09 AUG2019 | Vol 11 Issue 21

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 The Indian Weekender
From community, to mainstream-
newspaper of Kiwi-Indian community:
The 10 year journey
¡¡ SANDEEP SINGH
L strive to be the voice
est we cross the line and hurt
a few sentiments, let’s make
it clear at the very outset
that this is our aspiration and not
evidence of our boastfulness, as
some may construe.
This is our 10th-anniversary issue
and we are absolutely clear of what
we are at the moment – a Kiwi-Indian
community newspaper, although we
are bursting with aspirations of what
we want to become, eventually –
being the mainstream newspaper of
our community.
Community papers are
distinguished by their demonstrable
levels of local engagement, rather
than by the scope of their content.
Mainstream media are known for
their widespread engagement and
the ability to influence a large
number of people and shape their
opinions.  with the technology curve and the
Indeed, community newspapers
are now fully acknowledged within
the broader media-landscape-
literature as an important player
and medium of dissemination of
information, along with mainstream
media.
However, the same is not true for
ethnic community media.
Sadly, the ethnic community
media continues to remain, at best
“invisible.”  basis of their existence?   issue and we are
Experiences from overseas suggest
that ethnic community media,
despite their whopping numbers and
size of their publications, especially
in North America, have largely
remained invisible.
In comparison, we have very
modest numbers here in New
Zealand, both in terms of the size of
the ethnic community and the ethnic-
media publications that respectively
support those communities.
The threat of being ignored as an
invisible voice of invisible ethnic
Indeed, community
newspapers are now
fully acknowledged
within the broader
media-landscape-
literature as an
important player
and medium of
dissemination of
information, along
with mainstream
media
Friday, August 09, 2019
communities
is crippling, in
an increasingly
multicultural New
Zealand.
The ethnic community
newspaper neither falls neatly in the
category of a community newspaper
and certainly, they are not the
mainstream by any means.  Like everywhere else in life, we
So what are they? What is the
In absence of any written holy
grail of ethnic journalism, most of
them are different from each other. 
While some relish imitating the
seeming so-called sobriety of the
mainstream press, others, on the
other hand, find those ways less
effective in achieving the goals they
seek out to achieve at the first place.  progressed and continue to make
So there is indeed diversity in the
style of ethnic-journalism that the
world is witnessing, and The Indian
Weekender is truly respectful of this
fact.  delivering of meaningful content to
That is why, one thing we do and
do quite well, is not to see others,
who are on a similar mission of
serving ethnic communities, with
contempt or derision.
We see them as worthy peers and
competitors, and we acknowledge
that they have different means and
tactics to achieve what they want to
achieve at the end. Anyway, it is all
about diversity.  or those who misconstrue our
Having said this, we do have
our own understanding of what we
are and where we want to be in the
future.  community – a voice that is loud
For us, the goal is not sobriety
but is changing the status-quo of
invisibility.  and even beyond.  those who have chosen not to
Challenging the status-quo of
invisibility is not for the fainthearted
KIWI INDIAN HALL OF
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The Indian
We e k e n d e r ’s
ten-year journey
has been essentially a
journey of being seen and
heard, and indeed, the journey
has been a roller-coaster, like for
everyone else who has achieved
This is our 10th- similar milestones.  migrant community, by trying to
anniversary have been able to earn tremendous
love and affection of our readers,
and often passionate criticism of
absolutely clear of those who either do not agree with
what we are at the what we do or find us short of their
expectations. 
moment – a Kiwi- Either way, we value their
criticism and strive to make
Indian community incremental progress.  increase in the size of the Kiwi-
newspaper, although Slowly and steadily we have
we are bursting with progress toward being in a position
aspirations of what to shape opinion in our communities.  phenomenal changes along with
This is indeed a privileged
we want to become, position subject only to continuous
eventually – being our audiences and comes without
the mainstream any guarantees.  has misunderstood as a sign of
One of the central aspect of
newspaper of our
our incremental progress, and of
community which we are incredibly proud of,
is coping with the intense speed of
change in the manner media-content
is being produced, disseminated and
consumed all around the world.
The media landscape has changed
dramatically in the last decade,
chattiness as our boastfulness. posing an existential crisis for many
In our world view, we strive to previously large and influential
be the voice of the Kiwi-Indian players in the industry.
The advent of the age of social
and clear, that is powerful to reach media has eroded the power of
to those in the corridors of power, traditional media, especially for
Being seen and heard is a critically acknowledge the fast blowing winds
important goal for us. of change and adapt and evolve.
3
In our world view, we
of the Kiwi-Indian
community – a voice
that is loud and clear,
that is powerful to
reach to those in the
corridors of power,
and even beyond. 
The Indian Weekender has been
humble enough to acknowledge
this global trend and evolve
incrementally, producing content
for our digital platforms and
disseminating on social media
platforms.  
We have successfully kept up
modern ways of media consumption
by serving content to our audiences
in the manner they want to consume,
and on the platforms (digital) that
are more accessible to them.
In doing this, we also acknowledge
the spirit of our upwardly-mobile,
and aspirational Kiwi-Indian
pace ourselves with their speed and
aspirations, rather than the other
way around.
The first ten years of our journey
have coincided with sweeping
technological changes, disruption
in media-landscape, and most
importantly with the fact that the
period had witnessed a significant
Indian community.
The fact that we have chosen
to navigate through all these
giving due respect to our fellow
aspirational Kiwi-Indian migrant
community has forced us to follow
a non-traditional script that many
imperfection.
Regardless of that, we continue to
learn, evolve and deliver in a timely
manner to the communities that we
strive to serve, and the experience of
the last ten years has been incredibly
satisfying.
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KIWI INDIAN HALL OF FAME 2019 Friday, August 09, 2019 The Indian Weekender

SIR ANAND
SATYANAND
INDUCTED INTO
KIWI-INDIAN HALL
OF FAME 2019
F
ormer Governor General Sir Anand
Satyanand has been inducted into the
Kiwi-Indian Hall of Fame at a glittering
function at the Cordis Hotel, Auckland on
Friday, August 9.
The name of Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand
does not need any introduction.
A former lawyer, judge and ombudsman, Sir
Anand Satyanand rose to the highest public
office that this country can offer to anyone
when he served as the 19th Governor-General
of New Zealand from 2006 to 2011.
Till recently he was heading the Royal
Commission into Historical Abuse in State
Institutions and Faith-based Institutions – a
prestigious position from which he resigned on
Tuesday, August 6, sighting the increased work
load, given the further expansion in the scope
of the enquiry since it was first constituted in
February 2018.
The list of crucial government and inter-
governmental leadership positions that he has
held in the past or continues to hold as of now
is long and illustrious.
Soon after resigning from the Royal
Commission, Sir Anand announced that he
will be taking up the position of Chancellor of
Waikato University - for a part-time governance
and ceremonial role - and will start a four-year
term in November.
Born and raised in Auckland to a Fiji-Indian
family in 1944, Sir Anand attended Sacred
Heart College and graduated with a Bachelor
of Law from the University of Auckland in
1970.
In 1982, he was appointed as a District
Court Judge with a jury trial warrant, working
in Palmerston North and then in a number of
Auckland courts.
During this time he was involved in the
development of judicial orientation and
professional education programmes and served
as a Prison Board chairman and on the National
Parole Board.
In 1995 he was appointed as a Parliamentary
Ombudsman, serving two five-year terms.
In 2009 he was re-designated as a Knight Sir Anand has contributed immensely and
Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order exemplarily in New Zealand’s public life in
of Merit.
the last five decades and continues to bring the
In 2011, he received Indian government’s
most prestigious award that can be offered to a same passion, energy, and leadership in his day
person of Indian origin – the Pravasi Bharatiya to day engagement with the wider community.
Samman. He is indeed one of the most deserving
In the same year he was made a Member of Kiwi-Indian sons who have risen to the highest
the Royal Order of the Crown by the King of office of this land through his sheer hard work,
Tonga. diligence and commitment.
On the family and community front, he We are honoured to induct him into the
has been married to Susan Sharpe since 1970
Indian Weekender’s Kiwi-Indian Hall of
and they have three children and several
grandchildren. Fame 2019.
 The Indian Weekender
Harshad Patel:
Community Service
Excellence Award 2019
Mr Patel has tirelessly worked for over three decades of the four
decades of his tenure in New Zealand and has tried to bring the
community together through different events and activities.
¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD
H
arshad Patel, former vice-
president of Auckland
Indian Association and New
Zealand Indian Central Association,
two of the oldest Indian community
organisations in New Zealand has
been named as the recipient of the
Kiwi Indian Community Service
Excellence award 2019.
 Mr Patel has tirelessly worked
for over three decades of the four
decades of his tenure in New Zealand
and has tried to bring the community
together through different events and
activities.
 Mr Patel came to New Zealand
in 1974 with his wife in search of a
better life and career prospects for
himself and his family. He started
his professional career as an officer
in bulk tonnage with New Zealand
Railways but eventually moved to
NZ Famers Fertilizer as Research
and Development technician as
he had a background in chemistry
completing Bachelors degree in the
subject from India.
Back in the early 1980s when
the likes of Mr Patel had settled in
New Zealand, the community was
very small that reflected on Indian
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community’s regional, cultural, community associations or just a
religious and national festivals that member has contributed immensely
were barely celebrated or in isolation. serving the growing population
 This motivated Mr Patel to do with increasing social and
his part in bringing the small yet cultural needs.
Mr Patel has also received the
diverse Indian community together
of several occasions such as Diwali, Queens Service Medal in 2010
for his service to the Indian
Independence Day, Navaratri etc.
community in New Zealand.
Being a musician himself, he was
able to play and present the event What makes Harshad
Patel deserving for this
along with the help of the then
community leaders in Auckland. coveted title and award is his
dedication toward the service
Mr Patel followed his other
passion for sports, and music-playing of the Indian community for
decades that too from the
for Auckland Indian Sports Club and
playing musical instruments such as time when social media
did not exist and gathering
harmonium, flute, piano, banjo and
accordion. a significant number of
people for an event or for a
 Mr Patel also played a vital role,
along with many others, in bringing cause was a dire challenge.
Mr Patel, in his humble
up some of the iconic buildings like
Mahatma Gandhi Centre and Shri words, regards New
but
Radha Krishna Temple for the benefit Zealand as his adopted motherland
Deeply eventually, with the support of the
of the Kiwi-Indian community.           and wants to serve his country and
connected with the community,he community members and association community. The Indian Weekender
“I, along with a team of dedicated
along with the association realised the space at the MG Centre was salutes the undying spirit of Mr
members, actively participated in
the need of another place of worship demolished to build the Shri Radha Patel, who through his hard work
raising funds to buy a property
for the growing Indian community Krishna Temple that is present today. and service, has brought immense
and establishing a big community
in Auckland, as Balmoral Temple From 5,000 in 1974 to glory and reputation to the Indian
centre. We bought the property
was the only and first temple for the approximately 180,000 now, the community.
from Findlay’s Bakery in 1989 and
Hindu community in New Zealand. Indian community has grown Harshad Patel is the recipient of
refurbished it to Mahatma Gandhi
 A temporary place of worship was exponentially and Mr Patel in The Indian Weekender’s Community
Centre,” Mr Patel said in an interview
made at the Mahatma Gandhi Centre his capacity of vice-president of Service Excellence Award 2019.
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Sarpreet Singh:
Young Achiever Award 2019
¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD  He
got his

R
ising football star Sarpreet first taste of
Singh, currently playing senior football
for European club Bayern as a substitute in training predominantly
Munich of Germany, is one of an A-League game with the first team since its
the most deserving candidates against Melbourne arrival on a three-year deal- and
for The Indian Weekender’s Kiwi City in February has played at the International
Indian Young Achiever 2017. Champions Cup and Audi Cup in
Award 2019. He earned his the pre-season campaign.
Nineteen-year- first senior New In an interview with The
old Sarpreet’s
For making his Indian Weekender earlier
Zealand cap, in March 2018, and
meteoric rise from Indian community got his first international goal last year, Sarpreet shared his
Wellington Phoenix proud and bringing against India, playing in India dream of playing in a European
to Bayern Munich where he was immensely popular Club someday and considered
the Kiwi-Indian Christiano Ronaldo as his idol in
is a testament of amongst youngsters.
his hard work and roots on a global  In June this year, he became the game.
excellence in his platform is what has the first player of Indian descent  Sarpreet’s hard-work has
skill that puts him and the first from New Zealand landed him in an international
made Kiwi-Indian platform where someday soon he
on top of the list to be contracted by the famous
for the Young footballer Sarpreet European club Bayern Munich of might face his idol on the fields.
Achiever Award. Singh, The Indian Germany to play in Europe. It is this spirit of pursuing
 Born in dreams, and fulfilling some of
Weekender’s choice  Sarpreet Singh’s transfer from
those while one is young, and
Auckland, Wellington Phoenix to Bayern
Sarpreet grew
for Young Achiever Munich is arguably the biggest inspire others while they do
up in Manukau Award 2019 in the history of New Zealand that, that The Indian Weekender
playing football football. admires through the Young
winning the most valuable player Achiever Award.
from the age of   Sarpreet had just made five
award and attracting interest from For making his Indian
five and later played for appearances in the pre-season
Premier League side Everton. community proud and bringing
Onehunga Sports. campaign for Bayern Munich in
 He moved to Wellington the Kiwi-Indian roots on a global
He represented July 2019 and will be playing as
Phoenix Soccer School at the age platform is what has made Kiwi-
Auckland at a fully-fledged member of the first
of 16 and later contracted to join Indian footballer Sarpreet Singh,
the Australian team in the upcoming season.
Wellington Phoenix club after The Indian Weekender’s choice for
National Futsal  Originally signed for Bayern
playing one and a half years at the Young Achiever Award 2019.
Championships, Munich II, Sarpreet has been
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A decade of making headlines

