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indian republic day celebrations: first

High Commission
¡¡ SANDEEP SINGH

I
ndians in New Zealand once

hosts Republic
again led the world in kicking-
off the global celebrations of the
sixty-ninth anniversary of India’s

Day reception
Republic Day.
January 26 marks the day when the
Republic of India was born in 1950.
Several events had been held on the
day and the following weekend by
different community organisations,
involving hoisting of India’s national
flag and singing of the national Community
anthem.
However, the main public
members at the
In Auckland,
celebration under the aegis of the the city of sails,
Republic Day event
Government of India was held in and New Zealand’s in Wellington
Guests at the Republic Day reception
Wellington, where the Indian High largest city, where a in Wellington
Commissioner to New Zealand, whopping 80 per cent
Sanjiv Kohli, led an enthusiastic of Indian diaspora resides, ¡¡ SOWMYA HIREMATH
This was followed by the National

crowd of more than 200 people in the
hoisting of national flag and singing
of national anthem.
The High Commission hosted a
public function in the morning for the
community that included members of
the diaspora, community leaders, and
business leaders.
Mr Kohli officially read out
President Ramnath Kovind’s
message on the occasion, which
was followed by a small cultural
programme.
Meanwhile, another official and
invitation-only event was also
planned in the evening at the High
Commission of India, which was
attended by key diplomats and
government officials.
several community events brought
together people from different walks
of life to celebrate India’s Republic
Day.
The New Zealand Indian Central
Association (NZICA), the oldest
association of Kiwi-Indians in New
Zealand, which has just completed
90 years last year held an event in
the iconic Mahatma Gandhi Centre
to hoist the flag and sing the national
anthem.
However, the laurels of hosting the
first official event of the celebrations
of sixty-ninth anniversary of India’s
Republic Day went to the newly
opened Consulate of India in
Auckland.
High Commissioner of India,
H.E Sanjiv Kohli
T
he High Commission of
India hosted an evening
reception for nearly 300
invited guests, at the Wellington
Indian Association Hall, to celebrate
India’s National Day.
The event was attended by the
Sir Anand Satyanand (former
Governor-General of NZ), several
members from the NZ Parliament,
Ministries, Diplomatic Missions,
Mayors, the NZ Defence Force, NZ
government offices and members of
the Kiwi-Indian community.
The celebrations began with
the welcome performance by the
Maori group, Whakarewarewa
– The Living Maori Village
(from Rotorua).
Anthems of NZ and India.
After which, High Commissioner
of India, Sanjiv Kohli and Deputy
Secretary Americas and Asia Group,
Ben King, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs & Trade (MFAT), formally
addressed the audience and jointly
raised a toast.
That concluded the formal part
of the evening and was followed
by cultural dance performances by
the students from the Natraj School
of Dance, Shivam Dance Academy
and the Mayur Dance Academy
from Wellington.
After the performances, the guests
joined for networking, with light
Indian savouries and beverages.

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flag hoisting at Auckland consulate

Bhartiya Samaj hoists
tri-colour on India’s 69th Republic
¡¡ IWK BUREAU

2
6 January 1950
was a day of great
honour and pride
Community for every Indian as it’s the
day India’s constitution
leaders gather
came into force thereon
for Republic Day
celebrating it as India’s
celebrations at Republic day. Guests at the BST event
The Honorary Consul General of Auckland Bhartiya Samaj
India, Bhav Dhillion, along with his Consulate The celebrations started with Mr
Charitable Trust and Roopa Aur Aap
wife Ruby Dhillon, hosted a small Charitable Trust hosted Indian Republic Suchdev addressing the gathering and
reception of about 60-70 community Day celebrations on Saturday, January acknowledging the presence of the
representatives at their residence 27 at Mt Roskill War Memorial Hall. The community members and seniors for
early morning at 8.00 a.m., where event was attended by more than 250 senior celebrating one of the most important days
the flag was hoisted, and the national members of the community, dignitaries and of the Indian community.
anthem was sung. volunteers. The dignitaries applauded Bhartiya
The event witnessed participation Member of Parliament for Mt Roskill Samaj for their relentless efforts and
from almost all major community Michael Wood, Hon. Judge Ajit Swaran commendable work to build a strong and
organisations viz. Auckland Indian Singh, Honorary Consul of Fiji Harish connected Indian community.
Association (AIA), NZICA, Lodhia, Honorary Consul of India, Bhav The formal address of the visitors was
Manukau Indian Association (aka Dhillon, Bhartiya Samaj Patrons Dr Bruce followed by the unfurling of the Indian
Indian Association of New Zealand), Hucker QSO, Hon. Dr. Ashraf Choudhury tricolour flag Honorary Consul of Fiji Mr
NZ Telugu Association, Telangana Association. QSO, Auckland Council Puketapapa Harish Lodhia. The Indian national anthem
The guests had braved the Auckland weather, local board members Ella Kumar and Ms was sung in unison by everyone present
Association of NZ, Gujarati Samaj, Bihar-
which brought a drizzle just before flag hoisting Anne- Marie Coury, Managing Director there which permeated the atmosphere
Jharkhand Samaj of NZ, Bhartiya Samaj, and
as if to test their enthusiasm for the Republic day Bank of Baroda Mr Anupam Srivastava, with the patriotic feeling.
many more.
Team leader Research Centre of Auckland The cultural programme followed up
Some of the key community leaders present on celebrations.
Council Ms Smita Biswas, Census with great enthusiasm and patriotic fervour
the occasion included Bhiku Bhana of NZICA, Mr Dhillon gave a brief speech immediately
Engagement Advisor Sindy Xian and
Harshad Patel of AIA, Sunny Kaushal of Crime after singing of national anthem summarising the that added a festive spirit to the occasion.
executive committee members of Bhartiya
Prevention Group, Paramjeet Dhatt of Indian current Indian growth story and the inclusivity of The event concluded with a lunch
Samaj were the dignitaries who supported
Association of New Zealand, Jeet Suchdev of the Indian diaspora in that growth story. prepared by the charitable trust, and this
the event with their presence at the event.
Bhartiya Samaj, Roshan Nauhria of Balmoral The occasion was also graced by the newly “We were truly honoured by the presence event was yet another milestone achieved
Temple, Dinesh Pahuja of Hindu Swayamsevak elected Kiwi-Indian MP Priyanca Radhakrishnan of many dignitaries,” Chairperson of by Bhartiya Samaj in their efforts to
Sangh, Kalyan Rao and Vijay Kosana of Telangana of the Labour Party. Bhartia Samaj Jeet Suchdev said. socially engage the community.

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Indian students made scapegoat
by Immigration New Zealand
¡¡ SANDEEP SINGH
I
nternational students from India
would be at the centre of new
immigration policy under the
Labour-led government going by
mainstream media reports.
An NZ Herald report of January
29, quotes Immigration Minister
Iain Lees-Galloway saying that he
wants to close the “back door” path
to residency.
The Labour-led Government
has campaigned for improving the
integrity of the immigration system
to make sure international education
system is focused on quality
education for genuine students, and
to remove the “back door” path
to residency for lower-qualified
international students.
However, there are concerns that
the new Immigration Minister Ian
Lees-Galloway had received or
continues to receive, briefings from
the Department of Immigration
New Zealand (INZ) suggesting that
students from India are the biggest
lot that exploits the “back door” path
to residency so conveniently made
available by the department.
It is apparent that the Indian
students are facing an institutional
bias from INZ – an anomaly – that
the new Immigration Minister should
rectify, and not perpetuate.
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This is when INZ’s website has for
years referred to Student Visas and
Graduate Work Visas as a “pathway
to residency” – something which is
now conveniently termed as “back
door” path to residency as public
opinion on immigration started to
turn sour.
The NZ Herald report cites
a collective ministerial briefing
received from the Ministry
of Business, Innovation and
Employment from November,
released under the Official
Information Act, stating that
migration pattern of international
students from India was a concern.
The briefing papers argue that
students from India, in particular,
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migration prospects than education
quality when choosing to study in
New Zealand”.
It is not clear if the report only
cites migration pattern of Indian
students or from other markets as
well, however, for now, there are
concerns about the blatant, and to an
extent, disparaging bias, that INZ has
toward Indian students.
In the absence of clarity, whether
the new Immigration Minister has
been briefed about comparable
migration patterns of international
students from source destinations
other than India, it appears that
the damage has been done toward
perpetuating the bias against Indian
students in New Zealand.
Friday, February 2, 2018
There is already a steep decline in
the number of applications received
from international students from
India from 25,977 in 2015 to only
9429 in 2017.
Immigration Law Specialist
Alastair McClymont of McClymont
& Associates acknowledges the
concern and says, “What disappoints
me about this [briefings to the
Minister] again is that INZ is seeking
to put the blame on Indian students.
“We all know that Education
Agents in India promote international
education in New Zealand on the
basis of work rights and a pathway
to residence.
“This marketing is done in
conjunction between Immigration
New Zealand and Education
New Zealand.
“Representatives from these
government agencies sit in education
fairs in India with education agents
and actively promote work rights and
residency pathways.
“Yet when it becomes politically
unacceptable, INZ washes its hands
of its own complicity and attempts
to persuade the new Minister that the
students are exploiting the system by
applying for residency.
“Indian students are a convenient
scapegoat which INZ and the
government must carry responsibility
for,” Mr McClymont asserts.
Simultaneously, what is also
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damaging for international students
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the growth in international student
numbers potentially pushed out New
Zealand workers and suppressed
wages, without any data and evidence
to back it up.
Time to correct public
perception about “back
door” to residency
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sentiments against immigration
have turned southward in recent
times for reasons right or wrong, it
is high time to dispel the perception
against Indian students for exploiting
so-called “back door” to residency.
If it was a “door” then it has to
be deemed as a “front door,” duly
opened by the government of the day
and operated by INZ.
The letters issued by INZ on
graduate study work visa approval for
applicants, until some time ago use to
duly state “Pathway to Residence –
Skilled Migrant Category.”
In fact approval letters issued now
are also mentioning exactly the same
as confirmed by Mr McClymont.
The students from India had
been only taking advantage of
opportunities, duly made available
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Hindu Elders Foundation pays

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¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD Members of HEF at the event

T
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Government offers major relief to dairy

store owners for security measures
¡¡ SANDEEP SINGH

I
n a move potentially bringing
relief to many embattled dairy
stores owners at high risk of
aggravated crime, the government
has decided to pump more money for
installing safety measures.
The previous National government
had announced a $1.8m subsidy
in June 2017 for the installation
of devices like audible alarms, fog
cannons, and DNA spray in premises
identified by Police as high risk.
The scheme required businesses to
contribute 50 per cent of the cost. From Left: Police Minister Stuart Nash,
Mall Convenience in Onehunga; owner
The new Police Minister Stuart of Four Square in South Auckland
Nash was undertaking a review of the This is a fraction of the bill they
Kharag Singh
mode of distribution of that subsidy $4,000, while a DNA spray system
can be more than $3,000 and an faced previously.
to the target small businesses.
audible alarm can be around $1700. The government is encouraging Onehunga, which has faced two
On Thursday, February 1, the
“I have reviewed the way this all eligible shop owners to take break-ins in the past six months,
Minister has announced a major
fund is allocated and decided that advantage of the changes to this was excited about the financial relief
relief for small business owners by
greater financial support is needed to scheme. offered by the government to fund
offering to share further the financial
cost of installing security measures. make this a viable option for the most Already a further 17 stores have the installation of security measures.
This was revealed in a media at-risk business owners. installed the fog cannons during “This is indeed great news. We will
release from the office of the new “Many of these businesses, such as December and January, while eight soon be putting up our application
Police Minister. dairies and superettes, have only very more are awaiting fit-out. to secure this funding help to exists at the first place.
“I was concerned to learn that small profit margins and were facing “The original scheme was well- installation security measures,” Ms “While the decision to increase
many shop owners declined to take a potential bill of several thousand intentioned but imposed too many Agastya told The Indian Weekender. subsidy is welcome, I would like to
part in the scheme because the costs dollars for these crime prevention barriers on those businesses who Welcoming the news of increased appeal the government to make it
were prohibitive. tools,” Mr Nash said. needed it most. This is a more funding support for installation of fully subsidised as the cost of security
“The previous scheme required “The government has increased the pragmatic and workable solution security measures, Kharag Singh, installation is very prohibitive.
businesses to contribute 50 per cent subsidy so at-risk business owners which makes better use of the owner of four-square store in South “There is also need to fully
of the cost, but that was beyond the will contribute no more than $250 publicise that such funding support
existing fund,” Mr Nash said. Auckland, emphasised the need for
reach of many. towards the cost of a fog cannon,” exists in the first place,” Mr Singh
Shereen Agastya, the owner fully-subsidising and educating small
“A fog cannon can cost around Mr Nash announced. told The Indian Weekender.
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Indian Woman drowns Residents burgled at
in Nelson beach knifepoint in Tauranga
¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD
A
29-year old Indian woman was
pulled out of water early on Tuesday
morning, January 30, and was
declared dead at the scene.
Police was called to reports of a drowning
at Tahunanui Beach, Nelson. The woman was
identified as Teena Kunjappan, a native of
Kundara, Kollam, Kerala in India and was in
New Zealand on a spouse visa.
The Indian Weekender has learned that Ms
Kunjappan’s husband Jilu C. John, arrived
in New Zealand on a student visa and was
currently on a work visa which expires in
August this year.
Apparently, Mr and Mrs John went for a
beachside walk after midnight when they
decided to enter into water and got into
trouble.
The police reported that two people, a
man and a woman got into trouble while
swimming at low tide in clothing and they
were struggling to the shore.
“The man managed to pull the woman
out of the water, at around 1.30 a.m. but the
woman, a 29-year-old, unfortunately, died at
the scene,” the police media release said.
The man was taken to Nelson Hospital
in a moderate condition. This is the second
incident of drowning in the last three weeks
where a 26-year-old Indian man was pulled
out of water on Waimarama Beach and
pronounced dead at the scene.
The death will be referred to the coroner.
The Indian Weekender has been told that
Mr John wants to take Teena’s body back
home to her native place in Kerala, India.
The High Commission of India is informed
Teena Kunjappan with her husband
Jilu C. John in a file photo
about the tragic incident and is in touch with
the close friend of Mr John, Vishnu, who is
supporting him and coordinating with other
authorities.
The news has brought grief to the Malayali
community and the wider Indian community
around the country.
Secretary of Auckland Malayali Samajam
Blessan M Jose is in touch with the friends
and family of Mr John and is rallying the
members of the Samajam to provide support
to the family at this hour.
A Givealittle page has been set up by
the Auckland Malayali Samajam to help
repatriate the body of Teena Kunjappan back
to her hometown in Kerala, India.
The collected funds will be used for the
transportation of the departed woman and all
documentation and funeral services, a post on
the Givealittle page said.
To donate go to the Givealittle Link: https://
givealittle.co.nz/cause/raising-money-to-
repatriate-the-remains-of-mrs
As of Thursday, February 1, 256 generous
donors have rallied to contribute $11,810.
¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD
T
hree men and a woman are now living
fear after they were punched and
robbed at knifepoint in the wee hours
of the Tuesday.
The burglary took place in the house in Gate
Pa suburb of Tauranga boarded by three men
and a woman in the early hours of Tuesday,
January 30.
The intruder wearing black clothing, face
covered with balaclava and armed with a knife
entered the house through the ranch slider and
hit the resident Manmeet Singh and his friend
who was sitting in the lounge.
The intruder then pulled out another flatmate
sleeping inside one of the rooms and launched
punches on his face too.
Another flatmate Manmohan Rawat who
works as a restaurant manager had just finished
his shift and returned home about at 3 a.m. and
heard shouts from his living room.
Mr Rawat rushed to the hallway but the
intruder grabbed him and punched him in the
face and demanded cash and car keys.
He then put the knife on his throat threatening
to keep quiet else he would call his other two
accomplices guarding the house.
Mr Rawat’s wife who had locked herself in
her room called the police. The intruder then
threatened to kill Mr Rawatdemanding him to
open the door.
“I will kill you,” shouted the intruder pointing
his knife at Mr Rawat’s throat.
The intruder pulled a gold chain from Mr
Rawat’s neck and got away with cash, mobile
phones, a laptop and foreign currencies held by
one of the flatmates.
The police arrived at the scene, but the
intruder was able to escape.
NEW ZEALAND 7
Victim Rajesh Batra
The residents said that the man had come to
the house 30 minutes before the attack, asking
for cigarettes and alcohol but was told to get
out by them.
“He probably came to assess who was in the
house but we told him to get out then only,” Mr
Rawat told The Indian Weekender.
Police confirmed they are investigating the
armed intrusion on a property on Watling Street.
A police media spokeswoman said it was
reported a man entered the house and threatened
the occupants.
“Police are continuing to make inquiries and
have offered the victims support.”
Police advice for keeping safe
P
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It also pays to invest in good quality, secure
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If you come across a burglar in your house,
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 8 NEW ZEALAND
Is Bill English really under siege?
¡¡ SANDEEP SINGH
I
f the latest reports in the media
are to be believed, the National
Party Leader Bill English is
currently under siege.
More than the National party, it
is Mr English, who is believed to
be under siege, or at best, is being
cornered, in the current media
landscape.
Mr English is being cornered for
his stance on Prime Minister Jacinda
Ardern’s newly announced Child
Poverty Reduction Bill and the
reports of an imminent leadership
change in the party.
Welcome to the opposition, Mr
English.
In opposition, one thing that
happens very often is that the mettle
of the politicians is tested, and often
very relentlessly, on issues that are
real, and many times unreal.
It will be great to see how Mr
English comes out of this siege that he
has been so conveniently portrayed
in the media-space when he delivers
an important speech later today on
the Child Poverty Reduction Bill.
Going by Mr English’s body-
language in recent times and his
leadership example so far, it seems
that the siege under which Mr
English is portrayed to be, is unreal.
The fact that Mr English is being
deplored for not immediately
embracing Ms Ardern’s Child
Poverty Reduction Bill is slightly
over the top.
In politics, all party consensuses
do not happen automatically at the
very moment a bill is announced or
introduced in the parliament.
It happens after sustained or even
protracted talks between all parties,
regardless of the sanctity of the issue
involved.
In this case, despite Ms Ardern’s
commitment to the cause of child
poverty reduction, Mr English has
developed some credibility, however
miniscule on the issue, through his
“social investment approach,” and
personal commitment “to bring
100,000 children out of poverty”
during the election campaign – a
territory that Mr English should
be expected to defend, rather than
surrender, meekly.
Anyway, what this latest Child
Poverty Reduction Bill is seeking
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democracy are already expected to New Year, and there has not been
Bill English
be held accountable for their actions much action after the end of the last
(and inactions). What this bill is session of the parliament to suggest
seeking to do differently is to make that a coup is impending.
the accountability binding on the Moreover, it’s not a safe bet for
future governments by requiring any of the prospective claimant
governments to report back on child of the leadership position, such as
poverty using an internationally Simon Bridges, Paula Bennett, Amy
accepted set of 10 measures. Adams, or Judith Collins. to seek
leadership so early in 2018, full three
In this endeavour, the government
is getting rid of the previous National years away from the next elections,
especially when the party is still
Government’s Better Public Service
targets, which included specific polling well.
More so, it is the time for the
measures around areas such as
National Party to accept the reality
recidivism, and reducing the number
of being in opposition, and chalk
of serious crime victims, although
out a strategy and plan of action for
did not include child poverty
this year and the remaining term
Mr English is being reduction targets.
in opposition.
Again - an act that will not
cornered for his guarantee immediate approval from
A quick leadership change will not
change their fortunes immediately,
stance on Prime the National Party.
anyway a revelation that is hard to
Minister Jacinda Indeed, Prime Minister Ms
believe that the National caucus
Ardern has the momentum on her
Ardern’s newly side, especially on the issue of child
would not be aware of is being
announced Child so conveniently assumed in the
poverty, but expecting National Party
mainstream media.
Poverty Reduction to cede the ground to her meekly is
In fact, the timing of the news
Bill and the reports at least a wishful thinking if not
of “crisis of leadership” appears
political naivety.
of an imminent to further corner Mr English and
Similarly, the reports dominating
possibly compel him to change
leadership change in our mainstream-media since
course on the way the National Party
in the party morning that Mr English’s leadership
should be acting in the Parliament,
is under a crisis is untimely, if not
and especially on the Child Poverty
intriguing.
Reduction Bill.
To suggest that knives are out in
There is nothing cynical about this,
the National Party over the election
and it comes naturally with being in
to introduce is making future loss, at this point is slightly beyond
opposition. What matters is how Mr
governments accountable to the common sense.
English feels, and chooses to react to
targets of reducing child poverty. The reason being, that the
this siege, which is at best unreal.
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INZBC signs MoU for promotion of

