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WE WILL RISE AGAIN
They say all good things must come to an end and so it was for the Black Caps
magical run at the World Twenty20 in India
50 deliveries between Roy and Alex Hales
(20). Hales departed when he mistimed a
Mitchell Santner delivery into the hands
of Colin Munro at long-on, but the early
momentum kept England in good stead.
Leg-spinner Inderbir Singh (Ish) Sodhi
gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of hope by
sending back Roy and England captain Eoin
Morgan off consecutive deliveries in the 13th
over. But that did not prove to be enough to
carry New Zealand through.
Jos Buttler brought up the winning runs
and underlined Englands dominance in
spectacular fashion by pulling a Santner
delivery into the stands beyond the
midwicket fence.
Sodhi registered figures of 4/42 in his
four overs, while Santner (1/28) was the
only other New Zealand bowler to claim
a wicket.
Earlier, asked to bat first, New Zealand
posted a competitive total of 153/8 in their
20 overs.
The Kiwis should have got a bigger
total, but England did well to take wickets
regularly in the latter half of the innings
to restrict their opponents. Munro put in
a useful knock for New Zealand with the
bat, scoring 46 runs off 32 balls with seven
boundaries and a six.

Experienced pacer Ben Stokes was
the most successful among the England
bowlers with figures of 3/26. Willey handed
England an early breakthrough as Martin
Guptill lashed out at one that shaped away
only to see the edge carry to Jos Buttler
behind the stumps.
Munro and Kane Williamson proceeded
to lay the foundation for a competitive total
with a 74-run partnership in 50 balls.
Williamson perished through an easy
caught and bowled effort by Ali after tossing
a skier to mid-off. Plunkett had his revenge
on Munro in his second spell when the Kiwi
left-hander went after a delivery, which
was well outside off, only to slice it to Ali at
third man.
That seemed to slow down the New
Zealand run rate a bit. Ross Taylor did not
last long, snapped up by Eoin Morgan off
Chris Jordans bowling in the 17th over.
Anderson seemed to be in good knock,
scoring 28 off 22 deliveries. But his
dismissal in the 18th over ended Kiwi hopes
of amassing a big total. The result brings
to an end what has been an impressive
tournament for the Blackcaps, if not
ultimately successful.
Some of the team will return to New

Zealand, while many will stay on for the
start of the IPL. With this tournament
Nathan McCullum also retires officially and
will be truly missed.
Expressing their feelings about the
tournament, Blackcaps, in their official
statement said, Its been a great ride and
the entire Blackcaps unit has appreciated
all the support from around the world and
particularly back home in New Zealand.
Late nights and early mornings on behalf
of the boys has been an awesome effort.
Losing hurts but hope we did enough to
make you proud and we will rise again.
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ICGs Eastermela
Keep the NZ flag flying
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or the first time, a democratic

process took place where the future
of the countrys flag was decided by
the citizens. Now that the mandate is out, it
is time to put speculations and accusations
around the flag referendum to rest.
There have been various theories
that have been floating around the flag
referendum, which neither does any justice
nor does it respect the democratic opinion
and the pluralistic ideas in our society.
Calling this referendum a brainchild of
one person and trying to associate it with a
persons intended legacy is questioning the
wisdom of nearly 43% of the voters who
wanted a change in flag.
This referendum was a once in a lifetime
opportunity, which polarised the people of
this country on a long pending political and
emotional issue that allowed them to take
a strong stand. It paved the way to rest the
issue with dignity, which has been hovering
around us for a long time now.
While there have been many sets of
teeth clenched on the 26 million dollars
spent, one needs to look at the positive
aspects that the entire process has brought
out too. The flag referendum was definitely
not flawed and the testament to that is the
strong 900,000 votes that the new flag
received. To see the Lockwood flag still
flying on the houses, vehicles, etc., even
after many days of result coming out makes
a statement in itself.
One also needs to understand that the
entire process transpired only because
56.6%
This referendum was a once in
a lifetime opportunity, which
polarized the people of this
country on a long pending
political and emotional issue
that allowed them to take a
strong stand
there was a general discontentment
regarding the existing flag among some
major sections in the society. To blame it
on the current government and specifically,
John Key would serve no purpose. One
should actually congratulate John Key from
playing a pivotal role in bringing the issue
out for open debate and resting it, once
43.2%
for all. Finally, it is also important to note
that though some people were reluctant
to take a stand on the matter initially,
eventually joined the national debate.
Proof for that would be the major increase
in percentage of people voting at different
phases of voting during the whole process.
While the first referendum to pick the
alternate design saw 49% of the registered
voters taking part, 67.3% took part in the
final referendum.
If anything, this referendum has only
increased the value and the standing of
the flag. Although the flag remains same
after the referendum, it now has the stamp
of being a first democratically elected flag
in the world making it much stronger and
bolder than before.
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ndian group in Christchurch. The

city-basedIndian Cultural Group
(ICG) successfully hosted the Easter
Mela 2016 on March 27 at the Pioneer
Sports and Recreation Centrea first of its
kind event to be organised.
With more than 800 people attending
and established stars of the Punjabi music
scene such as Sharry Mann and Ninja
enthralling the crowds, the event carried
on for almost six hours.
The two, along with a few upcoming
singers from Punjab and six local singers
from Christchurch and Auckland, made
sure that the crowd got a mix of tunewith-the-times trendy Punjabi songs,
romantic melodies and traditional Punjabi
folk numbers.
Sandeep
Sachdev,
president
of
ICG, said, Our goal was to fuse Easter
celebrations with an Indianmelalikeatmosphere, which by all accounts
we succeeded in doing. Apart from the
concert on stage, we had food stalls and
shops selling traditional Punjabi clothing
and footwear. It took our almost 50
volunteers close to three months to put
the show together. I am most heartened
by the fact that we were able to give our
local talent the chance to sing alongside the
Punjabi greats.
A meet-and-greet session was alos
organised with Sharry Mann. Event
coordinator Rajwinder Singhsaid, While
other singers have left for Australia to carry
on with their commitments there, Sharry
will be performing in Tauranga on April 2.
The event was also held in Auckland
at Vodafone Events Centre with the
same artists and was a houseful show.
In Auckland, the event was organised by
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New Zealand Parliament by former Prime
Minster Rt Hon Helen Clark.
The RDC will be a national centre
of education and research excellence
fostering an appreciation for and
understanding of religious diversity among
all New Zealanders. It will provide training
and professional development for those
working in a multicultural, multi-religious
environment, high-quality research and
educational opportunities. It will also offer
a point of call for expert advice on issues
of religious diversity for policymakers
and media. As Prime Minister, Helen
Clark supported New Zealands National
Statement on Religious Diversity and was
instrumental in New Zealand becoming
one of the four sponsoring nations of the
Regional Interfaith Dialogue that involved
15 Asia-Pacific countries. The former Prime
Minister graciously accepted to be the
Patron of the RDC. The time has come for
a Centre that ensures accurate information
is available about New Zealands religious
communities and the issues that impact
on themand on us all, said Centre
Chairperson Jocelyn Armstrong. If
sound knowledge feeds into wide public
discussion then quality policymaking can
be achieved for the country.
Concerns raised over the absence of
a Hindu representative
Hindu Council of New Zealand
(HCNZ) has questioned the absence of
a representative from Dharma-based

communities such as Hindu and Buddhist
in the board of trustees. No religion
accounts for the largest following in New
Zealand and is also missing from the set
of trustees.
In view of this, Hindu Organisations,
Temples and Associations (HOTA) Forum
in New Zealand organised a meeting on
March 11 in Mangere, Auckland to discuss
the establishment of RDC. The participants
raised concerns over the absence of Hindu
and Buddhist representatives from the
trust board, the lack of gender diversity, the
similarities/differences and relationships
between the newly formed RDT, the
Interfaith Council that exists in multiple
cities in the country and the New Zealand
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cycle fairly quickly, so maybe the

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would be coming up so fast. Whatever
the reason, she pulled out from a side street
right in front of me. I braked hard, swerved,
and just managed to avoid her. She drove off
and I was left shaking, thinking about how
close I had come to being another cycling
statistic on our roads. I still cycle every day,
but I worry about accidents.
According to the New Zealand Transport
Agency, concern over safety is the main
reason for a huge decline in the number of
New Zealand children who walk or cycle
to school. In 1989, half of all kids walked
or cycled to school and only a third were
dropped off by car. These proportions have
now reversed. If you visit a school around
8:30 a.m. or 3:30 p.m. you will see the huge
queue of cars driven by parents dropping
off and picking up children. This not only
worsens road safety but also adds to road
congestion, climate emissions and child
health and obesity problems.
There is a better way. The Green Party
is calling for a change in transport policy.
The priority should shift from building
more and more roads to give priority to
alternativesmore frequent buses and
trains, and safer cycling and walking. This
would also reflect some of the changes
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already going on in cities such as Auckland

where there has been a big rise in people
using trains, buses and bikes, rather than
cars. More government investment in
better alternatives would give people choice
and help an even faster shift away from our
dependence on cars.
Better options for school children is an
obvious starting point. The Green Party
proposes investment in safe walking and
cycling infrastructure, a
30km/hour speed limit
as the default around
schools, and joint work
with communities and
schools to identify safe
routes and encourage
kids
and
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people, good for the economy and good for
the environment. Its time for a change.
We need new thinking and new ways to
improve our quality of life.
See www.greens.org.nz for details of our
Safe to School policy.
Barry Coates is next on the Green
Party list to get into Parliament. He is
setting up a Sustainability Programme
at the University of Auckland Business
School, and was the former CEO of
Oxfam New Zealand.
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Easter
SyroMalabar Catholic Community of Kerala celebrates Easter
Gaurav Sharma
he Syro-Malabar Catholic
Communitya soon-tobe-registered non-profit
and consisting mainly of members
from the Malayalee (hailing from
Kerala) Christian community
of
Christchurchcelebrated
Easter and marked Good Friday
last weekend.
The 350-strong gathering on
Good Friday and Easter Sunday
at St Bernadettes Catholic
Church in Christchurchwas the
communitys largest celebration
till date.
Christians around the world
celebrate the occasion marking
the death and resurrection of
Jesus Christ. On Friday, we had a
two-hour holy mass during which

verses from the Bible about the
crucifixion were read out.
On Saturday night, devotees
gathered around 11:30 at the
church to attend the midnight
mass. It carried on till early
morning on Sunday, informed
Renju George, one of the main
organisers of the event.
Bipin Joy, who has been in
Christchurch since 2012 and was
earlier a member of the church
choir added, Our next event
will take place in May, which is
celebrated as the Month of Mother
Mary. We will be observing Marian
feast days for the celebration of
events in the life of the Blessed
Virgin Mary and her veneration.
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Holi celebrations in Christchurch

