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a lot on why they think Mediaworks
is for sale, and why, Stuff New Zealand,
couldn’t find a suitable buyer after being
in the market for a while.
No one can deny the two main reasons
being put forward - total (almost)
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failure of mainstream New Zealand media
to acknowledge, appreciate and cater
to anyone except the majority Pakeha
community till now. Apart from a token
mention of celebrations such as Diwali
and Chinese Lantern Festival, any story
about multicultural communities in the
main media organisations tend to be
"negative" invariably, if at all they get a
mention.
And I say this with experience, having
launched two newspapers - The Migrant
Times (TMT) and Multicultural Times
(MT) - in my five years of stay in Aotearoa
New Zealand, which over the course of
27 issues and three years, have covered
the news, views, struggles, successes and
celebrations of over 80 plus ethnicities
calling this country their home now.
Here, I acknowledge that like any media
entrepreneur my journey has also been
full of ups and downs. TMT was a great
success, which prompted me to move to
November 21 - November 27 , 2019 I 3
Auckland to launch the national version of
TMT, as MT, which due to some internal
issues of the company hasn't been such a
success, and is not publishing any more.
But the market, the audience, the stories,
and the business, is all there for someone
who is able to appreciate the changing
nature of New Zealand, and is willing to
change with it.
To take my argument further, let's look
at few data points.
1) Recently released figures of Census 2018
tells us that almost 30% of the country's
population is non-European now. If we
just take the three main Asian ethnicities
- Chinese, Indians, and Filipinos - 2/3rd
of whom live in Auckland, they make up
about 25% of the city's population. To
ignore one-fourth of the country's biggest
city's population, that too for a business
which is essentially in public interest and
runs on public support, is a recipe for
financial failure, I dare say.
2) A question can legitimately be asked
– "But why should we cater to these
communities, as they don't matter
financially". This assumption is incorrect,
on two counts.
Firstly, while there's a difference in income
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This is due to the aspirational nature, and
emphasis on achieving social mobility
through education, in the multicultural
communities.
Secondly, due to discrimination in
securing a job in the New Zealand
market, majority of migrants turn to
entrepreneurship. And all of us know,
salaried class doesn't bring in advertising
revenues. Business class does. So migrant
businesses are where lies the untapped
advertising dollars.
In summary my point is – mainstream
media in New Zealand is struggling
because, as one CEO said, consumer
behaviour is changing. What he failed
to say was that the consumer itself is
changing. And to add to what Spinoff
says - it is young, urban, earning, and
increasingly multicultural.
- Gaurav Sharma, has recently joined The
Indian News as Associate Editor. He is the
founder and editor of The Migrant Times,
and Multicultural Times.
4 I November 21 - November 27 , 2019 AUCKLAND

Immigration Minister reverses INZ guidelines on

culturally arranged marriages issued early this year
T he Government has claimed that
it has “fixed” an issue affecting
how Immigration New Zealand has
Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway
in a statement.

processed visa applications for culturally
arranged marriages, which “will now
see a consistent process applied which
ensures people with legitimate arranged
marriages can visit New Zealand while
also preventing any rorting of the system”,
it said in a release.
As reported earlier, early this year,
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) issued
guidance to front line Immigration staff
that made it significantly harder for
people to get visas to visit their partner.
That guidance no longer applies, said the
The statement added, “Those who have
a culturally arranged marriage to a New
Zealand resident or citizen can apply for a
culturally arranged visitor’s visa. Though
this visa will have strict assessment
criteria attached to it to ensure only
legitimate arranged marriages are
approved and to stop so called mail order
brides and other potential rorts. Once the
partner has been living in New Zealand
with their spouse they can begin the
process to apply for a partnership visa
while proving the legitimate nature of
their nuptials.” -TIN Bureau

Eid-e-Milad
marked in
Auckland
M embers of South
Auckland Muslim
Association and people
from the wider community
gathered on November
17, to mark Eid-e-Milad,
which is also known
as Milad an-Nabi and
Mawlid an-Nabi. The word
“Mawlid” in colloquial
Arabic means to give birth
or bear a child. This day,
dedicated to the Prophet
and the dogmas of Islam,
commemorates the birth
of Prophet Muhammad,
who was born in Mecca
on the twelfth day of
Rabee-ul-Awwal in 570
CE. But, Eid-e-Milad is a
day to celebrate as well
as to mourn because it is
also the death anniversary
of the Prophet. It is
celebrated in the month
of Rabi’ al-awwal, which
is the third month in the
Islamic calendar. While
the Shias celebrate it on
the 17th of the month,
the Sunnis celebrate on
the festival on 12th of
the month, according
to the Islamic calendar.
TIN Bureau, Pic courtesy:
Naveed Hameed

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AUCKLAND November 21 - November 27 , 2019 I 5

'Chai with Issues of South Asian

Shivani' a huge hit elders brought into focus
E
with the seniors
lder abuse, health, loneliness, to the government,” she informed.
transport, and isolation, are the
Naveed Hameed, President of Pakistan
main issues elders in New Zealand’s
Association of New Zealand, who
South Asian community face, according
attended the consultation this week
to consultations initiated by Shanti
added, “In our view the major challenge
Niwas, an organisation providing aged
facing our elders, along with facing
care support services, in and around
abuse at the hands of loved ones, is the
Auckland. “Additionally, as mentioned
language factor. With English not being
by Maggie Barry - National MP and
the first language of any of us, elders often
spokesperson of the Party for seniors
don’t know how and where to access the
issues - shared housing, where elders from
support needed.”
our communities can live together, also
needs urgent attention of government Meanwhile, on the question of what
authorities,” said, Nilima Venkat, General she wants the government to do in the
Manager at Shanti Niwas. She was near future, Venkat concluded, “The
speaking at the sidelines of a consultation government has withdrawn funding for
with NGOs organised by her organisation all the elder day-care programmes, from
this week, which focussed on elder every community. This has affected the
experience evaluation especially in South services we provide drastically. It will
Asian communities. Along with Indian be good if the authorities think about
representatives, community leaders from restoring the same.”

