Indian Weekender 28 August 2015

28 August, 2015 Vol. 7 Issue 23 | www.iwk.co.
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New Zealands first Kiwi-Indian weekly newspaper
The Pulse of Kiwi-Indians
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CONTENTS
28 August 2015 | www.iwk.co.nz
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Pg 8
OPINION/EDITORIAL
First Indian singing reality

show kicks off
Chinese Black Monday:

The road to hell and back
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I AM WOMAN
Breaking records:
Lalita Babar enters 3,000m
steeplechase final
Women who changed

the music scene
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FACE OF
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In conversation with Yoga

instructor Gurpreet Sidhu
NEW ZEALAND
www.iwk.co.nz | 28 August 2015
Red
Black
Orange
Indian store owner foils robbery bid

Swati Sharma
Although what Patel did was a brave act

it could have turned into an unfortunate
incident. Patel says, I knew that and that
is why I didnt want to fight with him. I was
ready to give him the money or whatever he
wanted. I didnt want to risk my life.
But when he climbed up the counter,
I was sure that I can fight and be safe at
the same time, considering the distance
between the gun and me. I did it because I
knew I could do it.
He was holding onto me and we went
flying down, Patel says.
The wrestling that ensued ended in
Patel pulling the rifle from the man. The
offender lost his mask and ran outside the
store where his other mate was waiting for
him in a silver-coloured car. He jumped
into the car and it sped away.
Patel said that he has moved to Hamilton
just three to four months back and has lived
in Auckland before. Although his family
was at home, they werent aware of what
was happening in the store. They were a
little scared to know about the incident but
now they are fine. This area,they say, is one
of the safest and the neighbours say that
such incidents have never happened in the
n Indian-origin businessman in
Hamilton foiled a robbery attempt
at his store when he wrestled a
masked gunman and chased him away.
Indian Weekender spoke to the brave
man and asked him what was going
through his mind.
Rupan Patel was working alone at his
convenience store in Hamilton towns
Hukanui road when the incident took
place. It was a quiet day and I was sitting
in the corner. Suddenly a man with a big
gun ran into the store.
The man entered Patels shop and
ordered him to put all the money in a bag.
The moment I saw him with a gun, only
one thing was in my mind Ill do whatever
you want. I didnt want to fight him
because when it comes to safety, money
doesnt matter.
Patel said while he was struggling
to open the till containing money, the
impatient offender first tried to get inside
the counter from the entrance on the side
and then tried to climb over the counter.
I wanted to grab the gun and that was
when I saw a chance, says Patel.
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...when he climbed
up the counter, I
was very sure that
I can fight and be
safe at the same
time, considering the
distance between the
gun and me. I did it
because I knew
I could do it.
area before. I have got good support from
the neighbours.
Patel suffered bruises and swelling
on his hip and arm from the fall over
the counter. Detective Sergeant Andrew
Mortimore of New Zealand Police said the
offender may have used an air rifle.
The community is proud of the bravery
that Patel has shown. However it is never
encouraged to risk your life at any cost
in an incident like this because life is
more important than money or anything
material. For now however, Mr Patel, you
are a hero!
NEW ZEALAND
Love, light, festivities and the controversy

Red
Black
Orange
While the Auckland Diwali festival is growing in strength and numbers every year, why is it being targeted?
Is it the opinion of the larger community or self-proclaimed community leaders with hidden agendas?
iwk bureau
he Auckland Diwali website states,

Tens of thousands of Aucklanders
of all ages turn out each year for the
Auckland Diwali Festival. The festival is a
celebration of Aucklands ethnic diversity
and a chance to enjoy and experience
traditional and contemporary Indian
culture in its many exciting forms.
This alcohol-free, smoke-free festival is
family friendly. It offers festival goers the
chance to see live dance, music, puppet and
theatre performances, see exhibitions and
attend workshops, including workshops for
kids, along with storytelling, amusement
rides and games. This is Aucklands largest
vegetarian festival, where people can
sample the flavours of India fresh from a
host of street food stalls.
The event is rounded off with a fireworks
display on Sunday evening.
As a migrant Indian, when I read this,
I am filled with pride at the thought of
my culture being celebrated by tens of
thousands of people in a land away from
my home country. My heart is also filled
with pride to be a part of a country that so
willingly embraces the different cultures
that make up the fabric of this land.
Speaking to a large number of members
of the community, I realised that this is
exactly how most people felt. However,
there seem to be certain self-proclaimed
community leaders that are trying their
best to jeopardise this for everyone.
The general consensus from the
community seems to be that

the festival that is called the Auckland
Diwali Festival is actually two whole days
of celebrating the Indian culture at a large
scale. Where else do you see Indian artists
being showcased on a stage so big? Where
else do you find

Indian
culinary
artists
being
showcased at this
scale? When else
do you hear of
Queen Street in
the heart of the
city, being closed
off to savour the
flavour of Indian
street food and
street performances? What
better way to integrate the Indian diaspora
into the mainstream?
The festival has become a way for all
family and friends to spend time together
while immersing themselves in their
culture. We have seen scores of Indian
families bringing along their friends from
other cultures to come and share a slice of

our culture.
Auckland has seen this festival grow
from strength to strength, year after year
and the participation of ATEED and the
Council get stronger and stronger.
Nowhere in their own description of the
festival does ATEED refer to this festival
as religious. None of the thousands of
people participating in the festival attend
this in the name of religion. While India
itself boasts of being a secular state, history
has it, that some power hungry people have
used religion to divide the country. It now
seems that such influences are beginning
to surface here in this peaceful land of
Aotearoa. This needs to be checked. Also,
the aggressive path all this bickering and
complaining is beginning to take could
lead to Auckland losing its biggest and the
much-loved Indian showcase. It may be
pertinent to remind such self-appointed
leaders that this festival has now, for years,
brought people of all religions, cultures and
ethnicities together and it is the thread of
our culture that keeps the entire festival
together. Creating a rift in this celebration
of the Indian culture creates a blotch on the
entire community.
The festival this year has been
announced on October 17 and 18. This falls
almost at the end of Navratri and right in
the middle of the festival season. Indian
Weekender took this aspect of the festival
to the community and we also asked what
they thought of the festival in general and
here is what people had to say:
NEW ZEALAND
Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi

Red
Party
Black MP National
Orange
ATEED does a fantastic job in organising Auckland Diwali
each year. Some issues has been raised regarding dates of
celebrations for 2015 Diwali. ATEED has responded positively
to these issues and assured increased consultation towards
future events. I hope all of us living in Auckland will enjoy
Diwali celebrations as always organised by ATEED.
Vinod Kumar
President - HOTA Forum
ATEED have agreed to work with us from here on. They
have also asked us to respect what they have done so far and
will not be easy to change this year but more than willing to
allow our input next year. Remember this has been going on
for last more than 10 years. ATEED has got NO intention to
damage our culture, they have AGREED to include us in the
decision process. Also, this is the only event that I know of
where part of Queen Street is closed. What does that tell us?
Auckland Diwali is huge and takes months to plan. Having worked with Auckland
Transport, they ask for traffic plans and H&S and input by traffic police. It is NOT a
small task and I have been there and done it. It takes a lot of meetings. It is not an
overnight thing.
Only 20 years ago Diwali used to come and go. And we would not know it has come
and gone. Today non-Indians remind us. At least those kids NOT born in India have
started to know Diwali. Although it is NOT how and what we want but we have made
this aware to nearly all the people of Auckland.
Roshan Nauhria
President, Bharatiya Mandir
The Auckland Diwali festival is an excellent opportunity to
showcase the Indian Community and our culture to the wider
community. ATEED do a great job in organising it and the
festival has grown before our eyes becoming widely popular.
They have never referred to it as a religious festival and
people gather together irrespective of religion, caste, creed
and colour. While the Indian community needs to be able to
participate in its organising and planning, it is incorrect to
try and raise controversies and demolish the hard work that
they do in organising the festival. We hope that this festival
continues to grow and develop year after year.
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Tanvi Khanna
Simrat Pal SinghRed
Auckland Councils initiative is very welcoming.

Celebrating Diwali is one way of promoting Indian culture and
acknowledging the contribution of the Indian community in
New Zealands society. It hardly matters when and what day
it is celebrated as long as it is celebrated. There is no need to
bring politics into the celebrations.
It is nice to see Auckland Council celebrating our Indian

festival. In a multicultural society, when an event relating to our
culture takes place, it becomes easy for others to understand
us better. Last year many of my non-Indian friends, who came
to the event, enjoyed themselves. Rather than pointing out
mistakes or errors in the event, people should come out in open
and be a part of the celebration. Date and time of the event
hardly matters.
Jitinder Singh
Karthik
It is really heartening that such an event is being held in
Auckland. Being far away from home, I thought I will miss
Diwali this year but this celebration hopefully will make me feel
at home. Whoever is opposing this event, I think is doing it to
get cheap publicity.
Sai Ram
Being this far away from home, any opportunity to socialise
with our own people is something to look forward to. Festival
is only an alibi for coming together and enjoying. I feel politics
should be kept strictly away from this event. Opposing for the
sake of opposing will show our community in poor light.
Orange
This kind of event really helps people understand our

culture. It will be easy for people from other culture and
nationality to identify us through such events. It is not just
an advertisement for our culture but also a way to strengthen
the bonding between Indians in New Zealanders. People who
generally would associate themselves with different states of
India will come together and be identified as only Indians on
that day. All I can say to people who are opposing this event
is not to politicise the issue and make Indians look divided in
front of others.
Govind Singh
First of all we should all thank Auckland Council for
organising an event for our community. On Diwali, we have a
public holiday in India and everyone gets together to celebrate
but here in New Zealand, Diwali is just any other day in the
office for everyone. Therefore, it doesnt matter to me if the
event is taking place on the actual day of Diwali or not. The
only thing that matters is that someone is spending time and
energy to organise this event for us.
Annie
Auckland Council cant celebrate all Indian festivals. It
has chosen Diwali and has been celebrating it in a big way for
many years now. We should be thankful to Auckland Council
for taking such an initiative. I dont care what day the event is
celebrated as long as it is on the weekend when all can go to the
designated place and be a part of the event.
Sandeep Singh Minhas
Joy
This event reflects the multicultural mindset of Auckland
Council. To people who are opposing this event, all I want to ask
is how many countries or cities around the world celebrate our
festivals? Does India celebrate any of New Zealands festival or
event in this grand fashion? Being a spoilsport is just a way of
seeking attention and publicity.
Black
Suppose the event is held on a weekday, who would be able

to attend it in the first place? Auckland Council is a responsible
organisation and they would have thought about pros and cons
before finalising the dates. I wonder if people opposing this
event even understand the real essence of Diwali because if
they really did, they wouldnt be obstructing this event.
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Black
Pardeep
Singh
Orange
I stay in North shore where Indian community is not
big. When events such as these take place, you dont feel
left our culturally in the society. Auckland Council is
being generous and we should definitely thank them for
conducting this event year after year.
I feel there is no need to bring politics into such
matters, and I hope people who are opposing this event
show maturity and responsibility. If they feel that by
opposing an event such as this will make them bigger
personality in the community, they are wrong.
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This event shows that this country cares for us
and respects our culture. Auckland Council should
be congratulated for holding the event. To be honest,
they really dont have to be doing it in the first place. If
they dont organise this event, no one will blame them.
Rather than disrupting them we should thank them and
celebrate with all the communities in the city.
Harsh Rami
Every other flight that lands in Aucklands airport
has at least one Indian in it no matter where it is coming
from. With so many Indians living in Auckland, its a
nice gesture by Auckland Council to hold such an event.
Diwali is one festival that is celebrated by all Indians.
I see no reason why it cant be celebrated earlier
keeping in mind the convenience of people of the city.
Politicising the issue will show a lack of understanding
within our own community.
What do you feel about this issue?
Do let us know by mailing your opinions to
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ucklands popular money transfer

