Indian Weekender 9 October 2015

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Celebrating Sikh heritage and culture

Swati Sharma
urudwara Sri Kalgidhar

Sahib Takanini and
Supreme Sikh Society
of New Zealand celebrated Sikh

Childrens Day on October 3 and
4 in Auckland. More than 600
children took part in the twoday event that showcased the
Sikh culture.
Children from Sikh Heritage
School and all over New Zealand
took part in various activities and
religious competitions including
Clockwise from above: Young boys performing the Gatka (martial arts), children dressed in traditional attire, participants
singing Gurbani, boys participating in the Dastar-bandi (turban tying) competition.
Kavishri, Gatka (martial arts),

(turban
Dastar-bandi
tying),
poetry, speech, Gurbani singing,

Sikh art and essay writing.
On the second day of the
event,
sports
competitions
were organised that included

race,
kabaddi
and
football.
Photo credit: Savi B Creations
and Mahesh Bindra graced the

occasion with their presence,
who also distributed free goodies
and giveaways.
Children
from
as
far
as
Hamilton, Te puke, Tauranga and

North Shore came to participate in
All the activities took place at
the two-day heritage celebrations.
Gurudwara Sri Kalgidhar Sahib
The concluding eventFun Day
in
will take place on October 10 at
Takanini.
Parliamentarians
including Dr Parmjeet Parmar
Rainbow Ends, Manukau.
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Indian music foundation

launched
Free information
workshopsBlackfor
Red
migrants
uckland
Regional
Migrant
Services (ARMS) is running
five free settlement information
workshops for migrants in October on
several topics, including legal rights and
renting, to help newcomers settle into
the city.
FromOctober 19 to 23, ARMS will be
running information workshops at the
ARMS Regional Offices at 532 Mt Albert
Road, Three Kings Plaza in Three Kings.
The
Auckland
organisation
is
also running a four-day course on
communicating in a Kiwi workplace. The
course runs onSunday, October 4, 11, 18
and 25at the Peace Place, 2F/22 Emily
Place, Auckland CBD.
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foundation for the promotion of

Indian classical music and arts
got off to a promising start in
Auckland last weekend.
The Mohan Nadkarni Foundation,
named after one of Indias bestknown
musicologists
and
authors,
was inaugurated with a concert of
classical
music
with
accomplished
singers from Dubai, Australia and
New Zealand.
A website with a selection of the Late
Mohan Nadkarnis 50 years of writings
was also launched on the occasion. These
writings were hitherto not available on the
web and for the first time will be accessible
to students, music lovers, historians and
researchers free of cost, no matter where
they are located.
The concert at the Green Bay High
Performing Arts Centre began with a
Ragamala performed by wellknown
Auckland vocalists Vidya Teke and
Manasi Kulkarni. The 16-raga garland was
performed with great finesse, setting the
perfect tone to the fest of music that was
to come. Aucklands Samir Bhalodkar on
the Harmonium and Sanjay Dixit from
Wellington on the Tabla accompanied all
the vocalists with great aesthetics, skill
and aplomb.
A film comprising artistes tributes to
the author and musicologist was screened
next. It featured Switzerland- and USbased sarod maestro Ken Zuckerman,
celebrated violin exponent Kala Ramnath
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Workshop details:
(Left to right): Sanjay Dixit, Milind Chittal and Samir Bhalodkar at the concert
(based in Mumbai and the US) and well

known vocalist Vidushi Lalith J Rao from
Bengaluru, India.
Dev Koppikars recital followed the
film. The banker from Sydney who has
always been a keen student of Hindustani
vocal music rendered his fare brilliantly.
He sang raga Madhuvanti followed by a
couple of lighter pieces to the delight of the
discerning audience that had swelled to fill
the well-appointed auditorium.
It was post interval that the evenings
main highlight unfolded. Milind Chittal of
the hallowed Kirana tradition of Hindustani
vocal musicwhose lineage boasts legends
such as Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and a host of
othersbegan his offering with raga Puriya
Kalyan followed by a rare rendition of the
ancient Dhrupad-style nome-tome in raga
Abhogi that progressed into a khayal and a
drut. His rendition of the famous Marathi

devotional abhang of Sant Eknath, Maaze
Maher Pandhari, had the audience in
raptures. He concluded with a traditional
bhairavi.
The concert, which was organised in
association with Might-I (Migrant Heritage
Charitable trust), was well received, with
many in the audience making a beeline
for the stage to congratulate and thank the
artistes for their sterling performances and
click pictures.
The foundation plans to promote
classical music education as well as
endeavour to build platforms for young
and upcoming talent while presenting
quality performers to wider audiences
in New Zealand. To read the Late Mohan
Nadkarnis writings on the web, visit www.
mohannadkarni.org.
NZs Education System and Library
Services (info session), October 19, 9.30

a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Health System in NZ and Community
Safety (info Session), October 20, 9.30
a.m. to 3.30 p.m.
Home Ownership and Tenancy in NZ
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Budgeting and Financial Systems in NZ
(info session), October 22, 9.30 a.m. to 3
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Legal Rights and Responsibilities in NZ
(info session), October 23, 9.30 a.m. to 3
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ARMS English Pronunciation, October 4,
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Biryani Competition
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special and delicious food treat

is on for biryani lovers during
October. Best Indian and Sri
Lankan food outlets of Sandringham are
taking part in the Best Biryani competition.
Lisa Loveday, the inspiration behind
Sandringhams first ever Best Biryani
Competition, reveals her reason for
launching this inaugural event.
The idea came about when we noticed
how competitive the restaurants were,
especially about Biryani. Everyone thinks
theirs is the best! says Lisa, owner/
operator of Eat Auckland and Sandringham
Food and Spice Tour.
So over the month of October, expert
judges will be sampling the Biryani
atseven Sri Lankan and Indian restaurants
in Sandringhamto decide whose is best.
The restaurants taking part will display
a poster in their shop window with the
Biryani/s they are entering.
The judging is blind so every day the
chefs will be making their best Biryani
making October a terrific month to visit
Sandringham and try this traditional and
delicious celebration dish, says Lisa.
Diners can also mention their favourite
Sandringham Biryani in October on the
Facebook
pagewww.facebook.com/
bestbiryanicompetitionand be in to win a
meal for two at the winning restaurant.
The awards for thebest meat biryani and
best vegetarian biryaniwill be announced
at the Sandringham Village Street Festival
on31 October.
Sandringham, just over 5 SW kms out

of Aucklands CBD, has in recent years
become a hub of Indian and Sri Lankan
restaurants and Asian supermarkets and
attracts people from all over Auckland. The
vibrant annual festival will feature fabulous
food, music, street stalls and community
performances. This year most restaurants
participating will be offering$5 tastings.
About Lisa Loveday
Lisa Loveday is a food writer, chef and
food technologist and a loyal Sandringham
resident.She is also the owner/operator
of Eat Auckland walking food tours, the
principal sponsor for the Sandringham
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As the season kicks off, heres a look at how cricket helps Indians feel at home in Christchurch
Gaurav Sharma
aving lived in Austria and UK

before relocating to Christchurch
two
seasons
ago,
Suhas
Nawada, a doctorate student at University
of Canterburys chemical engineering
department, was itching to restart his clublevel cricket career once again.
Even though its such a pretty city,
nobody plays cricket in Vienna where I
lived with my family. It was a bit better
in Sheffield, UK, where I moved for my
masters. But Christchurch is way better
in terms of cricket infrastructure, playing
opportunities, and the welcoming attitude
locals have towards cricket-playing
immigrants like me.
Cricket is a religion in India, with Sachin
Ramesh Tendulkar a de facto god. So while
Christchurch with its white city image
may sometimes feel alien to people from
the Indian sub-continent, cricket definitely
helps in smoothening the settling-in for a
lot of us, noted Nawada, who incidentally
was also the player of the season for
Christchurchs renowned 111-year-old
cricket club St Albans 3C team last year.
Alan Jamieson, who is the president of St
Albans Cricket Club added, Christchurch
is home to around 10,000 active cricket
players with many from India. Apart from
the obvious difference in playing conditions,
with more bouncy and less turning pitches,
Indians may find it difficult to adjust to
East Christchurch Shirleys 3B and Kings XI Punjab team members
the cold weather and the different cricket

culture in Christchurch initially. But once
that is taken care of, we find the love and
passion Indians have for the sport is
just amazing.
One thing that shines out for all Indians
playing club cricket in Christchurch is
the infrastructure that the city has put in
place even after suffering the devastating
earthquakes of 2010-11.
Bibin Joy, vice-captain of Marist
Harewood Eco Travels 3B cricket team,
who hails from Kerala and has been in
Christchurch since 2012, While all of us
have sweet memories of playing street

cricket in India, what we have here is
something special, especially in terms of the
number of pitches.
Mike Harvey, General Manager at
Christchurch
Metropolitan
Cricket
Association (CMCA)the organisation that
looks after the adult club and youth Cricket
in the city, explains, During the season,
we have at least 100 functioning cricket
pitchescombining the artificial ones used
for junior cricket as well as the clay turfs.
Also, the money spent to run the season
successfully every year by all stakeholders
including the CMCA, City Council and

Canterbury Cricket is between three to four
million dollars, which is quite substantial
for such a small city.
Harvey also informs that out of the
total 125 cricket teams across all grades in
Christchurch, around 6 to 8 have mostly
Indian players. These teams are mainly
from Marist Harewood, East Christchurch
Shirley, Addington and Halswell cricket
clubs, he said.
One of these teams is East Christchurch
Shirleys 3B team Kings XI Punjab, whose
captain Sahib Sasanfrom Jammu and
Kashmir in Indiashifted to the Garden
City in 2010.
I think cricket plays a dual-role in terms
of developing Indian-Kiwi as well as IndianIndian camaraderie. While it helps Indians
immigrating to Christchurch integrate in
the local culture, it also aids in us getting to
know other Indians who are already settled
here. We moved to Christchurch in search
of a better life. That better life also has
cricket in it, is definitely an added bonus.
One of my favourite images from this
winter is how in June and July when the
entire city was shivering and the grass was
covered in icy frost, I use to come to our
clubs pavilion at Hagley Oval on Sundays
only to find a group of Indians playing
cricket at the nearby Hagley Park in bonechilling cold. This is so inspiring for all of
us, concluded Jamieson.
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Eid food festival in Auckland
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New Lynn Fresh

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he International Eid Food Festival

is being celebrated on October 11
this year at Kelston Community
Centre, Awaroa Park, whereas the womenonly evening will be celebrated on October
10. Generally organised around the Eid
festival, this year the unpredictable weather
conditions delayed the festival.
The festival provides women from
diverse ethnicities an opportunity to come
together to network and share stories. A
line of good speakers has also added to this
years event.
The festival dayon October 11will
featuresavoury foodsoldby enterprising
Open 7 Days
and diverse communities.There will be

Halaal food from countries such as India,
Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Fiji and Somalia along
with a range of vegetarian dishes and New
Zealands popular BBQs and chips.
Anne Degia-Pala of EthNix Links and
Advocacy Network (ELAN) has been
instrumental yet again in bringing this
diversity event in the spirit of sharing
and peace building. ELAN is an advocacy
group promoting the wellbeing of ethnic
womenand families inAuckland.
Community engagement is done best at
ground level, says Anne.
The event is supported by the Auckland
Council Henderson-Massey Local Board
and various community organisations.
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It will be used across the Wellington
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of similar mobile police stations to
be used in other districts as well.
Senior Sergeant Derek Orchard said the new
van would benefit communities across the
district. This mobile police base is a huge

asset for our district. It enables us to get out
into our community and really connect with
our community and work together to make
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Orchard said the concept was unique and
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Kiwi Indian Thought Series
Indians have excelled in different fields in

New Zealand. With the Kiwi Indian Thought
Series, we want to showcase the talent pool
that is constantly contributing to the growth
and success of New Zealand. Whether it is an
anecdote, a personal experience that changed
your life, interesting ideas or innovative
thoughts that you would like to share, we
give you a platform to showcase what you
have brought From India to New Zealand.
Introducing
the speakers
Indian Weekender
presents
Kiwi Indian
Thought Series
Auckland Diwali Festival

1718 October 2015
Theme : From India to NZ
Prerna
Sinha
rerna Sinha is a 27-year-old multitalented,

career-oriented
and
passionate Kiwi-Indian woman
residing in Auckland, New Zealand. She is
the reigning Kiwi Indian Young Achiever
of 2015.
Prerna works as a Senior Developer in
the Product & Infrastructure Department
of GrabOne, one of the most successful
websites in the country. She is also a DJ and
has been spinning at some of Aucklands
best night clubs under the pseudonym
DJ Charlie.
Prernas journey and

achievements so far have
made her an influential and
inspirational woman in the
Kiwi-Indian community.
Date: 17-18 October | Time: 5-7 p.m.