Indian Food & Beverage Industry INZBC's Jay Changlani signing the MoU that trade can even be conducted many food items, including meat, milk, mango, banana, etc. The
¡¡ IWK BUREAU Food Processing Industry alone constitutes 14% of the GDP of
between India and NZ without a

T
he India NZ
Business Council
[INZBC] has signed
an MOU with the Trade
Promotion Council of India
(TPCI), on 19 Jan 2018.
The MOU has been
signed to promote products
and services from the food
& beverage industry in both
New Zealand and India.
It was signed during the
New Zealand delegation
attending the Indus Food
Expo, in Greater Noida
[near New Delhi], India.
This two-way agreement was signed
by Suresh Makhijani, Joint General
Director at TPCI and Jay Changlani,
Wellington Chapter Head of INZBC.
“We warmly welcome the delegation
from NZ.
“This MOU will enable closer working
relationship between India and NZ. This
is the first time we are hosting the Indus
food event and we very delighted with
the response,” Mr Makhijani of TPCI
said.
The Secretary General, MK Parimoo,
TPCI said, “We believe this MOU with
NZ delegation will create a two way
business street between NZ and India.”
INZBC lead a delegation of 10
businesses who are either operating
in the F&B sector or are planning to
do so very soon. The delegation was
headed by Jay Changlani and also
supported by INZBC board member,
Sameer Handa.
Mr Changlani commented, “It was an
honour and privilege to Head INZBC
Delegation to India at Indus Food,
Noida organised by TPCI. The event
was a great success, as Indian buyers
developed import and export market
for themselves by connecting with 200
direct food supplier such as Patanjali,
Everest, various Rice brands, fresh fruits,
snacks etc.”
“From export point of view, More
than 50 other countries that were buying
showed lot of interest in organic NZ
products such as dairy and Manuka
Honey.This MOU will enable more
closer working relationship between
India and NZ businesses.”
Commenting on the key reason for
taking this delegation, Mr. Changlani
said, “Fostering relationships and
creating a platform for opportunities for
business in India and NZ are key for our
successes in the last couple of years. The
INZBC team and TPCI are very excited
with this opportunity to showcase
formal FTA agreement.” India. However NZ does not import much from India. By year
The Indus Food Expo is a hub ending August 2014, NZ Imports from India were up $47 million
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¡¡ SANDEEP SINGH
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ome trainee chefs at any other school
would settle for the idea of starting in the
hospitality industry as a kitchen hand,
but not in the Auckland based Professional
Business & Restaurant School (PBRS).
“We at PBRS always inspire our students to
aim nothing less than starting as CDP (Chef de
Partie) once they graduate,” Michael Corbett,
Head of Department Cookery and Hospitality
PBRS told The Indian Weekender.
“We consistently train, coach and encourage
our students to push their own boundaries,
still attend school on top of their training
programme, or when aiming to start a career
after they finish the programme with us,” Mr
Corbett said.
The Indian Weekender was speaking with
Mr Corbett about one of the PBRS students,
Karanvir Singh Sawhney, winning a gold medal
in the prestigious NZ Hospitality Competition
for 2017.
The competition was held earlier in 2017
and brings together many aspiring students in
the catering and hospitality industry and also
currant staff working in the industry to present
their skills and compete amongst the very best
in the industry.
Mr Sahwhney was only enrolled in the
school and the country for six months studying
the chef’s course before taking a shot at the NZ
Hospitality Competition 2016 where he was
disqualified after miscalculating time.
Probably his personal aspirations were
Shri Gyananand Ji Maharaj in Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s
Auckland to bless devotees 29th ‘Jalsa Salana’ concludes with
A
portent of
harmony and
harbinger
of love, Gurudev
is a pedagogue, a
philosopher, a guide,
a writer, a yogi and a
social server. His books
and lectures on ethics,
values and Bhagawad
Gita have become a
chaperon to many.
Along with myriad
ways in which he has
tried to help the society,
his efforts augur a
virtuous generation
of driven countrymen
with a clear direction
in life. Devoted to
the divine ideas of meditation, service and
dedication to humanity (Satsang, Sewa
and Sumiran) Gurudev founded Sri Krishna
Kripa Sewa Samiti.  He has been teaching
practical benefits of meditation and prayers
and dealing with the problems and their
solutions in day-to-day life since 1990.
Milestones so far
A wide movement dedicated to serving
the cows (Gau sewa), polio operations,
free food distribution, and meditation camps
for a tension free life, has been successfully
whirling around all over the world under
Gurudev’s organisation taking in its ambit all
spheres of society. 
Wonderful mingling of philosophy of trio,
the central idea in GITA, Duty (Karma),
slightly ahead of the training and perfection
of skills needed to crack such prestigious
competition.
The PBRS team stepped-up to train and
coach Mr Sawhney’s in his personal aspirations
by adding vigour to the training and providing
the support that was much needed to win such
elite competition.
Meanwhile, Mr Sawhney is basking in the
glory of being the first Sikh recipient of such
award – a fact that is giving him considerable
joy and pride.
“My parents were extremely happy when I
was told that probably I could be the first Sikh-
recipient of such an award in the hospitality
industry,” Mr Sahwney told The Indian
Devotion (Bhakti) and Knowledge (Gyan)
can be experienced in Gurudev’s writings and
lectures.
In 2012 Gurudev founded GIEO GITA to
make the all pervasive and extremely useful
knowledge encrypted in our Holy book GITA,
more comprehendible and applicable. His aim
is to teach the virtue of life through Gita to
everybody from the youth of this country to
the elderly.
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deserves mention.
“It was my PBRS tutor and chef Rajaji
Balakrishnan who made the real difference,”
Mr Sawhney told the Indian Weekender on
how did he prepared for the event after being
disqualified early in 2016.
“Mr Balakrishnan was always with me,
commitment to establishing Peace
¡¡ IWK BUREAU
T
he 29th Annual convention of New
Zealand’s Ahmadiyya Muslim
Community held on Friday January
26 and Saturday, January 27 concluded with a
commitment to the establishment of a peaceful
society. Hundreds of Ahmadi Muslims from all
over New Zealand attended the event, entitled
‘Social Justice and Peace’.
Started over a hundred years ago by the
community’s founder, HadhratMirzaGhulam
Ahmad, the convention is an annual event in
the AhmadiyyaJama’at’s calendar worldwide.
“The choice of theme for this year’s
convention represents how much importance
we as a community place in our quest for the
establishment of peace in the society,” President
of the Ahmadiyya Community in New Zealand
Mr. Bashir Khan said.
“The worldwide head of the Ahmadiyya
community has personally met with several
heads of states and emphasized the importance
of social justice and its role in establishing
world peace – we are making sure that this
message is conveyed to everyone in New
Zealand,” he added.
The Ahmadiyya Caliph’s special
representative Bilal Atkinson, while chairing the
special session for external guests, highlighted
the core Islamic teachings relating to peace
and social justice, and how by following these
principles, Muslims can make a positive input
while living in Western societies.
Minister of Ethnic Communities Jenny
Salesa, and Race Relations Commissioner,
Dame Susan Devoy, addressed the gathering.
The Minister, while acknowledging the
Ahmadiyya Muslim community for its
humanitarian efforts, emphasized the need for
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especially before and after college times, six
days a week providing the best equipment and
ingredients needed along with his supervision,”
Mr Sawhney said.
Acknowledging Mr Sawhney’s passion, the
PBRS tutor Mr Balakrishnan said: “Karanvir is
one of the best students in PBRS who can go
extra mile for the goal.”
Winning the culinary award was not the only
award that Mr Sawhney received after one year
of dedicated study at the PBRS.
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“Once we set the right expectations from the
start, all it follows on from there is rigorous
application, which we ensures happen in every
semester,” Mr Corbett added.
Indeed, Mr Sawhney had an incredible
journey from a town in Punjab, where he
worked for a short time in his grandparent’s
sweet shop, to winning NZ culinary award.
The story has just started, and Mr Sawhney
dreams of owning a multi-cuisine, trendy cafe
in Auckland.
ensuring peace and social justice as integral for
the peaceful and prosperous society that we are
fortunate to have in New Zealand.
Dame Susan Devoy especially recognised
the ‘True Islam’ initiative being undertaken by
the Ahmadiyya community aimed at removing
misconceptions about Islam and said that
such initiatives make her job of improving
community relations much more accessible.
Other notable guests included members
of Parliament –PriyancaRadhakrishnan
and Melissa Lee, as well as a number of
representatives of other faith groups and
members of the public.
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dynamic, fast-growing international revival
movement within Islam. Founded in 1889 by
HadhratMirzaGhulam Ahmad (1835-1908)
in Punjab, India, the Ahmadiyya Muslim
Community spans over 210 countries with
membership exceeding tens of millions.
Its motto of ‘Love for all, hatred for none’
is evidenced through the peaceful actions of
its millions of followers. The New Zealand
branch of this community was established in
1987. It is a registered charitable organisation
and endeavours to be an active and integrated
community within New Zealand society.
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Kiwi-Indian couple
travels 13 countries,
40 cities with two kids
Russia
¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD
A
n Indian couple living in Auckland has
become an inspiration for thousands
of families after they travelled to 13
countries and 40 cities in six months with their
two children.
Khadija Poonawala and Husain Rampurwala
are residents of Auckland and set out to travel
the world with their six-month-old infant baby
Ozair and nine-year-old son Ammar.
The biggest challenge for any family when it
comes to travelling is making plans with school
going children, let alone an infant baby. But
this did not stop the young couple to go out and
explore the world and tour some of the biggest
cities across three continents.
The couple considers themselves as avid
travellers taking their inspiration from their
extended family in Christchurch who too have
been on the roads for the most part of their 2016
and 2017.
Despite having a six-month-old baby and a
school going child, the couple took this life-
changing decision of making the most of their
savings in New Zealand.
“We are not getting any younger and
wanted to make the most of what we have
and experience the world with our kids,” Ms
Poonawala said.
Ms Poonawala listed a number of challenges
travelling to new places of which baby food
was her biggest issue, that too when travelling
with an infant.
“To overcome the challenge of feeding an
infant, we fed him whatever we had besides
tetra packed baby food. The baby now can eat
almost everything we have,” she added.
The couple took a break from their jobs,
which itself was quite a brave thing to do given
the expenses one has to cover when travelling.
The couple rented their Auckland home in mid-
2017 and set out to explore the world.
The family went to Russia, Finland,
Denmark, Sri Lanka, Norway, Kuwait, UAE,
Sweden, Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Singapore and
their hometown Pune in India.
The couple’s infant baby celebrated his first
birthday in Singapore at Universal Studios
exploring marine life and playing on the
amusement rides in the studio.
The family’s most happy experience was
navigating through different locations in
different cities studying maps.
“It is important to experience the place you
visit with every little information you have
about the place. Be open to their food, activities,
and look for the things the place offers,” Ms
Poonawala’s husband Husain Rampurwala
added.
“Children have a very sharp mind, and while
travelling, they learn more than we do. Such
travelling expeditions will be etched in their
Thar
St Petersburg, Russia
minds forever and can be the biggest learning
and blessings of their lives,” she said.
The family used all modes of transport
available at different locations including
renting cars to drive between locations, ferries,
buses, trains subways and so on.
“You will be amazed how much you learn
when you are travelling, it gives you a new
perspective on life and people around you,” Ms
Poonawala said.
Of the many cities these explorers visited,
they highlight moments in the deserts of Thar
in Jaisalmer, India, canals of Copenhagen
in Denmark, pyramids of Egypt, London,
Santorini in Greece and St Petersburg in Russia.
The last leg of their six-month travel was
exploring India, which they consider as their
top three holiday spots besides Russia and
Singapore. The family visited their hometown
Pune, Amritsar, and Rajasthan.
Some of the tips shared by the
couple for travelling are:
¡¡ Carry a mountain buggy stroller, a small
foldable chair and a portable cot for the baby
¡¡ Try to take rest when needed, to not to stress
out oneself and the baby
¡¡ Make advance bookings and be at the
boarding point ahead of time
¡¡ Make the most of public transport overseas
¡¡ Travel light
¡¡ Keep a travel journal and encourage your
kids to write their experiences every day
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Ramkrishna Vedanta to host ‘Bhajan Sandhya’ in Auckland

¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD History of inspire them to study the teachings of the Ramakrishna Vedanta Centres

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Vedanta and the lives and messages of NZ Inc. was registered as an
amakrishna Vedanta Ram Krishna of Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi incorporated body in 2004. Swamiji
Centre of New Zealand, a Movement in and Swami Vivekananda. Damodarnanda is the President and
charitable organisation, is New Zealand: However, with the retirement Trustee of the organisation.

hosting an evening of traditional
Indian music and bhajan called
‘Bhajan Sandhya’ on Saturday,
February 10 at Dorothy Winstone
Centre in Auckland.
The programme is organised
by renowned classical musician
and singer in Auckland Amit
Sengupta, and an array of
Auckland singers will perform on
different bhajans and old Indian
songs. There will be a total of 27
songs sung in solo and duet by 13
singers.
Some of the bhajans to be played
at the event will be Ramakrishna
Smaranam, Om Jai Jagdish, Ishwar
Allah Tero Naam, Charan Kamal
Bando Hari Rai, More Shyam
and Payoji Maine Ram Ratan
Dhan etc.
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The Auckland centre has
ith the arrival of of Swami Damodrananda, and the
consistently worked toward its
migrants from arrival of Swami Shridharananda
target of a full affiliation to the
Fiji and India in the mid- as head of the Sydney Centre in
1980s, the devotees Ramakrishna Mission headquarters
2000, the Vedanta movement in NZ
of Ramakrishna in Belurmath in West Bengal, India,
gathered momentum. After putting
Mission settled in and the appointment of a resident
the Sydney Centre on a firm footing,
New Zealand started Swami Damodarnanda in New
Swami Shridharananda turned his
meeting informally for Zealand.
attention to NZ. He visited NZ up
Satsangs from time to The centre has adopted a set of
to four times a year and encouraged
time. These were initially held at the regular activities which includes
devotees here to organise themselves
homes of devotees and later in hired daily evening Vesper (Aarti) service
into a formal group. at 7 p.m., and Satsangs every second
community halls.
Swami Damodrananda from the With Swamiji Damodarnanda’s and last Sundays at 11.00 a.m. These
Fiji Centre regularly visited NZ encouragement, guidance and advice, Satsangs are attended by more than
to meet with these devotees and a constitution was drawn up, and 50 devotees of all ages.

India storms into Under 19s

final beating Pak by 203 runs
now the three-time winner will meet Australia on Saturday at the Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui in Tauranga

S India’s road to the final

ummary – India
scored 272 for 9,
aided by Gill’s 102

not out, Kalra’s 47, and
Shaw’s 41; Pakistani
pacer Musa took 4-67|
Pakistan were all out for
69, with India’s seamer
Porel taking 4 for 17
Receiving his man-of-
the-match award, Indian
batter Shubman Gill
summed it up. “It was a difficult pitch to
bat on. So after we have put 272 runs on
the board, I always knew our pacers and
spinners will do the job.”
This was a young man, full of confidence
and mighty assured of his and his team’s
skills.
And why wouldn’t he?
He just converted his record-setting sixth
consecutive half-century-plus score in youth
ODIs into a match-wining 102, to help India
storm into the ICC Under-19 Cricket World
Cup final. Notably, and this has something
to do with his team’s coach, Rahul Dravid,
Gill’s innings had only 7 fours and no sixes,
but his strike rate was 108.51.
This topped a glorious few days for one
of the most promising young batters in India
right now, who just a few days back, along
with his team-mates captain Prithvi Shaw,
and pacers Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shivam
Mavi, fetched big money in the IPL 2018
auction.
Kolkata Knight Riders bought Gill for Rs
1.8 crore, Nagarkoti for Rs 3.2 crore, and
Mavi for Rs 3 crore; while Shaw went to
Delhi Daredevils for Rs 1.2 crore.
The match in question though was as
one-sided as they come. In all fairness, the
Pakistani team, which has had an on-off
tournament [they lost the tournament opener
to Afghanistan by 5 wickets], never really
measured up.
As Captain Hasan Khan later conceded,
his team dropped four catches and missed
three run-outs, which, if taken, would have
made the match at least competitive.
Among his bowlers, Muhammad Musa
with figures of 4-67 and Arshad Iqbal
with 3-51, were the only noteworthy
performances.
But even then, 272, certainly a formidable
total, was not impossible to achieve,
considering Hagley Oval’s short boundaries.
At least that’s what Pakistan would have
thought when it was their turn to bat.
What happened next was – a Ishan Porel
show. He is India’s third seamer, who till
now has been lurking in the shadow of the
more prominent pace-twins Nagarkoti and
Mavi. Porel finally ended up with figures of
4-17, getting four of the Pakistani’s top five
batters.
Though he had Shaw and Mavi to thank,
who took three brilliant catches among
them. Shaw took two diving to his left and
right in the slips, while Mavi completed a
stunning catch at the fine-leg boundary to
dismiss opener Muhammad Zaid Alam.
Mavi, on his part, bowling three maidens
in a row to start with, returned with figures
of 6 runs in 4 overs. Nagarkoti (7 runs in
5 overs), Shiva Singh (2-20 in eight overs),
and Parag (6 runs in 4 overs) were the other
notable performances.
Now, while India will meet Australia on
Saturday in the final, Pakistan will play
Afghanistan for a third place play-off in
Queenstown on Thursday.
A
dominating campaign
which started
with India beating
Australia by 100 runs, Papua
New Guinea and Zimbabwe
by 10 wickets, and then
defeating Bangladesh in
Queenstown in the quarter-
final by 131 runs
It might end from where it
all began, with India meeting
Australia at Mount Maunganui
in the final of the ICC Under-19
Cricket World Cup on Saturday.
And it will trigger some happy
memories for the Indian team
for sure, as it was at this very
ground that they started their
dominating campaign by
beating the Aussies by 100 runs.
Game 1 – 7th match of the
World Cup – India U19 won by
100 runs against Australia
Led by the captain Prithvi
Shaw’s 94 and Manjot Kalra’s
86, India scored 328/7 in their
allocated 50 overs. Then pacers
Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh
Nagarkoti with returns of 3/45
(in 8.5 overs) and 3/29 (in
7 overs) respectively – who
both clocked balls in excess
of 140 kmph - wrapped up the
Australians for 228. Batter
Shubman Gill also started the
tournament steadily with almost
run-a-ball 63.
As India takes on Australia
again, they would be wary of
their opening batsman-cum-
allrounder J Edwards who took
4-65, as well as top-scored with
73.
Game 2 – 11th match of the
World Cup – India U19 won by
10 wickets against Papua New
Guinea (PNG)
It was a mismatch to say
the least. India, bowling first,
finished PNG in 21.5 overs
for just 64 runs. The rout was
led by left-arm spinner Anukul
Roy who returned with figures
of 5 for 14 in 6.5 overs. Then
India’s openers Shaw and Kalra
finished the game in 8 overs.
It was the second consecutive
half-century for the Indian
captain who top-scored with 57.
Game 3 – 20th match of the
World Cup – India U19 won by
10 wickets against Zimbabwe
Similar story was repeated
when India met Zimbabwe in
their last league match. Setting
aside pre-match apprehensions
that India might take this match
lightly, having already booked
their place in the knockout
stages, Team Blue won the
match by 10 wickets with 170
balls remaining.
Roy came to the party again
with figures of 4-20. Another
left-arm spinner Abhishek
Sharma took 2 for 22, while
Shiva Singh – the third left-arm
spinner of the side – conceded
only 16 runs in his 8 overs.
India, then shuffled their
batting order, and promoted
Shubman Gill and wicketkeeper
Harvik Desai to open the
innings. The responded with
unbeaten 90 and 56 respectively,
to their names.
Quarter-final – India U19 won
by 131 runs against Bangladesh
The pitch was treacherous.
After all, it was the same one
which saw Australia beating
England by 31 runs just a
few days back, even though
the Aussies scored only 127
runs. But this young Indian
team – with ‘The Wall’ [Indian
batting-legend Rahul Dravid]
as their mentor and coach –
has arguably the most exciting
batting talent on display in the
on going ICC Under 19 Cricket
World Cup.
And three prominent among
those came to the party on
Friday against Bangladesh in
Queenstown.
Captain Prithvi Shaw who
again gave his team a solid start
with a 54-ball-40, man-of-the-
match Shubman Gill who top-
scored with 86, and Abhishek
Sharma with a half-century of
his own, ensured that Team
Blue made a formidable 265/10
in 49.2 overs.
Not done yet, Sharma then
returned with bowling figures
of 11 runs, five overs and two
wickets. Kamlesh Nagarkoti
with his three wickets giving
away only 18 runs, and Shivam
Mavi with two wickets, were
the other notable bowling
performances. The Indian
fielding was also top class,
resulting in two run-outs.
Bangladesh ultimately could
only make 134, losing the
quarter-final clash by 131 runs.
This capped a wonderful day
for the young Indian team, but
what will please the Indian team
management the most, is that the
victory was a comprehensive
team effort with no stand-out-
performance.
••
 The Indian Weekender
Gulzar to perform in Auckland this weekend: What to expect
Doors open 6:15 p.m.; show starts at 7 p.m. sharp | Last minute tickets from www.ticketbazaar.co.nz
SWATI SHARMA
T
he Aucklanders are in for
a treat this weekend as
the wizard of words, the
legendary poet and Oscar-winner
lyricist Gulzar saab will perform
live in New Zealand for the first
time ever.
The excitement is on its peak
after two back-to-back hit shows in
Sydney and Melbourne. The audience
was enthralled and often left giggling
and cheering on the engaging and
entertaining conversations with
Gulzar saab.
What to expect
In an evening of guftagu
(conversation) curated by Salim
Arif, Bollywood’s beloved lyricist
will share some untouched stories
of his life and will answer his
curious questions.
A few members of the audience
will also get an opportunity to ask
Gulzar saab their questions. This
segment has been appreciated the
most by the audiences in Sydney and
Melbourne and is one of the most
look-forward-to segment.
He will then recite his unheard
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he number of migrants
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and in particular the last five years.
This includes Indian migrants,
although Indians have been in New
Zealand a long time, and many are
now 2nd, 3rd or 4th generation.
These new migrants, in particular,
must come up to speed with a
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Friday, February 2, 2018
and unsung compositions/nazams.
Gulzar saab had been working on
these compositions especially for
NZ-Australia tour and it will be the
first time we will get to hear those
compositions. So, get ready!
Musical treat:
As we know, Gulzar saab’s
contribution to Bollywood is
immense. He has given Bollywood
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several hit songs that are remembered
even after many years.
Some well-known singers from
Auckland will be performing on
Gulzar saab’s popular and evergreen
Bollywood numbers.
Umesh Sharma, Avish Sharma
and Shweta Divekar will bring the
musical treat for you with the hits of
Gulzar saab.
The parents of the students are
satisfied with the outcome of the
classes and have witnessed positive
changes in their children.
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Prominent public lawyer Mai
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Umesh Sharma is renowned as
the voice of Md Rafi, originating
from Gujarat where he harnessed
his passion for music by performing
Tribute To Rafi shows every year,
starting from 1996.
After being is event-organisation
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he made a comeback as the lead
performer in Woh Jab Yaad Aaye
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NEW ZEALAND 15
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in July 2017.
Avish Sharma is not only famous
for being Umesh Sharma’s son but
has made his own mark through his
popular cover songs and is quite a
sensation on YouTube.
He is the winner of an online
contest by T-Series, India’s top music
label. Avish has performed in several
shows in India and Australia.
Shweta Divekar is another
renowned name in Auckland’s
musical community.
She has entertained audiences in
several music shows in Auckland and
will once again be performing the hit
and evergreen songs of Gulzar saab.
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 16 FIJI Friday, February 2, 2018 The Indian Weekender

PM reflects on future ties with India

P
rime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama “Each one of us is a pillar:
says the future of Fiji-India relations • the solider that defends our republic
will be dominated by exploring new • the farmer who feeds our republic
opportunities with the hope of expanding co- • the forces that keep our republic safe
operation ties already in place. • the mother who nurtures our republic
The prime minister’s message on the • the doctor who heals our republic
occasion of the 69th Republic Day of India was • the nurse who tends to our republic
sent to his counterpart Narendra Modi. • the sanitation worker who makes our
The same message was read at a celebration republic cleaner and hygienic
mounted as a build-up to the official function • the teacher who educates our republic
at Novotel Hotel last night at which Mr • the scientist who innovates for our republic
Bainimarama was chief guest. "Our • the missile technologist who puts our
Doing the honours of reading the two countries republic on a new trajectory
prime minister’s brief message to New are bound by historical • the wise tribal leader who conserves the
Delhi was Permanent Secretary for ties, friendship, mutual ecology of our republic
Foreign Affairs Iowane Naivalurua. respect, growing interest • the engineer who re-imagines our republic
Mr Bainimarama was heading back in each other’s culture, and • the construction worker who builds our
to Suva yesterday after concluding increasingly stronger bilateral
republic
relations in numerous areas of Indian High Commissioner to Fiji, Vishvas Sapkal hoisted India’s flag
a hectic four-day tour of the • the senior citizens who can look back with
our economic, social cultural during the India’s 69th Republic Day celebration at the High Commissioner’s
Cakaudrove province. In his message, pride at how far they have brought our
and government residence in Suva on January 26, 2018
Mr Bainimarama extended his warm and republic
sector."
heart felt congratulations to India and its for our people and “A republic is its people,’’ Mr Kovind • the youth in whom life the energy, hopes
people. expand co-operation ties, said in a message read out by Indian High and future of our republic and,
“Our two countries are bound by historical especially in trade, agriculture, Commissioner to Fiji Vishvas Sapkal. • and our dear children, who dream for our
ties, friendship, mutual respect, growing energy, medical science, education, innovation Mr Kovind said citizens do not just make up republic.
interest in each other’s culture, and increasingly and people-to-people relations.’’ and preserve a republic. They are its ultimate “This is a day to remember with gratitude the
stronger bilateral relations in numerous areas of The earlier function hosted at India House stakeholders and pillars. enormous efforts and sacrifices of millions of
our economic, social cultural and government in Suva was attended by 200 guests who were India has a whopping population of 1.324 freedom fighters whose blood and sweat gave
sector. I am confident that in the future years, privy to hearing a special message from the billion compared to Fiji’s 884,887 recorded in us Independence (in 1947, from Britain) and
we will continue to explore new opportunities President of India, Ram Nath Kovind. the 2017 Census. created our republic.”

