India empire february 2016 by India Empire

CONTENTS

FEBRuARY 2016

HOLY SOuL The world view of H.H. Ganivariye Shri Rajendra Vijayji Maharaj

CRICKET MEETS CLEANLINESS Sachin Tendulkar is uNICEF’s brand ambassador

BRIDGING THE GuLF An interview with Mr A P Jithender Reddy, MP from Telangana

THE NETHERLANDS STORY The tulip kingdom beckons

INDIAN DIASPORA The sun does not set over them

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THE AIRPORT STORY An AAI feature

BuSINESS AND GOVERNANCE The way new India is facilitating business

Cover Story—PolitiCal interview

Mr A.P. Jithender Reddy Leader of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti in the Lok Sabha

“Telangana is the new investment destination of India” Mr A.P. Jithender Reddy is the floor leader of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti in the Lok Sabha. He represents Mahbubnagar constituency, one of the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana. He spent a quarter century in Oman as an NRI, representing first the construction giant Shapoorji Pallonji in Muscat, and later the National Trading Company. Telangana is the youngest and 29th state in the country, and Mr Reddy speaks with Sayantan Chakravarty, Editor of India Empire, about issues, aspirations and potentialities that are important to this newly carved geographical entity You represent the largest district of Telangana state, the youngest state in India. It has also a large rural population. How are you planning to meet the aspirations of your voters? Mahabubnagar district has a population of 14 lakh. Before we achieved Telangana, our district was deprived of water for which we were entitled. The Krishna river flows from Karnataka into Mahabubnagar, it flows for around 250 kms and then goes to Andhra Pradesh. We had the first riparian rights and we were supposed to use 80 thousand million cubic feet (tmc) of water. But after our merger with Andhra Pradesh in 1956, we were deprived of water. AP built a dam by the name of ‘Jurala’ with the capacity of 10 tmc of water. So, instead of Mahabubnagar being irrigated for 15 lakh acres, it was being irrigated for 1 lakh acres. So, we had a fight and we have our own state now. The people used to earlier migrate from Mahabubnagar because there was no water and it was an agricultural district. People migrated to Mumbai, Hyderabad and other parts of the country and took up jobs of coolies. But after the bifurcation of state, our Chief Minister who was aware of the problems of Mahabubnagar announced a project of Rs 32,000 crore for building reservoirs in the districts. This project will help in storing the water that comes from river Krishna and help irrigate 14 lakh acres of land. With added water, what are the potentialities for 6

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agro-based industries? Looking at the potentiality, a lot of agro industries have started coming into Mahabubnagar. Also, the district is very close to the Hyderabad Airport, just 15-20 km away. There is also a national highway spanning 200 km that goes through Mahabubnagar district. Already 14 multinational companies have shown interest and are trying to come into Telangana out of which 9 have given their consent. Companies such as Procter and Gamble, Johnson and Johnson, Amazon, Cogent, Eureka Forbes have already acquired the land and started building their factories. In fact, Procter and Gamble and Cogent have already started the production. We have signed an agreement with the companies that 80 per cent employees will be locals. We have made all the effort to ensure employment of the locals and prevent migration. We also have uninterrupted power supply. The reservoir project shall be completed within 3 years. You are also the Floor Leader of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) Party in the Lok Sabha. What are your major responsibilities in this capacity? We are a team of 11 MPs and I am the captain of it. So, Telangana being a newly born state—the 29th and youngest state in the country—every scheme that central Government announces, it is my duty to make sure that Telangana also gets them. Most of the funding done by the central Government, I would like to take it to my state. There are

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lot of promises that have been made in the State Reorganising Act, so my job is to make sure that all those promises are fulfilled like separate High Court, AIIMS, separate Horticulture University, Tribal University, Wagon Coach Factory, specials status for Telangana and National water project for Telangana. So, that way my major responsibilities include keeping all the promises that have been made, participate in all Parliament procedure and make sure that all my MPs also participate in the Parliament procedures. So, I give a lot of opportunity to all the MPs to speak in the Parliament during the discussions or passing of the bills. You have many challenges for a new state. Please talk us through some of those challenges… We had basically fought for three issues: water, employment and funds. We always said that we were deprived of these three things, they were looted from us by the Andhra people for the past 60 years. So now we have to restore our state. We need to build it and broadcast Telangana’s image as the best state in India. To achieve the same, we have put across a very nice industrial policy. We are now supplying water to every household and providing 24×7 power supply. Then we have a mission by the name of ‘Mission Kakatiya’ in which we are restoring all the lakes destroyed by the Andhra people. These lakes are about 42,000 in number. We have already revived around 6000 - 7000 lakes which is the first phase. So, within three years all 42,000 lakes will be revived. This would help us in storing 200 tmc water in these lakes. Why were these lakes destroyed? The lakes were destroyed because the people of Andhra wanted the water of Telangana to flow to their state. NRI TURNED POLITICIAN: Mr A.P. Jithender Reddy, MP, is the floor leader of the TRS in the Lok Sabha. He has a clear vision about the road map that the new entity of Telangana needs to follow

Will this boost tourism also? We are already trying to bring in lot of tourism because Hyderabad itself is a very historical place. We have got Charminar, tombs, Salar Jung Museum and Golconda fort that attracts a lot of tourists there. Also february 2016 | india empire