Venue: Limelight Room, Level 3 Aotea Centre
She has been a part of and performed

at some of the biggest events in New
Zealand. She has a very loyal following
of music listeners globally. She has also
been featured on local and international
radio shows in the US, the UK
and UAE.
She is also an Official Brand Ambassador
of Audio-Technica in New Zealand. AudioTechnica is a worldwide group of companies
devoted to the design, manufacture,
marketing and distribution of state-of-theart audio equipment.

She was awarded as Entrepreneurial
Challenge Winner of Miss Universe New
Zealand 2014 and also finished in the Top
10 in the pageant.
Prerna made New Zealand her home
when she moved here as an international
student in 2006 to pursue her undergraduate
studies in IT.
Prernas journey and achievements
so far have made her an influential
and inspirational woman in the KiwiIndian community.
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Kiwi Indian Thought Series

Gurpreet Sidhu
urpreet, a well known yoga

instructor in Auckland, has learnt
the ancient Indian practice from
many world famous yoga teachers and
gurus including Sri Sri Ravi Shankar of
Art of Living, Baba Ramdev, Vipasana
and Sivananda. She has not only mastered
yogasnas but also has explored the spiritual
side of it. She can be truly called a blend
of both.
She has completed a teacher training
course in India, papers in anatomy for yoga,
ayurveda and is currently working towards
completing a nutrition diploma. She is
also a qualified chef.
As she is passionate about cooking,
she is also practicing Ayurvedic
cooking to contribute more towards
health and wellness of the society by
motivating her yoga students for a
thoughtful diet.
She is fond of reading books
on yoga, philosophy and
life stories of yogis and has
been learning yoga sutras
of Patanjali. A believer of
everything happens for a
reason, she believes that
yoga is a tool of ones transformation that
teaches us to love everyone.
Yoga, she says, has not

only the power to heal the
sickness and diseases
of people but also gives
us the ability to control
things we think we have
no control over.
Yoga, she says, has not only the power

to heal the sickness and diseases of people
but also gives us the ability to control things
we think we have no control over. And that
has been her biggest motivation to continue
walking on this path.

Gurpreet believes that yoga has
helped her to be physically, mentally and
emotionally strong in every situation of
life. She says that through yoga practice
one becomes more sensitive to peoples
energy and also become present with what
they need.
She encourages teens to learn yoga and
meditation and hopes that young women
can learn to accept their bodies. She says
that seeing more men being enthusiastic to
join yoga these days is amazing.
She wishes to serve the community with
this ancient Indian practice. Come and
listen to her to find out more about how
yoga has so much to offer and how you too
can make yoga your personal refuge.
Himanshu Tyagi
fter a weekend of intense

competition at the NZ Culinary
Fare, NZ Chefs National Salon
announced
25-year-old
Aucklander,
Himanshu Tyagi as 2015 New Zealand Chef
of the year.
Himanshu, also known as Shaun, took
out the prestigious award with his entries in
the Seafood platter and the entree, main
and dessert categories.
Shaun works at Chikos Restaurant
and Cafe in Henderson, West
Auckland. Shaun worked tirelessly
in his spare time for two months
preparing for the competition
and is now buzzing from the event
itself and his new title.
Originally from a small village
in Delhi, India, Shaun came to New
Zealand in 2011 to complete his chef
training.
When asked what inspired him to
train as a chef, Shaun is not entirely
sure, but admits he always liked food,
although before coming to New Zealand
he had never seen or heard of many of
the foods he now works with. Shaun
now loves cheffing and thinks feeding
others is a real privilege.
Shaun is thankful to his many mentors,
including, Andrew McGregor, Olivier
Schirm, Grant Kitchen and most recently
Shaun believes working

with a calm and peaceful
mind is key to his success,
he enjoys teaching others
and never wants to stop
learning.
Chikos head chef and owner Roberto
Manuel, a multi award-winning chef
himself with vast international experience.
Ram Lingam
am Lingam is a writer and

commentator
on
Indian
culture and has specific
interests in the wisdom traditions of
India. He is born and bred in Mumbai
and has made New Zealand his home
for almost two decades.
Ram is a prolific writer on Indian
culture and blogs at India Sutra
(www.indiasutra.co.nz) to showcase
the enigma and charm of India that
has been a retreat for intellectuals
and seekers the world over for many
centuries.
He also contributes as a culture
columnist for community newspapers
inNew Zealand, India, Australia and
the USA. He is actively engaged in
the community as an educator and a
Shaun wants to keep learning about

international food culture and plans
to continue competing in culinary
competitions. He dreams of representing
New Zealand at an international level.
Shaun believes working with a calm
and peaceful mind is key to his success,
he enjoys teaching others and never wants
to stop learning. He says that most of his
inspiration comes from the rich cultural
roots he has and his best creations are a
fusion of Indian and Western tastes.
Listen to Shaun talk about the global
appeal of Indian cuisine and how Indian
flavours create magic.
conference speaker. His presentations

are well researched and speaks to
challenge the pedestrian view of
Indian spirituality. Some of his recent
presentations this year were on:
Timeless Peace and Modern
Ignorance at The Peace Place,
Auckland. Concept of Mind according to
Acharya Shankara at the international
Mind Body Self conference hosted by
Victoria University in Wellington.
Origins of Yoga on the first
International Yoga day, Mt Roskill
Grammar, Auckland.
Insights on Dharma to the Pastoral
Council of the Auckland Catholic
Diocese. I AM, therefore I think is
his next talk, by the end of this month
and this will be based on the Advaita
teachings of Acharya Gaudapada at The

Auckland Spiritual Discussions Meetup
Group.
Recently he was interviewed by TV
ONE for their breakfast show on the
Story of Rama miniature painting
exhibition at the Auckland Art Gallery.
In his other community roles, Ram is
the General Secretary of the Manukau
Indian Association and Executive
member of the Auckland Interfaith
Council. He also manages the
BollyworX community health project
to promote health and well-being in the
South Asian and Indian communities
here in Auckland.
Besides that, Ram works in the New
Zealand public sector as aNational
Learning and Development Advisor.
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Government should act now on OECD tax changes
ational
cannot
delay
timing
and
implementation of the
Grant Robertson says. The OECD
OCEDs new tax changes and
shifting (BEPS) that will make it
must act now to crack down on

multinational
tax
has announced significant proposed

changes to base erosion and profit
harder for large multinationals to
avoidance,
avoid their tax obligations in this
Labours Finance spokesperson
country. But this will only happen
if National implements the

new rules.
It is ridiculous for ministers to
say no decisions have been made
by New Zealand on implementation
or timing.
National has used these
negotiations as an excuse to avoid
cracking down on multinationals

paying tax.
There are no more excuses left.
The time to act is now.
Currently it is incredibly unfair
that small Kiwi businesses pay their
fair share of tax while some large
foreign companies are able to avoid
it. New Zealand will still remain

an attractive place to do business
if these rules are implemented.
This is just about creating a level
playing field.
There is no need to delay
implementing these changes,
Grant Robertson says.
Supporting people with

mental health issues
ental health awareness week is a

timely reminder of the support
people can give each other and
the health services available. The theme of
this years mental health awareness week
(5-11 October) is GiveGive your time,
your words and your presence.
Its important people get the mental
health support and services they need. One
in five New Zealanders are affected by a
mental illness every year, with depression
and anxiety the most common forms, says
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman.
Funding for mental health and
addiction services has steadily increased
from $1.1 billion in 2008/09 to more than
$1.4 billion in 2014/15.
The government is working to improve
mental health services through Rising to
the ChallengeThe Mental Health and
Addiction Service Development Plan.
Its a collective effort by the Ministry
of Health and other Government agencies,
DHBs, NGOs and primary care to enhance
service integration and expand access
to services.
A number of mental health initiatives
are underway, including the recent
$500,000 funding boost for initiatives
targeted at rural communities.
$64 million has been invested over
four years to support young people through
the Prime Ministers Youth Mental Health
Project. The 26 initiatives bring social
sector services together across the health
sector, schools, and communities. We are
also addressing the impact of suicide by
strengthening support for families and

communities, and extending existing
services through the New Zealand Suicide
Prevention Action Plan.
DHBs now have plans in place, in
partnership with their local communities,
to prevent and respond to suicide at a
local level.
The Ministry of Health funds a range
of mental health services through DHBs,
NGOs and primary carecovering health
promotion
and
education,
primary
care, and specialist mental health and
additional services.
For more information on this years theme
Give, one of the five ways to wellbeing, and
what people can do to support others, visit
the Mental Health Foundations awareness
week websitewww.mhaw.nz.
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Diversification through
TPP delivers significant
innovation, key to Business benefits for NZ
Growth Agenda
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sing innovation and digital

transformation
to
drive
diversification of New Zealands
economy is a major theme for the update
of the Building Innovation chapter of the
Business Growth Agenda.
Science and Innovation Minister Steven
Joyce has outlined the Governments
strategy for developing NZ into a hub
for high-value and knowledge-intensive
businesses that are conducting more
research and development (R&D) to
lift innovation.
Increasing innovation through R&D
will drive better firm performance and
productivity growth, and ultimately lead to
a wealthier and healthier community, says
Mr Joyce.
We will strengthen NZs innovation
infrastructure by investing in broadband
connectivity and regional research institutes
and supporting the development of
innovation hubs and precincts.
The Government has announced an
ambitious new target of peak broadband
speeds of at least 50 Mbps by 2025, with 99
per cent of New Zealanders able to access
broadband at that speed, and the remaining
1 per cent able to access to 10 Mbpsup from
dial up or non-existent speeds.
Our ICT and digital sector in particular
is embracing this concept and is growing
at pace. The sector produces twice as many
innovations that are new to the world than
the New Zealand average.
It is also one of our most R&D intensive
sectors, with 37 per cent of computer
system design firms investing in R&D
compared with a NZ average of just

