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HIGHEST-RESOLUTION MAPS OF izoklh Hkkjrh; us eafnj DARK MATTER CREATED dks nku fd;k nks fdyks lksuk magnifying glasses to peer into older, more distant parts of the universe, a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing. Dark matter particles are thought to provide the unseen mass that is responsible for gravitational lensing that bend light from the distant A team of researchers, which includes galaxies. e high-resolution 3D an Indian-origin, have created one of visualization created by these the highest-resolution 3D maps of dark researchers is a topographical map of matter, theorized as unseen particles the dark matter landscape. Researcher that neither re ect nor absorb light, but Priyamvada Natarajan, astrophysicist fr#ekyk ds ioZr ij LFkkfir Hkxoku are capably to exert gravity. e e ort, at the Yale University, said With the osadVs'oj eafnj esa ,d NRI us nks fdyksxzke lauded as very accurate maps of the data of these three lensing clusters, we lksus dh iknqdk nku esa nh gSA bldh dher dark matter ever created, o ers detailed have successfully mapped the rdjhcu 61 yk[k #i;s vkadh xbZ gSA vka/kz granularity of dark matter within the çns'k dh jgus okyh y{eh vesfjdk esa jgrh proof for the existence of the elusive gSaA mUgksaus vius ekrk&firk ds ek/;e ls particles believed to make up about clusters in exquisite detail and we eafnj esa nku djok;kA blds ihNs mudh 80% of the universe. As per the have mapped all of the clumps that the eUur iwjh gksuk gS- mUgsa mudh 'kknh ds ,d researchers, the maps have been data permits us to detect, which aided n'kd ckn ,d cPph gqbZA tc nku eafnj derived from the Hubble Space us in producing the most detailed vf/kdkfj;ksa dks lkSaik x;k rks ml oä vius Telescope's 'Frontier Fields' data of a topological map of the dark matter uku&ukuh ds lkFk mudh ,d o"khZ; cPph trio of galaxy clusters that act as cosmic landscape to date. Hkh ekStwn FkhA ^djh dh egd* dh f'kdk;r ij vesfjdh U;k;k/kh'k dk 1984 ds naxksa ij vkns'k lqjf{kr Hkkjrh; jsLrjka ij tqekZuk fl[k fojks/kh naxk ekeys esa fl[k vkarfjd ekeyksa esa gLr{ksi ugha djuk ekuokf/kdkj laxBu dh vksj ls dkaxzsl ikVhZ pkfg,- dkaxzsl ikVhZ us ekuokf/kdkj mYya?ku iM+ksfl;ksa ds djh dh ds f[kykQ nk;j ;kfpdk ij mldh nyhyksa ls tqMh ;kfpdk ds fo"k;oLrq ds vf/kdkj rst egd vkus dh dks lquus ds ckn ,d vesfjdh U;k;k/kh'k us {ks= ds nk;js esa ugha gksus] nkok djus esa f ' k d k ; r i j vkns'k lqjf{kr j[kkA dkaxzsl ikVhZ us dgk Fkk foQy jgus vkSj ,lts,Q ds ekeyk nk;j fefMyczkS?k dksVZ us fd bl ;kfpdk dks djus dh dkuwuh fczVsu esa fLFkr ,d [kkfjt fd;k tkuk vof/k vkfn ds vk/kkj Hkkjrh; jsLrjka [kq'kh bafM;u cQs jsLrjka dh pkfg, D;ksafd 1984 ij ;kfpdk dks ekfyd 'kckuk vkSj eqgEen [kq'kh ij dh ?kVuk Hkkjr [kkfjt djus dh ekax 258&258 ikmaM dk tqekZuk yxk;k] blds dkvkarfjd ekeyk gS- dh gS-,lts,Q us vykok nksuksa ls 500&500 ikmaM gtkZuk vkSj 1984 eSugVu QsMjy nyhy nh fd Hkkjrh; 30 ikmaM fofDVe ljpktZ ds rkSj ij vnk dksVZ esa lquokbZ ds jk"Vªh; çoklh dkaxzsl djus dk vkns'k fn;k gSA tkap ds nkSjku irk n k S j k u H k k j r h ; ¼;w,l,½ dk vfLrRo pyk fd jsLrjka ds vkl&ikl ds bykdksa esa vesfjdh odhy jfo ,oa /ku tqVkus dh fcj;kuh vkSj lfCt;ksa dh xa/k QSy jgh FkhA c= us vesfjdh la?kh; xfrfof/k;ka vesfjdh yksdy vFk‚fjVh ds eqrkfcd jsLVª‚UV esa U;k;k/kh'k jkcVZ LohV v n k y r d k s fQYVjs'ku flLVe dh deh FkhA dqN yksxksa ds le{k mifLFkr jktuhfrd ikVhZ ds us jsLrjka dh f'kdk;r dh FkhA [kq'kh jsLrjka gksrs gq, nyhy nh fd ckjs esa vf/kdkj nsrh fjgk;'kh bykds esa fLFkr gSA vkl&ikl ds fl[kksa dh vksj ls U;k; ds fy, nk;j gSa- c= us bl nyhy dk fojks/k djrs gq, yksxksa us f'kdk;r dh Fkh egd bruh rst ;kfpdk dks [kkfjt dj fn;k tkuk pkfg, dgk fd ,d fons'kh jktuhfrd ikVhZ dks gksrh gS fd ?kj esa j[ks diM+ksa esa Hkh og ?kql D;ksafd 1984 dh ?kVuk Hkkjr dk vkarfjd vesfjdk esa jktuhfrd rkSj ij lfØ; crkuk tkrh gS ftl ls mUgsa /kksuk iM+rk gSA ekeyk gS vkSj fdlh ns'k dks nwljs ns'k ds vkijkf/kd rkSj ij voS/k gksxk-
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Former President, Dr Rami Ranger CBE, now Patron of the PSBI welcomed the guests and spoke about the larger than life nature of the Punjabi peoples who are a proud and productive community that e Punjabi Society of e British Isles make Britain culturally richer. He added ;g egkHkkjr dFkk dh jkspdrk dk gh (PSBI) held its Annual Dinner at the that vibrant Punjabi food, music, deky gS fd ,d gh le; esa nks cM+s Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, Bhangra and dresses have become an fQYedkj cM+s ijns ij HkO;re ^egkHkkjr* London in support of 'Combat Stress, the integral part of Britain with Punjabi jpus dh Iykfuax dj jgs gSaA la;qä vjc veterans' mental health charity on 20th being the second most spoken language vehjkr esa jgus okys Hkkjrh; vjcifr ch- vkj- 'ksêh us Hkkjr dh lcls cM+h ctV okyh April 2017. e Chief Guest at the of the nation. Dr Atul Pathak OBE, fQYe ^n egkHkkjr* fuekZ.k ds fy, 1000 spectacular event was the Rt. Hon. Sajid current President of the PSBI spoke of the djksM+ #i;s dk buosLVesaV dju s dk ,ys ku Javid PC MP, Secretary of State for work hard, play hard lifestyle of the dj MkykA bl fQYe d s fun'Zs ku d s fy, Communities and Local Government Punjabi community. Mouth-wateringly tku&s eku s ,Ms fuekrZ k oh- ,- Jhdeq kj eus u dk and the Guest of Honour was H.E. unique foods were served courtesy of p;u fd;k x;k g]S ftUgkuas s dY;k.k tyw l Z d s Ambassador Dinesh Patnaik, Deputy Ragamama Ragasaan and guests were foKkiu e as cPpu diy dk s 'kkfey dj dkQh High Commissioner of India to the also entertained by Violinist, Rachel uke dek;k gAS crk;k tk jgk g S fd fQYe nk s U n i t e d K i n g d o m . O v e r 4 5 0 Somerset and R&R productions with fgLlk as e as cuxs hA igy s fgLl s d s fjyht gkus s d s distinguished guests attended the dinner. their amazing dance performances. 90 fnu ckn nlw jk fgLlk fjyht fd;k tk,xkA fQYe dh 'kfw Vxa flrca j 2018 e as 'k:q INDIANS NEED NOT WORRY MUCH ABOUT VISA RESTRICTIONS gk s tk,xh vkjS 2020 d s 'k:q e as fjyht gkxs hA Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha on recently ;g fQYe eq[; :i ls vaxzsth] fganh] said to Indians " don't need to worry too ey;kye] dUuM+] rfey vkSj rsyqxw ds lkFk much" about tightening of visa regime dqN çeq[k fons'kh Hkk"kkvksa esa Hkh cukbZ tk,xhA bl fQYe esa vdkneh iqjLdkj by developed economies as they will fotsrkvksa lesr fo'o flusek dh dqN egku have ample opportunities in the gfLr;ksa ds Hkh 'kkfey gksus dh ckr dgh tk country itself. ere is a growing jgh gSA fQYe esa Hkkjrh; flusek ds dqN cM+s realisation even amongst the developed flrkjs Hkh utj vk,axsA 1000 djksM+ ds countries that the employment hire thousands of employees each year ctV esa egkHkkjr ij fQYe cukus dk ,syku opportunities should go to the 'sons of for their US operations. e US market gks pqdk gSA ;g lc dksbZ la;ksx ugha! vly the soil'. He pointed out that there is a accounts for about 60 % of the revenue esa lH;rk ds fodkl ls gh gekjs lkekftd growing feeling that the recent global of the Indian IT industry. thou esa /keZ ,d cM+h 'kfä jgk gSA political developments are likely to reverse the process of globalisation. e PIO IN US SAVES CO-WORKER, BUT GETS ROBBED government is trying to create the right A 34-year-old Indian-origin man in the Vannavalli jumped onto the tracks to e c o s y s t e m a n d t h e b u s i n e s s US saved the life of his woman co- help her, police said a thief stole his environment within the country. e worker from an oncoming train, but backpack containing his laptop, H-1B is a non-immigrant visa that was robbed of his bag while trying to headphones, cash, and his work ID allows US companies to employ foreign help her. Anil Vannavalli, a data card. Edison Police later presented a workers in speciality occupations that administrator, was waiting for his train cheque of $1,000 to appreciate require theoretical or technical to work to Manhattan when 26-year- Vannavalli's e ort. A expertise in specialised elds. Indian old Madhuri Recherla fell on the tracks NRI Achievers News Network technology companies depend on it to at the Edison train station. While www.nriachievers.in May 2017 11 Diaspora News
NRI LAUNCHES ONE STEP UK TEENAGE NRI PLATFORM - SELLUSELLER CLAIM TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER platform provides access to sellers across global marketplaces, also allowing sellers to list products in international markets. Anchanto, an NRI-owned e-commerce Anchanto targets 5,000 sellers service provider recently launched a in next ve months. Half of the target one-stop platform - SelluSeller, which 5,000 sellers will be from India and enables merchants and enterprises to Indonesia, and rest from Southeast sell on various e-marketplaces across Asia and international markets. globe. e platform developed by this Importantly, Anchanto recently had Singapore-headquartered, is for cross- four major acquisitions in Lazada, border listing and shipping. is Bluebell Group, DKSH and PayTM. A 16-year-old Indian researcher in the YOUNG INDIAN ORIGIN ENVIRONMENTALIST WINS UK Krtin Nithiyanandam has claimed CHILDREN'S PEACE PRIZE that he has instituted a way to turn so- called triple negative breast cancer into a A 16-year old Indian-origin environmental kind that responds to drugs. "I've been activist, Kehkashan Basu has won the 2016 basically trying to work out a way to International Children's Peace Prize for her ght change di cult-to-treat cancers into for climate justice and combating environmental something that responds well to degradation Recently. e Nobel Laureate treatment. Most cancers have receptors Mohammad Yunus presented the award at a on their surface which bind to drugs glittering ceremony held at e Hague in like Tamoxifen but triple negative don't Netherlands. Ms. Basu started this campaign at the have receptors so the drugs don't work , age of eight only educating neighbors on sustain says the researcher. Krtin has been ability and environmental issues. She founded Green Hope, based out of the UAE working on the therapies in his school at the age of twelve, and through it, she initiated countless cleanup operations and lab and at home, but he is hoping to awareness campaigns. Presently, the organization has over 1,000 volunteers in 10 gain interest from the scienti c countries, having implemented environmental projects, including planting 5,000 community to develop the work trees in Colombia, Mexico, France, Nepal, Oman and the US. further.