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holika dahan being carried out,

and people applying gulaal tikkas
on each other. The event took
place at our Associations home
in Ferry Road and ended with a
light supper, informed Ramesh
Bhana, president of the CIA.
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he Bochasanwasi Shri
Akshar
Purushottam
S w a m i n a r a y a n
Sanstha (BAPS) organised Holi
celebrations in the Swaminarayan
temple in Christchurch on
March 20.
Sanjay Patel, secretary of
BAPS in Christchurch, informed,
We had a gathering of about
200 people, who participated
inbhajan-kirtans.
Rangandgulaalwere also at
hand for those who wanted to put
colourful tikkason each other.
Some light refreshments were also
served in the end.
But importantly, he added,
Our
celebrations
involved
dressing the idols of gods and
goddesses in the holi theme
with them holdingpichkaris.
It was symbolic of Bhagwaan
Swaminarayanplaying Holi with
The BAPS Holi celebration in Christchurch
all of us, thebhaktjans. The joy of

getting immersedin the colours of
hisbhaktiis unparalleled.
Christchurch Indian
Association
The
Christchurch
Indian
Association (CIA) also organised
its Holi celebrations for the first
time ever.
Almost 60 people attended
the event, which saw a pooja
being performed, a symbolic
Christchurch Fiji Association

TheChristchurch
Fiji
Association (Cfcessa) organised
a Fiji Faag night on March 23.
Supported by NZ Flames Barber,
the Faag mandalicarried on till
late night.
Fiji-Indian has this tradition
where we singfaag (Holi-related
folk songs) on the full-moon
night holika is set on fire. This is
also carried on the next morning
duringdhuleti when all of us play
with colours.
The faag mandalisvisit
homes of friends and relatives,
exchanging
sweets,
applying
colours and playing music,Vinesh
Prakash,
secretary
of
the
Association informed.
An Indian team wins the

afternoon grade cricket
Gaurav Sharma
arist Harewood Eco Travels 3B cricket

team, comprising players from India
and one from Pakistan, has been
declared winners of the afternoon grade cricket in
Christchurch in the just concluded season.
Organised by the Christchurch Metropolitan
Cricket Association (CMCA)the organisation
that looks after the adult club and youth cricket
Marist Harewood Eco Travel 3B cricket teamwinner of afternoon grade

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in the cityand spanning more than six months

from October to March, the tournament saw teams
playing more than 20 matches each.
And incredibly, Team Marist Harewood, which
played 21 matches in all, lost only one match
throughout the season in its journey to becoming the
CMCA 3B Grade and Cup Champions.
Allen Surendar, captain of the team, who came to
Christchurch in 2009 from Tamil Nadu and works
with the City Council noted, We formed this team in
2011 and this is the first time we have managed to lift
the trophy. We came pretty close last year, though.
The icing on the cake was team member Shafeeq
Ismail winning the Marist Harewood Cricket Clubs
coveted trophy for the most successful bowler across
all grades. He took 36 wickets in the entire season.
According to CMCA, out of the total 125 cricket
teams across all grades in Christchurch, around six
to eight have mostly Indian players. These teams are
mainly from Marist Harewood, East Christchurch
Shirley, Addington and Halswell cricket clubs.
And this is the first time an Indian team has won
the afternoon grade tournament making our win
sweeter. What would be even better if Dhoni lifts
the World T20 Cricket Cup later this week. A final
between the Black Caps and Team India would be a
dream come true, concluded Surendar.
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Four tips to help your

children become readers
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nternational Childrens Book Day is

celebrated around the world on April
2 and getting ready to flick through
some of his favourite books, is Year 3
student from Auckland, Rudra Patel.
He may only be nine years old but
Rudra is a passionate learner who is
confidently studying English and Maths
material usually seen in high school at his
local Kumon Centre.
His mum, Sejal, said, Rudra has
exceeded all our expectations. On the
second day of school, his principal called
us and said that Rudra was far ahead of
his age and he knows lots of things and
that was very good to hear.
Part of Rudras academic success is due
to his love of reading. When Rudra and
his little sister finish their Kumon for the
day, they like to relax with a book. We all
do homework together and then we get to
enjoy reading books. Thats what we did
yesterday. I finished all my work so today
Im just reading and writing and resting,
he said.
Here are a few tips to help you instil
the same love of books and reading in
your children.
1. Give your children a number of book
options and let them pick the book they
most want to read. This gives children
a sense of ownership making it more
likely they will want to read and finish
the book. For a list of recommended
books for young readers, visit www.
readtogether.com.au.
2. Set a strong example by ensuring
your children are able to see you
read your own books and regularly

discuss reading with your children. As
one Kumon student said, I saw dad
reading and thought that it looked
interesting so it made me want to start
reading too!
3. Have books readily available around
the house and within your childrens
reach. It can also be helpful to create
a relaxing reading space around the
house and to get in the habit of making
books a possible activity if your children
feel bored or tired.
4. And, of course, reading aloud to
your children for just 10 minutes a
day, whether in English or another
language, is still one of the best ways to
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Whenever we have met Mr Ajay

Kumar, not even once has he not
mentioned GFS core philosophyWe
always depend upon the customer, the
customer never depends on us. If the
customer gives us a chance to serve
them, in fact, they are obliging us and
not the other way around. We are
nothing without our customers. Ajay
believes that it is this philosophy that
has made him the biggest mortgage
adviser in NZ.
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Since 1999, GFS has been helping Kiwis

realise their dreams by helping them get
loans to purchase their first home, investment
property, business or commercial property.
Over the last 16+ years, GFS has seen and
handled just about every type of scenario
imaginable when it comes to lending. This rich
experience and their focus on Customer First
mantra has made them stand out from the
competition and win various accolades
from the industry. Here,
congratulating them on their
17th anniversary, we profile
the company and their
unique achievements.
Swati Sharma
When asked the single most

important reason for this success, GFS
Managing Director Ajay Kumar said,
If we look after our customers, they
will look after us.
In this article, Indian Weekender
shares with readers the success story
of the countrys top mortgage adviser,
what makes them different from others
and what is coming up next.
Time and again, advertisers make
claims of being number one but
how can customers find out who is
actually number one? We have been
reading stories about GFS being the
top mortgage advisers in the country
so we went on to find out what their
claims are based upon: Are they
really number one? We found out that
there is not just one but many aspects
that make GFS better than others in
the industry.
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Dont focus just on small benefit but focus on totality

and see who is saving you more money, who is making
you mortgage free sooner. Talk to everyone, but go to
the one who is making you home-owner sooner.
Tailor-made solutions
Many of you must be thinking that

there are many mortgage advisers
in Auckland these days, then why
should one go to GFS? What makes
them different?
We think that no two customers are
the same. Each has different financial
needs and priorities. Hence, we cant

apply one formula to everybody. Here
at GFS, we give each of our customers
a tailor-made solution, one that
suits their priorities and which is in
their best interest. We consider our
customer as our family, which they can
put their trust in, says Ajay.
We agree with Ajay here. With

money matters, we think, anybody
would want to take advice or help only
from someone they can trust as their
own, who will save them from any kind
of monetary loss. And this quality of
GFS certainly proves them different
than others in the market.
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We followed his guidance and
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after 9yrs and 3 months we are
mortgage free. His staff right
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When the customer approaches us

and then the bank offers its terms and
conditions, we negotiate with the bank
to improve it.
Being constantly in touch with
most of the banks and aware of what is
happening in the property and financial
markets, GFS is able to compare the
best deals being offered by different
banks. As deals vary from application
to application, GFS is able to negotiate
a better deal based on customer needs.
The market today is based on
three factors: cash back, discount on
the rate of interest and in insurance
cheaper premium. But if you calculate
the actual gain, it is not much. For
example, your loan is of $500,000 and
one bank offers you an interest rate of
4.29 per cent while another bank offers
4.19 per cent rate of interest. Of course,
4.19 is lesser than 4.29 per cent but the
benefit to the customer on a $500,000
loan is only $500 a year which is less
than $10 a week, not much.
GFS goes a step further. It focuses
on reducing your interest cost and that
too within your capacity and without
imposing any new condition on you.
It does it by reducing the term of your
loan without increasing your fixed
loan instalment.
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NZ Herald writes about GFS delivering excellent

customer service
Dedication and devotion only
towards customer service, from
day one, is the most important
reason behind our success,
says Ajay.
Ajay
says
that
their
customers are their family and
it is their responsibility to look
after their family.
We develop long term
relationships
with
our
customers. We understand
their needs, their financial priorities
and work hard for them till they are satisfied. If we look
after our customer, the customer will look after us. Their satisfaction will boost
our brand image in the market and society. This also helpsthe banks get good quality
customers through us. So, in our model customer is on the top of it and rest all falls
together with that.
It wont be hyperbolized to say that considering their customer as God and serving
them well has in turn paid-off them quite well.
Helped us get on track

with finances and proper
insurance! Feeling very
confident our family is now
moving in the right direction.
Highly recommend their
service. GFS team instilled the
confidence in me with their
proper financial advice.
Unique plans that save interest

GFS has a unique system to reduce
your loan term and save interest without
increasing your loan repayment instalment,
by using the capacity of the customer
which is different for everyone. We have
successfully used it since 1999 and nearly
3,000 customers have benefitted from it.
Latest technology for addressing

customer needs
The other reason why GFS is able to

do it is its proprietary CRM software
that they have developed ground
up to help their clients according to
their needs.
Technology has been one of the
main reasons behind the success of
GFS. Ajay says that their CRM software
has been developed by their own
team, which enables them to upgrade
it as and when the needs of their
customers change.
The latest addition in their tech-tools
is the recently launched chat window
on the GFS website. This interactive
tool helps customers or visitors get
quick answers to their queries related
to mortgage and insurance. This is
certainly helpful when you are looking
for some information on the website
but cant find it. GFS has a dedicated
team to handle the queries on the chat
window and you will get an instant
reply to your questions.
GFS recently also implemented IP
telephony and call recording system
that helps the customer provide voice
authorisation over the phone itself.
This system has significantly saved
the time of the customer from nearly
five days to five minutes depending on
their requirements.
For illustration, in the above example

itself, if we reduce your loan term by even
one year, on a loan of $500,000 at a rate
interest of four per cent, you save interest
costs of $20,000 per year which is much
greater than saving $500 a year. If we save
five years, it is saving $100,000 in interest
for you.
The GFS difference is to achieve
this without increasing your fixed loan
instalment and according to the capacity
of the customer. If the customer requests,
we can provide the Interest Saver Plan in
writing. The customer can check on an
ongoing basis how they are progressing
in paying off their mortgage faster as well
as the interest saved. For any queries
customers are welcome to meet us for
ongoing support and guidance. For all
these services there is no extra fee charged
to the customer.
The savings typically range around
a hundred thousand dollars depending
on the customers financial needs and
capacity. In some cases, customers can
even save up to a million dollars.
So Global, along with focusing on small
details, targets at the bigger benefits to
the customer without any additional cost.
Our claim is there in writing and we take
responsibility until you become mortgage
free, until you finish the loanand that too
at no cost to you, our valued customer.
I cant see any other mortgage service
provider offering this type of service and
which is what GFS takes pride in.
So if you have chosen GFS as your
mortgage or insurance adviser, you can
rest assured that they will be there with you
whenever you need them, now and always.
Social media to communicate better