eight per cent.
Encouraging business innovation is one
of the seven priorities in the BGA Building
Innovation update. The seven priority areas
are:
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innovation
infrastructure
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}} Proactively review market regulations
}} Increase the impact and relevance of
publicly funded scientific research, and
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in New Zealand.
The BGA 2015/16 Building Innovation
update contains a total of 34 new projects
that government agencies will work on over
the next year alongside 28 current projects.
A total of 33 projects have now been
completed in the innovation stream since
the BGA began in 2012.
The government remains committed
to its goal of encouraging NZs business
sector to double its expenditure on R&D to
1 per cent of GDP, Mr Joyce says. R&D
performed by NZ businesses has been
growing steadily and grew by 6.4 per cent
a year from 2010 to 2014. However, this
growth is occurring from a low base and
we have not yet closed the gap with other
advanced economies. Our aim is to create
the conditions that allow businesses to be
ambitious and innovative, says Mr Joyce.
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Trans-Pacific
Partnership
Agreement will deliver significant
benefits to New Zealand and build
on the hard-won gains from previous free
trade agreements, Trade Minister Tim
Groser says.
This comprehensive agreement offers
much better access for New Zealand goods
and services in 11 important markets across
Asia and the Pacific.
TPP breaks new ground for us. It is
our first FTA relationship with the United
Statesthe worlds biggest consumer
marketas well as with Japan, Canada,
Mexico and Peru.
As a result, New Zealand will now
have FTAs covering our top five trading
partnersAustralia, China, the United
States, Japan and Korea.Weve seen
from previous FTAs, including the China
FTA, how positive they have been for
New Zealand trade and investment, and
therefore in supporting jobs and growth for
New Zealanders, Mr Groser says.
Tariffs will be eliminated on 93 per cent
of New Zealands trade with its new FTA
partners, once TPP is fully phased in. This
will ultimately represent $259 million of
tariff savings a yeararound twice the
savings initially forecast for the China FTA.
As a result of TPP:
}} Tariffs on beef exports to TPP countries
will be eliminated, with the exception of
Japan where tariffs reduce from 38.5 per
cent to 9 per cent.
}} New Zealand dairy exporters will have
preferential access to new quotas into
the United States, Japan, Canada and
Mexico, in addition to tariff elimination
on a number of products.
}} Tariffs on all other New Zealand exports
to TPP countriesincluding fruit
and vegetables, sheep meat, forestry
Trade Minister Tim Groser
products, seafood, wine and industrial

productswill be eliminated.
TPP also reduces non-tariff barriers
to trade and ensures fair access for
New Zealand firms doing business in
TPP countries.
TPP sets high standards in many areas,
Mr Groser says. New Zealand is already
an open, transparent and trade-friendly
country, which means only a fraction of
TPPs obligations will require changes to
our current practices.
The most significant change is an
extension of New Zealands copyright
period from 50 years to 70 years. The cost
of this to consumers and businesses will be
small to begin with and increases gradually
over a 20-year period.
Consumers will not pay more for
subsidised medicines as a result of TPP and
few additional costs are expected for the
government in the area of pharmaceuticals.
There will also be no change to the
PHARMAC model, Mr Groser says.
Investor-state
dispute
settlement
provisions have been included in TPP, as
they have in previous FTAs.
Overall, TPP is a very positive agreement
for New Zealand, further improving access
to international markets, which supports
our exporters to grow and create new jobs.
Like any free trade agreement, TPP will
go through New Zealands Parliamentary
processes and is expected to come into force
within two years.
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Iroquois giveaway disappointing

Winston Peters
NZ First leader
here could be no clearer example

of the lack of governments will to
bring economic gain to the regions
than the sale of the Iroquois helicopters.

These workhorses started service with the
RNZAF in 1966 but have been retired and
now sold. Ten were put up for international
tender. While at least five New Zealand
companies sought to buy these, they will go to
an American spare parts company.
For Dakota Air Parts it was a cheap buy,
assisted by a favourable exchange rate. As
one company said, Theyll charge us 10
times or more what they paid when we want
to buy. Its disappointing that the copters
were sold to overseas buyers, particularly

given several of the New Zealand companies
say they could have added more than 10 jobs
through generating more work and business
by acquiring the copters and parts.
Many of the bidders are based in the
regions, such as Taranaki and Rotorua, where
jobs are sorely needed. But they were up
against the oddsa government that did not
spare a thought for Kiwi businesses, but at
the same time makes a song and dance about
supporting regional development.
TPP unlocking opportunities for NZ

Parmjeet Parmar
National List MP
s a small country relying on

exports, New Zealand cant get
rich selling things to ourselves.
Thats why the 800 million customers
in the recently completed Trans-Pacific
Partnership Agreement will make all
the difference. It will build on the
governments wider plan to diversify and
strengthen our economy, support more jobs,

and provide more opportunities for Kiwis to
get ahead.
As the largest economy in the world, the
United States is responsible for over a quarter
of all household consumption in the world.
Japan is the third largest economy and TPP
includes both of them. New Zealand has
being trying to get free trade agreements with
these two countries for 25 years.
The 12 countries involved in TPP account
for 36 per cent of the world economy. Last
year, New Zealand sold $28 billion worth of
goods and services to the other 11 countries
in TPP. With these numbers in mind, its
no surprise TPP is New Zealands biggest
ever trade deal. TPP will save New Zealand
exporters around $259 million a year in tariffs
they currently have to pay just to get their
products into these markets. Thats money

they can now spend growing their businesses,
and employing more New Zealanders on
higher wages.
Take the New Zealand dairy industry
for example. This deal will save them $102
million on the $4.6 billion worth of products
exported to TPP countries.
Another industry set to benefit is New
Zealand meat$2.3 billion worth is sold to
TPP countries and this agreement will save us
around $72 million in tariffs.
Other industries set to save millions of
dollars in tariffs include wine, horticulture
and forestry.
Tariff savings are just the start of the
benefits this trade agreement offers to New
Zealand. Barriers to access are often even
more important to exporters.Eliminating
Our role in achieving the Global Goals

Barry Coates
Green Party
n September 25, 193 world

leaders came together at the
United Nations to sign up to 17
Global Goals.
These ambitious and far-reaching
goals aim to achieve three main
outcomes over the next 15 yearsto
end extreme poverty, fight inequality
and injustice, and to limit the impact of
Labour MP
ne of the great things about life

in New Zealand is our excellent
education system. Its traditionally
been one of the best in the world, and
Kiwis have been justifiably proud of it over
generations. But problems are brewing
our $11 billion school property portfolio is
in bad condition. Many schools are struggling
Orange
When the government is buying goods and

services it is required to Give NZ suppliers
a full and fair opportunity to compete. It
is clear this National government pays no
heed to thatand its clear this does not apply
to sales.
In Parliament Defence Minister Gerry
Brownlee said he had considered giving the
Iroquois away. He might as well have. Selling
them overseas means no gain for NZ, just loss
of new jobs, loss of new business and loss of
resultant economic growth.
these barriers will unlock enormous

opportunities. All this is expected to be worth
at least $2.7 billion a year to New Zealand
by 2030. We know from the free trade deal
with China these figures are likely to be
underestimated. Two-way trade with China
exploded after that deal was signed.
Now that TPP negotiations have concluded
people will see that many of the concerns
raised previously have not been reflected in
the agreement. To touch on a few of these
concerns we have not given up our right to
govern our own country and New Zealanders
will not pay more for subsidised medicines.
The signing of TPP is positive for New
Zealand and its going to be a real boost for
our economy. It has been welcomed by many
of New Zealands top export companies and
business organisations.
climate change. These are aims that we

should all support. However, as always,
it is easier to sign up to lofty aims than
to ensure that they are achieved. There
are huge barriers ahead. Achieving any
one of the three major aims will require
an unprecedented global effort, with
leadership, cooperation and resources that
are all lacking today.
The question we face in NZ is whether we
will be a force for positive change in achieving
the goals or whether we will remain stuck
in our pursuit of narrow self-interest. The
prospects for NZ to play a positive role in the
fight against poverty are not encouraging.
The NZ governments level of overseas aid
remains stuck at one third of the UN-agreed
level, and even though the government
was forced into providing 600 additional
places for Syrian refugees, New Zealand still
takes far less refugees per person than most

OECD countries. New Zealand is also not
stepping up to the fight against inequality
and injustice. The Global Goals apply to all
countries (not just developing countries) and
child poverty in New Zealand remains far
too high.
Around one in four children live in poverty,
many of them suffering from cold and damp
homes, poor nutrition, inadequate schooling
and ill-health. Inequality and injustice are
routinely ignored by this government.
Perhaps the most challenging of the
Global Goals is in tackling climate change.
New Zealands record has been abysmal. Our
greenhouse gas emissions have risen by more
than 20% under the National government and
we are being left behind as other countries
(including India and China) invest heavily
in solar power, public transport and tree
planting. The target that the government has
proposed for the crucial UN talks in December

has been widely criticised by experts as one of
the least ambitious of any country.
New Zealand could be playing a far
more positive role towards achieving the
Global Goals. We should do so because it is
important for our future and a future for our
children, as well as supporting others. What
we do matters, not because we are big, but
because others look to New Zealand to stand
up for what is right.
The Green Party would make it a priority
to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice
and limit the impact of climate change. We
would work with all communities across our
society to tackle these challenges. We would
bring people together with a common purpose
and make us all proud to be New Zealanders
building a better world.
Barry Coates is 16 on the Green Party list,
just outside Parliament. www.greens.org.nz
with leaky buildings, old obsolete classrooms,

and increasingly long delays in getting
these problems fixed. Its particularly bad
in Auckland. More than half of all schools
are at least 50 years oldmeaning high
maintenance costs are inevitable, and in some
cases, complete replacement is required.
Youd think newer schools would be
fine, but unfortunately thats not the case.
As a result of the National Governments
deregulation of the building industry in the
early 1990s, schools were built with inferior
materials and workmanship. Many are now
leaking, mouldy and falling apart.
The result has been a massive bill to
the taxpayer as school buildings have not
stood the test of time. In my electorate,
Western Springs Collegebuilt on insecure
groundhas been awaiting a full school

rebuild for several years. The community
expected the project to be completed by
now, but it hasnt even been started.
Worse, the Ministry hasnt even released
rebuild plans. Delays have become the norm.
Its tough on students. A whole cohort has
started and completed their schooling in the
time since everyone thought a rebuild would
have been completed.
The same is true of Balmoral Schoolbuilt
with inferior materials and now riddled with
leaks. All teachers want to deliver the best
they possibly can to their students. Even
in barely-functioning or mouldy buildings
they do their best.
But its difficult when they cant get
a straight answer from the Education
Ministry on when their school will be fixed

and fit for purpose.
Many schools have stopped spending
money on maintaining their faulty buildings
because theyve been told theyre going to
be pulled down. Yet nothings happened.
In some cases this has gone on for years.
Ive had principals complain to me that the
Ministry is asking them to take shortcuts
such as fixing buildings that clearly should
be demolished and rebuilt.
Meanwhile, the school-age population is
growing, and well need $1.3 billion in new
school buildings over the next decade.
If the Ministry of Education is having
trouble funding the necessary infrastructure
for our schools, it needs to be transparent
about that.
The state of our schools

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Fiji to celebrate 45th Independence Day
ndependence Day will be

celebrated
nationwide
this
Saturday
with
divisional programmes themed
Togetherness in Harmony for a
Prosperous Fiji. The Government
has urged all Fijians to join in
the celebrations. As Fijians, we

can all honour the significant
progress we have made and reflect
upon the challenges our nation
has overcome.
It is a day to make a
recommitment to the principles
European Union
welcomes Fijis
abolishment of
death penalty
Fiji Day celebration in England
iji has been praised for

being the 99th country in
the world to have joined
the ranks to abolish the death
penalty of all crimes.
The European Union has
welcomed Fijis decision to abolish
the death penalty through the
RFMF Amendment Act of 2015.
EU Ambassador to the Pacific,
Andrew Jacobs, says this is a big
step forward for the nation as they
prepare to commemorate World
Day against the Death Penalty
on Saturday.
He adds that its important
to continue to push for the
abolishment of death penalty
worldwide, as it represents an
inhumane, degrading treatment.
There is no proven deterrent
factor in having the death penalty
and having a death penalty allows
judicial errors, which can no
longer be corrected after a death
penalty has been carried out.
Jacobs says Fijis repeal of
the death penalty will hopefully
trigger similar positive moves in
the region.
The EU is calling on the
remaining island countries-Tonga,
Nauru and Papua New Guinea to
abolish the death penalty as well.
Earlier this month, Foreign
Affairs Minister Ratu Inoke
Kubuabola told the UN that Fijis
ban on death penalty stemmed
from the growing international
trend
to
remove
capital
punishment.
Kububola adds that this
is consistent with Fijis new
Constitution which guarantees
every person the right to life.
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he Rugby World Cup is

heading to Stoke-onTrent when fans have a
chance to scrum down with the
Fijian national side.
The Pacific Island side will be
in the Potteries with their own
Fijian High Commissioner Solo
Mara to celebrate Fiji Day.
And the players, who have been
battling with England, Wales and
Australia in the World Cup, are
taking time out from the lineout to be at the Kings Hall on
of our beloved country, anchored

by the platform of equality for
all Fijians.
In respect of the principle
of caring for our fellow Fijians,
this years Fiji Day programme
includes
the
government
October 9. Fiji Day is the national

celebration of their independence
from Britain in 1970, usually
honoured on October 10.
The event will include traditional
Fijian cooking and musical and
dance performances for the High
Commissioners enjoyment.
Cllr Randy Conteh, Stoke-onTrent City Council for Penkhull
and Stoke, said, Its great news
that the Kings Hall is once again
able to host the Fijian National Day
celebrations and in the presence
initiative, Taking the Spirit of Fiji