and money exchange services,
Relianz Forex, opened a branch
in Wellington on August 21, its first outside
Auckland city.
The Wellington branch is located in the
iconic Old Bank Arcade building on the
capitals busy Lambton Quay. The building
is rich in history and is a popular stop on
the itineraries of walking tours of the city.
Its shopping arcade has a variety of stores
and cafes that are busy throughout the day.
Though weve had requests from
Wellington to start our services for some
time, we wanted to fine tune our service
delivery in Auckland before we ventured
out, says Relianz Forex Director Giri
Giridharan. We are now confident we can
offer our same high standards of service
outside Auckland.
Relianz has six branches throughout the
city in Auckland. It has added a branch a
year on average in the six years it has been
in existence. Relianz is well recognised by
the Indian and South Asian community for
its customer service, business ethics, good
exchange rates and strong commitment
to compliance.
The
branch
was
ceremonially
inaugurated as Pandit Jagdish Prasad of
the well-known Higher Taste vegetarian
restaurant, also situated at the Arcade,
chanted holy verses. Gopal Chandra Mandal
was the first Wellingtonian customer. He
lit the first wick of the ceremonial lamp as
guests and staff watched.
The first five customers who effected
a transaction on the day of the inauguration
would have their transfer fees permanently
waived as a special gesture from the
Relianz management.
Relianzs Giri Giridharan with one of the first few customers at

the Wellington branch
he first Indian singing competition

Star Voice of NZ will be premiered
on August 29. Hill Park Dental Star
Voice of NZ is organising the competition
the first Indian singing competition
produced and directed by Dharmend
Shyam, creator of many local radio shows
and concerts in Fiji and New Zealand. It
will also feature judges with extensive
musical experience.
This TV reality show will be aired on Face
TV, Channel 83 on Sky TV every Saturday
evening from 7:30 p.m. and Sundays
from noon.
Seventeen well deserving contestants
were shortlisted from the auditions held
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at the India Gate restaurant. The selected

contestants will now compete in the
show to get the title of Star Voice of New
Zealand. The winner will get a return
trip to India sponsored by Guru Travel.
Other customers then lit the remaining

wicks of the lamps and the branch was well
on its way to serve the capitals customers
with Relianzs well-known friendly service.
Pawan Mahajan and Maniraj Parvataneni
will be serving Wellingtonians from the
Lambton Quay branch.
The branch is fully integrated with
the companys six branches in Auckland
being connected to the network through
the companys proprietary and secure
communications platform. The company
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view of the increased number of enquiries
from customers.
Like the branches in Auckland, the
Wellington branch also offers fee-free
bank transfers on Tuesdays and Thursdays
between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. for amounts of
$1000 and more. The branch opens at 10
a.m. from Monday to Saturday.
$20,000 grant to study AngloIndian diaspora in NZ
PICTURE STORY
researcher has been awarded a

$20,000 grant from the Asia New
Zealand Foundation to study the
Anglo-Indian diaspora in New Zealand.
Anglo-Indians, an Indian minority
community, have been migrating to New
Zealand since at least the early 20th
century, yet they continue to be almost
entirely overlooked in accounts of Indians
in New Zealand, Scoop Independent
News quoted social anthropologist Robyn
Andrews as saying. Andrews research
project, The invisible Indian: The AngloIndia Diaspora in New Zealand, seeks
to contact as many Anglo-Indians in New
Zealand as possible to build up a picture of
this Indian minority.
Andrews from Massey Universitys
School of People, Environment and
Planning said that although only 327 New
Zealanders were identified as Anglo-Indian
in the 2013 census, there are likely to be
many more.
Some may not even know they have
Anglo-Indian origin, or they may choose
to identify as New Zealander rather than
Indian, she added.
Andrews is also the author of Christmas
in Calcutta, a book of Anglo-Indian stories,
memoirs and essays that portray the diverse
lives and socio-economic positions of the
Anglo-Indian community in Kolkata.
Dr Robyn Andrews
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Indian students arrival in NZ on the rise
growing number of Indian

students arrival in New Zealand
has bolstered the countrys annual
net migration figure to a new record.
According to Statistics New Zealand, the
countrys annual permanent and long-term
migration showed a record net gainthe
number of arrivals over departures
of 59,600 migrants till July this year,
resulting from 1,17,100 arrivals and 57,500
departures, Xinhua reported. The figure was
boosted by students from India and China,
according to stuff.co.nz. The website said

that after Australia, the next biggest group of
migrants was from India, with three-quarters
on student visa.
The arrival of Indians increased 56 per
cent to 13,800, with 75 per cent having
student visas. The growing number of Indian
students reflects a stronger Indian economy
and visa rules allowing students to work
while studying in New Zealand, stuff.co.nz
cited Wellington Institute of Technology
chief executive Chris Gosling as saying.
Indian students often applied to stay on

but they still had to meet the immigration
skills shortlist, he added. July also set a
record with the highest ever monthly net
gain in migrants at 5,700, surpassing the
previous record of 5,400 migrants set this
year in January.
The influx of migrants would put a strain
on all public services, including hospitals,
and demand for housing, especially in
the overheated market of Auckland, the
opposition New Zealand First party said.
NEW ZEALAND
Tribute to Indias nightingale
Red
Black
Orange
ur legendary Bollywood singer

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Latajis songs.
Last years event got a fantastic reception

and huge praise and applause from the
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same. So in response to public demand,
Vidya Teke and Aarohi Academy of Music
bring you Khamoshiyaan Gun Gunane
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Valley Fresh, Panmure
Shahji Food and Spices, Ellerslie
India Gate, Epsom
Yogijis, Hamilton
Zyka Restaurant and Bar, 161 Victoria
St, Hamilton
The tickets are also available online on
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ANZ MIGRANT EXPO
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Indian Weekender proud media partners as

ANZ Migrant Expo doubles in size for 2015
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round 10,000 visitors

are expected at this
years expanded ANZ
Migrant Expo, to be held at The
Cloud on Aucklands waterfront
on Saturday, September 5.
In the three years it has been
running, the Expo has grown from
12 exhibitors in the first year, to
50 last year and 120 this year. The
number of visitors has increased
from 100 in the first year to an
expected 10,000 this year.
The growth of the Expo
shows the size of the demand
from the migrant community for
businesses, government agencies
and other services to help them
establish and organise their lives
in New Zealand, said Eric Chuah,
Head of Customer Segment and
International Banking at ANZ NZ.
The Expo is an opportunity to
get these businesses and services
together under one roof and to
make finding information and
support as easy as possible for our
new migrants.
Exhibitors
will
include
government agencies, consulates,
ethnic community groups, real
estate, construction, media and
wide range of businesses. ANZ
will also be hosting a migrant
speaker series on the day.
ANZ
has
a
dedicated
International
and
Migrant
post October 1, 2015, Planning

for profit rather than rental
losses. Guest Speaker Stephen
Tsang, Withers
ANZ Global Markets
Banking team that provides a

range of services designed to
meet the unique needs of migrant
customers, and a network of
multilingual branches that have
the skills and local knowledge
to help migrants establish
and manage their banking
in New Zealand.
With ANZs parent company
having a presence in 34 markets
around the world, together with
ANZ NZ it enables migrant
customers to open a new ANZ
account and have their financial
affairs in order before moving to
New Zealand.
As the largest bank in New
Zealand, we understand how
connecting migrants to the right
people and services can make
establishing themselves in New
Zealand easier, Mr Chuah said.
ANZ welcomes new migrants,
settled migrants, or anyone
who would like to connect with
migrants to attend this free expo.
Parallel to the stalls of the

many exhibitors ANZ will also
be hosting a number of migrant
seminars for both migrants and
business owners. This will be an
opportunity to hear from industry
experts who will share their
successes and key insights.
The following are the titles
being covered :
Pros and cons of a family
trust, in Mandarin.
Key content: Information on
New Zealand property ownership
The pros and cons of a family
trust Guest Speaker Stella
Chan, Forest Harrison Lawyers
Withers Tsang & Co Limited

Chartered Accountants
New Tax Reporting rules on
Investment Properties post 1
October 2015, in Mandarin
Key contents: New Reporting
and tax return filing obligation
Key contents: How ANZ

Global
Markets
support
international
businesses.
Guest Speaker Geraldine Khoo,

ANZ Global
There will be fun activities for
the children including bouncy
castles, face painting, balloon
twisting and much more.
There will also be prize draws
through the day so it will be great
to find out if it is your lucky day.
Indian Weekender, being the

official media partners, will
have their stall at the Expo
with some fun surprises, this
stall will be a must visit.
New Tax Reporting rules on

Investment Properties post
October 1, 2015
Key contents: New Reporting
and tax return filing obligation
post 1 October 2015 Planning for
profit rather than rental losses.
Guest Speaker Stephen Tsang,
All in all this promises to be a fun

productive day out with the family.
ANZ Migrant Expo
Saturday, September 5, 2015

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Cloud,
Queens Wharf, Auckland.
Admission is free.
We look forward to seeing
you there.
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New Zealand, want to connect with
migrant communities or simply
looking for a fun, free family event?
Come along to the ANZ Migrant Expo.
Get helpful information and support
from government agencies, ethnic
community groups and a range of
other businesses where you can
experience their products and
services. Well also be running a
number of helpful seminars, and
fun activities for the whole family.
For more information visit
anzmigrantexpo.eventbrite.co.nz
NEW ZEALAND
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Graduate nurses find jobs sooner

New 10-year NZ
passports to come early
IWK Bureau
iwis will now be able to

apply/renew for their
10-year passports from
November 30, the Government
Administration Select Committee
said in its report on 10-year
adult passports.
Subject to legislation passing
in Parliament, adults planning
for their Christmas holidays will
be able to apply for a 10-year
passport at the end of November,
one month earlier than originally
planned, said Internal Affairs
Minister Peter Dunne.
The increase in the validity
of the passport came about
earlier this year when the cabinet
approved the return of 10-year
passports. Kiwi passport holders
can visit approximately 170
countries without applying for a
visa, and the increased validity
will offer more convenience to
adults, as passports will now
to have to be renewed less
frequently. However, a childs
passport will remain valid only for
five years, as a childs appearance
can significantly change over
time, stated Mr Dunne. He further

said, ...This will also result in a
reduction in the annual average
price of an adult passport for New
Zealanders. The 10-year adult
passport price will cost $180
(including GST), an average saving
of $90 over the 10-year validity
period (the average price of two
five year adult passports over ten
years including one renewal is
approximately $270).
We want 70 per cent of the
most
common
transactions
with government to be able to
be done online by 2017. Online
passport renewals are one of those
transactions, with more than 40
per cent of adult renewals already
submitting
their
application
online. We are looking to extend
the online service to child renewals
and first-time adult applicants in
the future.
Since the first day of application
is November 30, New Zealanders
with passports expiring before the
end of the month wont be able
to apply for a 10-year one. If they
apply before the date, they will
receive a five-year passport.
ccording
to
recent
figures revealed from
the Nursing Advanced
Choice of Employment (ACE)a
nationwide system that places
graduates in the workforce
more graduate nurses are finding
jobs sooner, said Health Minister
Jonathan Coleman.
The latest six-monthly ACE
matching round stated that 285
students (43 per cent) were
placed in district health board
(DHB) positions before the final
Nursing Council state exams were
out, 52 more nurses compared to
last year. The statistics show that
a year on from July 2014s ACE
round, a mere 13 of 482 graduates
are still on a search for positions
through ACE, a significant success

rate seen. New Zealand needs
more nurses over the coming
years, as more senior nurses will
begin to retire, and with a growing
and aging population, the skills
of nurses are needed more than
ever in our communities, said
Dr Coleman. The government
has funded 1,232 nurse entries to
Serco interested in state house sell off
ccording to Labours
Housing spokesperson
Phil Twyford, Serco
has been trying to line up to be
involved in managing state houses
after they are sold off by the
government.
Following
the
serious
accusations
of
prisoner
mistreatment at the Serco-run
Mt Eden prison, the government

had taken over the management.
Twyford said that during the
investigation, it was found
that Serco had expressed its
involvement in state housing.
He has urged the government
to keep the outsourcing company
away from state housing. Not
event this government can be
practice positions this year, which

includes 225 more training places,
160 in DHBs, 40 in aged residential
care and 25 in general practice. As
of March 31, 2015, 52,729 nurses
with annual practising certificates
are registered with the Nursing
Council of New Zealand, an
increase of 6,764 from 2009.
so committed to an ideology of
outsourcing that they would put a
company with Sercos track record
in charge of state housing.
The government spent millions
of dollars selling off our prisons to
Serco and it was a disaster.
They must not make the same
mistake with our state houses,
he said.
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NEW ZEALAND
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Highlighting work safety issues in NZ

