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“Finding Free and Reliable Health Information”

BY ELIZABETH BRACKEEN HOUSTON: When searching for information about cancer, its treatment, side effects, coping or nutrition you can get overwhelmed very quickly and it can be difficult to determine what information is reliable. The best thing you can do is to start with a source that you trust. The National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov and the American Cancer Society www. cancer.org are both excellent resources for cancer patients and their families. Both of these sites are comprehensive in the cancer information. When those resources have been exhausted and you go searching for more information, it is good to have a critical eye when reading unfamiliar websites. The three most important things to look for are the organization that is providing the information, the date the information was written or last updated and the name of the person who wrote the post or article. In addition to those elements, it is good to be wary of sites that is making amazing claims or sites that want you to pay and also beware of those sites that take your demographic information without telling you what they will and will not be doing with that data. You should look for language that says something like “We will not sell

From left: Sarvesh Bhavaraju, Indu Gosar, Elizabeth Brackeen, Dr. Deborah Banerjee, Bunmi Ogunleye, Arlene Mathew, Kumud S Nilekani and Dr. V. K. Dorai.

your information to a third party”.

A great place to find website recommendations for any health or medical topic is the National Library of Medicine’s www.medlineplus.gov. The sites listed on MedlinePlus have been evaluated using strict quality guidelines. In addition to great links for health topics, MedlinePlus includes a medical dictionary and medical encyclopedia, tutorials and videos as well as information on drugs, herbs and supplements. If you are preparing for or trying to understand results from lab tests try

www.labtestsonline.org to learn more. If you are having an x-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, radiation therapy or another radiological procedure, www.radiologyinfo. org will be very helpful. There are a lot of great websites for finding health information and if you are looking more information about a specific type of cancer, try out our Pathfinders at www.MDAnderson.org/tlc for more recommended resources.

If you are on your phone or your tablet, you have even more choices for health information in

the App Store and the Play Store.

The www.cancer.net mobile app is a good example of what is available for those dealing with cancer.

This app can help track medications, symptoms, treatments and side effects and you can write or record questions for your doctor.

One last app recommendation is Ask The Nutritionist http://www. dana-farber.org/nutrition-app.aspx You can find great health recipes and read questions and answers from nutritionist such as nutrition tips or information on cancerfighting nutrients. Keep in mind,

no website or app can replace the knowledge of your clinical team. If you are uncertain about something you read online, they are the ones to ask.

Summary of presentation by Elizabeth Brackeen, MS; Senior Librarian, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, at IACAN’s community education outreach event “Navigating Health Resources” held on Sunday, March 22, at India House.

For further details email at iacannetwork@gmail.com; or call (713) 370-3489; or visit www.iacannetwork.org

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Soulful and Melodious Nights with Adnan Sami

BY VANSHIKA VIPIN HOUSTON: After a successful sold out show back in March and April 2013, the host Rehan Siddiqi yet again came up with another edition of the Adnan Live in Concert. The event was all about the man who made a big difference by giving up on 330 pounds but he still continues to scintillate many with his soulful and melodious voice. He is none other than Adnan Sami, the voice behind many touching Bollywood numbers we listen to. The Adnan Sami Live in Concert happened to be another big success organized at Houston’s Southwest Arena Theatre last Saturday, March 28. The chosen venue, Arena Theatre is one of Houston’s oldest and most successful concert venues. The reason behind it being chosen as the venue for the event was because of its unique design and the revolving stage the theatre provides guests with an intimate evening with their favorite entertainer.