with customers
Social media has taken over the major
mode of communication from past few
years now.
Hence, GFS has been actively
communicating with their customers and
clients through Facebook since last year.
On their Facebook page launched in June
2015, they have received more than 90 five
star reviews from their customers. Add to
it, they have 29 reviews on Google+. Again
its probably the highest number for any
mortgage advisor in New Zealand.
Better employer
The reason behind GFS excellent

customer service is their team who takes
care of their customers needs and stays in
regular touch. Most of the team members
at GFS are migrants. GFS has strived to be
amongst the best employers in the KiwiIndian community. It provides some of
the best career and growth opportunities
to immigrants who are well educated
and have rich overseas experience. It is
also one of the best paymasters for new
immigrantspaying them top dollar.
Hence, most of their staff are well

qualified
graduates
from
reputed
universities and professionals who have
had management experience in top banks
or multinational corporates.
Ajay says, Every employer wants to
hire people with local experience but do
not count their international experience.
However, at GFS, I am proud to say that
90 per cent of our team do not have local
experience but their output is much better
than the others. We give jobs to those too
who have overseas experience. We did
$825 million of business in last 12 months.
This only proves one thing that the overseas
experience is no less effective and valuable

than local experience.
GFS provides both financial and training
support to its employees for studying while
working. It also encourages them to attend
industry conferences and webinars so that
they can provide the latest market updates
to their customers.
When we hire people, we make them
mortgage or insurance specialists with
training, adds Ajay.
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Ajay Kumar receiving the supreme business award from Honourable Governor General
and the Honourable Prime Minister in 2010.
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Michael Barnett (CEO of Auckland Chambers) presenting the Westpac Auckland

Business Award 2015 to Ajay. Photo: Topic
Baden Martin (left) - ANZs head of third party distribution, Aseem Agarwal(GFS team
member) and Jonathan Singh (Business Development Manager, ANZ Bank) with Ajay
Kumar (right) of Global Financial Services at the ANZ Bank head office in Auckland
after receiving ANZ Banks top mortgage adviser award and Valued Business Partner
Award 2015.
Ajay of GFS receiving the Best Financial Adviser Award (Mortgage & Insurance) 2015 from Mai
Chen (left), Director of BNZ Bank and Natalie Cameron, CEO of AIA Insurance in the presence
of Honarable Steven Joyce (Minister for Economic Development, Auckland Mayor Len Brown,
Andrew Little (Leader of the NZ Labour Party) and Anthony Healy (CEO and MD of BNZ)
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GFS actively participates in

social and community activities.
Ajay believes that he has
received a lot from the community and
it is his responsibility to give back to
the community.
The GFS team contributed their oneday salary to help the victims of tropical
cyclone Winston that recently hit Fiji.
GFS has also engaged in philanthropy for
Fiji where GFS will sponsor the education
of five students from Fiji, whose
families have been severely affected by
the cyclone.
Ajay explains, The students that are
brilliant in education would lose the
opportunity to go back to school because
their families have lost everything in
the disaster and can no longer support
their education. GFS is taking the
responsibility of educating at least five
students, to start with.
I believe if you help in educating one
child in the family you actually help the
entire family. That child can support its
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What dignitaries say about GFS
entire family if educated. We will not

let such bright students discontinue
their education. We will support their
education, at least for next five years. We
can grow this support in future but we
have started with five.
GFS has also been always supporting
sports and cultural events of the Indian
community of all ethnic backgrounds
Some recent examples include:
Title Sponsor of the Indian Sports
Awards 2015 and 2014
Annual
sports
meets
of
the
Gurudwaras at Takanini and Tauranga
in March 2016.
Special sewa at Takanini Gurudwara.
GFS has been doing this for
many years.
Holi, Diwali and Fiji Fetsivals
Main sponsor of the Kite Festival
organised by Vaishnav Parivar
every year
Dandiya nights at North Shore
and Howick
I personally wanted to congratulate you and your company, Global Finance

Ltd, on being one of our finalists for the Westpac Auckland Business Awards
- Southern Region. It is a great achievement to be one of the top four in the
Customer Service Delivery category. In our industry, we too believe that
customer service is key, and we are proud to celebrate this acknowledgement
with you. We look forward to meeting you at the Awards event on Thursday
8th October.
- Peter Thompson, Managing Director, Barfoot & Thompson
Global Financial Services is consistently our top performing broker partner.
Were proud to support Ajay as he grows his business, and we appreciate his
continued support for ANZ as we work to help more New Zealanders into their
own home.
- Baden Martin, ANZs Head of Mortgage Adviser Distribution
Congratulations to Ajay Kumar and his team for winning the well-deserved
award.
- Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, National List MP
I understand you have helped thousands in achieving their financial goals
- Jamie Lee Ross, MP for Botany
You have every reason to feel extremely proud of your achievements
-Dr. Jackie Blue, former MP of National Party
Ajay Kumar (GFS) presenting the award at Tauranga Gurudwara to a lucky

winner in the presence of MLA of Aam Aadmi Party from India and office
bearers of Sri Kalgidhar Gurudwara, Tauranga
Congratulations on being given this prestigious award!

-Phill Goff, MP for Mt Roskill
What next in 2016
GFS sponsors Kite Festival 2015 organised

by Vaishnav Parivar
Sri Daljit Singh Ji presenting

the 2015 award to Ajay
Kumar for supporting
the Otahuhu & Takanini
Gurdwara Sahib & providing
community service
GFS will continue providing

excellent customer service, which it
has been rewarded for so consistently.
GFS is expanding its reach by opening
a branch in West Auckland. A new
branch in Henderson will soon
be operational.
GFS also plans to further improve
technologically to fulfil the expectation
of customers and well-wishers.
Ajay started GFS with

the vision of helping
customers not only to
get the mortgage but also
advising them on how
to pay it faster and save
thousands of dollars in
interest costs. This was
then further extended
to getting the right insurance, which
would protect the family home in the
face of unforeseen events.
After analysing all the facts, we must
say GFS is undoubtedly the countrys
top mortgage service provider and is
walking their talk by following their
vision then and now, and aspire to do
so in future as well.
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April brings more support for families
returning to work a priority.

Thats why childcare assistance
is increasing so sole parents
can go back to work when their
youngest child turns three
Parmjeet Parmar
instead of five.
National List MP
Parents in work will be better
supported by an increase in
ith Easter over for
Working for Families payments
another year, many
of $24.50 for very low-income
New
Zealanders
have something else to look families, and up to $12.50 a week
forward to. Extra support for for low-income families.
Together the increases to
families, which has been made
benefits
and Working for Families
possible by the Governments
tax
credits
will help more than
careful economic management,
half
a
million
children, including
kicks in on April 1.
190,000
children
in benefitFor the first time in 43 years,
dependent
homes.
Paid
parental
benefit rates are rising beyond
leave
increases
for
the
second
inflation for families with children.
They will receive an extra $25 a time from April 1. This means
week from April 1. However it is new parents will get 18 weeks
important we continue to make paid parental leave to spend with
their newest family member.

Paid parental leave is also being
extended to cover more work
circumstances and those who
have responsibility for the care of
a child under six but may not be
the biological or adoptive parents
of that child. Parents of premature
babies will now be entitled to extra
weeks of parental leave payments.

The minimum wage is increasing
again, as it has done every year
National has been in office, from
$14.75 an hour to $15.25. Were
careful to do this in a way that
means people on the lowest
incomes are paid more but dont
lose their jobs. Laws banning
Big multinationals dodge tax

Phil Goff
Labour MP
ts wrong that many of

the large multinationals
operating in New Zealand
pay almost no tax. Thats on top
of many of New Zealands richest
people not paying the top tax rate
despite earning many times more
than wage and salary earners who
are on the top tax rate.
Part of the price of living in a
civilised society and getting the
services we need is paying our fair
share of the taxes governments
need to function. I have no
problem with that. I got a good

education largely paid for by
the State. I hope not to need our
public health service, but want to
know that if I have a serious illness
or accident it will be available to
me. I am happy to pay my share
for other things such as police,
defence and corrections and meet
the costs of our transport system.
It was recently revealed that
20 multinational corporations
who recorded nearly $10 billion in
annual sales in New Zealand pay
just $1.8 million in tax here.
This seems largely to be tax
avoidance, which is legal rather
than tax evasion, which is not.
We need urgently to change our
laws to close the loopholes and we
need to work globally to address
the inadequacy of international
tax law. People who have worked

in these corporations say that
they choose to transfer the profits
they make here to countries which
are tax havens. Their deliberate
policy is to avoid profit showing up
in a country such as New Zealand
where the company tax rate is
28%. Merck, Sharp and Dohme,

a big pharmaceutical company,
for example, is reported as having
earned $46.9 million revenue in
New Zealand in 2014 but paid
only $127,000 in income tax.
Companies like this say what
they are doing is perfectly legal.
It may be but ethically its quite
wrong. We are being ripped off
and its time the Government did
something about it.
Local corporates are themselves
critical of the way multinationals
can make huge profits and pay so
little back. Simon Moutter, Chief
Executive of Spark, comments
They are profit shifting and
stripping a lot of value out of
the country and not leaving
much behind.
zero hour contracts will also come

into force. April also brings $232
million of ACC levy cuts to work
levies paid by employers and
self-employed people and the
earners levy that everyone in the
paid workforce pays. Later in July
there will be reductions to motor
vehicle levies, saving motorists
around $65 on average.
Reflecting our commitment
to keep superannuation and
veterans pensions at 66 per
cent of the average wage, these
entitlements will be increasing
too. Superannuation has increased
by more than 34 per cent since
2008double the rate of inflation.
These April changes show
our
growing
economy
is
translating into real benefits for
New Zealanders.
If multinational corporations
and our own wealthiest citizens all
paid their fair share, then maybe
we would have the money to invest
in badly needed infrastructure
such as Aucklands transport
system which these corporations
and individuals use but dont
pay for.
We need the New Zealand
Government to crack down
on tax dodging. We need it to
work internationally through
the OECD, the international
organisation
responsible
for
tackling the problem of companies
shifting their profits to tax havens.
Its time for multinationals to be
required to pay their fair share in
tax on the profits they make here.
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Visitors urged to stay safe at Hunua Falls
uckland Council is reminding

people that the Hunua Falls pose
several risks to members of the
public due to sharp drops in depth and can
be an unsafe place for swimmers as the falls
have swift currents.
The council regularly reviews safety
measures in place at the falls, and in the past
has installed detailed signage and supplied