Two women among 13 for UN peacekeeping duties Schools benefit

T
wo women officers who are part of
the 13-member Fijian United Nations
and African Union Mission in Darfur
(UNAMID) contingent say they are ready for
the challenge of policing in a new environment.
UNAMID will be the first tour of duty for
Detective Constable Ateshni Ashika Ram and
Constable Ilisabeta Iliana.
With the blessings from her family Detective
Constable Ateshni, who is based at the Nausori
Police Station, said she had prepared well for
being away from home for a year.
“I have two children. I will surely miss them.
They know that I will be away for a long time.
It’s great that they understand the nature of my
work which makes me determined to do my
very best,” she said.
For Constable Iliana, who has spent the last
11 years in the force, leaving her family and her
nine children behind will also be difficult.
“My youngest are three-year-old twin girls
and while I have regularly been away for a long
period for work, this will be the longest time
away from home,” Constable Iliana said.
“I have prepared them well to know that this
is the life of a police officer where the call to
serve can either be here at home or in a different
part of the world.”
From left: Police Constable Ilisabeta Iliana and Detective Constable Ateshni Ashika Ram
that the Fiji Police Force has continuously met
its quota for the number of female officers
deployed for various UN missions.
The contingent presented its itatau to
Assistant Commissioner of Police Luke
Navela, who reminded them of the importance
of preserving the image and reputation of
the Fiji Police Force and more importantly
the country.
“The UN is very strict when it comes to the
changing so for those of you who have gone
on missions before you should know what will
be required of you and it is important that you
assist those who will be going for the first time”.
“Fly the Fiji flag proudly and don’t do
anything that will jeopardise or tarnish our
reputation in the peacekeeping world.”
More than 70 Police officers are on
deployment at various UN mission areas.
The contingent departed Fiji on Friday night.
from community
programme
A
lthough Christmas was celebrated
in December last year, this has not
stopped Santa from making his visits
to different schools in the Nadi area over the
past week. A statement from Radisson Blu
Resort Fiji yesterday said their Santa visited
five schools in Nadi — Champs on Wheels,
Mulomulo Secondary School, Sabeto College
and Nadi District Kindergarten — distributing
sweets and other items to the students.
It said stationery, projectors, a multimedia
speaker system and mini laptops were given to
the various schools, while library books were
being shipped and distributed to a few others.
Resort general manager John Bendtsen
said with the first quarter well on its way, the
responsible business committee at the Radisson
Blu Resort Fiji had been busy with its "Adopt a
School" voluntary program.
"The resort has also reached out in assisting
Nawai Kindy donating materials worth $1325 to
complete their kindy rest room," Mr Bendtsen
said.
"To go back to the interior and give back to
my community was an emotional experience
because I know these kids will truly appreciate
all the books and stationery we have donated,"
said Kelera Bale who works for the housekeeping

A committed development partner for Fiji

The deployment of the two women also means compliance of its mandates and it is constantly department at the resort.

I
ndia and Fiji have traditionally
enjoyed warm and cordial
relations on the strong foundation
of historical and cultural heritage.
These are two geographically
distant yet culturally and historically
close nations.
They are also close collaborators
in their development process and act
in tandem for their common cause
internationally too.
India has manifested, time
and again, that it is a committed
development partner of Fiji. India
is supporting Fiji's Micro and Small
Businesses Grant Facility (MSBG
Facility). On September 13, 2017,
High Commissioner of India to
Fiji Vishvas Sapkal handed over a
cheque of $F580,904.38 to Minister
of Industry, Trade and Tourism,
Lands and Mineral Resources Faiyaz
Koya, .
This was by way of India's
continued assistance to the MSBG
Facility. This was the third such
instalment which brings the total
assistance to $F4.7 million.
Hearts of India and Fiji beat
synchronously. India also felt pains
of Fijians after the devastations
caused by Tropical Cyclone Winston
in February 2016. Indian relief
assistance worth $US3m reached
Fiji on the sixth day after Cyclone
Winston.
India has also contributed $US1m
to the Fijian Prime Minister's
Rehabilitation Relief Fund. India
also participated in Fiji's 'Adopt a
School' Program by providing $US
1.3m for renovation of 20 schools
damaged during TC Winston.
India is also committed to
providing assistance in 'Climate
Change Adaptation' process. India
contributed $US1m towards Fiji's
Trust Fund for Presidency of COP23,
which was held in Bonn, Germany in
November 2017. India also hosted,
in association with Fiji, India-Pacific
Islands Sustainable Development
Conference in May 2017, under
the umbrella of Forum for India
Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC).
India will be carrying out solar
electrification of 200 houses in Fiji.
The Barefoot College has done
a 'Refresher Training' of 43 solar
mamas in 'Centre for Appropriate
Technologies Development', Nadave,
Fiji from August 15 — September
12, 2016 under this project. These
solar mamas have undergone six
months training at Barefoot College,
Tilonia, Rajashtan, India.
These solar mamas will be
installing and maintaining solar
equipment in 200 Fijian houses.
Solar Mamas were also trained in
making mosquito nets, candles and
sanitary napkins. The training of 70
solar mamas from 14 Pacific island
countries had been completed in
September 2017.
On the path of development, India
is firmly holding the hand of Fiji and
remains committed to the wellbeing
and prosperity of the friendly people
of Fiji.
 Thought of the week
"People are definitely a company’s
greatest asset. It doesn’t make any
difference whether the product is
cars or cosmetics." – Mary Kay Ash
Editorial
Government holds Auckland Weather forecast for the week

fire on international
Feb 2– Feb 8, 2018

students’ work rights:

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu

Is it good news?
I
Mostly Sunshine Some sun Periods of Sunny and Sunshine Partly
t is not clear whether the government’s decision to “hold fire” on international cloudy and with a few sun and pleasant with a Sunny
students’ work right is good news or not. cloudy shower clouds shower
“What I have decided to do is focus on post-study work rights and to just hold
fire on in-study work rights because they have a very direct impact on the tertiary
providers,” Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway said. 26° 24° 24° 24° 25° 23° 23°
By asserting that, the Minister had clearly taken the side of Private Tertiary Institutes 18° 18° 18° 18° 16° 16° 17°
(PTEs) and not of international students, given that “impact on tertiary providers” is
the primary driver behind this decision, and not any compassion for the international
students. This week in New Zealand’s history
It is not to suggest that international students would necessarily despise the token of
holding “in-study work rights,” but only to emphasise that the government has made it Killer storm sweeps the country
clear where do its interests lie. 3 February 1868
It seems that the reality of being in the government is fast catching up with the
Labour Party, much to the delight of the main opposition National Party. A cyclone swept south across the country from Saturday 1st. By the time it moved away on
Tuesday 4th, more than 40 people had died. Nine people died 10 km south-west of Ōamaru
when a flash flood in the Waiareka Stream swept away their houses, while five members of a
“Labour was told all along that removing the work rights of international students
farming family drowned near Timaru.
was unfair and would jeopardise one of New Zealand’s biggest export earners and an
industry which provides thousands of jobs, but they jumped on the anti-immigration
First woman swims Cook Strait
bandwagon anyway,” National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith said.
So Labour finds itself standing unusually along with the National Party on supporting 4 February 1975
PTEs – a stand that many in the Party should detest from, given the high moral ground
that the Party took on PTEs before the electionThe interests of PTEs have once again
A merican Lynne Cox swam from the North Island to the South in 12 hours 7 minutes. The
fourth person to do so, she battled heavy seas and strong winds. Twice the Cook Strait
cargo ferry Aratika hove to alongside her to provide protection. Cox went on to swim in the
been given preference, which obviously will be in precedence over the international sub-Arctic Bering Strait and in Antarctic waters.
students – a situation that several groups empathetic towards international students
would not be appreciative of. Opening of railway from Invercargill to Bluff
It’s not to suggest that the interests of PTEs and international students could not co- 5 February 1867
T
exist, in fact, both are major constituents of $4.5 billion rich international education- he 27-km line between Invercargill and the port at Bluff, built by the Southland Provincial
sector and should be nurtured appropriately in the best possible way. Council, was the colony’s third public railway. Like its predecessors – Canterbury’s
However, interests of international students are often overlooked at the first given Ferrymead railway (1863) and Southland’s Invercargill–Makarewa line (1864) – it opened amid
opportunity, only because they lack a collective bargaining power against those who fanfare and optimism.  
conveniently exploit them – be it offshore education agents or onshore education
providers. Treaty of Waitangi signed
Not to forget the department of Immigration New Zealand (INZ), which has so 6 February 1840
efficiently perpetuated the myth that international students have flourished on “back
door” pathway to migration.
It has been argued elsewhere in the paper that pathway from international education
M ore than 40 Māori chiefs signed a treaty with the British Crown in the Bay of Islands.
This ‘Treaty of Waitangi’ remains controversial. A week earlier, Captain William Hobson
had landed at Kororāreka from HMS Herald and proclaimed himself lieutenant-governor of a
to permanent residence is not a “back door” to migration. colony that did not yet exist.
In fact, if it was a “door” then it has to be deemed as a “front door,” duly opened by
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Thereby creating huge expectations among segments, those are seen lacking collective
bargaining power.
Indeed, international students is one such territory which is often at the mercy of
those who often exercise unequal power over their situation, and it seems that the
Labour Party has disappointed them so far.
Neither it has been able to take the moral high-ground that it was so passionately
claiming in the pre-election campaign by coming out firing on all cylinders and taking
away the 20-hour “in-study work rights.”
Nor it has been able to take pragmatic steps to bring relief to the situation of
international students.
In fact, holding back the fire on “in-study work rights” will create anxiety in the
highly competitive international education market and will do more harm than good
for anyone.
While the immigration system is long due for an overhaul is not a revelation,
“That there are some people who by virtue of studying in New Zealand, get points
towards residency that helps them achieve residency when they wouldn’t otherwise
based on their skill level.”
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 18 OPINION/EDITORIAL
Powering EVs with 100% renewable by
2030 could be cheaper than estimated
JAI SHARDA
I
ndia’s Niti Aayog created
ripples when it revealed a
vision to completely switch
automobile sales in India to electric
vehicles (EVs) by 2030. EVs would
obviously have a large impact on the
environment.
However, there are significant
financial benefits attached to this
transition as well: An EV owner
could save close to Rs 37,000 (over
$580) annually if India meets its
renewable energy (RE) targets.
According to a paper by the
Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, an EV owner is expected
to save Rs 9,200 each year, even
after including the higher capital cost
of an EV over a traditional internal
combustion engine (ICE) vehicle.
However, some of the assumptions
by the Berkeley lab were quite
conservative.
A renewable energy investment opportunity not to be missed
TAPONEEL MUKHERJEE
T
he "Policy for Repowering
of the Wind Power Projects"
announced by the Ministry
of New and Renewable Energy in
August 2016 was a step in the right
direction. Now is the time for global
investors to pay more attention to
wind-turbine repowering investment
opportunities in India to take a grip
on a growing renewable energy
market.
This is even more important given
that, according to a recent IMF report,
India's GDP growth is projected to
rise to 7.4 per cent in 2018-2019 and
7.8 per cent in 2019-2020, which will
place a significant demand on energy
pitched against rising oil prices and
depleting reserves.
Policymakers, in turn, need to
look at ways and means to build on
the existing policy framework that
will boost wind energy investments
through repowering of wind-turbines
in India.
Wind-turbine technology has
witnessed a significant improvement
over the last two decades. In India,
most of the wind-turbines installed
prior to 2000 have a capacity that is
below 500kW.
The "Policy for Repowering of
the Wind Power Projects" allows
turbines of 1 MW or below to be
eligible for repowering under the
policy.
These repowering projects are not
only eligible for an additional interest
rate rebate of 25 basis points on loans
from the Indian Renewable Energy
Development Agency (IREDA) but
are also eligible for all fiscal and
financial benefits available for new
wind projects.
Investors looking at the Indian
renewable energy sector must seize
this opportunity. Further government
incentives can provide a significant
Building on that model, we used
comparatively less conservative
assumptions in terms of crude oil
price, wind and solar installations.
The Berkeley study assumes no
increase in the cost of international
crude oil.
Also, the study considers the base
case as one with only 39 GW of
boost to the wind-turbine repowering
sector.
Identifying high-quality assets
suitable for repowering will be the
key to a successful investing strategy.
It will be important to analyse at
a site level whether repowering of
the wind-turbine has any economic
benefit. Does the site have the wind
potential to justify larger and more
efficient turbines?
This analysis will provide
investors with access to sites that
do have significant potential, since
we believe that the initial wind
developments would have generally
happened at the better sites.
This ability to identify high
quality wind assets will be crucial.
In further analysis, the investor will
have to identify whether repowering
installed solar capacity and 58 GW
of installed wind capacity by 2030.
However, India’s rapid progress in
RE installation -- 16.6 GW of solar
capacity and 32.7 GW wind capacity
in 2017 -- itself indicates that it
is well on its way to achieving an
energy generation profile with a large
amount of RE-based generation.
would have financial benefits
over and above simply paying the
operations and maintenance costs
associated with the current turbines.
Additionally, the investor will have
to analyse whether the requisite
transmission mechanism exists for
the end user to be able to consume
the extra energy.
For wind sites that meet the
foregoing criteria it is possible for
investors to identify and access
financially viable wind-turbine
repowering projects.
In addition to wind projects
that are fully financially feasible,
government incentives available and
potential positive regulations in the
future can make additional projects
viable. Global investors keen on
entering the Indian renewable energy
Friday, February 2, 2018
If India is able to install the
targeted 180 GW solar and 110 GW
wind power by 2030, the output from
these two sources would be around
18 per cent of the total electricity
generation.
This is significant because while
the average cost of electricity
generated by solar and wind power
are expected to fall to +/- Rs 1.71
and Rs 1.57, respectively, the cost
of electricity from non-RE sources is
expected to rise to Rs 4.57 by 2030,
even by conservative assumptions.
With this, the average cost of
electricity produced in India would
be around Rs 5.0/kWh.
With these costs, an EV owner
would be able to save over Rs 36,700
per year in fuel costs over an ICE
vehicle.
With the difference in the capital
costs of both vehicles expected to be
in the range of Rs 1.08 lakh, an EV
owner would be able to recover the
sector must engage with local players
to identify where valuable wind
energy assets are.
Policymakers, in turn,
need to look at ways
and means to build
on the existing policy
framework that will boost
wind energy investments
through repowering of
wind-turbines in India.
Repowering wind-turbines is the
equivalent of generating new wind
assets.
Financially viable projects using
the framework above have potential
for significant value generation.
The Indian Weekender
incremental cost of his vehicle within
just a year.
In case the entire electricity
consumption for EV vehicles were to
be sourced from RE sources, fuel cost
savings could increase by another +/-
eight per cent (INR 39,636).
At a national level, too, there will
be a significant financial impact of
this transition to EVs. Moving to
EVs would help India reduce its
crude oil consumption by 360 million
barrels/year.
Assuming that international crude
oil prices continue to grow at their
historical rate of 2.7 per cent and
reach around $96/barrel by 2030, the
move to EVs would help India save
+/- $27.8 billion annually by 2030.
Given both, the national balance
of trade, as well as national energy
security, this would be a massive
step to achieving self-reliance in the
energy sector.
In addition, repowering of wind-
turbines also provides investors the
opportunity to create investment
platform structures to aggregate wind
energy assets.
The investors can look to not only
enter repowering agreements but also
to own these assets.
All the above reasons make
repowering of wind-turbines an
investment opportunity that warrants
greater attention from the global
investor community.
The "Policy for Repowering of
the Wind Power Projects" was a
right move, but the time has come
for Indian policymakers to up the
ante in the wind energy sector. First
and foremost, for repowering of
wind-turbines to generate additional
energy from an operational point of
view, the transmission mechanism
to transfer the energy to the end-user
must exist.
Transmission line investments and
policies must move hand in hand
with repowering of wind-turbine
policies. For India to emerge as the
hub of wind energy investments
globally, it is important for more
investor-friendly tax policies in
the wind energy sector, especially
around wind-turbine repowering.
The government should allow
for high percentage of accelerated
depreciation for wind-turbine
repowering projects. Such a tax
incentive will help boost the
renewable energy ecosystem by
encouraging investments.
In summary, India needs to not just
reach its renewable energy target,
but also ensure that its renewable
energy resources are utilised to the
maximum extent.
Making investments economically
feasible with effective policies
and tax incentives will have social
benefits above and beyond the
economic benefits.
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Budget 2018: India to grow at 8 per cent We must be

