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19 September 2014
TO ARM OR NOT TO ARM
Following the ACT party proposal to arm retailers with weapons, to safeguard themselves
from the recent spate of robberies, Indian Weekender spoke to 10 retailers from within
the Kiwi-Indian community for their opinion on this issue. Here is what they had to say:
VIPAN GARG
Super Liquor
Manukau
dont agree with such a statement. We should
not keep arms with us. Even if we keep them,
we still cant shoot anybody for robbing us.
Law doesnt allow us to do so. Even the cops
are not allowed to shoot anybody, then how can
we? This statement is a result of an emotional
reaction.
I think, security of retailers has more to do
with the law and order situation. The definition
of crime should be changed and laws should
be made stringent enough to warn criminals
against them. The government should think of
making stronger laws.
increase crimes. The retailers will then become

criminals. Worse than anything, that can lead
to violence even in family issues. Who knows,
if we are having a gun at home, we might kill
somebody in a fit of extreme anger.
ANIL AHUJA
Khoobsurat
Mt Roskill / Papatoetoe
lthough having arms with us will give
criminals a message, still I dont support
this statement as it will cause more loss than
benefits. Most of our Indian friends own liquor
stores in Auckland. We have got insurance for
everything. So, if someone robs, well lose
some things. But having a gun in our hands can
MAHENDRA VELENKAR
Star Convenience Store
Wakefield Street, Auckland Central
was a petrol station owner in India and
crimes like robberies have happened to me
there. Luckily nothing like that has happened
to me here. But having heard of such crimes
against community people, I too want to make
sure that I am secure at my workplace. But
having arms with me is not at all viable. I do
not support such statements. Though I would
consider keeping some cricket bat or baseball
bat with me, in case I feel Im in danger and
need to scare the offenders.
I think a better way to ensure our security
would be to increase police patrolling and
making the punishment for offenders stricter.
That would stop them from committing such
crimes.
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VASANT PATEL
Fenchurch Superette
Glen Innes
dont agree with the statement. If we keep
weapons, criminals will come with even
bigger weapons. This is not an effective way to
control crime against retailers. If we are killing
the criminals, well also become criminals.
Then, what would be the difference between
them and us.
ANIL KUMAR
KRd Superette
Auckland Central
strongly disagree with such statement. This
is absolutely ridiculous. Why should I keep
arms to secure my life? If the weapon fires back
at me by mistake or any customer gets injured,
then who will be responsible for that? This is a
100 per cent wrong statement.
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SHIVANI ARORA
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Epsom
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government has managed to guide the
country through global nancial and major
local natural disasters in the last six years and
the economy is in tidy shape at the end of that
period needs to be applauded.
While the Family Budget
did not come as a surprise to
many, economic growth is
forecast to peak at a robust
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2014,
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BIKRAMJIT SINGH
Leabank Dairy
Manurewa
think its a good idea. However, such crimes
are not very common. I think it happens to
one or two in every 100 retailers. Although
there comes an idea that hitting someone will
make us criminals, but I dont agree with that
idea. I think its not about committing crimes.
Its more about self-defence. I also agree that
having arms with us and using them in order
to protect ourselves may lead to misuse, but I
believe that we retailers must have something
to protect ourselves with.
world economies, and particularly our

neighbours Australia, this budget shows the
New Zealand economy in indisputably tidy
shape. This may be one of the reasons why the
net immigration ow is very high by historic
standards where by
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other than you will get to know that the gun is
loaded or not. I think it is a good way to scare
them from committing such crimes. Otherwise,
if I have to think of other ways to protect
myself, I would either need to hire a security
guard who will guard my shop, which is not
possible to keep for everyone.
Or we can keep some baseball bats or things
like that for hitting, which I think also isnt an
effective way to protect ourselves. So I think
theres nothing wrong in keeping arms with us
for our protection.
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Artistic Auckland bridge wins international award
ucklands
waterfront
Point
Resolution Bridge has won a
prestigious international award - this
years International Architecture Award
that honours new and cutting-edge design.
The award, jointly run by Chicago
Athenaeum Museum of Architecture
and Design and the European Centre
for Architecture Art Design and Urban
Studies, has become the most significant
and distinguished international awards
programme of its kind in the world.
The bridge designed by architectural
firm Warren and Mahoney replaced the
original 1930s footbridge that linked
Tamaki drive and the Parnell Baths.
The sweeping combination of curved
steel, concrete and glass is patterned with
motifs significant to local iwi.Hanna
Scott, Auckland Councils Manager Arts
& Culture Programming says the award
highlights the impact that can be achieved
by integrating public art into design
Aucklands waterfront Point Resolution Bridge
projects.
supporting and cradling a pedestrian deck.
The artist Henriata Nicholas was contracted
Each arch was designed as a three dimensional
as part of the design team. This work has
sculptural element - an exoskeleton to support
quickly become a striking part of the visual
the pedestrian deck.
identity of the Auckland waterfront, giving
The deck consists of a simple shaped
visibility to local Maori identity as a point of
concrete beam - hull-like in shape alluding
difference for New Zealand.
to the yachts and the harbour beyond. A glass
My favourite aspect of this work is the
balustrade above the deck has a white layer
way that the shadows and effect of light make
applied at its base to provide continuity to the
the bridge come alive in all sorts of weather
concrete deck. The deck is cantilevered out
conditions.
over the harbour to provide a new viewing
The contemporary bridge was conceived
platform and enhance the functionality of the
as a series of three sculpted arches, in turn
through and over the bridge.

The pattern is engraved into the
concrete beam as well as the glass
balustrade.
Ms Nicholas, who was also recently
designed and managed the artistic
creation and development of surface
artworks for the main link bridge at
the revamped Mt Albert train station
says, Pungarungaru is a beautiful
reflection of a collaborative relationship
between iwi, council, designers and the
environment.
As a Maori artist, public artworks
provide an opportunity to record a visual
whakapapa of creative storytelling.
Through indentations, patterns, colour
and texture the creative idea becomes
a sensory taonga, a transformed
identification of a growing changing
community.
Mayor Len Brown says: The work
features on the cover of the newlyCourtesy of Auckland Council printed public art policy, with good
reason, as its a stunning combination of hard
simple bridge.
infrastructure and creative excellence for
Simon Dodd, associate at Warren and
Aucklanders to engage with, to explore the city
Mahoney says: Seamless integration of the
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selected artists concepts through iterative
This year, the museum received a record
analysis and careful detailing by the designers,
number of entries for new buildings, landscape
has produced a successful outcome appropriate
architecture, and urban planning for the highly
for the iconic waterfront location in the city
contested award.
seeking to become the worlds most liveable.
The new bridge was opened in May 2013 by
Local artist Henriata Nicholas designed
Mayor Len Brown and Waitemata Local Board
a pattern featuring pungarungaru designs
Chair Shale Chambers, following a blessing by
depicting the ebbs and flows of movement
Ngati Whatua o Orakei.
through the water and movement of traffic
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Building up trust in Banking
Over the past 3 and half years BNZ has built a suite of banking services for Asian migrants that go beyond the transactional
and into practical lifestyle assistance about settling in Auckland and New Zealand. BNZ merged Migrant Banking and
Asian teams into one to enable the team to seamlessly help customers who are already living in New Zealand, as well as
those who are planning on immigration in the future. BNZs helpful muti-lingual team is experienced in dealing with the
particular financial needs of Asian and Migrant customers across the banks Retail, SME, Partners, Private banking and
Commercial banking options. Raj Mehta, BNZ business acquisition manager-Indian Market, was born in India and now
lives in Auckland. He is fluent in Hindi and Punjabi and is passionate about growing great business relationships and
helping his customers with their banking and business needs.
What has BNZ on offer for the Kiwi Indian
community? How have you been contributing
to the community?
New Zealanders of Indian decent play an
important and growing role in this countrys
business community. To support them, BNZ
has built a dedicated team delivering banking
services for Asian migrants that goes beyond
just banking and includes long term support
and practical lifestyle assistance about settling
in New Zealand.
BNZs Asian Banking team is able to
offer tailored support and understanding as
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challenges new migrants face. They are able to
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particular challenges and fears new migrants
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BNZs Indian Banking unit is also available to
provide specialist support.Some projects BNZ
has worked on within the Indian community
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worlds biggest Sai Baba Temple. BNZ is also
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If a Kiwi Indian wants to set up a business,
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It is important to share as much as possible
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- Danae M. Anderson
ew Zealands fastest growing, highvalue, service sector and the fifth

largest export earner is export education.
Students of all nationalities arrive and stay in
Auckland, where there are many educational
institutes, employment opportunities, and well
established ethnic communities. For these
reasons Auckland hosts 60% of international
students, with numbers increasing 12% in the
first trimester this year. Stabilising declines
from previous years, Indian international
students now made up an increasing proportion
of these student numbers.
In 2013 total Indian international students
in New Zealand were nearly 12,000 - the
second-largest and fastest-growing group after
China. 78% of Aucklands Private Training
Establishment international students are now

Indian and growing numbers are attending
Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics.
Despite these increasing numbers, without
support networks of family and friends life
can be very lonely for recent student arrivals.
Their potential isolation puts them in a unique
position within the labour market where many
are thankful to meet others within their ethnic
community and often obtain jobs through
word-of-mouth.
International students are more likely
than native populations to experience poor
working conditions, exacerbated by age and
English proficiency. While not all work is
exploitative, recent arrival status may signal a
lack of knowledge about employment rights,
legal minima and how to avoid poor treatment.
These workers may also feel apprehensive
about questioning their working conditions if
they have gained a job through their classmates
or friends.
Further, research has shown
Indian communities not only often ignore this
mistreatment but in many cases use these
workers in their businesses.
Consequently, this PhD research seeks to
survey international students to explore the
factors that compel international students to
work in New Zealand and how these workers
can be better protected. International students
are invited to answer the survey link: https://
www.surveymonkey.com/s/STUDENT_
MIGRANT_SURVEY
For those wishing to be confidentially
interviewed about their working experiences or
those with interest in the subject please email:
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19 September 2014
Quit smoking. Give it up, now!
Indian smokers are urged to give up smoking starting this October, via New
Zealands first-ever national level anti-smoking drive called Stoptober
Peer pressure is the main trigger for young

people to start smoking, says Prashant
Suratwala who works with the Asian Smokefree
Communities service in West Auckland and
the North Shore to help Indian people stop
smoking. He says most of the smokers he sees
are between 20 and 40-years-old, adding that it
is mainly young Indian men.
The 2013 Census showed that 10 per cent of
Indian men smoke, while only 2.3 per cent of
Indian women do.
Dr Mark Peterson, chairman of New
Zealand Medical Association, says smoking
is still the biggest cause of premature death

in New Zealand, taking 5,000 lives each year.
The latest census showed that 15 per cent of
New Zealanders still smoke and Stoptober is an
excellent opportunity to quit for good with the
increased support and knowing that youre not
on your own.
Stoptober is being funded under the Ministry
of Healths Pathway to Smokefree 2025
Innovation Fund and run by Action on Smoking
and Health (ASH) and Inspiring Limited, a
provider of smoking cessation support.
The Stoptober campaign is targeting the
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them to quit together. There will be support
and assistance provided to encourage as
many smokers as possible to sign up to quit
in September and stop smoking completely,
starting 1st October, 2014.
Shonagh Lindsay, Stoptober campaigns
national co-ordinator, says: Stoptober is all
about supporting people to stop smoking and
live a life free of tobacco. About two thirds
of smokers say they want to stop so Stoptober
provides a great opportunity to join thousands
of people in the same situation and ditch the
cigarettes for good.
Throughout Stoptober people wanting to
stop smoking will be provided with daily emails
and texts, and a Stoptober app downloadable
from the website, which has stress-release
support in Te Reo Maori and English.
Smokers ready to stop smoking should
sign up at www.stoptobernz.co.nz launched on
Monday 14 August.
The services offered by Prashant Suratwala
at the Asian Smokefree Communities service
are only available to people living in the
Waitemata District, which covers West
Auckland, the North Shore and Rodney.
For more information, contact:
Prashant Suratwala 021 904306
Shonagh Lindsay
Stoptober Campaign Coordinator
slindsay@ash.org.nz
T: +64 9 5208429, M: +64 027 273 0939
W: www.ash.org.nz
Duty-free tobacco
limits to drop
soon, importers to
pay duty and GST
he customs department has reduced the

limits on duty-free tobacco purchase at
airports nationwide. Customs Comptroller
Carolyn Tremain says, from last week travellers
have begun to notice advertisements at airports
and in in-flight magazines, alerting them to
the November reduction in duty-free tobacco
limits.
From 1st November the duty-free limit for
tobacco brought into New Zealand drops from
200 to 50 cigarettes or 50 grams of tobacco
products. Customs is running an awareness
campaign until the end of the peak summer
holiday period to inform travellers of the
reduction in the tobacco allowance.
From 1st November any traveller exceeding
the 50 cigarettes or 50 grams limit will have to
pay duty and GST on the excess tobacco they
are carrying or abandon the excess by placing it
in a tobacco amnesty bin, says Tremain.
The gift concession will also disappear,
which means anyone who sends tobacco from
overseas will have to pay duty and GST on the
entire amount when it arrives.
The drop in the duty-free limit aligns New
Zealand with Australias duty-free tobacco
allowance, and is another step towards reducing
the harm caused by smoking.
It is noteworthy that New Zealand is
investing in constructive steps to progress
towards a smoke-free country and a healthier
environment for the next generation to thrive
in.
www.iwk.co.nz
19 September 2014
NEW ZEALAND
Study abroad to widen your career options
Vinay Hari of Angel Immigration speaks to Swati Sharma about his counselling
services for international studies
Swati Sharma: When was your company