Angel Rings (life rings) to be available on
site for visitors to use.
Auckland Council staff are assisting the
police in their investigations after a 13-yearold went missing at the falls yesterday and
is the second person to have drowned at the
falls in as many weeks.
Our thoughts are with the family during
this tragedy, Mace Ward, General Manager

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The question isnt who is going to let me; its

who is going to stop me.
Ayn Rand
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From the desk of the

Managing Editor
Memorise these four words: passion always trumps excuses! However, keep
in mind that when I use the word passion, Im not referring to the romantic
notions that this concept conjures. Instead, Im equating it to a vigorous kind of
enthusiasm that you feel deep within you and that isnt easy to explain or define. This
kind of passion propels you in a direction that seems motivated by a force beyond
your control. Its the inner excitement of being on the right path, doing what feels
good to you and what you know you are meant to do.
Its my contention that the mere presence of passion within youand the
enthusiasm that comes with itis all you need to fulfil your dreams. And lets take a
brief look at the word enthusiasm. As the novelist and woman of letters Madame de
Stael noted in 1810: The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest
definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us.
~Wayne Dyer from Excuses Begone!
This is fantastic! And in the same vein, I also like the saying A dream is not the
one you see when you are asleep, but the one that does not let you sleep. People who
seem to have led full, vigorous lives often complain of being insomniacs. The only
difference is that their insomnia is not due to a health condition, but that passion and
enthusiasm to bounce back and get on with achieving their dream is what keeps them
awake at night. I too have been through phases like this and I am sure a lot of you
can relate to this as well. In any endeavour, it is not just important that you believe in
your dream, but also that you fuel it with the energy of all that youve got. When we
begin to live this way, there is no room for excuses or procrastination.
Some dreams are also sometimes shattered, as with the Black Caps and their stint
at the T20. Even though England was a strong team, each of us backing the Black
Caps somehow believed that we would make it to the finals. The Black Caps defeat
was heartbreaking, but just like true champs, they have promised to rise again, and I
am certain that all of us believe that they will deliver their promise. Having said that,
I realise that all eyes are on India now. The dream of winning the championship is
still alive!
Our own flag is here to stay with the final results of the referendum out. Although
it seems that there was a majority of people who wanted a change, it eventually came
down to the choices we had.
Another packed issue with interesting reads. We hope you enjoy reading it and
make it all worth it for us so that we keep our enthusiasm and passion flaring and do
it all over again, next week.
Pick of the week
Until next time.

Giri Gupta
In a first, thousands of widows celebrated Holi in India last week. Even today, in some parts of the
country, widows are not allowed to celebrate festivals.
Photo credit: Melanie Dornier
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Phrase: A feed
Meaning: A meal
Usage: Jack: Im hungry bro.
John: Alright, lets go for a feed.
Tip from the trenches
Tips for your next job interview
A cardinal rulereach on time and make a

good first impression
Ask insightful questions. Interviewees are often
judged on the basis of the questions they ask.
Create your Story Statementyour reply to
standard questions such as Tell me about
yourself
Always follow-up. Drop a e-mail after your
interview to check if you dont hear back from
the interviewer.
If you dont get hired, find out the reason and
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of Indian origin, from any part of the world, who
has settled here in New Zealand. To be of Indian
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The man behind Fijis Miss World Brand
esponsible for selecting

finalists, training them
for
stage,
finalising
wardrobes, producing the contest
and preparing Miss Fiji for
the international Miss World
competition is FBC TV producer
and presenter, Andhy Blake
This year will mark Fijis sixth
time competing for Miss World,
the largest and oldest beauty
contest in the World.
The Miss World Fiji contest is
scheduled for May 7 at The Grand
Pacific Hotel in Suva where 10
finalists will compete to represent
Fiji on the Miss World stage. The
man responsible for selecting
finalists, training them for stage,
finalising wardrobes, producing
the contest and preparing Miss Fiji
for the international Miss World
competition is FBC TV producer
and presenter, Andhy Blake.
Mr Blake acquired the Miss
World licence for Fiji in 2011 when
he worked alongside the Miss
World New Zealand organisation
and moved to Fiji in 2012 to begin
the Miss World Fiji contest.
I was always fascinated with
the Miss World contest since
age five and remember watching
each year, memorising the title
holders, he said.
It was the beauty of the
women and stage productions that
captured my attention. It was

always my vision to be affiliated
to such an organisation as Miss
World and now I have fulfilled
that goal.
Before moving back to Fiji in
2012, Mr Blake worked as a stylist
and fashion show producer in
New Zealand for 13 years.
Some of the shows he has
produced and worked on includes
New Zealand Fashion Week
as Assistant Producer, Style
Christchurch as Producer, Cult
Couture Fashion Awards as a
stylist and he was invited to be
part of Americas Next Top Model,
cycle 14 in 2010.
Fashion and pageantry has
always been my background and
with my past experiences, I am
blessed to be working with FBC
TV and producing Jejemon, Fijis
first fashion TV show, he said.
Mr Blake is the producer and
host of the popular Jejemon
show that airs on FBC TV every

Thursday at 7 p.m.
Jejemon is Fijis first fashion
and lifestyle show that also
features international travel.
It
profiles
local
and
international fashion events,
designers, models, celebrities
and stylists.
With FBC TV and Jejemon, I
have been very privileged to travel
the world. I have worked in Bali
and Jakarta in Indonesia, Sydney,
Wellington, Hong Kong, Sanya
in China, Los Angeles, London,
Paris and Toulouse in France and
traveling to Singapore next week
for work.
The
Fiji
Broadcasting
Corporation is officially managing
Miss World Fiji while The Grand
Pacific Hotel is the official host
partner Fiji Airways is the official
airline partner and The Fiji Sun is
the official print media partner.
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Use technology, water conservation: PM to farmers
rime Minister Narendra

Modi
on
Sunday,
March 27, called for
use of technology and water
conservation
to
increase
agricultural productivity as he
listed out various pro-farmer
initiatives of his government.
The government is planning to
make five lakh new ponds through
MGNREGA.
These will be our assets to
conserve rain water which will
help the farmers to irrigate their
land in view of deficit monsoon,
Modi said in the 18th edition of
his monthly radio address Mann
Ki Baat.
Asking people to find new
ways to conserve water, the prime
minister said the ponds should be
kept clean so that more and more
water can be conserved.
He also requested farmers to
download and use Kisan Suvidha
app, which will provide all the
information regarding agriculture
and new technologies to improve
the farm productivity.
You will be amazed to know
that we are presenting a Kisan
Facility app for our farmers as
part of Digital India campaign.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
If you download it in your

mobile,
information
related
to weather forecast,
aggro-medicines
and
latest
other
developments in the fields will

be on your finger tips. You will
have better knowledge of crop
prices and position of farmmarkets, Modi said, insisting the
mobile application will connect
the farmers directly with the
agricultural scientists.
It is a myth that such a facility
can only be used by urban people
and youth, he said, asking
farmers to file a complaint to him
if they find any difficulty in the
mobile application. He also urged
farmers to use lesser fertilisers as
their overdose is ruining the soil
of its fertility and bringing hazards
to the countrymen.
Referring to the World Health
Day (April 7), Modi called for
eradicating diabetes from the
country and asked people to do
Yoga and physical exercise to fight
the disease.
Please defeat diabetes this
time. India was home to around
6.5 crore diabetics in 2014.
The disease brings many other
problems with it and it was
responsible for more than three
per cent deaths in our country,
Modi said. Mentioning the
governments steps to deal with
rising cases of tuberculosis, he

said people should not delay going
for check-ups if they find out any
symptom of the disease.
There are more than 13,000
microscopy centres and four lakh
DOTS providers in the country
who grant medicines free of cost,
Modi said.
Admitting that India is
lagging behind in tourism sector
compared to the world, Modi
asked countryman to give thrust
to tourism.
He insisted on the need to
attract more tourists to India by
making the countrys tourists
destinations more attractive.
He said tourism has great
potential
for
generating
employment for millions of the
youth of the country.
Calling
for
collective
efforts
in
this
direction,
Modi said the governments,
NGOs and society can play a
pivotal role to further develop
tourism sector.
The prime minister also lauded
the efforts of Western Coalfields
Limited Nagpur for developing
eco-friendly mine tourism circuit.
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India, Pakistan must

show more maturity in
bilateral relations
eading former diplomats

and experts on March 28
called on governments
of both India and Pakistan to
show more maturity in handling
bilateral relations.
We are 69-year-old countries.
We are grown-ups and why
dont we take responsibility for
ourselves? There is no point
blaming the rest of the world
for anything wrong happening
in India-Pakistan relations or
the condition we are in, former
national security advisor and
foreign secretary Shiv Shankar
Menon said in a discussion on
India-Pakistan relations.
The discussion was organised
by India International Centre at
the re-release of book State of
Denial on Pakistan by the late
B.G. Verghese. There are sensible
people on both sides of the line
who, I think, understand the
conditions better. Whether we are
able to convince the world powers,
say the western countries is a
secondary issue for me I believe
we can take care of ourselves,
Menon added. Senior journalist
Prem Shankar Jha said, If you
Former national security advisor and foreign

secretary Shiv Shankar Menon
wish to develop, you have to reach

peace with your neighbours and
for that you have to reach out with
hand of friendship as (then prime
minister Atal Bihari) Vajpayee
ji did.
He suggested that India should
have conducted the plebiscite in
Kashmir as mentioned in the UN
Security Council resolution. If
a plebiscite has not taken place,
Pakistan is squarely responsible
for it. When Pakistan had refused
to conduct a plebiscite on their
part of Kashmir, why didnt (then
Indias economy a
bright spot due to
good policies: Modi
Red
Prime Minister Jawaharlal) Nehru

go ahead and hold a plebiscite in
Indian Kashmir? That plebiscite
would have gone 100 per cent in
our favour, he claimed.
As late as April 2004, a
European agency had conducted
a secret poll in our Kashmir and
results were 61 per cent people
polled saying they want to stay
with India. Only six percent said
they would like to go to Pakistan.
Thirty-three per cent said they
were on neither side. If that poll
was true after 1415 years of
death, destruction and alienation
of the place you can imagine the
result of the plebiscite if it had
happened, he added.
Former
union
minister
Shashi
Tharoor
described
Vergheses book as the most
explicit description of IndiaPakistan relations. His vision
was extensive as he had seen the
creation of Pakistan and the two
countries growing together. He
had suggested measures which go
beyond geo-political solutions,
Tharoor said but did not express
his personal or Congress views on
the issue.
rime Minister Narendra