SEVEN NRI STUDENTS SELECTED FOR TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Seven Indian-American students have University of Pittsburgh are the been nominated for the prestigious Indian-American nalists. Harry S Truman Scholarship for e foundation has currently reviewed demonstrating leadership potential 768 potential scholars from 315 and commitment to public service. institutions before settling on 199 ese students will further contest for students from 136 institutions. the prestigious national awards that Importantly, the Truman Scholarship provide up to US$ 30,000 for graduate Foundation was established by study. Shreya Ganeshan from Georgia Patel of Georgetown U, Maya Congress in 1975 as the federal U, Anjali Mishra from the MIT, Durvasula of Duke University, Manju memorial to President Harry S Samarth Gupta from Harvard, Megan of the Oregon and Anjana Murali of the Truman.
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REPUBLICAN HINDU COALITION FOUNDER CALLS, ‘RACIAL ATTACKS EXAGGERATED' Shalabh Kumar, founder of the on racial abuse daily; we found most of Republican Hindu Coalition, who them fake . signi cantly rallied behind Donald On the H1B visa and its Trump during the US presidential impact, Shalabh says that the present elections, has stated that reports on US government is only trying to racial attacks in the US are exaggerated. implement the existing rules. ere is Shalabh Kumar claims that one Republican senator who has moved only the Kansas attack, which killed an a bill to increase the number of H1B Indian, was con rmed by the FBI as a condemned by the US President. visa allocation to Indians. It shows that racial attack. is was immediately According to Shalabh, We get 10 calls the new government is pro-India. INDIAN BILLIONAIRE ANIL AGARWAL ACQUIRE 11.4% OF BRITISH MINING COMPANY
investment rm becomes the second largest shareholder with voting rights in the company. Volcan is a holding company wholly owned by the Agarwal family NIKKI HALEY PROUD OF trust and the investment has been HER INDIAN HERITAGE described as a personal investment Nikki Haley, the US envoy to the UN made by the family trust. Recently, the has recently asserted that her Indian Volcan Investments Ltd ("Volcan"), the parents raised her to be great; she said majority shareholder of Vedanta this at the 'Women in the World Anil Agarwal has acquired an over 11% Resources Plc, had announced that it Summit' session. My mom always said stake in the British mining company intends to make an investment in whatever you do, be eminent and so my A n g l o A m e r i c a n . W i t h t h i s Anglo American Plc shares of up to 2 focus is to try and do the jobs at best , acquisition, the Indian billionaire's billion pounds, according to an LSE said Haley at the Summit, annual family-owned Volcan Holdings notice dated March 15. gathering of in uential women NEW COATING TO CONTROL THE SPREAD OF leaders, activists organized by media 'SUPER-BUGS' DEVELOPED BY personality Tina Brown in association INDIAN-ORIGIN RESEARCHER with the New York Times (NYT). Haley further asserted she has a "lot of" A group of researchers resistant to super-bugs. interaction with President Donald including one of Indian- e coating will assist in Trump, regarding her visits in origin have developed protecting people against Washington at least once a week for the new coating solution to d e a d l y a n t i b i o t i c - National Security Council meetings . stem spread of the 'super- resistant bacteria. e bugs'. is transparent d i s c o v e r y c o u l d water-based coating potentially control the made from glass, metallics and spread of super-bugs which experts ceramics include daily use items. It can fear are on course to kill 10 million be sprayed onto any glass, ceramic or people every year by 2050. e ndings metallic surface during the production were published in the journal Scienti c process, rendering the surface 99.9% Reports. www.nriachievers.in May 2017 13 Diaspora News
2 INDO - AMERICANS SIX NRI’s SELECTED FOR NOMINATED FOR THE USA’s HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD KEY POSTS
Dinesh Paniwal Dr. Annapoorna S Kini Fareed Zakaria Indra-Nooyi e Ellis Island Medal of Honour, the Harman International Industries highest civilian award in the US for chairman CEO Dinesh Paliwal, Dr immigrants founded by the National Annapoorna S Kini, Yashvant Patel, Ethnic Coalition of Organizations Mohan H Patel, as well as Pakistani- ( N E C O ) is g ive n an nu a l ly to American Dr Adil Haider. Ms. Nooyi individuals whose accomplishments in will be honoured at a May 13 event on The US President Donald Trump has their eld and service to the country Ellis Island in New York. NECO was nominated two Indian-Americans - are cause for celebration. Among the 88 created in 1986, on the conviction of its Mr. Vishal Amin and Ms. Neomi Rao named recipients the six Indian- founders that the diversity of the for their key positions in governance. Americans include PepsiCo CEO American people is what makes this is appointment has been done on Indra Nooyi, author Fareed Zakaria, nation great. major administrative positions responsible for coordinating the INDIAN - ORIGIN SIDHARTH GARG strategy of applying copyright, patent DEVELOPS CHIP TO SPOT VIRUSES and trademark laws. ese two o cers will have to create an important plan to Researchers, led by remove 75% federal regulations. I n d i a n - o r i g i n M r . A m i n h a s b e e n engineer, Siddharth nominated to be the Intellectual Garg, an assistant Property Enforcement Coordinator, professor of electrical w h i l e M s . R a o w i l l b e t h e a n d c o m p u t e r Administrator of the O ce of engineering at the Information and Regulatory A airs NYU Tandon School (OIRA). OIRA reviews regulations of Engineering have from federal agencies and has the developed chip to spot power to reject rules that do not fall in viruses. e chip can line with the President's goals. identify and x the Trojan horses. While so ware viruses are e a s y t o x w i t h downloadable patches, verifying proofs imposes on a system deliberately inserted hardware defects are and the bandwidth required between invisible and act surreptitiously. Now the prover and veri er chips, plan is to verifying processor can be fabricated prototype our ideas with real silicon
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DEVENDRA KR. JOINS BBMB RAJEEV TAKE CHARGE AS CVO OF MRPL
Rajeev Kushwah, ITS, has taken charge as the Chief Vigilance O cer of Mangalore Re nery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL). He is having 18 years of rich experience in Telecom sector. He played a vital role in planning of transmission network for western India for the roll out of Broadband and Mobile services. In 2006, he was awarded with Sanchar Seva Padak . He played a crucial Devendra Kumar Sharma, MD, role in curbing illegal activities in Telecom sector, and to control clandestine Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation operation of telecom networks. Limited recently joined as chairman at Bhakra Beas Management Board. He GAJENDRA SINGH BECOMES MISHRA GETS has more than 35 years of experience in DIRECTOR (Mk’ing) OF GAIL CHARGE OF MD, UPCL energy sector in India and abroad. JAGDISH APPOINTED DIRECTOR, EIL
Government has appointed BCK Mishra as Managing Director, UPCL Gajendra Singh has taken charge as (Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd). Director (Marketing) of GAIL (India) He is having a rich experience of more Limited. Prior to his appointment as than 30 years in Strategic Planning, Jagdish Chander Nakra, ED (PROJ), Director (Marketing), he served as Project Management, Operations & EIL, has taken over the charge as Executive Director (Marketing). He Maintenance Management, Financial Director (Projects), Engineers India joined GAIL in Year 1986, having Management, People Management Limited (EIL). worked in ONGC in 1985. and Process Improvement.
AWARDS & HONOUR POWER GRID WINS TOP EXPORTER GOLD TROPHY Power Grid has been conferred the conferred by His Excellency Milan gold trophy for being top exporter of Hovorka, Hon'ble Ambassador of the the year 2013-14 in the medium Czech Republic in India, at the category by Engineering Exports prestigious 46th EEPC India export Promotion Council (EEPC) under the awards (northern region) held at New aegis of Ministry of Commerce, for Delhi recently. Anil Mehra, ED (IB) exports performance achieved through received the award on behalf of Power International business. the trophy was Grid.
