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2 SEPTEMBER 2020 www.indianlink.com.au EDITORIAL Trump-Biden woo

PUBLISHER Indian-American voters Pawan Luthra two mammoth rallies of Howdy Modi a permanent seat at the UN Security EDITOR and Namaste Trump feature prominently Council. Biden’s support for an Indo-US Rajni Anand Luthra in his courtship of the community. civil nuclear deal is also counted in his BY A widely publicised naturalisation favour. SOCIAL MEDIA PAWAN LUTHRA ceremony including a sari-clad woman Over the past year however, the Suruchi Sehgal also purported to cement his credentials Democrats have taken India to task on

f the 1.8 million Indian within America’s Indian community. Modi’s Kashmir policy and the Hindutva MELBOURNE COORDINATOR Preeti Jabbal Americans eligible voters, it is Trump may also have chosen deliberately agenda. Many Indian Americans were estimated that 1.3 million live to keep very quiet on India’s domestic also incensed by Biden when in an CONTRIBUTORS in the eight key states which issues. attempt to woo the Muslim American Rhea L Nath, Bageshri Savyasachi, Ocould decide the next President of the And yet Indian Americans must voters, he also criticised India’s Manan Luthra, Mohan Dhall, United States. surely be uncomfortable with Trump’s Citizenship Amendment Act and the Ekaagra Kesarwani, Emie Roy, Sizeable Indian American voters live growing white nationalist base. His National Register of Citizens. Sandip Hor, Minal Khona, LP Ayer in four of the eight key states, these open attacks on foreigners taking away With all this in the mix, the Indian being Michigan (125,000), Pennsylvania American jobs, curbs on H-1B visas and American vote bank lies split along SALES (156,000), Florida (193,000) and overall restrictions on immigration, identity lines. There are those who favour Charuta Joshi Wisconsin (37,000). These states formed have not gone down well with the Indian the strong rise of Hinduism in India and the blue wall that crumbled in 2016: community. what it offes, yet ogessie ndian Democrat hopeful Hillary Clinton lost On the other hand, the Democrats also American activists have long criticised them by a combined total of fewer than come with their plusses and minuses. the Hindu nationalist discourse for its Indian Link is a monthly newspaper published in English. No material, including advertisements 80,000 votes which was 0.06% of the 137 Joe Biden’s choice ofpart-Indian Kamala caste bias. designed by Indian Link, may be reproduced in million votes cast. Donald Trump went Harris has curried favour with the Indian The challenge for both major parties part or in whole without the written consent of the on to become US President. community (and in all probability caused will be to strike the balance between editor. Opinions carried in Indian Link are those of the writers and not necessarily endorsed by Indian This time round, Republicans and the Trump camp to ramp up the India what they have said and done, and what Link. All correspondence should be addressed to: Democrats are both working overtime message in their marketing.) Harris they promise to do, should they come into to woo the Indian voters. Both however, often talks about how her views were power. And as for the Indian American INDIAN LINK MEDIA GROUP come with their own baggage. shaped by her grandfather in Chennai voters, well, they’d better get used to Level 24/44 Market St, Sydney 2000 On the one hand, President Trump in her childhood. The Democrats are at getting special treatment – pundits are GPO Box 108, Sydney 2001 is portraying himself as the true friend pain to point out the two visits by Barack calling the 2024 US Presidential race to Ph: 02 9279-2004 Fax: 02 9279-2005 of India, with ads aimed at the Indian Obama to India, including one as the be between Republican Nikki Haley and Email: [email protected] community showcasing his close chief guest for the Republic Day parade Democrat Kamala Harris. relationship with Indian PM Modi. The and also of his support for India to secure That could be an interesting one.

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OPINION Hope and reassurance, not angst and division 22 15 23

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TRAVEL Gandhi’s Delhi 30

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HARRIS PARK BRAWL Readers condemned a recent brawl that took place on the streets of Harris Park NSW, an incident into which police investigation is currently ongoing. Sareeta Nand-Singh wrote: All because of an argument on Tiktok? Was it even worth it? Rajbir Singh Randhawa wrote: The sad part is, only people from one community got arrested. The people who ashed bats and rods are still free and posting videos on Tiktok with pride. Francis Augustine wrote: This is not India; obey the law of the country or you will be punished. Alan J Maurice wrote: Ten years sounds harsh. SSR ON BILLBOARDS Jaswinder Singh Boparai wrote: They did wrong and should be punished for RHEA L NATH reported on the seven billboards that went up in Melbourne it. But 10 years? Brawls happen almost every weekend in city nightclubs, do recently calling for justice in the Sushant case. they get 10 years? Chenoa Sharni Fernandez wrote: Unfortunately we are in a lockdown and Syed Mohammed wrote: For everybody else, we are all just Indians here. cannot go beyond 5km radius from where we live. None of these billboards Raita phailaana hai to wapas India jaao aur waha karo jo karna hai. If you are in my area. I would love to be able to drive around to see them all. want to protest, get police permission beforehand. Sunita Jeet wrote: Delighted to see so many people are supporting SSR for Mahendar Singh wrote: Those involved should be deported. We don't want justice! RIP, beautiful soul. this lth here. Australia is over-tolerant. Weed them out. Dhiraj Arora wrote: Wow, just fabulous to see support coming out of Melbourne. Renu Dutta wrote: (The matter) should have been taken to the police for Virat Singh wrote: Who is paying for these hoardings? This is political now. inciting hatred in the community rather than rioting on the streets. Margaret Ratnam wrote: Following the case from Australia. How much longer will the grilling of these culprits take? Barinder Aujla wrote: Politically motivated move. A lot of poor people dying PODCAST on the streets every day, but you guys want fair probe on this matter alone? BAGESHRI SAVYASACHI’s regular presentations touch upon a variety of issues Kewal Shah wrote: I reckon need for the moment is to help Indian students that affect us all as Indians, as Australians and as citizens of the world. and people who have lost their jobs / livelihood due to COVID, especially in Victoria, rather than spending on hoardings. Ep 4: Why New Chitra Iyer wrote: What do the billboards achieve? I think (the issue) is best Australians must left in India. I can’t believe a newspaper like Indian Link gets involved in this! learn more about Vandana Suri Mehra wrote: Indian Link is always trying its best for people Aboriginal culture living miles away to be connected with their roots - be it miracles, wonders, Indu Balachandran politics, entertainment, pain or pleasure! wrote: As India’s 73rd Varun Rao wrote: Everyone is entitled to their opinion. There is no harm year of independence in getting associated with a matter which is concerning so many Indians from British rule was (whether inside or outside India). Indian Link is doing a good job in reporting celebrated over the these stories. We can do what we want upon reading these stories. weekend, Indian Ranjeeni Devendra wrote: Indian Link as a newspaper serves as a link immigrants take the between the Indian community and India as such this article is very appropriate. opportunity to reect on our interaction with the Australia of First ADELAIDE TODDLER RETURNS Nations Peoples. Thanks to Bageshri Savyasachi for a thoughtful interview MITAL PAREKH reported on the Roanna Gonsalves wrote: Such insightful words from Indu Balachandran heartwarming story of Prisha Patel, in this podcast. It was privilege to be featured alongside Indu, speaking stranded in India for a year and ˆnally with Bageshri Savyasachi about Indian immigrants and awareness of reunited with her family thanks to the Indigenous communities. Thank you Indian Link for continuing this important help of complete strangers Neha Soni and conversation. Shailesh Thorat. John Rambo wrote: Great one Shailesh. Ep 5: Oz fails media diversity test again Kindness and helping people in distress Aneeta Menon wrote: Thanks Bageshri and Indian Link for this. Time is speaks volume of your commitment well and truly up for excuses about why #ausmedia is so white. We need towards humanity. You are a good man. to acknowledge the unwillingness to diversify, because it certainly isn't an Shekhar Palande wrote: Well done inability. Shailesh! It was very nice of you. Geoff Mark Field wrote: Hopefully we here at 2SER can help change the Danishi Bhargava wrote: Commendable situation. act of kindness, Shailesh Thorat.

Is the social bubble a straight one Not going to reproduce THAT cartoon I don’t really understand social media. SAY IT for one swap? Can person X be in from our esteemed national broadsheet, On my Facebook page, someone posted the social bubble of person Y, but but let’s reclaim #littlebrowngirls something nasty replying to a post I made. person Y be in person Z’s social please. The ones I know are feisty and I replied in a sarcastic manner, pointing out AGAIN bubble? Does this even matter? I smart, and won’t play second ddle to spelling mistakes etc. He “liked” it. What am miss the pub? ageing pollies or racist cartoonists. I doing wrong? Osman Faruqi, Australian journalist Sukhmani Khorana, academic Colin Mochrie, stand-up comedian

6 SEPTEMBER 2020 www.indianlink.com.au INDIA A TO Z COVER STORY In our Independence Day special edition, we asked readers young and old to go through the alphabet and ˆnd,

for each letter, an iconic facet INDIA GATE JUGAAD KALAM Having been born in Delhi, This one iconic word is what Abdul Kalam. The missile but brought up in Bombay, keeps India going. We don't man of India. The man who one of the most common believe in design or planning: propelled India into the mistakes I made as a child when push comes to shove, elite space club. The man of Indian life that resonates was to call the Gateway of we somehow manage to get who everyone unanimously India, India Gate. things done. You ask how? refused to hate - the people’s As a 10-year-old up until Jugaad! president. Kalam shared his now, I always wondered why Some may call it a derogatory vision of a technological India with them. ROHIT ALOK I confused the two symbolic MEENAKSHI term for improvising, but JUDE and inspired many to embrace (Canberra) structures? SHAHI we take no offense. Hey, VARGHESE science for the general welfare Was it the memories of those (Melbourne) we wear our jugaad-a-bility (Adelaide) of the nation. Among the ice cream trucks? Rolling on the lush green lawns? with pride. millions he inspired, I humbly Or watching the Republic Day celebrations with We'll do the job but don't need the tools. Want present my tribute to the great man. While Kalam's Krish Na wrote: Good one. pride. to talk while riding on your bike but don't have unending list of scientific achievements and In hindsight, my attachment to this icon is perhaps headphones? Simply wedge the phone between honorary awards come to mind for others, Indians bounded by family-centered sentiments. I distinctly your face and helmet. embrace his innocent smile which, even after his remember them being memorable family excursions Jugaad is not a fallback or alternative to the demise, still has not and never will fade from our Some alternative suggestions: and watching other families also enjoying proper way of doing things. Often it is the only hearts. themselves. way of getting things done. B for Bollywood - India’s biggest cultural export. Q for Qawwali was a good one, but India claiming Nusrat is probably ‘cultural appropriation’. Altaf LEHANGA CHOLI MANGO NAACH GANA My favourite shopping M is for mango... but not the Dancing, or Naach gana as trips of the year were supermarket kind. It’s the we call it, is India's favourite Raja is a better t. Us pardesis always for those childhood summertime ritual pastime. No Indian event majestic, embroidered, of going to the fruit-wallah or celebration is complete colourful lehengas with with Baba, and sniffing the without some form of their matching cholis. top of each mango deeply to dancing, whether Bollywood, Every year, I would select the ripest and juiciest classical, traditional, DJ- connect to him better. steal gold bindis from ones from the pile. M is for driven or some drunk uncle SHANIA my mum’s drawer (sorry, HARSHAD that magical aroma. SACHIN balancing a drink on his head. O’BRIEN Mum!) and go to M Block PANDHARIPANDE It’s about raw mango robbery SHAHI We dance for weddings, (Sydney) Market in Greater Kailash II (Sydney) from the neighbour’s tree, (Melbourne) during cricket, at birthdays, in Delhi to pick out lehengas. and then biting into that on the street, in the pool, Manan Sehgal wrote: Krish Best of all, they would suit every occasion, shudder-inducing sourness, and those pleasurable even while driving. We made TikTok popular SPOT YOUR FAVOURITE CHARACTER FROM INDIAN TV whether it was the wedding season, Diwali, bellyaches (from eating too much mango or with majority of its viewership coming from the or even for Dusshera. Lehenga cholis are such laughing too much with friends, I don’t know). M subcontinent. What kind of content did we add to a graceful symbol of celebration, of family, of is for that masti. It’s about the discovery of the last these social platforms? You guessed it - dancing. Na, couldn’t think of anything coming together as a community to rejoice. To me, little bit at the bottom of Ma’s mango pickle jar, and Aunties dance; kids train to shake a leg; dolled up There are 58 characters from memorable Indian TV shows in this image. wearing one of these is inherently associated with realising that you can indeed bottle time. M is for girls show sexy moves; heck, we even got David else except Bollywood. happiness and good memories. those memories. Warner grooving with his family. How many can you spot? 10 AUGUST 2020 www.indianlink.com.au However, interesting choices in Agasteena Shah-Patel wrote: Vikram Vetal, Jaspal Bhatti, Wagle Ki the list. Duniya, Antakshari, Sanjeev Kapoor Khana Khazana, AB from Karodpati, Sam Naidu wrote: B for Bollywood! Bapuji from Tarak Mehta, Ashok Kumar, Karam Chand, Mungerilal, Hum Harshad Pandharipande wrote: I enjoyed reading this. A great idea, Paanch, Chanakya, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi, Koffee with executed brilliantly. Karan, The Kapil Sharma Show, Byomkesh Bakshi. Neeta Chaman wrote: Loved A for Amul, G for Ganga, I for India Gate, J for Natasha Saluja wrote: Babajee Ka Baiscope, KBC, Ulta Pulta, Shaktiman, Jugad, L for Lehanga, M for Mango, U for Unity, and the young ones who wrote Aladin, Chankya, Bhabhijee, Hum Log, Bahrat EkKhoj, Sarabhai vs X for Xerox and Z for Zameen just blew me away. Sarabhai, Crime Patrol, Shreeman Shreemati, Malgudi Days, Jodha Akbar. Amit Goel wrote: These days in India, M is for Modi Modi Modi. Sheetal Bhagat wrote: Super Dancer, Indian Idol, Khatro Ke Khiladi, Meri Awaz Hi Pehchan Hai, Mahabharat, Radha Krishna, Razia Sultan,Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain, Major Raghav. Sa re ga ma pa, Banu Main Teri Dulhan, Aap Ki Adalat, Nagin Bidhai, Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyan, Star Voice of India, Rising Star, Chitrahaar, Dilhai Hindustani Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Anmol Bhardwaj wrote: Shaktimaan! On the terrace! Shikha Jain wrote: Bigg Boss, Of ce Of ce, CID, Kichdi, Chacha Chaudhary, Pavithra Rishta.