T he drop-in centre jointly run by every week to meet Shivani. During one Pakistani and Nepalese communities were -TIN Bureau
Bharatiya Mandir and Shanti Niwas of such workshops on Wednesday 20th also present.
Charitable Trust at Balmoral Community November, around 60 members took part “We have been having such discussions
Centre in Sandringham is always buzzing in the event and enjoyed Shivani’s stories for the past three months. Our goal is to
with activities on every Wednesday and and the delicious snacks brought by her. collate everything together and come
Friday of the week. Seniors gather at the Apna TV was also present at the centre up with an action plan to deal with
centre to spend a quality time taking part to do the live coverage of the programme. issues faced by elderly of the South Asia
in many activities which include exercise, -TIN Bureau communities. This will then be presented
yoga, meditation, painting, singing
and playing games. Many volunteers
contribute together to run these
programmes successfully and enjoy their
time spent at the centre.
The well-known entrepreneur and
restaurants owner Shivani Arora is also
one the notable volunteers coming to the
centre quite regularly for her workshop
‘Chai with Shivani” where she comes
to share her own experience of life, in
restaurant industry and her secret recipes.
Shivani is a very passionate cook herself
and on many occasions has cooked for up
to two thousand people single handedly at
one of the temple events in Auckland. She
also quite generous in bringing snacks
and sweets for the seniors whenever she
comes to conduct her workshop. The
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Haryanvi wedding showcased at New Plymouth Diwali
G ranted that the majority of Kiwi-
Kiwi-Nepalese bring 31 ethnicities together
A n idea of bringing every ethnic
community on a common platform
that started in 2016, has grown leaps and
bounds with over 1,600 people attending
the fourth Multi-ethnic Dance Festival
organised by the Nepalese Cultural Centre
New Zealand (NCCNZ), early this month
in Auckland. There were over 21 different
performances, with participants belonging
to 31 ethnicities. There were 11 cultural
stalls as well, some serving multi-ethnic
food, some selling artefacts and souvenir
from various regions of the world.
Indians live in Auckland. But every
now and then, the community in the
regions come to the fore, and showcases
the richness of the Indian culture. This
is what happened at New Plymouth last
weekend when the New Plymouth Indian
Community NZ (NPICNZ), organised it’s
fourth annual Diwali function, which was
attended by over 3,000 people from across
communities.
“Every year, we gather to celebrate the
festive occasion, as well as showcase
our values, tradition, and way of living,
by incorporating a theme flowing
through the entire evening. Last year, we
demonstrated the different regions of
India – from Kashmir to Kanyakumari;
Explaining the reasons behind such an
initiative, Kamal Shrestha, President of
NCCNZ noted, “Our organisation was
established in 2008 with an objective to
provide and promote Nepalese Culture
to the wider community, as well as live in
New Zealand with peace and harmony,
while retaining the values and traditions
of the Nepalese culture. We also runs
regular Nepalese language classes. During
the past twelve years, we have organized
several events that have helped Kiwis
learn about the Nepalese culture. But
AUCKLAND/REGIONS
and this year, our theme was festivals
of India,” informed Ashwani Kumar,
President of NPICNZ. These included
Holi, Lohri, Vaisakhi, Ganesh Festival,
Onam, Kerala Boat Festival, Kathak,
Bharatnatyam, Pongal, Rajasthani dance,
Bollywood mixes and many more.
The most popular act of the evening every
year, Kumar added, is the mock wedding
ceremony organised on stage. “Last year,
it was a Punjabi wedding, while this year,
audience were educated on the customs
and rituals associated with a Haryanvi
wedding,” he added. “My wife Suman
Sharma, and Natalie Fernandez, were the
cultural coordinator for the event. And
all these ideas came from them.” -TIN
Bureau
recently, our goal has also been to help
communities in New Zealand understand
each other’s culture and traditions as well.
That’s why we thought of having an annual
multi-ethnic dance festival.”
Some of other initiatives of NCCNZ are
organising the Nepalese festivals of Mha
Puja, trips to temples during the Bijaya
Dashami Festival, and Nepalese culture
orientation programs for Kiwis.
-TIN Bureau , Pic courtesy: J3YLO Photo
AUCKLAND/REGIONS November 21 - November 27 , 2019 I 7

Flat Bush, with major proportion Sikh community gets support

of Kiwi-Indian population, may for building the first-ever
become a new electorate
Gurudwara in Hastings
A ccording to the
report released by the
Representation Commission
this week, Flat Bush, which
has a major proportion of
Kiwi-Indian population,
may be a new electorate.
Additionally, the Commission
has suggested changes to 35
of the current 71 electorates,
with biggest moves in
Auckland, Christchurch,
Otago, and Southland. These
proposed changes to the
boundaries and names will
be for the next two elections.
As regards to Flat Bush, the
proposed new electorate will
have an overall population of
66,306 and draws in people
from the current electorates
M embers of the Sikh community in
Hastings are seeking support from
the wider community to build the first-
by the Hastings Council and the consent
to build the Gurudwara has now been
granted. The construction will start soon
of Manurewa, Papakura and ever Gurudwara in Hastings. For this, now.
Hunua. Importantly, before several community members recently
The Sikh Community members who
the changes are finalised met the only Sikh member in the New
came to Auckland to meet Bakshi
in April next year, public Zealand Parliament Kanwaljit Singh
included Mohinder Singh Nagra, Jagjivan
consultations and hearings Bakshi, and thanked him for his support
Singh, Gurumukh Singh Hayer and
will take place in the coming towards construction of the Gurudwara
Sukhwinder Singh Kooner.
months. Pic courtesy: Google in Hastings. The construction of the
maps (with inputs from RNZ) new Gurudwara met with some local -TIN Bureau
resistance which has finally been cleared

He Tangata He
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T here is a
famous
Maori
opposite to the teachings of Maori culture
and basic values of human kindness.
I had the opportunity to meet and interact
proverb with Mr Jones some time back and still
which reads recall what he said at the time- that we
He aha te are of the same skin colour.
mea nui o The behaviour on display of a man who is
te ao (What also a senior cabinet minister, when the
is the most Prime Minister of New Zealand wants
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You will note that the proverb refers to Immigration Services cutting down
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It does not refer to a religion or ethnicity. under his watch.
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have earned their right to be New Zealand dismayed constituents who seek clarity on
citizens by being law abiding residents, partnership, parental and student visas.
paying their taxes and contributing to I have asked, and would now urge the
New Zealand, hence integrating with Minister of Immigration to provide clear
mainstream society, and asks that in policy so that applicants can feel assured
case we do not agree with his treatment that their applications will be considered
of immigrants we take the first flight fairly or else proverbs such as He tangata,
home; it deeply saddens us. It upsets he tangata, he tangata will continue to
and disappoints us as his statements are sound hollow.
8 I November 21 - November 27 , 2019
From SOUTH ISLAND