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SUDAN NOT EXTENDING ONGC'S INDIA TO EXPORT LICENCE TO OPERATE OIL BLOCK MANGOES TO AUSTRALIA FOR THE FIRST TIME Sudan has denied India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation an extension of licence for oil block a er the initial contract expired in November 2016. China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and Malaysia's PETRONAS are the other partners. Importantly, ONGC and partners were seeking a licence renewal for 15 years but couldn't agree to demands of the Sudan. India will reportedly export mangoes L&T FINANCE PLANS TO SELL MUTUAL that meet bio-security standards to Australia for the rst time following FUND ARM BUSINESS revision of protocols to allow them in L&T Finance, the nancial services rm of the Australian economy. According to engineering-to-so ware conglomerate Larsen & Robert Gray from Australian Mango Toubro is reportedly planning to sell its mutual Industry Association, providing the fund business. e company is said to be seeking protocol is safe, restricting pests or a valuation of close to Rs 2,000 cr. for the mutual diseases. Importantly, Mexico, the fund arm, valuing the business at roughly 5% of Philippines and Pakistan have been the assets under management. However, a banker is prime exporter of mangoes to not yet appointed for the transaction. Australia. APPLE FAILS TO MEET VODAFONE SELLING STAKE TO SALES TARGET IN INDIA ADITYA BIRLA GROUP Vodafone has agreed selling 9.5% additional stake to Aditya Birla Group for Rs 130 per share a er they merged their telecom operations to create the country's largest operator worth over $23 billion. In the merged entity, Vodafone will hold 50% stake, while Aditya Birla Group hold 21%. NARAYANA HRUDAYALAYA TO According to a report from Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global, Apple ACQUIRE PANACEA ARM has failed its target of selling 10 million 180 cr. e company has entered into a (2 million actually sold) iPhones in de nitive agreement to acquire 100% India by 2016-17. Approx. 70-75% sold stake in NewRise Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. in India is at the sub-$150 level, while from Panacea Biotec Ltd to announce just 7% are $300+ , the report explains. its rst hospital in Gurugram , e Industry participants noted that the Narayana Hrudayalaya has entered Narayana Hrudayalaya reported in a actual selling price of an iPhone is into an agreement with Panacea Biotec BSE ling. A $612, signi cantly higher than to fully acquire its subsidiary NewRise NRI Achievers Business Network Samsung's $173 and Micromax's $86. Healthcare for an enterprise value of Rs www.nriachievers.in May 2017 17 Global Events
SINGING MEGASTAR AUSTRALIA ‘MUSIC IS THE LITERATURE OF THE HEART IT COMMENCES WHERE SPEECH ENDS’
olors Singing Megastar great new & old hits like Mere Dholna, and beautiful Rupali who marked her Australia was held on 9th Sun Raha Hai Na Tu and classics like debut hosting the show along with e CApril 2017 in Parravilla Chura Liya Hai Tumne which had Elegant Creations' talented and Function Lounge in Sydney has proved audience slipping into nostalgia. e popular host Kashif Harrison who is that talent has no boundaries. A solo allurement of the show was that all the also a very well known radio presenter. singing competition that resonated singers were ner than other. e show Dr. Madhvi Mohindra, director of e across Australia resulting in a packed started with a short dance performance Elegant Creations who looks a er house attendance and audience by e Elegant Creations' junior dance advertising and marketing for Colors response was overwhelming. All group and they sure did bring the stage Vi a c o m 1 8 i n Au s t r a l i a w a s together there were 30 contestants alive by performing on the hit song overwhelmed with the response of from di erent ethnic backgrounds like Nagade Sang (Ramleela). e credence contestants as well as audience. Colors Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Fiji and of the little ones was commendable and Singing Megastar Australia was the India. e songs presented in the solo stole the hearts of the audience. e h event brought to Australia by singing competition included some show was hosted by the young, vibrant Colors in association with e Elegant
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Creations. In the past few years Colors talented contestants who can showcase has successfully organised auditions his/her talent and represent Australia. for Colors Talent Hunt Australia and I always appeal to potential contestants Jhalak Dikhla Ja Australia Spotlight. to come forward to show their art ese unique talent search events are a because it is a competitive world out rst in Australia, where the winner gets there and involves hard work and a fully paid trip to Mumbai and a dedication. ey have to be in to win it chance to perform and/or attend a and I think it's de nitely worth a try . workshop with celebrities depending e Competition was judged by Ms. supporting track. Srijani Dan, a upon the show format. ese are 'free- Kumud Merani (Producer SBS Hindi trained Indian classical singer was the entry' events for contestants as well as Radio Australia), Mr. Amit Diwadkar winner of Colors Singing Megastar. for the audiences which makes it (well known Indian classical singer- Jagpreet Grover, a trained classical and di erent from other talent shows in musician) and Ms. Promila Gupta versatile singer grabbed the rst Australia. Dr. Mohindra says, In all (prominent community leader in runners-up trophy. Srijani has own to the past 5 talent search events, Australia). e participants were India along with her family to contestants were unique and highly judged on ve aspects; tonal quality, experience a life time opportunity. talented and also included seasoned t e c h n i q u e , c o m m u n i c a t i o n , e highlights of the Colors Singing stage performers amongst fresh new musicianship and stage presence. e Megastar event will be aired on Colors talents. Massive exposure and fame on judges thought that the competition Asia Paci c very soon. NRI Achievers this mainstream platform regularly was really very tough and so they was the Media Partners of this event. A attracts talents, young and the not so selected the top 5 contestants and young. We always look forward to asked them to sing without any NRI Achievers Australia Bureau www.nriachievers.in May 2017 19 Global Events 20 MARATHI FILMS SHOWN IN SMIFF, SWEDEN
IFA (Sweden India Film by 28 prominent representatives of the initiative. ey have had the full Association) in collaboration Marathi lm industry. A total of 20 support of all the 28 producers/ Swith Goa Marathi Film Festival lms were screened to a mainly directors who represented their lms. organized the rst ever SMIFF Swedish audience which was the target Besides participating in the festival, (Sweden Marathi International Film of the festival. e opening lm the lm delegates were taken around Festival) in Stockholm from April 20 Har ish chand rachi Fac tor y the city of Stockholm and Uppsala. A to April 24. Lately the Marathi lm established the fact that it was the visit to the famous island, Grinda in industry has enjoyed enormous Marathi lm industry that set the stage the Swedish Archipelago was also success as their quality lms have for Indian cinema. made possible. To the delight of the awakened an interest from lm e producers & directors are lm delegates they experienced festivals around the world. Sweden has also interested in exploring the snowfall on the island. It was a magical had the honour of being the rst possibility of co-productions, experience for them. is lm festival country to pro le these quality lms. shooting in Sweden and having and the ve days spent in Stockholm e themes of these lms are very Swedish actors in their lms. is was a memorable experience for the well-suited to Swedish sensibilities would open up new markets for both lm delegates. eir curiosity has and values. e mainly Swedish countries. Kunnie Topden of Topden been awakened and the future looks audience responded very positively to Productions together with Sanjay promising for an interaction between the social themes portrayed in the Shetye of Vinsan World has been the Swedish and the Marathi lm lms. e lm festival was represented instrumental in bringing about this industries.
20 May 2017 www.nriachievers.in Global Events INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL TO SHOW WOMEN TALENT
For the last sometime in the eld of Copenhagen. e lm PARCHED will lmmaking, more & more women are be screened at the Gala opening. e showing their talent & entering this much younger Film Director, Leena world of glamour as directors, Yadav, has been invited to attend the cinematographers, editors, art Gala opening. e lms selected for the directors and other branches, besides of Indian Film Festival 2017 are, Parched, course acting. ey are making short e Role (Bhoomika), Mirch Masala, lms, documentaries and animation Kahaani, English Vinglish, Mary Kom, l m s o f t h e i r c h o i c e s a n d Queen, NH10, PIKU, Original Copy, commitments. e present lm Neerja, e Cinema Travelers. e program, in some ways, has this Indian Film Festival is sponsored by curatorial imagination in mind to Embassy of India in Denmark, Air India, re ect the changes in the screen Incredible India Tourism and National persona of the woman and to see how Film Development Corporation even popular Indian cinema does that (NFDC and Danish Film Institute and that's the theme of this Film (DFI). A er the screening, Question & Festival ' e women in Bollywood'. To Answers with the Director Leena Yadav c e l e b r a t e I n d i a @ 7 0 H . E . t h e and Short Indian Bollywood Dance and Ambassador of India, Rajeev Shahare's Reception ( nger food and wine) will e ort, Embassy of India Copenhagen be held. e Festival will continue to planned an Indian Film festival from another big city of Denmark, Aarhus, 12th to28th of May 2017. With the Gala where 3 lms, Kahaani, Mary Kom and opening on 12th May at Danish Film Queen will be screened on 19 to 21st Institute premises Cinemateket, in May at Paradis Cinema in Aarhus. 'CARAT+' DIAMOND EXHIBITION HELD IN BELGIUM DIAMOND's FUTURE DISCUSSED CARAT+ concluded its nal day of new-generation consumers are trading on a positive note, with o cial impacting the sector. e industry data indicating a strong debut for the must become to attuned to what is new diamond and diamond-jewellery happening in the social networks, she exclusive trade show. is year's three- said, for it is there that Millennial day CARAT+ diamond exhibition c o n s u m e r s i n d i c a t e p r o d u c t held in Antwerp, the capital of directions, tastes and habits. Also, she Belgium from May 7 to 9. e expo added, bridal jewellery is changing, recorded 2.927 visitors from 29 Professionals. Speaking during an l a r g e l y b e c a u s e o f c h a n g i n g di erent countries. Around 116 exclusive presentation on the second perceptions of partnership and
exhibitors f rom 14 count r ies day of CARAT+, Jewelry design and marriage. A showcased their well cra ed trends expert Paola De Luca focused diamond jewellery. is exhibition is exclusively on diamonds, and more NRI Achievers Belgium Bureau also known Diamond platform of speci cally how social changes and www.nriachievers.in May 2017 21 Global Events
FIRST EVER SEMI FINALIST IN DENMARK WITH INDIAN MUSIC IN DANISH TELEVISION HISTORY
(From L to R) Deepak Kumar from Deepak Kumar Films with the Ambassador of India in Denmark Rajeev Shahare and e NRI Achievers Bureau M Harwani most eminent personalities of her homeland has not dampened her Denmark, and a celebrity judge in the interests in creative arts; she has been talent show "Danmark Har Talent". closely associated with her roots in the He also said " ank you for bringing form of di erent cultural shows and Bollywood to Denmark and hope it community festivals organized by stays long here with you" Recently, various Indian and other organizations she was called to participate in in Copenhagen, as well as doing a Danmark har Talent 2017, same cross-country tour in 2016 including version of "India`s Got Talent" or t he 4 big cit ies of D enmark, "Britain`s Got Talent" which was representing India among 14 other telecast on TV2. She won hearts and Asian countries in the famous Asian minds alike, and was complimented Culture Festival, where she toured by the judges, applauded with singing Bollywood and Indian Muisc standing ovation, as she became the in Copenhagen, Aalborg, Aarhus, and abanita hails from the land FIRST INDIAN SINGER ever to Odensee, among a footfall of approx of Rabindranath Tagore in reach the semi nals in the show 15,000 people, She has many more Eastern India, Kolkata the with Bollywood music in the Danish plans to encourage and promote the cNapital of West Bengal and singing has television history. art of Indian Music and culture in
been her passion since childhood. She She holds a Masters in English Danish soil. A has been titled " e Marilyn Monroe Literature, and is a free lance writer, a o f B o l l y w o o d " by Ja r l Fr i i s - passionate blogger, an artist and a Mikkelsen, A legend and one of the doting mother too. Being away from NRI Achievers Denmark Bureau
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Did You Know SAWA LAKH SE EK LADAUN…
e Great Sikh General Hari Singh Nalwa
'Rajan ke Raj Hari Singh sartaj jaye, payao beech kaar khoob kini talwar ko, Singh aswari qatlaam kini bhari, judh maha bhaikari, vaas liyo baikunth ko'. (Ram Dayal, 1840)
f one were to crown a true King of kings, the honour would go Iundoubtedly to Hari Singh Nalwa. His talent in battle was unmatched which has ensured him a place in Heaven). Indomitable courage, unsurpassed bravery and inexhaustible zeal are words that aptly describe one of the greatest warrior heroes ever born- e Sikh General Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa. His place in history of the Indian subcontinent is in the highest echelon and his valiant exploits are stu that legends are made of. He le an indelible mark on the