WHERE IN INDIA This is not a forest. It is ONE GIANT TREE. We asked you to identify this strange specimen of plant life, now a tourist attraction.

INDEPENDENCE DAY PHOTO CONTEST #MYINDIANLINK We asked you to send us your best image that screams India! Sachin Wakhare’s entry – from a recent boys’ trip to Leh – won the top prize. The region was in the news only recently for a border skirmish with China. Sachin Wakhare wrote: Thank you Indian Link ... Jai Hind. Preeti Jabbal wrote: It’s a great photo - aesthetic, patriotic, creative. Chirag Patel wrote: Epic picture, and extremely proud to be part of it. Thanks bhai, for taking the effort Ronak Patel wrote: Amazing. Thanks for entering the competition, glad to be part of this iconic pic and holding the ag! Swati Alok Tiwari wrote: A picture that leaves an indelible impression in our hearts! Truly inspiring. Amruta Onsker wrote: Congratulations! A wonderful shot.

INDIAN LINK POLL Formals and graduation ceremonies allowed for Year 12 students in NSW. Readers Raj Saneja, Meghna Mehta Mody and Agasteena Shah-Patel Do you think this is a good idea? got it right. This is a banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) located in Kolkata, YES. Absolutely. There's no harm. 58% India, at the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden. NO. Better safe than sorry. 42% Believed to be at least 250 years old, the tree continues to grow to this day.

Was on TikTok for an Had my baby’s four-month check-up I really blame our education Wearing a mask My neighbours are playing “Get Up hour & felt like an adult today and one of the questions is system for making Social Studies with sunglasses Stand Up” by Bob Marley and playing pretending to be a “and how does your baby interact with as boring as it is considering gives me a level basketball in their driveway. If they are teenager to hang out with others”? Hilarious. How am I meant to it’s literally the only subject we of anonymity I've protesting restrictions, then I like their teenagers. DELETED. know – he hasn’t seen anyone but his actually use as adults. desired. methods more than others. Hari Kondabolu, parents almost his whole life! Sonia Mariam Thomas, @tweetlikeriri, Tarang Chawla, writer and Mental stand-up comedian Myriam Robin, Australian writer Indian journalist Twitter user Health Advocate

NATIONAL EDITION SEPTEMBER 2020 7 cOveR STORy High flying ambition How Tajinder Kumar, a mechanical fitter from India, rose to a career in theRAAF PL Dan Pinhorn c PL Photos:

8 SEPTEMBER 2020 www.indianlink.com.au RAAF Base Richmond as an avionics school, so having a second pair of shoes to school after nearly twenty years. But he BY technician on the C-130J Hercules was a dream,” Tajinder revealed. “My soon caught up, and finished more than RAJNI ANAND transport aircraft. parents are not educated; my sister’s satisfactorily. From there, the path became clearer marriage broke up because her husband’s LUTHRA for this electronics geek – he wanted family considered her dowry inadequate, LOYAL TO THE RAAF an engineering degree, that ultimate and my brother left school in Year 8 to hoghot, ob offes ae by o hen ffie ainee dream for aspirational Indian men of support the family.” private aviation companies, but Tajinder Tajinder Kumar becomes a his generation. It was a luxury he finally As a young adult, he himself applied for turned them down. oissioned offie o the allowed himself. a job with the police: it went nowhere after “The RAAF has nurtured me and made Royal Australian Air Force in he was asked at the interview whether he my career,” he said with gratitude. “I will Wsome four months’ time, it will be a long- SCHOLARSHIP was wiing to offe a bibe. not consider going elsewhere.” cherished dream come true. Tajinder won the Lipshut Family Bursary “I had nothing to lose when I decided enty at ffie aining hoo in His is an amazing story of grit and in 2016, which is awarded each year to an to try my luck outside the country,” Melbourne where he is undergoing military determination – which began at a government enlisted member of the Air Force up to the Tajinder said in his characteristic gentle as well as management and leadership school in Punjab India, where he sat, like the rank of Corporal, and provides financial manner. “When I applied for a passport, training, Tajinder is one of many diverse other students, on the floor to learn. sponsorship for a full-time undergraduate I had to borrow a collared shirt to get my trainees. “A few years after my arrival in degree. photograph taken.” “We are all accepted as Australians,” Australia, I knew I wanted to wear the Air He finished his Bachelor of Engineering And yet, at UNSW, he claims he was “the he divulged, adding that this was not Force uniform,” the 38-year-old told Indian at the UNSW this year. richest student on campus”. necessarily the case with other employers Link. “To do this, I told myself, I must The scholarship gave him an opportunity “I was a student full-time, with my he has worked for. figure out what the requirements are. Then that was outside his reach since his finances all taken care of by the RAAF, so “If there had been any discrimination, woked towads tiking off eah one, one childhood in India. that I could concentrate on uni work.” I would not have reached where I am at a time.” “I was born in a family where my brother Uni work wasn’t exactly easy at the today. The RAAF has given me a platform Tajinder came to Australia in 2009 as and I had to share a pair of thongs for start, he laughed, given he was returning to shine and I feel I can realise my full a skilled migrant – he was a mechanical potential - I can’t say the same for my peers fitter, a trade he learnt at ITI (Industrial at ITI, though.” Training Institute) after finishing high school. GRATITUDE “Early life here in Australia was a Tajinder is nonchalant when congratulated struggle,” Tajinder recounted. “There on his success. was a huge language barrier, as I was only “I just had a dream, and worked towards introduced to English in Year 6. I couldn’t it! There are many others like me who are oniate effetiey, et aone eate a working hard at their own goals. Mehnat convincing resume. I couldn’t get a job in zaroor rang laati hai (hard work always my trade, as there was a huge culture gap.” ays off. e aso aways been sonded He ended up cleaning toilets at a by great people who uplift and inspire me shopping centre to make ends meet. – among these are my parents and family, and my wife Manpreet.” STARTING OFF AT As a devout Nirankari, Tajinder THE RAAF attributes his success also to his faith. Ten months in, he saw an advertisement to “The Sant Nirankari Mission’s message join the RAAF, and applied. of Universal Brotherhood has always It was a decision that changed his life. guided me. People say success comes after “Shortly thereafter, in March 2010, I hard work, but I do believe this is only part walked through the front gates of RAAF of it. I believe in blessings; my spiritual Base Wagga as a new Air Force recruit.” beliefs pushed me to reach this position. Here, he gained a Certificate IV in All I can say is, I am certainly looking Aviation Maintenance, and moved to the forward to the next 20-30 years.”

NATIONAL EDITION SEPTEMBER 2020 9 cOvID COVID-19 vaccine: A multifaith perspectiveo he Anglican Archbishop of Sydney vaccinated. recently declared that he would be “So long as the vaccine works and can boycotting the COVID-19 vaccine save lives, I will endorse it,” he told Indian that the government plans to Link. Tacquire. He raised ethical concerns about Shia Muslim Imam leader, Hijjatul the coveted vaccine’s use of cell linings Islam Wal Muslemeen Maulana from the from aborted foetuses. Qaim Foundation in Melbourne said more Other leaders from minority religions in discourse needs to take place within the Australia also responded to the vaccine. community’s authorities before taking a In his response, Jatin Kumar Bhatt, position regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. the Head Priest at Sydney’s Sri Mandir “Before the Islamic position is Auburn referred to the primary principles announced, deeper studies need to be of Hinduism. While the doctrine of conducted with authorities in Iraq,”he nonviolence is his main concern, he told Indian Link. “Of course, we comply explained that the need of the hour is the with the regulations of social distancing safety and security of the community. imposed by the government regarding the “In Hinduism, we practice nonviolence safety of the community, but the opinion and as a Hindu priest, I would like science this ordeal for who knows how long. While common element in various vaccines. about the vaccine is unclear.” to develop vaccines which don’t involve we cannot force everyone to have the same The Secretary of the National Sikh In addition, Nitin Doshi, President of aborted foetal tissue. But if scientists beliefs, I do support this vaccine. I would Council of Australia, Bawa Singh Jagdev the Melbourne Shwetambar Jain Sangh develop a successful vaccine with no other look at it as a sacrifice made to save lives named Hepatitis-A, ebola and rubella as explained that the use of the vaccine could available alternatives, we must comply, and improving conditions in the current diseases whose vaccines share similar potentially be impacted by religious beliefs in order to stop further loss of life,” the uncertain time the world is facing,” he development properties. held by Jains. priest told Indian Link. explained. “Vaccines for ebola, rubella and Hep-A “While Jains must not harm living beings He also emphasised the role of the The Australian government plans to have been developed with aborted foetal for their own benefit, it is an individual’s vaccine in restoring peace and certainty acquire the COVID-19 vaccine through tissue since the ‘60s. I have no objection to choice whether or not they want to take the among people while calling it a sacrifice. a deal with the pharma company Astra get a vaccine that can save my life. In Sikhism, vaccine. Depends on whether they consider “The pandemic has caused much anxiety Zeneca. The vaccine developed by the there is no such restriction,” he said. religion or their health more important,” and pain to humans globally, and without University of Oxford will contain tissue He also said he would encourage he told Indian Link. a aine, hanity wod sffe thogh from aborted foetal cells, which is a everyone in the community to get Bageshri Savyasachi