It was all set to kickoff the event and so did Samia Adil the emcee for the evening. Samia Adil first introduced Rehan Siddiqi, the organizer of the event to invite the superstar of the evening Adnan Sami. With a round of applause Adnan Sami was welcomed to the center stage and he looked in a great shape, fit and healthier after

his weight loss. Once Adnan took the center stage there was less of talking while he began to sing “Teri aankhen garam masala” from the movie Garam Masala which happened to be his first peppy number for the evening. While it was just the beginning Adnan continued singing his several hit songs one after the other. After Garam Masala it was time for some “Oyela Oyela” a very popular song from the movie Ajnabee

followed by “Dil Keh Raha Hai Dil Se,” “Kabhi To Nazar Milao” and “Pyaar Hota Nahi Sabhi Ke Liye.” After all these songs came time for the most heard and favorite song of the crowd which was a soulful number “Noor-e-Khuda” from the movie My Name is Khan. After some singing it was time to run the fastest fingers to play keyboard. Yes, Adnan is the man who is also known as the fastest keyboard player, which

adds on to his singing skills. It was all set for Adnan to play keyboard and showcase his brilliance with his fingers for the audience gathered at the Arena Theatre. After a scintillating performance on keyboard it was time for a little break while Adnan stepped backstage.

This was not it for the evening as there was much more to come from the musical sensation Adnan Sami. Meanwhile, to entertain and captivate the audience there was a

belly dance performance that was organized which did not allow the wait for Adnan Sami elongate.

Once the dance performance was over, the host of the event Rehan Siddiqi introduced all the sponsors and media partners who helped him make this event a big success.

He also called upon the new Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, who has been allowed to keep his beard and turban and other articles prescribed by his Sikh faith, the department’s new policy of accommodating to the religious tenets of the Sikh faith. Then Harris County Sherriff Adrian Garcia was called on stage along with Adnan Sami and he personally pinned a badge on his shirt and appointed him the new sheriff of Houston.

The show was well put together and Arif Memon and his team at DMMS did the production and technical management of the show.

To conclude the evening with a melodious and soulful memories Adnan then took over the stage and sang few of his major hits like “Tera Chehra Jab Nazar Aaye” and ended the evening with his very popular and soul lifting song “ Lift Karade ”.

Since the first show happened to be a sold out event with more people demanding to see the show, Rehan organized another show, on April 2, Thursday.

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Over 100 Students Participate in the IITAGH /C@deFest/ at Clements High School

Anand Chauhan teaching at the IITAGH CodeFest at Clements High School

HOUSTON: On a bright Saturday morning, over 100 students checked in at the registration desk at Clements High School for the IITAGH /C@deFest. The event hosted by the IIT Alumni of Greater Houston (IITAGH) and Clements High School focused on teaching students how to code a website in a day. The students came in, met with their friends, settled down at the tables in main area, and opened up their laptops ready to begin. Anne Beckman, coordinator of the Global Studies Academy (GSA) coordinator at Clements High School welcomed all the students. She introduced Pratish Kanani, President of IITAGH, who spoke for a few minutes about graduating from an engineering university where he learned about

problem solving and structured thinking, concepts that they would learn during the day. Pratish then introduced Anand Chauhan, the instructor for the day, who walked the students through the fundamentals about computers, the differences between the internet and the web, how to use HTML tags and JavaScript code to create webpages, and how to integrate multiple webpages into websites. Anand finally walked the students through how to upload their website to the internet.

There were 15 volunteers from the Clements Computer Science Club that helped the students as they developed their own custom webpages. Lubna Lorena, who teaches Computer Science classes at Clements High

Students participating at the IITAGH CodeFest at Clements High School

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“It was a really good and fun experience,” commented one of the students at the end of the class. “This is a really good camp and I hope that it stays set up for a really long time.”

“We started with 30 students last time, we had about a 100 students this time, and we plan to have 250 students at the /C@deFest// at the next event,” said Pratish Kanani.

Students had been invited from a number of schools including, Clements High School, Fort Settlement Middle School, First Colony Middle School, Sartartia Middle School, from the International Business & Marketing Academy at George Bush High School.

IITAGH /C@deFest// is intended to be conducted many times a year. Conceptualized and envisioned by Anand Chauhan, an IITMadras 1998 graduate with over 15 years of coding experience in the industry/academia and supported by IITAGH, /C@deFest// is the Houston’s only premier introductory cod-

ing workshop of its kind that’s designed exclusively for the kids with no coding experience that aims to spark interest and satiate young mind student’s curiosity to consider Computer Science as a major and a career.