Modi on March 28 said
that Indias economy was
a bright spot in the world due to
his governments good policies
and not good fortune.
Addressing the Bloomberg India
Economic Forum 2016 meeting, he
said that the Indian economy was
doing well despite various problems
and bad weather conditions that
impacted agriculture.
We have not been lucky with
the global trade. We have not been
lucky with the weather. But the fact
remains that the Indian economy
is doing well as a result of effective
management, he said.
The prime minister took a dig
at the opposition parties, without
naming any, saying there were
people who remained confused as
to how this could be possible.
Outlining
his
government
economic policies, Modi said all
possible efforts were being made
to achieve higher growth rate in
all sectors. The prime minister
said he was confident that despite
adverse situations, the government
would be able to achieve the
desired results.
He said investments during the
third quarter of the current fiscal
had been a record in sectors such
as agriculture and others. This is
concrete evidence that Make in
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is having a good impact, he said.
During his speech, which was
shown live in various countries,
Modi spoke in detail about Indias
rural economy, saying that once
it improved it would have a good
effect on other sectors as well.
Stressing on good irrigation and
quality seeds, Modi said that the
central government had its focus on
the problems of the farmers.
We plan to double farmers
income in the years to come, he
said, adding that the government
was investing in cold storages and
trying to reduce post-harvest losses
of the farmers.
We will ensure that higher
share in profits (from farm
produce) goes to the farmers, he
said. I am sure that we will achieve
the target of doubling the income
of farmers, the prime minister
said. He also criticised the previous
central government for its failure to
implement the Food Security Act in
totality and not doing much through
the Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee
Act scheme.
Modi said that his government
was performing well in these
fields. He said he would be able
to transform the country with
public support.
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Indian-origin researcher working to beat superbugs
esearchers, including one of

Indian-origin, have developed
novel peptide-like analogs or
peptoids that have the similar antimicrobial
properties as peptides but more robust.
The discovery, paves the way for creation
of new generation antibiotics that can
defeat the so called multi-drug resistant
bacteria superbugs.
Like proteins, peptides are chains of
amino acids that participate in the metabolic
system of living organisms and the immune
system. They are the first line of defence

against a broad range of pathogens, and are
released by the body in the earliest stage
of infection.
These
peptides
are
attractive
antimicrobials. However, they degrade in
the body and have short half-life.
Rinki Kapoor along with her PhD
advisor and professor Annelise Barron of
Stanford University studied novel mimics
of antimicrobial peptides or peptoids
for their antibacterial activity against
multi-drug resistant bacteria, also known

as superbugs.
In one of their studies, they showed
that peptoids kill resistant Pseudomonas
aeruginosaone of the leading bug causing
hospital associated infections.
The group synthesised seven different
peptoids and compared their activity with
three different antibiotics.
In a separate study, Kapoor and Barron
also revealed that peptoids kill resistant
Mycobacteriabacteria responsible for
causing Tuberculosis, a leading cause of

death worldwide. In this study, published
in the journal of antimicrobial agents
and chemotherapy (AAC), they evaluated
the efficacy of six different peptoids
against Mycobacteria.
These molecules are currently under
research and development and merit
further studies to investigate their potential
as new class of drugs for treating resistant
bacterial infections, Kapoor said.
Indian-origin woman restaurateur is a hit in Ghana
urinder Kaur Cheema came to Accra

four decades ago from her native
Baroda in Indias Gujarat state to
support her businessman husband. Today,
she is a successful entrepreneur in her own
right with two popular Indian restaurants,
is often called on by the diplomatic
community to provide catering services
on special occasions and is an active
social worker.
Surinder Kaur Cheema must be saluted
for single-handedly building one of the most
successful Indian restaurants in Ghana,
Amar Deep S. Hari, the Indian-origin CEO
of prominent IT firm IPMC, said.
From a housewife, Cheema later turned
to teach at the Ebenezer Secondary School
in Accra for a while, and has now settled
on selling India through her restaurants.

It was after 13 years that I started my first
restaurant Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an
Accra suburb). I have now been able to add
another one, Delhi Palace at Tema (a port
city), Cheema said.
Cheema, who now employs about 35
people, said she would love to increase
the number of restaurants she runs but
it is not easy because of my numerous
commitments.
She divides her time between running
her restaurants and ensuring that women
affected with breast cancer get treatment,
some rural communities get schools and
water. Through the work of the Indian
Womens Association, we have been able
to raise money to get women in the country
Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu in Accra
treated for breast cancer. Among other

similar projects, we recently provided a
school at Nima in Accra and provided a
borehole for water to the people of Abanta
near Koforidua in the eastern region,
Cheema said. Last year, when heavy rains

led to the flooding of some parts of Accra
killing several people, Cheema led the
Indian Women Association to provide food
and other essentials to those who had been
rendered homeless
I did not meet the women but we
were told that the food that was supplied
to us was brought by the Indian Women
Association and their leader is the one who
owns the Kohinoor Restaurants, Ama
Konadu, one of the victims who received the
support, told said
We are proud to have Mrs Surinder
Kaur Cheema as a role model for the
next generation, both to the Indian and
Ghanaian communities, Hari said.
Preneet inaugurates the 29th Sikh Games in Brisbane

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aharani Preneet Kaur ExForeign Affairs Minister of

State, Govt of India, was the
Chief Guest at the 29th Annual Sikh Games
held in Brisbane, Australia held over the
Easter weekend. The event held at Moreton
Bay Club was a sight to behold as the
otherwise very quiet area was engulfed in a
sea of colour and enthusiasm, which is the
hallmark of the prosperous and hardworking
Punjabi community of Australia and New
Zealand. She inaugurated the games along
with Senator Lazarus, Federal MP from
Moreton Grahm Piret, MP from Stratton
Duncan Pegg and MP from Mount Tarnya
Smith and others.
The enthusiasm of the people to meet
their leader was immense and people could
be seen jostling to catch a glimpse or snap a
selfie with her. A handful of boys, wearing
t-shirts of the Aam Aadmi Party tried to
heckle her but better sense prevailed in the
crowd as others in the general public did
not allow them to indulge in this unwanted
hooliganism in the otherwise peaceful
environment. She was also accompanied by
Ms Karan Brar the elected representative
from Muktsar in Punjab.
Ms Brar is the daughter-in-law of the
illustrious S. Harcharan Singh Brar ex-CM
of Punjab.
Earlier in the day, the Maharani got a
rousing welcome at Brisbane airport where
more than a hundred supporters swamped
the arrivals lounge to welcome their leader.
The colourful flowers bouquets they
presented her were a sight to behold for

other Australians who were in the arrivals
lounge and not used to such an enthusiastic
Punjabi style welcome ceremony.
Upon reaching the Moreton Bay Sports
Club grounds, the entire management
committee of the Sikh Games was there
to receive her and escorted her to the
dais where she sat alongside all the other
Australian senators.
In her speech, she congratulated the
hard working people of Punjab who have
left their home country and have now made
a mark for themselves in Australia. She also
highlighted the importance of sport to the
all-round development of mind and body

and assured the people of all her support to
such community programmes aimed at the
betterment of the community and instil a
sense of comrade.
She expressed her anguish at the current
state of affairs back home in Punjab, which
is now plagued with farmers committing
suicide due to bad policies of the current
Government and the ever increasing
drug menace that is destroying the youth
of Punjab.
She reminded the people that under the
Maharaja Amarinder Singhs Congress-led
Government in Punjab, the farmers were
prosperous and their crops were being

lifted on time and payment was also made
on time.
The land prices were high and all this led
to Punjab being ranked number one state
for most of the five years this government
was in power. As a comparison, under the
current Government, Punjab is now ranked
number 19th. She promised that in 2017
when the Amarinder Singh-led Government
comes to power, they will bring an end to
this drug menace, eradicate corruption and
revive the industry thus creating jobs for
the youth. She also assured that farmers
will get high-quality seeds and pesticides,
which they have been deprived by the
present corrupt regime.
This will bring the farming economy of
the state back on rails and bring all-round
progress and prosperity.
She vociferously pleaded that Punjab is
in crisis and thus there is no time for any
experimentation with parties who have
been newly formed and are plagued with
internal indiscipline. As an example, a party
in Punjab won four parliament seats after
giving a lot of hollow promises to the people.
Soon thereafter, half of their MPs decided
to revolt and go on their own. Punjab now
needs good governance, which can only be
provided by an experienced leader such as
Captain Amarinder Singh who has done
this earlier and can do it again.
This visit was coordinated by Honey
Sekhon Office on Special Duty to the
Maharani who reached this region in
advance to ensure that this visit was
a success.
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Indian womens
hockey team
undaunted ahead of
Hawkes Bay Cup
ollowing confident and

notable performances at
the South Asian Games
(SAG) and the South African
tour, the Indian womens hockey
team launch their campaign in
the Hawkes Bay Cup in Hastings,
New Zealand, on April 2.
There will be two things
paramount on the minds on the
teamfitness and converting
short corners into goals. These are
the two key areas that chief coach
Neil Hawgood, his coaching staff
and senior members of the squad
have singled out.
If India are to outplay New
Zealand and China, they would
need to sustain the intensity
for the entire duration of the
matches. Even Ireland are
capable of springing a surprise.
These four teams make Pool B
of the Hawkes Bay Cup while
Australia, South Korea, Japan and
Canada make Pool A of the April
210 tournament. In the past we
have lost some crucial matches

due to fitness and not being able
to convert penalty corners. We
have been paying extra attention
to these two critical aspects. Chief
coach Hawgood is obsessive about
improving the fitness levels of
those in the camp, said Deepika,
who will lead the team in the
absence of Ritu Rani.
In modern hockey, converting
penalty corners makes a huge
difference between winning and
losing. We have to learn from the
mistakes of the past and ensure
they are not repeated.
The prospect of taking on higher
ranked teams in the Hawkes
Bay Cup is not weighing down
the 18-member team. Although,
doing well in New Zealand is the
immediate target, the squad is
aware that history beckons them
in Rio de Janeiro for which they
have qualified after a long wait of
36 years.
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India beat Australia in thriller to

enter World T20 semis
irat Kohli led the way with

a sublime half-century as
India defeated Australia
by six wickets at the Punjab
Cricket Association Stadium on
Sunday, March 27, to enter the
World Twenty20 semi-finals.
The in-form Delhi lad remained
unbeaten on 82 runs off 51 balls as
the Indians survived a few early
setbacks to overhaul a difficult
target of 161 with five deliveries
to spare.
Sundays match, the last in
Group 2, was a virtual quarterfinal as the winners qualified the
semi-finals. India finished their
group engagements with three
wins in four matches.
The Indians were off to a
shaky start with openers Shikhar
Dhawan and Rohit Sharma going
back to the dugout without too
many runs on the board. Watson
snared Suresh Raina with a welldirected short-pitched delivery in
the eighth over to leave the hosts
in trouble at 49/3.
Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried
to script an Indian comeback,
adding 45 runs between them
in 38 balls. Yuvraj was clearly
in some discomfort as he was

hobbling while running between
the wickets. But he battled bravely
to post 21 runs off 18 balls with
one boundary and a powerfully six
off Adam Zampa.
But just as it seemed that Kohli
and Yuvraj could take India to
a safe position, the latter was
undone by an excellent piece
of fielding from Watson when
he mistimed a slower one from
Faulkner.Yuvrajs
dismissal
seemed to prod Kohli into action
as he unleashed the big shots.
The 27-year-old right-hander

hit the hapless Faulkner for two
boundaries and a six off successive
balls in the 18th over to bring the
target within Indias reach.
He
then
smashed
four
consecutive
boundaries
off
Coulter-Nile in the next over to
virtually wrap up the issue. With
four runs needed in the final over,
India captain Mahendra Singh
Dhoni dispatched Faulkners low
full toss to the long-on fence to
complete a thrilling win for India.
Saina, Sindhu advance in