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Pranab Mukherjee (11 Dec 1935 - 31 Aug 2020) from academic to president

ranab Mukherjee, a former reforms in the country – as RBI governor, with a thick Bengali accent continued to ousting the Congress-led government, President, the man who missed during his stint as Finance Minister in the relentlessly defend the party. He kept being the two unlikely personalities forged a becoming the Prime Minister of 1980s. His much-anticipated ambition to the ‘brain’ for the party even in UPA-II, relationship of mutual respect that saw the India by a whisker, the Congress be Prime Minister of India after Indira when the government was braving a string BJP government award the Bharat Ratna Pparty’s trouble-shooter during the UPA Gandhi’s assassination never happened. of corruption allegations. to Mukherjee and on that occasion, an rule and the unlikely Congressman with Rajiv Gandhi’s decision to keep Mukherjee He won back his primacy in the cabinet emotional Narendra Modi thanked the man proximity to Prime Minister Narendra out of his cabinet was an acrimonious first under P.V. Narasimha Rao and he fondly calls ‘Dada’ for “everything that Modi, passed away on 31 August 2020. moment in the long relationship that the later when Manmohan Singh was Prime you have done for the nation.” Detected with COVID-19, he was on Congress stalwart enjoyed with the grand Minister, as Commerce Minister, Foreign In the book President Pranab Mukherjee ventilator following a brain surgery to old party. Minister, Defence Minister and Finance – A Statesman, PM Modi gave a sneak remove a blood clot. Mukherjee was 84 Later, not hiding his emotions on the Minister. Singh was known to seek his peek into the special relationship the two years old. development, Mukherjee wrote, “When advice and in the numerous GoMs that shared. He had said, “It was during the From being an Assistant Professor I learned of my ouster from the Cabinet, were formed in the course of UPA-I Uttar Pradesh polls that he told me that in Vidyanagar College, Kolkata to the I was shell-shocked and flabbergasted. I and UPA-II between 2004 and 2014, win and loss happen all the time, but do President of India, his journey was could not believe it. But I composed myself Mukherjee headed the largest number of take care of your health. It was not part of marked with his passion for electoral and sat alongside my wife as she watched them among all cabinet ministers. his responsibilities as President, but it was politics and his remarkable loyalty to the the swearing-in ceremony on television.” In 2012, in the twilight of his political the humane person inside him which cared Congress party. It had become evident to Mukherjee career, he was made the President. for a friend.” Mukherjee’s political career began in that he could not continue in the party During his tenure, Mukherjee brought He is survived by his sons, Abhijit 1969, after being noticed for his by-election and he parted ways to form the Rashtriya in a refreshing change in the way one and Indrajit, and daughter Sharmishta. campaign management in Midnapore for Socialist Congress in West Bengal in 1986. perceived Rashtrapati Bhavan. He earned Both Abhijit and Sharmishta have tried an independent candidate: former diplomat However, by 1989, he had reconciled the sobriquet of ‘People’s President’ as he their hand at electoral politics. Abhijit and senior Congress leader V.K. Krishna differences with Rajiv Gandhi, and he was charted his own course as Head of State. Mukherjee suffered a shocking defeat Menon. Mukherjee became a member of back in the party and the cabinet. During the widespread protests in the light last year in West Bengal’s Jangipur the Rajya Sabha in July 1969, following In fact, his name came up as PM- of the Nirbhaya case, when crowds had constituency while Sharmishta Mukherjee which he was re-elected to the House in probable after Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination gathered on Raisina Hill, he had insisted is the national spokesperson for the party 1975, 1981, 1993 and 1999. and yet again when the UPA came to on going out and addressing them - he her father once knew like the back of his A trusted aide of Indira Gandhi, he power. But, in what had by now become relented when he was advised against the hand. In 2015, Mukherjee lost his wife appointed former PM Manmohan Singh routine, he was again overlooked by his step on grounds of security. Suvra. – considered the architect of economic party for the top job. However, the man When PM Modi took over in 2014, Anindya Banerjee

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In the case of Sushant Singh Rajput Why India remains so heavily invested in the death of SSR into a villain. Sex, drugs, murder, gold- digging, social climbing, nepotism, mental BY health, you name it, you’ve thrown every BAGESHRI masala in the kitchen into this one broth. SAVYASACHI This happened once before with the Aarushi Talwar murder case, where two grieving t is almost three months now that Indian parents were horrifically vilified by the actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found media. They were put into jail; it took eight dead in his home in Mumbai, a suspected years for them to retrieve their life and they suicide. Ever since, there has been non- were finally exonerated. The Rhea case is Istop coverage and public discourse about going in a similar direction, so I think what the circumstances of his death. Indian fans started as an empathetic story has become a across the globe have voiced their support, Shoma Chaudhary Gurprit Ganda very ugly story of voyeurism now.” concern and anger. There is clearly a With new information and angles phenomenon under way where this subject surfacing everyday about the case and being has completely dominated social media diaspora in California and in Melbourne in high-octane story resulting in a national level plastered on our screens, it is clear that space and the attention of the press for such even put up billboards demanding justice for murder investigation currently in progress, other news has taken a back seat. Like the a prolonged period. the actor. Sydney-based clinical psychologist with an increasing number of allegations crashing economy, for example, which is When I asked Indian journalist and writer Gurprit Ganda analysed a worldwide against Rhea Chakraborty, the deceased’s predicted to have the worst performance Shoma Chaudhary what is so extraordinary community’s passion and anguish in terms girlfriend. Shoma Chaudhury spoke of the since 1947, because of a more than 30% in the case of Sushant Singh Rajput, she of the natural process of grieving. media’s “mauling” of the young woman. contraction of the economy. And between talked of his appeal as an as pirational e a giee in diffeent ways, anda “This is a kind of medieval stoning mob the bans on Chinese apps, soldiers on the youth who had broken into a tight-knit said. “All these people are grieving, to some that does not give any person a chance border have been killed because of our establishment and attained success. extent. The Kübler-Ross model of grief says and is not evidence-based. So, sadly while northern neighbour encroaching on Indian “He was the classic case of the talented there are stages of denial, anger, bargaining, pursuing the investigation for Sushant territory. Last, but not least, India’s COVID outsider breaking into a large power depression and then acceptance. In the case Singh, you know, you need a villain. The outbreak has been declared the fastest structure, and someone living out his of Sushant Singh, the investigation is still media houses have turned a young woman growing in the world. dreams,” Chaudhary told Indian Link. trying to find what the facts are - there are “Very talented and quite unique, there was many gaps in the story and that does not a whole aura around him because he was help the grieving process. That is why they’re just so special in terms of the variety of putting the pieces together in their own interests he had. He was very good at maths way. Some are in denial, in the first stage and physics; he had cleared his IIT-JEE and in grieving. Some are really angry, which all of that. Yet he gave it all up to pursue a is the next stage; they seem to besaying ‘it’s dream and become at first, just a dancer, but not fair’. And some are bargaining, like if slowly by sheer dint of his merit, broke into that didn’t happen, then this wouldn’t have Bollywood and became a superstar. So, the happened. There is a lot of uncertainty. If whole trajectory is a very compelling one. we know the facts about a person’s passing, The sudden suicide in the midst of lockdown such as if they had a health condition or (drew) everyone’s focus and attention. The some such, then we are able to go through hugely empathetic, tragic tinge to the story the stages of grieving much better than when has certainly caught attention.” we don’t know the whole story.” Indians everywhere seem to be incredibly Regarding the more dismaying aspects of invested in the matter, even devastated. The this case, it has now turned into a torrid and

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NATIONAL EDITION SEPTEMBER 2020 13 STUDeNTS Law Student of the year What drives Sanjay Alapakkam “There’s been a big improvement over the last couple of decades with regards to variety, an openness to learning, and an BY diversity in the workplace,” he observed. MANAN LUTHRA “I think people are starting to value the idea attitude of gratitude that those with diffeent ie eeienes hae diffeent things to offe, whih enoages ourth-year UNSW student Sanjay those who ight hae been tned off Alapakkam is far from the typical previously. Diverse leadership brings with it lawyer you might see on television. fresh perspectives and new ways of looking You won’t find him in an inner-city at things. That value has played a big part in Foffie, ooking o ega oohoes to he the moving this cause forward.” rich and wealthy. When he talks to you, he So what can the industry do to boost won’t dominate the conversation by speaking diversity even further? loudly or quickly. Instead, with his calm and “The first step is encouragement – thoughtful demeanour, he exudes wisdom mentoring programs are hugely important,” clearly way beyond his years. Sanjay replied. “When people see others These are the qualities which have helped like them in the roles they might like to take him win Australia’s most prestigious award on in future, a visceral feeling of motivation available to law students – Lawyers Weekly’s develops that is really important.” Law Student of the Year. He added, “It’s also important not “When deciding the award, to underestimate yourself based on awyes eeky ook at a ew diffeent your personality. Instead, look at your things,”Sanjay told Indian Link. “Academic competencies and what you do well. That achievement and work experience aside, mindset really needs to be encouraged.” they also look at what makes you stand out His advice to current and prospective as a law student, including your community law students mirrors his message of self- involvement and where your passion for improvement. law and justice comes from.” “First, ask for help. People have been in For Sanjay, it’s clear his passion lies in your shoes before and are happy to tell you social justice. With both humility and deft what their experiences were like. articulation he glosses over his impressive “Second, look at every failure or setback CV, which includes time working in as a learning experience. No matter who migration law with asylum seekers and you are, you will face setbacks. See it refugees, an article on the law surrounding as something to fix for next time, as a temporary protection visas published by the learning opportunity. You never know, UNSW Law Society’s Court of Conscience your future success could be shaped by Journal, and his most recent employment these setbacks. with the Inspector of Custodial Services, “Third, grasp every opportunity you ensuring youth detention centres and can and have an open mind. I think very custodial systems are properly run. few people know it all – even at the end In addition, he is currently Vice of their careers. When presented with an President of the UNSW Law Society, opportunity think to yourself, what can having previously championed the rights I learn? What can it teach me? Go into a and needs of UNSW’s LGBTQ+ law new activity with an open mind, grasp the students when he served as the student opportunities it presents, and value the bs ee ffie ast yea. skills it helps build.” “I’m motivated by variety,” Sanjay said This final piece of advice, he noted, is with enthsias. oing diffeent things in what ultimately gets him through the day. a day acts like a stimulus for me – I get to “Working with people who have start each day jumping into a new task.” experienced the nadir of the human Though he recognises the huge amount condition and seeing the resilience and of opportunities available to him in today’s courage they embody has helped me reflect legal industry, he knows it was once not on how lucky I am, and to ultimately as easy for a LGBTQ+ person of colour to understand it would be a waste to not take make the same breakthroughs he has. hold of every opportunity.” GET SOCIAL WITH INDIAN LINK

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Getting the desi in you to laugh out loud History, heritage and humour: The facebook group that almost a million young desis are into

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Prof. Richi Nayak Making online spaces safer A new algorithm by researchers at Queensland University of Technology could hold the key to preventing online abuse of women on Twitter.

language with continued exposure to content. The research team has currently reported 75 per cent accuracy in identifying BY misogynistic content through the algorithm, RHEA L NATH outperforming other tools that investigate similar aspects of social media language. ocial media can be a great place to In the future, there’s scope for such an feel connected to others and express algorithm to be adapted to understand and yourself freely, but at its worst, it identify racist or homophobic tweets too. can become an online platform for “With new described data sets, the Shate and abuse. On a daily basis, it’s easy to algorithm has the ability to understand other come across vile content, especially those context as well,” the researcher confirmed. targeted at women. According to Nayak, research like this has Thankfully, a new Twitter algorithm the ability to alter the way we utilise social created by Queensland researchers hopes to media on a daily basis. nip this in the bud. “Currently, social media platforms can “Currently, it’s on users to report abuse identify some patterns, and they have systems they receive. With our solution, we can The researchers also generated a rule-setto systems would not typically identify such in place to get warnings about hateful speech, protect women by identifying misogynistic include parameters beyond abusive words. a tweet as misogynistic when it can’t but they have a huge volume of content to go content online,” explained Professor Richi “We looked at whether the content was understand the necessary context. through. Moreover, there’s been arguments Nayak, a machine-learning researcher at targeted to a particular person or group, “Our algorithm proves that systems have surrounding the freedom to share your views Queensland University of Technology. if there were specific threats or a wish for the capability to understand context. This is freely online,” she said. “Female users in particular can receive violence, if it included objectifying or sexual ia as eaning isogyny is ey diffeent The hope is that such an algorithm can really brutal messages online. Just look at material, if it advocated hateful conduct, and from merely identifying abuses online.” improve a typical female user’s experience on the treatment of female celebrities, or even so on,” Prof. Nayak told Indian Link. To combat this hurdle, the Twitter social media. Australia’s first female Prime Minister.” This kind of ‘context learning’ has been algorithm was taught to identify linguistic Although it has been specifically A deep learning algorithm was created by crucial, as the presence of certain abusive patterns. programmed for Twitter at present, the Nayak along with Professor Nicolas Suzor words alone doesn’t mean that the content is “It was developed to learn language algorithm couldeventually be deployed as a and research fellow Dr Md Abul Bashar in misogynistic. Online, such tweets could be patterns. It first learnt formal English plug-in for users. In fact, Nayak says it could a collaboration between QUT’s faculties meant as a joke, or they could be sarcastic. language patterns, then we added more be expanded to accommodate misogyny in of Law, Science and Engineering, and the “You know how kids talk on social media information like the language patterns other languages like Hindi. Digital Media Research Centre. these days,” the researcher chuckled. employed in tweets which may not always “I’m a machine learning researcher, so I The algorithm, called ‘Long Short-Term Presently, a phrase like ‘go back to the be the most grammatically correct,” Nayak use text mining to make sense out of large Memory with Transfer Learning', mined 1 kitchen’ might not typically be highlighted elaborated. amounts of data. I was keen on using data million tweets and narrowed them down by as problematic content because it doesn’t Over time, their model learns and develops science towards social good,” she said with a three abusive words – rape, slut, and whore. contain outright abusive language. Most its contextual and semantic understanding of smile.

