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www.iwk.co.nz | 18 November 2016

NEW ZEALAND

New Zealands night of shakes

Gaurav Sharma

n almost two-minute long

and magnitude 7.8 severe
earthquake struck 15 km
northeast of Culverden at12:02 a.m.
on Monday, November 14 in North
Canterbury, the effects of which
was widely felt throughout New
Zealand, including Christchurch
and Wellington. Since then, more
than 1,600 earthquake aftershocks
have occurred, of which 300 are of
magnitude-4, 43 of magnitude-5,
and two of magnitude-6.
A local state of emergency has
been declared in Canterbury and
a national relief support effort is
underway, with major damages,
including two deaths, being
reported from the Kaikoura region,
180 km north of Christchurch. The
small town, famous for its whalewatching tourism industry, has been
cut off from the rest of New Zealand
with State Highway 1 road and rail
tunnels blocked by slips.
Commenting on the magnitude
of theMondaymorning quake,
Geonet informed, This earthquake
was the largest recorded in New
Zealand since the M7.8 Dusky
Sound earthquake in 2009. But,
given its location, it was more widely
felt and more damaging. It looks like

A house at Bluff Station right

on the Kekerengu fault line.
(Photo: Geonet)

This earthquake was the

largest recorded in New
Zealand since the M7.8 Dusky Sound
earthquake in 2009. But, given its
location, it was more widely felt and
more damaging

weve got two separate but related

quakes going on. Our reports
indicate that the combination of
these two quakes lasted two minutes,
with the most severe shaking at

around 50 seconds. It was widely

felt throughout both the North and
South Islands. It looks like one was
a strike-slip and the other was a
thrust fault.

Impacttsunami and
landslides

he M7.8 earthquake triggered

up to 100,000 landslides in
northern Canterbury and southern
Marlborough, most notable of
which was the breaching of the slip
dam holding back the south side of
the Clarence River near Kaikoura,
sending down almost one million
cubic metres of water downstream.
A tsunami warning was also issued
by the Christchurch Civil Defence
and Emergency Managementon
Mondaymorning at around3:15
a.m., almost three hours after the
quake. Civil Defence Controller

John Mackie instructed people in

low-lying coastal areas within one
kilometre of the Canterbury coast
to evacuate inland or head to higher
ground. Later by5 a.m., three
evacuation centres were opened
in Christchurch at Akaroa School
Hall (with around 25 people),
Linwood College (with around 300
people) and Mairehau School (with
around 50 people). By8:10 a.m.,
people who were evacuated were
allowed to go home after the danger
was averted.
Apart from the partial destruction
of a 100-year-old historic and
popular homestead at Little Pigeon
Bay on the Banks Peninsula just
across Port Hills in Christchurch,
the tsunami waves of 2.5 metres
in Kaikoura, one metre in
Christchurch, and half-a-metre
in Wellington didnt cause much
damage to properties.
But surprisingly, and making
the matters worse, the Canterbury
Police received around 19 reports
of burglars targeting homes in
Canterbury after residents fled
due to the tsunami warning. The
police has promised to catch the
culprits soon.

PM Key surveys the

affected areas

rime Minister John Key, who

along with Civil Defence
Continued on Page 4

NEW ZEALAND

18 November 2016 | www.iwk.co.nz

Sidharth Malhotra making

the best of his NZ trip

Continued from Page 3

Minister Gerry Brownlee and

Transport Minister Simon Bridges,
did an aerial survey of the affected
area twicefirst on Monday and
then againon Wednesdaynoted
that the damage in the Kaikoura
region is worse than he thought
and will take months to repair. He
also informed that there have been
two quake-related fatalitiesone in
Kaikoura and another in Mt Lyford,
north of Canterbury.
Also, there have been reports of
more than 20 quake-related injuries.
The PM also added that
his
ministersfrom
Business
Innovation
and
Employment,
Social Development and the Inland
Revenueare working on a business
support package for the touristic
town of Kaikoura.

Kaikoura

iving an update on the rescue

and relief efforts, the Ministry
of Civil Defence and Emergency
Management said, More than 400
people have been airlifted out of
Kaikoura, with NZ Defence Force
NH90 helicopters been deployed
to transport staff and resources
to communities in the Hurunui
and Kaikoura districts and assist
with evacuations. The HMNZS
Canterbury and HMNZS Wellington
are en-route to Canterbury to assist
in the response.
The evacuees were taken to
Woodend and Christchurch. The
local Takahanga Marae, volunteers
and local businesses also opened
their doors to serve food and
provide shelter to hundreds of
stranded tourists.

RNZAF Nh90s landing at Woodend

Primary school in Christchurch with
Evacees from Kaikoura(Photo:NZDF)

On Wednesday, the Christchurch

City Council added, An Air Force
C-130 Hercules is bringing a
generator and a water desalination
system from Auckland to Kaikoura
this morning. The Hercules will also
airdrop about 5,000 litres of water to
the towns residents in the afternoon.
International partners are also
playing a vital part in the relief
effort, with warships from Australia,
Canada, and the United States sailing
overnight to the South Islands east
coast. HMNZS Te Kaha and USS
Sampson are also en-route to provide
support. New Zealand Army soldiers
from Burnham Military Camp will
today join an Urban Search and
Rescue team from the New Zealand
Fire Service to assess the damage,
the Council informed.
Canterbury medical officer of
health Dr Alistair Humphrey and two
Canterbury DHB health protection
officers have also flown to Kaikoura
to provide public health support to
affected people.

Wellington

n the capitals CBD, authorities

have closed Molesworth Street
because of the risk of a 10-storeyhigh building collapse. Additionally,
the Wellington headquarters of the
Defence Force at 2 Aitken Street,
Tennyson Apartments in central
Wellington, some houses at Collina
Terrace, and Statistics New Zealands
office at Harbour Quay, have also
been deemed unsafe and evacuated.

Cricket Test match on

schedule

ut in Christchurch, which
escaped any damage this time,
business is carrying on as usual. A
New Zealand Cricket spokesperson
has informed that the first Test
between the touring Pakistani team
and Black Caps will go ahead as
scheduled onNovember 17. The
Pakistan team, which was in Nelson at
the time of the quake and are now in
Christchurch, were understandably
shaken by the experience. But
NZC is giving them all the support
they need and the teams are
preparing for the Test as usual, the
spokesperson said.

Sidharth Malhotra (center) enjoys a cuppa with

former BlackCaps Brendon McCullum (left) and
Stephen Flemings

Rizwan Mohammad

ollywood star and Tourism

New
Zealand
brand
ambassador
Sidharth
Malhotras last year visit created
a huge buzz in the Kiwi tourism
industry by bringing more than
20,000 new visitors/tourists to the
country from India.
The
Bollywood
heartthrob
returned to New Zealand last week
and was warmly received by a
group of Bollywood dancers at the
Christchurch airport, before his
transit through Auckland where he
accidently bumped into Prime
Minister John Key.
Sidharth shook a leg with his
fans and the performers from
Bollywood Dreams dance groups at
the Christchurch airport from his
latest hits Kala Chashma and Kar
Gayi Chull.
Although his visit this time was
caught with a shocking earthquake
down south, it did not distract him

from his job herepromoting

Tourism New Zealand in India.
Sidharth was quick to share his
thoughts with his admirers in NZ
and India on Twitter. My thoughts
n prayers are with the people of NZ,
he tweeted.
Sidharths itinerary included
scuba diving in Akaroa harbour in
Canterbury, KiwiRail scenic tour on
TransAlpine, a road trip on Harley
to Coromandel, a chopper ride
with Rugby legend Richie McCaw,
outdoor net cricket with Stephen
Fleming and Brendon McCullum,
adventures in Taupo and Rotorua.
Sidharth shared his pleasure being
the Tourism NZ ambassador for
New Zealand saying, New Zealand
is an amazing place for holidays and
it has terrific locations, nice and
warm people and the country offers
safe adventure,
The star arrived in Auckland
on Thursday, November 16 and
will leave the country on Sunday,
November 20.

Royal NZ Navy celebrates

75th anniversary
Sandeep SINGH

n
International
Naval
Review
is
currently
underway in Auckland
to mark the celebrations 75th
anniversary of the Royal New
Zealand Navy (RNZN).
This is the single biggest event
among a series of many events
planned since the beginning
of this year to mark the
birthday celebrations.
The Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral
John Martin, had earlier said, We
celebrate the nations commitment
to its navy, honour and acknowledge
the service of New Zealanders who
have served at sea, and look forward
with confidence and excitement to
the next 75 years.
In a striking coincidence of Royal
New Zealands commitment to New
Zealands interests and making a
difference at home and abroad,
the multi-role vessel HMNZS
Canterbury was dispatched to
help evacuate a large number of
tourists and residents in Kaikoura
and bring aid supplies to the
quake-affected areas.
Kaikoura and other North
Canterbury towns have been
essentially cut off with State Highway
1 road and rail tunnels blocked by
slips after a massive 7.5 magnitude

earthquake hit New Zealand.

The 15-nation event was
originally planned to
be held for three days
from November 17 to
20 in Auckland, with
the entry of the fleet
into the Aucklands
Waitemata Harbour
scheduled on Thursday,
November 17.
This fleet entry was
later brought forward
by 24 hours to Wednesday,
November 16, owing to bad
weather forecast.
The
remaining
programme
remained as per the original
schedule of a 1000-sailor march
down Queen Streeton November 18
followed by the formal International
Naval Review to be held on
November 19 when the GovernorGeneral, Her Excellency, the Right
Honourable Dame Patsy Reddy,
will review the assembled ships in a
centuries-old naval tradition.
The Fleet Review will occur
on the Waitemata Harbourat
12:30 p.m. and will be completed
around 2:30 p.m.
The vessels are berthed either at
Ports of Auckland or Devonport
Naval Base and will be open for
public viewing on November 20.

INS Sumitra berths at the Aucklands Waitemata Harbour. Photo: Jyoti Patel

This year, a naval ship from the

United States USSSampson is
visiting New Zealand after 33 years,
ending three decades of standoff
between the two countries over
New Zealands nuclear-free law.
The US has not sent a naval ship

to this country since 1983, as it

refuses to say whether its ships are
nuclear-armed, as required by New
Zealands nuclear-free law. Prime
Minister John Key had earlier said
that he was satisfied the military ship
was not nuclear armed or powered

after considering official advice thus

facilitating smooth entry of the US
vessel. This was only after the US
Vice President Joe Biden had before
accepted the invitation to send a
ship to the Royal NZ Navy 75th
anniversary.

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www.iwk.co.nz | 18 November 2016

NZ Police rewards
community initiative
Rizwan Mohammad

ew
Zealand
Police
recognises
leadership efforts demonstrated by
staff and community members in filling
a critical gap in the family violence cycle as
experienced by a large number of Aucklanders.
Inspector Nga-Wati Chaplow and Sergeant
Gurpreet Arora from Counties Manukau Police
along with prominent community leaders
Dr Ranjana Patel from Gandhi Nivas and
Sucharita Varma from Sahaayta Counselling
and Social Support, received District
Commander Superintendents appreciation
award for prevention of domestic violence.
The award was presented by Commander
John Tim in a ceremony graced by the Police
Minister Judith Collins at a departmental
function organised at the Eden Park stadium
in Auckland.
In a community initiative led by Counties
Manukau Police and supported by Gandhi
Nivas and Sahaayta, the trio worked together
in the last three years to bring down the number
of family violence cases in Auckland.
The programme started nearly three years
ago when family violence was a big concern in
the South Asian community. The police realised
that most of the victims were reluctant to come
forward and speak because the men would be
arrested for a few days or be given a restraining
order, and once they returned home, the
harassment continued.
The solution to the rising number of
ineffective arrests was to understand the
underlying problem, which was alcohol,
gambling, drugs, etc. The men would be away
from their family, stay in police custody or in
hotels, and sleep in their cars or streets during
restraining orders from the law.

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The District Commander took the challenge

to find a better solution by looking for
accommodation, support, and counselling for
such men. Dr Patel came forward, a process
was initiated, and Sahaayta contributed by
providing counselling.
On December 1, 2014, a house was set up
in Otahuhu, initially open to Indians only. It
later accepted pan-Asian, Pacific Islanders, and
Maori men who sought rehabilitation.
More than 300 men have been referred to
the house and the initiative has been successful
across different ethnicities in New Zealand.
Family violence prevention initiatives, early
intervention, housing and counselling are
some of the services offered by Gandhi Nivas
in collaboration with Sahaayta and Counties
Manukau Police.
The high-profile award function was held at
Mt Eden Park on Friday, November 11.

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Candidates respond to Indian Weekenders

survey on election issues
Sandeep Singh

families with a complex situation to

ensure that our young people stay on
track. Yes, we know that we need to
do more.

t Roskill is no ordinary
electoral seat facing byelections. It represents
one of the most ethnically diverse
constituencies in New Zealand where
more than 45% of residents were
born overseas.
It is also a constituency which has
a huge representation of people of
Indian and Chinese descentthe
two largest group of migrants to have
arrived in New Zealand in the last
few years.
According to Michael Wood,
the Labour Party candidate in the
by-election, Mt Roskill is a place
which offers everyone, including
new migrants and resident New
Zealanders, an opportunity to start
their life in New Zealand.
Similarly, according to a National
Party supporter from Dr Parmjeet
Parmars campaign team, Mt Roskill
is a constituency which offers a first
real chance to a person of Indian
descent to become an electorate MP
in the New Zealand parliament.
Further, Mt Roskill is unique as
it is here that the New Zealands
first ethnic political party New
Zealand Peoples Partyclaiming
recognition for the contribution
of different ethnicities in New
Zealand, is testing waters in
parliamentary elections.
It is for this reason that we continue
to bring focus on this by-election. And
one of the best ways of doing that is
by asking candidates directly about

Michael Wood

their opinion on Indian Weekenders

by-election survey.
Following our survey with the
common people of Mt Roskill, we
approached the top three electoral
candidates to know more about their
policy and suggested solutions on
some of the issues dear to Mt Roskill
electorate, in order to help you
portray a clear picture of what your
prospective Member of Parliament
is going to offer as the solutions to
those issues. In this edition, our main
focus islaw and order.