The Indian Weekender Friday, August 09, 2019

for Kiwi-Indians
¡¡ DEV NADKARNI The Indian Weekender has always

W
hen I started out in
journalism all those
decades ago, my
venerable editor-publisher gave me
this sage advice: “If the universe
wants to destroy you, it will give
you a very strong urge to start a
newspaper or join a start-up in the
newspaper business.”
That’s the first thought that came
to me when I was invited to plan,
design and lead the launch team of
The Indian Weekender just over a
decade ago in 2008. Ten years later,
I’m very pleased to see that my
late boss has been proved so very
wrong – he must be too, watching the
heavenly equivalent of the ticker in
the great big newsroom upstairs, as
this issue hits the stands.
The credit for the success of this
enterprise squarely goes to the astute
leadership at its helm as well as the
content and sales teams: They have
left no stone unturned in building and
maintaining relationships with the
growing Indian diaspora in Auckland
and throughout New Zealand,
cataloguing their successes, helping
bring out their concerns and fears,
successfully bringing them to the
notice of lawmakers and concerned
authorities.
believed in celebrating the successes
of Kiwi-Indians in their adopted
country and has steadfastly
stayed positive in its outlook
even while dealing with the
most contentious of issues. It
has taken cudgels on behalf of
the community and fought hard
against biases and prejudices
against Kiwi-Indians.
And we’ve had a lot of fun
along the way, too. For instance, a
few years ago, we ran a cover story
about veteran Indian cricketers
starting a new $100 million cricket
academy in New Zealand that had
former Prime Minister Sir John Key
completely flummoxed: “How come
we didn’t hear about this first?” he
asked. Of course, it was our April 1,
All Fools Day edition!
Innovation has been at the heart
of the brand’s success. The Indian
Weekender went online very early
in the piece, extending its reach
way beyond Auckland’s and even
New Zealand’s borders and within
a year of its launch in March 2009,
had dedicated editions for desktops,
mobiles and tablets. Establishing
the digital versions took us closer
to the communities, putting us in
communication with one another in
real time.
We’ve also built
meaningful alliances with
leading media houses in
India, getting the latest
news and analyses on our
social media channels. Our
fresh content has given us
dedicated audiences that
have remained loyal and
continually grown over
time, delivering unmatched value to
our advertisers.
As well as staying connected to our
core audience, which is the Indian
diaspora in New Zealand, The Indian
Weekender has proudly showcased
the community’s achievements to
mainstream New Zealand, which has
now come to recognize Kiwi-Indians
as an important, increasingly visible
and assertive constituency with high
education and employment levels
Former
Prime Minister
Sir John Key holds a copy
of The Indian Weekender after
and a growing spending being told that the $100 million makes it a cinch to
buy event tickets
power. cricket academy story was a joke
It has been deeply by Dev Nadkarni (Founding online. We are
constantly looking
satisfying for us here Editor and now Editor-
at ways and means
at The Indian Weekender at-Large)
to honour our best at the to harness digital
annual Hall of Fame Awards, technology for the benefit
of the Kiwi-Indian community,
undoubtedly the most high-profile
without whose patronage and
event in the Kiwi-Indian calendar in
affection, our success would have
New Zealand.
In recent years, the group has been that much more difficult.
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Ten issues that matter

to the Kiwi-Indian community
¡¡ SANDEEP SINGH

T
his is our tenth anniversary issue, and
one way of celebrating this momentous
occasion is by putting our gaze on what
we think are the ten most important issues for
the Kiwi-Indian community.
The choice of these issues may appear
arbitrary; however they are based on our
experience of covering and reporting
developments around them.
We present an overview of how development
or lack of any timely development, around those
issues has affected our community expectations
in the past ten years.
The issues presented here in no way are
exhaustive and touch every member of the allowing immigrants on the basis of skills and
community. However, most of the issues are not country of origin.
likely to have affected quite a large section of Till around 2009, when this newspaper came
our fellow Kiwi-Indian community. into existence, the size of the Kiwi-Indian
The issues that we think are important for community had already increased to decent
Kiwi-Indian migrants at different stages of their numbers, especially in Auckland, the largest numbers also brought in the increased
respective lifecycles are discussed below, not city. Those who have level of anxiety within the community, as
necessarily in any particular order. However, it was after 2009, that there was a seen New Zealand’s city of sails transform slowly the stories of fraud in dealing with
notable surge in the number of Indians coming from a sluggish South Pacific town to a the immigration system started to emerge,
1. Immigration to New Zealand, first on temporary visas, and bustling world-class mega city vouch for increasing pressure on INZ and the other law-

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then subsequently seeking permanent visas in the contribution of ethnic migrant workers, abiding immigration-hopefuls.
ew Zealand is a nation build by
the country. The period 2009 onward witnessed particularly Kiwi-Indians in the last decade. In the preceding decade, especially in the
immigration, with most of its dwellers
a large number of Indian students arriving in The fact that now Auckland has numerous later half, the stories of immigration-frauds
having arrived in this country at different times
the country for international education, which late-night operational petrol stations and started gaining traction, and The Indian
under different waves of migration.
contributed massively in the export earnings of supermarkets, previously unseen ten years ago, Weekender was at the forefront of raising those
The Kiwi-Indians, though, have been in
the country from the international education. is a stark reminder of the increased number of voices, much before the mainstream media
this country since the eighteenth century, but
This also brought in a large readily available new ethnic migrants arriving during this period. picked it up.
have really started gaining in numbers when
workforce for Kiwi businesses to flourish. However, the surge in immigration The much-publicised story of few desperate
immigration policy was first liberalised in 1987,

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students, their families, and a kid
taking shelter in a Ponsonby Church,
woke New Zealand out of slumber.
The Indian Weekender had remained
vigilantly stationed on ground zero
for quite some time, reporting,
covering, interviewing, and
analysing the fast changing situation.
In the last few years, especially
in the lead up to the last general
elections the script of immigration
has gone awry with many loud
and boisterous calls of slashing of
immigration numbers in the league
of tens of thousands.
That anxiety further spiralled up
right till the elections, before settling
restlessly in recent times after
conclusion of the elections.
The recent progress of immigration
policy in the country, where raising
the bar of entry conditions, along
with uncertainty around visas for
close family members, including
partners and parents is a major source
of current anxiety levels within the
Kiwi-Indian community.
Since this is an existential issue
for the Kiwi-Indian community,
The Indian Weekender has always
remained at the forefront of not only
covering and reporting on the issue
but also holding those responsible for
policies to account by asking tough
questions.
2. Law and Order
S afety, and law and order have
emerged as a major concern
of the Kiwi-Indian community,
particularly in the last few years, of
the preceding decade.
This is despite New Zealand’s
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being one of the safest countries in
the world with minimal crime rates.
For people living in the country for
decades, including dairies and small
business owners who have recently
come at the forefront of the rising
tide of petty criminal activities,
affirms that this recent surge in crime
was a major aberration.
Notably, the period from the
second half of 2016 started to
witness a steep rise in incidences of
burglaries, robberies, and assaults,
especially on small businesses
generating a deep anxiety within the
broader community for safety and
general well-being.
A report from Statistics New
Zealand had then shown that both
burglary and robbery incidents have
risen sharply within the past year -
both by more than 15 per cent.
Assaults were up by nine per
cent, sexual assault by 4.4 per cent,
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The ensuing period witnessed
intense activity by the police,
community, politicians and Ministers
from the government of assuaging
community-concerns and sharing
information on enhancing security
measures.
There were a few notable decisions
such as increasing the police
numbers, making burglary a “priority
offence” instead of “volume-crime,”
thus requiring police to attend all
house break-ins.
The Indian Weekender has shown
leadership in not only covering and
reporting on the issues, but also
raising victim’s voices and agonies
with the decision-makers.
Notably, The Indian Weekender
has also voiced the community’s
concerns on how the future of
reforms in the criminal justice
system should cater to community’s
needs and expectations.
3. Jobs
A vailability or the lack of work is
a critical lifeline for the Kiwi-
Indian community to be able to settle
down well in their new country of
residence.
Given that the major influx in the
size of the Kiwi-Indian community
has been from India, with mostly
people arriving for international
education on student visas, their
dependency on finding a legitimate
work has been critical for succeeding
in this new country.
It’s not to suggest that the
importance of work recedes once
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It’s just to acknowledge the fact
that finding job and then holding
on to those jobs, at least for the first
few years in a migrant life-cycle is
critically important for their ability
to sustain in the new country and in
most cases service the huge financial
debts that they have taken back in
their home-countries.
This is why often lack of work
opportunity is a major cause of
mental stress for many in the
community.
The Indian Weekender has
an good understanding of the
community’s underlying job issues
ranging from availability of jobs
regardless of skill level to be under-
employed in the low-skilled jobs.
Yes – one unfortunate saga of the
migrant Kiwi-Indian community
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highly skilled people like doctors,
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engineers, accountants, scientists
and many others who were trained in
foreign countries and failed to secure
jobs matching their skills.
A large number of these highly-
skilled people end up working in low-
skilled jobs of driving taxis, kitchen
hands, and retail store operators –
often causing much mental distress.
4. Migrant worker
exploitation
W
ith immigration and
jobs, comes the issue
of migrant worker exploitation
that continues to beleaguer
the Kiwi-Indian community.
The mutually experienced
sense of desperation around
immigration and jobs often
leads to extremely repugnant
situation of migrant-worker
exploitation.
This is a serious and
complex issue for the Kiwi-
Indian community, where
often tempers run high, as
there are tendencies to see
the entire issue from the
binary of “good-bad” and
“right-wrong.”
In absence of incentives
of rewarding the good
employers for following best
practice in employee management,
some black sheep, often indulge
in exploiting the delicate power-
imbalance between the employer
and employee, and in extreme cases
bringing acute human miseries.
While those external to the
community, and some activists
within community, tend to see the
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KIWI INDIAN HALL OF FAME 2019
entire issue with a sharp dividing line
between employers and employees,
often causing much mistrust between
them.
The general sentiment within the
community is of not fanning the
dissention between those who work
diligently for a dignified decent
living, and those who risk everything
and work diligently too to create
businesses and jobs.
Often employers themselves
are single operated small
businesses working long hours
to financially sustain the business
and support others by creating
jobs.
In the preceding decades as
the size of the community has
increased, so has the issue of
migrant worker exploitation.
5. Racism
D oes racism exist in this
country and has it been an
important issue for the Kiwi-
Indian community in the last ten
years?
“Undeniably, yes” was the
answer when Prime Minister Jacinda
Ardern was posed with this question
in April 2018 on the national radio –
a point that has been time and again
reiterated by several successive
Human Rights Commissioners and
Race Relation Commissioners in the
last few years.
How bad it is, or is perceived, by
the Kiwi-Indian community is the
important issue.
The views and perception in
response to this question vary on the
scale from moderate to extreme.
While some believe that NZ has
been an inherently peaceful country
with minimal evidence of extreme
cases of racial intolerance and overt
attacks on those perceived to be
different, there are many, who are
concerned about the rising and all-
pervading subtle racism in day-to-
day lives.
For people living in the country
for decades, despite the presence of
subtle racism for a long time, the
acute cases of racial intolerance and
the violence associated with that
have dramatically risen in the last
decade.
In 2019, that racial intolerance
has an altogether new and
shocking expression in the form of
Christchurch terror attack that has
irreversibly changed the delicately
balanced equilibrium around race
relations in this country leaving the
entire nation equally stunned.
How our nation will
collectively respond to this
extreme form of expression of
racism remains to be seen, but yes,
it has certainly brought to the fore
the grave consequences of racism.
Indeed, this is a major issue for
the Kiwi-Indian community, and
The Indian Weekender is committed
to keeping an eye, report, create
awareness and do the due diligence.
The Indian Weekender was deeply
involved in the coverage of the
unfortunate incident of Christchurch
terror attack, and in the process
experience, like everyone else in the
country, tremendous pain and stress
in facing the families of victims and
injured.
The issue of racism in our society
has taken a steep rise this year, forcing
everyone to sit back and realise that
our country is not remotely located
anymore on the world map immune
from problems previously thought to
be alien to us.
6. Business
N
otably, the period of The
Indian Weekender’s existence
(2009-2019) is a minuscule period in
comparison to the total time since the
earliest of Kiwi-Indian settlers have
been in the country.
By that time the members of
Kiwi-Indian community had
entirely changed their occupation
patterns, moving away from earlier
preferences of farming and rural
work opportunities to gaining new
interest into retail trade. Many
Friday, August 09, 2019
members
of the community had invested
in dairies (convenience stores) and
restaurants.
However, in this period, following
the new wave of migration of new
Kiwi-Indians who first arrived as
international students and temporary
workers, the preferences shifted to
more skilled jobs and professions
such as Information and Technology,
education, engineering and medicine.
Despite the recent change of
preferences toward more skilled
employment in the retail sector still,
account for about 16.3 per cent of all
Kiwi-Indians in employment.
And business-ownership still
remains a cherished dream for many
enthusiasts in the community. The
community has a deep interest in
the general business environment,
The Indian Weekender
including the issue of safety in
small businesses, and The Indian
Weekender is committed to bringing
news, views, and opinions about
businesses.
As a general passing comment,
it would not be an exaggeration to
say that majority of Kiwi-Indian
business owners, like other Kiwi-
businesses, have enjoyed the long
period of an oasis of continued
economic growth despite a global
financial crisis.
7. Home-ownership
U
ndeniably, the dream
of home-ownership has
a universal appeal, but for
the Kiwi-Indian community,
home-ownership is a definitive
stage in their migrant life-
cycle.
Owning a home, immediately
after finding their feet in the new
country of residence after securing
permanent visas, is a cherished goal
of the majority of members of the
Kiwi-Indian community.
The issue of home-ownership has
been at the centre stage of attraction
in the last couple of years, particularly
in Auckland – the largest city of New
Zealand where almost 65 per cent of
the Kiwi-Indian community resides
– and for all wrong reasons of not
affordability.
However, despite all the current
chatter on the issue of affordability
around home-ownership, a majority
of community members especially
who have lived in the country for a
long time perceives that things have
progressively become better in the
last decade. The news around low-
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interest regime, slashing of Official
Cash Rates, the future trajectory
of the general housing market, the
challenges of first home ownership,
the availability of easy credit have
been of significant interest for the
Kiwi-Indian community.
The Indian Weekender has always
served its audiences with all the news
and developments around home-
ownership in this preceding decade.
8. Women
On one hand a large number Indian community, shaping There has been a tremendous
of women has used the newly opinions, and to some extent, increase in the number of mega shows
found freedom in their new inculcating political ambitions bringing Bollywood celebrities,
country of residence to their within the community. artists, performers, musical shows,
full advantage and pushed the Despite having three current theatres, movies, along with access
envelopes of achieving success in Kiwi-Indian MPs in the NZ to traditional artefacts of culture
their respective chosen fields of parliament, numbers does not such as temples, festivals and other
occupation – jobs, businesses or match up with the proportionate community events.
politics. number of the total
The fact that out of the numbers of the Kiwi-
current level of total Kiwi- Indian population in the
Indian representation in the country.
New Zealand parliament – the In recent years, we have