Indian Open badminton
aina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu

started their campaigns with
spectacular wins in the women
singles while the mixed doubles pair of
Manu Attri and Ashwini Ponnappa also
entered the pre-quarterfinals of the India
Open World Badminton Super Series at
the Siri Fort Sports Complex on March 30.
singles match, Sindhu thrashed Jeanine

Cicognini of Italy 218, 218.
In the mixed doubles, Attri and
Ponnappa posted an easy 217, 213
win over Kapil Chaudhary and Smriti
Nagarkoti.However, it was a bad day for
India in the mens singles.Srikanth had an
intense battle against Chinas Houwei Tian
Indian badminton player PV Sindhu during a India Open

badminton match in New Delhi
Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal during a India Open

badminton match in New Delhi
However, the Indians did not enjoy

too much success in the mens singles as
defending champion Kidambi Srikanth,
H.S. Prannoy, Ajay Jayaram and B. Sai
Praneeth lost their respective matches in
the round of 32 to be knocked out of the
tournament.
The second seeded Nehwal started with
her dominating shots and gave no room
to Tanvi Lad in a one-sided match. Saina,
who represents Awadhe Warriors in the
Premier Badminton League, registered a
straight sets win by 217, 2113 to advance
to the pre-quarterfinals.In another women
and the defending champion gave a tough

fight in the third set. However, Tian won
the tough contest.
In another match, Jayaram lost to
Germanys Marc Zwiebler 1221, 21
13, 1921. On another court, Prannoy
was defeated by T. Saensomboonsuk of
Thailand 2123, 2118, 1321.
Earlier, Sai Praneeth went down to Sony
Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia 2022, 1321.
Praneeth started well against Kuncoro,
but lost momentum after the first set and
eventually crashed out of the tournament.
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I look out of my window
I see tiny little house lights
As if they are tiny fireflies
Guiding you to a place
Where dreams come true
You want to stay there
But as the sun rises
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The Lark In The Corn-Field
nce a Lark made her nest in a corn-field. Soon

she laid eggs in it. After a few days small babies
hatched out of them.
One day the baby-larks overheard the farmer say, I
will call my neighbors to reap this field. The Baby-larks
got alarmed to hear this and told their mother about it.
Don't worry, said the mother. Some days later, the
farmer came again and said, I will call my relatives to
reap this field. The baby-larks afraid again.
Fear not, said their mother. But the next day the
farmer came there with his little son and said, I will reap this field tomorrow. Now is the
time to go. When a man says he will do the work himself, he will certainly do it, said the
mother-lark. MORAL : Don't fear hollow threats.
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hinmaya Mission New Zealand

has been organising free public
talks in Auckland for the past
16 years, in which we have brought to
Aucklanders the opportunity to listen to
two of our most eloquent speakers and
direct disciples of the Master, His Holiness
Swami Chinmayananda.
This tradition of
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These GyanaYagnas (free spiritual
discourses in English), which are organised
by Chinmaya Mission give all Aucklanders
from any background the opportunity to
connect with spiritual wisdom as taught
in the sacred gurukula environment.
This tradition of disseminating Vedantic

wisdom (wisdom from the Upanishads
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rare indeed.
The upcoming talk series which is
from April 26 to 30, during the second
week of the school holidays, is on Sankat
Mochaneight verses on Sri Hanumanji
written by the great poet saint Goswami
Tulsidasji. These verses give an insight to
problems and their solutions.
Over the duration of the 5 weeknights,
Swamiji will guide us through these
verses and reveal to us their deeper
meaningthus making them beneficial for
us. These sessions are free of cost and are
open to all.
The talks are held at Dorothy Winstone
Centre (Auckland Girls Grammar School
Hall), Howe Street, Newton, Auckland
from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Swamiji will also be taking Mediation
The Early Awakening sessions at
Chinmaya Nikunj ashram in Mangere
(63, McKenzie Road, Mangere Bridge,
Auckland) for three morning sessions
from April 27 to 29, 6 a.m. to 7 a.m.
for those who are interested in deeper
spiritual sadhana (practices).
These sessions are charged at $75 for
the three days and spaces are limited so for
registration or more information please
contact 2756954 or e-mail hariom@
chinmaya.org.nz
We at Chinmaya Mission New Zealand
extend a warm welcome to people of all
ages, across all cultures and communities
to take this opportunity and attend these
events slated to take place in Auckland. Do
bring the family along and your friends.
See you then! We will be waiting to serve.
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ASTROLOGY
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Weekly forecast: April 1 to April 7

ARIES
TAURUS
GEMINI
CANCER
An important development at
personal front brings jubilation for
entire family. An improvement in
financial position would enable to
make important purchases. The
company of love partner makes you
forget about the work. A cheerful
state of mind brings mental peace.
You will discover travel destinations
that are unique and magical. You will
have to go out of the way to buy your
dream house.
Timely and swift action would give an

edge over others at professional front.
Parents are likely to be cooperative
despite your erratic behaviour. Good
time to divert attention to spirituality
to enhance mental toughness. Your
travel plans are smooth, but the
toughest part is that your partner
doesnt have much time for leisure
activities. If you want to really benefit
make sure you carefully listen and
follow friends advice.
Explore new investment opportunities

that comes your way, commit only
after considering the viability of
the projects. Dont forget to plan
something special with partner to
enjoy the ecstasies of love. Cutting
down the number of parties and
pleasure jaunts would help in keeping
in good mood. If you want to travel
start planning your trip now. It is high
time to get ready to face the life of
adventure and risk.
Luck Colour: Maroon

Lucky Number: 4
Luck Colour: Green

Lucky Number: 9
Colleagues and subordinates will lend

a helping hand enabling to complete
the work on time. Help from family
members would take care of your
needs. Your brilliant ideas would help
in bringing financial gains. Attending
a social event/family function brings
a romantic encounter. A pleasure
trip gives the much-needed tonic to
health. A trip that is unconventional
and adventurous will be favourable
enjoy every minute of it. Getting your
dream home will be the greatest
pleasure for you. You are likely to join
a humanitarian group to enjoy peace.
Luck Colour: Sea green
Lucky Number: 11
LEO
VIRGO
LIBRA
SCORPIO
Service people, artists and those

in creative field will get several new
opportunities. You will be in the
mood to celebrate with family and
friends this week on. Improvement in
finances is certain. Finally, you have
found the time for your deserving
break, travel will be favourable. A
good deal for your new property is
ready to be made. Make sure you are
not very busy in own affairs otherwise
chances of people losing interest in
you are high.
Your greatest gains will come through

your creative ideas at professional
front. Good advice from family
members brings additional gains.
Investment is recommended but after
a proper advice/guidance. Company
of love partner would inspire to take
initiatives this week. You must realise
your true potentials to regain selfconfidence. If you are planning a
vacation, be sure to consider your
family and friends.
The company of family and friends

will keep you in a happy and relaxed
mood. Speculation coupled with
some unexpected gains improves
financial health. Love works like
a panacea as you find sanity.
Adventurous holidays, the best way
to experience with your friends, it is
the right time to enjoy. You might be
facing problem if you invest on long
term plans. You need to sincerely
devote yourself to excel in whatever
you do.
You will be on the seventh heaven

when you receive recognition for your
achievements at work. You will make
good money this week, but dont let
it slip through your fingers. You are
likely to maintain good health that
would also give you success. You
will have to go out of routine work to
enjoy your vacation. Those wishing to
apply for home loan can proceed.
Luck Colour: Pink

Lucky Number: 5
Luck Colour: White

Lucky Number: 8
Luck Colour: Cream

Lucky Number: 1
(March 21-April 20)
(April 21-May 20)
(July 23-August 23)
(August 24-Sep 23)
SAGITTARIUS
CAPRICORN
(Nov 23-December 11)

Dont forget to spend quality time in
the company of family friends you
care. Put your extra money at a safer
place promising to return you on time.
Love partner touches soul that would
take imagination to unlimited heights.
A continuous positive thinking gets
rewarded as you succeed in whatever
you do this week. Take a trip, as there
is some place waiting for you.
Luck Colour: Magenta

Lucky Number: 2
(Dec 22-January 21)

Your creativity will amaze people
around you besides enhancing career
prospects. Someones timely help
would enable visualizing succeeding
in love. Planning a vacation, keep an
eye on your expenditure before you
travel. If youre planning a property,
be sure to consider the legal aspects.
You will have to be original in your
conversation because putting up an
act would take you nowhere.
Luck Colour: Violet

Lucky Number: 6
(May 21-June 21)
(Sep 24-October 23)
AQUARIUS
(Jan 22-February 19)

New job opportunities for some will
be better than expected. Love takes
a new turn as you brace yourself
for wedding bells. With a positive
outlook & confidence, you succeed
in impressing people around you. Its
great time for perfect family vacation
to an exciting destination. You are
likely to start a new construction work
in home or office later this week.
Luck Colour: Indigo Blue

Lucky Number: 5
(June 22-July 20)
Luck Colour: Yellow

Lucky Number: 3
(Oct 24-November 22)
Luck Colour: Blue

Lucky Number: 7
PISCES
(Feb 20-March 20)

Believe it or not someone in the family
is watching you closely and considers
you a role model. Investment made
this week would enhance prosperity
and financial security. Mental
alertness would enable to solve a
tricky problem. Travel opportunities
full of challenges are often the
beginning of great enterprises. Your
dream for new house might be full
filed this week.
Luck Colour: Red

Lucky Number: 8
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The story behind All Fools Day