Day, to the children with special
needs, homes and orphanages.
The theme signifies the
ultimate objective of national
development to achieve prosperity
for all Fijians.
of such esteemed guests. It builds

on the excellent event we held last
year. It will be a real coup for the
city to not only welcome the High
Commissioner again, but to also
have stars of one of the biggest
rugby tournaments on the planet
in attendance. The players will
only have finished their last group
game against Uruguay on Tuesday
October 6, and it is fantastic that
they have chosen to mark their
national day in Stoke-on-Trent. It
again shows our citys credentials
We call on every Fijian

to celebrate Fiji Day in a
meaningful way, and to join in
the programmes in Suva, Labasa,
Lautoka and Levuka and other
local communities.
in being able to stage national

and internationally significant
events. It promises to be a great
day and demonstrates our citys
ability to celebrate diversity and
different cultures.
Kathy Tami, a Fijian fine art
student at Staffordshire University,
said, Its a great honour honestly
to welcome them both into Stoke,
because it marks an important
step for us coming together as a
whole community here in the UK.
Climate change
projects
Prasad says there are currently
represent Fiji in the Miss South
nine contestants and once Miss
Pacific Pageant in December in
Levuka is crowned this Saturday
Cook Islands.
wo climate change projects

in Fiji and the Pacific
expected to significantly
boost attempts to combat the
effects of climate change will focus
primarily on crucial programmes.
One of the programmes is
supporting developments for
more renewable energy sources,
and the other being adaptation.
On Tuesday night, the European
Union celebrated the start of the
programmes at the Holiday Inn
in Suva, held in honour of the
pilot project dubbed Adapting to
Climate Change and Sustainable
Environment (ACSE).
The ACSE programme is
funded by the European Union and
implemented by German Agency
for International Cooperation
called GIZ.
you, she said. Cancer was still

considered a taboo subject within
many families.
To curb this, Ms Wata-Marshall
said, NGOs were working hard
to intensify awareness programs
in rural communities to try and
empower women. We believe the
media can assist with this because
newspapers, TV and radio have

a huge influence on our lives,
she said.
Fiji has a huge number of
deaths in breast cancer each year
mainly because of late screening
and leaving the hospital services
until the very end.
We want to inform people not
to wait. Health centres all over
the country have nurses who will
conduct the screening for you, not
only breast checks but cervical
checks also.
Meanwhile, a high tea to raise
funds for Pinktober will be held at
the Tanoa International Hotel in
Nadi. A percentage of sales from
the event will go towards the Fiji
Cancer Societys breast cancer
awareness
programmes
and
assistance to patients.
Last year's South Pacific pageant contestants
Nadi to host Miss Fiji Pageant Festival in two weeks for the first time
adi will host the First

Miss
Fiji
Pageant
Festival in two weeks
time where a queen contestant
will be crowned to represent Fiji
in the Miss South Pacific Pageant.
Chairman Hirdesh Prasad
says the festival will be held
from the 17 to 24 October at

Koroivulo Park.
she will be the 10th contestant.

Miss Fiji will be crowned
on the 24 October and will
Breast cancer awareness for women
omen need to place

more emphasis on
their health, says Fiji
Cancer Society Western branch
volunteer Milika Wata-Marshall.
With breast cancer awareness
increasing this month, Ms WataMarshall said there were women
still reluctant to come forward and
get tested for breast cancer.
Many
women,
whether
they are working or not, have a
tendency to focus on work and
their families that their health is
put on the backburner, she said.
This is especially true for
our local women who come in
for medical checks too late as a
result of fear. She said there were
still cases where women were
diagnosed with cancer, but failed
to seek proper treatment. Instead,
Ms Wata-Marshall said that those

women chose alternative sources
of medicine. By the time they
receive treatment, it becomes too
late because the tumour grows
big. We want to urge women to
get proper medical attention and
now, there are methods such
as chemotherapy that can help
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India provides new set of tools for Fiji women
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ore women groups in

Fiji will now have the
opportunity to receive
sewing machines and establish
tailoring programmes for women.
This has been made possible
through 300 sewing machines that
were presented to the Ministry
of Women by the Government
of India.
Minister for Women, Children
and Poverty Alleviation, Hon.
Rosy Akbar thanked the Indian
High
Commission
for
the
timely donation. Since 2009, the
Ministry has so far distributed
3,077 sewing machines to 1,709

communities and 25 individuals.
Im proud to state here that these
sewing machines have become
reliable tools in improving lives of
women and children.
As of 2009, the Ministry has
received a total of 800 sewing
machines from India. These
sewing machines will help the
women to learn sewing skills
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Patel retains
presidency
a j e s h
P a t e l
will lead
the Fiji Football
Association
for
another
four
years. He won
the election for
President at the
Fiji FA Annual
Congress in Ba. Patel defeated the
lone contestant Shalendra Prasad by
a vote count of 37 to 16. He says he
will continue developing the sport
in the nation.
I am really happy today that the
current management have been retained.
I thank the districts for their continued
support towards us and assure them that
Fiji Football will look after them and also
those districts who voted against me, I
assure them that they will be given equal
support from the Association.
We will continue with the
development works around the country
and try our utmost best to take the nation
to another level.
Tarunesh Reddy and Yogeshwar
Singh also retained their vice presidents
seats while Edwin Chand also won his
vice presidents post unopposed. Current
coach, Carlos Buzettis term expires at
the end of next month.
Film Fiji awaits

confirmation
on shooting of
Hollywood movie
and also earn income for their

families. I express our heartfelt
appreciation to the Government
of India for such a timely and
significant donation.
I am confident that during the
National Womens Expo 2015,
there will be a grand display of
sewing products.
When we staged the ninth
divisional craft show in Suva,
women sold a wide range of items
that were produced using the
sewing machines that had been
given to them by the Ministry.
This indicated that they had
made a good use of the tools
ilm Fiji is waiting for the

confirmation
from
CBS
Productions on whether it will
shoot a major
Hollywood movie
in Fiji soon.
Film
Fiji
Chairperson
Shaenaz
Voss
said
she
can
confirm that CBS
Productions
has
been in the country
for the past few months and they are in
the process of going back.
Voss said some Bollywood movies
are also expected to be shot here if all
goes well.
provided to them. The new set of

sewing machines given today will
propel us to expand the coverage
of womens organisations and
individuals in Fiji, Minister Akbar
said. Indian High Commissioner
to Fiji, Gitesh Sharma said that
the Government of India looks
forward to more strengthened
collaboration with Fiji.
We have always been happy to
have this wonderful partnership
with Fiji.
In 2009 we had contributed
500 sewing machines to Fiji
and I am sure they are assisting
women to generate income and
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Thought of the week

Start by doing whats necessary; then do
whats possible; and suddenly you are doing the
impossible.
Francis of Assisi
Editorial
From the desk of the

Managing Editor
Courtesy : Satish Acharya
oday I would like to talk about an ancient Chinese story I heard which
I was very impressed with. This is the story of the battle between King
Chou of Yu who had 700,000 soldiers and King Wu of Chou who had 800
soldiers.
Although King Chou of Yu had 700,000 soldiers, they lost the battle because
they were in dotai ishin, of different minds. Although King Wu of Chou had 800
men, they won because they were in itai doshin, different bodies but one mind.
Even though an individual has one heart, if he has two minds, he will achieve
nothing because these minds oppose each other. Yet a hundred or even a thousand
people can definitely attain their goal if they are one in spirit or of one mind.
Therefore in any endeavour it is important that the entire team working
towards a common goal are all of the same mind.
In a week, the spotlight will be on us Indians as the Auckland Diwali Festival
comes alive at Aotea square. This is the heart of Auckland city and that will be
beating with everything Indianfrom the performances to the food and the
handicrafts. I hope all our readers are looking forward to this and will be attending
in large numbers.
When else do we get the opportunity to see Queen Street being blocked due to
the scale of the celebration? It is time to invite your friends and family members
to the event to come and get a taste of India in the heart of Auckland. It will all be
there.
Indian Weekender is the official media partner for the event and will be there
in full strength to meet everyone. Look out for our team members who will be
happy to get your impressions along with your pictures to be featured in our paper.
The other exciting activity that this festival features is the Kiwi Indian Thought
Series. Indians are innovators. We have given the world many gifts of our intellect
and advancement as a civilisation. In honour of this thought, we have themed the
current series on From India to New Zealand.
Under this, we will proudly feature some significant gifts that Indians have
brought with them, that are now contributing to New Zealand. Needless to say,
there are many other people around the country who are doing exceptional things
and we can only feature a few of them on this occasion. However, it is important
that this dialogue starts somewhere and then grow from there. We look forward
to our readers supporting the series at the event. Let us all support our very own
festival in the spirit of many in body one in mind.
Our next issue will be a special issue around the Auckland Diwali Festival with
complete information on everything that you need to know about the festival.
Please look after yourselves and let us gear up for the festivities.
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OPINION / EDITORIAL
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Two states; Pakistans 4 point

something and what young India wants
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Kumar Suresh
verbal attacks at UN and in

other such meets. India always
felt that the issue of Kashmir is
to be resolved bilaterally and
was against internationalising
the Kashmir issue. But by
reference to the POK, India has
shown a drastic shift in Indias
Kashmir policy.
The aggressive posture by the
Indian government was even more
evident when the external affair
ast few days in the UN have

been nothing but volatile.
Russians and USA taking
on each other on the issue of
Syria, world leaders talking about
international refugees arriving
in large numbers in Europe,
problems in middle east, ISIS and
what not?
In between all of this, Pakistans
Prime Minister during the general
debate, reminded the world that
there remains a baap (father) of
all the problems, the Kashmir
issue, that needs to be solved as
well between two states armed
with nuclear arsenals.
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif
came up with a four-point
formula to solve the 69 year old
dispute with their neighbouring
country India.
He suggested that there should
be complete ceasefire on the Line
of Control in Kashmir, neither
country to resort to the use or the
threat of use of force under any
circumstances, demilitarisation
of Kashmir and lastly the
unconditional mutual withdrawal
from Siachen Glacier.
If you are wondering as to
what is so special about this
proposal, the answer to that would
be nothing. In fact, ever since
Pakistan lost the race to the high
grounds of Siachen to Indians,

it has been asking Indians to
climb down and demilitarise the
Kashmir state.
Its claim of Indian part of
Kashmir has been persistent
at the international forum.
Interestingly, it is the Indian
reply that has baffled the world
this time and has left Pakistans
four point to something very
pale in comparison.
One can imagine the response
of the Manmohan Singhs
government couple of years back
to such behavior of Pakistan.
Halting the talks and suspending
the cricketing ties were the
trademark replies, but not for
this government.
Instead of being just a
defender, Indias First Secretary
in the Permanent Mission of