“I look forward to more successful events in the future and expanding this opportunity to more students in Fort Bend ISD as we grow our partnership with IITAGH,” said Anne Beckman.

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Please visit the IITAGH /C@deFest// website at: http://www.iitcodefest.org and Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/iitcodefest IITAGH is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We help our members connect, develop, and give back to the local community.

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Ram Navami at ISKCON of Houston

Photos by Ruchi Sinha and Amitabha Bhakta.

HOUSTON:Rama Navami – Lord Rama’s Appearance Day was celebrated at ISKCON of Houston on Saturday, March 28, with spiritually satisfying program and packed cultural performances. Hundreds of devotees crowded into the temple at ISKCON of Houston to take part in this very special and auspicious celebration. Lord Rama is

one of the main incarnations of Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is celebrated as the incarnation of the Lord who set the perfect example of an ideal king, son, brother, husband, and master. He is also called maryada-purusottama or the “one who exhibits ideal behavior in all circumstances.”

The festival in the temple room began with an ecstatic kirtan (melodious chanting of

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shan to all that attended.

Nainamrita Das gave an inspiring spiritual talk on Lord Ramachandra’s pastimes from both the Ramayan and the Srimad Bhagavatam. All the devotees and guests were eagerly involved in the hearing of the pastimes of Lord Ramachandra.

The program in the temple concluded with an ecstatic kirtan led by Dwarakanath Das. The Celebrations continued in ISKCON of Houston’s auditorium, Gauranga Hall, with

cultural presentations by the local talent. These performances included dances, vocal and instrumental concerts and video presentations. Many of Houston’s elite dance and music schools took part in the cultural program with various artists presenting Kathak, Oddissi, Bharathnatyam, Classical Violin and Tabla performances. Also featured was a video presentation for Goswami Academy – one of North America’s holistic academic school based on the teachings of the Vaishnava spiritual tradition.

The festival at ISKCON Houston ended with a sumptuous feast prepared by the temple devotees.

A perfect ending to a perfect Saturday Evening!

Jai Shri Rama!

For more information on the temple and the Sunday Feasts, Goswami Academy, Sunday School and other various programs, please visit www.iskconhouston. org or come see us: ISKCON of Houston | 1320 W 34th St., Houston TX 77018 | 713.686.GITA

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An Afternoon with Theater Legend Debesh Chattopadhyay at Houston Durga Bari

BY SANCHALI BASU HOUSTON: It was a pleasant early spring afternoon, when I got to meet Debesh Chattopadhyay at Houston Durgabari last Sunday.

With the soft breeze blowing his hair, cigarette in hand, he was in a relaxed, leisurely mood taking a break between his very hectic drama rehearsal schedule. It was a pleasure chatting with this theater director, actor, playwright from Kolkata. For the last 27 years he has worked in this field and is currently in the forefront of the Bengali theater scene and has now even made strides in documentary film making.

Chattopadhyay was in Houston on a special assignment to conduct a theater workshop and drama rehearsal with the local theater buffs.

He has taken on the responsibility of staging a play under his direction with the amateur actors here, at the North American Bengali Conference (NABC) to be held

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in Houston at the George Brown Convention Center July 10-12, this year.

I was able to catch a glimpse of the rehearsal in progress and there was pin drop silence excepting the

actors saying their lines and an ambience of intense seriousness in the air. On talking to the amateur actors, I found that they were very enthused by his guidance and were trying to live up to his high

expectations. They were all very grateful at getting this great opportunity to learn the tricks from the master of the trade right in the middle of Houston.

Debesh was very impressed by the sheer dedication shown by the amateur actors. There was the initial shock which he had to overcome, since he is only used to working with professional actors.

But seeing the serious interest and willingness of each actor to invest long hours towards rehearsals, despite their extremely busy schedules, he has been forced to reciprocate. He said that it has been a new learning process for him and overall has been a great fulfilling experience for him to go back to the basics to train the amateurs.