Dr Parmjeet Parmar

IWK: Do you agree with Indian

Weekenders survey outcome
for the primary issues of Mt
Roskill by-election?
Dr Parmar: I want to commend
Indian Weekender for conducting this
survey, and this is a good outcome.
The issues are in line with issues that
I identify with people when I talk to
them in Mt Roskill. Along with these
issues, I am also focussing on small
businesses and education.
IWK: What do you have to say
about our readers response as
law and order being the main
election issue?
Dr Parmar: Law and order, and
public transport are two top priorities
for people. From what I hear from
people, they want to spend more time
with their family instead of being
stuck in traffic. This is something that
bothers them every day. I would like
to see people spend that extra time
with their family or being productive
at work.

IWK: What policies you will

bring to address the issue of
law and order?
Dr Parmar: Law and order is an
issue that concerns families and small
businesses. Since National came to
[power], we increased our police
numbers by 600 and Prime Minister
has already announced that there
will be more investment in frontline
police officers. That announcement
will come in due course. We also saw
latest evidence of break-ins going up
and that is a concern, and we have
already addressed that by moving
break-ins from volume crime to
priority crime.
Then its not just about catching the
criminals its also about addressing
the root cause. When we talk to the
small businesses, then its normally
young people who are offending,
and that is where we want to put
our focus along with improving our
frontline police staff. This is why we
are focussing on early intervention in

IWK: Do you agree with Indian

Weekenders survey outcome
for the main issues of Mt
Roskill by-election.
Michael Wood: That absolutely
gels with what I am hearing in the
community, particularly across the
Indian community. There is a real
concern about the rising rate of
crime and a real concern that our
police do not have enough resources
to respond to crime. There is one
statistic that says that there is a huge
increase in burglaries and only 4%
of burglaries actually get solved.
It means that 96% are not getting
solved. People, at the moment, dont
have the confidence that the law
and order problem is [being] taken
seriously. I think we need some real
action and better support for our
police so that they can keep our
communities safe.

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The
another
local issue that I am
campaigning on is
the reopening of Mt
Roskill police station
for the public.

IWK: What policies you will

bring to address law and order
problem?
Wood: There are two issues in
particular that I am campaigning on.
One is to improve resources to enhance
our frontline police. Labour Party has
put out a policy that we will bring 1000
frontline police officials. These police
officials will be on the street just walking
around the shops keeping an eye on
things, checking out the car parks and
maintaining the friendly local presence.
I believe that it is very important to deter
crime. People remember that 20-30
years ago it was common to see police
staff just walking around in local shops
talking to people and keeping any eye
on things. I think it is important to bring
that kind of community policing back
in New Zealand. Also, if we have more
police then they are going to be more
responsive to actually solve the crime. At
the moment in an event of a burglary, it
takes few days before police can actually
get there. We need much faster follow up
and so 1000 police under Labours will
help achieve that.
The another local issue that I am
campaigning on is the reopening of
Mt Roskill police station for the public.
It was closed for the public four years
ago which means that people cannot
go to meet their local police officials

to get support and to raise issues. The

people think that closing of the police
station for the public has broken the link
between the community and the local
police. I am campaigning to restore that
kind of local community connection
with the police.
IWK: What do you think is not
working right now in the current
National government that you
want to do differently to restore
public confidence in controlling
the law and order problem?
Wood: I dont think they are bad
people...But I think that they are very
focused on winning elections and being
popular, and are not focussed on dealing
with big issues. If we look at housing,
they just say that there is no big issue and
push it aside. Same on transport and law
on order. They keep saying that crime
rate is not rising when everyone knows
in our community that this is an issue.
Until you realise and accept that there is
an issue or a problem you will not take
corrective action. So I will say that there
is a lack of will to take serious action on
some of these issues. This is my main
critique of the National government.
May be, they have run out of energy
after three terms.

Roshan Nauhria

IWK: What do you have to say

about our readers response as

law and order as the main

election issue?
Roshan Nauhria: We completely
agree with this outcome. In fact, we
are making this as the most important
focus of our campaign, especially for the
ethnic communities. The situation [of]
law and order has gone bad in the last
eight years. Since last year only, there
has been a 12% increase in burglary and
we hear about robberies so frequently.
The current National government says
that they are going to put more police
into it. But they just say!
It has taken them eight years to say
that they are going to do something
about it. Nobody knows when they will
actually do something.
IWK: What policies you will
bring to address law and
order problem?
Nauhria: We cannot solve the problem
of law and order alone in the Mt Roskill
as it is a problem for whole Auckland
and the entire country. So we will make
noise in the Parliament for urgent action
on the law and order problem. We are
also proposing to open a direct line for
the Indian and Chinese community
where they can call and speak in their
own language at the time of stress when
facing criminal activities.
We are in the process of preparing
a law and order policy which will be
nationwide and we plan to declare it
before the next national elections. Our
partys strategy is to sit with the police,
justice department and others and tell
them that we want to bring the crime
rate down by 50%, so they have to
work out and tell us what resources are
required to achieve this goal and we will
work towards that.
If we get the balance of power in
next elections, then our target is to bring
crime rate by 50% in next five years.

Parmjeet Parmar

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More roadblocks for skilled

migrants in New Zealand
Sandeep Singh

f the news of Donald Trumps

election and its rippling effect on
free trade and the free flow of
people across international borders
was not enough to send shock
waves around the world, then here
comes the news on another round
of changes in the New Zealand
immigration system.
This is completely unrelated to
the news of increased interest from
the American residents in migrating
to New Zealand immediately after
Donald Trumps surprise election
victory.
Data from Immigration New
Zealand (INZ) showed on Friday,
November 11, that about 55,000
Americans visited the INZ website
in 24 hours after the election,
which is roughly 20 times the
numbers who typically register
on the site.
INZ typically receives about 3000
registrations each month.
Completely unrelated to this
latest global event, the (INZ)
has been quietly going through
a second review of the skilled
migrant category. The first review
of the skilled migrant category by
the current National government
resulted in a dramatic culling of the
quota of skilled migrants by 5000
last month.

Any news of another impending

review in the skilled migrant
category has a potential to send
shivers to many destinations such
as India and China who have been
sending potential migrants to the
English speaking countries of the
UK, the US, Canada, Australia and
New Zealand since the beginning of
the 21st century.
Predominantly, the migrants from
these destinations rely on the skilled
migrant category visa to enter the
targeted country.
Apparently, it is being suggested
that there is a strong demand for
New Zealands residency, and it
is projected to increase further in
the foreseeable future. Therefore,
the New Zealands immigration
system needs to align itself in a
manner to be able to meet the
demands and expectations of the
countrys economy.

New Zealand Parliament celebrated

festival of lights on November 10

It is reported that INZ has begun

the second review of the skilled
migrant category amid fears that the
points system does notprioritisethe
highest value workers.
There is a latent belief within
INZ and other stakeholders that the
current system, which is unchanged
since it started in 2003, is structurally
biased against the high skilled
value immigrants.
To what extent would this
impending change filter the
prospective immigrants within the
low value and high value workforce
for the New Zealand economy
remains to be seen.
However, this news will add to
the already prevailing apprehension
towards the liberal global order,
which has facilitated a comparatively
easier and large movement of people
across international borders than
at any other time in international
history.
From New Zealands perspective,
given the current record low level
of unemployment, any reduction in
immigration is going to be counterproductivefor the growth of the
economy.
Any disruption in the existing
system, which gives a pathway to the
international students educated in
New Zealand to the skilled migrant
category resident visa, could be
detrimental to prospects for longterm economic growth.

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SOUTH LINE

News-in-brief
from South Island

Announcement of details on South

Island immigration opportunities
early next year: Craig Foss
Gaurav Sharma

The minister who was in

Christchurch recently as part of
MBIEs small businesses road
show also informed that similar
such event, especially for the
Indian community, will be held
at the Vodafone Event Centre,
Manukau, onNovember 24

ollowing up on Prime Minister

John Keys announcement
made mid last year of
grantingskilled migrants and
entrepreneurs more points towards
residency if they agree to live in
the regions, the government will
be announcing the policy details
early next year. Minister of Small
Businesses, Craig Foss,who is
also the Associate Minister for
Immigration, informed this while
attending theSmall Business
Roadshoworganised
by
the
Ministry of Business, Innovation
and Employment on November 7 in
Christchurch.Notably, there has been

Minister Craig Foss

criticism of the government in some

quarters about the delay of more
than a year in coming out with the
policy details.
Noting the need for businesses to
organically evolve towards a more
diverse workplace (rather than the
government stepping in and take
some policy measures), the Minister
said, Very soon, by early next
year, the Immigration Minister will
be announcing details on how to

he Canterbury A & P Showthe largest such show

in the South Islandwas held from November 9 to
11. Canterburys favourite community event has
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communities attending, the South
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the year in South Canterburys small town
on November 12. Organised by the South
Canterbury Indian Cultural Society, it was the
fifth such celebration in the town, which has
seen a huge influx of Indian migrants recently,
mainly in the agricultural sector.
Geeta Muralidharan, who hails from Kerala,
shifted to Timaru 17 years back and is the
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The Minister also invited the Indian
community in and around Auckland
to the MBIEs Small Business
Roadshow being organised especially
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Greed for wealth is a Improving safety and

road towards gloom security in Mt Roskill
R
O
Rizwan Mohammad

angmanchs newest play Rajdarshan

delivered a rib-tickling performance, as
promised, at the Playhouse Theatre in
Glen Eden on Sunday, November 13.
The play is set in the Kingdom of Ayodhya
before the Mauryan Empire came to power
in 324 BCE. The tale revolves around the
terminally ill King Maharaj Nand (Ujjal
Ghosh). He announces donations of gold and
silver to all priestly Brahmins of his kingdom in
the hope for a miracle.
Half of the kings kin conspire to kill him and
seize his throne. He is eventually poisoned by
the maid Kubja (Rupal Solanki) on the orders
of the kings youngest queen (Nirmita Ghosh)
and his step-brother Chandraketu (Raj Singh).
Lambodhar Bhatt (Devdutt Paranjpe), a poor
Brahmin, with his godson Abhiram (Chirag
Solanki) travel to the kingdom to get his share
of the riches. They are broken to hear about the
kings demise. However, the god of misfortune,
Shanidev (Jayanta Ghosh) promises to transport
his soul into the kings body, and once the priest
attains the riches, he can go back to his village

with it. Maharaj Nand comes back to life, but

his strange acts create a suspicion among the
kings men.
A comedy of errors ensues in the kingdom.
Greed and corruption ruin the pillars of the
realm, inevitably leading to its fall at the hands
of the enemies.
The play delves into a funny yet dark side of
human beings, and it shines a light of wisdom
on its audience. The period comedy-drama
was successful in arresting the attention of
its spectators as the packed house often burst
into laughter.
As the story moves forward, Maharaj Nands
imposter gets killed again by Kubja, but luckily,
his soul goes back into his corpse. Abhiram
reminds his mentor and father about his
humble origins and tells him that he was wrong
in craving the unearned riches of the king.
The play concludes with a strong message
that the greed decays the heart of the man and
brings hardship and misery whereas one finds
peace in honesty and loyalty.

