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ALL THE VERY BEST, INDIA he monsoon month of July brought much needed rain, a boon to many but a bane for some. With India's met-man confident of weathering monsoon deficits abundantly, it might certainly be good for agricultural, but floods are wreaking havoc in the states of Bihar and Assam, and the urban infrastructure in some T Indian metros has time and again proved to be woefully inadequate – placing a huge question mark on how much more these citadels need to be 'smartened' in order to meet the most basic expectations of their citizens, and begging the question why still have no strategies to combat the ritual flooding of some riverine states that’s become an annual woe. On the international stage, world-media's Brexit frenzy of last month has by and large abated and the UK now has a new PM in Theresa May – one of whose first acts was to appoint Indian-born MP Alok Sharma as Under Secretary of State responsible for Asia & Pacific. In the US, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump won their respective nominations, and coming months would indeed prove inter- esting to see how and which way our diaspora swings, as the American election fever hets up. PM Modi embarked on path-breaking 4-nation tour of Africa – where his focus was sharply on strengthening Afro-Indian connects, economic outreach, combating terror, food-security, and last, but not least, defence-diplo- macy – boosting India's position in the Indian Ocean Region as a key security provider for countries in this ambit. A game pretty well played. On the domestic front, parties of all shades and hues are gearing up for an upcoming 2017 election to the state assembly in Uttar Pradesh – rallies are planned, banderoles are being unfurled, and various 'social-engineering' strategies are be- ing contemplated. The monsoon session of Parliament apropos went quite smoothly, and wonder of wonders – the long pending GST – or the goods and services tax bill that aims to clean up India's complicated taxation laws and bring the entire country under one pre- dictable and uniform legislation – passed muster and was cleared by the Upper House, catapulting India instantaneously bang into the centre of the global economy. By far the biggest-ticket reform to come after the 1991 economic liberalisation regime ushered in by Dr. Manmohan Singh – GST will turn India into one mammoth common market, leading to a much greater ease of doing business. Definitely a feather in the cap of the NDA gov- ernment, and kudos to Modi for pushing it through. Those were the most important milestones of July. Now let’s see what lies in store for you in our August issue of NRI Achievers. Our Cover Feature has an 'Indiaspora' focus, bring- ing you profiles and features of some movers and shakers of Indian origin. Realpolitik re- ports on Modi's Africa overtures, where he has sought to counter China's growing influence and position India as a key Indian Ocean player and Africa's best friend both in need and deed. Real Estate takes a look at the new National Building Code, and presents an analysis on what will be needed for India to succeed in building smart cities. Heritage charts the his- tory of the Hyderabad Nizams and their Deccan Empire, while Travel & Destinations takes you on a trek through the great Indian North East. Chanakya Neeti continues with another instalment, while Diaspora News brings you stories from across the globe. And as usual, news on milestone happenings are all clustered into our various 'newsy' heads – News Scan, Business Buzz, PSU Buzz, et al. What's new is good news – from this issue, we bring you a new column – by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev – India's best known irreverent sadhu, yogi and mystic who breaks all stereotypes of godmen … starting with his vision for India. With Raksha Bandhan and Janmashtami both occurring in August – not to mention the world's biggest sports mega-event – the Rio Olympics just about to start, we wish our read- ers a great festive season ahead, apart from wishing India's biggest ever contingent that's Rio-bound to participate in the Olympics all the very best for improving on their medal tallies. And for those of us who are into political star-gazing, there will surely be enough grist for the windmill in the coming month. So go ahead and have another great month ahead, until we come up with our next issue...
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NZ REJECTS 3,864 INDIAN STUDENT VISAS MODI INSPIRES DIASPORA TO WORK IN INDIA New Zealand has denied visas to thou- In a positive move meant to strengthen is meant to recognize contributions of sands of Indian students after immigra- ties of NRI’s/PIO’s with India and spur both NRIs and PIOs including organi- tion authorities determined that most of them to work for their country of ori- zations, to development programs in the applicants “were not really coming gin, PM Narendra Modi has sought to India and through philanthropy for bet- for studies,” according to a media report. expand the purview of the PBS (Prava- terment of life in India. Thirty (30) According to figures provided under the si Bhartiya Samman) awards. Now the such awards will now be given on a bi- Official Information Act, 51 institutions work done and laurels achieved by annual basis, and the Pravasi Bhartiya – including half of New Zealand’s poly- NRIs/PIOs who have contributed to Divas (PBD) will be celebrated every technics, have experienced visa decline India’s economic growth and develop- alternate January 9 from now on.” A rates of more than 30% for Indian stu- ment will also be recognized. Vikas panel led by the Vice President of the dents. At most of these institutions, Swarup, India's Foreign Ministry Republic has been entrusted to make more than half the spokesperson, has said, “The addition nominations on its own for at-least 6 applications are be- ing turned down and at one such in- INDIA MOST TOLERANT NATION IN THE WORLD stitution the decline Khalaf Al-Harbi is a liberal columnist rate is as high as and a thinker from Saudi Arabia. His 86%, according to views and objective columns on various Radio New Zea- issues are a big hit and are widely read land. The data is for the period Decem- and discussed across the world. In his ber 2015 to May 2016, and covers only latest column in the 'Saudi Gazette', he institutions with at least 10 visa applica- heaps praises over India, describing it as tions from Indian students. They show the 'most tolerant nation on earth.' In that Immigration New Zealand has his column titled 'India - A country that turned down 3,864 visa applications and rides elephants,' Khalaf Al Harbi writes: has approved 3,176 during the period "In India, there are more than 100 reli- mentioned. Immigration New Zealand gions and more than 100 languages. Yet, says that most applications declined the people live in peace and harmony. were because it believed that the appli- They have all joined hands to build a must say that I feel a bit jealous because cant was not really coming to study, or strong nation that can produce every- I come from a part of the world which because it felt that they did not have ad- thing from a sewing needle to the rock- has one religion and one language and equate money to support themselves. et which is preparing to go to Mars. I yet there is killing everywhere.
YOUNG SIKH KICKED OUT OF WIMBLEDON QUEUE INDIA PLANS E-VISAS FOR ANOTHER 36 COUNTRIES A 20-year-old Sikh was kicked out of an overnight queue to watch the Wimble- The e-visa scheme launched in No- don as he apparently made other people vember 2013 has proven to be ex- around him “uncomfortable“. The tennis- tremely popular with inbound tour- lover then took to Facebook last week to ists. Building further on this suc- voice his anger at being thrown out and cess, the Union tourism ministry claimed it was an act of racism, cases of wants India to extend online visas to which have been on the rise in the wake 36 more countries to include Iran, of Brexit. “Kicked out of the overnight Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, camping line for Wimbledon's centre rise of neo-fascism. Please advise how Maldives, Italy, Nigeria, Turkey, court 'because you make some people best to report this.“ The youth was al- Ethiopia, Kazakhstan and Morocco, around you uncomfortable, so we're lowed to enter the ground after re-queu- to mention a few. The proposal has gonna have to report you and ask you to ing in the line a few hours later and made gone for initial approval by the min- leave immediately , sir',“ he wrote, add- an official complaint about his treatment. istry of home affairs. If accepted, 186 ing, “Post-Brexit racism and the overt A Wimbledon spokesperson said: countries will now be able to access online visas to travel to India.
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UNEMPLOYED INDIANS IN SAUDI FACING 'FOOD CRISIS'; SWARAJ EXTENDS HELP Around 10,000 Indians who were work- ing in Saudi & Kuwait recently laid off. Workers staged a public protest in Jeddah at the weekend to demand seven months of unpaid wages at construction firm Saudi Oger and about working conditions in Saudi Arabia. Companies in Saudi have been struggling to pay foreign workers persons for the awards. This would and have laid off workers, leaving many Swaraj said the Indian Embassy in Saudi definitely impact positively on our with no money for food. The Indian con- Arabia has been directed to serve food to diaspora and motivate them towards sulate and community distributed almost them and that she was monitoring the philanthropic work in India. 16,000 kg of food to meet their hunger, situation on an hourly basis.
UK CURRY RESTAURANTS CAUTIOUS OVER BREXIT PROMISE MED TOURISM IN STRIDE Britain’s June 23 vote to leave the Euro- WITH INDIA’S DEVELOPMENT pean Union may have upset millions, but India is seing reasonable success in there is also a cautious optimism that the promoting itself as an anchorage for crisis caused by severe shortage of chefs medical tourism. With its tens of in the country’s 4 billion-pound curry thousands of skilled physicians and industry will be eased through recruit- nurse practitioners, and no language ment from the Indian subcontinent. It Theresa May – is now the new PM. So barrier, inward medical tourism into was an explicit promise of the 'Vote let’s wait and see,” says celebrity chef India is doing well. India's econom- Leave' camp during the referendum Cyrus Todiwala. Visa restrictions in- ic boom has seen medical facilities & campaign that leaving the EU would res- clude a higher salary threshold that not infrastructure coming up over the cue the industry crippled by visa rules many owners can afford to pay. Manoj last two decades in the country that which make it difficult to hire chefs from Vasaikar, owner of three restaurants in rival the very best in western medical India. Industry bodies say that every London, says: “Besides the chefs crisis, I care. The past few years have also week two restaurants have been closing am also seeing a curtailment in spend. seen a quantum jump in the number down due to the crisis. “We hope there There was uncertainty before the refer- of visas given to patients. India's will be a more flexible system to recruit endum and now it is worse. If people initiative of extending e-visas to pa- chefs from abroad, but it will take at least have less disposable income as a result tients seeking prolonged treatment two-three years. Also, the minister who of Brexit, why will they come to restau- has also given an immeasurable boost introduced the tough restrictions – rants after it actually happens?” to the sector. INDIA MAINTAINS PHARMA SUPREMACY OVER CHINA LA FÊTE EN FRANCE India’s pharmaceutical exports con- The French National Day, aka “Bastille Day,” was celebrated tinued its lead over China in 2015, on July the 14th across France and several other francophone with Indian exports growing from nations. The day commemorates the storming US$ 11.66 Billion to US$ 12.54 Bil- of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, an important and lion in 2015, recording a growth of key event that's part of the lore of the the French 7.55%. In comparison, China had Revolution which had erupted two days earlier, increased its exports of Pharma to US$ 4.74 Billion, a growth rate of as well as a part of the Fête de la Federation, products from US$ 6.59 Billion to 23.4% as against China’s exports to which celebrated the unity of the French people on 14 July US$ 6.94 Billion, showing a growth the US which moved from US$ 1.16 1790. This year saw celebrations being held throughout of 5.3% for the same period. India Billion to US$ 1.34 Billion for the France. The oldest and largest regular military parade in Eu- has moved ahead of China in almost same period, a growth rate of 15%. rope was held on the morning of 14 July on the Champs- all important markets such as the India has also maintained its lead Elysées in Paris with the President of the Republic, along with US, the European Union and Africa. with EU and Africa, recording ex- other French officials and foreign guests in attendance. India’s exports of Pharma products ports of US$ 1.5 Bn and US$ 3.04 NRI Achievers News Network to US jumped from US$ 3.84 Billion Bn respectively.
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NEW VOLKSWAGEN POLO GTI MUZO Volkswagen India plans to introduce a new Polo GTI later this year. This three- A smartphone-sized acoustic device, door hatch is basically a performance-oriented version of the existing hatch- 'Muzo' promises to do a lot of things back. Powering the Polo GTI is a 1.8-litre four- that could convenience users. It at- cylinder turbocharged unit, which is capable of taches to flat surfaces and applies anti- serving 187 bhp of power and 320 nm of torque. vibration technology to reduce sound This hot hatch can touch a 100 kmph from stand- vibrations, minimizing still in mere 6.7 seconds. Besides a more powerful intrusive sounds. In its engine, the new hatch also gets some subtle design 'sleep' mode, it pairs updates on the exterior, and several new features with its smartphone inside the cabin. Expected to be launched by end 2016, market intelligence has app on your device to it that pricing will be in the INR 18 Lakh range. create a silent environ- ment. You can use the MOTO Z AND Z FORCE: THE PIAGGIO TO EXPAND app to create a calming MOTO REVOLUTION SCOOTER PORTFOLIO soundscape by combining sounds like Motorola has plotted a new direction rainfall, crackling fireplaces, a flowing with the Moto Z – incredibly slim, mod- brook and many such more. Muzo ular, and packing true flagship-level will also wake you up by generating horsepower. At just 5.2 mm, the Moto Z soothing sound waves and since it uses is the thinnest flagship phone we've ever vibration technology, it could use ob- seen, and it's just jects in your room, including your stunning. The wooden desk and wardrobe as a music friendly curves and box. And finally , in 'secret' mode, sloping back are Muzo will use its sound-masking ca- gone, leaving us with The Piaggio Group is all set to expand its pabilities to keep your conversations something more an- offerings in the Indian scooter segment private even from people seated a few gular and elegant. with its brand 'Aprilia,' with the Italian feet away. The best part is that this Honestly, it is the company announcing that it intends to technology works dynamically and larger view of users introduce the Aprilia SR 150 this August adapts from place to place, and across that a phone this thin would feel insub- itself. The new scooter is expected to various noise levels. Learn more about stantial, but Motorola has dodged that bear a price-tag of INR 65,000. Muzo @ celestialtribe.com. issue as well. Aside from the Gorilla Glass covering its 5.5-inch, quad HD AMOLED HERO SPLENDOR iSMART 110: THE GEN NEXT BIKE display, the Zee's body is crafted entirely The all-new Splendor iSmart, with its new, 110 cc of metal, lending it an air of rigidity. Mo- motor is Hero MotoCorp’s first indigenously devel- torola is so sure of itself that the Z series oped product since it’s split-up with Honda. Here’s lacks headphone jacks as well, even a quick impression. The bike has become synony- though its thicker body could definitely mous with the Hero brand, and is in fact the largest have accommodated one. An improved selling motorcycle in the world. The bike’s design 21-mp rear camera makes up for Z Force's draws a lot of inspiration from its 150 cc cousin, the heftier dimensions. Xtreme – headlamp designs, the tail light and split grab rail. SAMSUNG GEAR FIT 2: A COMPLETE FITNESS TRACKER With Samsung going all out to get as many ful display – a 1.5-inch Super AMOLED tivity except swimming. The one and people as it can onto its hardware ecosys- touch screen. It has opted to display all only reasons why one hesitates to call it tem, their new Gear Fit 2 wristband data vertically on the band, the best-in-its-class are inconsistent bat- works with all phones which means you don’t have tery life, its barely-visible display out- running newer versions to twist your wrist to read doors, and the fact that it only works with of Android, has built-in things like notifications, Android phones, unlike, say, a Fitbit or GPS, and tracks a boat- though it is a mite tough to Garmin or Microsoft Band 2. But if those load of fitness activities. see outdoors. The GF2 can things aren’t deal-breakers, then the Gear The GF2 has a bright, colour- track almost all fitness ac- Fit 2 is a strong choice indeed. NRI Achievers Business Network
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TPG INVESTS INR 224 CR IN INDIA WILL NEED AIRCRAFT WORTH US$ 265 BN: BOEING HEALTHCARE CO Boeing Corporation is sounding very bullish indeed on the Indian aviation sector – the fastest-growing aviation market in the world, in terms of pas- senger traffic. It said on the 19th July that the country will need 1,850 new aircraft worth an estimated US$ 265 billion over the next 20 years. The Seattle-based aircraft-maker had last year predicted a demand for 1,740 new aircraft valued at US$ 240 billion for the same time-line. This upwards revi- sion of its perception of rising demand for aircraft in India, it feels, will be driven by single-aisle planes according to Dinesh Keskar, senior vice president for Asia Private equity firm TPG has invested Pacific and India, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. US$ 33 million (INR 224 Cr) for a ma- jority stake in Bengaluru based Rhea KKR TO INVEST UP TO INR 520 CR IN KWALITY Healthcare, which operates a network of Noted Dairy firm 'Kwality Ltd.' has raised plans as the company continues to rap- mother & child care centres called INR 300 Cr from private equity firm idly shift its business model towards B2C 'Motherhood.' Rhea Healthcare was KKR India and secured an retail segment,“ the com- founded by Dr. Mohammed Rehan Say- additional capital com- pany said in a BSE filing. eed, a cardiac surgeon who was trained mitment of INR 220 Cr to When contacted, Kwality at the Cleveland Clinic, a leading US fund its expansion plan Director Sidhant Gupta not-for-profit academic medical centre. and repay debt. “Kwality said the company has al- “This latest investment reinforces our Ltd., has received capital ready raised INR 300 Cr sector focus on healthcare in India and commitment of up to INR from KKR India and the globally,” says Puneet Bhatia, MD and 520 Cr via structured finance from KKR remaining amount would come into the country head for TPG India. India … to fuel its aggressive growth company at a later stage.