Twin Diwali
celebrations in Dunedin
R esidents of Dunedin in deep South, was
also mesmerised by Indian tradition and
culture over the past month or so, with the
from Dunedin City Council, who added,
“Dunedin’s Diwali was a super success
this year, 2019. The morning saw mehendi
with the University O-Taiko team performing
some Indian-influenced drumming to get the
children and adults to come into the lower
city hosting two Diwali celebrations. First (henna-painting on hands), bindi ( forehead gallery where the performances took place
was the Dunedin City Council supported decoration) and various performances, on the tiled area.
celebrations held on October 26, and the including a Bollywood workshop and belly
Other performances included traditional
recent one dancing. A drawcard too, was traditional
dance from the Natyaloka School, Malayali
was by Indian sweets, as foods are something that
kids performing Bollywood, RASA School of
Dunedin are essential for Diwali.”
Dance performing a dynamic group dance,
Tamil Society
“In the Dunedin Public Art Gallery foyer, Dunedin Tamil Society children singing and
held last
there was saree dressing, an Indian Heritage adults singing as well as dancing, an Indian
weekend.
stall (information on the Kalimpong Kids, drum group, local contemporary dancers
Talking about our past mayor Sukhi Turner, and the one inspired by Indian dance, belly dancers and
the October and only Indian male to join the gold rush!), much more.
event was Indian jewellery direct from the continent,
Meanwhile, Luxmanan Selvanesan, President
Lynda Cullen bindi decoration, and a mix up meant the
of the Dunedin Tamil Society, while noting
turban wrapping didn’t happen, but one of
the typical song and dance performances
the BIG items that was made directly on
at the Society’s weekend event added, “The
the day was our Rangoli at the entrance
highlight of our event was when Associate
to the foyer. LED lights in clay lamps or
Professor Ben Schonthal of University
diya led up the stairs to the galleries,
of Otago spoke at length in Tamil. His
and of course the compulsory marigold
every sentences was clapped and hugely
petals were floated in containers on the
appreciated by over 100 attendees.”
reception desk,” she added.
-TIN Bureau
On the day, the performances started

Gandhiji’s 150 year commemoration

in Christchurch on Nov 23
an event here, which is very
timely, as we think Gandhiji
was the greatest gift of India
to the mankind. The event will
trace his links and influence in
UK, India, South Africa, and of
course here in New Zealand.
There will be speeches by the
Indian High Commissioner, and
City Councillor Jimmy Chen; an
audio-visual presentation of his
life in several languages; as well as
a keynote by Associate Professor
at University of Canterbury,
Nilakent,” informed Natu Rama,