L ike some of the other major

issues of significance for the
community, there has not been any
major exceptional development or
downward spiral, in issues around
highest law making body in
the country – 66 per
cent are of women (2
women MPs) deserves
many accolades.
Contrarily, on the
other hand, a large
number of women
still continue to
suffer and endure pain
from the age old ills of
domestic violence, gender
inequality, and multiple
layers of discrimination
around class, ethnicity,
disability and religion.   been reluctant to come out boldly
The Indian Weekender
has kept tabs on both,
the celebratory stories
around success of the
Kiwi-Indian women,
and advocacy stories
around uplifting
of women facing
discrimination an
supporting those involved in the
advocacy work.
9. Political participation
electorates
and aspirants of political
positions, has been at best
questionable. The Kiwi-Indian
communities, like all other ethnic
minority migrant communities have
for political participation as both,
informed electorates and ambitious
participants.
The targeted efforts by the
electoral commission and political
parties eyeing on the vast masses of
potential voters have some limited
success in creating some awareness
and interest.
In this regard, The Indian
Weekender has played a key role
in raising awareness on important
seen a slight surge in the
number of people coming
out of their comfort zones
and putting their names
forward for elections, be it
at the national or local or
community board elections.
However, this is a work
in progress and The Indian
Weekender is committed to
keeping our readers and the
broader community fully
informed.
10. Access to
Indian culture &
entertainment
Undeniably, the Kiwi-Indian
O ne major progress that the
community has witnessed
in the last decade has been in the
migrants of this period would have
felt less home-sick as they had far
more opportunities of connecting
increased access to the avenues of with their culture and entertainment.
Indian culture and entertainment. However, as many members of the
Following the incredible growth community have confided with The
Indian Weekender that all this access
in the number of recent immigrants
has been to those living in Auckland,
in the last decade, there has been
while a majority of those living
a marked progress in the entire
outside Auckland have still very
entertainment and cultural - circuit
limited access to Indian art, culture

O
women in the preceding decade of political issues, generating public serving and fulfilling the needs of the
ur communities’ political and entertainment.
The Indian Weekender’s existence. debate around key issues of the Kiwi-Indian community.
participation, both as ••

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A lot has changed in the last 10 years... Migrants starting their lives in New Zealand have seen things
go up and down. We spoke to two successful migrants who recall their journey through the last decade
As a proud Kiwi-Indian, I’m
really pleased to see we are
more visible out there in every
field and profession, our cultural
vibrancy is there for everyone
to see
Vishaal Kamath,
Senior Manager
to the plethora of trendy bars and restaurants
that have moved beyond the confines of CBD
to Ponsonby, Kingsland, Viaduct, Newmarket
and beyond.
As change appears to be the only constant in
the foreseeable future, I’m glad few attributes
remain unchanged – our value system, love
for our great outdoors, our ingenuity and
most prominently the renowned kiwi spirit of
constantly punching above our weight while
being good human beings. These constants that
I’ve enjoyed over the years resonate strongly
with me and have subconsciously become a
part of my core personality.
As a proud Kiwi-Indian, I’m really pleased to
see we are more visible out there in every field
and profession, our cultural vibrancy is there
for everyone to see and join in (like Diwali
Our success during these past
10 years has been remarkable
and in the last couple of years,
very challenging. We are
learning and will continue to
embrace technology but will
still have our bricks and mortar
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on the growth trajectory. We also take care to
do no wrong as it takes years to build a brand
and it takes just one mis-step to be on the front
page of a newspaper for the wrong reasons.
Our success during these past 10 years has
been remarkable and in the last couple of years,
very challenging. We are learning and will
continue to embrace technology but will still
have our bricks and mortar branches as they
provide employment and build trust with our
customers.
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Relianz also shares our community focus
with The Indian Weekender.Like the popular
newspaper, Relianz is deeply involved in many
community initiatives. Into our eleventh year,
we will build further partnerships, pledge to be
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and Holi) and our community organisations are employment and build trust and work on several more initiatives.
uckland has been home to me for over
thriving and full of activity. with our customers
a decade since I first landed in NZ from
the coastal town of Mangalore, India,
The ease of setting up business in NZ, the
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roller coaster ride for the city as it’s evolved
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aggressive 2016 real estate boom; the long-gone
days of weaving through inner city roads to the
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consider 2009 a landmark year. That year
Relianz was founded and continues to
thrive thanks to our customers. We grew
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same passion, commitment and enthusiasm.
that we live in truly makes NZ a paradise
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The Indian Weekender and Relianz began
in the same year – 2009 – and I suppose the
challenges for both are the same. We were one
of the first to advertise with IWK and continue
our growth stories together. Both continue to be
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SHOULD NEW ZEALAND DO AWAY WITH

A THREE-YEAR PARLIAMENTARY TERM?
¡¡ RADIO NEW ZEALAND
Opinion  - The question of
whether to increase the three year
parliamentary term has been raised
again.
And on this subject, New Zealand’s
ethnic communities can help in some
way in changing the “inertia” around
the whole argument.
There is high inertia within the
New Zealand political system on the
issue, with both the political class
and the electorate seeming to have
cold feet on the subject.
What else would explain a
seemingly moribund response to
a recently released report from the
Institute for Governance and Policy
Studies of Victoria University, which
is seeking to rekindle the idea of
expanding the parliamentary term?
There have not been many takers
of the idea within the New Zealand
political class.
In fact, Minister for Justice Andrew
Little had already doused the idea by
saying there is more of a need for
educating New Zealanders around
political process and democracy.
It seems that our political class
has been too traumatised, by the
earlier resounding rejection of an
extension of the parliamentary term
in 1967 and 1990 referendums, and
political thrust to educate them on
this much-important issue, remains
rightfully uninterested.
However, it should be noted that
the composition of New Zealand
electorates has changed dramatically
since then. Particularly in the 1990s,
when the changes to immigration
policy based on the selection of
immigrants based on skills, not
country of origin, were introduced
in 1986 and 1987, and the proportion
of the ethnic migrant population
significantly increased.
According to a recent population
projection by Statistics NZ,
nationally the Asian population will
make up 21 percent of the population
by 2038 (up from 12 percent
in 2013).
So it is essential that they
perspectives, especially on the
critical governance issues, and put
them forward in the mix of views
available in the public discourse of
mainstream New Zealand, for their
benefits, more than anything else.
In this regard, ethnic migrants
bring a variety of experience with
parliamentary democracy, some have
had minimal exposure to it, while
others like the Kiwi-Indians have had
a vigourous exposure to repetitive
electoral cycles and intense political
competitions.
To many of them, who have
earlier lived overseas and seen a
five-year parliamentary term, the
idea of a three-year electoral cycle,
is an intriguing deviation from an
experience that they have understood
as “normal.”
For them, the argument that the
period for any new government to
deliver any meaningful results makes
far more sense.
In the first year those in a
new government are expected to
understand and prepare policies,
while in the third year, which is also
the election year, government returns
to a conservative status-quo mode,
fearing voter-wrath, thereby leaving
only the second year for bold and
energetic action.
Moreover, drawing from
experiences of businesses, it has
almost become conventional
wisdom that the chief executives -
who can look beyond their annual
reporting cycle - are more effective
in delivering meaningful results.
Anything that encourages decision-
makers in any field to lengthen their
horizons is a good thing.
Even many recent migrants,
who might have seen only the
past electoral cycle, especially the
high decibel campaigning around
immigration and other infrastructure
issues like housing and transport,
would find it frustrating when
the new government concedes
almost unapologetically that they
cannot bring much meaningful
change within the first term of the
government.
From issues ranging from
to transport (light-rail versus
roading), New Zealand voters are
given an option to vote for a distant
future, and not immediate present.
Why we cannot have an electoral
system where political parties’ first
campaign for what they can do
effectively immediately, and then the
government eventually delivers in
the first term, rather than being seen
making a self-entitled confession that
the things they have campaigned for
cannot be delivered in the first term.
Moreover, the suggestion or the
trend of voting pattern suggesting
that New Zealanders do not change
their government in the first term
and giving them a clear runway of
at least three successive terms is
contradictory to the very essence of
the parliamentary democracy.
In this regard, there is a need for
generating public debate, especially
when the recent report by Victoria
University has been made available
to our politicians and members of the
public to mull upon increasing the
parliamentary-term.
This article by Radio New
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Street name ‘Prakash Armed men rob St

Lane’ coming to Lukes mall jewellery
Hillsborough store in broad daylight
¡¡ RIZWAN
MOHAMMAD

A
d a y l i g h t
robbery at one
of the most
popular malls of central
Auckland has raised
safety concerns for the
people.
Graduating from
dairy stores, restaurant
bars and petrol stations,
armed robbers have
now targeted busy
shopping spots in the city to make easy money. A huge police presence was seen until after
Three men armed with an axe, bat and the closing of the mall.
hammer, entered a jewellery store inside St Police following leads arrested three people
¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD subdivision used to be a church and then it was Lukes mall just after 3 p.m. on Sunday, August from Ranui later on Sunday evening and the

A
uckland Council on Wednesday,
August 7, announced three new street
names to be allocated to three new
roads in Hillsborough.
 As a part of the new subdivision development
in Puketāpapa region, three new roads have
been created in Hillsborough suburb that will
adopt two Maori and one Indian name.
  Puketāpapa Local Board announced that
the street having Indian name would be called
‘Prakash Lane’ that means bright.
 Two Maori names allocated to the streets are
Karakia Lane meaning to recite ritual chants,
say grace, pray, recite a prayer, chant, and
Anahera Lane meaning angle.
  The new names reflect the historical and
ancestral context of the area. A building at the
bought by an Indian community group to run
their activities.
  Using Māori names for roads, buildings
and other public places is an opportunity to
demonstrate Māori identity publicly. This is
encouraged in the Auckland Plan too, as Māori
identity is Auckland’s point of difference in
the world.
 Councils in the past have adopted many
Indian city names such as Bombay Street,
Culcutta Street, Lucknow Terrace, Agra
Crescent, Ganges Road, Cashmere Avenue etc.
 Eleven boards participated last year in the
in a project that sought to add Māori names to
some of the parks and community facilities and
eventually two Maori, and one Indian name
was adopted.
4, sending the shoppers into a frenzy.
Witnesses reported that the men entered
jewellery store Michael Hill, and took an
undisclosed amount worth of jewellery
and fled.
A witness at the mall told Stuff.co.nz  that
she saw a man wielding a red axe at the store
attendant inside Micahel Hill.
Another witness is said to have seen three
masked men making their way outside the mall,
the fourth man was confirmed by police later
on Sunday.
It was also reported that a second store in the
mall, Silvermoon Luxe, had also been targeted
and had a broken window. The mall was
immediately put on lockdown in the aftermath
of the incident which was opened later with
cordons around the area robbed.
fourth person was arrested on Wednesday,
August 7.
“The offenders fled the scene of the robbery
in a stolen vehicle, which was abandoned near
the Baldwin Ave train station.
“The offenders then travelled by train to
Kingsland, before entering another train
westbound to Ranui, where they were tracked
and apprehended in the street near the train
station,” police media told The Indian
Weekender.
The three men arrested just after the robbery
appeared in Youth Court on Monday.
“The 17-year-old male arrested appeared in
the Auckland Youth Court on Wednesday and
faces several charges, including aggravated
robbery,” police media said.