RIL TO PUMP IN INR 15000 CR IN JIO VIA RIGHTS ISSUE GOVT ALLOCATES INR 22,915 CR Reliance Industries Ltd., will infuse yet another INR FOR RECAP OF 13 PSU BANKS 15,000 Cr into its telecom arm 'Jio' through a rights The Government of India has revealed issue. “We wish to inform you that it has sanctioned a sum of INR that the Board of Directors of the 22,915 Cr towards a fresh tranche of company, at their meeting held capital infusion into 13 PSU banks in- on July 14 have approved the further issue of 1,500 Cr cluding the SBI and PNB, as part of its equity shares with face value of INR 10 each, aggregating recapitalisation drive to help them be able to lend to INR 15,000 Cr, to existing equity shareholders of the company on more. This funding is part of the INR 70,000 Cr plan rights basis,” said the company in a regulatory filing. The issue is ex- announced by the government last year, for which pected to be launched and completed over the next three months. funds had already been allocated in the 2016 budget. TITAN BUYS 62% IN E-TAILER TAJ SELLS BOSTON HOTEL TO US GROUP FOR INR 840 CR 'CARATLANE' FOR INR 357 CR The Indian Hotels Com- 840 Cr). Taj will however con- The Titan Company, part of the salt-to- pany, which runs the Taj tinue to manage the 90-year- steel conglomerate Tata Group, chain of hotels in India and old luxury hotel overlooking is investing INR 357 Cr for a abroad, has sold its 273-key the picturesque Boston Public 62% stake in online jewellery hotel property in Boston to Garden. IHCL, in which the retailer 'Caratlane,' it appears. AS Holding, a consortium Tata Group owns nearly 39%, The announcement, first made of US-based real estate will use the sale proceeds to in a filing to the BSE in May, funds, for US$ 125 million (about INR pare it’s over INR 4,000 Cr debt. but gave no details. 'Caratlane' is being valued at INRs 575 Cr. NRI Achievers Business Network
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INDIAN-BORN BRITISH MP IS NEW UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE Reading West MP Alok Sharma has appointed by the Prime Minister as been appointed as Under Secretary Minister for Asia and the Pacific, of State at the British Foreign and hugely important parts of the world Commonwealth Office, with re- that are crucial for the UK’s prosper- sponsibility for Asia and Pacific. ity and security. Britain is a truly Sharma is a qualified chartered ac- great country and I will work tire- countant, and has worked as a cor- lessly to ensure we continue to thrive porate finance advisory holding and prosper on the world stage ... and senior roles based out of London, I look forward to working closely with Stockholm and Frankfurt before my new colleagues and counterparts taking to politics. He is currently a across Asia and the Pacific, with par- governor of a local primary school ticular focus on strengthening com- in Reading and also the Vice Chair- mercial ties, increasing investment man for BME communities and Co- India. Following his appointment Alok opportunities in both directions and Chairman of Conservative Friends of Sharma said: “I am honoured to have been promoting human rights in the region.”
SWITZERLAND NO LONGER WORLD'S PIO PLEDGES US$ 1 Mn TO TRUMP BANKING HUB Indian-Americans largely lean towards the Democratic Party, but there are always exceptions like Shalabh 'Shalli' Kumar, an Ambala-born Indian-American Punjabi industrialist from Chicago. After creating a stir some years ago by putting together a trip for US lawmakers to meet
Switzerland, the world’s largest offshore financial cen- tre of yore, is losing its jazz and mojo for some multi- national firms. With international regulators cranking up scrutiny of the industry, profit margins are tapering off. Gopichand Hinduja, the eldest among three In- dian billionaire siblings based out of London, says it is his belief that Switzerland’s importance as a global banking hub would tend to shrink, with increased tax Narendra Modi when he was persona non-grata in Washington, Kumar transparency. People are now looking for new options has made a splash at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in the Gulf countries and other havens to place their by pledging a US$ 1.1 million contribution to the Trump campaign. assets. According to Gopichand, people are now ex- ploring the newer havens, as Switzerland seems to have DR. RAMI RANGER HONORED failed in maintaining it's pre-eminent position of im- portance in the private banking sector. The no- ques- UK based NRI BUSINESSMAN Dr. Rami Ranger, tions-asked Swiss banks are now being increasingly CBE, received an honorary doctorate from the questioned thanks to the newly emerging system of University of West London at their annual gradu- bank-data exchange between Governments. Coming ation ceremony held at the iconic grounds of from no less a person than Gopichand Hinduja, co- Wembley Stadium on the 21st of July 2016. He owner of the Hinduja Group, a globe-spanning indus- was given this honour in recognition of his serv- trial conglomerate active in the domains of automo- ices to business, philanthropy and promotion of biles, finance, media and energy just to mention a few, social cohesion in Britain. The doctorate was con- this statement does have some substance and will be ferred upon him by the Chancellor Laurence Gel- taken seriously across the board by international busi- ler, CBE, and Vice Chancellor Professor Peter John ness moguls. of the University of West London.
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GOPIO SEEKS VOTING RIGHTS AND RAJYA DR. KINSHUK NAMED US UNIVERSITY DEAN SABHA SEATS FOR NRIS Indian-American professor Dr. Kinshuk, who goes by An international convention of people of Indian-origin in the US has de- a single name and who possesses a diverse set of aca- manded voting rights for Indian citizens living outside India and Rajya demic expertise in the field Sabha seats for NRIs. “The Election Commission of India should finalize the of science and technology, procedure for electronic voting before the next general elections take place has been named the Dean of the University of North Texas College of Informa- tion in the US. He holds a bachelor’s degree in me- chanical engineering from University of Rajasthan, a masters in mechanical computer aided engineer- ing from Strathclyde Uni- versity in Scotland, and a in India,” the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) said doctoral degree from England. Before taking the in a resolution passed during its annual convention in New York that took charge as the Dean, he has served as an associate dean place last month. “There are 10 million NRIs who have no representation in at Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada, where he the decision making process in the country of their citizenship,” it said. “We helped lead the Faculty of Science and Technology. urge the Government of India to nominate a few prominent NRIs as members Prior to this, he has served as a director in the School of the Rajya Sabha to reinforce and further integrate bonds between India of Computing and Information Systems. Kinshuk and the overseas Indian community,” Over 200 delegates from 20 countries also served as Industrial Research Chair in Adaptiv- participated in convention. Noting that while many NRIs want to support ity and Personalisation in Informatics for the Nation- their alma maters, set up schools and colleges in their villages and towns, al Science and Engineering Council of Canada. Finley and support social and environmental causes, they face major hurdles in Graves, Provost and Vice President for academic af- doing so. “The clearance process through the Home Ministry is time consum- fairs at UNT, states that: “Dr Kinshuk brings with him ing and needs to be streamlined, made more efficient,” it said. great leadership and research experience.
GULF BUSINESS CARD DIRECTORY RELEASED IN OMAN
The Gulf Business Card Directory, a CEO Amanulla Vadakkangara explained year has increased the scope of this pub- unique product of Doha-based advertis- the idea of the business card directory and lication. The directory facilitates the busi- ing and event Management Company observed that it was effective and useful ness community to interact among them- 'Mediaplus,' was released at a glittering in connecting people on a large scale. The selves for concluding mutually rewarding function held at Muscat. Suroor Rahman, Gulf Business Card Directory has become deals, and contains the business cards of the MD of TOPAD Advertising, released one of the most sought after tool for de- both individuals and establishments that the directory by handing over a copy to veloping intra-gulf businesses especially can be a ready reference of all leading Mustafa Keethadath, the director of Ker- in the SME sector. The whole directory is business concerns in the region. ala-based 'Happy Homes.' Addressing a available online at www.gbcdonline.com. packed crowd at the ceremony, Mediaplus A mobile application launched earlier this NRI Achievers News Network
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APPOINTMENTS Utpal Bora has taken over charge as the Excellence Award for BHEL Chairman and Managing Director of Oil BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limit- India Limited (OIL). Bora ed) has been conferred with the PSE has an experience of over 33 Excellence Award 2015 for Human Re- years in the energy & petro- source Management Excellence and for leum sector. He has previ- R&D, Technology Development & In- ously served in various ca- novation, in the Maharatna & Navratna pacities at the ONGC Ltd. CPSEs Category by the Indian Chamber including OVL, ONGC's in- of Commerce (ICC). The awards were ternational branch. received by Mr. D Bandyopadhyay, Di- rector (HR), BHEL. Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, IAS OTHER AWARDS & AWARDEES Officer of Gujarat OVL (ONGC Videsh Limited) has received the 'India Risk Man- Cadre (1986 agement award' in the public sector unit of the year category, at Batch), who serves the third edition of The India Risk Management Awards, recog- as an Additional nising the understanding and practice of risk management at Secretary to the ONGC Videsh. Government of India, has taken over as the Chairman of the AAI (Airports Au- The Powergrid Corporation of India Ltd., was awarded with the CSR thority of India) recently. Excellence award for excellent work done in the area of rural develop- ment under their CSR initiative. Anant G. Geete, Minister of Heavy Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi took over as Industries & Public Enterprises, handed over the award at a function the new Chairman in New Delhi. of Central Board of Secondary Exami- Dr. M Ravi Kanth, CMD, received the CSR Excellence Award 2016 nation (CBSE). for HUDCO. The award was given away by Anant Geete, Union Sharing the vision of Cabinet Minister for Heavy Industries & Department of Public En- CBSE in school edu- terprises. cation, he empha- Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD of the National Building Con- sized on the need for struction Co., has been conferred with the Lifetime Achievement improving quality of Award 2016, awarded by Construction Times at the “Construction education in schools across the country Times Builders Award - 2016” ceremony held recently in Mumbai. with ample thrust upon teacher quality Dr. Mittal had assumed the office of CMD at NBCC in April 2013 to sustain improvement in the standard and has since then been responsible for achieving many mile- of education. stones for the company including the Navratna status.
FOUR PSUS FIGURE IN FORTUNE 500 LIST AIR INDIA TO RECRUIT 415 SENIOR The latest Fortune 500 list, which from the public sector; and Reliance TRAINEE PILOTS counts the world's biggest companies Industries, Tata Motors and Rajesh Air India has invited applications for re- in revenue terms, has seven Indian Exports from the private sector. State- cruitment to the post for Senior Trainee companies in it, including run firm ONGC, which was on Pilot with A-320 Endorsement. The four PSUs. The list is last year's list, is out this year, candidates eligible for the post topped by retail giant while private gems and jew- may apply through the Walmart, with India's ellery major Rajesh Exports prescribed format on state-run Indian Oil Co has debuted in the list, or before August 1, 2016. being ranked the high- grabbing the 423rd posi- There are 415 Posts for est-rated Indian firm at tion. IOC is the highest- Senior Trainee Pilots position 161. Other In- ranked Indian firm with rev- with A-320 Endorse- dian companies in the list enue of US$ 54.7 billion, though ment on Fixed Term Contract. are the State Bank of India, Bharat it has slipped down from its 119th Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum position last year. NRI Achievers Corporate Network
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Cover Feature THE UBIQUITOUS NON RESIDENT THE WIZARDS OF BANKING & FINANCE In the late 60s and early seventies, wave upon wave of educated young Indians, in abject disillusionment with the snail’s pace of growth at home, left Indian shores in search of a future elsewhere. This act of theirs for seeking a better life was looked upon as an act of betrayal in some quar- ters. “BRAINDRAIN !” screamed the paper headlines of that time. Politicians of all hues and shades rued the fact that the enormous sums of moneys spent on their education by the state had gone to waste … these were doc- tors, engineers, teachers and many other professionals that the country needed badly to form the right framework for growth. There was despair all round. S Ravi paints an evocative picture of the Diaspora scenario over the years and cherry picks to profile some of the notable achievers ...
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he western world chose to ac- knowledge these young guests, giving them the untrammeled freedom to innovate and thrive, and thrive these young voyagers to distant lands did, through sheer gait and hard work rising up to the very top in their respec- tive adoptive countries. We, ap- ropos, will focus here on people who made Tit big in the allied domains of international finance, monetary policy and banking. There have been numerous names of achiev- ers who got polished in India, then went on to shape up their careers abroad and rise to the top ranks. A few of these known names are Anshu Jain of Deutsche Bank, Victor Menzes of Citibank, Jay Sidhu of Sovereign Bancorp, Rana Talwar of Standard Char- tered, Aman Mehta of the HSBC, and Vikram Pandit of Citigroup Inc. And then there are some other top-notch bankers and financial bigwigs who are lesser known, given their consciously-kept low-profile, and those who are still clattering up the hi- erarchy – like Sanjiv Das of First Data Corp., Purna R Saggurti of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and V Shankar of Gateway Partners (formerly with Standard Chartered PLC). However, not all of them have chosen to remain away from their motherland. With the era of liberalization and the permit-raj Aditya Puri dispensation dwindling away … new winds www.nriachievers.in August 2016 NRI ACHIEVERS ÁèÌð ãñ´ àææÙ âð 19 Cover Feature
have began to blow over the Indian financial landscape. The young men who were once berated as deserters now hear the call of the mother and return in droves. They bring with them the dynamism and discipline of the western world … and that coupled with their boundless love for the motherland workes like magic. So did the saga of the return of the NRIs be- gin, who have helped reshape the In- dia story. Here is a list of a few of such exceptionally talented Indians who have made India proud …
Aditya Puri Puri has been a Managing Director of HDFC Bank Ltd., since September 1994 and also serves as its Chief Ex- ecutive Officer. Prior to this assign- ment, he was the CEO of Citibank Malaysia from 1992 to 1994, and has nearly 40 years of experience in the banking sector in India and abroad to his credit. He has contributed signifi- cantly to enable the Bank scale phe- nomenal heights under his steward- ship. During his tenure, he has led the Bank through two major mergers in the Indian banking industry i.e., merg- Dr. Raghuram Rajan er of the Times Bank Limited and the Centurion Bank of Punjab Limited with HDFC Bank Limited. The subse- quent integrations have been smooth and seamless under his inspired lead- ership.
Prem Watsa Prem, popularly known as the War- ren Buffett of Canada, founded Toron- to-based financial services firm Fairfax Financial Holdings in 1985, and re- mains its chairman and CEO. Fairfax now maintains property and casualty insurance and reinsurance interests across four continents and holds stakes in numerous companies, including IBM and phone maker BlackBerry. He also owns a stake in Fairfax India, a publicly traded subsidiary investing in Indian businesses (which has so far Vinod Khosla NRI ACHIEVERS August 2016 www.nriachievers.in 20 ÁèÌð ãñ´ àææÙ âð Indiaspora invested approximately US$ 370 mil- lion into Indian enterprises). He JAVED KHAN strongly believes in the philosophy of “doing good by doing well'. HIS TASK IS SECURING THE Romesh Sobti INDIANAPOLIS TEMPLE Sobti has been the Managing Direc- tor and CEO of IndusInd Bank Ltd., since February 1, 2008. He has 33 years of banking experience in large state owned and multinational banks, including ANZ Grindlays Bank plc., and the State Bank of India. He has served as an Executive Vice President – Country Executive, India and Head – UAE and Sub-Continent at the ABN AMRO Bank N.V. His responsibilities have included consumer & commer- cial businesses in India, Pakistan and oversight on UAE support.