T
Deg Tegh Fateh Sikh Society Inc Christchurch NZ 550th Prakash Parv celebrations in
he Garden City will host an event to from Christchruch based
Christchurch went on from November 12 - 17. These included kirtans, recitations of Guru
mark the 150th year of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi Birthday Celebration
Granth Sahib - the holy book of Sikh's - langars, with some participants specially flown in
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Editorial Bad mood, negative
Stalemate in emotions make you
Maharashtra politics distrustful, finds study
W hen the state assembly election
results came out on 24th October,
who would have thought of the drama of
Maharashtra politics will stretch to this
extent. The people of the state had given
a clear mandate to form a government of
Bhartiya Janta Party and Shiv Sena pre-
poll alliance. Now what made the Shiva
Sena changed their mind to stake the
claim for the top job of Chief Ministership,
is a mystery that only they can answer.
Shiv Sana’s performance was far below
from any expectations securing only 56
seats in the assembly while BJP got 105,
which is also lower than the numbers they
had in the previous assembly. There was
no moral ground for Shiv Sena to demand
for top job when you are half in numbers
than your coalition partner. Bhartiya
Janta Party was having alliance with Shiv
Sena since last thirty years and the only
common ground between the two parties
was the ‘Hindutva’ factor. These are the
only two parties in India who talk about
the issues of majority Hindus as well, rest
all other parties side-line the interest
of majority population in disguise of
secularism. Shiv Sena has a track record
of doing aggressive politics whether in
Maharashtra or even at centre and despite
of being a coalition partner with BJP, Shiv
Sena has always behaved with the big
brother like an opposition party. BJP has
so far been quite subdued in this relation
between two parties and often choosing
to ignore even the undesired behaviour
of their alliance partner. I think BJP’s this
attitude is the main reason that prompted
Shiv Sena to behave irresponsibly and
demand something they couldn’t earn.
BJP leadership claims that during election
campaigns they announced it a hundred
times that the current Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis will be the next CM,
if the alliance wins the majority. If there
was any disagreement on this declaration,
it should have brought up then and get
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that sorted with BJP. Now after results
been declared and people given their
mandate to make an alliance government
in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena started
throwing tantrums and announced
unreasonable demands of plum portfolios
and sharing of Chief Minister’s term. It
is commendable that BJP leadership has
maintained the dignity so far throughout
this ordeal and didn’t respond to any
rhetoric of Shiv Sena loudmouths. They
repeatedly offered Shiv Sena leadership to
meet and work out an amicable solution
but Sena leaders instead chose to ignore
this appeal and went around looking
for new alliance partners in NCP and
Congress, the parties which are polls
apart in their ideologies from Shiv Sena.
It is an insult to the mandate of people of
Maharashtra as they voted for the alliance
of BJP and Shiv Sena and not for what Shiv
Sena is trying to make.
The state is now under President’s Rule
as no party or alliance could manage to
form a government within stipulated time
frame. Shiv Sena is hell bent to go to any
extent to form the government as this
tussle now has turned into a matter of
prestige for them. They seem to be ready
to compromise on all their principals and
ethics just to prove a point. The people
of Maharashtra are eagerly waiting to see
any government to be formed soon and
start addressing their long pending issues.
It is indeed pity that political parties can
stoop so low for their vested interest
and not even bothering about the very
people who elected them to form the
government. It’s also a shame that despite
being snubbed both by Congress and
NCP several times during their desperate
efforts of making an alliance, Shiv Sena is
not ready to give up their political dogma.
The result of this political fight is not
going to be good for either party but when
this dispute would finally be resolved,
Shiv Sena could be the biggest looser.
- Yugal Parashar
Editor's NOTE
W hile having a bad mood is nothing
new and can be experienced
anytime, it can make you more
having the possibility to repay in kind
or keep all the invested money to
themselves).
distrustful, says a study.
The researchers have found that
Negative emotions reduce how much we participants indeed trusted significantly
trust others, even if these emotions were less when they were anxious about
triggered by events that have nothing to receiving a shock, even though the threat
do with the decision to trust. Moreover, had nothing to do with their decision to
these emotions can influence the way we trust.
interact with others is well known - just
The team also recorded participants'
think of how easily an argument with a
brain responses using functional
loved one can get heated.
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
But what about when these emotions while they made trust decisions. This
are triggered by events that have nothing revealed that a region that is widely
to do with the person we are interacting implicated in understanding others'
with, for instance, the annoyance caused beliefs, the temporoparietal junction
by a traffic jam or a parking fine. (TPJ), was significantly suppressed during
trust decisions when participants felt
Researchers call these types of emotions
threatened, but not when they felt safe.
"incidental" because they were triggered
by events that are unrelated to our The connectivity between the TPJ and
currently ongoing social interactions. the amygdala was also significantly
suppressed by negative affect. Moreover,
It has been shown that incidental
under safe conditions, the strength of the
emotions frequently occur in our day-to-
connectivity between the TPJ and other
day interactions with others, although
important social cognition regions, such
we might not be fully aware of them. As
as the posterior superior temporal sulcus
part of the study, a team of researchers
and the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex,
investigated whether the incidental
predicted how much participants trusted
aversive effect can influence the trust
others. This relationship between brain
behaviour and the brain networks
activity and behaviour was nullified when
relevant for supporting social cognition.
participants felt anxious.
To induce a prolonged state of negative
"These results show that negative
affect, the team used the well-established
emotions can significantly impact our
threat-of-shock method, in which
social interactions, and specifically how
participants are threatened with (but
much we trust others. They also reveal the
only sometimes given) an unpleasant
underlying effects of a negative effect on
electrical shock. This threat has been
brain circuitry. Negative effect suppresses
shown to reliably induce anticipatory
the social cognitive neural machinery
anxiety. Within this emotional context,
important for understanding and
participants were then asked to play a
predicting others' behaviour," explained
trust game, which involved decisions
authors Jan Engelmann and Christian
about how much money they wished to
Ruff.
invest in a stranger (with the stranger
 Indian SPIRITUALITY
Universal Teachings of Sri Sathya Sai Baba
S ri Sathya Sai Baba had been with us...in
HIS unique Avataric Mission...tending
human souls...transforming human
minds...in His Mission...’Operation Human
Souls’, in re-establishing Virtues, Dharmic
principles and Human values for the
world at large, the task this Eternal Being
had taken upon Himself...in consonance
with Sri Krishna’s Divine declaration
over 5000 years ago at the battlefield of
Kurukshetra:
“Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya
Glanirbhavathi Bharatha, Abhyukthanam
adharmasya Thadathmanam
Srujamyaham. Parithranaya Sadhunam
Vinashaya cha Dhushkrutham Dharma
samsthapanarthaya Sambhavami Yuge
Yuge” “Whenever there is a decline of
Righteousness and rise of evil, the Lord
incarnates from time to time to uphold
Righteousness, to protect the Virtuous and
to uproot the evil”
Sri Sathya Sai Baba; lovingly called
“Swami”, the DIVINE MASTER par
excellence to the spiritual aspirant; the
greatest humanitarian to the rationalist;
the leader with a dynamic vision; a huge
inspiration to thousands of youth; the
divinity in human form to a devotee; and
to everyone who had the opportunity to
behold Him, The Divine Love Incarnate
who walked on two feet.
The birth of ordinary humans is the
direct consequence of Karma, but the
Lord descends in human form, rather
say, incarnates from the state of Atma
(Universal Absolute Consciousness) to the
state of Deha (Body), to play a specific role
as a part of His Cosmic Drama. He decides
the time, place, parents and the length
of His incarnation and also how HIS life
would unfold. Thus, the Lord’s descend
as a human is a part of His Leela (Divine
Sport).
He incarnated on 23 November 1926 as
Sathya Narayana Raju in Puttaparthi,
Andhra Pradesh, India. In childhood HE
demonstrated exemplary qualities of
compassion, generosity and wisdom that
clearly distinguished him from the other
children of his village.
On 20 October 1940, He staged the Divine
Drama of placing away His books and
openly made the historic declaration of
HIS Avatarhood, saying “I belong to My
Devotees., they are calling Me...” Since
then He had been in action...selflessly,
sending the strong signal to the human
hearts...to follow suit.
On 25 May 1947, His mission and
determination were further amplified
in a letter He wrote to his brother. He
said, “I have a Task: To foster all mankind
and ensure for all of them lives full of
Ananda (Bliss). I have a Vow: To lead all
who astray away from the straight path
again into goodness and save them. I am
attached to a work that I love: To remove
the sufferings of the poor and grant them
what they lack. I have a reason to be
November 21 - November 27 , 2019 I 11
proud: For I rescue all who worship and
adore me, aright. I have my definition of
the devotion I expect: Those devoted to
in hills and dales, on curves and plains,
on rocks and sands, with ease and grace,
showering blessings on all, east or west,
absent from you. You will hear My bones
speaking and discussing your welfare."
Playing a role in Swami’s global Mission,
me have to treat joy and grief, gain and black or white, embracing all in its fold. this calls for a proper attitude and frame
loss, with equal fortitude.” In fact, the eighty-five long years, appears besides spreading His Teachings. The
Few Drops of the Essence of to be so short a time to enjoy the nectar foremost test for the devotees commenced
Universality of His Teachings of Divine Presence in physical frame. without warning or even enough time to
Millions of people have been corrected, recover from the traumatic experience
His Life had been an open book, a book in
straightened, advised, admonished, that all had to undergo. It seemed as if
which the essence of Divinity, The Truth
sheltered, rehabilitated, clothed, fed, Swami was assuring his devotees, “You
behind all Truths was inscribed in golden
educated, nursed, cured, guarded, guided can easily handle this test if you are
letters. “Love All, Serve All” and “Help
Ever, Hurt Never” are the two axioms and transformed every second of the day completely absorbed in My Teachings
that best summarize His life and His all over the globe – no rest, no sleep. and are determined to follow it with
teachings. When asked, “Are you God?” He On Sunday, 24 April 2011, when nobody Ananya Bhakti (unshakable faith) with
replied, “Yes, I am God and so are you. The ever imagined could have ever happened sharp Buddhi (Intellect) to discriminate
difference is that I am aware of this fact but actually it did. Our dear Divine Master between what would please Swami and
but you are not.” decided that He had given His Teachings what would not, who is omnipresence,
and must now withdraw to His eternal, omnipotent and omniscience and resides
He said “My Life Is My Message” and from
formless and omnipresent aspect. The within every being”.
a young age he had worked tirelessly to
Eternal dissolved into Eternity, leaving The devotees, who had sipped Divine
instil human values in society and to
his devotees to come of age, to behave nectar of His Love, must sincerely and
help people establish themselves firmly
responsibly with human and spiritual deeply get immersed in His work, and use
on the path to self-confidence and self-
realization. His teachings focused on values and practice ‘Love in Action’ as their spare time for re-living those golden
cultivating good character and serving He did. He may have left the physical memories which so rapidly dissolved into
society. body but he is omnipresence universally history. The onus is on us now to have
in subtle form. Devotees feel enormous unshakable faith in His teachings, have
His speeches and writings have offered
energy at His Samadhi at Puttaparthi, courage and determination to follow His
an absolute ocean of knowledge and
in consonance with His words, “Believe footsteps by listening to the ‘Inner Voice’
guidance on all aspects of Spiritual,
Me, though I pass away, My bones in My and act accordingly.
Religious and Value- Oriented living.
tomb would be speaking, moving and O beloved Sai Maa, Divine Mother! How
He had often repeated that it was not
communicating with those who would greatly indebted are we to you! Our heads
necessary to drink the whole ocean to
surrender themselves whole-heartedly bow low in gratitude at Thy Divine Lotus
know its taste, that it was not necessary
to Me. Do not be anxious that I would be Feet! - Ravinder Grover
to read all scriptures to live a life of joy,
peace, and love. It is enough to put into
practice one aspect of spiritual teaching.
He had presented the profound knowledge
enshrined in the scriptures of the world in
simple and easily comprehensible terms
that could be grasped and practiced by
anyone irrespective of age, gender, faith
and nationality.
Briefly, Swami urged humanity to:
• Believe in God; for there is only ONE GOD
for all humanity, though He may be called
by many names.
• Follow sincerely its respective religions
and live daily life in consonance with the
teachings of good behaviour and morality.
• Respect all other religions; for no religion
advocates the negative and lower qualities
of man.
• Perform selfless service to the poor, the
sick, and the needy without thought of
reward or fame.
• Cultivate and promote in their lives the
values of Sathya (Truth), Dharma (Right
Conduct), Shanthi (Peace), Prema (Divine
Love) and Ahimsa (Non-violence amongst
all.
• Be patriotic and respect the laws of the
country in which they live.
What a glorious period of 85 years (1926
-2011) of human existence was for those
who witnessed this era! The loving glory
of the Avatar flowed like a whispering
stream bestowing its bounty and cool
on millions of inhabitants on its banks
12 I November 21 - November 27 , 2019 Photo ESSAY