established and how many people have got
successful visa applications from you?
Vinay Hari: Established in 2008, Angels
Immigration is the world leader in overseas
education which is vouched by more than
5,000 clients who have happily settled in their
dream destinations like U.K, Europe, Australia
and New Zealand. As the Worlds Largest
Immigration Group, Angels Immigration is
built on a legacy of delivering excellence
because of the industry knowledge, world-class
infrastructure and comprehensive resettlement
package consisting of immigration, placement
& settlement services. Angels is well known

for the services all around the people which are
beyond their expectations.
SS- What different types of visas do you
help people for?
VH: There are different array of visa
categories in which Angels Immigration is
expert like student visa, dependent visa, tourist
visa, permanent residency solutions and also
post landing services.
SS- Are there different fee structures for
different types of visas?
VH: Yes, Of course the fee structure is
different of different visa category. The fee
depends upon the span or duration of ones
stay in their intended country. Immigration
department has fixed particular fee and student
can migrate by paying that fixed fee only.
SS-What are the main and common
reasons for a declined application?
VH: There are many reasons for a declined
immigration. Firstly, some agents due to their
selfish interests compel students to enroll in
private institutes which are not even HIGHLY
CONFIDENT which leads to the refusal as the
reputation of intended institute also matters.
Secondly, irrelevancy of the intended course
with the previous study which is not even
justified in the statement of purpose also leads
to the refusal of the application. Also, when
the intentions of students are not genuine and
they are not able to explain their plans after

the completion of course and benefits of doing
course during their telephonic interview leads
to the refusal of the application.
SS- Do your company help those people
reapply, whose application has been declined
more than one time?
VH: Yes, we have got good command in this
area too and have got visas of many applicants
who were refused before because of many
reasons like choosing irrelevant course or failed
to justify themselves during the interview. The
reasons mentioned in the refusal letter help us
to decide about the application re-lodgement.
SS- What would be your advice to the
students who are planning to study or settle
in foreign countries? (Which country would
you suggest as priority?)
VH: Being in this industry from many
years, I have seen different phases of overseas
education. Overseas education not only widen
the career options but also helps students to
become more independent and confident to
sustain healthy and wealthy career.
I have travelled New Zealand many times
and would say it is 100% pure country with
wide array of job options and career oriented
study which is useful for the students future.
If the student is looking for secure future and
safe place then New Zealand is the best among
all.
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Launch of Make In
India Initiative
he Prime Minister of India will

launch the Make in India campaign
on September 25, 2014 at 10 am in Vigyan
Bhavan, New Delhi. Arrangements are being
made for a live webcast of the event in Indian
Missions and Posts.
A substantive number of events around
the live telecast of the programme will be
organized, involving apex chambers of
commerce in the country, leading Indian and
foreign industrialists, young entrepreneurs,
NRIs, members of industrial associations and
representatives Indian and foreign companies.
A short film prepared by the Department
of Industrial Policy and Promotion on the 100
days of the new government will be shown as a
curtain-raiser to the main event, which will be
the live telecast of the launch of theMake in
Indiacampaign by the PM.
This will be followed by an interactive
discussion on measures required to be put in
place in order to make India a greater part of
the global value chain. The discussion will
also focus on investment opportunities in:
the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor; the
Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor; the
East Coast Industrial Corridor (including
Chennai-Vizag Industrial Corridor); the
Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor; and the
North-East Myanmar Industrial Corridor.
Date: 25thSeptember, 2014
Time: 4.30 pm
Venue: Auckland, New Zealand
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www.iwk.co.nz
19 September 2014
And the Diversity award 2014 goes to
Peace City Celebration

of Nuclear Free NZ
Ranjna Patel and Nirvana Health Group were celebrated as winners at the 2014 Diversity Awards NZ
presented by the Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) Trust
Ranjna remains constant in her vision for

a diverse workforce, believing it is always
important to look outside the square for good
team players and foster talent and opportunity.
Ranjna firmly believes that, Casting a wider
net and making a conscious effort to consider
many possible options has allowed ETHC to
reap the rewards from different perspectives
and life experiences.
Nirvana Health Group are winners of
the Positive Inclusion Award. This award
celebrates innovative responses to inclusivity
in the workforce.
New Zealands workforce is comprised
anjna Patel was awarded the Walk The

Talk award.
This award celebrates
leaders who exemplify excellence in managing
a diverse workforce. Leaders who understand
the benefits of diversity create healthy
workplace cultures where everyones skills and
talents are both utilised and appreciated.
Ranjnas commitment to developing
opportunity for people from diverse
backgrounds, cultures and genders, and
providing meaningful leadership has seen her
devoting significant time and energy, not just to
her work at Nirvana Health Group, but also to
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of varying genders, religions and sexual

orientations. An accepting unbiased workplace
encourages engaged, active, productive
employees and recognizes the whole person.
Early on, it was recognised that a dynamic
organisational culture and practices should
reflect and answer the needs and expectations
of a growing culturally-diverse workforce.
This approach means that everyone in
the Nirvana family celebrates each others
religious and cultural festivals, such as Diwali,
Ramadan, Eid, Christmas and Easter. It is
common practice that staff offer to work extra
hours on these special occasions to allow their
colleagues to take the time off to celebrate the
occasion with their respective families.
The cultural and ethnic/religious diversity
of staff is also an asset in order to effectively
engage with the communities that Nirvana
serve, utilising the staff as a resource to engage
with their respective ethnic and religious
groups.
Something else that Nirvana do well is to
celebrate the strengths of their staff and support
them in areas of improvement. Like any other
family, what is important is not the specifics
such as gender or race but rather what is best
for the staff and the organisation.
Nirvana Health Group operates on values of
acceptance and respect, nurturing and growing
its employees who in turn invest passion and
commitment into making the Nirvana Group
the success it is and one big multicultural happy
family!
aitakere Ranges and Whau Local Boards

are collaborating to create an Auckland
Peace City event with the Peace Foundation.
The event on Saturday 27th September marks the
27th Anniversary of Nuclear Free New Zealand
plus the first United Nations International Day
for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons to
be held at Titirangi War Memorial Hall from
2pm to 4.30pm. We are cultivating a culture
of peace and hope for future generations that
humanity can live without the constant threat
of nuclear annihilation. says Laurie Ross,
Coordinator of the event. Waitakere has
always been at the forefront of the Nuclear Free
New Zealand movement. The peace movement
of the early 1980s led to the achievement of
105 locally declared Nuclear Weapon Free
Zones covering over 72% of the country. This
is a major contribution towards establishing a
nuclear free world. The programme features
a range of local performers including Fraser
Bruce with the Mhara Marimba Band. Green
Bay Highschool dance troupe and Avondale
College Choir will perform. A highlight will be
singer songwriter Sarah Macombee performing
Open the Door from her new album. The
internationally recognised Culture of Peace
Exhibition will be presented by the local
Soka Gakkai Buddhist group For Everything
You Treasure-in a World Free from Nuclear
Weapons. For children there will be colouring
of peace dove flaglets and felt poppy making
activities in the hall.
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Pacatantra from India to Italy
Dr Marco Sonzogni
n Friday 12 September, at Victoria

University of Wellington, the New Zealand
India Research Institute hosted a seminar on A
History of Influence through Translation: The
Pacatantra from India to Italy by Dr Marco
Sonzogni. Dr Sonzognis seminar drew upon
his research into the world-wide diffusion,
reception and translations of the Pacatantra,
an ancient Indian collection of animal fables
believed to have been authored by the Indian
sage Pandit Vishnu Sarma around 200 BCE.
Over the last 1500 years, he mentioned,

more than 200 different versions in about 60
languages have been produced. As early as
the 11th century this work reached Europe,
and before 1600 it appeared in Greek,
Hebrew, Latin, Spanish, Italian, German,
French, English, Czech, Old Slavonic (and
other Slavonic languages). It has also been
retranslated into its original language, Sanskrit.
Dr Sonzogni argued that translations of
fables such as these quickly made animal
symbolism a truly universal model for ethical
conduct, intelligent living and peaceful
relationships, and thus informed the wisdom
and knowledge of target cultures with idiomatic
expressions, nursery rhymes, ballads, proverbs,
fables and other forms of adaptation.
Dr Sonzogni is currently mapping and
digitalising this spread of influence from
ancient India through translations into European
literary traditions and cultural usage over a long
period of time.
Dr Marco Sonzogni is the current Director
of the New Zealand Centre for Literary
Translationat Victoria University. He is a
widely published academic and an awardwinning translator, editor and poet.
news in brief
Record high participation among next
generation voters
More than 78,000 school children from around the country have started voting in the 2014 general
election from inside the classroom, as they take part in the biggest Kids Voting programme ever
held in New Zealand.
Kids Voting is a programme for young New Zealanders that encourages them to learn about and
experience an authentic election, says Robert Peden, Chief Electoral Officer.
Kids Voting gives students the chance to investigate and take part in an election using real parties,
real candidates, and real issues. Our goal is that Kids Voting will help them grow to become the
active, engaged citizens we all want to them to be.
Kids Voting and the Commissions curriculum-aligned teaching units were developed to help
schools deliver engaging activities to encourage students understanding and enthusiasm for
participating in their communities and the voting process.
NZ sculpture onshore returns for 10th

biennial exhibition
Presenting a fresh and inspiring showcase of contemporary New Zealand art practice, the countrys
largest national outdoor sculpture exhibition Celebrates 20 years as a major fundraising event for
Womens Refuge New Zealand. The exhibition will be presented at the cliff-top reserve above
Narrow Neck Beach in Devonport, on Aucklands North Shore.
More than 100 artists have been selected to exhibit in 2014 and most have created works specifically
for this exhibition.
Exhibition curator Rob Garrett said, The 2014 exhibition, which runs over 10 days from 6-16
November, will be a diverse showcase of New Zealand artistic talent, featuring artists from the Far
North to Invercargill.
Tickets for NZ Sculpture OnShore will be available at the event and through www.eventfinder.
co.nz.
For more news on NZ Sculpture OnShore, follow:https://www.facebook.com/ NZSculptureOnShore
Hindu wisdom workshop by HOTA Forum
After a very successful first public workshop titled Science behind Indian cooking in August, the
HOTA Forum is presenting its second workshop in the series of Hindu Wisdom workshops.
The workshop is on a very popular topic - Karma. In fact ,it is going to be a comprehensive
workshop on Everything you want to know about Karma and it is a free and in English. All are
welcome. Many of us have some idea about the Law of Karma. We say What goes around comes
around !!! But theres more to it.
In this workshop by Bramhachari Adarsh Chaitanya who is the Acharya of Chinmaya Mission
New Zealand will talk about Karma and reincarnation. You will also get an opportunity to interact
with Br.Adarsh Chaitanya during the workshop to clarify any specific questions on this topic. For
workshop details, see page 36 (WhatsOn).
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New mayoral grant for Pay as you throw

Auckland writers
rubbish
ayor Len Brown is calling on local

writers to capture Auckland life in the
written word with a new annual grant.
The Auckland Mayoral Writers Grant will
award $12,000 to a local writer on completion
of a quality text work about living in Auckland.
A great number of writers both Kiwis and
international writers have captured Auckland
on the page. Now Auckland is undergoing a
major transformation, so lets write about our
place with passion and love its past, present
and future.
The grant will be a single payment of
$12,000, paid on completion of the work. The
decision to award the grant will be made by an
external panel.
The work must be:
about living in Auckland
text-based and a new work (work already
underway will be considered)
in English, te reo Mori or a combination
of the two languages
completed by 30 June 2015
Retrospective work will not be considered.
Music and song are not eligible.
Applicants must be:
resident in the Auckland Council region
able to demonstrate a body of work.
Proposals from children and young people
who are students at school are not eligible.
The call for proposals closes 5pm on Friday
26 September 2014.
To submit a proposal, you can go to
http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/
newseventsculture/communityfundingsupport/
grantsfunding/arts/Pages/aucklandmayoral
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New framework for a

world-class downtown
he main service changes Aucklanders will

see are a new food waste collection service
in urban areas, enhanced recycling, and a pay
as you throw system for rubbish collection
across the region. There will be a transition
from bags to bins over time in most urban areas.
While the long term goal is to achieve zero
waste, the plan has a medium-term goal of
cutting Aucklands kerbside waste by 30 per cent
from 160kg per person per year to 110kg per
person per year, by 2018. It is noteworthy that
zero waste by 2040 is the long-term aspirational
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than a disposal problem.
Auckland Councils Regional Strategy and
Policy Committee Chairman, George Wood,
says Aucklanders should now change the way
they view waste as a whole and start seeing it
as a resource. We want to be the worlds most
liveable city, and to achieve that we all need to
make the most of waste, he says. We think
this is a challenge that Aucklanders are ready
to meet.
Auckland Council research shows that
reducing waste is an important issue for 74 per
cent of Aucklanders. Auckland Council Solid
Waste Manager, Ian Stupple, says Our aim is
to find alternatives to sending waste to landfill
that are better for both householders and the
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vegetation in public parks, including a
cemetery, face a $400 instant fine if caught
and Auckland Council is asking the public to
help identify the culprits.
The call comes after the illegal dumping
of an estimated 10 truckloads of vegetation in
the Hillsborough Cemetery earlier this year for
which the offender was fined $400 and ordered
to remove the vegetation. But despite that fine,
two more incidents of dumping at the cemetery
have occurred since and the council is warning
of a crackdown.
Ian Maxwell, Auckland Councils Manager
of Parks, Sports and Recreation, says that while
Hillsborough Cemetery is a closed cemetery,
the dumping is illegal, the vegetation obstructs
the public visiting grave sites and is a health
and safety risk.
Given the quantity of vegetation, the
illegal dumping is almost certainly coming
from smaller operators rather than the major
commercial businesses, said Mr Maxwell.
Dumping of illegal organic waste is a major
issue in some parks where, in most cases, the
waste is dumped within bush. Council rangers
make a call on whether to remove the waste or
not. In most cases, as it is within a bush area,
it is often left as it is too expensive to remove.
The council has issued nine $400
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Source: Auckland Council
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Get your vote on !