A scene from the play Rajdarshan

Dr Parmjeet Parmar

National Party candidate for Mt Roskill

ne of the most fundamental rights every

one of us expect and deserve is to feel
safe in our homes, in our businesses,
and as we travel through our communities. No
matter where you live, what you do, or where
you were born, you should be able to live
life peacefully.
I understand people sometimes feel criminals
are targeting them because theyre a certain
ethnicity, but I dont think this is the case.
People of Asian ethnicity make up around 12
per cent of New Zealands population, but
represent only two to three per cent of the
victims of crime. I think whats really the case
here is often the businesses targeted are those
that carry cash, cigarettes and liquor, and in
Mt Roskill many of these are run by people of
Indian and Asian descent.
Its an unfortunate reality that there are
bad people out there who think they can get
away with inflicting hurt on their neighbours
and in hard working communities. The truth
is though, they cant, because the Government
is relentlessly investing in frontline services to
tackle crime.
National has always been the party of law
and order, and that is certainly true today.
There are 600 more front line police officers
now than when National came into office, and
this year we committed $300 million to support
the Polices efforts.
Investment in new technology freeing up
Police time means weve got the equivalent of
an extra 350 officers out on our streets and
roads. This matters because we believe the best
way to tackle crime is by having a visible police
presence in the community, not having them
sitting behind a desk pushing paper.
On top of this, the Prime Minister has
said the Government will invest even more
to further increase frontline police numbers,
with announcements to be made soon. This is
absolutely Nationals commitment. Investing in
vital frontline services like this are the types of
important choices you get to make when the
economy is growing and the Governments
books are in order.
The Police have also responded to community
concerns about theft by making changes to treat
it as a priority crime, meaning all break ins will
be attended by officers.
Keeping our community safe isnt just about
throwing money at a problem though, and
tackling crime isnt solved by the number of
police officers you have. You have to address

the root causes too. This has been a huge focus

of this Government getting in early, working
with families with complex situations, and
preventing people from taking the wrong path
in life.
Were seeing real results in this approach,
and Im using my knowledge and experience as
a Families Commissioner to help shape policy
and voice local Mt Roskill concerns to ensure
we keep our priorities clear.
During this by-election, my opponents are
making a lot of promises about getting tough
on crime. Theyre pledging to invest more to
tackle crime in Mt Roskill, but not saying how
much of that funding would be targeted in our
local communities or how many more officers
it would result in. Its sad to see such a serious
issue being exploited for political gain.
Voters deserve better than being given false
hope during a by-election. They want a local
electorate MP with a track record of getting
things done, not making hollow promises about
serious issues.
My local plan to improve safety and security
is focused on three achievable things.
First, weve got to get more lighting installed,
starting with Fearon and Keith Hay Parks, but
also fix the gaps in other areas like Mt Eden,
Royal Oak, Lynfield and Hillsborough. Ill
stand up to the Council and Local Board who
are ignoring community concerns.
Second, were going to get more police
officers on the street. Ill use my voice as your
electorate MP in Government to work with the
Police Minister to make sure officials not only
understand our local needs in the Mt Roskill
electorate, but respond to them too.
Third, Im working to better connect the
community so we look out for one another
and can quickly report suspicious activities
when we see them. Ive achieved this already
through my involvement in helping set up a
local neighbourhood community patrol group.
Im also setting up a Roskill-wide business
association so no matter where you work,
your business will be able to share experiences
dealing with crime and helping others keep an
eye out for known criminals.
This by-election, I am the clear choice to
be the strongest voice for Mt Roskill. Im the
person who understands local issues and has a
strong track record of getting things done.

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Interest Saver Plan helps Global Finance win

multiple awards from Auckland Chambers
New Zealands top mortgage and
insurance adviser, Global Finance has
won Westpac Auckland Business
Awards 2016 for Auckland South
for Excellence in Marketing. The
award is for building superior client
engagement and loyalty through
effective communication using online
and traditional media channels.

The judges commended the use

of technology, online marketing and
balancing both science and the art
of marketing for effective customer
engagement. They also commended
Global Finance for building a loyal
customer base who not only provides
repeat business but also refer it to
their friends and family.
It was also a finalist in the
following categories:
Innovationfor its Interest
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homeowners save many thousands
of dollars in unnecessary interest
on their mortgage. Since 1999,
it is estimated by Global Finance
to have helped its customers
potentially save more than $100
million in interest cost over the life
of their mortgages.
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With our Interest Saver Plan, we
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Once again Id like to thank our
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Ajay Kumar,
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Global Financial Services ltd.

Award winning Interest

Saver Plan

Asim of Global Finance receieves Westpac

Auckland Business Awards 2016

one of the fastest growth rates for

a business of its age in NZ.

These awards back up their

Westpac Auckland Business Award
for Excellence in Customer
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Global Finance recently won the
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FEATURES

18 November 2016 | www.iwk.co.nz

SPECIAL FEATURE

Preparing for the summers with Ayurveda

Linda Sinden

ummer can increase a

tendency for dry skin. If Vata is
strong in your nature or if you
have undergone a time of high stress
or disturbed sleep, then dry skin may
more likely occur for you when it is
hot. During summer, the increased
heat can lead to dehydration causing
your skin to become drier, especially
if you are busy and forget to drink
water regularly.
Summer is the time when Pitta
dosha increases with the rising heat
outside. This can increase internal
heat so that your mind and body
become aggravated or imbalanced.
You may find yourself feeling more
critical, impatient with others with
outbursts of anger as frustration
bubbles over. Physically, the excessive
body heat increases the tendency for
skin disease due to inflammation,
heartburn, and Peptic ulcer. If you
have an illness that ends in it is,
then this condition is likely to worsen
as summer arrives.

Here is a four-step
programme for enjoying
summer

SUMMERS
WITH
AYURVEDA
1. Adopt moderation

Adopt moderation in your lifestyle

by balancing work hours with
times to relax, meditate, chill, and
connect with loved ones.
Consider making appointments
in your diary for quality time with
loved ones and friends and enjoy
connecting with them outdoors
When the weather is hot, stay out
of the midday sun and exercise
indoors or during the cooler hours
of the day
Holidays in natural settings
(beaches, lakes, a forest, or bush
area) are cooling for the mind
and body

2.

Choose a Pitta-balancing
diet and avoid stimulants
Adopt moderation in your food
choices by reducing or avoiding
caffeinated drinks, alcohol, and
spicy, sour or salty foods as they
increase the heat within.
Favour Pitta-pacifying foods.
Drink Pitta tea during the day.
It is delightful and warm and
can be taken as a base tea to
which sweet juice is added.Add
the Pitta seasonal spice mixture
to your lunch and dinner to help
balance the Pitta qualities in you
during summer. Consider taking

Summer
is the
time when Pitta
dosha increases
with the rising heat
outside. This can
increase internal
heat so that your
mind and body
become aggravated
or imbalanced.
Aci-Balance to help balance
digestion. It has a balancing
effect when digestion is too sharp
and also if digestion has become
low. Take one tablet after your
main meal.

3.

Nourish
your
mind
and body
To help balance body heat,
hypertension, asthma, general
weakness, and lack of assimilation,
take one dessertspoon of the
sweet and balancing herbal tonic
called MA3323.

Take MA3323 prior breakfast,

dinner, and at bedtime. It is

my favourite herbal and has a
wonderful effect on the mind
and body.

4. Chill down for a great sleep

When the weather gets hot, it can

be unsettling for sleep. The Pitta
element increases at night from 10
p.m. onwards, making it difficult to
go to sleep. It can also be the cause of
waking you up in the night.
Be sure to use natural fibres for
bedding and aim to be in bed by
10 p.m.
Gently rub your feet for five
minutes with coconut oil or ghee
(clarified butter) at bedtime. Remove
excess oil with a soft cloth or paper
towel.This helps you to enjoy a
deeply relaxing sleep, so you will
wake feeling rejuvenated.
If you find your sleep is more
unsettled when the weather warms
up, consider taking two tablets of
Deep Rest prior bedtime.
Linda is a consultant at
Maharishi Ayurveda. You can
contact her at info@getbalance.
co.nz

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Balance is the key to good health

A
IWK Bureau

yurvedic
medicinealso
known as Ayurvedais
one of the worlds oldest
holistic healing systems. It is based
on the belief that health and wellness
depend on a delicate balance
between the mind, body, and soul.
It was developed thousands of years
ago in India and over a period of
time has gained much popularity in
the global west. In this health special
edition, Indian Weekender spoke
with Linda Sinden, an Aucklandbased Ayurveda practitioner, about
how Ayurveda can make a difference
in our lives, with special emphasis on
summer-related health issues.

IWK: How did you start

practising Ayurveda and how
did you develop an interest in
it?
Linda: In 1993, I attended a
meditation course in Holland over
Christmas holidays. There, I had my
first experience of pulse diagnosis
from a lady Ayurvedic doctor. As I was
calling back home later that evening
to wish my family, I knew I was to
become an Ayurveda specialist. At
that moment, I realised I had found
my dharma. It then took six years for
the course to become available under
the guidance of Maharishi Ayurveda
and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
IWK: How aware are people
about Ayurveda in New
Zealand?
Linda: Awareness of Ayurveda has
increased greatly since 1989. Now,

Linda Sinden

people often know about Ayurveda

and use its principles and herbals to
help stay well and to aid in restoring
health when sick.
IWK: How has Ayurveda
developed in New Zealand?
Do you find it receptive as an
alternative medicinal therapy
in New Zealand?
Linda: Word of mouth has been
a key way in which Ayurveda has
become known. Also, the classes
that Wellpark ran in the past helped
knowledge of Ayurveda to spread
more quickly. I have even had a
medical doctor suggest to their
patient that coming to see me would
be the next best step for them and
have had some medical practitioners
come to me for consultation.
IWK: Do you think a person has
to be sick to introduce Ayurveda
into their lifestyle?

Linda: When the body hurts, we

often feel compelled to stop the pain
and therefore are ready to take action
and get help. When the body is okay,
then we can be complacent.
Today, I was speaking with a man
who used to have head pressure,
cloudy thinking, low energy with
headaches and couldnt find any help.
With a few little changes in his diet
and lifestyle and with some herbals,
now he has been well for quite a long
time. He came back today because he
started to feel something is not 100%
and he wanted to restore balance
before it became a problem.
Increasingly, now people come
because they want to understand the
right food and lifestyle choices for
their nature. People want to stay well
and live a long happy life. Ayurveda
knows how to help a person do that.
IWK: Ayurveda says that a
poor digestion is the root cause
of many diseases. However,
modern doctors rarely ask
about diet and digestion. Why
is digestion so important in
Ayurveda?
Linda: The quality of the fire and
the quality of the cooking pot are
important in the kitchen for making
a nutritious meal. The same goes for
in our body. The digestive power is
the fire and the stomach and small
intestine is the cooking pot. There
is a saying in Ayurveda that you can
give poison to someone with good
digestive power and they will make
nectar and give nectar to someone
with poor digestive power and they
will make poison with it.

When amaimpurities from

partial or incomplete digestion of
foodaccumulates in the stomach
and intestines, it can move about the
body disrupting health functioning
and bring discomfort and disease.
When an illness takes a while to
heal, it is often because the body
needs to have the ama impurities
addressed through simple dietary and
herbal choices.
IWK: What are three different
doshas in the Ayurveda? Can
you explain to our readers
why this is so important in
Ayurveda?
Linda: All of creation is composed
of five basic building blocks or
Mahabhutasearth, water, fire, air,
and space. These combine to make
three operating principles of nature
called doshas. The three doshas
govern key functions in your mind
and body and are called Vata, Pitta,
and Kapha.
Vata is dominant in the elements
of fire and a little water. It controls
the activities of the nervous system
and the process of elimination.
Its main seat in the body is in your
colon. Imbalance in Vata causes
roughness of skin, weight loss, dark
complexion, anxiety, restlessness,
worry, constipation, difficulty going
to sleep, decreased strength, arthritis,
and hypertension.
Pitta is dominant in the elements
of air and space. It controls the
activities of digestion, metabolism,
and your body temperature. Its
main seat is in the small intestine.

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Imbalance in Pitta causes yellowish

complexion, anger and resentment,
excessive body heat, insufficient
sleep due to waking in the night,
weak digestion, inflammation, skin
diseases, heartburn, and Peptic ulcer.
Kapha is dominant in the
elements of water and earth. It
controls the activities of building
and maintaining your physical body.
It governs strength, immunity, and
proper body structure. Imbalance
in Kapha causes a pale complexion,
coldness, laziness, excessive sleep
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Knowing which of the doshas are
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epressive symptoms in women during

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Our findings underscore the importance
of monitoring and supporting mental health
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Catherine Lebel of the University of Calgary in
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The findings, published in the journal
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depression.
When the children reached about 2.5 to 5
years of age, the researchers used magnetic
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brain structure.
Women with higher depressive symptoms
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temporal areas, cortical regions implicated in
tasks involving inhibition and attention control.

Brain training is a treatment for enhancing

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is
markedly
higher among
those
with
depression.
But the study,
published
in
the
American Journal of
Psychiatry, also showed that
computer-based brain training
is no longer effective once a dementia
diagnosis has been made.
The researchers reviewed more than 20 years
of research and showed that brain training
could lead to improvements in global cognition,
memory, learning and attention, as well as
psychosocial functioning in people with mild
cognitive impairment.
Conversely, when data from 12 studies of
brain training in people with dementia was
combined, results were not positive.
The team earlier showed that brain training
is useful in other populations, such as healthy
older adults and those with Parkinsons disease
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clinical implementation of brain training in the
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aimed at improving training effectiveness,
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READERS SPEAK
What do you think about Trumps win?

Editorial
Safety is a race we can all win

here are rarely any human endeavours left in todays world where everyone can
participate without worrying who will win, apart from managing safety. Safety is a
race we can all win.

This week began with the shocking news of earthquake of 7.8 magnitudes in the Canterbury
region down south.
Expectedly, such news first creates shock, then horror, and then leaves persistent pain for
many.
This week we cannot escape from our responsibility to cover about this natural disaster. We
carry a detailed story about the earthquake and the related rescue operations.
Among the sad stories that naturally accompanies with any such natural disaster, there are
a couple of small, yet not insignificant good stories around the earthquakes.
One good thing was that our police, emergency services, civil defence agencies, New
Zealand Defence forces along with the members of public stepped up in coming together for
a mammoth relief operation.
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) which was gearing up for a major international
event on this weekend hosting an International Naval Review to mark 75th anniversary to
acknowledge the nations support for the RNZN has to divert its attention once again to help
the people in distress in South Island.
RNZN was able to send the multi-role vessel HMNZS Canterbury, HMNZS Wellington,
HMNZS Te Kaha and tanker ship HMNZS Endeavour to help evacuate a large number of
tourists and residents in Kaikoura and bring aid supplies to the quake-affected areas.
Importantly, our foreign allies offered to divert their naval resources on the way to
participate in International Naval Review to assist in disaster relief operations, and New
Zealand graciously accepted help from five countries - the United States, Australia, Canada,
Japan, and Singapore.
Although, politics came to a standstill immediately after the earthquake as the Prime
Minister and the Leader of Opposition cancelled their planned overseas visit to acknowledge
those who have been affected, yet like everywhere in else in life, politics also has to move on.
Following this lead, we continue to put a focus on the intensifying politics in the Mt Roskill
by-elections.
We spoke with three leading candidates in the fray on main election issues.
This week we bring forward their comments and proposed policy recommendations to
manage law and order issue an issue that our readers have voted as the main election issue
for this by-election in a survey conducted last week.
It offers our readers and the wider community a chance to see what our leaders have got to
say for this by-elections.
Amidst some big news, there was small but very significant news where New Zealand Police
recognised a Counties Manukau Police led community initiative. See detail story inside.
Last but not the least; we bring our special edition on health where we carry a special
feature on how to stay healthy for the upcoming summer season through both traditional and
alternative therapy.
Till we meet again. Have a great weekend!