David Shearer
Labour PM
ew Zealand has one of the worlds

highest work accident rates, twice
the death rate of Australia and six
times the death rate of the UK.
Every accident is a tragedy, involving an
individual, a family and a whole lot of worry
and disruption.
Its also expensive. New Zealand
taxpayers currently foot the bill for $3.5
billion in accident costs every year.
Everyone agrees our health and safety
legislation is well overdue for reform. And
it is being reformedwith one glaring
exception. One third of all workplace
accidents occur in agriculture. Its only
right then, that agriculture should have the
same regulations as every other industry.
But the government has bowed to

pressure from farmers and some small
businesses. Strong lobbying has seen beef,
sheep and dairy farming excluded from the
requirement to have a health and safety
representative on the team at work.
The extraordinary result is that wormfarming, butterfly-farming and curtainhanging are considered dangerous enough
to need a health and safety representative,
but sheep and cattle farming are not
considered dangerous and wont be
required to have one.
Its become a farcical situation.
Why is it important to have a health and
safety representative in every workplace
that requests one?
As Pike River and other accidents show,
if health and safety is left in the hands
of employers, some will prioritise their
bottom line over safe practice, potentially
cutting corners and pushing workers into
dangerous situations.
Research shows that having a designated
person who knows the risks of the job, can
ensure that staff do their jobs safely, with
the right equipment, follow the correct

procedures of the job, and dont put their
lives at risk.
The decision by the government to
change what could have been an otherwise
positive piece of legislation shows the splits
and factions within the National party.
Some wanted it to go ahead intact, while
the group led by Judith Collins opposed it.
So not only did farmers put pressure on the
government, but one faction was allowed to
dominate the National party, turning the
law around. I dont believe its acceptable

for New Zealand to continue having
one of the highest accident rates in the
Western world.
Nor is it sustainable for taxpayers to
continue footing the bill for a sector that
sees itself as above the law.
We should be able to expect better
from the National government than what
weve seen this week: they simply rolled
over when one of their lobby groups gave
the command.
An infrastructure plan to support a

growing economy
Kanwaljit Bakshi
National List MP
nfrastructure supports much of our

daily livesits the roads we drive on,
the schools our children learn in and it
delivers our electricity and water. It is a key
driver of the economy, and public services.
A solid infrastructure platform ensures
high-quality social services such as
education and health are fit for purpose,

inspires confidence that businesses have
reliable access to the right infrastructure,
and makes a difference in New
Zealanders lives.
New Zealand has a good national
infrastructure base, bolstered by investment
in recent years. But over the next 30 years
we face some big challenges. Some ageing
infrastructure networks will need renewing.
Our schools are 42 years old on average,
and parts of the water network are more
than 100 years old.
Demand for infrastructure will also
change. The population is ageing. Some
of our regions will grow as the population
increases by 1.2 million by 2045, but a

few are expected to shrink. Thats why
weve launched the 2015 Thirty Year New
Zealand Infrastructure Plan, which sets
out the Governments response to these
infrastructure challenges.
The plan outlines 145 initiatives to
strengthen how we look after our assets and
improve understanding of what services
the population needs, so we deliver the
right infrastructure programmes to meet
that need.
These initiatives include developing
national shared data standards for roads,
water and buildings. Common data then
needs to be turned into information that
Give our children a decent home

Barry Coates
Green Party
he governments refusal to set

minimum standards for rental
homes is causing New Zealand
children to get sick or die from cold, damp
housing. With a shortage of affordable
rental accommodation, families are having
to take whatever is on offer, even if it risks
making their children sick. No parent
should be put in this position.
The recent case of a child with lung
damage, Isiah Wensor, living in a mouldy
house has highlighted the poor standards
of many Housing New Zealand properties.

The house was so riddled with mould and
damp that one of the internal walls gave
way. The poor standard of the house had
been highlighted to Housing New Zealand
on several occasions but nothing had
been done.
This followed the tragic case of a twoyear-old child whose death was linked to
damp and cold housing.
The coroners report into the toddlers
death said the poor condition of the state
house in the South Auckland suburb of
Otara was a contributing factor to EmmaLita Bournes death.
The problem is not only state houses, but
all rental properties. More than one million
adults and 418,000 children (around one
quarter of all children) live in rental houses.
Currently when houses are rented, there
are no standards for adequate warmth
and dryness. The cost of retro-fitting a

standard New Zealand house with floor and
ceiling insulation and a heat pump would
cost only about $5,000 and would last for
1520 years.
Despite evidence of the links between
damp houses and health problems, the
government has refused to set minimum
standards for warm, dry and safe houses. The
Green Party is calling for a comprehensive,
transparent warrant of fitness system to
apply to all rental properties.
The governments argument is that
implementing a minimum standard for safe
housing would cost landlords money. But
the current costs of ill-health are far higher,
not only for those who suffer poor health,
but also school and work absenteeism, and
the costs to the public health system from
treating respiratory problems, infectious
diseases and rheumatic fever.
decision-makers can relate to and use to

make better decisions. These 145 steps will
drive better use of existing infrastructure
and better allocation of new investment.
Infrastructure is expensivecentral and
local government combined are expected
to spend $11 billion on infrastructure each
year for the next 10 years, including the
land transport programme and the rollout of Ultra-Fast Broadband and the Rural
Broadband Initiative. We need to get the
best value we can from this spend.
National is committed to supporting a
thriving economy with modern, sustainable
infrastructureand this plan will help us do
just that.
According to the New Zealand Institute

of Economic Research (NZIER) our rental
housing standards are amongst the lowest
in the world, but also tenants have few
rights and can be forced to move with little
notice. This contributes to renters moving
each two years on average, meaning that
children lack a stable and secure home. The
Green Party would strengthen the rights
of tenants for renewal of leases and limit
rent increases.
Home is important to all of us, but
especially to vulnerable children. Where
they live has a huge influence on their
health and well-being. They need a safe,
warm, secure and stable home. We can do
far better to give children the start in life
that they deserve.
Barry Coates, Green Party candidate
www.greens.org.nz
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Auckland
Mayor welcomes
government
infrastructure plan
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pplauding the 30-year New

Zealand
Infrastructure
Plan
announced last week, Mayor Len
Brown says he supports the governments
desire to work closely together on this.
The $110 billion plan contains 145
initiatives designed to help the country cope
with ageing infrastructure, and increasing

pressures from a growing population,
and was unveiled by Finance Minister Bill
English at the New Zealand Council for
Infrastructure conference.
The ministers comments regarding
working together rather than in silos are on
the money. Central and local government
need to work in close collaboration to
deliver the best outcomes for Auckland and
New Zealand, says Len Brown.
He says that the suggestion tocharge
those who use infrastructure underlines his
call for a motorway toll in Auckland to help
pay for investment in transport.
Road pricing is not a revenue gathering
exercise but rather an essential tool
to help decongest Auckland roads and
fund infrastructure including road, says
the Mayor.
Im looking forward to the next step
which is the signing of an Auckland
Transport Accord with the government to
finally agree on our programme, timing and
delivery of funding.
Developer appointed
for Avondale housing
development
Initial development plans indicate up

to 52 homes spread over three separate
buildings to be built on the 3,498 metre
square site, which was the former home
to theSuburbs Rugby Club on the edge of
Avondale Racecourse.
Councillor for the local Whau ward, Ross
Clow says that Racecourse Parade is a great
project for Avondale that will act as a further
catalyst for the ongoing regeneration of the
town centre.
Council organisation Auckland Council
Property Ltd (ACPL) has overseen the sales
process and has been responsible for the
ckham Residential has been

confirmed as the developer for a
new housing development in the
heart of Avondale.
The Auckland-based developer will
develop the former Council owned site at
2426 Racecourse Parade with building to
start as early as mid-next year.
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bringing the site to market and worked

closely with the councils Housing Project
Office (HPO) to establish the site as a
Special Housing Area.
Planning and consent applications are
expected to be lodged by the end of the year
with construction expected in early 2016
and completion by mid-2017.
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Stand with us, Bainimarama asks Modi
rime Minister Voreqe

Bainimarama
asked
India to side with the
Pacific against the Coalition of
the Selfish in the climate change
battle. He made the request to
Indian Prime Minister Narendra
Modi
at
the
India-Pacific
Island Co-operation summit at
Jaipur, India.
Mr Bainimarama said Fiji
and its Pacific neighbours intend
to lead the charge for drastic
cuts in carbon emissions at the
World Climate Summit at the end
of November.
We have precisely 14 weeks
to persuade the industrial
nations to put our survival before
the well-being of their carbon
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and Indian counterpart Narendra Modi click a selfie in Jaipur, India
during the India-Pacific Island Co-operation summit
polluting industries, he said. Mr

Bainimarama said, Mr Prime
Minister, we ask India to stand
with us as we do so. To side with
us rather than with what I have
called the Coalition of the Selfish.
Those nations who are putting
their interests before the interests
of those of us who are most

vulnerable to climate change
the Small Island Developing
States. He said the Pacific should
be respected.
As part of the global heritage,
the Pacific belongs to the world
but it is also our home. And we
insist that it be respected, he

said. For our people never again
to be pawns or victims of disputes
between the great powers. To keep
the Pacific pacificpeacefuland
protect our pristine environment
for all time. For the ocean that
sustains us to have its resources
utilised in a sustainable manner
and to remain a sanctuary for the
enjoyment of Pacific peoples and
visitors from around the world for
generations to come.
Mr Bainimarama said by far
the most pressing issue we face
and the one that requires the most
urgent responseis the grave
threat posed to us by the rising sea
levels and extreme weather events
caused by climate change.
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New puisne
judge sworn-in
ijis judiciary welcomed

another
addition
to
its ranks following the
swearing in of a new puisne judge
last week.
Vinsent Shashikalum Perera
was ceremoniously sworn in as
puisne judge at Government
House before President, Ratu
Epeli Nailatikau and Chief Justice
Anthony Gates.
Mr Perera was admitted as
Barrister and Solicitor in Fiji in
2011 and holds a Master of Laws
from University of Colombo in Sri
Lanka. He was the Attorney at Law
of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
in 1999 and has vast experience in
criminal and civil law. Mr Perera
is married with two children.
PM: Fiji natural hub of region
In a first,
Indian-origin
choir performs
at Fiji festival
or the first time in 50 years,

members of an Indian
division of the Methodist
Church in Fiji performed at the
Festival of Praising God with
Hymns and Gifts last week.
Members of the Indian division
never had a chance to perform at
the festival even though they have
been a part of the Methodist Church
in Fiji for more than 50 years.
Reverend Abel Anand from
Lautoka Wesley Circuits Indian
division and his choir sang
during the bhajana category of
the festival, which kicked off on
August 15, Fiji Times reported
last week.
A circuit is a group of local
Methodist Churches forming
an
administrative
unit.
Our prayers have been answered.
We are one of the 56 divisions of
the Methodist Church but for too
long we have been left out. Being
included here has really lifted our
spirits, said Anand.
Having people watch us and
showing appreciation while we
were singing and having a fine
keyboard artist such as George
Low really helped us, he added.
We would love to
hear from you.
Share your feedback
and opinions
with us.
Email us at
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Prime ministers Voreqe Bainimarama and Narendra Modi during their meeting in Jaipur
P
The Fijian flag flies alongside the flags of other Pacific Island nations outside the Presidential Palace in
New Delhi, India.
Fiji flag flies alonside other flags in India
he Prime Minister Voreqe

Bainimarama is leading
a Fijian delegation to
India for the 2nd Forum for India
Pacific Islands Cooperation
(FIPIC) Summit.
The first was held in Fiji last

year when Indias Prime Minister
Narendra Modi visited Fiji.
Leaders from 13 other Pacific
Island countries are in India as
well for the Summit.
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama (left), with Indias External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in India
for the second Forum for India-Pacific Islands Co-operation (FIPIC)
Modi optimistic about FIPIC
hile India has

offered help to the
region in combating climate
change threats they are also keen
on setting up a satellite monitoring
station in Fiji and gradually
turn it into a hub for sharing its

space technology with Pacific
island nations.
Meanwhile
Indian
Prime
Minister had shared his optimism:
Im sure it will strengthen Indias
bonds with Pacific island nations.
rime Minister Voreqe

