­year­old Delhi government to fund ‘tirth yatra’ for senior citizens Staff Reporter Staff Reporter <> The Opposition is ing with people slated to go NEW DELHI New Delhi trying to politicise on the tirth yatra in batches Two minor boys — aged 10 Chief Minister Arvind Kejri­ this issue. But I — first on July 12 and second and 11 — have been appre­ wal, Deputy Chief Minister want to tell them on July 20. “To all the elder­ hended for sexually assault­ Manish Sisodia and their fa­ that I will continue ly citizens of Delhi, I want to ing a five­year­old girl in milies will join a fully go­ say, this son of yours will south­west Delhi’s Kapashe­ spending money vernment­paid pilgrimage send you on at least one ra on Monday, the police for senior citizens to Vaish­ on the elderly ‘tirth yatra’ in your lifetime,” said on Thursday. no Devi via train on July 20. Arvind Kejriwal he said. A senior police officer C hief Minister The pilgrimage is a part of Attacking the Opposition, said that the victim and the ‘Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Wagah Border­Anandpur the Chief Minister said, “The accused are residents of the Yojana’, under which the go­ Sahib corridor on July 12. Opposition is trying to polit­ same colony and the inci­ vernment will fund the pil­ The beneficiaries are select­ icise this issue. But I want to dent happened when the grimage of citizens aged ed on a first come, first tell them that I will continue girl was playing in a nearby above 60, to different places served basis and 77,000 pe­ spending money on the park. in India, including their tra­ ople — 1,100 from each As­ elderly.” “The accused caught hold vel, stay, and food. The pil­ sembly constituency — will The other three routes of her and took turns to sex­ grimage will cover the Delhi­ be sent on pilgrimage every under the scheme are Delhi­ ually assault her. Mean­ Vaishno Devi­Jammu corri­ year. Mathura­Vrindavan­Agra­Fa­ while, the mother of the vic­ dor from July 20 to 24. On Thursday, Mr. Kejri­ tehpur Sikri­Delhi, Delhi­Ha­ tim reached the park to Mr. Kejriwal will flag off wal made the announce­ ridwar­Rishikesh­Neel­ check on her. Seeing her, the the first trip under the ment at Delhi Secretariat kanth­Delhi, accused fled,” the officer scheme for Golden Temple­ Auditorium while interact­ Delhi­Ajmer­Pushkar­Delhi. said. The mother then called the police who reached the spot and took the victim to a hospital where her medical Truck driver, helper in police examination was conduct­ ed. The victim was dis­ net for smuggling drugs charged the next day. The accused were also ap­ prehended on Tuesday and Over 200 kg of marijuana found in vehicle’s secret chamber sent to juvenile home, the police said. STAFF REPORTER liquor and marijuana. La­ A case under relevant sec­ NEW DELHI ter, he, along with Lal, start­ tions of the Indian Penal ed working for them, the Code and the Protection of Delhi Police arrested a driv­ DCP added. They used to Children from Sexual Of­ er and his helper on Thurs­ smuggle liquor from Harya­ fences Act has been regis­ day for allegedly smuggling na to Bihar and drugs from tered and further investiga­ over 200 kg of marijuana in Odisha to Delhi­NCR, he tion into the matter is under their truck, officers said. said. way, the police added. The accused, Rajkumar Rajkumar was arrested at and Kanhaiya Lal, were The accused in police Masrol in Bihar last year for smuggling marijuana from custody. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT smuggling liquor and was in Odisha to Delhi­NCR, the jail for three months, the police said. “After getting a of the vehicle, Mr. Biswal police said. The arrested ac­ tip­off, the police laid a trap said. cused disclosed that they near Okhla Estate Road and Interrogation revealed had built a secret chamber arrested them around 2.30 that the accused are rela­ in the truck to conceal nar­ a.m.,” said DCP (South­ tives. Rajkumar lives in Fari­ cotics. The chamber has an East), Chinmoy Biswal. dabad and has been driving iron wall between the driv­ During search, 11 gunny trucks for the last seven­ er’s cabin and the container bags containing 205.10 kg eight years. Last year, he of the truck. The cavity was of marijuana were found had come in contact with designed to hide or camou­ concealed in a secret cavity two persons who smuggled flage the narcotics. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 6 NORTH & EAST FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 2 poachers from Patkura Assembly poll on July 20 Suspects Myanmar held Main accused responsible rounded up Press trust of india Counting on July 24; election for the seat was postponed twice in rape case Itanagar Special Correspondent scheduled to be held in the But after Cyclone Fani hit for tension in Meerut held Five suspected poachers, BHUBANESWAR fourth phase of the recently the State on May 3, the Chief Special Correspondent two of them from Myanmar, Election to the Patkura As­ concluded general election Electoral Officer, Odisha, Badar Ali was picked up from a mall in Ghaziabad JAIPUR were arrested from the sembly seat in Odisha, which on April 29. proposed to postpone the The Jaipur police have Kamlang wildlife sanctuary was postponed twice, will be It was, however, ad­ poll schedule, and the ECI Anuj Kumar din Siddiqui, whose role is rounded up a few suspects in Lohit district and over 50 held on July 20, the Election journed due to the death of extended the completion of Ghaziabad also being investigated, said in connection with the al­ kg of meat of the endan­ Commission of India an­ the Biju Janata Dal nominee the election in Patkura by 60 The main accused for the Ali’s image in society was of leged rape of a seven­year­ gered mishmi takin, the nounced on Thursday. Bed Prakash Agarwalla on days. tension in Meerut on Sunday a social worker who stands old girl in Shastri Nagar lo­ goat­antelope, was seized The counting of votes will April 20. The ECI said on Thursday evening, Badar Ali, was ar­ up for the cause of the com­ cality here on Monday from them, police said on be held on July 24. The mo­ Subsequently, the ECI that EVMs and VVPATs will rested on Thursday from the munity. “He gave the call for night, after which violent Thursday. The Myanmar na­ del code of conduct has called upon the BJD on April be used in all the polling sta­ busy Shopprix Mall of the a peaceful protest where I protests were staged and tionals, who are suspected come into force with imme­ 24 to nominate another can­ tions in Patkura. Adequate city. was expected to lead the tension gripped some parts to have sneaked into the In­ diate effect in Kendrapara didate and fixed May 19 as numbers of EVMs and VVPTs The arrest came a day af­ prayer for the departed soul. of the city. Police said the dian territory for poaching district since Patkura comes the next date of polling. The have been made available ter new SSP Ajay Sahni took If we can’t even pray for the suspects were being inter­ wild animals, were appre­ under it. BJD fielded Agarwalla’s wife and all steps have been taken over and announced an dead, we will become dead rogated, but no formal ar­ hended during routine pa­ The election to the Patku­ Sabitri Agarwalla as its to ensure that the poll is con­ award of ₹5,000 for anybo­ Badar Ali after his arrest on as a society.” rests have been made so trolling on July 1. ra Assembly seat was first nominee. ducted smoothly. dy providing information on Thursday. far. Ali. Permission denied Chief Minister Ashok The Yuva Sewa Samiti of SSP Nitin Tiwari. Prof. Siddiqui said as the pol­ Gehlot, who returned here president had given the call “Ali is a known trouble­ ice had not granted permis­ from New Delhi on Thurs­ for the Sunday congregation maker and has been charged sion for the procession, Ali day, took the feedback at the Faiz­e­Aam College to under Sections 147, 148, 149, and he appealed against it. from senior police officers protest against the lynching 353, 187, 188, 332 of the IPC “However, people had to go at Sanganer airport and ap­ of Tabrez Ansari in Jhark­ and Section 7 of Criminal home and the violence pealed to people to main­ hand. According to locals, Law Amendment Act,” said erupted more than 4 km tain peace and communal around 20,000 people as­ SP (Rural) Avinash Pandey. away from the college. Now harmony. sembled at the college. Vio­ “He was also behind the Ma­ the police are saying Section The district administra­ lence erupted when they wana protest and his role is 144 was in place and even tion also extended the sus­ were going back, leading to a suspected in the burning of a the assembly was unlawful. pension of mobile Internet lathi charge. mosque in Machhra block of They can put as many charg­ services in 13 police station The BJP leaders described Meerut in March this year,” es as they want, but they will areas of the city till Friday it as an administrative fai­ he added. have to back it with evidence to check the spread of lure, leading to the transfer Sheher Qazi Zainus Saji­ in court.” rumours. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 8 SOUTH FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I N BRIEF SC refuses H.K. Kumaraswamy named TikTok plea to transfer cases

JD(S) Karnataka president Legal Correspondent NEW DELHI CM’s son Nikhil Kumaraswamy will head youth wing of the party The Supreme Court on Varavara Rao remanded Thursday refused a plea by Special Correspondent araswamy, who represents Chinese company Byte­ in 2-day police custody Bengaluru PAVAGADA Sakleshpur in the State As­ Dance, which owns the A Tumakuru court remanded Putting at rest all specula­ sembly, said: “Despite loss­ short­form TikTok mobile Telugu poet and activist tion, five­time legislator H.K. es, we will work towards video application, to Varavara Rao in two­day Kumaraswamy was appoint­ strengthening the party and Green ride: Tomasz Kozlowski during the launch of the transfer cases relating to its police custody on Thursday. ed Janata Dal (Secular) Kar­ providing support to the electric ‘Namma Auto’ in Chennai. * R. RAGU ban from the Madras High He was produced before the nataka president on Thurs­ Chief Minister. Defeat is not Court to itself for speedy Pavagada JMFC court in day. He replaces A.H. permanent.” disposal. Karnataka in connection with Vishwanath, who tendered Meanwhile, Mr. Vishwa­ Appearing before a the 2005 naxal attack case in his resignation following the nath, who had expressed EU expertise for Bench led by Chief Justice the taluk, in which he was party’s debacle in the Lok displeasure over the func­ of India Ranjan Gogoi, se­ chargesheeted but shown Sabha polls and has since tioning of the coalition go­ nior advocate A.M. Singh­ absconding for nearly a been vocal in his criticism of vernment and its leaders wind energy plants vi, for the company, high­ decade­and­a­half. the coalition government. A.H. Vishwanath handing over the JD(S) flag to H.D. Deve said: “The new president lighted the larger issue of The party appointed Gowda, in the presence of newly appointed office­bearers in should be independent and Ambassador visits Chennai right to free speech and ex­ B asanth Kumar is TTD former legislator Madhu Bengaluru on Thursday. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT get the responsibility as well pression and protection af­ joint executive officer Bangarappa as the working as resources at his disposal. Special Correspondent giga byte of offshore wind forded to intermediaries TIRUMALA president of the party. In a ty’s flag to Mr. Kumaraswa­ Mr. Gowda told the media I’m confident that the party CHENNAI energy in Gujarat and Tamil under the Information Augmenting facilities for surprise move, Nikhil Kuma­ my. While the party leaders, that he would continue to will be organised well.” Ambassador of the Euro­ Nadu,” said Mr. Kozlowski, Technology Act. He said visiting devotees and providing a clean raswamy, son of Chief Minis­ including supremo H.D. work towards strengthening The JD(S) has decided pean Union (EU) to India To­ while adding that Tamil Na­ the petitions pending be­ administration will be ter H.D. Kumaraswamy, has Deve Gowda and Chief Mi­ the party and they would against appointing four masz Kozlowski, who was du has resources for tapping fore the Madurai Bench of accorded a top priority, been appointed the youth nister H.D. Kumaraswamy, complete the process of ap­ working presidents. It has al­ on a two­day visit to the city, offshore wind energy. the Madras High Court P. Basanth Kumar said after wing president. had tried to convince Mr. pointing the other office­ so appointed former Minis­ said India’s first major off­ should be transferred to assuming office of the joint Mr. Vishwanath, who Vishwanath to withdraw his bearers soon. ter N.M. Nabi and legislator shore wind energy power ‘Namma Auto’ the Supreme Court for final executive officer of the headed the party for one resignation, he remained Thanking the party for re­ K. Gopalaiah as senior vice­ plant would be set up soon The EU Ambassador show­ disposal. Tirumala Tirupati year, handed over the par­ firm. posing faith in him, Mr. Kum­ presidents. in Gujarat with the coopera­ cased the environment­ However, the company Devasthanams on Thursday. tion of EU nations and priv­ friendly, EU­funded electric withdrew its plea after the ate companies. rickshaw ‘Namma Auto’ by Bench said it was not in­ Sabarimala Karma Samiti Mr. Kozlowski was here riding it. The ‘Namma auto clined to transfer the case to launch ‘rath yatras’ Meet to discuss on an official visit to high­ project’ was launched early from the High Court to PATHANAMTHITTA Orthodox Church lambasts light cooperation on clean in this year to promote the itself. The Sabarimala Karma revolt against Samithi has decided to launch energy, research, innova­ shift to less polluting auto­ The Supreme Court had ‘rath yatras’ across Kerala and Alencherry tion, education and culture rickshaws in Bengaluru and directed the High Court to in other south Indian States Kerala government’s inaction under the EU­India strategic Chennai. Mr. Kozlowski said decide on April 24 the plea spreading awareness among partnership. electrification of vehicles of TikTok seeking interim Special Correspondent the people on the importance STAFF REPORTER Sharing ongoing develop­ helps reduce the depen­ relief of lifting the ban im­ KOCHI of protecting the custom and KOTTAYAM Will execute order: CM ments in the partnership dence on non­renewable re­ posed by it. The High Court practices attached to the Endorsed by Supreme The permanent synod of with presspersons, Mr. Ko­ sources and creates cleaner on that day lifted its ban on Ayyappa temple at Court’s strictures on the Special Correspondent factions on the the Syro­Malabar Church zlowski said the EU had ex­ cities. the social media app with Sabarimala. Chief Secretary for the Kera­ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM management of parish will meet here on Friday to tended cooperation to India The overall idea of this the condition that the plat­ la government’s failure in Kerala Chief Minister churches in Malankara. The discuss the repercussions in developing offshore wind project is to create aware­ form should not be used to Girl forced to marry rape implementing its order of Ju­ Pinarayi Vijayan told the State is duty­bound to of an open revolt by 250 energy projects in Tamil Na­ ness on switching to electric host obscene videos. On accused, rescued ly 3, 2017, the Malankara Or­ Assembly on Thursday that implement the July 3, 2017 priests against the rein­ du and Gujarat. public transport and intro­ April 3, the High Court di­ HASSAN thodox Syrian Church is con­ his government will order or any other being statement of Cardinal Ge­ “A few years ago, we duce as many electric vehi­ rected the Centre to ban The case of a 13­year­old girl templating legal action implement the Supreme issued by the Supreme orge Alencherry as head of launched the project to as­ cles as possible, he added. TikTok as it voiced concern being allegedly raped by a against the government for Court’s judgement of July 3, Court in this connection, the Ernakulam­Angamaly sess the capacity and now it EU officials have already in­ over “pornographic and in­ 19­year­old in Arkalgud taluk delaying the implementa­ 2017, resolving the the Chief Minister said Archdiocese. The meeting is in the process of imple­ troduced the first set of elec­ appropriate content” be­ and forced to marry him after tion of the order. In its 2017 prolonged dispute between while replying to a is likely to discuss action to mentation. We have shared tric auto­rickshaws in Chen­ ing made available through she got pregnant only to avoid a police case has come verdict, the Supreme Court the Orthodox and Jacobite submission by Antony John. be taken against the our experience and regula­ nai in collaboration with such apps. Though the DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD to light following a call to the had held that 1,100 parishes priests, who had also prot­ tory framework for offshore Chennai Metro Rail to pilot High Court did not object child helpline. The helpline and their churches under ested against the removal power plants. The first off­ electric rickshaws as a feed­ to TikTok being used in staff rescued the girl with the the Malankara Church on Thursday, Catholicos of bite faction. It had not only of auxiliary bishops Sebas­ shore wind energy plant in er service. jest, it pointed out how the help of the Arkalgud police should be controlled by the the East and Malankara Me­ remained insensate to the tian Adayanthrath and Jose Gujarat is in the implemen­ The Ambassador further application could be used and produced her before the Orthodox faction as per the tropolitan Baselios Mar Tho­ court order, but also conti­ Puthenveettil. tation stage. The Indian go­ said that each year, around for crude humour against Child Welfare Committee on 1934 Malankara Church ma Paulose II, head of the nued lending support to the Those supporting Alen­ vernment’s plan is very am­ 50,000 Indian students go innocent parties and lead Tuesday. The accused had guidelines. Church, accused the govern­ Jacobite faction, he said. cherry have demanded ac­ bitious. By 2022, India to study in over 4,000 un­ to violation of the funda­ married her in June. Addressing presspersons ment of siding with the Jaco­ tion against the priests. wants to have a capacity of 5 iversities across Europe. mental right to privacy.

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Mullaperiyar: Kerala gets Hot potato Bengaluru puts curbs 15 days to respond to plea on collection of waste Car park planned in water spread area Will decline mixed waste from Sept. 1 Legal Correspondent activities, would environ­ NEW DELHI mentally affect the catch­ Special Correspondent finalised soon, contractors The Supreme Court on July ment area, the water spread Bengaluru can pick up only segregated 4 gave 15 days for Kerala to area of the dam and conse­ From September 1, only wet wet waste while ragpickers respond to a contempt plea quently the waters of the re­ waste will be picked up dur­ will collect dry waste twice a filed by Tamil Nadu on the servoir, used for drinking ing door­to­door collection week. The civic body also construction of a “mega car and irrigation purposes by every day while dry waste hopes to minimise the waste parking” in the water the people of five districts in will be collected twice a sent to landfills to 13% to 15% spread area of the Mullape­ Tamil Nadu. week. Mixed waste will not and adopt zero tolerance for riyar dam. Tamil Nadu has been ar­ be accepted, and steep fines garbage black spots and A Bench, led by Justice guing that Kerala en­ will be levied on households plastic usage. S.A. Bobde, gave Kerala croached into about 2.5 and apartments that fail to However, citizens remain time to reply, while orally acres, and through this pro­ abide by the rules. skeptical about the imple­ cautioning the State’s offi­ ject, proposed to take over Bruhat Bengaluru Maha­ mentation of the plan, with cials to stay in line. about 20 acres in the water nagara Palike (BBMP) Com­ the current segregation le­ Tamil Nadu has contend­ spread area of the dam for missioner N. Manjunath vels of just 35%. ed that the construction was parking tourist vehicles and Prasad laid down the rules in violation of the top construction of reception at a press conference on SWM cess court’s order and aimed at blocks, cafeteria, a sewage Thursday, where he un­ The BBMP is proposing to preventing the restoration treatment plant, eco­shops veiled a roadmap for solid increase the fines by five of the storage level of the re­ complex, toilets, dining waste management. times, apart from increasing servoir to the original level block, office block, road The civic body has set it­ the solid waste management of 152 ft. work, and road work for self high targets and aims to (SWM) cess to 15% of proper­ Tamil Nadu had earlier battery operated vehicle, achieve 100% door­to­door ty tax from the existing 3%. submitted that the project developing different the­ collection and 90% segrega­ Mr. Prasad pointed out was located in the area matic arboretums, land­ tion levels across Bengaluru that while the BBMP spends leased to it. The project, scaping, etc, intended for Seeking showers: Shortage of rainfall has become a cause of concern for the farmers who grow Chinese potato at Mattumantha by September 2019. nearly ₹1,000 crore on SWM which involves various sup­ tourism and commercial ac­ near Palakkad in Kerala. They say the crop will crash if it doesn’t rain copiously in July. * K. K. MUSTAFAH Under the new garbage annually, it gets just around plementary construction tivities. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC tenders that are likely to be ₹53 crore from SWM cess.

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Polavaram project’s deadline A Japanese touch to Telangana green drive extended by three years Forest Department to introduce the famous ‘Miyawaki’ method in ‘Haritha Haaram’ programme Coffer dam is the first priority, says project authority CEO Special Correspondent a pilot basis. Varghese inspected various KHAMMAM The move is aimed at nurseries in Kusumanchi, Staff Reporter this year. The coffer dam, of ₹1,300 crore on relief and Having been entrusted with creating natural green Mudigonda and Khammam VIJAYAWADA however, would not be af­ rehabilitation was still going the huge task of planting spaces by gradually urban mandals. The Polavaram multi­pur­ fected, he added. on. The audit relating to the around 3.29 crore saplings extending the method, She said adequate pose project, considered a li­ The Estimates Committee expenditure incurred by the under the fifth phase of the well­known for growing saplings had been kept feline for Andhra Pradesh, is had to examine the increase State government on the Telanganaku Haritha mini urban forests in limited ready in around 12,751 gram likely to be completed only in project expenditure. The project before it was de­ Haaram (TKHH) in the spaces in a relatively less panchayat nurseries across by 2022. Committee has asked the clared a national one was al­ district, the Forest time, to other areas in the Telangana to plant 100 crore An indication to this effect State government to submit so yet to be completed, he department has introduced district, sources added. saplings across the length was made by Polavaram Pro­ a few more details. The Cen­ said. the famous Japanese Officer on Special Duty and breadth of Telangana ject Authority (PPA) Chief tral government had already To a question, Mr. Jain “Miyawaki” method of (TKHH) at Chief Minister’s under the fifth phase of Executive Officer Rajendra released ₹6,700 crore for the said he had no information afforestation in the Office Priyanka Varghese TKHH. Kumar Jain after emerging project, he said. on reverse tendering for the Velugumatla urban park planted saplings at the Efforts are under way to from a review meeting here project. The PPA was in no here on a pilot basis to urban park at Velugumatla plant saplings in the areas on Thursday. The PPA team Audits pending way concerned with the ten­ supplement the green drive. Haritha Haram OSD Priyanka Verghese and District Collector in adherence to the which received the initial will visit the site on Friday. Mr. Jain said the State go­ ders. The State government

R.V. Karanan inspecting Velugumatla urban park. * G.N. RAO Miyawaki method of spell of rains in the current Mr. Jain said work on the vernment was yet to com­ would take a call on it, he ad­ Popular technique afforestation on Thursday. monsoon season. coffer dam was partially plete certain formalities ded. The previous govern­ The Forest department has expand the district’s green Collector R.V. Karnan, the She exhorted all sections completed, and a target had with regard to the submis­ ment had announced that drawn up a plan to harness cover as well as to meet the department has decided to Nurseries inspected of people to collectively been set to complete it be­ sion of bills to the Centre, water would be released the popular technique, stipulated plantation target grow native plant species on Mr. Karnan, District Forest strive to make the fifth fore floods hit the area. It which initiated an audit into through gravity by Decem­ developed by Japanese under the TKHH, sources about one hectare in the Officer Praveena, and others phase of TKHH a success was estimated that about the expenditure incurred on ber 2018 and the project botanist Akira Miyawaki, to said. Velugumatla urban park on were present. and help improve 10,000 cusecs of flood water the project in 2014. An audit would be completed in De­ grow urban forests and Thanks to the initiative of the outskirts of the town on Earlier in the day, Ms. Telangana’s green cover. would reach the coffer dam relating to the expenditure cember 2019.

CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

THE HINDU DELHI FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 NATION 9 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

IN BRIEF CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Warning Sea of devotees Newly wed couple issued against insulin pumps

hacked to death in T.N. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI A week after the U.S. Food Govt orders SFIO probe Kin opposed marriage as they were from different SC groups against Jet Airways and Drug Administration Special Correspondent When Solairaja’s mother (FDA) warned about cyber­ NEW DELHI THOOTHUKUDI The government has ordered came to the house in the security risks attached to an SFIO probe into the affairs A couple were murdered by morning, she saw her son some models of insulin of the now defunct Jet an armed gang in the early and daughter­in­law, who pumps manufactured by Airways after finding hours of Thursday in front of was carrying a 60­day­old American medical equip­ instances of fund diversion their house near Kulathur in foetus, lying in a pool of ment supplier Medtronic, and large-scale irregularities, Thoothukudi district of Ta­ blood with multiple cut inju­ India’s apex drug regula­ sources said on Thursday. mil Nadu. ries on their necks and faces. tor, the Central Drug Stan­ Besides, the government The police have picked up Hearing her scream, the dard Control Organisation would oppose airline founder the girl’s father in connec­ neighbours came out to see (CDSCO) has also issued an Naresh Goyal’s plea in the tion with the double murder, the couple murdered. alert. Delhi High Court seeking as he was against the mar­ Solairaja married Jothi in Superintendent of Police CDSCO noted that some lifting of his travel ban. The riage. T. Solairaja, 24, a salt­ April at a temple, reportedly Arun Balagopalan visited the models were vulnerable to sources said Mr. Goyal is pan worker from Thanthai with his family’s support. spot and sent the bodies to hackers and an unauthor­ likely to be summoned by the Pull of faith: Devotees pulling chariots during the annual Rath Yatra in Puri, Odisha, on Periyar Nagar under the Ku­ the Thoothukudi Govern­ ised person with technical Serious Fraud Investigation Thursday. Two persons were killed and seven injured when they came in contact with a live lathur police station limits in room at Thanthai Periyar ment Medical College Hospi­ skills and equipment could Office (SFIO), which comes wire while readying a chariot at Kaliapani in Jajpur district. * PTI the district, was in love with Nagar. Solairaj’s mother was tal for post­mortem. potentially connect wire­ under the Corporate Affairs CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC his co­worker A. Petchiam­ staying at a relative’s house Police suspect that Jothi’s lessly to a nearby insulin Ministry. PTI mal alias Jothi, 21 , police nearby. family, who vehemently op­ pump to change the set­ Amid runway mishaps, sources said. As they be­ On Wednesday night, ow­ posed her marriage with So­ tings and control insulin DGCA starts special audit longed to different groups of ing to a power cut they slept lairaja, might have orches­ delivery. Tribal man Scheduled Caste, the girl’s on the small courtyard in trated the double murder. CDSCO has advised that NEW DELHI MLA’s men pour The Directorate General of lynched in parents opposed the affair. front of their house. As there Demanding the arrest of patients and caregivers Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on was no compound wall the suspects, relatives of So­ should check and see if the Thursday that it had started Tripura Stiff resistance around the house, an armed lairaja, cadre of the Vidutha­ model and software ver­ a special audit of all airlines mud on engineer Despite stiff resistance, So­ gang entered the courtyard, lai Chiruthaigal Katchi and sion of their insulin pump as well as airports located lairaja married Jothi in April and hacked Solairaja and members of the Untoucha­ is affected, keep the insulin in monsoon-affected areas Legislator later surrenders to police Staff Reporter at a temple, reportedly with Jothi to death. bility Eradication Front pump within their control following a spate of runway Agartala his family’s support. When the girl tried to pro­ staged a dharna in front of and not share their pump mishaps recently. The DGCA Staff Reporter A tribal man was lynched After marriage, the cou­ tect herself from the attack­ the mortuary of the Thooth­ serial number and be at­ has also grounded 12 pilots Mumbai by a mob on suspicion of ple started their life in a ers, her left wrist was ukudi Medical College Hos­ tentive to pump notifica­ involved in six recent Days after a Bharatiya Janata theft in a remote village in small house with a single chopped off. pital. tions, alarms and alerts. incidents, which included Party (BJP) MLA from Mad­ Tripura’s Dhalai district on tail strikes and planes hya Pradesh beat up a go­ Tuesday night. The police overshooting the runway. vernment official with a confirmed the incident on The audit of airlines will cricket bat, a Congress MLA Thursday. SC seeks Centre’s response Woman complains of focus on pilot licence from Maharashtra watched The man was attacked currency training or on as his supporters on around 11.30 p.m. in Noa­ requirements for recent Thursday were caught on rampara, a tribal hamlet, on leases to operate mines harassment on train experience that demonstrate that one’s skills and flight camera throwing buckets of under the jurisdiction of experience are “current.” muck at a road department Nitesh Rane, right, watches the Rasyabari police sta­ Case tied to 358 facilities across India Konkan Railway has registered a case official for not repairing as his supporters pour mud tion near the Bangladesh

potholes. on Prakash Shedekar. * PTI border. The police regis­ Legal Correspondent donations,” resulting in a R. Akileish friends, which led to an ar­ Suspense over BJP action MLA Nitesh Rane, who tered a murder case after NEW DELHI “serious financial loss” to Coimbatore gument. The woman shifted against Vijayvargiya represents Kankavali in Mr. Rane was inspecting re­ the family of the deceased, The Supreme Court on the tune of ₹ 4 lakh crore to The Konkan Railway filed a to the general compartment BHOPAL Konkan, later turned him­ pairs on the Mumbai­Goa Budhiram Tripura (36), Thursday gave the Union go­ the public exchequer. case on Wednesday follow­ from the AC berth following Suspense prevailed about self in at the Kankavali pol­ highway, in his Assembly filed a complaint, but they vernment four weeks’ time ing a complaint by an IT em­ the incident. BJP’s action against its ice station and was arrested constituency. The video are yet to make any arrests. to respond to a petition filed Due process bypassed ployee from Coimbatore re­ Responding to her MLA Akash Vijayvargiya as along with some of his sup­ shows Mr. Rane pointing to The police said Budhi­ by advocate M.L. Sharma to Mr. Sharma said the leases garding harassment by a tweets, the Konkan Railway the party’s Madhya Pradesh porters. the condition of the road ram was beaten to death by quash the allotment, exten­ were extended in over 358 group of men allegedly in an said that a case had been re­ unit chief said no decision on and telling Mr. Shedekar “to fellow villagers after he was sion or continuation of leas­ mines without adopting the inebriated state. gistered under Section 145 the matter had been taken yet. Prime Minister Narendra Threatens official suffer today in a manner caught breaking into a es for firms to operate 358 auction process. He even The 27­year­old woman, (drunkenness or nuisance) Modi on Tuesday A video shows Mr. Rane, son common citizens are suffer­ house. Some reports said iron ore mines across the asked the court to consider who had been working in of the Railways Act against disapproved of the conduct of former Maharashtra CM ing every day.” the victim had earlier been country. the issue of recovery of the Coimbatore for about a the “suspected passengers” of Mr. Akash, who had and BJP Rajya Sabha MP Na­ His supporters then emp­ accused of stealing cattle in A Bench led by Justice market value of minerals year, told The Hindu that and that “the enquiry is un­ assaulted a civic official in rayan Rane, threatening the ty buckets of muck on the the village. The police have S.A. Bobde asked the Centre mined illegally for years. the incident occurred on der progress.” Indore, triggering speculation official. officer and also tie him to not confirmed whether the to reply to the PIL, which The plea has arraigned as Sunday night when she The Konkan Railway sent that the party may act against The official to suffer was the railing of a bridge on the lynching was related to cat­ has sought a CBI probe into respondents the Ministries boarded the Coimbatore­Ja­ some pictures for identifica­ the son of Prakash Shedekar, engineer highway. “Now do you get tle theft. the leases. of Law, Mines and Minerals balpur Superfast Special tion of the suspects but its powerful national with the National Highways it? Who has given you the Dhalai district police of­ The plea alleged that 288 and the States of Odisha and train at Thivim near Goa. A none of them matched with general secretary Kailash Authority of India (NHAI). right to sink this area under ficers said the case is under mining leases were extend­ Karnataka, parties, along man allegedly beckoned her the identities of the group of Vijayvargiya. PTI The incident occurred when slime,” he asked the officer. investigation. ed in exchange for “large with the CBI. to sit near him and his men, she said. Weather Watch Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday

Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 17.00 Hrs) Forecast for Friday: Heavy rainfall likely at Uttarakhand, Mad- hya Pradesh, east and west Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, east Rajasthan, sub- Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura city rain max min city rain max min Agartala...... —.... 35.4.... 26.7 Kozhikode ...... 12.8.... 29.4.... 25.4 Ahmedabad...... 1.7.... 32.3.... 27.2 Kurnool...... —.... 36.1.... 26.5 Aizwal ...... —.... 27.8.... 20.1 Lucknow...... —.... 37.7.... 28.8 Allahabad ...... 0.6.... 39.7.... 28.8 Madurai...... —.... 40.0.... 27.0 Bengaluru...... 1.5.... 30.3.... 21.6 Mangaluru...... 5.8.... 31.7.... 25.3 Bhopal...... 1.1.... 27.5.... 23.8 Mumbai...... 4.1.... 30.6.... 25.0 Bhubaneswar ...... 3.5.... 32.0.... 25.6 Mysuru...... —.... 31.0.... 21.3 Chandigarh ...... 29.0.... 31.5.... 25.3 New Delhi ...... —.... 38.6.... 31.2 Chennai ...... —.... 40.4.... 30.0 Patna ...... —.... 35.4.... 27.6 Coimbatore...... —.... 33.5.... 24.0 Port Blair ...... 2.6.... 28.8.... 26.2 Dehradun...... 48.3.... 26.7.... 22.6 Puducherry...... —.... 39.2.... 28.0 Gangtok...... 1.0.... 23.8.... 19.0 Pune ...... 0.2.... 29.9.... 22.9 Goa ...... 3.9.... 30.5.... 25.7 Raipur ...... 0.3.... 29.6.... 24.4 Guwahati ...... —.... 35.0.... 26.9 Ranchi...... 2.0.... 29.8.... 23.0 Hubballi...... —.... 27.0.... 22.0 Shillong...... 0.1.... 26.1.... 17.5 Hyderabad ...... —.... 32.6.... 24.6 Shimla...... 11.2.... 25.5.... 17.3 Imphal...... —.... 32.5.... 22.5 Srinagar ...... —.... 32.0.... 22.3 Jaipur...... —.... 39.2.... 29.4 Trivandrum ...... 8.7.... 31.7.... 25.2 Kochi...... 49.6.... 30.4.... 23.4 Tiruchi ...... —.... 39.6.... 27.0 Kohima...... 20.4.... 25.0.... 18.6 Vijayawada...... —.... 37.6.... 27.9 Kolkata...... 0.1.... 34.8.... 27.8 Visakhapatnam ...... —.... 32.0.... 29.2 (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday

CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE * Ahmedabad ...... 56 170 .84 ....86 .....— .... In observation made at Bengaluru...... 17 .54 .84 ..... — .117 ....* 4.00 p.m., Ballabgarh, Chennai ...... 7 .21 .42 ..139 .....— ....* Haryana recorded an Delhi ...... 15 .19 .29 ..252 .....— ....* overall air quality index * (AQI) score of 193 Hyderabad ...... 10 .47 .11 ....40 ...60 .... indicating a moderate Kolkata...... 12 .43 .18 ....76 ...90 ....* level of pollution. In Lucknow...... 3 .27 .49 ..133 .....— ....* contrast, Eloor, Kerala Mumbai ...... 30 .23 103 ....22 ...71 ....* recorded a healthy AQI Pune...... 62 ...8 .29 ....52 ...52 ....* score of 32 Vishakhapatnam 19 .52 .43 ..128 ...52 ....*

Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues and monuments. NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature death in people with heart or lung disease

CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 10 EDITORIAL FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Expanding India’s share in global space economy ISRO should embrace a civilian identity and, aided by legislation, form partnerships with the industry and entrepreneurs

aster management and search and mission, Gaganyaan, planned for in cities like Bengaluru which is Blue-sky visions rescue services. its first test flight in 2021. These where most New Space start­ups A second area of focus was missions are not just for technolo­ have mushroomed. The ambitions of the Economic Survey earth observation and using gy demonstration but also for ex­ Equally, clear rules and regula­ depend on the implementation of its ideas space­based imagery for a slew of panding the frontiers of know­ tions are essential. ISRO can learn national demands, ranging from ledge in space sciences. from its 1997 SatCom policy which The Economic Survey for 2018­19 reflects the views of R akesh Sood weather forecasting, disaster man­ None of this would have been neither attracted any FDI in the its principal author, Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) agement and national resource possible without mastering the sector nor a single licensee. A simi­ Krishnamurthy Subramanian. And the CEA has made mapping and planning. launch­vehicle technology. Begin­ lar situation exists with the Re­ bold to use the new government’s first economic assess­ rom a modest beginning in These resources cover agricul­ ning with the Satellite Launch Veh­ mote Sensing Data Policy of 2001,

ment­cum­agenda setting exercise to posit a range of the 1960s, India’s space pro­ ture and watershed, land re­ icle (SLV) and the Augmented Sa­ GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO amended in 2011, which too has ideas that he attributes to “blue sky thinking”. From an Fgramme has grown steadily, source, and forestry manage­ tellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV), failed to attract a single applica­ embrace of a “world that is in constant disequilibrium”, achieving significant milestones. ments. With higher resolution and ISRO has developed and refined lion (just 2% of the global market) tion. The 2017 draft Bill raised and the need therefore to adapt to it, to the stress on These include fabrication of satel­ precise positioning, Geographical the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle covering broadband and Direct­to­ more questions because it sought lites, space­launch vehicles, and a Information Systems’ applications (PSLV) as its workhorse for placing Home television (accounting for to retain the dominant role of IS­ drawing upon Richard Thaler’s work in the behavioural range of associated capabilities. today cover all aspects of rural and satellites in low earth and sun syn­ two­thirds of the share), satellite RO/Antrix as operator, licensor, economics of ‘nudge’ for addressing issues including Today, the Indian Space Re­ urban development and planning. chronous orbits. With 46 success­ imagery and navigation. Already, rule­maker and service provider. gender equality, savings and tax compliance, the sur­ search Organisation (ISRO)’s an­ Beginning with the Indian Remote ful missions, the PSLV has an en­ over a third of transponders used Another revolution under way vey attempts to reset multiple paradigms. The broad nual budget has crossed ₹10,000 Sensing (IRS) series in the 1980s, viable record. The for Indian services are leased from is the small satellite revolution. goal is to help drive economic strategy to achieve sus­ crore ($1.45 billion), growing stea­ today the RISAT, Cartosat and Re­ Geosynchronous Satellite Launch foreign satellites and this propor­ Globally, 17,000 small satellites are tained real GDP growth of 8% so as to enable fulfilment dily from ₹6,000 crore five years sourcesat series provide wide­field Vehicle (GSLV) programme is still tion will rise as the demand grows. expected to be launched between of the government’s grand vision of making India a $5 ago. However, demand for space­ and multi­spectral high resolution developing with its MkIII variant, Developments in Artificial Intel­ now and 2030. ISRO is developing based services in India is far grea­ data for land, ocean and atmos­ having undertaken three missions, ligence (AI) and big data analytics a small satellite launch vehicle trillion economy by 2025. For that, the first task is to ter than what ISRO can supply. pheric observations. and is capable of carrying a 3.5 MT has led to the emergence of ‘New (SSLV) expected to be ready in take stock of the economy’s current state. The CEA is Private sector investment is criti­ A third and more recent focus payload into a geostationary orbit. Space’ — a disruptive dynamic 2019. It is a prime candidate, along cautiously confident that the slump in investment, cal, for which a suitable policy en­ area is satellite­aided navigation. Compare this to the French Ariane based on using end­to­end effi­ with the proven PSLV, to be which he rightly identifies as the key driver of growth, vironment needs to be created. The GPS­aided GEO augmented 5, which has undertaken more ciency concepts. A parallel is how farmed out to the private sector. jobs and demand, has bottomed out. Setting the huge There is growing realisation that navigation (GAGAN), a joint pro­ than 100 launch missions and car­ the independent app developers, This requires giving it responsibili­ electoral mandate for the government as an enabler national legislation is needed to ject between ISRO and Airports ries a 5 MT payload, with an Ar­ given access to the Android and ty for AIT activities. that would “push the animal spirits of the economy”, ensure overall growth of the space Authority of India, augmented the iane 6 in the pipeline for 2020. Apple platforms, revolutionised Years ago, ISRO launched the sector. The draft Space Activities GPS coverage of the region, im­ Over the years, ISRO built a smartphone usage. New Space en­ idea of Village Resource Centres to the survey projects real GDP growth to rebound to 7% Bill introduced in 2017 has lapsed proving the accuracy and integri­ strong association with the indus­ trepreneurship has emerged in In­ work in collaboration with local in 2019­20. But the CEA doesn’t shy away from flagging and the government now has an ty, primarily for civil aviation ap­ try, particularly with Public Sector dia with about two dozen start­ups panchayats and NGOs but only ‘consumption’ as being crucial in determining the opportunity to give priority to a plications and better air traffic Undertakings (PSUs) like Hindus­ who are not enamoured of the tra­ 460 pilots have begun. Expanding growth trajectory in the current fiscal year, and in new Bill that can be welcomed by management over Indian airspace. tan Aeronautics Limited, Mishra ditional vendor/supplier model this for rural areas is a formidable pointing out its vulnerability to the health of the mon­ the private sector, both the larger This was followed up with the In­ Dhatu Nigam Limited and Bharat but see value in exploring end­to­ challenge but has the potential to soon­dependent rural economy. With rainfall as on July players and the start­ups alike. dian Regional Navigation Satellite Electronics Limited and large priv­ end services in the Business­to­Bu­ transform rural India if properly 3 about 28% less than average and large parts of south­ System (IRNSS), a system based on ate sector entities like Larsen and siness and Business­to­Consumer conceived as a part of the India ISRO’s thrust areas seven satellites in geostationary Toubro, Godrej and Walchandna­ segments. However, these start­ Stack and the Jan Dhan Yojana. ern and western India in the grip of a crippling drought, Since its establishment in 1969, IS­ and geosynchronous orbits. gar Industries. However, most of ups have yet to take off in the ab­ With the Ministry of Defence clearly the circumspection appears well warranted. RO has been guided by a set of mis­ It provides accurate positioning the private sector players are sence of regulatory clarity. now setting up a Defence Space On the fiscal front, the survey is even less optimistic. sion and vision statements cover­ service, covering a region extend­ Tier­2/Tier­3 vendors, providing Agency and a Defence Space Re­ It lists several challenges to achieving the fiscal deficit ing both the societal objectives ing to 1,500 km beyond Indian components and services. The As­ ‘New Space’ start-ups search Organisation, ISRO should target of 3% of GDP by March 2021: the “apprehensions and the thrust areas. The first area borders, with an accuracy greater sembly, Integration and Testing The New Space start­ups discern a actively embrace an exclusively ci­ of slowing of growth” and the implications for revenue was of satellite communication, than 20 metres; higher accuracy (AIT) role is restricted to ISRO, synergy with government’s flag­ vilian identity. A new Space law for collections; the shortfall in GST collections and the im­ with INSAT and GSAT as the back­ positioning is available to the se­ which set up Antrix, a private li­ ship programmes like Digital In­ India should aim at facilitating bones, to address the national curity agencies for their use. In mited company, in 1992 as its com­ dia, Start­Up India, Skill India and growing India’s share of global perative that it places on revenue buoyancy this year; needs for telecommunication, 2016, the system was renamed mercial arm to market its products schemes like Smart Cities Mission. space economy to 10% within a de­ the hunt for resources to fund the expanded PM­KISAN broadcasting and broadband in­ NavIC (Navigation with Indian and services and interface with They see a role as a data­app buil­ cade which requires a new kind of scheme, Ayushmaan Bharat and other government in­ frastructure. Constellation). the private sector in transfer of der between the data seller (ISRO/ partnership between ISRO, the es­ itiatives; and the impact on oil purchase prices due to Gradually, bigger satellites have With growing confidence, ISRO technology partnerships. Antrix) and the end user, taking tablished private sector and the the U.S. sanctions on import of crude from Iran. It is, been built carrying a larger array has also started to undertake more Today, the value of the global advantage of the talent pool, inno­ New Space entrepreneurs. however, on the policy prescriptions front that the CEA of transponders. About 200 tran­ ambitious space science and ex­ space industry is estimated to be vation competence and technolo­ comes into his own. Central to the recommendations is sponders on Indian satellites pro­ ploration missions. The most nota­ $350 billion and is likely to exceed gy know­how. They need an ena­ R akesh Sood is a former diplomat and the focus on triggering a self­sustaining “virtuous cy­ vide services linked to areas like ble of these have been the Chan­ $550 billion by 2025. Despite IS­ bling ecosystem, a culture of currently a Distinguished Fellow at the telecommunication, telemedicine, drayaan and the Mangalyaan RO’s impressive capabilities, In­ accelerators, incubators, Venture Observer Research Foundation. Email: cle” of savings, investment and exports. To achieve television, broadband, radio, dis­ missions, with a manned space dia’s share is estimated at $7 bil­ Capitalists and mentors that exists [email protected]) which, he suggests, presenting data as a ‘public good’, ensuring policy consistency and reducing the cost of capital. Micro, small and medium enterprises must be nourished, especially firms that are most likely to boost both job creation and productivity, and labour laws Talking sanctions, endangering peace made flexible. Ultimately, it is the implementation that may well decide how “blue sky” these ideas are. The Trump administration’s successive punitive actions against Iran can only be interpreted as a desire for direct conflict

The U.S. built Iran’s first nuclear leading to the JCPOA. India’s investments in Iran’s Raising the bar reactor in 1967. The Shah was clear The JCPOA recognised Iran’s Chabahar port are nominally ex­ that his ambitions went beyond right to maintain a civilian nuclear empt from U.S. sanctions, but they Rahul Gandhi has forced a churn in the nuclear energy, and extended to programme, but placed significant have been damaged anyway since Congress that might lay the basis for a revival nuclear weapons. In 1974, he ex­ restrictions on its size and scope suppliers are reluctant to deliver plained that Iran would acquire for 10 to 15 years. Most important­ equipment. The sanctions have al­ S uvrat Raju ith Rahul Gandhi stating categorically that he nuclear weapons “without a ly, Tehran reiterated that “under so prevented ONGC Videsh, which would not continue as Congress president, doubt, and sooner than one would no circumstances” would it “ discovered the Farzad B gas field Wone uncertainty that had gripped the party ore than a year ago, the think.” Nevertheless, the West seek… nuclear weapons.” The off Iran’s coast, from pursuing its

has ended. But this culmination does not end the disor­ U.S. unilaterally abrogat­ continued to provide nuclear tech­ GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO IAEA was granted unprecedented investments there. der and chaos in the party, which is in a state of paraly­ Med the Joint Comprehen­ nology to his government. powers to inspect Iran’s nuclear Further, New Delhi has refused sis since its rout in the parliamentary election. Mr. sive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and After the Shah was toppled in unambiguous fatwa against nu­ activities, and has repeatedly veri­ to explore several available strate­ Gandhi’s letter of resignation is part self­reflection, began to squeeze the Iranian eco­ 1979, the new government, under clear weapons. fied Tehran’s compliance. gies that could ameliorate the im­ nomy using sanctions. The latest Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Soon after invading Iraq on the So, when the Trump adminis­ pact of sanctions. China has main­ about the Congress in general and his own personal round of sanctions were an­ cancelled his plans for a large nu­ false pretext that it had WMDs, the tration ceased to abide by the tained some commercial ties with role in it, and part a critique of the state of affairs of In­ nounced in June. Iran announced clear­energy sector, retaining only U.S. attempted to build a similar JCPOA last year, this could only be Iran by routing transactions dian politics. Mr. Gandhi felt the need for introspection a week later that it had exceeded a those facilities that had already narrative around Iran, which had interpreted as a message that the through the Bank of Kunlun. U.S. and accountability, and restated his long­held position limit set by the JCPOA on its stock­ been established. Khomeini also established a modest programme U.S. was not interested in arms sanctions on this bank have been that he was in politics not for power but social change. pile of nuclear fuel. declared that nuclear weapons to enrich uranium to fuel its exist­ control, but rather in initiating a ineffective since it is carefully insu­ By sticking to his decision to quit as party chief, he has The U.S.­Iran conflict is often and other weapons of mass des­ ing reactors. The U.S. alleged that direct conflict with Tehran. lated from the U.S. financial sys­ thrown a challenge at his colleagues to find a life out­ portrayed in the media as one that truction (WMDs) were haram — the fuel was intended for a bomb. tem. European countries have at­ involves two flawed actors strug­ forbidden in Islam. Whatever one These allegations were undercut An economy devastated tempted to bypass sanctions side the shelter of the Nehru­Gandhi family. The coterie gling for supremacy on a complex may think about Khomeini’s go­ by U.S. intelligence agencies them­ Over the past year, the U.S. has through a special mechanism that flourished around his mother and predecessor So­ West Asian stage. But a closer look vernment, his spiritual injunctions selves who reported that “in fall made threats, mobilised troops called INSTEX. nia Gandhi had reduced politics to manipulation and reveals a simpler underlying reali­ were taken very seriously. When 2003 Iran halted... nuclear wea­ and warships, and provoked Teh­ It is revealing that India has turned the party into an instrument of vested interests. ty: the Donald Trump administra­ Iraq attacked Iran with chemical pons... activities”. In 2015, after a ran by flying military planes failed to join any of these initia­ A small club of self­seekers who reinforce one another tion is using the U.S.’s clout in an weapons, with the tacit support of multi­year investigation, the Inter­ dangerously close to its border. tives or to develop its own solu­ and don’t face the electorate had taken over the Con­ old­fashioned attempt to assert the Ronald Reagan administra­ national Atomic Energy Agency However, Washington’s primary tion. A few months ago, Prime Mi­ gress years before Mr. Gandhi came on the scene. His the country’s hegemony; Iran is tion, Tehran refrained from res­ (IAEA) went further, declaring that strategy has been to use economic nister Modi boasted that India’s just doing whatever it can to resist ponding in kind despite having the “activities relevant to... a nuclear measures as a weapon. It has pre­ foreign policy had become “fear­ letter is an indictment of these leaders, whose personal U.S. pressure. requisite technology. explosive... did not advance vented foreign entities from trad­ less, bold and decisive”. Is this fortunes never waned, even as the party’s plummeted. It is possible that during the beyond feasibility and scientific ing with Iran, devastating the Ira­ fearlessness restricted to India’s Mr. Gandhi’s limitation is not in his understanding of The Shah connection Iran­Iraq war, some elements studies” and, as a “coordinated ef­ nian economy. interactions with its smaller neigh­ the challenges before the party or the country, or in his The roots of this dispute can be within the Iranian establishment fort”, were only carried out “prior India has also been hurt by bours, or is his government also vision for both. His inexact articulation is not reflective traced back to 1953, when the Cen­ started exploring the possibility of to the end of 2003”. these policies. Until recently, Iran willing to stand up to the biggest of any insurmountable weaknesses. His real failure has tral Intelligence Agency orches­ developing a nuclear deterrent. In spite of these facts, succes­ was one of India’s largest oil sup­ bully in the room and protect In­ been his inability to free the party from the clutches of trated a coup to remove Iran’s Even if this was the case — and the sive U.S. administrations imposed pliers. Even though Iranian oil dia’s interests from Washington’s elected Prime Minister, Moham­ evidence on the matter is far from sanctions on Iran, demanding that came with discounts on freight, destructive policies? what his father Rajiv Gandhi had famously called pow­ mad Mossadegh. After instituting conclusive — these activities were it completely halt uranium enrich­ and favourable terms of payment, er­brokers. In calling for accountability, he is effectively the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza definitely stopped by 2003. In the ment. It was only during President the Indian government obeyed S uvrat Raju is a physicist associated with asking a group to self­destruct for the larger cause of the Pahlavi, the U.S. encouraged him same year, Khomeini’s successor, Barack Obama’s second term that Washington’s dictates and stopped the Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament party, which in turn must fight for the larger cause of to establish a nuclear programme. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, issued an the U.S. sought a temporary truce, purchasing oil from Iran in May. and Peace. Views are personal the country. By refusing to be the façade for their paras­ itical existence, Mr. Gandhi might have forced a produc­ tive churn at all levels. Any moral appeal could only LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. have had a limited impact on the seasoned veterans, but the example Mr. Gandhi set by accepting responsi­ Rahul bows out the Emergency, but made a stand for the principles of of the 2019 elections (News twice for the World Cup, after two players got injured. bility for the defeat while reiterating his commitment to Rahul Gandhi’s resignation strong comeback in 1980 by truth and non­violence. The page, “Ex­officials cast doubt does not come as a surprise. Of course, he is not the first the larger cause might help inspire a resuscitation of as Congress president is a winning back the people’s next president should also on poll result,” July 4). The Mr. Rayadu, a reliable victim of the cricketing the party. But questions abound. Mr. Gandhi himself rare instance of a leader confidence. Mr. Gandhi’s put all his efforts to bring common man was a witness middle­order batsman, was body’s whimsical selection will remain active in politics, as he has made clear, but accepting responsibility for successor can take a leaf back the breakaway parties to blatant violations of the all along tipped to fill the process and, one fears, he how much authority he would want to exercise remains his party’s defeat in out of Mrs. Gandhi’s book. like Trinamool Congress, the Model Code of Conduct by crucial No. 4 spot in the team will not be the last either. elections (Page 1, “Rahul Jayant Mukherjee, Nationalist Congress Party leaders and parties, and should have found a N. Viswanathan, an open question. His insistence on stepping aside also Gandhi formally quits as K olkata and the YSR Congress Party transgressions ignored by the place in the original squad. C oimbatore comes from a realisation that the dynasty tag is more a party chief, makes letter back into the Congress’s fold. Election Commission. The But it was shocking that he more letters online: drag than a booster for his politics, and the party, in the public,” July 4). The fact ■ The Congress should learn Finally, it should utilise the poll body also did not make was not considered even www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/ current environment. The process of reducing the Con­ that his party won 19% of to sail through difficult times popularity of Mr. Gandhi to public the dissenting opinion gress to a family enterprise had started with Mr. Gand­ the national vote share even without a captain from consolidate its presence of Ashok Lavasa. However, corrections & clarifications: >>The report about Telugu hi’s forbears and their supporters as much as their op­ attests to its political the Nehru­Gandhi family. It across the country. one wonders whether the poet and activist Varavara Rao being brought to Karnataka — ponents. Only a family member could have sought to relevance. The need of the should go back to the K. Muhammed Ismayil, petitioners can expect an “Karnataka police take Varavara Rao into custody in 2005 case” hour for the party is to leadership system it followed Koduvally, Kerala honest reply from the EC. (South page, July 4, 2019) — talks about the 2005 naxal attack in Pa­ challenge the notion that the Congress cannot survive vagada taluk of Kolar district. It should be Tumakuru district. choose a strong successor in the pre­Independence Tharcius S. Fernando, without the dynasty. If the absence of a Nehru­Gandhi to Mr. Gandhi, someone period, by electing Petition to EC Chennai It is the policy of The Hindu to correct significant errors as soon as possible. Please specify at the helm was a precondition for the reconfiguration the edition (place of publication), date and page. The Readers’ Editor’s office can be who can help Congress presidents for a year and It is laudable that a group of contacted by Telephone: +91-44-28418297/28576300 (11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to of the Congress and the formation of a viable alternative regain the trust of the conducting sessions in former senior civil servants Rayudu retires Friday); Fax: +91-44-28552963; E­mail:[email protected]; Mail: Readers’ Editor, The Hindu, Kasturi Buildings, 859 & 860 Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002, India. to Hindutva, Mr. Gandhi has created that situation. voters. Indira Gandhi lost different parts of the have listed out serious Ambati Rayadu’s decision to All communication must carry the full postal address and telephone number. No personal the 1977 election following country. The party should irregularities in the conduct retire, after being snubbed visits. The Terms of Reference for the Readers’ Editor are on www.thehindu.com

CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

THE HINDU DELHI FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 OPED 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Can the government help create jobs?

PARLEY Expansion of public employment and a national that Dr. Ranade mentioned are cer­ ber of laws and regulation for tainly valid, but I would argue that various other workers. Mostly they skilling programme could boost employment you also need a very large push in are not implemented. On the other terms of the expansion of public hand, you do have inspector raj of a Data released by the Labour Minis­ large sample surveys of the NSS. employment. And there are two most terrible kind for small and mi­ try show that the unemployment The sampling method has not reasons for this. One, public em­ cro­entrepreneurs. It’s a peculiar rate in 2017­18 was 6.1%, arguably changed; it’s never been a stratified ployment has very obvious, stan­ combination of the worst of all pos­ the highest in 45 years. The Periodic sample, it’s always been a random dard multiplier effects, which are sible worlds, whereby the legisla­ Labour Force Survey (PLFS) find­ sample of households and it always fairly pronounced in a country like tion and things that would actually ings have been the subject of intense tries to capture as many different India, and we know that we are protect workers are simply not en­ scrutiny and debate ever since a forms and levels of education, occu­ hugely lacking in terms of the public forced, and all the kinds of things, leaked report in January revealed a pation and so on and so forth. That’s services that we provide our people. the flexibilities that small producers surge in joblessness as well as a the point of the sample. If you look at the average of pu­ do need are not allowed to them or drop in the labour force participa­ The PLFS is different because it blic employees per population, rather they’d have to pay massive tion rate. In a conversation moder­ was trying to get quarterly data: that which is a kind of indicator of what bribes to be able to take advantage ated by Suresh Seshadri , Jayati is, how does the employment of the public services you’re providing: of any kind of flexibility. Ghosh and Ajit Ranade discuss the same family vary across every quar­ globally the average is 3.5 per 100 Whether it is your street vendor issue. Edited excerpts: ter, and that is very important and REUTERS people, in Europe it’s more like 6 or it is a small person running a would have been very useful. Ho­ per 100, in Scandinavia it’s as high small factory or a small service pro­ Dr. Ranade, how much wever, what the earlier NSS used to ployed. The highest unemployment <> The PLFS data will be as 8 per 100, in India it’s less than 2 vider, all of them have to face the confidence do you place in the do was to take just one quarter for rates are found among the tertiary fine­tuned, but as such the per 100. We are under­providing pu­ rather oppressive hand of the state PLFS data and what do you each household and extrapolate to educated, that is, those who have numbers do tally with other blic services. It’s not just in health in different ways, which doesn’t draw as the key conclusions that for the whole year. If you take done beyond high school, and that indicators of the labour and education. If you actually bring really help them in terms of improv­ from it? the same PLFS data and do that, you reflects the fact that you’re then not market conditions or the public services up to a minimum le­ ing their productivity. Now, does get completely comparable data. willing to take just any job; that you economy’s condition. vel that is required of, let us say, that mean that we should just allow Ajit Ranade: This was started as a The PLFS will give us slightly better will actually try and wait and hope even a lower middle­income coun­ the freedom to hire and fire? I frank­ pilot project about two years ago estimates of how the same family, to get something that, at least, is There are probably dozens and do­ try, Kenya, you would require a tri­ ly think that’s a red herring. I mean, and the purpose was to get a much the same household, responds over vaguely related to your zens of registrations. This just pling of public employment. That, factories do what they want any­ more granular and in­depth under­ a period — over four quarters of the qualifications. makes it very hard for the whole in turn, has massive multiplier ef­ way, this is all nonsense that they standing of the labour market. And year: do they stay in employment, process, to set up and start employ­ fects. All these people who you pay cannot expand. I will take you to there was a change in methodology, do they lose employment, does it go If one accepts the premise that ing people. Then, you have this will get incomes that they will go out factories in the National Capital Re­ from sampling based on expendi­ from casual to regular and so on and improved access to education thing about on­the­job training, that and spend, and when they spend gion where more than half of their ture categories, which was done by so forth. In that sense, it’s a better has led to a more aspirational workers need to be skilled but em­ they will create demand; there’s a workforce are actually daily wagers the National Sample Survey (NSS), survey. The trouble is that it was youth segment, which in turn is ployers don’t want to invest in skill­ huge paucity of demand in the eco­ and do not have a permanent con­ to education status. So, of course really meant to be continuous. We loath to work in low ing. We need a portable national nomy. With that demand, you will tract. So, this notion that factories Jayati Ghosh this is a very welcome initiative, be­ were not supposed to have any gaps remuneration jobs, how do we programme where you acquire ap­ get the emergence of new activities, can’t expand, or employers can’t ex­ is Professor of cause we need better data on the la­ in it at all. So, not only did we get on­ tackle the problem? prenticeships in one firm, you solve which will then generate the kind of pand because of labour laws, I think Economics at bour market. As far as how much ly one year’s data but we then didn’t this problem of underinvestment in entrepreneurs that Dr. Ranade was it’s completely off track. Jawaharlal Nehru confidence we have, since this is the get that for a very long time because AR: This is a very big key challenge skilling by individual firms, so that is talking about and then if there are University best we’ve got, I think we have to it was suppressed. to having adequate, good­quality, a very big agenda. But this is a huge start­ups, if there are micro entre­ AR: On labour laws, I think we have use this data. I’m sure it will be fine­ But, essentially, what it is show­ well­paying jobs and this is a very challenge, how to get firms to hire in preneurs, they will have a market to to move towards a system where the tuned and perhaps the numbers ing us fits very well with all the other large agenda. But since you asked bigger numbers and how to get cater to. In other words, you really laws protect the worker but not the will become more reliable, but as unfortunate indicators, which are me what would help, then one can them a little more into the formal, have to have a big employment push job. So, worker protection is para­ such the numbers do tally with oth­ that there is a real problem of diver­ think of multiple things, each of registered sector. from the government. mount but not job protection. er indicators of the labour market gence of output growth and employ­ which is probably a small step but it conditions or the economy’s ment in the country. Unemploy­ does help. For example, setting up Dr. Ghosh, is the situation of Dr. Ghosh, this talk about the JG: I would argue that at the mo­ condition. ment actually reflects those who are an enterprise. As you know, in India decades­high joblessness more need for reforms to labour ment they protect neither. in the labour force. If you are in edu­ there are perhaps 60 million odd a result of the economy’s legislation, has it been a little Dr. Ghosh, you had in a blog cation, you are simply not in the la­ enterprises, and mostly in the unre­ trajectory or an outcome of wrong­headed? Instead of Lastly, if there’s one single key post pointed to how the PLFS bour force. Those who say, “Oh, it gistered sector. And out of the 60 government policies? focusing on easing restrictions intervention that the Ajit Ranade is data coheres with other doesn’t capture the fact that more million only about one, one­and­a­ on hire and fire and contractual government can do to create Chief Economist estimates including those of the and more people are in education” half million, 1.2 million actually con­ JG: It’s clearly both. This is a pro­ hiring norms, should we move jobs, what would be your with the Aditya CMIE. How do you then view don’t know what they’re talking tribute towards Provident Fund or cess that’s been ongoing for about 15 towards ensuring more prescription? Birla Group opinions that posit that the about. Because the unemployment ESI [Employees’ State Insurance]. years, this separation of economic formalisation, say of high­ unemployment rate is painting rate is the ratio of those who are ac­ So, a very large proportion is in the activity and job creation. So, I think volume job­creating sectors JG: Fill the vacancies [in the govern­ an inaccurate picture when tually seeking work to all of those unregistered or informal sector. So, it’s a deeper structural problem and like construction, with more ment sector], but expand good viewed in the backdrop of who are either employed or seeking as a first step, perhaps we can make part of the difficulty that I am having supportive laws? There are quality public employment. rising school and college work. If you are in education or it easy for these firms to get regis­ with the current government is that some laws, but I think it’s at the enrolment? training, you are not in the labour tered, or to comply. So, the big, big whenever you talk about jobless­ State level and not all of them AR: I would support filling up the force. The high unemployment rate, challenge is in the ease of doing bu­ ness, they seem to see this as a polit­ have been implemented well. vacancies, which are more than two Jayati Ghosh: Many of the criti­ however, does possibly reflect the siness, setting up businesses, get­ ical attack, whereas this is really an million. But also, a national­level ap­ cisms of the PLFS survey are actual­ impact of previous education, ting them registered. You have mul­ issue of economic policy that has JG: You put your finger on it. None prenticeship programme with por­ Scan the QR code to ly not very well informed because which is, and that shows in the data, tiple registrations — you need to deeper roots. of them is enforced. We have actual­ tability, subsidised and well­defined listen to the full they are suggesting that the results the more educated you are, the register for GST, for ESIC [ESI Cor­ Now, in terms of what you do ly pretty good legislation for con­ accreditation, which you can take to interview online are not comparable with the earlier more likely you are to be unem­ poration], for Provident Fund. about it, I think some of the issues struction workers; we have a num­ any part of India.