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Soul-stirring musical tribute
to Bhai Mardana
¡¡ DEV NADKARNI
T
his year’s Bhai Mardana
Festival featured a range of
artistes from New Zealand
and India performing to a full
house at the Mangere Arts Centre in
Auckland on August 3.
Hosted under the aegis of
Auckland’s Naad Charitable Trust,
performances at the event were
steeped in the holy Sikh tradition
of Gurmat Sangeet, a five-hundred-
year-old musical tradition that is
unique to the Sikh religion.
The tradition traces back to the
religion’s founder Guru Nanak, who
was born a Hindu and his childhood
friend Bhai Mardana, a Muslim. The
two inseparable friends travelled
across the Indian subcontinent and
the Middle East spreading Guru
Nanak’s divine message, as minstrels
singing and teaching.
Subsequent Gurus of Sikhism
refined and greatly enriched the
tradition over the centuries. This
musical tradition is based on
Hindustani Shastriya traditions,
which shone through brightly in the
many performances at Saturday’s
concert.
The evening began with an
ensemble of students performing on
Dilrubas and violins led by teacher
Daljeet Kaur to Gurpreet Singh’s
accompaniment on table. This first
Young Swarleen Kaur and Akalveer Singh tell the
story of Bhai Mardana and Guru Nanak
instrumental ensemble was a treat
to listen as much as to watch, with
excellent lighting and some great
stage décor.
The surprise package of the
evening was the story of the Journey
of Bhai Mardana and Guru Nanak
retold by the tiny pair of Swarleen
Kaur and Akalveer Singh in a most
innovative narration-cum-play acting
style aided by Tarminder Kaur’s
narration and an informative slide
show playing in the backdrop.
The whole story of Bhai Mardana
and Guru Nanak couldn’t have been
told in a more succinct and engaging
fashion through the young but very
talented artistes, who used all of their
recent school vacation rehearsing for
this event. Their performance was
flawless and the rich applause was
well deserved. Kudos to producing
and script-writing team for this
innovative item.
The relatively rare musical
instrument Rabab was deftly wielded
by Bhai Mahabeer Singh, Hazoori
raagi at Darbar Sahib (Golden
Temple in Amritsar) who came here
for the occasion. Auckland’s well
known Manjit Singh accompanied
him on Tabla. He presented his
Rabab solo in raag Pooriya Kalyan
and followed by a shabad sung in
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Students of Rhythm School
perform at the festival
Hosted under the aegis of
Auckland’s Naad Charitable Trust,
performances at the event were steeped in
the holy Sikh tradition of Gurmat Sangeet,
a five-hundred-year-old musical tradition
that is unique to the Sikh religion.
Raag Bairari (one of the rare raags Shabad in raag Tukhari (a raag
only sung for Gurbani kirtan these composed by Guru Nanak) and raag
days). Bhairavi accompanied by Manjit
Rhythm School teacher Daljeet Singh on Tabla and Mahabeer Singh
Kaur once again led students in on Rabab.
Parhtaal singing by the in raag The evening concluded with Tabla
Dhanashree, similar to the popular jugalbandi by Manjit Singh and
Hindustani raag Bhimpalasi, students Gurpreet Singh, Vipul Dev
accompanied by Manjit Singh and and Harpreet Singh on harmonium.
Gurpreet Singh on Tabla, playing at Bhai Mardana Music Festival
either end of the stage.   2019 presented by Naad
charitable supported by Creative
Harjit Singh performed Parhtaal
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concerts.
 The ambitious annual concert
organised by Creation Group NZ
with a band of talented singers have
performed more than 20 shows in
the last decade and are renowned for
being the voices of the legends of the
1970s Bollywood music industry.
 Adding to the glamour of the
music of the show was the stage
presence of the performers, the
stage decorations and a house full
of a nostalgic and enthusiastic
crowd who hummed alongside the
singers and at times applauded the
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 The energy of the singers
performing was applauded by the
audience saying it added to the
tempo of the show making it more
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 “The energy in the singers was
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independence day on August 15.
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hit duet of Amitabh Bachchan and
Shatrughan Sinha ‘Dostana Hamara’
from the 1980 film Dostana.
 This was the third show of ‘Rafi-
Kishore-Mukesh’ that received
house full booking and was a
massive success.
 “The response from the show was
stupendous and overwhelming.
“We were told that we have
raised the bar in bringing this type
of show for the audience and this is
something we will always cherish
and celebrate,” Arif Zia from
Creation Group NZ said.
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Official Cash Rate slashed to 1 per cent
¡¡ IWK BUREAU
T
he Reserve Bank slashed the official
cash rate by 50 basis points to 1 percent
due to a softer outlook for employment
and inflation, slower economic growth and
weaker global conditions. The New Zealand
dollar tumbled.
“Our actions today demonstrate our ongoing
commitment to ensure inflation increases to the
mid-point of the target range, and employment
remains around its maximum sustainable
level,” the monetary policy committee - which
includes three external members - said in a
statement.
New Zealand’s central bank now has a dual
mandate to support maximum sustainable
employment and keep annual inflation between
1 percent and 3 percent over the medium term,
with a focus on the mid-point of 2 percent.
Annual inflation is currently running at 1.7
percent.
Sixteen of 17 economists polled by
Bloomberg had expected a 25 basis point move
while one had expected the bank to stay on
hold.
According to a summary record of meeting,
the members debated the relative benefits of a
25 basis point cut and communicating an easing
bias, versus reducing the cash rate by 50 basis
points now.
“The committee reached a consensus to cut
the OCR by 50 basis points to 1.0 percent. They
agreed that the larger initial monetary stimulus
would best ensure the committee continues to
meet its inflation and employment objectives,”
it said.
Changes to the central bank’s forecasts in the
latest monetary policy statement also show a
chance for another cut as the forecast interest
rate track eases to 0.9 percent in late 2020. The
prior monetary statement in May showed the
OCR tracking going from 1.7 percent to 1.4
percent in March 2020 before lifting in late
2021.
The “RBNZ’s OCR forecast now has a low
of 0.9 percent, still implying an easing bias. The
meeting minutes and statement were less clear
on the need for further action, but continued
to note downside risks,” said ASB Bank chief
economist Nick Tuffley.
The New Zealand dollar recently traded at
64.24 US cents from 65.44 cents just prior to
the statement.
According to the central bank, “GDP
growth has slowed over the past year and
growth headwinds are rising. In the absence
of additional monetary stimulus, employment
and inflation would likely ease relative to our
targets.”
Friday, August 09, 2019
It noted that annual GDP growth was 2.5
percent in the March quarter, “below our
estimate of potential growth in the New Zealand
economy.”
The Reserve Bank cut its forecast for GDP
growth in the June quarter to 0.5 percent from
a prior forecast of 0.7 percent. It now sees GDP
growth of 0.6 percent in the September quarter
versus a prior forecast of 0.9 percent.
It said, however, that monetary stimulus is
expected to give impetus to growth from late
2019. Market interest rates have declined since
the start of 2019. This supports consumption
and investment, and keeps the New Zealand
dollar exchange rate lower, the committee said.
Fiscal policy is also expected to support
growth.
It also noted that global economic activity
continues to weaken, trimming demand for
New Zealand’s goods and services. Heightened
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uncertainty and declining international trade
have contributed to lower trading-partner
growth. Central banks are easing monetary
policy to support their economies, it said.
New Zealand’s official cash rate is now in
line with that of Australia. On Tuesday, the
Reserve Bank of Australia held rates steady at
1 percent but left the door open for more cuts.
The kiwi dollar dropped to 95.60 Australian
cents from 96.50 cents immediately before the
RBNZ release.
Tuffley said even after today’s surprisingly
big cut in New Zealand “the risks remain
skewed to an even lower trough than the current
1 percent OCR. We forecast a further 25 basis
point cut to 0.75 percent, in November,” he
said.
Regarding employment, the committee said
it was pleased to see labour market data held up
relative to expectations in the June quarter but
“agreed that the balance of risks to achieving
its consumer price inflation and maximum
sustainable employment objectives was tilted to
the downside.” New Zealand’s unemployment
rate hit an 11-year low in the June quarter,
falling to 3.9 percent from 4.2 percent in the
March quarter.
“Slower GDP growth over the past year
is expected to reduce capacity pressure and
reduce employment relative to its maximum
sustainable level in the near term. Inflation is
likely to remain below the 2 percent target mid-
point throughout 2019 and into 2020,” it said.
As a result “a lower OCR is necessary to
achieve our objectives.”
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CONDOLENCES POUR IN FROM FOREIGN

LEADERS FOR SUSHMA SWARAJ ji. One of India’s
¡¡ SANDEEP SINGH
most respected

C
ondolences poured in from
foreign leaders on the death
of former External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj, who died
at age 67, after suffering a massive
cardiac arrest.
Bangladesh Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina, expressing deep
condolences, said: “She (Sushma)
was a good friend of Bangladesh.
With her death, Bangladesh has lost
a good friend.”
New Zealand National Party MP
Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi told the
Indian Weekender, “It’s a great loss
to India and its people, especially
those living around the world. We
all know how passionately she has
worked for their well-being in the
last five years as External Affairs
Minister.”
“It is a personal loss to me as well,
as I had a close connection with
her right since the days of Chief
Minister of Delhi. I had a chance of
meeting her often on my India visits
and discuss the ways of improving
bilateral ties between New Zealand
and India.”
“I extend my deep condolences to
her family, supporters and the people
of India,” Mr Bakshi told The Indian
Weekender.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad
Zarif tweeted: “My deepest
condolences to the government and
the people of India on the passing
of former External Affairs Minister
Sushma Swaraj.
“I had many fruitful and useful
discussions with her while she held
office, and am saddened by her
sudden passing. May she forever rest
in peace.”
Former Afghan President Hamid
Karzai tweeted his condolences:
“Deeply saddened to hear of the loss
of Behinji Sushma Swaraj. A tall
leader and a great orator and people’s
person. My profound condolences to
the people of India and her family
and friends.@narendramodi.”
Abdulla Shahid, Foreign Minister
of Maldives, tweeted: “Deeply
grieved to hear the demise of my
good friend Smt #SushmaSawraj;
Stateswoman extraordinaire,
diplomat par excellence; A warm
human being. Key architect of
renewed Maldives-India friendship.
Sincere condolences to bereaved
family and people of India. May she
rest in peace!”
leaders, she
showed remarkable
dedication to serving
her fellow citizens &
took the Indo-French
relationship to new
heights.”
Afghanistan Foreign Affairs
Minister S. Rabbani posted: “I’m
saddened to hear of the untimely
demise of Sushma Swaraj, former
EAM of India. My deepest
condolences to the people and
government of India on the loss
of a distinguished public figure
who represented her country with
distinction & determination.”
Former Israeli ambassador to
India Daniel Carmon tweeted:
“Saddened by the passing away of
former #EAM A@SushmaSwaraj
ji. An #Indian leader who was
always impressively accessible to
all #Indian citizens worldwide. I will
not forget her friendship to Israel In
#Parliament & in #Government &
her visit to #Jerusalem, 2016. She
will be missed.”
Alexandre Ziegler, the
Ambassador of France to India,
tweeted: “My heartfelt condolences
to the family & loved ones of former
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“She cared about peo- Senior police officer Naila Hassan

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ple,” says new Indian
envoy to NZ on demise
of Sushma Swaraj
¡¡ SANDEEP SINGH

T
he new Indian High
Commissioner
to New Zealand
Muktesh Pardeshi has
expressed shock and anguish
over the untimely demise
of former External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj.
Speaking to the Indian
Weekender, Mr Pardeshi
¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD for the women and the widows that are here.
recalled aptly, “She cared

about people.”
“I would say, she has changed the
orientation of the Indian diplomacy for good.
“All Indian diplomatic outstations have
become exceptionally people-centric now,” Mr
Pardeshi said.
Earlier taking recourse to express his shock
and grief Mr Pardeshi recalled his association
with the former External Affairs Minister as
Passport Officer of India.
“Our beloved former EAM of India Smt
Sushma Swaraj is no more. Her contribution
in connecting MEA with the people would be
remembered for ever. As head of #passportindia,
I worked very closely with her. It’s a shocking
news! Om Shanti.
Speaking to the Indian Weekender, Mr
Pardeshi said, “I had an experience of working
closely with her right since the beginning of
tenure as External Affairs Minister.”
“She had a clear vision that India was a large
country and passport is an important travelling
document that signifies their freedom.
Therefore we need to work harder to deliver up
to their expectations.”
“I also recall she was extremely passionate
about opening passport services for the people
of North East India,” Mr Pardeshi said.
 In his previous role as the Chief Passport
Officer of India for about five years, Mr
Pardeshi led the Passport Seva Project in
various capacities and had the opportunity to
lead Ms Swaraj on various visits to different
Passport offices across the country.
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W
aitematā District Commander
Superintendent Naila Hassan is in
Mecca on the invitation of King of
Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj.
 Naila Hassan is one of New Zealand’s most
senior police officers and came to prominence
internationally after she gave an emotional
speech at the vigil in Auckland after the March
15, Christchurch mosque terrorist attack that
killed 51 worshippers and injured many.
 Speaking from Mecca to media, Ms Hassan
expressed her happiness and gratitude towards
King Salman for inviting her to perform Hajj.
 “As a Muslim, you just dream about seeing
the Kaaba and going to Makkah and Madinah,”
she said in a video thanking Saudi King Salman
for hosting the Christchurch pilgrims.
 “When I saw the Kaaba this morning, I was
breathless, I really was.
 “But … as much as it’s a journey for me,
I’m here for the victims … I’m here particularly
I’m here to support them,” Ms Hassan said on
Monday, August 5, Arab News reported.
 Hassan described how she and about 200
other pilgrims were welcomed with petals,
singing and gifts. “I’ve never experienced
anything like it in my life,” she said.
 Naila Hassan at the vigil held earlier in
March addressed the crowd assuring them of
providing support to the Muslim community
and everyone affected. Ms Hassan was
witnessed breaking down into tears on stage as
she addressed a vigil for the victims.
 Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Affairs Minister
Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh said on Sunday
that hosting the Christchurch pilgrims as part of
Saudi efforts to “confront and defeat terrorism”
in all its forms, Arab News reported.
 Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam religion
and is performed on the occasion of Eid-ul-
Adha. This occasion sees millions of Muslim
worshippers from across the globe travel to
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Messages for The Indian Weekender

My best wishes to The Indian Weekender on celebrating your

10th anniversary.

The Indian community is one of the largest and fastest growing ethnic
communities in New Zealand, and continues to make significant
contribution to our nation, both socially and culturally.

The National Party recognises the value that ethnic communities bring
to our country, and we will continue to represent their interests.

A ten-year anniversary is a significant achievement. I wish The Indian

Weekender all the best in the years to come serving New Zealand’s
Indian community and writing stories that matter to the Kiwi-Indians.