India to the UN, Abhishek Singh
exercised the right to reply and
accused Pakistan of occupying a
part of Kashmir illegally and urged
Pakistan to vacate POK (Pakistan
occupied Kashmir).
It was a historical moment as
India had used the word, Pakistan
occupancy, for the first time
in UNO and asked Pakistan to
vacate POK.
It is interesting to note that
even during the Shimla agreement
after 1971 war, when India was in
a better position to negotiate with
Pakistan, it showed little interest
to negotiate with Pakistan on
POK front.
In the following years, it had
taken a defensive approach of
keeping silence over Pakistans
Its claim of
Indian part of
Kashmir has been
persistent at the
international
forum.
Interestingly, it has
been the Indian
reply, which has
baffled the world
this time and has
left Pakistans
four point to
something
very pale in
comparison.
minister, Sushma Swaraj said in

her speech that there was no need
for any number of points to be
implemented and the only thing
left to be stopped was terrorism

after which, the two countries can
sit and talk.
Move by India obviously shook
the Pakistani contingent at the
meet, which had not expected
the change in approach by the
Indians. They were completely
taken aback by the response.
They had expected nothing
but defensive arguments at the
summit. After unnecessary and
deliberate silence over the matter
at the international community
over the years, the new India has
roared what it wants.
This approach will surely
make it difficult for Pakistan
to raise the Kashmirs demand
at international summits from
here on.
This doesnt mean that the
new stand will reduce the tension
between the two countries nor will
it stop shellings at the borders.
Asking Pakistan to give up POK
will also do little for Indias
aspirations for Kashmir
This approach will only help
India to deter Pakistan from
internationalising the issue at
every given opportunity. Only
question that emerges is as to why
this approach was never adopted
by the previous regimes. At last,
the government is doing what
young India wants to do.
RBIs monetary policy decision and its impact

Amit Kapoor
ast week Reserve Bank

of India (RBI) Governor
Raghuram Rajan cut the
repo rate by 50 basis points to 6.75
percent. This reduction now takes
the cumulative reduction since
January 2015 to 125 basis points.
The decision was announced
in the fourth bi-monthly review of
the monetary policy and is seen by
many as a bit surprising - because
most economists, businesspeople,
analysts and researchers had
expected a rate cut of 25 basis
points. A 50 basis point reduction
was predicted by very few.
What made the RBI take the
decision? A host of factors have
played a crucial role. Broadly
speaking, the factors taken into
account can be conveniently
clubbed under three broad heads:
low inflation, domestic factors and
global factors. While low inflation
is a domestic factor, it has had
played a very crucial role in the
rate cut and is thus put under a
different head.
First, CPI-based retail inflation
in India continued to decline and
in August was at a historic low of
3.66 percent. The WPI was seen
too at historic lows and in the
negative territory (-4.95 percent).
Much of this has to do with global

commodity glut leading to a price
collapse in the international
markets and adroit handling of
food items by the government.
The collapse had led Indias Chief
Economic Advisor (CEA) to argue
that India is closer to a deflation
territory and thus the rationale
for this rate cut falls in line with
CEAs observations. Also, RBI
has reduced its inflation forecasts
for January 2016 from the earlier
six percent to 5.8 percent. In all
likelihood, inflation will be below
this level by January 2016. To
spur growth and maintain price
stability the RBI has gone ahead
with the decision. One must also
notice that Governor Rajan has
been more than successful in

taming Indias inflation from its
historic double-digit peaks when
he took over in September 2013
to bring it down to the present
historic lows.
However,
as
the
policy
statement makes it clear the longrange target is to bring inflation to
a level of five percent by the end of
fiscal 2016-17.
Second, the RBI has factored
in the local domestic scenario of
growth, liquidity, investments,
monsoon
expectations
and
production and service activities.
With respect to growth, the RBI
has stated a tentative economic
recovery is underway, but still
far from robust. The liquidity
eased considerably during August

to mid-September. Despite the
14 percent deficient monsoon,
first advanced estimates suggest
foodgrain production to be
higher than the previous year.
The
manufacturing
sector
seems to be exhibiting uneven
growth. The manufacturing PMI
remains in expansionary mode
in August despite slowing down
in comparison to July. Service
activity remained subdued as
gauged from sluggish demand for
cement and inventory of unsold
residential houses. However, in
the months ahead the government
could boost the construction by
spending on public works. Broadly
speaking RBI has given due
consideration to all the domestic
factors before taking the decision.
Third, the RBIs decision also
takes into account global factors.
These include, among others, the
decision of the Federal Reserve
to defer policy rate tightening
to most probably later this year.
Had the Fed increased the rates
earlier this month, Indias policy
stance could very likely have not
been as forthright as it has been at
present. Also external factors like
global commodity glut primarily
due to sluggish Chinese demand
have helped India meet its fiscal
consolidation plans and helped

ease inflationary trends. Another
point that seems to have been
looked at is the sluggish growth
in Europe and recession-like
conditions in emerging markets
most notably in Brazil and Russia.
Chinas move from investment
to consumption has seen the
depreciation of the renminbi and
some rough turmoil on the stock
markets. All these international
developments and their impact on
Indias trading relationships have
been factored into making the
decision.
Thus, all in all, the decision
seems prudent and well thought.
One may ask what impact is
the rate cut expected to have.
If proper transmission does
happen, the rate cut is expected to
provide a boost to investment and
consumption while increasing the
inflation to a comfortable level.
Going ahead, it is expected that
the banks pass on the benefits
to the business sector and retail
consumers. Already some of
them have announced the plans
to transmit the rate cut forward.
Overall it bodes well for the
growth of the Indian economy
but a careful eye must be kept on
seeing how far do the rate-cuts
impact inflation.
INDIA
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Is Silicon Valley the right model for Indian

start-ups?
Ravi Kiran
here is a pattern around

Prime Minister Narendra
Modis visit to many
a foreign shore. A visit gets
announced, media starts building
up some excitement and collecting
bytes, people quickly take sides
and soon, we have quotes full of
wisdom, advice and comments
from many an expert.
As the prime minister arrives
in the foreign land, a section of
Indian diaspora feel genuinely
touched by the historic visit,
cultural events get organised, yoga
gets promoted, Bharat Mata gets
her due slogans, media thrusts
How do you feel? mikes to local
peoples lips, the prime ministers
comments are reported with
excitement by our media here and
more bytes are taken.
This last trip was not much
different. From the Indian startups, innovation and venture
ecosystem viewpoint, however, it
was. While start-up founders may
not care much about a permanent
seat on UN Security Council for
India, debates on sustainability
and the like, they do care about

Silicon Valley.
Whether you are designing a
low-heat mobile battery or an IoT
device for agricultural applications
or building the latest hyperlocal
vegetable delivery service for north
Thrissur, the Valley is one of those
terms which has been driven into
your mind where it has found its
secure place of worship. You read
about it, you read tweets about
companies there, you hear people
referring to it in all start-up events,
sometimes, if you have time, you
even download and watch a show
by the same name as a torrent or if
you are oh, one of those TV-types,
then on HBO. Any which way, you
just cant escape it.
How much of that excitement
has borne fruit and how much of
what the prime ministers visit
achieved will be good for our startups? Thats a question that may
have different answers depending
on who you are asking I guess. Here
is my view.
Symbolic or substantive? Visits
like this and meetings with the
super-CEOs have a lot of symbolic
value and would certainly be
good for us in the long run, no
doubt about that. In many ways,

Indias perception in the minds of
overseas folks is qualified positive
and to make it an unambiguous
positive, we certainly need bridge
building exercises.
Its not possible to vote for
symbolism only, but I dont reject
symbolism altogether. On this
score, my vote is positive.
Are Google, Facebook and
Qualcomm poor companies? I
would love to read more about
what our super CEOs will do for
India and by when, but what I have
read about the outcomes depresses
me a bit. They all seem nice and
you could argue something is
better than zero, but I feel Prime

Minister Modi might have been
better off talking to Sunil Mittal,
Rahul Bajaj and 498 other Indian
businessmen who could adopt one
railway station near their home and
make it WiFi enabled. Or one of our
many unicorns and unicorns-tobe to create a fund bigger than the
$150 million India-dedicated fund
Qualcomm announced it would set
up. Are these outcomes enough?
How badly do we even need these?
My vote: negative.
Lets now turn to the real
question: Is Silicon Valley the right
model for Indian start-ups? While
Silicon Valleys demonstrated
ability to create global tech

companies is laudable and it will
continue to attract global-minded
start-ups, the context of India,
our social structure, regulatory
understanding and our problems
must be understood differently.
This mindset to find one city as a role
model rather than create a culture
of innovation and risk friendliness
is what is already making many
people give Bengaluru the sobriquet
of Indias Silicon Valley, is lazy,
cheap and short-sighted.
I firmly believe that India needs
more than one role model. Our
issues are quite well known and
oft debated. Does our government
really understand innovation,
risk friendliness and start-ups?
Do we really want to have a
supporting infrastructure? Are our
policy-makers and implementers
sufficiently outcome focused? Are
our engineering colleges coded
to create innovators? Do we, as
a
society,
really
value
intellectual property?
I would love to know if our prime
minister learnt something in the
super-CEO meetings that would
help us find lasting solutions to
these issues in our own way.
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INDIA
Fraunhofer to propel Make

in India programme
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he department of heavy
industries and leading
German applied research
firm
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
signed a pact this week to augment
Make in India programme, an
official statement said.
Fraunhofer will assume the
role of Technology Resource
Partner for propelling innovation
and technology prowess of Indian
industry. The agreements thrust
will be to create a road map for
technological development for
Indian
industry,
identifying
and
plugging
technology
gaps, implementing identified
projects in manufacturing, and
working with stakeholders in
the government, industry and
academia to increase cooperation
in applied research.
The pact is a result of
the 12th Five Year Plans

mandate of augmenting Indian
industrial technologies through
collaborations with FraunhoferGesellschaft like institutes.
Availability of latest technology
to capital goods sector and small
and medium enterprises (SME)
in industrial clusters will be the
major benefits of the agreement,
the statement added.
The department of heavy

industries plans to conduct
technology need surveys and
carry out awareness campaigns,
technology development and
assimilation programmes.
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
conducts research in 66 institutes
across
Germany
employing
24,000 people and with a research
budget of two billion euros.
Indian GDP
predicted at 7.5pc in
2015-16
mproved investor sentiment

and resilience to external
shocks are expected to
increase Indias GDP growth
rate to 7.5 per cent during 201516 and further to 7.8 per cent in
the next fiscal year, predicts the
World Bank.
The Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) growth, as per the bank, is
lifted by cheap oil prices and the
countrys limited exposure to the
global financial turmoil.
However, delays in the
adoption and implementation
of key reforms could affect
investor sentiment. A weak trade
performance and financial sector
vulnerabilities could also hold
back GDP growth, said the World
Bank in a statement. South Asia
is expected to maintain its lead
as the fastest-growing region in

the world, with economic growth
forecast to accelerate from 7
percent in 2015 to 7.4 percent
in 2016.
As per the report, South Asia
could actually have cheaper
prices,
faster
growth
and
bigger
economies
than
previously thought.
While the region is now in a
position of strength, structural
constraints holding back export
and investment growth do
persist. To keep the momentum
and accelerate job creation,
governments
should
enact
reforms easing infrastructure
bottlenecks and paving the way to
greater competitiveness, said the
banks chief economist for south
Asia, Martin Rama.
Government to invest Rs.70,000 crore in major ports development: Gadkari
he Indian government has said