soon, focus on education, healthcare, agri
I Gandhi tells
n his last full Budget speech,
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
on Thursday said India is poised
to become $5 trillion economy soon
from $2.5 trillion now. His speech
focused more on the education,
healthcare and agriculture.
“We are now a $ 2.5 trillion
economy, and we are firmly on the
path to achieving 8 per cent plus
growth soon,” Jaitley said while
delivering his Union Budget 2018-19
speech here.
“We hope to grow at 7.2 per cent
to 7.5 per cent in the second half of
2017-18,” he added. “Rural infra,
livelihood expenditure to be Rs
14.34 lakh cr in 2018-19,” he added.
“From the ease of doing business,
our govt has moved to ease of living
for the poor and middle class,” he
said. Jaitley said the government
would set up a Rs 2,000 crore Agri-
Market Development Fund.
Planning to boost micro, small and
medium enterprises (MSME), the
government plans to augment lending
capacity under it to Rs 3 lakh crore in
2018-19. He said two new planning
and architecture schools to be set up
in IITs. The government would use
technology to improve education”
from “blackboard to digital”’oard”’.
It has allocated Rs 1.38 lakh crore
in FY19 for government health and
education programmes.
proud of our
heritage, Rahul
youths
C
ongress President Rahul
Gandhi on Tuesday, Janaury
30, asked the Indian youth
to be proud of their heritage,
languages, and religions, and
vowed to defend the culture and
way of thinking of the people in
Meghalaya.
“My message to all young people
is – be proud of your heritage,
languages, and religions. We are
all proud of you. We stand by you
and we will defend your culture and
your way of thinking,” Gandhi said
at a music concert here.
Five musical bands, including
Shillong-based Soulmates,
performed at the concert entitled
“Celebrate Peace and Way of
Life”, a celebration of
Meghalaya’s music,
culture and way

President, PM pay homage to Gandhi on death anniversary of life.

“India’s

P
resident Ram Nath Kovind strength lies in
and Prime Minister Narendra diverse culture,
Modi on Tuesday paid tributes different
to Mahatma Gandhi on his 70th languages,
death anniversary at his memorial at different ways of
Raj Ghat here. thinking. We are the
Vice President M. Venkaiah strongest when all of us
Naidu, Defence Minister Nirmala stand together in our diversity,” he
Sitharaman, Army Chief General added.
Bipin Rawat, Navy chief Admiral Noting that every single state,
Sunil Lanba and Air Chief Marshal including Meghalaya, has place in
B.S. Dhanoa were among those the Union of India, Gandhi said:
present.  “Their dreams and aspirations
A “sarva dharma prarthana sabha” are equally important. It does not
(all religion prayer meeting) was matter how small the (Indian) state
held to pay tributes to the “Father is. Every single Indian’s aspirations
of the Nation”.  "We and dreams should be equally
Congress President bow to all important.” Praising the holding of
Rahul Gandhi went those martyrs the event since it connected people,
to Gandhi Smriti who have sacrificed particularly the youth, the Congress
and paid tributes to themselves in service of leader said that it was important that
Mahatma Gandhi.  our nation. We will always all Indians realised that the country
Former Prime remember their courage President Kovind Salutes the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. was strong when we loved and
Minister Manmohan as well as dedication respected each other.
Singh and UPA towards the sacrificed their all “When we find fault and
Chairperson Sonia nation." for our Independence,” spread hatred, we are weakening
Gandhi also paid their Kovind said.  our country and disrespecting
respects at the Raj Ghat.  “We bow to all those martyrs our people.” Promising the crowd
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated who have sacrificed themselves in that he would again visit Meghalaya,
on January 30, 1948. The day is also service of our nation. We will always the Congress chief said: “My visit is
observed as “Martyrs’ Day”.  remember their courage as well as not for a day, but an extended one
The President and the Prime dedication towards the nation,” Modi wherein I will travel around the
Minister also paid their tributes tweeted.  state and talk to youngsters, listen
through tweets.  Union Ministers including Arun to their issues and try to understand
“On Martyrs’ Day, we gratefully Jaitley and Mahesh Sharma also took what their dreams and aspirations
remember Mahatma Gandhi and to social media to pay their tributes are. I will definitely be back here
the countless freedom fighters who to Mahatma Gandhi. very soon.”

Gandhi will remain ever relevant as Buddha and Christ,

say politicians, journalists
P
oliticians and civil society
members remembered
Mahatma Gandhi on his
70th death anniversary on Tuesday,
comparing the ‹Father of the Nation›
with Lord Buddha and Jesus Christ.
Speaking at the event organised
by the Delhi University Students
Union (DUSU), Congress leader
Salman Khurshid said that Gandhi
will “remain relevant till the time all
things we care for -- love, friendship,
truth, respect and every other good
thing we know remain relevant in the
society”.
We all need to, he added, as a symbol of self-reliance – still
rediscover Gandhiji in this “age of represents the harmony among
nuclear conflict”, who is as relevant “races of the world”. 
as “Buddhha, Jesus, Rama, Krishna, “Gandhiji’’s relevance cannot be
and Mohammed”.  judged on the basis of misalignment
Historian Mridula Mukherjee, in the society, the ideals of ‘gram
one of the panelists, remarked panchayat’ and khadi may have
that Gandhi’s relevance today has lost the sheen, but it represents the
increased manifold when “fanaticism politics of service to promote justice
is going unpunished” and “media and harmony among the races of the to achieve the ends but also ensured rhythm saying that he “used to
being threatened, acquiesced to world,” he said.  that the means employed were incorporate musical ceremonies
follow power”.  “No other leader in the world tried sanctified,” he added.  since 1908 as he said the country
A former journalist and BJP leader, socio-political transformation with Mrinal Pande, former Chairperson who can’t sing in rhythm can’t voice
Sudheendra Kulkarni asserted that the tools of non-violence and truth. of Prasar Bharati, pointed out on an issue in unison”.
Khadi – championed by Gandhi Gandhiji’s ways did not just mean Gandhi’s affinity with music and
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India, Guyana sign
20
three agreements
I
n a bid to enhance New Delhi's
ties with the Caribbean region,
India and Guyana on Tuesday
signed three agreements, including
on renewable energy and cultural
exchange, following bilateral talks
between External Affairs Minister
Sushma Swaraj and Second Vice
President and Foreign Minister of
Guyana Carl B. Greenidge here.
"Three memorandums of
understanding (MoUs), namely,
renewable energy, cultural exchange
programme and framework
agreement on International Solar
Alliance (ISA) were signed," the
External Affairs Ministry said in a
statement following the meeting.
"Guyanese delegation also
presented the Instrument of
Ratification of the International Solar
Alliance," it stated.
The India-initiated ISA, launched
at the UN Conference of Parties
(CoP) climate summit in Paris
on November 30, 2015, by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and then
French President Francois Hollande,
is conceived as a coalition of solar
resource-rich countries to address
their special energy needs and
provide a platform to collaborate
on dealing with the identified gaps
through a common, agreed approach.
It is open to all 121 prospective
member countries falling between
the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
According to the External Affairs
Ministry statement, Sushma Swaraj,
during the meeting, referred to the
historical and multifaceted ties
between the two sides.
"The subsequent discussions
focused on further strengthening
India-Guyana bilateral relations,
through cooperation in capacity
Thanks to influential diaspora, world
leaders converge on Golden Temple Indian-origin Google AR
executive joins Facebook
W
hen Canada's young
Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau visits the Golden
Temple complex, which is home
to the holiest of Sikh shrines, next
month, he will carry a political
message to a big constituency
back home.
With a big Punjabi, especially
Sikh, population settled in countries
like Canada, Britain and the United
States, a visit to the temple by leaders
from these countries is becoming a
must on their travel itinerary in India.
Trudeau is not the first top
Canadian leader to visit the shrine.
Earlier, then Canadian Prime
Minister Stephen Harper visited the
Golden Temple in November 2009.
He offered prayers and spent nearly
an hour inside the complex. Harper
deviated from his itinerary to make
sure he visited Amritsar.
Harper followed it up with a visit
to Takht Keshgarh Sahib at Anandpur
Sahib, the second-most important
shrine for Sikh religion and the birth
place of the Khalsa Panth (April 1699;
founded by the 10th Sikh master,
Guru Gobind Singh), in November
2012. Premiers (equivalent to a Chief
Minister) of Canadian provinces
Guyana's Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl B. Greenidge meets
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi on Jan 30, 2018
"Three memorandums of
understanding (MoUs),
namely, renewable
energy, cultural exchange
programme and
framework agreement
on International Solar
Alliance (ISA) were
signed."
building, promotion of business
and trade, enhancement of people
to people contact, cooperation on
pharmaceuticals, sharing India's
experience in information technology
by setting up IT centres of excellence
in Georgetown," the statement said.
Views were also exchanged on
regional and multilateral issues such
as climate change, solar alliance and
Canadian Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau
of British Columbia and Ontario,
federal ministers, Members of
Parliament (MPs) and other leaders
have visited Sikh shrines in Punjab in
the past. The Canadian government
has recognised Punjabi an official
language.
"Countries like United States,
Britain and Canada have big
populations of migrants from
Punjab, especially Sikhs, settled
there. Many of them have done well
in these countries and carry political
clout over there," Rashpal Singh, an
educationist based in Amritsar, said.
Prime Minister David Cameron
became the first British Prime
Minister to visit the Golden Temple
UN Security Council reforms.
Bilateral trade between India and
Guyana stood at $34.58 million
in 2016-17. India has done some
high-visibility projects under line of
credit (LoC) in Guyana, including
a cricket stadium, traffic lights in
capital Georgetown and supply of 14
irrigation drainage pumps.
An LoC of $17.50 million for
modernisation of three primary
health centres has been approved by
the Indian government.
Guyana is also home to a large
number of people of Indian origin,
comprising nearly 40 per cent of
the country's total population of
around 738,000. Most of them are
descendants of indentured labour
taken from India in the 19th century
and early 20th century to work in
sugarcane plantations.
in February 2013. In October
1997, the British monarch, Queen
Elizabeth, and her husband, Prince
Phillip, visited the Golden Temple.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan visited
the shrine as recently as December
2017. Ken Livingstone visited the
shrine in November 2007 when he
was the London Mayor.
US President Barack Obama came
close to visiting the Golden Temple
in October 2010 during his visit to
India. His proposed visit ran into
a controversy over the headgear
he would wear to enter the shrine.
Under Sikh religious traditions,
every devotee to the shrine has to
keep his head covered.
Afghanistan President Ashraf
Ghani had visited the Golden Temple
in December 2016 along with Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
Modi became the first Prime
Minister to serve devotees
"langar" (community food) at the
Golden Temple. Leaders from several
other countries have visited the
Golden Temple complex that houses
the Harmandir Sahib, Sikhism's
holiest shrine that gets millions of
visitors annually. The numbers cross
100,000 on weekends and holidays.
Friday, February 2, 2018 The Indian Weekender
US patent office honours Indian-
born Stanford don A.J. Paulraj
T
he US Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) has inducted
Indian-born Stanford
University Emeritus Professor
Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj into
its National Inventors Hall of Fame
for developing wireless technology
to transmit and receive data at
high speeds, the agency of the US
Department of Commerce said on
Monday, January 29.
"Paulraj, 73, has been inducted
into the National Inventors Hall of
Fame for his pioneering work on
developing wireless technology to
transmit and receive data at high
speeds," the agency said.
Indian-born Stanford University
Emeritus Professor Arogyaswami
The agency awarded Paulraj a Joseph Paulraj who has been honoured
patent in 1992 for inventing Multiple by the US Patent and Trademark Office
In-Multiple Out (MIMO), which
by inducting him in its Inventors Hall
of Fame.
enables transfer of data, including
videos through broadband holding a patent for breakthrough
and mobile "I work in radio and microwave
feel humbled to
technologies like optics was Jagdish Chandra
be counted among the
4G and the Bose (1858-1937) in the
inventors who have made
upcoming 5G. 1890s.
the modern world possible.
"We honour When I joined Stanford in "It was perhaps being
p e o p l e an outsider helped
1992, I had not worked in
responsible me come up with this
wireless technology, as my
for the greatest prior years in India transformative idea.
technological Like other breakthroughs,
were spent on sonar
advances that though MIMO faced
systems."
make human, social scepticism, it took off and is the
and economic progress foundation of all wireless systems,"
possible," noted the agency. The recalled Paulraj.
Patent Office will formally induct The other eight wireless inventors
Paulraj at a special ceremony on May inducted into the Hall of Fame are
3 in Washington. Guglielmo Marconi and Oliver
Though the agency honoured five Lodge (wireless telegraph), Reginald
other Indian-origin scientist s in the Fessenden (AM radio), Edwin
past, Paulraj joins eight other world Armstrong (FM radio), Amos Joel
famed inventors in the wireless (Cellular technology), Andrew
technology field, who were inducted Viterbi and Irwin Jacobs (CDMA-
into the Hall of Fame. 3G) and Jan Haartsen (Bluetooth).
"I feel humbled to be counted The other five Indian scientists
among the inventors who have made honoured in the past in other
the modern world possible. fields C.K.N. Patel (CO2 laser),
"When I joined Stanford in Jayant Baliga (insulated gate
1992, I had not worked in wireless bipolar transistor), Haren Gandhi
technology, as my prior years in (automotive exhaust catalyst), Ashok
India were spent on sonar systems," Gadgil (ultraviolet water sanitation)
said Paulraj. and Rangaswami Srinivasan (Lasik
The other Indian wireless pioneer eye surgery).
N
ikhil Chandhok, Indian-
origin Director of Product
for Augmented Reality
(AR) at Google, is joining Facebook
to lead product management of its
camera team working on AR.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday,
Chandhok said he is looking forward
to build upon a platform that allows
for the creation and discovery of
global AR experiences everywhere.
"Now, as I join the Camera/AR
team at Facebook, I'm especially experience closer to Android users,
interested in building more Google in August 2017 released a
conversation and momentum in new software development kit (SDK)
cross-platform camera services," called "ARCore". The platform
Chandhok posted. renders AR capabilities to existing
Chandhok worked on Google's and future Android phones.
"ARCore" smartphone AR platform The company built on the
and Daydream VR platform. fundamental technologies used in
"While I'm leaving the team at Tango, another AR platform by
Daydream and Google, I'm proud of Google but ARCore is scalable across
the work we did together. We gave the Android ecosystem as it doesn't
developers ARCore and expanded require any additional hardware.
access to augmented reality tools," he "Today is my 1st day at Facebook!
said. "We also designed foundational There are massive opportunities
aspects of AR platforms and explored ahead for AR & I look fwd to
how people use AR now and how joining Facebook as we bring more
they'll use it in the future," Chandhok AR experiences to life - for more
added. In a bid to bring the AR people!" Chandhok later tweeted.
 The Indian Weekender Friday, February 2, 2018 WORLD 21