Esha Chanda
A French error
ike most ancient traditions,

the origin of April Fools Day is
shrouded in mystery. While many
theories float around, some trace the
observance of April 1 to 1582the year
when France switched from the Julian
calendar to the Gregorian calendar. Most
of the rural French population, who were
unaware about the change, continued to
celebrate the start of the New Year during
the last week of March, and thus were
labelled fools. Pranksters would target
these unsuspecting individuals and stick
a paper fish on their back, thus terming
them as Poissons dAvril (April Fish). The
tradition stuck and continues till today.
Renewal festivals
Alex Boese, the curator of the online
Museum of Hoaxes that was established
in 1997, links April Fools Day to renewal
festivalsa celebration in different cultures
to observe the start of spring. Often these
celebrations revolved around mischief,
misrules and deception but observed a
strict timeframe. Therefore, the tradition of
playing pranks on April 1 expires at noon,
post which, the prankster is termed as
a fool.
The British media didnt stop there. In
British origins
Another folklore traces the birth of the
tradition to 13th century Britain. Legend
has it that any road that the King placed
his foot on, turned into public property.
When the inhabitants of Gotham, a town
in Nottinghamshire, England, heard about
the then Kings travel plans to their town,
they expressed their disagreement with
the monarch to claim the land. When
the soldiers tried to force their way into
the town, the residents pretended to be
lunatics and thus avoided the Kings entry.
According to popular belief, April Fools
Day today commemorates this day.
Silly shenanigans
The world has been a victim to numerous
pranks and hoaxes that are now etched into
the history of this popular tradition.
Topping the list is BBCs Swiss spaghetti
harvest. In 1957, the broadcasting company
ran a segment where they announced that
after a mild winter followed by spring,
Swiss farmers were treated to a bumper
spaghetti crop. Many viewers fell for the
prank and called BBC to know more about
how they could plant their own spaghetti
tree. The broadcast, till today, remains the
most popular April Fools Day hoax.
1977, The Guardian published a series of

articles on the newly-found San Serrifee
nation in the Indian Ocean that consisted
of semi-colon-shaped islands. Its two main
islands were Upper Caisse and Lower
Caisse. Readers across the nation called The
Guardian office to enquire more about this
island paradise. Little did they realise that
everything on the island was named after
printers terminology.
In 1996, American fast food chain Taco
Bell, ran a full-page advertisement in seven
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leading newspapers in the United States

claiming that they had bought the Liberty
Bell and renamed it to The Liberty Taco
Bell. Outraged citizens called the Taco Bell
headquarters and the National Park Service
to express their dismay over the decision.
Around noon, Taco Bell revealed that it was
a prank.
Over the years, New Zealand has played
their part well in playing pranks, with the
most popular being the Great Wasp Swarm
hoax. In 1949, Phil Stone, who worked as
a DJ for radio station 1ZB, informed his
listeners about a mile-wide wasp swarm
that was spreading in the country and was
headed towards Auckland. He advised them
to wear socks over trousers and to leave
honey-smeared traps outside their house
doors. Aucklanders heeded to his advice
until Stone later revealed that it a hoax.
While many people were amused, the New
Zealand Broadcasting Service did not take
the prank very well saying that it undermined
the rules of broadcasting by reporting
false news.
The one prank that probably still
continues to live till date is the annual
press release created each year for the
non-existent New York City April Fools
Day parade. 2016 marks the 31st year of
the parade.
ITS TIME TO FALL BACK

Esha Chanda
On Sunday, April 3, New Zealanders will turn back their clocks by an hour. Heres how the practice
originated, interesting facts about DST and a few myth busters.
The first Daylight Saving

plan was introduced in
the House of Commons
in February 1908 by
MP Robert Pearce.
Origin
enjamin Franklins trademark wit

is often given credit for the practice
of moving clocks backward before
the start of winter. In 1784, he wrote a
letter to the Journal of Paris expressing his
thoughts on resetting the clocks forward
by an hour in spring and back during fall.
His essay titled An Economical Project
for Diminishing the Cost of Light, which
explored this practice to reduce the usage of
candles, was later published in the journal
but was overlooked only to be later revisited
by Englishman William Willett in 1907.
However, the British House of Commons
rejected his proposal and it wasnt until
1916 when the Parliament introduced the
British Summer Time. Two years later,
President Woodrow Wilson passed Fast
Time, as it was known then in the United
States, as a law.
Firsts
Daylight saving time was first used in

Thunder Bay in Ontario, Canada in July
1908. But Germany was the first country
to implement the practice nationwide. On
April 30, 1916, the clocks were turned an
hour ahead.
The first Daylight Saving plan was
introduced in the House of Commons in
Myth busters
February 1908 by MP Robert Pearce. A year

later, a bill was drafted but the proposal was
rejected numerous times and was therefore
never adopted as a law.
In New Zealand, George Hudson first
advocated the use of DST but his idea was
often ridiculed. In 1909, Parliamentarian
Hon. Sir Thomas Sidey raised the issue
and presented a Members Bill in 1910. His
bill went through rounds of criticism and
rejections, but Sidey was persistent. He
reintroduced the bill every year for 20 years.
Although the bill came close to becoming a
law twice, once in 1915 and then in 1926,
it wasnt until 1974 when the Time Act
was passed.
Exceptions
Although around 70 countries in the
world observe DST, nations around the
equator do not adjust their clocks twice a
year. Countries such as Japan, China and
India do not practise DST.
In the United States, only 48 states
follow DST. Hawaii and most of Arizona are
the exceptions. Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin
Islands and American Samoa also do not
follow DST.
The same goes for Australia where it
is not observed in Queensland, Western
Australia and the Northern Territory.
DST is for farmers

Unlike popular belief, daylight saving
time was never meant to help farmers. They
were the ones who opposed the idea as they
thought it reduced their productivity.
It helps in energy conservation
Studies have shown that instead of saving
energy, more energy is consumed because
of DST. While it was initially thought that it
saved national electricity usage by one per
cent, it was later found out that it led to a
one per cent increase.
It is good for business
Changing clocks twice a year costs the
US economy billions of dollars a year
due to disruptions in the airline and
retail industry.
It has health benefits
DST has few benefits because disrupting
sleep patterns can lead to restlessness and a
loss in productivity.
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An avo a day actually keeps the doc away

Maya Shivam
id you know that Avocados are

rich in potassium, magnesium,
vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin
K1, and vitamin B-6? In fact, avocados
are one of the best examples of the food
as medicine concept. With their high
amounts of vitamins and minerals as well as
phytonutrients, which are special nutrients
from plants that help heal the body, they
can actually help keep the doctor away.
There are some amazing avocado
benefits for your health and appearance.
Here are the top 10 benefits.
Cardiovascular or heart health
eart disease is still the biggest killer

in countries like the USA and the
UK. Heart disease is now being recognised
as a disease of inflammation with experts
now believing that high consumption of
pro-inflammatory processed vegetable
oils and fats are a significant risk factor
for cardiovascular disease. The advice is
lowering polyunsaturated fat consumption
and increasing the amount of healthy
monounsaturated fatty acids in your diet.
Avocado is an excellent source of
monounsaturated oleic acid. Research has
shown this beneficial form of fat reduces
dangerous LDL cholesterol in the blood
at the same time as increasing the more
beneficial HDL cholesterol. Eating avocado
has also been found to decrease high
blood triglyceride levels, another common
predictor of cardiovascular problems.
Avocados also contain a rich variety
of other heart-healthy nutrients, high
levels of vitamin E in avocado help
prevent cholesterol oxidation while their
potassium can regulate high blood pressure
that may lead to both heart disease and
kidney problems.
Avocados are also an excellent source
of folate, known to reduce dangerous
homocysteine levels in the blood, another
predictor of cardiovascular disease and
considered excellent for pregnant women.
This wonder fruit even contains
phytosterols for reducing cholesterol
absorption, as well as significant amounts of
dietary fiber. The fiber content of avocados
moderates blood sugar levels, guards
against both cardiovascular problems and
diabetes, and helps prevent constipation.
Avocados for blood pressure
ost diets lack in potassium. This

deficiency can lead to high blood
pressure, which is, in turn, a significant
risk factor for heart attack, stroke and
kidney disease.
Avocados are known to be particularly
rich in potassium, even higher than
bananas, and a good food to eat for normal
blood pressure and a lower risk of kidney
failure and heart disease.
Aside from this, the oleic acid and dietary
fiber in avocados help normalize blood
sugar levels, providing further benefits
for heart health and lowering the risk
of diabetes.
Cancer prevention
vocados are a wonderful source

of antioxidant carotenoids like
alpha-carotene,
beta-carotene,
betacryptoxanthin, lutein and zeaxanthin.
These antioxidants protect your bodys
cells against cancerous changes due to
free radical damage and are considered
your front line of defense against
numerous diseases.
The monounsaturated fats in avocado
also help with carotenoid absorption and
studies suggest it has a protective effect
against breast cancer in particular.
Avocados also contain high levels of
vitamin C which is considered protective
against many non-hormonal cancers, like
pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer and lung
cancer. Also, vitamin E considered a potent
anti-cancer antioxidant.
Avocado skin benefits
he monounsaturated fats found in

avocado are beneficial for improving
your skin tone and appearance. They
help maintain good moisture levels in the
epidermal layer of your skin that make it
look and feel soft and healthy.
These omega-9 fats are also known
to assist in reducing skin redness and
irritation and are involved in repairing
damaged skin cells. A good dietary intake of
monounsaturated fat can moderate sebum
production as well, which helps control
acne, blackheads and excessively oily skin.
Benefits also include protecting your
skin from wrinkles and other visible signs
of aging with its antioxidant carotenoids;
vitamin E which helps guard against photoaging from sun exposure; and vitamin C
which is involved in the creation of elastin
and collagen for maintaining your skins
elasticity and firmness.
Avocado for diabetics
iabetes is a disease now reaching

epidemic proportions, especially in a
country like New Zealand. If the rate of new
cases continues it will put a huge strain on
the medical system.
For diabetics, the oleic acid in avocado
is especially recommended for its ability to
lower bad LDL cholesterol while raising the
good HDL cholesterol. Keeping cholesterol
levels in check is vital for diabetics as they
have a much higher risk of cardiovascular
disease and helps improve insulin function
and blood glucose levels.
Other benefits of avocado for diabetics
include its vitamin C for strengthening
blood vessels and capillaries and improving
immune function, additionally the vitamin
E lowers cholesterol oxidation that can lead
to heart attacks and strokes.
The high levels of potassium in avocados
also help in regulating blood sugar.
Read more about the benefits of avocada
in our next issue.
ll in all, avocados are a very healthy

food for those living with diabetes and
for people wishing to lower their risk of
developing the disease.
Once you do get your avocados, all
you need to do is try out these great
recipes >>
Avocado Brownies
well.
4. Add in flour, cocoa, baking powder
and salt, mixing with a large spoon until
combined. Do not over mix.
5. Stir in avocado oil until its well
distributed and the batter is somewhat
smooth.
6. Fold in chopped chocolate, then
spread batter in pan.
7. Bake for 30 minutes, or until middle is
set.
8. Remove and let cool completely, then
frost and top with grated chocolate if
desired.
For the Frosting:
1. Add avocado to the bowl of an electric
mixer and beat until mashed and
creamy.
2. With the mixer on low speed, add in
vanilla then slowly add in powdered
sugar, scraping down the sides if
needed, until smooth frosting forms.
3. Frost brownies once cooled.
Avocado-Shiitake
Summer Rolls
3. In a small bowl, combine 6 tablespoons

spicy almond coconut sauce with rice
noodles and cashew pieces.
Building rolls:
4. Place three slices of avocado in the
middle of rice paper.
5. Top with 2 tablespoons sauced rice
noodles, one slice shiitake, and 4-5
slices bell pepper.
6. Roll like a burrito.
Total Time: 1.5 hours