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history of India in a short span of time, into the fold of Khalsa, and was ignited to be forever revered as one of its most with the lo y ideals of Guru Gobind glorious chapters. Singh and the 'Panth'. In 1804 Hari In 1799 the Sikh kingdom had Singh found employment in the court been established by Maharaja Ranjit of Lahore, and soon captured the Singh. Sardar Hari Singh, his most attention of Maharaja Ranjit Singh valued Commander-in-chief, was at because of his impressive personality the forefront of all major expeditions and equestrian skills. Pleased with his and triumphs, commanding the Sikh enthusiasm and talent, the Maharaja army at the highly turbulent and granted him a command of a cavalry of strategic North West frontier. His 700 men and horses and bestowed the victorious battles against the Afghans title of 'sardar' on him. Hari Singh and the ferocious North western tribes named his regiment 'Sher Dil Rajman' resulted in conquests of lands from that went on to create history in future Kashmir in the north to Multan in the years. He also emerged as an ultimate south, and from Kasur in the east to hero when he bravely and single Jamrud in the west. For the rst time in handedly killed a tiger in an unarmed eight hundred years, the passage of combat, a feat that has been the subject invaders into India, through the of many a ballad sung in his praise by Khyber Pass, was successfully blocked. future generations of Indians. Probably As is well known, the Trans Indus the cognomen 'Nalwa' was given to him region could never be fully controlled for accomplishing this feat, though even by the mighty Mughals from there is inadequate evidence for the Akbar to Aurangzeb. Hari Singh, with same. his immense initiative and daring, Hari Singh's rst signi cant succeeded not just in subduing this participation in a Sikh conquest came rugged territory populated by an in 1807 during the battle of Kasur, extremely volatile and ferocious when the young man got a chance to population, but as an administrator, he exhibit his dauntless courage and also transformed the wild North west alacrity. Kasur was then an Afghan region into a well managed and stronghold near Lahore, and an commercially pro table territory of the important acquisition for the Sikh Sikh Kingdom. kingdom. With this successful Sardar Hari Singh was born campaign Hari Singh embarked upon a in 1791 in Gujranwala (in present journey that was to make him one of Pakistan) to Sardar Gurdial Singh of the greatest icons of history. e the Uppal Khatri clan and Mata Dharm onward march towards greater Kaur. His father was a commander of recognition came with Hari Singh's the Sukerchakia Misl who lost his life commendable contribution in the during a battle against Zaman Shah, victories of Sialkot, Attock, Rajouri and grandson of Ahmad shah Abdali. Hari Mahmudkot in the next few years. e Singh was just seven years old at this fall of Attock marked a signi cant time but even at this tender age, he moment in Sikh history as it blocked displayed rare courage, dignity and the passage of Afghans from Kabul to God gi ed strength of mind and body. Kashmir, thus breaking their hold over By his tenth year he had been initiated this mountainous region. www.nriachievers.in May 2017 25 Did You Know
It was Hari Singh's able leadership in General by showering him with words later. Kashmir had been under Afghan 1818, that resulted in the conquest of of praise. By 1819, Sikhs had taken domination since 1752, when Ahmad Multan, the most important Afghan possession of the important Afghan Shah Abdali had annexed it to the Saddozai bastion and trading station strongholds in the 'doabs' and had Kingdom of Kabul. In 1819, Maharaja east of the Indus, south west of Bari entered Peshawar, the summer capital Ranjit Singh entrusted Hari Singh and Doab . is victory pleased Maharaja of the kingdom of Kabul. ough Misr Diwan Chand with the task of Ranjit Singh so much that he expressed Peshawar was subdued, it was not leading o ensive operations in this unbounded joy and pride for the young brought under Sikh rule until much territory. is was done in response to a Did You Know
fervent appeal for help from Kashmiri rule a er ve centuries of muslim terrain but it was also conducted pundits who were facing severe domination. Hari Singh once again successfully with a much smaller army oppression at the hands of Afghans. proved his mettle and showed than that of the opponents! A er this, e Sikhs conquered Poonch and a exemplary organizational skills and the Sikh presence along the Indus signi cant portion of territory south of competence during the entire military frontier was all pervading- politically, Pir Panjal Mountains in early June, operation. He also took e ective steps militarily and administratively. As 1819. By July, Kashmir had been to curb future Afghan intrusions into Governor of Greater Hazara, Hari subjugated and brought under Sikh the valley from vulnerable points like Singh's administrative skills and ability Darband. In 1820, at the age of 29, Hari to provide security and stability, Singh was appointed as the Governor transformed a turbulent region into a of Kashmir which was not just commercially viable territory. is strategically very important but was resulted in greater productivity, and also the largest revenue earning 'subah' facilitated travel and trade. His Land of the Sikh kingdom. Despite facing reforms in the region and building of many cha l lenges li ke famine, the Rangila Canal for better water epidemics, insurgency and hostile supply and making Haripur as a activities of refractory tribes, Hari trading point were ingenious steps that Singh's tenure and able administration re ected his far sightedness. le a lasting impact on Kashmir. It was Meanwhile deep in the Sindh at his behest that several socio Sagar doab, south of the Salt Range, economic reforms were initiated in the descendents of the Saddozai clan of 'subah'. Not only did he abolish 'begar' Afghans still exerted considerable or unpaid forced labour, but also in uence, with Mankhera as their introduced Sikh coinage in Kashmir, stronghold. In an expedition led by the which was popularly called 'Hari Maharaja himself, Hari Singh's astute Singhee' even in subsequent years all generalship and military acumen over Kashmir and Punjab. is period resulted in the fall of Mankhera, and also saw a considerable boost in trade subjugation of Pakhli and Damtaur and impetus to handicra . Apart from soon a er. Henceforth the Indus river this Hari Singh was also able to inspire de ned the western extent of the Sikh con dence among the Kashmiris kingdom. through his charitable grants to all erea er, the Sikhs turned sections of society. His tenure lasted till their attention to the Trans Indus the end of 1821, as his valuable services region, dotted with four strategically were required for the Sikh Forward located mountain passes including the Policy of Maharaja Ranjit Singh against Khyber Pass. e Sikhs had made their the Pashtuns. And the King trusted no in uence felt in Peshawar in 1818, but one more for the job! as stated above, though the Barakzai In 1822, Hari Singh was Governor of Peshawar was compelled g r a n t e d t h e J a g i r d a r i a n d to pay tribute, the territory had been Governorship of Greater Hazara as a le unconquered. e Khyber Pass, reward for his able generalship in the situated west of Peshawar at an altitude Battle of Mangal against the tribal army of 3500 , was the most important of Damtaur. Not only was this doorway into the subcontinent. Over campaign an exceptionally arduous the centuries, turbulent tribes one due to the hazardous mountain collectively called the 'Pashtuns' came www.nriachievers.in May 2017 27 Did You Know
to inhabit the region between the show of great tactical maturity. numbers. Only eight thousand Sikh Hindu Kush mountains and river erea er Hari Singh successfully soldiers under Hari Singh's able Kabul. ough by 1822 most of the reduced the tribal strongholds on command, had managed to defeat a Afghan territories had been subdued, a either side of the Indus, which resulted lakh and a half strong army of the Barakzai chie ain Azim Khan still in considerably weakening the insurgents. It was in May 1831, that the nursed a dream to vanquish the Sikhs Yusufzai position. However, a last battle between the Wahabis and and vindicate the Afghan honour. For ferocious battle was fought between the Sikhs was fought at Balakot , resulting this purpose he tried to seek help from Afghans and forces led by Maharaja in the death of Sayyid. Immediately the British for a combined o ensive Ranjit Singh himself at Naushera, but Hari Singh began strengthening the against the Sikhs, but it was declined. In the tribesmen were no match for the existing forti cations of Attock and early months of 1823 Azim Khan Sikhs. e Barakzais under Azim Khan Khairabad, to ensure security of the declared 'jihad' (religious war) and did nothing to extend help to their Sikh kingdom in future. Pashtun brothers who had risen to 1831 was a landmark year in their clarion call. Hari Singh's the glorious military career of General formidable role in this victory further Hari Singh. Not only was the Wahabi enhanced his prestige. menace crushed successfully, but this A er the battle of Naushera event had increased the power of the and the one that followed in the next Sikh Kingdom immensely. However, it year at Sirikot, remnants of Afghan was not just on the battle eld that power declined steadily along both Ranjit Singh trusted Hari Singh sides of Indus. However, the Yusufzais implicitly. In April 1831, entrusted could not forget the humiliation with diplomatic responsibilities by the heaped on their Afghan pride by the Maharaja, Hari Singh led a Sikh victorious Sikhs, and soon regrouped delegation to meet William Bentinck, a under Sayyid Ahmad, a Wahabi senior British o cial who was to later spiritual leader who they believed become the Governor General of India. would redeem their fate. But Hari Despite apparent warmth at this Singh's alert supervision along the Sikh meeting in Shimla, Hari Singh was frontier held the in uential Sayyid at sharp enough to see through British bay. However, soon he managed to military and trade designs under the nd an opportunity to intrude into veneer of friendship. He was well aware Sikh territory in 1825, following a of the policies of the East India rumour that Maharaja Ranjit Singh Company. was ill. ough the Yusufzais attacked One of the most important started encouraging the Pashtuns of Hazro, north of Attock, Hari Singh's acquisitions for the Sikhs was the region to enroll for a war against the timely arrival with his troops saved the Peshawar, which was subdued three 'in dels'. e Yusufzai tribemen town and its citizens from Afghan times in the past by them, but never joined this army in large numbers and onslaught. Yet again, in early 1827, made a part of their Kingdom. remained in the forefront of the Sikh Sayyid Ahmad, along with the Peshawar, the winter retreat of kings of Pashtun con ict that ensued therea er. Barakzais in Peshawar, marched Kabul, was a fertile and revenue rich With an army of 8000 men, along with towards Naushera, crossed the Landai territory. Its occupation held great Diwan Kirpa Ram and Prince Sher river and proceeded in the direction of promise for the Sikh Kingdom as it was Singh, Hari Singh crossed the Indus at Attock, with all signs of aggression. e situated barely 190 miles away from the Attock and reached the Sikh post at erce balttle that ensued at Saidu Afghan capital. In December 1834, a Khairabad. His men besieged the tribal resulted in a resounding defeat for the fresh opportunity arose for the fort of Jahangira and conquered it in a Sayyid, despite his vastly superior conquest of Peshawar. But ironically,
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the Afghan stronghold fell into Sikh As stated above the Trans hands without any resistance, which Indus region had never been so was indicative of the formidable completely controlled in the past even reputation enjoyed by Hari Singh in the by the mighty Mughals, the way it was Pashtun territories. e fort Bala done by the Sikhs. General Hari Singh, Hissar was captured by the Sikh army. the commander in chief of the Sikh With the occupation of Peshawar, the army in the North west, who by sheer boundaries of the Sikh Kingdom now dint of his courage and gallantry, had extended deep into the Trans Indus accomplished a formidable task. But, region. However, Dost Mohammad of the conquest of Jamrud by Hari Singh the Kabul ruling family, encouraged by had ru ed the Afghans immensely. his success in a battle against Shah Dost Mohammad Khan feared that S h u j a , t h e d e p o s e d k i n g o f a er Jamrud, the Sikhs would proceed Afghanistan, decided to challenge the to Jalalabad, and eventually occupy Sikh might yet again in 1835. Although Kabul. e Panjtar defeat had sent the Sikh army under Hari Singh and alarm bells ringing among the other Sikh chie ain was in a state of Afghans. Dost Mohammad proceeded readiness to engage with the Kabul to Jamrud in a bid to wrest the forts of Afghans, Dost Mohammad, having Jamrud and Peshawar. In the battle that began to decline. lost the support of Sultan Mohammad followed, the Sikhs were totally Hari Singh's brave exploits and heroic Khan and his brother Jabbar Khan, ed outnumbered but fought valiantly. feats became a popular theme for his camp with his army, weapons and However, in the ensuing melee, Hari martial ballads and poetry. Poets of all equipment. Singh who was in the fore front, was communities penned verses in his e situation in the volatile grievously injured. But to ensure that praise -'Qissa Sardar Hari Singh' by Peshawar territory soon grew tense the Afghans did not take advantage of Qadir Baksh urf Qadaryar, 'Jangnama again as the Yusufzais started showing the situation, he ordered his lieutenants Sardar Hari Singh' by Ram Dayal de ance by refusing to pay tribute to to conceal the news in case he died, till 'anad', 'Jangnama Hari Singh Ka' by the Sikh o cers. Kanwar Sher Singh reinforcements arrived from Lahore. Gurmukh Singh, 'Sihar an Jang had already expressed his reluctance to On the arrival of fresh Sikh troops, the Pishaur Singha te Pathana di' by Misr continue in his assignment as Incharge Afghans decided to retreat to Kabul. Hari Chand, are notable among them. of Peshawar. As no other sardar ey could not achieve any of their Such was the exemplary service of this volunteered to go there either, Hari objectives- capture of the fort of brave general that even the British, Singh was recalled from his leave in Jamrud nor the possession of headed by Governor General Lord October 1836, and instructed by the Peshawar. Hari Singh succumbed to his Auckland, paid glowing tributes to Sikh Maharaja to proceed to Peshawar injuries but even in his last hour of life, him. e brave exploits of General Hari to extract the tribute and its arrears. As he saved the North west frontier from Singh Nalwa still live on in the memory Hari Singh reached there, he led his being ravaged by the Afghans. o f P u n j a b i s w o r l d w i d e . H i s men in an attack on Jamrud, a village A er Hari Singh's death performance as an administrator and right at the mouth of the Khyber Pass. there was a de nite change of Sikh military commander in the North West A er this conquest, the extent of the military policy, which now became frontier remains unmatched and his
Sikh kingdom reached the foothills of more defensive than o ensive, along story is stu legends are made of. A the Hindukush mountains. In a the Afghan border. Henceforth, there further o ensive, Panjtar, a Yusufzai was a de nite reversal of the victorious Dr Preeti Singh e author is an Astt. Professor in the stronghold was completely destroyed march of the Sikh might. And it would Dept. of History of SGND Khalsa College Delhi University. She has also authored and arrears due to the Sikh kingdom not be wrong to say that a er the death A Book - Transitions in Indian were realized. of this braveheart, the Sikh kingdom Economic Historiography'. www.nriachievers.in May 2017 29 Dossier
DIASPORA CONNECT PROFILING THE UNDER - PROFILED ‘I WANT TO ESTABLISH SHIVA TEMPLE IN PORTUGAL’
In dossier this month, we pro le for our readers a personality, who has largely remained in the sidelines of diaspora news. ough he has made his mark in his own domains and is known in his communities for the work he has a orded during the course of his lifetimes so far, he has mostly remained out of the public eye. NRI Achievers pro les him for our readers.