Anuja Nadkarni
country thatplayed a pivotal role in equal

rights of voting, the first country that gave
women the right to vote,unfortunately has
thousands of its youth who simply could not
care less!
Votes by Kiwi youth have been decreasing
each year by four per cent, and at this rate of
decline, were looking at less than 10 per cent
of youth voting within the next three elections.
Your vote is your voice and in the previous
election, a whopping 60 per cent of young
people chose to be silent.Fortunately, initiatives
supported by the Virgin Voter Collective are
shining a ray of hope on these dreary statistics.
Virgin Voter Collective is a campaign that
branches
over
several
independent initiatives all
with the same goal,which
is to get youngsters to vote
in the upcoming elections.
Basically they are a onestop shop for young voters.
Some of the initiatives
that are part of the campaign
include On the Fence,Ask
Away and Candidate. All
three use a youth focused
approach to attract first-time voters.
On the Fenceis a fun app which gives
users an idea of the political policies held
by
different
parties.
S i m i l a r l y, C a n d i d a t e
delivers the policies to
voters who do not want
to or do not know how
to search the different
political promises by the
various parties.Candidate
uses a simple Tinder-like
approach where the user
can swipe to the right or
left depending on whether
or not they agree to a policy, before the app
calculates an appropriate political date for the
user to vote for.
Each one
offers something
different to spark
an interest.
Ask Away is slightly different, as it is a

platform that gives people the confidence to fire
off questions to politicians about policies and
promises.Ask Away has been quite popular,
with several politicians frequently answering
questions posted by young voters.
Hannah Duder is the campaign manager for
Virgin Voter Collective as well as the creator
of the Candidate app. She says the campaign
is basicallyfinding new ways to appeal to
the youth. We dont think each individual
initiative will solve the problem by itself, which
is why weve created the CollectiveEach one
offers something different to spark an interest.
MsDuder said political apathy amongst
youth is partly due to politicians not using the
right approach in their communication with
young Kiwis.She said most of the language
used is jargon-filled and youngsters find it
boring because they simply cannot relate.
Hence through the several initiatives
represented by the Virgin Voter Collective, the
campaign aims to give youth a taste of politics
and help them take an interest in it.Hopefully
when they vote, the youth feel slightly more
educated and like theyre making a vote that is
not just based on how cool a political partys
name is or something! MsDuder said.
Already the campaign as well as its
individual initiatives, has received thousands
of positive responses from young people who
have pledged to vote in the upcoming elections.
If you are a first-time voter and want to make
the serious world of politics fun, get involved
by checking out www.virginvotercollective.
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The website will provide you with more
details on the numerous apps and initiatives
that you can use to help you take your first step
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Seizing our opportunities

Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi
National MP
ationals clear economic plan and

careful financial management is taking
New Zealand in the right direction.
Our plan means our economy is growing.
Were creating new jobs and wages are rising.
Families are doing better and were succeeding
on the world stage.
However, one or two years of good growth
does not change the economic prosperity of
a nation. We need to stay on course to really
lift our long-term economic performance, and
see more New Zealanders in work, owning
their own homes, getting the healthcare they
need and the opportunities they want for their
children.
The only way we can do that and grasp the
many opportunities we have as a country is by
having a strong, growing economy.
In this election, only National can credibly
offer three more years of the strong and stable
government thats needed to keep the economy
growing. Our economic plan is straightforward
and weve set out our priorities.
A re-elected National Government will
return to surplus this year and stay there so we
can reduce debt. Reducing government debt
puts New Zealand in a better position to cope
with any future economic shock or natural
disaster.
Well cut ACC levies on households and
businesses by around 30 per cent. Thats
between $700 million to $900 million a year
the equivalent of a tax cut.
And, so long as its affordable, well start

modestly reducing income taxes for lower
and middle income earners from 1 April 2017
because National believes in rewarding New
Zealanders hard work and enterprise.
Well use any further financial headroom
to get to our target of 20 per cent net debt to
GDP sooner than 2020. Then we can resume
contributions to the New Zealand Super Fund.
In addition, National will help to keep
interest rates lower for longer by reducing
government spending to below 30 per cent of
GDP from 35 per cent in 2011. Our focus will
remain relentlessly on targeting that spending
where it delivers better results for New Zealand
families.
New Zealanders have a stark choice this
election. They can continue to support National
and its clear economic plan that is working for
New Zealand, delivering sustainable economic

growth, and helping households get ahead
Or they can put all the gains and the growth
in jobs and wages at risk by changing course.
Under an unstable combination of Labour,
the Greens, and Dotcom the economy would
stall. They would introduce five new and
unnecessary taxes and create a wave of wasteful
government spending. They would undermine
the confidence necessary for businesses to
invest now for future growth and more, higher
paying jobs.
Nationals clear, straightforward plan
will keep New Zealand moving in the right
direction.
Authorised by Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi MP,
1/131 Kolmar Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland.
Crime: more about prevention than detection
Winston Peters
NZFirst leader
e can all remember when the doors to

our homes and cars, if we had one, were
never locked.
Those days are long gone, with changes in
society and a much bigger population.
And many of us have been the victim of
a burglary. We have experienced that sinking
feeling after discovering ransacked cupboards,
upturned drawers, and our home in disarray. Its
simply an invasion of privacy.
It takes a long time to get over.
Sometimes the police catch the burglar,
sometimes they dont. And, sometimes, we dont
even bother reporting the incident.
Why? Because often the burglar is not caught
or there arent enough police to attend every call.
Thats not the fault of police, its the fault of
a National government and their failure to fund
police adequately enough for the tough job they
have.
In nearly six years of government National has
not directed any more money towards the police
despite the fact that our population is soaring.
They went further in the last budget, and actually

took $40 million from the police budget.
Remember they were caught out fiddling the
books in South Auckland.
Their latest trick is to encourage police to
issue warnings instead of charging those they
apprehend.
No arrests. No convictions. Result - lower
crime figures. Just ask any criminal lawyer
theyll tell you its happening. There was a
streaker at the last All Blacks game and despite
the fact she interrupted the game at a crucial time,
to the dismay of the players and the All Blacks
management she got off with a warning. One
more crime statistics not recorded.
New Zealand First wants an independent audit
of crime statistics to get to the truth.
As mentioned, the National Government has
been plain mean over police funding.
News reports a few months ago showed that
one on-call officer is often the only police contact
for hundreds of kilometres in the Waikato.
Police are stretched so thinly the countryside is
virtually unpoliced overnight.
Underfunding has caused other cut backs. In
Hawkes Bay and Gisborne sworn police numbers
were reduced and support staff trimmed.
National has closed police stations, like

Otahuhu and Papatoetoe.
John Keys answer lies in smartphones and
tablets, which he claims will do the job of any
policeman.
When this new technology was issued to 6000
police he said it was the equivalent to adding 345
police to the force.
Prevention should be very much at the core of
our policing.
Its worth noting that the police oath states: I
will to the best of my power, keep the peace and
prevent offences against the peace.
New Zealand First wants more focus on
prevention.
Police should be involved in identifying risks
and putting prevention measures in place. That
means talking to a lot of people, getting involved
in the community.
Lets get back to this level of policing, instead
of spending millions mopping up at the other end,
with long running investigations and court cases,
and ultimately filling our gaols with offenders.
Our police should be resourced to prevent crime
before it happens
New Zealand Firsts way between 2005-2008
was to get 1000 extra police to the frontline.
New Zealand First wants the police

strengthened. We want to work towards matching
police per 1000 people, as happens in Australia.
It makes common sense.
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FIJI
Joy as rebels free Fiji peacekeepers

- Arvind Kumar
here was much cause for joy in the country

last week as the 45 Fijian soldiers held
captive by an al-Qaeda affiliated Syrian rebel
group - the al-Nusra front in the Golan Heights
were released.
They are heroes, interim Prime Minister
Frank Bainimarama said.
The soldiers were released safe and
unharmed last Friday about 11.50pm (Fiji time)
at the Quneitra crossing point in the Syriancontrolled part of the Golan Heights.
Bainimarama said the 45 were now safely
back in a United Nations compound.
They are all healthy, they are in high spirits
and they will soon be in contact with their
families and loved ones here in Fiji, he said.
The Prime Minister confirmed that the men
would be debriefed and deserve a period of rest
before they return to their duties.

I know all Fijians join me in feeling a
great sense of relief and joy, as well as a deep
appreciation for all those who had a hand in
securing their safe release, including the skilled
group of UN negotiators and our superb team
in New York and Suva, who worked constantly
behind the scenes to produce this outcome. As
a nation, we thank you.
These 45 men are heroes. They kept their
cool and showed restraint under the most
extreme circumstances imaginable. Because
of their discipline, not one militant was killed
and none of our soldiers were harmed. They
upheld the integrity of UN peacekeeping and as
a result have strengthened Fijis reputation in
the international community.
Meanwhile, the French ambassador to Fiji,
Gilles Montagnier, has welcomed news of the
release of the peacekeepers.
We are glad to know that the 45 Fijian
peacekeepers have been released and are
safe with the United Nations Disengagement
Observers, Montagnier said.
We also acknowledge the team of
negotiators and the efforts from other parties in
securing the safe release of the Fijian soldiers.
The peacekeepers, held captive for two
weeks at an undisclosed location in Syria, were
set free without conditions by their captors less
than a week before Fijians vote in their first

election since a military coup in 2006.
Montagnier also praised the peacekeepers
for their courage and Fiji for its commitment.
We have to pay tribute to the courage
of Fijian peacekeepers and to Fijis strong
involvement on the peace keeping operation as
it was clear throughout the entire crisis that Fiji
would remain committed, he said.
No debate arose regarding a possible
withdrawal from the Golan Heights.
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop
commended the Fiji government for its resolute
commitment to ensuring the release of its
soldiers and handling of the situation.
I acknowledge the efforts of Fijian Foreign
Minister [Ratu] Inoke Kubuabola who travelled
to the Middle East to secure their release.
Australia was pleased to provide assistance
and support to Fiji including through our global
intelligence network, she said.
US ambassador to Fiji Frankie Reed said the
release of the peacekeepers brought great joy
and relief to everyone at the US Embassy in
Suva.
I commend Fiji and the international
community for their perseverance to secure
the soldiers safe release. The peacekeepers
are treasured members of our families, our
congregations and our communities.
Captured Fiji peacekeepers re-unite with their mates after their release last week. (Top) Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama and the Head of
the Fiji Military Forces Brigadier-General Mosese Tiokitoga
Long dry spell looms, says weather office
iji could be in for a prolonged dry spell this

year and next, experts say.
The dry spell gripping the country could last
until January, says Fiji Meteorological Services
director Alipate Waqaicelua.
He said the dry weather, which began in
June, could remain for another three months as
El Nino kicked in.
Our main concern is that our normal El
Nino cycle has yet to occur, Mr Waqaicelua
said. There was a forecast for the El Nino
cycle to begin in August but that did not happen
so it could occur later in the year.
Mr Waqaicelua said the cycle could start at
the beginning of the countrys normal cyclone
season.
It will be our normal season the dry
season and the wet season.
The dry spell that has already set in may
extend further to the beginning of our wet
season, which is November and that is from
our current predictions. We all know that
these predictions can change but as of now,
we havent seen a major rain causing event
happening in the near future.

A weak system will come over Fiji on
Wednesday and into Thursday and Friday but
it isnt substantial.
There was a forecast for a potential El Nino
for August and that it did not happen and the
File picture
probability of one happening in the next few

months has decreased from 80 per cent to 60
per cent and that again will take us into the
wet season. The potential of an El Nino is
still struggling to establish itself and that is not
helping our dry spell at the moment.
Girls death is murder
olice are treating as murder the discovery

of body of a 12-year-old girl found dead in
her Samabula home last week.
Police spokeswoman Ana Naisoro said
results from the girls post-mortem examination
led police to believe she may have been the
victim of murder.
While Ms Naisoro could not divulge
any additional information given police
investigations are continuing, she earlier told
members of the press that the girls body was
discovered by her father between 8am and 9am
on Sunday.
She was left at home alone while her father
had gone to have a haircut and while her mother
was at church, Ms Naisoro said.
Upon his return, her father noticed her lying
motionless and took her to the CWM Hospital
but she was unfortunately pronounced dead.
Investigations continue and as Ive mentioned
earlier, we are still trying to ascertain the
circumstances surrounding her death.
Police investigations are continuing.
No prize for beauty

queen
inni Saturday night at Subrail Park

during the Vanua Levu Muslim Inter
District Championship.
Insp Sokomuri said the trio were not happy
with the referees decision and ended up
punching him after a confrontation.
Three men were brought in for police
questioning and two have been charged and
released on bail for a count of assault each, he
said.
We are pleading with people to act
reasonably and not to take drastic actions when
addressing differences because we will not
tolerate this form of action.
Police have also received reports during
the tournament in the past and it is not a new
thing.
Insp Sokomuri said players must know that
hurting and wounding another for any reason
was illegal.
Players need to respect referees decisions
as they have the final say in any match.
Journalists threatened
he Paris-based media freedom advocacy

organisation Reporters Sans Frontieres
and the Pacific Media Centre have condemned
threats and intimidation against political
reporters covering Fijis first parliamentary
election campaign since the 2006 coup.
Two women journalists Vosita
Kotowasawasa of the Fiji Broadcasting
Corporation (FBC) and Jyoti Pratibha of the
Fiji Sun newspaper received death threats last
Tuesday over their previous days coverage of
the cancellation of a live TV debate between
the leading contenders for the post of prime
minister.
According to Pacific Scoop, a news website
affiliated with the Pacific Media Centre,
Kotowasawasa received several threatening
phone calls while Pratibha was threatened via
fake Facebook user profiles.
Both had covered the previous days lastminute decision by Ro Teimumu Vuikaba
Kepa, the Roko Tui Dreketi and head of the
Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA),
to pull out of the debate with interim Prime
Minister Frank Bainimarama.
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news in brief
Modi reviews relief operations in flood-ravaged
Kashmir
rime Minister Narendra Modi last week asked the authorities to give top priority to providing
food and water to the flood-affected people of Jammu and Kashmir and called for a massive
effort to ensure basic hygiene and sanitation in the water-logged areas of Srinagar.
At a high-level emergency meeting on relief operations in the state, Modi was briefed on the
status of operations, especially in Srinagar and the Kashmir Valley, said a statement from the
Prime Minister Office (PMO).
Modi also directed the home ministry to immediately depute senior officers from Delhi and
other states to coordinate the relief operations with the local administration in Srinagar.
He emphasised the need for a massive effort to ensure basic hygiene and sanitation in the
water-logged areas of Srinagar.
Dont celebrate my birthday, says Modi
rime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to people that his birthday should not be celebrated,
and instead they should help the Jammu and Kashmir flood victims. In an appeal on his
personal Twitter account, Modi said friends and well-wishers were planning to celebrate his
birthday Sep 17.
I am hearing from different places that friends and well-wishers are planning various
programmes and events for my birthday, Modi said.
My humble request - do not celebrate my birthday. Instead, dedicate yourselves towards
relief work in J&K through your time and resources, he said.
The need of the hour is to stand shoulder to shoulder with our sisters and brothers of Jammu
and Kashmir, he posted.
The prime minister met Chinese President Xi Jinping on 17 September, who was in Gujarat,
but not for Modis birthday.
India successfully test fires Nuclear-capable