An integral part of the Bengali theater group Sansriti, Debesh has been instrumental in directing several of their successful full length and short plays. He explained to me the definition of the word San-

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sriti, which is derived from the Sanskrit words Sam and Sriti. It means journeying together towards a common and unified goal and essentially reflects and highlights the ascent of the theatrical journey of human beings towards a better world.

He was very happy and proud to announce that he will make his presence felt in a big way at the upcoming NABC with three different productions. He will be staging his professional Sansriti production with actors from Bengal, the second production will be with the amateurs from Houston, and of course the third will be his latest Bengali film, Natoker moto.

He wanted to reach out and invite all prabashi Bangalis (Bengalis living outside of Bengal) to attend the NABC in Houston, and thus bear fruition to all the hard work and effort being put in. To register for NABC please visit www.nabc2015.org.

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And the Award for the Best Male Singer Goes to Ankit Tiwari HOUSTON: 14 awards including Filmfare, IIFA, Zee Cine, GiMA, Mirchi Music and Now Awards winning composer/singer Ankit Tiwari is a musical personality who does not need any introduction in the film industry of India.

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Sita Rama Kalyanam at Sri Meenakshi Temple

Seer Varisai commenced at Ganesha Temple after Viswakshena Aradhana

Devotees gathered around Ratham during the procession in front of the Rajagopuram

Srirama

BY NALINI SADAGOPAN PEARLAND: Sita Rama Kalyanam celebration, an annual event at the Meenakshi Temple Society of Pearland, felt even more auspicious this year as the date coincided with Sri Rama Navami on March 28th 2015 on Saturday. The stage was decorated so beautifully with the Rama parivar (Rama, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman) that it brought in the celestial ambience. The blissful wedding took place with every step of the way being

carefully explained by the knowledgeable priests (Sri Pavan Kumar, Sri Sridharan and Sriman Narayana Charyulu) at the altar while those gathered to sponsor the event diligently followed the ritual. Right from the bedecked bride and groom, to the décor, to the spread of sweets made by devotees, the spectators were blessed to be part of this holy matrimony.

Highlight in the sweet display was the paruppu thengai , a cone shaped delicacy made specifically for wedding s in the Southern India. Rituals

included tying the kankanam, kanya dhanam (offering of the bride to the groom), mangalya dharanam (tying the knot), and homam ; the entire ceremony took place colorfully and sequentially. The Houston devotees proved to be ardent supporters of the Sita Rama wedding and had flocked fervently to take make it a huge success. There was enthusiastic participation from the board members at the event and rava laddu specially made by the committee was offered as prasadam to the attendees. Following the wedding, the celestial couple was carried around the temple premises in the silver chariot in a procession.

Other notable activities were - the rendering of Raguveeragadhyam by priest Sridharan, Nama Ramayanam and Bhajans by devotees during the festival and a sumptuous lunch. Kudos to the MTS volunteers and board, especially the event coordinators – Bhargavi Golla, Swaroopa Reddy and Kumari Mikkilieni, for tirelessly bringing such great events to the community in an effort to keep our rich Vedic and value-based traditions alive.

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY

Divided Government, Gridlocked House

BY RAHUL VERMA, PRANAV GUPTA

For a country that usually finds itself at the bottom of the table in most sports competitions, the sparkling exploits of the Indian cricket team over the years have not only been a source of delight but also of immense pride for India. Along the way, as game’s popularity rose in the country, everyone benefitted. While cricket lovers these days have a steady source of entertainment round the year from the different formats of the game, cricketers too — not only the ones that get to wear the much-coveted blue cap — have reaped the benefits of such adulation with several enjoying almost demigod status.

This symbiotic relationship, however, comes under tremendous pressure every time the ‘unthinkable’ happens: India losing a crunch match in a mega tournament, as it happened on Thursday in Sydney. The Indian team, which was playing top-class cricket till then, lost to Australia by 95 runs in the second semifinal of the cricket World Cup. And then all hell broke loose.

Instead of debating the cricketing reasons behind the loss and giving Australia their due for providing a spectacular all-round performance, many went after India batsman Virat Kohli and his girlfriend actor Anushka Sharma, blaming her for the defeat.