Indian Weekender : Volume 8 Issue 35

Dee Lal, Blockhouse Bay

Nothing is going to change the fact that Donald
Trump is the next President of USA. The fact is that
he was elected in a fair democratic election process
and since his opponent Hillary Clinton accepted
defeat, it clearly shows that he was the winner on
the day. What we, as a country, should be doing is
keep on building a better relationship with the USA.
The USA is a strong strategic trading partner of New
Zealand, and it is important that we support them.

Ashwin Patel, Manurewa

We are far away from America and we see and believe
what the media is presenting to us. Hillary looked
like a textbook candidate with the right credentials
and experience required to do the job. Trump was
completely opposite. He did every mistake he possibly
could yet he won. I dont know whether it is the power
of people or a failure of democracy, half of the voters
didnt turn up. Lets see how he delivers.

Dr Abdul Moiz Penkar, Mt Wellington

Although I am disappointed by Trumps victory, Im
not surprised at all. Not many agreed with me a
few months ago while he was competing for the
Republican nomination. To me, he seemed to be
reflecting the thoughts of the common people the
best. Interestingly, most of his voters also seem to
agree that Trump exhibited personality traits that
didnt suit a national leader. So the main concern for
me is that things were so bad that so many people
voted for him, despite those glaring shortcomings. Moving forward,
lets hope for the best and promote rationality.

Vai Ravindran, Lynnfield

I like Trump and I am glad that he won. I like him
because of his view towards the world, which is
different from Hillarys. Hillary portrayed herself
to be all goody-goody and blamed Trump for
everything. Well, when her 30,000 emails were
found and it was scrutinised by the FBI, she was
cleared of all allegations in just two days. How can
you not see that to be choreographed and fishy?

Chirag Solanki, Hillsborough

Hillary was crafted and trained to modulate as
per the crowd and deliver the same bureaucratic
theoretical speeches whereas Trump came out to
be more vocal, although radical, racist, and stupid at
times but he was a game changer. Trump connected
to the mass more like a common man and what
matters now is how much he delivers in
practical terms.

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It does not matter who wins as long as the problems
of the common man is addressed, international
conflicts are reduced, and prosperity comes not just
for the rich and elite but for the middle class working
men. I am a little surprised by Donald Trumps win
but honestly speaking, it was inevitable. Hillary had
been making fake promises and it was quite visible
in her hollow admirations. I am glad Trump won.

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OPINION/EDITORIAL

Is Labour Party getting disoriented

before the Mt Roskill by-elections?
Sandeep Singh

ately, there have been few

instances where the Labour
Party is appearing to be
disoriented in the full glare of
public eyes.
Last week, Labour leader Andrew
Little was seen publically on the
receiving end of a media probing
on the accuracy of numbers
provided along with their recently
announced work-ready policy
for the nation in 2017. The most
recent one happened last week in
apublic debatefor the Mt Roskill
by-electionsorganisedbyCentral
Leaderbetween
the
Labour
candidate
Michael
Wood
and
Nationals
candidate
Dr Parmjeet Parmar.
Wood has taken an exception to
an alleged comment from a National
Party supporter about his wife, who
is the chairwoman of the Puketapapa
local board for the Auckland Council,
during the debate itself, warning
that if he hears anything again then
there might be some problems after
this meeting.
Apparently, there was a flare-up
after the end of the public debate
between the Labour candidate and
the National Party supporter, who
turned out to National candidate Dr
Parmars husband.
Since then, there have been
claims and counter-claims about the
extent of the flare-up.

Since it is no ordinary time the

next general elections are not too far,
if not just round the cornerwith
Mt Roskill by-elections scheduled for
next month, where the party has a lot
at stake. Therefore, the party will do
well to do a thorough introspection
about how best to present themselves
as job-ready after the next
general elections.
The Labour Party has a lot at stake
in this by-election, as they not only
have to retain a seat considered safe
for the Labours but also have to set

a positive momentum for themselves

for the next general elections in
November 2017.
Having said that, it is not to
condone or buttress National Party
in any way about the Labour Partys
seeming bushwhack in the public
eyes. Till the writing of this opinion
piece, the claim of manhandling
alleged to be made by a National Party
member and incorrectly attributed to
the party in media reports, appears
to be in cold waters as per the raw
footage made available to the public.

Instead, it is to suggest that if

Labour Party has the goal to win
next year, if that is a goal at all, then
the responsibility to move forward
towards that goal confidently lies
squarely with the party.
No one has promised them that
their journey is supposed to be easy
and devoid of any baited traps.
The Labour Party will do well to
choose their battles rather than get
allured into every insignificant battle
and be seen publically rattled.
Dr Parmar, who is the National
Party candidate for Mt Roskill byelections, appears to be correct,
however momentarily, that Labour
Party candidate was rattled.
My opposition was a bit rattled.
It looks like he couldnt take the heat
of the debate. I wonder how hes
going to take the heat of the debating
chamber, she said.
Equally important observation is
about the post-Trump worlds reality
check on the mainstream media.
The American media has received
flak for missing the mark widely in
the recently concluded elections
allegedly because of self-indulgence.
The indictment of American media
is a reflection of the shortcoming
of the global mainstream media in
falling short of comprehending the
dynamic changes going on in our
world accurately.

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The reported attempts of our

mainstream media in finding New
Zealands Trump is the kind of selfindulgence that has been recently
rejected in the US.
Our world is facing a collective
public
disdain
towards
the
establishment, the status quo, and
elitism, generally imposed on a
reluctant masses around the world,
and New Zealand is not too far away
from the global mainland to risk
ignoring learning somewhere else.
Similarly, the reporting of an
alleged flare-up after the finishing
of by-elections public debate is not a
service to the public cause.
This is after we have been told
that the public debate could not17
give
space to other contestants in this byelection on the pretext of being not
significant enough to attract space
in the mainstream mediaa case
of maintaining the status quo and
elitism.
Having said that all, it does not
absolve the Labour Party from their
responsibility to choose their battles
in a way that they do not appear
disoriented in the public eyes.
Similarly, there is nothing
extraordinary for the Nationals to
take away from this by-elections
public debate apart from the fact that
the debate was robustly contested.
To what extent the public attending
the debate were convinced remains
to be seen in future.

Indias nuclear deal with Japan should

not be victim of domestic politics
T
C Uday Bhaskar

wo significant developments
have taken place over the
last week in the nuclear
domain that will have a long-term
bearing on Indias overall nuclear
profile over the next decade. It will be
instructive to see how these issues will
be mediated in the current Indian
political cauldron.
The developments relate to Japan
and Chinabut differently. The
major punctuation relates to Prime
Minister Narendra Modi concluding
a
long-awaited
civil
nuclear
agreement with Japan (November
11), though there are some tangled
areas of interpretation on certain
key clauses. The second pertains
to Indias bid to become a member
of the NSG (Nuclear Suppliers
Group) and Chinas steadfast
opposition to this aspiration.
Beijing reiterated that, as regards
the NSG meeting held in Vienna
(when Modi was in Tokyo), being
an NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty) signatory is essential
before considering membership.
This, in reality is a veto - since India
cannot sign the NPT as a nuclearweapon
stateand
renouncing
nuclear weapon capability like many
such states (including Japan) is not
an option.
The conclusion of the NCA
(Nuclear Cooperation Agreement)

Indian PM Narendra Modi (right) with Japanese PM Shinz Abe

in Tokyo by Modi with his

Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe
is particularly significantboth for
its symbolism and its substantive
implications. Japan has a very deep
sensitivity as regards the nuclear issue
and was firmly opposed to Indias
nuclear tests of May 1998. However,
the rapprochement between India
and the USA in 2008, epitomised
by the conclusion of the civilian
nuclear agreement with Washington,
and the exceptional status accorded
to India by the NSG in September
2008
encouraged
Tokyo
to
review its opposition to Indias
nuclear aspirations.
This progressive shift was enabled
by the personal determination of Abe
and in many ways his resolve could

be analogous to that of President

George Bush who invested his
personal political capital in squaring
the nuclear nettle with India in the
tumultuous 2005-08 period.
Venal political opposition to then
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
within his own partyand to the UPA
initiative by the BJP and the Left
partiesalmost torpedoed what can
be described as the most significant
national interest enabler in the
nuclear domain. It ended Indias
ostracism. The Bush-Singh resolve
ensured the according of exceptional
status to India by the NSG despite
the fact that India was and is a nonsignatory to the NPT, and that it had
acquired nuclear weapons.

At the time, many experts

applauded India for its tenacity and
negotiating acumen and an Israeli
interlocutor was puzzled. I recall
the phrase: Israel would give its
right arm for such a deal and yet
your opposition parties are opposing
this. Why?
Regrettably, a zero-sum template
has permeated Indian political
conduct even on matters pertaining
to national security and this is most
evident in the nuclear domain. The
Congress could not accept that a
BJP-led government with Atal Bihari
Vajpayee at the helm had taken the
decision to cross the nuclear rubicon.
Acquiring nuclear weapons was
castigated by the Congress - when in
the opposition - despite the fact that
Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao
had in 1995 considered carrying out
a nuclear test.
The tables were turned when
the Congress formed the UPA
government in 2004 and the BJP-led
opposition keel-hauled Manmohan
Singh for entering into a civilian
nuclear agreement with the USA in
July 2005. Any numbers of hurdles
imagined and exaggeratedwere
introduced into the domestic political
cauldron and the negotiators and
their political principals on both sides
must be commended for staying the
course till late 2008.
But
the
deeper
political
understanding was that India would

remain committed to its self-imposed

moratorium as regards nuclear
testingfirst outlined by Vajpayee
in 1998. This unwavering fidelity
to nuclear restraint accorded India
an intangible virtue index and this
came to the fore in the Kargil war
of 1999 with Pakistan. India was
acknowledged as a responsible and
virtuous nuclear power.
Today, the agreement with Japan
is caught in an opaque zone of
interpretative nuance - about nuclear
testing. Stock phrases like sovereign
right being trampled are being
heardand suggestions made that
India is conceding more to Japan in
2016 than it had to the USA in 2008.
This kind of sophistry is undesirable
and imprudent.
In the interim, the political
discourse in India should not distort
the orientation adopted by previous
governments and seek any kind of
Faustian bargain for short-term
political dividends. India should
not renege on solemn commitments
made by clever sleight of word to
assuage domestic sentiment. The
agreement with Japan should be
upheld and interpreted in a manner
that will burnish Indias virtue cum
rectitude index.
(C Uday Bhaskar is Director,
Society of Policy Studies, New
Delhi. The views expressed
are personal.

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FIJI

18 November 2016 | www.iwk.co.nz

FIJI

Fiji High Commissioner to NZ to

visit earthquake-affected Fijians

ijis High Commissioner

to New Zealand Filimone
Waqabaca will travel to
Christchurch from Wellington to visit
earthquakeaffected members of the
Fijian diaspora.
Waqabaca has been in contact with
affected families, particularly on the
South Island, after the 7.8 magnitude
earthquake struck the South Island.
However, he said he would only be
able to provide more details after he
visits affected families.
Waqabaca says no Fijians had
died, but many were still traumatised,
particularly members of the Fijian
diaspora in the South Island.
He confirms that the quake had

been felt as far away as Wellington,

and that even the High Commission
suffered damage after its chimney
fell down.

from Auckland. Helicopters would

be flown in and out of the town all
day. There are between 600 and
1000 tourists in the town.

Prime
Minister
Voreqe
Bainimarama and his delegation
at the COP22 Climate Talks in
Marrakech, Morocco continue to be
updated on the situation, particularly
on the welfare of the Fijian diaspora.

Webb said the Defence Force has

also deployed a sevenmember team
to help assess the damage caused by
the massive 7.5magnitude quake.

Two NZ Navy ships were sent to

the areathe 9000 tonne multi role
vessel HMNZS Canterbury and the
HMNZS Wellington.