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ten years- may they be just as prosperous and successful as the past
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Michael Wood
Member of Parliament for Mt. Roskill and
Senior Government Whip

Congratulations to all of the team at the Indian Weekender on

the 10th Anniversary of the Indian Weekender and also the
2019 Hall of Fame Awards.

We are delighted to have partnered with the Indian Weekender over the years and see
how much it has grown as a new media outlet over the last 10 years. The Weekender is
not just a print media outlet but has a huge online presence and organises large scale
events such as the Hall of Fame Awards that recognise the contribution of Kiwi Indians in
various fields.

As MP for Mt Roskill, the most diverse electorate in New Zealand, I have found the
Weekender an important forum for connecting with the Kiwi-Indian community. For me
it is important not simply to attend community events and celebrations, but to really
understand the views and concerns of the community – something that the Weekender
provides week-in, week-out.

Since the last elections, the coalition government has had a strong focus on engaging
with the Indian diaspora community in New Zealand. There is ongoing work to
strengthen the trade relationship, to meet regularly and discuss issues, and to
acknowledge important community and cultural events. In my own electorate we have
established an active Indian Branch of the Mt Roskill Labour party which organises
various events, forums and functions in the community to enhance our connection.

I will continue to work closely with my colleague and now the Parliamentary Private
Secretary to the Minister for Ethnic Communities, Priyanca Radhakrishnan, the first
female Indian-born Labour MP on issues pertaining to all ethnic communities.

I would like to wish all of the Indian Weekender team the very best for the forthcoming
Hall of Fame Awards. I look forward to attending the event with my Labour colleagues to
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Hon Jenny Salesa
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“Congratulations to The Indian Weekender’s
7th Hall of Fame event and completion of its
10th year of publication.
“Publications supporting our ethnic
communities, such as The Indian Weekender, hold an important
place in our society. They ensure our ethnic communities are
engaged with political, cultural, and social issues and champion
their voices to ensure they are heard.
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Labour List MP based in Maungakiekie
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Minister for Ethnic Communities
Congratulations to the Indian Weekender for successfully
completing ten years of publication and running the
Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame awards and gala event since
its inception seven years ago. Congratulations also to all
award recipients and inductees into the Hall of Fame.
I want to thank Indian Weekender for the role the newspaper plays in keeping us all
informed and entertained. It’s important that we have publications that give primacy
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Immigration New Zealand launches NZeTA

for better border security
¡¡ IWK BUREAU “Around one and a half million people travel Zealand’s border control into line with visitor visa.

T
to New Zealand each year from 60 different international best practices, with the United “INZ has also kicked off a major marketing
he government have taken one
visa waiver countries. However, INZ does not States, Canada and Australia already having campaign and is working closely with tourism
more step to improve border security
currently have any information about these electronic travel authorities. and travel sector partners to ensure visitors
today. The NZeTA, New Zealand
individuals until they are enroute to or arrive in New Zealand and Australian passport holders know they need an NZeTA, and how and where
Electronic Travel Authority, which will enable
New Zealand.” or visitors who already have a valid New to apply for it,” says Iain Lees-Galloway.
the government to screen travellers for border
“The NZeTA is a quick and easy way to Zealand visa, will not be required to have an Visitors can now request an NZeTA for any
and immigration risks off-shore before they
ensure we know more about people travelling NZeTA. travel after 1 October 2019 by applying online
travel to New Zealand, has been launched
to New Zealand from visa waiver countries. It Visitors should allow up to 72 hours for their at www.immigration.govt.nz/nzeta.
by Immigration New Zealand (INZ), says
will strengthen border security and be quick NZeTA request to be processed. Visitors who A mobile app will be available later this
Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway.
and easy for travellers to request,” says Iain don’t hold an NZeTA when they check-in for week.
The NZeTA will be mandatory for visitors
Lees-Galloway. their flight or cruise from 1 October will not The NZeTA will cost NZD$9 via the mobile
from visa waiver countries from 1 October
“The NZeTA request takes less than 10 be able to board. Visitors whose request for app and NZD$12 through the website. At the
2019.
minutes to complete and will bring New an NZeTA is refused will need to apply for a same time that a visitor requests their NZeTA,
they will be charged the new NZD$35.00
International Visitor Conservation and Tourism
Levy (IVL).
The IVL is an investment in New Zealand.
It is expected to raise over $450 million over
5 years, funding projects to ensure our country
and our people get the best from tourism
growth. Our international visitors will be
contributing directly to the infrastructure they
use and helping to protect the natural places
they enjoy.
Funds from the levy will be invested in
projects that protect and enhance our natural
environment and biodiversity and safeguard
Aotearoa’s taonga for generations to come.

Singapore Airlines
an Vistara to expand
codeshare agreement
to international flights
¡¡ IWK BUREAU

F
ollowing the recent announcement
of Vistara’s first international flights
to Singapore from New Delhi and
Mumbai, Singapore Airlines (SIA) and
regional subsidiary SilkAir have signed an
agreement with Vistara to expand code sharing
to international routes.
Vistara has commenced international
operations from Aug 6, 2019, when it launches
its Delhi – Singapore operations. 
 Under the expansion of an existing codeshare
agreement which covers Indian domestic
flights, SIA will add its ‘SQ’ designator code to
Vistara’s new international flights. In addition,
SIA and SilkAir will add nine new codeshare
destinations within India on Vistara-operated
flights. 
With this expansion, SIA will codeshare
on Vistara flights to more than 20 Indian
destinations.
  “Vistara is an important partner for SIA
and SilkAir. This expansion of our codeshare
agreement provides our customers with more
travel options to and from India.  We congratulate
Vistara on the launch of its international services
and are proud to be Vistara’s first codeshare
partner for its international flights,” said SIA
Senior Vice President Marketing Planning, Mr.
Tan Kai Ping.
  “Vistara found its first codeshare partners
in Singapore Airlines and SilkAir, and now
we are further expanding the agreement to
international flights with them. We’re happy to
deepen this strategic partnership which means a
more seamless flying experience for travellers
from India to destinations across Asia, Oceania
and the United States.” said Vistara’s Chief
Strategy Officer, Mr. Vinod Kannan. 
 Vistara is a New Delhi-based joint venture
between Tata Sons and SIA. It will commence
its first international operations, to Singapore
from Delhi and Mumbai, starting 6 and 7
August 2019, respectively, using Boeing 737-
800NG aircraft.
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a mother figure On-and-off
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drizzle clouds showers
iery, feisty and indefatigable, former External Affairs Minister Sushma
Swaraj, who died on Tuesday, August 6, was a leader who fit many roles 12° 12° 13° 14° 14° 16° 16°
in her long political leader. 8°
10° 8° 8° 9° 10° 10°
She might be remembered best for giving an all-new dimension to the role of foreign minister
by being proactive in reaching out to Indians in distress in foreign lands.
But looking back, it was equally important to have contested against Sonia This week in New Zealand’s history
Gandhi in Bellary on the Congress leader’s electoral debut in what was billed as
a evideshi bahu’ versus ebharatiya nari’ contest.
Bellary was then a Congress safe seat and for the BJP it was important to fight 9 August 1908
against the then new Congress president because the latter’s foreign origin was US 'Great White Fleet' arrives in Auckland
an important political issue at the time.
Her brief tenure as Delhi chief minister was important too, for she broke a
glass ceiling as the first woman chief minister of the state. That was about as
S ixteen American battleships arrived in New Zealand with much pomp and ceremony.

important as being the youngest cabinet minister at 25 years in the Haryana
cabinet in 1977.
Her proximity to Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart L.K. Advani was what led
to her rise. She was one of the four Advani acolytes who came to be known as
the D4, the four powerful leaders from Delhi who pretty much dominated the
party at the time: Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Ananth Kumar and M. Venkaiah
Naidu.
It was because of the power that they wielded that two of the D4 came to
occupy top positions in the party structure when the BJP was in opposition
during UPA rule -- Sushma Swaraj was leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha
and Arun Jaitley was leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha.
Being outspoken and clear-headed got her into the headlines. What perhaps
contributed to that was her confidence in herself -- and that she was never afraid
to walk alone. Perhaps that was why she allowed media persons to walk up to
her and ask questions.
For her supporters, there might have been mixed feelings about some of the
controversies surrounding her -- like facilitating the foreign travel documents of
former cricket administrator Lalit Modi in 2011 and dancing at Gandhi Samadhi
in Rajghat while staging a protest. Her explanations, forceful though they were,
had appeared less than fully convincing.
She got into a spot of bother when a photograph of her apparently blessing
the controversial Bellary brothers appeared in the media. Behind the damage
limitation exercise that followed were rumours of her face-off with a prominent
party leader because she thought she was taking the fall for someone else’s
association with the Bellary duo -- that while the BJP leader had backed them,
she was being made to look poorly in public because of the photograph. Party
insiders say that even though she had moved on from the episode, she never
forgave the BJP leader.
Sushma Swaraj might not have been in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inner
circle but she held her own, often winning praise from the Prime Minister for
her role as External Affairs Minister. Delhi’s insidious grapevine had suggested
that she was asked to contest for the Lok Sabha this year but she declined, citing
health reasons.
The truth about that might never be made public.
Women politicians, even the fiery among them, often come to be regarded as
mother figures in their later years. Sushma Swaraj was no exception and her
role as External Affairs Minister endorsed this image of her. But, behind that
amiable exterior was a politician of immense caliber and top grade firepower.
Indeed, those who saw her for the first time were often surprised that she was
not quite tall.
Hours before she passed away, Sushma Swaraj had tweeted her congratulations
to the Prime Minister and Home Minister for the decision on Article 370.
Here too, she had a role to play -- through her speech in the Lok Sabha in
1996 when she spoke on the BJP’s plan to remove Article 370, which is in the
party’s core agenda, along with a uniform civil code and building a Ram temple
at Ayodhya.
For a committed BJP leader, it is likely that she would have been at peace
following the government’s decision on the contentious constitutional provision.
10 August 1840
British assert sovereignty as French head for Akaroa
H MS Britomart arrived at Akaroa, on Banks Peninsula, a week before a shipload of French
colonists landed there. The ship’s captain raised the Union Jack to confirm British
sovereignty over the area.
10 August 1995
News Corporation's rights to professional rugby bolstered
A ll Blacks Josh Kronfeld and Jeff Wilson signed contracts with the New Zealand Rugby
Football Union (NZRFU), heralding the victory of Rupert Murdoch over Kerry Packer in
a battle for the rights to televise professional rugby.
11 August 1962
Picton ferry Aramoana enters service
F ew ships have had as much impact on New Zealand history as the Aramoana, the country’s
first roll-on roll-off ferry, which entered service between Wellington and Picton in 1962.
Cars and rail-freight wagons could now readily cross Cook Strait and be driven on and off the
ferry at each end of the voyage.
12 August 1816
New Zealand’s first missionary school opens
T he new school stood beside missionary Thomas Kendall’s house in the small Church
Missionary Society (Anglican) settlement at Hohi (Oihi) in the Bay of Islands, which had
been founded 18 months earlier.
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Not a single girmitiya Fijian workers sent overseas to

work under the Seasonal Workers
Scheme are well protected: Bala
nor their descendants have taken
M
inister for

a single millimetre of land in Fiji: AG Employment Parveen Bala

has assured parliament

N
ot a single girmitiya nor that all the Fijian workers that have
their descendants have been sent overseas to work under the
taken a single millimetre of Seasonal Workers Scheme are well
land in Fiji. protected.
This was stressed in parliament This comes after SODELPA MP
today by Minister for Economy and Niko Nawaikula highlighted in
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed- Parliament that these workers end up
Khaiyum after some SODELPA getting nothing after all the deduction
parliamentarians said that the Land has been made and he knows this
Use Act and Land Bank is unfair to because he had also gone in a farm
the iTaukei. in Australia. Bala says that is not 5th of April 2019.
These comments were made the case with this government and Bala says under this scheme
when parliament debated the Report maybe this happened with previous targeting workers from 21 to 45
of the Public Accounts Committee governments. years where the term of work can
on Performance Audits for the and is protected under the 2013 Sayed-Khaiyum says he was Opposition Whip Lynda Tabuya range from 12 months to 3 years with
year ended 31st December Constitution. Sayed-Khaiyum doing his thesis and the meeting had also highlighted in parliament a minimum of 12 months
He He says 51 Fijians will be sent to
2014. says today says parliamentarians was arranged by his father who was that some workers that have been
Sayed-Khaiyum says should have a level of a member of parliament at the time.  engaged under this scheme are work in the meat industry in Australia
92 percent of the by the end of the month under this
the Opposition should land is owned by the intellectual honesty Opposition Leader Sitiveni victims of violation of workers
not come to parliament iTaukei and is protect- because they not only Rabuka says the iTaukei are not rights, but the Minister says this is program where the employer will
trying to depict the have to present history landowners but are trustees of the not the case for Fiji. pay for their air fares and visa fees.
ed under the 2013 Bala says for a normal 38 hours
Land Use Act in a Constitution. but the current affairs in land. Bala was also questioned by
demonic way or that the the right light. SODELPA President and FijiFirst MP Salik Govind to working week, each meat worker is
government is undermining He also talked about a parliamentarian, Ro Filipe explain the Pacific Labour Scheme expected to receive AUS $776 per
people’s rights. meeting he had with the Opposition agreement that the Fijian and week or FJ$1125 and in a year and
Tuisawau then claimed a lot of the
He says today 92 percent of Leader Sitiveni Rabuka when Australia government have signed as this means they can earn more than
constitutional and legal framework
the land is owned by the iTaukei Rabuka was Prime Minister. part of the Vuvale Partnership on the $58,000 per annum.
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NZ Biosecurity refuse entry of Fijian passport holder into NZ