Bainimarama says Fiji
is the natural hub of
the region. He stressed Fijis
desire to take a leading role in
multilateral forums to advance
the interests of the Pacific nations
at the Forum for India-Pacific
Island Co-operation summit in
Jaipur, India.
Addressing the Indian Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, he said,
Fiji is ideally placed to host the
institutions that are needed to
tackle the challenges that face us
in a comprehensive and holistic
manner. We already host the
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat,
the Pacific Islands Development
Forum Secretariat and a host
of international missions and
organisations
dealing
with
the Pacific.
We already host the regions
only transnational institute of
higher learningthe University
of the South Pacificand the
Fiji National University, which
includes the only medical school
in the Pacific.
So, Mr Prime
Minister, Fiji is ideally positioned to
host other international and
regional institutions.
He said, just as Fiji is open for
business as we enjoy the longest
running period of economic growth
in our history, our doors are open
to the region and the world. And we
offer our services to help empower
all Pacific peoples and have their
voices heard. Prime Minister Modi,
you have the great honour to lead

the worlds biggest democracy and
a major power on the global stage.
We in the Pacific look to India to
take a greater lead in resolving the
great challenges of our time. Which
is why Fiji is strongly supporting
Indias bid to become a Permanent
Member of the United Nations
Security Council.
For our part, we have the
great honour to again engage with
you face to face to discuss ways in
which we can strengthen Indias
engagement with our region
and our people. To explore new
avenues of collaboration. To tap
Indias burgeoning expertise in a
wide range of areas. To take our
friendship to another level.
Mr Prime Minister, of all the
island nations, Fiji has the closest
ties with India because of the
tens of thousands of indentured
labourers who went to work in our
plantationsmainly sugarfrom
British India. Every Fijianno
matter who they are or where they
come fromvalues the wonderful
assistance that India has provided
towards Fijis development over the
years. The hundreds of scholarships
for Fijians at Indian institutions
to bolster our human resources
and capacity building. And the
support the Indian Government has
provided to establish our new and
genuine democracy of equal votes
of equal valuethe first in Fijian
history. For this assistance, we shall
always be grateful.
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Sri Lanka looks to sign MOU with RFMF
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he
Sri
Lankan
military wants to sign
a
memorandum
of
understanding (MOU) with the
Republic of Fiji Military Forces
to strengthen their military-tomilitary co-operation.
Sri Lankan officer, MajorGeneral Aruna Perera, confirmed
this in Suva.
Major-General Perera is in Suva
to recruit rugby players to play for
the army team in Sri Lanka.
Im here in the country
to recruit about five rugby
playerstwo No 8 players, two
centres and one utility player,

he said. Major-General Parera
said they would be paying airfares
and accommodation for these
rugby players.
Everything will be provided
for them and even some bonus for
their performance on the rugby
field, he said.
Major-General Perera said
they would not receive their pay,
as it would be deposited directly
into their bank accounts for their
families back in Fiji. He also said
to stop their wives from misusing
their pay; they would have to
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Major-General Aruna Perera with Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
seek the players approval for

the amount to be withdrawn. Sri
Lankas rugby season was from

November to March and the
recruited players would have to
be in Sri Lanka in October. Going
beyond rugby, they would also put
in place an exchange scheme for
officer training, he said.
Sri Lanka has a highly trained
and experienced army.
We have a defence university
where officers could be trained in
specialised areas and at the end
get their degrees, he said.
He said officers from Sri Lanka
could also share their experience
with the RFMF officers while here
in Fiji. Major-General Perera said

they would also help in cricket
and would send in three coaches;
one each on fielding, batting
and bowling.
Major-General Perera met
the Acting Prime Minister
and
Attorney-General
Aiyaz
Sayed-Khaiyum and also met
senior Republic of Fiji Military
Forcers officers.
Major-General Perera said the
new MOU could be signed before
the end of the year and would be
effective next year.
News source: Fiji Sun
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newspaper printers, SWUG, in Rotorua.
They attended sessions led by two
of New Zealands leading newspaper
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Hard times dont create heroes. It is during the

hard times when the hero within us is revealed.
Bob Riley
Anything but funny
Editorial
From the desk of the

Managing Editor
Life must be a challenge. Only then is it exciting. In an obstacle race, you are
forced to surmount all the obstacles: to jump over the hurdles, go through the barrels,
crawl under the rugs, climb over walls.
What would happen if, to avoid all that, you went around all the obstacles and
asked for the winners cup? Would they give it to you? No. They would say, You must
go back and face all the obstacles.
... Make your life as exciting as possible, but always think of it as fun. The
adversities, as well as the harmony, should be enjoyable. Dont become sober and
morose and have a castor oil face in the name of spirituality. Just be happy. Jump
with joy. Even if you make a mistake, say, Hey, I did this? Great! What a wonderful
lesson I learned! If you really want to, you can make everything fun.
~ Sri Swami Satchidananda from The Golden Present
This reminds me of our hero for the weekRupan Patel of Hamilton, who right
after foiling a robbery attempt at his store returned to work the next day. We were
more impressed when Indian Weekender spoke to him and he was calm and relaxed
and even able to laugh about it. So really what life had thrown at him was a huge
obstacle, and he has been able to jump right over it (quite literally). Had it been for a
faint-hearted, they would have used this as an excuse to give up. Read the complete
story in our issue and watch the CCTV footage of the attempted robbery on our
website.
While on one hand we are proud of Rupan Patel, on the other, a section is bent
upon casting a shroud over the Auckland Diwali Festival. Without going into too
much detail here, I would only like to say that this is the largest platform to showcase
Indian culture in the country and rather than trying to put obstacles in its path,
we must all support and help to make this the dream festival, especially when the
organisers ATEEDare open and forthcoming to take suggestions and inputs from
the community. Read more on what people have to say about this, in our issue.
The ANZ Migrant Expo is just around the corner, and we are very proud to be
associated with this expo this year that it has grown to almost double in size from
last year. We have planned some exciting activities around this and so we hope our
readers will come and visit us at our stall.
It is also that time of the year when we celebrate Raksha Bandhana time to
pamper and spare a moment for our wonderful sisters who in their own ways always
love and support us. For the sisters too, its a time to send out a prayer for their
brothers, who always care for them but dont always necessarily show it. However,
the bond between a brother and sister is one of the most beautiful bonds that could
be and it is great to be able to celebrate it, year after year.
It is the start of the festivities. So with wishes that this season is filled with good
health and cheer for everyoneuntil next time
Pick of the week
Last week, Google

officially announced
what the M in Android
M stands for, and its
Marshmallow.
Giri Gupta
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Rellies
Pronounced: re-lees | Meaning: Relatives/Family

Usage: I have got rellies coming over tonight.
Tip from the trenches

Cut yourself shaving? Dry the area and
dab on some Vaseline. Itll create a water
tight seal over the cut which will instantly
stop the bleeding.
Fluffier whiter rice: Add a teaspoon of
lemon juice to the boiling water before
you put the rice in the pot.
OPINION / EDITORIAL
17
Chinese Black Monday: The road to hell, and back
Red
Black
Orange
SANDEEP SINGH
n Monday, August 24, Chinas

stock market collapsed to a nine
per cent fall, commencing almost
a global chain reaction of market fall
that resulted in loss of USD $1 trillion off
global stocks worst trading since 2008.
Such was the impact of this great fall of
China that Xinhua, the governmentcontrolled news agency, had to christened it
as a Chinese Black Monday. The following
Tuesday was no better and Shanghai
Composite Index (SSE) continued its
downswing and opened with another 6.41
per cent loss. Thus manifesting one of the
most dreaded phenomenon of the capitalist
worldthe market correction.
Only good thing about this market
correction was that the world was aware
that it was due, though everybody wished
it to be extended as further as possible.
Everyone was tempted to ask if this is the
beginning ofroad to hellanother Global
Financial Crisis.
What is happening in China is of
immense interest for everyone around
the world. The Chinese growth story is
undoubtedly the single most success story
of massive economic transformations of
our times where it has achieved a record
10 percent growth rate for three consecutive
decades in the period between 19802010.
The simple meaning of this statistical
figure is that this growth has been
generating a huge global demand of goods
and servicesthe lifeline of modern
economic system. In year 2014, it was
worlds largest exporter, accounting for
12.5 per cent of worlds total exports, and
was the second largest importer a record 10
percent growth rate for three consecutive
decades in the period between 19802010.
The simple meaning of this statistical figure
is that this growth has been generating a
huge global demand of goods and services
the lifeline of modern economic system. In

year 2014, it was worlds largest exporter,
accounting for 12.5 per cent of worlds
total exports, and was the second largest
importer, consuming in more than 10 per
cent of world imports. China today is first
or second ranked trading partner of more
than hundred countries around the world,
who are benefitting from this insatiable
demand. Chinese growth story has been
too good to be true. But as they say that all
good things in life must come to an end,
so would Chinese growth story be coming
to an end too? This is the single biggest
fear that animates economic planners and
policy planners across the globe today, and
New Zealand is no exception. Interestingly,
fear itself is the biggest enemy of financial
markets, as it has potential to generate
a panic, a frenzy of stock selling, that can
commence exactly the type of financial
crisis everyone was fearing at the first place.
The world of today is caught in this vicious
cycle related to Chinas growth and its
eventual slowdown.
Probably this is why policy planners
around the world are adopting confidence
as their best strategy to deal with
apprehensions of slowing down of Chinas
growth story and its possible impact on

their national economies. This explains that
why there was no hurriedly organized press
conference, or frantic calls of corrective
actions from Chinese government, from
any national leader or policy making
establishments around the world, post this
latest Chinese Black Monday. Everyone is
busy in collectively exuberating confidence,
in a hope to hoodwink market correction.
To put it in perspective, probably this
explains why in July 2015, ANZs Economic
Outlook has described New Zealands
current economic challenges as that of
just managing some unruly children,
as opposed to an economy heading off
the rails. Their confidence seems to be
emanating from New Zealands better
microeconomic foundations and a strong
construction pipeline.
But like everywhere else in life, the
truth is somewhere in between these two
far ends of scale of fear and confidence,
and lies in prudence. Although at this
stage New Zealands government seems
to be better placed than many of its
Asia-Pacific neighbours in handling any
crisis emanating from an unexpected (or
expected) halt in Chinese juggernaut.
Their confidence is emanating from better

financial tools available to NZ government
such as leverage in tax-cut, interest-rate
cut, and a weakening dollar, that will keep
their export competitive. But there is a
need for New Zealand to prepare itself
better from a possible further decline
in global commodity market, which can
directly affect our already strained dairy
and agriculture sector. It is important to
note that agriculture is one of our most
important sectors and any negative external
shock can potentially subtract an estimated
NZ$930m from forecast national income in
2015. It also remains to be seen if the latest
blood-bath in Chinese markets would affect
Chinese consumers sentiments towards
New Zealands products, in effect affecting
our exports to China. Moreover, any fall
in Chinese demand has a potential to hit
us with a double whammy as our other
major trading partners such as Australia
and South Korea are more dependent
on Chinese demand, and face the risk
of slowdown.
One important strategy of prudence
would be to further diversify our trading
partnership and start looking beyond
China. In this regard India offers a strong
potential of a growing middle class whose
appetite for consumer goods (and services)
is ever increasing. Although India is already
a priority relationship for New Zealand and
we are negotiating a Free Trade Agreement
(FTA), which has potential to expand trade
in textiles, clothing and footwear, industrial
manufactured goods, but some urgency
can be imparted in light of impending
slowdown in Chinese growth. It will be
prudent to keep this budding relationship
with India, shielded from any bullish
expectation to replace our relationship with
China. We have to understand that it is not
just the road to hell, but the road back from
hell, which also has to be made with good
intentions.
Improving Indias export competitiveness