Agni-I missile
ndia last week successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-tosurface Agni-I missile from a military base in Odisha, a defence official said.
The missile, which can strike a target 700 km away and can carry a one-tonne nuclear
warhead, was tested by the armed forces as part of user trial from a facility on Wheeler Island
near Dhamra in Bhadrak district, 170 km from state capital Bhubaneswar.
It was a perfect launch, director of the test range M.V.K.V. Prasad told IANS.
Agni is an intermediate range ballistic missile. It uses solid propulsion booster and a liquid
propulsion upper stage, derived from Indias first indigenously developed ballistic missile
Prithvi.
100 centres for skill development in the offing
s many as 100 centres of skilling excellence will be established for skill development in
one year, an official statement said here Saturday.
A 100 centres of skilling excellence, called Knowledge Acquisition and Upgradation of
Skilled Human Abilities and Livelihood (KAUSHAL) centres will be established for skill
development in one year.
These centres will coordinate the entire skill development efforts of higher educational
institutions. Enhanced funding shall be provided by the UGC, a statement from the ministry of
human resource development (HRD) said.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) will frame guidelines for the scheme within a
month.
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NAVRATRI FEATURE
The Navratri: Nine nights of festive valour

From energetic Garba performances to melodic devotional hymns, Auckland is
celebrating Navaratri with great zeal and devotion
- Thashika Thangamma
avaratri which is interpreted as nine nights, is a festival celebrated

in honor of the goddess of valour, Durga, who is also a symbol
of purity and power. The festival, celebrated for nine consecutive days
and nights, combines ritualistic pujas and fasting. In India, Navaratri is
followed according to the lunar calendar and is celebrated in March/ April
as Chaitra Navaratri and in September/ October as Shard Navaratri.
During the festival people gather in small shrines to perform puja.
During these nine days different avatars of goddess Durga is worshipped
by chanting of hymns, renditions of bhajans and folk songs.
Different states in India focus on celebrating Navaratri in their own
unique ways. In north India, the festival is celebrated with dance and
music. Garba a devotional dance form performed during Navaratri, is
derived from the folklore of Lord Krishna singing and dancing with the
gopis by clinking dandiya or slim wooden sticks. With time, Navratri
festival has undergone changes in celebrations with well-choreographed

dance performances, high-end acoustics and people dressed in made-toorder bright costumes.
In south India, during Navratri, people arrange idols in a step-pattern
and invoke the name of God. On the ninth day, the festival coincides
with Dussehra, involving folk music renditions and dance performances,
wrestling tournaments and tableau participation. The procession of
tableaux along with embellished elephants, camels and horses starting
from the brightly-lit Mysore Palace is a famous one. Vijayadashami, as
Dussehra is known in this part of the country, is also an auspicious day in
for performing puja for ones vehicle.
In Auckland, Navaratri is celebrated with the same zeal and devotion
as in India. With few amendments to the rituals, the festival is indeed an
occasion for social gathering and reviving ones spiritual self.
Tap your feet to Dandiya beats

Dandiya events in Auckland
Navrati in Bhartiya Mandir (Balmoral

Temple)
Sharadiya Navratri Mahotsav
Date: 25th September to 3rd October
Time: 7:30 pm onwards
Venue: 252 Balmoral Rd, Sandringham,
Auckland 1025
Swar Milap Group from Gujrat will be coming
specially to perform Navratri. Free entry!!!
Navratri Garba and Dandiya Raas
Date: 26th September to 5th October
Time: 8:30 pm to midnight
Venue: 11 Pleasant view road, Panmure
Manukau Indian Association is inviting all for
Garba and dandiya raas. Anand Prabhoo and his
music group will sing Garba live. Free entry and
plenty of free parking!!!
Navratri 2014
Date: Thursday 25th September to Saturday 4th
October
Time: 8pm until late every night
Venue: Mahatma Gandhi Centre, 145 New
North Road, Eden Terrace, Auckland.
The Auckland Indian Association Inc. is inviting
all for Navratri celebrations. Free entry before
8pm from Sunday to Thursday, $3 fee after 8pm.
$10 entry fee for Friday and Saturday. Special
Children Garba on Saturday 27th September
from 2-4pm. Poonam Garba on Wednesday 8th
October, with free entry.
The Dangs
We follow all the traditions and rituals of Navratri in our family. We are religious about
the Navaratri fast for seven days and on the eighth day, after the Ashtami puja, we break
our fast. During the days of fast, we only eat fruits and the food that is specifically
prepared for those who fast. This fasting food is cooked using rock salt and with a
particular kind of flour known as kuttu flour. We also read hymns and Vedas that narrate
stories of Goddess Durga and her valour. We attend community events and social
gatherings, and celebrate the festival with dance and music.
The Gills
Navaratri is celebrated with family as per traditions and her in Auckland since we dont
have our extended family my husband and I celebrate it with all the traditions and
rituals as it is celebrated back at home. We follow a fast where special fasting dishes are
prepared and usually that is consumed only once a day and the fast for the rest of the day
is followed without any food. The Nine avatars( forms) of goddess Durga is worshiped
all through the nine days. During these days friends and family meet to perform Garba,
a traditional dance and we have sing hymns in praise of the goddess and the 9th day of
the celebration ends with Pooja and Bhajans distributing meals to young girls.
The Guptas
Navaratri is believed to be the festival of Goddess Durga and her Avatars. It is

believed that there are nine different Avatars of Durga. In our family we celebrate this
festival with a lot of devotion. We start the day worshiping the goddess, performing
the rituals that were followed by the elders in the family and has been brought to
the present day. A particular variety of sweet dish made out of semolina is prepared
every day and is offered to the goddess. On these nine days, each Avatar of Goddess
Durga is worshiped. As per tradition, on the ninth day, nine little girls are invited
home and are fed with delicious treats and savouries. However, in Auckland it is
hard to follow this tradition. So we cook the food and divide it in nine portions.
Once the puja is over, we give it to the temple and the priest distributes it to the little
girls who visit the temple on that day.
Navratri Garba 2014

Date: Friday 26th September and Saturday 27th
September
Time: 7:30 pm onwards
Venue: Blockhouse Bay Community Centre, 524
Blockhouse Bay Rd, Auckland, New Zealand
Members of Kshatriya Society of New Zealand
Inc. are hosting the Navratri Garba. All are
invited.
Dandiya Nite (Indian Dance Night 2014)
Date: Friday 26th and Saturday 27th September
Time: 7:00 pm- 11 pm
Venue: Howick Recreation Centre gym, 563
Pakuranga Road, Howick, Auckland.
Garba Dance to celebrate Navratri 2014. Come
have fun, doing Garba with live singer, DJ,
and drummer. Win lots of attractive prizes,
including Samsung tablets.
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19 September 2014
NAVRATRI FEATURE
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Fasting Recipes
SABOODANA KHICHDI
(A sago preparation much like a pulao or pilaf)
Preparation time: 4 hrs
Cooking time: 15 mins
Ingredients:
1 cup Saboodana (sago)
1 medium sized potato
1 cup chopped tomatoes
cup peanuts
1tbs chopped coriander
1tsp chopped green chillies
tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
Rock salt (sendha namak)
1tbs desi ghee
Method:
Soak the saboodana for 2 hrs. Wash the saboodana
well in running water till all the starch is washed

off. Strain in a sieve and set aside for 2 hrs, for all
the water to drain away. Peel the potato and cut
into small dices. Heat the ghee in a pan and add
the jeera. Allow the jeera to splutter and add the
green chillies. Saute for10 seconds and add the
potatoes fry the potatoes and cook till half done
and add the peanuts. Saute till the peanut is also
done. Add the tomatoes and cover and cook f04
5 minutes till the tomatoes are cooked. Add the
drained saboodana and salt and toss well till the
sabodana turns transparent (almost 4-5 mins.)
Serve hot garnished with chopped coriander.
MOTIA PULAO (SAMAI RICE WITH PEARL SHAPED BALLS)

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
2 cups sama ka chawal
1 large red tomato
2 green chilies
2tsp chopped green coriander
1 cup paneer
cup khoya
2tbs singhada ka atta
4tbs peanut oil or desi ghee
sendha namak to taste
Method:
Heat 1tbs ghee or oil. Add the sama ka chawal and
saut a little till lightly colored and well coated with
oil. Add the sendha namak to taste and 2 cups water.
Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Cook till almost
done. Remove from heat and cover and set aside

covered for 10-12 minutes or till all the moisture is
absorbed. Fluff up using a fork. Deseed the tomato
and chop into dices. Finely chop the green chilies
and the coriander.
Mash the khoya, 1tbs singhada ka atta and paneer
well till smooth as a dough. Make small marble sized
balls. Roll the balls in singhada ka atta and roll again
between palms. (You can also roll the balls in some
samai rice). Heat the remaining ghee or oil and deep
fry the balls till golden in colour.
Add the ball, the chopped tomatoes, the chopped
chillies and coriander leaves to the fluffed rice and
mix lightly.
Serve hot with cucumber raita.
Auckland celebrates Raksha Bandhan
members of the general public can register for

free. They complete as many Surya Namaskars
sun salutations as they are able to each day
during the 14 day period. At the end of the 14
days, they inform the committee of their total
which is then added towards the New Zealand
grand total. The target for this year is 108,000
Surya Namaskars.
lose to 400 people celebrated the Hindu

festival of Raksha Bandhan at the Shri
Shirdi Saibaba Sansthaans Mandir, Auckland
on Saturday, 13 September 2014.
Raksha Bandhan festival
The programme was officially opened
by the lighting of the lamp by His Worship,
Honourable Mayor Len Brown; Race Relations
Commissioner, Dame Susan Devoy; Mrs
Shivani Arora, female guest speaker; Mr
Bhaskara Reddy Duvvuru, President of Shri
Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan of NZ Inc and Ms
Mamta Bhikha, Secretary of HOTA Forum.
Shri Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan of NZ Inc.
is the current host of Hindu Organisations,
Temples and Associations (HOTA) Forum for
this year. The specially invited guests described
Raksha Bandhan as the festival that sanctifies
the relationship between a brother and a sister;
and, in its broader meaning, the Dharmic
concepts of universal fellowship and veneration
of womanhood.
The symbolism of Raksha Bandhan is the
act of tying the sanctified thread rakhi on the
wrists of each other. The attendees participated

by tying the rakhi among themselves, including
family, friends, and others in the audience. The
hands of Members of Parliament, Mr.Kanwaljit
Singh Bakshi, Ms.Denise Roche, NZ First
Deputy Leader Hon Tracey Martin, Labours
List MP Candidate Ms Priyanca Radhakrishnan
and other prominent figures of the community
overflowed with Rakhis.
Masters of ceremonies Ms. Kritika Satija
and Mr. Abhinav Arora, youth volunteers
from Shri Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan of NZ Inc
took the audience through the days cultural
program. On show were specialised Kapa Haka,
Bharatnatyam, Chinese dragon and Lion dance,
traditional French dance, South Indian folk
dance, Punjabi Giddha, vocal music and indian
musical flute performance. Mrs. Shivani Arora
spoke about the remarkable journey of Indian
women in leadership roles in New Zealand, and
recounted her own experiences.
Launch of Yogathan 2014
Ms Mamta Bhikha also launched Yogathon
2014. Yogathon is a 14 day event where
New host of HOTA forum

Hindu Council of New Zealand passed the
Ekta Shankh to Gayatri Pariwar, the host of
HOTA Forum for the next year. Mr Jasubhai
Patel, Mrs Urmilaben Patel and Mr Pravin
Patel, received the Ekta Shankh and shared
their vision of unity among communities.
Each year one of the HOTA Forum members
will be the host of the HOTA Forum. The
host will also convene a meeting in February,
where all members will find an opportunity to
discuss strengths of and opportunities for the
Hindu community on a unifying platform. The
HOTA forum under the leadership of the next
years host, Gayatri Pariwar looks forward to
the celebration of the Hindu festival of Raksha

Bandhan in Auckland next year.
On behalf of the host and the organising
committee, Mr Amar Alluri read the vote of
thanks.
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19 September 2014
INDIA
Manmohan Singh may or may not write memoir: Daughter