Fijis High Commissioner to New

Zealand Filimone Waqabaca

Air Commodore Darryn Webb,

the Acting Commander Joint
Forces New Zealand, said the

Canterbury will pick up emergency

supplies as it sails to Kaikoura

The NZ Defence Force is deploying

hundreds of personnel and at least
six of its aircraft as part of its effort
to support the governments response
to the huge quake.
Their immediate priority is
ensuring delivery of clean water, food
and other essentials to the residents
of Kaikoura and the estimated 1000
tourists in the town. NZ PM John

INS Sumitra visit highlights warm ties with India

rime
Minister
Voreqe
Bainimarama and other
government ministers were
hosted to a dinner on board the
Indian Navy Ship, INS Sumitra.
The event was also attended
by Chief Justice Anthony Gates,
diplomats and officials from the
Indian government.
The ship and its crew arrived in
Suva on Wednesday, October 26,
carrying seedlings to help Cyclone
Winston recovery.
Since then they had an open day
for the public and their medical team
held free health check-ups for the
public at Ratu Sukuna Park in Suva.
Indias High Commissioner to
Fiji Vishvas Sapkal said the Indian
Naval Ship INS Sumitras visit is
aimed at strengthening bilateral
ties and enhancing maritime
security cooperation between the
two countries.
India and Fiji have historical
cultural linkages dating back to the
19th Century.
The bilateral relationship has
grown significantly, with high level
exchanges in the recent past.
Defence Minister Ratu Inoke
Kubuabola said this is an example of
growing links between the navies of
Fiji and India.
The INS Sumitra was part of a
rescue operation in Yemen last year
which saved hundreds of lives.
The ship has a range of 6,500
nautical miles and is capable of
embarking one helicopter.

European Union
to expand direct
budget support
to Fiji

he European Union is
looking to expand direct
budget support to Fiji
through the Ministry of Economy
to fund a range of collaborative
development programmes.
This announcement
a meeting between
General and Minister for
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
EU delegation.

From left: The Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Indian High Commissioner to Fiji Vishvas Sapkal, INS Sumitra
Commander K P Sreesan and Captain Chetan Chandegaver during a dinner reception on board the INS Sumitra recently

India
and Fiji
have historical cultural
linkages dating back to
the 19th Century. The
bilateral relationship has
grown significantly, with
high level exchanges in
the recent past.

INS Sumitra departed Fiji for

Australia on October 29 November.

Justice and Human Rights in Suva

recently. Our primary concern is
that anti-terrorism provisions have
been inserted into the Public Order
Act by the 2012 Public Order
Amendment and this Bill, Bill No
of 2016, Rabuka said. He said
Fiji needed comprehensive antiterrorism legislation that complied
with the anti-terrorism conventionsthe Convention on the Marking of

INS Sumitra berths at the Suva Wharf

Plastic Explosives for the Purpose

of Detection and the Convention on
the Physical Protection of Nuclear
Materials which had been ratified.
We recognise that the impetus
for the recent ratification of antiterrorism treaties are the various
United Nations Security Council
(UNSC) Resolutions, in particular
those UNSC Resolutions made after
the 9/11 bombing of the World

followed
AttorneyEconomy
and an

The EU delegation consisted of

the Head of Unit of Centralised
Operations, Central Asia, Middle
East/Gulf and Pacific, Mr. Jobst
Von Kirchman, the Development
Coordinator for the Pacific Region,
Mr Mathias Reusing, Head of
Cooperation,
Mr.
Christopher
Wagner, and the EU Ambassador
to Fiji and the Pacific, Mr
Andrew Jacobs.
The meeting included discussions
on cooperative strategies for
developing Fijis agriculture sector
particularly how direct budget
support from the EU would assist
sugarcane and other farmers.

Rabuka proposes changes to Bill

A
nti-terrorism
provisions
should be excluded from the
Public Order Amendment
Bill 2016, says Sitiveni Rabuka.
However, the SODELPA leader
said anti-terrorism offences should
be included in a new separate and
comprehensive anti-terrorism law.
He made the statement in his
submission on the Bill before the
Standing Committee on Law,

Key said the cost of the clean-up

would run into the billions of dollars.
The
economic
impact
on
earthquakeaffected areas will also be
assessed in the coming days.
Latest reports confirm Wellingtons
CBD was open again for business,
but heavy rain is causing widespread
surface flooding and gales are
causing issues around buildings that
have sustained damage or broken
glass from the quakes.
In the Hutt Valley, there are
numerous reports of surface flooding
and police are responding to a
number of weather related callouts.
The Hutt River is very high and has
overflowed at some parts.

Trade Centre in New York, Rabuka

said. He said the Bill needed to be
comprehensively reviewed so that
various piecemeal amendments to it
are not scattered in various decrees
and amending legislations.
Rabuka said since 1987, Fiji had
been subjected to various periods of
emergency during which rights were
under various emergency decrees
and regulations.

By expanding development
assistance through our Ministry
of Economy, the European Union
has demonstrated confidence in
Governments financial management
and ability to drive effective and
targeted development across a widerange of sectors.
We can now ensure that our joint
development programmes with the
EU have the most direct impact
possible for our people the men and
women whose hard work forms the
backbone of our growing economy,
said the Attorney-General.

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INDIA

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Post
Demonetisation,
Modi warns of more action against black money

cknowledging the hardship being

faced by people in India post the
demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000
currency notes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
said the government will go through all personal
records since Independence, if required, on the
issue of black money and no violator would
be spared.
Modis remarks came as tempers flared at
many places outside banks and ATMs across
India as tens of thousands of anxious people
waited for the third consecutive day to deposit
or exchange their spiked currency or take out
cash. Opposition parties, including Congress
and the Janata Dal-United, criticised Modi
for his remarks, made in Japan, saying that he
should have first targeted the big fish who are
perceived to have black money.
We will check all the records since
Independence. If I come across any
unaccounted cash, no one will be spared, Modi
said, addressing the Indian diaspora in Kobe on
Saturday, November 12. He said if the money
that surfaces in the banking system comes
without its legitimacy and source then there will
be proper scrutiny since the beginning.
I believe very clearly, that unaccounted
money if it comes to light, then the accounts
will be scanned from Independence.
He said the government would bring in as
many people as possible to do this work.
His remarks come in the wake of the
government demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1,000
notes from midnight of November 8.
Modi said he had already opened several
windows for people to come clean on their illgotten wealth. After that, he said, he had to think
of other ways and demonetisation was one such
stepa matter that had to be kept secret. He
said that after the window offered in September
for people to declare their unaccounted wealth,
Rs 125 lakh crore was received by banks.
If after this you think that the situation
remains like before then its not my fault,
he said, adding that after the demonetisation
scheme, there is no guarantee that more wont
follow. At the same time, he said that he was
aware of the hardship people were facing in
India because of the demonetisation move,
but emphasised that it was necessary for the
larger interests of the nation. He said people
back home were hailing his decision but alleged

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

that some were being prodded to speak against

to show the people that his government is
the government because of politics. I know it
doing something. This is not going to address
is difficult. People are made to speak against
the issue of black money, Kumar said.
Modi but I salute the people... some stood in
He accused the government of leaking the
the queues for five hours, six hours but endured
information regarding demonetisation to state
the hardship.
party units and industry friends, saying they
turned their black money into white before
The same way as people in Japan endured
the announcement.
in 2011, he said, referring to the earthquaketriggered tsunami five years ago that hit Japan.
Many reports suggested that during last few
He said the government had not taken the
months, an unexpected amount was deposited
decision on demonetisation in haste.
in saving accounts in many banks. What does it
mean? You saved your money and are targeting
We had given 50 days to people to show
99 per cent of the common man for black
their unaccounted wealth till September
money, he said.
before the government decided to render the
large currency bills illegal tender.
JD-U leader Ali Anwar also took a dig at
Modi, saying the Prime Minister should first
Congress spokesman Ajoy Kumar told
target big corporates.
the media that Modis dictatorial
decision of surgical strikes
Ambanis and Adanis are also of
against black money has
the post-independence era. Even
Arrogance
turned into a surgical
Vijay Mallya flew during their
of one man has
infection for 99 per
regime.
Prime
Minister
cent common man
should first target people
brought the country to the
of the country.
like him.
verge of destruction. He took
A r r o g a n c e
What is he going to
of one man
achieve by harassing 99
this decision in a haste to show
has
brought
of population
the people that his government is percent
the
country
who rarely have black
to the verge
money, Anwar told the
doing something. This is not
of destruction.
media.
going to address the
He took this
decision in a haste
issue of black money

At least 4 months
needed to replace
demonetised notes,
not 50 days

ifty days of pain is what Prime Minister

Narendra Modi has asked people to
endure for his sudden demonetisation
move. But going by the rate at which fresh
currency is being disbursed, even this time will
prove grossly inadequate to set the economy
right. Heres why:
As per data furnished by the Finance
Ministry, Rs 17,50,000 crore worth of currency
notes were in circulation in October-end, out
of which around 84v per cent or Rs 14,50,000
crore is in the now defunct Rs 500 and Rs
1,000 notes. Against this, data furnished late on
Sunday by the Finance Ministry said in the first
four daysNov 10 to Nov 13Rs 50,000 crore
were dispensed to customersin Rs 100 and
Rs 2,000 denominationseither by withdrawal
from their accounts or ATMs, or exchanged at
bank and post office counters.
This, in 18 crore transactions, which has
already made the banking system burst at
its seams. In fact, on most days so far, and in
most bank branches and ATMs, the money is
getting exhausted even before the serpentine
queues close in. This does not go well with
assurances given by the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) that it has enough currency to replenish
banks for their disbursals. This, also after RBI
printing presses are said to have started printing
the new currencies several days ago, to create
a good buffer. Accordingly, even if we assume
that the full amount of Rs 12,500 crore is being
disbursed in Rs 2,000 denomination on a daily
basis, it will take 116 days to replenish the
financial system with what has been declared
illegal. This also assumes that the total amount
of currency declared illega l would be replaced
with new notes.
It is not without reason a strong warning
against demonetisation by the direct tax
administration just four years ago, on what illeffects it can bring and how futile the exercise
can beall of which is waiting to play out in
full bloom today.
One common demand from the public
is that high denomination currency notes
particularly Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 should be
demonetised, said the report authored by the
chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes
in 2012, titled: Measures to Tackle Black Money in
India and Abroad.
Further, it said, such a step will raise costs,
as more currency notes will have to be printed,
cause an adverse impact on the banking system,
mainly on logistics issues, make transportation
of cash difficult, inconvenience the public and
play havoc with disbursal of wages.

Tata Motors board reposes faith in Cyrus Mistry

he independent directors of Tata

Motors on Monday reposed their
faith in Chairman Cyrus Mistry while
taking up the second quarter results for this
financial year. In a regulatory filing with the
BSE, such directors said they reviewed the
recent developments in the group pertaining to
their company.
The independent directors have confirmed
that all decisionstakenby the board with
regard to the strategy, operations and business
of the company have been unanimous
and executed by the Chairman and the
management accordingly, the company said.
The independent directors have further
affirmed that the company continues to be
governed, supervised and managed under
the guidance and the direction of the board.
The management of the company and its
subsidiaries have the full confidence and
support of the independent directors.
Mistry is Chairman and Non-Executive
Director of Tata Motors.

The Tata Motors board has the following

independent directors: Nusli N. Wadia,
Raghunath Mashelkar, Nasser Munjee, Subodh
Bhargava,VineshK. Jairath and Falguni S.
Nayar. Other board membersare:Ralf Speth,
Non-Executive Director; Guenter Butschek,
CEO and Managing Director; Ravindra
Pisharody, Executive Director (Commercial
Vehicles); and Satish B. Borwankar, Executive
Director (Quality).
On November 11, the company had
informed the stock exchanges that it
has received a notice from shareholders
representing 26-per cent of the voting rights
for the removal of Chairman Mistry and
Independent Director Nusli Wadia from the
companys board.
Based on responses, if any, from the duo
after they are furnished a copy of the notice,
the company may have to call an extraordinary
general meeting of shareholders for their
removal, if they dont do so on their own.
Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata
Group companies, removed Mistry, 48, as its
chairman last month, saying that he had lost

Cyrus Mistry

the confidence of the board due to several

factors and that the trustees were increasingly
concerned with the growing trust deficit.
Last week, Tata Sons in a nine-page
statement said the ousted Chairman should
resign from all group companies and deplored

the manner in which Mistry has sought the

support of independent directors of Indian
Hotels to continue as its Chairman.
Mistry conveniently forgets that he was
appointed as the Chairman of the Tata
operating companies by virtue of and
following his position as the Chairman of Tata
Sons, Tata Sons said in its statement issued
last week.
As regards to the quarterly results, the
Indian automobile giant reported a net profit
(post profit/loss in respect of joint ventures
and associate companies) at Rs 848 crore for
the quarter ended September 30, 2016.
The company had reported a consolidated
loss after tax (post profit/loss in respect of joint
ventures and associate companies) of Rs 1,740
crore for the corresponding quarter last year.
The company informed the BSE in another
regulatory filing that its consolidated revenue
stood at Rs 67,000 crore during the quarter
under review, up 6.94 per cent compared to
Rs 62,647 crore during the like period of the
previous fiscal.

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INDIA ABROAD

INDIA ABROAD

Americans make
Remembering India's Indian
big push into Congress
fallen in World War I I

orld leaders gather in

Belgium on Friday to
mark the 98th anniversary
of the end of World War I in which
1.5 lakh Indian soldiers participated
as part of the largest volunteer army
in the world.
On November 11, 1918at the
11th hour of the 11th day of the
11th month, the Allies and Germany
formally signed an Armistice
agreement ending their fight.
Nearly a century later, several
nations
continue
to
observe
Armistice Day every November 11
in remembrance of more than 17
million lives that were lost in the
Great Warthat later came to be
known as World War I.
At the Indian War Memorial, in
the little town of Ypres, a few among
the millions of Belgians who still
remain thankful to India's support
pay tribute to the Indian martyrs in a
memorial concert along with Indian
soldiers from some of the regiments
which fought in the Great War.
Hans Vermeersch, a Belgian music
composer, does an extraordinary
thing at the Indian war memorial
by holding a concert as his personal
tribute to the martyrs of India.