Amit Kapoor
ndian exports have fallen for the

eighth
consecutive
month10.3
per cent from the July 2014 level of
$25.793 billion to $23.137 billion in July
2015. The fall, if taken out of context, would
call for a worrying picture. However, given
that imports have also fallen 10.28 per
cent from $40.068 billion in July 2014 to
$35.950 billion in July 2015 calls for an
interesting read.
Also interesting is the fact the crude oil
imports in July 2015 were almost 35 per
cent lower than in July 2014 when they
were valued at $14.574 billion to $9.487
billion. That is a whopping decline of more
than $5 billion.
Indias export basket similarly saw
interesting developments. Exports dipped
sharply for petroleum products by 43 per
cent to $3.03 billion, chemicals six per cent
to $1.21 billion, leather products 10 per cent
to $0.52 billion, rice 12 per cent to $0.5
billion and the like. However, the exports of
gems and jewellery in July 2015 increased
five per cent to $3.04 billion, engineering
goods one per cent to $5.82 billion,
readymade garments seven per cent to $1.55
billion and drugs and pharmaceuticals 11 per
cent. These developments show that there
are forces such as sluggish international
demand, commodity price crash, currency
devaluations and the likes at play in this
complex environment.
These are some of the steps that India

could take to make its exports competitive
in getting over the present predicament and
also tide over long-run concerns:
First, it is imperative that Indias
diversification of exports in products,
services and destinations continues. A
recent IMF working paper, Make in India:
Which Exports Can Drive the Next Wave
of Growth also lends credence to this view.
According to this view, India is a relatively
diversified export economy and going
ahead, should further diversify its product
and service basket, as also the countries to
which it exports.
This has been happening consistently
since the time of liberalisation when exports
constituted less than 10 per cent of the GDP.
Today, exports stand close to 25 per cent
of the GDP. Manufacturing and natural
resource exports constitute two-third of
the export basket while the remaining onethird comprises exports of services. India
does well on the services front with some
four of the global exports being from India.
In the manufacturing segment, the
country has low-value exports compared
to other emerging market economies and,
therefore, should look to improve both
their quality and complexity. Along the
destination dimension, the focus should
be diversifying exports, as this would help
India tide over downturns. The fact that
Indias percentage of exports to emerging
markets has increased in comparison to

the US and Europe points to the fact that
policymakers have taken cognizance of
the changing external demand. The Look
and Act East policy should be augmented
with a Look and Act West policy taking
into account the possibilities in the Middle
East and African regions. Going ahead,
trade agreements and greater export
diversification will prove to be helpful.
Second, in line with the improving the
complexity of manufacturing sector is
bettering the countrys MSME ecosystem.
The MSMEs contribute an estimated
more than 40 per cent to the export
segment. At present, the segment remains
informal and cluster-driven approaches
are mostly absent. Timely statistics, as
well as information pertaining to export
statistics, remains at best hidden from the
common people. Also, operating an MSME
enterprise is a cumbersome task due to
labour regulations, while access to finance
also remains a challenge. Technology
adoption and labour productivity are both
low, leading to inefficient outcomes. Going
ahead, all these factors should be addressed
for getting better value additions and
bettering export competitiveness.
Third, India should look to embrace
international competition. The infant
industry argument for trade protectionism
is outdated and needs to be replaced with
an open economic paradigm for economic
development. While there needs to be a

calibrated approach to trade liberalisation,
the movement towards this should
continue for greater economic good. It
means land, labour and capital markets
should be further reformed (with adequate
regulation) for greater domestic and foreign
participation. Hopefully, these would lead
to a greater ease of doing business and
make operating businesses easier. It could
also lead to entrepreneurshipcritical for
job generation. Even farmers doing value
addition constitute businesses and the
whole debate of farmer versus business
seems to be anachronistic.
Over the coming decades, India will
have to look at these aspects for export
competitiveness. The need is to provide
adequate facilities in terms of land, basic
infrastructure such as roads, and basic
services such as access to finance, education
and healthcare facilities et al to the people
to set up enterprises and create value.
Once these enterprises achieve scale, they
should be mentored and allowed to export
to markets where they face international
competition but also get adequate value for
their exports. This is the only lasting way to
achieve and sustain export competitiveness.
The article is co-authored with
Sankalp Sharma, Senior Researcher
at the Institute for Competitiveness,
India. Amit Kapoor is Chair, Institute for
Competitiveness & Editor of Thinkers.
The views expressed are personal.
18
INDIA
Red
Black
Orange
Making the crash work in your favour

Amit Dasgupta
he devaluation of the Chinese

yuan, coupled with anxieties
about Beijings ability to revive
the flagging economy, tasted first blood
with a massive global stock market slide
and a currency tumble. Worse is expected,
especially for countries that relied on the
Chinese economy as the main growth
driver. Rumours abound of the contagion
spreading, as indeed it did during the East
Asian crisis because of the interlocking of
economies
So far there is no indication of credible
policy interventions that might arrest the
Made in China rout. Investors have started
pulling money out of developing countries
that they invested in to fuel Chinas appetite
for raw materials and there is genuine fear
that the anticipated crisis could trigger a
full-blown global slowdown.
The Indian economy has so far
performed relatively better in local
currency and dollar terms. Dealers have
not been excessively worried at the current
depreciation of the rupee because they
see it as being over-valued in any case by
around 8-10 percent. Nor, indeed, was RBI
Governor Raghuram Rajan perturbed and
said he was willing to deploy the countrys
foreign exchange reserves, if necessary,
to shore up the currency. Sensing Indias
macroeconomic fundamentals to be
resilient, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
sensed an opportunity for India to fill in the
space likely to be vacated by China.

The crash, in other words, could
be converted into an opportunity.
With oil prices at an all-time low, a unique
opportunity presents itself for India to
make that long anticipated transition
towards growth. But for this to happen, the
government needs to undertake certain key
steps.
First, it needs to ensure non-interference
in the autonomy of the Reserve Bank of
India. The RBI governor has firmly ruled
out rate cuts, cautioning that without
sustained low inflation, a rate cut would be
inflationary.
Indeed, the rupee slide would make
it well near impossible for RBI to cut

rates. Reports that the finance minister
is at loggerheads with the RBI governor
are seriously damaging because they are
perceived to be true.
What is equally worrisome is the
governments aggressive foray into curbing
autonomy, whether in institutions of
higher learning or even the Supreme Court.
Will RBI be the next institution to fall?
Second, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and
his ministry need to concentrate on the
series of reforms they are tasked with.
Indeed, it would be a major
disappointment if Jaitley came up with
yet another non-budget. The focus on
curbing black money and corruption,

while laudable, cannot remain the finance
ministrys sole preoccupation.
Third, India needs to urgently initiate
reforms to improve its rankings on the ease
of doing business. As per the 2015 World
Bank rankings, India stands at 142 out of
189 countries.
Modi has been promising progress on
this front for over a year. Unless present
rankings and perceptions improve, India
will not be able to take advantage of Chinas
downturn and attract foreign capital.
Fourth, policy makers need to act with
a greater sense of urgency. The onion
shortfall, for instance, was estimated
several months ago but delays in import
resulted in the current crisis-like situation.
With the Indian economy on a growth
trajectory and not dependent on the
Chinese economy, even a conservative
Moody estimate of 7 percent growth
would be a useful plank to build upon.
But this requires consistency of purpose
and clear policy directives monitored by
PMO. Unless, the government seizes the
opportunity the crash has presented, Modi
would be criticized for presiding over UPA
2 in a new incarnation.
(Amit Dasgupta, a former diplomat
and author, heads the Mumbai
campus of the SP Jain School of Global
Management. The views expressed are
personal. )
INDIA
Red
Black
Orange
India has forex reserves to stabilise

currency volatility: RBI
s the rupee hit a new low

and the stock market
took a tumble, Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) Governor
Raghuram Rajan said this week
that India has sufficient foreign
exchange reserves to prevent
volatility in the currency market.
India has foreign exchange
reserves of around $380 billion and
these would be used if needed to
subdue the volatility in the currency
market, he said on the side-lines of
a banking conference here.
Speaking at the conference,
Rajan referred to his earlier
comments that the central bank
was not a cheerleader for the
economy and said it was not for
the RBI to lift sentiments unduly
to deliver booster shots to the
stock markets.
We do not have to look too
far beyond our borders to see
the consequences of such boosts.
Rate cuts should not be seen
as goodies that the RBI gives
out stingily after much public
pleading, Rajan said.
Instead, what is important
is sustained low inflation,
something the prime minister
emphasised in his Independence
Day speech, and rate cuts are a
natural consequence that the RBI
has no hesitation in delivering,
Rajan added.
He said there was much to be
optimistic about the economy.
The Indian economy is full of
possibilities, even as much of the
world is mired in pessimism.
Indeed, I have been arguing
that the fragility of the world
economy is precisely because it
has focused on quick fixes rather
than deep reform, Rajan said.
The question for us as a
society is whether we have the
discipline to do what is necessary
at a time when global conditions
are propitiouscommodity prices
look like they will stay low for a
time, helping the fight against
inflation, and there is plenty of
money around the world and at
home, looking for investments,
including in distressed assets,
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan addresses a

press conference
that can help us clean bank and

corporate balance sheets, he said.
According to him, what sets
poor nations apart from the rich
was not people or resources or even
luck but good governance, which
comes from strong frameworks
and strong institutions.
A summary explanation of the
economic problems of the recent
past is that they arose because
India outgrew its institutions. A
summary of the government and
the Reserve Banks measures to
restore sustainable growth is that
we are building the necessary
institutions, Rajan said.
Referring to the falling global
trade, Rajan said the domestic
demand has to be increased while
Nepal-India pipeline to be
finished in 30 months: Minister
19
ndia and Nepal have inked

an agreement for a 41km Amlekh Gunj-Raxaul
petroleum pipeline, with visiting
Indian Minister Dharmendra
Pradhan saying its construction
would be completed within
30 months.
Petroleum
and
Natural
Gas Minister Pradhan and his
Nepalese
counterpart
Sunil
Bahadur Thapa inked the
Memorandum of Understanding
for the construction of the
pipeline from Raxaul (India)
to Amlekhgunj (Nepal) and reengineering the Amlekhgunj
Depot and allied facilities.
Amlekhgunj has the largest
petroleum depot in Nepal owned
by Nepal Oil Corporation.
Indian Oil Corporation is capable
of executing the project and we
expect it will be completed before
the set deadline of 30 months,
he said after singing the MoU.
On behalf of the Indian
government, the IOC will
construct the pipeline and reengineer Amlekhgunj depot and
allied facilities.
avoiding the booms and busts

that typically plague such efforts
by emerging markets.
According to him, structural
reforms will help strengthen
the domestic demand growth
and cited measures such as
Indradhanush of the central
government for the banking
sector, and licensing of payment
banks by RBI.
Rajan said new small finance
banks would be licensed next
month and two new universal
banks are launching next month.
According to the RBI governor,
the economy has come a long way
since the difficulties in 201213 though three areas are still
works-in-progress from the
RBIs perspective.
First, economic growth is
still below levels that the country
is capable of. Second, while
consumer price inflation has
moderated, inflation expectations
among the public are still high,
creating a gap between the real
rates that savers expect and the
rates corporations think they
pay. Third, stressed assets in the
financial system continue to be
high, which holds back growth
and new lending, even while
dampening bank incentives to cut
base rates, he said.
Rajan said the short-term
macroeconomic priorities of RBI

are: help bringing down inflation
and work with the government
and banks to resolve the issue of
distressed projects and cleaning
up bank balance sheets.
On dealing with distressed
assets, Rajan said the RBI had
ended the forbearance accorded to
restructured loans, which would
now be classified as non-performing
loans. However, RBI has made it
easier to recognise and deal with
distressed projects. In other words,
while ending forbearance, we have
introduced flexibility for those who
recognise and deal with stressed
assets, he said.
According
to
Rajan,
companies in some sectors were
in real distress and some could
survive with government help
while others were unviable, for
which too much help to unviable
firms could also cause distress
to spread to healthy firms.
In this regard, the country needed
rapid progress in the coming year
on the creation of institutions
necessary for resolution such as
the new Bankruptcy Code and
the Company Law Tribunals that
would administer it as well as the
Financial Resolution Authority
(for resolving financial institution
distress), the RBI governor said.
Naga peace accord will help