M
anmohan Singh may or may not write an

autobiography depending on whether he
felt exited to do it, the former prime ministers
daughter Daman Singh said here Sunday.
Asked if she would suggest Manmohan
Singh to pen his memoir, Daman Singh said
her father had a mind of his own and she need
not persuade him.
Whether he writes (an autobiography)
would depend on whether he feels it would
be an exciting thing to do, Daman Singh
said during the launch of her book Strictly
Personal at the India Habitat Centre here.
She said the book traces the journey of
the former prime minister and his wife
Gursharan Kaurs life from the 1930s to
2004.
It portrays my parents ideas,
opinions, beliefs and values, how these
were formed and how these changed,
she said.
Daman Singh said she was both
affectionate and honest while writing the book.
There was no intention to put my parents on a

pedestal and shower praises on them, she said.
She said the book talks not just about the
two individuals but about the journey of India
through independence.
The book is not just about two individuals
but it also talks about the times of the 1930s...
story of an India that was divided but got
freedom... struggle of a nation to move ahead,
she said.
I told my
publishers there
would be no masala,
no secrets, no
sensation.
Something that was done with courage,

conviction, and sometimes confusion, the book
portrays my parents, their ideas, values, belief...
how these form and how they change, she said.
Confessing that she did not want the book
to be published so long as her father was in
office, Daman Singh said it began with events
unfolding in the 1930s and ends in 2004, when
Manmohan Singh became prime minister.
I told my publishers there would be no
masala, no secrets, no sensation, Daman Singh
said.
She said the biggest challenge in compiling
the book was to understand and write about
economics, a subject which is integral to her
fathers life.
Being a non-economist, it was hard to talk
about economics with my father and it was
harder to write what he said, Daman Singh
said.
She said Vikram Seth and M.J. Akbar
inspired her as a writer during the course of the
book.
The undisputed, unstoppable heroes

- Maya Shivam
s the flood waters wreak havoc in Jammu and Kashmir. To reach where no one could reach and to go way beyond their call of duty, arrived the soldiers of the Indian Army. From helicopter sorties to
building bridges to tugging makeshift boats through muddied waters. Our jawans did it all over the last few days to save tens of thousands marooned by the floods. The jawans from the Indian Army,
the Air Force and the National Disaster Relief Force braved hostile conditions to pull out 130,000 survivors so far, while the state administration took a backseat. There are nearly four lakh more trapped
by the waters in different areas, and the task is still by no means over. We take a look at some amazing pictures of the daring rescue operations and pay tribute to the heroes that are often left unsung.
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19 September 2014
Mathematics researcher at
Stanford wins prestigious award
imanshu Asnani, 27, an

Indian-born
mathematics
researcher at Stanford University
Electrical Engineering School
in the US, is the winner of the
Marconi Society Paul Baran young
scholar award for 2014.
The prestigious award will
be presented to Asnani at our
annual event Oct 2 at the National
Academies
of
Sciences
in
Washington, DC, Societys young
scholar selection committee Bob
Tkach told IANS through email
Tuesday.
Asnani, who hails from Kota
in Rajasthan, is also a system
engineer at the Swedish telecom
majors R&D centre in the Silicon
Valley, off the US west coast.
Though Asnani aspired to
become a neurosurgeon as a child
under the influence of his parents
who are doctors, his exposure
to mathematics and physics in
teenage got him fourth rank in the
IIT joint entrance exam.
Graduating from IIT-Bombay
in electrical engineering in 2009, Asnani went
to the US to do masters (MS) at Stanford and
enrolled for Ph.D in the same subject.
Named after Nobel laureate Guglielmo
Marconi, who invented radio, and set up in 1974
by his daughter Gioia Marconi Braga through
an endowment, the Marconi Society awards
annually outstanding individuals whose scope
of work and influence emulate the principle of
creativity in service to humanity that inspired
Marconi.
The award, with a cash prize of $400,000
(Rs.2.4 million), is given to scholars who are
27 or younger at the time of the nomination,
as Marconi was 27 years when he invented the
wireless telegraphy.
In addition to citation and cash prize, the
award provides travel stipends to its winners for
many years to enable them attend our events, as
we consider them to be an integral part of the
Society, Tkach said in the e-mail.
Asnanis academic and entrepreneurial
achievements also stood out in a review of the
nominated researchers from the world over the
society undertakes every year.
Asnanis outstanding work and contribution
to point-to-point and multi-terminal channel
coding and source coding problems were
I was
applying theory
to real life
problems with
tangible impacts
and outcomes.
impressive, Tkach recalled.

The award recognises
individuals who demonstrate
exceptional scientific talent
and entrepreneurial skills at
a young age with potential to
make advances in telecom and
internet.
In studies too, Asnani
made profound contributions
to our understanding of the
fundamental limits in new
communication and data
compression (point-to-point
and multi-terminal). His work
spans from theoretical to the
applied, his primary advisor
at Stanford Tsachy Weissman
said in a statement from the
university.
Unlike many, Asnani
is attracted to problems
and is as passionate about
understanding their theoretical
underpinnings as he is about
developing,
implementing
and
experimenting
with
practical schemes that make a
difference.
What intrigued me was the idea that
communication and networking could be used
to connect and inspire people. By helping
people share ideas and questions and answers, I
was applying theory to real life problems with
tangible impacts and outcomes, Asnani noted.
Asnanis initial research focused on
cooperation in communication, which can
boost the performance of a network.
He developed insights and results of
independent theoretical significance and uses
them for guiding the design of new schemes
in the motivating problem domains, says
Weissman observed.
Asnanis assignments at Ericsson include
designing next generation communication and
computer networks. He also leads Ericssons
collaborations with startup partners and
vendors to port new features and applications
in the cloud platform.
Through
symposia,
conferences,
forums and publications, the Society also
promotes awareness of major innovations
in communication theory, technology and
applications with particular attention to
understanding how they change and benefit
society.
INDIA ABROAD
Indian scientist Kamal Bawa gets

Midori Prize in Biodiversity
ndian scientist Kamal Bawa, a distinguished

professor of biology at the University of
Massachusetts in Boston, has won the 2014
Midori Prize in Biodiversity for his research,
including in climate change in the Himalayas.
Bawa, founder president of the Ashoka Trust
for Research in Ecology and the Environment
(ATREE) in Bangalore, will receive the prize
with a cash award of $100,000 during the Oct
16-17 Conference of Parties (COP-12) to the
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in
South Korea.
The prize also honours his contributions
to research in ecology of tropical forests,
sustainable use of tropical forests, promoting
engagement of civil society in conservation
efforts, and for his leadership role in setting up
ATREE.
The announcement of the prize was made
Monday at the Convention on Biological
Diversity Secretariat in Montreal, and at the
AEON Environmental Foundation in Japan, co-
hosts of the prize, according to a media release

from ATREE.
The prize honours individuals who have
made outstanding contribution to biodiversity
conservation and sustainable use of resources
at local and global levels, and raised awareness
about biodiversity.
The Midori Prize is regarded a major
element at the service of the objectives of the
United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 20112020.
I am very pleased, said Bawa.
The prize underscores the importance of
biodiversity to humanity and an inclusive and
multidimensional approach to biodiversity
conservation that my own research programme
at the University of Massachusetts at Boston,
and ATREE in India have advocated during the
past few decades, he said.
In 2012, Bawa, who has taught at the
University of Massachusetts for more than
40 years, had also received international
recognition as the recipient of the first
Gunnerus Award in Sustainability Science, a
major international prize.
India, the current chair of the COP-11 will
pass the baton to Korea at the COP-12 in
South Korea. The theme of this years COP12 meeting is Biodiversity for Sustainable
Development.
Award in Industrial Chemistry

won by scientist of Indian-origin
ndia-born scientist Dr Thomas John Colacot

has won the American Chemical Societys
ACS Award in Industrial Chemistry, one of the
top honours in the field. Colacot, who studied
at St Berchmans College, Changanacherry,
Kerala and IIT, Chennai, is the first Indian to
get the award in industrial chemistry. He also
holds an MBA degree and was elected as a
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. The
award is sponsored by the ACS Division of
Business Development and Management and
the ACS Division of Industrial and Engineering
Chemistry.
Currently Global R&D manager in the
homogenous catalysis area at Johnson Matthey,
a specialty chemicals company, Colacot directs
research in US, UK and in Indian labs. The
ACS is proud to recognize your outstanding
contributions to the development and
commercialization of ligands and precatalysts
for
metal-catalyzed
organic
synthesis,
particularly cross-couplings, for industrial and
academic use and applications, a letter from

Tom Barton, president of ACS noted. The 2015
national awards recipients will be honoured
at the awards ceremony in conjunction with
the 249th ACS national meeting in Denver,
Colorado in March next year. Colacot had
received Royal Society of Chemistrys RSC
Applied Catalysis Award in 2012 for his
contributions to the area of catalysis. His work
on cross-coupling is particularly acclaimed.
Colacot joined Johnson Matthey, USA
in 1995 and started working in the area of
palladium catalyzed cross-coupling.
The catalysts developed in his labs are
currently used to make new drugs for Hepatitis
C, a deadly disease with no cure, one pill
per week for type II diabetics, and many
hypertension drugs.
Colacots work involves developing and
commercializing ligands and catalysts for
applications in metal-catalyzed synthetic
organic chemistry.
Neel Mukherjee shortlisted for 2014 Man Booker prize
ritish-Indian writer Neel Mukherjees

family saga The Lives of Others has
been shortlisted for 2014 Man Booker prize.
I am absolutely delighted to be shortlisted for
this award. It is a great and singular honour to
be amongst the other authors on the list, said
Kolkata-born Mukherjee in a statement.
Responding to this news, Penguin Random
Houses editor-in-chief, literary publishing,
Meru Gokhale tweeted: This novel tells
the story of three generations - prosperity,
idealism, poverty, extremism, shocking family
squabbles.
This was also the first time in the British
prestigious literary awards 46-year history
that it was opened to writers of any nationality,
writing in English and having their work
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published in Britain. It had

hitherto been confined to
writers from Commonwealth
countries,
Ireland,
and
Zimbabwe.
Hence, two US authors
Joshua Ferris, Karen Joy
Fowler
and
Australias
Richard Flanagan have made
it to the shortlist, along with
British
authors
Howard
Jacobson, Ali Smith and
Mukherjee. They make up
the top six contenders for the
award.
Ferris was nominated Mukherjee (right) and his
for his novel To Rise Again book (above)
at a Decent Hour and Fowler

is shortlisted for her American
family
portrait
We
Are
Completely Beside Ourselves.
According to independent.
co.uk, Ali Smith has been
shortlisted for the third time with
her experimental novel How to
be Both, Jacobson is nominated
for his book J, and Flanagan
is nominated for his novel The
Narrow Road to the Deep North
which centres on a British surgeon
working in a Japanese prisoner of
war camp on the Burma Death
Railway.
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COMMONWEALTH GAMES
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Editorial
Old wisdom or a new fizz?
ur culture teaches us to respect our elders. We make way for them in public spaces, earmark
seats for them in public transport, and also bank on their experienced advice at dire times
of need. Then, why do we not want them to guide us in legislative decision-making?
At a recent gathering of Kiwi-Indians at a reputed Indian Association in Auckland, some
of the 60-plus members voiced their views on why a younger (black hair) generation in the
Parliament would be a welcome relief. They feel that progressive minds are the need of the
hour, and that it is time for the older generation of political leaders to make way for the former.
One of them even commented that because the seniors work till 80 years of age, the younger
generation cannot find employment. They should be made to retire at 50, he said, perhaps
failing to realise that nobody would want to work till that late an age if they had other more
comfortable options to take care of their needs. Besides, most of these seniors are employed
because they still retain their energy and passion to work. So, how does one determine who is
a black hair?
Incidentally, Minutes before making such comments, these same members had approached
some of the respected senior members at the meeting, to become life members of the association
by making a generous donation.
The question here is: do we simply demand our senior citizens to share their accumulated
wealth and wisdom with us, without actually giving them an option to choose how they would
like to contribute to the society they have created with their own hard work? Do we see a
parallel here with the practice among new immigrants who bring their elderly parents to New
Zealand to babysit the grandchildren? Often these elderly parents are left to survive on dole as
the younger generation relocates to other developed countries in search of greener pastures.
Just like the younger generation is free to choose how and where they wish to live their lives,
society should ensure that the senior citizens too are entrusted with a similar choice. Just like the
younger generation in the Parliament can bring in a breath of fresh approach to the legislative
proceedings, the experienced leaders who have already proven their gem are an asset to the
system. Stemming them off would leave the budding leaders with no comfort cushion of triedand-tested knowledge to fall back on.
How about trying out a cocktail of old wisdom garnished with a fresh fizz? While the fizz on
top refreshes the taste-buds, the potent concoction underneath soothes the senses from within.
Heres hoping that the new government in Aotearoa reflects this heady mix, not only of different
age-groups but also of ethnic communities.
- Paula Ray
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considering the fact that Punjabis contribute
towards the largest community in NZ. I would
like you to cover that sector too. Keep up the
good work.
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Limited upside left for