A soldier places a poppy wreath during an Armistice Day ceremony at the Menin
Gate in Ypres, Belgium

Vermeersch, married to an Indian

Finla Noronha, has promoted Indian
music worldwide, particularly of
Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul
Islam, and the Carnatic tradition. He
has also unearthed from the British

Museum copies of Rabindranath

Tagore's original notations and
claims now to play Rabindrasangeet
in the way Rabindranath and his
companions actually composed them
during their journeys to Europe.

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ndian Americans made a mark

in Congressional politics with
one of them becoming the first
to be elected to the Senate and four
others winning seats in the House
of Representatives.
Kamala Harris was elected from
California to the Senate defeating
fellow-Democrat Loretta Sanchez.
Pramila
Jayapal
from
Washington, Raja Krishnamoorthi
from Illinois and Ro Khanna from
California will join Ami Bera, who
was re-elected from California, in
the House of Representatives. Tulsi
Gabbard, who is a Hindu although
not of Indian descent, was reelected to the House from Hawaii.
All Democrats, they range in
age from 35 years to 52 years
and represent the emerging class
of leaders.
Winning
a
Senatorial
seat combined with several
Congressional victories has made
the community somewhat reach
its goal of political involvement,
Thomas Abraham, Chairman,
Global Organization of People of
Indian Origin, said.
This also help the US and India
to come closer as a global partner
in trade, investment, education,
science and technology, military
cooperation and fighting terrorism.

21

The victory of Harris is significant

because senators are elected by the
entire electorate in their states and
California is the most populous state
in the nation with 18 million voters.
The 52-year-old Harris, who
traces her family roots to Chennai,
is a lawyer by profession and was
twice elected Attorney General in
2010 and 2014.
A financial analyst by profession,
Jayapal, 51, defeated fellow
Democrat, BradyWilkinshaw.
A civil rights activist involved in
immigrant and womens rights
causes, she was born in India.
She received the endorsement
of Bernie Sanders, the insurgent
socialist who ran against Hillary
Clinton in the party primary.
Krishnamoorthi, 43, who had
advised President Barack Obama
on economic issues when he was
a Senator, received a personal
endorsement and a promotional
video from Obama.
He defeated Republican Peter
DiCianni in a constituency that
comprises
Chicago
suburbs.
Born in India, he is a technology
entrepreneur
heading
two
companies and has also served
as Illinois state DeputyTreasurer
and
an
Assistant
Attorney
General on special assignment to
fight corruption.

22

SPORTS

18 November 2016 | www.iwk.co.nz

SPORTS

Virat Kohli drops anchor: salvage a draw

for India in first Test

S
kipper Virat Kohli hit a
responsible unbeaten 49
runs to help India secure
a nervy draw on the final day
of the first
cricket Test
against
England
in Rajkot on
S u n d a y,
November 13.
Chasing a 310-run target, India
survived anxious moments before
posting 172/6 in their second innings
to force the draw on the fifth and
final day at the Saurashtra Cricket
Association Stadium. Kohli was
accompanied by local lad Ravindra
Jadeja (32 not out) when the match
ended inconclusively.
Spinner Adil Rashid (3/64) was
Englands most successful bowler in the
second innings. His fellow spinners Moeen
Ali and Zafar Ansari took one wicket each.
Earlier, England declared their second
innings at 260/3 shortly after lunch -- an
overall lead of 309 runswith captain
Alastair Cook slamming a fine knock of 130
runshis 30th Test century and fifth in India.
It left the hosts to chase 310 runs off a
minimum 49 overs on the degrading Rajkot
pitch. India was reduced to 71/4 quickly and was
left battling for survival in Rajkot, which hosted
its first-ever Test match. They lost Gautam
Gambhir (0) in the second over of the second
innings, dismissed by pacer Chris Woakes. Joe
Root took a simple catch at second slip to send

Chasing
a 310-run target,
India survived anxious
moments before posting
172/6 in their second
innings to force the draw
on the fifth and final
day at the Saurashtra
Cricket Association
Stadium

spinner
Adil Rashid sent
back Pujara shortly before the
tea break. Pujara missed the
straight delivery from Rashid
and was struck right in front.
India was 49/2 at tea
requiring still 261 more
runs to win. The post-tea
session saw a downward
spiral that also
accounted
for opener
Murali

back
the
opener. Following
the
wicket,
came Cheteshwar
Pujara
(18), who along with Vijay forged a
crucial 47-run partnership for the
second wicket to steady the inning.
But just when things seemed good,

Bolt plans to train with Borussia Dortmun

ultiple Olympic champion

Usain Bolt is expected to
participate in the training
of top flight German football
club Borussia Dortmund where
a sprinting duel is expected with
striker Pierre Emerick Aubameyang
Dortmunds managing director
Hans Joachim Watrzke told German
publication daily Bild on Monday
that the club is glad that the

Jamaican star is coming, as it will be

a great motivation for the players,
reports Efe.

be held when Dortmund returns to

training after the winter break or
during the next pre-season.

The date on which Bolt will

participate in the Dortmund training
session is not yet set but Watzke
said it will not be in the middle of
the season.

Aubameyang has run a 30-meter

sprint in 3.7 seconds.

So it is expected that the race

between Aubameyang and Bolt will

Bolt needed 3.78 seconds for the

first 30 meters in the race during
which he achieved the current world
record time of 9.58 seconds in the
mens 100 metre event.

5,000 Mumbaikars run in

Indian Navys half-marathon

ver 5,000 Mumbaikars from

all age groups took part in
the first Indian Navy Half
Marathonorganisedby the Western
Naval Command on Sunday,
November 13, an official said.
The runners were classified into
three categories: the Aircraft Carrier
Run (21.1 km), Destroyer Run (10
km) and the five-km-long Frigate
Run, a fun run for all, held at the
MMRDA Grounds in Bandra-Kurla
Complex. Clocking the top time for
the Aircraft Carrier Run, Narendra
Ugale (1.16.19 hr) and Payal
Khanna (1.51.17 hr) won the half
marathon in the mens and womens
category respectively. The Destroyer
Run was won by Shailesh Gangoda
(33.59 minutes) and Shweta Gawade
(43.25 minutes).
All the participants ran to the
motto of the event Matching
Stride To Stride With Pride.

Vice-Admiral Girish Luthra, Flag

Officer
Commanding-in-Chief
of the Western Naval Command,
who presided over the event, gave
away attractive nautical prizes to
the winners and each participant
received a participation medallion.
Luthra said the event would
strengthen the Indian Navys connect

and bonding with the people and

announced that it would become an
annual feature in Mumbais sports
calendar. In the build-up to the event,
the Naval Band gave a spectacular
performance followed by a Zumba
Dance as a warm-up for the half
marathon in the slight Mumbai chill
and fog.

Vijay (31). This hurt Indias cause as both

Pujara and Vijay were dismissed within the
space of nine deliveries after having got set.
Ajinkya Rahane (1) also didnt last long. Kohli
then steadied the chase with a timely 47-run
partnership with Ravichandran Ashwin (32).
But India was subjected to further pressure when
Ashwin departed at 118/5 with a minimum 11
overs still left to play. Wicketkeeper-batsman
Wriddhiman Saha (9) was the next to go.
But Kohli, with considerable help from
Jadeja, nipped Englands hopes in the bud.
Earlier, England captain Alastair Cook (130)
slammed his 30th century to pull England to
260/3, extending their overall lead to 309,
when they declared after lunch. It was
Cooks fifth century in India, which
put the visitors in a commanding
position.
England began the day at
114/0, an overall lead of
163, with Cook unbeaten on
46 and Haseeb Hameed not
out on 62.
They continued their solid
opening wicket partnership
and stretched their association
to 180, denying India any
chance of quick breakthroughs to
get back into the match.
They added 97 runs in the first session
before losing Hameed (82) and Joe Root (4) in
similar fashionslog sweeps in search of quick
runsto set up their declaration.

2017 will be a year of world

records: Leander Paes

ndias most decorated tennis

player Leander Paes said on
Tuesday that 2017 will be a year
of world records for him.
2017 will be a year of world
records. There are couple of world
records I want to achieve and that are
why I still go in there and put in the
hard yards which at my age is not fun
anymore like it was when I was 19,
the 43-year-old Paes told reporters.
Winning the French Open mixed
doubles with Swiss Martina Hingis
last year was one, Paes said, as the
tourney was the one Grand Slam he
had never won earlier.
I have come to a point, especially
at the French Open last year when
I had won every single Grand Slam
and the doubles and mixed doubles
that there was to win and then came
the French Open.
That coupled with my singles
medal in the Olympics, the showcase
is complete. It really is.
The year 2016 was about winning
the French Open and to get to the
Olympics and be there in the best
shape. Unfortunately it wasnt such
a great outing. The other goal I had
for the year was to covet my eluding
French Open, said Paes who has
won 18 Grand Slam crownseight
doubles and 10 mixed doubles.
Among the plethora of records he
owns, Paes became the oldest player
to win a Grand Slam title at 40 when
he clinched the US Open doubles
title with Radek Stepanek in 2013.
But Paes said since then, he has not
found a compatible doubles partner.

ndias most decorated tennis player

Leander Paes

Its been a tough few years in

finding a new partner ever since
Radek Stepanek whom I played with
for three years. We were winning
Grand Slams and that partnership
was magical.
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really struggled to find a compatible
partner that we can go out there
and win Grand Slams. So in mixed
doubles I am doing really well with
Martina Hingis and we have a great
understanding and camaraderie on
and off the court and thats why we
win, Paes said.
Saying that the mens doubles
game has evolved over the years,
he said: In the mens game, it has
evolved now with lot of singles player
playing, the balls getting heavier the
court is going slower.

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The significance of lighting a lamp (deepam)

Devika Rani

The light
rays produce
magnetic forces that
are good for the body
and mind. It also brings
in a strong sense of
tranquility and peace,
dispenses with the
disturbances and soothes
the mind, paving the
way for an interaction
between the mind and
the soul.

eeparadhanai (lighting a lamp before a

deity) is an integral part of offering puja
or prayer to the Almighty in Hindu
homes and temples. This invokes pure and
positive vibrations in that space.
In many temples, an elaborate Deeparadhanai
is done daily to enhance the Sattvic vibrations.
The light rays produce magnetic forces that
are good for the body and mind. It also brings
in a strong sense of tranquility and peace,
dispenses with the disturbances and soothes
the mind, paving the way for an interaction
between the mind and the soul.
This shloka is chanted soon after the lamps
are lit:
Deepajyothi Parabrahma, Deepajyothi Janardhana,
Deepo me hara tu paapam, Deepa Jyothir Namostute
I salute the Brahman, the sustainer of
creation, in the form of this light. I salute the
Lord, may He destroy afflictions resulting from
my omissions and commissions.
Lighting a Deepam signifies removal of
darkness from the mind and heart. Traditionally,
a Deepam is lit before starting an auspicious
event. Light itself, in Hindu philosophy, signifies
knowledge and purity.

Panchadeepa oil a mix of five types of oils

To achieve the pure and positive vibrations
as mentioned, brass, clay, silver, and gold lamps
are normally used during puja. Steel and iron
lamps are avoided. Lamps are also not to be
kept on the floor.
The use of ghee and various oils to light the
Deepam also has its significance.
Ghee lamps are lit to invoke Goddess
Mahalakshmi to bring prosperity, health
and success
Sesame oil lamps for Lord Narayana to
alleviate problems and remove obstacles
Castor oil lamps are lit to gain fame and a
happy family life
Neem oil is used to get wealth

There are preferred directions for

lighting a Deepam
Northfor achieving success and to receive
the Ashtaishwaryams of Goddess Lakshmi
Eastfor good health and peace of mind
Westto be free of debts and victory
over foes
It is considered inauspicious to light a
Deepam in the South direction.

November 18 to 24 | By Manisha Koushik

Cancer (Jun 22-Jul 20)
Much workload is foreseen on the professional sphere,
but you will manage everything admirably. You need
to pace your progress on the academic front and for
you it will not be too difficult. There is someone who
is a source of irritation on the social front, so avoid
him or her. You may feel frustrated by not having your
complete say in a relationship, but things are set to
improve. A trip may need to be given a miss due to your
other commitments.

Lucky number: 5 / Lucky colour: Purple

Leo (Jul 22-Aug 22)

Someone you are attracted to is likely to give positive
signals, so expect romance to bloom! A business
trip promises to bring some lucrative opportunities.
Cashing in on a deal is possible for some professionals.
An initiative on the health front is likely to keep you
refreshed and rejuvenated. Property and other assets
may be put up for sale by some. Your best friend may
require some encouragement for delivering what is
expected of him or her. Take cue from others, instead of
guessing and going wrong.

Scorpio (Oct 24-Nov 22)

An assignment completed competently will get into the
sights of those who matter. Progress on the academic
front remains most satisfactory. There is someone who
really likes you, but your not realising this fact can hurt
his or her feelings. Financial front will remain stable
and new opportunities may knock at your door. You
may get motivated to take up an exercise regimen and
benefit on the health front. Love life will give immense
pleasure. This is perfect period for a fun trip.