Cover Story—PolitiCal interview

there are a lot of industries coming up, and Hyderabad is a plateau and in the centre of the India. So we have no threats from either the enemies or the sea or even the weather as we do not have a lot of rains or lot of heat. It is a very secure place and climatically very blessed placed. It is also a very cosmopolitan city, and a place full of harmony. All the major defence laboratories like DRDO, DRDM and all the biggest scientists are sitting in Hyderabad. How are you dealing with the Polavaram Project issue which threatens to displace 276 villages and over 44,000 families, half of whom are tribals? We have continuously been telling the central Government also that the design that they are making can be rectified without losing these seven mandals and without shifting the tribals. The Andhra people can still get water. But they are stubborn on that and they bought an ordinance and the bill has been passed. They had done this in the first cabinet itself which I don’t think is a good way. We are pointing this out in each and every Parliament session, and we are trying very hard that these tribals do not lose their land and they are not displaced. New textbooks are being written for the state of Telangana by a drafting committee. How will you ensure that it does not become controversial in terms of your relations with neighbouring Andhra Pradesh? Now since the state has been bifurcated, it is a history that both the states were once together. So, now our culture, way of living and education system is different, therefore, our syllabus should also be different. I do not think either of us should interfere in each other’s matters. We are only going to project who we are and where do we stand. Even at the time of agitation, we made clear that we did not want even an inch of Andhra’s land, we only wanted our property, land and culture. This is what we followed back then and this is what we stand by today. You have also been an NRI in the Gulf. What proactive role do you see the Government playing in future for NRIs in the Gulf ? I have been abroad for 25 years, I worked for a very reputed company named Shapoorji Pallonji in Muscat. The basic amenities that are to be provided to Indian labours are not provided by the Ministry of External Affairs. When a person is going from India to another country, first of all the embassy should be very effective in those countries. The Ministry should do a homework of the companies that Indian are going to work for in other countries and once the sponsor shows proper records and job openings in a particular company, it is only then the Indian people should be allowed. Each and every Indian that goes into other countries should be first registered and if the people do not go and register themselves, when the immigration puts a stamp it should be linked to the Indian Embassy. So any problems that Indian face should be immediately attended to. But the embassies do not bother and we always have a fight over these in the standing committees and meetings of External Affairs Ministry. They have to improve. I am not a part of 8

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the standing committee but I often visit. Basically from the gulf people, India is getting a lot of revenues from those countries. NRIs who are there in America do not send their drafts or money to India. I believe that India should be more possessive about these people and is supposed to look after them. And if these people lose their jobs also, they should also guarantee them some jobs in India as there are lots of construction companies and multinational companies coming to India. But the thing is when the money is coming to India, they are very happy but when a problem arises they make it ‘Non Required Indians’. There is lot of improvement required. You are Chairman of Parliament’s Food Committee. The logistical challenges must be huge… We are first of all trying to improve the menu. There are people coming from different part of the country and every person has a different taste. We are also trying to maintain clean and hygiene environment. We have even gone through all the price charts recently and updated few as well. Considering the inflation, we are trying to control the prices as much as we can. Since I come from Hyderabad, I have also introduced Hyderabadi Biryani in the menu. I have taken four cooks from Parliament and given them training for 2 months in Nizam Club to get that authentic taste in the dishes. We have also introduced few other authentic delicacies to the menu. The food here is eaten by the highest people of India and also the delegations that come from abroad. Do you think that the investment climate in India has changed in the last 17-18 months? As an NRI, would one feel that it is easier to come and invest in India? Look India definitely is a place where a lot of investments can come in and has a very broad market because of the population. Every item you produce can be consumed by them. So the world looks into the biggest market which is the Indian market. Lots of investors are ready to come in but the only thing is the bureaucracy creates hurdles. I don’t think the issue has been completely sorted out as all the leaders have changed but the bureaucrats have not changed. Mr Modi held a broom and the entire nation followed him even the children in the schools but the real cleaning has to be done on bureaucrats. And I don’t know when that cleanliness will take place. But once that is done, India will be a superpower. You come from a place which is very strong in IT and you export a lot of your brain power all across the world. Is there any way that you would like to convert this ‘brain drain’ into ‘brain gain’ by creating that infrastructure and climate in your state… There is definitely a lot of work being done in the field of ‘brain gain’ in Hyderabad as it is very IT savvy. Many of them do work and of course the export numbers make us really happy. Today a lot of work is done from home in Telangana. So we are also happy to see the boom in IT sector. Hyderabad is definitely a potential place for IT and will ❐ remain so in coming years.

interview with SPiritual leader

InTeRvIew wITh SPIRITuAL LeAdeR h.h. GAnIvARIye ShRI RAJendRA vIJAyJI MAhARAJ When all karmic bondage is eliminated, the soul soars upwards to the border of cosmic space —Tattavarth Sutra, Chapter 10, line 5

“The way of the Saint is different from the way of the politician” H.H. Ganivariye Shri Rajendra Vijayji Maharaj spoke to India Empire Editor Sayantan Chakravarty on a range of subjects

Spiritual practitioners stay away from politics. According to you what is the reason? We understand that the biggest administration was at the time of Lord Adinath, the most popular Tirthankar, the first king. For Jains, the Tirthankara is an omniscient teacher who preaches dharma, the righteous path. At the time he appeared on earth, people did not know how to cook, eat and dress. So he was given responsibility to teach his subjects. He taught them spiritually, and made them grow inwards. So they revered him, trusted him, and reposed their confidence in him. His saintliness won them over. Today, if you notice, the greatest political leaders are at the feet of saints. In earlier times, the kings went to the saints for margdarshan, to be enlightened and shown the way. Saints would guide the kings. The saints lived among common people. They thought of every living creature, and how to create harmony on earth. The kings needed guidance from time to time, so they needed to visit saints. Similarly, today’s political leadership is in need of margdarshan. We are fortunate that we have a most eminent and capable Prime Minister like Narendra Modi ji. He respects saints and sainthood. The job of saints is not to aspire for positions and chairs. We believe in the order of Rishi, Krishi and Kursi (Saints, Peasants, Leaders). Mahatma Gandhi was the last great Spiritual practitioner who entered the Indian political scene, but stayed away from holding any kind of political posi10 india empire | february 2016

tion. Your thoughts on that… Today, they are battling for the kursi (chair). They have forgotten the meaning of Raj Niti (the just ways, the right path of the King). Rajniti is used for the political world, but they are undermining its meaning, the term is now grossly misused. Mahatma Gandhi wanted a just way. He did not want a chair, a position, and did not aspire for power. He wanted to free India of slavery and subjugation, and get people together. He had an extraordinary ability in connecting with the masses. Only great souls are able to do that, and that is why he became a Maha Atma (great soul). The job of saints is to bring about radical improvements in existing systems, they are not to become part of systems. Gandhi Ji used to talk about Gram Swarajya (self rule in villages, and freedom from British rule). He was acutely aware that once in power, one’s saintliness diminished. He once received a proposal that PWD rest houses be constructed for politicians across the board. He firmly rejected the idea. He said that they would turn into leisure homes for the political class, and make them lazy. Instead, he advocated that politicians and leaders should stay at Panchayat bhavans in villages. They could best work while being in the midst of villagers. He always said that his life was a lesson for others. Once he was invited to a school, soon after he had returned from London as a barrister. He asked to visit the washroom, but did not return. When the school staff went looking for him after many minutes had passed by, they found him cleaning the