Indian rupee against dollar
- Vatsal Srivastava
he Indian equity market party is showing no

signs of losing steam with the benchmark
indices closing at an all time high yet again
Monday. However, the Indian Rupee will not
be a guest at this party for long. This column
believes that there is very limited upside left for
the Rupee to appreciate against the US Dollar.
It would be safe to assume that the USD/INR
pair will not breach the crucial 58 level over the
medium term. This is also the level the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) would be comfortable
buying Dollars to recoup its foreign exchange
reserves.
Strong foreign funds flows have been a major
pillar supporting the recent bullish attitude
towards the Rupee. Falling crude prices on
the back of more
stable geopolitical
news flow and
the continuation
of gold import
curbs has allowed
the Rupee to inch
towards the all
psychological
60 mark to the
greenback.
Currency Corner has argued over the past
several months that the implications of the US
monetary policy normalization have not yet
played out in the financial markets. But they
will sooner or later as the divergent paths of
major central banks are increasingly becoming
clear.
Last week, the European Central Bank
slashed its deposit and refinancing rate by
10 basis points and announced the launch
of a stimulus program which would involve
purchases of Asset Backed Securities (ABS) and
covered bonds. One of the primary purposes of
these programs is to weaken the Euro to boost
the ailing exports. Further, the sales tax hike has
had a much more severe impact on the Japanese
economy than many had expected.
The Bank of Japans October monetary
policy meet will look to address these issues
and possibly even hint at additional quantitative
easing. Thus, on the back of these two events,
the Euro has broken the major support of 1.3
against the US Dollar and the USD/JPY pair is
trading above 105.5. The net long positioning

in the US Dollar Index according to US-based
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
(CFTC) data is at a multi month high.
The value of the dollars net long position
surged to $35.88 billion in the week ended Sep
2, from $32.92 billion previously. Last weeks
net long contracts in the US dollar were the
biggest since the week of June 4, 2013. On
the back of these moves, the Rupee has hugely
outperformed other DM (Developed Market)
and EM (Emerging Market) currencies.
However, going forward, if the US Dollar
continues to strengthen and US 10 year yields
head higher, we can expect the Rupee to hover
around the 63-64 levels. As Bank of America
Merrill Lynch point out in their research note,
one should not
expect the RBI to
fight a rising US
Dollar, although
USD-INR accounts
for 85 percent of
Indias trade. It is
not possible for
it to offset crosscurrency pressures
from the US dollar given limited FX reserves.
On the other side, every dip will be used to
recoup FX reserves. Bank of America Merrill
Lynch estimates that the RBI will buy $35-40
billion by March, 2016 to maintain an eight
month import cover. Thus, they are expecting
the USD/INR to trade between the range of 5862.
Further, if this range is broken it would
likely be to the upside. If the US economy
recovers faster than expected (although the
latest jobs data was soft), we could see the US
Dollar Index heading towards 86-87 and the
US 10 year yields around 2.9 percent by early
next year. In such a scenario, we can expect the
Rupee to trade around 64-65 to the greenback.
The current up-move of the Rupee is coming
to an end and the risk reward for Rupee bulls is
stacked against them for the near term.
(Vatsal Srivastava is consulting editor for currencies and commodities with IANS. The views
expressed are personal. He can be reached at
vatsal.sriv@gmail.com)
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19 September 2014
COMMENTS
In step with the Future

- Maya
ore than 9.51 crore students in over 8.5 lakh schools

watched Prime Minister Narendra Modis interaction
with students on Teachers Day.
During the 90-minute, first-of-its-kind interaction,
Modi talked about his childhood and narrated anecdotes
communicating openly and candidly with students across
the country. He encouraged them to relax and participate in
the interaction without any formalities. As I watched the live
stream of this I realized how engaged the students seemed
and how enthusiastic they seemed to be a part of the first ever
experience of this kind in India. After all, which other Prime
Minister has bothered to bestow this honour on the countrys
children before? Who else has thought
of including them in the countrys
progress and development?
The more we get to know the
shrewd statesman for his leadership skills the more we also
see the soft side of Mr Modi. In her opening address Ms Smriti
Irani rightly called this a journey from the head to the heart.
It was heart warming to watch the Prime Minister express
his concern for the short life span of our child hood in todays
time and our quick journey to a matured way of life. He stressed
the importance of maintaining the child like innocence and life
state as essential for living a good life.
Amongst other things, Mr Modi stressed the importance of
physical education and encouraged the students to sweat it
out at least four times a day to live a life beyond the limits of
books, computers and television.

Mr Modi encouraged students to look at the teaching
profession more seriously speaking about the shortage of good
teachers across the world and stated that India could aim to
produce and export exceptional teachers for the entire world.
Speaking on the importance of a good teacher in life Mr Modi
stated that even loads of experience can be useless if sthere is
a lack of right education. So while experience maybe referred
to as the best teacher, it is really the good teacher that helps us
build the foundation to be able to learn from our experiences.
Mr Modi proved once again that his care for the girl child
is genuine and told the students that education of the girl
child was his top priority. He said that the initiative to ensure
toilets in all schools was part of that
endeavour.
Mr Modispoke about the girl child
receiving every opportunity for further
education stating that when we educate a student we educate
one person, but when we educate a girl student we educate two
families her own and her in laws.
No matter how much the critics and opposition want to
criticize Mr Modisendeavor on Teachers Day, he seems to
have become the hero of the young ones who are literally our
future. The Modi wave is sweeping through the country and
the world. Me, being a pravasibharatiya am proud of my
countrys Prime Minister like I am proud of my roots. Good
going Mr Modi we truly appreciate the Modi-fication of
India.
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VOX POP
India Modi-fied
After listening to the Prime

Minister I want to do well
and always stand against any
problem that may come.
Raajit Sengupta,
Class 4
The Prime Minister said I can

help the country by doing well
in my studies and sweating on
the playground four times a
day I will do that.
Bharat Bhatia ,
Class 3
I am excited about the move

to clean India, thank you Mr
Modi .
SciyaVij,
Class 7
The Prime Minister spoke

to the students, that means
we are also important for the
country.
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Class 6
Why Apple Watch is a missed opportunity

- Prasanto
K. Roy
pple chief executive

Tim Cooks got a
standing ovation Tuesday in Cupertino, when
he announced the next chapter in our story at
a special event that also launched the iPhone 6
in two sizes.
The Apple Watch checked more than the
expected boxes: Nifty design (not spectacular
by Apple standards), sapphire crystal, a new
interface with an innovative little crown to
control most things, vibrating feedback for
reminders, a new NFC-based Apple Pay
system, and even wireless charging-sort of.
Dont rely overly on standing ovations as an

indicator of great products, though. Especially
when its a fan audience thats waiting for
months for just that announcement.
And remember when Steve Jobs announced
the iPod way back in 2001? He didnt even get
polite applause, until the end when he pulled
the iPod-with its 5 megabyte hard drive-out of a
pocket in his blue jeans. There was no standing
ovation.
Yet the iPod, with its companion iTunes
software and service, opened up for Apple a
new market with new customers: hundreds of
millions of music lovers. Most werent Apple
users. And yes, it also changed the world of
digital music.
In January 2007, when Steve Jobs announced
that Apple had just reinvented the phone,
there was more excitement. Again, it wasnt
a global new category: as with MP3 players
before the iPod, smartphones had been around.
But it was an all-new market for Apple. Many
who werent Apple users bought the iPhone.
On the face of it, Apples watch appears
to check the same boxes: existing market
segment, new category for Apple, trademark
design innovation.
Theres one very big difference though.
The iPod and iPhone were standalone
gadgets that did not need you to own an Apple
product, to work. You did need to connect
the iPod to a computer to load music, but not

necessarily an Apple. Thats how the company
opened up a new market, with new customers
who didnt have an Apple.
Not so for the Apple Watch. It works only
with an iPhone, and not just any old model, but
the current iPhone 5, and the next one thats
launching Sep 19 in the US and Oct 17 in India,
the iPhone 6.
Can you use an Apple Watch without an
iPhone? Intermittently, perhaps, but for many
features, it needs an iPhone around-including
for GPS. Thats a surprise, given how many
wearable devices are already available with
GPS. So if youre going jogging, youll need
to lug your iPhone 5 if you want to use those
capabilities.
Lets look at the competition: Even those
who have watches linked to their smartphones
let you use them largely independently.
Samsungs Gear S has GPS and a 3G internet
connection. The rather stunning Moto 360 lets
you sync with many Android handsets. Theres
even a Spice-branded dual-SIM watch in India
-- at under Rs.4,000.
Okay, forget the competition. Apple had an
opportunity to reach out to the billions who
dont use Apple. It missed it on two counts: The
requirement for an iPhone. And the price tag.
At $349 upward (with no information on
how high the prices go), were talking about a
digital watch that costs way more than a good

midrange smartphone.
So for someone whos not an Apple user,
this watch would set her back, in India, by
somewhere in the region of Rs.70,000. Thats
over three very capable Moto X handsets.
So what could Apple have done? Well, if it
had priced at least one version of this at $199,
and allowed sync with iPad 2 and iPhone 3
upward, it would have doubled its addressable
market.
And if it had further supported Android,
heresy though that might sound like, it would
have opened up to a market of a 100 million
potential buyers in India -- and hundreds of
millions others in similar, Android-dominated,
markets.
Given Apples track record, its new watch
will sell, albeit mainly to Apples existing,
top-end-iPhone owners. And there will be a
scramble by app developers to support it.
For the rest, Id guess theyd watch the
market -- and maybe activate features and
support for other iPhone and iPad models
further down. I wouldnt be surprised if Apple
even had a Watch App for Android up its sleeve,
in reserve.
(Prasanto K. Roy (@prasanto) is a

technology analyst. The views
expressed are personal)
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EDUCATION
Grow, learn and adapt
Watching children grow and question things is so rewarding. No two days are ever the same. I
could never have an office job!
Average full time

student is in
significant financial
distress
ecent New Zealand Tertiary College

graduate Priyanka Mathur loves the variety
of her role and is stepping into a fulltime job,
thanks to the ample field experience she gained
as part of her program.
the opportunity to study the one-year Graduate

Diploma in Teaching (Early Childhood
Education) in New Zealand, as she already held
a Bachelors degree.
A career with rewards
Priyankas partner is a New Zealand citizen who

was more than happy to relocate with her to
Auckland in mid 2013.
The calm, slow pace of life really agreed with
her, and she was impressed by how highly
the early childhood teaching profession was
esteemed.
A stint working with young children in a lower

socio-economic area of Mumbai, India, inspired
Priyanka Mathur to look into a career in early
childhood education.
The 24 year old embarked on a Bachelor
of Education (Early Childhood Education)
through NZTCs office in India, then seized
A new country and way of life
SIT wins Export Southland award
The benefits of learning online
Initially apprehensive about studying through

NZTC Online, NZTCs online learning
environment, Priyanka immediately adapted
to its ease and efficiency. It was great being
able to study in your own time and in your
own environment so you can focus and be
comfortable. If I ever had questions, I could just
message my Lecturer directly instead of having
to wait for the next class.
Strong component an advantage
In digital age,
youngsters still avid
book readers
Future aspirations
The best part of studying at NZTC was the

requirement to work 16 hours a week at a
licenced early childhood centre: None of
my friends who studied elsewhere had this
requirement, and its definitely given me the
advantage, says Priyanka. I worked hard in
my home centre; improving my practice and
maintaining a positive relationship with my
team, and Im delighted to have secured a fulltime role there.
Priyanka plans to apply for residency in New
Zealand next year, and though she is still in
the early days of her career, she already has
aspirations to be a team leader.
In addition to having a high-quality qualification
and practical experience, Priyanka says
personal qualities of open mindedness,
flexibility and a respectful and accepting attitude
will ensure her continued success in the early
childhood sector.
he Southern Institute of Technologys

strong market position in the international
tertiary education sector was recognised last
Friday night at the Export Southland Awards
Dinner.
SIT won the title prize of Export Southland
Corporate Recognition Winner 2014 for
excellence and outstanding contribution to
the export sector in Southland. SIT currently
has 870 International students from over 33
different countries with China being the major
market closely followed by India, with growing

markets in Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Germany .
In 2013 the total economic impact of SIT
International students on Southland was $19.9
million, with a GDP contribution of $10 million
and an employment contribution of 126 FTE.
SIT CE Penny Simmonds comments I am
delighted with the recognition of international
students as a significant export earner for
southland.
new survey has found that nearly half of all

full time students are in significant financial
distress.
This recent information updates the
previous Baseline Report of the Graduate
Longitudinal Study. Two years ago New
Zealanders were horrified to discover that
one in six final year students were living in
significant financial distress meaning that
they did not have enough money for their
basic accommodation, clothing and food
requirements, said New Zealand Union of
Students Associations (NZUSA) President
Daniel Haines.
The national graduate study was
commissioned by Universities New Zealand,
backed financially by the Tertiary Education
Commission and undertaken by the National
Centre for Lifecourse Research (NCLR).
NZUSA has recently surveyed 5000
students from both polytechnic and university
students. The survey was not restricted to
students in their final year. It restated questions
from the NCLR survey and found that the
situation is actually even worse.
If we look only at full time students then
we find that the average student is in significant
financial distress, and 44% report that that
they do not have enough to meet their basic
needs. This shows the urgent need to increase
student support including an increase in student
allowance rates, an expansion of allowances
to those excluded by parental means tests, and
properly paid summer employment.
Being a teacher makes you quite introspective;

youre constantly working on yourself, growing
and learning, Priyanka explains. Watching
children grow and question things is so
rewarding. No two days are ever the same. I
could never have an office job!
Want to graduate from a quality early childhood
teaching qualification with practical experience
under your belt? Please call one of our friendly
Enrolments Team members on (09) 520 4000 or
email international@nztertiarycollege.ac.nz to
learn how.
Further information about New Zealand
Tertiary College can also be found at www.
nztertiarycollege.ac.nz
espite digital technology invading

youngsters life, US millennials are
reading more books than the older generation,
said a latest survey by Washington-based think
tank Pew Research Centre.
Eighty-eight percent of Americans under
30 years read a book in the past year, compared
with 79 percent of those aged 30 and older.
Adults of 65 and over were the age group least
likely to have read a book in the past year, the
findings revealed.
The survey analysed the reading habits of
over 6,000 Americans of age 16 and over.
The report found that despite their embrace
of technology, 62 percent of US millennials said
there was a lot of useful, important information
that is not available on the internet.
Over 43 percent of millennials said they
read on a daily basis compared to 40 percent
of older adults.
The Pew report titled Younger Americans
and Public Libraries found that a 52 percent of
the youngsters said they purchased, rather than
borrowed books.
The survey also found that 50 percent of
younger Americans used a library compared
with 47 percent of older Americans.
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19 September 2014
SPORTS
Indian walkers going extra mile for Asiad medals
ndian race walkers are going the extra mile

as they target medals at the Asian Games,
started this week in the South Korean city of
Incheon.
Olympian Irfan Thodi, who finished 10th at
the 2012 London Olympics, Ganapathy K. and
Khusbir Kaur are Indias hopes in the 20-km
walk while Olympian Basant Bahadur Rana
and national record holder Sandeep Kumar will
be taking part in the 50-km category.
Chief coach Alexander Artsybashev, who
hails from the Siberian city of Chelyabinsk, has
been making the walkers race 10-km extra to