that it intends to spend Rs.70,000
crore on major ports to make them
more efficient and reduce logistics cost in
the country.
The new target for investment in the
port sector was made by the Shipping,
Road Transport and Highways Minister
Nitin Gadkari, who chaired the first
meeting of the National Sagarmala Apex
Committee (NSAC). About Rs.70,000

crore would be spent on development
of major ports. We have received 104
suggestions from international consultants
to increase their efficiency, Gadkari said.
Once implemented, this will result in cargo
traffic increasing three folds. Logistic cost
will be reduced. Our logistic cost is thrice
that of Chinas. According to Gadkari, the
sector has a huge multiplier effect and that
India home to most poor, but

poverty rate lowest: World Bank
Arun Kumar
ndia was home to the largest number

of poor in 2012, but its poverty rate
was one of the lowest among those
countries with the largest number of poor,
according to a new World Bank report.
A new methodology applied to
household surveys in India also suggests
that its poverty rate could be even lower,
the report noted.
The new method introduced in
2009-10 by the National Sample Survey
Organisation using a shorter recall period
for food items brings down the poverty rate
to a significantly lower figure of 12.4 per
cent. From a broader historical perspective,
the global poverty rate has fallen by
approximately 1 percentage point a year
since 1990, with rapid poverty reduction
in China and India playing a central role
in this outcome, the report noted. The

number of people living in extreme poverty
around the world was likely to fall to under
10 percent of the global population in 2015,
according to World Bank projections.
In its regional forecasts for 2015, the
Bank said poverty in South Asia would fall
to 13.5 percent in 2015, compared to 18.8
per cent in 2012.
Bosch to invest Rs.650 crore in India
lobal automotive major Bosch Ltd

would invest Rs.650 crore (100
million euros) this year on its
innovation network in India, a top company
official told Prime Minister Narendra Modi
and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Modi and Merkel got a firsthand
view of Boschs research and vocational
training activities in India through a
presentation a company executive made on
the occasion.
Bosch vocational centre in Bengaluru
has trained about 2,500 apprentices since
it was set up in 1961. Over the medium and
long-term, the 50-billion euro company

expects to see positive development
in India.
As part of the Indian governments
Make in India initiative, Bosch will
explore opportunities for its products
and solutions in diverse areas such as
mobility, infrastructure, industry, energy
and security.
The Bosch group, which has nine
subsidiaries and 14 manufacturing sites and
seven development and application centres
across the country, posted Rs.15,250 crore
revenue in calendar year 2014.
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shipping and highways sectors together

have the potential to add 2 percent to the
countrys overall output.
In March this year the government
approved the concept and institutional
framework of the Sagarmala project under
which the NSAC was established.
The NSAC panel comprises the NITI
Aayog vice chairman, union ministers
from stakeholder ministries and chief
ministers of 10 maritime states--Andhra

Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala,
Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil
Nadu and West Bengal.
The minister also highlighted a potential
to transport 100 million metric tonne per
annum (MMTPA) of thermal coal by coastal
shipping till 2020, rather than other means
of transport throughout the country.
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Hall of Fame 2015 inductees
n
Olympic
medalwinning swimmer of
Indian origin is among
the Delta Sports Hall of Fame
inductees class of 2015, a media
report said.
Pamela Leila Rai will be
recognised at the 11th Delta Sports
Hall of Fame gala banquet to be
held at the Coast Tsawwassen
Inn on October 17, The Now
newspaper reported.
Launched in 2005, the Delta
Sports Hall of Fame set as its
goal to celebrate Delta sport

achievement, recognise excellence
and honour past, present and
future role models.
Rai is a recognised member of
the British Columbia (BC) Sports
Hall of Fame, the Swim BC Hall
of Fame and the University of
Victoria Sports Hall of Fame.
She represented Canada from
1976 to 1987 and won an Olympic
bronze medal in 4x100- metre
medley relay in Los Angeles in
1984. With the win she became
the first woman of Indian ancestry
and first Indo-Canadian woman

to win an Olympic medal, the
report said.
Nicknamed Pam, she was born
in New Westminster, British
Columbia and has won awards in
swimming, including University
of Victoria Athlete of the Year,
City of Victoria Athlete of the

Year, Pan American Games silver,
and Commonwealth Games gold
medals. Rai, who graduated with
a degree in sociology, is a high
school special education and
social justice teacher and is also a
certified yoga instructor.
She owns and operates Silent
Motion Yoga Vedanta Centre on
Vancouver Island. Rais father,
Harinder Jit Singh Rai, was a
member of the Canadian national
field hockey team that qualified
for the 1964 Olympic Games.
Professor wins $625,000 MacArthur Genius grant
artik
Chandran,
an
Indian-American
associate
professor
of earth and environmental
engineering
at
Columbia
Engineering, has been named a
2015 MacArthur Fellow with a
genius grant of $625,000 with
no strings attached.
Chandran, an IIT Roorkee
graduate, has won the fellowship
for his work in transforming
wastewater from a pollutant
requiring disposal to a resource for
useful products, such as commodity
chemicals, energy sources, and
fertilisers. He joins a distinguished
group of 24 talented people who
have all demonstrated exceptional
originality and dedication to their
creative pursuits, as well as a
marked capacity for self-direction.
The fellows may use the $625,000
stipend as they see fit.
When I received the call telling
me that I had been awarded a
MacArthur Fellowship, I was rather
overwhelmed, Chandran said.

Id just returned to New York
from India after a 24-hour flight
and couldnt believe what I was
hearing. He called the fellowship
a great honour which carries with
it immense responsibility and
provides ever more motivation to
continue expanding my scientific
horizons and boundaries and help
solve global societal and human
challenges. Chandrans research
on the global nitrogen cycle and
engineered wastewater treatment
has been widely recognised.
Indian American chief of US

maritimes education, training
n
Indian
American
has been named chief
of the education and
training wing of US Maritime
Administration
(MARAD),
a
media report said.
Shashi Kumar, currently dean
of US Merchant Marine Academy
at Kings Point, New York, has been
appointed the deputy associate
administrator
and
national
coordinator for maritime education
and training of the Maritime
Administration, newsindiatimes.
com reported.
Kumar will assume his new
role in October this year. He will
lead MARADs efforts to build
a pipeline of future merchant
mariners and working with state
maritime academies to address
the intersection between state
and federal maritime education,
including ship requirements, a
US Merchant Marine Academy
(USMMA) statement said. After

serving at the US Merchant Marine
Academy since January 2007 as
the academic dean, and as interim
superintendent three times, I
am moving on to pursue other
challenges, Kumar was quoted
as saying.
The Maritime Administration
is the agency within the US
Department of Transportation
dealing
with
waterborne
transportation and its seamless
integration with other segments of
the transportation system, as well
as maintaining the viability of the
US merchant marine.
His commitment to delivering
a world-class education has
been an inspiration to the Kings
Point faculty, staff, Midshipmen
and alumni who have had the
opportunity to work with him,
USMMA Superintendent Rear
Admiral James A. Helis said.
In 2011 he received a $1.5 million

grant from the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation to develop a
transformative new model in water
and sanitation in Africa.
His work is focused on
integrating microbial ecology,
molecular biology, and engineering
to transform wastewater, sewage,
and other waste streams from
problematic pollutants to valuable
resources in addition to clean water.
Chandrans
approach
to
transform
wastewater
into
fertilisers, chemicals, and energy
sources also takes into account

todays climate, energy, and
nutrient challenges.
Chandran, who joined the
Engineering School in 2005, has
also won the Water Environment
Research Foundation Paul L.
Busch Award (2010), a National
Science Foundation CAREER
Award (2009), and a National
Academies of Science Fellowship
(2007). His appointments prior to
joining Columbia include his role as
a senior technical specialist (20012004) with the private engineering
firm Metcalf and Eddy of New York,
where he contributed to New York
Citys efforts to achieve significant
improvements to its water quality.
Chandran earned a BS (1995) from
the Indian Institute of Technology
at Roorkee (formerly University of
Roorkee) and a PhD (1999) from
the University of Connecticut.
The
MacArthur
Fellowship
grants are awarded annually by
the John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation.
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21-year-old
Indian
origin
woman
has
been
selected
to
represent Malaysia at the ninth
UN Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
Youth Forum to be held in France
from October 26 to 28.
Tharishini Chandra Segaran, a
third year student at the MelakaManipal Medical College, said
she would like to bring up the
concern and issues pertaining
to health care services, besides
education and gender equality
at the forum, New Straits Times
Online reported.
During the forum slated from
October 26 to 28 in Paris, apart
from getting the opportunity to
discuss and exchange ideas, any
group that comes up with a good
project would get recognition
from the body and will be allowed
to go back to their country and
execute the project, she added.
Segaran said she learned
about the forum from UNESCOs
Facebook page a month ago and
after discussing the matter with
her parents, she decided to apply
as an individual applicant.
The medical student was
thrilled after getting a letter from
UNESCO last week informing her
about selection.
It is exciting to visit a different
country and meet all the young,
exciting and eager participants.
I am also nervous as I will be
representing my country and I
feel that it is my responsibility to
uphold the image of Malaysia,
she was quoted as saying
Sikhs can now wear turbans at workplaces
ikhs in Britain will no

longer face legal action
for wearing turbans in
majority of workplaces after the
government announced a new set
of rules.
Turban-wearing Sikhs will now
have the right to choose not to wear
head protection and will be exempt
from legal requirements to wear
a safety helmet in the majority of
workplaces, an official statement
from the British government said.
Since 1989, Sikhs working
in the construction industry
have been exempted from rules
requiring head protection but
because of a legal loophole, those
in less dangerous industries, such
as those working in factories and
warehouses, were not.
A new landmark clause was
added to the Deregulation Bill
2015 to extend the existing
exemption in the Employment Act
to all workplaces. This change
demonstrates that, whoever you

are, whatever your background,
and whatever industry you choose,
if you work hard and want to get on
in life, this government will be on
your side, Priti Patel, the Indianorigin minister for employment
and Indian diaspora champion,
was quoted as saying.
As the prime ministers
Indian Diaspora Champion as
well as employment minister,
Im delighted to be part of the
government that has made this

change. It makes me proud
that
Britain is the home of
such a talented, ambitious and
hardworking community, she
added. As per the new rules, should
an individual suffer injuries as
a consequence of not wearing
head protection, employers will
be legally protected through the
extension of limited liability.
There are exclusions for
emergency response services and
the military, which apply only in
hazardous operational situations
when the wearing of a safety
helmet is considered necessary,
the statement read.
This may include, for example,
entering a burning building or
those where protective clothing
needs to enclose the whole body in
situations such as bomb disposal,
or dealing with hazardous
materials such as chemical leaks,
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Open title
he top seeded pair of Sania Mirza

and Martina Hingis defeated the
Romanian duo of Irina-Camelia
Begu and Monica Niculescu in straight sets
to win the doubles title at the Wuhan Open
tennis tournament in China last week
The Indo-Swiss combinationwhich
did not drop a single set through the
tournamenthardly broke sweat as they
vanquished their opponents 6-2, 6-3 in one
hour and nine minutes.
This was the seventh title that the SaniaMartina combination has won this year. The
top ranked pair has also won consecutive
Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon and the US
Open earlier in 2015.
Sanias partnership with Martina has helped
her become the first Indian womens player
to take the top spot in the doubles rankings.
This was also the Sania and Martinas
Shashank
Manohar
elected new
BCCI president
defender Gurjinder Singh raced into the