entire northeast: Modi
cknowledging
the
role
of
previous
governments in the
peace process in Nagaland,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
hoped that the successful talks
with the NSCN-IM will pave
the way for development in the
entire northeast.
Every government tried doing
something in this regard, some
efforts succeeded, some did not.
The process went on, and
no government should take
credit for it as every one of them
contributed its bit and this
resulted in successful talks with
Indias Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan (right) and Nepals Minister of Commerce and Supplies Sunil
them (NSCN-IM), he said while
Bahadur Thapa (centre) show the signed documents during a signing ceremony of a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU)
inaugurating the birth centenary
celebrations of Naga leader
The project will be completed
would be in place for the project.
Rani Gaidinliu.
in two phases. In the first phase,
The government of Nepal
I hope the journey (with
the pipeline would be constructed.
requested for the construction
NSCN-IM
and
others),
The minister suggested to the
of this pipeline during Prime
which
has
started,
would
Nepalese side to extend the
Minister
Narendra
Modis
give good results, he said.
pipeline up to Kathmandu,
visit to the Himalayan nation
Modi also expressed regret that
adding that India would extend
on August 3 and 4, 2014. many freedom fighters and
all possible help to Nepal in
Nepal
Oil
Corporation
prominent personalities who
this regard.
would
contribute
Rs.
75
contributed to the cause of the
The IOC would bear the cost of
crore
for
re-engineering
country were not remembered
Rs. 200 crore for the first phase.
the
Amlekh
Gunj
depot.
adequately.
A long-term contract (initially
While 39 km of the proposed
The prime minister said India
for five years, extendable for two
pipeline lies in the Indian
must remember the glorious
terms of five years each) between
Territory, remaining two km is
heritage of the freedom struggle
and ensure that the legacy of the
the IOC and Nepal Oil Corporation
in Nepal.
struggles and achievements of

freedom fighters is passed on to
succeeding generations.
It is our misfortune that people
such as Rani Gaidinliu have either
not been remembered adequately,
or have been deliberately
forgotten, he said in his address.
Gaidinliu,
affectionately
called Rani Maa, believed
that her struggle for the Naga
people against the British
was also a struggle for Indias
unity and integrity, he said.
Modi also credited Gaidinliu
with spreading the message
of Mahatma Gandhi in the
northeast region.
The prime minister also spoke
of his governments initiatives for
the development of the northeast.
He reiterated that the progress
of the northeast will provide a
big boost to the development
of
the
entire
nation.
Born on January 26, 1915, Rani
Gaidinliu joined her Cousin
Haipou Jadonangs movement
at the age of 13 to drive out the
British from Manipur. In 1932,
she was arrested at the age of 16
and sentenced to life in prison.
She was released from Tura jail
(now in Meghalaya) after having
spent 14 years in various prisons.
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INDIA
India to host 2018

India to implement
Theatre Olympics
Sendai framework for
I
Disaster Risk Reduction
Red
ndia will host the 2018

edition of the Theatre
Olympics,
according
to
an
official
announcement.
India has been given the right
to host the 2018 edition, said
National School of Drama (NSD)
director Waman Kendre during
the inauguration of a fiveday festival of northeastern
plays,
Poorvotta
Rashtriya
Rang Manch.
NSD
chairman
Ratan
Thiyam
returned
to
India
last week after attending a
meeting in the Netherlands
where the decision was taken.
Thiyam,
an
internationally
ndia will implement the

Sendai
framework
for
Disaster Risk Reduction in
letter and spirit, union Minister
of State for Home Affairs Kiren
Rijiju said this week.
Inaugurating
a
workshop
on Enhancing Private Sector
Partnership for Disaster Risk
Reduction in New Delhi, the
minister said that India has
upscaled efforts to assist its
neighbours and other countries in
the field of disaster risk reduction.
The Sendai framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction 2015
2030 was adopted during the third
UN World conference on Disaster
Risk Reduction held in Sendai,
Japan from March 14 to 18 this
year where India was represented
by
union
Home
Minister
Rajnath Singh.
The implementation of the
Sendai
Framework
involves
adopting integrated and inclusive
institutional measures so as
to work towards preventing
vulnerability to disaster, increase
preparedness for response and
recovery and strengthen resilience.
Rijiju proposed that as a part of
corporate-social
responsibility,
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acclaimed Manipuri playwright

and theatre director, said hosting
the event was important for India.
Despite having good directors,
playwrights, actors and technicians,
Indias presence is virtually nil in
the world theatre scene, he said.
Established in 1993 in Delphi,
Greece, in 1993 at the initiative of
acclaimed Greek theatre director
Theodorus Terzopoulus, Theatre
Olympics is an international festival
that brings together productions
of some of the greatest theatre
practitioners from across the world.
Till now, six editions have been
heldin Delphi, Shizuoka, Moscow,
Istanbul, Seoul and Beijing.
Steepest fall in Sensex,
Delegates from India consulting with P. K. Mishra, Additional Principal Secretary to the Prime
Minister, India
the private sector can play a big

role in disaster preparedness
and mitigation planning as well
as relief and recovery phase.
Speakers representing the private
sector assured that they would
fully support the government and
provide all possible help towards
disaster risk reduction.
Rijiju said India has already
started
the
preparatory
work towards the hosting of
the
first
Asian
ministerial
conference on disaster reduction
in
November
next
year.
As per the tradition, smaller level
partnership meetings called the
IAP (ISDR Asian Partnership) are
held prior to the hosting of the
main conference and the first IAP
meeting will be held in New Delhi
in November, 2015.
The workshop was also
addressed
by
Margareta
Wahlstrom,
United
Nations
Special
Representative
of
Secretary General for Disaster
Risk Reduction.
crashes over 1,625 points
lobal markets sell-off

sparked by a major
crash in Chinese stocks
drowned Indian equity markets
with a barometer index plunging
1,625 points or around six per cent
on Monday, August 24.
The global bearish sentiment led
the barometer 30-scrip sensitive
index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock
Exchange (BSE) to its steepest dive.
The S&P BSE Sensex, which
opened at 26,730.40 points,
closed at 25,741.56 points, down
1,624.51 points or 5.94 per cent
from its previous close of 27,366.07

points. The benchmark index
touched a high of 26,730.40
points and a low of 25,624.72
points during the intra-day trade.
The wider, 50-scrip Nifty of the
National Stock Exchange followed a
similar trend and closed 491 points
or 5.92 percent down at 7,809 points.
Analysts cited weak global cues
emanating from a continuous slide
in the Chinese markets, along
with concerns over the Indian
governments stand on minimum
alternate tax (MAT) as reasons for
the sharp fall on Monday.
Postal stamp on Ashoka

released; Kalam, Manjhi to
follow soon
nion
minister
Ravi
Shankar
Prasad
released
a postal stamp on emperor
Ashoka this week while
announcing that stamps
would also be released soon
to honour former president
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and
Bihars mountain man
Dashrath Manjhi.
This postal stamp in
honour of Ashoka would
be available for sale in the
post offices, he said while
releasing the Rs.5 stamp.
Prasad said Kalam, a Bharat
Ratna who died last month,
was an icon and Manjhi,
who single-handedly cut
through a hill to make a
road for his village in Bihars
Gaya district died in 2007 in
his early 80s.
Last week a biopic
based on Manjhis life,
Manjhithe
Mountain
Man, was released in
cinemas across the country.
Prasad said he would also
propose to senior Bharatiya
Janata Party leaders to
install a big statue of
Ashoka in Patna and Delhi.

In
May,
Prasad
had
announced
to
release
the postal stamp during
a BJP function in New
Delhi to celebrate the birth
anniversary of Ashoka.
Some
BJP
leaders
claimed
that
Ashoka
belonged to the present-day

agrarian caste Kushwaha
but historians and experts
have refuted the claim.
The Kushwahas, an Other
Backward Class community,
account for nearly nine
per cent of Bihars 10.5
crore population.
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Indian American appointed

police chief of US city
n
Indian
American
has been appointed
the police chief of
Californias Martinez city, a media
report said last week.
The Martinez city council
officially
approved
the
appointment of Richmond police
captain Manjit Sappal as the chief
by a 50 vote.
Sappal will be paid a base
salary of $175,000 a year,
mercurynews.com
reported.
I am truly honoured to be
considered for the position.
Martinez is a great city and
I appreciate the opportunity
to work with the excellent
Martinez
Police
department
and serve the community,
Manjit Sappa
Sappal was quoted as saying.

Sappal, who will take the charge on
August 31, was among six finalists
recommended by the citys

search consultant for the post.
The city council then reviewed the
candidates, interviewed them and
chose him as the new city chief.
From a pool of very strong
candidates we interviewed, it
was clear that Captain Sappal
possesses the credentials, passion
and focus necessary to effectively
lead our police force and
continue the citys commitment
to make Martinez the best
community it can be, Martinez
city Mayor Rob Schroder said.
Sappal has more than 20 years of
law enforcement experience.
He
started
his
career
with
the
Pittsburg
Police
department as a patrol officer.

He has been serving the Richmond
Police department since 1997
and currently leads the Southern
Policing district of the City, the
report said.
Sappal graduated from the
FBI National Academy and has
attended the Police Executive
Research Forum (PERF) Senior
Management Institute for Police
and holds a masters degree in
the public administration from
the Golden Gate University.
Martinez city was without an
acting permanent chief since Gary
Peterson retired on June 2014.
Captain Eric Ghisletta served as
the interim chief thereafter.
Man donates $1.5m

for Sikh studies
n
Indian-American
cardiologist
has
donated $1.5 million
to the University of CaliforniaIrvine to create a Chair for
Sikh studies within the school,
media reported last week.
Harvinder
Sahota
donated
the money to the university
that will now teach Sikh
studies as a regular course.
The department will be named
after Sahotas mother, Bibi Dhan
Kaur Sahota, India West reported.
My mother taught me
never
to
degrade
anyone
and
respect
everyone,
Sahota was quoted as saying.
I still abide by the lessons she
taught me as a child. I wanted
to honour my mother for the
woman she was and the man she
helped me turn out to be, he said.
Classes in the department
are expected to begin in
September, 2016.
Indian-American dancer to raise Thousands enjoy

India Fest in US city
funds for US school
n
Indian-American
classical
dancer
performed at a concert
in California last weekend to
raise funds for a high-poverty
elementary school, a media report
said.
Sharanya Balaji, a 16-yearold senior from Harker school,
said she wants to help the
Grant Elementary School which
lacks basic education facilities,
mercurynews.com reported.
It was shocking to me. Arts
education was not there. I really
wanted to do something that also
meant something to me and that
I could continue into the future,
said Balaji.
There are so many ways to
raise a well-rounded child, and
the arts are one of them, Grant
Elementary Principal Paulette
Zades said, adding that We can
give them academics all day,
but they need both sides of it.
housands of lovers of
authentic Indian cuisine,
dances, apparel, jewellery
and spa treatments attended the
third annual Manasota India Fest
in the US city of Palmetto, a media
report said.
Besides the Dances of India
culture
programme
at
the
Bradenton Area Convention Centre
held on August 22, attendees were
also treated to Indian food from
multiple restaurants. I love to
eat Indian food, Bradenton
Sharanya Balaji while a practice session in the garage of her home earlier last week. (Photo courtesy:
Bay Area News Group)
Balaji performed at Los Altos

high
school
in
California.
She has won many competitions
all over the world, including
a junior division prize at the
prestigious Cleveland Thyagaraja
festival in April this year.

She
has
been
dancing
professionally since she was 12

and has raised funds for the school
earlier also.
Indian-American doctor gifts new ears to boy
n a miraculous surgical feat,

an Indian-American surgeon
has gifted a pair of new ears
to an eight-year-old boy in the US,
media reported.
Elijah Bell, a second-grade
student at the Frazer Elementary
in Stark County, Ohio, was
born
with
bilateral
atresia
microtiaa rare birth defect where
the outer ears are undeveloped.
But thanks to Ananth Murthy,
director of plastic and reconstructive
surgery at the Akron Childrens
Hospital, Elijah got a new pair reconstructed from his rib cartilage,
Canton Representative reported.
The surgical feat has been reported
across the US as a miracle
because of the intricacies involved.