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SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP: H.H. Ganivarye Rajendra Vijayji Maharaj in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Parliament

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TRIBAL PLATFORM: Maharaj Ji with tribals from different parts of India for whose upliftment he works tirelessly

school’s dirty toilets. He told them that he was there to do good, not look good. We follow those very ideals. We try to uplift tribals and dalits in villages, and make them live a clean, peaceful life. You mentioned about Rishi, Krishi and Kursi. How does our country fall back on that arrangement? We have to be Rishipradhan, then Krishipradhan and then let the kursi follow. Rishi is a spiritual arrangement, krishi is an economic arrangement and kursi is a managerial arrangement. Only when these three arrangements work together in harmony can a nation become a world leader. Do you think corruption can be curbed by punishing people, and putting them behind bars, or by bringing about a change in the consciousness? Intellectuals and leaders have to show the way. Look at how our Prime Minister is showing the way. He will not tolerate corruption, and has made it amply clear to all. Our leaders have to come from high moral stock. Their conduct in public life must be completely above board. Corruption cannot be curbed by punishing people. By sentencing people, crime does not go away. It has to be a concerted effort from our leadership. Our younger generations are inculcating wrong values. Look at how they are drifting into the quagmire of wastefulness and listlessness by watching programmes on TV endlessly, and becoming slaves of the social media. Most of the time, they are chasing flashy things in life. You will find more comments on articles that promote negativity and glamour, than on articles that promote 12 india empire | february 2016

goodness, harmony and peace. What does this tell you? That is the way people are going, and it is certain to corrupt and pollute their minds. We need economic ministries, at the same time we need one for ahimsa (non-violence), peace and harmony. Our history was glorious…then at some point we became slaves… We are still slaves of our history. People hesitate to send their children to Government schools. Look at the proliferation of western food with a heavy emphasis on meat. Our Maharishis used to say, jaisa anna, vaisa mann (your mind is a reflection of the food you eat). Animal food creates animal nature. We have to go back to our ancient practices. Then the glory will be restored. We claim to be a great and tolerant civilization, but why does it not show on the roads of Delhi where people drive in such an aggressive and vulgar way? What has gone wrong? It is a reflection on where we are headed. We are so busy chasing the material world, that we have forgotten to be compassionate. People don’t care when they drive. This shows that spiritual energy is not there in ample measure. And where will this spiritual energy come from, if what we watch, what we eat, what we see is lowering our energy all the time? This low energy reflects on the roads, where people take out their frustrations. It is time that our society goes back to creating an atmosphere of higher thoughts, and higher action. ❐

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PRESIDENTIAL GREEETING: The pre-Republic Day ceremony where President of France Mr Francois Hollande is being cordially welcomed by Indian President Mr Pranab Mukherjee and Indian PM Mr Narendra Modi

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HISTORIC MARCH PAST: Soldiers of the French Army’s 35th Infantry Regiment, one of the oldest active regiments of France, led the marching contingents at the parade

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BUGGY MAKES COMEBACK: President Pranab Mukherjee arrived in an open, gold-plated buggy for Beating Retreat on January 29. Last year he had arrived in a limousine

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PRESIDENT AGAIN: Mr Amit Shah acknowledges greetings from Prime Minister Modi after being re-elected unopposed as president of the BJP for a full term of three years

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ColuMn: yogi aShwini

Mind and body

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he entire creation is just one frequency, one vibration, one energy. This one frequency then divides to create different things that we see around us – trees, plants, animals, human beings, soil, etc are all different frequencies. Our body is made of the five tattvas as were the bodies of those who came and went before us. Everything in creation is composed of the five tattvasand each tattva vibrates at a particular frequency. As one enters yog, the frequencies of these tattvas are changed repeatedly to adjust to changes/problems in body, work, environment etc. As one progresses, he/she develops a state of vairagya – where the problems no longer have an effect on him/her. If there is a problem, it is good and if there isn’t, it is even better. Or the opposite – if a problem is not there it is good, and if is there, it is even better. When this becomes the normal state for a person, he/she is ready for yog. A practitioner then uses the various frequencies to tread forward on the path of evolution. A dhwani or sound is a frequency corresponding to a specific element ortattva and that tattva in turn corresponds to all the things that are composed of it. The bodies that were there thousands of years ago are there even today because energy can neither be created, nor destroyed, it only changes form. The bodies are changing their form constantly with the progression of time. The body that you were in earlier changed its form and so you have the body that you have today. And this body will again change form and you will have another body. The levels of pollution in you increase with every successive change in form and so the body possessed by every successive generation is one step lower than that of the previous generation. Sound or dhwani forms the basis of Vedic sciences. As one progresses inmantra sadhna, the frequency of chant increases and ultimately there is just one sound. All the sounds ultimately merge into one sound and that is the sound of Om. The Vedic sciences need not be written or memorised, what is required is to catch the frequency of dhwani and then replicate it. The one who is able to replicate the sound properly merges with the creation. Everything in creation is a bhog (pleasure) and every bhog has a rog (pain) attached to it since the creation exists in opposites. Every bhog is a unique frequency, every rog is a unique frequency and they are all in a state of bal30 india empire | febuary 2016