Trump calls for

'merit-based'
immigration
U
S President Donald Trump
has called on the Congress
to come together to enact
sweeping immigration reforms that
introduce a merit-based system
while ending the inflow of extended
family members and building a wall
to safeguard the borders.
In his first State of the Union
address to the Congress on Tuesday
night in Washington, Trump
offered to legalise those who were
brought into the country illegally as
children and ultimately give them
citizenship, while cracking down on
criminal gangs as part of his reform
package to "bring our immigration
system into the 21st century".
Trump did not directly touch on
the temporary H1-B visas that are
given to professionals, which has
become a contentious issue with
India.
The moon passes into the earth’s His administration is tightening

Earth’s satellite turns red,

shadow during a lunar eclipse as seen in
Chandigarh on January 31 the scrutiny of the issuance of
the visas and he has in the past
criticised the system saying it
affected American workers.

stargazers see ‘super blue

There was only a passing mention
of protecting American workers and
of immigration policies that focus

blood moon’ across India

on the best interests of American
workers and American families in
the speech.
"It is time to begin moving
towards a merit-based immigration

M
oon-gazers saw a super moon, when view of the supermoon. The instrument allowed
it looks bigger and brighter than ever skywatchers to view the moon 20 times bigger
because it is closer to the earth, a blue than it appears to the naked eye.
moon, which is the second full moon in a calendar “Apart from Delhi, Space India organised the
month, and a blood moon, a reference to the red event in five other cities – Chennai, Bengaluru,
colour of an eclipse. The phenomenon was visible Surat, Dehradun and Meerut - and also at DAV
across several parts of the world. school in Gurgaon. Over 500 people gathered at
The moon put on a rare cosmic show India Gate to watch this phenomenon,” Dr. Mila
Wednesday: a red blue moon, super big and Mitra, Scientific Officer, Head, Research and
super bright. The celestial treat became visible in Publications, said.
India a little later than expected but when it did, Moon-gazers gathered in planetariums in
millions of stargazers across the country gathered Delhi, Pune, Kolkata and elsewhere for a guided
to witness the rare occurrence. observation of the rare treat.
The moon outdid itself in donning "I At India Gate area, scores of students
am glad
three roles. Moon-gazers saw a super came together to have a look at the
about the number moon, which was initially covered
moon, when it looks bigger and
of people who visited by clouds. But the clouds lifted, and
brighter than ever because it is closer
us considering the
to the earth, a blue moon, which is the soon the red moon was visible to the
superstitions behind naked eye. In Mumbai, the Nehru
second full moon in a calendar month,
eclipses."
and a blood moon, a reference to the Planetarium was visited by 2,500-3,000
red colour of an eclipse. The sighting people eager to know more about the
of a blue moon and a total lunar eclipse last celestial phenomena.
occurred in India in 1982. “I am glad about the number of people who
Many organisations across the country stepped visited us considering the superstitions behind
in to enhance the show which was also visible to eclipses,” said Arvind Paranjpye, director
the naked eye. SPACE India, a start-up focused on of the Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai. Among
astronomy education and astro-tourism services, some communities, an eclipse is considered
organised several events at various locations inauspicious. In West Bengal, the eclipse started
across the country to observe the phenomenon partially at 5:18 pm and the view was a bit
from 6 p.m.-9.30 p.m. obstructed due to smog in some parts of the city
SPACE India used the Dobsonian telescope initially. However as the total eclipse started at
at India Gate which gave a very clear and crisp 6.21 pm, it could be seen by everybody from
rooftops, street corners, highrise buildings and
open field, said director (Research & Academics)
M P Birla Planetarium, Debiprasad Duari.
The total eclipse ended at 7:37 PM. and slowly
the full disc of the moon became brighter.
In Bengaluru, thousands of stargazers gathered
at the Nehru Planetarium in the city and other
open spaces to catch a glimpse of the celestial
spectacle.
“This lunar eclipse is special because a
Supermoon (when Moon appears larger than
usual when its closest to Earth), blue Moon
(second full Moon of each month) and blood
Moon (Moon appears red during eclipse) will all
coincide at once,” Pramod G Galgali said.
The planetarium in the city centre had hundreds
of children, students and adults queuing up
to view the once in a blue moon event clearly
through telescopes and binoculars.
The Indian Institute of Astrophysics in
Bengaluru also set up few telescopes in open
spaces for public viewing of the eclipse.
Several Hindu temples were shut across
the state on Wednesday, with many devout
Hindus staying away from eating till the end of
lunar eclipse, as it is feared to be inauspicious.
Renowned Hindu worship places in Karnataka
like Manjunatheshwara Temple in Dharmasthala,
300 km from Bengaluru and Krishna Mutt in
Udupi, about 400 km from Bengaluru, were shut
till the end of the eclipse at about 9.30 p.m.
system -- one that admits people
who are skilled, who want to work,
who will contribute to our society
and who will love and respect our
country," he said to cheers and
applause from Republicans and
their supporters, while Democrats
sat quietly.
Currently, Indian professionals
have a 11-year wait to get their
permanent resident status with green
cards because of national quota
restrictions. A purely merit-based
system like those in Canada and
Australia, which the administration
has proposed, has the potential to
help Indians get them sooner.
Trump said that the focus would
be on the nuclear family and "chain
migration" of brothers, sisters
and parents of immigrants would
be ended. Limiting immigration
to only spouses and children of
immigrants would affect other
aspiring immigrants from India.
The Democrats have made
legalising those brought illegally
into the US as children – referred
to as "Dreamers" – as a condition
for cooperating with the Trump
administration.

Nepal losing out to China as Everest operators cross mountain

P
oor regulation and overcrowding are
pushing Everest climbers away from
Nepal to China, which is investing
millions to boost a rival path to the top of
the world. Veteran climbing outfits, fed up
with what they regard as a lax attitude to
safety on Nepal's southern flank of the 8,848
metre (29,029-foot) peak, are starting to shift
operations to Everest's north side in Tibet.
"The south side is way too overcrowded
with inexperienced people," Phil Crampton,
a seasoned Everest hand who announced in
January his company Altitude Junkies would
shift to China, the third such outfit to abandon
Nepal in recent years.
The exodus could dent a long-standing source
of revenue for the cash-strapped Himalayan
nation -- Kathmandu raked in more than $4
million in Everest permits fees alone in 2017.
A growing chorus of foreign-led Everest
operators in Nepal are demanding greater
scrutiny of low-cost outfits that have
mushroomed in recent years, offering cheap
expeditions up the fabled summit.
These budget players are luring hordes of
amateur climbers chasing the thrill of Everest
but also risking death and injury, climbing
experts say, warning that some expedition
leaders are ill-equipped to tackle the peak.
Seven of the 10 climbers who died on
Everest's south in the last two years were
summiting with budget operators, according to
information from the Himalayan Database.
"What has happened over the last few years
on the south side is absolutely intolerable," said
Lukas Furtenbach, whose company Furtenbach
Adventures relocated to China last year citing
safety concerns. Those pushing for change
want to see permit numbers curbed and greater
oversight of guides and operators.
Nepal introduced new laws in late December
barring solo climbers, blind mountaineers
and double amputees from scaling Everest,
restrictions it said would make the peak safer.
 22 SPORTS Friday, February 2, 2018 The Indian Weekender

‘India can possibly host FIFA U-20 World Cup’
F record number
IFA U-17 World Cup
2017 project director Joy
Bhattacharjya said India has
done a monumental task by hosting
the marquee football tournament and
the nation has a strong chance of
hosting the U-20 World Cup in 2019.
“There is always a possibility. We
have done a very good job (in hosting
the U-17 World Cup); so whatever it
is, they would like to give it to us; if
anything (luck) plays a part, it will be
whether it plays a part,” Bhattacharya
told IANS. “Otherwise they would
be keen to give it to us,” he added.
He also asserted that hosting the
U-17 World Cup was the right way
to initiate infrastructure development
for football in the country which will
benefit the game in the long run.
He also said that better coaches
and referees are the critical need of
the hour for the growth of Indian
football.  do 20 other things, and that’s what is
“See, there is no one right way.
I believe you are right; hosting the
junior World Cup is always the right
way, because you know you are
focusing on junior football, you are
focusing on the base of the pyramid,
you can’t look at the top of the
pyramid,” Bhattacharya said.
“But I think now there is no one
approach; you can’t just hold one
tournament, you have to do grassroot,
you have to do coaching, you have to
happening now.
“It’s not like we have done one
World Cup, move on. You have
to develop, the leagues have to be
better, the teams have to be better,
the competition has to be better,” he
added.
“More referees in the game, more
coaches; and those two are the vital
part.”
Bhattacharya was left astonished
when he learnt that India has not been
included in the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Russia trophy tour international leg.
The trophy tour, which started on
January 22, will move to 51 countries
in all six continents before returning
to Russia for the final round, but the
FIFA U-17 World Cup hosts have not
been made a part of the journey.
“I’m surprised, I was not aware
of it,” Bhattacharya said. “And
surprised because we are such a big
market and not being a part is just
surprising to me.
“And normally in a trophy tour,
FIFA is not the decision-maker; so
I imagine the LOC, the Russian
Federation had something in mind.
But I’m just surprised,” Bhattacharya
added.
He said that the Sports Ministry
has gradually started improving
by spending money at the required
places on a priority basis.
“Relative priorities in terms of
finance are very, very different. The
Defence Ministry, for example, will
spend more in four hours of working
time than the Sports Ministry
will spend in the whole year,”
Bhattacharya said.
“It’s only now that sports is
gradually getting its importance,” he
explained.
FIFA confirms
of World Cup
ticket requests
W
orld football's governing
body FIFA on Wednesday
closed its initial phase
of ticket requests for the upcoming
World Cup in Russia, with a record
4.9 million applications recorded
since early December
Leading the charts for the highest
number of requests was Russia,
with some 2.5 million, followed by
Germany (338,000) and Argentina
(186,000), according to FIFA data,
which showed that 49 per cent of
tickets were being asked for outside
the host country, reports Efe.
Around mid-March, a lottery is to
be held to see which of the millions
of potential ticket buyers will be able
to see their favourite international
teams battle it out in stadiums across
western Russia from June 14 to
July 15.

Virat Kohli backs spinners

to end Durban jinx in 1st
ODI against South Africa
M
ore than Australia, South Africa that spin will return to India’s armoury with
happens to be India’s final the return of good surfaces in ODIs.
frontier. “We are the only team in the world blessed
While they haven’t won a Test series, with two wrist spinners with Kedar Jadhav
even an ODI series win has eluded the two- doing the conventional job. No team has
time world champions – who have managed two wrist spinners, especially two different
a tri-series win Down Under. types who are versatile in their own way. It
It is the balance of the Proteas side, a is not like both our spinners are leg-spinners
bowling attack that relies on consistency or both are Chinaman,” he said.
and pace, athletic fielding as well as "Wrist “Wrist spinners help you in
a mix of pitches that has made spinners help any condition in the world,
things difficult not just for you in any condition no matter where you play.
India but for every Asian side in the world, no matter They can go for six an
touring this part of the southern where you play. They can over but can take three
hemisphere. go for six an over but wickets as well which
Over the past 25 years, since can take three wickets is the difference in the
South Africa’s readmission to as well which is the game.” No doubt the
international cricket, there has difference in the pitches will be different
been only one Asian side that has game." from what they were in Tests.
won a one-day series here – Misbah Kohli said the Kingsmead
ul-Haq’s Pakistan, in 2013, a month before pitch looked balanced. His counterpart Faf
South Africa blanked MS Dhoni’s team. Du Plessi said he expected good surfaces.
Interestingly, Misbah played three When they last duelled in an ODI, in
spinners in each game of that series and Champions Trophy last year, Quinton de
although they didn’t exactly run through the Kock and Hashim Amla gave South Africa
opposition, they delivered. a strong start and looked to take the game
India skipper Virat Kohli, who played away. But once the spinners, R Ashwin and
as many as five pacers in the final Test at Ravindra Jadeja, came on, the team folded
Johannesburg, made it clear on Wednesday for less than 200.
India have made life easier for themselves
having had de Kock on the mat in the Test
series. The ODI opener, who scored three
successive centuries in the 2013 series to
help his team build huge totals, managed
just 71 in six Test knocks, averaging just
11.83.
His form apart, the hosts have no AB
de Villiers in the middle order, leaving it
porous. It gives India a strong chance to
script their first series win.
Vice-captain Rohit Sharma was asked
if South Africa’s top order would hold the
key. “Their top order is solid. But when
we came here the last time, our guys were
inexperienced. They have experience to
bowl in these conditions. They did the job
in Tests.”
The India bowlers will have to brace up
for something more. Bowling pace on these
surfaces won’t be as easy as it was on the
made-to-order wickets in Tests.
For the record, despite this being an
Indian-populated city and Kohli saying
that it gives him a feeling different from
anywhere else in the world, India have
failed to win a single ODI against South
Africa here. They have lost six out of seven,
with one ending without a result.

Big guns, barring Prannoy, advance at India Open

D
efending champion P.V. Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi
Srikanth, Parupalli Kashayp and the women's doubles
seeded pairs of Ashwini Ponnappa and N. Sikki Reddy
and Jakkampudi Meghana and Poorvisha S. Ram entered
the second round of the India Open BWF World Tour 500 on
Wednesday, Janaury 31.
Olympic champion Carolina Marin, Thailand's superstar
Ratchnaok Intanon, third seed Chou Tien Chen from Chinese
Taipei and Chinese fourth seed Shi Yuqi also advanced to the
next round at the Siri Fort Complex.
Fifth seed H.S. Prannoy, however, hobbled out of the
tournament, losing to qualifier Shreyansh Jaiswal 21-4, 21-6.
Battling foot corns, he struggled to get his game going and barely
put up a fight. For Shreyansh, though, it was a new high, entering
the second round of the tournament for the first time.
In the second round, Shreyansh will run into Parupalli
Kashyap, who defeated Denmak's Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 21-
14, 21-18.
Sindhu downed Denmark's Natalia Rohde 21-10, 21-13. The
Indian top seed will meet Linda Zetchiri in the next round after
the Bulgarian defeated Vaidehi Choudhari 21-19, 21-15.
Fourth seed Saina cruised past Sofie Holmboe Dahl of
Denmark 21-15, 21-9, while Marin upstaged Thailand's Mattana
Hemrachatanun 21-15, 21-11.
Saina, the former World No. 1, will face another Danish player
Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt in the second round.
In the men's section, second seed Srikanth, who is making
a comeback after an injury layoff, got past Hong Hong's Lee
Cheuk Yiu 21-17, 21-18.
Srikant next meets qualifier Isqandar Zulkarnain of Malaysia,
who upset Denmark's Emil Holst 21-15, 21-17.
Chou Tien defeated Rasmus Gemke of Denmark 21-16, 21-
15, Shi Yuqi went past Sourab Verma 21-19, 21-11 while eighth
seed Sai Praneeth got the better of England's Rajeev Ouseph 21-
11, 17-21, 21-17 in the other men's singles featuring the seeded
players.
 The Indian Weekender Friday, February 2, 2018 FEATURES 23

Men's fashion trends

to look out for in 2018
Similar to women's fashion, men's fashion also keeps changing, but many men
do not go overboard with trends and stick to their comfort while dressing. Now,
they dont have to worry as 2018 brings a host of trends in mens clothing that will
match up to their body type.