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Remembering Mother Teresa: Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity Sister Mary Prema helps Archbishop of Kolkata Thomas D' Souza light a lamp on the tomb of Saint Teresa. The Nobel Peace Prize winning Catholic nun, who spent 45-years serving for the poor, sick, orphaned and dying, died in Kolkata on Sept 5 1997, aged 87. Photo: AP

Mitron. “We look for specific skills that the role requires irrespective of which company they come from.” It has now emerged that what is TikTok’s loss could be gains for the Indian start-ups that are trying to fill the gap left vacant by the ban. However, all these apps will have to deal with the challenge of holding on to their users and attracting top-notch creators to emerge successful in the long term.

APAC firms are changing Indian origin scientists only be a boon to astronauts wearing She taught undergraduates, post-graduates their marketing strategy develop improved space battery-powered suits but also to the and post-doctoral fellows for over 45 years. due to the pandemic batteries scientists and engineers who have to get the Apart from the Padma Vibhushan in With habits of consumers changing NASA has funded research led by a team astronauts to their destinations. 1992, she was also the recipient of the significantly due to COVID-19 disruptions, of Indian-origin scientists in the US who “Silicon as the anode in a lithium-ion Padma Bhushan in 1967, and Harvard organisations in the Asia Pacific (APAC) have developed lighter, faster-charging battery represents the ‘holy grail’ for Medical International Award in 2003. region are transforming their long-term batteries for use in space. The improved researchers in this field,” said Rao, CNI’s marketing strategy. space batteries are suitable for powering a director and the principal investigator on Indian start-ups recruiting According to a survey by Adobe, the spacesuit, or even a Mars rover. the NASA grant. He added that the new talent from banned results showed that around 80 per cent of Shailendra Chiluwal, Nawraj Sapkota, space batteries will soon find their way into Chinese apps organisations in countries like India and China Apparao M Rao and Ramakrishna Podila, electric vehicles. A number of Indian start-ups in the field are likely to have a COVID-19 taskforce to all of whom are part of the Clemson of social media have confirmed that they manage messaging and campaigns. Nanomaterials Institute (CNI) at the India’s 1st female cardiologist are attracting talent from banned Chinese Organisations in these two countries are Clemson University in South Carolina were dies of COVID at age 103 competitors amid uncertainty over their also expected to be significantly quicker in part of the team that created these batteries. Dr S. Padmavati, India’s first female India operations in the long run. returning to pre-COVID level of investment Podila, an assistant professor in the cardiologist, has passed away due to Chinese app Byte Dance, which owns in marketing than those in other countries. College of Science’s Department of Physics COVID-19. She was 103 years old, and had TikTok and Helo, has nearly 2,000 “This year has brought about a broad and Astronomy, said the revolutionary new been battling the disease for 11 days. employees in India. shift in consumer behaviour and attitudes. batteries could soon be used in US satellites. “Our very own Madam Padmavati has left “We’ve got various interests from In line with this, marketers are modifying Most satellites mainly get their power us all, after her centurial terrestrial journey. the employees of ByteDance and other their customer experience strategies to from the sun. But the satellites have to be She fought corona bravely but chose to competitive companies. We have received addess diffeent gos with eeant able to store energy for when they are in the move on at 11.09 p.m. on August 29. Let us close to 100 resumes from them,” said Sumit messages, more so than ever before,” Earth’s shadow. keep her in our prayers forever and long,” Ghosh, CEO and Co-founder of Chingari. Sunder Madakshira, Head of Marketing, “We have to make the batteries as light as said .. adaa, hie etie ffie o The homegrown short video app Chingari Adobe India, said in a statement. possible because the more the satellite weighs, Delhi’s National Heart Institute. had recently raised 1.3 million (around “It is clear from the results of this study the more its mission costs,” Podila said. According to another statement by the Rs 10 crore) in a seed round. It has that brands that are agile in pivoting to a The research, which was funded by NASA, National Heart Institute, she was admitted approximately 25 employees. digital modus operandi and have responsive appeared in the American Chemical Society with and had beathing diffity Another Indian short video-making app campaigns that deliver authentic, meaningful journal Applied Materials and Interfaces. and fever. Rizzle has said that about 10 former TikTok and responsible communication stand to Podila said that to understand the group’s “She developed pneumonia in both lungs employees have joined it. succeed in the long run.” breakthroughs, one could visualise the and needed ventilator support. However, “Rizzle attracts a number of sharp In response to the social distancing graphite anode in a lithium-ion battery as a she sustained a cardiac arrest and passed engineers, marketers, and other talented mindset, more than half of the respondents deck of cards, wherein each card represents away,” it said. individuals from a variety of companies have shifted imagery or language in their a layer of graphite that is used to store the The noted cardiologist had set up the across India, which includes Byte recent marketing campaigns. charge until electricity is needed. National Heart Institute of the All India Dance among others. An approximate Those in Australia were less likely to have The problem, Podila said, is that “graphite Heart Foundation and had served as its of 10 employees have joined us,” said shifted messaging, with those in China and cannot store much charge”. Director and President. She was also a Lakshminath Dondeti, Co-founder of Rizzle. India being more likely. The team opted to work with silicon, recipient of the Padma Vibhushan, the Soon after India announced the ban on The most commonly shifted elements are which can pack more charge, meaning more second-highest civilian award in India. TikTok, along with 58 other Chinese apps, visuals of people touching and language that energy can be stored in lighter cells. Born in Myanmar on June 20, 1917, in July, TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer said describes close interactions. Rather than a deck of cards made Padmavati earned an M.B.B.S degree from that employees are the company’s “biggest Given the situation, there seems to be of graphite, the new batteries uses Medical College Rangoon. She had to leave strength” and their well-being is its “topmost a general sense that brands have a duty to layers of a carbon nanotube material the country due to the Second World War priority”. oatiey offe he o oide seia called “Buckypaper”, with the silicon and settle in India. However, these assurances appeared to offes to stoes at this tie. oding nanoparticles sandwiched in between. She pursued post-graduate studies in the be not enough to calm the minds of many of to the study, this sense of duty among Using batteries made of silicon and other UK and specialised in cardiology in Sweden the company’s anxious employees. marketers is strongest in China and India, nanomaterials not only increases capacity, it and the US at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Another short video-sharing app Mitron, and weakest in Australia. also allows for charging batteries at a higher and Harvard University after the war ended which became popular in the wake of the Almost seven in 10 marketers are current, which translates to faster charging in 1945. anti-China sentiment, is also looking to hire currently working from home across times. Her research work has been on rheumatic “the best talent in the country.” India, Australia, China and Singapore as As anyone whose cellphone has ever died heart disease, cor pulmonale, hypertension “At Mitron, we are hiring the best talent compared to nearly half of them working in the middle of a phone call knows, this is and coronary artery disease with special in the country across product, engineering, from home on a weekly basis or more prior an important feature for battery technology, reference to epidemiology and prevention. marketing and other functions and give to COVID-19. the authors said. The acclaimed doctor has published them a platform where they can impact The study surveyed 1,200 marketers Lighter batteries that charge faster and extensively in prestigious journals in India the experience of millions of users,” said across China, India, Singapore and offe geaty ineased effiieny wi not and abroad. Shivank Agarwal, Co-founder and CEO, Australia who are directly involved in their

18 SEPTEMBER 2020 www.indianlink.com.au The world’s highest bridge: A general view of a railway bridge under construction on the Chenab River to connect Udampur-Srinagar- Baramulla in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian Railways project is likely to be completed by August 2022. The 1.3 km long rail bridge will be able to withstand an earthquake measuring more than 7 on the Richter scale. Photo: AP brand’s marketing activities, and have an analyst role or higher.

Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2019 presented to David Attenborough Noted broadcaster and natural historian David Attenborough has been presented the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2019 by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust. Attenborough has been given the prize for "revealing the wonders of the natural world, educating and entertaining generations of people through his films and books for business class seats, is being built for this women’s team broke a number of records security concerns. In June, 59 apps were tirelessly working to awaken humankind trip. Apart from the 20 passengers, there and won all five of their matches. The banned including TikTok and another 47 to the need to preserve and protect the will be a driver, an assistant driver, a guide T20 series also marked return of women’s apps were suspended in July. biodiversity on our planet, and advocating and a helper. The guide will change at international cricket since the ICC T20 The PUBG game, which has more than the necessity to live a sustainable and regular intervals during the trip. World Cup 2020 final between India 600 million downloads and 50 million harmonious way of life, working with rather The company will also take care of the and Australia, held in Melbourne Cricket active players globally, has millions of users, than against nature," the citation read. visa arrangements of the passengers. Ground back in March. especially young, in India. It was not banned Speaking on the occasion, former Prime The trip will be divided into four “I’d like to thank everyone at Austria in India earlier as it is not entirely Chinese, Minister and senior Congress leader categories and passengers can choose Cricket for hosting us despite the current having been created and managed by Manmohan Singh underlined the importance diffeent destinations aoding to thei circumstances. We are excited to take the Bluehole, a South Korean organisation. of climate and environment in the backdrop liking and convenience. If they avail of the field again after a seemingly long break,” China has termed the action as of the current COVID-19 pandemic. whole trip from Delhi to London it will 33-year-old Doddaballapur had said at the ‘discriminatory restrictions’ on Chinese "It doesn't need an epidemic to tell us that cost them Rs 15 lakh (approximately AUD beginning of the series. companies and alleged that it violated World we are not in good shape. Climate change, 28,000) per person. The German team, known as the ‘Golden Trade Organisation (WTO) rules. the assault on the oceans, the pollution of The idea materialised after travel Eagles’ and led by Doddaballapur, rank the atmosphere, the junk floating about enthusiasts Tushar Agarwal and Sanjay 27 in the ICC T20I women’s rankings. Indian Supreme Court puts in space, the reduction of forest cover, the Madan took a road trip to London in 2017, They last played an international match in Netflix series ‘Bad Boy extinction of life in rivers, the reduction 2018 and 2019. February against Oman, as part of a 4-0 Billionaires’ on indefinite hold of natural habitat for any life other than “We planned this trip after a lot of people series clean sweep. The much-awaited Netflix series Bad Boy humans - all this is evident to anyone," the passionate about travelling expressed their According to a recent ICC media release, Billionaires: India has been put on hold after former Prime Minister said. wish for a road trip to London. This was women’s cricket is growing rapidly, with representatives of Ramalinga Raju (known Congress President Sonia Gandhi, announced on 15 August and we hope that overall participation increasing 155 per cent for the Satyam Computers scandal) and a referring to late former Prime Minister the ist bs to ondon wi be agged off in since 2016. representative of the Sahara Group (whose Indira Gandhi after whom the prize has been May 2021,” said Adventures Overland co- chief Subrata Roy is under investigation) named, said: "India needed to accelerate the founder Tushar Agarwal. Akshay Kumar unveils filed injunctions against its release. pace of investment, and expand its economic They have not started taking registrations ‘FAU-G’ as alternative to The series was set to explore the infrastructure. But at the same time, she yet and plan to commence once they can banned PUBG investigations and scandals of big names (Indira Gandhi) was very sensitive to the take stock of the coronavirus situation in all Akshay Kumar has announced a multi- like Vijay Mallya of Kingfisher, Subrata Roy imperative of maintaining what she would the countries visited. player game titled ‘FAU-G: Fearless and of Sahara India, jeweller Nirav Modi, and often call ecological balance." “All the facilities will be provided during United Guards’ that will support Prime Ramalinga Raju of Satyam Computers. She added, “Sir David through his the 70-day trip. Arrangements for stay Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Atmanirbhar While Netflix has refused to comment prodigious creativity in educating will be made in 4-star or 5-star hotels and Bharat’ movement. on the issue, the show’s director Dylan humankind with brilliant films and books passengers will also be provided Indian food The game aims to provide an Indian Mohan Gray took to Twitter to express his about the natural world. And he has, of in all the countries,” Agarwal added. alternative to popular mobile game displeasure, although those tweets have late, been the most sensible voice warning PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). since been deleted. us that we, more than anything else, are Indian-origin German FAU-G has been developed by nCore Games Indian filmmakers have come out in responsible for the accelerating threat to the cricketer makes women's under the mentorship of Kumar. 20 per cent support of the series, arguing that these true environment on our planet.” T20 history of the game’s proceeds will be donated to a stores “must be told”. Anubhav Sinha, the Indian-origin cricketer Anuradha trust for Indian soldiers. director of Thappad, pointed out that the Indian tour company Doddaballapur, captain of the German The game is expected to be based on real scandals have been covered in TV and print announces ‘Bus to London’ cricket team, has made history by taking scenarios encountered by the Indian security media, but are now being censored in cinema. service four wickets in four balls in a match against forces to deal with both domestic and foreign While Subrata Roy’s counsel had A private Indian tour company has Austria. Her feat helped Germany win by threats and it will be available on the Google approached a local court in Bihar regarding announced a bus service from Delhi to 137 runs in the fourth T20 international of Play Store and the Apple App Store. the series, Ramalinga Raju had approached London where the travellers will cover 18 their Austrian tour. PUBG has been pulled out from both a Hyderabad civil court for the same. The countries and 20,000 km in 70 days. This marks the first time in women’s T20 Google Play Store and Apple App Store series does not have a special episode for Adventures Overland, based in Gurugram, international cricket that a bowler has taken in India following the directive from the diamond merchant Mehuk Choksi, but the has annoned the istee hoonhooff four wickets in four consecutive deliveries. Indian government. It is no longer available businessman had approached the Delhi bus service between Delhi and London”, She finished with an incredible 5/1, to download for the Android and iOS users High Court, seeking a preview of the series named Bus to London. People taking this surpassing Lasith Malinga’s 5/6 against in the country. However, the game can still before it can be released. tour will travel through Myanmar, Thailand, New Zealand in 2019. This gives be played for users who have it installed on Netflix’s legal counsel has said that Bad Boy Laos, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Doddaballapur the record of best T20I their smartphones sans updates. Billionaires: India “has not tried to defame Kazakhstan, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, figures by a captain. This feat has only PUBG was banned on an order by the anyone” and is merely “an investigative docu- Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, previously been done by Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Information and Technology series based on interviews as well as the facts Netherlands, Belgium and France. Malinga and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan. (MeitY), which also banned 117 other which are available in public domain.” A special 20-seater bus, equipped with In this series against Austria, the German popular apps from China over national IANS