ance. Everything is a balance. When asurs increase, surs decrease and when surs increase, asurs decrease – a balance is maintained at all times because energy is constant, it is just changing forms. If there is sound, there is silence. If there is darkness, there is light. If there is bhog, there is rog. Do not make the mistake of thinking that if today you are having a good time, these pleasures will go on the same way. In the dimension of sthool(physical) creation, everything is bound by time. There is a time period for every pleasure (or pain) and that is pre-determined, it cannot go on beyond that time-frame. If you get attached to a pleasure and think it will go on forever, you will be highly disappointed. The Vedic masters have maintained – na paapam, na punyam, na sukham, na dukham, sat-chit-anand roopam shivoham shivoham. That is the state that one should strive for. Nowadays one hears of pujas and upays to block the effect of shani dev or ofrahu and ketu and others that the ‘upay-sellers’ claim are the cause of your problems. All of this is pure nonsense. Karma is the basis. Every karma is a vibration and whenever you perform a karma, you unleash a vibration into the creation, ripples of which travel back to you. None of these shaktis can do any harm to you if your karmas are strong. And if your karmas are weak, none of these can do any good for you either. If you have done something wrong then you will have to bear the consequences, you cannot escape them. And if you haven’t done anything then nothing can touch you. So never be afraid of these shaktis, have confidence in yourself. All these shaktis are within you and I will teach you what to do with which vibration. The physical body is connected to everything in creation. The cell in that leaf was once inside you, it is also possible that cells of Hitler too are inside you… By cell, I mean the energy of that cell. The physical cell has changed forms many a times but energy is constant in creation and it is possible to communicate with that energy. Modern science agrees that if there is a multicellular structure that is divided into two parts and one part is sent to America while the other to Africa, they still retain the ability to communicate with each other. The relationship of a mother ❐ and a child is a perfect example. —The writer Yogi Ashwini Ji is the head of Dhyan Foundation, Delhi. For details contact: ashwiniyogi@yahoo.co.in

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THE EMPIRE’S RECOGNITION: Dr Rami Ranger, Chairman of Sun Mark Ltd was conferred the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Her Majesty the Queen recently. He was awarded the MBE in 1995

er Majesty the Queen conferred the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) to Raminder Singh Ranger popularly known as Rami Ranger, Chairman of Sun Mark Ltd, Sea Air & Land Forwarding Ltd and Bulldog Energy Drink Ltd in the New Year’s Honours List 2016 for outstanding services to business and community cohesion in the UK. Rami Ranger was awarded the MBE in 1995. His Company, Sun Mark Ltd is the only Company in Britain to have won an unprecedented 5 consecutive Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade from 2009 to 2013. His book From Nothing to Everything, charts his rags to riches story from the time of his birth in Gujranwala (now Pakistan) to his present day life in Britain. The book begins with the dramatic flight from the ancestral home during the 32 india empire | february 2016

turmoil of the partition of India in 1947 and describes the assassination of his father www.shaheednanaksingh.com who was a freedom fighter and opposed the break-up of India on the basis of religion. The hardship he underwent during his childhood are documented along with the pivotal role played by his mother, who worked as a teacher and was responsible in shaping him into a fine upstanding individual. In 1971 he immigrated to England and overcame prejudice to achieve success on a scale that he could hardly have imagined in his wildest dreams. He has been honoured By Her Majesty on record 8 times. No other Briton can claim this accolade. Having founded his first Company with just £2 and a typewriter in 1987, Rami Ranger now oversees Sun Mark Ltd, Sea Air and Land Forwarding Ltd, and Bulldog Ltd with a turnover of over £200-million a year. “My story shows that one does not need a rich father, an elite education or the old schoolboy network to help one in life.” ❐

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hILLARy weLCOMed US Presidential candidate Ms Hillary Clinton receives Lord Ganesha and an India Empire book from Mr Rajendra Vora

Mr Rajendra Vora, Founder and President of Jain Social Group Beverly Hills, presented Lord Ganesha, shawls and an India Empire Publication (Global Indian Diaspora—GOPIO Making An Impact) to US Presidential candidate Ms Hillary Clinton in January. The occasion was an Asian American and Pacific Island rally. Beverly Hills-based Indian American group is a leading group not only in South California, but also internationally. Beverly Hills chapter is part of the International Federation of Jain Social Groups which has more than 450 chapters with combined member strength of 75,000 Jains. Generally Jains all over the world are affluent, peace loving and

very low profile people who follow principles of Jainism. Every Indian and Hindu all over the world worship Lord Ganesha. Devotion to Lord Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains and Buddhists. Lord Ganesha is widely revered as the remover of obstacles. As the God of beginnings, he is honored as the start of rituals and ceremonies. Hence Mr Rajendra Vora presented Lord Ganesha to Hillary Clinton and said all her obstacles will be removed and now she is unstoppable to occupy Madam President’s seat, and he will be waiting for her inaugural invite. He also presented Global Indian Diaspora book to her. ❐ february 2016 | india empire 33

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haley tries to trump donald Ms Nikki Haley’s call to Republican presidential frontrunner Mr Donald Trump to tamp down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric won praise from Republicans and Democrats alike, but the real estate mogul was not amused. Supporters of Trump were angered that Ms Haley called him out and many took to Twitter and mocked her Indian heritage, making fun of her Indian given name. “Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference,” South Carolina’s Indian-American governor said in the Republican Party’s response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. “That is just not true. Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume,” she said without naming Mr Trump, who has rattled the Republican establishment with his rhetoric particularly his call to temporarily bar all Muslims from entering the US. Ms Haley acknowledged that she was referring to Mr Trump when she warned Americans not to follow the angriest voices in politics. “Mr Trump has definitely contributed to what I think is just irresponsible talk,” the daughter of Sikh immigrants from India told NBC. The remarks drew praise from many Republicans and Democrats and even the White House for “willing to do something that a lot of other leading Republicans have been unwilling to do, which is to actually articulate a commitment to some core American values.” “Look, that doesn’t mean that we agree with Governor Haley on everything; we surely don’t,” Mr Obama’s press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters. “But her willingness to stand up for some important principles was noted, and it took courage. And for that, she deserves credit,” he said. White House chief of staff Mr Denis McDonough also expressed 34 india empire | february 2016