Dr. Raghuram Rajan eet Javed Khan, an Indi- family is Hindu. I do not believe in this 'Rockstar Rajan' is currently the 23rd an-born Muslim who Hindu-Muslim thing … and I am just Governor of the Reserve Bank of In- heads the security at the doing my duty. I am not doing anything dia. Prior to this he was the Chief Eco- largest Hindu temple in special or extraordinary," says Khan, also nomic Advisor in the Ministry of Fi- the United States. Throughout the world adding "My message is this – we are all nance, Government of India., and the Mthere exist many local, regional, nation- one. We are all the children of God. Eric J Gleacher Distinguished Service al and international interfaith initiatives; There is but one God and then there are Professor of Finance at the University several are formally or informally linked different forms and names that we choose and constitute larger networks or fed- to worship". erations. But some initiatives are also at Many of the temple visitors tend to personal levels. One such small but re- think of him belonging to the Hindu ally significant initiative is the appoint- faith. According to Ravi Pattar, the ment of an Indian-Muslim as head of the Chairman of temple's Board of Trustees, security at the largest Hindu temple in "He (Khan) provides us security on the the United States of America. weekends and at major events". Javed Khan heads the security at the Khan settled in Indiana in 2001, a year Indianapolis Temple, which is said to be after he migrated to the United States. He the largest Hindu shrine in the US. Lt. had been coming to the US since 1986 Javed Khan was appointed as the Direc- for participating in various martial arts tor of security for the temple, an institu- championships. A Muslim protecting a tion that has been in existence for sev- temple is unheard of in these days and eral years but which had held its opening times. It sends a strong message of inter- ceremony only in 2015. On his appoint- faith cooperation and social harmony at ment, Lt. Khan says that it all started a a time when rhetoric on religious intol- few years ago, when he married off his erance is on the rise worldwide. daughter to a Telugu boy at this selfsame A. Srivastava Hindu temple, after which he began get- The author, an IITian is an Engineer by training & a citizen journalist by passion. He takes inter- ting to know more and more people at est in stories of a quirky nature that involve the the temple. "We are all Indians. Half my diaspora in their different countries of adoption.
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of Chicago’s Booth School. was rated amongst the top 2 in Credit Between 2003 and 2006, he was the Quality by Ernst & Young Financial Ex- Chief Economist and Director of Re- press survey in 2008 and 2009. During search at the IMF (International Mon- his long stint at BoA, he has had assign- etary Fund). He is known to be a die- ments in the USA, Hong Kong and all hard pragmatist, which is reflected in four Regional Offices in India. his various papers, especially the con- troversial piece of writing, ‘Has Finan- cial Development Made the World Alka Banerjee Riskier?’. Though initially ridiculed, Alka Banerjee, known as the Queen he was later commended abundantly of the equity cult, reached American for predicting beforehand the US eco- shores in 1994. She is the Managing nomic crisis of 2008. His straightfor- Director – Product Management at ward and practical approach has been Standard & Poor’s 'Dow Jones Indices instrumental in battling inflation (S&P DJI)'. She heads up S&P DJI’s which had relentlessly plagued India Product Management Group, which when he assumed the role of RBI Gov- has global responsibility for the com- ernor. mercial success of each of S&P DJI’s product lines: US Equity, Global Eq- uity, Fixed Income, Commodities, Vinod Khosla Real Assets, Strategy, and Custom in- Khosla is an entrepreneur, investor dices, as well as Data. Since Septem- & technologist. In 1982, he co-founded ber 2013, she has also been serving as Sun Microsytems and served as its first the CEO of Asia Index Private Limit- chairman and CEO till 1984. Thereaf- ed, a joint venture between S&P DJI ter he became a recognised venture and the BSE of Mumbai, India’s pre- capitalist, with several successful early- mier stock exchange. In 2015, she was stage investments. He formed his own recognized as one of the twenty most venture capital firm 'Khosla Ventures' influential global Indian women by Srinivasan Parthasarathy in 2004. He also invested in an Indian The Economic Times, one of India’s microfinance company 'SKS Microfi- leading newspapers. abroad to work here has picked up nance,' which offers small loans to pace with the widening recovery trend poor women in rural India. He has in the country's economy. NRIs are in committed around US$ 450 million of Srinivasan Parthasarathy demand as they have gained experi- his personal wealth to various “green” Srinivasan is a Senior Executive Vice ence in developed markets. Generally, initiatives like ethanol factories, solar- President and the Chief & Appointed they are considered to have worked in power parks, et al. His green investing Actuary of HDFC Life, with 18 years a more professional environment, has made him immensely popular in of experience in Life Insurance and where ownership and decision-mak- the media globally. Pensions both in India and the UK. ing has been encouraged. In addition He was one of the two candidates to this, they have a good understand- from Asia to be selected by the Pres- ing of the cultural differences between Vishwavir Ahuja ident of Institute of Actuaries, UK, in India and other developed markets. Ahuja is the Managing Director and the year 2000 to work for Watson Today's new-age employers value the CEO of RBL Bank Ltd., and is an ac- Wyatt, UK, where he provided a international experience and exposure complished Banker with a career span- range of consultancy services to cli- NRI's bring with them. It is perhaps ning 29 years. Prior to joining RBL ents on various aspects of company now more feasible to imagine the fruc- Bank, he was the Managing Director & pension schemes. He then moved on tification of the spiralling aspirations CEO of the India operations of the Bank to work with Aviva UK where he of the Indian Dream. of America, from May 2001 to August worked in different areas including S Ravi 2009. During his tenure the Bank of pricing, reporting and stochastic The author is a practising CA with over 26 years of experience. He has America was rated as the 'Best Foreign modelling, before being seconded to served on the boards of more than 36 Bank in India', 'Most Efficient bank in Aviva India. companies across sectors, including India (across the entire Industry)' and This trend of Indians returning from Public Sector Banks and PSUs
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SHALABH “SHALLI” KUMAR DON'T JUST BE HUMAN, BE A HUMANITARIAN Having his roots in the Ambala district of Haryana, Shalli, as Shalabh Kumar is best known to those who know him, is an expatriate Indian American entrepreneur, industrialist and a philanthropist who is based out of Chicago in the US. The tycoon, apart from being active philanthropically, is also a bour- geois interpreter, kinship mover-and-shaker and a political donor to boot. A conservative commentator, he is a community activist who often hits the news for his stands on various issues. NRI Achievers profiles this remarkable man, who has made it all by himself in his life ... aving graduated from the Chandra Bose, Chandrashekhar Azad across the globe. He has also served sev- Punjab University in 1965, and Sahid Bhagat Singh for the first ever eral multinational companies in lead Shalabh Kumar is also an time won him accolades. management roles – notably Circuit In- alumni of the Punjab Engi- He was instrumental in eventuating a ternational Inc, Microfast Controls neering College Chandigarh, with a BS company called “AVG Advanced Tech- Corp, Electronic Support Systems, PEC Hin electronic engineering that he com- nology,” an enterprise that is into auto- Reliance, Lika Tandy Corporation, Mc pleted in 1969. It was from here that he mation controls, semiconductors, tele- Technologies, and Hi-Tech Systems cultivated his passion for electronics. In communications, thick-film hybrids, as Corporation. the US, Kumar went to the Illinois Insti- also into electronic component manu- Shalabh Kumar has, since his migra- tute of Technology, where apart from facturing and distribution. Shalabh Ku- tion to the US in 1969, been politically academics, his key role in organising an mar Kumar is the Chairman and CEO active in the diaspora community. exhibition of rare vintage photographs of the AVG Group of Companies, head- While during initial years he was a sup- of Indian freedom fighters like Subhash quartered in Chicago with operations porter of the Democrats, a coincidental
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meeting with President Ronald Reagan So whatever he does, Shalabh Kumar and Jack Kemp impressed him so much is 'big' news – even if it be his son’s wed- that he jumped ship to evolve into a ding. January 2011, his son Vikram staunch Republican. Adding his stand- Aditya tied the knot with Pooja Chit- ing and heft within the Indian-American gopekar (2007 Miss Earth India). This community to Republican politics in 'Big Fat Indian Wedding' was touted as 1983, he threw his weight behind Don the biggest ever wedding extravaganza Totten, Reagan’s mid-west campaign to take place in NZ history, featuring 9 manager, successfully converting a sig- helicopters forming the “Barat,” and a nificant segment of the community to musical extravaganza that extended into form the first ever Indian American Re- 3-days – with Daler Mehndi, RDB publican organization in the US. He has Rhythm Dhol Bass of Canada and UK, also served on Reagan's Small Business and dance group Signature (of 'Britain Advisory Council during the early eight- has Talent' fame) from the UK. ies, apart from heading the Indian He hit the news once again just last American Advisory Council of House month, when he became a public sup- Republican Conference, US Congress porter of Don Trump’s candidature in (Parliament). the upcoming 2016 US Presidential During 2011-12, right after the Bin Elections. Kumar's reading of Trump’s Laden affair in Abbottabad, Pakistan, against efforts to make legislation that is stance on Pakistan is positive, and well, Kumar became an active citizen lobbyist perceived to be detrimental to Indian he thinks that Trump could well prove and power-broker on Capitol Hill, sup- interests. In 2014 for instance, it was to be the most Pro-Indian President that porting Texas Congressman Ted Poe’s Shalabh Kumar and Ramesh Patel, the the US could have. Kumar views about bill to cut-off all foreign aid to Pakistan. Chairman of the FIA-Tristate NY (Fed- Newt Gingrich's calls for increased scru- The bill was subsequently passed in Au- eration of Indian Organizations), who tiny of American Muslims and increased gust 2012. Kumar is also credited with were instrumental in preventing the surveillance on mosques in the United founding the National Indian American 'S-744' bill passed by US Senate to be States are also laudatory, views that have Public Policy Institute (NIAPPI), a taken up by the House of Representa- largely been getting negative press as think-tank focusing on issues relevant tives. The S-744 Bill, it was felt, would 'Islamophobia.' The Hill, an American to Indian Americans. Apropos NIAPPI adversely affect the economies of both publication, quoted Kumar as specifi- and Kumar even had the uncanny fore- India and the US, by putting uncalled- cally saying: “The policy setting is that sight to take a high level Congressional for restrictions on Indian IT profession- we need to have a lot of scrutiny. I to- & Business delegation in March 2013 to als working on temporary work-visas in tally agree with [former Speaker] Newt visit the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, the US. The S-744 was also unequivo- Gingrich ... Mosques ought to be moni- Narendra Modi, and invite him to the cally opposed by US Chamber of Com- tored, ... vetting should take place. ... If United States. Modi, who was back then merce. you need to profile, what is the fuss?” subject to 'diplomatic isolation' by the Kumar has been closely working since Shalabh Kumar was also in the news US Administration, literally swept the the early eighties with Newt Gingrich, for his more recent pledge of US$ 2 Mil- India General Elections in 2014 to be- the former speaker of the US House, and lions to Trump’s campaign from his own come the Prime Minister. even ran the Gingrich Presidential Cam- personal kitty, which would in fact be Asked by the Indian electronic media paign in Scott County, Iowa in 2012. Of part of some US$ 10 million which the his motives about this venture, Shalabh late, galvanized by the Republican Jew- RHC and its members plan to donate to Kumar described Modi as his idol, who ish Coalition (RJC), Kumar is engaged GOP candidates over the year, as it would architect a great future for India in forming a Republican Hindu Coali- pushes Republicans to compete for the and US-India relationship. The Hindus- tion (RHC), with Newt Gingrich as the majority of Indian-Americans, who tra- tan Times while reporting on this 'ad- honorary Chairman, and with support ditionally have been seen to lean towards venture' of Shalabh Kumar, ended up from the leadership and members of the the Democratic Party. describing him as 'the Punjabi Tycoon, US Congress as well as the RNC. Con- Have no doubt, Shalabh “Shalli” Ku- the biggest supporter of Modi in the gressmen Ed Royce (Chairman, Foreign mar probably has more aces up his US.' Relations Committee), Pete Sessions sleeve, and is likely to be in the news Kumar, energetically active in his self- (Chairman, Rules Committee) and more often as momentum gathers on the assumed role of India lobbyist, has also George Holding (Co-Chair of the India race to Presidenthood in the United been instrumental in raising voice Caucus) are leading the effort. States of America.
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SUNNY VARKEY A VISIONARY IN THE MISSION MODE 1957 born Sunny Varkey, a non-resident Keralite from India, is a well-known Dubai-based entre- preneur and education philanthropist. He is both the founder and chairman of global advisory & educational management firm 'GEMS Education,' by far the largest operator of private 'kindergar- ten-to-grade-12' schools in the world, with a network of over 130 schools in more than a dozen countries. He also chairs the umbrella organisation 'Varkey Group,' and is founder and trustee of the philanthropic Varkey Foundation. Recognising his contributions, India had honoured him with a Padma Shri in 2009, and as of 2012, Varkey is also a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. NRI Achievers features and profiles this remarkable man for your reading pleasure ...