N
ew Zealand Biosecurity officials have
labelled an attempt by a traveller
arriving from Fiji to smuggle in seeds
and fresh plant materials a reckless act.
Newshub reported the Fijian passport holder
was refused entry into New Zealand after
arriving at Auckland International Airport.
She admitted planning to plant seeds at her
daughter’s house after Biosecurity New Zealand
officers found material concealed in medicine
containers. Biosecurity NZ spokesperson Steve
Gilbert said officers detected four different
seed types and fresh chillies in the woman’s
baggage.
He says it was a clear case of smuggling a
reckless act that could have brought dangerous
pests or diseases into New Zealand.
Gilbert adds in cases like this, they have the
choices of prosecution or referring the offender
to Immigration New Zealand.
He said both agencies agreed the incident
was sufficiently serious enough to refuse the
passenger entry into New Zealand and for her
to be returned to Fiji.
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INDIA
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MOURNS SUSHMA
Swaraj: A
people’s
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J
ust a few hours before she collapsed and
died, former External Affairs Minister
Sushma Swaraj had tweeted her thanks
to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for revoking
Article 370 on Jammu and Kashmir. “Thank
you Prime Minister. Thank you very much. I
was waiting to see this day in my lifetime.”
That was her last communication on the
social media platform on which she had
over 13 million followers. She was active on
tweeting about major happenings, though she
decided against contesting the 2019 Lok Sabha
elections or on joining the Narendra Modi 2.0
government due to health reasons.
Sushma, who died aged 67, tweeted her and diplomatic dealings during her tenure as ruling Congress-led UPA without pulling any Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib.
condolences on Congress leader Sheila External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj did punches, and once Parliament was witness to Retorting, Sushma narrated a verse of
Dikshit’s death on July 20, writing that though not retire into the shadows. She made her mark a fierce poetic exchange between her and then Hindi poet Bashir Badr: “Kuch to majbooriya
they were opponents in politics, but were in her own way – connecting with the diaspora Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. rahi hongi yun koi bewafa nahi hota (there
friends in personal life. far and wide, and reaching out to help them. In 2013, when Manmohan Singh used an Urdu must have been some compulsions, one is not
Sushma, who brought her innate grace She would respond to every appeal for couplet to hit out at the opposition Bharatiya disloyal for no reason at all).”
and charm into her work, was not cowed by assistance, and make sure the Indian missions Janata Party, Sushma Swaraj responded in kind. She then quoted another verse: “Tumhe wafa
twitter trolls either. In fact when one troll told responded to the requests. In this way she gave Manmohan Singh, accusing the BJP of yaad nahee, Humein jafa yaad nahee, zindagi
her, that like Sheila Dikshit, she too would the human touch to the Ministry of External making unwarranted attacks on his government, or maut ke toh do hee tarane hain, ek tumhein
be remembered after her death, Sushma took Affairs, and won millions of admirers across had recited a couplet of Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib. yaad nahee, ek humein yaad naheen (you
it sportingly, tweeting back: “I thank you in the world, including many in Pakistan. “Humko hai unse wafa ki umeed, jo nahi jaante don’t remember loyalty, we don’t remember
anticipation for this kind thought.” Though As Leader of Opposition in the 15th wafa kya hai (we hope for loyalty from those disloyalty, life and death have two rhythms,
she was overshadowed by Prime Minister Lok Sabha, Sushma was a formidable and who do not know the meaning of the word),” you don’t remember one, we don’t remember
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ARTICLE 370
Scrapping of Article 370 is
fulfilment of Mookerjee's dream
for BJP

F
or the BJP, scrapping of Article 370 is
fulfilment of a dream of its ideological
guru Syama Prasad Mookerjee who
was the first to launch a campaign to abrogate
this temporary provision in the Indian

led to growth of secessionist

Constitution which granted special status to
the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Mookerjee, who was a minister in the

tendencies in Kashmir
Interim Central government headed by
Jawaharlal Nehru before he fell out with
him and resigned on April 8, 1950, was

A
strongly against the Article as he felt that it
rticle 370 of the Constitution, which hampered the complete unification of India.
granted special status to Jammu The Bharatiya Janata Party later adopted this
and Kashmir, was seen by many and made it one of its main political planks.
as a provision that led to the growth of the The founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the
secessionist mindset, which acquired a militant ideological parent of the BJP, campaigned
form, in the Valley by the late 1980s. with the slogan "Ek desh mein do vidhan, do
A narrative was being pushed by Pakistan- pradhan aur do nishan nahi chalenge (In one
backed anti-national forces among the "When
country, having two Constitutions, two Prime
people in Kashmir Valley that grant we were
thrown out of Ministers and two flags are not acceptable).
of special identity to the state in the Under the provision, the state of Jammu and
Constitution was an "acceptance" by Kashmir, we got
accommodated in the Kashmir had a separate Constitution and flag.
the government of India that Jammu The Article, originally meant to be a
rest of the country,
and Kashmir was "not a part of where we bought land, became vulnerable as they got accommodated in the rest of the country, temporary provision in the Constitution,
India". got education and remained a miniscule minority where we bought land, got education and jobs. restricted the powers of the Union of India
This intoxicated several Kashmiris to job" in Kashmir, mainly because of But because of Article 370, nobody from rest and Parliament, including with regard to
demand separation of the state from India, Article 370 which prohibited people of the country could purchase land or get jobs applicability of central laws in the state
and some of them took up the gun to press for from outside the state to buy immovable in Jammu and Kashmir," he pointed out. as these were to be endorsed by the state
the demand. The provision was not part of the property and settle down in the Valley. According to Vijay Raina, General Secretary Assembly.
Instrument of Accession signed by the ruler of Rajinder Kaul Premi of the All India of another Kashmiri Pandit organisation
Under the Article, the Head of the State
Jammu and Kashmir Hari Singh on October Kashmiri Samaj, a prominent organisation of Kashmiri Samiti, said Article 370 was a key
of Jammu and Kashmir was initially called
27, 1947 with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Pandits, said the Article was discriminatory reason why the community could not be safe
‘Sadr-e-Riyasat' (meaning President) and the
Nehru after the Pakistani Army launched and prevented Jammu and Kashmir from being in the Valley and had to leave their native land.
Head of the government was termed as ‘Wazir-
military aggression but was incorporated to at par with rest of the states of the country. "Had it (Article 370) not been there, the
e-Azam' (meaning Prime Minister). Besides,
apply to the state in 1950. He noted that even Kashmiri separatists, exodus would not have happened," he insisted.
it gave the right to the state government to
Kashmiri Pandits, who were forced to leave like Syed Ali Shah Geelani, could purchase "Abrogation of the Article will strengthen
describe the state's ‘permanent residents' and
the Valley en masse in early 1990s because properties anywhere in the country but people national integration and enable flow of private
only they could to purchase movable property
of emergence of hostile conditions, feel they from outside Jammu and Kashmir could not do funds into the state.
and be eligible for government jobs and
would not have faced such a fate if Article 370 so in the state. "It will also strengthen the secular fabric of
admission to higher educational institutions.
had not been there. They argue that Hindus "When we were thrown out of Kashmir, we the state," Premi added.
the state government.
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Guterres spokesperson declines N.Korea fires 2 short-range

to take position on Kashmir ballistic missiles: Seoul
S
ecretary-General Antonio Guterres has apparently
not yet taken a public position on how India's
decision to withdraw the special status of
Kashmir squares with Security Council resolutions, his
spokesperson Stephane Dujarric indicated on Tuesday.
Asked at his daily briefing if Guterres believed that
that the Indian action in "scrapping the special status of
Jammu and Kashmir is a violation of the UN resolutions,"
Dujarric avoided giving a direct answer, saying only, "we
said very clearly that we are following the developments
in the region with concern. Secretary-General's position at
this point is to urge all parties to exercise restraint."

Pressed by the reporter to directly answer the question,
Dujarric said, "No, no, I understand what you asked, but
unfortunately at this point you have to settle for that...
(that) is my answer."
Dujarric said that a letter written by Pakistan Foreign
Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to Guterres about the
situation in Kashmir had not yet been received.
Dujarric said, "We are aware of press reports that
Swaraj 'extraordinary woman, leader': UNGA President
N
orth Korea fired two additional launches and maintaining
a letter has been sent. As of short while ago we are not
projectiles believed to be a readiness posture." In a fresh
able to confirm that the letter has actually been receieved.
short-range ballistic missiles warning after the firing on Tuesday,
Obviously once it is, it will be looked at and studied and
into the East Sea on Tuesday, South North Korea's Foreign Ministry said
acknowledged."
Korea's military said, in an apparent that it could seek "a new road", other
According to media reports, Qureshi had written to him
show of force against the ongoing than engagement, calling the joint
about the "material changes" in Kashmir citing Security
joint military exercise between Seoul exercise a violation of a series of
Council resolutions.
and Washington that began a day joint agreements they signed with the
before. North.
The projectiles were fired at 5.24 "The US and South Korean

U
N General Assembly
President Maria Fernanda
Espinosa has hailed India's
former External Affairs Minister
Sushma Swaraj as "an extraordinary
woman and leader."
"Saddened by the news of the
passing of @SushmaSwaraj, an
extraordinary woman & leader who
devoted her life to public service,"
Espinosa, who is on a visit to Britain,
tweeted on Tuesday.
"I had the honor of meeting her in
my visits to #India, & will always
remember her fondly. My deepest
condolences to all of her loved
ones," she added after Swaraj died
on Tuesday in New Delhi.
In a tweet, Afghanistan' s UN
Mission also offered the "deepest
condolences" of the Afghan people
to the people and government of
India on the passing away of Swaraj.
The Global Organization of People
of Indian Origin (GOPIO) said, "In
her passing away, we will miss a
statesman, as well as a sincere and
able political leader."
It recalled that the organisation
had a close working relation with
her and received her cooperation on
many of the Non-Resident Indians
and persons of Indian Origin issues.
Hindu American Foundation's
Director of Government Relations
Jay Kansara said Swaraj "cared
deeply for Hindu minorities in the
(American) region and around the
world".
"She also gave every issue and all
she engaged with a motherly touch,"
he said.
a.m. and 5.36 a.m. from North
Korea's Kwail county in South
Hwanghae province, and both flew
around 450 km across the peninsula
before splashing into the East Sea,
Yonhap News Agency quoted the
Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) as saying.
Their maximum altitude was about
37 km, and the top speed was around
Mach 6.9, according to the JCS.
"South Korean and US intelligence
authorities believe that these short-
range missiles bear similar flight
features to the ballistic missiles
North Korea test-fired on July
25," the JCS said, adding that
analysis was underway to determine
their exact type. "Our military is
monitoring the situation in case of
authorities remain outwardly
talkative about dialogue. But when
they sit back, they sharpen a sword
to do us harm," the Ministry said,
according to the North's Korean
Central News Agency.
"If the US and South Korean
authorities trust to luck, disregarding
our repeated warnings, we will make
them pay heavy price which will in
turn make them very much difficult,"
it added.
Meanwhile, South Korea's
presidential office Cheong Wa
Dae held an emergency meeting to
discuss the latest launch, Yonhap
news agency quoted spokesperson
Ko Min-jung as saying.

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Kohli, Pant score fifties

I said Kohli is the best,
but Smith's knock another
level: Langer

as India complete series sweep A

ustralia coach Justin Langer
has said that Steve Smith's
twin centuries during the
first Ashes Test at Edgbaston were on

I
ndia strolled to a seven-wicket
over West Indies on Tuesday to
complete a series whitewash.
Captain Virat Kohli and wicketkeeper
Rishabh Pant scored fifties as India
chased down a target of 147.
Kohli and Pant's 106-run stand for
the third wicket negated any chance
of West Indies pulling off an unlikely
win. This was Kohli's 21st T20I fifty,
thus helping him draw level with
Rohit Sharma for most fifties in T20
internationals.
Pant, who got out for a duck and
four in the series thus far, scored
his second T20 international fifty
of his career. Kohli was eventually
dismissed on 59 when he hit Oshane
Thomas straight to point in the 18th
over.
But Pant finished the game with
a six straight over the bowler's head
off the first ball of the last over. He
was unbeaten on 65 at the end of the
game. It was K.L. Rahul who opened
the innings with Shikhar Dhawan as
Rohit Sharma was rested. He scored
20 off 18 balls before being stumped
off Fabian Allen. Dhawan fell for just
three runs in the second over.
Earlier, debutant Deepak Chahar
and Navdeep Saini took three and
two wickets to restrict the West
Indies to 146/6. Kieron Pollard was
their highest scorer with 58 off 45
balls. This was his first T20I fifty in
seven years. However, he couldn't
stick through the death overs as he
was bowled by Saini in the 16th.
Rovman Powell and captain
Carlos Brathwaite then pushed the
West Indies' total to 146 in the last
three overs.
"another level."
Earlier in the year Langer had said
during Australia's series defeat to
India that Indian skipper Virat Kohli
is the best in the world. Smith and
Kohli are often pitted against each
other in the stakes for the best Test
batsman in the world and Langer said
that on current form, Smith might
just be ahead of his rival.
"I said during the summer that
Virat Kohli is the best player I have
ever seen but that [Smith's knocks] is
just another level," Langer told.
The Edgbaston Test was Smith's
first since serving out a year-long
ban and Langer lauded him for the
character he showed, particularly in
the first innings when Smith shifting
gears helped Australian recover from
122/8 to scoring 284. Smith was the
last man to be dismissed.
"You have in different teams,
different eras, great players but for

Won't make shotgun selection decisions: Root someone like Smudge [Smith], who
is averaging over 60 and the way

E
ngland captain Joe Root said Anderson could not take further
that the team will wait for part in the field with Olly Stone and
clarity on veteran pacer James Archer taking his place in the middle
Anderson's condition before deciding for much of the rest of the Test which
on whether to go with Jofra Archer England lost by 251 runs.
for the next Ashes Test or the "Hard losing Jimmy early on
"The
remainder of the series. defeat) but these things happen,"
Anderson could only said Root in the post-
does hurt, bitterly
bowl four overs on Day disappointing, I match presentation
1 of the first Test before thought we played some ceremony. "Not sure
pulling up with a calf good cricket but credit (about his status), we
injury. While he did bat, to Australia" have to wait on the
scans. Have to see how (Archer)
shapes up as well. We don't have to
make any shotgun decisions in terms
of selection, its important we're clear
on how we want to go."
The second Test at Lord's starts
on August 14 and Root said that the
intervening time will be useful for
the squad to regroup and ensure that
there is "no hangover" of this defeat.
"It gives us a chance to get away,
regroup, make sure this doesn't have
a hangover effect," he said.
"(The defeat) does hurt, bitterly
disappointing, I thought we played
some good cricket but credit to
Australia." Root also praised Smith
for his twin centuries in the match and
Australia for the way they bowled on
the fifth day, dismissing England for
146 as they chased a target of 398.
"Two brilliant innings (from Smith),
we have to keep working hard on
trying to get him out.
he played in this innings with all
the pressure and everything that is
on him, it was not only great skill
but enormous character, enormous
courage, very brave, unbelievable
concentration, unbelievable physical
stamina, unbelievable mental
stamina, all traits of great players,"
said the former Australia opener
who was part of the team that won
the 2001 Ashes -- the last time that
Australia won it in England.