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Hope and reassurance, not angst and division The decision to cancel year 12 formals, as with much else in recent weeks, lacks educational as well as political vision the study so evidently valued? Why create predictable. It should also be perfectly understanding of history, human behaviour distress amongst parents? obvious that when a world ‘leader’ and what brings out the worst in people. In a year when physical and social undermines the legitimate press through Invoking angst, enmity, division or fear BY distancing has created discontinuity, a a self-interested characterisation of are the antithesis of leadership. Creating MOHAN DHALL message of how formals, as a necessary ‘fake news’ then people will lose trust in hysteria might pander to some but most transition between school and an authority. If those charged with carrying simply lose hope. Shutting down hope he school curriculum and autonomous life, would be made to out the law subvert the law, then trust will and then justifying why, does not inspire university courses evidently work rather than be cancelled, would the eode. tdents see oie offies communities. It makes them initially do not generally teach those have reflected the education system as a shooting unarmed civilians in the back. powerless and then angry. in power how to lead, or learning system. Students do not say, “that was there, but Leaders need to understand and live Tdemonstrate vision. This smallness evident in some aspects this is here”. Everything feels close and with the idea of loneliness. Decisions made Lacking in both, in my view, was the of educational leadership is pervasive nothing can be trusted. should be made for the greater good, not announcement of the banning of Year 12 in society. At a time when individuals At a time when some of the largest a system, an ideology or an administrative formals by an educational ‘leader’ in a time and communities need hope, clear governments are also the most controlling, set of boxes to tick. Great leaders when student stress and the need for social vision, reassurance and calmness, the it should be obvious that there will be understand loneliness, for their connection inclusion has increased. political dialogue swings from reactive to international tensions and even the possibility is with an ideal, not the polls or popularity. That the announcement was completed, aggressive. The broader chatter – on social of war. Be it economic or armed, war is However, whilst embracing loneliness and juxtaposed with, a ‘need to focus media and reflected in classrooms – should characterised by propaganda – a divided world for the self, leaders encourage community, on exams’ demonstrates a smallness of make it abundantly evident: students and of us versus them, or right and wrong. understand how messages of hope uplift understanding. communities in Australia, as elsewhere, Faced with these circumstances, and find a way to help people know there I have indicated earlier that youth suicide need messages of hope, encouragement, authentic leaders must demonstrate vision, are better times ahead. Today’s discipline has increased and students feel afraid and perspective. and the capacity to ‘lead’ well. is tomorrow’s celebration. Today’s uncertain. Under such circumstances, It should be obvious to those in power eadeshi is diffeent to anageent. discipline is also today’s celebration, for exams need to be seen in the context, that, though unexpected and unwelcome, Leadership requires that those in power discipline never restricts when lived in the global and local. the coronavirus pandemic was perfectly follow a vision that incorporates a clear context of a better life. Do some educational ‘leaders’ not It would be great to see more joy. A focus understand this? Surely they are across on kindness, community and finding things this data? Surely, a pandemic requires It appears that angst, enmity, division to celebrate. Since thinking can be shaped something more than a focus on exams? and fear are being invoked by some by what we choose to see, leaders need to t is as i the assessent o stff eais see how happiness can engender hope at over an understanding of the times. of our leaders, who need instead this time - when the circumstances will be Whilst the announcement may have bleak for a while. been well meaning, an understanding of to inspire with kindness, hope, Messages of importance are not emotion and its impact on student learning undermined by warmth. Finding humour needs to be integrated into decisions community-mindedness and finding and lifting spirits when there may not be affeting stdents. hy ase angst things to celebrate much to smile about is the beginning of amongst students and distract them from leadership.

22 SEPTEMBER 2020 www.indianlink.com.au ScHOOL

Why I chose Hindi for my HSc It was fun and a welcome respite from the burden of other subjects, it was great fun, gave me a better cultural connection and improved my ATAR

sffe eithe. If you do make the thoughtful decision BY of studying Hindi throughout your Prelims EKAAGRA and HSC, you will gain a fair few things. KESARWANI Firstly, it could greatly boost your ATAR with inia effot. hie its te that the ou might not know this, but the subject doesn’t scale the best, it is much NSW Government’s Department easier to get a band 6 in, compared to say, o dation offes Hindi as a Economics or Drama. subject in High School. I can honestly say that coming third in YHindi, you’re thinking? I wouldn’t be the state and knowing the person who caught dead studying Hindi for the HSC! came first, Hindi might have been one of It’s not cool. Nobody else does it. My Hindi our easiest subjects during the HSC. For is fine, and it’s probably just going to be a anyone who wants to achieve an excellent waste of time. I’d rather study something ATAR by their own standards, it should like French, German or Japanese if I be a no-brainer to pick a subject that you wanted to study a language? know well, your parents are experts at and That’s exactly what I thought in Year that you are guaranteed to do at least OK 10. Now, reflecting almost a year after in i yo t in eo effot. Hindi is eaty receiving my HSC marks, it was one of the that, and I say so from experience. best subject choices I made. And yet, while there are thousands of For more than one reason. to popular Hindi songs. Nicknames for Encompassing poems, grammar, Hindi-speaking students in the state, very For those that just want to choose a each other came quickly as we discovered comprehension, research and speeches few choose Hindi. Why do we have such fun subject, Hindi is for you. You’d be each other’s weird, nerdy and surprising – classical as well as contemporary – it a small Hindi cohort in comparison with surprised to know that I had a really good hobbies. Needless to say, we got along. turned out to be an exciting course. the hundreds of students studying Tamil, time studying Hindi. While attending We had lessons where we just watched Competition was the only challenge, and Punjabi, Mandarin? classes one day a week, I met more like- Chhota Bheem, lessons where we ate there was a healthy amount of it. I would urge you to look into studying minded people than I did in all of high panipuri and lots of lessons where we Equally, I might add, if you struggle with Hindi. While there are other platforms school. played Bollywood Dumb Charades. reading or writing, Hindi is incredibly easy teaching Hindi (private tutors, temples and In true Indian fashion, within a couple It was great fun. to pick up. In the worst-case scenario, you community classes), you will never get the of lessons we had a WhatsApp group. It Another good reason you should pick decide to pick the subject, you study for a same experience as studying at Saturday was common to see a notification for 400 Hindi, and hold onto it until the HSC, term, you learn a few things, then you don’t School. You will make great friends, meet unread messages within an hour on the is because of how easy it really is. If you like it and you drop the subject! Nothing excellent teachers, get great marks and group chat. Having grown up with the bring with you the ability to read, write is lost but a small part of your Saturday, have a good time. same movies, cartoons, comics and of and speak even to an intermediary level, but you were probably going to wake up P.S. You may be able to complete your course language, we had much in common. then furthering your knowledge and skills late and waste your time anyway. You HSC for Hindi in Year 11, if you start in We all knew the inside Indian jokes; we all in Hindi should be a breeze. The content might’ve even raised your level of Hindi a ea and ths take soe esse off in loved the same food and knew the lyrics is not challenging, but rather interesting. few notches. Your day school studies won’t Year 12.

NATIONAL EDITION SEPTEMBER 2020 23 fIRST PeRSON

Chopping for charity To mark International Day of charity 2020 this year, SURUCHI SEHGAL donated her long locks to patients of chemotherapy

oming from an Indian – Variety Children’s Charity – working for background, your crowning children with hair loss due to long term glory is your pride and exudes a medical conditions. The charity works diffeent kind o onidene. with a wigmaker to provide custom-made, CBut what used to be a powerful symbol suction wigs that can be worn during of womanhood, is now slowly changing. everyday activities including swimming Women are opting for not only shorter hair, and other sports, with the hope of building but also shaved heads, and owning it boldly. confidence and self-esteem. When I learnt that hair can be donated, Hair loss is one of the most visible signs it got me excited and I couldn’t wait for it of chemotherapy treatment and can not to grew longer. only be emotionally tough but also painful I still had some doubts and questions amazing experience hair donation was. as the hair sheds from the scalp. about the process. Where does my hair go Simply googling ‘hair donation Sydney’ ids sffeing o edia onditions once it is cut? Who gets the wigs? Who popped up many options. However, most generally opt to purchase wigs that are makes the wigs? Where do they make o the atenaties offeed an addess not only expensive but also last for around them? How many people does it help? where you could send your chopped braids. three years only. Hence, charities are Which NGO/organisation/salon is best? I was a bit reluctant and sceptical doing always looking for donations of human hair Before I made that final cut, I sought out it on my own, so I looked for salons that to make wigs. On average, it takes 10 to the answers. helped with the haircut and the donation 20 ponytails and many months to make a Back in India, salons in most metro part. I was overjoyed when I came human hair wig. cities are associated with NGOs and across Sustainable Salons, a resource Wigs can help some very sick children organisations that fashion them into wigs. mane, even hipsters with man-buns can recovery program for salons across the ease back into society after their recovery. I read all about the requirements, and donate their 12-inch tresses. In southern world! The website has a salon locator Australia’s Leukaemia Foundation started taking better care of my hair. As ndia, the atie o saiiia offeing and you can place an appointment with also hosts the annual campaign World’s soon as I reached a required length, I of chopped hair is symbolic of killing a sustainable salon near you. You will Greatest Shave nationwide, a fundraising placed an appointment with a salon that your ego and doing away with vanity. But receive a certificate for the donation you event where people shave, cut or colour was famous for hair donations. Later, I helping someone who is battling a disease make. With my father’s recent detection their hair to raise awareness and vital received a certificate from the NGO stating is kinder and more empowering. of cancer, back in India, and his hair loss funds for the campaign. that my hair had been donated. When I moved to Sydney, it was the due to chemotherapy, this was akin to my So think about chopping your locks, and It was a wholesome experience and the upcoming bushfire season that prompted contribution to his well-being and recovery, gaining some gratitude! best way to celebrate my 30th! me to say goodbye to my long locks of two from here in Sydney. Learn more about Sustainable Salons at It’s not only women who can donate their years. I did remember though, what an My hair is now on its way to a non-profit www.sustainablesalons.org

