January 2015 india fiji today

A Magazine About Fiji and India Lifestyles Published in USA

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From the Publisher JANUARY 2015 issue of India Fiji Today is forwarded to you and I hope you will enjoy reading it.

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To Create an awareness about specific happenings in Fiji Community in America and abroad— To inform about the current happenings in Fiji in review form – ‘Fiji Review’— To enlighten issues on Fiji by ‘Fiji Feature’ — To provide pictures of Fiji for people’s Interest- ‘Fiji Sites & Scenes To recognize people in Fiji Community in Fiji, USA and abroad— Inform and entertain Fiji Community about India through articles and pictures—To share perspectives on philosophical aspects

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A PERSPECTIVE

By Arun Maharaj—Hayward, California—USA

‘Peace—The Ultimate Need’ We live in a life of competition, to better our lives, in terms of practical point of view, something that will give us physical satisfaction. This is a common characteristic of human beings to look for physical satisfaction but whether this gives peace to us is a concept that is generally ignored. Being practical in this competitive world is acceptable as this will lead us to achieve our goals in life, that will provide us immense satisfaction with wealth, fame and whatever but the happiness may be limited to material things only. Material acquisition is sometimes temporary even though we may have to spend our lives acquiring it. As migrants our thoughts, may have unintentionally, changed over things, particularly relationships, as we may be looking at life from a practical point of view as we try to blend with a lifestyle which may be completely alien to some of us. In doing so we may become practical only and this may affect our relationships with our loved ones. Peace is attained by having positive emotion which is a rare quality found in us, some have more and some have less. Even by being practical in our daily lives we can always have some emotions connected with it. Positive emotion is an ingredient of a happy life! Back in our former home Fiji, we may have been more emotional as we looked at things from a different perspective. It is generally believed that things that are material are not the real things, they will not get us closer to peace but may give us temporary happiness. Peace is something that can only be felt within us and can not be seen and can never be bought like material things.— A view of the writer only, you do not have to agree or disagree with the views!

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A J OURNEY T HROUGH P UNJAB— A N E XPERIENCE Visiting India is probably a wish of many Fijians of Indian origin as their ancestral origin is based there. There was a time when traveling to India from Fiji was a big achievement for Fijians of Indian origin and a trip well looked forward to. As Fijians of Indian origin have settled abroad more trips are being made to India by them, some even on frequent basis.

While traveling to Punjab, as seen in the picture, large farms are seen with richness of nature and greenery.

Visiting Chanigarh, the capital and a modern city is exciting. The top of all is seeing the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

In the picture taken during a trip through Pubjab, are seen, left to right—Suresh Shandil of India, a Dhaba employee and Rajeshwar Singh of Sacramento, USA .

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A scene in Central Suva

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A Cashier at work in Nadi

Enjoying K ava at a Kava saloon in Navua Town

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Far East India in Summer...

The Eastern State of Bihar is far from the capital Delhi.

While traveling in the interior by car you will come across difficult road conditions. The houses on the road side can be seen in the picture as village type. The state is on the far East of India with a population of 103 million and third largest in terms of population and Patna being the capital.

The Holy City of India—Ayodhya The holy city of ‘Ayodhya’ in the Uttar Pradesh is the site of worship and pilgrimage for the Hindus in India and worldwide.

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Chandigarh—The Punjab City Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab and Hariyana is a highly modern city. It seems like you are visiting a Western city. Punjab being one of the most prosperous states of India shows its rich lifestyle in Chandigarh. The picture shows the modern lifestyle of the people.

Uttar Pradesh—Highway Stalls The stalls along the highways and major roads in India are highly popular for the travelers.

This stall is situated along the Delhi—Luckhnow highway. People prefer to buy things from these stalls while traveling along the highway as it saves time from shopping in the towns and cities. In the comfort of loneliness sits the vendor waiting for vehicles to come along.

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Masoori is a hill station in the Northern India. Situated at the foot of Himalyas the Hill Station city is highly magnificent at a height of around 6,000 feet.

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