100 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre – over a thousand

were shot dead by a British Brigadier General Reginald Dyer

O n April 13, 1919, the British forces

led by Brigadier General Reginald
Dyer opened fire in Jallianwala Bagh
on thousands of unarmed and peaceful
protesters, including women and
children, killing over one thousand men,
women and children trapped inside
the garden. Many jumped into a well to
save themselves from the hail of bullets.
Shrieks of the innocents filled the air, but
Dyer's men kept on pumping bullets. If
we look at the official records, presented
by the British officials, it shows about
379 people died in the massacre.
According to the Indian officials,
around 1,000 people lost their lives,
and more than a hundred people were
injured on the fateful day.
Around 10,000 people gathered at
the Bagh on the Baisakhi day to do a
peaceful protest against the draconian
Rowlett Act. The mood was sombre
and fear writ large on the faces of
protesters as all the exit gates were
closed and guarded by British soldiers.
General Dyer ordered his troops
to open fire on the innocent crowd
of protesters without any warning.
Total of 1650 rounds of bullets were
fired on the crowd in ten minutes.
The very thought of this ghastly mass
murder sends chill down the spine. On
April 13,2019, India commemorated
100th years of the ghastly incident of
pre independence Indian history. This is
one incident which every Indian needs
to be constantly reminded of and our
current generation needs to be made
aware of the price, our forefathers paid
to gain the independence. Jallianwala
Bagh is a public garden which is situated
near the holiest shrine of Sikhs, Golden
Temple in Amritsar city. The Jallianwala
Bagh Memorial Trust was established
in the memory of these martyrs in year
1951 which manages the memorial. The
current chairman of the Trust is Prime
Minister Narendra Modi. -TIN Bureau

T o take revenge of the martyrs of

Jallianwala Bagh massacre the great
revolutionary Udham Singh belonging
to Gadhar Party completed his woe by
assassinating General Dyer on March
13, 1940 in London. Udham Singh was
subsequently tried and convicted of
murder and hanged to death in July
1940.By making the most exemplary
and supreme sacrifice, Shaheed Udham
Singh got his name written in golden
letters in the annals of Indian history.
-TIN Bureau

C handra Shekhar Azad was popularly

known as Azad (The Free) was
one from the bunch of those great
revolutionaries who made the supreme
sacrifice of their lives for their motherland
at a very young age. He formed Hindustan
Socialist Republican Army after the
death of the great compatriots Ram
Prasad Bismil. He often used pseudonym
‘Balraj’ when signing pamphlets issued
as commander chief of HSRA. He lost life
in an encounter with British forces in a
park in Kanpur, fighting till his last bullet
with which he shot himself to avoid being
caught by Britishers.
Diversity And INCLUSION
The Strong Economic Force within the Kiwi
Indian Community – The Relevant “Others”
E xplaining how racism angers him,
Anil Sharma talks about the role of
Kiwi Indians in New Zealand.
These Kiwi Indians who call New
Zealand their home, have been a hard
working group of prosperous individuals
who have contributed immensely to
this country over the years. They have
marked their names and charted their
successful careers in this country and
their contribution is undoubtedly equal
to that of their Kiwi counterparts, he says.
According to Anil “One such example
of hard work and sincerity in the Indian
Comunuty is Roshan Lal Nauhria”.
Roshan is known for his deep involvement
in social and philanthropic activities in
the Indian community. Running multiple
large successful businesses including
Precast and Reinforcing, hiring hundreds
of employees, firmly on the path to
the economic growth of the country,
Roshan has always found the initiative
and commitment to contribute his time,
money and services to the needs of the
community. Roshan Lal Nauhria has
also been conferred with the honour
of Member of the New Zealand Order
of Merit by Queen Elizabeth-II for his
services to both the business and the
community in New Zealand.
When Hannah Tamaki of Destiny Church,
from Vision NZ, made a statement saying
put a "stop to all further mosques, temples
and other foreign buildings of worship
being erected in our country", does it
make any sense? asks Anil.
“Building a temple or a mosque helps
people integrate with each other. They
are not just places of worship but they
November 21 - November 27 , 2019 I 13
also give the people an opportunity other programmes for the benefit of the
to provide for a safe and heathy communities”.
environment to support each other,
Roshan has extended his philanthropic
provide opportunities to volunteer for
activities in his country of birth, too. A
the communities and have a place for
place of worship has been made by his
gatherings to celebrate the important
contributions in India in the town of
days including birth, death, festivals
Dharam Kot in Punjab where he was born.
which enables people in sharing their
There is a charitable hospital opened in
joy and grief together”, Anil explains.
the name of his father Babu Ram Dass
“The idea of Bharatiya Mandir on Nauhria, which has all the updated
Balmoral Road was started in the modern amenities. He has also donated
80’s when Roshan along with a few funds to build an educational institution
others felt the need for a temple to be with all additional facilities where he
constructed for the community. It was has been sponsoring the children from
his determination and steadfastness, families who cannot afford to pay the fees.
where Roshan dug deep into his own
Anil Sharma praised Roshan Nauhria’s
pockets along with the community
entrepreneurship and said his success
stalwarts who also donated that it was
symbolised the Kiwi Indian community’s
made possible without depending on
capacity and sincerity for hard work.
the government for any funds. It took a
“Roshan Nauhria is not just a successful
total of $2 million and seven years later
icon but an asset to the economic growth
the project was ready in 1993,” stated
of the country”, he added.
Anil.
Anil signed off saying, “When a country
The temple on Balmoral Road, which
prospers, it is due to the collective hard
is indeed a landmark today in central
work of the entire set of its citizens
Auckland, attracts more than 4,000
and not due to just any one group or
people every week and on festive
community. The collectivism approach
occasions over 3,000 visit it on a single
helps us to understand the fact that
day. Food is served free of cost to all
each group adds their own specific set
the people who come to the temple for
of skills to the fabric of the country. This
the festivals. Every week on Tuesday
is just one example of a Kiwi Indian who
nights, there is a sumptuous vegetarian
has excelled and set an example for the
dinner is prepared by the local volunteers
local community. There are hundreds of
and served to all the people who visit.
other such Kiwi Indians who are equally
About the role he plays in the community, important in making New Zealand what it
Anil says “Numerous other religious looks like today on the larger global scale.”
organisations like the Gurdwara in
-TIN Bureau
Hamilton, Otahuhu and Kolmar Road
Papatoetoe Sikh Temple have also been (Disclaimer: The Indian News is published
the beneficiary of his boundless acts of by Roshan Nauhria, who recently joined the
giving. He has been an active member opposition National Party)
of the well known Hare Krishna temple
(ISKCON) at Riverhead and has supported
many other temples in Auckland. The
Balmoral Road where he is the trustee
of the temple, runs free English classes
in conjunction with MIT, computer
lessons and classes for adults and
children, gardening, yoga, meditation,
free vegetarian lunches for seniors and
programmes for their mental and physical
health and well being, as well as multiple
14 I November 21 - November 27 , 2019
Auckland Property Market Heats Up as OCR
Remains At 1%
T he Auckland property market
continues to heat up with increased
buyer interest recorded in the last month,
as prices remain steady. The Reserve
bank surprised economists last week,
announcing it will leave the Official Cash
Rate (OCR) at its current level of 1%.
Here’s what you need to know:
Auckland Market Heats Up – But
Remains Steady for Potential Buyers
The latest data from Real Estate Institute
of NZ has given indication that activity in
Auckland is back on the rise, with figures
showing that 2025 homes were sold in the
region in October, putting sales activity
in Auckland back on par to where it was
same time last year.
The good news for those looking to buy
is that house prices are remaining rather
flat, despite rises across the rest of the
country. The REINZ House Price Index
(HPI), which adjusts for differences in
the mix of properties being sold, was up
3.7% across the entire country in the three
months to October and up 3.9% compared
to October last year, in Auckland however,
the HPI declining by 0.1% in October
compared to September and remaining
down 0.7% compared to October last year.
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officially announcing that the property
market is “heating up for summer”, with
ten of New Zealand’s fifteen regions hit
record average asking prices in October,
according their internal Property Price
Index.
Head of Trade Me Property Nigel Jeffries
commented that October saw not only
a spike in views on property listings,
which is matching the amount of houses
being listed, “Buyers and sellers sprang
into action in October, we saw a surge in
demand as well as a spike in new listings.
The number of properties for sale on
Trade Me rose 9 per cent on September.”
Jefferies also indicated that their data was
showing signs that the Auckland market
was beginning to look more healthy in the
last few months, which is great news for
buyers, “Prospective buyers in Auckland
still have plenty of reason to smile this
month with plenty of properties on the
market to choose from and lower prices
than 12 months ago.”
Reserve Bank to keep Official Cash Rate
at 1%
The Reserve Bank surprised economists
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The RBNZ's Monetary Policy Committee But some fear that the decision will
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to 1% in August had affected the market, that decision will be up to the retail
and believed it would continue to do so, banks to decide, “Really, they have to
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India - New Zealand TIES