approval for Ms Haley. “I have a lot of admiration for the governor,” Mr McDonough said describing parts of her speech as “admirable.” Ms Haley’s speech also renewed speculation that she would be a strong pick as a vice-presidential candidate. She told that she hadn’t thought about any of the vice-presidential rumours, but added: “If a candidate wanted to sit down and talk, I would sit down and talk. That’s a big decision. She later said that she considered Mr Trump a friend and urged the billionaire not to take her comments personally and said that she also had concerns about some of his rivals. But Mr Trump would have none of it. “She’s very weak on illegal immigration,” Trump told Fox News making it clear that Ms Haley was unlikely to be his running mate for the presidential election. “Well, considering I’m leading in the polls by a lot, I wouldn’t say she’s off to a good start” to be his vice presidential candidate, Trump said. “Whoever I pick is also going to be very strong on illegal immigration.” He also suggested that Ms Haley was a hypocrite saying “Over the years, she’s asked me for a hell of a lot of money in campaign contributions.” The reviews were more mixed among other Republican presidential candidates. Former Florida governor Mr Jeb Bush described her speech as “remarkable” for talking about a “broader hopeful, optimistic Republican message.” Senator Marco Rubio of Florida also said he was “impressed” with Ms Haley. But former HP chief executive Ms Carly Fiorina argued that Americans have a right to be angry about issues such as illegal immigration. Ms Ann Coulter, the conservative commentator, said that Mr Trump should deport ❐ Ms Haley even though she was born in the US.

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MILLION DOLLAR QUEST Fourteen students from the Indian diaspora have been selected to compete for USD 1 million in prizes at the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search Competition this year by fielding high-level projects ranging from cancer vaccines to complex mathematical theories. They are among the 40 US high school students who made it to the finals of the competition sponsored by Intel Corporation and conducted by the Society for Science and the Public. Announcing finalists chosen from among 300 semi-finalists from across the nation, the president of the society, Ms Maya Ajmera, said, “Finalists of the Intel Science Talent Search are the innovators of the future. Their research projects range from highly theoretical basic research to innovative practical applications aimed at solving the most vexing problems.” Last year two Indian-Americans won second place medals and two others, third place medals in the competition. The finalists will travel to Washington in March for the competition that will award a total of more that USD 1 million in prizes from the Intel Foundation. The previous winners of the Science Talent Search competition include 12 Nobel laureates, two Fields Medals awardees and 18 MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Fellows.

NRI’s polItIcal paRty An Indian-origin corporate banking worker has set up his own political party and called for Britain to throw open its borders, a media report said. Mr Harjinder Singh, a former UK Independence Party (UKIP) candidate for Birmingham’s Perry Barr constituency, has set up the Open Borders Party as he disagrees vehemently with his former Eurosceptic party’s immigration policy. “I wanted to leave the EU, but I’m a libertarian and I believe in independence and freedom,” Mr Singh was quoted as saying. He added that he wants an open border, as long as new arrivals do not have a criminal record or contagious disease, pay an entry fee, are denied state benefits and pay higher tax rates for several years. According to him, the policy would bring huge economic benefits, boosting the economy with new labour and saving the taxpayer a fortune spent trying to keep migrants out. He said UKIP did not entirely share his views. “I was a little bit naive with regard to some of their other policies, as they’ve bolted some on, and those don’t represent me. That for me is where I draw the line, but with regard to the main core party view, which is to leave the EU, UKIP were the only party saying that, which is why I joined.” Mr Singh plans to contest next elections and hopes to attract some like-minded people to join his party and

support him. The 38-year-old made headlines during the British general elections campaign by waving at thousands of cars a day passing through the busy Scott Arms junction in Great Barr. He finished third behind Labour Party MP Mr Khalid Mahmood and Conservative candidate Charlotte Hodivala. His unusual campaigning style secured 5,032 votes, which was an improvement on UKIP’s previous performance in the Perry Barr constituency. february 2016 | india empire 35

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CLASSICAL MuSIC By ankit Sinha Internationally acclaimed sitarist Anoushka Shankar says Indian classical music has a strong following abroad, but it’s “such a shame” that the genre’s popularity hasn’t translated in the country of its origin. The daughter of late sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar earned her fifth Grammy nomination this week for her album “Home”, which reaffirms Indian classical music’s hold in the West. “I think our music in its purest form is something what we always talk about here as being under threat. I see that less for myself because I don’t come here that often, but I see my peers who say that they have to do collaborations and crossover fusion, and some kind of spin for it to sell,” Anoushka said. “That’s such a shame because there is a huge audience for our music abroad. I tour around the world, the classical shows would totally sell out. There is a huge audience for what we have to offer. It’s a shame that it is not translating in the country of its origin,” she added. She says that the “narrow stream of media” here makes it seem that Indian classical music is under some “threat”, but that’s not entirely true. “We have a narrow stream of media and it’s really prominent and therefore it seems like Indian music is under threat, because it is not very visible. There is only one genre that’s really visible. But if you go to any classical festivals in any of the cities, it is amazing, it is beautiful. There are thousands of people listening all night,” she said. While she doesn’t like the comparison between India and the West, Anoushka, who resides in London, would like to take the positives from the western outlook towards music. “I don’t like the Indian and western comparisons, but the one thing I do like to take note of is that in the West, there is a space created for every genre so it’s allowed to exist on its own. “Opera has opera houses, classical music has

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symphony halls, electronic music has clubs, rock music has stadiums. Everyone has got their space and there is sponsorship, donorship, support, radio channels for each genre. There is a setup for each thing and people can go for what they want,” she added. She praised the Indian government for providing support to classical music and the arts, but lamented the lack of venues and media viability in the country. “India does have a lot of governmental support for classical music and the arts, but it is not about that. Where are the concert halls? Where are the venues? Where are the radio stations? Where are the TV channels? That’s where the problem lies a lot more than how many people listen to it,” she said. So, what, in her opinion, is the solution? “If people within the classical music world could get some help in how to develop visibility in other media, whether it is streaming concerts live on subscription channels online for example... Anything that does it without diluting content is a priority,” she said, while adding that private funding and donorship can also propel the music’s growth. “We rely on corporate sponsorship here. It has its place, but some private donors would be really helpful,” she added. For centuries, art and music have helped establish a spiritual connection between humans irrespective of their race or ethnicity. Anoushka says that music helps us to “reconnect to exalted, higher places” that are beyond all arguments. “Music is where you can put words and belief systems aside and just connect heart-to-heart. You and I know, two people can connect from the heart... If you are not talking politics, you are not talking religion, you can still connect,” she said. “Music has always played a role because it helps reconnect back to more exalted, higher places beyond all other arguments and I think that’s some❐ thing that it is really important.”