unny Varkey was born to Kera- sister returned to Dubai, where Sunny la Christians Mariamma and completed his O-Levels from the St. KS Varkey, who were both Mary's Catholic High School there, be- teachers and educators. Their fore he was packed off to the UK to pur- sincerity and dedication to the cause of sue his A-Levels at the Bembridge Seducating and nurturing young minds School. His sojourn all of a year, and he found reflection in Varkey's psyche right returned to Dubai to complete his A- from infancy. As a two year-old tot, Var- Levels at the British Council over there. key moved with his parents to then un- The year was 1977. developed Dubai in 1959, where his fa- Sunny had found gainful employment ther had taken up an assignment for the with the Standard Chartered Bank; and British Bank of the Middle East. It was also had his fingers in a few more pies a time when Dubai had no electricity, – a small trading company and a main- water or schools. KS and Mariamma tenance firm; becoming the part-owner Varkey's passion for teaching found of the Dubai Plaza Hotel, making an en- manifestation in their initiative to teach try into the healthcare sector, and in- English to local Arabs. They opened a volved in the affairs of at least another small coaching centre in Bur Dubai, to six companies. All was well until some groom locals in the intricacies of the three years later when an ultimatum English language for a monthly tuition from the Dubai authorities arrived. One fee of INR 25 – Indian currency was ap- guage education spiralling, the school fine evening Varkey comes home to find ropos legal tender in Dubai that time. A was in retrospect but a natural conse- his parents in a depressed state of mind. tutorial college with no name, it was quence. More about that later, let us They had received yet another missive simply known by word-of-mouth as the now get back to our protagonist ... from the Dubai Municipality (there had 'Varkey's school'. So successful were When he turned four, Sunny was sent been several such letters earlier as well) they that even members of the royal back by his parents to Kerala to get a unequivocally telling them either to family were among their students. Their well-rounded education. Enrolled with construct a purpose-built facility for unstinting effort ultimately culminated the Infant Jesus School – a Catholic their school or close it down. Getting on in the founding in 1968 of a school – boarding school in Kollam city, enter- in years, his parents felt they could no 'Our Own English High School', to cater prising Sunny soon took his first tenta- longer cope, and had decided to shut to the boom spurred by the 1966 discov- tive steps in creating wealth, if only to down the school, which had under 400 ery of oil in the Gulf, which brought in bolster his pocket money. At the young students at the time. Varkey decides to wave after wave of foreign workers, in- age of 11, he sold fresh fruits by the take a hand, and tells them he would cluding many from the Indian subcon- roadside to augment his allowance. It purpose-build a facility for the school if tinent. With demand for English-lan- was not until 1970 when he and elder they permit him to run the school his www.nriachievers.in August 2016 NRI ACHIEVERS ÁèÌð ãñ´ àææÙ âð 25 Cover Feature
ship roles in GEMS, giving Sunny the elbow and headroom to focus and pur- sue his philanthropic bent of mind, and occupy himself with the affairs of his not-for-profit foundation. Varkey's sister Susan Mathews runs pre-schools, with his wife and octogenarian mother work- ing behind the scenes, oft posing tough questions about his endeavours. Sunny's personal interests outside of work in- clude a passion for keeping physically fit, and custom-made fashionable at- tire. Sunny Varkey, at 58-years today, re- cently took a step that put him in the same league as fellow Indian and chair- man of Wipro Azim Premji and Face- book founder Mark Zuckerberg, when way, without interference. Deal done, more schools in the subcontinent, also he signed Bill Gates' “The Giving Pledge,” and he takes over operations, and soon purchasing a controlling interest in In- committing to give away more than half enough finding his task quite a handful, dia-based Everonn Education, which of his personal wealth for helping teach- dumps his other businesses to concen- today is jointly managed by the Varkey ers around the world. “I am delighted trate on expanding the education busi- Group and GEMS. Subsequently his se- to sign the Giving Pledge. It was indeed ness. Armed with the foresight that the rial entrepreneurship took Varkey to fortunate that I grew up in a family Gulf education scenario was poised for Kenya, Uganda, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, where charity ran in our blood, in- explosive growth, Varkey goes the full Singapore, the US, Switzerland and grained in us from a very early age. I monty by opening many new schools, some other corners of the globe as well, recall, even when my father earned some offering quality education under multi- making GEMS the largest operator of small amount, a large portion of it was ple curricula – Indian CBSE & ICSE, US, private 'kindergarten-to-grade-12' shared with the community we lived in, British, and later also the International schools in the world, with over 130 in- sometimes at the cost of our own com- Baccalaureate Programme. stitutions functioning in over a dozen fort,” says Varkey. “To this day, our un- His schools thrived and soon grew countries as of 2014. derlying philosophy remains that good into strong and close-knit network of He attributes his success to faith in giving 'pinches', meaning that the sacri- educational institutions in the GEC God and sheer hard work. “I make deci- fice you make has to be felt. Therein lies states. Sunny, still dissatisfied with his sions on the spot,” he says. “When I go the appeal of the Giving Pledge to my handiwork, takes the step of setting up home with a problem I dwell on it for family. I have also always believed that GEMS (Global Education Management maybe 15-20 minutes, decide on a solu- education is the key to fixing so many of Systems) in 2000, an advisory and edu- tion and implement it immediately. Af- the world's great problems: violence, cational management firm, as a precur- ter the deed is done, I don't regret my poverty and health," he adds. sor for worldwide expansion. The first decision, whether it is right or wrong. A The Giving Pledge was founded by GEMS schools abroad came in 2003, businessman must accept gains and American magnate Warren Buffett and first with the Sherborne House School losses with equanimity,” he avers. “To- Microsoft founder Bill and his wife in Hampshire followed by Bury Lawn day, as in the olden days, Dubai is a place Melinda Gates, to help address society's School in Milton Keynes, both in Eng- where when you see an opportunity, and most pressing problems by inviting the land. Very soon, the Sherfield School if you have the courage, you take it," he world's wealthiest individuals and fam- also in Hampshire, came under the asserts. ilies to commit to giving more than half GEMS umbrella, with Sunny Varkey not His phenomenal successful in the do- of their wealth to philanthropic and stopping just there, he went on to ac- main of education has earned Varkey charitable causes. Varkey joins some quire another 10 schools in England, many accolades as well as immense 136 billionaires from around the world mainly in the north. wealth, pushing him into the A-List of who have signed the pledge, including On the India front, the advent of the Asian billionaires. Varkey is married Richard Branson, chairman and found- first schools run by GEMS came in the and lives in Dubai. His two sons – Dino er of Virgin Group and Ted Turner, year 2004, and Varkey continued to add and Jay – have chosen to take up leader- founder of CNN.
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SABA ZAIDI ABDI FROM THEATRE TO TV PRODUCER
Saba Zaidi AbdiTO is a familiar M EDIname to thoseA ofp userson who belong to an earlieral generation,ity when almost every second drama programme on television would have her indelible stamp on it … during the heydays of Doordarshan, India's state-run terrestrial public broadcaster prior to the big channel boom that saw the advent of satellite TV and myriad private channels vying for an elusive pie in the sky, Saba was a Drama Producer with DD. She has numerous landmark productions to her credit … not to mention her foray into quality cinema and involvement in productions of doyens like Satyajit Ray, Shyam Benegal and MS Satyu. She migrated to Australia some three decades ago, and is today well- known in media circles down under, and almost everywhere the Indian Diaspora is present. NRI Achievers treats you to a slice of life of Saba Zaidi, Abdi – a personality beyond compare ... television career has always even tried her hand at designing for films, tunities here in Australia. I was supposed been centrestage on Saba Zaidi in the productions of renowned Indian to start afresh. There was a preference for Abdi’s antenna. Be it produc- directors like Satyajit Ray, Shyam Benegal people who were groomed here, so my tion, direction, or chairing a and M S Sathyu. confidence level dropped. It was a tough landmark DTH platform offering Indian Quite early on in her career, Saba earned phase for me and nothing was going in my Achannels in lands foreign, TV has been one much recognition for her creativity and favour. Wherever I applied, the first ques- medium Saba has always stayed tuned and talent, winning many national and inter- tions they would ask me was what level of attuned to. These days, at the helm of her national awards for her drama produc- expertise a person has while working in own Australian media firm 'Nuvera Me- tions and becoming a household name India ? What do I know about Australian dia,' she has forged a partnership with during her 13-year long association with culture, etc. For a person new to a country 'Fetch TV,' bringing a whole lot of home- Indian media and film. No less adept with it takes time to get familiar with the condi- grown telly to the South Asian diaspora single and multi-cam set-ups and equally tions,” shares Saba. community. Referring to it, Saba says she comfortable with both video and film for- She then decided to embark on short is literally living her dream and enjoying it mats, she has many a classic to her credit. industry courses like ‘The Producer, the enormously. Almost all her programmes were made for Market, and the Audience’ and ‘The Mar- Born into the family of Maulana Hali and broadcast on the national network. ket, the Law and Business Essentials’ from that has served Urdu literature for seven Saba has to her credit some path-breaking the Australian Film Television & Radio generations and the daughter of eminent films like the “Story of Indian Diamonds”, School, Sydney; and also did a masters in poet & writer Prof. Sajida Zaidi, Saba in- “Riots Post Mrs Gandhi’s Assassination”, Journalism from the University of Tech- herited a passion for Urdu poetry and lit- the “Raza Library”, “Brecht and His Im- nology Sydney with a special focus on her erature at a young age. This passion has pact on Indian theatre,” and coverages on first love — TV Journalism. manifested itself in all her future endeav- “Film Festivals of India” among others. “I am happy that the perspective of the ours, and continues to this day, where she Also to her credit are live OB's of nation- western world towards India has now is actively promoting Urdu Theatre in her al and international events like Beating changed. The South-Asian community's country of adoption. Retreat & Republic Day ceremonies, Apna level of comfort in Australia has also in- Saba, after she graduated from the Ali- Utsavs, Mrs Gandhi's Death Anniversary creased,” adds Saba. She avers that as the garh Muslim University and subsequently Music Concerts, the Bolshoi Ballet open community grew she realised that people the National School of Drama in Delhi, air coverage, live broadcasts of the Festival were curious to see stories from the other had taken to working as a TV producer for of India Moscow 1987 Opening Ceremo- side. “I then realised there is a need to do several years with Doordarshan, India's ny and Inaugural Ceremony of the Festi- something to connect the community. National Broadcasting house, making and val of USSR in New Delhi 1988, to men- There was only one community newspaper directing countless telefilms and teleplays, tion a few. and one radio programme, which used to not to mention producing numerous doc- When Saba migrated to Australia in run once a week for an hour. Job oppor- umentaries focusing on literature, fine arts, 1989 with her husband, her career took a tunities in media were limited. That was performing arts and personalities. She had nose-dive. “There were hardly any oppor- when we conceptualised the idea of a South
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Asian media setup in Australia,” says interest and we launched Zee Life in 2002. moter and director of Nuvera Media, I en- Saba. We brought eight channels in Hindi, Gu- tered into a strategic partnership with Fetch Saba set about work, toiling to establish jarati, Punjabi and Bengali. Though it took TV to launch three South Asian subscrip- South Asian media in Australia, and in us some time to build our clientèle, the tion TV packages in Australia, atop Fetch 2000 became the founding director and feedback was really good,” says Saba. TV’s IPTV platform and TVOD service for CEO of Vision Asia, the first ever inde- Eight channels and eight years later, Vi- South Asian movies. The two current pack- pendent DTH platform on the continent sion Asia went on to become the market ages, viz. Hindi and Pakistani, offer 13 ma- offering Indian TV channels in Australia leader and the only successful South Asian jor Hindi and 4 major Pakistani channels and New Zealand – thus linking the South Subscription Television platform in Aus- of various genres of GEC, news, movies, Asian communities in Australia and New tralia and New Zealand. Having satisfacto- lifestyle and music. Recently, we have Zealand with the Indian subcontinent. “As rily building up that business, Saba divested launched the Tamil and Telugu Sun Pack satellite TV was getting popular, we it four years ago, and in association with with 8 channels. We are also working on a thought of bringing Indian television chan- Fetch TV launched the first state-of-the-art Sri Lankan package,” she says. nels here and approached Foxtel for that. South Asian IPTV service, on a dynamic “We have selected only the premium That was how Vision Asia came into being. mainstream platform that was much larger channels and the best quality content avail- Later on, we met some people in Delhi and in scale, taking the first step in leading South able from South Asia Fetch TV,” she adds. told them we want to introduce some pri- Asian media into future technologies. “You don’t need a satellite dish or any spe- vate channels to Australia. They showed “In November 2010, as the founder, pro- cial cable device to install Fetch TV, as all that is needed is a broadband connection and set top box that delivers content straight to the TV. It does this without im- pacting the normal internet connection or download quotas, and because it doesn’t touch the open internet, the quality is the same as that of any normal TV service. The set top box also allows pausing, re- cording and rewinding live TV, and can store over 500 hours of recordings,” she says, adding that the basic package is avail- able from iiNet at a mere AU$ 29.95 a month with no installation charge, with the South Asian packages being available for an additional AU$ 19.95 a month each. “The media industry is now established, but there is still a need for people to come forward and work sincerely for the welfare of the community,” says Saba. Besides the strategic alliance with Fetch and her other media initiatives, Saba is nowadays actively involved with Sydney Theatre, having recently launched the ‘Adakar Theatre & Cultural Group’ as its founding Artistic Director, along with like- minded theatre enthusiasts. After her Urdu adaptation of Molière’s comedy ‘The Miser’ (Kanjoos), became a runaway success, she is currently at work in adapting Girish Kar- nad’s celebrated play ‘Wedding Album’ for the Sydney stage. Saba is also actively in- volved with and supports several commu- nity organizations in Sydney. NRI Achievers Bureau Network
www.nriachievers.in August 2016 NRI ACHIEVERS ÁèÌð ãñ´ àææÙ âð 29 Real Politik THE AFRo OUTREACH MODI'S RENDEZVOUS WITH AFRICA PUTS INDIA UPFRONT PM Narendra Modi's historic four nation tour of Africa (July 7th to July 11th) was in essence a sincere attempt to add a new dimension to his government's motto of making India a leading global power. The tour succeeded in large measure – by strengthening bilateral relations, enhancing India’s strategic, economic and soft power aspi- rations, and bringing India closer to Africa. NRI Achievers bring to readers a reading of this initiative... ight from the time he assumed to all parts of the Dark Continent. the connect – our Diaspora. Modi ad- office, Prime Minister Modi has The sum and substance of PM Modi’s dressed meetings of Indian communities in oft been lauded for opening up Africa tour may be condensed into a few all four countries, underlining the links new vistas for India, with his set- succinct paragraphs, which are presented between Africa’s east coast and India’s west ting foot on countries that have almost here without much ado. The first has to do coast and their common connect across the Rforgotten what it means to receive an In- with strengthening India Africa connects. Indian Ocean. dian leader. For instance, Modi's visit to At every stop, Modi supplicated India’s past The second important aspect of Modi's Kenya and Mozambique took place after 35 links with the continent and the shared ex- visit was economic outreach. Economics and 34 years of time span since an Indian perience of struggle against colonial pow- – commerce and trade have always been PM had visited them. Though Manmohan ers. Modi has also rooted for future coop- one of the key dockets when India interacts Singh also visited South Africa in 2013 as eration in the face of competition from with Africa. But here too what incredible Prime Minister, it was more in the context Mr. Modi did was to flagship the ‘Make in of a BRICS Summit than any exclusive bi- India’ campaign that excited the whole of lateral visit to further one-on-one coopera- Africa. With the Chinese economy sinking tion. Modi, on the contrary, by undertak- and its absorption rates for African miner- ing dedicated bilateral missions to key na- als at a new nadir, African governments tions of southern Africa, has signalled that and people are on the lookout for an alter- he values these countries intrinsically for native big Asian power that can generate what they are. steady export revenues for them, and also While this visit came after two plus years help them industrialise. India seems to of his assuming office, it would indeed be punch the clock as the best surrogate to wrong to presume that Africa has been off many Africans as a preferred, democratic his radar – recall that it was only last year partner whose outreach is not totally state- that Delhi hosted the 3rd India-Africa Fo- China. In Mozambique, Modi offered to driven and whose private sector is increas- rum Summit (IAFS-III), when for the first share India’s expertise in agriculture infra- ing its footprint on the continent. The time ever all 54 Heads of State/Government structure. He also noted that healthcare was Prime Minister’s personal interest in con- of African countries, as well as the Presi- a sector where India’s capabilities would necting Indian agribusinesses with African dent of African Union were present. The match the needs of Mozambique. In Tan- nations for food security, and accent on PM’s visit followed closely on the heels of zania, Modi offered US$ 500 millions of joint exploration and harnessing of energy two high-ranking visits – the first by Vice- concessional credit for water-supply con- sources is a big draw in Africa. President Hamid Ansari to Morocco and nections to 17 cities, in addition to an exist- Some sardonic sections of the Western Tunisia in North Africa from the 30th of ing US$ 100 million. The prime minister commentariat seek to club India into the May to the 3rd of June; and the second by also offered assistance in public health, with same category as China, as a mineral-grab- President Pranab Mukherjee to Ghana, the the supply of Indian medicines and equip- ber that is out to loot Africa and denude it Ivory Coast and Namibia in West Africa, ment. In South Africa, Modi sought a part- of its vast natural wealth. These critics between the 12th and 17th of June. Modi’s nership between businesses of both coun- question India’s real intentions in befriend- visit to South and East Africa was very tries which, he says, could give new shape ing African nations. Modi needs to dis- much a part of this chronology, and repre- to India-Africa partnership and drive it to prove these cynics by not only offering sents a sincere attempt by India to reach out new levels. The other important aspect of more novel schemes to bring Indian techni-
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cal and educational expertise to Africa, but also show how well-hooked India and Af- rica are in the twenty-first century. We need export markets as we industrialise, and Africa has the youthful demography and the rising purchasing power that will eventually take our two-way trade to prom- inence. It is wise to understand that we will be handicapped unless Africa grows in wealth and power. And without Africa on our side in dealing with the series of mega- crises that confront this planet, we possibly Terrorism was a topic that figured in all (IOR), whose westernmost edge is defined may never metamorphose into that great the key discussions PM Modi had with Af- by these countries. The east coast of Africa power in world politics that we so desire to rican leaders. In fact, dog-earing a consen- is the flank to which India’s expanding na- be. Our fates are thus convolute not mere- sus on terrorism was a vital theme that took val and commercial strategy needs to be ly due to geography, identical views at the up some heavy-duty confabulations, mo- aligned with, if it is to emerge as a shaper United Nations or common historical ex- reso with Africa seeing its own fair share of of stability and peace in the IOR. It is periences as colonised people, but also due the problem, what with the threat from the therefore noteworthy that Modi’s govern- to the fundamental complementarities of Sunni Islamic State in the north of Libya ment has purposefully re-initiated a serious the future that awaits both sides. So while and Tunisia to the Boko Haram, which defence dialogue with Mozambique in China has been heralding its South-South draws its ideology from the Al-Qaeda in 2015, after years of neglect. I recall meeting cooperation model as a resounding success West Africa. the Deputy Minister of National Defence in Africa, the absence of a human resource Make in India. India's new mantra invit- of Mozambique, Patricio Jose, earlier this component, a transparency element, and a ing the world to come to India and manu- year when he said to me that they “eagerly social sector or democracy angle in that facture there had its own pre-eminent place look up to India” to enhance their coastal model seems to suggest that India has an on Modi's agenda as well. During his visit surveillance, military training and mari- indispensable place on the continent. Es- to South Africa, Modi invited defence busi- time security capabilities. Seen from this pecially so as we already occupy a rather nesses to set up manufacturing bases in perspective, it now seems that Modi’s mega- special place in the hearts and minds of the India, which could service the domestic modernisation project of ‘Sagar Mala’ - African people, going back to centuries. requirements of India and South Africa as which involves coastal area development, The third aspect to Modi's Africa sojourn well as export to third countries. port infrastructure advancement, connec- is his adeptness in building personal empa- Food security. India signed a long-term tivity and sea-based industrial synergies, is thy with African leaders. Personal connects agreement for the import of pulses from not merely a domestic policy priority but with leaders has been a key facet of Modi’s Mozambique. Mozambique grows the com- is in fact interlinked to our strategic drive diplomacy ever since coming to office in modity without much consumption. The to be the defence and logistical partner for 2014. Of the four countries visited, three pact will help India tide-over the shortage Africa’s eastern coast. have had elections in recent years — Kenya of pulses in the country that has led to un- Modi has already been to Mauritius and in 2013 bringing president Uhuru Keny- even spikes and spurts in the prices of dal. Seychelles — two pivotal African countries atta to power, Mozambique in 2014 that Significant given it was only last month that off the mainland — and ramped up India’s elected president Filipe Nyusi and Tanzania India’s cabinet had cleared a proposal to security assistance to them. Now, by draw- in 2015 that saw president John Magufuli enter into an agreement with Mozambique ing in the countries of east Africa into a assume office. for importing 100,000 tonnes of pulses in trustful embrace where they can have faith Modi had met Kenyatta and Nyusi last 2016-17, with an option to scale it up to in India to share and transmit sensitive tech- year while this was his first meeting with 200,000 tonnes by 2020-2021. nology and know-how in intelligence, re- Magufuli. The Indian PM invited the Tan- Securing the east coast. One of the hall- connaissance and training, he is making a zanian president to visit India, which was marks of Mr. Modi’s foreign policy has been proactive push to be not merely an econom- accepted. South Africa’s Jacob Zuma is an emphasis on defence diplomacy to boost ic actor on the continent but also a political better-known to the prime minister, given India’s position as a nett security provider one. The message sent out by the Prime that he has met and conferred with him on for fellow developing countries. Ergo, the Minister and his team to the continent was several occasions, like the annual Brazil- choice of the four African nations on his that “we are not here to exploit” and “we India-Russia-China-South Africa (BRICS) itinerary this time was no coincidence, but want to be partners in development.” meetings and during the India-Africa sum- possibly part of a well-thought-out doctrine mit last year. to give primacy to the Indian Ocean Region NRI Achievers Bureau Network
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Complimenting the Modi government's em- phasis on real estate and construction sector re- forms, the updated and revised National Build- ing Code 2016 (NBC 2016) that is set to be unveiled later this year will bring out the state- of-the-art and most con- temporary version of the building code, dealing with futuristic develop- ments. Have a look on the impact this legisla- tion is likely to have on the realty scenario ...