raise their endurance. While Irfan, Ganpathy
and Khusbir are racing 30 km everyday, Rana
and Sandeep are doing 60 km.
The walkers have been racing 10 km extra
everyday. It is definitely a positive trend. The
idea is to increase the endurance levels of the
walkers, said Alexander, who has been with
the Indian team since 2011, here Sunday before
the walkers left for Incheon.
I dont like the idea of too many meets.
When I came to India in 2011, there were just
two race walkers, now we have 15 in the elite

group.
My job is to ensure the maximum
performance but not promising the gold medal.
I can ensure that all five walkers are in perfect
shape. I have some high hopes from the season
leaders and expect them to carry their good
form into the Asian Games.
Alexander said the Asiad is also a step
towards the 2016 Olympics.
All five walkers have done hard work and
I sincerely appreciate it. I am sure they will put
up a strong fight. The Asian Games are another
step towards the Olympics and I feel this is just
the beginning, said the Russian.
Rana said preparations have been good.
Our preparations have been very good. We
are walking around 800-1,000 km every month.
We had a good show in the recently concluded
Asian Championships in China and hopefully
we will continue the good run in the Asian
Games as well, said Rana.
Sandeep, who set a national record in the
World Race Walking Cup in May, said all five
have the ability to win medals.
Everybody has given their best and we all
are close to winning medals. We are no less
than any other Asian country.
We have got good support during our
training. We really want to make the country
proud, he said.
Khusbir, who won the bronze in the Asian
Race Walking Championship in March, is
excited about going to Incheon.
I am really excited about the Asian Games
and hope to do well in Incheon. It has been a
good year for me and I hope to carry on the
good form, she said.
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Muster your cricket

skills at HPCC
owick Pakuranga Cricket Club (HPCC)

is organising two consecutive events to
boost cricket enthusiasts to partake in the sport.
On 20th September, at Lyoyd Elsmore Park,
5-17 year old girls and boys will play a match
between 2-4pm. Aptly named Muster Day,
these junior players will showcase their talent
and the skills they have picked up along the
way.
In the senior section, 18-year-olds and above
can have open trials between 8-9.30 pm on 23rd
and 25th September. The venue for this sporting
opportunity will be at the HPCC Indoor nets.
If you feel like picking up the cricket bat
and scoring a few sixes, simply get in touch
with Gary Parker-Nance, who is the general
manager of HPCC. His contact details can be
located on the clubs website www.hpcc.org.
nz This 150-year-old club has trained several
professional cricket players, but they also
welcome amateurs with equal enthusiasm. The
cricket grounds have a mix of grass as well
as artificial pitches to choose from, recently
upgraded by the Council. HPCC was elected
the National Club of the Year.
For these and similar events, the club is also
looking to hire qualified bar staff for casual
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No mean feat, this!
Assamese classical dancer, Dr Menaka PP Bora, will be the star

performer at the Auckland Diwali festival this year. Here is a sneakpeak at the performer and her achievements
r Menaka PP Bora is an Indian classical

dance soloist, who has also carved a
name for herself as a choreographer and
ethnomusicologist. A national awardee of
Sangeet Natak Akademi, Bora inherited her
training skills from her very accomplished
mother-cum-guru, Indira PP Bora. The
daughter has successfully combined the dance
forms of both the East and the West in her art.
Her detailed knowledge has also made her a
dynamic spokesperson for the art form.
Bora is, in fact, the first Indian Assamese
artiste to be invited to perform solo the 15th
century dance form, Sattriya Dance Theatre, at
the Edinburgh Festival last year. She is a finalist
for BBC Radio 4s documentary award, Journey
of a Lifetime Award on Sattriya tradition in
Assam.
Among her many accolades is her current
Artiste-in-Residence position offered by the
Oxford University, which is the first post
invented by the university and that too for an
Indian talent.
Her performance at the Auckland Diwali
is part of her ICCR tour to Australia over
October-November 2014. It will be a 60-minute
performance approximately, which will begin
with Krishna Vandana, Chali Nritya, Borgeet,

Khol Nritya, Jhumura Nritta and Mela Nach,
and Dashavatar.
There will be a mixed bag of entertainment and an eclectic mix of dishes to explode your taste-buds
at the Auckland Diwali Festival this year.
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From the desk of I am Woman
In Pursuit of Happiness - 7 Keys to Bounce back after a failure

I have not failed. Ive just found 10,000 ways that wont work. - American inventor, Thomas Edison
you need to heal emotionally. There is no hurry.
Moving on doesnt take a day; it takes lots of
little steps to be able to break free of your broken
self.
Dont let a bad day make you feel like you
have a bad life. Just because you have had this
setback doesnt mean your tomorrow will be
the same. Have the faith, hang in there.
past. If you are anxious you are living in the

future. If you are at peace you are living in the
present. Lao Tzu
3. Your thoughts become your reality : If you
believe you can do something, you will be able
to do it. If you believe you cant, you wont. All
possibilities and limitations are self-created.
Fear is a narrative you tell yourself. So is self
2. Be here now- live in the present (whether you

like it or not): Living in the present moment is the
foundation for all success and happiness. Only a
centered mind is capable of thinking creatively
and maintaining peace of mind. Whatever the
moment brings, embrace it.
If you are depressed you are living in the
confidence. If you want to change your life, shift

your thoughts and beliefs to the story you prefer.
And stick with the story.
4. Victory is short lived. So is failure : Both
success and failure are temporary waves in the
ever-changing ocean of life. The only thing
permanent is change. Wisdom is to realize this
ccording to legend, Thomas Edison

made thousands of prototypes of the
incandescent light bulb before he finally got
it right. In spite of struggling with failure
throughout his entire working life, Edison
never let it get the best of him. All of these
failures, which are reported to be in the tens
of thousands, simply showed him how not to
invent something. His resilience gave the world
some of the most amazing inventions of the
early 20th century, such as the phonograph, the
telegraph, and the motion picture.
Setbacks and failures are a part of life.
While failures are called stepping stones to
success and help us grow and develop, in
reality it can be quite difficult to bounce back
from them. People may spend months, years
and sometimes an entire life rising above these.
Here are some pointers to help you overcome
a setback now
1. Its ok youll be alright : Take your time
and carry on.

Success is stumbling from failure to
failure with no loss of enthusiasm.Winston
Churchill
5. Your journey is your guide : People always
complain, If only life came with instructions.
Guess what? It does. Every event, job and
relationship is a lesson. Life is a classroom.
Everything you experience (everything) is
essential to your growth, or else it would not be
happening to you. When you listen closely, the
entire world is your map. Trust wherever you
are.
6. Believe in yourself : No matter what happens
never stop believing in yourself. You are unique,
there is no one else like you. So trust yourself
and never give up.
7. Creativity is your best weapon : Failure is an
opportunity to expand your creativity. There is a
solution to every challenge, but we wont see it
unless we look at the challenge from a different
angle. Creativity is the method of problem
solving that expands your perspective and turns
your imagination into reality.
So pick yourself up and get back in the fight.
Time and tide wait for none nor should you.
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Indian lineage in Both worlds
V3 is back broadcasting its most entertaining 10 part documentary series, Both worlds
showcasing funny, poignant and personal stories of young Kiwis. The show brings out the rich,
emotional stories of individuals from migrants and refugee communities. The show has two such
stories of young and dynamic individuals with Indian origin, Lovie Daniel and Jignal Bhagvandas
to be precise.
Maori-Indian Lovie Daniel is on a journey to unravel the mysteries surrounding her Indian
grandfather and learn about her unknown Indian heritage. Lovies quest for her Indian lineage
opens up a Pandoras box of her past.
Jignal Bhagavandas, a young dynamic kiwi-Indian who is a medical student wants to combine
her passion for dance with health helping the community to bring out the positive outcomes of such
an exercise. The show broadcasts her struggle to convince her father who is reluctant to join a
program that she has outlines for his benefit.
The episodes will be telecast on the 27th of September and 4th October at 10:30 am.
Lovie Daniel (right)
Jignal Bhagvandas (below)
Nursing with a
difference on
International Day
of Prayer
ursing With A Difference invites all

Nurses of Indian origin to join with
Nurses, registered and students, from all
cultures, faiths and nations for the Auckland
regional International Day of Prayer from
8.30am Saturday 27 September in the Upper
Room A302, MIT.
Nursing With A Difference is Nurses
helping Nurses to be better equipped; Nurses
singing with a difference to encourage, inspire
and edify; and Nurses families helping Nurses
to build a healthy nation:
By sharing challenges and seeking wisdom
from on high, it is possible to significantly
change time consuming problems, into stress
reduction situations. A significant part of 20+
million Nurses in the world, your presence
and perspective will add richness and unity in
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Mahatma Gandhis wise counsel Prayer,
is not an old womans amusement, properly
understood and applied is the most potent
instrument of action - letting the love of God
touch the spirit and soul; challenge the mind;
and reach each Nurse where he/she is, until, we
become in reality the spirit, soul and body of
Nursing worldwide. Come, be blessed and a
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19 September 2014
One does not need religion to have morals Light up

Raavana, this
Dussehra
Gurdas Maan is determined to steal our hearts with his music and his poetry all over again, as he
re-visits Auckland for yet another concert. Shane Sohail speaks to Maan about his mantra
ussehra is the festival to celebrate the

victory of truth and morality over evil. Just
so you do not miss out on the friendly chaos of
your favourite festival, we bring you details of
the most sought-after Dussehra celebration - the
burning of Raavanas effigy (Raavan-Dehan).
Maa Durga Temple at Manukau and Humm
Fm radio are together bringing you a chance to
celebrate Dussehra in authentic Indian style for
the first time in Auckland.
The event will be accompanied by food
stalls, adventure rides for kids, Ram Leela on
stage, cultural activities, Gidha, Bhangra and
other forms of dance and music. Of course,
there will be fireworks and the most important
part - burning of Raavanas effigy.
It is a must not miss opportunity as it
comes with free entry to the event. So mark
your calendars and see you at the event.
Shane Sohail: Are there any of those songs that

you cant avoid singing that you really wish you
could?
Gurdas Maan: There are quite a few that I cant
avoid and I dont really want to either. They are
among my favorites to sing and they will be
around as long as I am around and beyond that.
SS: Are you a natural writer? Do the songs just
flow or do you have to sweat to get everything
right?
GM: The beginnings just flow. The sparks of the
song will just come, but then you have to shape
it and make it into a song that reflects the true
emotion of the music and that is where the work
is.
SS: It must be heartening to be cooler at 57
than you were at 30 or 40?
GM: Well I dont want to be cooler than this.
The perception of people changes over time. I
havent changed much. I am still the same guy I
was when I was 17 years old.
SS: What brings Gurdas Mann back to
Auckland?
GM: The love of Kiwi Indians. Each time
I perform here in Auckland, its a wonderful
experience. And on top, the passion of my friend
Shane Sohal is self-evident, without caring about
the production cost, He comes up with the best
productions each time. Trust me, the 20th of

September is going to be a night to remember.
SS: A lot of Punjabis accuse you of following
someone who promotes substance abuse. Your
comment?
GM: (Laughs) One does not need religion to
have morals, If you cannot determine right from
wrong, then you lack empathy, not religion.
When some people cannot see anything good in
anything, I just go and hug them, because life can
be very difficult for the blinds. Today we live in
a world full of strife, where warfare and conflict
are commonplace. Its time that everyone ponder
over issues, consider what is the true meaning
of religion and find a common answer to todays
issues.
Help breed mutual understanding within
communities and encourage the message of
Peace. Some of these , a tiny radical minority
for their own selfish motive may go so far as to
provoke others, but has only limited influence.
They are not doing any good to anyone here. I
choose not to dignify these allegations against
me which some of these so called religious
People been circulating on line, as it would
just give more oxygen.
SS: What is it about Punjabi music that
audiences all over the world can relate to, even
Donate joy, bring joy!
t is time to show gratitude to our mentor, our

Guru. There could be no better way to do so
other than helping humanity.
Amma New Zealand is celebrating Ammas
61st birthday by inviting people to donate
towards emergency food parcels to Auckland
City Mission.
Auckland City Mission provides thousands
of emergency food parcels every year - 11,168
of them were provided between July 2012 and
June 2013.
Mission food parcels are designed to
provide 3 meals a day, for 4 days for a family
of 4. Parcels offer a nutritionally-balanced food
supply during a crisis, giving families the time
they need to find more permanent solutions.
Auckland City Mission supplies food
parcels from donated goods, along with some
purchased items such as vegetables. Donations
large and small are always welcome.
Amma NZ is inviting their devotees to bring
any of the following listed items on the occasion
of Ammas birthday celebrations which will be
delivered to Auckland City Mission.
Please contribute any of the following:
Can of Baked Beans 420g
Canned Spaghetti 420g
Canned Tomatoes 400g
Canned Vegetables 400g
Canned Vegetable Soup 420g
Canned Fruit 410g
Jam/Peanut Butter/ Honey/etc
Flour 500g
Sugar 500g
if they dont understand the language?