MAKING THE SITAR TALK: Anoushka Shankar, daughter of late maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar has won international acclaim for following on the steps of her illustrious father

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Karin Hulshof, UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia; Sachin Tendulkar, UNICEF Goodwill Regional Ambassador for South Asia; Dave Richardson; ICC Chief Executive; Anurag Thakur, BCCI Honorary Secretary at the launch of the Cricket for Good and Team Swachh Campaign 38 india empire | february 2016

he International Cricket Council (ICC) has reaffirmed its commitment to the Spirit of Cricket and bringing about positive social change through the sport, by launching Cricket for Good—its CSR Programme— in association with UNICEF. Team Swachh is the first of a series of collaborations between the ICC and UNICEF under the aegis of Cricket for Good with the aim of leveraging the vast reach and power of cricket. This visionary collaboration aims to build a social movement for sanitation and toilet use, thereby leading to an open defecation-free India. The five-year global partnership was announced in October 2015 in New York and will be used as the ICC’s platform to advocate for children in India and other countries where cricket is a popular sport. Speaking at the launch, ICC Chief Executive, David Richardson said. “We are committed to working with UNICEF oninitiatives that will improve the health, education, nutrition, protection and sanitation of children, which are causes so critical to us all. “ICC and UNICEF together will engage the broader cricketing community to empower children and adolescents and will, in particular, during the many ICC events over the next five years, develop and implement various community outreach programs and initiatives in collaboration with coaches, cricketers and cricketing personalities. “Building up to the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016, there will be an eight host city tour starting next month that will use exciting cricket-based sanitation and hygiene games to engage with school children. During the event itself, there will be coaching clinics with participating teams.” The initial focus of the collaboration in India will be to improve sanitation. With the largest number of people still defecating in the open – more than 564 million – poor sanitation can cause diarrhoea, which accounts for more than 300 deaths in children under five years every day in India. This partnership will strengthen the Team Swachh campaign conceptualized by the UNICEF-WASH United alliance. And this is where Team Swachh will swiftly move into action, to try and make a difference, and help inspire people to initiate a change at the ground level, to make the journey from apathy to concern and taking action. It will endeavor to cut across urban and rural populations, class, gender, age, region and religion to help make India a clean nation where everyone uses a toilet. The idea of team and team play is at the core of the Team Swachh initiative. And it starts with the power of cricket teams and the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016. For the event teams and any other team to be successful, all the different members – different players, coaches, doctors, etc. have to work together to achieve their goal. Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, remarked. “Similarly, ending open defecation-achieving sanitation for all in India, takes a genuine team effort in which all relevant actors – from the Government of India to people practicing open defecation, from role models to international development partners - play together as one team.” The Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Anurag Thakur, commented: “Team Swachh presents a creative and collaborative platform to make the nationwide movement a resounding success. The ICC World Twenty20

Sachin Tendulkar, UNICEF Goodwill Regional Ambassador for South Asia for South Asia with Nine is Mine children spreading the Team Swachh message for making India Open Defecation free

Karin Hulshof, UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia and Anurag Thakur, Honorary Secretary BCCI with Nine is Mine children spreading the Team Swachh message for making India Open Defecation free

India 2016 will bring together the collective efforts of the BCCI, ICC and UNICEF towards the mission with the help of awareness programmes. “I’m sure that the coaching clinics, which will see active participation from the leading cricketers of the world, will inspire and encourage my fellow Indian citizens to contribute to this wonderful initiative.” UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, Karin Hulshof, said:”UNICEF hopes to harness the reach and power of cricket, one of the world’s most popular sports, towards the most important cause of all: saving the lives and futures of children.” A Team Swachh action kit, featuring a unique cricket and game-based tool-kit for WASH (Water Sanitation and Hygiene) in schools was also launched during the event. The kit contains a set of exciting cricket-themed WASH games, along with an implementation handbook and Team Swachh campaign materials featuring the Team Swachh cricket star ambassadors. ❐ february 2016 | india empire 39

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Yale’s biggest alumni donor By arun Kumar

s Indra Nooyi, the Indian-born PepsiCo Chairperson and CEO, has become the Yale School of Management’s biggest alumni donor with a ‘landmark gift’ to endow the deanship at her alma mater. Chennai-born Ms Nooyi, 60, who graduated from the school in 1980, has made the gift to also inaugurate the Fifth Decade Innovation Fund, the school announced. The fund is an ambitious initiative designed to advance the school’s aim of developing leaders with the broad global mindset and multi-disciplinary approach to business that is needed to succeed in 21st-century capitalism, the school said. With this gift, Ms Nooyi becomes the most generous graduate of Yale School of Management in terms of lifetime giving to the school. She is the first woman to endow the deanship at a top business school. “My experience at the Yale School of Management forever altered the course of my life,” said Ms Nooyi, who has served as chief executive officer of PepsiCo since 2006, and chairperson since 2007. “My gift to this wonderful institution pales in comparison with the gift that Yale gave me-the fundamental understanding that leadership requires an expansive worldview and a deep appreciation of the many points of intersection between business and society. “Business issues are never just 40 india empire | february 2016