With India not joining the RCEP, what’s next for

India-NZ trade relations
T his month, the Indian Government
decided not to join the Regional
Comprehensive Economic Partnership
(RCEP), which had been negotiated over
the past decade. While, not giving the
Chinese manufacturing sector an easy
access to Indian markets was the most-
often stated reason, not opening the
Indian diary sector to New Zealand dairy
industry is another probable reason. We
ask the two most influential India-New
Zealand trade groupings, on what they
think will be the future
of India-New Zealand
trade ties.
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• Gaurav Sharma

“
This definitely came as a surprise
to all of us. But we do acknowledge
and understand the Indian concerns
on the dairy sector. So in our view, the
path forward for India-New Zealand
trade relations would be to focus more
on trade of high quality, and premium
products. Much like the New Zealand
lamb, wine and kiwifruit, instead of
milk solids, we should think about
exporting value-added diary products
such as cheese, to India. Secondly,
our focus should be more on services,
instead of just products. That’s why
our past few conferences have been on
space technology, and aviation. Fintech is another sector with huge potential. Thirdly,
industry to industry collaboration is the way forward. We believe, instead of waiting
for a FTA or a multilateral agreement, to happen between the two countries, industry
players should take the initiative, and find partners and do business tie-ups.”
- Sameer Handa, Chair of India New Zealand Business Council