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC An upbeat tone amid tensions FROM ARCHIVES The gushing rhetoric between India and the U.S. says something about the strength of the relationship FIFTY YEARS AGO JULY 5, 1969 Decade of Disappointment Michael Kugelman Indian official described Ms. Khobra­ (From an Editorial) gade’s treatment as “despicable and In recent weeks, amid an upsurge in barbaric,” while another fumed that The disappointments of the first Develop­ U.S.­India tensions, the rhetoric on “we’re not a banana republic”. In a ment Decade that is ending this year are writ both sides has remained remarkably dramatic response, New Delhi re­ large in the report of the 18­member United upbeat. While there has been ample moved security barriers from the Nations Committee on the goals and strategy criticism from senior U.S. and Indian U.S. Embassy and revoked many of developmental planning for the Second officials, it has largely been directed perks for American diplomats in Development Decade commencing next at policies rather than at the partner­ India. year. Apart from emphasising the responsi­ ship. Even U.S. President Donald bility of the advanced nations to set apart Trump’s India­directed taunts tend Imperative to move forward one per cent of their gross national product to target the issues that aggrieve him In contrast, today the criticism is sof­ for economic assistance to the developing rather than the relationship. ter and the reprisals less dramatic. In countries, the report suggests that “deve­ fact, until New Delhi’s recent deci­ loped countries should attempt to supply at Gushing rhetoric sion to slap retaliatory tariffs on the least 80 per cent of their financial assistance Witness, for example, U.S. Secretary U.S., India had been very restrained in the form of grants by 1975”. It is indeed of State Mike Pompeo’s effusive amid the intensification of trade ten­ true that the volume of net aid has thinned praise for the partnership in June. sions. Additionally, the positive mes­ considerably from year to year, what with “We’ve come a long way,” he said. saging from both sides signals the debt charges (on repayment of principal and “And now the Trump administration commitment of both countries to payment of interest) mounting and the and the Modi administration have an work through their disputes — a com­ CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC quantum of total aid steadily going down. A incredibly unique opportunity to mitment rooted in the realisation NOTEBOOK larger element of grant in the assistance gi­ take advantage of this special part­ that there is a strategic imperative to ven will no doubt help. But more lasting help nership. We can move further.” Mr. move forward. Washington and New would be opportunities for increasing trade Pompeo and External Affairs Minis­ Delhi appear to genuinely believe The many ways of watching a movie and this would call for the advanced nations ter S. Jaishankar ex­ that their shared vision for lowering their trade barriers. The trade pic­ pressed similar sentiment Asia — a free, open, rules­ One man’s abuse is often entertainment for many ture, however, remains unchanged despite about the relationship based system meant to the much­boosted Kennedy Round of tariff and expressed hope that push back against Chinese Namrata Joshi peated itself with Kabir on to your own little raft of than a convenient carica­ concessions. they could overcome its power — ensures a conti­ Singh. The majority of personal opinions in the ture in the south? Was the obstacles when they held nued strong partnership. Sometimes it’s not a movie viewers rolled in laughter face of tidal waves threa­ Kantaben track in Kal Ho A HUNDRED YEARS AGO JULY 5, 1919. a joint press conference To be sure, such future but the experience of as a deplorable scene of tening to drown you. I Naa Ho about homosexual­ in New Delhi several days comity is far from guaran­ watching a movie that stays abuse — a house help being choke on my coffee often, ity or was it a joke about Gold Theft at Mint. ago. And President teed. As pointed out in a re­ in the mind — and not en­ ill­treated and threatened feeling the sheer solitari­ homophobia? Be it the ba­ Trump himself said of the cent essay by the Brookings tirely for the right reasons. on screen — played out. ness of being at a tangent latkaar (rape) gag in 3 Mr. Aston, Chief Presidency Magistrate, on relationship at the G20 Institution, converging For me, the popular Once There was evident appro­ from the larger film au­ Idiots or the ageist one in Thursday [July 3, in Bombay] disposed of a meeting in Osaka: “We have become U.S.­India views on China following Upon A Time In Mumbai val when the heroine was dience universe. But more Sanju about a 91­year­old case in which Harold Durham, head melter great friends and our countries have the 1962 India­China war did not lead franchise will always be slapped; I flinched. It’s not often than not, my digres­ woman, what may have of His Majesty’s Mint in Bombay, stood never been closer. I can say that with to deeper cooperation. Still, the pos­ about grandiloquent lines. to do with women alone. In sive beliefs strengthen in been offensive and politi­ charged at the instance of the C.I.D. with dis­ surety.” itive rhetoric telegraphs the belief on There is one exchange in Badrinath Ki Dulhania the the process and I feel the cally incorrect to a small posing of gold on three occasions, valued at Given that the U.S.­India relation­ both sides that the relationship, Once Upon A Time In Mum­ assault on a man evoked urgency to state them can­ section is also the kind of nearly Rs. 6,000 and on attempting on the ship is suffering through one of its warts and all, remains on a positive bai Dobaara! between big laughs. I couldn’t un­ didly and vigorously. It broad and adolescent hu­ 9th May to dispose of through an agent a most challenging periods in years, trajectory, at least for now. Akshay Kumar and So­ derstand what the joke makes me dive deeper into mour that has more ready gold bar valued at Rs. 3,594, when he knew it’s natural to dismiss such happy talk Also, the relationship could even­ nakshi Sinha in which Ku­ was. the personal. The consen­ takers than you can even it to be stolen. At the opening of the case the as a mere ploy to mask the serious tually turn sour and even plunge into mar tells his lady­love: Are these scenes and res­ sus around fires up the con­ begin to imagine. One wo Crown Prosecutor, Mr. Campbell, stated that strains in the partnership. In reality, a full­blown crisis. Imagine if the U.S. “Paanch minute mein izzat ponses a reflection of the trarian in me. (man)’s abuse is often en­ Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr. Harkar the gushing rhetoric is more signifi­ were to investigate India’s trading utaar sakta hoon (I can inherent conservatism and Simultaneously there is tertainment for many. on receipt of information that gold was be­ cant than it may seem — and it says practices, or if it penalises New Delhi rape you in five minutes).” I toxicity of our society or also the wonderment at the But on some rare occa­ ing smuggled from the Mint through one something about the continued for completing its S­400 deal with don’t know what hit me are they indicative of cine­ many possible ways of see­ sions there is harmony. I Kashiram, a subordinate of the Mint, and strength of the relationship. Russia. Such moves would ratchet up more: the obnoxiousness ma’s role in the formation ing. I often wonder wheth­ don’t think I would have sold to one Rahimtullah in the city, laid a For one thing, it is a reminder of tensions to the point where any effu­ of the hero and his expres­ and acceptance of newer er I am watching the same been able to sit through the trap and arrested Kashiram while he was dis­ just how much worse things could sive rhetoric would sound disingenu­ sion of so­called love or the and more insidious themes film as the people around inanity of Race 3 were it not posing of a gold bar weighing 112 tolas at Ra­ be. The last time the relationship ous more than reassuring. But that’s catcalls and whistles of the being played by role mo­ me. And it’s not just to do for the manner in which himtullah’s shop. Kashiram implicated Dur­ faced a particularly bad stretch was not where we are today. audience in reaction to this dels? The eternal debate with gender representa­ the audience was laughing ham. Mr. Campbell further stated that they in 2013, when India’s deputy consul statement. The insensitivi­ rages on. tion, it’s also about humour at its cheesiness. They sang were unable to show from the Mint records general in New York, Devyani Kho­ ty and inappropriateness Meanwhile, for a film and how it is perceived. A the ditty written by ‘Bhai’, that there was any shortage in the gold and bragade, was arrested in New York, The writer is Deputy Director and Senior of the response made me critic, watching a film ‘first Mehmood in Padosan may “Ik baar baby, selfish hoke, the only suggestion that they could make subjected to a strip search, and brief­ Associate for South Asia with the Asia feel vulnerable, disgusted day, first show’ all alone on have brought the house apne liye jeeyo na ”, in un­ was that it was just possible that very small ly jailed. During that tense period — Program at the Woodrow Wilson and angry in turn. a Friday morning often down in north India, but ison, deliberately out of amounts might have been taken at a time much tenser than today — there was International Centre for Scholars, That was in 2013. Six feels like being marooned was the character per­ tune. My heart couldn’t which in the course of time, when accumu­ no happy talk, only angry words. One Washington, DC years later, the story re­ on a choppy sea, holding ceived as anything more help but sing along. lated must have made up the full amount. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 12 NEWS FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE F ROM PAGE ONE Cong. begins search for chief Rahul, Yechury plead Survey sets out blueprint Ahmed Patel reaches out to senior leaders to decide on Rahul’s replacement ‘not guilty’ in libel case Court grants bail, waives appearance for $5 tn economy Sandeep Phukan NEW DELHI Special correspondent Notably, the Survey made A day after the formal resig­ Mumbai Rahul to the point that data must be nation of Rahul Gandhi as Congress leader Rahul viewed as a public good and the Congress president, se­ Gandhi and CPI(M) general appear in used in a concerted way to nior Congress leaders on secretary Sitaram Yechury deliver services. Thursday intensified their in­ pleaded “not guilty” before Bihar court It said that as data of so­ formal discussions on a pos­ the Mazgaon court on cietal interest is generated sible replacement for Mr. Thursday in a criminal defa­ Special correspondent by the people, it can be Gandhi even as his sister, Pri­ mation case filed against Patna created as a public good yanka Gandhi Vadra, en­ them by a Rashtriya Congress MP Rahul Gandhi within the legal framework K. Subramanian dorsed her brother’s Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is to appear in a local court of data privacy. decision. worker for making allega­ in Bihar on July 6 in connec­ The government must in­ er firms. Regarding employ­ Congress treasurer tions against the Sangh after tion with a defamation case tervene in creating data as a ment, the Survey pointed Ahmed Patel has once again the murder of journalist filed against him by senior public good, especially of out that the general appre­ emerged a key leader who is Gauri Lankesh in 2017 in State BJP leader Sushil Ku­ the poor and in social sec­ hension was that a high in­ reaching out to senior lead­ Bengaluru. mar Modi over a “Modi” sur­ tors. vestment rate would mean ers including Chief Ministers Metropolitan magistrate name jibe during the elec­ Interestingly, the Survey labour would be substituted of Congress­ruled States to P.I. Mokashi granted bail to tion campaign. talked about merging the out by capital. This, the arrive at a consensus Mr. Gandhi on the surety of The State Congress con­ distinct datasets held by the authors said, was an incor­ candidate. Business as usual: A day after making public his resignation letter, Rahul Gandhi was in Mumbai former MP Eknath Gaikwad firmed Mr. Gandhi’s visit. government into a single da­ rect assessment as shown by Party insiders say like Mr. on Thursday to attend court proceedings. * VIVEK BENDRE and Mr. Yechury was grant­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD taset, which would generate the Chinese model. Gandhi, his mother and Con­ ed bail on the surety of CPI “multiple benefits.” “The Chinese experience gress Parliamentary Party “Few have the courage that seems to be running out for and his deputy, Sachin Pilot. (M) party worker Shanta­ the farmers and the labour­ Another key area of focus illustrates how a country (CPP) chairperson Sonia you do, @rahulgandhi. the Congress and its highest A section of the Congress ram Mankaumare. ers. This is a fight of ideolo­ for the Survey was the with the highest investment Gndhi too turned down sug­ Deepest respect for your decision­making body, the said former PM Manmohan Advocate Kushal Mor, re­ gies, and it will continue.” MSME sector and how to rates also created the most gestions from her party col­ decision.” Congress Working Commit­ Singh could easily emerge as presenting Mr. Gandhi told Complainant advocate make it grow so as to boost jobs,” the Survey’s authors leagues that she should in­ Mr. Gandhi’s decision to tee (CWC). a consensus candidate if Dr. The Hindu, “both have also Dhrutiman Joshi alleged profit creation, job creation, wrote. volve herself in the selection go public also prompted Though no official an­ Singh agrees to shoulder the been granted permanent ex­ that while speaking to a re­ and enhance productivity. When the full value chain of the next party chief. former Uttarakhand Chief nouncement has been responsibility. emption from appearance porter outside Parliament, It noted that ‘dwarf’ firms is examined, Dr. Subrama­ The Gandhi family, Minister Harish Rawat to fol­ made, the CWC could be The Congress constitution in the case and the matter Mr. Gandhi, had linked the (with less than 100 work­ nian explained in the press claimed sources, didn’t want low in his footsteps. He meeting as early as the next mandates that in the event of will be heard on September RSS with Gauri Lankesh’s ers), accounted for more conference, then it becomes a new Congress chief to be tweeted that he had stepped week to zero in on the an emergency including the 21.” murder. than 50% of all organised clear that capital investment viewed as the family’s nomi­ down as the party’s general successor president’s resignation, “the Former MP Sanjay Niru­ Mr. Yechury had also al­ firms in manufacturing by fosters job creation since nee. But she is learnt to have secretary in­charge of Assam Names that are doing the senior most General Secre­ pam, Mumbai Congress pre­ legedly made a statement number. capital goods production, conveyed her ‘full support’ for the poor showing in the rounds include former Con­ tary will discharge the rou­ sident Milind Deora and that it was the RSS ideology Despite this, their contri­ research and development, to look for Mr. Gandhi’s suc­ State. gress leader in the Lok Sabha tine functions of the Presi­ Congress leader Naseem and RSS men who had killed bution to employment was and supply chains also gen­ cessor. With the next round of As­ Mallikarjun Kharge, former dent until the Working Khan were present with Mr. Lankesh. The two leaders just 14% and to productivity erate jobs. Congress general secre­ sembly elections in Maha­ Home Minister Sushil Kumar Committee appoints a provi­ Gandhi during the hearing. are also facing a civil defa­ a mere 8%. Large firms, on The Survey also pointed tary, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, rashtra, Jharkhand and Ha­ Shinde, general secretary sional President pending the Addressing the media af­ mation case for a similar the other hand, are just 15% to the need for labour re­ too supported her brother’s ryana coming up around Mukul Wasnik, Rajasthan election of a regular Presi­ ter the hearing, Mr. Gandhi statement made by them in number but account for form, highlighting the fact decision when she tweeted, October­November, time Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot dent by the AICC.” said, “I am with the poor, outside Parliament. 75% employment and close that factories in States that to 90% of productivity. The­ have flexible labour markets refore, there is a need to are much more productive “unshackle” MSMEs and en­ than those in States with ri­ Pakistan action exposes Don’t punish able them to grow into larg­ gid laws. Penalty, jail term to private terror complicity: India southern entities storing Aadhaar data States: Jairam Take irreversible steps: Ministry Govt. can sell PSU Special correspondent special correspondent LS clears Aadhaar amendment Bill amid stiff opposition New Delhi land, says CEA NEW DELHI Congress MP Jairam Ra­ Reported Pakistani actions special correspondent mesh sought an assurance against terrorists and terror NEW DELHI SC to hear case today from the government in groups have exposed the The Lok Sabha cleared the the Rajya Sabha on Thurs­ country’s complicity in us­ Aadhaar and Other Laws Krishnadas Rajagopal tabase to be exploited by day that the five southern ing terrorism as a tool of sta­ (Amendment) Bill, 2019 by a NEW DELHI private players for commer­ States will not be punished tecraft, the External Affairs voice vote on Thursday. The A Supreme Court Bench led cial gain. by reducing their represen­ Ministry said here on Thurs­ Bill replaces an Ordinance by Justice S.A. Bobde is sche­ The petition said through tation in Parliament just day. promulgated on March 2 and duled to hear on Friday a the new regulations, the Un­ because they managed to The statement comes provides for a stiff ₹1 crore writ petition challenging the ique Identification Authority control their population. amid reports that JuD chief penalty and a jail term to new Aadhaar Ordinance and of India seeks to commer­ The six States that have Hafiz Saeed and 12 of his private entities for storing Regulations, saying they will cialise personal data of citi­ total fertility rates in excess close aides will be arrested Hafiz Saeed Aadhaar data. create a “surveillance state” zens and use of Aadhaar da­ of the replacement level of “very soon”, a day after Pa­ It also makes the use of and enable the Aadhaar da­ tabase by private entities. 2.1 are Uttar Pradesh, Bi­ kistani authorities booked they try to show the interna­ Aadhaar voluntary for open­ CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC har, Rajasthan, Madhya them for multiple offences tional community that they ing a bank account, securing Pradesh, Jharkhand and of terrorism financing and are taking some action a mobile phone connection, the common man has in this ment has been given power Chhattisgarh, he pointed money laundering. against terrorist groups op­ or receiving treatment in government,” he said. to frame laws, and we are out. At the weekly media erating from their soil. They hospital. “There is a clear injunc­ not violating the Supreme “Even the much­herald­ briefing, Raveesh Kumar, stand completely exposed tion that data or biometrics Court judgment.” ed model State of Gujarat “This is something that can ing.” The subdued tax re­ spokesperson of the Minis­ as far as their claim of taking Data protection cannot be stored. The bene­ “This is my Aadhaar card would have reached this be thought about as well, ceipts were mainly due to try, said Islamabad should steps against terrorist Union Minister of Electron­ fits of the scheme will not be [Mr. Prasad held up his card landmark 20 years after that the 51% majority stake slower economic growth, he take irreversible steps groups in Pakistan is con­ ics and Information Tech­ denied to someone who in the House]. This has my undivided Andhra Pradesh of the government... instead said. against the groups responsi­ cerned,” said Mr. Kumar, nology Ravi Shankar Prasad, does not have Aadhaar. If name and some very basic and Karnataka, 25 years af­ of looking at it as 51% only of “Tax revenues them­ ble for incidents such as the saying that Pakistan’s an­ speaking about the Bill, as­ privacy is the question being information about me but ter Tamil Nadu and 30 the government, you can selves depend on growth,” 26/11 Mumbai attack. nounced financial crack­ sured the House that the go­ raised, I want to ask: if the what it does not have is my years after Kerala,” Mr. Ra­ look at a situation where it is he said. “Last year, we “Pakistan claims that down on banned militant vernment is also working on people of the country are race, religion, caste. My bio­ mesh said. 40% of the government and clocked 6.8% and the bu­ they have taken steps groups is not sufficient. a data protection Bill, which happy, why are some mem­ metric details, which are in By 2050, population in 11% of LIC, that is also 51% ef­ oyancy in the indirect taxes against terrorists and terro­ The steps against the ter­ will be brought in at a later bers of the House unhappy? the system, cannot be ac­ the five southern States will fectively,” he said. “And that has not been that great be­ rist outfits, but when it ror outfits were undertaken date to ensure data privacy We have ensured safeguards cessed under any decline from the present change can enable you to cause of a lot of tax conces­ comes to taking action just days after Pakistan for all Indians. for the prohibition of data provision.” level of about 15% to raise a lot more money from sions that were given over against the people that we faced the heat at the FATF “Aadhaar is voluntary. It theft,” Mr. Prasad asked. Trinamool Congress lead­ around 12% while the share divestment as well. The div­ the last year. Once that is have demanded, they go in­ (Financial Action Task is a wholesome amendment Speaking on the possible er in the Lok Sabha Mahua of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, estment targets are expect­ streamlined, the tax bu­ to a denial mode, they even Force) and barely escaped in compliance with the Su­ violation of the Supreme Moitra said the Bill strikes at Madhya Pradesh and Rajas­ ed to fill in some of the gaps oyancy for indirect tax deny that they exist in their from being blacklisted. preme Court order and it is Court judgment on Aadhaar, the very heart of an indivi­ than will increase from that the tax revenue is creat­ should improve.” country. On the other hand (With PTI inputs) also a mark of the trust that the Minister replied: “Parlia­ dual’s privacy. about 40% to about 44%. Centre banks on Kashmir ‘Enhance prestige Protesting Mahua Moitra moves veterans meet panchayats for political dividend of Parliament’ Rajnath Singh privilege motion Amit Shah appeals to first­term MPs special correspondent TV channel accused her of ‘plagiarism’ Attempt to have village­level set­ups with enough funds NEW DELHI Special Correspondent A group of veterans of the SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Nistula Hebbar the 14th Finance Commis­ issue. “Why should I give NEW DELHI Indian Ex­Servicemen NEW DELHI SRINAGAR sion could not be released or any proof to agencies that Union Home Minister Amit Movement met Defence Trinamool MP Mahua Moi­ The conduct of panchayat disbursed,” said a govern­ there is a threat to my life? Shah on Thursday told first Minister Rajnath Singh ear­ tra on Thursday moved a elections in Jammu & Kash­ ment official. The fact that I held on to the term MPs of the Lok Sabha lier this week to apprise breach of privilege motion mir in November­December The attempt is to shore up Indian flag by the simple fact that they must work to en­ him of their protest de­ in the Lok Sabha against a last year, despite boycotts by the panchayats by infusing of contesting should be hance the prestige of Parlia­ manding the “rightful im­ private Hindi news channel prominent regional outfits the village­level set­ups with enough,” she said. Abid Hus­ ment, pointing out his own plementation” of One and its Editor for reporting such as the National Confe­ enough money for infras­ sain Khan, from Kulgam said agreement with the view Rank, One Pension (OROP) that her first speech in Par­ rence and the Peoples De­ tructure such as panchayat that elected sarpanchs have that legislatures had “wea­ and the ongoing case in the liament was plagiarised. mocratic Party (PDP), has buildings and small works, been getting some blow back kened” over time ceding Supreme Court over the When she raised the issue Mahua Moitra had an interesting spin­off the bigger plan is to create locally. “We were accused by space to the judiciary and issue. during Question Hour, however, with the coming some traction for devolution others of being the agent of executive. Amit Shah “He is new to the de­ Speaker Om Birla informed Singh told the House that release of ₹2,600 crore of powers at the grassroots, some [security] agencies. If Addressing first­time Lok fence ministry; so we were her that he had received a Puducherry Lt. Governor granted by the 14th Finance and an alternative space for the sarpanchs have risked all Sabha members at an orien­ our territory,” he said. keen to brief him at the ear­ notice and the matter was Kiran Bedi had expressed Commission as the State’s political activity. Whether or to contest, then the govern­ tation programme, Mr. Shah “I as a parliamentarian liest on our main issue, under his consideration. her ‘deep regret’ over her share for devolution to pan­ not the experiment will pay ment should encourage us said the blame for it lay with agree with this but will say OROP,” Major General Sat­ However, when she tweet on the water crisis in chayats. off is still to be seen, but de­ by all means available,” he the legislature and cau­ that blame for it does not lie bir Singh (retd), Chairman named the channel and the Chennai and urged it to put Apart from this amount, volution, as witnessed in said. tioned that a continued with the judiciary and exec­ of IESM, told The Hindu. Editor, Mr. Birla didn’t allow the matter to rest. an outreach to 9 lakh people other parts of the country, is skewed balance between utive but the legislature, us “He listened to us very pa­ it as the journalist was not a The Minister said the with government pro­ a process that creates its Leading from below the three pillars of democra­ all. There is such a fine ba­ tiently. He was non­com­ member of the House. After Home Ministry had taken grammes in the next six own possibilities. A fact that Home Minister Amit Shah cy could be devastating and lance that if they allow the mittal as he has to go drawing praise on social me­ notice of Ms. Bedi’s remarks months has been set for the the Centre is counting on. told Parliament last week even imperil democracy. legislature to go down, oth­ through the whole corres­ dia for her speech, the Tri­ — in which she blamed the administration of the State. that other levels of local bo­ “Over a period of time, er institutions will automati­ pondence and go through namool MP was trolled on ‘corrupt politics’ of Tamil This would involve a disbur­ Sticking points dies will be seeing polls this is everybody’s com­ cally encroach on its turf,” a process. He said he will allegations of plagiarism. Nadu for the water crisis in sement of nearly ₹1,600 While the fund situation is soon. Senior government of­ plaint and rightly so that the he told the MPs. speak to us again after “The reason there is so Chennai — and said the mat­ crore under various heads likely to ease post budget, ficials in Srinagar shared the legislature has weakened a “This is our duty to that,” Maj. Gen. Singh ad­ much of mudslinging and ter was also raised in the such as the Mahatma Gandhi the political questions, ho­ view that a vast infusion of bit, and the judiciary and ex­ strengthen it,” Mr. Shah ded. The delegation of se­ lies sold as news to the un­ House by DMK leader T.R. National Rural Employment wever, remain. Speaking to political workers, both as ecutive have dominated it a said. He asked them to use ven veterans met the Minis­ suspecting public all over is Baalu on Wednesday. Guarantee Act and the Inte­ The Hindu, Shaheena Par­ part of and separate from little. For this, we some­ the MPLAD funds allocated ter on July 1. Veterans because the perpetrators When Mr. Baalu raised grated Child Development veen, elected sarpanch from the State’s main political times blame judiciary or ex­ to them annually as per pre­ under the IESM banner are allowed impunity by the the issue, Mr. Singh said Ms. Scheme. “Since Kashmir did Bijbehara, the pocket bo­ parties, is a phenomenon ecutive, saying that bureau­ scribed guidelines, and said have been protesting at powers that be,” Ms. Moitra Bedi has apologised and the not have local body polls rough of the PDP’s Muftis, that could have an effect on crats do not hear us or many MPs had received a Jantar Mantar since OROP tweeted. matter should be treated as from 2011, the grant from says that security remains an the politics of the State. judiciary has encroached on bad name by not doing so. was notified in 2015. Defence Minister Rajnath closed.

CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

THE HINDU DELHI FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 ECONOMIC SURVEY 13 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

‘Greying India must delay retirement’ Needed: a well­designed

Survey says the elderly population is expected to nearly double from 8.6% in 2011 to 16% by 2041 minimum wage system

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT pension funding, and retire­ Survey calls for streamlining the complex mechanism NEW DELHI ment age, states the survey. India may have to raise the “Increasing the retire­ retirement age as the coun­ ment age for both men and Special Correspondent Apart from increasing the try sees a rapid increase in women going forward could NEW DELHI ambit of the minimum wage the size of the elderly popu­ be considered in line with A well­designed and stream­ system, it recommended de­ lation over the next two de­ the experience of other lined minimum wage system ciding minimum wages on cades due to the slowing countries. This will be key to is required to reduce wage the basis of skills and split down of the population the viability of pension sys­ inequality in the country, across geographical regions. growth rate, according to the tems and would also help in­ the Economic Survey says. With the government in the Economic Survey 2018­19. crease female labour force Currently, the minimum process of bringing the Code It is forecast that the pop­ participation in the older wage system, under the Mi­ on Wages Bill in Parliament, ulation rate will grow less age­groups,” it suggests. nimum Wages Act, 1948, in the survey said the rationali­ than 1% from 2021 to 2031 Many countries such as India is complex, with 1,915 sation of minimum wages and under 0.5% from 2031 to the U.S., Germany and different minimum wages proposed by the Bill should 2041. This is primarily due to France have already raised defined for different job ca­ the law did not discriminate be supported. the fall in the total fertility the retirement age to reduce tegories across States, the between men and women, The survey suggested the rate (TFR), which is project­ the burden on pension fund­ survey said. Despite the analysis of different wages government should notify a ed to decline between 2021­ ing. The working­age popula­ complex system, workers showed a bias. “national floor minimum 2041 and fall below replace­ tion is expected to see a large were still falling through the “For instance, women wage” across five regions, af­ ment level fertility at 1.8 as increase leading to India’s gaps, it said. dominate in the category of ter which the States can fix early as 2021. demographic dividend peak­ “One in every three wage domestic workers while their own minimum wages, The total fertility rate of ing around 2041, when the workers in India is not pro­ men dominate in the catego­ but not lower than the floor 2.1 is called the replacement share of those in the age tected by the minimum ry of security guards. While wage. level fertility below which is already below the effective by 2031, all States are likely ween 0­19 years, which is on group of 20­59 is expected to wage law,” it said, citing the both these occupations fall This, it said, would bring populations begin to decline. replacement level fertility. to see below replacement le­ the decline, is likely to drop hit 59%. The survey high­ International Labour within the category of un­ uniformity and make States For India, the effective re­ At the State level, south­ vel fertility. from as high as 41% in 2011 to lights that this will mean ad­ Organisation. skilled workers, the mini­ “almost equally attractive placement level fertility is ern States as well as West The size of the elderly 25% by 2041. ditional jobs will have to be For instance, the survey mum wage rate for domestic from the point of view of la­ slightly higher than the nor­ Bengal, Punjab, Maharashtra population, 60 years and This will throw new policy created to keep pace with an­ stated, domestic workers workers within a State is bour cost for investment as mal benchmark due to the and Himachal Pradesh have above, is expected to nearly challenges such as provision nual increase in working­age were covered under mini­ consistently lower than that well as reduce distress mi­ skewed gender ratio and is at below replacement level fer­ double from 8.6% in 2011 to for health and old­age care, population of 9.7 million mum wage laws in only 18 for the minimum wage rates gration.” 2.15­2.2. The current TFR in tility and will see TFR de­ 16% by 2041, whereas the access to retirement­related during 2021­31 and 4.2 mil­ States and Union Territories. for security guards,” the sur­ The floor wage is current­ 14 out of the 22 major States cline to 1.5­1.6 by 2021. And population size of those bet­ financial services, public lion during 2031­41. It also pointed out that while vey said. ly non­statutory. Only tall claims, no vision, says Opposition Glosses over plight of millions, whitewashes terrible economic record of past five years: Yechury

S pecial Correspondent out any basis in facts,” he fuzzy about the govern­ New Delhi said. Mr. Yechury added that ment’s vision. “Spent three The Opposition parties any growth strategy on priv­ hours this afternoon, speed slammed the Economic Sur­ ate investment will be a non­ reading the two volumes of vey saying that it made tall starter. the #EconomicSurvey2019 claims, was clueless on the “Economic growth needs It’s a cloudy, overcast after­ government’s vision for the more purchasing power noon in Delhi. Enough said,” Outlook is country and did not reflect amongst people, not more Mr. O’Brien tweeted. ground reality. investment with higher un­ pessimistic: CPI(M) General Secretary employment,” he added. Stagnant growth Sordid state: Garbage clogging a drain near the Seelampur Sitaram Yechury said it ig­ The Economic Survey Chidambaram area in New Delhi. * R.V.MOORTHY nored the challenges faced ‘Glossing over’ showed that India’s growth by millions of Indians. The The survey, he said, glossed rate was stagnant, Aam Aad­ SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT leader also said the survey over the major challenges Communist Party of India, making tall claims in flowery mi Party convener and Delhi NEW DELHI “whitewashes” the “terri­ faced by millions of Indians D. Raja, said that blaming the language. It should have gi­ Chief Minister Arvind Kejri­ Former Finance Minister P. Private funds needed ble” economic record of the in the past five years. past will not help the coun­ ven a road map for the way wal said. Chidambaram said the last five years and hit out at “The departure of so ma­ try. forward,” Mr. Raja said. “...It signals worrying Economic Survey tabled in the government over the re­ ny RBI governors and pre­ “...The government is try­ Trinamool Congress Par­ signs for our economy. GDP Parliament on Thursday for Swachh Bharat signation of top RBI officials. vious CEA tells us of the ing to shirk its own responsi­ liamentary Party leader in growth rate is virtually stag­ was ‘pessimistic’ and “The Economic Survey is harsh reality,” Mr. Yechury bility. The survey does not the Rajya Sabha Derek O’ nant and all indicators point didn’t have any sector­wise full of bombastic claims and said. portray the real picture of Brien in a cryptic tweet indi­ that we are in a slowdown,” growth projections. 100% safe disposal of waste targeted grandiose declarations with­ His colleague from the the economy. Instead it is cated that the survey was he tweeted. Mr. Chidambaram, in a statement, said the volume Special Correspondent must be dealt with in this 02 of the Economic Survey NEW DELHI next phase are sewer con­ did flag issues such as slow­ With the Centre claiming struction and water availa­ Zero train collisions, ing growth, falling reve­ that 99.2% of rural India is bility, scientific techniques Call to ease legal logjam for nues and rising oil prices now open defecation­free, for waste disposal, treat­ that were ‘neither positive the next big goal on the ment of industrial effluence, 46 derailments nor encouraging.’ Swachh Bharat journey is drain bio­remediation, river better contract enforcement “It appears to me that the 100% safe and scientific surface cleaning, sustained But incidents related to fire go up to 6 the government, speaking disposal of solid and liquid rural sanitation and moni­ through the Economic Sur­ waste, according to the Eco­ toring of villages, says the ‘Economic activity affected by delays across legal landscape’ vey, is pessimistic about nomic Survey 2018­19. survey. the economy,” he said. However, it emphasises “As the resource require­ Soibam Rocky Singh The first economic sur­ that the large resources ments are large, there is a New Delhi vey of the new government needed to reach this miles­ need to facilitate and sustain Contract enforcement re­ under Finance Minister tone will need to be met innovative financing me­ mains the single biggest con­ Nirmala Sitharaman, through crowd and corpo­ chanisms by exploring the straint to improve India’s claimed Mr, Chidamba­ rate funding, private part­ suitability of various finan­ Ease of Doing Business ram, opens with self­con­ nerships and innovative fi­ cial instruments in specific (EODB) ranking, which cur­ gratulatory references nancing mechanisms along contexts and interventions,” rently stands at 163 in the about the economy per­ with government it says. world ranking, the Econom­ forming well in the past allocations. Some examples are mi­ ic Survey 2018­19 said. five years and had a ‘bland’ cro­financing, concessional It remarked that in spite outlook for the year ahead. ‘Positive impact’ loans, private partnerships, of a number of actions to ex­ “I looked for the Out­ Progress in the first phase of corporate social responsibil­ pedite and improve the con­ look for 2019­20. It is in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, ity, and crowd funding tract enforcement regime, Volume­2, Chapter 01, but focussing on toilet construc­ aligned with local govern­ economic activity was affect­ there is only a bland state­ tion and use, had a positive ment financing. ed by the long shadow of de­ ment that growth of the impact on the health, eco­ While these can ensure a The total number of train accidents came down from 104 in lays and pendency across economy is expected to be nomy and environment of smooth flow of funds for the 2016-17 to 59 in 2018-19, the Survey said. * SUDHAKARA JAIN the legal landscape. 7% in 2019­20. There are rural India, said the report, procurement of various Noting that the relation­ no growth projections sec­ citing a number of studies. scientific technologies for Yuthika Bhargava accidents came down from ship between economic go­ tor wise,” he said. However, these benefits will waste disposal and mass NEW DELHI 104 in 2016­17 and 73 in vernance and the rule of law Mr. Chidambaram said not be sustainable if solid awareness, governments While the incidents of train 2017­18 to 59 in 2018­19. (Dandaniti) is the key to chapter 02 of Volume 2 of and liquid waste manage­ must also “assign significant collisions came down to ze­ Additionally, the survey prosperity, and a bulwark the survey came closest in ment is ignored. weight to the allocation of ro and those of derailments said that in 2018­19, Indian against Matsyanyaya (law of terms of describing the “Currently, many States adequate resources as im­ declined to 46 during last Railways carried 1221.39 the fish/jungle), the survey ‘Outlook for 2019­20’. are not concentrating provement in sanitation is year, occurrence of fire in million tonnes of revenue said two key issues need to (D&S) courts, which account sanctioned strength! Howev­ “The economic survey enough on this aspect which one of the key determinants trains went up to six, ac­ earning freight, an increase be dealt with in order to for the bulk of pendency, re­ er, in order to clear all the flags (1) slowing growth, (2) could pull us back to where for the wider economic de­ cording to data provided in of 61.84 million tonnes or make the judiciary more effi­ ceived 1.5 crore additional backlog in the next five shortfall in revenue, (3) we were a few years ago. velopment,” says the survey. the Economic Survey 5.33% over 2017­18. cient and to clear the ‘legal cases in 2018 and had a back­ years, a further 8,152 judges finding resources without Scientific techniques for the 2018­19. The revenue earning logjam.’ log of 2.87 crore (as on Janu­ are needed,” the survey said. compromising the fiscal safe and effective disposal of Mindset change The category­wise break­ freight loading by Indian Firstly, the courts must ary 1, 2018). It suggested improving deficit target, (4) impact of waste should be the next on Apart from financial re­ up of consequential train ac­ Railways during 2017­18 was achieve a 100% case clea­ But it managed to dispose the efficiency of the courts, oil prices on the current ac­ the agenda for this mission,” sources, mindset change is cidents shows that the inci­ placed at 1159.55 million rance rate (CCR) so that of 1.33 crore cases in the increasing number of work­ count and (5) recommen­ says the survey. the other major ingredient dent of collisions has come tonnes as against 1106.15 there is zero accumulation year, thus, closing 2018 at ing days of courts, establish­ dations of the Fifteenth Fi­ According to it, the scien­ required for sustained pro­ down to zero in 2018­19 million tonnes during 2016­ to the existing pendency. Se­ 3.04 crore. ment of Indian Courts and nance Commission on tific disposal of waste has a gress in sanitation. The from three in 2017­18, while 17, up 4.83%. condly, the backlog of cases There are currently 17,891 Tribunal Services, and de­ central government financ­ noticeable impact on “social swachhagrahis or village le­ those of derailment de­ “There is an increase of already present in the sys­ judges compared to the ployment of technology in es. I am afraid, none of development”, referring to vel ambassadors who have clined to 46 from 54 in the 2.09% in the number of pas­ tem must be removed. sanctioned strength of legal system. these is positive or encou­ the sanitation workers and already been recruited for previous year. However, in­ sengers carried by railways CCR is the ratio of the 22,750. On average, a judge “Given the potential eco­ raging,” he said. manual scavengers who Phase 1 of the programme cidents related to fire in during 2017­18 as compared number of cases disposed of disposes of 746 cases. nomic and social multipliers India’s economic now work to dispose of are key to maintaining mo­ trains increased to six in the to 2016­17 and 0.64% in­ in a given year to the num­ “In order to reach 100% of a well­functioning legal growth, according to the waste, mostly in unscientific mentum, it says, in keeping year 2018­19 as against three crease in 2018­19 as com­ ber of cases instituted in that CCR in 2018, the D&S courts system, this may well be the survey, is expected to regis­ and unsafe ways. with its thrust on leveraging in 2017­18, the survey said. pared to 2017­18,” the survey year. needed 2,279 additional best investment India can ter 7% this year from a five Some of the areas which behavioural economics. The total number of train said. District and Subordinate judges. This is within the make,” it said. year low.

CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 14 WORLD FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I N BRIEF China signals Xi won’t bow to STF, police personnel acquitted Hong Kong protesters’ demands over Lanka students’ murder Five persons were shot dead at Trincomalee in 2006 Amid Ukraine crisis, Storming of legislature has prompted the sharpest denunciations in Beijing so far Meera Srinivasan in the island’s eastern dis­ CID had named 36 witness­ Pope, Putin hold talks Steven Lee Myers COLOMBO VATICAN CITY ty’s skyline in the trict, a U.S. State Depart­ es, eight of them failed to ap­ BEIJING Russian President Vladimir background. A magistrate court in Sri ment cable from October pear in court and who had Putin thanked Pope Francis When protesters in Hong After weeks of relative res­ Lanka has acquitted Special 2006, which was later re­ migrated abroad were ab­ for “very substantive” talks Kong became more forceful traint, officials in Beijing Task Force (STF) and police leased by WikiLeaks, quotes sent, according to ocal me­ on Thursday, a day before on Monday, the People’s Dai- have also begun to warn of personnel accused of killing Basil Rajapaksa, brother and dia reports. Ukraine’s Catholic leaders ly reprised a recent speech grave repercussions. A spo­ five students in Trincomalee advisor of then President University Teachers for were due at the Vatican. “It of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, kesman for the Hong Kong in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Pro­ Mahinda Rajapaksa, as tell­ Human Rights ( Jaffna), a was a very substantive, calling on party cadres to and Macao Affairs Office vince, in 2006. ing the then U.S. Ambassa­ group of academics that doc­ interesting discussion,” he carry forward the struggle of warned that the defacing of According to the State­run dor Robert Blake: “We know umented rights violations said. A statement from the the communist revolution the legislature was “a blatant Daily News, the Trincoma­ the STF did it, but the bullet committed by state forces, Vatican stated that the talks fought 70 years ago. challenge” to Beijing’s red lee Chief Magistrate on Wed­ and gun evidence shows that the LTTE, and the IPKF, in concentrated on the “We must overcome all line: its sovereignty over the nesday released 13 suspects, they did not. They must 2007 published a report on situations in Syria, Ukraine kinds of difficulties, risks territory. The Global Times, including 12 STF members have separate guns when the incident, pointing to and Venezuela. REUTERS and challenges,” he said. a nationalist tabloid con­ allegedly linked to the grue­ they want to kill someone. “lapses” in investigations. It was the latest signal that trolled by the Communist some killings, after clearing We need forensic experts. “It was a shocking case in T ehran fumes as Britain Mr. Xi has no intention of Party, called for “a zero­tole­ them of “all charges”. We know who did it, but we which the State has operated seizes Iranian oil tanker bowing to the protesters’ de­ Writing on the wall: A July 3 photo of the Hong Kong Legislative rance policy”, warning that Local human rights or­ can’t proceed in prosecuting with blatant impunity; its LONDON/DUBAI mands for greater rights. On Council lobby, which was damaged by protesters. * AP more violence could open a ganisations and the UN High them.” disregard for the rule of law British Royal Marines seized a the contrary, the storming of Pandora’s box. Commissioner for Human has been offensive and insi­ giant Iranian oil tanker in Hong Kong’s legislature on “I have heard him talk at pend a deeply unpopular ex­ That the protests in Hong Right cite the students’ kill­ Charged for murder dious. Numerous exposes Gibraltar on Thursday for Monday night seems to have length, and passionately, tradition Bill, Mr. Xi still has Kong took place shortly fol­ ings as an “emblematic The Criminal Investigation and statements by human trying to take oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, a given ammunition to hard­ about the challenges of go­ most of the advantages of lowing the 30th anniversary case” raising difficult ques­ Department (CID) probing rights agencies have been re­ dramatic step that drew liners and prompted the verning China, and the need power on his side. of the Tiananmen Square tions about war crimes and the case charged the STF leased on the subject that Tehran’s fury. Iran’s Foreign sharpest denunciations in to maintain order in order to Those include time and protests and other cities in accountability in Sri Lanka. suspects for murder, for provide overwhelming evi­ Ministry summoned the Beijing so far, suggesting the keep the country together,” influence. The central go­ China has only hardened of­ Even as the STF’s possible “shooting the students”, dence of state complicity, British ambassador to voice ruling Communist Party’s said Ryan L. Hass, who vernment can still mobilise a ficial views. This year is also role in the murder was wide­ who had gathered to meet but as usual the case has “its very strong objection to patience was wearing thin. served in the Obama vast network of supporters the anniversary of the popu­ ly speculated by those fami­ near the Gandhi roundabout stalled.” the UTHR said in the illegal and unacceptable “I think they have realised administration. in Hong Kong, including civil lar movements that swept liar with the developments in Trincomalee. While the the report. seizure” of its ship. The it is time to take measures” He noted that the mass servants and business peo­ Eastern Europe in 1989, top­ diplomatic gesture lifted any to restore order, Song Xiaoz­ protests that toppled author­ ple beholden to the central pling not only the Berlin Wall doubt over Iran’s ownership huang, a professor in the itarian governments in government, economically but also, ultimately, the So­ of the vessel. REUTERS Center for Basic Laws of North Africa and West Asian or politically. viet Union itself two years New EU chief seeks ‘smart advice’ Hong Kong and Macao at in 2011 coincided with Mr. In a last resort, there is al­ later. U.S. is hell-bent on Shenzhen University, said in Xi’s ascent to the presidency so the Chinese military. Few “There has also been a Agence France-Presse cooked up by EU national sanctions, says N. Korea a telephone interview, refer­ and were “seared into his analysts expect Mr. Xi in­ tendency to present these Brussels leaders over three days of UNITED NATIONS ring to authorities in Beijing. brain”. tends to use force, but few struggles — and Tiananmen European Union President­ tortuous summit wrangling. North Korea has accused the “This does not mean there is doubt that he would if secur­ was presented this way — as elect Ursula von der Leyen “My priorities will be to U.S. of being “hell-bent on no patience, or that they Sense of destiny ity significantly deteriorated not being spontaneous ex­ on Thursday made her first seek smart advice, listen to hostile acts” days after the want to get it done promptly, Mr. Xi’s stance is not without in the city. pressions of the popular trip to Brussels since being all parliamentary groups countries’ leaders agreed to but it does mean that they risks, but he has governed The People’s Liberation will,” Jeffrey Wasserstrom, a nominated as senior officials and together work out the resume denuclearisation cannot wait for long.” with a millenarian sense of Army disclosed on Tuesday professor of history at the sought to shore up support best plan for the future of talks. Pyongyang’s delegation Mr. Xi has not publicly ad­ destiny, regularly exhorting that troops from its Hong University of California, Ir­ for her appointment in the Europe,” she tweeted, a day to the UN on Wednesday said dressed the political tumult the Communist Party to re­ Kong garrison had conduct­ vine, wrote in an email, European Parliament. Ursula von der Leyen after talks with MEPs at the the U.S. continues to be “obsessed with sanctions”. It in Hong Kong. Nor have offi­ turn to its original mission to ed training exercises last “even in cases when that is After talks with Jean­ Parliament in Strasbourg, complained that while Mr. cials disclosed any options transform the nation into the week. clearly what they are.” Rath­ Claude Juncker, the man she plan for the next five years. eastern France. The multi­ Trump invited Mr. Kim Jong- they might be considering. global power. One photograph accom­ er, he wrote, Beijing de­ is to replace as European She must win the appro­ lingual von der Leyen sent un to hold talks, the U.S. had But there is little doubt While the events in Hong panying an article in the offi­ scribes such protests as “il­ Commission President, cur­ val of the highly fragmented out the message in English, also sent a letter to all UN about Mr. Xi’s convictions, Kong have generated consid­ cial military newspaper legitimate efforts by small rent German Defence Minis­ European Parliament, French and German after a members urging them to which are shaped by history erable sympathy for the showed soldiers aboard a sets of malcontents spurred ter von der Leyen tweeted where there have been warm welcome from Mr. send back North Korean and a deeply felt sense of the protesters, forcing the city’s gunboat in Victoria Harbor, on by mysterious foreign she had come to seek “smart grumblings about the deal to Juncker at Commission workers. AFP perils of popular uprisings. leader to back down and sus­ weapons drawn, with the ci­ forces.” NY TIMES advice” as she prepares her appoint her, which was headquarters in Brussels. China says U.S. tariffs must Imran Khan to visit U.S. be lifted for a trade deal on July 22 Mehmal Sarfraz Talks to break deadlock to begin next week, says Washington Lahore Prime Minister Imran Khan Agence France-Presse On Wednesday, Trump will travel to the U.S. to Beijing administration officials said meet President Donald U.S. tariffs against China top representatives of the Trump on July 22, the Pa­ must be lifted for the two U.S. and China are organis­ kistani Foreign Ministry sides to reach a deal to end ing a resumption of talks for said on Thursday. This is the trade war, the Chinese next week to try to resolve Mr. Khan’s first visit to the Commerce Ministry said on the trade war. “Those talks U.S. after he became the Thursday. will continue in earnest this Prime Minister. Trade teams from the coming week,” White House In his weekly media world’s top two economies Economic Adviser Larry Ku­ briefing in Islamabad, Mo­ “have maintained communi­ dlow told reporters. hammad Faisal, a spokes­ cation”, Ministry spokesman Donald Trump and Xi Jinping An official from the Office person of the Foreign Mi­ Gao Feng said, days after of the U.S. Trade Represen­ nistry, said: “At the Presidents Donald Trump and consistent,” Mr. Gao tative said later that the two invitation of U.S. President and Xi Jinping agreed at the said. sides were in the process of Donald Trump, Prime Mi­ G20 in Japan to revive The countries have ex­ scheduling a principal­level nister Imran Khan will visit negotiations. changed tariffs on $360 bil­ phone call with Chinese offi­ Washington and hold a “The United States’ un­ lion in two­way trade and cials for next week. meeting with President ilateral tariff increase on Chi­ negotiations broke down in Mr. Kudlow was unclear Trump on July 22. The na’s exports to the United May after the United States about the timeline for re­ agenda of the meeting is States is the starting point accused China of reneging launching face­to­face talks. being prepared through di­ for the Sino­U.S. economic on its commitments. “I don’t know precisely plomatic channels... The and trade frictions,” Mr. Gao The U.S. leader said he when. They’re on the focus will be to refresh the said at a weekly press brief­ would not slap new tariffs on phone. They’re going to be bilateral relationship.” ing. “If the two sides can Chinese exports and sug­ on the phone this coming The announcement reach an agreement, the ta­ gested he could take a softer week and they’ll be schedul­ comes at a time when the riffs imposed must be com­ stance on Chinese telecom ing face­to­face meetings,” U.S. is seeking Pakistan’s pletely eliminated. China’s giant Huawei, which he has he said. help in finding a way out of attitude toward this is clear moved to blacklist. (With Reuters inputs) Afghanistan. Submarine Trump, protesters gear up for reactor safe, Putin told an untraditional July Fourth

Reuters Associated Press that he’s a big baby... He’s er­ Moscow Washington ratic, he’s prone to tan­ Russian President Vladimir In a sweltering capital threa­ trums, he doesn’t under­ Putin disclosed on Thurs­ tened by storms, the tradi­ stand the consequences of day for the first time that a tional Fourth of July parade his actions. And so this is a secret military submarine on Thursday served as a great symbol of how we feel hit by a fatal fire three days warm­up act to a distinctly about our President.” ago was nuclear­powered, nontraditional evening In a message marking the prompting the Defence Mi­ event at the Lincoln Memo­ 243rd anniversary of the nister to assure him its rial, where President Donald Founding Fathers’ adoption reactor had been safely Trump made plans to com­ of the Declaration of Inde­ contained. mand the stage against the A girl taking part in pendence, Mr. Trump called Mr. Putin revealed that backdrop of a show of mili­ Independence Day the document a milestone the submarine had been tary muscle. celebrations. * REUTERS that “cast off the shackles of nuclear­powered by asking Protesters unimpressed tyranny.” Defence Minister Sergei by his “Salute to America” try!” he said in a morning The Pentagon was arrang­ Shoigu during a Kremlin programme inflated a roly­ tweet. “Perhaps even Air ing for an Air Force B­2 meeting about the reac­ poly balloon depicting Mr. Force One will do a low & stealth bomber and other tor’s condition after the Trump as an angry, diaper­ loud sprint over the crowd.” warplanes to conduct flyov­ fire. clad baby. But thunderstorms threa­ ers. There will be Navy F­35 “The nuclear reactor on With his decision to add tened, with periods of “tor­ and F­18 fighter jets, the Na­ the vessel is completely his own production to the rential rain” forecast by the vy Blue Angels aerobatics isolated,” Mr. Shoigu told usual festivities, Mr. Trump National Weather Service. team, Army and Coast Mr. Putin, according to a set himself up to be the first “We think that he is mak­ Guard helicopters and Ma­ Kremlin transcript. “All the President in nearly seven de­ ing this about himself and rine V­22 Ospreys. A small necessary measures were cades to address a crowd at it’s really a campaign rally,” number of Army Abrams taken by the crew to pro­ the National Mall on Inde­ said Medea Benjamin, co­di­ tanks and Bradley fighting tect the reactor, which is in pendence Day. “I will speak rector of the anti­war organ­ vehicles were stationed in complete working order.” on behalf of our great Coun­ isation Codepink. “We think the zone. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

THE HINDU DELHI FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 BUSINESS 15 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

market watch INTERVIEW | KRISHNAMURTHY SUBRAMANIAN ‘Shift focus 04-07-2019 % CHANGE Sensex dddddddddddddddddddddd 39,908 ddddddddddddddd0.17 to water US Dollardddddddddddddddddddd 68.50 ddddddddddddddd0.56 Gold ddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 33,210 ddddddddddddd-0.49 ‘FDI needed to spur the Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddd 63.58 ddddddddddddddd0.80 productivity’

Special Correspondet NIFTY 50 virtuous cycle in India’ CHANDIGARH PRICE CHANGE The Economic Survey Adani Ports...... 414.90...... 0.00 2018­19 has said as far as Asian Paints...... 1359.70...... 7.70 Foreign savings can start investment, boost jobs, says CEA Axis Bank ...... 808.85...... 2.65 agriculture is concerned,

Bajaj Auto ...... 2894.80...... -2.95 TCA Sharad Raghavan the country should shift its Bajaj Finserv...... 8537.55. .... 107.10 Banks have cleaned nues for investment. focus from land productivi­ Bajaj Finance ...... 3732.50...... 17.10 <> Bharti Airtel ...... 362.75...... 9.55 up their balance If you have an economy ty to irrigation water pro­ BPCL...... 380.00...... -1.20 Foreign investment in India sheets and credit to that is going to grow at 8% ductivity and on devising Britannia Ind ...... 2841.35...... 46.65 is needed to spur the domes- large firms has growth rates, this money policies to incentivise Cipla ...... 551.55...... -1.70 Coal India ...... 251.10...... 0.15 tic private investment cycle, started going up finds it profitable to be in­ farmers to adopt efficient Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2602.40...... 5.70 says Chief Economic Adviser vested there. ways of water use. Eicher Motors...... 19825.40. .... 175.30 (CEA) Krishnamurthy In order to trigger this vir­ This should become a GAIL (India)...... 307.80...... 2.55 Subramanian. Excerpts we have the necessary tech­ tuous cycle, we have to rely national priority to avert a Grasim Ind ...... 941.60...... 13.70 Economic Survey moots central HCL Tech...... 1040.75...... -10.45 from a Q&A session: nologies to do that. on some of these foreign sav­ looming water crisis. HDFC ...... 2280.25...... 3.05 ings. They can come in and Agriculture remains the HDFC Bank...... 2483.80...... -5.85 Could you elaborate on what The main plank of your start investment, and once predominant occupation Hero MotoCorp ...... 2606.15...... 18.65 welfare database of citizens Hindalco ...... 206.90...... -1.80 you mean about treating Survey is that investment this happens, that will en­ in terms of number of peo­ Hind Unilever ...... 1793.60...... 8.90 data as a public good? will drive all the other hance productivity, which ple employed. Also, agri­ ‘Information can be used to improve targeting in schemes’ Indiabulls HFL ...... 703.85...... 12.90 ■ Let me start with an exam­ factors of the economy such creates jobs, fosters exports culture is dependent high­ ICICI Bank ...... 436.20...... 0.25 Special Correspondent IndusInd Bank ...... 1493.10...... 22.50 ple. Imagine a woman in a as growth and job creation. and thereby, demand. ly on water. So, that the linking is “one­way.” The government could NEW DELHI Bharti Infratel ...... 263.10...... -2.55 village accessing on her Where will this investment appropriate mechanism For example, banks can use utilise the information em­ Infosys ...... 733.80...... 2.50 smart phone all the hospi­ come from? In the Survey, you have needs to be framed for eco­ The Economic Survey 2018­ the tokenised Aadhaar num­ bedded in these distinct da­ Indian OilCorp...... 156.55...... 0.40 ■ ITC ...... 277.65...... 0.95 tals that are there in her vi­ When we were writing this missed out on focussing on nomical use of water 19, tabled in Parliament on ber to combine duplicate re­ tasets to enhance ease of liv­ JSW Steel...... 275.05...... -2.35 cinity. Not only can she ac­ chapter, we had the choice the banking sector or the among small and marginal Thursday, pitched for setting cords and weed out ben ami ing for citizens, enable truly Kotak Bank ...... 1497.80...... 22.80 cess the hospitals but she of going into each of these problems affecting the NBFC farmers, said the Survey. up a central welfare data­ accounts, but this does not evidence­based policy, im­ L&T...... 1571.70...... -6.35

M&M ...... 672.15...... 2.90 can click on a particular hos­ details or focussing on the sector. Why is that? “The cropping pattern base of citizens — by merging mean that the UIDAI or go­ prove targeting in welfare Maurti Suzuki...... 6544.45...... 10.65 pital and get the quality of big picture message, which ■ As I articulated, we want­ in India is highly skewed different data maintained by vernment can read the bank schemes, uncover unmet NTPC ...... 143.45...... 0.20 emergency care, let’s say, of is what we need to do to get ed to focus on the big pic­ towards crops that are wa­ separate Ministries and de­ account information or oth­ needs, integrate fragmented ONGC ...... 167.10...... 0.80

PowerGrid Corp ...... 210.20...... 1.25 that hospital. And suppose, on that 8% growth path. ture. We will be writing ter­intensive. The incentive partments — which can be er data related to the indivi­ markets, bring greater ac­ Reliance Ind ...... 1284.00...... 1.45 she can get this in the local These are questions to another Survey in six structures like minimum tapped for enhancing ease of dual. “While private sector countability in public servic­ State Bank ...... 367.40...... 1.25 language. Now, if someone which we have the answers, months, that will be present­ support price, heavily sub­ living for citizens, particular­ does a good job of harness­ es and generate greater citi­ Sun Pharma ...... 392.10...... -3.60 falls ill in her village, she but we wanted to keep the ed on January 30. So, we had sidised electricity, water ly the poor. ing data where it is profita­ zen participation in Tata Motors ...... 165.20...... 2.90

Tata Steel ...... 495.30...... -15.00 knows very well where to go. Survey focussed. to make a choice. One thing and fertilizers have played While the Survey pointed ble, government interven­ governance, etc. TCS ...... 2242.65...... 5.00 This is an example of ease of I think some of the over­ we knew very well when we a significant role in the mis­ out that governments can tion is needed in social The datasets talked about Tech Mahindra ...... 700.60...... -0.50 living that can be generated hang from the previous pe­ started working on the Sur­ alignment of crop patterns create data as a public good sectors of the country where inclusion of administrative Titan ...... 1290.35...... -38.10

UltraTech Cement...... 4645.35...... 84.20 by bringing in data. riod has unwound com­ vey is that this will be the in the country,” said the within the legal framework private investment in data data such as birth and death UPL...... 698.35...... 46.55 That is possible today and pletely. Second, banks have Survey of a new government Survey, adding that the wa­ of data privacy, it added that remains inadequate,” the records, pensions, tax re­ Vedanta ...... 171.05...... -1.65 it can’t happen without cleaned up their balance and therefore, a government ter guzzlers, paddy and su­ care must also be taken not Survey said. cords, marriage records; sur­ Wipro ...... 283.85...... 1.00

YES Bank...... 96.25...... -3.50 viewing data as a public sheets and credit to that potentially has garcane, consume more to impose the “elite’s prefe­ These recommendations vey data such as census data, Zee Entertainment ...... 356.45...... -4.45 good. While you have com­ large firms has start­ five years to im­ than 60% of irrigation wa­ rence of privacy on the poor, come at a time when India is national sample survey data; panies like Amazon, Google, ed going up. plement poli­ ter available in the country, who care for a better quality working on finalising its per­ transactions data such as e­ etc. which utilise data, they Third, which I cies. reducing water availability of living the most.” sonal data protection policy. national agriculture market EXCHANGE RATES do it in a particular area. think is a very im­ for other crops. “The principle is that data, UPI data, institutional Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit except yen at 4 p.m. on July 04 They will only do it where portant oppor­ The survey said States Stringent safeguards most data are generated by data and public hospital data CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL there is profit, they are priv­ tunity that we such as Tamil Nadu, Karna­ It also recommended grant­ the people, of the people on patients.

US Dollar...... 68.31...... 68.63 ate entities. have not tapped taka, Maharashtra and ing access to select database and should be used for the On granting access to the Euro ...... 77.11...... 77.48 Much like the government enough, is that if Andhra Pradesh, which to private sector for a fee, gi­ people,” it said. public sector, the Survey British Pound...... 85.90...... 86.30

Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 63.38...... 63.68 invests in public goods such you look at the global have high land productivi­ ven that “stringent techno­ The Survey highlighted said, “Consistent with the Chinese Yuan ...... 9.94...... 9.99 as roads, ports, etc., these environment in terms ty, tend to have very low ir­ logical mechanisms exist to that the governments alrea­ notion of data as a public Swiss Franc ...... 69.30...... 69.62 [data for public use] are of liquidity and the sur­ rigation water productivi­ safeguard data privacy.” dy held a rich repository of good, there is no reason to Singapore Dollar ...... 50.37...... 50.62

Canadian Dollar...... 52.26...... 52.51 areas where the private sec­ plus and the interest ty, reflecting inefficient use The Survey noted that administrative, survey, insti­ preclude commercial use of Malaysian Ringitt ...... 16.53...... 16.62 tor will not make invest­ rate environment of water and the need to re­ there had been some discus­ tutional and transactions da­ this data for profit… Alth­ Source:Indian Bank ments. It can reduce inclu­ that has been pre­ calibrate cropping pattern. sions around the “linking” of ta about citizens, but these ough the social benefits sion and exclusion errors as vailing, it is as be­ “Adopting improved datasets, primarily through data were scattered across would far exceed the cost to well via Aadhaar. nign as it ever methods of irrigation and the seeding of an Aadhaar numerous government bo­ the government, at least a CHENNAI BULLION RATES That’s the basic idea. And was. There is a irrigation technologies will number across databases dies. Merging these distinct part of the generated data July 04 rates in rupees with previous rates in parentheses it can be created within the lot of flush li­ have a critical role in in­ such as PAN database, bank datasets would generate should be monetised to ease

Retail Silver (1g) ...... 40.5...... (40.7) framework of the privacy quidity that is creasing irrigation water accounts and mobile num­ multiple benefits with the the pressure on government 22 ct gold (1 g) ...... 3255...... (3274) laws in the country because looking for ave­ productivity,” it said. bers. However, it clarified applications being limitless. finances.” India could host ‘Detroit’ of EVs ‘Aadhaar aided MGNREGS beneficiaries’ The country sold 54,800 electric two-wheelers in 2018 Other welfare schemes must also implement Aadhaar-based payments: Economic Survey Special Correspondent 2019, with a total outlay of is only 0.06%. According to NEW DELHI ₹10,000 crore over the next the Society of Manufacturers Special Correspondent in adverse times,” says the tually defeated the purpose With the right policies, it’s three years. Several states, of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), NEW DELHI Survey. The Survey also com­ of the programme. Post im­ possible that one of India’s had drafted EV policies. Uttar Pradesh topped the list Refuting criticism of Aad­ pared the MGNREGS perfor­ plementation of ALP, there is cities could become the ‘De­ Globally, the sales of elec­ of the States with highest EV haar­linked payments and mance in blocks affected by a reversal of trend, wherein troit of electric vehicles,’ the tric cars have grown from sales of 6,878 units in 2017­ the direct benefit transfer drought versus other blocks, an increase in demand for Economic Survey said in a just over 2,000 units sold in 18, followed by Haryana at system, the Economic Sur­ using drought as a proxy for work under MGNREGS is ob­ chapter on enabling inclu­ 2008 to over 10 lakh in 2017. 6,307 units and Gujarat at vey 2018­19 has used the Ma­ distress. In drought­affected served in drought­affected sive growth through afforda­ More than half of the sales 6,010 units. Maharashtra re­ hatma Gandhi National Rural blocks, the number of per­ areas,” says the Survey, argu­ ble, reliable and sustainable were in China. The market ported a sales of 4,865 EVs Employment Guarantee sons demanding work in­ ing that effective targeting energy. share of electric cars is while West Bengal came in Scheme (MGNREGS) as a creased more than 20% after has been possible because of India has a “National Elec­ around 2% in China while it fifth with sales of 4,706 case study to show the bene­ the implementation of ALP, ALP. tric Mobility Mission Plan is around 39% in Norway. units. fits of the use of technology while there was no effect in The Survey suggests that 2020 (NEMMP)” in place to Electrification of two­wheel­ India’s adoption of elec­ in improving targeting and other blocks. A similar trend going forward, “demand for “achieve sales” of 60­70 lakh ers and buses has also tric vehicles, the report said, efficiency in welfare is seen in the supply of work. work under MGNREGS may units of electric vehicles picked up. Global sales of was part of its larger thrust schemes, especially for the Muster rolls, which are work be used to develop a real­ (that includes buses, two­ electric buses were about towards increasing the share most vulnerable groups. site attendance registers, time indicator of distress at wheelers and cars) by 2020. one lakh and sales of two­ of renewable energy and re­ Going forward, the Survey were implemented as a proof tress, while others not in dis­ show a 19% increase after the granular district or pan­ In 2015, the Faster Adop­ wheelers were estimated at ducing carbon dioxide emis­ recommends that digital for its benefits. tress take the benefits. A per­ ALP implementation in most chayat level.” The Survey al­ tion and Manufacturing of three crore, according to the sions. The share of renewa­ technology and the JAM troi­ Data show that in 2014­15, son undergoing economic blocks. In drought­affected so recommends that other Electric vehicles (FAME) chapter note. bles (excluding hydro above ka — Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and less than 27% of wage pay­ distress needs immediate blocks, muster rolls in­ welfare schemes implement scheme was launched to In India, electric two 25 MW) in total power gener­ Mobile — be expanded to oth­ ments were generated within and certain liquidity. Work­ creased by 44%. the lessons learnt from Aad­ fast­track the goals of wheelers have been the ma­ ation was around 10% in er welfare schemes. The Sur­ 15 days. Direct benefit transf­ ing for uncertain promised “It appears that before the haar linkages in MGNREGS. NEMMP with an outlay of jor part of EV sales with sales 2018­19 compared with vey cites data on the timeli­ ers were introduced two wages, which are likely to be implementation of ALP, the Scholarships, pensions, ₹795 crore. of around 54,800 in 2018. around 6% in 2014­15. India ness of wage payments, years later. By 2018­19, more realised with a substantial rural poor treated MGNREGS and subsidies for food, kero­ FAME India Phase II, with Compared to this, sales of stands fourth in wind power, worker turnout, demand and than 90% of wage payments lag, presents an unattractive as an option to earn addition­ sene, and gas cylinders an emphasis on electrifica­ electric cars have been only fifth in solar power and fifth supply of work under the were generated within 15 proposition for a person in al income during good times should be next in line to im­ tion of public transport, was around 2,000 in 2017, Indian in renewable power in­ scheme before and after Aad­ days. “Payment delays drive distress as delayed payments rather than a shock absorber plement Aadhaar­based pay­ also launched from April 1, market share in electric cars stalled capacity. haar­linked payments (ALP) away farmers in genuine dis­ effectively imply zero wages during bad times. This ac­ ments, it said.

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ‘Recovery CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Survey calls for tax cuts, space for under IBC ‘Reward top taxpayers, shame defaulters’ higher at 43%’ hotels in infra boost to tourism Allowing fast-lane access, naming of roads, buildings after top taxpayers mooted SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Need to sensitise States on sector’s push in rolling out jobs Mumbai Yuthika Bhargava honour. Such steps can also Recovery by financial cred­ NEW DELHI help propagate the social Special Correspondent in 2018­19.” itors has seen a significant Rewarding top taxpayers norm that “paying taxes NEW DELHI Likewise, foreign ex­ rise after the Insolvency with ‘diplomatic’ type honestly is honourable”,” The Economic Survey 2018­ change earnings (FEEs) from and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) privileges, fast­lane access, the Survey said. Another use 19 has recommended a se­ tourism stood at $27.7 billion kicked in compared with expedited boarding at of behavioural principles ries of measures to boost the in 2018­19 as compared to the previous recovery re­ airports and even naming of suggested in the Survey is tourism sector, which saw a $28.7 billion in 2017­18. “In gimes like Debt Recovery building and roads after public shaming of “sharp slowdown” last year. terms of growth, the FEEs Tribunal, Lok Adalat and them are some of the individuals who don’t pay The recommendations in­ declined from 20.6% in 2017­ SARFAESI Act, the Eco­ suggestions laid out in the taxes to “reduce non­ clude increased budgetary 18 to ­3.3% in 2018­19.” nomic Survey for 2018­19 Economic Survey 2018­19 to compliance if they are allocation for development “Land should be made pointed out. push tax compliance in the reintegrated immediately.” of infrastructure, making available for hotels and re­ Between 2007 and 2017, country. It, however, added that land available for hotels, and serve land for hotels in all recovery from all those The Economic Survey First in queue: The Survey recommended expedited boarding persistent public shaming reduction in taxes. new townships under plan­ other sources was 23% advocates the application of at airports, among others, for top taxpayers. * K. GOPINATHAN can be detrimental to The Survey, which was ta­ and poverty alleviation, it ning… Fast­track clearances while the same was 43% the behavioural principles compliance because of bled in Parliament on Thurs­ said. for hotel projects… Increase under the IBC between to enhance tax compliance the form of expedited buildings, monuments, stigmatisation effects. day, added that there was a Pointing out that the sec­ skill development efforts to 2017­19. “These earlier me­ “as people often indulge in boarding privileges at roads, trains, initiatives, “If cheats feel that the need to strengthen the coor­ tor experienced a sharp train more persons… Make chanisms have resulted in conspicuous consumption airports, fast­lane privileges schools and universities, probability of their dination mechanism of va­ slowdown in 2018, the Sur­ the taxation regime on hos­ an average recovery of 23% to convey their social on roads and toll booths, hospitals and airports in detection has increased, rious Ministries and stake­ vey stated that the foreign pitality industry globally to lenders as against nearly status…” special ‘diplomatic’ type their name. voluntary disclosure holders to resolve issues in tourist arrivals (FTAs) in competitive,” the Survey 43% under the IBC,” the The Survey lanes at immigration programmes for tax promotion of tourism in the 2018­19 stood at 10.6 million said. Survey said. The overall re­ recommended that top 10 counters, etc.” Honour ‘clubs’ payments can increase tax country. compared with 10.4 million The Survey also showed covery in resolved cases is highest tax payers within a It added that the highest “The idea is to create evasion incidence as these Additionally, the State go­ in 2017­18. that FDI in hotel and tourism nearly ₹74,497 crore for the district can be highlighted taxpayers over a decade exclusive membership of programmes may offer the vernments need to be sensi­ “In terms of growth, the also declined from $1,132 financial creditors, the Sur­ and accorded due could be recognised by “clubs” that exude not only possibility to avoid strict tised about tourism being a growth rate of FTAs declined million in 2017­18 to $1,076 vey said. recognition. “This may take naming important social status but also punishments,” it said. major driver of employment from 14.2% in 2017­18 to 2.1% million in 2018­19.

CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 16 BUSINESS FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Yes Bank gets ArcelorMittal bid for Essar Steel okayed Ineligibility under Sec. 9.47% stake in 29A not considered: Essar Eveready NCLAT rejects Ruia plea challenging eligibility; proceeds of the sale to be shared among creditors May move SC against NCLAT order SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Staff Reporter <> An issue settled by Mr. Ruia had challenged Mumbai New Delhi the Supreme Court the March 8, 2019 order of Piyush Pandey given due consideration. We Yes Bank has acquired The National Company Law [eligibility of the Ahmedabad Bench of the MUMBAI are awaiting the detailed or­ 9.47% stake in Eveready In­ Appellate Tribunal on Thurs­ ArcelorMittal] can’t National Company Law Tri­ The National Company Law der and will decide our dustries by invoking day approved steel tycoon be re-agitated bunal approving ArcelorMit­ Appellate Tribunal’s course of action thereafter.” pledged shares, the lender Lakshmi Mittal­led Arcelor­ again and again tal’s bid for the takeover of (NCLAT) decision to ap­ Essar’s promoters can informed the exchanges. Mittal’s ₹42,000­crore bid Essar Steel. prove ArcelorMittal’s bid for still move the Supreme Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya The pledged shares for the acquisition of bank­ He had contested Arcelor­ debt­laden Essar Steel has Court against the tribunal’s were invoked since one of rupt Essar Steel. money during the insolven­ Mittal’s eligibility on the not gone down well with Es­ order, a source in the know the group companies, cy process. ground that it had sup­ sar Group promoters. of the development told The McLeod Russel, defaulted. Resolution plan tweaked The tribunal also rejected pressed facts by stating that The group’s promoters Hindu. “We can decide our “Shares have been ac­ The tribunal, however, mod­ the application by Prashant Mr. Lakshmi Mittal had com­ made a last minute bid of course of action only after quired pursuant to invoca­ ified the Resolution Plan sub­ Ruia, the promoter, and Es­ pletely exited from the In­ ₹54,389 crore to pay all getting the detailed copy of tion of pledge of shares of mitted by ArcelorMittal to sa­ sar Steel Asia Holdings Limit­ dian businesses of the Mittal creditors, financial and op­ the order.” Essar promoters Eveready Industries India feguard the rights of the ed, challenging the eligibility family, more specifically, erational, compared with contested that the proposal Limited subsequent to de­ operational creditors and of ArcelorMittal as a bidder. Gontermann Peipers India ArcelorMittal’s ₹50,000 of ArcelorMittal India was in fault/breach of terms of other financial creditors of “An issue which has been Ltd., GPI Textiles Ltd., and crore, which includes funds violation of IBC code as the credit facilities sanctioned Essar Steel. It said the pro­ Profits generated during pendency of insolvency proceedings settled by the Supreme Balasore Alloys Ltd. that it promised to pump in­ proposal if approved ne­ by Yes Bank to McLeod ceeds of the sale were to be can’t be given to ArcelorMittal, the NCLAT said. * AFP Court i.e., eligibility of Arce­ ArcelorMittal had argued to the Indian steel maker. gates the right of ‘Subroga­ Russel India Limited which shared among the creditors. lorMittal India Pvt. Ltd. as a that it was a mala fide at­ An Essar spokesperson tion of the Guarantor.’ is a group company of BM A Corporate Insolvency ders and operational credi­ so be distributed among the resolution applicant for Es­ tempt to derail the corporate said, “It appears that new An ArcelorMittal spokes­ Khaitan Group,” Yes Bank Resolution Process was in­ tors. The tribunal also creditors on a pro rata basis. sar Steel India Ltd., cannot insolvency resolution pro­ facts regarding ineligibility person said, “We need to re­ said. itiated in 2017 against debt­ clarified that any profits of It said the profit cannot be be re­agitated again and cess. It also submitted that under Section 29A, which view the full written order Eveready had a consoli­ ridden Essar Steel Limited to Essar Steel generated during given to the successful reso­ again,” the tribunal headed Mr. Ruia had no locus standi emerged only after the pre­ to understand any implica­ dated turnover of ₹1,541.86 recover ₹54,547 crore of un­ the pendency of the insol­ lution applicant ArcelorMit­ by Justice S.J. Mukhopad­ as his settlement plan was vious judgment of the Su­ tions on completion of the crore in FY 2018­19. paid dues to financial len­ vency proceedings would al­ tal as it had not invested any haya said. disallowed. preme Court, have not been transaction.” Adani Power Patel admits RBI was slow to take timely steps CCI to probe Maruti Suzuki for buys GMR unit for ₹4,792 cr. Current capital buffers not enough to tackle huge amount of stress, he says discounting practices PRESS TRUST OF INDIA around! Prior to 2014, all sta­ Governor, advised stakehol­ Piyush Pandey MUMBAI keholders failed to play their ders to stay the course even ‘Resale price maintenance’ banned as it affects competition MUMBAI A failure on the part of role adequately. Banks, the in the face of difficulties. Reuters Adani Power has signed a banks, the government and regulator and government,” “Temptation to reset NEW DELHI definitive share purchase the regulator till 2014 has got he said in the presentation. ‘back to the past’ should be agreement with GMR In­ us into the current bad loan It can be noted that after eschewed,” Mr. Patel said, India’s antitrust body on frastructure Ltd. (GIL) to mess and the resultant low 2014, which saw a change of adding that ‘episodic con­ Thursday said it had ordered buy its 47.62% stake in capital buffers, Urjit Patel, guard in government , the cerns’ on stability are possi­ an investigation into how GMR Chhattisgarh Energy the past Reserve Bank Gover­ RBI, under the governorship ble if there is ‘foot dragging, Maruti Suzuki, the country’s Ltd. (GCEL), held by its nor, has said, asking all to re­ of Raghuram Rajan, started or, worse, back­pedalling’. biggest carmaker, controlled wholly owned subsidiary, sist the temptation of going an asset quality review that “Short­cuts/sweeping the discounts its dealers could GMR Generation Assets Li­ back to status quo. led to the recognition of the problem under the carpet is offer. mited (GGAL). In his first comments after huge pile of hidden stress in unlikely to work, but will on­ Reuters reported in May The company will buy resigning as the RBI Gover­ Urjit Patel the system and an attempt at ly delay unlocking of capital, that the Competition Com­ the remaining stake from nor on December 10 last resolution through the intro­ and come in the way of fi­ mission of India (CCI) was Pricing battles: Carmakers, at times, set a limit on discounts lenders as the consortium year amid sharp differences tel listed out the areas of con­ duction of bankruptcy laws. nancing future investment looking into allegations that to ensure there is no price war among dealers. * REUTERS of lenders of GCEL adopted with the government, Mr. Pa­ cern for the country’s bank­ efficiently,” he warned. Maruti forced its dealers to li­ “change in management” tel said banks indulged in ov­ ing sector, including high Sagging growth On the Supreme Court mit the discounts they offer, “resale price maintenance,” by Maruti as the “allegations, as a resolution plan (RP) in er­lending while the govern­ non­performing assets These actions led to a sharp striking down the February effectively stifling competi­ is prohibited if it causes “ap­ prima facie, reveal a fit case accordance with the guide­ ment did not ‘fully play’ its (NPAs), especially with state­ decline in banks’ ability to 12, 2018 circular, which was tion among them and harm­ preciable adverse effect on for investigation in respect of lines issued by Reserve role. run lenders, and current fund the needs of the econo­ also a major bone of conten­ ing consumers. competition in India.” the alleged resale price Bank of India. The deal was He also conceded that the capital buffers being “over­ my, where growth had been tion between him and the Carmakers, at times, set a maintenance arrangement”. executed at an enterprise regulator should have acted stated” and insufficient to sagging. government, Mr. Patel said limit on discounts to ensure Need for detailed probe Maruti, majority­owned value of ₹4,792 crore. The earlier. tackle the huge stress. Mr. Patel, who spent over only time will tell whether a there is no price war among The CCI on Thursday said a by Suzuki Motor Corp., did lenders followed a detailed Speaking at an event in “How did we get here? five years at the RBI, includ­ system of ‘extend and pre­ dealers but Indian law says detailed probe was needed not immediately respond to bidding process. Stanford University, Mr. Pa­ Plenty of blame to go ing in his role as the Deputy tend’ will make a comeback. the practice, described as to assess the methods used a request for comment. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

THE HINDU DELHI FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 SPORT 17 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

In Bumrah, India has unearthed the real deal Kohli’s men opt to rest From a conveyor belt that has thrown up trundlers and express-quicks, the pacer’s unconventional action stands apart Special Correspondent And in this digital age of last World Cup. It is sheer se­ much needed triumph and Leeds Twitter­brevity, in walks Jas­ rendipity that both Malinga qualified for the last­four. prit Bumrah with his lopsid­ and Bumrah turn out for When the great Waqar You­ The Men in Blue opted ed grin and whirring arms Mumbai Indians in the In­ nis did duty for Pakistan, in to rest here on that hypnotise willow­wiel­ dian Premier League. Ob­ the neighbouring land there Thursday, preferring to ders. A series of rapid steps viously notes have been ex­ was always this yearning for be in their rooms explodes into the shortest of changed and surely the an equivalent hero, someone besides sweating at the sprints and then Bumrah baton has been passed as who could scatter stumps team hotel’s gym. leaps, his back arches in an Bumrah’s skills, especially in with regularity. Zaheer did Initially a round of exaggerated fashion and as the death overs, has won un­ his bit but in Bumrah, India optional nets at an the non­bowling arm leads iversal acclaim. has unearthed the real deal. alternate venue was the way, the right hand is a Through this World Cup, Shami isn’t far too behind considered since K.C. Vijaya Kumar blur. stars ranging from Chris either. Headingley got busy Leeds At the other end, a ner­ Gayle to Aaron Finch have It isn’t as though Bumrah with the World Cup Discussions about Indian vous batsman tries to coun­ referred to Bumrah as the had an easy World Cup. In game between the West cricket’s lineage are often ter whatever Bumrah can number one bowler. The Indies and Afghanistan. centred around wristy bat­ come up with, be it a deliv­ words were uttered with res­ But the plan was smen and wily spinners. It is ery hovering temptingly pect and while his peers shelved while Sri as recurrent as water­melon around the off­stump, a york­ treat him with awe, the man Lanka, India’s slices sold on Indian streets er threatening toes and tim­ in the vortex of attention, opponent for during summer. ber, a bouncer or even a takes all this lightly. Wickets Saturday’s match, But India does have a tra­ slower­ball. It isn’t easy are taken, scoring­rate is trained at the Leeds dition of fast bowling. It may squaring upto Bumrah’s slowed down but there are University Ground. be muted when compared to thunder­bolts and none are no exaggerated mannerisms. the riches in batting and the spared, even his team­mates He is never rushed on the slow art of turn but there at nets. Virat Kohli vouched turf except while scampering were purveyors who dis­ for this trait and some paid a in the deep to stop a four. pensed the red cherry at price too like Vijay Shankar Rijiju wishes high velocity. When the did with a fractured toe Astounding economy weather­beaten pages of his­ while Bumrah’s preamble re­ While India sealed its semifi­ team ahead tory are flipped, there are mains constant: “If I practise nal spot, Bumrah deserves stirring references to the better, I bowl better.” of semifinals fast­men. Former England captain Drastically abridged Special Correspondent Walter Hammond said this Bumrah’s method isn’t part NEW DELHI about Amar Singh, who bow­ of the conventional grid. The Union Sports Minister Ki­ led in India’s inaugural Test long looping run gaining ren Rijiju on Wednesday at Lord’s in 1932: “He is as pace before it culminates in sent his wishes to the In­ dangerous an opening bow­ the leap and delivery, the dian cricket team ahead of ler as I have ever seen, com­ usual attribute of fast bow­ its ICC World Cup semifi­ ing off the pitch like the lers, has been drastically nals. crack of doom”. Interesting­ abridged in his case. He Rijiju conveyed his wish­ ly, Amar Singh was part­ could be inflicting bio­me­ es through a letter. nered by the equally fiery chanical stress upon his tor­ Rijiju wrote, “The whole Mohammad Nissar. so while generating all that nation is inspired by your pace from his shoulder but credit too. His 14 wickets at the early games, he bowled a team’s performance. Your Varied range so far it has worked wonder­ an astounding economy rate touch short and was vulnera­ passion, skills, together­ As the years rolled by, the fully well for him and India of 4.61 along with a similar ble to the cut and pull. But as ness and sportsmanship conveyor belt threw up a va­ reaped the rewards. yield from Mohammed Sha­ the campaign warmed, his have been commendable ried range. Some trundled in It wasn’t supposed to be mi, has helped Kohli’s men radar was back in the zone. throughout all the match­ with a gentle rhythm, others this way because unconven­ keep a lid on the opposition As India gears up for its last es. bowled medium­pace and a tional merchants of lightning despite the odd expensive af­ set of contests in the World “A billion cheers galore few were express­quick. Ka­ were supposed to be found fair involving England. Cup, Bumrah will have to do as you go into play in the pil Dev, Javagal Srinath and only in Sri Lanka. We still Against Bangladesh when what he does best, pushing semifinals, hoping that this Zaheer Khan lit up the legacy have Lasith Malinga, who its tail­enders targeted a mi­ the speed­gun and gifting success continues through One of a kind: Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling action may be quirky, but top batsmen from across the that Amar Singh and Nissar with his slinging action is still racle, Bumrah fired his york­ trepidation to the opposi­ to the final, and you bring board agree that he is one of the best in the business. * AP first shaped. raging against the light in his ers and India secured its tion. home the World Cup.” ‘Universe Boss’ Gayle — omnipresent as ever Mission impossible Shayan Acharya Bangladesh by a 316­run K.C. Vijaya Kumar Cup. He is 39 and his best Gayle and he too rested on LONDON margin. Leeds years have lapsed. the turf, opposite the big The last time Pakistan faced “It is very difficult. 316 The World Cup scripts fresh The belligerent opener man. And then the irreve­ Bangladesh in a World Cup runs is a big margin. Only if chapters and equally ushers failed to fire, falling cheaply rence and fun that sweeps fixture, it faced a shock de­ you’re batting first, you can in the last curtain. It is a cycle for just seven but when Af­ through the Caribbean Is­ feat against the minnows. score 500 or 600,” said Sar­ that repeats every four years ghanistan commenced its lands came into view. Both That was in 1999. faraz. “We’re just interested where some teams gain fresh pursuit, Gayle was omnipre­ did push­ups and laughter While Bangladesh has in finishing the tournament wind and veteran stars bid sent. rippled. crashed out, Pakistan has a on a high and doing our best the long good­bye. The southpaw lumbered In his final World Cup mathematical chance of against Bangladesh.” at first slip, often appealing game, Gayle couldn’t be sup­ reaching the last­four. Ho­ Bangladesh, which has All eyes on Gayle in hope, arms flung wide and pressed. He turned up as an wever, for that to happen, it won its last four matches As the West Indies and Af­ topped with a longing gaze at off­spinner and scalped Ik­ has to win the toss at Lord’s against Pakistan, will play its ghanistan clashed in an in­ the umpire. As always, the ram Ali Khil. on Friday and then defeat maiden ODI at Lord’s. consequential game at Hea­ crowd rooted for him. Curtly Ambrose recently dingley here on Thursday, all Later, he tumbled from his termed Gayle’s bid for an ex­ eyes were on Chris Gayle. great height as Rahmat Shah tended farewell as ‘non­ This was supposed to be popped a catch off Carlos sense’ but the maverick, the the last outing for the Un­ Brathwaite. Gayle moved a last of a cricketing species, iverse Boss until he revealed touch gingerly and as the which made its debut way Spring chicken: Chris Gayle belied his 39 years when he did press-ups, along with Carlos plans of perhaps bowing out shot dipped, he dived and back in 1999 along with Pa­ Brathwaite, after taking a catch to dismiss Rahmat Shah. * REUTERS after the home series later snapped up just before the kistan’s Shoaib Malik, would against India. ball grazed the grass. He just be missed, whenever his last speed, be it Tests, ODIS or ogyny. who refused to be slotted. Yet, one thing is certain; lay there, like a huge ship walk happens. Twenty20 leagues. And he But above all, Gayle would Importantly, he always con­ the big­built Jamaican will that ran aground. Yes, he scored massive also suffered notoriety with remain the last of those nected with the fans, not for not be seen in another World Brathwaite ran towards runs clipped at a break­neck his damning streaks of mis­ players with a distinct style, him the ivory tower. West Indies wards off Afghan challenge Sachin was good on any surface: Lara

Agence France-Presse West Indies smashed 111 cholas Pooran, after solid Shimron Hetmyer (39). Amol Karhadkar Leeds off the last 10 overs, thanks to contributions from Evin Le­ Gayle was caught behind NAVI MUMBAI Chris Gayle removed Afghan­ captain Jason Holder and Ni­ wis (58), Shai Hope (77) and after a slash against Dawlat On a day the West Indies took istan top­scorer Ikram Ali Zadran for just seven and re­ on Afghanistan in a battle Khil with his off­breaks as the mained 10 short of Brian La­ between the bottom­placed West Indies secured just its ra’s all­time West Indian re­ sides in the World Cup, Brian second win of a chastening cord of 10,348 ODI runs. Lara mourned the fact that World Cup campaign on Pooran picked up where Caribbean cricket has been Thursday. he left off against Sri Lanka, unable to gape out of a hole The Caribbean side scored hitting 58 to add to his centu­ for a little too long. 311 for six in its 50 overs and ry. Holder hit a quickfire 45 “My only disappointment although the Afghans put up while Carlos Brathwaite in 2019 is that we have been a brave fight, they ultimately lashed 14 off four balls. turned into a corner for pret­ went down by 23 runs. In reply, Ali Khil put on 133 ty long time. Every country, Gayle, almost certainly for the second wicket with every team goes through a lit­ playing in his final World Cup Rahmat Shah (62) and there tle bit of cycle, but we seem match at the age of 39, failed were notable contributions to be, you know (stuck in it) with the bat but struck with by Najibullah Zadran and As­ for quite some time, which is the ball, trapping Ali Khil lbw ghar Afghan, but ultimately unfortunate,” Lara said after for 86 in the 36th over to put the team did not have the being conferred with the Another feather in his cap: Brian Lara, second from left, receives a D. Litt. citation from a dent in Afghanistan’s slim batting firepower to get over Doctorate of Science (Ho­ Dr. Vijay Patil, president, D.Y. Patil University. * YOGESH MHATRE hopes of victory. the line. nours Causa) by Dr. D.Y. Patil University in Nerul on series and we drew the one­ picked Sachin Tendulkar’s Tendulkar’s impact was in a SCOREBOARD AFGHANISTAN VS WEST INDIES Thursday. day series but it doesn’t achievements to be greater way responsible for the rise mean that we are going to than run­machine Virat Koh­ of the Kohlis and Rohits. WEST INDIES 1-21 (Gayle, 5.3 overs), 2-109 Zadran run out 31 (38b, 1x4, 1-5 (Naib, 1.3), 2-138 (Rah- Revival leave our shore and be the li’s. However, Lara had no “The (impression) Sachin Chris Gayle c Ikram b Dawlat (Lewis, 24.5), 3-174 (Hetmyer, 1x6), Asghar Afghan c Holder b mat, 26.2), 3-189 (Ikram, 35.3), West Indies, one of the two same,” Lara said. hesitation in saying that Koh­ left on the game is just unbe­ 7 (18b, 1x4), Evin Lewis c Nabi b 34.5), 4-192 (Hope, 37.4), 5-297 Brathwaite 40 (32b, 4x4, 1x6), 4-194 (Najibullah, 35.5), 5-201 teams that entered the World “And India is a country ve­ li was way ahead of his lievable, because he sort of Rashid 58 (78b, 6x4, 2x6), Shai (Pooran, 49.1), 6-297 (Holder, Mohammad Nabi c Allen b (Nabi, 37.4), 6-227 (Shinwari Cup through a qualification ry similar to that. Back in contemporaries. bridged that period, where Hope c Rashid b Nabi 77 (92b, 49.2). Roach 2 (6b), Samiullah Shin- 41.4), 7-244 (Afghan, 44.2), 8- tournament, started on an 1980s and 1990s, you come “No doubt there is a huge you felt that when an Indian 6x4, 2x6), Shimron Hetmyer c AFGHANISTAN BOWLING wari c Hetmyer b Roach 6 (9b), 255 (Dawlat, 44.6), 9-260 impressive note but fizzled to India, you could not beat gap between Kohli and the batsman leaves the Indian sub b Dawlat 39 (31b, 3x4, 2x6), Mujeeb 10-0-52-0, Dawlat Rashid Khan c Holder b Brath- (Rashid, 46.3). out as the campaign pro­ them, but the minute India rest of the world in all forms soil and pitches, they are not waite 9 (16b, 1x6), Dawlat Zad- Nicholas Pooran run out 58 9-1-73-2, Shirzad 8-0-56-1, WEST INDIES BOWLING gressed. Lara hoped its re­ travelled, they did not look of the game. Rohit Sharma that good. (43b, 6x4, 1x6), Jason Holder c Naib 3-0-18-0, Nabi 10-0-56-1, ran c Cottrell b Brathwaite 1 Cottrell 7-0-43-0, Roach 10- cent success in white flannels the same team. But today, at might have got four centuries “But Sachin was good on Dawlat b Shirzad 45 (34b, 1x4, Rashid 10-0-52-1. (2b), Sayed Shirzad c Allen b 2-37-3, Thomas 7-0-43-1, 4x6), Carlos Brathwaite (not AFGHANISTAN Thomas 25 (17b, 2x4, 2x6), against England will pave home they (West Indies) are in this World Cup, (Jonny) every surface and all the In­ Holder 8-0-46-0, Allen 3-0- out) 14 (4b, 2x4, 1x6), Fabian Mujeeb Ur Rahman (not out) 7 way for a revival of sorts. bad and away from home, Bairstow or whatever, if you dian batsman are good on ev­ Gulbadin Naib c Lewis b 26-0, Brathwaite 9-0-63-4, Allen (not out) 0 (0b); Extras (5b, 1x4); Extras (lb-2, w-10, “What I am excited about they are even badder want somebody to bat in ery single surface today, I Roach 5 (6b, 1x4), Rahmat Shah Gayle 6-0-28-1. (lb-4, w-9): 13; Total (for six c Gayle b Brathwaite 62 (78b, nb-2): 14; Total (in 50 overs): is the fact that we are now (worse), as we would say in T20, T10, 100 balls or Test think, simply because they wkts. in 50 overs): 311. 10x4), Ikram Ali Khil lbw b 288. Toss: West Indies. starting to be good at home. Jamaica.” cricket, it is going to be Virat took a page out of his (Sa­ FALL OF WICKETS Gayle 86 (93b, 8x4), Najibullah FALL OF WICKETS West Indies won by 23 runs. We beat England in the Test The legendary batsman Kohli today,” he said, adding chin’s) book,” he said.

CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 18 SPORT FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Nadal overcomes Kyrgios; Federer cruises Groenen strike I N BRIEF Davis dethrones Kerber even as Isner & Cilic’s campaigns end; Djokovic and Gauff keep delighting takes Dutch to final Agence France-Presse Face USA after extra­time win over Sweden LONDON Rafael Nadal defeated Nick S teve Waugh to mentor Kyrgios 6­3, 3­6, 7­6(5), 7­6(3) Aussies during Ashes in a stormy and bad­tem­ SYDNEY pered Wimbledon second Australia’s hopes of winning round encounter on Centre an Ashes series in England for Court on Thursday. the first time in 18 years have It was Nadal’s 50th win at been boosted by former Test the tournament as he conti­ captain Steve Waugh nues his push for a third agreeing to mentor the side. Waugh was enlisted by coach Wimbledon title and 19th Justin Langer, who has made Major. a point of bringing in former Kyrgios twice served un­ greats to help rebuild the derarm on game point, was team’s image. Ricky Ponting handed a code violation for is currently assisting him at unsportsman­ the World Cup. The first like beha­ Over the moon: Groenen celebrates after her long­range Ashes Test starts at

viour and effort sealed the deal for the Netherlands. * REUTERS Edgbaston on August 1. AFP waged a bit­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ter war of W OMEN’S WC DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD words with um­ B The Netherlands is the pire Damien Dumusois. Na­ A gence France-Presse eighth different team to dal will face France’s Jo­Wilf­ Lyon reach the final, and fourth ried Tsonga for a place in the The Netherlands’ rise as a different European side to last 16. force in women’s football do so Earlier, eight­time cham­ continued on Wednesday as B This semifinal is the first pion Roger Federer eased in­ Jackie Groenen’s extra­time ever to go to extra­time in Australia opener Burns to the third round beating strike saw it edge out Swe­ women’s WC back after fatigue disorder British wild card Jay Clarke den 1­0 in a gruelling World DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD SYDNEY 6­1, 7­6(3), 6­2 to equal Amer­ Cup semifinal in Lyon, tak­ Donk’s pass was touched in­ Australia Test opener Joe ican legend Jimmy Connors’ ing the European champion to her path, Groenen sent a Burns has been cleared to record of 17 appearances in through to this weekend’s fi­ low shot from 20 yards play again after being the last 32. nal against the USA. beyond the reach of goal­ diagnosed with a fatigue disorder which threatened his On the women’s side, After a goalless 90 mi­ keeper Hedvig Lindahl and chances of being part of the there will be a new name nutes, midfielder Groenen — into the far corner. Ashes series against England. adorning the trophy as de­ Memorable win: Lauren Davis bounced back to knock out Angelique Kerber. * AP a former judo European Having knocked out Italy The 29­year­old was fending champion Angelique Championship bronze me­ and former winner Japan in diagnosed with “post­ Kerber went out to lucky los­ IMPORTANT RESULTS dallist as a youth, who re­ the previous two rounds, infectious fatigue disorder”, er Lauren Davis 2­6, 6­2, 6­1. cently agreed a move to the Dutch are now just one stemming from an October Federer and Nadal’s half Manchester United — broke game away from adding a 2018 viral infection. Burns M en: Second round: John Mill­ 4­Kevin Anderson (RSA) bt Varvara Flink (Rus) 6­1, 6­4. of the draw lost two of the the deadlock in the 99th mi­ first World Cup to the title has spent the past fortnight man (Aus) bt 31­Laslo Djere Janko Tipsarevic (Srb) 6­4, 6­7 potentially more awkward 19­Johanna Konta (GBr) bt nute of a tense contest, they won at Euro 2017 as training, including sessions (Srb) 6­3, 6­2, 6­1; Dan Evans (5), 6­1, 6­4; 26­Guido Pella Katerina Siniakova (Cze) 6­3, customers in big serving duo breaking Swedish hearts in hosts. with Darren Lehmann. AFP (GBr) bt 18­Nikoloz Basilashvili (Arg) bt Andreas Seppi (Ita) 6­4; 4­Kiki Bertens (Ned) bt John Isner and Marin Cilic. (Geo) 6­3, 6­2, 7­6(2). 6­4, 4­6, 4­6, 7­5, 6­1. the process. The results: The Netherlands 1 Ninth­seeded Isner fell to Tanya Townsend 3­6, 7­6(5), 8­Kei Nishikori (Jpn) bt 3­Rafael Nadal (Esp) bt Nick 6­2. When Danielle van de (Groenen 99) bt Sweden 0. unseeded Kazakh Mikhail Cameron Norrie (GBr) 6­4, 6­4, Kyrgios (Aus) 6­3, 3­6, 7­6(5), Kukushkin 6­4, 6­7(3), 4­6, 1­Ashleigh Barty (Aus) bt Al­ 6­0; Steve Johnson (USA) bt 7­6(3); 17­Matteo Berrettni (Ita) ison Van Uytvanck (Bel) 6­1, 6­1, 6­4 in just over three 25­Alex de Minaur (Aus) 3­6, 7­ bt Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp) 6­1, 6­3; 15­Wang Qiang (Chn) bt hours of play, while Cilic, the 6(4), 6­3, 3­6, 6­3; 33­Jan­ 7­6(4), 6­3. Tamara Zidansek (Slo) 6­1, 6­2; Rayudu must have been 13th seed and finalist in 2017, Lennard Struff (Ger) bt Taylor 27­Lucas Pouille (Fra) bt 9­Sloane Stephens (USA) bt lost in straight sets to Portu­ Fritz (USA) 6­4, 6­3, 5­7, 7­6(2); Gregoire Barrere (Fra) 6­1, 7­6 Wang Yafan (Chn) 6­0, 6­2; 6­ L ampard returns to gal’s Joao Sousa, 6­4, 6­4, Sam Querrey (USA) bt Andrey (0), 6­4; Jo­Wilfred Tsonga Petra Kvitova (Cze) bt Kristina heart-broken: Laxman Chelsea as head coach Rublev (Rus) 6­3, 6­2, 6­3. 6­4. (Fra) bt Ricardo Berankis (Ltu) Mladenovic (Fra) 7­5, 6­2. LONDON 2­Roger Federer (Sui) bt Jay 7­6(4), 6­3, 6­3. Lauren Davis (USA) bt 6­An­ Says the Hyderabad batsman still Frank Lampard was appointed Scare for Serena Clarke (GBr) 6­1, 7­6(3), 6­2; Doubles: First round: Wesley gelique Kerber (Ger) 2­6, 6­2, Chelsea head coach on There was a scare for seven­ Joao Sousa (Por) bt 13­Marin Koolhof (Ned) & Marcus Daniell 6­1; 24­Petra Martic (Cro) bt had four to five years left in him Thursday. Lampard has time champion Serena Wil­ Cilic (Cro) 6­4, 6­4, 6­4. (NZ) bt Rohan Bopanna (Ind) & Anastasia Potapova (Rus) 3­6, V.V. Subrahmanyam signed a three­year contract liams, who dropped the first Mikhail Kukushkin (Kaz) bt 9­ Pablo Cuevas (Uru) 6­4, 6­4, 6­3, 6­4; Danielle Collins (USA) Hyderabad with the Premier League club, 4­6, 7­6(7). set against 18­year­old Slove­ John Isner (USA) 6­4, 6­7(3), bt 12­Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) Former India cricketer where he spent 13 years and 4­6, 6­1, 6­4; 1­Novak Djokovic 4­6, 6­4, 6­3. nian qualifier Kaja Juvan be­ Women: Second round: 11­Ser­ V.V.S. Laxman said Ambati became the team’s all­time (Srb) bt Denis Kudla (USA) 6­3, ena Williams (USA) bt Kaja fore prevailing 2­6, 6­2, 6­4. Polona Hercog (Slo) bt 17­ Rayudu has been one of the leading scorer with 211 goals. 6­2, 6­2. Juvan (Slo) 2­6, 6­2, 6­4; 13­ Ashleigh Barty’s bid to be­ Madison Keys (USA) 6­2, 6­4; most talented cricketers he The former England Felix Auger­Aliassime (Can) Belinda Bencic (Sui) bt Kaia Coco Gauff (USA) bt Magdalena midfielder succeeds Maurizio come the first woman since Kanepi (Est) 6­3, 6­1. has ever seen and felt that bt Corentin Moutet (Fra) 6­3, Rybarikova (Svk) 6­3, 6­3; 14­ Sarri after just one season in Serena in 2015 to win the 4­6, 6­4, 6­2; Fernando Ver­ Magda Linette (Pol) bt 25­ Caroline Wozniacki (Den) bt the Hyderabadi, who an­ French Open and Wimble­ nounced his retirement management, having led dasco (Esp) bt 30­Kyle Edmund Amanda Anisimova (USA) 6­4, Veronika Kudermetova (Rus) 7­ Derby to the Championship don in the same year stayed from all forms of the game (GBr) 4­6, 4­6, 7­6(3), 6­3, 6­4; 7­5; 18­Julia Gorges (Bel) bt 6(5), 6­3. play­off final in May. on track with a 6­1, 6­3 se­ today, has still four to five Lampard made 648 cond round victory over Bel­ years left in him. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC appearances for Chelsea, gium’s Alison van Uytvanck. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC PASSING SHOTS “I can understand the winning three Premier \ \ * reasoning behind his deci­ V.V.S. Laxman. FILE PHOTO League titles, four FA Cups Moving ahead sion. He must have been and two League Cups, as well On Wednesday, four­time have been a fantastic career, lost 6­2, 6­1, 6­4 to heart­broken. Having every time,” Laxman added. as the Europa League and the champion Novak Djokovic footballer with his physique, France’s Jo­Wifried Tsonga. scored lot of runs at No. 4 “Ever since I met him the Champions League. AFP reached the third round for mentality and skill,” said the Legend Ashe and done well against the first time in 2002 after his the 11th successive year Portuguese, who worked benchmark for West Indies and in New Zea­ brilliant century for India while 15­year­old Cori Gauff with Nadal’s uncle, Miguel Auger-Aliassime land before the series u­19 in England, I have been aimed to write another epi­ Angel when he was on the Canadian teenager Felix against the Aussies (against following his career and sode in her history­making coaching staff at Barcelona. Auger­Aliassime has been whom he had a poor run), been speaking to him con­ All England Club debut. “I am happy that he isn’t a compared to Arthur Ashe, he would have been expect­ sistently as a well­wisher. Top seed Djokovic hit 13 footballer. In tennis he is the only black man to win ing to be picked for the “There has never been aces and 37 winners as he what he is.” three Grand Slams, and he World Cup,” Laxman told any doubt about the kind of eased past Denis Kudla of the Tomic docked said on Wednesday he The Hindu from the United potential he had as a cricke­ B uffon back ‘home’ United States, 6­3, 6­2, 6­2. for tanking would love to emulate the Kingdom. ter. Retirement is always a ROME Former Italy goalkeeper Coco Gauff reached the Australia's Bernard Tomic American legend. The 18­ personal decision and Rayu­ Gianluigi Buffon has returned third round by beating 2017 was stripped of his entire year­old, the youngest in the Dotted with setbacks du must have weighed his semifinalist Magdalena Ryba­ to Juventus on a one­year Nadal could have £45,000 Wimbledon prize men’s singles, said Ashe, “I just hope he continues to options before taking the contract after a season spent at rikova of Slovakia 6­3, 6­3 un­ for me but also many been a fantastic money for tanking his first who won Wimbledon in 1975 love the game and has a very call,” Laxman said. PSG. The 41­year­old, who will der the new Court One roof. footballer: Mourinho round match which was over to add to his US Open (1968) players. But he was just a successful post­retirement “Personally, I feel that he be number two to Polish The American schoolgirl Jose Mourinho believes in just 58 minutes, officials and Australian Open (1970), great human and he kind of life” Laxman said. “Rayu­ should have played white ’keeper Wojciech Szczesny, is the youngest player in the Rafael Nadal would have announced. The was to be admired not only changed things in a sport du’s career has been dotted ball cricket for Hyderabad previously spent 17 season with last 32 since Jennifer Capria­ made “a fantastic footballer” controversial Tomic, who for what he achieved on and in his life, and he with some setbacks like a for four to five years and the Turin club, winning nine ti, also 15, went all the way to had he not chosen tennis. had been accused of not court but also off it. changed a lot of people’s couple of injuries. But, I helped the youngsters in the Serie A titles and playing three the semifinals 28 years ago. “He’s incredible. He could trying previously in his “Obviously, he’s a big model lives.” liked the way he fought back process,” Laxman added. Champions League finals. AFP

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

THE HINDU CROSSWORD 12670 (set by Arden) SUDOKU FAITH 13 Cloak worn by husband 4 Surveillance as one comes breaking laws (5) under bill of rights all around The greater avatara (5) 14 Best example of a short story While the Supreme One incarnated many times, ten avata­ book (7) 5 Correct one — honest, as it ras of His are usually spoken of elaborately. And of these ten, should be... (2,3,4) the Rama avatara and Krishna avatara are considered purna 16 Anonymous nonsense about avataras, that is the most complete avataras. And of these unity (7) 6 ...or Queen announces two, the Krishna avatara is superior, thereby making it the knighthood for Root (5) best of all the Lord’s avataras, said Kidambi Narayanan, in a 18 Not worried about whine, gets discourse. Rama showed the importance of adherence to rich (7) 7 Anti revolutionary checks way dharma. The word dharma itself is, however, hard to define, to subvert... (7) 20 Electronic watch allowed to often being different in different situations. That is why we cover the fugitive (7) 8 ...or rubs Bengali the wrong talk of sadharana dharma and visesha dharma. We are asked way calling for a bandh (6­7) to be merciful and forgiving. But what if someone is a ruler? 22 Clog boats at sea (5) Can he forgive mistakes and move on? Will that not harm his 9 New best seller, let it become subjects? He is in the position of having to punish. So, the 24 Soldiers hurry, worker finds it a literary work in French sadharana dharma of forgiving does not hold good in his offensive (9) (6,7) case. His visesha dharma is to punish. Given the difficulties in properly defining what dharma is, Rama’s constant keep­ 26 Fresh group of people have left 15 Compound interest? One ing to dharma is an admirable trait of His. for the city (9) lodges a complaint (9) But why is it then that the Krishna avatara is said to be even greater than the Rama avatara? It is because of Krish­ 27 Subject discussed in the 17 Climb from bottom to top, a S olution to puzzle 12669 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku na’s leelas. Rama is not known for His leelas. In just ten slo­ meeting (5) system goes up (9) ■ ACROSS kas, Valmiki talks of His birth, His being named, His educa­ tion, etc. He says the four sons of Dasaratha studied the 1 For a bounder, it's nothing — in 28 A deposit that makes child fat 19 Erect single silo for missile Vedas, and so they always abided by dharma. Rama’s child­ short you can get instant (7,6) launcher, reduce weight (7) hood is covered very quickly. But Krishna’s birth itself is a justice here (8,5) ■ DOWN 21 Level off on gold disc (7) leela — born in a prison and carried away the same night to 10 Arranging help, at the core Gokulam. Every leela has a message. The lifting of the Go­ there is an investor (5) 2 Hang if a criminal gets money 23 Ship's first mate is soaked in vardhana hill gives us the message that He will always save 11 Calculate the time in crossing a (7) gin (5) us, if we trust Him. Brahma Mohanam shows us that we river (9) should shed our ego, for in this leela, Brahma is taught a les­ 12 Fish by the lake, consume right 3 Complaint heard about girl's 25 Fold in with a simple son because of his ego. Rasa leela shows that we can serve in the restaurant (9) voice (9) attachment (5) Him only if He wills it.

CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

THE HINDU DELHI FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 SPORT 19 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

T V PICKS ICC World Cup: Star Sports 1 Inspired Peru dethrones Chile Mohun Bagan rekindles the & 2 (SD & HD), 3 p.m. Wimbledon: SS Select 1 (SD & HD), 5.15 p.m.; SS Select 2 Will now face Brazil, which had thrashed it 5­0 in the group stage, in title clash idea of a unified league (SD & HD), 3.30 p.m. C OPA AMERICA IN BRIEF Suggests formation of a ‘way­forward committee’ Agence France-Presse Porto Alegre Amitabha Das Sharma DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD tain Manoranjan Bhatta­ Peru stunned defending KOLKATA charya. B Calcutta Sports Journalists champion Chile 3­0 to reach Mohun Bagan has suggested Club hosts a panel Noted footballer and the final of the Copa America the formation of a ‘way­for­ discussion coach Subhash Bhowmick for the first time in 44 years. ward committee’ to explore B also insisted on finding the Goals from Edison Flores, the possibility of a unified Officials and prominent W illian to miss Copa final right balance that would Yoshimar Yotun and Paolo League as the future of In­ footballers speak on the with hamstring injury issue help nourish the Indian foot­ Guerrero handed Peru a de­ dian football. RIO DE JANEIRO DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ball ecosystem. Brazil’s attacking midfielder served win which sends it in­ Debasish Dutta, the club’s Willian will miss Sunday’s to a final against Brazil at the finance secretary who at­ mittee will have representa­ Subrata Dutta, senior Copa America final against Maracana Stadium on tended the meeting hosted tion from the national feder­ vice­president AIFF, said the Peru after injuring his Sunday. by AIFF president Praful Pa­ ation, FSDL and the clubs to clubs are quintessential to hamstring, the tournament Little was expected of Peru tel to hear the I­League clubs effectively find a way to have the growth of Indian foot­ host said on Wednesday. A in the knock­out stages after on Wednesday, said a solu­ a league structure that con­ ball. forms to the FIFA statues,” Brazil football federation it ended the group phase with tion could well be a possibil­ “Football is club­based all he added. (CBF) spokesman said Willian a humbling 5­0 thrashing by ity, now that all those who over the world. The sport had felt “pain in his Brazil. mattered in the “impasse” would not grow if the club­ hamstring” and was sent for Concurrence have decided to shed their based system is obliterated. tests on Wednesday Riding its luck egos and converged on the East Bengal assistant secre­ afternoon where it was found But after riding its luck — and discussion table. tary Dr. Santi Ranjan Das­ “We need a strong league that he had a “pulled being saved by VAR three “We need to have a un­ gupta also agreed with his in the country and in order muscle.” Brazilian media said times — to beat Uruguay on ified league but that needs to Bagan counterpart. to make it happen every unit he was injured during penalties in the quarterfinals, be structured. You cannot ig­ “People thought ISL involved in developing foot­ Tuesday’s match. AFP Stunner: Edison Flores, left, lets fly a left­footed volley to open the scoring for Peru. * AP it was a completely rejuvenat­ nore club­based football but would be a magic show that ball, including the state asso­ ed outfit in Porto Alegre. nutes in after he was teed up But a minute later he was Arias’s rush of blood to the again you need a patron like will dramatically transform ciations, need to have a de­ velopment plan,” Dutta said. Goalkeeper Pedro Gallese in space by his captain alone at the back post to lash head. FSDL to secure the future of Indian football but after five saved a penalty and made a Guerrero. home left footed from an Guerrero put the icing on Indian football,” Dutta said seasons they find the magi­ The statement assumes number of other vital stops. Flores took advantage of Andre Carillo flick on from the cake in injury time after while attending a panel dis­ cal element gone. significance ahead of the From the start Peru domi­ an Erick Pulgar slip in mid­ Cueva’s cross. rounding Arias.. cussion hosted by the Cal­ “It is now imperative to AIFF executive committee nated the reigning champion, field to dart towards goal but Yotun doubled the lead on The results: Chile 0 lost to Peru cutta Sports Journalists Club have one league where the meeting, which among oth­ with Christian Cueva waste­ he dragged his weak shot 38 minutes after punishing 3 (Flores 21, Yotun 38, Guerrero on Thursday. top clubs of the country will er things will discuss the fu­ City gets Angelino back fully shooting wide two mi­ woefully wide. Chile goalkeeper Gabriel 90+1). “The way­forward com­ play,” said former India cap­ ture of I­League, on July 9. from PSV Eindhoven LONDON Manchester City re­signed Spanish defender Angelino Real to open season away at Celta Mona, Reema, sharing a bond beyond the field from PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday after the Premier League champion activated L A LIGA The duo played for India in Asia Cup, T20 World Cup and the World Cup in 2013 his £5.3 million buy­back clause. Angelino left City last A gence France-Presse CRICKET WIPL, we have three teams. year but boss Pep Guardiola Madrid Earlier, we had just one exhi­ was impressed enough with B hrigu Bagga bition match.” Eden Hazard is set to make his progress in the New Delhi Reema has moved on to his Real Madrid debut Netherlands to decide to become a cricket pundit for against Celta Vigo and Barce­ Playing a sport together bring him back. AFP various TV channels and ra­ lona will begin its title de­ builds partnerships that go dio platforms. Arjen Robben hangs up fence away at Athletic Bilbao, beyond the field. Cricketers his boots according to the La Liga fix­ Mona Meshram and Reema “Earlier, I had a bat in my THE HAGUE ture list announced on Malhotra share such a bond. hand. Now, it’s a micro­ Dutch winger Arjen Robben Thursday. phone. It was more about announced his retirement Mona is a member of the physical activity and now it’s from professional football on The opening games are Indian women’s cricket team more mental. It is good to be Thursday at the age of 35 scheduled for August 18, but and plays for Railways under sharing my experiences,” The new home boy: Eden Hazard will have to wait for the Treasure: Mona Meshram, left, says Reema Malhotra keeps after a 10­year spell with Hazard will have to wait for Mithali Raj. Reema, who re­ says the former batting second round to play his first Madrid match at the Santiago * German giant Bayern Munich. the second round to play his tired from international her motivated and grounded. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Bernabeu. * REUTERS all­rounder. AFP first Madrid match at the cricket early this year, is now precious,” says Mona. profession.” Reema is looking forward Santiago Bernabeu, when his Jamshedpur FC ropes in boosted by what appears a lencia, who it lost to in the exploring the world of The duo played for India Leagues like the Kia Super to a possible India­England new team hosts Real Vallado­ 18­year­old Jitendra kind early set of games. After Copa del Rey final in May, be­ broadcasting. in the Asia Cup, T20 World League, Women’s Big Bash final in the World Cup. “Ro­ JAMSHEDPUR lid. Celta and Valladolid, it plays fore travelling to Granada, al­ Cup and Reema’s last World League, Women’s Indian hit has struck a purple patch. Jamshedpur FC on Thursday away at Villarreal and at so just up from Segunda. In ups and downs Cup in 2013. Premier League, etc. are gra­ Look at Bumrah, he seems to announced the signing of Los Clasicos home to Levante before a Atletico Madrid, last sea­ After the National Cricket Reflecting on her career, dually bringing about a revo­ be at a different level. I’m al­ 18­year­old defender Jitendra The first Clasico of the sea­ tougher trip to Sevilla, where Singh from I­League side son’s runners­up, begins at Academy camp at Banga­ Mona says, “Initially when I lution in women cricket. so highly impressed by Mo­ son will be at Camp Nou on former Madrid coach Julen Indian Arrows. The youngster home to neighbour Getafe, lore, Mona travelled to Delhi was playing for Vidarbha, I Some big names from India hammad Shami,” says Ree­ October 27, with the return Lopetegui is now in charge. has penned a three­year which came fifth last term. to spend some quality time never thought of the India are part of these global ma. in Madrid scheduled for deal.IANS Barcelona’s introduction Atletico faces Real Madrid in with her mentor­cum­friend. jersey. leagues. “There is no team which March 1. Both could come af­ looks more awkward. After the first city derby at the “A friend who keeps you mo­ “The idea was to enjoy “Things have changed is perfect, and England has Annual ter Champions League ties Bilbao, the reigning cham­ Wanda Metropolitano on tivated and grounded... Ree­ playing. Then I started scor­ quite a bit after our World started to look dangerous. midweek. pion is at home to Real Betis September 29 and Barcelo­ ma has been there with me ing at junior levels and got Cup performance in 2017,” Once again, the host could recognition Zinedine Zidane’s hopes and away to newly­promoted na, also at home, on Decem­ in my ups and downs, having recognised by the BCCI. Af­ points out Mona, adding, be tough customers,” she Osasuna. Then it hosts Va­ ber 1. procedure for for a fast start may have been someone like her is really ter that, I chose cricket as a “the WBBL and now in the says. NSFs introduced Kashyap and Ramkumar Indian pairs Special Correspondent Neelash Saha Anand’s draw count NEW DELHI Sourabh in moves up fail to make The Government on Wed­ becomes six nesday gave assurance in last 16 continues to lead Sports Bureau final the Lok Sabha that steps Recanati (Italy) CHESS leader. Wesley So, the other Press Trust of India have been taken to ensure the heap with 6.5 points Ramkumar Ramanathan overnight leader, drew with SHOOTING CALGARY U -17 CHESS S PORTS BUREAU transparency and accoun­ each from eight rounds. fired eight aces while sail­ Sergey Karjakin. ZAGREB Former Commonwealth The results (seventh round): tability in the functioning S PECIAL CORRESPONDENT The results (eighth round): ing past Matteo Viola of Ita­ SPORTS BUREAU Games champion P. Kash­ Viswanathan Anand (3) drew of the national sports fed­ KOCHI Open: Aronyak Ghosh (WB, 6) ly 6­4, 6­1 in the pre­quar­ Viswanathan Anand took an LONATO DEL GARDA (ITALY) yap and reigning National with Ding Liren (Chn, 4); Ian erations (NSFs). drew with Neelash Saha (WB, terfinals of the €46,600 easy 27­move draw with Chi­ Nepomniachtchi (Rus, 4) lost Replying to a question champion Sourabh Verma West Bengal’s second­seed­ 7). Challenger tennis tourna­ na’s Ding Liren for his sixth Prithviraj Tondaiman was to Magnus Carlsen (Nor, 5); from Tukaram Godse, MP, progressed to the pre­quar­ ed Neelash Saha hung on to ment here on Thursday. successive draw following in fine form in the mixed Jayachandra Srinivas (TN, 6) Sergey Karjakin (Rus, 3) drew Union Sports Minister Ki­ terfinals in a mixed day for his top spot after signing a Other results: trap, as he shot three drew with R. Sibi Visal (TN, 6); the seventh round of Croatia with Wesley So (USA, 4.5); Fa­ India at the $75,000 Canada peace treaty with top­seed­ $15,000 ITF men, Idanha­a­ rounds of 24 (72 out of 75), ren Rijjiju said, “From Arunachalam Shivaa (TN, 5.5) Grand Chess Tour here on biano Caruana (USA, 4) drew Open Super 100 tourna­ ed Statemate Aronyak Nova, Portugal: First round: but together with Seema 2010, the Government has lost to Arjun Gupta (Del, 6.5). Wednesday. with Anish Giri (Ned, 2.5); ment here. Ghosh in the eighth round Omni Kumar (US) bt Terence Tomar (57) could not make introduced a system of an­ Wairagade Khush (Mah, 5) In the only decisive en­ Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Aze, Das 4­6, 7­6(5), 6­2. nual recognition proce­ Kashyap defeated Franc­ of the 30th National un­ lost to Ayush Sharma (MP, 6); counter, Magnus Carlsen 2.5) drew with Maxime Va­ the final of the Shotgun $15,000 ITF women, Tabar­ dure for the NSFs, under e’s Lucas Corvee 21­12, 21­17, der­17 open chess cham­ Vrandesh Parekh (Guj, 5.5) chier­Lagrave (Fra, 3); Hikaru World Championship on ka, Tunisia: Doubles (pre­ stopped fellow leader Ian while Sourabh thrashed Ca­ pionship at the Oberon Mall drew with M. Mohammed Nakamura (USA, 2.5) drew Thursday. which annual recognition quarterfinals): Vasilsa Apo­ Nepomniachtchi in 31 nada’s B.R. Sankeerth 21­14, here on Thursday. Anees (TN, 5.5). with Levon Aronian (Arm, 4). is granted to those NSFs nasenko (Rus) & Kerstin Peckl moves to emerge as the sole The other Indian team, Girls: B. Kalyani (AP, 6) drew which comply with the 21­11. (Aut) bt Carina Marina Petro­ the Olympian pair of Ky­ with Saina Salonika (Odi, 6.5); provisions of the National The results: P. Kashyap bt Lu­ Arjun in second spot san (Rou) & Radhika Yadav nan Chenai (69) and Sha­ L. Jyothsna (TN, 6.5) bt V. cas Corvee 21­12, 21­17; Sou­ Saha has seven points from 6­0, 6­0. gun Chowdhary (63), fared Sports Development Code Nanditha (TS, 5). of India.” rabh Verma bt B.R. Sankeerth eight rounds while Delhi’s $15,000 ITF women, Hua better but a total of 132 Samriddhaa Ghosh (WB, 6) Abhijeet outwits Das Regarding details of the 21­14, 21­11; Rajiv Ouseph bt Arjun Gupta (6.5) is second. Hin, Thailand: Pre­quarterfi­ proved inadequate to make Ajay Jayaram 21­19, 21­17; Ko­ bt Yuti Mayur Patel (Mah, 5). elections conducted in In the girls’ section, Od­ nals: Zeel Desai bt Sowjanya worked. Soon, Abhijeet’s the cut for the knock­out. ki Watanabe (Jpn) bt H.S. M. Benasir (TN, 5) drew with Bavisetti 1­0 (retd.). C ’WEALTH CHESS these associations, the Go­ Prannoy 21­16, 21­10; Weng isha’s top­seeded Saina Salo­ Sneha Bharathakoti (TS, 5.5); dark­squared bishop and an In junior mixed trap, Vi­ vernment said information Hong Yang bt Lakshya Sen nika and Tamil Nadu’s L. Diya Chowdhury (WB, 5) drew R akesh Rao advancing king­side pawn vaan Kapoor (71) wound up was being collected from 21­7, 21­13. Jyothsna were at the top of with Shanya Mishra (Del, 5). Ridhima in NEW DELHI made Das give up. with a perfect round, but the NSFs. Using his endgame­expertise together with Kirti Gupta The Government, while to the hilt, four­time winner Impressive show (59) could reach only a to­ giving details of the 56 the van Abhijeet Gupta proved stron­ The day also witnessed three tal of 130. NSFs functioning in the Special Correspondent ger to Debashis Das in a mi­ other notable performers. country, also said model Elavenil shoots silver BENGALURU nor­piece ending and stayed Bhakti Kulkarni held second election guidelines have FIBA women’s said Elavenil, who is being ahead after six rounds of seed S.L. Narayanan, Suyog been formed to be fol­ SHOOTING Ridhima Dilawari shot groomed under Project Commonwealth chess cham­ Wagh scored a rare win over lowed by the NSFs with in­ Thursday’s only sub­par Asia Cup Leap of Gagan Narang pionship here on Thursday. Abhijit Kunte and R. Vaishali structions on democratic S PORTS BUREAU round to climb to the top of Sports Promotion Abhijeet, at 5.5 points, surprised M.S. Thej Kumar. and healthy management NAPOLI the leaderboard after two in Sept. Foundation. held a half­point lead over practices, age and tenure rounds of the Hero Wo­ The results (sixth round): Ab­ Elavenil Valarivan bagged former champion M.R. Lalit limits of office­bearers. men’s Pro Golf Tour (Leg 9) hijeet Gupta (5.5) bt Debashis Special Correspondent the women’s air rifle silver Pat from Gagan Narang Babu and Arjun Erigaisi. La­ Das (4.5); Bhakti Kulkarni (4.5) In response to a ques­ here. Ridhima’s one­un­ Bengaluru medal in the 30th Univer­ der­par­71 saw her sign for lit downed R.R. Laxman in a drew with S. L. Narayanan tion from Sunil Kumar “I am proud of Elavenil. She The FIBA Women’s Asia siade on Thursday. a two­day total of 145 and marathon stretching to 87 (4.5); Aravindh Chithambaram Mondal, MP, the Sports Mi­ is a great shooter and I be­ (4.5) drew with Swapnil Dho­ Cup 2019 (Division A) will After topping qualifying move clear of the field by moves. In contrast, Arjun nistry said the lieve she has all the ingre­ pade (4.5); M.R. Lalit Babu (5) take place here from Sep­ with a University record of four shots. nailed Ajay Karthikeyan in “The NSFs have been dients to become a cham­ bt R.R. Laxman (4); Arjun Eri­ tember 24 to 29, it was an­ 630.8, Elavenil shot 249.0 Overnight leader Aman­ just 29 moves. notified to ensure transpa­ pion,” said Gagan Narang. gaisi (5) bt Ajay Karthikeyan nounced on Thursday. in the final, losing by 1.3 deep Drall (156) , slipped to rency and accountability in On the top board, Abhi­ (4); Deepan Chakkravarthy Division A of the compe­ points to Lucie Brazdova of The results: tied eighth. their functioning, adopt jeet and Das fought fiercely (4.5) bt S. Nitin (4); Rahul tition features Japan, Aus­ the Czech Republic. The scores (top six after two Sangma (4) drew with P. Iniyan and follow the basic un­ 10m air rifle: Women: 1. Lucie till the 63rd move. A draw tralia, China, Korea, Chi­ rounds): 145: Ridhima Dila­ looked possible until Abhi­ (3.5); Suyog Wagh (4.5) bt Ab­ iversal principles of good In the World Champion­ Elavenil. * FILE PHOTO Brazdova (Cze) 250.3 (UR) wari (74, 71); 149: Neha Tri­ hijit Kunte (3.5); M.S. Thej Ku­ nese Taipei, India, governance in sports, pre­ ship in Changwon, Korea, 628.1; 2. Elavenil Valarivan jeet managed to push one of Philippines and New Zea­ 249.0 (630.8 UR); 3. Ying­shin pathi (77, 72), Afshan Fatima his queen­side pawns to the mar (3.5) lost to R. Vaishali vent age fraud and sexual last year, Elavenil had “I am thrilled by the (74, 75); 150: Khushi Khanijau land. Lin (Tpe) 225.2 (629.8). seventh rank. (4.5); Shantanu Bhambure (4) harassment of women and bagged the junior silver af­ achievement and want to (76, 74); 151: Astha Madan drew with P. Karthikeyan (3.5); The host of Division B is comply with the provisions ter scoring 631.0 in thank all my coaches who 10. Aayushi Gupta 624.8; (78, 73); 152: Gaurika Bishnoi It was clear the lone P. Saravana Krishnan (4.5) bt P. set to be announced at a la­ of Right To Information.” qualification. have trained me so well,” 62. Nina Chandel 610.6. (75, 77). knight of Das was over­ Shyam Nikhil (3.5). ter date. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 20 SHOWCASE FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Caught up in colour wards but that is how it was done.” Claude adds that some of what you may have seen in the trailers won’t be When I ask Claude about the colour palette Additional challenges, though interesting, in the film, adding, “For example, chosen for SMFFH, he smiles and holds up came about when they had to recreate some trailers show Spider­Man ar­ swatches of muted hues and fans them out certain European environments on a set. resting mobs in a restaurant; but it is for me to see. “There is one thing that is clear “We’d recreate Venice on the back­lot not in the film. It was tricky to work when we look at these tones: no red, a colour complete with imported gondolas and backwards by splicing and assem­ we associate with Spider­Man. We create taxi­boats. Our visual effects department bling the visuals we had, to make it everything around these actors, and working could then bring Venice to life. Special effects transparent. It keeps you on your with visual effects elevated that.” As shown in the also had to recreate the blue­green water of toes; especially the fact that we were trailer between the subdued shades of the Venice in our tank which was very challenging. With the dealing with five countries and five stationary European buildings, Spider­Man is a cinematography team, there was a constant exchange of art departments. There was an art di­ bright red, dynamic dart. ideas, keeping in mind the lighting and such.” rector for each of the other coun­ tries... probably a total of 11 art direc­ Divya Kala Bhavani tors including those in the UK.”

What do It, Dark Phoenix and Spider­ Covert globe-trotting Man: Far From Home (SMFFH) have With such mammoth moves under­ in common? Claude Paré is the pro­ way, how do you keep a project with duction designer for the three films. international fan­following under Over a Skype interview, the wraps? “The Marvel Cinematic Un­ French­Canadian, currently in Mon­ iverse (MCU) is incredibly secretive, tréal, looks relaxed after the non­stop you sign detailed Non Disclosure work over the last few years with dif­ He also needed to adapt to diffe­ Agreements at the start of anything,” ferent crews. rent genres and storylines. “The story Claude admits, adding, “As they were Production designers are some of was in the continuity of the other putting together Endgame and Infini­ the unsung heroes behind the visual films so I had to learn about the ty War , there were so many things Whole concept of a film. They essentially whole franchise,” Claude recalls, “Si­ happening in those films which had identify a design style for sets, loca­ milarly, before doing It, I was not a to be reflected in ours. We were learn­ tions, graphics, props, lighting, cam­ fan of horror movies. The learning ing as those Marvel movies pro­ era angles and costumes, while work­ curve of apprenticeship is always ve­ gressed. For director Jon Watts, it was ing closely with many other ry steep for any movie. With Dark tricky to reveal things and there were departments. Paré shares that he was Phoenix (which was shot in Mon­ even moments we were asked to do new working with different moods — from tréal), there are sets we are familiar ...... things we didn’t fully understand. It the tension and fear in It to the con­ with like Cerebro and Hank’s lab, became clear as other films deve­ flict and struggle in Dark Phoenix. although we actually recreated The Marvel Cinematic loped and were released. That was “The last few years, I have been Hank’s lab for the film.” Universe (MCU) is the nature of the beast. Sometimes working back­to­back on It, Dark Claude has fulsome praise for Si­ incredibly secretive, you we had to build sets two weeks before Phoenix and SMFFH (the latter, di­ mon Kinberg who made his directo­ sign detailed Non a shoot (design, construction and worlds rected by Jon Watts, released in the rial début with Dark Phoenix. “Simon everything).” United States on July 2 and yesterday has known the X­Men franchise very Disclosure Agreements at Needless to say, SMFFH and Dark in India). I was on a roll, but at the well having written Apocalypse, Days the start of anything Phoenix have their fair share of chaos end of SMFFH, I realised how much of Future Past and Dark Phoenix. His and destruction; that is a given with of a journey it was.” He chuckles, brief was to give a personality to the before running into super­villain Mys­ any MCU project. So what goes into “Getting these jobs is not easy; these environments of all these characters terio (played by Jake Gyllenhaal). For designing chaos? “I always make a French­Canadian are movies everyone wants to work and I was working on how to put eve­ Claude, this meant several recces and joke now; when we work on a budget, production on. So you have to adapt to the diffe­ rything together visually. I want each working with international crews and we make a line for the set and a line rent moods of these films and crews.” other to be happy, which is what I try departments. just below that for the ‘destruction’ designer Claude to establish with every director.” Claude shares, the process wasn’t because there is so much work going Paré, who worked SMFFH’s trailer reveals Peter Park­ linear. “We and the core crew, which I on and many resources. There is a er, travelling around Europe as part formed (art directors, illustrators, a moment in the trailer where Spider­ on Spider-Man: of a school trip, fighting crime as set decorator and a property master) Man meets Mysterio in a desolate lo­ Far From Home per Nick Fury’s orders, were based in London. In January, I cation. It took forever to build this went on a recce to the Czech Repu­ set. This intended location is a small and Dark Phoenix, blic, Spain and Italy. In the beginning, town in ruins in Spain which is actual­ talks about what it we didn’t know in which country ly retained as a tourist spot. So much we’d shoot so I was scouting more lo­ had to be observed and noted: the co­ takes to create cations than those finally used. That lour and texture of the rubble, the pe­ chaos said, we didn’t have a completed ople walking about and the distress of script till much later. Lots of ideas the area. You have to build stuff up to were on the table as to where and break it apart so that it doesn’t look how we could do particular scenes like it has been broken by special ef­ but they weren’t written down per se. fects. It is a huge job.” I had built up a catalogue of locations It is safe to say it requires the ener­ and we’d coordinate with the script gy of the Avengers and espionage­like pages as they came in and distribute capabilities of S.H.I.E.L.D to pull off the scenes to the catalogue. It is back­ an MCU project.

FOOD SPOT PRODUCT

Wrap and roll At the Constitution

Club of India * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Stay comfortable

have your chicken patties, too. The patties are big enough to be cut into Rahul Verma two. The casing is flaky (a bit too flaky perhaps), but the mildly spicy Two little words — chicken patties — chicken stuffing is delicious. I had it and they open up a magical world. with my tea, and loved it. I also I wonder if any other people like tried out the chicken sausage roll — their chicken patties as much as we a sausage wrapped in a small loaf Indians do. I, for one, am greatly (₹70) — and that wasn’t bad either. I fond of these buttery and fluffy had some of their Focaccia (₹75) chicken­filled puffs. Generally I like and Garlic Loaf (₹75) for dinner lamb a lot more than I enjoy chick­ (with home­cooked Cajun chick­ en, but somehow chicken patties en, I may as well add). The hit a spot that the lamb ones don’t. breads came with a small My first encounter with chicken jar of salsa. patties was at Wenger’s in Con­ Coffee Break is naught Place eons ago. I think they open to all, seven still make the best patties, but there days a week, from 9 are other eateries in different parts a.m. to 9 p.m. of the city where you can get some (phone: 23711849, excellent puffs, too. For instance, Chicken-patty crush 23327337). It’s hum­ just a few days ago I had a chicken ming with life, with a puff from a tiny place called Coffee lot of young people Break in central Delhi, and was The easily accessible Coffee Break, located in the Constitution stopping by for a cup of quite impressed by its taste, size Club of India, has a comprehensive menu of sandwiches and tea or coffee. The bever­ and price. pizzas, apart from pastries and tarts age list includes Masala Tea, Feminine hygiene brand Pee Safe, has launched a Coffee Break is in the Constitu­ Lassi, Latte, Flavoured Latte, Period Care Box that takes a woman through three tion Club of India. The club, sand­ Smoothies and Milkshakes. The months of menstruation. The box includes 15 regular wiched between VP House (where I meal and coffee, or pack someth­ Egg and Mustard sandwich, which I becue Chicken Pizza are at ₹100 shakes and flavoured cappuccino pads, 15 overnight ones, 16 panty liners, and what they lived for many years) and Mavlan­ ing to take back home. thought was delightfully creamy. each. They have added wraps to cost ₹70. call a cramp­relief roll­on. All products are organic kar Hall (where I saw a great many The menu is pretty comprehen­ They can rustle up a pizza for the menu now, with Falafel and There is a restaurant next to it, cotton and hence biodegradable. Works well for the films and plays), is on Rafi Marg. sive, for such a tiny place. They you, too (though, sadly, the pizza Hummus Wrap (₹70), Chipotle Veg­ too, but I shall write about it anoth­ office and for the guest room. You enter the club, walk down the have various kinds of sandwiches: that I had been hearing good things gie Wrap (₹₹70), Chicken Shawar­ er day. All that I can tell you right corridor in front, and you will find Egg and Mustard (₹110), Chicken about — with wild mushroom — has ma Wrap (₹80) and Butter Chicken now is that their three­bean salad Available at peesafe.com and Amazon.in; ₹999 this well­lit, cheerful­looking place, Ham and Cheese (₹110); Tomatoes, been taken off the menu). The Pa­ Wrap (₹80). deserves three cheers. with a small sitting area. You can sit Cucumber and Cheese (₹100) and neer Tikka Pizza costs ₹90, while There are various kinds of pas­ For a listing or to be featured here, email us at there at high tables and have a light American Coleslaw (₹50). I had the the Herbed Chicken Pizza and Bar­ tries and tarts. And, yes, you can The writer is a seasoned food critic [email protected]

5 EVENTS WORTH YOUR WHILE

TALK FOOD LECTURE FILM DESSERT

Health Special menu Culture Malayalam film Ice Cream Social 3.0 Dr Nandita Shah, Nari Shakti Award recipient and Titled Golden Triangle, this new menu at Indus To mark the launch of its latest volume, Two films will be screened today as part of the The third edition of Ice Cream Social, a two­day founder of SHARAN, an organisation dedicated Express is an amalgamation of dishes from Gandhara: A Confluence of Cultures, MARG has ongoing Malayalam Film Festival. The first summer fiesta hosted by DLF Promenade, starts to holistic health awareness, will deliver a Rajasthani, Mughlai and Awadhi cuisines. In organised a series of four lectures, delivered by Kanthan – The Lover of Colour, directed by this Saturday. It brings to visitors the best ice lecture titled, Conquering Cancer. In her talk, she addition to their regular dishes, this special art curator, Prof. Naman P. Ahuja. In these richly Shareef Easa, is a recipient of the Kerala State creams, and will showcasse an array of flavours. will shed light on chemotherapy and curation offers Rajma Ki Gilawat, from Agra; illustrated lectures, Prof. Ahuja will use a series Award for best film. The second film Body Deep This include handcrafted dondurmas, Hong Kong radiotherapy and explain why cancer is common Machhli Jaisamandi from Jaipur; and Laccha Tokri of 30 objects, to narrate a story of conflict and (Udalazham) is by director Unnikrishnan Avala. waffles, ice cream tacos, and flavoured Kulfi these days, and ways to prevent it. Chat, from Delhi. coexistence through history. Venue: C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, India from across ten brands. Venue: Amaltas Hall, India Habitat Centre Venue: Indus Express, Vivanta New Delhi Venue: Multipurpose Hall, IIC International Centre, Lodhi Road Venue: The Atrium, DLF Promenade, Vasant Kunj Time: 7 p.m. Time: 7:30 p.m. ­ 11:45 p.m. Time: 6:30 p.m. Time: 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Time: 11:30 a.m. onwards

CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

THE HINDU DELHI FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 SHOWCASE 21 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

FILM REVIEW Talent spotting Javed Ali, the voice behind iconic songs like Kajra Re and Ghuzarish, talks about his role as judge in the just- launched kids singing reality show, Superstar Singer

Madhur Tankha Tell us about the How does this show contestants and how differ from Indian Idol? It was Ghulam Ali, the you chose them. The concept is very diffe­ ghazal singer, equally The varied contestants we rent from Indian Idol as popular in India and Pa­ have managed to gather is there are four different kistan, who discovered remarkable. We made Captains who are going to him. And now it is play­ sure that we visited even guide the children. My fel­ back singer and TV host the smallest of places so low judges Alka Yagnik Javed Ali’s turn to pay it that we can give a plat­ and Himesh Reshammiya, forward, as a judge on the form to the talent we have and I will also be helping show Superstar Singer identified. All the contes­ the participants. In Indian that airs on Sony Enter­ tants are extraordinarily Idol, participants would tainment Television every gifted; they all have the come and sing and judges Saturday and Sunday. zeal to learn more. If given would give them feed­ Contestants are groomed a chance, we will bring in back. Additionally, Super- by mentors from the mus­ more talent on the show, star Singer is a kids’ sing­ ic industry to put forth but as per the show for­ ing reality show. their best. Javed remem­ mat, we have to bring bers his own association forth 16 contestants. Are you trying to Raising the bar A scene from with his own mentor: “Ev­ revive our country’s the film * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ery time Ghulam Aliji vi­ guru­shishya sited Delhi, I accompa­ parampara in some nied him to all his way? Every time Ghulam Deborah Cornelious shows in order to <> Yes, the guru-shishya pa- learn first­hand Aliji visited Delhi, I rampara is one of India’s from him.” Here, he accompanied him valuable relationships. The Marvel Cinematic Universe talks about the chil­ to all his shows, in Our focus is for children (MCU) has a lot riding, read: flying, dren on the show, order to learn to value this relation­ on Spider-Man Far from Home. For and his co­judges. first­hand from ships, as gurus help their one, it’s the last film of the third Another swinging Edited excerpts from shishya in different phases phase, completing The Infinity Saga. him an interview. of their lives. They try to Then there’s the colossal fact that it impart the best education follows the pop cultural phenome­ As a judge, what are to their shishya and al­ non that is Avengers: Endgame. In your expectations ways want them to excel the aftermath of the demise of sever­ from this show? in their fields. al superheroes, the Spider-Man fran­ WIN FOR MARVEL I expect to meet a lot of ta­ chise not only had to hold on to its lented contestants who Why do you think bubble­gum innocence but also push his ‘Spidey Tingle’ lead the way. Spider-Man: Far from Home is a worthy sequel will not only take our In­ Salman has become a the character’s boundaries. When the film’s twist surfaces, it dian music industry to household name? The film, a sequel to 2017’s Home- to the superhero’s origins with lots of teenage fun won’t entirely be unpredicted. But another level but will Salman is a fabulous sin­ coming, also has to deal with last Far from Home has other ideas to also inspire children ger. His singing is peace­ year’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider- Home stand out in the MCU. In the af­ beit aunt May (Marisa Tomei) has lasso in viewers, namely Holland’s keen on taking up ful and relaxes the con­ Verse that successfully brought the termath of Iron Man’s death, Peter other ideas. But trouble has a way of vulnerability and sincerity as Parker. music as a profes­ testants. nostalgia of comic books to the big Parker aka Spider­Man (Tom Hol­ finding the weary, in this case it’s Of course, kudos to Gyllenhaal who, sion. We have al­ screen with path­breaking animation land) is back at school and pining for Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) with as always in top form, makes charac­ ready met many You have great and an even better manipulation of fellow classmate MJ (Zendaya) while all his hard charisma and caustic ter transitions appear seamless. But marvellous chil­ camaraderie with the superhero’s succession theories. struggling to cope with being a su­ one­liners. Giant monsters called the real winner of the film – like it has dren during the your co­judges... Could 2019's Marvel Spidey live up to perhero. In spite of being recently Elementals, from other dimensions been with every single Marvel outing course of the I share a great these challenges? The resounding gone, Stark continues to reach are wreaking havoc and Spider­Man – are the spectacular special effects audition and bond with Alkaji answer is yes. beyond the unknown to mentor has to step up. All help is welcome that blur the lines between fantasy our established and Himeshji. One Rather than give audiences an Parker, leaving him a powerful aug­ when Quentin Beck ( Jake Gyllen­ and reality. In this case, the au­ Captains Salman of the reasons is Avengers­style mission, Spider-Man: mented intelligence tech named haal) a benevolent superhero from dience, like Spider­Man is on tenter­ Ali, Nitin Kumar, that I have worked Far from Home perfectly utilises its E.D.I.T.H. another dimension shows up to the hooks waiting for the real to be Jyotica Tangri and Sa­ with both of them in the teenage playground to deliver sever­ As a primer, the ‘blip’, where half fight. revealed. chin Valmiki will be pol­ past; the second reason is al emotional punches with plenty of the world vanished is touched on, to Battle sequences, a watermark of Far from Home could never and ishing their talent. that they are both ge­ knee­slapping zingers and lots of un­ keep everyone in the loop. Parker the MCU takes a backseat in Far from wasn’t really intended to outperform nuine, humble people. expected twists. It’s a classic Marvel needs a vacation, he’s just the friend­ Home. Instead, the film is a growing­ or trump Avengers: Endgame. But Lending a hand Not just the contestants, enterprise, and yet director Jon ly neighbourhood Spider­Man, he in­ into­his­own field for Spider­Man. it’s a definitely earned a place in the Javed Ali even I am learning a lot Watts and writers Chris McKenna sists. He deliberately decides not to Sure he messes up, which teen MCU while being a fantastic sequel * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT from both. and Erik Sommers make Far from carry his suit to a class Euro trip al­ wouldn’t. But it’s up to Parker to let for Homecoming.