GM: The beat of Punjabi music, it touches the
heart. Thats the reason the Punjabi songs being
played in the clubs everywhere, reinstating the
fact that music has no language and hence no
boundaries.
SS: What can we expect from the musician/
performer next?
GM: We dont take the audience for granted,
because we know the audience is really
intelligent and that is what I love about it. I
keep my music very real. The response from the
audience inspires me to keep doing better.
Maans music makes you aware culturally
of what Punjabis are all about. His music gives
you something abstract. His sounds are like
mirrors, when you reflect on someone, they can
see something about themselves. If you want
your kids to embrace your culture, the culture
we all are so proud of, give them a chance to
watch this amazing artiste perform.
Date: 20th September, 2014
Time: 8:00pm Onwards (Doors open 7:00pm)
Venue: Logan Campbell Center, 217
Greenlane West, Greenlane.
Teabags 30 sachet packs

Rice 500g
Pasta 500g
Cereal 375-400g
Margarine 500g
UHT Milk 1 litre
Potatoes 1kg
Carrots 1kg
Onions 1kg
Toilet Rolls
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Grace the celebrations with your esteemed
presence. The birthday celebrations of Mata
Amritanandamayi Satsang Group Inc. will be
held at:
Venue: 381 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn (Cnr
Warnock Street & Richmond Road)
Date: 27th September, 2014, Saturday
Time: 6.30pm 9pm
Please RSVP your attendance to
Patricia: 09 419 4609
Ranjita: Mob 021 299 4891
Amma NZ email: ammasatsangnz@gmail.com
Website: www.amma.org.nz
Date: 4th October, 2014, Saturday

Time: 12pm onwards, fireworks at 8:30pm
Venue: Barry Curtis Park, Manukau (off
Chapel Road)
Free parking available at the venue
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Finding Fanny has a brilliant script:

Dimple Kapadia
-Uma Ramasubramanian
eteran actor Dimple Kapadia, who was

recently seen on the big screen when the
English-language film Finding Fanny hit the
screens Sep 12, says she found the script of the
film brilliant and her role lovely.
There are not too many filmmakers in
Hindi filmdom who attempt to make a film in
English, but Dimple says, It didnt matter to
me whether its an English film as long as I was
working with Homi Adajania.
The script was brilliant and the role was
lovely, which I thoroughly enjoyed doing. So, it
didnt really matter to me. And where its going
to reach is not my concern. My concern is with
what Im doing, and Im happy doing that,
Dimple, who had worked in the directors dark
drama Being Cyrus, said in an interview.
And shes happier that the family is loving
the promos of Finding Fanny.
Dimple may be seen as an accomplished and
strong actress, but the Kaash and Rudaali
star, who displayed her versatility in films
like Zakhmi Sher, Arjun, Aitbaar and
Drishti, is not yet creatively satisfied.
Im not satisfied in the sense I am not
looking for any roles, but I do make peace with
myself saying that I am not the best in the

world. But I have tried to give my best and I
want to get better.
That struggle will remain till the time I
really feel that I have achieved it in my head. I
keep falling short, the 57-year-old said.
But she is happy to get good scripts at this
age.
At the moment I am very happy and the
kind of scripts I am getting and the feedback I
am getting is making me feel happier and makes
me feel that whatever I am doing is right. It just
helps me to choose my roles better, she added.
She became an overnight star with Bobby,
but turned her back on stardom to marry
Rajesh Khanna, Bollywoods first superstar.
But the acting bug kept bugging her and after a
decade of absence, she returned with Saagar.
Meanwhile, her marriage hit rock bottom
and she started living separately with her two
daughters - Twinkle and Rinkie.
But as Dimple said with time things change,
her relationship with her estranged husband
took a turn for the better. In fact, she stayed by
Rajesh Khannas side when his health started
deteriorating and was with him till he breathed
his last in July 2012.
When asked if she would like to share some
memories of her late husband, she took a long
pause and then said with tears in her eyes: No.
Once I start, then there is so much to talk. I
dont want to speak about him.
She utilises her free time travelling and
hunting for antiques.
I travel a lot, I go hunting for antiques. For
me, antiques are a passion. I love to scout for
them... I am a gypsy, basically.
On the professional front, unlike her
contemporaries, Dimple chooses to do unusual
films.
Its a mental frame of mind. I was never a
Mills and Boon kind of a person. I was never
a chiffon and satin person. I am always a cotton
person. Its just the way I am.
I get attracted to different things. I have
a different take on everything. I like to do
different things. I dont like the regular stuff.
Bollywood Diary
Aamir wants to groove
like Hrithik
Deepika gets emotional on

Indias Raw Star
uperstar Aamir Khan is so fascinated by

Hrithik Roshans dance moves in Bang
Bang! that he too wants to groove like him.
I wish I could dance half as well as Hrithik!
I really loved the new song of Bang Bang!
And the Bang Bang trailer is outstanding!
Hrithik and Katrina look like a million bucks!
...Love the shot of Hrithik come shooting
out of the water with guns pointing! Cant wait
for 2nd Oct! Aamir tweeted.
While Bang Bang! will hit the screens
Oct 2, Aamir-starrer PK is slated to release on
Dec 19.
Mary Kom spins gold at

box office
he usually chirpy and fun loving Deepika

Padukone was moved to tears during an
appearance on TV reality show Indias Raw
Star recently.
A performance by Rituraj, a contestant on
the music-based show, made her emotional. He
sang the melodious number Abhi mujh mein
kahin, and Deepika got so engrossed in the
performance that tears welled up in her eyes,
said a source from the sets.
A tad speechless, the actress said: The
performance will be on my mind for a long
time. It has really moved me.
She was on the show to promote her
forthcoming film Finding Fanny with her costar Arjun Kapoor.
Indias Raw Star, which features rapper
Yo Yo Honey Singh as a mentor, is aired on
Star Plus.
SRK devotes 15 hours

to Fan
(Uma Ramasubramanian can be contacted at

uma.sagit@gmail.com)
Boxing phenom urges fans to help get animal circuses

banned in advance of the release of her biopic, Mary Kom
Glaring at the camera with fierce determination, covered with scars and
struggling to break her chains, Olympic medallist and five-time undisputed
World Amateur Boxing champion Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom is
featured in a striking new ad from People for the Ethical Treatment
of Animals (PETA) India, just in time for the release of her biographical
film, Mary Kom, which features Priyanka Chopra. The ads caption reads,
Elephants Belong in the Wild, Not in Chains. Ban Animal Circuses.
ollywood film Mary Kom hit 1,800

screens in the country and raked in
Rs.28.32 crore in the opening weekend with
maximum collections from Delhi and Mumbai.
The film is going houseful in Assam and
Meghalaya, but the overall contribution to the
box office earnings from the region is just one
percent, said trade experts.
About Manipurs five-time World boxing
champion M.C. Mary Kom, the film hit 72
cinemas in Assam and just two in Meghalaya.
The footfall is overwhelming, but the total
contribution is not much.
The film has opened to positive reviews
down south.
Omung Kumars directorial debut, which
was co-produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and
Viacom18 Motion Pictures, is minting money
in metro cities.
Maximum business is from Mumbai and
Delhi. It should be able to earn Rs.45 crore in
one week at least. The subject and Priyankas
performance are the highpoints of the film,
said Rajesh Thadani of Multimedia Combines.
workaholic, Shah Rukh Khan devoted 15

hours of a day for his commitment to new
film Fan. The experience for him, he says,
was satisfying.
Fan, directed by Maneesh Sharma and
produced by Aditya Chopra, will feature the
Bollywood badshah playing a fan.
Finished once again a 15 hour gruelling day
of satisfying work on Fan. Thanks Maneesh &
ur Fan Teambeing so nice to me & smiling
along, Shah Rukh tweeted.
SRK, whose recently revealed eight-pack
abs in Happy New Year has caught eyeballs
galore, had earlier said that the movie is
dedicated to his fan following.
Fan is a family film. Its the family all of
you have become for me...the one I didnt have.
I want to be as beautiful as you all. Thanks, he
had once said.
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Auckland Festival of
Photography
When: Wed 4 Jun 2014,

10:00am6:00pm
Where: 123 Grafton Rd, Auckland
Restrictions: R16
Ticket Information: Admission: Free
Web: www.photographyfestival.org.nz
Tokyo based, award winning British
photographer and writer Rob Gilhoolys
haunting, contemplative photographs depict
the evidence left behind of these one-way
pilgrimages to Suicide Forest - just one of the
many places where over 30,000 people in
Japan end their own lives each year.
International day of
Older persons
Date: Saturday 27th September 2014

Time: 10.45am 2.00pm
Venue: Shanti Niwas Hall, 14 Spring
St,Onehunga (Beside Dolphin theatre),
AKL
The celebration is free and open event for the
public around Auckland. There will also be a
colourful and vibrant cultural entertainment
programme, food and information stalls.
Bharatnatyam
Arangetram
Date: Saturday 27 September 2014,

Time: 5pm onwards
Venue:The Dorothy Winstone Centre,
Auckland girls grammar school,
2 Howe Street, Auckland.
Dr. Ramesh and Mrs rekha Pindoria invite

you to grace the occasion of Bharatnatyam
Arangetram of their daughter Sheena Pindora
Contact: 021452457 for RSVP details.
Ammas Bday
When: 6.30pm 9pm Saturday 27th Sept

2014
Venue: 381 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn.
(Cnr Warnock Street & Richmond Road)
PLEASE RSVP YOUR ATTENDANCE TO
Patricia: LL 09 419 4609 Ranjita: Mob 021 299
4891 Amma NZ Email: ammasatsangnz@
gmail.com Website:www.amma.org.nz
Mata Amritanandamayi Satsang Group Inc.
would be deeply honoured if YOU would
grace our celebration with your esteemed
presence.
Thiru Subramaniyar
Alyam
Date: 24th and 27th September

Time: 7 pm to 8 pm
Venue: 41 A Stanhone road, Mount
Wellington
We have the pleasure in inviting all the devotees
and friends to take part in Abishegam and
receive the blessings of Lords. Please bring in
flowers, milk, honey, yogurt, chandan, Vibooti
for Abhishegam and a great opportunity to
participate in the events. Also please bring a
plate for the Prasadam. For queries contact
Rajkumar Velu-0221873807.
Hindu Wisdom Workshop
Date: Sunday 28 September14

Time: 1 pm to 2 pm
Venue: Mahatma Gandhi Centre, 145 New
HELP LINE
North Road, Auckland
The Hindu Wisdom workshops are organised
in the interest of the community by the HOTA
Forum. For more information on these Hindu
Wisdom workshops or for organising such
workshops, please email forum@hota.org.nz or
contact Ram @ 022 5800108.
Planet Meditates
Date: Sunday 21 September 2014,

Time: 3:30pm 4:30pm
Venue:Mt Albert War Memorial Hall, 773
New North Road, Auckland
21 September is the World Peace Day.
Meditation brings peace to oneself and the
world. So lets do our part and come together
for a short meditation. No experience required.
Contact: Rashmi Bhatia - 0508 278635
Parul Goshar 02102595296
PlanetMeditates2014@artofliving.org
Nursing with a
difference
Date: Saturday 27 September 2014

Time: 8:30 am to 7:00 pm0
Venue: M.I.T The Upper Room A302
GATE 5, Otara Road, Manukau City.
This celebration is inviting all nurses, midwives
and students. The Program will flow in 2 hourly
sessions to enable all wishing to attend all or
part of the day as other commitments permit.
Let us unite and make thus whole day am
offering to god for all RN/ RM/ Students? Their
families & health services, in NZ and in every
nation of the world.
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Sweet revenge in a short play

Theatre artiste, Padma Akulas play Crossbow Cat bags multiple awards at the Short+Sweet Festival in
Auckland, including the best play and the best male actor
Thashika Thangamma
festival as an independent director, was among

the top 20 directors under the main division
of the festival that focuses on experienced
practitioners
or the most
interesting
pieces. Akula
presented the
play Crossbow
Cat, written by
playwright Abby
Howells
from
Wellington.
The
play which is a
humourous piece,
narrates a 10-minute
script about a man,
Wesley, played by
Ben Moore, who
arrives home to
find a cat, played by
Mustaq Missouri,
from
his
past
waiting for him to
seek revenge.
and wanting to belong. At the end of the day,

we all just want to be liked, for what we do and
who we are.
face of the week
A k u l a s
expedition
to
theatre started as
an assistant director
for
the
muchappreciated
play
Charan Das Chor by
Prayas in 2005. Her
stint in this theatre
group fuelled her
passion which paved
the way for her find a
break in Bollywood.
Ever since, she has
been at the helm of
several productions,
including the Adam
Award
winning
play, Rudali - The
Mourner.
Akula
debuted as a director
with the criticallyTalking
about
acclaimed Mumbai
the play Akula
Monologues
for
says, Its an absurd
the Auckland Pride
script (referred to as
Festival, 2014; it was
absurdist theatre)
curated by Agaram
which allowed me
Productions. She also
Padma Akula; (left and right) scenes from Crossbow Cat
to play and explore
founded Joy Mob
along with my actors. I knew that is the piece
International, a non-profit group that organises
I wanted to direct just from reading the first
flash mobs.
page. Besides being funny, its about fitting in
Akula and her team were overwhelmed
Padma Akula - Playwright
adma Akula, a theatre artiste, has grabbed

the limelight by winning three awards
for her play, Crossbow Cat, presented at the
Short+Sweet festival. Akula who has been in the
theatre industry since 2005, has directed many
plays and has also stepped into Bollywood with
the RGV production, Madras Talkies.
Like the name suggests Short+Sweet New
Zealand is a festival of 10-minutes of theatre,
song and dance in a course of four weeks. It
features over 35 plays, 10 dance pieces and
10 short musicals. Each rendition, features
the collaboration of over 50 directors, 40
playwrights, 10 choreographers, 10 composers
and close to 300 performers.
Akula, who participated in the theatre
when their play bagged the Peoples Choice

and the Judges Award for Best Play, as well
as Mustaq Missouri being chosen as the Best
Male Actor. Feels surreal, but again feels aweinspiring to learn that talent and hard work is
recognised. The judges included top NZ theatre
practitioners and the competition was tight,
especially being against the play Call of the
Sparrows, for the final award. It was an honor
to be part of it, adds an excited Akula.
Theatre has been and is still amusing
people with its brilliant plays, scripts and
performances. Experimental theatre

which is much more accessible to audience,
be it in term of price or content, is the way
to go at the moment. adds Akula, talking
about the current scenario. With a number
of productions in the market, there is
something to cater to everybodys taste,
each delivering an essence of performance
to the theatre enthusiasts.
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