“
We believe all is not lost
with India deciding not to
join RCEP at the moment. If
India’s concerns are addressed,
the Indian Government might
reconsider and join. Secondly,
maybe it’s time, we move
towards having a FTA between
the two countries. We believe
that the Indian Government is
looking to sign FTAs with bigger
economies such as the US,
European Union, and Australia. An FTA between India and New Zealand can become a
test case for such agreements to happen in future. And if agriculture is an issue, we can
leave that out of this potential FTA, and deal only in the services sector etc.”
- Surinder Ogra, Secretary of New Zealand India Trade Alliance Aamir Khan - "Sat Sri Akaal ji, myself Laal...Laal Singh Chaddha."
From HOME
Six, including four Indian
soldiers, die on Siachen
glacier due to an avalanche
A ccording to an Indian army official,
four soldiers and two porters have
died after an avalanche struck on the
Siachen glacier in recently-formed Union
Territory, Jammu and Kashmir. The eight-
man patrol were at the height of 5,800
metres up in the Himalayas when the
disaster hit. While rescue teams managed
to pull all the critically-injured men out,
six of the then later died of hypothermia.
Kiwi-Indian Pratik Patel wins
first runners-up in Mr India event
I ndia-born, and now a New Zealand
resident Pratik Patel, who was featured
in our October’s Diwali issue, has done the
Kiwi-Indian community proud by winning
the first runners-up prize at the recently
concluded Mr India event in New Delhi.
November 21 - November 27 , 2019 I 17
Data in India to get
expensive
T wo major telecom companies in
India – Vodafone Idea and Airtel
– which control more than half of the
over adjusted gross revenue. After the
quarter results were out, Vodafone Idea
in a statement said, “Mobile data charges
Indian market – have announced increase in India are by far the cheapest in the
tariffs on mobile data, as they declared world even as the demand for mobile
India has been in control of the glacier,
noted as the world’s highest militarised
region, since 1984, and more soldiers have
second quarter losses of almost US$10
billion. This comes, after the margins
data services continues to grow rapidly
… To ensure that its customers continue
in a highly price-sensitive market were to enjoy world class digital experiences,
died from the conditions than in combat.
hit three years ago, when Mukesh Vodafone Idea will suitably increase the
Landslides and avalanches are common
Ambani [richest Indian on the planet], prices of its tariffs effective 1 December
in the region during winter, when
introduced a price war with his Reliance 2019.” Airtel’s was also similar.
temperatures can drop to as low as minus
Jio. Although, a more recent reason cited -TIN Bureau
60 degrees. -TIN Bureau
often is the disagreement between the Pic courtesy:SmartData Collective
Pic courtesy: News Live TV
Indian Government and telecom players
In a five-round event, which Patel
narrowly lost to Nitish Bhardwaj from
Gwalior, all participants were judged on
introduction, casual(clothing), talent,
and formal(dressing). The contest also
had a question-answer session, with
famous Bollywood Actor and director
Arbaaz Khan as the chief judge at the
event.
After winning the Mr India 2019-first
runners up title, Pratik told this
newspaper that he owes this feat
to many in New Zealand including
Peter Feeney, Sabby Jey, Rex Braganza
and Anish Patel. He considers New
Zealand’s famous model and celebrity
judge Collin Mathura Jeffree, as his
mentor. Jeffree was the who motivated
Patel to participate in the event and
helped him with his training, grooming
and other preparation.
Patel, who moved to New Zealand
over ten years back, is a Field Engineer
working in the IT sector in Auckland,
and has plans to stay back in India to
pursue his career in modelling and in
Bollywood. As reported earlier, he is
trained in dancing, acting, and in martial
arts. -TIN Bureau
18 I November 21 - November 27 , 2019
Ātete – Resistance: a Kiwi-
Indian dancer in Dunedin
takes on patriachy
S
waroopa Prameela Unni, an acclaimed
Kiwi-Indian performing artist based in
Dunedin, will be presenting her new solo
dance theatre Ātete – Resistance, at the
New Athenaeum Theatre on November 30,
and December 1.
Through Ātete, she will be introducing
audiences to three South Asian women
- Poomathai Ponnamma, Dr Rajani
Thiranagama and Nayika who stood up
against violence.
Her performance will weave through
stories of caste and feudal violence,
violence during war, and domestic
violence in New Zealand. Through these
three segments, she will connect the dots
with common themes like patriarchy and
how women's bodies are used as a site for
revenge in this world.
This will be Unni’s third solo theatre
presentation. In past years, she has
performed two solo theatre productions,
Aananda and Sringaram, at the Body
W hite Ribbon Day, November 25, is
the international day when people
wear a white ribbon to show that they do
not condone violence towards women.
This year whiteribbon.org.nz is asking you
to Challenge the #Unspoken Rules.
Unspoken Rules are the expectations that
boys and young men inherit from society,
GENDER
Festival, Dunedin Fringe Festival, New
Zealand Fringe Festival and Tempo Dance
Festival.
“Ātete will be choreographed in
Mohiniyattam, a South Indian Dance
form, known for its portrayal of ideal
womanhood and I will juxtapose this with
how this very concept has shaped the
pattern of violence on women's bodies. It
will use spoken words, movements, music
and digital media to narrate their stories.
The production will have some additional
music, which has been composed by
Jyolsna Panicker and Sandeep Pillai from
India,” informed Unni. -TIN Bureau
About Swaroopa Prameela Unni
Unni started training in Bharatanayam
from the age of four, Mohiniyattam
and Kuchipudi from the age of 11 and
Kathak during her adult life. She was a
principal dancer for Nrithyalaya School
of Indian Classical Dance and Abhinava
Dance Company in India. She established
Natyaloka School of Indian Dance in
Dunedin in 2011 where she teaches
Bharatanatyam, a South Indian Dance
form, to students from age of four-and-a-
half years and above. It is the only Indian
dance school in the Otago region. In
recognition of her efforts deep South, she
was chosen as one of 125 extraordinary
women in Dunedin – an exhibition by
Otago Museum, to celebrate 125 years of
suffrage movement.
Pic courtesy: Adair Bruce
based on outdated ideas of what a man is,
how he acts, and how he should express
himself.
(All information above, is courtesy
whiteribbon.org.nz. The Indian News
strongly condemns any form of violence
against women.)
CULTURE
Star
of the
Moment
A yushmann Khurrana scored his
seventh successive hit at the box
office with the recently released Bala.
Helmed by the team behind last year’s
horror comedy success –Stree, Bala dealt
with how the pressures of looking good
can adversely affect a person’s life. Bala
was accepted by the audiences on count
of its novel yet identifiable storyline, and
excellent performances by its star cast led
by the 35-year-old actor from Chandigarh-
Ayushmann.
An all-rounder in the true sense, he was
successful on radio (reason behind that
impactful voice) and television, before
transitioning to cinema. Ayushmann
is also a musician, and has sung many
popular tracks. He debuted with the John
Abraham produced Vicky Donor, and
found instant success with a film that
dealt with a hitherto untouched subject
in Hindi cinema of male infertility. What
also got him a lot of accolades was his
rendition of the Punjabi ballad –Pani Da
Rang in the film. His career graph dipped
post the success of Vicky Donor, where
he appeared in urban romantic comedies
which failed to make a mark with the
audiences. He found success, and possibly
his niche with the 2015 release Dum
Laga Ke Haisha. A film that dealt with
the stigma of body shaming, it was set in
heartland India and gave Ayushmann a
formula for success that has not let him
down since.
He is now the poster boy for
contemporary Hindi cinema. His films
are a good example of how Hindi cinema
is changing and becoming content rich,
and not relying solely on stars to carry
films on their shoulders. Ayushmann is
now a bankable actor associated with
engaging and family friendly subjects.
All his successes have had Ayushmann
surrounded by strong actors (not
necessarily stars) who elevate the film to a
higher level.
Tanu Weds Manu in 2011 is the film can
term the pioneer of making successful
films set in North India. It brought to the
fore a previously unseen landscape on
the big screen. If Dil Chahta Hain was
a reflection of how urban Indian lived
and spoke, Tanu Weds Manu was an apt
and more importantly an interesting
portrayal of lives in small town India.
There was a novelty factor associated with
watching these everyday people grapple
with relatable situations on screen. But
again as is the case with any film, it has
to entertain to succeed. In the past
few years many films who forced their
narrative into a small-town milieu, have
failed.
Ayushmann is clearly one of the biggest
stars of the time. His films are made on
controlled budgets, further enhancing
their profitability. The only thing
Ayushmann needs to guard against is
getting typecast. Yes he picks up novel
subjects, but most of his films are shot
in North India where characters display
similar quirks and the milieu is now
looking a bit repetitive. His best film so
far has been the thriller –Andhadhun. A
few more films in that space, mixed with a
social comedy; and the star of Ayushmann
will only ascend higher. -Apurv Shukla
November 21 - November 27 , 2019 I 19
Google celebrates Children’s Day with
seven-year old's 'walking tree' doodle
A s India celebrates Children's Day to
mark the birth anniversary of its first
Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
on Thursday, Google marked the day
by releasing a dedicated doodle for the
occasion.
To commemorate the day, a seven-year-
old girl- Divyanshi Singhal's sketch was
selected as the doodle for the day. For a
few years, Google has been welcoming
sketches from children to mark the day.
Elaborating on this year's selection,
Google in its notes said, "It was
heartening to see so many fresh, creative
depictions for a better world--from
Gen Z. The reality not the hype
T here's been a whole lot of noise
around generational difference lately
but what's it really like being part of the
Gen Z crowd? On November 28th the
youth organisation, YWCA Auckland, is
launching 18X18 a photo essay exhibition,
revealing the most pressing issues faced
cleaning up the
ocean, to flying solo
using technology,
to simply dreaming
about a world without
boundaries."
This year they received
submissions from over
1.1 lakh children from
classes 1 to 10 across
the country, responding to the theme
'When I grow up, I hope ...'
Divyanshi, who won this year's contest
named her sketch, 'The Walking Tree'.
Elaborating on the same, she said, "When
I grow up, I hope the world's trees can
walk or fly. The land could be cleared so
easily without making them die. There
would be so little deforestation and
humans can just ask the trees and their
friends to move to another place."
She explained that the idea struck her
when she paid a visit to her grandmother
and witnessed that so many trees are
being cut around her house.
by these newly minted adults. 18X18
is free, launches at Silo Park and will
continue across the summer in Auckland
with the aim of a national tour in the
future. Kathryn talks to two of 18 x 18's
subjects, Katie and Allyssa.-RNZ
20 I November 21 - November 27 , 2019 SPORTS

