APRIL 2014 ` 50 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 7 ÁèÌð ãñ´ àææÙ âð © Indian Diaspora A FORCE FOR GOOD Feedback LETTERS MATTER BE BETTER FOCUSED ! If you intend to flatter the 'pravasi' and want him to spend on ads in your mag, it could be a non-starter I'm afraid, as the motel-owning Patels are now seeing their businesses pass into the hands of the nextgen, who are not so much obsessed with India like their parents. Alternatively, if I may suggest, you can turn it into an excellent East-West magazine, with emphasis not just on VIPs but on ordinary day-to-day people. There are many newly mar- ried Indian couples in America's West coast, for example, who would like to know how to deal with their In-laws in India. Should they send tickets when they're planning to visit ? If so, is Economy class okay, or Premium Economy as both are arthritic ? Sumit Mitra , Kolkata SOME POLITICS PLEASE ! I find NRI Achievers to be a good NRI PROFILES... WISH Fulfilled read as a monthly, and find several I had earlier written to you expressing the wish that you highlight the lives of NRIs, as a special feature. interesting articles but still nothing And imagine my surprise when I found you have done exactly that in your March edition of NRI much about the ups and downs in Achievers! Thanks a lot for being responsive to reader comments! And I find that all my favourite the Indian economy, or about Arvind topics are still there, and as interesting as ever. Heritage takes us into many nooks and crannies of our Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi and historical past, while your travelogue takes us on even more interesting journeys in the present. Bravo! Narendra Modi in it. Political news Kuljeet Singh Jalandhari, Toronto, Canada and analysis is an aspect which in my view, you should not neglect, as GOOD GOING ! WHY limited pages? we Indians living overseas are always I am a regular reader of your magazine, and I I have just finished browsing through your looking for reliable information and find it eminently readable. Specific sections that March issue and consider it very informa- viewpoints on the political scenario interest me are the health and wellness section, tive and interestingly formatted. But I don’t in the homeland. Especially now, on which I make it a point to read first, as it gives understand why you keep it to limited pages, the run-up to the elections in 2014. I me insights on what I can make use of from my because I think you are producing first hand am sure there are many others like me kitchen itself. Keep that going ... for sometimes, material, and in order to introduce new who feel this way, so I am communi- I do find this section missing in some issues. In segments, you are sacrificing older segments cating this thought for your editorial fact, add recipes, beauty tips, and some women- that you have introduced us to earlier. For team to consider for inclusion in centric information too, it will be interesting to example, in this issue, your health/wellness future issues. Wishing you success! several housewives like me. segment is missing. Unni Menon, Sharjah Preeti Kakkar, Delhi Naval Dhandekar, Dubai, UAE NRI ACHIEVERS april 2014 http://www.nriachievers.in 6 ÁèÌð ãñ´ àææÙ âð Advertorial TIMES NOW FELICITATES INDIANS ACROSS THE woRLD WITH ‘NRI OF THE YEAR’ AwARDS Mumbai, March 24, 2014 - TIMES NOW, India’s No. 1 news channel with a presence in over 75 countries, celebrated the success and achievements of Indians across the world with the announcement of the winners of ‘NRI of the Year’ awards. The ceremony was graced by the presence of Mr. Amitabh Bachchan, who was felicitated with India's 'Global Icon Award.' 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Equations are being worked and reworked, opinion polls are doing the rounds, and hectic confabulations of political par- Dties on electoral alliances and post-electoral alignments are the talk of the day. In this milieu, most other activity that is staple for us seems to have taken on a lower key profile, with Netas and netagiri grabbing media eyeballs on most television channels, and even dominating newspaper coverage. The malaysian airline MH370 is yet to be found, even as the sighting of some debris down under holds some hope for concrete information about the lost souls who bourded that fateful airliner. On the sporting front, the mega multi-million IPL has stormclouds overhanging its fate this season, what with the Supreme Court of India coming down strongly on the BCCI while adjudicating last season's betting scam. All told, an interesting melange of matters, with sugar, spice and what have you.