POOCH CAFE PEANUTS

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE CALVIN AND HOBBES

TIGER THE GUARDIAN QUICK CROSSWORD-13114 5 Path around (5) 6 Gin and vermouth (7) 7 Hold close, affectionately (6) 8 Humiliating (11) 14 Embodiment (7) 15 Crate used by orators at Speakers’ Corner? (7) 16 Deceive — lead on (6) WUMO 17 Painted or sculpted band running round under the ceiling (6) 19 External (5) 21 Tropical fruit with yellow skin and pink pulp (5)

6 Solution will appear in The Hindu dated July 6, 2019. ■ Across 20 Irk (5) Solution No. 13113 PEARLS BEFORE SWINE 1 Remove weapons from 22 Perch (5) (6) 23 Anger at having been 4 Large — universal (6) offended (7) 9 Sturdy ‘British’ dog (7) 24 Work by Keats or 10 Fed up (5) Shelley, say (6) 11 Staunch (5) 25 Breathe out (6) 12 Undergoing court ■ Down process (2,5) 1 Try something briefly 13 Dinner jacket worn and superficially (6) with a white shirt 2 Preposterous (5) (informal) (7,4) 3 Sign of danger (or 18 Kenyan capital (7) socialism)? (3,4)

CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 22 LIFE FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Scientists find new gene linked to schizophrenia

Collaborative effort between Indian and Australian team aims to shed more light on the mental illness

Press Trust of India minantly been done in popu­ set of schizophrenia patients ments for the future,” Dr. Melbourne lations with European ances­ with European ancestry,” he Mowry added. According to After 18 years of research, In­ try, with more than 100 said. a statement released by the Greece’s Acropolis shut dian and Australian scien­ schizophrenia­associated university, Dr. Mowry and down due to heat tists have identified a new variants identified Function in the brain Dr. Thara met in the late ATHENS gene directly linked to previously. “When we knocked out the 1990s when they discussed Greece’s most famous schizophrenia. “Looking at other popula­ NAPRT1 gene in zebrafish, studying a population in archaeological site, the Scientists from the Univer­ tions can highlight different brain development of the India. Acropolis, was shut to visitors sity of Queensland (QBI) in R. Thara parts of the genome with a fish was impaired — we are “Thara is a driving force for four hours on Thursday Australia and a team of In­ more robust association with now working to understand for research into schizophre­ because of hot weather. The dian researchers analysed searchers was led by R. Tha­ the disease,” Dr. Mowry said. more deeply how this gene nia in India and her team in monument would remain the genomes of over 3,000 ra, co­founder and director “This study identified a functions in the brain,” Dr. Chennai has been central in closed in the afternoons if individuals and found those of the Chennai­based Schizo­ gene called NAPRT1 that en­ Mowry said. recruiting patients, while temperatures in Athens rose above 36°C, as the with schizophrenia were phrenia Research Founda­ codes an enzyme involved in “Our studies aim to shed QBI has been able to fund temperature on the Acropolis more likely to have a particu­ tion. vitamin B3 metabolism — we more light on what makes the processing of blood sam­ hill would be even higher, lar genetic variation. Bryan Mowry from QBI were also able to find this people susceptible to schizo­ ples they’ve collected,” Dr. authorities said. AP The team of Indian re­ said such studies had predo­ gene in a large genomic data­ phrenia and possible treat­ Mowry said. Arctic mission to ‘trap’ researchers in ice to study climate Teams from 17 nations will take part in the year­long programme, where a research ship will allow itself to get stuck among floes in the ocean

YouTube’s new policy Associated Press has prepared elaborate safe­ bans hacking videos BREMERHAVEN ty measures for the ship. SAN FRANCISCO In a couple of months, the The MOSAiC mission, Video­sharing giant YouTube German icebreaker RV Po- which stands for Multidisci­ has banned “instructional larstern will set out for the plinary drifting Observatory hacking and phishing” videos Arctic packed with supplies for the Study of Arctic Cli­ citing them as harmful or dangerous content under its and scientific equipment for mate, comes about 125 years recent policy update. The a year­long mission to ex­ after Norwegian explorer move has puzzled content plore the planet’s frigid far Fridtjof Nansen first man­ creators who say that there is north. The icebreaker will be aged to seal his wooden ex­ a lack of clarity on how the the base for scientists from 17 pedition ship, Fram, into the policy will be applied. IANS nations studying the impact ice during a three­year expe­ of climate change on the Arc­ dition to the North Pole. tic and how it could affect the Scientists now believe that rest of the world. the cold cap that forms each Scientists plan to sail the year is key to regulating ship into the Arctic Ocean, weather patterns across the tether it to a large piece of Northern Hemisphere. Mr. sea ice and allow the water to Sea fever: The German Arctic research vessel Polarstern, left, is Rex cited the polar vortices freeze around them, effec­ docked for maintenance in Bremerhaven, Germany, while that blasted cold air as far as tively trapping themselves in atmospheric scientist and leader of the MOSAiC expedition Florida last winter and the Volcano erupts in Sicily, the vast sheet of white that Markus Rex, above, inspects maps on the bridge of the ship.* AP early summer heat wave in one tourist killed forms over the North Pole Europe as prime examples of MILAN each winter. “So far we have always derstand global warming scientists hope to improve physicist who will be part of Once the Polarstern is car­ the impact. A volcanic eruption on the The organisers say that been locked out of that re­ means there’s no time for na­ the increasingly sophisticat­ the international mission. ried into the depth of the “The dramatic warming of Sicilian island of Stromboli the project is unprecedented gion and we lack even the tional rivalry, said Mr. Rex. ed computer models for Arctic night, far off the coast the Arctic doesn’t stay in the sent about 30 tourists in scale and ambition. As basic observations of the cli­ Scientists from United States, weather and climate predic­ Fully funded of northern Greenland, the Arctic. We as scientists, I jumping into the sea for safety on Wednesday as temperatures drop and the mate processes in the central China, Russia and other tions. The mission has received scientists will be on their think, have the obligation to molten material ignited a days get shorter, the scien­ Arctic from winter. We are countries will be rotating ev­ “We can do a lot with ro­ funding from U.S. institu­ own, making any emergency produce the robust scientific series of fires. Authorities said tists will build temporary going to change that for the ery two months as other ice­ botics and other things but in tions such as the National evacuation almost impossi­ basis for political decisions,” that a hiker was killed during winter research camps on first time,” said Markus Rex breakers bring fresh sup­ the end the visual, the ma­ Science Foundation, the De­ ble. Nonetheless, the ship Mr. Rex said, adding that un­ the eruptions. Italy’s two the ice, allowing them to per­ of Germany’s Alfred Wegen­ plies. nual observation and also partment of Energy, the Na­ has a fully equipped medical derstanding the processes is other active volcanoes are form tests that wouldn’t be er Institute, who will lead the By combining measure­ the measurement, that’s still tional Oceanic and Atmos­ station to avoid any calamity crucial for world leaders to Etna in Sicily and Vesuvius possible at other times of the €140 million expedition. ments on the ice with data what we need,” said Marcel pheric Administration and on board, said Verena Mo­ tackle climate change effec­ near Naples. AP year or by satellite sensing. The mission’s aim to un­ collected from satellites, Nicolaus, a German sea ice NASA. haupt, a logistics expert who tively. Man files cheating case against CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC King Tut’s Circle of life statue sold Hrithik over gym advertisment amid protests

Associated Press Claims false promises were made by fitness company LONDON Christie’s, a British auction Press Trust of India ber for 10 months of house, has gone forward Hyderabad unlimited classes, but was with the auction of a Actor Hrithik Roshan has “cheated by not getting wor­ 3,000­year­old stone been named in a charge of kout sessions daily”. sculpture of the famed boy­ cheating along with three re­ “Most of the time the wor­ pharaoh Tutankhamun presentatives of a health and kout session is not available despite protests from the wellness start­up, for which which is denying good Egyptian government. he was a brand ambassador. health benefits,” he said. The brown quartzite The Hyderabad police re­ Following the complaint, head depicting King Tut, gistered the case based on a a case under IPC sections one of the most prominent complaint by a customer 420 (cheating) and 406 (cri­ symbols of Egypt’s history, who said that “false promis­ minal breach of trust) was was sold for more than es” were made by the com­ registered against the actor, $5.9 million on Thursday pany’s advertisement on its being the firm’s brand am­ evening. fitness centre. bassador and three senior The Egyptian Foreign The complainant alleged Hrithik Roshan officials of the company, pol­ Ministry had demanded that he was not given daily ice said. that the auction house pro­ workout sessions at Cult.Fit Bengaluru­based CureFit In a statement, Cult.Fit vide documents proving wellness centre although he operates its chain of fitness said it was cooperating with the statue’s ownership and had paid the fee for “unlimit­ centres under the brand authorities “as per due pro­ said Egypt holds rights to ed” classes. The company ‘Cult.Fit’. cess and evaluating remedial the piece based on its cur­ claimed that the customer The client lodged the action”. “The customer rent and previous laws. had behaved “inappro­ complaint with police here against whom we were con­ But the auction house priately and violently” with on June 22 stating that in No­ strained to take action had defended the sale saying its staff and that he was vember 2018 he had en­ behaved inappropriately Cooling off: A tiger, named Chota Matka, making a brief appearance at a pool in the Tadoba National Park after concealing that it carried out “due dili­ wrong to drag the brand am­ rolled at the fitness centre/ and violently with our staff,” a partly­eaten kill in a nearby culvert on Thursday. * C.V. SUBRAHMANYAM gence” to verify the prove­ bassador into the issue. gym paying ₹17,490 as mem­ it said. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC nance of the statue. Fingerprinting to track users online is on the rise. Here’s what to do The technique, which involves looking at device characteristics and triangulating data to follow users, happens invisibly in the background in apps and on websites

Brian X. Chen characteristics are known, teristics that are generally the Firefox web browser. Mo­ did not specify when the fea­ mobile apps are only begin­ the theory goes, the data can shared by default to make zilla introduced fingerprint ture would be released. ning to emerge. ‘Disconnect’ If there’s one lesson to learn be assembled into a profile apps and websites work blocking in its Firefox brows­ Other desktop browsers offers mobile apps for block­ about digital privacy, it’s that that helps identify the user properly. er this year, but the feature can install an add­on, such as ing trackers inside other we can never grow compla­ the way a fingerprint would. can prevent content for ‘Disconnect’ which works on apps. cent. Even if we secure our “Get enough of those attri­ Blocking solutions some websites from loading Google’s Chrome browser. For iPhones and Android data so we are not tracked butes together and it creates Here are some solutions for or a shopping site from pro­ devices, Privacy Pro and Dis­ online, the ad tech industry essentially a bar code,” said blocking browser finger­ cessing a payment properly, For mobile phones connect Premium can ana­ will find ways to monitor our Peter Dolanjski, a product printing. For those who use so it’s not turned on by de­ Mobile fingerprinting is a dif­ lyse app activities on devices digital activities. lead for Mozilla’s Firefox web iPhones and Macs, Apple in­ fault, the company said. ferent beast. to detect and block trackers. And so it is with the rise of browser, who is studying fin­ troduced a fingerprinting de­ Mozilla said it was making Fingerprinting can be The problem with the Dis­ so­called fingerprinting, gerprinting. “That bar code fence mechanism in its Safari progress and expected to done directly inside apps, connect apps is that it is diffi­ which security researchers is absolutely uniquely browser last year. It basically block fingerprinting by de­ without people easily seeing cult to decipher which spec­ are calling a next­generation identifiable.” makes many Macs and fault in a future release. For what data an app is gathering ific apps are doing the tracking technology. And here’s the bad news: Fingerprinting can create user profiles. * NY TIMES/GLENN HARVEY iPhones look the same to a now, a user can enable the in the background or when it fingerprinting so that you Fingerprinting involves The technique happens in­ website by sharing the bare feature by opening the runs. can delete them. looking at the many charac­ visibly in the background in ly about 3.5% of the most sites can get about your dev­ minimum of information browser preferences, click­ One example of this sur­ So what’s the most practi­ teristics of a mobile device or apps and websites. popular websites use it today ice. On iPhones and Android that the site needs to load ing on the privacy and secur­ faced in 2017 when The New cal thing you can do for mo­ computer, like the screen re­ for tracking, but that’s up phones, for example, a user properly. ity page, selecting “Custom” York Times revealed that Ub­ bile? Start by deleting apps solution, operating system Growing slowly from about 1.6% in 2016, ac­ must give an app permission To take advantage of this and checkmarking er used a form of fingerprint­ you rarely use, especially the and model, and triangulating Security researchers disco­ cording to Mozilla. And an to gain access to location da­ defence, just make sure of “fingerprinters”. ing inside its iPhone app to ones from obscure brands. this information to pinpoint vered fingerprinting as a unknown number of mobile ta, the camera and the running a recent version of Google announced this identify users even after they Free apps are most likely to and follow users as they tracking method about seven apps also use fingerprinting. microphone. the iPhone and Mac operat­ year that it planned to intro­ erased content from their be loaded with trackers, browse the web and use years ago, but it was rarely There are restrictions to But fingerprinting collects ing systems. Android users duce fingerprint defence for devices. though some paid ones track apps. Once enough device discussed until recently. On­ the data that apps and web­ seemingly innocuous charac­ and Windows users can try its Chrome browser, but it Fingerprint defences in you, too. NY TIMES CM A ND-NDE YK Delhi • city EDITION • JULY 5, 2019

www.thehindu.com

https://www.facebook.com/thehindu

https://www.twitter.com/The Hindu

Art and Identity

Four seasoned dance exponents of foreign origin trace their journey into Indian classical tradition Pages 4 & 5

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDddddddDDDDDD

INSIDE Dancing in Class and Beauty and beyond devotion classical Benoy K. Behl’s “Grandeur In ‘Samagama Leela’, Prateesha Suresh is Of The Lord” explores how Geeta Chandran gives advocating for splendour and spirituality us a glimpse of her Borgeet of Assam to was carved in stone evolving relationship be recognised as a during the Chola period with bhakti P3 classical art P7 P8 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

DELHI FRIDAYREVIEW 2 REVIEW FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Old story, novel treatment

Diwan Singh Bajeli CCCCCCCCC he dominant theme Capturing the of Kirti Jain’s oeuvre Tis to portray deep­ idiom of a rooted malaise in Indian middle-class society to make the mem­ bers of the audience family, Kirti Jain’s Talented trio Milan, Mahima and Rishi Upadhyay aware of social antago­ “Subarnalata” nism. A former director of the National School of highlights the Celebrating a rich tradition Drama and recipient of plight of a Sangeet Natak Akademi thinking woman The torch bearers of Pt. Vasudev award, Kirti’s revival of “Subarnalata”, which she in a male- Upadhyay’s legacy presented the directed for Kshitij and was staged at Stein Audi­ dominated nuances of the unique blend of torium, India Habitat society Centre, recently, reinforc­ dhrupad and pakhawaj es her social commitment as an artist. An austere Manjari Sinha CCCCCCCCC production, the focus is to unravel threads of the usic lovers witnessed an array of impressive performances tormented world of a wo­ last week, by talents representing rich legacies of Hindusta­ man in a seamless Mni classical vocal and instrumental music. If Milan, Mahima manner. Moving experience A scene from the play; (below) Kirti Jain and Rishi Upadhyay represented the dhrupad and pakhawaj tradi­ Adapted by Geetanjali The play’s opening the outside world. The la­ functioning of patriarchy. tion of Pt. Vasudev Upadhyay Parampara with a remarkable lecture­ Shree, novelist, short­sto­ scene is set in the centre dies of the house are con­ The sensitive direction demonstration (lec­dem), Waseem Ahmed Khan the gifted vocalist ry writer and a playw­ downstage with Subarna­ fined within these terrify­ and the performer’s inge­ of Agra Gharana gave a rousing recital for the Raga Dopahari con­ right, from Ashapoorna lata sitting underneath a ing four walls. Initially, nuity to internalise the di­ cert of Sangeet Natak Akademi and young Saumitra Thakur, fea­ Debi’s celebrated novel in near­worn out table. She Subarnalata’s husband lemma of their characters tured in the ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ series of Pracheen Kala Kendra, three parts, the play trac­ takes out her dolls from shares some happy mo­ create the right ambience brought a whiff of Vishnupur and Maihar Gharanas in his Sitar rec­ es the growth of Indian fe­ an old­fashioned trunk ments with her but her transforming the produc­ ital. minism from colonial to and plays out the game loving attitude towards tion into an intense dra­ The exceptionally talented Milan, Mahima and Rishi Upadhay, post­colonial India. We about her life as a child. his wife angers the moth­ ma. The music by Anu­ were featured in the monthly Baithak of IHC Music Club, organised have seen the stage adap­ Suddenly, an old woman er­in­law and other family radha Kapur, which is with an aim to ‘Listen, Share & Discuss’; in this case, the contribu­ tation of Geetanjali’s no­ enters and sits on the ta­ membersand gradually blended with other ex­ tion of Pt. Vasudev Upadhyay Parampara to dhrupad and pakhawaj. vel “Hamara Sheher Us ble. Though conceived he shows his true colour pressive theatrical ele­ The gifted children and disciples of Malati and Pt. Ravi Shankar Baras” which was direct­ and enacted in an unaf­ and leaves no stone un­ ments, is remarkable for Upadhyay from Pt. Vasudev Upadhyay Parampara, Milan is trained ed by Kirti Jain not long fected manner with a turned to humiliate Sub­ its subtlety and intricacy in dhrupad whereas Mahima and Rishi Shankar Upadhyay play pak­ ago. Its spectacular de­ touch of spontaneity, it arnalata. He finally forces which produced emo­ hawaj. They took turns, deliberating upon the history and salient sign projected the vast assumes the significance her to leave for her fath­ tional impact on to the features of this tradition, known for both dhrupad gayan and pak­ canvas of the novel by ex­ of a prologue, setting the er’s house where she is audience. These days hawaj vadan. ploring the theatrical tone for unravelling the not welcomed because such artistic treatment of The originators of this four hundred years old tradition were two space vertically and hori­ past, present and future she has come alone. stage music is rarely seen brothers from Rajasthan named Ugan and Budhan Upadhyay, one zontally. In the Hindi of the struggle for wo­ Where she should go on the Delhi stage. was a dhrupad singer and the other was a mridangam player. Invit­ adaptation of “Subarnala­ men’s emancipation. now? Her father insists The denouement ed as court musicians by the king of Behat Estate, they settled in ta”, Geetanjali has cap­ While depicting the time that she should go to her where Subarnalata is Gaya thus the gharana carried forward both, the dhrupad gayan tured the language and and suffering of Subarna­ true home – the house of highly elevated to see her and pakhawaj vadan from the very beginning. The parampara was idiom of a middle class fa­ lata, the production pro­ her in­laws but the in­laws book in print but her mo­ named after Pt. Vasudev Upadhyay in view of his significant contri­ mily in which women are vides a historical perspec­ want her to stay with her ment of triumph turns in­ bution to the age old tradition. This introductory deliberation was treated as commodity. tive of Indian women’s father. to utter shock and humi­ followed by a dhrupad recital by Milan Upadhyay in raga Bageshree, Her dialogues are simple struggle to achieve their Subarnalata has inhe­ liation shaking her entire set to Chautala “Tum ho Karuna­nidhan…”, accompanied on pak­ and are laced with dispa­ dignity as human beings. rent thirst for knowledge being when she hears the hawaj by Mahima and Rishi Upadhyay. Milan later explained that raging remarks that are and keen desire to visit disdainful and mocking the four part introductory alaap had vilambit, jod, gamak and the made against women. Face­off new places and see vast comments of her hus­ fast speed fourth segment of ‘Nom­tom’. Like “Ladki Ka Asli Ghar Called Majhili Bahu, ocean. Since the married band and son on her Sasural Hi Hota Hain” – the wife of the second woman is strictly prohi­ book. The dramatic pow­ Story of pakhawaj (daughter’s true home is son, there is already a bited to read and write, er with which the scene is Rishi underlined the importance of pakhawaj sangat that goes in­law’s house” and “Biwi stigma attached to Subar­ she would surreptitiously enacted leaves you hand in hand with the dhrupad singing and demonstrated it evok­ Ka Ghulam”– (henpecked nalata on account of her get books from her friend stunned . ing Veer rasa since this tradition comes from the Khandar Bani. husband) – reserved for mother who has the cour­ next door. Once she gets Lovely Raj as Subarna­ Rishi also talked about how Pakhawaj was created by Lord Shiva one who treats his wife age to revolt against the caught reading a book, lata gives a brilliant per­ and played first by Ganesha, reciting the famous Paran of his ghara­ with respect. These dia­ suffocating middle class she is beaten black and formance, internalising na, “Shravan Sundar naam Ganapati….”. He also recited the Ganesh logues betray the inhu­ family’s conventions and blue. The tortuous world the emotional and psych­ Paran of Pt. Kishan Maharaj that refers to “Brahma Vishnu Mahesh man treatment meted out for starting a school for she lives in is like a prison ological wounds inflicted Taal dai Dhurpad gavain, Ati­vichitra Gananaath aaj Mirdanga baja­ to women in a patriarchal girls. from which she is trying by her husband and vain…” He explained how the application of atta, the wheat flour on society. Subarnalata dares to hard to escape. mother­in­law. Her Subar­ the left side of Pakhawaj adds to the grandeur of its sound. He then face her domineering and nalata is candidly frank talked about the special features of pakhawaj compositions of his cruel mother­in­law. In Intense drama and humane as she faces grandfather Pt. Ram Ji Upadhyay, his father and Guru Pt. Ravi Shan­ fact, the middle class in As the narrative moves sustained torture. kar Upadhyay and how he himself and his younger sister Mahima which Subarnalata lives is forward, the past and the Bharti Sharma as the have added to the wealth of compositions in family tradition. The the large joint family present converge. She cruel and domineering special work of Pt. Ram Ji Upadhyay in off­beat ‘aad laya’, especially ruled by the mother­in­ joins the Swadeshi move­ mother­in­law makes her in Tisra Jati were demonstrated, adjusting four in three i.e Kahrawa law. Nobody could dare to ment, burning foreign scenes pulsate with life. Ang in dadra, on pakhawaj. Milan talked about dhrupad and ex­ oppose her dictatorial de­ goods publicly. Her chil­ Anurag Thakur as the plained how they refrain from the lighter ornamentations like khat­ cisions. dren also join her. Again, mean, greedy and brute ka­murki and use meend instead, by practically demonstrating it. The house in which the through the device of let­ husband of Subarnalata Her totally tuneful renditions of dhrupad were mesmerising. There joint family lives has no ter, she encounters her and Prabhat Mishra as the was also a question­answer session with active floor participation verandah and windows rebel mother and ex­ kind hearted son­in­law, before Milan concluded with a Sooltala Bandish in raga Adana. that could be opened to change views on brutal fit the parts. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

FRIDAYREVIEW DELHI FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 SPOTLIGHT 3 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

In ‘Samagama Leela’, Geeta Chandran In memory of gives us a glimpse of her evolving the master relationship with Ahead of his performance in bhakti Shimla, sitarist Shakir Khan SHRINKHLA SAHAI CCCCCCCCC talks about his rich lineage

hakti has been the cen­ and the importance of tral theme of several hard work BBharatanatyam presen­ Shailaja Khanna tations, yet it is rare to see a CCCCCCCCC performer’s story unfold through this lens. In ‘Samaga­ hakir Khan, the 8th generation musician of the ma Leela’, the recent produc­ Imdadkhani gharana, will be playing at the tion by dancer, choreogra­ Dancing Sfirst memorial festival dedicated to Ustad Vi­ pher and guru, Geeta layat Khan in Shimla. The Himachal Pradesh go­ Chandran, bhakti emerges as vernment has taken the welcome, though much the thematic foundation for belated, decision to commemorate Ustad Vilayat reflection into her own life in devotion Khan’s stay in Shimla in the late 1960s and early journey. The autobiographical 1970s. (His home was called “Parimahal”) solo performance takes a re­ The event will feature the inaugural concert on freshing stance by delving into 5th July by Ustad Vilayat Khan’s son and musical the deeply personal. It braids Refreshing stance Geeta Chandran in performance * SARABJIT SINGH DHILLON heir Ustad Shujaat Khan. The festivities will con­ the artistic and spiritual jour­ clude with a recital by Shakir Khan, the legendary neys together to step away the environment was ritualis­ composition. It was difficult to arriving at a different interpre­ Ustad’s grand nephew on 6th July. from a routine recital and pre­ tic and spiritual, forming a capture the essence of what tation. Mostly the composi­ Shakir, who has just returned from a series of sent a margam of life. continuum of sorts where my bhakti was, but it was expe­ tion is essayed through the concerts in Europe, talks about his craft. Conceptualised by Geeta artistic and spiritual under­ rienced in certain moments – eyes of Yashoda, searching, Tell us about your rich lineage. Chandran and Sudhamahi Re­ standing started evolving where I left aside thoughts calling and cajoling mischie­ Yes, without doubt, ours is the premier family of gunathan, the performance together.” about daily life, and felt deep­ vous child­Krishna. “Who is sitar, but it doesn’t end there. Unless one can learn moves through six composi­ The experience of devotion ly connected, vulnerable and really calling out to Krishna the difficult techniques, we are known for, play to tions, most of which may be and engagement with bhakti charged.” here?” asks the dancer. “Why, perfection the iconic compositions of my ances­ familiar to a discerning au­ transformed over time for the Artistic search only a mother calling out to tors, it’s no use saying I belong to this tradition. I dience, and have been hand­ dancer. “Initially, it was about Moving further in her jour­ her son? It could also be Rad­ have never found it a burden to say I am so and so’s picked carefully to mark mil­ imitating my teachers, seeing ney, as a young artist, bhakti ha seeking her lover, or the descendant, rather I regard it as a responsibility estones in the dancer’s life. them soaked in a certain tradi­ emerged as a tool for aesthetic devotee searching for their which I am proud to shoulder. It does mean prac­ The audience get a glimpse of tion,” recounts Chandran. At exploration, curiosity and lord,” she says. The composi­ tising hard with one pointed focus, but I am ok the artist’s evolving relation­ this point, music played a ma­ critical thinking. Texts, stories tion was presented with Chan­ with it. One learns how to make the best use of ship with bhakti through sub­ jor role in leading her into the and narratives posed the dran portraying all three time – hang out with friends less, limit one’s time tle story­telling before each nuances of the bhakti tradi­ primary artistic challenge for roles, one after the other, the on social media. composition, narrated by Ra­ tion. “I enter dance through Chandran. Her interpretation most riveting one being the In today’s world, there are many issues that my jiv Chandran. music. of various characters from ep­ devotee where she lays out an generation has to deal with – marketing oneself, “Everybody’s journey in ics and mythology also placed ambit of emotion, from rest­ trying to remain in the public eye, but my father dance is very different,” says Sense of peace her at a precarious position, lessness, curiosity and fervour (Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan) has always maintained Geeta Chandran, “to talk As a student and practitioner poised at the brink of tradi­ to devotion and gratitude. that true artists come up because of their undenia­ about bhakti through my own of Carnatic music it is in­ tional training and discovery New paths ble talent, not because of marketing skills. I also be­ life journey is the most simple grained in my life and I was of her own individuality as a The penultimate Kabir bha­ lieve that in the world of music, there are no age li­ and personal connection.” able to access the lyrics, poe­ choreographer. Marking this jan resonated with shifting mits. Someone may be a mature musician at 25, She developed the perfor­ try and multiple meanings shift, she presented a Haveli ideologies and coming of age another at 35. One has to just keep at it. mance when invited to partici­ through music.” She recalls Sangeet rendition. The ‘Govin­ as an artist – a journey towards But surely, as a musician, mere hard work is pate in the international con­ the strains of Bhakti composi­ da Vandana’ depicts the twin interiority and quietude. Re­ not enough? ference on Bhakti at Yale, New tions rendered by great maes­ sides of Vishnu – as Jishnu, the flecting on her artistic experi­ No doubt, one needs musicality and correct Haven, United States, earlier tros playing at home all the invincible, and Trishnu, the ments over the years, she training. By God’s grace, music is in my DNA, and I this year. While the scholars time, since her father was a fearless one. says, “Interpretations are just have been taught by the best teacher, my father. speaking at the conference fo­ devoted music connoisseur. “Historically, bhakti has al­ perspectives. We must keep Continued on Page 7 cused on the historical and “The music used to make me so been deeply political and approaching and discovering aesthetic aspects of bhakti, emotionally charged and I subversive,” Chandran points them in different ways that the idea to present an autobio­ would feel it intensely.” The out. Eventually, she began ex­ suit our rational, contempor­ graphical take emerged as a powerful “Shiva Mahapan­ ploring the primary texts, stu­ ary minds. Context is most im­ way of exploring the topic chakshara Shlokam” signified dying the myriad interpreta­ portant, it keeps changing and more experientially as an ar­ this discovery of form and tions of various scholars and provides new insights for un­ tist. content of bhakti through delineating her own perspec­ derstanding human Early impressions dance and poetry in the dan­ tive through new works. Cit­ nature.” For Chandran, bhakti has cer’s life. ing one of her landmark pro­ When been a way of life since child­ Reflecting on the expe­ ductions, ‘Kaikeyi’, Chandran Chan­ hood. The opening invocatory rience of bhakti during the reflects, “It is really important dran shlokam ‘Kripa samudram’ is early days as a student of mus­ to question. Mostly, Kaikeyi set up also symbolic of her initiation ic and dance, Chandran says, has been seen as a uni­dimen­ Natya into the world of dance at the “I used to feel a sense of peace sionally dark character. When Vriksha, age of five. Deeply impacted after listening to, dancing to I read the Ramayana, I felt her by the iconography at the Nat­ or singing an intense bhakti there was a lot more to her dance araja Temple in Chidambram, and decided to explore anoth­ institute the dancer reflects that her <> er dimension of her in Delhi, early moorings established character.” she was mostly both dance and spirituality as It was difficult to capture The oft­performed and teaching first­genera­ the essential pillars of life. the essence of what well­known composition tion learners whose home en­ “My first guru (Swarna Saras­ bhakti was, but it was “Krishna nee begane baro” vironment was vastly different wathy) belonged to the temple was presented in the evening’s from her own early initiation tradition. For her, dance was experienced in certain performance in this vein – of into dance. an offering. At home as well, moments... questioning, exploring, and Continued on page 7 4 b I M s a w s s b that set the ball rolling. Like Colum­ d e t d d w o o c F d w g r w a b e a t t t d c l s d T R how theymergedintotheoceanofIndianclassicaldance Sharon Lowen,JustinMcCarthy,MarieElangovanandCarolinaPradaon Tales ofimmersion CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC C C ike brave hearts, clueless about the CCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC hem in more than ways than one. In ’ve had this innate love for dance heir home turfs. In course of time, hey have enhanced themselves as he decades they have been here, us Justin McCarthy and Marie Elan­ cholarships on offer. ue Indian classical dance through hores with a flame in heart to pur­ en destination. They arrived here ountry, its climate and its living con­ onverged here to merge into the ovan and Mayurbhanj Chhau s cultural exchange programmes or volved into revered gurus and esta­ nd Chhau practitioner Sharon Lo­ rtistes of calibre, set up their life, ach one of them came across an In­ anee Kumar ut could not come to terms with my lished an identity through their art. f them were naturally inclined to­ cean of Indian classical dance. All us, they steered towards Indian ance and they all did learn Western rench­Canada and Columbia, they iverse backgrounds such as the US, ance and music, became their cho­ ance or ballet or music initially on ian classical dance performance itions. Today, Delhi is home to en, Bharatanatyam exponents­gu­ hatever means was available, such ards performing arts, especially izard Carolina Prada. Hailing from ichigan, that’s where I belong to, S L M haron: et’s rewind: | eet Odissi guru and a Manipuri 5 hey were drawn to d d ifferent parts of the world. In­ ia, the source of classical Right from childhood in C OVER STORY natya from Q d p t d s r p m 1 I b i t t u t c o t i t t o d a p s p c ng a Indian dance performance. ng ballet videos secretly and trying o emulate those movements. I could he ballet till I was all but 19. o learn dance from my mother but he US. So I had to be content watch­ hose days. I’m talking of the ‘70s in he Indian dance scene after watch­ ive participation to further my 3, a sort of realisation dawned on uit of just one and that would be ights had to be harnessed into pur­ ance. I guess and began taking Sharon Lowen to themainstream my would art betangential comfortable life, Ifelt that secure andeconomically US ther Though Iknew thatinthe < ollege when I would be on my own. higan too. I initially loved music, es­ ge there. I loved ballet music and allet teacher when I was 7, because nly envisage learning dance after f anathema for a boy to pursue ance! I credit my mother for her ac­ ance too but then dance was a sort nlike Sharon or Marie, I didn’t start assion. uppetry, theatre, literature, human iano lessons like many others of my ance and began learning ballet in was too scared of him. (laughs). By ecially the Baroque and Renais­ uebec at the age of seven. e that my multi­various interests in C J A M > ustin: arolina: ll four of them were attracted to arie: Like Sharon, I’m from Mi­ e would beamore I too was interested in I inherited this passion r r s G o t C I a I m f b T S i a B s t t n s w b M i a C o p i d l m ( a r h h t y a F t i a v K o p I m e r s ( S t was a video (of Gotipua, Odissi and mmerse in the Indian ethos and cul­ n Delhi to pursue Odissi dance in nterest in Eastern ess divinely­or­ rom whom I began taking lessons si­ with a wink). ook an intensive workshop in Odissi ial arts. It seemed impossible at the ure in order to master the art form.’ 1990) sowed the seed of interest in ndia on impulse and that too in ’m committed to my dance form ndian classical music and dance ime (2005) to find dance scholar­ yam under his tutelage here in Del­ f atiya Kala Kendra. oots. I miss my loving family atanatyam). One thing led to anoth­ pirituality in relation to dance (Bha­ hips to India, for South Americans. u Krishna Chandra Naik at the Bha­ tudied Mayurbhanj Chhau with Gu­ i that put the map in place. I had a dvice to me was simple: ‘it’s vital to nd my guru. In Chhau, I find a per­ n ICCR scholarship by 2008, landed nd Colombian swordplay. But ttached, I set off to India on a five­ ear student visa to learn Bharatana­ r and I got closer to the Indian com­ nd my swimming pool tudies at the Universite de Montreal isit to Kala Bharati (Montreal). His hriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra. ollowing my heart, with no strings y a Mexican Odissi dancer with f my life changed when I met Guru ffered at Triveni Kala Sangam with n to learn Tai Chi abu who was also teaching Chhau atural love and inclination for mar­ ained thing. My omesick, being cut off from my i. To be honest, I did initially feel erformances. And then the course ractises egged me here, I met my guru Janmeyjoy Sai­ hennai with no due diligence what­ ut somehow I managed to secure huan, Aikido, Capoeira, . J.Govindarajan who was on a work ect combination of a dance lan­ uru Kelucharan Mohapatra and hom I was initially training in Odis­ ayurbhanj Chhau) presented to me ultaneously. It’s ten years now and unity in Montreal, attending e, it was a more or g J C M ustin: ustin: uage and martial attitude with c arolina: d arie: arie: ond year of Fulbright study, I isplay of movement.. S i B a I inghajit Singh. During my se­ n 1973 to learn from Guru w with a Fulbright scholarship, M A (Hons) with Fine Arts in ’69 s one of the subjects when I S joined Triveni Kala Sangam as learning Manipuri from inati Roy there. Armed haron: haron: Unlike them, I landed in My course on Religious With I was pursuing my CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC o O h h Elangovan. Carolina decided to take r c h U d h a s o I d c d a a i i h h m a P a I B w u T W s ng it impossible for me to continue n the place. Then on better advice CCR scholarship too when I ran out ndia, I went straight to Kalakshetra ion that fast to settle down for good u by marrying his musician son oever. Earlier I had explored the ome the daughter­in­law of her gu­ ould to a shishya for more than a lly stood in front of Leela Samson’s t her place. He charged ₹.200 a nd sense, I came to Delhi and liter­ s she was married and the couple nd then trained under Subbaraya f money. f Chhau was being practised. She own, taking up teaching jobs in the oor. She gave me everything a guru ad to make number of trips up and illai, Alarmel Valli’s guru for a year ecade (1978­90). She got me an nder two American lady dancers ere and making several trips to er guru’s legacy forward by being assles. Marie went ahead to be­ ealth issues that cropped up mak­ ave continued but for multiple hen I joined Bharatanatyam classes alasaraswati on her US sojourn. In S while the other three had lesser dissa villages where different forms ho had learnt under the illustrious Perfect synchronisation onth for classes every day. I would estern dances but wasn’t happy. B ut Sharon couldn’t take a deci­ Justin McCarthy; CarolinaPrada; MarieElangovan; (below)SharonLowen o fl r b n C f I p m f d c m d l d h z z d p arge family can make no sense of my eel now? amily who are fourth generation ’m into a South Indian Tamil joint anoor Jayalakshmi, the first woman en for he “just wanted to be here all enship and become an Indian citi­ an citizenship in 1997 and settle danc Yes, there little money is in < Justin McCarthy Justin matter the peripherals no longer love something so deeply, ur home here, we breathe music autist to play in public concerts. In and Elangovan’s grandmother is Ki­ own here for good (chuckles). ia is very irrational. Back home, my is life.” ersonal life and I’m so happy for it. ecision. But they are all there for ecided to forgo his American citi­ icked these up with alacrity. Justin attuvanars (dance gurus). My hus­ arnatic music practitioners and e who has had a total makeover in e. So I decided to forgo my Ameri­ M D J > ustin: own the decades, how does it arie: arie: e butthenwhen you My liking for dance and In­ More than the others, it’s H g e s S A c w h C m t r al), pick up new repertoire from gu­ D o t a f N m l l c d a a r t d a i a I s aw tried to teach me and ended up n such an environment, I’ve been earning to speak fluent English, rom 1983­85, I travelled to India ourist visas. I used to make the best o a purist performer and a choreog­ he US and get busy with perfor­ u Kelucharan Mohapatra, go back to apher with ample sense of music tay back in India after that. Though earch on “Medieval Text and Mod­ ompanying spouse as I held an onversing (laughs). My mother­in­ ot published by the University of long with my little daughter Tara on nd dance all through the day. Being nd write Tamil and cook South In­ nd its nuances. Though I can read ble to imbibe more than I ever rn Context of Odissi Dance” which enior Faculty Fellowship, for re­ knew that in the US, there would be f the time on hand performing on usband and me. During 1986­87, I reamed of. I have been moulded in­ ian dishes, I’m not confident in hhau. It was a perennial feat for my merican Institute of Indian Studies ow we all speak English! oordarshan (national and region­ eidelberg, Germany. I decided to as in India with my husband as ac­ uch to the amazement of her sons. ances of Manipuri, Odissi, and S haron: During the three winters me her The driving point thatkeeps < Carolina Prada through symbols, stories... mind-body connection technique,intricate the complex isolation, its toconnection dance, its m w c a s v a d b u S p t r l m b c h d a ove something so deeply, the pe­ o the unquestioning support by art tint with my guru. ipherals no longer matter. Thanks omfortable life, I felt that my art eloped on my own after the 10­year ades and I should say the going has nd unquestioning which I have de­ hriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra (now een pretty good. Yes, there is little een given a free hand to train stu­ ere alongside my guru . The driving ents in my style of Bharatanatyam ia for the time being. I need to be nder Shoba Deepak Singh), I’ve atron Sumitra Charatram and the > decade. I have no plans to leave In­ ould be tangential to the ainstream. oney in dance but then when you J C more secure and economically ustin: ustin: arolina: I’m here for more than e is thespiritual e is I’ve been here for four de­ s a fl i d t g d abides in different styles. I have stu­ v t e t n p i p ng has given me strength and tual connection to dance, its com­ he grammar and techniques of the hrough symbols, stories and the y movements. I have visited many etting up my own school to take my head haranas and got a clear picture of motive quotient. Dance is not emp­ illages in Odissa where this dance exibility. ied and researched on the existing ance form. My Kalaripayettu train­ oint that keeps me here is the spir­ ique, the mind­body connection lex isolation, its intricate tech­ Ashish MohanKhokar,dancehistorianandculturecritic Centre MandapainPariswhichnowisthehubofICCRtoo. years tothecauseofdanceandcrowninggloryishersettingupinstitution Kathakali inKeralaandvariousotherdanceforms.Shehasdoneunendingserviceof60 the Indianwaybackin’40sandtrainedBharatanatyamfrommymotherMKSaroj, I wouldliketoquoteanexample:thisyear’sPadmashriawardeeMilenaSalvinembraced be admired. material inconveniences,leadanuncomplicatedlifewithjustonegoalinwhichisto purest form.Danceovertakesallotherconsiderationsandtheywillinglyputupwith aspirants don’t.Theyarethemostsincere,involvedartistesgivingtheirbestinits Carnatic musicanditsidiom,sincedanceissointerlacedwithmusic,whichmanyIndian most ofthemtaketoclassicalperformingartsinitsentirety,learningthetough love oftheartform,thereisnoother any otherform,he/shegivestheirwholetoitwithdedicateddiscipline.Exceptpure When anon-Indianaspirestolearnandperformdance,beitBharatanatyam,Odissior One goal S T DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD and theg connect The spiritual < western dance forms treasure trove vis-a-vis aheritagedances makes Indianclassical parampara what is haron: hey are confident about the road > My work expanded to uru-shishya agenda likefame,name,money,etc.Further, m t e m s I a g t m m o K a r A A dance inheritance forward: Manasa­ ’m constantly conducting work­ he guru­shishya parampara is what ag, I owe it to my gurus who have eographies, performances I did also hops and giving exclusive perfor­ roomed me to imbibe the art forms nd project them as a part of myself. d to other places. bstacles by letting my dance lead Vishwanath. I have overcome all . mong the numerous festivals, cho­ rt without Frontiers was born. Telugu film ‘Swarna Kamalam’ for akes Indian classical dances a her­ ances as and when I’m being invit­ e where it did. If the audiences ad­ ired my art without the ‘foreign’ M arie: The spiritual connect and c j k n t p t w f o t e a a t dance forms. The mind opens up to i a Bennink to name a few who have tage treasure trove vis­a­vis western act as I’m delving deeper, I feel it his end, God­willing. hey say immersing yourself in bliss. he body and he ultimate in dance; it is so com­ hosen the art as their identity. s the layers open up, you are able to s you delve deeper into dance. And olina Nikoleski and Liesbeth Panka­ stablish a oneness with the spirit as pened. It’s still a long way to go; in y more such as Ileana Citaristi, Ni­ lex and so divine. I’m committed to ill take many more births to reach N C arolina: ot just this quartet; there are ma­ F IA,JL ,2019 5, JULY RIDAY, your creativity unfolds D My path has just ELHI F RIDAYREVIEW 4 * GURMEET SINGH