24 SEPTEMBER 2020 www.indianlink.com.au WORK Helping people adapt and prepare for inherited risks In this column, we look at the interesting vocations in which our community members are involved. RISHA ZIA tells us about her work as a Genetic counsellor My job title can be very tough. Consulting Genetic Counsellor (clinical) The hardest part though, in my experience, has been building a rapport I have been in this job for with non-English speaking patients Eleven years in NSW Health on their death bed. You simply cannot convey care through My educational qualifications interpreter services. I feel I completed my graduation in Zoology with teibe as soeties, sffiient Genetics as my specialisation and I then did care is not given to disadvantaged my masters in Genetic Counselling. I’ve also patients. completed courses in mental health. How has COVID 19 changed my work What the job entails practice My role as a genetic counsellor is to provide The joy of human interaction in a clinical information, service and support for patients setting has been replaced by computers. All and their families with or at risk of developing consultations are now done by Telehealth. an inherited health condition, such as The workload has increased, as exchange cancers. I meet patients with cancer and of histopathology reports and request forms draw a family tree, do an assessment on the for genetic testing are scanned and emailed. family history, taking into account the age Technical issues dealing with Telehealth is an of diagnosis of the family members and the area that needs no further explanation. histopathology of cancer. I must admit that I’ve become a lot more I use several computer algorithms as an organised and disciplined in juggling home aid for my assessment. Following medical duties and work practices at home. An guidelines, I test patients for a certain gene or intelligent move is to incorporate the positive genes (genetic testing is a blood test). It is very learning into our profession from a very significant to clarify the patient’s perception strange situation. of genetic risk and assess the psychological effets o taa o aiy ebes dying The positive aspects of my work of cancer. This often entails referral to The feeling of being there for people when psychosocial services. their life is falling apart, is just beyond belief. If a gene fault is identified in a family The words of appreciation and the glow in member, we then see other family members their eyes is immensely rewarding. and offe the testing. ine thee is ony My scientific knowledge regarding the a 50 per cent probability (in most cases) of complexities of genetic testing give a feeling inheriting these genes, family members who of euphoria. I’m usually not able to resolve a are positive are then screened to pick up the simple riddle, but understanding the human cancers early to prevent metastasis. Often genome negates that feeling and makes me feel prophylactic surgeries are recommended to like a super intelligent human being! (I can hear eent anes. e aso offe the , my family cracking up as they read this.) a technique that can prevent the faulty gene It is comforting to know that what we from passing on to the next generation. are born with cannot be altered, but can be Part of my role is research, and helping managed with the help of people like genetic researchers recruit patients to their study. If counsellors. a gene fault is identified, then we confirm the clinical finding by retesting through our labs. How the job has changed my life We often have to present papers or posters in The ability to cater for the needs of others in conferences and also have to keep up with the a sensitive manner, has enhanced my skills latest technology and new information to help to think in multiple domains. Any word you our patients. say is weighed heavily by patients, so carefully We are also involved in educating the presented sentences has become the norm now. doctors regarding new genes identified and This job has certainly humbled me as a constantly retesting patients. person. I have become much more spiritual But all this is the boring part of the job. and a better human being. The interesting part is that the families get This job has taught me that time is precious to know you well and they don’t hesitate to and so we must spend every second of the approach you for any clinical or personal day wisely, and in doing good deeds. This is questions they may have. We then become the crucial to a productive life. heroes of these families. It feels great! Advice for people who may want to get into What’s hard about my job genetic counselling We become close to the family members after You can get a degree in genetic counselling, years of contact. To then get a phone call but compassion cannot be learnt. It’s a crucial from a loved one to inform us of the death skill as it becomes frustrating listening to and of the patient is hard to come to terms with. seeing pain every day of your life. When a young single mother dies leaving little Yet this is an industry which has great children behind, it makes you feel miserable. potential: in the future, every treatment will After this ordeal, continuing business as usual be tailored to your genetic makeup.

NATIONAL EDITION SEPTEMBER 2020 25 PeOPLe

Necessity is the mother of innovation How Sunda’s sous chef Nabil Ansari got to advance the cause of Indian food occasioned by cOvID-19

His mother’s recipe for Dum Biryani, a with locally acquired techniques. With may not even benefit me but it’s a degree brilliantly balanced amalgamation of spices traditionally accustomed methods and nevertheless,” he said with a laugh. and flavour, seemed to spark cravings in complex pairing of flavours, he taps into According to him for a long time the BY everyone. the innumerable diversity of Indian cuisine Indian mindset used to be that chefs were PREETI JABBAL “I have always been fascinated by kitchen torefine his craft. ‘just a bawarchi’. equipment so over time I had collected a “I like slow cooking so my butter chicken “We were let down by our own set of ot everyone’s pandemic story is all few commercial appliances and Sunda was has tomatoes that have been braised slowly, standards. When I worked for the one-hatted doom and gloom. happy to support me with more pots and overnight. This technique was used by the European my own parents did not care Undeterred by strict lockdowns pans. I also had friends that helped me at chefs at the Moti Mahal restaurant in India because it was not a ‘Five Star’ restaurant,” and a flailing hospitality industry, that time and the takeaway business just renowned for its butter chicken,” he responded he confessed with a smile. Nchef Nabil Ansari’s gastronomic exploits took off, said abi. when asked about the most bankable culinary Nabil lamented, however, that Indian food are receiving widespread Insta attention in During the first lockdown Nabil had technique that he had adopted. is often considered to be curry in a hurry. Melbourne. accumulated quite a following so when the “I do the same, however, instead of water His Butter Chicken, for example, takes A migrant from Mumbai on a de facto second lockdown clamped businesses, he I braise the tomatoes in chicken stock for almost two days to make from scratch and partner visa, Nabil found himself strapped approached Windsor to allow the use of more flavour,” shared Nabil. “I also emulsify it’s a slow and long process. He revealed that for funds when he and his partner were both their space. They happily agreed and Ansari the butter into my sauce using a French despite knowing this, people still complain stood down from their jobs during the first Indian was launched. technique that helps to stabilise and blend it about the $25 it costs. lockdown in April. “This time round I had more freedom better so it does not split. I use stocks with “It’s, again, a mindset as people are used “We started taking orders from neighbours to experiment with Indian cooking and everything, be it vegetarian dishes or meat.” to curry in a hurry advertised at $10. We in our apartment block by dropping menus expand my menu,” shared Nabil, describing Instead of using a tandoor Nabil smokes or Indians have a habit of selling ourselves short in letterboxes,” Nabil told Indian Link, his cooking as something in between home chargrills the meats that gives smokiness to bt we hae so h to offe. otnatey, recounting his story. cooked Indian and commercial Australian. his sauces. He also prefers the paneer in his things are changing. I believe Helly Raichura The first day they had 3 orders and Ansari Indian’s eclectic dessert menu palak paneer to melt in the mouth. and other chefs like her are leading that gradually towards the end of the lockdown includes his famous Gelato range, Mawa “I remember mum used to use citrus to change in Melbourne,” he added happily. up to 130 orders, with a solid following on Peda with Macadamia, mixed nuts halwa balance the sauce so I also go heavy on the Not the one to make a base curry and Instagram. with lemon myrtle, Coconut barfi with citrus to match the cheese,” explained Nabil, ake it wok o si diffeent dishes, abi In a matter of weeks, the talented Davidson plum jam and Gulab jamun with clearly relishing the memory. is forging ahead determined to inject a young chef who has worked with notable strawberry gum syrup. Nabil was never interested in studies and new energy into Indian fine dining. Having Melbourne restaurants like The European Inspired by his mother’s cooking, but spurned his Indian parents’ expectations of a proved his resilience, he is busy reaping the and Sunda (Hotel Windsor) ) had the takeout with his sensibilities to refine the ubiquitous graduate degree to his name. “They still want unexpected benefit of the pandemic whilst scene abuzz with his preparations. curries, Nabil isn’t above experimenting me to do a degree in culinary science which working hard on the Ansari credibility.

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NATIONAL EDITION SEPTEMBER 2020 27 LOcKDOWN

RMIT Indian Club’s grocery drive

t a time when Victoria reels from provided the RMIT Indian Club with organisation Gurudwara Siri Guru Nanak priority basis, starting with students who the impact of the coronavirus, grocery kits. It contained essentials like aba in ffie, who wee hay to he. had lost their jobs and were struggling to students from RMIT University’s flour, rice, sugar, oil, bread, milk, lentils, Essential items were packed in zip-lock make ends meet. Indian Club decided to make a salt, and basic spices. bags by the club’s members, who took Some students reached out to the RMIT Adiffeene in thei own way. Chetana had initially contacted them careful precautions to wear masks and Indian Club afterwards, thanking them for Looking out for their fellow international herself after losing her job during gloves during the process. the selfless help. students, especially those who did not get the pandemic, and was “amazed and “Acquiring the groceries from the “Some people told us that our grocery a chance to experience Melbourne before overwhelmed” to receive a big, heavy box organisations was easy. Packaging them kits lasted them a whole month. They were it went into harsh lockdown, they delivered of groceries. This feeling motivated her to and sanitising them thoroughly was the very thankful that they were able to save food packages through bad weather and collaborate with her club and help other tough part,” Karan told Indian Link. that kind of money,” Karan said. “It feels restrictions. students. Was he nervous about driving through good that we were able to do that.” “I wanted to do some good instead of “It was a great contribution by Chetana Melbourne alongside rising cases and The entire process of receiving the just sitting at home during the lockdown,” to use the information as an opportunity empty streets in the hired van? groceries, packaging, and delivering them explained Karan Mehta, an active member to provide help to the students,” said Viditi “I wasn’t worried about infections spanned three weeks before Melbourne’s of the RMIT Indian Club. Together with his Kodwani, president of the RMIT Indian because we took all the necessary second lockdown was implemented. Many friend and the club’s cultural coordinator Club. precautions,” he stated. “More than have now come to terms with lockdown life Chetana Singh, they decided to make a The club sent out a Google sheet for anything, I felt immense satisfaction while as the “new normal.” diffeene. students who require free groceries and got we were on our rounds because we were “Students in Melbourne have accepted They first reached out to Khalsa Aid more than 200 responses. helping students and getting supplies into the restrictions and lockdown as the new Australia, a community group built on “We got responses not only from RMIT the right hands.” normal. Now they’re just trying to find the strong Sikh principle of “serving the students, but also their friends in other Deliveries spanned five days, starting social interaction online, by attending whole human race as one.” In the spirit Melbourne universities,” shared Karan. from Southbank, Melbourne CBD and virtual events and making friends in the of seva (selfless service) and langar (free When more grocery kits were working outwards to new suburbs every ways they can,” admitted Karan. community meals), the organisation needed, they reached out to community day. Grocery kits were allocated on a Rhea Nath Jyoti Kamthe: Kindness is contagious

ife lessons learnt during childhood taught us to give back to the community, in and an increased sense of social whatever way we can,” Jyoti told Indian Link. responsibility laid the foundation for “He led by example and we grew up watching Jyot se Jyot, a community initiative in hi ontibte tie, effot and esoes to LTruganina in Melbourne’s west. many causes.” Working in collaboration with Wyndham It was as a uni student years ago that she Park Community Centre, Let’s Feed and thought of Jyot se Jyot (literally, light a lamp to Uniting Wyndham & Werribee, Jyoti Kamthe light another), but it was only later in life that eutilises her cooking skills to provide vegetarian she got an opportunity to realise this dream. meals that support vulnerable Victorians. “The recent lockdown seemed like a great Since April this year Jyot Se Jyot has prepared opportunity to utilise my kitchen space and he effot initiay stated to sy esh and packaged around 2100 meals, around knowledge of food regulations to good use.” meals to health care workers at Sunshine and 200 soup containers, and around 200 packs Now Jyoti cooks around 100-125 meals every Footscray Hospital during the first wave of of desserts including 85 homemade choc-chips weekend, on her own, for the homeless, for those COVID-19. Jyoti’s delicious curry and rice ffins, ie ea tbs and Halwa. in isolation or in hardship, and for frontline combo was well received by the overstretched “Growing up in Pune in India, my father workers. Her 9-year-old daughter Jiya helps. community.