Ms Indra Nooyi

business issues, and my most ardent hope is that this endowment will teach future generations of leaders that the most successful companies of tomorrow will do more than make money. They will make a difference and create shareholder value by improving the quality of life in every market in which they operate,” said Ms Nooyi. Mr Edward A. Snyder, the inaugural Indra K. Nooyi Dean has led the Yale School of Management since 2011 and was recently appointed to a second five-year term as dean. “Indra Nooyi has become a leading voice among Fortune 500 CEOs in no small part because of her willingness to take a stand on the broader purpose of the corporation, while delivering top-echelon performance,” Mr Snyder said. “Indra Nooyi’s sense of purpose, deep engagement with civic life, and pursuit of excellence exemplify the kind of leadership in service to society that we hope all Yale graduates will achieve,” Yale University president Mr Peter Salovey said. Before joining PepsiCo in 1994, Ms Nooyi worked in senior roles at Asea Brown Boveri, Motorola, and the Boston Consulting Group. Ms Nooyi serves as a member of the boards of US-China Business Council and US-India Business Council. She is also a member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum and and was appointed to the US-India CEO Forum by President Barack Obama. ❐

BUSINESS AND GOVERNANCE

buSineSS and governanCe

NETAJI FILES DECLASSIFIED The Union Government has declassified the first set of 100 files pertaining to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, today visited the National Archives for the launch of the digitized files. He also met family members of Netaji, including Prof. Chitra Ghosh, Mr Chandra Bose, and Mr Surya Kumar Bose. The Prime Minister in his meeting with the members of Netaji’s family at his residence in New Delhi on October 14, 2015, had announced that the Government of India would declassify the files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in a phased manner, and make them accessible to the public. Accordingly, the first lot of 33 files were declassified by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and handed over to the National Archives of India in December 2015. Subsequently, the Ministries of Home Affairs, and External Affairs too initiated the process of declassification of files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in their respective collection which were then transferred to the National Archives of India. As a first step, the National Archives of India is placing 100 files relating to Netaji in public domain after preliminary conservation treatment and digitization. The remaining files too shall be placed in public domain after their conservation treatment and digitisation.

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

The Government of India has written to the concerned foreign Governments to declassify all files or papers related to Netaji. The Government is committed to pursue this matter with them. The digitized files are being put on a website, specially designed by NIC –www.netajipapers.gov.in

Start-up IndIa The Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi in January launched the Start-up India initiative in New Delhi. The launch by the Prime Minister was preceded by a daylong workshop on various aspects of entrepreneurship. The Prime Minister visited a virtual exhibition and interacted with Start-up entrepreneurs. 10 outstanding Start-up innovators shared their thoughts and experiences before the Prime Minister delivered his address. He said, “When I had launched the Start-up India Initiative on August 15, the announcement had virtually gone unnoticed, but today it had registered with people.” Prime Minister said that successful start-ups are usually created by those who are driven by an idea, or an urge to solve a problem that people face. He said making money is not the primary objective, but is often a byproduct. Start-up innovators are often driven by a sense of compassion for others, he added. The Prime Minister further stated that he wishes to turn the youth of India from job-seekers to job-creators. He said if a Start-up can offer employment to even five people, it would be doing a great service to the nation. Some areas where youth innovators should focus, including crop wastage and cyber security, he mentioned.

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The Prime Minister unveiled the highlights of the Start-up Action Plan and informed that dedicated Startup fund worth Rs. 10,000 crore will be created for funding of Start-ups. He said that Start-ups will be exempted from paying income tax on their profit for the first three years. He added that the Government is working on a simple exit policy for Start-ups. He also said that the Government is working towards fast-tracking of Start-up patent applications.

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tHE RaDaR cHaNGEs Mr P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju

Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Mr P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju called upon various stakeholders to come out with new ideas on air services development for improved air services delivery. He inaugurated the Airport Marketing Conference on Air Services Development in New Delhi in January. The minister said that India is on the path of growth providing immense economic opportunities. He added that along with growth of air passenger traffic, growth of air cargo traffic also needs to

be given due importance. The minister added that there is need to plan for the future while deriving inspiration from the past. Addressing the conference Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Minister of State for Tourism and Culture (Independent Charge) Dr. Mahesh Sharma said that with strong middle income group India has strong potential for growth of air services and effective marketing plays an important role in this regard. Highlighting the importance of aviation sector for growth of tourism, he said that it is high time that the air connectivity is further improved. He urged all departments to make joint efforts for improving air services delivery. Speaking on the occasion Director General Civil Aviation, Ms M. Sathiyavathy stated that considering the security scenario, business can be generated only through passengers who use airports. She emphasized on ensuring maximum use of airports and taking in account the requirements of passengers. She underlined that proper and trained manpower should be there for management of airports. Mr R. K. Srivastava, Chairman, Airports Authority of India (AAI) said that despite the projected growth, India remains the least penetrative market with 0.4 trips per capita per annum compared to 2 trips per capita in USA. He said that India has strong 300 million middle income group with disposable income to travel at least once in a year by air.

TIME ENDS FOR HMT The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi, has given its approval for offering attractive VRS / VSS packages at 2007 pay scales to mitigate the hardships being faced by the employees of HMT Watches Ltd., HMT Chinar Watches Ltd. and HMT Bearings Ltd. and close their operations. The movable and immovable assets of the companies will be disposed of as per the Government policy. With a cash assistance of Rs. 427.48 crore, the three loss making subsidiaries of HMT Ltd. namely HMT Watches Ltd., HMT Chinar Watches Ltd., HMT Bearings Ltd., will attain closure after separation of about a thousand employees through attractive VRS /VSS and settlement of their dues. Background There are 31 CPSEs under the Department of Heavy Industry engaged in manufacturing, consultancy and contracting services. Out of these, 12 are making profits. The remaining 19 CPSEs are incurring losses.

The Department of Heavy Industry has been undertaking appraisals of each loss making CPSE to assess the prospects of revival. As a part of this exercise, the loss making CPSEs having the potential of turnaround are revived and those found chronically sick are disinvested or closed down after payment of due compensation to employees.