KANTILAL VALLABHDAS
sent to Gujarat to complete his distribution network to market his education. merchandise. Yet another activity is to Harking from a business family, export goods to Angola and other Kantilal, soon a er his education, was Portugese speaking territories. swept into the business world. He Operating from his own premises of reached Portugal, where he established over 8000 square meters, all operations a company called 'Brinde Ltda' - mainly of the enterprise are under one roof for dealing in watches, electronics, the sake of consolidation and lighters, promotional and gi items, c o n v e n i e n c e . O c e s p a c e , etc. showrooms, display units, storage and alm and full of compassion, His rm also specialises today in all warehousing all reside in one building. Kantilal Vallabhdas is a types of pens, stocking a whole array of is has proven to be a great advantage Cresident of Lisbon, Portugal, the world's best known brands. In for logistics reasons. A close-knit who seems to have attained that addition, they market clocks, key- family of ve brothers Kantilal, 'perfect' coordination of being that chains, purses and wallets, briefcases, Mahender, Hamsukhlal, sesikante and belongs to a genius and the serenity of card holders, beach accessories, Subash they handle all day-to-day mind sought by so many but achieved umbrellas, backpacks, school bags, operations, and coordination has by so few. Born in Mozambique on the caps, beachwear and numerous gi proven to be their key to success. t h 9 of June 1948, Kantilal had items. e core business of his Apart from this imports and completed his primary education in company is not wholesale, but import. distribution business, Kantilal is the Mozambique, a er which he was He has also built up an excellent involved in realty as well. His group
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owns a farmhouse in the suburbs of Lisbon, which is today converted into a seniors' house with independent units let-out on rent. e key strengths of this business is family management. Recently, along with the ve brothers managing the show, two scions of the newer generation have joined hands to run the operations. Now with fresh blood getting infused, the group plans to e x p and bus i ne ss a c t iv it i e s to neighbouring Spain as well. In the not- too-distant future, they plan to open an import-cum-distribution centre in Madrid. Kantilal is a devotee of Shiva, and his lifetime ambition has been to establish a Shiva temple in Portugal, having toiled with the idea for 18 long years now. He has now realised his desires, with the Portugese government allotting him and his group a large tract of land in the central Lisbon area free of cost. So far Kantilal has succeeded in erecting the main hall of the temple, which can accommodate about a 1000 devotees. ere is stgill the need to build other facilities and give the mandir a proper shape. Devotees meet here regularly on Sundays to o er prayers, Shiv dhuni and aarti. On auspicious occassions, large gatherings are the norm here for attending ceremonies and rites. Most religious leaders, Sadhus and Swamis who come to Portugal visit this Shiv Mandir. A keen social worker as well, Kantilal is always in the forefront for a ny w o r t hw h i l e c au s e o f t h e community. As the president of the even o ering computer courses to the Lord Shiva, his hard work and good- Shiv mandir Committee, he is fully young gratis. His avowed mission is to wishes from all, it is quite foreseeable involved, directing his e orts and serve the Shiv mandir in every possible that in the not-too-distant future, his energy toward keeping tabs on running manner and make it the proud dream will indeed be ful lled. A the temple on a sound footing. He is possession of the hindu community in NRI Achievers Bureau also organising classes for children, Portugal. With his undying faith in
May 2017 www.nriachievers.in 31 Cover Story RAGHUNATH MANET MYSTIQUE MAESTRO BLENDING DANCE & MUSIC
Raghunath Marie Antonin Manet, a Pondicherry born Indian classical musician and dancer, is an adept and master of the classical dance form bharatha natyam, equally adept and pro cient as a musician on the Veena. Dividing his time between Puducherry (the tamil nomenclature Pondicherry has reverted back to) in India and Paris in France, the artiste has been one of the de facto cultural ambassadors of India, taking the exquisitely blended fusion of the classical bharatanatyam dance form and melli uous melodies of carnatic music to audiences world- wide, and gaining much approbation for his creations. In January this year, we met Raghunath at Bengaluru, along the sidelines of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2017, where he was honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, bestowed upon him by the President of India Shri Pranab Mukerjee. We have chosen to pro le him for you.
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o r n i n 1 9 6 8 t o the late Pondicherry M S Nathan, as he styles, have taken together made him Manet Leon and joins his elder sisters Jayanti and by far one of the nest exponents of Marie Geanne, in Vasanthy both danseuses of some Bharata natyam on the world stage the former french renown in their own right. As his today. Also being an excellent c o l o n y o f family moves to France, he continues musician, he intuitively knows how to B P o n d i c h e r r y , learning and ne-honing his dance create that brilliant fusion between Raghunath Manet under the able wings of his sisters, dance and music, which if we may say, h a s g a i n e d before choosing to tavel back to the seems to be the very secret ingredient of recognition across the world today as Adayar Kalakshetra in later years to his great ensembles, ballets and probably the only masterful musician train under gurus Chidambaran performances. pl aying t he cl assic a l c ar nat ic Kaumati Sankara Iyer, Rajeshwari Spinning out myriad adavus instrument of the veena, who is also Padmanaban and Ranganayaki through his dance movements, the brilliant as a bharathanatyam dancer. Rajagopalan. Further on, in his quest beauty and grace of his compositions Raghunath's connect with the classical for an icon where he sought an iconic hark back to the classical elegance of arts begins with his grandfather male dancer who he could adopt as a temple iconography, and bring alive the Gnanamani Pillai, his rst Guru, role model, he wends his way to s c u l p t u r a l b e a u t y o f t e m p l e accepting him as a disciple and London, to intern with Guru Ram architecture. Raghunath openly initiating him into the world of classical Gopal, the legendary and iconic male ascribes his inspiration to the ancient vocal singing, the ute and the violin, at dancer of the 1950s, who's 'Eagle temple carvings, and credit them for the tender age of six. Enchanted by the Dance' Manet is the only dancer to having carried him to the zeniths of music and dance that su used his perform for world audiences today. creativity in his chosen elds of childhood years, young Raghunath e technique he has evolved over expression that of dance and music. goes on to disciple under the tutelage of time, and the pristine purity of his Devoting his energies to a deep study of www.nriachievers.in May 2017 33 Cover Story
traditional dance repetoire, his work Tiruvarur Bakthvatchalam, Hari scene. While it might be a mite beyond has been exempli ed with his Shankar, Subbash Chandra, Munish, the scope of this article to carry a full successful unvieling of numerous M a d u r a i T S r i n i v a s a n , E M lmography, it might indeed be apt to forgotten dance gestures, giving a fresh Subbramaniam, et al., have all given mention a few here. lease of life to them. him accompaniment to him in A m o n g s o m e o f t h e His dance movements, drawn from his producing his CD's. In Europe, remarkable productions he has keen observation of Shiva's postures as Raghunath has collaborated with partaken in 'Perduto amor' of Franco represented in ancient temple western masters like Antoine Battiatto (2003), 'Chidambaram' scriptures and iconography, make up Bourseiller, Didier Lockwood, Richard with l'Opéra-Bastille, 'Evening Ragas', the larger part of his public shows. Jalliano, the legendary Jazz master 'Omkara' with Didier Lockwood, ese movements are o marked by Archie She and Michel Portal. He is ' D a n c e o f S h i v a ' t h e r s t extreme swi ness, grace, a sense of also credited with being the very rst documentary lm by Raghunath & Indian Choreographer to work on "Les Didier Bellocq that was presented in pecheurs de perles" produced by the Cannes 2013 Festival, and Antoine Bourseiller of the Opera in 'Diamant Noir' directed by the Arthur France. Raghunath has the distinction Harari recepient of the best french of also being the First Indian dancer to lm award, are noteworthy. In the year have performed at the Opera De Paris 1998, Raghunath had taken the and the Turin Opera. Raghunath is a initiative of founding a dance and recipient of many scholarships, music school in Puducheri, under the fellowships and titles, both from India name and style of 'TALA SRUTI.' And and France it was under this banner that he chose ("Natiya Siromani","Natya to carry his graceful silhouette to Nayakan","Natya Bharani") for his screens and stages across the world, outstanding services to Indian Art. appearing in festivals. Raghunath's From France, in recognition for his keen interest in South India's classical contributions to art and culture, dance dance forms led him to delve so deeply and music, came a Gold Medal and a into the lives and times of temple rst class diploma, in the form of the dancers as well as the auras and Chevalier Award, which makes him mystique surrounding them, that he one of France's Knight of the Order of opted to take it up as his doctoral Arts and Letters. Some of Raghunath research, and ended up doctoring in Manet's milestone performances of the Cultural Anthropology. He has past decade include 'New Morning written a few books as well. For virility and a mysterious lightness of Paris' an Indian dance and music instance, a book about the Villinour being, all evoking a superior aesthetic show with Archie Shepp, 'Tri Murti ou temple dancers (prefaced by Alain pleasure in his audiences. 7 Dances of Shiva' produced with Danielou) - "Les Bayaderes"; on In all likelihood, Raghunath is Michel Portal, 'Lille 3000' with bharathanatyam - "Bharata Natyam" - probably the only known Indian artiste Carolyn Carlson, 'Bollywood Ballet' (prefaced by Caroloyn Carlson); one p e r s o n a l l y p e r f o r m i n g b o t h at the festival d'Avignon, Music CD on carnatic music - "Musique Bharathanatyam and playing music on 'Karnatik' with Dr. Balamurali C ar nat ique," preface d by Dr. the veena. Not at all surprising that Krishna, 'Babaji Dreams' with Balamurali Krishna; and " e Seven many great vidwans of carnatic Shivamani the drummer par Dances of Shiva" (or "Shiva et ses 7 classical music, of the likes of excellence, 'Pondi-chérie' with Indra danses" in French), prefaced by Gean Umayalpuram Sivaraman, Guruvayur Rajan, to name a few. Raghunath has Claude Carrierre, his fourth. is Durai, T K Murthy, Palghat Raghu, also been active in the french lm book, published by his dance academy