Besides five surgeries to create the
ears -- starting when Elijah was just
four-year-old -- Murthy had to use
a skin graft from the boys thigh to
create a gap between his ears and
his head.
The final surgery was done in
July when Murthy gave Elijahs ears
detailed hills and valle ys.
The body naturally wants to
smooth everything out as it heals, so
we always have to go back a couple
of times to help create the natural
curves of an ear, Murthy was
quoted as saying in a statement.
It is an artistic procedure, said
the
Indian-American
doctor.
For Elijah, the surgery has helped
develop a new confidence in him.

Hes just learning to love
himself the way he is, the
boys mother Colleen Bell said.
Becoming a more confident young
man is going to translate into his
education, its going to translate
into his friendships with others,
how he works with teachers, all
those things, Bell said.
Its going to make a
really big difference for him.
Murthy is described by his Akronbased hospital as our very own
Doogie Howser, who completed
his undergraduate degree at the age
of 19 and earned his medical degree
by the time he was 22 years old.
Herald quoted Devon Sullivan,

a student, as saying. Organisers
said they were thrilled with
the success of the festival,
which saw nearly 4,000 people
in attendance.
Were putting this event
together for the community so
that we can learn about each other
and build a long lasting, trusting
relationship, organiser Biren
Pathak said. The festival gives a lot
of information about the culture of
India, he added.
Indian restaurants in
Britain call for shortterm work visas
ndian restaurant owners in

Britain have called on the
government to introduce
short-term work visas in order
to plug the shortage of curry
chefs across the country, a media
report said last week.
The owners are preparing a
submission to Prime Minister
David Cameron and cabinet
members, which warns that
90 per cent of Indian curry
restaurants were under the
threat of a chef skills shortage,
The
Independent
reported.
It also reminds Cameron of his
promise of help to get the
skilled Asian chefs you need, that
he made to Indian restaurants at
the British Curry Awards in 2013.
There have been questions
on immigration and getting
chefs
with
the
necessary
experience, he acknowledged
at the 2013 awards function.
Indian restaurants in Britain
employ around 100,000 people
and earn 4.2 billion pounds a year.
Enam Ali, who founded the
British Curry Awards 10 years
ago, said hundreds of restaurants
could soon shut down as it
can take up to three years
to train a chef from scratch.
We urge the government to help
our industry.
We strongly recommend that
the immigration laws covering
bringing in chefs from abroad
be made, even on a temporary
basis, more adequately flexible,
the submission from Indian
restaurant
owners
reads,
according to the British daily.
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Lalita breaks national

record, enters 3000m
steeplechase final
ndian
middle
distance
runner Lalita Babar broke
the national record to qualify
for the final of the womens 3,000
metres steeplechase at the World
Athletics
Championships
in
Beijing on Monday.
Lalita qualified with a timing
of nine minutes, 27.86 seconds
to finish fourth in her heat
at the Birds Nest Stadium.
The reigning Asian champion
bettered her own previous
national record of 9:34:13 by
more than six seconds. She is
the first Indian to have qualified
for the 3,000m steeplechase
final in a World Championships.
Lalita entered the final round
as one of the six fastest timers
outside the three top finishers in
each of the three heats who got
automatic qualification.
Olympic
silver
medallist
Habiba
Ghribi
of
Tunisia
won her heat in 9:24.38 to
hubham
Narain
and
Ridhima Dilawari will
spearhead the Indian
Pacific Junior Golf Championship,

which
enter the final as the best

performer in the qualifiers.
Gesa Felicitas Krause of Germany
set the second fastest time of
9:24.92 while Ethiopias Hiwot
Ayalew was third fastest with

9:25.55 in the heats.
A total of 15 runners have
qualified for the final, which will
take place on Wednesday
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Shubham, Ridhima
to spearhead Indian
challenge at AsiaPacific golf
challenge at the inaugural Asia
Indian middle distance runner Lalita Babar breaks the national record
Black
started
in
Taiwan
this week.
The Indian Golf Union has
nominated two junior boys
and girls teams for the 72-hole
mixed gender team competition.
One team will comprise IGU
Order of merit leaders of both
boys and girls category in the
form of 17-year-olds Shubham
and Ridhima.
The
second
team
will
include 16-year-old Karandeep
Kochhar and 17-year-old Aditi
Ashok who occupy the second
spots in the IGU rankings in
the boys and girls categories.
Delhi lad Shubham, who finished
ninth at the Faldo Series Asia

grand final at Mission Hills,
China earlier this year is expected
to be a strong contender.
He may expect good support
from fellow Delhiite Ridhima who
finished 12th at the Queen Sirikit
CupAsia Pacific ladies team golf
championship held at the Hong
Kong Golf Club recently.
Aditi has also been in
good form this year, claiming
the Ladies British Amateur
and St. Rule Trophy titles.
Kochharwinner
of
the
Albatross International Junior
Championship last yearis still
trying to get used to playing
at the international level. The
tournament will see teams from
30 other countries from the AsiaPacific region vie for top honours
at the Hong Kong Golf Club.
Retiring Sangakkara
thanks family for support
n emotional Kumar Sangakkara

said his greatest achievement in
life is to go back to a family that has
and will continue loving him irrespective of
his performances on the cricket field.
The great Sri Lankan batsman ended his
journey in international cricket in Colombo
at the P. Sara Oval ground on Monday,
August 24 as India clinched the second Test
by 278 runs.
The
three-match
Test
series is currently tied at 11.
Sangakkara failed to contribute with the
bat, scoring just 18 in his last innings,
but at the post-match presentation he
was almost in tears bidding farewell
to the sport he chose as a profession.
People ask me about the big achievements.
The hundreds, the World Cup win (T20),
but I just look up at the box, all my friends
over the last 30 years, have come up here on
a Monday to watch me play. To be able to go
back to a family that will love me whether I
win or lose.
That is my greatest achievement,
Sangakkara said. The prolific left hander
who has scored 12,400 runs from 134 Test
matches also lauded the efforts of the Virat
Kohli-led Indian team who were brilliant in
the match spoiling a perfect farewell.
To Virat and the Indian team. Thanks
for the kind words and more importantly
the quality of cricket you have brought here.
I couldnt have asked more anything more
than tough cricket when I am leaving. You
have been our toughest opponents. We had
planned to beat you.
Sri Lankas Kumar Sangakkara stands with his wife Yehali and
children during his retirement ceremony after India won their
second test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Colombo August
24, 2015. Sangakkara officially announced that he will retire test
cricket after the second test cricket match against India.
Sometimes
we
have
succeeded,
sometimes we havent, but thanks for being
there, he said.
The former Sri Lanka skipper
also said his biggest inspiration has
been his parents and thanked them
for their contribution over the years.
A lot of people have asked me what has
inspired me. I dont have to look beyond my
parent. I am sorry I dont want to embarrass
you but you have been my inspiration.
Thank you amma and appachi. I
felt safe at home. They say you cant
choose your family, but I am thankful
I was born your children, he said.
Sangakkara also thanked his former
coaches and team-mates and added the
current Sri Lankan team headed by all
rounder Angelo Mathews should always
play fearless cricket.
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KIDS ZONE
Join the dots
Red
Black
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The lark in the corn-field

Once a Lark made her nest in a corn-field. Soon she
laid eggs in it. After a few days small babies
hatched out of them.
One day the baby-larks overheard the farmer
say, I will call my neighbours to reap this field.
The Baby-larks got alarmed to hear this and
told their mother about it.
Dont worry, said the mother.
Some days later, the farmer came again and
said, I will call my relatives to reap this field.
The baby-larks afraid again.
Fear not, said their mother.
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But the next day the farmer came there with

his little son and said, I will reap this field
tomorrow.
Now is the time to go. When a man says he will do
the work himself, he will certainly do it, said
the mother-lark.
MORAL: Dont fear hollow threats.
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FEATURES
From the desk of

Red
Striking a note
Black
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This week, we enter the world of music. Here is a look at some of the top female artists who have captured the heart of
listeners globally with their soulful voice.
Esha Chanda
Lorde
ew Zealand singer and

songwriter, Ella Marija
Lani Yelich-OConnor,
known by nom de guerre Lorde,
became an international hit after
the release of her debut single
Royals in March 2013.
She won four New Zealand

Music Awards that year, and
in 2014 she received two
Grammy awards for Best Pop
Solo Performance and Song of
the Year. After her commercial
success following the release of
her single, Lorde released her
debut studio album Pure Heroine
that topped charts in Australia
and New Zealand.
Adele
his
Tottenham-born,
Grammy winning artist
rose to fame after her
friend posted a demo on MySpace
in 2006. Her debut album 19
released in 2008 was a success,
but it was her second album 21
that rocked the world of music.
Selling more than 3,00,000

copies in the first week of its
release, the follow up album
smashed Madonnas record for
the longest consecutive weeks
spent at the top of the album
charts by a female solo artist.
Whether it is the soulful
Someone Like You or the intense
Rumour Has It, Adeles voice
seems to go right to the listeners
heart. In 2012, Adele took home
six Grammy Awards including
Best New Artist. The next year,

she won another Grammy for
her hit single Set Fire to the
Rain and an Academy Award for
best original song for Skyfall,
the theme to 2013s James Bond
movie of the same name.
Norah Jones
Bjork
Whitney Houston
celandic singer-songwriter,
Bjork is the founding
member of the alternative
rock-pop
band
Sugarcubes,
which made its full-length debut
with Lifes Too Good in 1988.
Her debut album Whitney

Houston released in 1985
included hit singles such as How
Will I Know and Saving All My
Love for You, the latter winning a
Grammy award in 1986.
The band released only three

albums with Its It being the
final one in 1992. The following
year, Bjork released Debut, her
first solo album that sold three
million copies around the world.
Following the success of her the
album, she built a career as a solo
artist and released albums such
as Medulla, Volta and Biophilia.
Her performance in Lars von
Triers Dance in the Dark won
her an award at the Cannes Film
Festival and a Golden Globe
nomination for best actress.
Whitneys following album in

1987 also won her a Grammy for
the single I Wanna Dance with
Somebody (Who Loves Me).
Her marriage to Bobby Brown
and consequent substance abuse
derailed her career but she made
a comeback in 2009 with a new
album I Look To You that was
warmly received.
On February 11, 2012, Whitney
passed away at the age of 48
at a Beverly Hilton hotel. The
official cause of her death was
accidental drowning.
aughter of renowned
sitar
player
Ravi
Shankar, Norah Jones
is an American artist best known
for her easy jazz music.
The striking vocals and

beautiful songwriting in her debut
album Come Away With Me
earned her five Grammy Awards
including Record of the Year, Best
New Artist and Album of the Year.
In her illustrious career spanning
more than a decade, Jones has
sold more than 50 million albums
and has won numerous awards
including nine Grammy Awards.
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Katrina changes diet

plan according to
film roles
ctress Katrina Kaif says she keeps

altering her diet and fitness plans
according to the demand of the
roles she essays on screen.
My diet and fitness mantra depends on
what I want to achieve, whatever role or the
desired result is. So, whether you want to
look little more toned or want a more athletic
look, you want to look very thin for a role, or
you want just look normal like a soft woman
who does not want too much of definition, I
change the plan accordingly, Katrina said.
She said she shuffles between Pilates or
functional training.
I pretty much try to follow a sensible
way of eating and just do the things
we all get to know are good for us.
The Raajneeti actress spoke at the book
launch of fitness professionals Yasmin
Karachiwala and Zeena Dhallas coauthored book, Sculpt and Shape: The
Pilates Way, which guides readers on
how to change the shape of their body by
learning more about their posture and how
improving it can change the way they look.
Red
says agents ease the process of survival in

the West, but it doesnt mean that life gets
transformed by merely having an agent.
Irrfan, who will be seen in Inferno,
said, In Hollywood, you cannot survive
without an agent. There is no system where
you just pick up the phone and greet them
(filmmakers)... No, you have to go through
an agent. You have to be part of the system,
otherwise you cannot function.
He
stressed
that
there
is
a
misconception that if you get an agent,
your whole life will be transformed.
It is completely false. An agent cannot create
work for you. He is just a mediator. If there is
work, he brings it for you, added the actor.
He said of his own agent: I never said that he
doesnt get any work but still takes money.
He takes money only when he gets work.
The Slumdog Millionaire actor, who has
also featured in Life of Pi, The Amazing
Spider-Man and Jurassic World, was
present at the trailer launch of Meghna
Gulzars Talvar in Mumbai.
Talvar-based on
Aarushi murder case
to release in October
ctress Elli Avram, who essays

a love interest of comedianactor Kapil Sharma in his debut
Bollywood film Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon,
says he made her go through a laugh riot
while shooting for the film.
He made me laugh so many times that
I was getting teary and my make-up artist
had to come every time to do my touch up!
It was good fun and I loved it, Elli told
reporters of her experience of shooting with
the Comedy Nights With Kapil star.
She also recollected an instance when
while shooting a scene, she was supposed
to be a little upset with his character,
but all she could do was only laugh.
I had to hold that mood (upset mood) in
the beginning. Just before the shoot, he
suddenly started to make those (funny) faces
and said a line in a funny way... and I was like
Can you please stop it? Im going to laugh...
how will I come into the serious mode?.
Nevertheless, she finds Kapil to be very
talented, supportive, kind and has done a
great job.
The Sweden-born actress made her debut
with Mickey Virus, and she is especially
happy that she has worked on her Hindi
speaking skills.
he much awaited trailer of Sanjay