Kiwi circle and passed the ball to forward
Thimmaiah, who outfoxed the defenders
with his dribbling skills and made it 3-0 in
the 26th minute. With this marvellous field
goal, the Indians were in the lead 3-0 by the
end of the second quarter.
Trailing 0-3, the New Zealand players
managed to keep the ball in the Indian
half and tried to create opportunities.
In the 36th minute, they earned a
crucial penalty corner and successfully
converted it for their opening goal.
The Indians counter-attacked the home

team and created pressure again. New
Zealand were now playing a defensive game
and kept their goal post protected. The
scorecard stood 3-1 by the end of the third
quarter in Indias favour.
In the fourth quarter also Indian
forwards Ramandeep, Akashdeep and
Nikkin kept the defenders busy and played
most of the game in the opponents half.
After a series of attacks from India, the
match finished 3-1 in favour of the Asian
Games champions.
to also take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the

three-match series, the last of which will be
played the Eden Gardens on October 8 (as
reported on October 6).
I dont think we played good cricket.
In the batting department, we just wanted
to address run-outs and losing wickets in
pairs. We didnt improve on that.
Overall, we didnt bat well at all.
Its important to address what went
wrong. You get performances like these,

whats important is how you bounce
back, Dhoni said at the post match
presentation ceremony.
The calling needs to improve. At times
you want to take a chance against the fielder.
Sometimes you have to keep the dew
factor in mind, because the ball will go to
the fielder quicker, he said. The skipper
praised the team spinners for trying their
best against the visitors. There was not

enough runs on the board.
One thing is for sure, our spinners
are bowling well, and that has been
our strength.
In the coming games, it is important
to give some of the other guys a chance,
we have some time before the World
T20, he said.
second win over the Romanian pair

this year.
They had earlier defeated them
6-4, 6-1 in the second round of the
Italian Open in Rome last May.
Irina and Monica made a strong start in the

second set by taking a 2-0 lead. But Sania
and Martina bounced back by winning
four consecutive games to take control of
the match.
Important to bounce back after this loss: Dhoni
ndia skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni

said he believes the team must play
good cricket and bounce back in the
third and final match of the series following
their six-wicket defeat at the hands of South
Africa in the second Twenty20 International
at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttak, Odisha
on October 5.
Chasing Indias total of 92, South Africa
crossed the line with six wickets in hand,
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hashank Manohar took over as the

new president of the Board of Control
for Cricket in India (BCCI) . At a
Special General Meeting (SGM) of the board,
he was the only candidate for the top post.
The BCCI chiefs chair was lying vacant since
September 20 when incumbent Jagmohan
Dalmiya died in Kolkata. According to
the BCCIs constitution, a notification
for an SGM to nominate a successor
has to be issued within 15 days of the
incumbents death. Manohar, a lawyer by
profession, had held the top post earlier too
from 2008 to 2011. The 58-year-old lawyerturned-administrator was elected for a
full two-year term as all the six East Zone
units unanimously proposed Manohars
candidature for the presidents post.
It was East Zones turn this time
around to propose a name, and as
Manohar was the lone candidate in the
fray, he was elected for the second time.
Among the six proposers for Manohar
was Dalmiyas son Avishek, who was
representing the National Cricket Club
(NCC) at the SGM.
The others who too proposed Manohar
for the presidents post were Sourav
Ganguly from Bengal, Sourav Dasgupta
from Tripura, Gautam Roy from Assam,
Ashirbad Behera of Odisha and Sanjay
Singh of the Jharkhand State Cricket
Association (JSCA).
Thank you all for your wishes. As you
all know, BCCI is a brand and brand is
created because of fans. Now it will be
our duty to bring back the reputation of
the board which was lost for quite some
time to normal position. I will continue to
work on the issues Dalmiya had started
working on. I will look to do my duty as
best as possible, Manohar told reporters
at a press conference after being elected
the president.
We have to work on a couple of issues
regarding the board and bring back the
reputation back as easy as possible. I need
two months time in which I will look into
all the aspects and get back to you all.
I have just taken over as the president
as I am looking forward to perform my
duty well, Manohar said. BCCI secretary
Anurag Thakur congratulated Manohar
on becoming the new board president.
After the demise of Dalmiya we had to
elect a president. And all six associations
of the East Zone proposed the name of
Manohar and he was elected unanimously,
Thakur said.
Indian hockey team beats NZ A 3-1

he Indian mens hockey team
outplayed New Zealand A 3-1
to get its Kiwi tour off to a
positive start in Auckland on October 2.
Akashdeep
Singh
(third
minute),
Ramandeep Singh (20th) and Nikkin
Thimmaiah (26th) scored for the visitors,
who played their second match on
October 3.
During the match, the first quarter
started with New Zealand A going on the
attack and earning two back-to-back penalty
corners in the first few minutes. Indias
star goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh displayed his
quick moves to thwart both the attempts.
Later Ramandeep was seen brilliantly
dribbling past the defenders and gave a
beautiful pass to fellow forward Akashdeep,
who was quick to put the ball into the nets
without giving any chance to the New
Zealand custodian in the third minute.
After conceding a goal, New Zealand A
players attacked again and looked for
opportunities to score the equaliser.
However,
the
Indian
defenders
restricted their moves and maintained
pressure
on
the
home
team.
In the second quarter, centre-half Sardar
Singh-captained India started with fierce
attacks and kept the ball moving in the
other half. In the 20th minute, Ramandeep
sneaked into the defence line and scored
a spectacular field goal, taking the score
to 2-0. Inspired by Ramandeeps goal,
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Dont let hard times

affect my film: Salman
Shraddha,
who
was shooting for the
film in Kerela also
shared on Twitter:
PACK UP! #LastDay #Kerala #BAAGHI
? @sonaakshiraaj @shraddhastyles @
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@amitthakur26
#Raju
https://instagram.com/p/8TCZysqDTf/.
She also shared a series of photograph
including one of cinematographer Binod
Pradhan on Instagram and captioned the
image: So honoured to be shooting with a
legend!! #BinodPradhan #DOP #BAAGHI,
she captioned it. The ABCD 2 actress will
be seen romancing Heropanti actor Tiger
Shroff in Baaghi. The romantic-action film
produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and UTV
Motion Pictures is slated for a 2016 release.
Talvar mints Rs.3

crore on opening day
ollywood superstar Salman Khan,

who will be seen in his most
adored character Prem in Sooraj
Barjatiyas Prem Ratan Dhan Payo insists
that the hitches that he is still going through
in his life do not impact his films.
I have been always going through hard
times in my life, but that doesnt affect
my work, he said at the trailer launch
of the film.
When a reporter mentioned the difficult
times Salman was going through at the time
of shoot, he promptly replied, Whenever
I go through a difficult time in my life, my
work in films becomes that much better. So
remember that, and please dont let those
difficult times hamper the release of my
film, because we have worked a lot for this
film in that difficult time. Despite a court
sentencing him to five years jail in a rash
driving case, Salmans Bajrangi Bhaijaan
became one of the record-breaking films
at box office. His conviction was later
suspended and he was granted bail.
I am still going through it and keep
on going through it. Thats my share of
karma, he spoke out. PRDP, which also
features Sonam Kapoor, Anupam Kher,
Swara Bhaskar and Neil Nitin Mukesh, will
hit the big screens on November 12, a day
after Diwali.
Shraddha wraps
shooting for Baaghi
fter receiving critical acclamation,

director Meghna Gulzars reality
drama Talvar, based on the 2008
murder of 14-year-old Aarushi Talwar and
her familys domestic servant Hemraj, has
received a good response at the box office.
The film, starring Irrfan Khan and
Konkana Sen Sharma, collected Rs.3 crore.
Talvar has been received very well
on its release day. The film has garnered
tremendous critical acclaim and positive
word of mouth, the spokesperson of the
egastar Amitabh Bachchan is

composing and singing for a
new TV show, Aaj Ki Raat Hai
Zindagi. The 72-year-old, who has sung
before, is focussing all his energy on this
latest collaboration with Star Plus. While
the excitement is palpable, hes nervous.
The concentration really is for the work
on hand at composing and singing and
rehearsing for the show on TV... Its always
so shattering to be doing something for the
first time and hoping and praying all goes
Singh Is Bling
milestone of my
career: Amy Jackson
film said. The film, which released alongside

Akshay Kumar starrer Singh is Bliing and
Hollywood film The Martian, managed
to make its presence felt at the box office
with positive word of mouth publicity.
Its collection is expected to hike towards
the weekend.
B
A
Amitabh Bachchan
to sing, compose for
new TV show
Live in Mumbai, and spoke about

the role of social and digital media.
Talking about her own experience of
Ahalya, she said, Short films are a great
platform because production cost is much
lower in comparison to a feature film. And
you can do much more experimentation
because
very
less
is
at
stake.
If a lot of people start watching short films,
it will be good news for a lot of artistes.
Radhikas career in showbiz started when
she began working with the theatre troupe
Aasakta.
She made her feature film debut in the
Hindi film Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!, and she
also had a part in Bengali film Antaheen.
She got noticed further for her roles in
films like Badlapur, Hunterrr and Manjhi
- The Mountain Man. Her choice of roles
is different, but Radhika maintains that
she doesnt like to differentiate between
commercial cinema and arthouse cinema.
Anurag Kashyap, Anurag Basu,
Sujoy Ghosh, Sriram Raghvan, Harsh,
Ketan Mehta and Leena Yadav... I
have worked with these people and
Id like to work with them again, said
the actress, who wont mind doing a
romantic film depending on the script.
Presently the actress is busy working for
Kabali, a Tamil film in which she plays the
lead role opposite veteran star Rajinikanth.
ctress Amy Jackson is not only

overwhelmed with the response
to her latest release Singh Is
Bling, but she also believes that the film
is the biggest milestone of her career.
Amy, who started her career in 2010
Akshay Kumar wants

to again work with
Sylvester Stallone
ctress Shraddha Kapoor, who will

next be seen in Sabbir Khans
upcoming Baaghi, has wrapped up
shooting for the film.
The Aashiqui 2 actress took to Instagram,
where she shared a video featuring her and
her crew shouting pack up.
shared that it
was great fun
working
with
British modelactress Amy Jackson in Singh is Bliing.
@iamAmyJackson is very hard working
and results are out for all to see, aced the
action sequences, he tweeted.
Talking about his favourite comedian,
Akshay said, Charlie Chaplin...comedy
isnt easy and it came so easily to him.
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ollywood superstar Akshay Kumar,

who got an opportunity to work
with Sylvester Stallone in the 2009
film Kambakkht Ishq, says it was great
working with the Hollywood actor and
wants that opportunity again.
Akshay, who is currently seen as Raftaar
in Prabhudhevas Singh is Bliing, was doing
a chat session with his fans on Twitter for
the promotion of the action comedy film.
When a fan asked about one actor or actress
he would love to work with, Akshay replied,
It was great working with Mr. Sylvester
Stallone, as an actor Id be greedy & want
that opportunity again.
Stallone made a cameo appearance in
Kambakkht Ishq, which was directed by
Sabbir Khan and starred Kareena Kapoor
alongside Akshay. The 48-year-old also
well, Big B said on his blog. The actor, who

is adept at using technology, feels the need
of an app to read the mind.
If enthusiasm could only find
fructification the moment it is thought,
it would bring in so much immediacy to
feelings and creations that there is no
counting on it. But creating and seeing
it produced in its finality takes time and
patience and days and days of waiting... The
mind must have the benefit of an app, to
transfer all that comes in in thought to its
immediate and final end.
The concept of Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi
is not known but its trailer gives a glimpse
of a fun-filled avatar of Big B, who makes a
simple ride in an elevator interesting with
an impromptu jig and crazy antics.
Big B, returning on Star Plus after more
than 15 years, is said to be personally
looking into every aspect of the show
be it creative, music and content.
A premiere date for the show is yet to
be announced.
Short films allow more

experimentation:
Radhika Apte
ctress Radhika Apte, whose

film Ahalya took the digital
platform by storm, considers
short
films
a
great
platform
for
experimentation
and
talent.
Radhika was present at the launch of
the Mumbai edition of app #famestars
with
Tamil
film
Madrasapattinam,
made her Bollywood debut in 2012 with
Ekk Deewana Tha
Completely overwhelmed, it is huge
project to be working on Singh Is Bling.
How everyone is enjoying the film is
everything to me. Definitely, it is the
biggest milestone of my career, said Amy
who recently visited a theatre in Mumbai
to see audience reaction to her film.
Amy also says that she has a big list of
stars with whom she wants to work with
in the future.Cant even think about that to
be very honest.
So many people on my wish list.
But I am very fortunate that I have
a film with Akshay and to be doing a
film like this in Bollywood, she said.
Released on October 2, Singh Is Bling is
directed by Prabhudheva and stars Akshay
Kumar, Kay Kay Menon and Lara Dutta in
key roles.
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Court better than