NATIONAL BUILDING CODE 2016 A REGULATORY BOOST TO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION he national building code is meant tural design and construction, plumbing used developments such as malls, multi- to help regulate building construc- services, landscaping, signage and outdoor plexes and integrated townships. The new tion in the country, lay down a set displaying structures etc. and revised code will give an overall direc- of minimum provisions for build- The NBC 2016 will provide detailed tion for practical application of the provi- ings, designed to protect the safety of pub- guidelines on construction management sions of different specialised aspects of Tlic with regard to structural efficiency, fire and come up with comprehensive regula- spatial planning, design and construction, and earthquake hazards, health aspects tion and certification of the structural creation of services, et al., proposing an etc., including environmental concerns. It safety of buildings, with a series of im- integrated approach for utilising appropri- mainly contains administrative provisions, provements in the safety provisions to ate knowledge and experience of qualified development control rules and general meet the challenges associated with the professionals, right from conceptualisa- building requirements, as well as stipula- new trend of building high rise buildings, tion through construction and completion tions regarding building materials, struc- including super-tall structures and mixed- stages of a building project during its en-
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creation of sustainable human settlements. With a view to boost sustainability, the building code has, also for the first time, included provisions for glazing in build- ings with respect to their effect on energy, lighting (natural and otherwise) in the building, and the selection and manifesta- tion of glass with respect to safety. It will also focus on energy conservation, use of solar energy and efficient lighting. Keeping pace with the era of smart- homes and smart-cities, NBC 2016 has come up with a new chapter on 'Informa- tion & Communication Enabled Installa- tions' with general guidelines for planning and provision of ICT (information and communication technology) services in the building and execution stages. Also, in view of the growing significance of property management, once again anoth- er first is the addition of a new chapter on tire life cycle. ment's other relevant missions 'Accessible 'Asset Facility Management.' Other new NBC 2016 compliments the govern- India, Empowered India', the 'National additions include use of escalators, mov- ment's ambitious mission of 'Housing for Policy for Persons with Disabilities' and ing walks and solid waste management. All' that has a special focus on low-cost the 'UN Convention on Rights of Persons The building code was first formulated affordable-housing. The new code has de- with Disabilities', the national building in 1970 and subsequently revised in 1983 tailed provisions for use of pre-fabricated code has for the first time ever made elab- and 2005, It is implemented through mu- technology for speedier construction with orate provisions for making buildings and nicipal corporations, local urban bodies, quality, to meet the acute housing shortage public places to be accessible to millions public works departments and other con- that plagues India. Further, to check of disabled and elderly persons. The code struction wings and agencies. Tyis new project delays the code focuses on 'Stream- for a barrier-free built environment will NBC 2016, a revised version of NBC 2005, lining Procedure for Real Estate Projects' be applicable to all forms of public housing will turn out to be a game changer in reg- (SAPREP) through single window con- undertaken by government and private ulating building construction to be in line cept. It incorporates suggestions mooted builders. with the contemporary trends and ad- by the SAPREP panel constituted by the In view of the growing popularity of vancements in the sector, taken together Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Al- green/sustainable buildings, NBC 2016 together with the new age reforms in the leviation, as part of Model Building By- promotes ecologically appropriate prac- real estate and construction sector that are laws. The revised code also has a renewed tices, the use of eco-friendly construction being ushered in. focus on an integrated approach to get materials, conventional and alternative Vinod Behl maximum benefit from the building and technologies, reduction of pollution, pro- The author is a senior media its services in terms of timely completion tection and improvement of the local en- professional & the consulting editor of and cost-effectiveness with quality. vironment, and the application of socio- NRI Achievers magazine. He may be Dovetailing well with the Modi govern- economic considerations towards the reached at: [email protected] www.nriachievers.in August 2016 NRI ACHIEVERS ÁèÌð ãñ´ àææÙ âð 35
Rio Olympics THE RIO OLYMPICS
THE VERY BEST OF THE INDIAN SQUAD
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arrying the hopes of billions of Indians, the Indian Olym- pic Association (IOA), has sent one of the largest ever contingents of around 120 members Cto participate in the worlds biggest sports carnival, the Summer Olym- pics in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Bra- zil, beginning from August 4 and coming to a close on August 21. From the hockey pitch to the badminton and tennis courts, from wrestling to archery and shooting, there are real medal prospects among India's men and women's teams. Besides the 12 emony. Apropos the most encouraging member squad for shooting, medals aspect of India's participation at Rio is may also have been predestined for the number of women participants – our tennis, archery, badminton, box- 43%, accounting for 52 members of the ing and hockey teams. All eyes will 120 member squad. Given the unprec- also be on the wrestling mat at Rio, edented largeness of the group, it is not where Yogeshwar Dutt will try his surprising that most of the members mettle to improve on the metal of his are first timers. A mere 35 athletes from last silver. the squad have represented India at the Abhinav Bindra will lead the squad Olympics earlier, which puts first tim- bearing the Tricolor at the opening cer- ers at 70.34% of the contingent. Among
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the first timers, it will be the maiden an interview recently said, “Abhi to bas appearance for 23-year-old Gita Kar- shuruat hai, medal lane ki koshish makar, woman gymnast from India karungi.” On one hand where a number who created history a few days ago. In of players would be representing the table tennis, India will see four pad- nation for the first time, there are ex- dlers taking part for the first time, and perienced players like Abhinav Bindra it will be only the second time in the and Yogeshwar Dutt, who would be history of the Games that the Indian representing India for the last time in women's hockey team will be seen in the Olympics. We of NRI Achievers action at the Olympics. Lalita Babar, wish the Indian squad all the very best Dutee Chand, Anirban Lahiri, Kidambi for their performance at the World Srikanth, Jitu Rai would also give their sports feast, the Rio Olympics. debut appearance in various other cat- NRI Achievers Sports Network egories of the games. Dutee Chand, in
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Here is the list of all participants Saina Nehwal Singles Sports Men Women Total Events Pusarla Sindhu Total 67 54 121 66 Jwala Gutta Doubles Ashwini Ponnappa Doubles Sports- Archery, Events- 3 Sports- Boxing, Events-3 Men- 1 Event Men-3 Event Atanu Das Men's individual Shiva Thapa Bantamweight Women- 3 Event Manoj Kumar Light welterweight Bombayla Devi Women's individual & Women's team Vikas Krishan Yadav Middleweight Deepika Kumari Women's individual & Women's team Sports- Field hockey, Events-2 Laxmirani Majhi Women's individual & Women's team Men-16 Event Sports- Athletics, Events- 21 Surender Kumar Men's tournament Men- 20 Event Danish Mujtaba Men's tournament Dharambir Singh 200 m V. R. Raghunath Men's tournament Jinson Johnson 800 m Akashdeep Singh Men's tournament Muhammad Anas 400 m & 4 × 400 m relay Chinglensana Singh Men's tournament Ayyasamy Dharun 4 × 400 m relay Harmanpreet Singh Men's tournament Mohan Kumar 4 × 400 m relay Kothajit Singh Men's tournament Sumit Kumar 4 × 400 m relay Manpreet Singh Men's tournament Mohammed Kunhi 4 × 400 m relay Ramandeep Singh Men's tournament Arokia Rajiv 4 × 400 m relay Rupinder Pal Singh Men's tournament Thonakal Gopi Marathon Sardara Singh Men's tournament Kheta Ram Marathon P. R. Sreejesh (C & GK) Men's tournament Nitender Singh Rawat Marathon S. V. Sunil Men's tournament Baljinder Singh 20 km walk Nikkin Thimmaiah Men's tournament Gurmeet Singh 20 km walk S. K. Uthappa Men's tournament Irfan Kolothum Thodi 20 km walk Devinder Walmiki Men's tournament Sandeep Kumar 50 km walk Women-16 Event Manish Singh 50 km walk Savita Punia (GK) Women's tournament Renjith Maheshwary Triple jump Deep Grace Ekka Women's tournament Ankit Sharma Long jump Deepika Thakur Women's tournament Inderjeet Singh Shot put Namita Toppo Women's tournament Vikas Gowda Discus throw Sunita Lakra Women's tournament Women- 17 Event Sushila Chanu (C) Women's tournament Dutee Chand 100 m Lilima Minz Women's tournament Srabani Nanda 200 m Renuka Yadav Women's tournament Tintu Luka 800 m Nikki Pradhan Women's tournament Nirmala Sheoran 400 m & 4 × 400 m relay Monika Malik Women's tournament Lalita Babar 3000 m steeplechase Navjot Kaur Women's tournament Ashwini Akkunji 4 × 400 m relay Anuradha Devi Women's tournament Debashree Majumdar 4 × 400 m relay Poonam Rani Women's tournament Jisna Mathews 4 × 400 m relay Vandana Katariya Women's tournament M. R. Poovamma 4 × 400 m relay Preeti Dubey Women's tournament Anilda Thomas 4 × 400 m relay Rani Rampal Women's tournament O. P. Jaisha Marathon avita Punia (GK) Women's tournament Kavita Raut Marathon Sports- Golf, Events-2 Sudha Singh Marathon & 4 × 400 m relay Men-2 Event Khushbir Kaur 20 km walk Shiv Chawrasia Golf Sapna Punia 20 km walk Anirban Lahiri Golf Manpreet Kaur Shot put Women-1 Event Seema Antil Discus throw Aditi Ashok Golf Sports- Badminton, Events-4 Sports- Gymnastics, Events-1 Men-3 Event Women-1 Event Srikanth Kidambi Singles Dipa Karmakar Artistic Manu Attri Doubles Sports- Judo, Events-1 B. Sumeeth Reddy Doubles Men-1 Event Women-4 Event Avtar Singh Men's −90 kg
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Sports- Rowing, Events-1 Men-1 Event Dattu Baban Bhokanal Men's single sculls Sports- Shooting, Events-11 Men-9 Event Abhinav Bindra 10 m air rifle Gagan Narang 10 m air rifle, 50 m rifle prone & 50 m rifle 3 positions Kynan Chenai Trap Mairaj Ahmad Khan Skeet Prakash Nanjappa 50 m pistol Jitu Rai 10 m air pistol, 50 m pistol Chain Singh 50 m rifle prone, 50 m rifle 3 positions Gurpreet Singh 10 m air pistol, 25 m rapid fire pistol Manavjit S. Sandhu Trap Women-3 Event Apurvi Chandela 10 m air rifle Ayonika Paul 10 m air rifle Heena Sidhu 10 m air pistol & 25 m pistol Sports- Swimming, Events-2 Men-1 Event Sajan Prakash 200 m butterfly Women-1 Event Shivani Kataria 200 m freestyle Sports- Table tennis, Events-2 Men-2 Event Sharath K. Achanta Men's singles Soumyajit Ghosh Men's singles Women-2 Event Manika Batra Women's singles Mouma Das Women's singles Sports- Tennis, Events-3 Men-2 Event Rohan Bopanna Men's doubles Leander Paes Men's doubles Women-2 Event Sania Mirza Women's doubles Prarthana Thombare Women's doubles Mixed doubles Event S. Mirza & R. Bopanna Mixed Double Sports- Weightlifting, Events-2 Men-1 Event Sathish Sivalingam Men's −77 kg Women-1 Event Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Women's −48 kg Sports- Wrestling, Events-8 Men-5 Event Sandeep Tomar -57 kg Yogeshwar Dutt-65 kg Men's freestyle Narsingh P. Yadav-74 kg Men's freestyle Ravinder Khatri −85 kg Hardeep Singh −98 kg Women-3 Event Vinesh Phogat−48 kg Women's freestyle Babita Kumari−53 kg Women's freestyle Sakshi Malik−58 kg Women's freestyle
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New Delhi, India [email protected] +91 11 4702 3674 www.nriachievers.in +91 97177 12245 Indian mystics SADHGURU JAGGI VASUDEV MAN, MYSTIC & VISIONARY “How deeply you touch another life is how rich your life is ... the greatest thing that you can do in life is to live to your peak and to set an example that there is a way to live beyond all limitations ... this life for me is an endeavour to help people experience and express their ultimate nature ... it is … also … an endeavour to help people experience and express their divinity … .” – Sadhguru adhguru – sant, sadhu, seer, mystic, the special consultative status it enjoys with then, teaching him a set of simple yogasanas visionary – much has been written, the Economic and Social Council of the that Jaggi religiously maintained and prac- said and broadcast about this self- United Nations. tised … “without a single day's break, this realized Indian yogi, who apropos Sadhguru was born in Mysore, Karnataka, simple yoga that was taught to me kept hap- is also a prolific writer and teacher, waxing on Tuesday the 3rd September 1957 to Su- pening, leading to a much deeper experi- Seloquent on myriad topics and themes. sheela and Dr. Vasudev, an ophthalmologist ence later.” There exists a whole treasure trove of infor- with the Indian Railways. Jagadish, the Schooling over, Jaggi Vasudev went to mation on him in the public domain, from youngest of four siblings, or Jaggi as has Mysore University and graduated with a features and profiles to his discourses and come to be known, evolved a deep interest bachelor's degree in English Literature. This writings, from media interviews and con- in the workings of nature at a very young was the time he developed a fascination for