Guptas forthcoming directorial
Jazbaa featuring actors Aishwarya
Rai Bachchan and Irrfan Khan has been
revealed, and it shows the duo in a powerful
Kapil made me laugh

all the way: Elli Avram
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The movie is slated to be released on

October 9.
Katrina is hot:
Alia Bhatt
haandaar actress Alia Bhatt says

that she hopes to emulate sultry
actress Katrina Kaifs balance of
being hot, different and fit at the same time.
Regarding Katrina, you see all her songs
whether it is Chikni Chameli, Sheila Ki
Jawaani or Dhoom, she looks different in
Aishwarya, Irrfans
edgy, dramatic avatar
in Jazbaa trailer
Cant survive in
Hollywood without
agent: Irrfan
iku actor Irrfan Khan is one of the

few Hindi film actors who has been
able to land roles in Hollywood. He
by the Aarushi murder mystery case.

The story of Talvar revolves around the
sensational murder of 14-year-old Aarushi
Talwar and 45-year-old domestic helper
Hemraj that took place in the year 2008
in Noida.
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a lawyer, receiving a phone call, where she

is threatened to fight the case of a criminal,
who is guilty of rape and murder.
Irrfan is introduced as a suspended
cop, who is popular for sporting
megastar Amitabh Bachchans look and
tevar (attitude).
Jazbaa will mark Aishwaryas return to
the silver screen after a five-year hiatus.
She was last seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansalis
Guzaarish (2010).
Produced by Essel Vision, White Feather
Films and Viking Entertainment, the film
also has established actors Atul Kulkarni,
Jackie Shroff, Chandan Roy Sanyal and
Shabana Azmi along with Aishwarya.
rrfan Khan and Konkana Sen

Sharma
starrer
Talvar,
which
is based on Aarushi Talwars
murder will be releasing on October 2.
The first poster of the film, which
looks edgy, was released last week.
Irrfan looks intense in the poster that also
focusses on the blindfolded Lady Justice
holding a sword in one hand and scales of
justice in the other.
The poster reads Indias most
controversial case reopens on 2nd October.
Director Meghna Gulzar took to microblogging website Twitter, where she shared
the poster and wrote: #TalvarTheMovie @
irrfan_k @konkonas @JungleePictures.
Konkana, who would also be seen playing
a pivotal role in the film tweeted: Our new and dramatic avatar. The two minutes and
film #Talvar releases 2nd October.
four second trailer has action, drama and
Heres the first teaser! #excite emotion juxtaposed into a powerful and
Even
Manish
Guptas
directorial edgy whole, which promises to keep the
Rahasya, which featured actors Kay Kay viewer hooked throughout the duration
Menon and Tisca Chopra that released of the clip. It begins with Aishwarya, who
earlier this year, was also inspired plays a character named Anuradha Verma,
each song. Shes still hot and shes still fit at

the same time... shes still different. So that
is something that I hope to achieve in life if I
get the opportunity, said Alia at the launch
of the book, Sculpt and Shape: the Pilates
Way written by well-known fitness experts
Yasmin Karachiwala and Zeena Dhalla.
Asked by a journalist about the
importance of a hot body to get better
roles, Alia said, I feel nowadays there
are characters and were trying to fit into
characters. Just looking at my roles, for
Udta Punjab, I had to lose a lot of weight
because I was playing a particular character,
for Shaandaar I had to fit into a bikini and
look desirable as a woman, not as a girl.
Katrina and Sophie Chaudhry were
also present.
Alia and Katrina, who are trained by
Yasmin for their toned bodies said that
they blindly follow Yasmins instructions
and credited her for their fit bodies.
Alia feels monotony is a decisive factor which
can affect the popularity with fans. I feel it
becomes a bit boring to look a particular way
the whole time and you have to change it
up. Thats why its important to create your
own look, when it comes to a character. You
also have to be fortunate to get the different
characters that you are playing. But people
get bored seeing you the same way.
Alias bikini look in Shaandaar has turned
heads all over.
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Making the shift
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Health and wellness now

ranks high on peoples
priority. The World Yoga
Day got enthusiastic
participation from
thousands of wellness
enthusiasts across
the world.
way to the community. It was

very humbling.
I started getting feedback
from people on how yoga was
helping them heal from minor
issues. Having practised yoga
all these years, teaching came
natural to be. Later on, I ended
up leaving my full-time job to
be a full-time yoga teacher. It
has been three years since then.
Now I am a certified trained yoga
teacher. I have been doing some
community work and teaching
people of all ages from both India
and New Zealand.
My mission is to make the
shift with the help of these
beautiful ancient techniques. Our
nation should be stress-free and
disease-free, which is everyones
birth right.
Gurpreet Sidhu
ew Zealand celebrated
the World Yoga Day
with an impressive
number
of
people
who
participated in group yoga
sessions held to mark the day.
One of the coaches leading the
gathering at Manukaus Vodafone
Event Centre was Gurpreet Sidhu.
She has also been passionately
promoting the yogic way of living
within the community. Indian
Weekender is happy to feature
her as our Face of the Week,
here is a gist of our conversation
with her.
Yoga is quite popular in

India these days. But how
enthusiastic are people about
it in New Zealand?
Tell us something about you

and your profession.
I am an Indian-born Kiwi yoga
teacher and wellness coach.
How long have you been
practising yoga?
I have been a yoga practitioner
for more than 15 years now.
When did you start working
as an instructor and why
did you choose this as
a profession?
About six years ago, I started
teaching friends and colleagues
who always asked me to share

yoga with them. The hall we had
at my work place soon became
full. Even my manager asked me
to take few breathing exercises

before we began our meeting.
As I taught, I realised that I was
able to contribute in a small
The person who deserves to be

credited for reviving yoga in India
is Swami Ramdev. However in my
opinion Indians still have a long
way to go in adopting yoga at the
grassroots level. At present, the
percentage of people practising
yoga is highest in America and it
seems like a recent trend that is
being passed on to Australia and
New Zealand.
It is therefore my intention to
introduce yoga in New Zealand
in its traditional form rather
than it being commercialised or
distorted. This is why I try and
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reach out to the community as

much as I can. It is therefore my
humble request to everyone to
follow me on Facebook and to
also further share with anyone
who you think can benefit. So
whenever I am organising any
event, I can reach out to everyone
with convenience. This summer,
I have a lot of plans of taking
community yoga to the outdoors
and enjoying yoga with the clean
and fresh environment we have
been blessed with in New Zealand.
Gym culture is quite popular
here as well, these days. What
do you think is betterGym
or yoga, and how?
According
to
the
U.S.
Department on Aging, there are
four components to good physical
health:
strength,
flexibility,
balance and aerobic capacity.
Yoga ticks all boxes. No fancy
piece of equipment is needed.
One can do yoga with your own
body and a yoga mat. Doctors too
are recommending yoga to their
patients these days.
How can people who are
interested in yoga reach you?
I have a yoga studio in Botany
Junction details of which are
available on my website www.
gurpreetsidhu.co.nz
Those interested can check
the
timetable
for
classes.
Alternatively for free groups,
join me on Facebook. I always
announce my events through
Facebook regularly.
Raksha Bandhan: the knot of protection

IWK Bureau
aksha
Bandhan,
a
special occasion in the
Indian tradition, is a
celebration of the bond between
a brother and sister. The Sanskrit
word raksha means protection
and bandhan means bond.
The roots of the festival lie in
mythological stories. In the epic
story of Mahabharata, Lord
Krishna hurt his index finger
while killing ShishuPal. To stop
the blood flowing, Draupadi tore a
piece of her sari and tied it to stop
the blood. That day, Lord Krishna
made a vow to protect her. He
kept his promise and came to
her rescue when she was being
disrobed by the Kaurava after
they won a gambling bet against
the Pandava. Indian mythology is
replete with such fables.
Raksha Bandhan is a festival
marked by a sacred thread
(rakhi) entwined with love and
responsibility. This sacred thread
symbolises the sisters prayers
for her brothers good fortune
and long life and the brothers
promise to protect his sister
from evil.
Siblings fight, steal stuff from
one another and accuse each
other. But petty things such
as these do not overpower the

underlying love they share. They
are your first friends, your first
rivals. They hold a special place in
our hearts, and Raksha Bandhan
in one day that symbolises
this love.
This year, choose the right
rakhi colour according to your
zodiac sign.
Madhu
Kotiya,
Spiritual
Healer at indiatarot.com, has
shared tips for choosing the right
coloured rakhis and gifts.
Aries: Choose a red-coloured

rakhi, which is red, orange or
yellow. An Aries is generally a
sport lover, so the best gift for
him will be sport equipment.
Taurus: Opt for blue- or
silver-coloured rakhis. While a
Taurus man is as stubborn as a
bull, he is also warm and open.
Hence the perfect gift for him
will include a gourmet gift basket
of delicious chocolates, plush
pillows or cashmere blankets.
Gemini: Choose a rakhi,
which is green in colour. Since
a Gemini is a highly intelligent
and
talkative
person,
gift
him something that would
complement his intelligence such
as a book or a journal or a unique
picture frame.
Cancer: Buy a rakhi made of

silk threads or pearls, as they are
soft from inside. Cancerians love
gifts that have a personal meaning,
therefore any handmade gift, or
something related to home will be
a perfect gift for them.
Leo: Your rakhi should be
in orange, pink or red colour. In
terms of gifting, an eye-catching
jewellery, cosmetics, fragrances
or a grooming kit will be a
perfect gift.
and sensuality. A basket filled

with scented soaps, lotions and
candles will be the ideal gift
for them.
Scorpio: Red should be

your colour. Scorpions
are discreet and extra
sensual
and
colour.
Libra is a
sign
of
balance
and
scale and they
love
beauty
related
to
adventure or
an outdoor picnic.
Capricorn: If you
have a Capricorn brother,
then your rakhi should be pink
in color. Capricorns are the most
ambitious zodiac sign, therefore
anything related to status, job
and success will be able to satiate
your Capricorn brother.
Virgo: A rakhi made of

silk threads or green or
white in colour should be
your pick. The best gift for
this organised sign will
be a magazine basket,
schedule-appointment
journal or a nice
watch.
Libra: For your
Libra brother opt
for a rakhi,
which
is
purple or
turquoise
i
n
or not. To avoid such an

embarrassment,
gift
him
something
Aquarius: Any dark-coloured

rakhi will do wonders for the
strong bond with your brother.
A technical gadget will be an
apt gift.
concerned with their

appearances, so a bottle of
perfume or a pair of designer
shoes or sunglasses will be
a perfect gift.
Sagittarian:
You
should go for a yellow-coloured
rakhi. Sagittarian is outspoken,
therefore they will be honest
about whether they liked the gift
Pisces: White- or yellowcoloured rakhi

should be
y o u r
choice
for your
Pisces
brother.
This sign is sensitive
and compassionate therefore
anything to do with luxury or
beauty will be their ideal gift.
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