Lucky number: 15 / Lucky colour: Chocolate

Lucky number: / Lucky colour: Red

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21)

Watch your step on the social front as someone is
out to undermine your popularity. You will need to
be on the right side of boss for your own good, even
if it means compromising on certain things. Eliciting
a positive response from someone you have a soft
corner is indicated. Driving off someplace to chill out
with friends may hit some hurdles, but you will pull
it through. Renting out your place may prove more
difficult than you imagined, but you will succeed.

Virgo (Aug 24-Sep 23)

This is the right phase to express your love for someone
you like. Marriage is on the anvil for the eligible. Some
of you are likely to enhance your career by remaining
in the notice of those who matter. You will need to be
more concerned about someone close to the family, as
he or she expects much from you. A financial venture
may get you totally involved. There is no shortcut to
good health and you will realise it much sooner and do
something about it.

Sagittarius (Nov 23-Dec 11)

Professionally, you can find yourself on a strong wicket,
as you spare no efforts to better your career prospects.
On the academic front, a source of tension that had
been bugging you for sometime is likely to disappear.
Those entrusted with an important job on the home
front will manage to deliver it in an efficient manner.
You become more socially in by taking the initiative of
meeting people. Wedding bells may not be imminent
for the eligible, but they should not lose heart.

Lucky number: 7 / Lucky colour: Maroon

Lucky number: 15 / Lucky colour: Turquoise

Lucky number: 8 / Lucky colour: White

Taurus (Apr 21-May 20)

You will strive to regain focus on the academic front
and succeed. Distractions and interruptions threaten to
make work suffer, so take adequate steps. You may find
yourself in a position of advantage on the monetary
front. A minor ailment is likely to get cured through
a home remedy. Advice of a family elder will help in
tackling a contentious issue on the family front. A
chance encounter may result in a budding romance.
Setting up the house is likely to give some homemakers
immense satisfaction.
Lucky number: 17 / Lucky colour: White

The significance of the number of wicks

in the Deepam are:
1. Eka Mukhasingle wick gives average benefit
2. Dwimukatwo wicks brings harmony and
peace in the family
3. Trimukhathree wicks for progeny and
education
4. Chathurmukhafour wicks brings all-round
prosperity
5. Panchamkukhafive wicks showers Akhanda
Aishwaryam
With compliments from: www.e-puja.co.nz

Manisha Koushik is a practicing astrologer, tarot card reader,

numerologist, vastu and fengshui consultant based in India with a
global presence through the online channels. She is available for
consultations online as well. E-mail her at support@askmanisha.
com or contact at +91-11-26449898 Mobile/Whatsapp:
+919015607139 www.askmanisha.com

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20)

Some struggle is foreseen in getting your winning
edge back on the professional front. A competitive
environment on the academic front can unsettle some,
but wont affect preparation. Your thoughtfulness and
helpful attitude will help gain instant popularity on the
social front. Monetary front strengthens as money lent
to someone is returned. Maybe it is the season, as some
of you can fall in love! Health remains satisfactory as
you become more fitness conscious. Limit your travel,
if you dont want to miss something important on the
social front.

Lucky number: 6 / Lucky colour: Chocolate

and is recommended as it gives the most

benefit to the devotee.

Libra (Sep 24-Oct 23)

This is a good period to finish time consuming jobs,
as you have the time on your hands. Your consistency
will help you in creating a niche for yourself on the
professional front. Suggestions given on the home
front will not only be welcomed, but implemented too!
Read the fine print in a financial negotiation, as chances
of getting a raw deal cannot be ruled out. A shopping
spree with your loved ones is foreseen at the end of the
week. You will feel healthy and much more energetic
than before.

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 21)

This is the time to relax and take things easy, so get
down to making your home environment tranquil.
Professionally, you can expect a satisfying period. Those
appearing for an exam or competition will manage
their time well. Lover may share his or her innermost
feelings with you. Those serious of acquiring a roof
over their head may come across a bargain they just
cant refuse! Let a planned trip stand as it is, as it may
become difficult to plan it later.

Lucky number: 2 / Lucky colour: Orange

Aquarius (Jan 22-Feb 19)

Betting or speculation may bring some into big money.
The condition of those ailing for long may show a
marked improvement. You are likely to feel more
confident in undertaking a complex assignment and do
an excellent job of it too! An adversary at work will not
succeed in scuttling your efforts on the professional
front. Some of you may derive much satisfaction
by working in proximity to the one you secretly love.
Family members may get worried about something that
you are undertaking, but their fears will be unfounded.
Getting the house renovated is possible.

Lucky number: 11 / Lucky colour: Silver

Lucky number: 18 / Lucky colour: Bottle green

Pisces (Feb 20-Mar 20)
This is the week when you will need to keep aside
some time to sort out a family matter. You may benefit
from getting some additional information in your
preparation on the academic front. If you are travelling
for a vacation, the journey is likely to add to your
excitement. Busy schedule and paucity of time may
make it difficult to attend a family function, but you
will manage somehow. You will succeed in stoking the
embers of passion and make romance rock!
Lucky number: 6 / Lucky colour: Light green

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SRI SATHYA SAI AVATAR

(1926 - 2011)
Ravinder Grover

od incarnates from the state of Atma

(universal absolute consciousness) to
the state of Deha (body), to play a
specific role as a part of his cosmic drama.
The formless supreme Lord chose to take
on an exceptional and wondrous form as Sri
Sathya Sai Baba, lovingly called Swami on
November 23, 1926 at Puttaparthi, India.
He embodied himself with dark aura of
hair, dressed in a graceful saffron robe, with
a charming smile added with dripping love
endearing him to all hearts. The divine
script of his leela (divine play) was written,
directed and put into action by him alone in
his unique fashion.
Revealing the purpose of his advent,
Swami said that he had come to re-establish
the rhythm of righteousness in the world
and repair the ancient highway to God,
which over the years had systematically
deteriorated. In his own words: This Sai
has come in order to achieve the supreme
task of uniting the entire mankind as one
family through the bond of brotherhood,
of affirming and illuminating the aatmic
reality (the divine self) of each being, to
reveal the divine which is the basis on which
the entire

cosmos rests, and of instructing all to

recognise the common divine heritage that
binds man to man, so that man can rid
himself of the animal qualities and rise up to
the divine, which is the goal.
Defining his mission, he mentioned, I
have come, not to disturb or destroy any
faith, but to confirm each one in his own
faith. So that a Christian becomes a better
Christian, a Muslim a better Muslim and a
Hindu a better Hindu. He unified all of the
humanity by propagating the unity of faiths,
as he always said, Each religion is a different
road to the same goal, viz. salvation. He
had successfully united the faiths through the
replacement of:
religion by spirituality
rituals by service
scriptures by education in human values/
educare
This avatar had been an open book in
which the essence of divinity inscribed in
golden letters, Love all serve all and help
ever hurt never. The two axioms that best
summarised his life and his teachings are
based on five human values: Sathya (truth),
Dharma (right conduct), Shanti (peace),
Prema (love) and Ahimsa (non-violence).
He advised the easiest way to see the same
one God in all is to lead lifes journey with
the help of the five human values. It is only
by practising these five principles that one
can know them. The knowledge that is
not put into practice is no knowledge
at all.
During his physical divine
presence, millions of people had
been corrected, straightened,
advised, admonished, sheltered,
reformed, clothed, fed, educated,
nursed, cured, guarded, guided
and transformed every second of
the day all over the globe. H e
just worked, day and
night, continuously
to uplift the mankind
to divinity.
On April 24, 2011,
when what nobody
ever imagined could ever
happen, our divine
master decided that
he had given his
teachings and
now must
withdraw
to his

eternal, formless and omnipresent aspect.

Hence pulled the curtain and took
Mahasamadhi.
The eternal dissolved
into eternity, leaving his devotees to come
of age and behave like adults and improve
spiritually by carrying on his mission, besides
spreading his teachings. In fact, he never
passed away, rather say, he passed his love
and message
into us.

it is infinite silence, eternal peace, emptiness

of desires and attachmentspure love,
which is everything.
Swami emphasised that mans basic nature
is divine and the purpose of life is to awaken
this innate divinity. This will occur by
leading a moral and spiritual life where love
is the key. He said, Love is God, and God is
love. Where there is love, there is God. Love
more and more people, love them more and
more intensively. Transform the love into
service and service into worshipthat is
the highest spiritual sadhana.
This world is our cosmic university.
To pay homage and tribute to the
divine master and to graduate
successfully, we must follow the
curriculum with a sincere working
action plan:

live
in
constant
integrated
awareness
(CIA)
of
God being omniscient,
omnipresence and omnipotent
live his message by practising five
human valuesSathya, Dharma,
Prema, Shanti and Ahimsa
develop love for God, have fear of sin
and maintain morality in society
always help ever, hurt never and love
all, serve all
have courage and determination to listen
to the inner voice and walk on it at all
times
make lokaah samastha sukhino
bhavantu (let all beings in all worlds be
happy) a way of our life
If we listen to his voice in silence of our
mind, we might hear, I am always with you,
and you are forever with me, remember that
you are a fragment of me, blaze forth my
beloved child, my divine love and energy,
emitting my light, reflecting me, mine you
are and evermore shall be...

I
am always
with you, and you
are forever with me.
Remember that you are a
fragment of me, blaze forth
my beloved child, my divine
love and energy, emitting
my light, reflecting me,
mine you are and
evermore shall
be...
Due to his utmost grace, we knew of his
divine presence on earth and we must dare
to declare that
the divine love himself walked on
two feet
we lived with God and God lived
amongst us
we have witnessed this to be true
Now, it is time to experience eternity. His
essence lives on through all of us, a fragment
of him in all that we see. He is still with us
in many formsin dreams, visions, vibhuti,
visitations, a sense of his presence. In his
universal form, he can be found in all beings
and is manifesting in all world religions and
traditions in their forms of worship. And in
the formless, it can be interpreted as that

O beloved Sai Maa, divine mother,

we are greatly indebted to you! Our
heads bow in gratitude at Thy divine
lotus feet!

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Not entering SRKs territory Im taking SRKs advice

with Befikre, says Ranveer very seriously: Alia

anveer Singh on Tuesday, November 15, said

he was the first choice of Aditya Chopra for
Befikre
right
from
the
beginning despite the
director having Shah
Rukh Khan star
in all his three
films he made
in his near
three-decade
long career.
I am the
least territorial
person;
I
dont think I
am
entering
anyones
t e r r i t o r y.
Adi sir

wanted to make the film with me and I am involved

in the project from its scripting. I am glad that my
mentor has given me the opportunity to work under
his direction. Its a big deal for me, said the actor at
the launch of You and I song of Befikre here with Vaani
Kapoor, his co-star in the movie.
Befikre is set to release next month. The film has
three songs, composed by Vishal-Shekhar and written
by Jaydeep Sahni.
Earlier Ranveer worked with Aditya Chopra on
Ladies VS Ricky Bahl where Chopra penned the story
of the film. Noting that after Amitabh Bachchan and
Shah Rukh Khan, he is the only actor in Bollywood
directed by Aditya Chopra and Sanjay Leela Bhansali,
he said, I am so proud and happy. I think I am lucky
to get such opportunity. Though I want to work with
big names of Bollywood, I also want to work with
young directors and fresh idea.
Through the film is grabbing headlines with
Ranveer tagged as a serial kisser, he said that the
film has got a U/A certificate. The projection
of kiss here is not wild or lust but as warm
as a hug. It has been shown is a very tasteful
manner... so perfect for family viewing. For
Vaani, it is her second film after a gap of three
years from her Bollywood debut in Shuddh
Desi Romance (2013). Sharing the reason for
this, she said, Adi sir advised me to wait for
the right film to come. Now that this film
is ready to release, I think the wait was
worth enough.
As the film talks about new-age
relationship of boys and girls where
they have no time for love, asking
about his opinion on the same,
Ranveer said, There is a
generational shift on the
perception and outlook of
romantic relationship. This
film represent young mind of
todays generation.
Personally, I am a bit
traditional when it comes
to relationships.

Kerala Birthday: One Day Fun Day

Date: Saturday, November 19
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Venue: 13 May Rd, Mt Roskill, Auckland
Auckland Malayali Samajam is celebrating this years
Keralappiravi (The Kerala Birthday) as Community Sports Day on
Saturday, November 19. This will be a colourful whole day event
organised in collaboration with YMCA Lynfield and Owairaka
Athletics Club, under the patronage of Puketapapa Local Board.
War Memorial Park, Mt Roskill will witness the day-long event.
Hon. Dr. Jonathan Coleman, Minister for Sport and Recreation
and Health, will be the chief guest of the day.

INS Sumitra Open Day

Date: Sunday, November 20

Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Venue: Wynyard Wharf, Princes Wharf, Queens Wharf,
Captain Cook Wharf, Auckland
As part of the Navys 75th birthday celebrations a number of ships
from navies from around the world and the Pacific region will be
visiting Auckland and will be berthed at Auckland City Centre
and Devonport Naval Base. Entry is FREE and signage willdirect
public to the various locations in the Auckland City Centre. Come
and have a look around these fascinating international vessels
including warships and patrol vessels. Countries participating are:
India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and
New Zealand.