versations to talks given at various world age. Snake-catching and truancy came motorcycles, and indulged in its logical cor- fora – he certainly is no stranger to many of naturally to him during his school days, ollary – travelling places on one. Chamun- us. Founder of Isha, a group of globe-span- even as he forayed frequently into the woods di Hill for him and his friends was an oft ning non-for-profit organisations that offer and jungle nearby, with sojourns sometimes frequented haunt, where they rendezvoused yoga and wellness programmes to people lasting up to three days at a time. And in and took off on long nocturnal drives. Jag- from across the world, Sadhguru is based youth, his blunt clarity in life earned him the gi Vasudev has apropos travelled extensive- out of Coimbatore, India; while maintaining unenviable job of unofficial counsellor to ly to many nooks and corners of our country a presence in the United States and Great problem-prone mates. But it was a chance astride his motorcycle in his lifetime. This Britain, Lebanon and Singapore, Canada, encounter with Malladihalli Sri Raghaven- new-found passion and wanderlust egged Malaysia, Uganda, China, Nepal and Aus- dra Swamiji when Jaggi was all of 12 years, him on “to earn some quick money,” and just tralia. His Foundation's deep involvement as it turns out later, the watershed event that ride off somewhere at every whim. His at- in serious social and community develop- changed his life making him what he is to- tempts to put this plan into action saw him ment activities has won it much acclaim, like day. The Swamiji takes Jaggi under his wing taking up a whole bunch of profitable busi- www.nriachievers.in August 2016 NRI ACHIEVERS ÁèÌð ãñ´ àææÙ âð 43 Metaphysical Musings
nesses soon after graduation – a poultry farm, a brickworks and a construction busi- ness are well worth mention here. The year was 1982 and Jaggi had just turned 25. One fine September day, some- thing in him drove him to ride up Chamun- di Hill ... and there he sat alone still as the rock he was perched on, when all of a sud- den, an overwhelming spiritual experience assailed him. Sadhguru tells us about it: “Till that moment in my life I always thought this is me and that's somebody else and something else. But for the first time I did not know which is me and which is not me. Suddenly, what was me was just all over the place. The very rock on which I was sitting, the air that I breathe, the very atmosphere around me, I had just exploded into every- thing. That sounds like utter insanity. This, I thought it lasted for ten to fifteen minutes but when I came back to my normal con- sciousness, it was about four-and-a-half- hours I was sitting there, fully conscious, eyes open, but time had just flipped.” Six weeks passed before Jaggi simply left his businesses to a friend and took off on a and devotees who have pledged their life- motorcycle on a soul-searching expedition, times to full-time work with the various Isha travelling wherever his fancy took him … endeavours ... the Dhyanalingam, the Linga virtually leading the life of a nomad, in an Bhairavi temple, the Adi-Yogi Aalayam – its attempt to grasp that elusive trigger which all very much there in the public domain, had led to his mystical experience. A year which spares us the need to delve into it. of travel and meditation passed by before After all, google’s your friend, just go ahead Jaggi came to a conclusion – he would teach and google it! We, instead, shall tentatively yoga to share his inner experience with oth- explore and glean a few subjective aspects ers. His first class happened in 1983 at Mys- aspects of Sadhguru from that ocean of ma- ore, with just seven participants. Over time, terial available about him in media archives he took his yoga classes all across Karnataka – some of them insightful and some simply and to Hyderabad, travelling from class to anecdotal – to better understand the man, constipated look on his face, then definitely class on his ever-present and ubiquitous mo- the mystic, the visionary and seer – and at- I am not that. If someone has to be a guru torcycle, living off the rental proceeds of his tempt getting a bit more closer to him he has to be contemporary, otherwise what poultry farm, and refusing to take any pay- through the effort… sense will he make to modern day people,” ment for the classes – any collections that The Sadhguru, at the very first sight, while he questions. And narrating how he reacts came from participants he would donate to he surely defies any stereotype of godmen to people who often ask why he drives his a local charity on the last day of class. Jaggi or spiritual gurus, comes across as a man own car or flies a helicopter when yogis in Vasudev had taken the first step to become who loves all good things in life. “Oh, you ancient times just used to walk, he says: “I Sadhguru, as he is affectionately known to- are still using that Apple 4,” he quips to a tell them that in those days everyone used day to his followers and well-wishers. journalist using it to record the tête-à-tête. to walk, not merely the yogis !” What transpired from then on till now is This by the way is the real Jaggi Vasudev – Sadhguru, who is known to hold radical a rather amply well-documented story – on modern day tech-savvy yogi and mystic who views on a whole range of issues, is however how the first ashram in the Velliangiri foot- takes pleasure riding sports bikes, plays golf quite vocally disapproving and anxious hills came about to the gradual expansion of and, of course, is at home with modern about every aspect of our lives getting bla- Isha to become a world-girdling organisa- gadgets. “If your idea of a guru is from a tantly commercial. “For me, health, educa- tion with millions of followers, volunteers calendar, who has candy-floss beard and a tion and spirituality should never be com-
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them that whether you make computers or software, the most essential business is hu- man well being, and that's my business t o o.” Closely attuned as he is to the business world, he is much critical of CSR efforts by corporates. “CSR has become a guilt-wash- sport was indeed a powerful medium that ing process. Instead, why can't companies overrides caste and religion barriers to bring structure their businesses such that it ben- people of all ilks together. “I observed this efits the world and its people?” he asks. His is America, where till the late 1960s many logic is rather simple – Instead of letting whites hated the blacks, but loved to have your money lie idle in a bank account, why Magic Johnson’s photo in their bedrooms,” not use it to set up a new business with recalls Sadhguru. By the same logic the Isha lower profit margins, but offering more promoted Gramotsavam reveals yet another widespread services? If you are good at it, another spin-off – it has in a sense become your venture will expand and grow with a liberating activity for village women, who more people benefiting from it, and it might mercialised. Unfortunately, the first two according to the mystic have never played a just do away with the need for charity. “No- have already succumbed to commercialisa- game since they were eight or nine years of body likes receiving a dole – it's not in the tion, and now it’s slowly creeping into the age. “Today, even a 73-year-old grandmoth- human dignity to do so. People may accept spiritual sphere as well.” er walks onto the throwball court to the ap- it because they are desperate, but nobody is Passionate about sports, Sadhguru is of plause of thousands of spectators. This is happy to be at the receiving end of charity” the view that sport is a path to spirituality as indeed liberation ... .” he says. “Once you nourish a plant, you well. This conviction of his has found ample As far as mystics go, Sadhguru Jaggi Vas- don't have to worry about what it will create expression in the path his foundation adopt- udev has consistently defied every precon- because it will blossom all over the place, ed decades ago, when they promoted an an- ceived notion you might hold about spirit- whether you like it or not,” is his view. nual sports-focused event called ‘Gramot- ual leaders. He admits to being as comfort- Well, much much more can be written savam’ in the Coimbatore district of Tamil- able walking barefoot in the Himalayas to about Sadhguru and his extraordinary ap- nadu. “It all started some 24 years ago when riding a BMW motorcycle on the highways proach to living and dying. I am in fact ac- we set up a yoga centre near Coimbatore. or skimming hilltops in a helicopter. So it's tually very tempted indeed to pen a piece We thought we would teach yoga in the sur- really not all that unusual to see him spend that will take off from Sadhguru’s views on rounding villages. On the first day, about lunch hour playing a game of frisbee with ‘the art of dying,’ but I will reserve it for 150 people came and after the programme, Isha volunteers, or writing a poem on the some other time. That said and done, it is we served them meals. Next day, only 70 nature of money ... in the handmade paper not my intention to write a hagiography, but people turned up. When I asked the reason, journal he always carries around with him. instead point to the truism that the life Sad- I was told that many people have reserva- His schedule is often an eclectic mix – rang- hguru Jaggi Vasudev has led reads like a tions about eating with certain caste mem- ing from addressing a gathering at the World well-structured life-manual for good living. bers. I realised the 1,000-year-old caste prac- Economic Forum in Davos to conducting And yes, Sadhguru ... he is a strange man tice was not going to go away in a day. So, an ‘Inner Engineering’ yoga programme in — a very strange man indeed — but ... he's instead of the afternoon meal, I made them London. Recollecting the resentment of for real. play together. No scripture, after all, says some people the first time he was invited to Suchindran Chakravarthi you should not play together.” speak at the World Economic Forum, Sad- The writer is a technocrat who dabbles in In due course, his experiments with sport hguru says, “I met a few people who ques- Journalism print & Broadcast have only strengthened his convictions – tioned what a mystic was doing there. I told photography & creative visual arts. www.nriachievers.in August 2016 NRI ACHIEVERS ÁèÌð ãñ´ àææÙ âð 45 Metaphysical Musings SADHGURU'S VISION FOR INDIA It is indeed providence we need to thank for this column by Sad- hguru enriching our magazine, which actually happens to be the culmination of a chance encounter between two patients in a Ko- vai (Coimbatore) hospital … our senior editor and the Swami at Isha responsible for English publications. So here we are – a col- umn penned by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev – self-realised yogi, mod- ern mystic and prolific author, the man behind the Isha Founda- tion. What does India need in the next 10-15 years ? Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev puts forth and shares his vision for India. don’t want to impose my vision on right on the threshold, and if we handle think or what you think. What people everyone. All I am saying is, every the situation smartly, we can be a tremen- need is what needs to happen. Right now, human being is aspiring to live well, dous power because we are a population what people need is at least reasonably and whichever way they are aspiring, of 1.3 billion. A population of 1.3 billion decent levels of living. So the most impor- that should happen to them. They don’t with the necessary intellect, is as good as tant thing is nourishment, which must Ihave to live the way I think they should anything can be. If we handle ourselves happen. Today, sixty percent of the Indian live. But definitely our aspirations should right, we can be a tremendous power. population is considered malnourished not be crafted on western models because “Power does not mean, 'Will we have – even the reasonably well-to-do – be- they are not sustainable. Western coun- the biggest army in the world ?' Power cause their skeletal systems are not grow- tries are managing it because their popu- means if they want to live well, everyone ing to full size. If your body does not grow lations are in a certain way. The land to looks at you for guidance. This culture has to full size, your brain will also not grow population ratios in United States and in always had this power. People always fully. We are producing an underdevel- our country are a completely different looked east when they thought of living oped humanity, which is a very great risk game. For example, today the average well. So this is not empty talk. This was for the future. If you have 1.3 billion peo- ple, healthy, active, focused and trained Every individual, whatever sphere of life for something, you can make a miracle out of it. But if you have 1.3 billion people he is in, whatever responsibility he holds, unhealthy, undernourished, uneducated, whatever influence he has, has to stand unfocused and uninspired, you have a up and make that happen in his area major disaster on your hands. “Are we going to turn this population amount of water that is available for one there but the culture has fallen. One must – which is the youngest population on the Indian citizen is only 25% of what we had understand, this happens to all cultures. planet in terms of nations – into a possi- in 1947. They say by 2050, it will be 15%. There will be peaks and there will be bility, or are we going to turn this into a So our ideas of well-being have to change. downtrends. If we as a generation have disaster? We are going to determine that We cannot dream to create our vision or any sense, we have to pull it up. It does not in the next ten to fifteen years’ time. And build a nation just like some other coun- happen free of cost, everyone has to work every human being who breathes on this try. We have to adjust our vision as it is for it. land has to participate in making this hap- needed for us, as it will work for us. “Every individual, whatever sphere of pen in whichever way he can do it. That “Today, India is on the threshold of an life he is in, whatever responsibility he is my vision: to draw as many people as economic upsurge. Various things that we holds, whatever influence he has, has to possible to actively participate in this, in did not even dream were possible for a stand up and make that happen in his whichever way possible. larger segment of the population could be area. Just the governments cannot do this, “Because if this time passes, it may be possible in the next few years – if we han- some other leader cannot do it. Every hu- too late. dle things right. Large segments of the man being has to do it. “If you sit on the threshold for too long, population could benefit hugely. We are “A vision for India is not about what I you will be run over by someone else.”