The social media ‘roast’ of Kohli, the vice-captain, and Ms Sharma was tasteless and must be condemned in the strongest possible words. Actor Kamaal R Khan, whose own body of work in Bollywood is suspect, asked his ‘fans’ on Twitter to throw stones at Ms Sharma’s residence because she was the ‘main reason’ for India’s defeat. Even Gautam Bhimani, a cricket commentator, tweeted: ‘Hey how far is the NH10 [a film which has Sharma in a lead role] from the SCG?’ This is not all: Expecting trouble from such a loony fringe, security has been beefed up at captain MS Dhoni’s house in Ranchi. The security cover was not without reason: After the 2007 world cup, irate fans smashed a part of Dhoni’s house.

As if these irresponsible cricket ‘fans’were not enough, a certain section of the media also equated the loss with national shame and said that the loss was abject ‘surrender’, as if this was some war that was being fought and lives have been lost because of wrong strategy. Though they had done the damage for their TRPs, they must now accept that the team had a bad day at office. This constant equating of the Indian cricket team’s wins/losses with national pride reflects a poor attitude and it only shows that we’re are not only bad losers, but have no sporting spirit in our veins.

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The NDA government at the Centre seems to be struggling to ensure the smooth passage of important legislation in Parliament. Recently, it was forced to defer the decision to debate the amendments to the land acquisition act in the Rajya Sabha.

Some of the key policies of the NDA government have come as ordinances and the government seems to be on the backfoot as far as the ratification of many of these ordinances by Parliament is concerned. It has faced numerous embarrassments in the Rajya Sabha, including the passing of an amendment by the opposition to the motion of thanks to the president’s address.

What explains this? Most political commentators would like us to believe that this is simply a case of the NDA not having enough numbers in the Rajya Sabha.

While there is some truth to this claim, in our view, the current gridlock in Parliament is a reflection of two inter-related, yet independent, trajectories dotting India’s electoral politics.

The first trend signals greater consolidation of political power at the state level in the last 10 years or so.

Ruling parties in the states now have a better chance of re-election.

If in the 1990s the incumbent parties had an approximately 33 per cent chance of re-election, post-2003 the chances of an incumbent government returning to office increased to 50 per cent. The greater probability of the incumbent party’s re-election has also led to longer terms for their chief ministers and, thereby, increased the political profile of these state leaders.

The elections to state legislative assemblies are also witnessing more decisive verdicts, with the winning party/ alliance taking a relatively higher proportion of seats than in the past. Analysis of election trends of the last 25 years suggests that in many states the proportion of seats won by the winning party/ alliance in the latest assembly election has been much higher compared to the average in

This divided mandate —popular support to different parties at the state and national levels—is not only impacting the passage of legislation in Parliament but is also likely to play a big role in the implementation of policies. elections held in the 1990s and early 2000s. For example, Uttar Pradesh saw a series of hung assemblies since 1989, until the BSP won a simple majority in 2007. In 2012, the SP returned with an even bigger mandate.

Similarly, in Odisha, Naveen Patnaik has been chief minister for the last 15 years. In 2009, his party had 103 seats in the state assembly, which increased to 117 seats in the 2014 election.

As far as incumbency status is concerned, states could be broadly classified in two groups. In some states like Rajasthan, Karnataka, UP, Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, the incumbent parties are continuously getting replaced, and the winning party is coming to power with a bigger mandate.

In states like Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Odisha, the incumbents are continuously getting re-elected.

The second trend suggests that India is in a phase of divided government. In many states, different parties dominate at the national and state levels.

Delhi is an extreme case, which is represented by different parties in the Vidhan Sabha, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. While the BJP and the Congress hold all the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha seats from the state respectively, the AAP has 67 of the 70 seats in the Vidhan Sabha. In neighbouring UP, the SP has a comfortable majority in the assembly; the BJP has approximately 90 per cent of the Lok Sabha seats, while the SP and BSP share approximately equal space in the Rajya Sabha. A similar

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trend could be observed in states like Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where parties enjoying popular support in the Vidhan Sabha and the Lok Sabha have a low presence in the Rajya Sabha. On the other hand, the NDA has negligible presence at all levels in West Bengal, Odisha, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Ironically, a large proportion of the Congress MPs in the Rajya Sabha represents states where the party has a dismal presence in both the Lok Sabha and the Vidhan Sabha.