Two pockets good

Perhaps it's the recent death of Roger
Moore, but riffs on safari jackets,
field jackets and Seventies-style mil-
itary shirts were trending at the shows this sea-
son. The key detail? Look out for double breast
pockets on items with a slouchier shape, to keep
things feeling modern.

The Eighties (once again acceptable)

Every guy’s style icon for next season? His dad circa 1983.
From pastel colours to boxy suit jackets and light wash jeans
with frayed hems (or - gulp - even a crease ironed in), we saw
menswear silhouettes and shades from the Dynasty decade
trending hard on the catwalks in all three fashion capitals. How-
ever, the idea isn’t for this to be costume-y - take your favourite
elements of this trend and blend them with your existing wardrobe
to create a look that feels fresh. For a masterclass in this, take a look
at Fendi's show, which mixed Eighties sportswear with tailoring or at
E Tautz and Cerruti, who both took square-cut jackets and paired them
up with cool loose trousers. Get looking through your family albums for
outfit inspo now.
 24 FEATURES Friday, February 2, 2018 The Indian Weekender

PARENTING
Curious children ask 73 questions each day -
many of which parents can’t answer: Study
C
hildren’s inquisitiveness imagination and play an important
said to peak at four, leaving part in childhood development.
almost half of parents Tots Town playsets are perfect for
feeling hopeless educational play and are a fantastic
Curious children ask a staggering means for children to learn and grow
73 questions every day ... half of in a creative and fun way.”
which parents struggle to answer, Chad Valley Tots Town has
according to a study.  launched three videos, each one
Researchers found amid the using role play to explain questions
bombardment of who, why, what, parents find most challenging.
when, where and how many parents Questions include ‘What does ‘we
end up turning to Google for answers, can’t afford it’ mean?’ ‘Why can’t I
or making one up on the spot. stay up as late as you?’ and ‘Why do
The study also revealed children’s I have to go to school?’
inquisitive nature peaks at four- While a curious mind may be
years-old for both boys and girls, to the obvious culprit for relentless
the despair of mothers, fathers and questions, half of parents noticed the
carers. questions increase when their child
And that leaves a staggering four overhears adult conversations.
in ten feeling hopeless following the "As A respective 46 per cent attributed
constant onslaught. children grow it to other children, and their
With questioning beginning up it’s natural to be children’s wild imaginations. 
as early as 6am and not letting curious about the world Parent’s top 10 most challenging
up until bedtime, a total of 14 around them. As parents it’s questions include: 
hours of questioning, parents’ easy to forget just how much of 1. Why do people die?
despair is unsurprising.  our children’s knowledge comes 2. Where did I come from?
While fathers field the most from what we tell them. But it 3. What is God?
questions, mothers deal with can be tough to address the 4. How was I made?
413 on average each week.  trickier topics - such as average of topics with the help of Tots Town; and bedtime,” Dr. Wass said.  5. What does “we can’t afford
Unsurprisingly, almost one money and bedtime." 93 questions a range of playsets that helps with  “Using educational and visual it” mean?
third of the 1,500 mothers and each day – developmental play. aids such as toys can help to soften 6. Is Father Christmas Real?
fathers polled said the constant almost four questions “As children grow up it’s natural the difficulty of broaching trickier 7. Why do I have to go to
interrogation is exhausting, but four every waking hour.  to be curious about the world around subjects. school?
in ten did admit their child’s interest To help parents deal with some them. "Expressing complex thoughts 8. When you die who will I live
in the world around them made them of their children’s more challenging "As parents it’s easy to forget and ideas through familiar items can with?
proud parents.  questions, Tots Town at Argos has just how much of our children’s often help children’s understanding.” 9. Why is the sky blue?
Kids from the capital proved teamed up with child psychologist knowledge comes from what we tell Jackie Donnelly, Brand Manager, 10. Why can’t I stay up as late
the most inquisitive, as Londoners Dr. Sam Wass - and creating a them. But it can be tough to address Tots Town at Argos, added: “Toys as you?
admitted their children ask an series of videos that address these the trickier topics - such as money allow children to grow their
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manage to brighten the domestic environment.
you are feeling under the weather, consider it
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professional front as it can go either way. Monetary worries are set to ease as you receive
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It will take some time to regain your financial
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Be sensitive to subordinates at work or you equilibrium, but you will achieve it. Someone A decision regarding your future may confront
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can have an awkward situation on your hands. who likes you is likely to help you out at work. and confuse you at this juncture, so let others
a journey to materialise.
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your life. Plans for a short vacation are likely to ¡¡ Leo (Jul 21-Aug 22) done on the domestic front. Delay in meeting
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be finalised. Good transaction is foreseen in a lover can make you restless. A family member
deal for businesspersons. You will be able to You will need to seize the chance to showcase experiencing health problems may need your full Things will be much smoother now at work as you
catch up with others on the academic front. talents on the professional front. Maintaining support. come to terms with your present circumstances.
your standard of living may prove a bit difficult A social gathering will prove most entertaining.
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You will need to keep your options open on
¡¡ Gemini (May 21-Jun 21) will find this phase exciting, as you get to spend ¡¡ Sagittarius (Nov 23-Dec 21) the financial front. Storm clouds gather on the
quality time with lover. Those apprehensive academic front and threaten dire consequences.
Someone is likely to charge you way beyond Your ideas on the professional front are likely
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CROSSWORD NO: 4 QUIZ QUESTIONS NO: 3 ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What is the national animal of
Canada?
2. What is the national animal of
Albania?
3. Which dog used to be sacred in
China?
4. Urticaria is a skin disease
otherwise known as what?
5. What kind of animal is the
largest living creature on Earth
6. Give another name for the study
of fossils?
7. What do dragonflies prefer to
eat?
8. What do you get when you
crossbreed a donkey and a
horse?
9. Which insects cannot fly, but
can jump higher than 30 cm?
10. What is the name of the
European Bison?
11. What is called a fish with a
snake-like body?
12. In which city is the oldest zoo in
the world?
13. After which animals are the
Canary Islands named?
14. Which plant does the Canadian
flag contain?
15. What is the food of penguins?
16. Which is the largest species of
SUDOKU NO: 1 the tiger?
17. The bite of which insect causes
the Lyme Disease?

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KITCHEN Sandwich
recipes
Mixed Raita S
andwiches have been
our favourite snack for a long period
of time considering how quick and easy
they are, not to mention the yum factor it gives us. The
most common recipe for sandwiches in India is green chutney and butter
with cheese and vegetables like tomatoes and cucumbers. If you’re bored with having the same
sandwich repeatedly, here are some new fillings you can try.
A cooling side-dish of fresh vegetables in
yoghurt  Egg Salad Sandwich

T
7

he Mixed Vegetable Raita offers the

R A I TA & C H U T N E Y

simplest, almost zero-spice way to

make the most of chopped vegetavles.
With a spicy currym the plain yoghurt is a
welcome change from other more heavily
flavoured chutneys ir dips. Mixed Raita is
often served as an accompaimnet to parathas (
a flatbread) or biryani (a spiced rice dish).

Preparation Time: 5 min

Cooking Time: 10 min A sandwich made of boiled eggs cut in slices,
Serves: 2 salt, onions and tomato ketchup.
Taste: Medium 170 | India’s Most Wanted Recipies Ruby Dhillon
 
White Chicken Sauce Sandwich  Chicken Sprout Sandwich
INGREDIENTS: • In a bowl, add yoghurt and beat with a
Take cheese, butter, mayonnaise and For those of you who love to eat healthy,
• 1 cup plain yoghurt fork. Add salt and cumin powder, beat
shredded chicken pieces. Make a mixture of boil all the sprouts and cereals in your house.
• 1/2 tsp salt, or to taste again. Add chopped onion, tomato,
them. Put it between the breads. You have your Mix them together. If you’re a non vegetarian,
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder coriander and cucumber, mix thoroughly
white chicken sauce sandwich ready! add fat shredded pieces of chicken on the bread
• 1 small onion, chopped to combine. Chill Raita until served.
with mozzarella cheese or cheese spread. Grill
• 1 small tomato, chopped • Serve with Biryani (page XX) or any dish
or toast the sandwich to make the cheese melt.
• 2 Tbsp fresh coriander, chopped of your choice. Butter and Sugar
• 1/4 cucumber, chopped RUBY'S: To quickly cool the Raita, add a
METHODS: couple of ice cubes.  New Veggies Sandwich
This is basically a sandwich where you put
together the vegetables not used so commonly
Kitchen tips and tricks that nobody told you about like beetroots, broccoli, radishes and others to
give yourself an entirely new sandwich. The
Grate cold butter best part about this is that it is welcoming to
must work fast to keep it from melting, but change and there is so much to experiment!
the grated butter is perfect for adding to flour
before baking biscuits, scones, muffins, etc..
Apply butter on a sandwich and sprinkle
Potato and Peas Sandwich
It also makes the butter melt much faster, so
if your butter is too cold to spread, consider sugar over it. Grilll it or toast it. Dip it in tea
grating it first and then topping toast, veggies, while having it if you wish to. As simple as it
or a baked potato! sounds, this is one of the tastiest combinations.
Scooping up a broken shell
Cheese Nugget Sandwich
I t happens every time! I make eggs for
breakfast just about every morning, and
the brown organic eggs seem to break off into
little pieces so much easier. Instead of fishing
around with
your finger to
dig them out
of your bowl
(yeah, I do Mash some potatoes and add salt, chili
that), use one powder or any other powder according to taste

I haven’t tried this little trick just yet, but of the egg If you happen to have ready-to-fry nuggets at and preference. Now, add some boiled, soft
I love the idea! Your stick of butter has shell halves home or if you can make them, you can use it as peas. Mash them all together once more and fill
to be close to frozen for it to work, and you to scoop it a filling too. Put the nuggets on the bread with a in between the bread slices. A simple yet filling
out! cheese slice, onions and tomatoes.  sandwich is ready.
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AUCKLAND’S HOTTEST BOLLYWOOD STATION

Ranveer Singh:
I’m not as ambitious, greedy as Khilji
W
ith menacing eyes, eccentric from within. I cannot really relate to Alauddin The movie was mired in a row as protests
mannerisms and powerful Khilji at any level. I am not as ambitious, as erupted over alleged distortion of facts. After
acting, Ranveer Singh has upped greedy and as manipulative,” Ranveer said. the film released following a long-stretched
his own ante as Delhi Sultan Alauddin However, the actor, 32, believes “there’s battle, reviews pointed out at how Khilji’s
Khilji in Padmaavat. no end to what you can achieve”. character has been demonised.
But the actor says it’s a character whose “The more work I do, I realise how much “As an actor, I just have to stick to the
ambitions and greed he does not relate to, I can do because it is limitless. So, I hope to character that I find in the script,” Ranveer
even though he has his eyes on building a keep going,” he added.  justified, saying he used the film’s bound
vast legacy of filmography to be proud of. Ranveer made his acting debut in 2010 script “as my textbook and my bible” to
After captivating cine-goers with with Band Baajaa Baaraat, and by his own create a character around it.
his powerful performance in films like admission, he has “grown leaps and bounds Ranveer says he can always choose to
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, Bajirao as an artiste” ever since. add to the script from the “research and
Mastani and the latest Padmaavat, actor “I think the past seven and a half years homework” he does during the prep phase,
Ranveer Singh is set to dive into projects have been very solid. It has been an but his job as an actor is to do justice to the
that are as different as chalk and cheese. amazing journey from Band Baaja Baaraat character. 
There’s Gully Boy, Simmba and a biopic to Padmaavat. I have learnt a lot. I have Excited about his upcoming slate of films,
on India’s 1983 Cricket World Cup victory. been able to showcase my versatility and I Ranveer said: “I am working with films and
“I have a very large vision for myself, my have been able to learn and work with very filmmakers who are very different from each
body of work, my career. I hope to build different styles,” he said.  other. Zoya Akhtar, Rohit Shetty and Kabir
a vast legacy with a filmography which Wasn’t it a risk to play an anti-hero? Khan... It is again a very good opportunity
I can be proud of when I am done. I “It was a huge risk. I was very apprehensive to showcase my versatility... In my own
want to look back and feel like I about taking the risk but Bhansali was very estimation, I am attracted towards actors who
made a significant contribution to persistent in his pursuit of me and he is the are able to transform themselves with each
the art and yes, keep pushing the one who convinced me that I would be able character.
envelope and keep exploring to pull it off. I went with his conviction. I can “I always hope to be that way. I always
to things that have not been never say no to Bhansali, given the amount endeavour to be that way.”
done before,” With he has contributed to my career and Ranveer also said that he has come out of
Khilji, Ranveer "Once to me as an artiste.  Khilji as a better human being. “You know,
I committed, “Once I committed, I as much as it affected me emotionally and
has achieved that.
I put my everything
Where did the inspiration put my everything into it. mentally, I have also come out feeling lighter.
into it. But, yes, initially
for his eccentric antics in there were apprehensions,” But, yes, initially there It is rare and overwhelming to see such great
the Sanjay Leela Bhansali said Ranveer, who found were apprehensions,” response to performances and the film. I am
directorial come from? the character “mentally, said Ranveer, who found filled with gratitude, which leads to a desire
“There’s no references physically and emotionally” the character “mentally, to express and spread more affection and
(for the character) as such draining." physically and emotionally” love. Whenever I get something from God, I
and it definitely didn’t come draining. feel like giving back,” he said.