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CROSSWORD NO: 30 ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S QUESTIONS

SUDOKU NO: 30

HITORI NO: 30 QUIZ QUESTIONS NO: 30

Hitori – a logic puzzle with very simple rules and challenging solutions. Can you eliminate
numbers until there are no duplicates in any row or column? Objective / Rules. Eliminate
numbers until there are no duplicates in any row or column. Eliminate numbers
by marking them in Black. You are not allowed to have two Black squares touching
horizontally or vertically (diagonally is ok). Any White square can be reached from any
other (i.e. they are connected).
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE NO: 30
See how many differences you can find in the right or left photo.
1. What pain-relieving medicine is made from willow
bark? Asprin.
2. What was the title held by Irish soldier and statesman
Arthur Wellesley? Duke of Wellington.
3. What do virology students study? Viruses.
4. How many points is "Q" worth in a game of Scrabble?
Ten.
5. During Margaret Thatcher's time, "Can't Pay, Won't
Pay" was a slogan used by protesters against what?
Poll Tax.
6. Name the first hormone to be identified. Adrenalin.
7. Other than rice, what is the main ingredient of
kedgeree? Fish.
8. "Pygmalion" was the inspiration behind which silver
screen musical? My Fair Lady.
9. What activity was St Vitus alleged to be the patron
saint of? Dancing.
10. Name the city in which the first modern Olympic
Games were held. Athens.
11. For another point, what year were the first modern
Olympic Games held? 1896.
12. What was the first antibiotic used in medicine?
Penicillin.
13. What is the largest organ of the human body? Skin.
14. Which country has frequently won world-class chess
tournaments? Russia.
15. In the language of flowers, what is conveyed by yellow
roses? Remembrance.
16. What type of plastic resin was Leo Baekeland known
for inventing? Bakelite.
17. Following the Vietnam war, what was Saigon renamed
Send us stories, drawings, poems and other contributions by your little ones along with their
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as? Ho Chi Minh City.
18. As well as his music and acting, what other from of
creativity was David Bowie known to enjoy? Painting.
19. What does the acronym "WYSIWYG" mean? What
you see is what you get.
20. Who was the lead singer with Slade? Noddy Holder.
21. Name the famous American actress who was married
to Orson Wells from 1943 to 1947. Rita Hayworth.
22. The ancient Aztecs used what as currency?
Cocoa beans.
23. In 1970, Lester Piggot won the Derby with which
horse? Nijinsky.
24. Line dancing is associated with which type of music?
Country.
25. In his 1734 essay, what did Alexander Pope claim was
the proper study of mankind? Man.
26. Where would you find Scapa Flow and the Old Man of
Hoy? Orkney Islands.
27. Name the only Number One chart hit by The Troggs.
With a Girl Like You.
28. "A Clockwork Orange" was written by who? Anthony
Burgess.
29. What item is St Peter traditionally depicted as holding?
A set of keys.
30. In what year was the Tour de France first held? 1903.
31. What is a xylophone made from? Wood.
32. Name the animal made famous in an Australian TV
series from the 1960's. Skippy (kangaroo).
33. 70) How would a test match cricketer qualify for the
primary club? By being out on first ball.
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Fish is filled with omega - 3 fatty acids and vitamins, it is

a low fat, high quality protein. Fish is good for growing
children; they should eat fish at least two times a week as
it is incredibly important for their body and brain.

GOAN FISH CURRY

INGREDIENTS: METHOD
• 3 - fish fillets, large ( Tarakihi ) • Wash and slice the fish into 2 inch pieces, marinate with
• 2 pinches turmeric powder salt and turmeric powder and keep aside for a while.
• 2 pinches salt • Heat frypan on a medium flame. Add cumin seeds,
• TO DRY ROAST fenugreek seeds, coriander seeds and red chillies. Dry
• 7-8 - red chillies dry roast them for about 2 to 3 minutes, until fragrant.
• 1tbsp - cumin seeds Transfer them into a plate to cool.
• 1/2tbsp - fenugreek seeds • Once they are of room temperature, grind them into
• 1/2tbsp - coriander seeds a paste along with onion, garlic, grated coconut and
TO GRIND INTO PASTE tamarind ( 2 tablespoon of water can be added if
• 2 - onions necessary for grinding ). Keep aside for later use.
• 8 - garlic cloves • Heat oil in a saucepan over medium flame; add mustard
• 1/4cup - grated coconut seeds and curry leaves, sauté for 1 to 2 minutes or until
• Lemon size, tamarind the seeds crackle.
FOR TEMPERING • Add ground red chilli paste, sauté for 3 to 4 minutes
• 1/2tbsp - mustard seeds until the oil separates.
• 8 - curry leaves • Add turmeric powder and salt, mix well; add water,
• 1/2tsp - turmeric powder mix well again and give one boil on high flame.
• Salt according to taste • Lower the flame and add fish to the gravy, cover and
• 3tbsp - oil cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until the fish is cooked.
• 4cups - water • Serve with steamed rice. Serves - 6

Fish Cutlets
INGREDIENTS:
• 2 - fish fillets, large ( monk )
• 1tsp - salt
• 2 - potatoes, medium
• 2 or 3 - green chillies
• 1/2tsp - red chilli powder
• 1/2tsp - salt or according to taste
• 1tbsp - lemon juice
• 1/2cup - coriander leaves
• 1 - egg
• 200gm - bread crumbs
• 200gm - flour
• 4tbsp - butter
METHOD
• Season fish with salt, keep aside.
• Boil potatoes and keep aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in a non stick frying pan; add fish and cook

Fish Fry
INGREDIENTS:
• 2- fish fillets, large ( Monk
tasted very good )
• 2tsp - red chilli powder
• 2tsp - coriander powder
• 1/2tsp - turmeric powder
• 1tsp - garam masala powder
• 1tsp - cumin powder
• 1tsp - ginger paste
• 1tsp - garlic paste
• 1tbsp - oil
• 1 - lemon, juice
• 1tsp - salt
• Chaat masala to sprinkle
• 1 - lemon
• 3tbsp - oil
METHOD
• Wash and cut the fish into 1 inch
pieces.
• In a bowl add all the powders,
ginger paste, garlic paste, 1
tablespoon of oil, lemon juice
and salt, mix them well with the
fork.
• Marinate fish into this masala for
20 minutes ( Add 1 tablespoon
of water if needed ) .
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in
a frypan over the medium
flame and shallow fry the fish
pieces on both the sides till
about golden in colour; drain
on kitchen paper. Repeat the
process until the fish is done
with the left over oil.
• Sprinkle chaat masala and
squeeze lemon on the fish.
• Serve warm. Serves - 4
PUNJABI FISH CURRY
INGREDIENTS:
• 2 - fish fillets, large ( Tarakihi )
• TO MARINADE FISH
• 1/2tsp - turmeric powder
• 1tbsp - ginger, garlic paste
• 1tsp - salt
FOR CURRY
• 1 - onion, medium
• 1/2tsp - ginger paste
• 1/2tsp - garlic paste
• 1/2tsp - red chilli powder
• 1/4tsp - turmeric powder
• 1tsp - garam masala powder
• 1/2tsp - coriander powder
• 1 - tomato, medium
• 1tsp - salt or according to taste
• 2tbsp - oil
• 1/2cup - coriander leaves
METHOD
• Wash and cut fish into 1 inch
pieces. Marinade the fish with
turmeric powder, ginger, garlic
paste and salt, for at least 15
minute.
• Cover and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a frypan over the
medium flame and shallow fry
the fish pieces on both the sides for 2 minutes. Carefully turn and cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes or
till about golden in colour ( Do until the fish is done. Remove from the heat and break into large flakes.
not over cook the fish and try
• Combine the fish with washed and chopped green chillies, red chilli
to cook it 75% ) and drain on
powder, lemon juice, chopped coriander leaves, salt and mashed potatoes
kitchen paper.
in a large bowl with the fork.
• Heat oil in a saucepan over
• Cover and leave to chill in the fridge until the mixture has become firm
medium flame, add peeled,
washed and chopped onion, fry and enough to form fish cutlets.
• Have two plates ready; one with the flour and one with the breadcrumbs.
until brown in colour.
• Add ginger paste, stir, add garlic One bowl with the egg, whisked.
• Start by oiling your hands, then in your palm take a small ball size mixture
paste. Sauté till the rawness of
the aromatics goes away. and roll it into a ball, then gently press between both your hands into a
• Lower the flame and add red cutlet ( tikki ) shape.
chilli powder followed by • Roll the cutlet in the flour, shake of the excess, then dip the cutlet into the
turmeric powder, garam masala beaten egg and after that roll it into the breadcrumbs.
powder, coriander powder, sauté • In a frying pan heat 3 tablespoon of butter, place 2 to 4 fish cutlets gently
well for few seconds. in the pan ( You can add more depending on the size of the pan ).
• Add 1 tablespoon of water, • Fry turning the cutlets once or twice until they are crisp and brown in
mix well and sauté until the oil colour. Transfer them into a plate on an absorbent paper.
separates. • Serve with tarter sauce. Serves - 6
• Add washed and chopped
tomato to the masala and cook
till the tomatoes are mushy and
oil starts to seperate.
• Add fish pieces and mix gently;
add half cup of water or enough
for the gravy and bring to boil.
Season with salt ( You can add
more water according to your
own preferences of the curry).
• Simmer for 1 to 2 minutes and
then remove from flame.
• Garnish with chopped coriander
leaves.
• Serve with rice. Serves - 4
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09 August – 15 August 2019 | By Manisha Koushik
ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20)
You will get an opportunity to serve someone
important in your personal capacity. This is the right
time to consolidate your financial position by both
saving and wise investments. Those involved in a
work-related task may find the going exceptionally
smooth. You will remain in touch with your inner
self and enjoy total peace of mind. The one you are
trying to get romantically linked with may not show much interest now,
but persistence will pay! Lucky Number:17 / Lucky Colour: White
TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 20)
A change in attitude will find you with a happy
disposition. Be open with others without being
complaining to let them know what you feel. Love
life will be immensely fulfilling and strengthen
the loving bonds. You are likely to put your ideas
into action at work and derive much from it. New
employees will get into the grip of things fast in the new organisation.
Your financial situation is set to brighten. Health remains good. Lucky
Number:9 / Lucky Colour: Rose
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUN 21)
Right kind of exposure will get you the required
experience, so go for it whenever the opportunity
arises. Strained relationship is likely to gnaw
you from the inside, but there is nothing much
you can do at the moment. Someone’s arrival is
likely to brighten up the domestic environment. A
compliment from the one you secretly admire may
make your week. Wasteful expenditure is best avoided. Be careful
of seasonal ailments by taking full precautions. Lucky Number: 8 /
Lucky Colour: Forest Green
CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 20)
Why get into the hassle of doing things with
your own hands, when these can be delegated.
For you time is money, utilise it most prudently.
Safe investment is the best bet in the prevailing
financial conditions. Your hope of spending
a relaxing time at home may get upset with
someone’s unexpected arrival. At work, you may
need to find time to tackle issues you had been ignoring for long. Health
remains satisfactory through your own efforts. Lucky Number:15 /
Lucky Colour: Peach
Manisha Koushik is a practicing astrologer, tarot card reader, numerologist, vastu and
fengshui consultant based in India with a global presence through the online channels. She is
available for consultations online as well. E-mail her at support@askmanisha.com or contact
at +91-11-26449898 Mobile/Whatsapp: +91-9716145644 • www.askmanisha.com
LEO (JUL21-AUG 20)
You may be compelled to agree to certain terms
and conditions that don’t appear in your best
interest. Good guidance will find students making
their mark on the academic front. This seems to be
the best time for investing in property to multiply
your money. Moving to a new location on posting
is likely to prove favourable, both personally and
professionally. Sticking to the exercise regime will begin to show
positive results. Love life seems a bit rocky. Lucky Number:9 / Lucky
Colour: Rose
VIRGO (AUG 23-SEP 23)
You may be entrusted with multiple responsibilities,
but you will discharge them responsibly to
the satisfaction of higher ups. Expect peaceful
atmosphere at home this week. At work, you will
have your way and revive the projects that had
been shelved for long. Take outside help on the
academic front to perform better. An Aquarian
will be most supportive, when you require it the most. Lover’s loving
gestures will make your week! You may be drawn towards spirituality.
Lucky Number:6 / Lucky Colour: Sea Green
LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23)
You will need to be on your own, as far as your health
is concerned. Expect some good loving care from
spouse this week! Domestic front appears serene and
peaceful. At work, don’t bite more than you can chew,
as it can infringe on your personal time. Something
started on the side may earn good profits. Your love
for outdoors may make you take up adventure sports.
Energy supplements come in handy to put you back on the fitness trail.
Lucky Number:9 / Lucky Colour: Chocolate
SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22)
You may need to consider a request sympathetically,
as someone seems quite hopeful of a positive
outcome. Those wanting to get noticed and make
their mark on the professional front will need to
work harder. An exciting time in a family gathering is
foreseen. Academic achievers will have luck on their
side. Getting a step nearer to your goal will prove most encouraging.
Financially, your remain on a strong wicket. A new diet regimen proves
beneficial. Lucky Number:4 / Lucky Colour: Turquoise
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SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21)
If you are seriously thinking of quitting your
organisation, think again. Grass often seems
greener on the other side of the fence. Your
financial situation is set to improve from previous
investments. A social obligation needs to be
discharged, so find time for it. On the academic
front, you are likely to turn over a new leaf and
embark on a fresh beginning. Joining a sports discipline or taking a
fitness course is on the cards. Lucky Number:3 / Lucky Colour:
Lemon
CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 21)
You are likely to rebound energetically, after a
short break. Some good decisions will take your
business in the right direction. A visit to an out
of town destination is on the cards and will prove
most enjoyable. Chance meeting a member of the
opposite gender shows all signs of blossoming
into romance! Good advice from someone knowledgeable will enable
you to make profitable investments. Home remedy may come to your
rescue in getting rid of a minor ailment. Lucky Number:11 / Lucky
Colour: Light Grey
AQUARIUS (JAN 22-FEB 19)
Someone’s personal advice about you may infuriate
you, but there is no denying the truth. So, act instead
of reacting. Good preparation may be the key to
fare well in a competition on the academic front.
Your personality may impress a lot many on the
professional front. You remain financially stable.
Taking an initiative to remove differences with a
rival will go in your favour. Gastronomic delights may not seem as
‘delightful’ to your health, so exercise restraint! Lucky Number:8 /
Lucky Colour: Forest Green
Pisces (Feb 20-Mar 20)
Plunging headlong into competition on the professional
front is indicated. You may need to drive a hard bargain
for getting your way. Your financial situation looks bright
and is likely to keep you in an upbeat mood. Hectic life on
the academic front is likely to keep you busy. Preparing
for an important exam will take up most of your time, but
your preparation will be worth the effort. Adopt a disciplined life to enjoy
good health. Lucky Number:22 / Lucky Colour: Light Blue
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In conversation with Ajay Vasisht, the