This phase of divided government is probably temporary, and is primarily due to a time lag between the Rajya Sabha and the assembly elections.

But it raises two important questions concerning the idea of representation and democratic accountability.

First, who should be held accountable for policymaking and policy implementation in a quasi-federal system with bicameral legislatures?

Second, is a divided government a sign of healthy parliamentary democracy that creates checks and balances or a hurdle that constantly troubles the ruling coalition in formulating and implementing policies?

This divided mandate — popular support to different parties at the state and national levels — is not only impacting the passage of legislation in Parliament but is also likely to play a big role in the implementation of policies. With a majority in the Rajya Sabha unlikely for the government in the near future, Prime Minister Narendra Modi might have to make some compromises and concessions for pushing his agenda of development and governance. His government will have to use some political deftness in dealing with the opposition in the Lok Sabha and seek issue-based support from other parties. In the coming months, we will come to know whether divided governments in India are a sign of maturing democracy or a crisis in governance. Indian Express Verma is with Lokniti-CSDS and the Travers Department of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, US. Gupta is with LoknitiCSDS, Delhi

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Youth Cricket Thriving in Katy

Founders Sudheer Kannantha (left) and Dhaval Mehta (right) along with youth team

KATY: It all started as coaching the basics of cricket for 4 kids in November 2013 and in less than a year, Katy Youth Cricket (KYC); a non-profit 501 (c) (3) tax exempt organization has grown to more than 50 kids actively learning cricket through various coaching programs as well as playing competitive cricket in tournaments. KYC’s strong foundation was laid by Dhaval Mehta and Sudheer Kannantha, who both had a dream to provide a platform to children to continue the legacy of this gentleman’s game.

Triggers Colts Cricket League(TCCL),theonlyyouthleague in greater Houston area is amazed by the progress and the community impact by this Katy organization. TCCL Director Surya Saladi said “KYC is a very well organized and well managed youth cricket club in greater Houston area and sets an example for any youth sports organization”.

In 2014, KYC’s team “KYC Super Kings” proved their metal by winning the first ever Youth Tournament held in Houston. KYC youngsters won runners-up trophy in Smart Choice Cricket Cup Tournament, held along with Houston Cricket League(HCL) final inAugust 2014. KYC Eagles (U12) and KYC Falcons (U-10) teams secured their berth in finals in the 2014 TCCL Winter League and won runners-up trophy in their respective age groups. Apart from the successful

culture, history and are ready to play in a big league…”.

KYC aims at building strong foundation through various coaching programs and prepare the kids for the next level of challenge at US Central West Region and US National cricket championships. KYC has launched three different programs to encourage youth cricket and cater to its member skill-set: Leather Ball Program, Taped Ball Program and Rookie Program. The goal of these coaching programs is for children to learn basic cricket skills in a structured but fun and enjoyable atmosphere.

The Leather Ball program is headed by Sushil Nadkarni (Fmr. Captain, USA National Cricket Team). Sushil Nadkarni is an Indian born American cricketer. A left-handed opening batsman and off spin bowler, he has played for the United States national

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tournaments, KYC also organized various coaching camps that included well known international cricketers like former Indian Women’s Cricket player Rajeshwari Antani and former West-Indian all-rounder Ricardo Powell.

Speaking about the future plans, KYC’s President Sudheer Kannantha said “ We are focused on creating unique learning programs, a sound value system and an environment for participants to develop compassionate cricketers of tomorrow who are proud of the game, its heritage,

cricket team from 2006 until 2015.

Sushil retired from cricket in Feb 2015 and now spending his time coaching cricket to Katy youth.