Can focus on other projects now: Shahid post Padmaavat release

S
hahid Kapoor’s much talked
about film Padmaavat released
last week and the actor says
that now that the film is out of his
system, he can focus on other projects.
The actor paid a visit to find out
audience reaction to Padmaavat and
during an interaction, he was asked
about his next film Batti Gul Meter
Chalu to which he replied: Shree
Narayan Singh in Toilet Ek Prem
Katha talked about issues women
faced with open defecation. Now he
has chosen the electricity issue which
will make the film very relatable to
the common man.”
“Now, that Padmaavat has released
and is out of my system, I can focus
on other projects.”
The actor also revealed that the
Batti Gul Meter Chalu team will
begin shooting soon.
“We will start shooting for it in the
next 10 days. We have already started
table reads for the film. The story
is based in Uttarakhand so I will be
using a certain accent and dialect for
the film. After playing a King, I will
be seen as a small city lawyer. Apart
from me, Shraddha Kapoor and Yami
Gautam are part of the film,” he said.
Shahid essayed the role of
Maharawal Ratan Singh in Sanjay
Leela Bhansali’s directorial.
When asked why he decided to take
the role, he said: “There are some
films that are very close to your heart
and then there are some films which
you have to experience with other
people. I did this character of Ratan
Singh for people because I wanted
people to know more about him,
about his valour and his sacrifices.”
Bollywood actress Swara
Bhaskar called Bhansali out for the
glorification of Sati and Jauhar in his
film in an open letter.
When asked to comment on the
same, Shahid said: “I haven’t read it
yet. We have been busy with other
things, but I think this isn’t the
right time.
Padmaavat is representing the
film industry and it’s freedom of
expression.”
“It has been a tough battle for us
to be able to bring forth the film to
the audience. It feels great to receive
support from the entire industry
but it feels odd that someone said
something on a personal level. That’s
OK though as everyone has the right
to say what they want but I haven’t
read it yet.”
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Age is just a number: Shruti Haasan

The Indian Weekender Friday, February 2, 2018 29

S
hruti Haasan turned 32 on Sunday,
Janaury 28, and she is not fretting over
her age. The actress finds the number
concept “silly”.
“Age is just a number. I have always
wondered why, be it any artiste anywhere in the
world like Tom Cruise, there will be a bracket
and then their age will be there, or it will read
so and so 23-year-old. I have always wondered
why do people do that,” Shruti said.
“It is really odd because the number
concept, beyond a point for me, is really silly,”
she added.
As for her 32nd birthday celebration, the
daughter of stars Kamal Haasan and Sarika,
says there is no big party planned.
“I am in LA and I am going for dinner with
all my friends from here, so I am really excited
about it. About having a warm cosy evening
with my friends,” she said.
Looking back at all those growing up years,
Shruti, who sings and acts in films in multiple
languages like Hindi and Tamil, said: “It
has been wonderful. I have always been big
on birthdays.
"My parents have been so wonderful to me
during my birthdays, my sister, my friends
everyone. So, there are fond memories.
“There are so many fond memories that I
can’t pick one.”
Shruti had a shaky start to her career, with you get successful, then doing
films such as Luck, Anaganaga O Dheerudu this and that and next thing and
and 7am Arivu failing to elicit expected next thing... I felt like I really
response. But Pawan Kalyan’s Telugu film wanted to take a step back and I
Gabbar Singh, a remake of Dabangg, changed really wanted to balance music
the game for Shruti and got her into the big in my life as well. I felt I needed
league. a neutralising experience.
The actress says she has learnt a lot over all “It is difficult to change your
these years, with the art of remaining patient, point of view when you are
being the most important thing. in the same situation
“It has really been about It constantly. I took
patience. I have learnt a lot of has really been a step away and
patience and still I am not that about patience. I have went to London
patient which I like to be. But learnt a lot of patience which was a
yes, it has been better than it and still I am not that patient completely new
was before... I have learnt to which I like to be. But yes, it environment,
be more empathetic.” has been better than it was new me and there
Shruti wants to continue before... I have learnt to be was no baggage
on the same path of growing more empathetic. of the past. There
and learning. were no expectations
“The challenge is to make and I met some lovely
something new in the path of growing and artistes. For me, it was a great
maintaining balance.” neutraliser and a great re-assessing
After the release of Behen Hogi Teri and when I wanted.”
Katamarayudu last year, Shruti decided to On the work front, the
take a step back to re-assess her career. The actress says there will be
actress says the process turned out to be a announcements soon, and
“great neutraliser”. promised she will “do
“I have never done it before. It was (all about) lots of music this
learning as I go, and by God’s grace, once year”.

I am signing amazing Madame Tussauds's wax

figure was a dream as a
films: Parineeti Chopra child: Varun Dhawan
A V
ctor Parineeti Chopra, who last appeared in
arun Dhawan is the are being an actor in one country
Golmaal Again, says that now she is signing
youngest name from because of other digital mediums.
amazing films and all this happened after the
Bollywood to have a wax Audiences are all over the world as
stupendous success of Golmaal Again.
figure at Hong Kong's Madame everyone can enjoy your song/films
During media interaction when asked about joining the
Tussauds. The actor says this was online," he said.
200 crore club with Golmaal Again, Parineeti said: “It has
one dream that he has always had But does becoming a celebrity at
been great as Golmaal Again became the biggest hit of
since childhood and he is happy to such a young age make him want
last year. It joined 200 crore club.”
see that it is coming true now. more or is he content with the way
“I really wanted to do a film to join 100 crore club but
"It is a massive honour. It's a his career is shaping up?
it went just double so I am very happy. The kind of films
kind of love and appreciation that "I'm not content yet. I would like
I am signing now are amazing. My brand endorsements
I am getting my figure at Madame to explore what it is and I want to do
and other things are even better,” she added.
Tussauds Hong Kong. Also, I am more. I feel like there is much more
The actress shed quite a lot of weight after her initial
the youngest actor in the attraction. that I can do. There are so many
films and so when asked if directors and producers are
That is a massive honour. I am new and different things that I can
changing their perspective towards her after the weight
definitely excited as I got my explore. I'm excited now as it is a
loss, she said, “I think yes, the perspective did change,
parents and sister to travel with new field, starting with my
but not necessarily in the typical way.”
me to see this. new film 'October'.
"I really wanted to do a film to join 100 crore club "This was a big So currently, I'm
but it went just double so I am very happy. The kind dream for me as trying to do
of films I am signing now are amazing. My brand a child. I always something
endorsements and other things are even better" dreamt about new," he said.
this, and today it Directed by
is coming true," Shoojit Sircar,
“When you’re in a particular shape, people have
Varun said The "October"
very particular expectations from you in terms of role
actor, who made will launch a
playing. But when you give them a shock like that, they
his Bollywood new face Banita
saw me in a different way and this is the reason I got
debut with Karan Sandhu.
Golmaal Again because the role required a lot of action
Johar's Student of the Varun said: "First
in the film. I don’t think I would have gotten the role if
Year along with Alia Bhatt of all, 'October' is not
I wasn’t fit.” The Ishaqzaade actress also added that
and Sidharth Malhotra, went on a cliched love story, which
shedding weight or changing body type for an actress is a
to feature in films like Main Tera is very new for this generation. I'm
good thing as it allows her freedom to play different roles.
Hero, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, not going to say it's a happy love
“It will be limiting for an actress because we will not
Badlapur, Badrinath Ki Dulhania story or a sad love story, but it is
be able to do all kinds of films.
and Judwaa 2. something very new and something
"If we want to do different kinds of
His next projects are October and I want to do," Varun said.
role such as action or playing a drug
Sui Dhaaga. On his chemistry with Banita,
addict, I can’t be overweight,” said
Talking about how he keeps his Varun said she holds a very special
Parineeti.
calm after experiencing stardom place in his heart.
She will next be seen
at such a young age, Varun, son of "Banita holds a very special place
sharing screen space
filmmaker David Dhawan, said: "I in my heart. And it's forceful. She is
with Arjun Kapoor in
never actually prepared for stardom very young, and you know, she let
Sandeep Aur Pinky
or deal with it. me protect her from the bad world
Faraar, which is
"The most important thing is that out there. She is young and has
directed by Dibakar
I want to be an actor, I want to be less fear. Her mindset... She knows
Banerjee.  The film
on screens and do films and I am clearly about what she wants,
is scheduled to
getting to do that. And today being and she is such a brilliant girl,"
release on August 3.
an actor doesn't only mean that you said Varun.
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Guftagu with Gulzar Saab
Date: Saturday, February 3
Time: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Venue: Dorothy Winstion Centre, 16 Howe
Street, Auckland
Once in a lifetime opportunity to see the
legendary poet and lyricist Gulzar Saab
in a Guftagu in Auckland. An opportunity
comparable to a pilgrimage doesn’t come every
day so seize it while you can. This Guftagu
will be curated by Salim Arif. For sponsorship,
contact Umesh Sharma on +64 21 111 055,
Rushi Dave on +61 413 806 425 or Arun Nanda
on +61 401 230 046. For information related to
tickets and Ticket Bazaar, or to buy tickets on
phone, call Swati Sharma +64 9 217 3623.
NZTA Blood Donation
2018
Date: Thursday, Feb 8
Time: 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Venue: New Zealand Blood Service- 71 Great
South Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand
NZTA is organizing Blood Donation Program
from 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm on Thursday, 8th of
Feb 2018 at NZ Blood Service, 71, Great South
Road, Epsom. If you’re a blood donor, you’re a
hero to someone, somewhere, who received
your gracious gift of life
Bhajan Sandhya
Date: Saturday, 10 Febuary
Time: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Venue: Dorothy Winstone Centre, 15 Howe
Street, Auckland
Bhajan Sandhya celebrates an evening of
popular and traditional Bhajans, showcasing
the talent of Auckland’s finest musicians and
singers. Fundraising for Sri Ramkrishna Vedanta
Center, this is one musical evening that is
definitely not to be missed. Contact 4. Mahesh
Sunder on 09 627 0499 or 021 310 279 or Amit
Sengupta - 09 629 5252 or 022 424 9269 for
more information.
Waitakere Holi Mela 2018
Date: Saturday, March 4
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Venue: Corban Estate Arts Centre, 2 Mt
Lebanon Lane, Henderson, Auckland
For the 12th year running, Waitakere Indian
Association is once again proud to bring
NZ’s #BIGGEST & *FREE* #family #friendly
#community #WIAHoli event to you.  The
event will feature Live Music, DJ, Cultural Items
for all walks of life- young and old, mouth
watering food and lots of choices of colors.
#BringYourCamera. We are also celebrating
CHILDREN’S DAY - so bring your children.  Marathon falls beautifully at the end of a summer
This is a family friendly event and the colors are
bio degradable ones. We have ordered lots of
color this year.
The Color Run Dreams
World Tour - Aucklan
Date: Sunday, March 11
Time: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Venue: QBE Stadium, Albany, Auckland
WHO LOVES UNICRONS? The original happiest
5k on the planet! Enter a world where anything is
possible, where you can dance through a cloud
of colour, swim through an ocean of dreamy
foam and party the day away with giant unicorns
and more music than ever before!
Anoushka Shankar: Land
of Gold - Auckland Arts
Festival 2018
Date: Sunday, March 18
Time: 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Venue: Silo Park, Wynyard Quarter, 96
Jellicoe Drive, Auckland
Experience sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar,
daughter of the legendary Ravi Shankar,
performing live her spellbinding and magnetic
album Land of Gold. A singular figure in the
Indian classical and progressive world-music
scenes, Anoushka Shankar brings a deep
relationship with tradition through her father
and guru, the late great Ravi Shankar. These
exchanges between Indian and Western music
find even greater power in Shankar’s advocacy
Friday, February 2, 2018
for women’s rights and social justice, with her
latest album, Land of Gold, responding to the
humanitarian trauma of displaced people fleeing
conflict and poverty.
2018 Waterfront Half
Marathon
Date: Sunday, April 8
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Venue: Mission Bay, Auckland
April 8, 2018 sees the inaugural edition of
the Auckland Waterfront Half Marathon.
Several years in the making, this is the half
marathon that Auckland runners and walkers
have been waiting for. Flat, fast, traffic free
and spectacularly scenic, the Waterfront Half
of fitness in the City of Sails, making it the Grand
Finale of the Mizuno Auckland Half Marathon
Series.
MOTAT Military Day
Display
Date: Sunday, March 18
Time: 1 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Venue: Point Chevalier Beach, Auckland
Hosted by RNZAF Black Falcons and Royal New
Zealand Air Force. Come and check us out
at the MOTAT Military Day Display. Our display
will be best viewed over Point Chevalier Beach.
Event details: www.motat.org.nz. We always
love seeing your photos and videos so make
sure you take some as we fly over. IMPORTANT:
timings and display could change due to
weather or operational requirements so please
check our Facebook page on the day for any
changes.
DARA | Expression of
Interest
Date: Saturday, Feb 17 & Sunday, 19 February
Time: 1 p.m.
Venue: TAPAC (The Auckland Performing Arts
Centre) 100 Motions Rd. Western Springs,
Auckland
After a critically acclaimed year that saw Prayas
present the immersive and interactive show
Samaroh- The Great Indian Carnival as part of
the Auckland Arts Festival and 2017 Auckland
Theatre Award Winning Swabhoomi- Borrowed
Earth, Prayas is back with their production for
2018! Dara! Coming to TAPAC from 14th to
24th June 2018 for a full season of TEN shows.
We are currently looking looking for expression
of interest from creatives, actors, dancers,
musicians, production, volunteers looking to join
the Prayas family.
Please fill in this form and pass this event to
those who may be interested.
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JqCuPa1a1oNEgtjZ2zf5l2gGMAr1xOBxJDk/
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Waitangi ki Manukau
2018
Date: Tuesday, February 06
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Venue: Hayman Park, 51-55 Lambie Drive,
Manukau, Auckland
Waitangi ki Manukau is coming to Hayman Park
in 2018. Celebrate our national day by enjoying
local culture, including a fantastic line-up of live
music from Maisey Rika, Rootz Konekt, Sweet
Echo, RnR Music and more. Visit the Waitangi
Immigration Translation Centre
Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Urdu, Sinhalese, Arabic, etc.
Accurate, professional, prompt service by accredited translators.
Approved by LTSA/AA/Immigration New Zealand.
Birth/Marriage/Police Clearance Certificates, Diplomas, Letters, etc.
181 Hobson Street Auckland City 09-3570922, 021-488-525
Email: dsoh@ymail.com
The Indian Weekender
village to taste Māori and Pacific kai, learn
about the significance of the Treaty of Waitangi
through interactive, family-friendly activities.
Try something new at the arts and crafts
stalls, suitable for all ages. Auckland Council’s
Waitangi ki Manukau is a zero-waste, smoke-
free and alcohol-free event, supported by Te
Wānanga o Aotearoa, the Ministry of Culture and
Heritage, Mai FM and Waikato Tainui.
Children’s Day Carnival
2018
Date: Saturday, March 03
Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Venue: Garden Pl, Hamilton Central, Hamilton
3204, New Zealand
The best family friendly, free event is back
for 2018! Join us in Garden Place as we
celebrate Children’s Day and our fantastic
local community. There is entertainment, rides,
bouncy castles, Chalk Fest art competition and
so much more. With dedicated zones for the
under 5’s and the rangatahi we have something
for everyone. Save the date and keep an eye out
for updates.
Christchurch Holi-Festival
of Colours
Date: Saturday, March 17
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Venue: Hagley Parkl North, Christchurch
Holi is all about celebrating the people of
Christchurch. Cultural-fusion performances will
showcase the many different cultures in our
community, joining together for one big party.
Entry to this festival is free*! Holi coinsides with
St Patrick’s Day so watch this space for exciting
updates! Holi is a day to forget your worries and
connect with family and friends. Throw colours
and dance to music from various DJs. Enjoy
traditional Indian games, cultural performances
and festive Holi delicacies.
Tips for the day: 
Wear old clothes as the colour may not wash
out.  Wear comfortable flat shoes that you don’t
mind getting stained. 
Bring cash to buy colour and enjoy delicious Holi
food. Parking is limited so plan your trip before
the day. *Please do not bring your own colours.
Our colours are corn-flour based, non-toxic and
cosmetic grade. They are safe for children and
adults. Entry to this festival is free* and Holi is
strictly an alcohol and drug free event!
Holi Wellington Colour
Fest 2018
Date: Saturday, March 24
Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Venue: Upper Frank, Kitts Park, Wellington
Central
3333 Events and Productions Limited is proud
to bring to you:  Holi: Wellington Colour Fest
Colour Food Fun Entertainment. Holi : The
Festival of Colour and Celebration is now
happening at the Coolest Capital of World. This
is one festival, where people of all ages and
cultures can get together, celebrate diversity
and look forward to the future. Bring your family,
friends to the iconic Upper Frank Kitts Park,
throw colour on each other, enjoy delicious food
and dance to tunes of renowned Djs. This is
strictly an Alcohol & Drug Free Event. 
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