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in Puducheri, is an introduction to Shiva the godhead who inspired the French sculptor Rodin. In this book, Raghunath depicts the relationship between Shiva and dance, describing the ve basic functions of Shiva's seven dances. "Dance is central to Shaivism. I wanted to understand why Shiva is the king of music and rhythm," he says of h i s b o o k . I n t h e l a n d m a r k documentary lm ' e Dance of Shiva' that Manet made in collaboration with Didier Bellocq, which went to the Cannes Festival in 2013, Manet had explored the essence behind the Cosmic Dance of Shiva. Talking abbout the subject matter of the lm, Manet says: ere are three questions I wanted to answer. Who is Shiva and why is he dancing? What is his philosophy? e lm had garnered much appreciation from european media, though the focus was more on '100 years of Indian cinema'. Monet reminisces: In the midst of big stars like Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai there was small me was with my small lm. I think it was a necessary lm, not just for the audience but for me as a dancer as well On his having opted for intense traditional training in both dance and music, he says: One cannot just talk about dance without talking about music. ey are inseparable. If you are a dancer without the knowledge of rhythm and places, t aking t he identity of dance and music. " e French have melodies, you can never be a compleat Puducherry to the world. I am contributed signi cantly to preserving dancer. I think it is of utmost i d e nt i e d a s a n a r t i s t e f r o m traditional Indian arts in Puducherry. importance to be a multifaceted artiste. P u du che r r y. E arl i e r, w he n I ey did spend a lot of money," says I tell my students the same. I am performed in the USA or at Japan, Raghunath, who has studied both training children in orphanages in people would ask where Puducherry is. Tamil and French. Manet avers that he Puducherry. I want to give the art back Now they know. I want to contribute to draws his dancing soul from the to the poor people because I believe the identity of Pondicherry, he says. erstwhile temple dancers of southern that everybody should be trained in Manet adds that Puducherry with its India. Talking about his Guru, he says: arts and music, he said. He is keen to French culture and ancient Tamil "My master was MS Nathan, who was take a troupe and perform in di erent historical legacy is at the root of his attached to the Villianur temple, an www.nriachievers.in May 2017 35 Cover Story
abode of Shiva, in Puducherry, and by 'Silappathikaram,' from Sangam three years. Balancing the veena corollary, the Devadasi tradition. So I literature that teaches a performer to k n ow n a s t h e w o r l d ' s o l d e s t would not be wrong if I say I learnt be creative each and every moment. I instrument and Bharata natyam is Bharatanatyam from the devdasi do not like to interpret traditions but not all that di cult for Raghunath. "I dancers of the Villianur temple. improvise," Manet said. Asked to talk can do it because our traditions are so When we demur on the point that more about his learning years, strong. didn't India, upon independence, Raghunath says: At 17, I went to the I began as a dancer in abolish the tradition of temple Kalakshetra for eight years, and later childhood, but my parents sent me to dancing, he educates us that the matured under the guidance of learn music," he said. At present tradition continued in southern India legendary Indian dancer Ram Gopal Raghunath is busy preparing to go to until as late as 1984-1985. T a l k i n g for ve years. I danced for Ram Gopal Cannes, for the festival, where the lions about Omkara, a seventy-hour till his last days in the hospital in are likely to roar for him as his short, 'the staggered face-o that melded Western London, and I hold the rights to most Dance of Shiva, might just be bestowed jazz with Indian classical, he said that of his archives and documents," an award. And yes, he will also be more than any fusion , it was rather Raghunath says. He would like to presenting his latest lm 'Karma,' which more of a confrontation. Adding utilise this material from Ram Gopal's tells the story of a seeker's path to
further, he likened it to learning about archives for making a documentary salvation through the arts and cra s. A how di erent cultures understand movie on the legacy of Indian dance each other's music and dance through and music. Apropos, here it is worth Chakravarthi Suchindran their own art forms. I like to be mentioning that Raghunath had also e writer is a technocrat who dabbles in journalism print & broadcast creative in the spirit of our second d a n c e d f o r C h a n d r a l e k h a ' s photography & creative visual arts. c e n t u r y T a m i l e p i c , t h e 'Contemporary Dances of India' for
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AN INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY MAGAZINE CONNECTING INDIA WITH NRIs, PIOs & OCIs INDIA RISING Real Politik 3 YEARS OF MODI GOVERNMENT 'REFORM, PERFORM & TRANSFORM'
he three- year term of Modi policy initiatives taken by the Lakh cr. was made available for roads, government is marked by its government in line with its vision have highways and railways. And in this Tcommitment of ensuring paid rich dividends, belying the claims year's budget, in a bid to put housing development for all through its of critics that the government's especially a ordable housing on fast progressive approach of 'Reform, economic development programmes track, the government undertook a far Perform & Transform', putting an end have largely remained on ground and reaching reform to accord it the status to years of policy paralysis, through their bene ts are not reaching people. of infrastructure. good governance. e government's intention to give a It is signi cant to mention that over the Fully realizing that urban development llip to urban development, was clearly last three years, central assistance of Rs by way of boosting real estate, housing re ected in its rst full- edged budget 18,500 cr. per annum was given for and infrastructure, is a key to economic in which allocation for infrastructure urban infrastructure development as development, NDA government's development was hiked by Rs 70,000 cr. against Rs 9,850 cr. a year during 10 major focus on these vital sectors, with besides creating Rs 4,000 cr. National years of UPA regime. In fact, a view to reform economy and ensure Investment & Infrastructure Fund and immediately a er taking over in May long- term sustainable growth, is earmarking Rs 22,000 cr. for housing 2014, NDA government set out on its showing visible results. and urban development. And in the reform agenda by addressing the long A number of landmark reforms and following budget, a massive Rs 2.31 pending issue of liberalizing FDI in real
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estate and construction sector to ensure better access to foreign funding for housing. As the government has d o n e aw ay w i t h u n n e c e s s a r y restrictions on ow of NRI and foreign capital, the liberalized FDI policy has helped boost fund ows in a big way. According to United Nation's World Investment Report 2016, India has have drawn big attracted a record $5.7 billion of FDI rehabilitation. And for this purpose, a players including large corporate to in ows in real estate besides receiving special provision of Rs 4.000 cr. was housing especially a ordable housing. $32 billion in private equity funding. made for National Housing Bank, e government complimented it with e ushering of Real Estate Investment besides tax breaks for home buyers and mortgage reforms to give further push Trusts (REITs) reform is set to further property developers. Hundred percent to a ordable housing. In addition to bring in the much needed funding to service tax exemption was extended to e ecting over 150 bps cut in interest the sector. a ordable housing developers, besides rates, the RBI introduced a new In the backdrop of India facing a providing income tax incentives. With Marginal Cost of Funds Based Lending massive urban housing shortage of the inclusion of EWS and slum R a t e ( M C L R ) f o r s p e e d i e r 18.78 million units, the government redevelopment under CSR, developers transmission of rate cuts to home took a major reform initiative- got entitlement to 100 percent tax buyers. e new Credit Linked Subsidy 'Housing for All by 2022', focusing on deduction. e reform to provide Scheme (CLSS) under Pradhan Mantri a ordable/low-cost housing. is infrastructure status to a ordable Awas Yojana (PMAY) broadened the mission for urban housing is aimed at housing was made to enhance credit scope of interest subsidy to cover those promoting a ordable housing and ow, with a view to boost the having an annual income of Rs. 18 housing for weaker sections through construction of a ordable and low cost Lakh and availing maximum home credit- linked subsidy, PPP, subsidy for homes by the private sector. HDFC loan of 12 Lakh, with a view to bene t bene ciary-led individual house bank chairman, Deepak Parekh has more middle income people. c o n s t r u c t i o n , b e s i d e s s l u m lauded the reforms and tax sops which
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In the context of Housing for All, the real game changing reform done by Modi government is Real estate Regulation Act (RERA) that had been hanging re for almost a decade. RERA (operationalised from May 1, 2017) that empowers and protect property consumers will help make homes a ordable to masses. Aimed at regulating real estate, with fair and transparent transactions, it will also boost investors' con dence. e passage of Benami Transaction Prohibition Bill, together with measures to check in ux and circulation of black money, including demonetisation, not just had a sobering e ect over land and property prices but also boosted investor sentiment. e GST reform, set to be implemented later this year, will also have a similar impact on real estate as single uniform tax regime will bring in transparency and predictability, besides reduction in tax management expenses and compliance costs. e r e i s a p a r a d i g m s h i i n government's strategy for urban transformation by improving urban governance through focused reforms for better service delivery. e focus is now on achieving better resource utilization and targeted result through area based development against open- ended and project based approach in f o r R e j u v e n a t i o n & U r b a n drinking water to 2 crore urban past. is new urban development Transformation), PMAY, Smart City households in 500 mission cities, approach has shown results. Over the Mission, Swachh Bharat Mission, City besides augmenting water supply to last 3 years, central assistance of 18,500 Development & Augmentation Yojana 135 litres per capita per day, expanding cr. per year was given for urban (HRIDAY), Urban Transport, have sewage and drainage systems and non- infrastructure development as against been launched which have made motorized transport. e Smart City 9,580 cr. in a year during 10 years of considerable progress. Mission aimed at improving the UPA government. As part of this Under AMRUT, projects quality of life of 13 cr. urban people in s t r at e g y t o a c c e l e r at e u r b a n worth over Rs 10,000 cr. have already 100 cities, has made good progress. A infrastructure for inclusive and been awarded for execution, out of a total investment of Rs 1,33,368 cr. has sustainable development, urban total of 77,000 cr. approved for entire also been approved in 60 mission missions like AMRUT (Atal Mission mission till 2019-20 for providing cities, about 150 projects worth Rs.