IPL-style NZ Premier League coming up

N ew Zealand will have its
very own version of IPL –
though at a very small scale – in
December and January of this
year. According to the organisers,
the New Zealand Premier League
(NPL), will be a T20 tournament
based on the Indian Premier
League (IPL) format, which will
be conducted in association with
the Kumeu Cricket Club, and is
supported by Auckland Cricket.
Eight teams from different
communities, each consisting of
16 players will participate in the
NPL, which will have matches
on December 8, 15, 21, 28, and
29. January 4, and 5, will be the
reserve days. Coming weekend,
on November 23, these teams
will fight for players in an
auction. Selected players will
earn money from the auction, as
well as based on performances.
The winning team will get a
prize money of $5,000, with the
runners-up getting $1,500.
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22 I November 21 - November 27 , 2019 CRICKET

As the cricket season is up and running across the country, we talked to two rising Kiwi-Indian cricket stars, who in
their respective age-groups, and formats [outdoor, indoor] of play, have made waves in New Zealand cricket this year.
Adithya Ashok, 17 years, New Zealand
Under-19, leg-spinner and lower-order
bat
the Eden Roskill Cricket Club Barrington
Rowland - was born with a natural talent
to bowl leg-spin - is looking forward to the
Auckland Under-19 tournament taking
place in December. Performance there
would be the key to get selected for the
Under-19 World Cup scheduled in South
Africa early next year.
Talking further about Ashok , Rowland
added, “I haven’t changed much in his
style over the past five years per se.
Just fine tuning, I would say. For me,
Adithya’s greatest assets are his match
temperament, fast-learning abilities, and
confidence in his skills.”
Swayam Desai, 20 years, New Zealand
Indoor Cricket Under-22, top order bat
and first-change seam bowler.
D esai’s family moved to New Zealand
in 2002, from Baroda in Gujarat.
Always a cricket-fanatic, his venture into
indoor cricket was accidental. “I was
missing cricket during winters, when it
used to rain all the time. So I thought why
not try indoor cricket,” he said.
And as it happened, when he did try
the indoor version of India’s unofficial
national sport, he discovered, he was
quite good at it. So much so, that after
he was selected to face the Aussies in a
Trans-Tasman Series in September this
year, which took place in Palmerston
North.
These days, he trains regularly at the
Eden Roskill Cricket Club, focussing on
improving his skills by repetitions. “I
have discovered that repetitions, and
developing a muscle memory of your
skills-set, is the key to success,” he added.
His next goal is to get selected in the New
Zealand’s Under-22 Indoor Cricket team
for the World Cup scheduled in Australia
in September 2020.
• Gaurav Sharma

A pril 2019, was good for Ashok, who
moved to New Zealand from Vellore
at the age of four. “I got selected for New
Zealand Under-19 for the first time, to
tour Bangladesh. But unfortunately,
that tour got cancelled. Though I got my
chance in July, when we went to Australia
to play a three-match series in Brisbane.
This was followed by a four-match series
against Bangladesh in Lincoln. Overall, I
would say my experience with Under-19s
has been very good, for which I credit
Paul Wiseman,” he said. [Wiseman is the
Programme Lead for the New Zealand
Under-19s]
Now, Ashok, who according to his coach at
playing the format for close to four years,
And Barry, as he is fondly called by his Visibly happy at the success of
mates, would know a thing or two for his players was Jagannath Nori,
spotting talent. Apart from being a Manager at Eden Roskill Cricket
Karnataka Ranji player himself, he has Club, where both the players play
coached several Blackcaps in the past
in its premier team. Whenever they
11 years he has lived in New Zealand,
including Jeet Rawal, Azaz Patel, and
find time from their New Zealand
duties, that is. “We have never had
Martin Guptill.
a Blackcap in our history. But with
“Apart from Barry, I credit Tony Sail, my
these two players coming up the
mentor and school coach [Mount Roskill
Grammer School], and ex-Blackcaps Tarun
ranks in New Zealand cricket, and
Nethula, for my cricketing journey,” Ashok many more potentials performing
noted, while adding that his routine these well in their respective age-groups,
days is fitness-training in the mornings, I am confident the club will break
and skills-training in the evenings. this drought pretty soon,” he noted.

Mohammed Shami caps seamers'

show as India trounce Bangladesh
I t is not unnatural for visiting batsmen
in India to feel like they are trapped; to
spend over after over under pressure with
that the captain had burnt both reviews.
Bangladesh should have tried to capitalise
on that, but they were sorely outmatched
their edges being beaten and their shots here.
counting for nothing. Just that most times
It was a poor match for Bangladesh's
a spinner would be bowling. Bangladesh
openers overall. Imrul Kayes totalled 12
went through a different experience in
runs in two innings and considering he
Indore.
dropped Mayank Agarwal when he was on
For the first time since 2001 - India felt 32, his overall contribution to this game
compelled to keep their fast bowlers on was 199 in negative. -TIN Bureau
for 23 overs straight with the new ball.
And we're talking about the third and
fourth innings of a home Test here. That's
around the time a subcontinent pitch is
worn beyond recognition and the ball
doesn't so much turn as create tiny rips in
the universe. Mohammed Shami, Umesh
Yadav and Ishant Sharma ripped through
the opposition to set up victory by an
innings and 130 runs. India's fast bowlers
average 15.82 in 2019, easily the best in
the world and on the third day of this
Test, they showcased all the qualities that
went into that stat.
Virat Kohli had declared with a lead of
343, a sizable cushion for an attack that
is up there with the greatest that has ever
played this game, and within the first 14
overs, they created so much excitement
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