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IISER PERMANENT CAMPUS Union Human Resource Development Minister Ms Smriti Zubin Irani inaugurated the permanent campus (Phase I) of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) at Vithura near Thiruvananthapuram. Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister said that the Department of Higher Education will allow the new IISER Centre to recruit five foreign faculties as part of improving research and international exposure to the students as part of the new Global Initiative of Academic Network (GIAN) of the Ministry. Ms Smriti Irani said that the endeavor of science research institutions must be to give more opportunities to women, dalits and those from economically backward sections to excel themselves. The campus has three buildings namely, chemical science block, hostel and a central dining hall, in the first phase. The blocks for physics and biology and additional hostel facility for 500 students will be constructed within the next 15 months. Dignitaries present on the occasion included Kerala Chief Minister, Mr Oommen Chandy; Mr A. Sampath, Member of Parliament; Mr K.S. Sabarinathan, Member of Legislative Assemble, Secretary, Human

Ms Smriti Zubin Irani

Resource Development Ministry; Mr Vinay Sheel Oberoi and Dr. Tessy Thomas, Chairperson, Board of Governors, IISER.

56TH IIGF Mr Santosh Kumar Gangwar, the Minister of State for Textiles (Independent Charge), Government of India inaugurated the 56th India International Garment Fair (IIGF) 2016 in presence of Ms Rashmi Verma, Secretary Textiles at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi in January. The Textile Minister, during the inaugural ceremony of 56th IIGF highlighted the need to strengthen the Apparel Export Industry. He expressed his confidence of achieving a double-digit growth in the exports shortly. The minister also informed that around Rs. 18,000 crore have been allocated under the TUFS Scheme and the scheme would be notified within a week. The process of settling the old dues has already been started. Mr Gangwar said that given its employment and export intensity, apparel industry plays a significant role in countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy. Several new initiatives have been undertaken by Government to make development participative and inclusive. Ms Rashmi Verma, Secretary Textiles stated that technology issues and non-existence of FTA with European Union, US and Canada were the challenges in the way of apparel exports. She highlighted the need for bridging the gap in the value chain so that Indian exports comprise of apparels rather than cotton and

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yarns. Replying to another question relating to the new textile policy, the Secretary said that consultations are being held and she was hopeful that within a month the new policy would be placed before the Cabinet for approval. Mr Ashok G Rajani, Chairman, Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) informed about the encouraging response received from different stakeholders with regards to 56th IIGF.

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reflecT, looK deeP... Ambassador Malay Mishra

uch tears have flown down the cheeks of our leaders since the ill fated extremely tragic suicide death of Rohith Vemula, a Dalit PhD scholar of the University of Hyderabad. I had visited the University thrice in various capacities but could never imagine the kind of morass it would sink into, as it has shown imperceptibly in Rohith’s death, following nine such Dalit suicides in the campus in recent times. And contrast that with the pomp and pageantry of India’s Republic Day parade on Rajpath today, 9 days later, with the nation rejoicing at the Prime Minister’s flowing yellow turban juxtaposed against the staid demeanour of Francois Hollande. Is that a fitting tribute to the hoary traditions of democracy and justice which we lauded? In fact the Indian Constitution, the ageless and matchless document of human equality and justice anywhere in the world, is so badly mauled today that 150 odd top intellectuals from all over the world have signed a joint letter to the Vice Chancellor of UoH for having ignominiously been a party to this sordid incident, a man who bolted from the scene within an hour of its occurrence. I also read a long memorandum signed by an equal number of academics from all over the country seeking immediate corrective retribution, both in carrying out reforms within our Institutions of Higher Learning, the so called Institutes of Excellence, as well as the behavior of certain political and quasi nationalistic groups who mascarade in the guise of bringing about an egalitarian, just and humane society to attack those who are supposedly anti-national. Admittedly a disturbing picture, and in the cacophony of voices crying hoarse to cheer up the crony capitalists, the new oligarchs of the system, such dichotomies simply tear asunder the simplest of truths, not to tamper with human life but to honour, respect and uphold human values. Several Rohith Vemulas have occurred in the past, several will be hereafter, I have no illusion to bear. But hasn’t the time come to at least take the first step at cleansing our puerile mindset, instead of cleaning the superficials of our environment which though important do not cleanse us completely?

I can see a social revolution looming large on the horizon, a force of unimaginable consequences which will sweep the entrails of our social system. For too long, and too unbearably long, has this pernicious lopsided social system of ours flourished. When the colonial powers wedded this unequal social system and reinforced it to create permanent scars in the body politic of our nation, we fought against them, got them out of our country, feted our Constitution, our hard earned secular and egalitarian democracy and all the accompanying virtues. But what when we ourselves wed the system? Who’s going to kick our anachronistic mindsets out? Disturbs me, like any other well thinking intellectual who needs to revolt against such regressive practices still very much visible in the second decade of the 21st century. But then does it really change the society? Will it? Moot questions, and as I stood at the footsteps of Bapu, at the Gandhi Smriti Pith in my ancestral town of Puri, with the breeze from the Bay of Bengal directly caressing Gandhiji’s bronze allure, on this august day of celebration and resolve, it seemed to me that the hitherto slumbering civil society needs to now awaken to consciousness and fight the roots of the evil, instead of harping on superficialities. As the President in his powerful Republic Day message exhorted his countrymen to revolt, the time has perhaps come to follow the President’s words, instead of just feeling good about it. Let us therefore, friends of the diaspora, not gloat at India’s achievements alone for they are just visible at the brim but look deep into the stinks that are concealed beneath, and ask yourself, do I have an obligation to my motherland, in fighting social prejudices, a kind of ersatz nationalism which hinges on mowing down dissidence in the slightest form? I again go back to Rohith Vemula, a person who showed extraordinary courage in committing suicide, a forced euthanasia as he called it, when his life was taking off to a brilliant beginning, out of the embers of a decadent social system, when he could have seen the sun rise on an equal society, but instead slumbered off to the netheria of a nowhere world. Is his voice to be stilled forever? Reflect, as only you can, —Malay Mishra february 2016 | india empire 45

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