recurring Indian face on popular Kiwi
soap-opera Shortland Street
RIZWAN MOHAMMAD

S
hortland Street is one of the
most popular prime-time
soap operas on New Zealand
television, whose audience has
grown manifold over the years.
The Indian Weekender took this
opportunity to speak to one of the
recurring actors on the show, Ajay
Vasisht, who narrates the complex,
non-stereotypical character he plays
in the longest running drama in the
country, with over 6000 episodes.
Here are the excerpts of the
exclusive interview:
IWK: In what ways is your
character, Jav Mandal, not a
stereotypical Indian character
on New Zealand television? 
Ajay: He does not drive a cab
or run a dairy. He is a well-to-do
businessman from Mumbai. It has
been interesting to play a character
who is so successful. You have to
carry yourself in a particular way,
and it also raises the bar in terms
of the kind of roles available for
Indian actors. Similarly, his wife,
Zara, played by Nivi Summer, is a
cardiologist.
IWK: Do you think Jav is a
villain, and how did you find
playing such a role?
 Ajay: He is a complex character
whose motives are unclear,
particularly when he first arrives on
the scene.
The back story is that Jav is
controlling, but the way I approached
the character was that he was doing
it to keep his family together for his
daughter’s benefit.
Even though he behaves in
unacceptable ways, it stems from the
love for his wife and daughter.
It was challenging but great to get
into the mindset of a character who
would do anything to attain his goals. IWK:What barriers have you
Whether he succeeds or not is a encountered as an Indian actor
different matter altogether (laughter). in New Zealand?
IWK: In particular, did you find Ajay: Personally, not many. But
it difficult to act the scene where there is a shortage of work for actors
you behaved aggressively towards generally in such a small market. It
Zara? has been harder for me, as an Indian,
Ajay: It is not how I usually to craft a career out of acting, but I
behave, but, once you look inside have also been fortunate in getting
yourself, you can find a way to access media? disappeared pretty quickly. It was Nivi was really supportive, and we a variety of work across television,
those emotions. Ajay: Being able to see yourself great learning from him and the worked well together to understand commercials, film and shorts.
Nivi is a very generous actress, and your stories being played out team at Shortland Street, particularly the dynamics between the estranged IWK: Any words of advice
and she made it easy to be able to do how to work in a fast turn around a couple. Scenes with conflict are for people from the Indian
on television or other media is
it. It boils down to playing well off television show. The casting team, emotionally challenging, but, with community wanting to get into
an important acknowledgement
acting? 
each other. of identity and culture. Visibility the producer and her team, and the connection between Nivi and I
Ajay: I would say “go for it”. If
makes it easier to integrate into the both of the directors were really made it easier to get through them.
IWK: Is the representation on you have a dream and the drive, the
broader community and to challenge supportive.
TV screens in New Zealand for  IWK: Is Jav going to be coming world is your oyster. But acting as a
the Indian diaspora increas- stereotypes.   IWK: What was it like working back to Shortland Street? profession offers no guarantees, so
ing? with Keisha Jayapuram, who plays Ajay: I don’t know. If I did know,
IWK: Chris Warner, played you have to work hard to succeed or
Ajay: Yes, and it is not just your daughter, Rani, and Nivi and I told you, I would have to kill
by Michael Galvin, has been get the big breaks.
Indians. New Zealand is becoming Summer. you. (laughs) 
a staple of the show from the With the advent of streaming
more diverse and multicultural, and first episode. Were you nervous  Ajay: Keisha is an absolute
IWK: Are we likely to see you in networks like Netflix, there are far
I think the media is slowly starting to about working with him? natural who is able to be constantly
other roles either in India or in more opportunities now than when I
reflect that. Ajay: I have a lot of respect in the moment. That is remarkable
New Zealand in the future? started in the 1980s.
for Michael. He is thoroughly for such a young actress. I had a lot
IWK: Why do you think the Ajay:There are things in the Netflix and Amazon Prime in India
professional. Plus he is very of fun with her and even met her
representation of the Indian pipeline, but I can’t talk about them are producing high-quality content
supportive, so any nervousness parents on set.
community is important on right now. and a lot of it.
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Have managed to fulfil

Sridevi’s dream: Boney Kapoor
P
roducer Boney Kapoor,
whose maiden Tamil
production venture
Nerkonda Paarvai debuted in

I want to connect with Singapore, says he has managed

to fulfil his late wife and veteran
the world in deeper way actress Sridevi’s dream.
According to reports, while

A
ctress Tabu says she has been struggling with herself shooting for the 2012
for almost a decade now, trying to understand who she film English Vinglish,
is, what she stands for, and how she wants to live. The Tamil star Ajith had
critically-acclaimed actress says she has now realised that the promised Sridevi
answers lie in connecting with the world in a “much larger and that he will do
deeper way”. a film with her Kumar... entire cast
“When you are younger, you want different things in life. I
husband Boney. and technicians. I
was 16 when I started in the industry. At that time, you don’t
The filmmaker, shall always cherish
know anything.
tweeted: “I am truly this.”
"You are just going with the flow. You are doing what
blessed 9 am IST today Nerkonda Paarvai is the
everybody else is doing and just want to have fun. You are
looking for chances to do whatever everyone else is doing. You Premiere Show of Nerkonda Tamil remake of the courtroom
like the fame, the attention and the dressing up,” Tabu said. Paarvai will start in Singapore. I drama Pink. The film also
“With age and experience, your ambitions evolve. Some of have managed to fulfil my wife stars Vidya Balan, Mahat
them are fulfilled while you drop some. Then, you go to the next Sridevi Kapoor’s dream.  Raghavendra, Shraddha Srinath,
stage. Your priorities and things of significance change. What “It couldn’t have been possible Andrea Tariang and Abhirami
you want to stand for becomes clearer,” added the 47-year-old. without the support of Ajith Venkatachalam among others.
She says she has been on a journey to find the pieces of the
puzzle. Tiger, Hrithik’s
“My struggle and my journey with myself in the past 10 ‘War’ chasing
years, has been to understand, ‘what do I stand for?’, ‘who I
am?’, and ‘how I want to live in the world?’.
scenes shot in
There has been a huge growth of what I want in life and what 7 countries

B
my expectations are. Some of my expectations can never be ollywood actors
the way you want them to be, but you get a (clarity) about who Hrithik Roshan and
you are and how you want to take yourself (ahead),” she said. Tiger Shroff’s chasing
So what does she stand for? and hunting scenes in “War”
“It is very difficult (to say) because there are many things has been shot in seven
that I stand for. What I definitely want to push myself (for) different countries, says the
is to connect with the world in a much larger and deeper way film’s director Siddharth Anand. beautiful countries in the world
because that is what makes me feel alive. Whether it is through “’War’ is one of the most and Bondi Beach is the most
my films, work or anything else I do, it is important for me visually stunning films of our picturesque beach that I have ever
to maintain that connect with the world outside of my times and we have shot Hrithik come across in my life. Since
work also,” said the actress. "With and Tiger chasing and hunting the scene needed to be visually
Tabu’s affair with glitz and glamour started age and against each other in seven striking, we locked on Bondi
playing Dev Anand’s teenage daughter in the experience, your different countries. We had to Beach for the film. The scene is
1985 film, Hum Naujawan. Since then, she ambitions evolve.
travel to Australia to shoot one a big moment in the film and we
has donned several avatars – a simple Sikh Some of them are
fulfilled while you drop of the key moments in the film,” won’t be able to disclose much
girl turning to militancy in Maachis, a woman Anand said in a statement.  about it currently,” he added.
some. Then, you go
having an extramarital affair in Astitva, a jilted to the next stage. One of chasing sequence is Produced by Yash Raj Films,
widow in Haider, a bar dancer in Chandni Bar, shot in the famous Bondi Beach the high-octane film that also
a tough cop and helpless mother in Drishyam, a in Australia for a crucial shooting stars Vaani Kapoor, is set to
dejected former wife of a police officer in Talvar and an schedule. release in Hindi, Tamil, and
anti-terrorist bureau agent in Fanaa. And who can forget the “Australia is one of the most Telugu on October 2.
gems like The Namesake, Life of Pi and Cheeni Kum.
It’s not all about the serious stuff.
Genelia is the adhesive that holds our family together: Riteish
A
The talented actress, whose real name is Tabassum Fatima
ctor Riteish Deshmukh shared a cute birthday wish for
Hashmi, has also been associated with commercial projects
his actress wife Genelia Deshmukh and called her the
such as Hera Pheri, Chachi 420, Biwi No. 1, Hum Saath-
“adhesive” that holds their family together.
Saath Hain, Golmaal Again, De De Pyaar De, Bharat and
Riteish took to Twitter to wish his wife on her 32nd birthday.
Andhadhun.
He wrote: “Life is bliss when your best friend becomes your
All the roles, Tabu says, have shaped her as a person.
life partner. Happy Birthday my darling Baiko @geneliad. You
“I am made out of my work. The characters I have played
are the strongest mother I know, you are the adhesive that holds
(have given me) tremendous belief in myself as an actor, and
our family together. For all the good deeds in this life may God
shaped me to be a creative person with the influences I carry.
bless you with the same husband in your next.”
The directors I have worked with have altered my world view.
Actress Huma Qureshi also wished Genelia and said: “Happy
They have introduced me to things I didn’t know about culture,
happy bday gorgeous @geneliad. Have the most amazing
Kashmir, Shakespeare, relationships, deceit and also illicit
sunshine filled year.”
relationship. My understanding of the world has increased,”
On the work front, Riteish will next be seen in filmmaker
she said.
Milap Zaveri’s Marjaavaan which also stars Rakul Preet Singh,
The actress will next be seen in the coming-of-age story
Sidharth Malhotra and Tara Sutaria. The action drama is slated to ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon,
Jawaani Jaaneman along with Saif Ali Khan. She is also
hit theatres in October. Kriti Kharbanda, Bobby Deol, Pooja Hegde, Rana Duggubati,
preparing for a comeback in Telugu films after a decade, with
He is also a part of Farhad Samji’s Housefull 4 which flaunts an Chunky Pandey, Boman Irani and others.
Allu Arjun’s yet-untitled upcoming project.

Hum Aapke... changed concept of marriages in India: Anupam

A
s Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
completed a silver jubilee in the
Hindi film industry veteran actor
Anupam Kher congratulated the entire cast
and crew and said that the film changed the
concept of marriages in the country.
“Congratulations to Rajshri, Sooraj
Barjataya and everyone associated
(including me) with the iconic Hum Aapke
Hain Koun..!’ for completing 25 years. The
film, apart from celebrating goodness, also
changed the concept of marriages in India
forever,” Anupam tweeted.
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! was directed
by Sooraj Barjatya. It stars Madhuri Dixit
and Salman Khan in pivotal roles.  “Gratitude to Sooraj Barjatyaji Rajshri
The film celebrates Indian wedding
traditions by relating the story of a married
couple and the relationship between their
families. It is a story about sacrificing
one’s love for one’s family. The film also
stars Mohnish Bahl, Renuka Shahane,
Anupam, Reema Lagoo and Alok Nath.
Actress Renuka thanked Barjatya for
giving her a once in a lifetime role in a
once in a lifetime film.
for giving me a once in a lifetime role in
a once in a lifetime film. Thank you to the
ever increasing audience of cinema-goers
for showering their love and blessings on
this big hearted family film 25 years of
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!’,” she wrote.
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