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cost of Rs 41,571 cr..Plans are afoot to build metros in 50 cities. at Modi government's reformist policies are on track to put India on high growth trajectory, is con rmed by Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) which says that India is poised to see impact investment worth up to $40 billion by 2025 as the country is in a sweet spot with high potential to deliver solutions. On the economic front, political stability and structural reforms, have paid rich dividends as India continues to be the fastest growing economy, with IMF has projected that a er securing a coveted place among Big Five, India is well on its way to breach $3.5 trillion mark, overtaking Germany by 2022, to take 4th place, a er US, Japan & China. And a spate of real estate and housing reforms has rmly put real estate on recovery path, with BSE Realty Index gaining 52 percent this year. Notwithstanding all these achievements, the challenge before Modi government is to not just ensure that the reforms undertaken so far reach at a grass root level, to bene t a common man but also to carry out its un nished agenda. e immediate challenge is to ensure smooth take o of RERA and GST. Equally signi cant is the e ective implementation of 1,600 cr. in 20 cities are close to individual and 1.25 Lakh community 'Housing for All', to meet the target of completion and projects worth Rs toilets have been constructed and a building 50 million houses by 2022, 30,000 cr. would be either under target of 100 percent door to door besides ushering in new reforms like execution or awarded by June 2017. collection and transportation of single window mechanism to fast track Swachh Bharat Mission, being municipal waste achieved in 3995, out clearances for promoting ease of doing implemented at a cost of Rs. 62,009 cr. of a total of 81015 urban wards. As part business, rental housing and reforms to bene t 32 cr. urban people in terms of Urban Transport Mission, about 68 related to labour, stamp duty and of improved sanitation, has already km. of new metro section has been registration of property. A
succeeded in making 633 cities Open opened and 5 new metro projects, Vinod Behl Defecation Free (ODF) out of statutory spanning over 143 km. have been e author is a senior media professional & the Consulting Editor of 4,041 cities and towns to be made ODF sanctioned in Ahmadabad, Nagpur, NRI Achievers magazine. He may be by October 2019. Already 31 Lakh Lucknow, Chennai Extn. and Pune, at a reached at: [email protected] www.nriachievers.in May 2017 41 OIA : The Policy Space SAFE AND LEGAL IMIGRATION 'SURAKSHIT JAO, PRASHIKSHIT JAO, VISHWAS KE SAATH JAO'
NRI Achievers has, since March this year, started bringing out a segment dealing with the activities of the External A airs ministry, and more speci cally the activities undertaken by the erstwhile Ministry of Overseas Indian A airs, which has since been remerged with the Foreign Ministry. Our connect with the Overseas Indian A airs cell is all about creating a reader interface within the con nes of our magazine that would bring FAQs, quality information and news to our esteemed readers. is issue carries the third such installment, where the Secretary (Overseas Indian A airs) of the MEA, presently Dr. Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay, talks Mqsk Ans form about the various proactive steps taken to make the issue of Safe and Legal Migration. Here goes
Why has it been mandatory for nurses on e-migrate for recruiting workers g rievance redressal of Indian to take emigration clearance? from India? emigrants? e decision to bring nurses under the Registration of Foreign Employer (FE) All emigrants related grievances, Emigration Check Required (ECR) in the e-Migrate system has been made received in any manner, are promptly category and take emigration clearance mandatory from 1st June, 2015. Since attended to through Recruiting Agents before proceeding for employment inception, 1,01,062 FEs have registered and our Missions/Posts. Grievance abroad was taken in view of reports in the system as on 18-04-2017. redressal mechanism in the e-Migrate received regarding large scale system has been initiated during 2016 malpractices and exploitation in the Has e-migrate system made it easier and so far, 933 grievances have been recruitment of nurses especially in to get emigration clearance? settled. Protector General of Kuwait. An order was accordingly 100% paperless emigration clearance Emigrants (PGE) and ten Protectors of issued on 12.03.2015 requiring nurses for ECR passport holders Indian Emigrants (PoEs) are also holding to take emigration clearance before workers for overseas employment at Open House Sessions on all going for overseas employment to the PoE o ces has been started under the Wednesdays for Public Grievances and 18 ECR countries. e-Migrate system. About 20.00 lakh settlement of Emigrants' Grievances. e m i g r ant s have b e e n g r ante d Recently, the MADAD and e-Migrate What is e-migrate project? emigration clearance for overseas grie vance mo dules have b een With a vision 'To transform emigration employment during the last three years integrated in order to bring synergy in into a simple, transparent, orderly and through e-Migrate. is has brought grievance redressal. humane process', the e-Migrate project about e-governance, transparency and has become 'go-live' with e ect from faster processing of Emigration What action does the government 31-3-2015. e project has been made Clearance. No emigrant is now take on receiving requests for operational in all the Missions/Posts of required to travel to the PoE o ces as repatriation of emigrants in distress? the ECR countries with e ect from EC application/processing and MEA is genuinely conscious about the June, 2015. approval is given on-line. welfare of Indian emigrant workers Do foreign employers have to register What steps are being taken for and spares no e orts to help them in
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times of distress. About 3000 emigrants in various ECR countries have been safely rescued/repatriated or re- deployed through the registered recruitment agents without any cost to Government, during the last one year or so. On receipt of complaints /grievances, a Show Cause Notice is issued to the Recruiting Agent to quickly repatriate/rescue the emigrant within 30 days failing which punitive action under the Emigration Act 1983 is taken against the RA.
What are the other signi cant steps taken by the government towards welfare of emigrants?
e following measures have been put in place for ensuring welfare and safety of emigrants: increased from Rs.20 Lakhs to Rs.50 h e l d on 9 . 1 1 . 2 0 1 6 u n d e r t h e Lakhs. Chairmanship of Hon'ble Minister of 1. Agreements on labour cooperation: States, Ministry of External A airs. For protection and welfare of Indian 4. Online registration/renewal: With workers in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, e ect from March, 2016, applications 6. Prosecution sanction against illegal rst agreement on Labour Co- for fresh registration as Recruiting agents: On receipt of requests from the operation for Domestic Sector Workers Agent (RA) and renewal of registration State Police, 08, 11 and 42 Prosecution (DSWs) recruitment was signed on certi cate under the Emigration Act, Sanctions were issued in 2014, 2015 2nd Januar y, 2014. erea er, are being processed only online and 2016 respectively. Besides, Agreement on labour cooperation for through the e-Migrate system. A total complaints referred to the State recruitment of general category of of 104 new Registration Certi cates Governments for actions are 153, 101 workers was signed in April, 2016. (RCs) issued and 222 RCs renewed to and 231 in 2014, 2015 and 2016 the Recruiting Agents (RAs) for respectively and State Governments 2. Safeguarding female workers: To conducting manpower business. 149 are periodically reporting the progress protect and safeguard female workers Bank Guarantees of the ex-RAs, kept as o f a c t i o n t a k e n a n d s e e k i n g from India, vide order dated 2nd a security with the Govt. were released prosecution sanction where necessary. August/16th September, 2016, o n e x p i r y o r c a n c e l l at i o n o f recruitment of Indian female workers R e g i s t r at i o n C e r t i c at e . 1 2 2 7. Show Cause Notices to RAs: 236 holding ECR passport and emigrating permissions were granted to RAs for Show Cause Notices were issued to the on employment visa to any of the 18 op e n i n g / s h i i n g of B r an c h / RAs on receipt of complaints received ECR countries, has been made Headquarter O ces. from individual emigrants and the mandatory through state Govt. owned Indian Missions abroad and as a result recruiting agencies only. 5. Sensitizing State Governments for hundreds of emigrants have been safely safe migration: e issue of illegal of rescued from several ECR countries in
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vkpk;Z pk.kD; ,d ,slh egku foHkwfr Fks] ftUgksaus viuh fo}Ùkk vkSj {kerkvksa ds cy ij Hkkjrh; bfrgkl dh /kkjk dks cny fn;kA ekS;Z lkezkT; ds laLFkkid pk.kD; dq'ky jktuhfrK] prqj dwVuhfrK] çdkaM vFkZ'kkL=h ds :i esa Hkh fo'ofo[;kr gq,A bruh lfn;k¡ xqtjus ds ckn vkt Hkh ;fn pk.kD; }kjk crk, x, fl)kar vkSj
pk.kD; uhfr* %% v/;k;% uhfr;k¡ çklafxd gSa rks ek= blfy,] fd mUgksaus vius xgu v/;;u] fparu vkSj thoukuqHkoksa ls vftZr vewY; Kku dks] iwjh rjg fu%LokFkZ gksdj ekuoh; dY;k.k ds mís'; ls vfHkO;ä fd;kA is'k gS 17 v/;k;ksa okyh ^pk.kD; uhfr* dk ianzgoka v/;k;A gj vad esa ge ,d v/;k; ij utj Mkyrs gSaA
og O;fä ftldk ºzn; gj çk.kh ek= ds disappears with çfr d#.kk ls fi?kyrk gS- mls t#jr D;k tks vLoPN diMs igurk gS] ftlds nkar even the original gS fdlh Kku dh] eqfä dh] lj ds Åij lkQ ugha] tks cgqr [kkrk gS] tks dBksj 'kCn stock. tVktwV j[kus dh vkSj vius 'kjhj ij jk[k cksyrk gS] tks lw;ksZn; ds ckn mBrk gS] eyus dh- mldk fdruk Hkh cM+k O;fäRo D;ksa u gks] ,d egku vkneh For one whose heart melts with og y{eh dh —ik ls oafpr jg tk;sxk- tc dksbZ xyr dke compassion for all creatures; what is He who wears unclean garments, has djrk gS rks mls dksbZ the necessity of knowledge, liberation, dirty teeth, as a glutton, speaks dqN ugha dgrk- ,d matted hair on the head, and smearing unkindly and sleeps a er sunrise & uhp vkneh tc the body with ashes. although he may be the greatest dksbZ vPNk dke Hkh personality & will lose the favour of djrk gS rks mldk f/kDdkj gksrk gS- bl nqfu;k esa og [ktkuk ugha gS tks vkidks Lakshmi. vkids lnxq# us Kku dk ,d v{kj fn;k nsf[k;s ve`r mlds dtsZ ls eqä dj lds tc O;fä nkSyr [kksrk gS rks mlds fe=] ihuk rks vPNk gS ysfdu jkgw dh ekSr ve`r ihus ls gh gqbZ- fo"k ihuk uqdlkunk;h gS ere is no treasure on earth the gi of iRuh] ukSdj] lEcU/kh mls NksM+dj pys tkrs gSa- vkSj tc og nkSyr okil gkfly djrk gS ysfdu Hkxoku~ 'kadj us tc fo"k çk'ku fd;k which will cancel the debt a disciple rks fo"k muds xys dk vyadkj gks x;k- owes his guru for having taught him rks ;s lc ykSV vkrs gaS] blhfy, nkSyr gh lcls vPNk fj'rsnkj gS- A bad action committed by a great man even a single letter (that leads to is not censured (as there is none that can Krishna consciousness). He who loses his money is forsaken by his friends, his wife, his servants and reproach him), and a good action dkVksa ls vkSj nq"V yksxkas ls cpus ds nks mik; his relations; yet when he regains his performed by a low-class man comes to gSa- iSj esa twrs iguks vkSj mUgsa bruk 'keZlkj riches those who have forsaken him be condemned (because none respects djks dh oks viuk lj mBk uk ldsa vkSj come back to him. Hence wealth is him). Just see: the drinking of nectar is vkils nwj jgas- certainly the best of relations. excellent, but it became the cause of ere are two ways to get rid of thorns Rahu's demise; and the drinking of and wicked persons; using footwear in iki ls dek;k gqvk iSlk nl lky jg ldrk poison is harmful, but when Lord Shiva the rst case and in the second shaming gS- X;kjgosa lky esa og yqIr gks tkrk gS] (who is exalted) drank it, it became an them so that they cannot raise their mldh eqír ds lkFk- ornament to his neck (nila-kanta). faces again thus keeping them at a Sinfully acquired wealth may remain distance. for ten years; in the eleventh year it ,d lPpk Hkkstu og gS tks czkã.k dks nsus ds