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¿æ‡æ€UØ ÙèçÌÑ ¥ŠØæØ-{ ÎêâÚUô´ ·¤è çÙ´Îæ ·¤ÚUÙð ßæÜæ âÕâð ÕÇ¸æ ¿æ´ÇæÜ ãñ ¥æ¿æØü ¿æ‡æ€UØ °·¤ °ðâè ×ãæÙ çßÖêçÌ Íð, çÁ‹ãô´Ùð ¥ÂÙè çßmžææ ¥õÚU ÿæ×Ìæ¥ô´ ·Ô¤ ÕÜ ÂÚU ÖæÚUÌèØ §çÌãæâ ·¤è ÏæÚUæ ·¤ô ÕÎÜ çÎØæ. ×õØü âæ×ýæ’Ø ·Ô¤ â´SÍæ·¤ ¿æ‡æ€UØ ·¤éàæÜ ÚUæÁÙèçÌ™æ, ¿ÌéÚU ·¤êÅUÙèçÌ™æ, Âý·¤æ´Ç ¥ÍüàææS˜æè ·Ô¤ M¤Â ×ð´ Öè çßEçßØæÌ ãé°. §ÌÙè âçÎØæ¡ »éÁÚUÙð ·Ô¤ ÕæÎ ¥æÁ Öè ØçÎ ¿æ‡æ€UØ mæÚUæ ÕÌæ° »° çâhæ´Ì ¥õÚU ÙèçÌØæ¡ Âýæâ´ç»·¤ ãñ´ Ìô ×æ˜æ §âçÜ°, ç·¤ ©‹ãô´Ùð ¥ÂÙð »ãÙ ¥ŠØØÙ, ç¿´ÌÙ ¥õÚU ÁèßæÙæÙéÖßô´ âð ¥çÁüÌ ¥×êËØ ™ææÙ ·¤ô, ÂêÚUè ÌÚUã çÙÑSßæÍü ãô·¤ÚU ×æÙßèØ ·¤ËØæ‡æ ·Ô¤ ©gðàØ âð ¥çÖÃØQ¤ ç·¤Øæ. Âðàæ ãñ v| ¥ŠØæØô´ ßæÜè '¿æ‡æ€UØ ÙèçÌ' ·¤æ ÀÆUæ ¥ŠØæØ. ãÚU ¥´·¤ ×ð´ ã× °·¤ ¥ŠØæØ ÂÚU ÙÁÚU ÇæÜÌð ãñ´. v. Ÿæß‡æ ·¤ÚUÙð âð Ï×´ü ·¤æ ™ææÙ ãôÌæ ãñ, mðá ÎêÚU ãôÌæ ãñ, ™ææÙ ·¤è Âýæç# ãôÌè ãñ ¥õÚU ×æØæ ·¤è ¥æâçQ¤ âð ×éçQ¤ ãôÌè ãñ. By means of hearing one understands dharma, malignity vanishes, knowledge is acquired, and liberation from material bondage is gained. w. ÂçÿæØô´ ×ð´ ·¤õßæ Ùè¿ ãñ, Âàæé¥ô´ ×ð´ ·¤éžææ Ùè¿ ãñ, Áô ÌÂSßè Âæ ·¤ÚUÌæ ãñ ßô çƒæÙõÙæ ãñ, Üðç·¤Ù Áô ÎêâÚUô´ ·¤è çÙ´Îæ ·¤ÚUÌæ ãñ ßã âÕâð ÕÇ¸æ ¿æ´ÇæÜ ãñ. Among birds the crow is vile; among beasts the dog; the ascetic whose sins is abominable, but he who blasphemes others is the worst chandala. x. ÚUæ¹ âð çƒæâÙð ÂÚU ÂèÌÜ ¿×·¤Ìæ ãñ, ÌæÕæ §×Üè âð âæȤ ãôÌæ ãñ, ¥õÚUÌð´ ÂýÎÚU âð àæéh ãôÌè ãñ, ÙÎè ÕãÌè ÚUãð Ìô âæȤ ÚUãÌè ãñ. Ashes to polish Brass; tamarind to clean copper; for a woman her menses; and a river its flow. y. ÚUæÁæ, Õýæ±×‡æ ¥õÚU ÌÂSßè Øô»è ÁÕ ÎêâÚUð Îðàæ ÁæÌð ãñ´, Ìô ¥æÎÚU ÂæÌð ãñ´, Üðç·¤Ù ¥õÚUÌ ØçÎ ÖÅU·¤ ÁæÌè ãñ Ìô ÕÕæüÎ ãô ÁæÌè ãñ. The king, the brahmana, and the ascetic yogi who go abroad are respected; but the woman who wanders is utterly ruined. z. ÏÙßæÙ ÃØçQ¤ ·Ô¤ ·¤§ü çטæ ãôÌð ãñ´, ·¤§ü âÕ‹Ïè Öè ãôÌð ãñ´, ÏÙßæÙ ·¤ô ãè ¥æÎ×è ·¤ãæ ÁæÌæ ãñ ¥õÚU ÂñâðßæÜô´ ·¤ô ãè ´çÇÌ ·¤ã ·¤ÚU ÙßæÁæ ÁæÌæ ãñ. The wealthy will have friends around them, and relatives too. Only the rich fellow is called a man, and only the affluent are respected as pandits. {. âßü àæçQ¤×æÙ ·¤è §‘Àæ âð ãè Õéçh ·¤æ× ·¤ÚUÌè ãñ, ßãUè´ ·¤×ô´ü ·¤ô çÙØ´ç˜æÌ ·¤ÚUÌæ ãñ, ©âè ·¤è §‘Àæ âð ¥æâ Âæâ ×ð´ ×ÎÎ ·¤ÚUÙð ßæÜð ¥æ ÁæÌð ãñ´. As is the desire of Providence, so functions one's intellect; one's activities are also con- trolled by Providence; and by the will of Providence one is surrounded by helpers. |. ·¤æÜ âÖè Áèßô´ ·¤ô çÙÂé‡æÌæ ÂýÎæÙ ·¤ÚUÌæ ãñ, âÖè
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Áèßô´ ·¤æ â´ãæÚU Öè ·¤ÚUÌæ ãñ, Áæ»Ìæ ÚUãÌæ ãñ ÁÕ âÕ vw. °·¤ ÜæÜ¿è ¥æÎ×è ·¤ô ßSÌé Öð´ÅU Îð ·¤ÚU should be done by him with a whole-heart- âô ÁæÌð ãñ´U, ·¤æÜ ·¤ô ·¤ô§ü ÁèÌ Ùãè´ â·¤Ìæ. â´ÌéC ·¤ÚUð´, °·¤ ·¤ÆôÚU ¥æÎ×è ·¤ô ãæÍ ÁôǸ·¤ÚU ed and strenuous effort. Time perfects all living beings as well as â´ÌéC ·¤ÚUð´, °·¤ ×ê¹ü ·¤ô â×æÙ Îð·¤ÚU â´ÌéC ·¤ÚUð´, v{. Õéçh×æÙ ÃØçQ¤ ¥ÂÙè §ç‹ÎýØô´ ·¤ô Õ»éÜð kills them; it alone is awake when all others °·¤ çßmæÙ÷ ¥æÎ×è ·¤ô â¿ ÕôÜ·¤ÚU â´ÌéC ·¤ÚUð´. ·¤è ÌÚUã ßàæ ×ð´ ·¤ÚUÌð ãé° ¥ÂÙð ÜÿØ ·¤ô Á»ã, are asleep. Time is insurmountable. Conciliate a covetous man by means of a â×Ø ¥õÚU Øô‚ØÌæ ·¤æ ÂêÚUæ ŠØæÙ ÚU¹Ìð ãé° Âê‡æü }. Áô Á‹× âð ¥´Ïæ ãñ ßô Îð¹ Ùãè´ â·¤Ìæ, gift, an obstinate man with folded hands in ·¤ÚUð. ©âè ÌÚUã Áô ßæâÙæ ·Ô¤ ¥ÏèÙ ãñ ßô Öè Îð¹ salutation, a fool by hunouring him, and a The wise man should restrain his senses Ùãè´ â·¤Ìè, ¥ã´·¤æÚUè ÃØçQ¤ ·¤ô ·¤Öè °ðâæ Ùãè´ learned man by truthful words. like the crane and accomplish his purpose Ü»Ìæ ·¤è ßã ·¤éÀ ÕéÚUæ ·¤ÚU ÚUãæ ãñ ¥õÚU Áô Âñâð vx. °·¤ Õð·¤æÚU ÚUæ’Ø ·¤æ ÚUæÁæ ãôÙð âð Øã ÕðãÌÚU with due knowledge of his place, time and ·Ô¤ ÂèÀð ÂǸð ãñ´ ©Ù·¤ô ©Ù·Ô¤ ·¤×ô´ü ×ð´ ·¤ô§ü Âæ ãñ ·¤è ÃØçQ¤ ç·¤âè ÚUæ’Ø ·¤æ ÚUæÁæ Ùæ ãô, °·¤ ability. çιæ§ü Ùãè´ ÎðÌæ. ÂæÂè ·¤æ çטæ ãôÙð âð ÕðãÌÚU ãñ ·¤è çÕÙæ çטæ v|. ×é»ðü âð ¿æÚU ÕæÌð âè¹ð´... âãè â×Ø ÂÚU Those born blind cannot see; likewise blind are ·¤æ ãô, °·¤ ×ê¹ü ·¤æ »éL¤ ãôÙð âð ÕðãÌÚU ãñ ·¤è ©UÆð´U, ÙèÇÚU ÕÙð´ ¥õÚU ÜǸð´, â´Âçžæ ·¤æ çÚUàÌðÎæÚUô´ âð those who are in the grip of lust. Proud men çÕÙæ çàæcØ ßæÜæ ãô, °·¤ Â%è ãôÙð âð ÕðãÌÚU ©ç¿Ì ÕÅUßæÚUæ ·¤ÚÔ´U, ¥ÂÙð ·¤C âð ¥ÂÙæ ÚUôÁ»æÚU have no perception of evil; and those bent on ãñ ·¤è çÕÙæ Â%è ßæÜæ ãô. °·¤ Õð·¤æÚU ÚUæ’Ø ×ð´ Âýæ# ·¤ÚÔ´U. acquiring riches see no sin in their actions. Üô» âé¹è ·ñ¤âð ãUæð´? °·¤ ÂæÂè âð ç·¤âè àææç‹Ì To wake at the proper time; to take a bold ~. Áèßæˆ×æ ¥ÂÙð ·¤×ü ·Ô¤ ×æ»ü âð ÁæÌæ ãñ ¥õÚU ·¤è Âýæç# ·ñ¤âð ãô? °·¤ ÕéÚUè Â%è ·Ô¤ âæÍ ƒæÚU stand and fight; to make a fair division (of Áô Öè ÖÜð-ÕéÚUð ÂçÚU‡ææ× ·¤×ô´ü ·Ô¤ ¥æÌð ãñ´U ©‹ãð´ ×ð´ ·¤õÙâæ âé¹ Âýæ# ãô â·¤Ìæ ãñ, °·¤ ÙæÜæØ·¤ property) among relations; and to earn Öô»Ìæ ãñ, ¥ÂÙð ãè ·¤×ôü âð ßã â´âæÚU ×ð´ Õæ´ÏÌæ çàæcØ ·¤è çàæÿææ Îð·¤ÚU ·ñ¤âð ·¤èçÌü Âýæ# ãô. one's own bread by personal exertion are ãñ ¥õÚU ¥ÂÙð ãè ·¤×ô´ü âð Õ´ÏÙô âð ÀêÅUÌæ ãñ. It is better to be without a kingdom than to the four excellent things to be learned from The spirit soul goes through its own course rule over a petty one; better to be without a cock. of karma and it itself suffers the good and a friend than to befriend a rascal; v}. ·¤õßð âð Øð Âæ´¿ ÕæÌð âè¹ð´... bad results accrued thereby. By its own ac- better to be without a disci- ¥ÂÙè Â%è ·Ô¤ âæÍ °·¤æ´Ì ×ð´ Âý‡æØ tions it entangles itself in samsara, and by ple than to have a stu- ·¤ÚÔ´U, ÙèÇÚUÌæ, ©ÂØô»è ßSÌé¥æð´ ·¤æ its own efforts it extricates itself. pid one; and better â´¿Ø ·¤ÚÔ´U, âÖè ¥ôÚU ÎëçCU ƒæé×æØð´, ÎéâÚUæð´ v®. ÚUæÁæ ·¤ô ©â·Ô¤ Ùæ»çÚU·¤ô´ ·Ô¤ Âæ ܻÌð ãñ´, to be without a ÂÚU ¥æâæÙè âð çßEæâ Ùæ ·¤ÚÔ´U. ÚUæÁæ ·Ô¤ Øãæ¡ ·¤æ× ·¤ÚUÙð ßæÜð ÂéÁæÚUè ·¤ô ÚUæÁæ wife than to Union in privacy (with one's wife); bold- ·Ô¤ Âæ ܻÌð ãñ´, ÂçÌ ·¤ô Â%è ·Ô¤ Âæ ܻÌð ãñ´, have a bad ness; storing away useful items; watchful- »éL¤ ·¤ô ©â·Ô¤ çàæcØô´ ·Ô¤ Âæ ܻÌð ãñ´. o n e . ness; and not easily trusting others; these The king is obliged to accept the sins of his five things are to be learned from a crow. subjects; the purohit suffers for those of v~. ·¤éžæð âð Øð ÕæÌð´ âè¹ð´... ÕãéÌ Öê¹ ãô ÂÚU the king; a husband suffers for ¹æÙð ·¤ô ·¤éÀ Ùæ ç×Üð Øæ ·¤× ç×Üð Ìô Öè those of his wife; and â´Ìôá ·¤ÚÔ´U, »ãUÚUè Ùè´Î ×ð´ ãUæð´ Ìô Öè ÿæ‡æ ×ð´ ©Æ the guru suf- How Áæ°´, ¥ÂÙð Sßæ×è ·Ô¤ ÂýçÌ Õðçã¿·¤ §×æÙÎæÚUè f e r s can people be ÚU¹ð´, ÙèÇÚUÌæ. made happy in a petty Contentment with little or nothing to eat kingdom? What peace can we although one may have a great appetite; to expect from a rascal friend? What awaken instantly although one may be in happiness can we have at home in the a deep slumber; unflinching devotion to company of a bad wife? How can renown the master; and bravery; these six qualities should be learned from the dog. for be gained by instructing an unworthy dis- those ciple? w®. »Ïð âð Øð ÌèÙ ÕæÌð´ âè¹ð´- âÎèü-»×èü ·¤è of his pu- ç¿´Ìæ Ùæ ·¤ÚÔ´U, ¥ÂÙæ ÕôÛææ ÉôÙæ Ùæ ÀôǸð´, âÎæ pils. vy. àæðÚU âð °·¤ ÕæÌ âè¹ð´, Õ»éÜð âð °·¤, ×é»ðü â´ÌéC ÚUãð´U. âð ¿æÚU, ·¤õßð âð Âæ´¿, ·¤éžæð âð Àã, ¥õÚU »Ïð Although an ass is tired, he continues to car- vv. ¥ÂÙð ãè ƒæÚU ×ð´ âð ÌèÙ. ry his burden; he is unmindful of cold and ÃØçQ¤ ·Ô¤ Øð àæ˜æé ãô â·¤Ìð Learn one thing from a lion; one from a heat; and he is always contented; these three ãñ´U- ©â·¤æ Õæ ØçÎ ßã ãÚUÎ× ·¤Áü crane; four from a cock; five from a crow; things should be learned from the ass. ×ð´ ÇêÕæ ÚUãÌæ ãñ, ©â·¤è ×æ¡ ØçÎ ßã ÎêâÚUð ÂéL¤á six from a dog; and three from an ass. Áô ÃØçQ¤ §Ù Õèâ »é‡æô´ ÂÚU ¥×Ü ·¤ÚUð»æ ßã Áô âð â´» ·¤ÚUÌè ãñ, âé‹ÎÚU Â%è ¥æñÚU ßã ÜǸ·¤æ vz. àæðÚU âð Øã ÕçɸØæ ÕæÌ âè¹ð´ ·¤è ¥æ Áô Öè ·¤ÚUð»æ âÈ¤Ü ãô»æ. çÁâÙð çàæÿææ Âýæ# Ùãè´ ·¤è. Öè ·¤ÚUÙæ ¿æãÌð ãô °·¤çÎÜè âð ¥õÚU ÁÕÚUÎSÌ He who practices these twenty virtues shall be- A father who is a chronic debtor, an adulter- ÂýØæâ âð ·¤ÚÔ´U. come invincible in all his undertakings. ous mother, a beautiful wife, and an unlearned The one excellent lesson to learn from a Source: www.hindisathityadarpan.com son are all enemies (in one's own home). lion is that whatever a man intends doing
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A young man from Hyderabad – Rohit Khandelwal – has created his- INDIA'S ROHIT KHANDELWAL tory, he is the first Indian to wrest the coveted title of Mr World 2016 IS MR WORLD 2016 from Asia. He puts 46 participants from across the world behind him in the race for Mr. World, bringing immeasurable honour to India. The event was judged by a reputed panel of judges comprising experts from various countries. After several rounds of sub-contests, including Mr World Talent, Mr World Sports Event and Mobstar People's Choice Awards, he was adjudged Mr World 2016 at a grand ceremony held on July 19 at Southport Theatre, Floral Hall, The Promenade, Southport (UK). He has also won the Mr World Multimedia Award at the event and a cash prize of US$ 50,000. Winning the pageant was important to him as no one else from the country has brought the title home so far. Rohit says: “My parents had tears in their eyes and said that I've made them proud. I gave my best in every round. For instance, I performed to Malhari (from Bajirao Mastani) in the talent round. Though it was a short act, I actually learnt sword fighting for it. In those 10 days that I spent with my co-contestants, I made a lot of friends. They liked my attitude and voted for me. The fact that I've been actively involved in causes and have conducted workshops gave me an edge over others. NRI Achievers Mumbai Bureau
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VARUN DHAWAN A STAR ON HIS OWN STEAM The affable actor who has come to in his own right up the ladder of success after his humble debut with Karan Johar’s THE STU- DENT OF THE YEAR and proved his mettle in films like MAIN TERA HERO, HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIYA, BADLAPUR, ABCD 2 and DIL- WALE tells NRI Achievers that though he finds the process of acting very boring, he finds it is very much worth it.
l What is your latest film Dishoom about ? The action adventure film is based on just a one line. What happens when In- dia's top batsman goes missing in the Middle East and two cops from either side of the Arabian Sea set out for a 36- hour man hunt for him. l What is your role in the film ? Play Junaid Ansari, a rooky cop, who is on the trail of the cricketer. To prepare for my part in the film, I had to undergo three months of strenuous physical training. l What is Akshaye Khanna doing in the film, which is a sort of comeback for him as an actor ? Akshaye Khanna, who was last seen in GALI GALI CHOR HAI is all set to make a comeback with DISHOOM as the main antagonist. His role will be that of a flamboyant smart-talking vil- lain, who rattles off one wisecrack after another. Though Akshaye has previ- ously played villainous roles, in this film he will be garbed in a flashy, slightly over the-top wardrobe, as an Afghan man.