When asked about the secret behind the success, KYC’s Vice President Dhaval Mehta was quick to say “All these could not be achieved and sustained without the support of parent volunteers, TCCL, HCL and our community partners Neoage Services, Subhlaxmi Grocers, and Kurry Walah restaurant for their contributions and embracing KYC philosophies”.

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FESTIVAL

Festival: Good Friday and Easter The Friday before Easter is the most solemn day for Christians - it is the day on which Jesus Christ died on the cross. This day is known as Good Friday, Holy Friday, Great Friday or Black Friday. As such,

black and enact the Passion of Christ - scenes of Christ’s crucifixion and burial. Many churches cover the cross and the altar with mourning black, and do not light any candles. At other churches, candles are lit, but

Good Friday is a day of mourning, and all the ceremonies and rituals of the day are centered on the feeling of sorrow, at the pain and humiliation that Jesus underwent for the cause of goodness and humanity.

The message of Good Friday is that the dictum of “an eye for an eye” cannot work.

The way to conquer evil is through good. Similarly, violence can be overcome only by nonviolence and hatred by love.

Good Friday is devoted to fasting and prayer, as a way of following the example of Jesus, who stressed the role of prayer in the struggle to conquer evil. The service consists of prayers and readings from the Bible. In many churches, a piece of wood in the shape of the cross is kept. People pray before the cross and kiss it. Jesus is believed to have died on the Cross at three in the afternoon. Therefore, the traditional service lasts for three hours from noon. Some churches concentrate less on prayers, and instead, encourage people to become involved in charitable deeds.

In some churches, mourners wear

they are extinguished one by one, with the last one being put out at the moment denoting Jesus’ death. The church bells are not rung on Good Friday. Catholic churches follow the tradition of the Stations of the Cross. People pass before paintings depicting the important scenes of the last hours of Jesus’ life, reciting prayers and singing hymns.

-www.festivals.iloveindia.com Easter is one of the most important Christian festivals which is observed in March or April. On this day the Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus after his death by crucifixion which is believed to have happened during this time around 30-33 A.D. In Western Christianity, Easter always falls on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25. The following day this is an Easter Monday, a holiday in countries having predominant Christian tradition.

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In Western countries, Easter marks the end of the forty days of Lent, a period during which the Christians observe fast and penitence in preparation for the Easter which begins on Ash Monday and ends on Easter Sunday.

The week prior to Easter is of great importance in the Christian tradition. The Sunday before Easter is Palm Sunday and the last three days are Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday.

Palm Sunday, Maundy, Thursday and Good Friday respectively commemorate ‘Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, the Last Supper, and the Crucifixion.

These three days are sometimes referred to as the Easter Tridum.

In some countries Easter lasts for two days, with the second called ‘Easter Monday’.

The Eastern Christianity starts preparing for the Easter with the Great Lent. Following the fifth Sunday of Great Lent is Palm Week, which ends with Lazarous Saturday, the day which officially brings Great Lent to a close, but the fast continues for the following week.

Lazarous Saturday is followed

by Palm Sunday, Holy Week and finally Easter. Easter is immediately followed by Bright Week, during which there is rto fasting.

Easter is the fundamental and the most important festival of the Eastern and the Oriental orthodox.

Every other religious festival including Christmas is of secondary importance in comparison to the celebration of the Resurrection of the Lord.

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Movie Review: Barkhaa

BY RENUKA VYAVAHARE Jatin (Taaha Shah), a lawyer's son, falls in love with Barkhaa (Loren) the moment he sees her in Himachal.

He tries his best to pursue her but she is reluctant since she is scarred emotionally. Barkhaa, who works in a bar for a living, dissuades Jatin from proposing marriage to her but he insists. He takes her to his parents but

they disapprove of the relationship objecting to her profession. Can the two get together against his family's wishes and what is Barkhaa's mysterious past all about?

The film is a decent watch for those, who for some weird reason may crave for the 70’s melodrama. It boasts of an archaic story and a predictable plot, with the actors spouting done to death dialogues throughout. If you want to revisit that phase of Bollywood,

where women were perpetually unhappy and had a ‘majboori’ for being that way, you can watch this one.