28 SEPTEMBER 2020 www.indianlink.com.au Onam greetings in every handout

came here to Sydney in the (scrumptious meal) wearing traditional is no work; and we can’t return to India individuals etc. beginning of 2020 to start uni handlooms and finery, amidst flower either.” They were very thankful for the Sydney Malayalee Association (SydMal) as part of the Feb intake,” said carpets and heaps of colour, Onam this assistance that was provided in terms of has been in the forefront helping and Adarsh Mohan, a Masters’ year was celebrated with grocery kits and food provision. caring for the wellbeing and safety of the "Istudent in Western Sydney University. pre-packed meals – distributed amongst Speaking to Indian Link, John Jacob, community. Community Response Teams “We have had quite a bizarre journey so international students who are facing much the Secretary of the Sydney Malayalee (CRT) made up of dedicated volunteers far. Contrary to what we were expecting, hardship during COVID times. Association, said, “We are trying our from the Malayalee diaspora have been we ended up staying indoors attending Grevillea Hall in Wentworthville was very best. We have been able to support functioning for the last six months, online classes, even before we got to know abuzz with volunteers sorting out rice, a number of recipients through our helping the needy. what Sydney was like.” atta (wheat flour), chick peas, dal (lentils), many support networks. For example, Asked about what prompted them to Adarsh was a volunteer in Sydney pickles and biscuits – provisions for a our emergency assistance packs were join in the team of volunteers, Adarsh and Malayalee Association’s Onam event this month for each beneficiary. And the flow distributed to 455 students. These kits his friends Krishnapriya and Sona said, year. of students was incessant for the whole of ontain ood ites that ae sffiient “We have been quite active in the social He added, “Six months in, we have the afternoon. for a single person for 21 days. We have realms whilst doing undergraduate studies started lectures at uni, but we still don’t Volunteering at the event myself, I was provided 5450 meals to overseas students back in India. When we saw this venture properly know the country that we are amazed at the stories I heard - riveting and or families that deserved help, on top advertised, there was no way we could in.” and much more intense and saddening of what have been distributed today. We let it go. This is the socially responsible ts been a ey diffeent na as we as compared to Adarsh’s. A group of are also providing rental assistance for outing we were looking for – we are glad for Adarsh this year – as it has been for nursing students who wished to remain those who are financially struggling due to be helping people in hardship.” Sydney’s Malayalee community of which anonymous, said, “It is really challenging to COVID-19.” They were all wearing masks as per the he is now a part. for us. We came here to do the bridging He advised that their funding comes ‘new normal’ but the sparkle in their eyes Just as the pandemic upturned every course. Once our course finished, we from a variety of sources including a said it a that the andei ant t off othe estia, na was no diffeent. were moved to visiting visa. However we NSW State Government grant, and the fire in them. Instead of celebrating with a sit down sadya are trying to save up every penny as there donations from various organisations and Emie Roy Jyoti Kamthe: Kindness is contagious

out thin from this massive endeavour, good- natured Jyoti calls it an enriching experience. “We are amidst a pandemic and only right attitde and oetie effots an he s tackle this situation wisely. We are blessed to be abe to ake a itte diffeene by seing meals to beautiful souls who are in real need. Each week’s experience is enriching, humbling and full of enjoyment,” she declared. Getting the green light from her local “Community support has been the key in For the long-term survival of the initiative, council to operate from her kitchen, helped keeping this initiative going,” said Jyoti as secure funding or long-term partnerships with widen her reach. she thanked all those who help by dropping similar organisations is on the plans. Jyot se Soon, support from the community started off ingedients, deaing with ogistis and Jyot meanwhile continues to proactively keep trickling in, with donations from individuals, delivering the meals. the flame going. organisations and businesses. While some might find themselves spread Preeti Jabbal

NATIONAL EDITION SEPTEMBER 2020 29 TRAveL Gandhi’s Delhi Although he didn’t hail from Delhi, it is in this city you’ll learn most about the Father of the nation

hallowed educational institution where he also addressed the students. BY Though he never lived in Delhi for an extended period, Gandhi fans nominate this SANDIP HOR historic settlement as one of the best venues to know more about him. This is because the hen someone asks which city is host to two significant museums that site in India’s capital Delhi exhibit a decent account of his life. generally ranks at the top of Located opposite Raj Ghat, the National the itinerary of any visiting Gandhi Museum, undoubtedly one of the Wheads of the state and world leaders, from city’s best academies, draws visitors to Queen Elizabeth and Crown Prince of showcase a rich assortment of original Abu Dhabi to Barrack Obama and Nicolas books, relics, documents, journals, audio- Sarkozy, the answer is unmistakably Raj visual clips, photographs, art pieces and a Ghat – the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi lot more, all closely connected to the great on the bank of River Yamuna where the man. Among several memorabilia, the great leader was cremated on 31 January ones that attract attention are the audio 1948, the day after his assassination. visual collections which include several The simple square platform in black of his recorded speeches, and a special marble with an eternal flame burning on the photographic gallery for ten phases of his eastern side with a low stonewalling on all life, from childhood until moving to Delhi sides is also one of the capital’s most tourist- in September 1947, with descriptions for infected sites. Over 10,000 visitors during each phase. pre-COVID times dropped by daily to pay During his stay in the city for the next homage to the humble man who is treasured 144 days, the sprawling Birla House on 5 as the Father of the Nation in India. Tees January Marg was his home. Today the Admiration for him has not waned even revered complex, called Gandhi Smriti - a after 72 years of his death. Many from National Memorial - is open to the public to today’s generation are keen to take an insight engage with many of his legacies during the into his life, particularly to know what exactly last period of his life. It was in the praying this scantily dressed man with round rimless ground of this building he was felled by the glasses and a bamboo stick in hand achieved assassin’s bullets. A martyr’s column stands to have his statue in almost every country today on the spot where he was shot. in the world and to be remembered as an The building and the landscape have emblem of peace. Interestingly, he never been preserved as they were 72 years received the Nobel Peace Prize despite being ago. Nothing has been changed in the nominated five times. room where he slept until the day of his Born in Porbandar in the present- assassination with all his possessions - day Indian state of Gujarat in 1869 as glasses, walking stick, a knife, fork and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, he lived spoon, charka and the rough stone he used his ie in diffeent ats o ndiided ndia instead of soap – on display. An ordinary and overseas, mainly in South Africa. He mattress on the floor was his bed with first arrived in Delhi at the age of 45 in a low wooden writing desk by its side, 1915, following his permanent return from portraying how simple his lifestyle was. South Africa. He then only stayed for a The building entrance gate itself is of great couple of days at the famous St Stephens historical significance, as it was from its College as a houseguest of then-principal top Jawaharlal Nehru, then India’s Prime Sushil Kumar Rudra. Later, his first call Minister, announced the passing away of to Indians for non-cooperation with the his mentor by saying “The light has gone British was issued from the halls of this out of our lives and there is darkness

30 SEPTEMBER 2020 www.indianlink.com.au everywhere”. compound of the National Gandhi On show inside the building are Museum. It reminds many visitors numerous photographs, sculptures, of the opening scenes from Richard paintings, frescos, inscriptions on rocks, Attenborough’s 1982 film Gandhi where and relics pertaining to Gandhi‘s life. this vehicle slowly snaked along the These exhibits not only provide a deep streets of Delhi with a sea of people in insight into the man but also depict the procession. story of India’s fight for independence from What’s interesting to remember from the British. the scene is the commentary by a radio This rare assembly of visuals at both the broadcaster describing Gandhi as a museums are of great educational value to private man in a loincloth with no the newer generation to understand India’s weath, oety o offiia tite, who struggle for independence but also to know was not a ruler of any vast land, hordes of other personalities who worked commander of an army or owner of any with Gandhi and contributed for India’s scientific achievements or artistic gift, independence, names of many of whom yet highly esteemed by ordinary people, notnatey hae been wied off o dignitaries and governments from all over recent memory. the world. The vehicle which carried the body Visitors taking an insight into Gandhi’s of Gandhi from Birla House to the life will no doubt agree with this cremation centre still stands at the extraordinary testimony.

TRAVEL NOTEBOOK Getting There During pre-COVID period several airlines had regular one-stop ights from Australian capital cities to Delhi, Air India operating direct ights from Sydney and Melbourne

Stay No shortage of staying outlets to suit budget from luxury and budget hotels and backpacker hostels to Airbnb accommodation

Museum Info Check www.gandhimuseum.org and www.gandhismriti.gov.in

NATIONAL EDITION SEPTEMBER 2020 31 fOOD Getting on the oat milk bandwagon Nutritious and sustainable, oat milk is more than a passing fad

ove over, almond and increasingly becoming everyone’s needs relatively small amounts soy milk! In the last preferred choice. of water to grow, even in arid year, oat milk sales It’s a sustainable and healthy areas. Oats contain good amounts have surged. In the US, milk choice when adopting a plant- of unsaturated fats, proteins, Mthey rose by a whopping 686 per based diet is the best way to help and soluble fibres, making them cent and it turns out that Aussies reverse climate change. Out of all nutritious too. ant get enogh o the stff eithe. the plant milks, oat is particularly Want to add the goodness of oat More than a passing fad, dairy environmentally friendly – it’s milk to your diet? Here are some is on the decline and oat milk is made from a sustainable grain that delicious recipes to try out!

ChoCoLate Mousse tart

By JENNÉ CLAIBORNE of Preheat oven to 180° Celsius boiler (boil water in a small Sweet Potato Soul. and line the bottom of a tart pot and melt chocolate in a For the crust pan with baking paper. While heat safe glass or steel bowl I 1¾ cups oats it preheats, blend the oats in on top of the boiling water). I ¼ cup spelt flour or whole a food processor till coarse. Place the remaining filling wheat flour Transfer to a mixing bowl and ingredients and the melted I ¼ cups maple syrup use a wooden spoon to stir in chocolate into a food I 1 teaspoon baking powder the remaining ingredients. processor/blender and I ½ tsp salt Pour the mixture into the tart blend until creamy with no I 2 tbsp oil pan and use your fingers to lumps. For the filling press it firmly down to make Once the crust is cooled to room I 280g vegan chocolate chips a crust. temperature, pour the filling (semi sweet if possible) bake for 15 minutes, then set in and use a spatula to spread I 3 ripe avocados (about 2 cups) aside the crust to cool. it evenly. I ½ cup soft pitted dates to make the filling, melt the Refrigerate and allow it to set I ½ cup oats chocolate chips in a double for at least 6 hours.

vegan banana bread

By JAMIE SILVA from A Sassy Spoon. I 13-4 ripe bananas, mashed I 1/3 cup coconut sugar I 1/2 cup oat milk I 1/3 cup neutral oil (avocado, grapeseed, coconut) I 1 teaspoon vanilla extract I 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour I 1 teaspoon baking soda I 1/4 teaspoon salt I 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Optional: chocolate chips or chopped walnuts Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Line a 9×5 inch loaf pan with baking paper, making sure the parchment is hanging over the sides of the loaf pan. (This will help you easily remove the loaf after baking.) Spray with non-stick spray and set aside. in a large bowl, mix together the mashed bananas, coconut sugar, oat milk, oil, and vanilla extract until all is well combined. CREAMY MAPLE OAT LATTE slowly, fold in the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon until just combined. Careful not By ERIN JENSEN of The Wooden Skillet. to over mix. The mixture should be slightly I 1 cup oat milk thick and lumpy. I 1 cup unsweetened black cold brew coffee Pour the mixture into the loaf pan. Bake for I 2 tablespoons real maple syrup 45-50 minutes until a knife inserted in the I 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon centre of the loaf comes out clean. heat the coffee to a warm temperature – don’t boil it. Let it cool for at least 30 minutes before Combine ingredients in blender, then blend and taste. serving. add additional cinnamon or maple syrup, as desired. Recipes and photos courtesy Califia Farms.