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l Whose idea was it to cast Akshaye our. I went through the grind by being been able to learn in that case from him. Khanna in Dishoom ? part of several plays that Barry conduct- My father has to his credit as many as 40 It takes a lot of courage for a director ed as part of his acting curriculum. films, but unlike Karan Johar or Yashji to take a decision to cast an actor who is Barry Sir knew that I wanted to act in who launch new faces, my dad hasn’t unwilling to take up roles in films. It was films eventually and hence he encour- launched even one single new face. I am my brother and director Rohit’s idea to aged me a lot to be well versed in not glad I made my debut with Karan Johar’s cast Akshaye Khanna in the film, be- only acting but also dancing and body- STUDENT OF THE YEAR. Dad and cause he felt that he will be perfect for building by going to the gym. I learnt Karan do not even know each other so- the role. Rohit even went out of the way cially because both their schools of films to go to Akshaye’s house several times are different. Dad was happy when I to convince him to be a part of the told him that I had joined Karan’s unit film. as an AD. l What is Sajid’s contribution to the l You acted with your father in MAIN song Sau Tarah Ke in DISHOOM ? TERA HERO after you delivered a hit Sajid Nadiadwala’s contribution to the in STUDENT OF THE YEAR. Why did song Sau Tarah Ke in DISHOOM has you not like to piggyback on his name been immense. It was more like a theme before ? song in the beginning. He suggested it I am very practical and feel that cin- be made into a complete song. A film ema is no one’s birthright and hence I like DISHOOM could only be produced feel that I should come up on my own by Sajid. He has that sensibility. without piggybacking on my father’s l How was the experience working with brand name. People felt that David Jacqueline Fernandez for the first Dhawan ka beta tho comedy karega but time? I wanted to be an actor, not just some- We shot in Morocco, Abu Dhabi and body’s son. I’d like to do something the Middle East. I knew John earlier as edgy, because I get a kick by doing what he had worked with my brother in DESI people do not at all expect from me. I BOYZ. It was for the first time that I shot am proud of being the son of David with Jacqueline, who is very chilled Dhawan, who is a self made man. I knew out. that if I do not slog it out on my own, as l Can you go on a flashback on your his son I can go to any producer’s office, career ? get a cup of coffee but will not bag a film, After doing my Business Administra- Street Jazz from Shiamak Davar and just because I am his son. tion at Nottingham, I came to India, dancing from Sanjay Yadav. It was sweet l What was your father’s reaction ? became an assistant director and then on the part of Prashant to offer to teach I am proud of my father and happy started learning from Barry John and me gym training, without even taking a that he had stoically told me to make it even directed three short films. I showed paisa from me. on my own steam and not to expect him to Karan the short film ADRENCHROME l What is your basic approach to act- to launch a film for me, especially since in which I had acted. He liked it and ing? even my elder brother Rohit had bagged asked me to audition for STUDENT OF I hate makeup because though I am his debut film as a director on his own THE YEAR which he was planning to an actor, I find the process of acting very steam. direct himself. To prepare me and Sid- boring. I feel that it is very taxing to por- l What next ? harth Malhotra, Karan sent us to Pine- tray and project emotions on the screen. After DISHOOM, I am working in apple School of Dancing in London. I also feel that the working hours for an Karan Johar’s Shashank Khaitan direct- l Was acting always in your mind even actor are crazy but then at the end of the ed BADRINATH KI DULHANIYA and when you were a kid ? day, frankly I feel that acting is worth Sajid Nadiadwala’s JUDWAA 2. Till I obtained training in acting for it. two years from Barry John when he l Why did you prefer to be launched by shifted from New Delhi and set up his Karan Johar instead of by your own Jyothi Venkatesh acting school in Mumbai, I did not know father David Dhawan ? The writer is a well-known & how difficult it would be as an actor, be- I confess that I did not want to work established film critic. cause an actor’s life isn’t just about glam- with father, because I would not have www.nriachievers.in August 2016 NRI ACHIEVERS ÁèÌð ãñ´ àææÙ âð 53 Did You Know? 1948 THE FALL OF HYDERABAD 20th August, 1671. A son was born to Au- rangzeb's favoured general Ghaziuddin Khan Siddiqui Feroz Jung, who had commanded the siege and capture of the famous Golconda fort. The child was named 'Mir Qamaruddin Khan Siddiqui,' and grew up to serve his emperor as well. In 1724, Qamaruddin was sent to the Dec- can to replace an existing viceroy who had fallen out of favour, and Qamaruddin had to wage war with him to take up his new assignment. He won. As a reward, he was bestowed the title of ‘Asaf Jah’ (one equal of Asaf, prime minister of King Solomon). Over time, with his devout loy- alty to the Mughal court and his hard work in the Deccan, Qamaraduddin earned the title 'Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asif Jah I', to become the first Nizam of Hyderabad. Vikramjit Singh Rooprai tells the story of Hyderabad and its Nizams, in this glimpse into Deccan's History ...
yderabad in later times became a was highly respected. He supported the India, Pakistan and Hyderabad. The British princely state under British rule. British during WWI and contributed large turned down his proposal, influenced by the The Nizams had during their 224- sums of money, he even gifted several air- results of the 1936-37 Indian elections Hyear reign, assiduously developed their em- crafts to the RAF which bore his mark, and where Jinnah had tried to create an Islamic pire – they established railways, an airline were known as the 'Hyderabad Squadron.' State centred around the Nizam. This cam- service, postal and telecommunication sys- Financially strong, he established the Hy- paign, which was not supportive of the idea tems, and even a radio broadcasting system. derabad Bank (today the State Bank of Hy- of democracy, suffered a major defeat hand- With its own currency and a stable econo- derabad) to manage the 'Osmania Sikka.' ed to it by the Congress with support from my, a robust education system and good During his period, Hyderabad was the only the Hindu Mahasabha and Arya Samaj. civic services, Hyderabad Deccan was, for state allowed its own currency. This British rejection of Hyderabad’s inde- all practical purposes, an independent Then came a day in the August of 1947, pendence bid was also fuelled by fears of country. With 16 million subjects and cov- when the British decided to move out of Balkanization. ering more than 215,000 sq.kms, the state India and leave the princely states to decide Partition saw communal riots erupting was bigger than today's Bangladesh and Sri their own fate. The Nizam chose to declare across the subcontinent, also engulfing Hy- Lanka combined. 'independence' and refused to join India or derabad. The Nizam deployed Razakars and It prospered. 1911 saw the state ruled by Pakistan – approaching the crown for grant Deendars, his islamic militia responsible to it's 10th ruler, Nizam Sir Mir Osman Ali of dominion status – implying that British restore law and order. The Razakars how- Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi Asaf Jah VII, who India be partitioned into the Dominions of ever turned hostile towards Hindus soon
NRI ACHIEVERS August 2016 www.nriachievers.in 54 ÁèÌð ãñ´ àææÙ âð Heritage after partition, indulging in mass kidnap- with heavy casualties for the Hyderabadi wab of Chhatari, in whose wisdom I had pings, rapes and killings of non-muslim forces. By the next day, Indians had cap- complete confidence, and that of Sir Walter Hyderabadis, and hindus started fleeing tured towns like Aurangabad, Osmanabad Monkton, my constitutional Adviser. By Hyderabad. The communist rebels from the and Rajasur. Day 3 and 4 were equally pain- duress they compelled the Nawab and oth- Telangana Rebellion rose in support of the ful for Hyderabad and by the evening of er trusted ministers to resign and forced the people, joined forces with the Andhra Ma- Day 4, the Nizam had ordered his PM Laiq Laik Ali Ministry on me. This group, head- hasabha and fought the government, lead- Ali to resign. By the next morning, the en- ed by Kasim Razvi, had no stake in the ing to even more bloodshed with killings of tire cabinet of Hyderabad had resigned, and country nor any record of service behind it. muslims in the state. All this was taking within a few hours a messenger was sitting By methods reminiscent of Hitlerite Ger- place when Hyderabad had signed a 1-year in the office of India’s Agent General to Hy- many they took possession of the State, standstill agreement with the Dominion of derabad, Shri K.M. Munshi. At 4pm, Mun- spread terror ... and rendered me complete- India, whereby India would not invade Hy- shi reached the Nizam’s office, who said, ly helpless.” derabad or interfere in its affairs as long as Mir Laik Ali, held partly responsible Hyderabad does not join the Dominion of for this act, was kept under house arrest Pakistan. in Begumpet. He escaped to Pakistan in By mid 1948, however, it was found that 1950 and lived on to serve as a high Hyderabad was not only importing arms ranking official in the Pakistani govern- from Pakistan, but had also stationed a ment. He died in New York in 1971, and bomber squadron near Karachi to take ac- now rests in Medina. tion if India invaded Hyderabad. The state Hyderabad was merged into India and had also passed 200 million rupees to Paki- Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur maintained stan through the Bank of England, against the title 'Nizam of Hyderabad' till 1950, af- which India had to take a stay, and it is said ter which he was known as the Rajpramukh that this matter remains pending even today. till his death on 24th February, Hyderabad banned Indian currency and the 1967. He had wanted to be import of ground-nuts, beefed-up their ir- “The vultures have re- buried in the Mosque op- regular army of Razakars to 200,000, and signed, I don’t know posite King Kothi Palace, prepared for an all-out liberation battle, with what to do now”. Mun- and his funerary procession arms supplied by Pakistan, Portugal (via shi advised him to order was the largest that India Goa) and an Australian company. The Ra- a 'cease-fire' to ensure had ever seen. During his zakars, meanwhile, were getting increas- public safety and stop lifetime the Nizam had 7 ingly out of control. On the 6th of September further damage. wives, 42 concubines, 34 1948, the Indian police post near Chillakallu By 5pm on the 5th children and 104 grandchil- was fired upon and when Indian soldiers Day – 17th September dren. He was portrayed on came to investigate, they were also fired upon – with India already in the Times Magazine cover by the Razakars. Indians were forced to send possession of most of in February 1937 for being backup, which met with stronger opposition Hyderabad and the Ra- the world’s richest man, from the 1 Hyderabad Lancers. An Indian zakars reduced to a few with a worth equivalent to army unit of Poona Horse then chased the hundred, the Nizam an- 2% of the then US economy Razakars to Kodar and forced the surrender nounced a cease-fire, and double that of the then of the state garrison. signalling his surrender. Indian treasury. The State of This incident added fuel to the fire for At 4pm on the 18th September 1948, Major Hyderabad was first split into Andhra Sardar Patel, then defence minister of India, General (later Army Chief) Joyanto Nath Pradesh, with some portions going to the who was in favour of annexing Hyderabad Chaudhuri led a small unit into Hyderabad, Karnataka and the Bombay state, which was outright. Lt. General Eric Goddard of the where Major General Syed Ahmed El later further bifurcated into Maharashtra Southern Command was asked to prepare Edroos surrendered on behalf of the Hy- and Gujarat. And as late as in 2014, Telan- a plan and the Indian Army moved out derabad State Forces. gana State was also carved out of Andhra from Vijaywada and Solapur. Codenamed 5 days later, on 23rd September, the Ni- Pradesh. Operation Polo, this campaign became fa- zam reached Hyderabad Radio Station and Vikramjit Singh Rooprai mous as the 'Hyderabad Police Action.' On addressed his subjects: “In November last The writer is a heritage lover and 13th September 1948, the first battle was [1947], a small group had organized a qua- activist who found it fit to leave a lucra- fought at Naladurg Fort on the Solapur Se- si-military organization and surrounded the tive career in IT to take up the promotion of the heritage and cultures of India. cundarabad Highway. 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he tiny Maruti 800 labours up the winding roads of Kohima. It is a Sunday and most of the city is closed. Beautiful people dressed in their Sunday best emerge from the lanes after the mass at the churches end. We make our way up, to the top of Aradura Hill. Few hours ago, the train from Delhi had brought me to Dimapur, a station in Nagaland. TKohima is the first stop of this maiden visit of mine to India's beautiful and picturesque Northeast. A few more Tex t & Pho & t os: Nirdesh K. K. Nirdesh os: S i n gh
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twists and turns and we are at a soaring is in total contrast to those times of yore, Catholic Cathedral. Up here, away from when fierce battles of the Second World the hustle and bustle of the growing city, War were fought here between British I am in a virtual state of bliss. The North- Indian and Japanese troops. This Cathe- east springs its first surprise when I see dral was built by the Japanese people to jewel like pink flowers blooming all over, honour all the brave soldiers who died adorning the tall trees. Cherry Blossoms here. Just beyond, on the edge of the hill – popularly known in Japan as Sakura with the city spread out below, I am treat- flowers. Here on the hill, the tranquillity ed to a flaming and spectacular sunset.
The next day, I head out into the city. The city is gridlocked with traffic jams, characteristic of a working day. But the traffic is disciplined – restricted to single lanes from opposite sides, with the emp- ty middle lane reserved for emergency and security forces vehicles. Yes, the pres- ence of security forces is a constant re- minder that fuels hopes of things soon getting better. We turn off the main road to arrive at another serene oasis – the Garrison Hill. This is the Kohima War Cemetery, the final resting place of more than 1420 Commonwealth soldiers including 330 Indians, who died during the Kohima Siege of the spring of 1944. Walking among the immaculately maintained gravestones and reading the moving in- www.nriachievers.in August 2016 NRI ACHIEVERS ÁèÌð ãñ´ àææÙ âð 57 Destinations
scriptions on the gravestones of mostly to catch a train to Jorhat in Assam. From through the tall grass I espy some rhinos young brave men is heart rending. Today there, buses available that go upto Ko- munching in the abundant grasslands the soothing blanket of green grass and hora, which is a base from where we can and wading in the swamps created by the flowers seem to comfort the traumatised explore Kaziranga. It has hotels and re- Brahmaputra. The driver and the guard souls. The WWII memorial is another sorts to suit all budgets. are experts and help spot elephants, wild reminder of the absurdity and futility of Come next morning, it is time for jun- buffaloes and birds too. war. gle safari. This is the tea country of As- Refreshed with culture and wildlife, it In the afternoon, I leave for the nearby sam, and the road leading to the Western was again time for me to move ahead, this Naga Heritage Village of Kisama, where Range of the Sanctuary is lined with lush time to head out to Scotland of the East. the annual Hornbill Festival takes place green, glistening tea gardens. Soon we Catching a bus to outskirts of Guwahati, during the first week of December every are bouncing along in the bountiful jun- I take a shared taxi to Shillong, the capital year. A time for all the tribes of Nagaland gles of Kaziranga. Afar in the distance, of Meghalaya. to come together and showcase Naga- The name Shillong conjures up images land’s culture and beautiful diversity. of waterfalls, dew fresh meadows, lakes All good things come to an end. And and beautiful people. On the way, I stop- so did my time in nagaland. So after over to take a quick look at the Umium soaking in some Naga culture, it was time Lake. In Shillong, Police Bazaar is the for me to move on. Next on my agenda nerve centre and home to hotels and was a visit the famous Kaziranga Nation- shops. It seems the whole town has de- al Park – home to the Great Indian One- scended here on a chilly winter afternoon. horned Rhinoceros. I go back to Dimapur I walk the streets enjoying the views and getting smitten with the sharply dressed pretty girls of Shillong. The Meghalaya Tourism office runs day-trip buses to attractions around Shil- long. I take the opportunity to visit Cher- rapunji, hoping to get all wet – but too bad for me, it is as dry as Marathwada. I duck through the Mauwsmai Caves with its hanging staglacites, and enjoy the per- petual roar of the Seven Sisters and Nohsngithiang waterfalls. The next day, I cross a river via a living root bridge formed by training roots of trees to span the entire breadth of the river. Nearby, I am in a flower-filled wonderland called Mawlynnong, which is Asia’s Cleanest Village. Walking through the flowery lanes, I wondered why we can’t make all our cities this clean. All in all, it has been a wonderful trip. Getting to know the friendly and beauti- ful people of the Northeast has been a great revelation. The trip has introduced me to our very own paradisical wonder- land nestled in India's Northeast. In the coming years, we hope to get to know each other even better, as I travel to the region again … and again.
The Author is a history buff who has a passion for travel photography
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