Indias last few
embarrassing Oscar entries: Irrfan
ctor Irrfan Khan, two

of whose films earlier
missed being Indias
official entry for the 88th Academy
Awards Best Foreign Language
Film category, says Chaitanya
Tamhanes Marathi film Court is
a better choice than the last few
embarrassing entries that the
country sent to the Oscars.
Court is a good film. I dont
know about the other films.
Unlike a few years back, the kind
of films that were sent, they were
embarrassing.
This is better than them,
Irrfan told media.
The acclaimed performers
Paan Singh Tomar and The
Lunchbox were two films that were
in the forefront of being chosen as
Indias Oscar entry, but ultimately
Barfi! and The Good Road were
selected by a jury appointed by the
Film Federation of India.
Irrfan, who has done his fair
share of work in international
entertainment world, feels there
should be a body which should be
really concerned about choosing
the right film and sending it to a
platform which is very important.
We cant judge what it will do and
how it will be perceived. There (at
Oscars) they have big competition,

so it depends on Court...with
which films it is competing. Also,
theres the luck factor, he said.
We can only try to send the
best (film) we have made, added
the actor, who was in New Delhi
to promote his forthcoming film
Jazbaa.
Having starred in films like
the Oscar-winning entertainers
Slumdog Millionaire and Life of
Pi, Irrfan surely has an idea of
how the foreign market percieves
Indian cinema.
Asked if Hollywood is still
looking for clichd Indian films,
which have song and dance
sequences, Irrfan said, They
are not looking for anything
from Bollywood.
They have a perception
of Bollywood films having
songs
and
dance
sequences in
it.
But if we do films like The

Lunchbox, Court and Slumdog
Millionaire, then the perception
will change. Somewhere that
perception is changing, but thats
very little bit. Like Talvar, its a
film with no song and dance. Its
doing very well.
Directed by Sanjay Gupta,
Jazbaa is slated to release on
October 9. The film also stars
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shabana
Azmi and Jackie Shroff.
Never have been

calculative as an actor:
Aishwarya
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actress
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan,
who is making a comeback
on the silver screen after five years
with Sanjay Guptas Jazbaa, says
she has always chosen her movies
based on the script, instead of
being calculative about it.
My attitude as an actor is to
respond to a script of a film. I dont
carry anything more than that...I
have never been calculative as an
actor. I have always responded
to the scripts and opportunity to
work with an incredible team,
Aishwarya, who was in New Delhi
to promote Jazbaa, said at a press
conference.
She even said that Jazbaa is a
film with an intense subject, and
that its something she would have
chosen even five years later.
I am happy being a part of it
today. I wouldve accepted this
movie after five years too. I said
yes to the subject, added the
former beauty queen.
The Devdas actress, who was
last seen on the big screen in the
2010 film Guzaarish, feels that
during her absence from the
arclights, she remained connected
with the media and audience
through brand endorsements and
social work.
I never thought that I have

gone away from the limelight.
I became a mother and during
that period, through brand
endorsements and social work,
I was getting a chance to talk to
the media and audience, said the
actress.
Consider Shahrukh and

Salman my co-actors, not
stars: Nawazuddin
awazuddin Siddiqui, who has

A-listers of Bollywood wishing to
work with him, says he does not
want to think about the prominence of big
stars like Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan
as he considers them as colleagues when he
is performing.
Nawazuddin, who worked with Salman
in Bajrangi Bhaijaan has just completed
his first schedule with Shahrukh Khan for
Raees, in which he plays a policeman.
When I am on set, Shahrukh and
Salman are co actors
for me. If I start
thinking
I
am working
w i t h
Salman
then as
an actor,
I would
not
be
able
to
improvise
the character
I am playing.
D u r i n g
shooting, I
do not want
to
think
about with
whom I am
working
as it will
corrupt my performance, he told media

as he shared his experience of working
with both the Khans.
The 49-year-old actor, who is riding
on the success of his last outing Manjhi:
The Mountain Man, will be seen with
megastar Amitabh Bachchan in Sujoy
Ghoshs next.
I think as an actor my work is to give
the best performance.
If I continue to think about Shahrukh
and Salman as stars then I am not showing
the proper respect to their characters as
well as mine.
You should be honest at your
work, he added.
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This spring, art lovers in Auckland are in for a treat. After the miniature painting exhibition depicting The Story of Rama, here comes another
exhibition showcasing the art, which depicts the flavors of the time travel of Hinduism and Buddhism across many millenniums. Tiffany Singh,
an artist of Indian origin, has put her knowledge and learning of the two ancient religion into her works. This has resulted in perusal to the
world, a work that is close to Mother Nature and sacredness that is hard to miss in these godly work of art.
ndian Weekender caught

up with Tiffany Singh and
spoke to her about her
works in display at Aucklands Fo
Guang Shan Temple and Malcolm
Smith Gallery from September 27
to November 19.
IWK: Tell us about yourself
Tiffany Singh: I am an artist
based in Auckland, with a fondness
for installation art to convey
ideas of ritual in an abstracted,
stylized mode. My art practice is
deeply embedded in Eastern and
Western spiritual beliefs. I create
artworks that resonate with all
the senses, and I work alongside
Fair Trade organisations. Within
the contemporary art context, I
explore the arts as a therapeutic
medium.
IWK: What is exhibition,
Mahbhta:
The
Great
Element all about?
T S: Mahbhta: The Great
Element is a multi-sensory
exhibition of twelve artworks
across two free East Auckland
locationsMalcolm Smith Gallery
(35 Uxbridge Road, Howick) and
Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple
(16 Stancombe Roat, Flat Bush).
The title of the exhibition is a
Sanskrit term translating to the
great [natural] element, and this
term becomes the starting-point
for reflection. Expect swarms of
text, beeswax sculptures, ribbons
with mantras, gold-painted wind
chimes, even an artwork filmed
underwater.
IWK. What has been the
inspiration
behind
these
works? Can you tell us about
how the idea came to you?
T S: These works expand
IWK: Can you elaborate on

some of the specific works on
display?
The Wind of Ancient Sages

consists of numerous wind chimes
installed in the cherry blossom
trees. With their gentle sound,
remind us to exist in the present
moment.
The River of Verses is a
new artwork in the Malcolm
Smith Gallery. It is a text based
artwork
completed
through
the participation of various
individuals, local schools and
community groups of East
Auckland.
The work allows for communal
conversation via different modes
of participation, through offerings
of ancestral wisdom in the form of
proverbs, dictums and maxims.
Tiffany Singh
from a deep inquiry into
natural elements in the
modern world and
their
forgotten
sacredness.
Sacredness can
be a means
to
connect
with others
and nature
through a
dimension
greater
than
the
self. These
artworks try
to
imagine
a
better
world that we
can be part of,
and encourage all
to collectively address
ecological problems.
IWK: You say Buddhism and
Hinduism played a major role
in shaping these works. Can
you elaborate?
T S: I am an artist of Indian,
Mori, Pacific Island and Pakeha
decent. The coming together
of these different cultures and
world-views is evident in my
artistic practice.
Having multiple ethnicities has
enabled me to explore varying
philosophies around healing and
social well-being through a visual
arts practice. The work is very
repetitious in its form and process
and often becomes a meditation
that shifts my awareness.
The creative process of art for
artistic practice and spiritual

practice become one in the making
of the installation.
IWK: What is the message you

are trying to communicate
through your works in this
exhibition?
m e
is
an
experience
of
connecting to the senses beyond
the normal awareness of them,
this input or feeling is then
translated into an expression in
normal dimensions; form, sound,
color, composition.
It was east that first put me
into this state of being through the
exposure to ritual and ceremony
and the heightened sense of being
connected to something greater
than self.
Eastern philosophy and a
desire to explore my Buddhist
practice through my arts practice
are large informers of my creative
practice still to this day.
T S: Sayapatri: 100 Layers is an

artwork installed in the Fo Guang
Shan Buddhist Temple. It focuses
on the life-giving force of Mother
Earth. The artwork is made out
of Nepalese cloth associated with
ceremony and ritual. Through
the repeating Medicine Buddha
Mantras, which is handwritten
on to the cloth, the artwork
becomes impregnated with the
aura of healing and purification.
In this way, the process of making
the artwork mirrors the process
of mantra meditation, and the
The exhibition underscores

the interdependence of humans
and nature. I aim to collect large
commentaries on the natural
elements emphasizing the powers
of collaboration not only between
ethnicities but also belief systems
and oral histories.
To do this, I have reached
out to the local iwi, community
groups, environmental impact
organizations such as the Kauri
Project, as well as hosting school
workshops where the children can
directly contribute to the work
itself. Its about being diverse.
The message is an inclusive and
expansive one that encourages
thought and action around
contemporary issues that deeply
affect our communities in
todays world.
India Real Estate Show makes it easy to invest in Indian property
uckland is all set to host

the first edition of India
Real Estate Show (IRES)
on 10 and 11 October.
It is an exclusive and
focused platform for the Indian
infrastructure and real estate
developers to showcase their
projects to the affluent and
progressive Indian community in
Auckland.
The grand show will be
attended by more than 500 Indian
prospective investors at Hotel
Holiday Inn (Auckland Airport)
with an objective to realise their
dream of owning a real estate
property back in India, whether
residential, commercial or retail
The platform will enable
them to interact, learn,evaluate

and select the best investment
options not only through a simple
exhibition mode but also through
a scientific method of calculating
their
expected
returnon
investments.
Top Indian developers such
as Godrej properties, Mantri
Developers, Adani Group and
World Trade Center are going to
showcase their projects across
India.
The exhibitors will immensely
benefit from the showcase through
face-to-face
meeting
Indian
HNIs, Bankers, CEOs, CFOs
and entrepreneurs generating
much desired business leads. The
platform will also see participation
from major Indian banks to

service any financial requirements
of the investors.
According to a recent report by
IMF, Indian economy, whose size
is $2 trillion as of now, is poised
to overtake the combined GDP of
Japan and Germany in the next
four years on the back of recent
policy reforms and improved
confidence. Much of this growth
is poised to be supported by the
infrastructure sector.
As half of the population is
under 30, there is going to be
a strong demand for housing
and commercial space leading
to appreciation in rates across
categories. No doubt, supply
shall match the growth pace, but
quality infrastructure will always

be the preferred choice.
As team GIC says, India is
growing much better than other
global economies and holds a
great potential for decent returns
over the long-term period.
Different regions in India will
deliver different levels of returns

based on various factors. We want
to expose our customers to these
varied and quality investment
options, which have been duly
vetted by our expert team.
Call it Think India. Think
Growth
India Real Estate Show 2015 10 and 11 October

Hotel Holiday Inn (Auckland Airport)
Organisers
GIC Consultants: GIC is a financial services company based out of
Abu Dhabi offering banking, management, quity, insurance and real
estate solutions.
NZ Channel Partner:
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Email: prash64@yahoo.com
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