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To depict people’s devotion to indulging in the private lives of celebrities, the entire rst season surrounds the protagonist’s divorce. When a gossip columnist spills the beans about Masaba’s marriage in troubled waters, she tries her best to take control of the narrative. She fails in doing so and therefore we see the details of her journey towards healing, her coping with reality and at times wanting to ignore it. Her mother Neena struggles to nd work as an actor of her age, though she is very talented and displays her skills in the show. It is their close relationship and camaraderie that warms my heart and seems the most genuine (duh). However, the show is super pleasing to the eye. Cinematographer Aditya Kapur captures and frames that pop of colours which will hold your gaze. The constantly following them. While us seem a bit dry, especially the main glamourous and fashionable clothes MASABA MASABA regular people might have different character and reasonably so; she is help too! We see also cameos of (NETFLIX) struggles, it is the essence of their a designer by profession and not a Kiara Advani and Farah Khan playing STARRING: Masaba Gupta, problems that seem to be relatable thespian. themselves. Neena Gupta, Neil Bhoopalam and quite entertaining. The rst episode starts with an Although the visuals in the DIRECTOR: Sonam Nair It is important to note that the show Instagram post: we see Masaba show and the background of the HHH is not exactly based on the lives of the updating her online followers about protagonist’s life are interesting, the protagonist and her famous mother. her moods and her day. She has a show does not satisfy our ˆlmy needs. Masaba Masaba is not fully fact, but The real-life controversy surrounding bit of an online diary, rightly so since The series does not dive deep into the neither is it ction. It is loosely based Neena Gupta when she gave birth to most famous folks tend to share characters, their motivations, their on Indian fashion designer Masaba Masaba arises as a relevant context aspects, if not their entire lives with spirit or subconscious behaviours. Gupta’s life story and so it hangs for how they behave in the show. social media followers. Which is what one needs to connect, somewhere in between. Masaba herself says, “I’ve been Social media is seen to be a even with a pseudo ctional work. Director Sonam Nair tries to portray surrounded by controversy all my life”. recurring theme throughout the While the show does have some the complexities of being famous In my opinion, it is this kind of show and perhaps a crutch. While insightful elements, it feels like a and not so famous. The 20-minute dialogue that feels like the plot is in this day and age social media super cial experience. Masaba’s episodes are a peek into the alluring being spoon-fed to the audience. is an integral part of our lives, this debut story is not a cinematic classic lives of celebrities and how they Subtle narratives are not this show’s aspect may not identify with some but is undeniably easy to binge-watch. live among us with the public eye strong suit. The acting also does audiences. Bageshri Savyasachi

ATKAN CHATKAN (Zee5) LOST RHYTHMS STARRING: Lydian Nadhaswaram, role in pushing the narrative. Master Yash Rane, Sachin Chaudhary, percussionist Sivamani shoulders Tamanna Dipak, Ayesha Vindhara DIRECTOR: Shiv Hare the job of composing the lm's tunes, HH and he has lined up a star-studded playback cast that includes Amitabh Some lms set out with noble Bachchan and Sonu Nigam. The nale intentions but end up losing the performance that Guddu and group put rhythm. Atkan Chatkan is one such up at the contest is vintage Sivamani, effort. The aim is to celebrate the blending percussion magni cence with underdog, and a spirit to win against interesting vocal quirks. all odds. Amateurish execution comes In a lm that, in the best of in the way, and rags-to-riches cliches sequences, is mediocre in terms of tend to ll the frames whenever the writing and direction, music could narrative runs out of imagination have been a high point. Sadly for (which is often). Sivamani, the lacklustre storytelling This is the story of Guddu (Lydian affects the use of songs too. Nadhaswaram), a boy of about 10 or There's a standard picture of de ne Guddu's happy-go-lucky street The young band of street-side 11, who works at a tea stall. Guddu struggle for Guddu at home, too. life that comes with the expected musical geniuses is adequately has a passion for music, and is gifted He lives with an alcoholic father quota of exuberance and angst. acted out by Lydian Nadhaswaram too. He can strike up rhythm and (Amitriyaan); his mother walked out Unfortunately, Hare lacks Danny and his fellow child artistes (Yash create sounds out of nothing, and when he was little. When the principal Boyle's storytelling skills. Also, too Rane, Sachin Chaudhary, Tamanna without an instrument. Guddu will of a local music school gets the band many subplots are stuffed into the Dipak, Ayesha Vindhara), though a soon meet a likeminded bunch of of urchins to enter a high-pro le music narrative, which only makes the lm lot of hamming goes on in the name street kids, who can make music out contest, it is an opportunity for Guddu incoherent. emoting by some of the grown-up cast of just about anything. Guddu realises and the group to change their lives The lm is presented by AR Rahman members. his secret musical dream could forever and for the better. who incidentally had won his two Goes without saying, it does not become a reality if he manages to Director Shiv Hare and co-writer Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire. help a lm that struggles to nds its form a band with the other kids. They Aadesh Rathi have tried Slumdog Generically, Atkan Chatkan is a rhythm all along. name the band Atkan Chatkan. Millionaire vibes in their screenplay, to musical drama, so music plays a vital Vinayak Chakravorty

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September 2020 by MinaL khona Minal Khona has been reading tarot cards for the last two decades. She uses her intuition and connect with the cards mostly to help people. TAROT

ARIES TAURUS GEMINI CANCER March 21 - April 19 April 20 - May 20 May 21 - June 20 June 21 - July 20

You draw the card for Aquarius A tough month - you or a family member Twos usually imply that a situation The card representing Aries is drawn for this month; expect an interest in could be hospitalised. A break-up in a will be partially successful with more to you, indicating that you could display humanitarian causes. Singles might relationship is only temporary no matter come. You focus on your career a rare passion and drive. You want to meet someone unusual; the interest is how bad things are right now. Paperwork and self-improvement this month. assert yourself and plan your future mutual. Details about work or a product piles up and new ideas at work lead to Beware of a new person who enters at work and you will take the actions give you a new insight and improved success. Don’t ignore stomach-related your life and offers comfort. If drafting to achieve your goal. In a relationship, prospects. Practice meditation or follow issues. Men should have their prostrate a business contract, read the ne don’t clam up; instead, see the a detox diet to cleanse yourself from glands checked. Money comes in print and have it legally checked too. problem for what it is and deal with it. within. Money previously tied up starts through multiple sources, an inheritance An estranged lover could come back Suppressing it will make things worse. to come in. Answers you seek will come perhaps. A new perspective on your into your life. Delayed payments or a Headaches and stress-related lower to you. Keep at your goal; you are close relationship improves matters. Take nancial loss could have you depressed. backache could bog you down. Your to achieving it. Problems are not as bad any setback coming your way as an Do only what is needed and don’t actions this month decide your future as they appear. opportunity for inner growth. compromise your stand. progress.

LEO VIRGO LIBRA SCORPIO July 21 - Aug 22 Aug 23 - Sep 22 Sep 23 - Oct 22 Oct 23 - Nov 21

Be careful about who you trust; you A troubled month as dif culties emerge An event that could alter your life The Taurus card appears for you, which are likely to have someone betray you. in marriage, at work and life in general. concerning family or friends could occur means you could add obstinacy to your Circumstances are chaotic right now so Singles could get involved in an extra- this month. With other important things introverted ways. Unexpected changes you need to stay calm and not let stress marital love affair. There could be on your mind, romance takes a back could occur in a signi cant relationship. get to you. An old friend, colleague or discord over a contract at work. Anxiety seat. There could be a change of plan at You could even meet someone who is a lover makes a reappearance. Avoid and self-doubt are signs of being work. Be careful while driving. You might Taurean. Your emotional troubles will push taking on more than you are capable overworked and you need a mental and want to put all your papers in order this you into looking for new work opportunities. of. Rest and enough sleep are needed. physical break. Since it is your birthday month. If a break-up occurs, don’t worry; You could have problems with your gums Women should check for lumps in their month, give yourself a treat. A health something better is in store. Business or teeth. Money matters need resolving. A breasts. Financial gains are on the way. problem is not as serious as it seems improves and you will see pro ts. Anxiety strained friendship gets a new breath of Drop any ongoing problems for a while but be careful of small accidents at attacks and health issues could bog you life due to surprising changes. Things will and wait for things to resolve themselves. home. You receive spiritual assistance. down. Rest it out. change for the better soon.

SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES Nov 22 - Dec 21 Dec 22 - Jan 19 Jan 20 - Feb 18 Feb 19 - March 20

The usually gregarious Sagittarian may World issues have impacted your life, All aces stand for new beginnings A major arcana like the high priestess display Scorpio like secretive tendencies especially the ongoing pandemic. But and Aquarians are on the cusp of indicates the advent of a major event. this month. The card picked represents use this time to grow within. Let go in a big changes. You look for personal This card indicates a waiting period or a Scorpio so expect passion and magnetic current romantic situation; some changes grati cation in your career and your work reunion or a reconciliation could be in the attractions, interest in the occult or even a need to occur for you to start on a new generates interest. A new romance could of ng. Paperwork will keep you occupied meeting with a Scorpio. Sudden arguments foundation. There could be hurdles at entice singles in a big way. Those in this month. If business has been slow, at work or home will surprise you; stay calm work. If unemployed, you could soon nd relationships or business partnerships it will pick up soon. A relationship has and avoid playing martyr. An unresolved a job. Money from more than one source should be careful; this month is a volatile you full of doubts as to its future. Wait inner problem like depression or emotional is likely. Take a second opinion regarding one due to strong emotions. You work at for time to reveal the answer. Recovery stress needs healing. Money comes your a medical condition. Transform yourself improving your health this month. You from an illness will be swift. Make a way effortlessly. A spiritual force is guiding if you want a new way of life and a break receive help to kickstart a project and commitment to your goal and it will you and the help you seek will be offered. from the past. persevere to achieve your heartfelt goals. manifest.

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t the end of this month, I am (oops, we are) celebrating a Kates Love Photo: milestone in our lives – our golden anniversary. Fifty long Ayears have rolled by that we have hardly noticed. Over time, our youngish looks have waned, but what hasn’t changed is o affetion o eah othe with a normal dose of ups and downs as in any relationship, of course. I’m not one for big celebrations, but I squeamishly agreed to the proposal of a big bash since this event comes only once in a lifetime. However, our plan has been curtailed by COVID restrictions. To comply with the guidelines, we have decided to select the invitees by drawing lots! This way, those who miss out can’t possibly hold a grudge (though I have my To comply with COVID guidelines, we have decided to select fingers crossed on that front.) I’ve consulted the all-knowing oracle the invitees by drawing lots. from Mountain View, Google, about suitable presents for the anniversary. One deal. In our community, it is customary on both sides attending. Our first two years, so did the restaurant dinners. Now website has two lists,‘traditional’ and for the husband to tie a golden thali anniversaries were celebrated while apart, it’s usually a hearty take-away with a ‘modern’– from year 1 to year 30, and then (mangalsutra) around the wife’s neck on his as we woked in diffeent ities neay bottle of red at home. This year, our 50th in five-year gaps. Perhaps it was a smart 60th and 80th birthday, as is done at the kilometres away. Our first anniversary anniesay has got to be diffeent. call on their part regarding expensive gifts time of their wedding. This means in their celebration together was in Whyalla, after The Queen, I am told, sends a of pearl, sapphire, gold gifts by then. lifetimes, women get three gold medallions, our arrival in Australia. congratulatory message to couples The modern list suggests diamond for richly deserved for putting up with their The next several anniversaries in celebrating their 60th anniversary. I the 10-year anniversary, whereas the men for that long. Adelaide have been spent over a dinner at would dearly love to receive one with traditional list recommends tin. Yes, TIN. The perfect gift is but one thing on a restaurant, followed by a quirky twist - a her signature on an ER monogrammed Most men, having tin ears, would like that. my mind. My first lady may not want visit to the casino for a flutter. Not being parchment. But we have to wait for ten (For the curious souls wondering about anything (that will save me a few quid high rollers, we set a limit and played until more years, and Her Majesty to rule the rest of the gifts, the modern list also in this COVID cash crunch), but she has the cash ran out. When some friends asked another decade. The chances of both, God suggests electrical appliances for the 4-year much more than those medallions - she has ‘Why the casino?’ my cheeky reply would only knows. anniversary over fruits and linen - what a a heart of gold. be ‘Every marriage is a gamble in some tadeoff Looking back, our wedding was a ways!’ PS: After marriage, husband and wife In terms of anniversary gifts, South odest affai in the tee town o As the years rolled on, visits to the become two sides of a coin. Indian women truly get the best Tirupathi, with only family members casino dropped out and, after a few more Inseparable, but unable to face each other.

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