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ckn 'ks"k gS- çse og lR; gS tks ysrk gaS- nwljkas dks fn;k Sastric (Scriptural) knowledge is tkrk gS- [kqn ls unlimited, and the arts to be learned tks çse gksrk gS og ugha- ogh are many; the time we have is short, cqf)eÙkk gS tks and our opportunities to learn are iki djus ls beset with obstacles. erefore select jksdrh gS- ogh nku for learning that which is most gS tks fcuk fn[kkos ds important, just as the swan drinks only fd;k tkrk gS- the milk in water. A true meal is that which consists of the og vkneh paMky gS tks ,d nwj ls vpkud vk;s gq, Fkds ekans vfrfFk dks vknj lRdkj r e m n a n t s l e a e r a fn, fcuk jkf= dk Hkkstu [kqn [kkrk gS- brahmana's meal. Love which is shown to others is He is a chandala who eats his dinner true love, not that which is without entertaining the stranger who cherished for one's own self. h a s c om e t o h i s h ou s e qu it e To abstain from sin is true accidentally, having travelled from a wisdom- at is an act of long distance and is wearied. charity which is performed ,d O;fä dks pkjksa osn vkSj lHkh /keaZ 'kkL=ksa without ostentation. dk Kku gS- ysfdu mls ;fn vius vkRek dh vuqHkwfr ugha gqbZ rks og mlh peps ds leku ;fn vkneh dks ij[k ugha gS rks og gS ftlus vusd idokuksa dks fgyk;k ysfdu vueksy jRuksa dks rks iSj dh /kwy esa fdlh dk Lokn ugha p[kk- iM+k gqvk j[krk gS vkSj ?kkl dks lj ij /kkj.k djrk gS- ,slk djus ls jRuksa One may know the four Vedas and the dk ewY; de ugha gksrk vkSj ?kkl ds Dharma-sastras, yet if he has no frudkas dh egÙkk ugha c of a brahmana, when She replied) " O Lord a rishi named Agastya drank up My father (the ocean) in anger; Brighu Muni kicked You; brahmanas pride themselves on their learning having sought the favour of My competitor Sarasvati; and lastly they pluck each day the lotus which is My abode, and therewith worship Lord Shiva. erefore, O Lord, I fear to dwell with a brahmana and that properly. nqfu;k esa ck¡/kus ds ,sls vusd rjhds gSa ftlls O;fä dks çHkko esa yk;k tk ldrk gS vkSj fu;af=r fd;k tk ldrk gS- lcls etcwr ca/ku çse dk gS- bldk mnkgj.k og e/kq eD[kh gS tks ydM+h dks Nsn ldrh gS ysfdu Qwy dh ia[kqfM;ks dks Nsnuk ilan ugha djrh pkgs mldh tku pyh tk,- ere are many ways of binding by which one can be dominated and controlled in this world, but the bond of a ection is the strongest. For example, take the case of the humble bee which, although expert at piercing hardened wood, becomes caught in the embrace of its beloved owers (as the D;k gJ gksrk gS tc og lw;Z ds ?kj tkrk gS among the so petals of the lotus and petals close at dusk). vFkkZr fnu esa fn[kkbZ nsrk gS- rks D;k ,d drinks abundantly its sweet nectar, is lkekU; vkneh nwljs ds ?kj tkdj y?kqrk pUnu dV tkus ij Hkh viuh egd ugha dks ugha çkIr gksxk- now feasting on the ower of the NksM+rs- gkFkh cw<+k gksus ij Hkh viuh yhyk ordinary kutaja- Being in a strange ugha NksM+rk- xUuk fupksM+s tkus ij Hkh viuh e moon, who is the abode of nectar country where the lotuses do not exist, feBkl ugha NksM+rk- mlh çdkj Å¡ps dqy esa and the presiding deity of all he is considering the pollen of the iSnk gqvk O;fä vius mUur xq.kksa dks ugha medicines, although immortal like kutaja to be nice. NksM+rk Hkys gh mls fdruh Hkh xjhch esa D;ksa amrta and resplendent in form, loses uk clj djuk iM+s- the brilliance of his rays when he gs Hkxoku~ fo".kq] esjs Lokeh] eS czkã.kksa ds ?kj Although sandalwood be cut, it does repairs to the abode of the sun (day esa bl fy, ugha jgrh D;ksa fd----- not forsake its natural quality of time). erefore will not an ordinary vxLR; _f"k us xqLls esa leqæ dks ¼ tks esjs firk gSa½ ih fy;k- fragrance; so also the elephant does man be made to feel inferior by going to not give up sportiveness though he live at the house of another. Hk`xq eqfu us vkidh Nkrh ij ykr ekjh- czkã.kksa dks i 46 May 2017 www.nriachievers.in Silver Screen Vinod Khanna October 06, 1946 - April 27, 2017 A DEAR FRIEND HAS GONE! ittle did I realize when met and not bothered to be a part of the rat Vinod Khanna at the shooting race. Unlike Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Lfor my friend producer- Khanna never cultivated cutlery director Gul Bahar Singh's lm Ek i around him and used to deal with Rani Aisi Bhi i a few months ago at everyone, whether a producer, director Madh Island where he shot with Hema or for that matter a journalist on a one Malini that it would have been my last to one basis. Till date, I have never seen meeting with the suave ever smiling Vinod Khanna losing his temper at a handsome actor. All that I can say is journalist, though the media used to that I have lost a dear friend who was link him with every pretty girl from always humble and very honest to the Sonu Walia to Smita Patil. Not many core and passionate about his work, are aware of the fact that Vinod was also whether as an actor, producer, wise enough to continue to retain his parliamentarian or a Minister. Even distribution concern Kamala Movies when he sacri ced worldly life and Distributors even a er he quit acting opted to be a disciple of Bhagwan because, I do not want to leave my sta several days before he passed away. He Rajneesh Osho for ve years, he in the lurch. Main Tulsi Teri Aangan was full of life. I remember in those maintained a life full of discipline. Ki distributed by him in Bombay days when he was ruling the industry Vinod Khanna was su ering from turned out to be a gold mine for him. neck top neck with Amitabh Bachchan, bladder carcinoma at a city hospital for Vinod, like Rajesh Khanna was fond of Vinod used to be cool like a cucumber 48 May 2017 www.nriachievers.in Obit the bubbly spirits and always used to 1988 when I had landed on the sets to meeting her in a brothel. ough he did insist on being served with only interview Vinod Khanna. In those good apologize to the bewildered Madhuri genuine scotch whenever he attended a old days, we journalists used to walk in profusely again and again, Vinod could party. I particularly remember Vinod and out of the sets whenever we not forgive himself for his 'daredevilry' asking me to return back my glass of wanted to interview any star and one though it was part of his duty as an actor. scotch to the waiter at the Hotel Taj did not have to x the appointment in Vinod Khanna may not be alive today when he realized a er a sip that it was advance or wriggle one's way through but while we pray for his soul to rest in not scotch but a spurious Indian to the star via secretaries and PR guys peace up above there, we cannot forget whiskey. He sent his errand boy to his and ahem even bodyguards. I was his splendid performances in lms like car parked downstairs to fetch for him aghast when I met Vinod at his Mere Apne, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, his bottle of Black Label and every time makeup room sitting with a glass of Qurbani, Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Vinod or I re lled our glass of scotch, scotch. It was only 6 pm and the Inkaar, Amar Akbar Athony, Khoon Vinod used to tell his errand boy who shooting had halted, because Vinod Paseena, Chandni etc. Had I known was on duty. e gentleman that he is, did not want to shoot for Aruna if he that I would not be able to meet Vinod Vinod Khanna did not want to was not convinced of the scene. Khanna a er the last time when I met embarrass the producer of his lm Aruna Raje pleaded with me Garajna which had Sridevi as his to convince Vinod Khanna to resume leading lady, by expressing his the shooting since a lot of money was at displeasure over the choice of drinks stake on the lm. Vinod agreed to that he had organized for the shoot provided I joined him for drinks completion party of his lm. Vinod as a er the pack up. I agreed and Vinod an ardent devotee of Bhagwan competed the shooting for the day Rajneesh Acharya, always used to carry intact and we resumed the drinks in his in his hey days along with him his makeup room till midnight. stereophonic cassette recorder with one e last time I had a drink with dozen tapes consisting of Rajneesh's Vinod Khanna was to celebrate his discourses. Whenever he was not having been bestowed with the coveted needed on the sets he used to beat a award for Lifetime Achievement at the hasty retreat to his makeup room and prestigious Pune International Film switch on the cassettes to listen to the festival by Dr Jabbar Patel the director of Achar ya's teachings in the air the festival. Vinod Khanna who had conditioned comfort of his makeup come to receive the award along with his him on the sets of Ek i Rani Aisii Bhi room. When he had embraced Rajneesh wife Kavita went in posing for photos where I had gone to act as Sardar Acharya Osho in the late 70's , at every with all his fans as well as admirers at the Vallabh Patel's secretary (sadly the party, Vinod could be seen in his by now a er party where Vinod and I preferred scene was cut out of the lm as it had patented sa ron colored robes with the to sit in a corner and while Vinod had a turned out to be inordinately long), I rudraksh dangling around his neck with glass of wine, I opted to sip beer. e would have chased him whenever he the Bhagwan Rajneesh pendant. With a gentle side of Vinod Khanna was used to retire to his makeup room and cigarette in one hand, a glass of whisky evident to me when he confessed to me spent some time with him, as I had on the other and his charismatic smile, that on the sets of Feroz Khan's absolutely no idea at all that he was Vinod always used to be the life of every Dayawaan , he could not say No to Feroz battling with the deadly cancer then. A party that he chose to attend. Once I when he asked him to plant his lip on remember Vinod Khanna had a newcomer Madhuri Dixit's stealthily Jyothi Venkatesh di erence of opinion with Aruna Raje when the shot was taken without her the writer is a well- Known & when he was shooting for her lm knowledge to infuse a sense of realistic established ilm Critic. 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