ND-ND CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

DELHI FRIDAYREVIEW 6 VOICEOVER FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Mind Your Yoga Theatre Talk Listen to your breath The walls are coming down! Feel it, observe it... for health benefits Have an idea, come to us, says Aditya Birla Group’s Aadyam A.G. Mohan and Dr. Ganesh good health. Then we must ap­ Deepa Gahlot Mohan CCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCC The effort of proach the different patterns breathing is of breathing — for instance, Mumbai has an ove­ the essence breathing into the abdomen, ractive theatre scene, of life. When lower ribs, upper chest, back but most groups suff­ breath and combinations of these er from a severe shor­ changes, areas. tage of funding, there are im­ As we work on these param­ which then results in mediate effects at every level eters, we can also observe the working around of the body and mind. Ancient inhalation, exhalation, and available and often, inadequate re­ hatha yoga shows asana as the pauses, and gradually begin sources. Which is why, when Aa­ pathway to change and control lengthening the breath. The dyam was introduced by the Aditya the inner experience of the ability to breathe long is im­ Birla Group in 2015, it was a boon to breath; it is not meant to be portant for good health in mul­ those theatre groups that had the just exercise or a posture of tiple ways and it also leads us ideas and the people, but lacked the body. To achieve this, we to the capacity to suspend the the financial backing to bring their should connect to our breath breath. Suspending or pausing productions to the stage. Aadyam and develop breathing skills in the breath offers the psycho­ gave the projects selected all sup­ ‘A Few Good Men’ is the opening play in the fifth season; (Below) the asana itself. Then we can logical benefits of bringing port, including lavish marketing, Shernaz Patel, artistic director, Aadyam deepen them in pranaya­ stillness to the body and for nine shows, after which the ma. This is a key factor mind, and also physical groups could run the shows on in the yoga path that is health benefits to the body. their own. For those who had the derstands things from both sides of are working on already for which not always sufficiently Then, in classical yoga, ability and ambition to run with the fence — as producer­performer you’d like support? Then we will be emphasised in modern we progress to doing the their production, Aadyam was a and curator­administrator. “We get happy to help in any way.’ Being a yoga — coordination of bandhas in the appropriate great springboard. a lot of entries, a lot of people pitch theatre person, I contribute in any body and breath in a asanas — for example, bridge The Aadyam mandate for the se­ shows, I put it out to the entire com­ department that they need help structured pathway. pose, tadaga mudra, down­ lection of plays was: the troupes munity. We are very clear that we for.” Breathing well for ward dog, inver­ have the content and production are looking primarily for big shows. With an eye on developing good health needs grea­ sions and more. values to attract bigger and newer I was hoping we would do some of “theatre addicts” of the future, ter skill and subtlety We also simul­ audiences. So, the shows on stage the smaller shows as well, but Shernaz is putting together a pack­ than working with the taneously learn were accompanied by imaginative didn’t get the go­ahead. In my ideal age for schools. “Students will be gi­ body. The breath is not the important touches in the foyer décor to match world I’d like to be able do both, be­ ven a background of the play, we as obvious as say the hips techniques of pra­ the milieu of the play, live music, cause you can try something more will do workshops; they will get to or hamstrings in its move­ nayama such as nadishodhana food, photo booths, games, prizes, out of the box, and push the enve­ meet the team. If they want to do re­ ment! It is easier to see and and sheethali. In time, we are discounts at restaurants in the vi­ lope further. Some people in Mum­ views of the plays, we will guide feel the body than the breath. able to combine the bandhas cinity, all of which enhanced the bai just want to do the small shows.” them. The wall between the per­ What is more, breathing is in pranayama also. theater­going experience. Over the former and audience should be mainly involuntary. We only As we progress in this path­ past few years, the productions Good writing broken. Some schools have shown have partial control over the way, we always keep our atten­ have been a mixed bag, some ran The building block for a good pro­ interest, so I hope that happens. I breath. In other words, we do tion on deepening the skill of successfully, some scaled down to duction is a story, which is what she would like to do more in terms of have control over many of our sensing the breath and watch­ be able to tour and some simply looks for first. “If there was fabu­ development for the community, movements in complex ways, ing the effort of breathing. Gra­ packed up. The genres have includ­ lous writing coming out of India for because that’s where it all begins. whereas, breathing mostly dually, this will lead us to feel ed comedy, musicals, classics, new the commercial stage, then we There is a need to do more develop­ takes care of itself. However, in our inner or subtle body writing and, one year, two experi­ would not have to look anywhere ment work.” modern life, our natural through the breath experience mental plays for smaller venues. else, but most of the writing we Is there any lacuna in the effort breathing patterns are often — this is described in the an­ In the fifth season, the opening have is experimental in nature. The undertaken by Aadyam? “Direc­ not healthful, because of acute cient yoga texts using the sys­ play is ‘A Few Good Men’ , written absolute blockbuster kind of shows tors!” says Shernaz. “We don’t have stress, poor posture and errat­ tem of prana, nadis, chakras by American playwright and which we have in Marathi, we don’t enough, and most have very limited ic lifestyle. and more. screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin (which seem to have in other languages.” vision. I really want to do a proper There are profound health was turned into a Hollywood movie Those who get selected for the structured training programme for Learn to feel it benefits at every step of this in 1992 by Rob Reiner, with Jack Ni­ Aadyam season, do not have to cut directors. Where is the idea? We There is a pathway to working pathway from the modern cholson, Tom Cruise and Demo corners. “The With the support gi­ need ideas and directors who are with the breath intelligently, medical angle too — efficiency Moore heading the cast) and direct­ ven by Aadyam, a group does not equipped to embrace all kinds of guided by yoga knowledge and of breathing and the oxygen­ ed by Nadir Khan — a tense legal have to be afraid of having large spaces, be it a library or a large aud­ wisdom. The first skill to work carbon dioxide ba­ drama set against a military back­ cast plays and superior produc­ itorium. At the same time, because with the breath is learning to lance, parasympathet­ drop. Shernaz Patel, who has been tions. They don’t have to bring there is so much devising work hap­ sense or feel it. This is an ongo­ ic activation and the Artistic Director for two years, says clothes from home, they can pening, where are the script wri­ ing process where we observe polyvagal theory, stress that it is not imperative for the pro­ design costumes . They ters? There should have been the breath in different ways — reduction, mood and ductions to be Indian. This year, of can plan sets. Otherwise ten direction courses in Mum­ in various areas of the body, energy balance and more. the four plays picked, two in En­ who is giving you mo­ bai by now. And designers — during inhalation and exhala­ As the classical yoga glish and two in Hindi, only one is ney to do theatre? Mr. the good ones gravitate to­ tion and the pauses, and stay text, Hatha Yoga Pradipi- original. “Aadyam is really looking Kumar Mangalam Bir­ wards films and ad films,” in touch with breath sensa­ ka, cautions, it is important for big shows for a proscenium la takes such interest she adds. tions through the day. to manage the breath slow­ stage, which would be appreciated himself, meets peo­ Of the 21 plays per­ As the next step, we try to ly, as forcing it can create by large audiences. And far as pos­ ple, comes to formed under the Aa­ let our breath become smooth­ many health problems. sible, the genres are mixed, and shows. But we dyam banner so far, not er and easier. If we cannot feel As with all self­care and there is something exciting that will don’t interfere all have succeeded. the breath well, or breathing is well­being practices, pa­ allow it to run for nine shows. Last with the creation “That can happen in strained, tience, wisdom, and gui­ year we had had a nice mix, so­ of the work, we any creative pro­ breathing dance are invaluable! mething completely original like are facilitators. cess,” she says. practices ‘Hello Farmaish’ and also a massive We don’t want to “Some work reso­ will not musical like #SingIndiaSingh — so be seen as finan­ nates more than oth­ lead to we have had a range.” ciers either, then ers. But, what Aa­ Shernaz has been associated you are only creat­ dyam set out do so, it with theatre for several years, as an ing a show for Aa­ is on the right path. actress as well as a part of the pro­ dyam. We say, ‘Do Slow and steady, the au­ duction company Rage, so she un­ you have a play you dience base is growing.” CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

FRIDAYREVIEW DELHI FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 SPOTLIGHT 7 ND-ND CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Prateesha Suresh is draw the SNA’s attention to give Borgeet classical Dancing in devotion advocating for status? Borgeet of Assam Class and I don’t have any idea about Continued from other organisations. There page 3 to be recognised as may be but I don’t know. I This called for a classical art have been working on this for new methods of classical a long time. It became impor­ teaching. Synthe­ tant for me to present this sising the artistic Anjana Rajan CCCCCCCCC outside Assam to draw atten­ search with a com­ tion. However, I have present­ mitment to pedag­ iscussion continues ov­ ed this in Guwahati also. I am ogy, Chandran er whether certain In­ working with Shri Krishna opines, “Dance has Ddian dance and music Goswami who has been changed so much forms warrant the term ‘clas­ trained under his father late in the present sce­ sical’. With a bewildering va­ Kushakanta Deva Goswami nario, but pedago­ riety of genres, it seems the who was the Sattradhikar in gy has not changed conventional English vocab­ Chamaguri Sattra, Majuli. He to that degree. For ulary of classical folk, ritual has been working on it for instance, we see a and tribal, etc. falls short. years and training his stu­ lot more group Hindi uses the equivalent of dents. choreographies shastriya and lok to refer to He has also made notations these days as op­ classical (related to shastras for more than 60 Borgeets posed to the solo or art treatises) and folk (of and published books on the performances that the people, or lok). But to call same. Borgeets did not have dominated earlier. India’s lok kalas folk forms any notations as it is an oral As artists, students would be to ignore that many tradition and this led to con­ and also as teach­ of these are indeed intert­ fusion. As an artist I can un­ ers, it is important to learn and unlearn.” wined with shastras. derstand his passion for his The performance concluded with a Sankeertan, The national Sangeet Natak art and therefore I have come evoking the dancer’s present focus of devotion – Akademi, set up in 1952 by the forward to do whatever I can regular visits to Vrindavan to pay reverence to her Government of India, is ac­ Forward movement Prateesha Suresh * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT for Borgeet. spiritual guru. Aesthetically and spiritually, pre­ cepted as the authority whose What has been the res­ senting dance as a sewa, is also where Chandran nomenclature sets the norm. teesha was in New Delhi the geet is performed in a group ponse of the Akademi – arrives back to her own beginnings, where dance The SNA gives awards under other day to present a perfor­ and it is called ‘Proxongiya’ central or state – so far? was seen as an offering in the vast ocean of devo­ specific performing art names mance under the auspices of tradition which literally Akademi always wakes up tion. grouped under the broader her means singing in a group after the work is done by ded­ ‘Dance’, ‘Music’ and Pratishruti Foundation, (Hindi equivalent can be ‘pra­ icated artists like us and than ‘Theatre’. These are not spec­ which she explains she found­ sang’). Dr Goswami, who has chooses to ignore us. I had ified as classical, but instead ed in 2008 to work for Sattri­ researched Borgeet, says, “In done a lot of work on Sattriya of fitting all performing arts ya Music, Dance, Theatre, etc. fact, there is no musical tradi­ dance before it was given clas­ ...In memory of the under these three broad cate­ Edited excerpts from an tion either contemporary or sical status. I continue to do gories, it has a seemingly um­ interview: prior to Bargit alive today so but the Akademi has never brella term, ‘Traditional/ Before Sattriya was de­ anywhere in India. Even acknowledged the hard work. master Folk/Tribal/Dance/Music/ signated ‘classical’ by the Dhrupada and Kirttana What are your thoughts Theatre and Puppetry’. There SNA, the eminent scholar evolved at a later stage. The on similar debates, like Continued from page 3 is also a field ‘Other Major Dr Kapila Vatsyayan once differences between the ragas conferring classical status But I do believe mere innate talent goes nowh­ Traditions’. It is evident from stated from the stage after of Bargit with their modern on Odissi sangeet and Gau­ ere without practice. Technique helps to attain its website that the SNA has a performance, “Of course counterparts in Hindustani diya Nritya, etc.? perfection, but it’s practice that achieves it. What grappled with shifts in per­ it is classical,” apparently and Carnatic music may be There should be an open is the point of having a musical idea, if you can’t ception over the years. reminding us how clearly it understood in that context”. discussion and meeting of all execute through your fingers? Take Odissi music, which met the criteria. Audiences Similarly in respect to tala, these arts. Any art does not You are known to be open to trying new artists and scholars have ad­ could see that Sattriya was he says, “ Bargit exhibits its need a “classical” tag but un­ things vocated for decades as de­ highly structured, codified, speciality through the un­ fortunately the arts are at the Yes, I do believe it’s important to get out of serving of being listed along­ and required a high degree iqueness of its talas too. mercy of a select few. All ar­ one’s comfort zone musically. Solo concerts are side Hindustani and Carnatic of training to execute. There are talas from eight ma- tists are equal and everyone is obviously the easiest to do; it’s what we train for. music as a classical genre. Till What principle features of tras to thirty­two matras, all working hard to keep the tra­ From the age of 5, average of minimum two hours 2009, Odissi musicians like Borgeet qualify it to receive comprising three parts of pro­ ditions alive, some known practise every day – it adds up! Engaging with so­ Balakrushna Das and Bhuba­ similar acceptance? portionate length, viz., Ga- and some unknown. We can­ meone’s else’s musical thoughts in concert, to pre­ neswar Misra were identified Yes, I remember that per­ man, Ghat and Cok. These ta- not take that hard work away sent something cohesive and pleasing, that is the as receiving the award under formance. That was in 1999 las are different in structure, from these artists. We have to challenge. I am not competitive on stage; my aim the ‘Traditional/Folk/Tri­ when I had performed with rhythmic pattern as well as acknowledge and welcome is to present something aesthetic, not to show I am bal…’ heading. But Gopal Barbayan Ghanakanta Bora at playing style from the talas them. the superior musician. I have been happy to play Chandra Panda (2011) and Triveni Kala sangam where now played with Hindustani A moot point seems to be with as diverse musicians as Arshad Ali , sarodiya Bankim Sethi (2013) received Dr. Kapila Vatsayan was the andCarnatic music. A few like the adoption of ‘ classical’ Abhishek Borkar and violinist Tejas Upadhyay. I it under ‘Other Major chief guest. Rupaka, Ektali, Yati, Bisam, and ‘folk’ as mutually have shared the stage with seniors suchs as vocal­ Traditions’. Borgeet is a collection of etc. are mentioned not only in exclusive. ist Pt Sanjeev Abhyankar andPt Kaivalya Kumar. The vocabulary is not fool­ devotional songs set to raga the Sangita Sastras like Sangit Classical definitely means My father has taught me to absorb what is good proof. If Yakshagana is one of and tala composed by Shri­ Ratnakara but also in Jayde­ following a structure. They from wherever it comes. the Other Major Traditions of manta Shankardev and his va’sGita- Govinda”. The tala­ are more technical in follow­ I am also part of jazz bands Taalism and Human Theatre in 2007, it comes un­ chief disciple Shri Madhav­ pattern definitely also brings ing set patterns and that is Evolution; that’s a different type of engagement der Traditional/Folk/Tribal in dev. The technique of Borgeet in the percussion instrument how the style becomes more but I find it equally stimulating as a musician. At 2008 and 2011, shifting back follows the Prabandha Gana used in Sattriya dance and defined. However, classical the same time, it’s important not to lose the intrin­ to ‘Other Major’ from 2014. tradition. According to Dr Pa­ music, the Khol. has drawn a lot from the folk, sic quality of one’s instrument. More recently, Mumbai­ bitra Pran Goswami, “there This instrument has also which is the case in Sattriya. I Tell us about your forthcoming concert at based Sattriya dancer Pra­ are other evidences too in not received its classical sta­ would say that folk is like the the festival in memory of Ustad Vilayat teesha Suresh, who has been support of the thesis that In­ tus. It is very important to un­ flowers in the garden and Khan, your grand uncle. engaged in propagating Sattri­ dian classical music was in derstand that if a dance style classical is like when you pick I am really privileged to perform in his memory. ya and allied arts of Assam for practice in Assam even before is considered classical then them up and string them to­ Without doubt, he was one of the most important over two decades, has been Sankaradeva”. Just as much automatically the percussion gether into a garland with instrumentalists of the 20th century and his music advocating for the recogni­ as classical dance was preva­ is also a classical instrument. beautiful patterns. Folk has al­ has influenced generations after him. For me, he tion of Borgeet of Assam as a lent in Assam and Devadasis The two are complementary. ways been a part of us, till we is the God of sitar. classical music genre. practiced their tradition in What other people/or­ decided to stylise our dance (Shakir will perform at Gaiety Theatre Shimla, As a part of this effort, Pra­ the temples of Assam. Bor­ ganisations are trying to and music. 6th July, 6 p.m.) CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

DELHI FRIDAYREVIEW 8 ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC New kid on the block Beauty and beyond Atif Khan CCCCCCCCC Benoy K. Behl’s human feelings and emotions, dding to the list of débutantes this year, “Grandeur Of The making them relatable.” Stat­ Meezaan is starting his career with “Ma­ ing that his Nataraja art works Alaal” opposite another débutante Sharmin Lord” explores how have several elements of Cho­ Segal. Produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and di­ splendour and la art, he adds, “The sculp­ rected by Mangesh Hadwale, the romantic dra­ tures are the best of south In­ ma is a remake of Tamil hit “7G Rainbow Colo­ spirituality was dia. They are energetic, with ny”. “I am playing a character who is totally carved in stone the figures being extremely different from me and it was a difficult one to stretched and elongated – play. He is a normal Marathi boy living in a chawl during the from realism to best of ideal­ and I am sure people will definitely relate to this Chola period ism. Stylised, the postures are character," says the seasoned actor Javed Jaf­ relaxed and easy, reflecting no S. Ravi fery’s son. CCCCCCCCC strain or effort even while Excerpts­ standing or moving.” Was it an obvious decision for you to be­ egarded as great reposi­ The beginning of 11th Centu­ come an actor? tories of art and archi­ ry heralded a dramatic shift in I will say Sanjay Leela Bhansali was the only Rtecture, temples in In­ the scale of temples. While in reason for me. Acting just came to me when San­ dia provide a wealth of ancient India art was patro­ jay sir told me that he wants to introduce me. I information on the era they nised by the people, with can say that I was not able to understand my were built in. These aspects sculptures and stupa railings own capabilities but when it came from the mas­ come out spectacularly in the sponsored by farmers, fisher­ ter, I thought, why not? Before that I was a stu­ Chola temples and sculptures men, shopkeepers, house­ dent of business studies in United States but in south India. Noted historian wives, monks and nuns, kings midway I changed my course to filmmaking. and filmmaker, Benoy K. began to do so directly by 8 th Did the filmmaking course and assisting Behl’s documentary, “Gran­ Century. Royal patronage be­ Sanjay Leela Bhansali deur Of The Lord”, screened gan to change the shape and on “Padmaavat” help recently at the India Habitat art on the temples. In 1010, you in acting? Centre, captures them in Rajaraja Chola completed the When I was changing great detail. Tracing briefly Brihadisvara. Dedicated to from business studies to a the history of the temples in Lord Shiva, it is the tallest and course in cinema, my the region, the film compre­ largest temple which had father advised me to take hensively brings to fore their Aesthetic masterpiece Nataraja at Mooverkoil, Kodambulur been made in India. “It was film making. Because ac­ evolution during the Chola * BENOY K. BEHL made to express his power cording to him, acting is rule. observes Srinivasan. The tem­ tively around an imposing im­ and military might as much as not something which you According to Padma Shri ples of this period were not age of Ganapati, Srinivasan the grandeur of the Lord,” can learn. He asked me to Dr. Sharada Srinivasan, pro­ very large. “The purpose was points out, “The sensitivity in states Behl. Five times the size focus on editing, produc­ fessor at National Institute of not to inspire awe through size their treatment, at times soul­ of previous Chola temples, its tion and understand the Advanced Studies, Bengalu­ and grandeur. It was to take us ful and at times playful, sug­ vimana or tower stands 216 craft which goes into ru, “The art of the Cholas re­ to the world of peace which gests that it was not only the feet tall, while the monolithic films. My father even in­ presents a watershed in ar­ can be found within us,” says body beautiful that was stupi or crowning element sisted Sanjay sir for letting chitecture and sculpture, Behl. According to him, “It thought to be worthy of cele­ weighs 80 tonnes. “It is be­ me finish education but I demonstrating mastery of presents a tradition which de­ bration and veneration.” lieved that an earthen ramp, had to drop out in bet­ engineering skills in working veloped further in later Chola six kilometres long, was made ween as I joined the Padmaavat shoot. One with stone masonry culminat­ temples. The deities are Varied temples to take it up to its position,” he learns more on the sets! ing in the amazingly symmet­ carved in niches on the walls Other temples of this pe­ adds. Having born in a house of actors, what has rical, tiered and towering vi­ and attendant figures are riod covered in the film are Interestingly, the second been your relationship with the cinema in mana of the Brihadisvara made in adjoining niches. The Mooverkoil (Kodambulur), half of the 10 th Century wit­ your growing up years? temple built by Rajaraja Chola same high quality of art and Koranganatha (Srinivasanal­ nessed temple building during I was obviously influenced by my family. As and an astonishing ability to the inward look is seen in the lur) and Bhumishvara (Viral­ Sembiyan Mahadevi’s reign, my whole family is fan of Amitabh Bachchan and sculpt a hard and intractable deity and in the attendants. lur). The Nataraja made at the the widowed queen of Ganda­ Dilip Kumar, I too became a die­hard fan. I al­ stone, granulite, into the most Every part of the temple wall top of the temple at Moover­ raditya Chola. A great patron ways saw my father and grandfather ( Jagdeep) life­like and animated forms of has dressed stones. Small, yet koil truly stands out for its of art, the Umamaheshvara acting, dancing, doing television and the know­ deities and other forms.” Ob­ extremely detailed relief, grace with Shiva dancing on Temple at Konerirajapuram ledge got ingrained in me subconsciously. I real­ serves Behl, “The sculpture adorn sections of the temple, the demon of ignorance. Elab­ has her portrait seated in de­ ised that when I was doing the film. created, took the devotee to along with the larger sculp­ orating, Behl says, “The body votion before a Shiva linga. Both your father and grandfather were the deepest realms of the tures. A favourite motif in In­ is nimble and agile and the dy­ “The temples of her time were not typical Hindi film heroes... peace to be found within.” dian art, from north to south, namic movement is clearly made on a modest scale with I am happy that I came in a time when the au­ Bringing to light the ex­ is seen here: a human figure seen. At the same time, the emphasis on a very personal dience is accepting different kinds of films and traordinary quality of early riding on a vyala or leogryph.” face has sublime stillness, devotion to the divine,” says that gives me a space for doing so much more. Chola sculpture, the film fo­ which can only come from the Behl. My father was restricted to a particular kind of cuses on the Brahmapurishva­ Stress on devotees deep peace of the spirit.” The Describing her as a remar­ roles and even my grandfather was offered one ra at Pullamangai. “It sees the Highlighting the role of devo­ deity is made visible in diffe­ kable patron, Srinivasan adds, kind of roles. They both were extremely talented Chola architectural and sculp­ tees, Brahmapurishvara has rent forms through niches in “as testified by inscriptions, but there was no place for them to show their tural idiom coming into its several figures of Ganas, an ex­ temple walls. “Through these she built and renovated a large creativity and versatility. own and out of the shadow of ample of finest expressions of images, the divine is given a number of shrines in the se­ I am playing the lead in a film that is a good Pallava sculpture from which Chola art. Being devout, they personality which the wor­ cond half of the 10 th Century package – a good story, good music and singing it richly borrowed initially,” have the eternal right to be shipper can relate to.” with rich endowments, and and dancing. But I will take it as a character role close to Lord Shiva. “In Indian Recalling drawing inspira­ was revered to the point of because I think I am playing a regular character, art, the entire range of emo­ tion from Chola temples and having a town, Sembiyan Ma­ not a larger than life hero. I really admire Ayush­ tions and human life is given a sculptures, especially their li­ hadevi, named after her. It mann (Khurana) for what he is doing. place…be it glee, sorrow or near quality, noted sculptor seems that it is in her temples But your mannerisms are being compared mischief. Ganas are seen lost K.S. Radhakrishnan, says, that the full blown Nataraja to Ranveer Singh and Ranbir Kapoor. in devotion to the Lord. We “One doesn’t see the sculp­ image in stone really comes I think people are judging the book by its cov­ can relate most easily to them tures as mere deities but also into vogue such as at Konerira­ er. I have a very long way to go. Once the film is as they play their musical in­ from basic aesthetic perspec­ japuram and Aditurai.” released, I am sure the people will change their struments or dance with ela­ tive. They evoke elegance and The 22­minute film’s infor­ perspectives and understand what I am and as I tion,” explains Behl. a sense of monumentality. Not mative content and well shot have my own personality. Drawing attention to the pa­ huge in scale, there is a sense frames are bound to spark N D-ND nel where the Ganas sit atten­ of intimacy and connect with viewers’ interest.