MotherTeresaInterfaith meeting
Date: Sunday, November 27
Time: 2:30 p.m. onwards
Venue: St Pauls College,183 Richmond Road,
Ponsonby Auckland
TheMotherTeresaInter Faith Committee invites
everyone to honour one of the 20thcenturys greatest

figures,MotherTeresaof Calcutta in homage to inspiring

Leadership and Community work. Among those on the
committee are representatives of the Hindu, Muslim, Buddhists,
Christians, Sikhs and Zoroastrians communities from around
the Auckland region.Indian High Commissioner Mr Sanjiv Kohli
will also be present.MotherTeresasisters in Auckland will be
taking part in this very special event. This whole event will be
approximately for an hour followed by coffee/ tea.

CAB workshop on housing

and accommodation
Date: Friday, December 2
Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Venue: CAB Eden Albert, Library
Building, 82 St Lukes Road, Mt
Albert
CAB Eden Albert will hold a free
information session for newcomers
on housing in New Zealand. Are
you a newcomer to New Zealand?
Find out: how to find safe and
suitable accommodation; about
new requirements forrental home
insulation, information on renting,
flatting, tenancy disputes and bonds
including bills for water and gas.
The session will be facilitated by
Lesley Bradley (CAB Trainer) and
Angela Maynard (Tenants Protection
Association).

ctress Alia Bhatt says she is taking her Dear Zindagi co-star Shah
Rukh Khans adviceon being careful about being too good too
soonseriously.
On a recent appearance on Koffee With Karan, Shah
Rukh praised Alia and described her as one of the
finest actors of the generation. He also said,
Alia is too good too soon. I dont want her to
get trapped in just doing great acting without
experiencing everything in Indian cinema. If
you become too good too soon, you may have
inhibitions being bad at times. It is wonderful to
be bad at the time.
When asked if she feels any pressure of being
praised by a superstar like SRK, the 23-yearold actress said, Pressure is there either way.
I heard that compliment and we have spoken
about it many times. I feel overwhelmed when
he says something like that to me. Alia spoke
to the media on the sidelines of the unveiling
of the cover of Filmfare Glamour and Style
magazine this week.
Talking about the Bollywood Badshah,
she said: He is Shah Rukh Khan, but
he is also somebody whom I have loved
and admired all my life as an actor, star, and
celebrity or as a person. Yes, that compliment
meant a lot to me. I also do agree with him
that I need to be bad. I also dont want to
burn out.
Just recently, veteran actress Sharmila
Tagore said that she would want Alia to play
her on screen if a biopic is made on her
late husband, cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan
Pataudi. Reacting to that, the Udta Punjab
star said: We met recently at a show and she
said she liked Kapoor & Sons. When legends
like Sharmila maam or Shah Rukh Khan
say things like that about you, it feels
very nice.
This industry is like a family. So its like
elders motivating us. I can only say thank you
to them. If I get that opportunity to portray
Sharmila maam on screen, I will perform it well,
she said.
Dear Zindagi is directed by Gauri Shinde and releases
on November 25.

Sargam School of Music

Annual concert

Date: Saturday and Sunday, December 10 and 11

Time: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Venue: Blockhouse Bay Community Hall, 524 Blockhouse Bay
Road, Auckland
SargamSchool of Music is organising its annual concert on
December 10 & 11. Pt Salil Bhatt(Renowned Indian Classical
Musician, deciple and son of Grammy Award Winner Pt Vishwa
Mohan Bhatt.) will perform and also it will be featuring the
performances by the students ofSargamSchool of Music.
Tickets: $20, one ticket for two concerts.

ROSHAN NAUHRIA

THE CAMPAIGN SO FAR

NOVEMBER 5TH
T h e N Z Pe o p l e s Pa r t y
i s l a u n c h e d i n f ro n t o f
a c rowd o f ove r 3 0 0
p e o p l e . Ros h a n
Na u h r i a n a m e d a s t h e
ca n d i d a te i n t h e Mt
Ros k i l l By - E l e c t i o n .

NOVEMBER 11TH
A n n o u n ce s t h e p a r t i e s p o l i c y f o r
to u g h e r s e n te n ce s , m o re p o l i ce a n d
b e t te r re h a b i l i ta t i o n .

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Ros h a n p l e d g e s h i s M Ps s a l a r y
o f $ 1 7 1 , 1 3 7 s h o u l d h e w i n to
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NAUHRIA

MT ROSKILL
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Twinkle Khanna:
Humour must have a nugget of truth to be funny

er debut book Mrs. Funnybones: She's Just

says the bookpublished by Juggernaut Booksis
Like You and a Lot Like Me gave readers a
quite different.
glimpse into how she has a knack for
"This is not Mrs. Funnybones 2, so don't expect
finding humour in everyday happenings. Now out
that. Rather I am taking my readers to a different
with her second book titled "The Legend Of Lakshmi
world through these stories. All four stories in the
Prasad", Twinkle Khanna says an element of truth
book are very different from one another and
is a must for humour to be truly funny.
conveyed certain social implications in a lightAsked what it takes for her to be humorous,
hearted manner."
Twinkle said, "Humour has to have a
"Though it is a work of fiction,
Though
huge nugget of truth to be funny.
I met many people in real life
it is a work of fiction, and some of the characters
You cannot laugh at something
unbelievable. Whenever I say
I met many people in
stayed with me. With time,
something on a lighter note, I am
I nurtured them in my
real
life
and
some
of
the
basically unwrapping the truth
mind and finally wrote
from a different perspective, and characters stayed with me. them in the book."
that makes it funny."
With time, I nurtured them The book comprises
Popular as Mrs. Funnybones
in my mind and finally four stories showing
courtesy her column, Twitter handle
different fragments of society
wrote them in
and book, Twinkle is the daughter of
of
different time and eraThe
the book.
Hindi cinema's first superstar Rajesh
Legend of Lakshmi Prasad (set in
Khanna and veteran actress Dimple
1920), Salaam, Noni Appa ( late 1980s),
Kapadia. She followed into her parents' footsteps
If the weather Permits (present time) and The Sanitary
to face the camera but did not make it big.
Man from the Sacred Land (1990).
However, she used her creative juices to establish
A fan girl of P.G. Wodehouse and the scienceherself as an interior designer of repute.
fiction genre, Twinkle believes that reading is the
But writing is something that seems to come
only way to acquire, develop and form new ideas.
naturally to her. Her readers are expecting her
She also feels the reading culture is getting revived.
new book to be as humorous as Mrs. Funnybones:
"I think there is a revival of readers. We all grew
She's Just Like You and a Lot Like Me. But Twinkle

Short films bring

out unexplored
topics: Sonu
Nigam

"I had done Mastizaade with

Milap. After that, when he gave the
narration, I was surprised that Milap
was making this kind of a film. He
gave a great narration and so, I said
'yes' within five seconds," said the
31st October actor. The film is a tale
of vengeance.

Tum Bin would

lose essence with
stars: Anubhav
Sinha

F
S

inger Sonu Nigam, who has

sung a song in the short film
Raakh, says short films present
many unexplored topics.
"Short films bring out many
unexplored topics. I have sung a song
in this film (Raakh) which was liked by
people. I am happy that the music is
being appreciated," Sonu said at the
success party of Raakh in Mumbai.
Actor Vir Das, who plays a
negative role in the film, said he has
never played such a character.
"My character in the film is
something which I have never played
in my life. It's something that I
wanted to do for a very long time, but
I never got an opportunity," said Vir,
whose next year's films, include Patel
Ki Punjabi Shaadi and an action movie.
The actor praised his co-star Richa
Chadha as well.
"She is the soul of the film. Richa
Chadha is looking lovely in the film."
He also revealed the reason behind
doing the short film, helmed by
Mastizaade director Milap Zaveri.

ilmmaker Anubhav Sinha,

who is gearing up for the
release of Tum Bin 2 which
has relatively fresh faces in it, says the
film would lose its essence with stars.
Sinha told media, If I make
Tum Bin 3 also, it will be with the
newcomers and fresh people. It took
me some time to figure out what is
it about Tum Bin that people loved.
I figured out some elements and
its the freshness in the cast and
locations. Tum Bin will not be Tum Bin
with stars.

Tum Bin 2 is the second installment

of Tum Bin, written and directed by
Sinha, and jointly produced by him

up reading books as that was a part

of our culture. However, in between,
people lost the interest of reading.
Now they have realized what they are
missing out by not reading books."
"That is why schools are referring
more books for activities. It is only
through reading that one can
understand how people are
smarter than you and what
they have left behind for
you," said the mother of
twoson Aarav and
daughter
Nitara,
whom she has with
husband
Akshay
Kumar. The coowner of the White
Window, an interior
designing
store,
Twinkle said it
always helps
to be honest
to
your
own self.

and Bhushan Kumar of T-Series

music label.
Sinha, who has also directed a
superstar like Shah Rukh Khan
in Ra.One, says he shares a great
relationship with them.
I have lived the whole cycle
from newcomers to biggest stars
and I have ended up having a
comfortable relationship with all of
them. In terms of comfort, I have no
issues with any stars.
Sinha said he has also learned to
handle criticism pretty well.
I am experienced, so I handle it
well. If you make something with
passion and someone talks ridiculous
things about your work, you will not
like it. But how you handle it, matters
the most, said the 51-year-old.

Awards dont
define acting
talent of an actor
: Taapsee Pannu

Feels nice to know that my work

has been noticed and appreciated in
this big industry of ours where there
is no dearth of talent.

aapsee won the title of Rising

Star of the Year at the Lux
Golden Rose Awards on
Saturday, November 12 at Mumbai.
How did the Pink actress feel after
winning the award?
Taapsee said in a statement,
Awards definitely dont define acting
talent of a person. Its not the final
word about how good or bad you are
at your work, but it just assures you
that some other people, apart from
you, believe you are good at what
you do.

Padmavati will be very tough,

but Im ready: Deepika

ctress Deepika Padukone, who has completed nine years

in Bollywood, feels she has just started in the film
industry and says she is ready for bigger challenges
like Padmavati.
I dont feel like I have completed nine years. I feel like I
have just started off.
I feel like I have a lot more to give. I feel like I am ready
for even more challenging roles and films. And I am excited
about one of those experiences because Padmavati is going to be
extremely difficult, Deepika said.
But I think Im ready for that experience and that journey,
Deepika added, speaking at the red carpet for Lux Golden Rose
Awards last weekend.
The Bajirao Mastani star was also happy to talk
about her debut film Om Shanti Om being made into a
Japanese musical.
They are making it into a play and the Japanese people
loved Shantipriya (her role in the movie).
The premiere of the musical is going to be in July next year. Most
probably, Farah Khan and I would be going together for that, she said.

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Teen Kiwi-Indian entrepreneur raises

quarter of a million in crowdfunding

Rizwan Mohammad

ryaman Taore, an 18-yearold engineering student at

the University of Auckland,
collected $250,000 in four days
through crowdfunding earlier last
month. His brainchild LazyAz,
an app to get home delivery of
food and other selected products,
hit the market and is running
successfully. With the support and
encouragement of his parents,
he is always ready to explore new
ventures. Indian Weekender spoke to
the tech-enthusiast on his idea and
vision behind the app.

IWK: How did you

conceptualise the LazyAz app?
Arya: I was in school one day
and was craving for a McDonalds
burger to be delivered to me, as I
did not have a drivers license then,
and that is when the idea clicked. I
thought of the idea of people such
as me could go to an app and get
food and other ready-to-eat stuff
delivered within an hour. I knew
about pizza deliveries but its not
always pizza that you want to eat,
so LazyAz.
IWK: How did you get the
initial funding and design of
the app?
Arya: I took three months to
research about similar apps in the
US and the UK. I got a brief idea

I thought of the
idea of people
such as me could
go to an app and
get food and other
ready-to-eat stuff
delivered within
an hour.

Aryaman Taore

and my fathers friend came forward

to help me. He engineered the
app interface and backend. Since
the app was to be designed only for
iOS initially, we could get the app
ready in $2000. Now the app is also
available on Android platform.

IWK: What is the reach of

the app?
Arya: We have around 2,000
downloads so far, of which we have
around 300 loyal customers who
order at least once in two or three
days. On an average, we cater to
250300 orders every week, which is
growing. Our services are available
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

IWK: What are your

qualifications?
Arya: I am a first year engineering
student at the University of
Auckland, and I want to focus on
mechatronics and automobiles
eventually. I was offered to study
at a premium university in the
States, but I declined, as I felt I
could do a start-up and have better
prospects here.

IWK: Tell us about the

crowdfunding?
Arya: Currently, our services
are available only in Mt Eden,
Parnell, and Auckland CBD since
we wanted to launch in a densely
populated area to get maximum
attention. After our successful threemonth run, I realised it is time to
expand and plan for at least the next
two years. We used AlphaCrowd
platform for crowdfunding with a
target of $200,000. Todd Grumley
came on board as our major investor.
To our surprise, we surpassed our
target in four days, which is the
fastest crowdfunding campaign in
the history of Oceania region. We
collected $250,000 and had to reject
an additional funding of 300,000.

IWK: How does the app work?

Arya: It is simple to use. The user
chooses the products from the
dropdown, which shows pharmacy,
florist, electronics, fashion, grocery
etc. besides food and drinks. The
user selects the products he wants
and places an order. The app gives
them the option of online payment
or cash on delivery.

IWK: What are the prospects

for the app?
Arya: In the next 18 months, I
look forward to expanding the
network pan-Auckland, penetrate
in more avenues of products lines,
and of course, in the next few years
go national.

IWK: How do the deliveries

reach the customer?
Arya: It is like Uber. Our
outsourced vendor picks up the
order and delivers it to the customer
within an hour.

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