(includes brownie cooling time)
Ingredients:
For Brownies:
2 large ripe avocados, mashed as well
as you can (about 1 1/8 cups)
250 gms high-quality dark chocolate,
melted
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons avocado oil
100 gms high-quality dark chocolate,
chopped
For Frosting
1 large ripe avocado
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method:
For Brownies:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Whisk mashed avocado and melt
chocolate.
3. Whisk in sugar until combined, then
add in eggs and vanilla extract, mixing
Dairy, egg, soy, and gluten free, vegan

Time: 15 Minutes
INGREDIENTS:
6 rice paper wrappers
1 avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced
3/4 cup cooked rice noodles
1/3 cup raw cashew pieces
6 tablespoons spicy coconut almond
sauce (plus extra for dipping)
6 large shiitake mushroom slices,
rehydrated
1/2 orange bell pepper, sliced into
matchsticks
Method:
Rice paper preparing technique:
1. Have a large plate/surface ready to fill/
roll wrapper
2. Hold wrapper under water faucet
running cool water, getting both sides
of wrapper wet. Remove from water
and while still firm, place on a plate and
begin to fill. Rice paper will soften as it
sits, but will not be so soft that it sticks
to the surface or rips when handling.
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National Awards:
Baahubali wins
Best Film; Big B, Kangana get Best Actors
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layered story of
people caught up
in changing
social
and
moral values.
Social media
platforms were abuzz
with users slamming
the importance given
to Bollywood vis-avis regional cinema.
Another
interesting
facet that emerged was
that the honours
went
to
movies
which
w e r e
t r u e
blue box
office
ilm-maker
S.S.
Rajamoulis
southern magnum opus Baahubali:
The Beginning was named the Best
Feature Film at the 63rd National Film
Awards announcement in New Delhi this
week. Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchans
performance in Piku and Kangana Ranauts
dual act in Tanu Weds Manu Returns
was lauded with the Best Actor and Best
Actress honour.
Baahubali: The Beginning, which was
a box office wonder, was lauded for being
an imaginative film, monumental by its
production values and cinematic brilliance
in creating a fantasy world on the screen
by film-maker Ramesh Sippy, head of the
Feature Film jury.
Baahubali was even named for the award
for Best Special Effects as these brought out
the emotional and dramatic upheavals of
the story in the movie.
While some other marvels of southern
cinema have found a place in the list
of winners, Bollywood clearly stole
the limelight with Bajrangi Bhaijaan
winning the Best Popular Film Providing
Wholesome Entertainment; and Sanjay
Leela Bhansali getting the Best Direction
Award for Bajirao Mastani, which also
won the Best Supporting Actress award for
Tanvi Azmi.
The period drama even emerged
victorious in the Best Cinematography
category, while Remo DSouza won the
Best Choreography honour for creating
enchanting moves for the track Deewani
mastani, and Shriram Iyengar, Saloni

Dhatrak and Sujeet Sawant won for the
movies production design.
In the audiography section, Biswadeep
Chatterjees sound designing and Justin
Ghoses re-recording of the final mixed
track for the Ranveer Singh and Deepika
Padukone starrer, have been honoured.
Another big Bollywood winner was Dum
Laga Ke Haisha, which was not just named
Best Hindi Film, but also won the Best
Female Playback Singer for Monali Thakur
for a delightful and soulful rendition of
a song of love, Moh moh ke dhaage. The
use of fresh, simple array of metaphors in
the song by Varun Grover was appreciated
with Best Lyrics honour. A Special Jury

Award went to Kalki Koechlin for her
realistic performance as
a young woman afflicted
with
cerebral
palsy
in Margarita, With A
Straw, whereas Ritika
Singh, a kick boxer-turned-actress, got a
special mention for gutsy performance of
a boxer in the making.
Neeraj Ghaywan, whose unusual drama
Masaan found critical acclaim nationally
and internationally, has been encouraged
with the Indira Gandhi Award for Best
Debut Film of a Director for his perceptive
approach to film-making in handling a
wonders in 2015. As for the Screenplay

segment, the award for the Best Screenplay
Writer (original) is shared by Juhi
Chaturvedi (Piku) and Himanshu Kumar
(Tanu Weds Manu Returns)who have
even shared the Best Dialogue honour
while the Best Screenplay Writer (adapted)
award has gone to Vishal Bhardwaj
for Talvar.
Big B to feature in
James Bond-inspired
look
I dont have energy,

dedication for
Hollywood: Kareena
who has grown up wanting to be like his

mother and not like his father and will be
seen doing household. Directed by R. Balki,
the film is slated to release on April 1.
Shame on people for trolling Anushka

Sharma non-stop. Have some compassion.
She has always only given me positivity,
Kohli wrote on Twitter this week.
opular Indian actors are landing

roles in international projects, but
actress Kareena Kapoor Khan says
she is not eyeing Hollywood.
Stop speculating,
leave us alone:
Arbaaz-Malaika on
their break
egastar Amitabh Bachchan is set

to don a suave and stylish look
a la Hollywoods world famous
spy character James Bond. And he will also
be surrounded by a bevy of beauties.
In a blog post that he shared last
weekend, Big B wrote that he has a photo
shoot for a magazine wherein they intend
to replicate a certain Mr. Bond, surrounded
by a bevy of beauties.
For the veteran actor, it seems far too
incongruous than any situation.
But what the heck... Lets face it. It is not
too often that a 74-year-old shall get such
opportunity... so INDULGE!!!
Big B is one of the most active stars of his
times in present-day Bollywood. Whether it
is the small or big screenhe has continued
to take up varied assignments over his fourdecade association with Indian showbiz.
Asked if she would like to feature in a

Hollywood film, Kareena said, I have no
interest in Hollywood. Today, people are
watching Hindi films all over the world
and in fact Hindi films are dubbed in all
languages... So, its not that they (West)
dont know other actresses.
To work in Hollywood, a different kind
of energy and dedication is required, but I
dont think I have that in me.
Kareena is currently busy promoting her
film Ki & Kaa film which breaks gender
stereotypes with its theme. The actress
credits her husband Saif Ali Khan for being
supportive and allowing her to do the film.
The movie features Arjun Kapoor as
Kabir, an IIT graduate and a house husband,
ctor Arbaaz Khan and Malaika

Arora Khan has confirmed that
theres some trouble in their
paradise, but they have requested for a stop
on speculation regarding their personal life.
The couples married life has been
dogged by controversy in the recent past,
with rumours that they have gone splitsville
after 17 years of marital bliss.
On March 28, they issued a joint
statement to a media outlet, saying that
they have separated, but are on a break to
figure out our lives.
While sharing a link of the article with
their social media followers, Arbaaz and
Malaika shared, Humble request to the
media, stop speculating and leave us alone.
Will talk when ready, please respect our
privacy. The rumours of the couples split
started when an online platform reported
that Malaika has moved out of their home
with their son Arhaan.
Shame on people for

trolling Anushka:
Virat Kohli
ndias star batsman Virat Kohli has

slammed haters for trolling his former
girlfriend Anuskha Sharma.
He wrote a longer message on Instagram

to extend support to the Bollywood actress.
Shame on those people who have been
having a go at Anushka for the longest time
and connecting every negative thing to her.
Shame on those people calling themselves
educated. Shame on blaming and making
fun of her when she has no control over
what I do with my sport, Kohli wrote in the
post. If anything she has only motivated
and given me more positivity. This was long
time coming. Shame on these people that
hide and take a dig, he said, while adding
that he doesnt need any respect for this
post. Have some compassion and respect
her. Think of how your sister or girlfriend
or wife would feel if someone trolled them
and very conveniently rubbished them in
public, he wrote.
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he was the Young New Zealander

of the year 2010, the Indian New
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at University of Auckland. Now based in
San Francisco, Dr Divya Dhar, has recently
completed a dual Master of Business
Administration (majoring in healthcare
management) and a Master of Public
Administration (majoring in business and
government), degree at the Wharton School
and Harvard Kennedy School.
Dr Divya Dhar
The P3 foundation
With a mission to end extreme poverty
within our generation, she started P3
Foundationa non-profit organisation run
by and for youth in 2009. Dhar considers
the launch of the foundation as her
biggest success.
She says, I always believed in the
power of young people to change the
course of history. Working with the team
at P3 Foundation is still one of the most
meaningful experiences of my life. We run
awesome events such as World Changers
Conference. We are also doing fundraisers
such as our effort to support Oxfam for
collections for Cyclone Winston (in Fiji).
Goodbye pagers
This young Kiwi-Indian is now building
a bridge between medicine and people
with Seratis, a platform to enable care
coordination for healthcare providers.
I found that I was wasting about an
hour every day failing to reach

other health professionals such as
nurses, occupational therapists or speech
therapists. I found this to be such a pain that
I wanted to help solve it. Thats how Seratis
was born, Dhar says. While at Wharton,
Dhar along with his classmate Lane

Rettig decided to end the use of pagers in
hospitals and thus co-founded Seratis with
Lane. Seratis is a patient-centric mobile
communication app that takes advantage of
smartphone capabilities to allow healthcare
providers to coordinate, track and analyse
patient data.
Divya launched the app at several
American healthcare providers with the
help of her top talent team. Seratis won the
$850,000 Verizon Healthcare
Innovation Award in
2014 and the app
has been featured
in several major
publications
including
Huffington
P o s t ,
Techcrunch
and Boston
Globe.
So how does
Seratis actually
work?
Using a pager
was wasting about an hour
a day trying to reach my colleagues to
discuss critical patient care information.
This was slowing time of discharge
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I always believed in the

power of young people
to change the course of
history. Working with the
team at P3 Foundation
is still one of the most
meaningful experiences
of my life
for my patients and contributing to

poorer health outcomes for them,
Dhar replies. Seratis shows you on a realtime basis who else is looking after your
patient (taking into account shift changes)
and enables you to message them securely
using your mobile phone and bypassing
the pager.
Auckland achievements
While in Auckland, Dhar served as Vice
President of the New Zealand Medical
Students Association while studying Doctor
of Medicine at the University of Auckland
between 2005 and 2009. During that time,
she undertook policy work to combat the
problem of doctor drain, which was later
adopted by the New Zealand Government.
Dhar believes that technology can be
used to enhance medical services further in
the near future.
Technology is only just starting to
penetrate health care. Well be seeing some
massive shifts such as robots helping take
care of elderly or having all your data in one
place and having it help you predict what
will help improve your health, she says.
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