Else, avoid.

Loren looks good but is too wooden.

Also, barring cinematography and music, other aspects of the film are way too mediocre and cliched for your liking. Sadly it’s 2015 and this formulaic drama has nothing new to offer.

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Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma Arrive Hand-in-hand from Australia

NEW DELHI: India’s 95-run defeat during the World Cup semi-final on Thursday was pinned on an unlikely target - Virat Kohli’s girlfriend Anushka Sharma. The Bollywood actor was trolled and called derogatory names like ‘panauti’.

Now, it is the turn of the Indian vice-captain and the spunky Bollywood star to give an apt answer.

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Virat was a supportive boyfriend throughout and accompanied Anushka to the car. He also ensured that she was safe and comfortable as they made their way to the car.

Anushka had travelled to Sydney to watch India take on the home team and that made her the butt of unjustified ridicule. Virat made only one run before he walked back to the pavilion. The couple signifies the coming together of India’s twin obsessions -- cricket and Bollywood. Their every step is followed by media and public alike and such blame-game happens every time Virat fails to perform on field.

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Saina Nehwal: Badminton’s New World No. 1 Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

BY ASHISH MAGOTRA the outside. The coach NEW DELHI: The may shout out instruchardest thing to do tions from time to time when you stumble is to but you are alone in the recover your balance moment and that is when and find the strength to you have to decide -- do gracefully move on. you attack, do you deIt seems like just the fend, do you go down the other day that Saina line or cross, do you try Nehwal reached the a half-smash or a drop final of the All Engshot? land Championships.

And in her struggle, Her opponent, Spain’s away from the court, Carolina Marin, was Saina felt alone as well. the reigning World But that is where her Champion but she was support system and Vijust starting to make mal Kumar stepped up. her way up in the badVimal assured her that minton. The Indian, a she was still good. But he veteran at the age of worked tiny changes into 25, had won her three her games -- the varicareer meetings against ables that made her difthe Spaniard and this ficult to read once again. was expected to be no Though, to begin with -I never thought this day will come after so much different. they obsessively worked struggle, this is the best phase of my life,” Saina But on that day, some- said. on fitness. Saina’s game thing went amiss. After depended on her fitness to the top players all the time, in dominating, the first but Vimal felt she had game and starting the second game fact after last year’s World Cham- become slow that opponent could well, Saina succumbed to nerves pionship I even thought of quitting manipulate her. badminton. It was a very dark time and lost 21-16, 14-21, 7-21.

Saina also added the straight “Shouting out instructions to a in my career. People were saying flick down the line, cross-drops player is usually not something I ‘Saina your career is finished’,” and a tumble at the net. Little In September 2014, Saina de- changes but enough to plant doubt do,” her coach Vimal Kumar had said after the match. “I was telling cided to part ways with her mentor in the minds of her opponents. her to be more composed. But I Gopichand to train under Vimal Enough to make them crawl back think her brain had just switched Kumar at the Prakash Padukone to the drawing board in search of off. She wasn’t reacting to any- Academy. It was described by an antidote. Enough to allow her some as an act of betrayal. But it to climb back to the top. thing at all.”

It was completely unlike Saina, truly was Saina desperately seekA bronze at the Asian Games, a who built her reputation as a ing a path back to the top.

Super Series title in China, a trip “I realized I was getting stuck to the All England final followed. player who never gives up. But it was also perhaps a sign that los- somewhere. I just wasn’t being And then finally came the Indian ing against ‘the top players all the able to beat the world’s top 3 play- Open title. ers. Now if something is not worktime’ had finally got to her.

“I think a big burden off my Over the past year, Saina was ing for me, I shouldn’t hang on to head. Last four years, I was strugforced to take the hard decisions; it, right?” she had said. gling, losing in pre-quarters or She needed to find a way to will- quarters, this is the first time I have decisions that she could come to regret but she pushed on regard- ingly break down the game that reached the finals and won it. So, less with a sense of maturity that is brought her so much success and too many surprises for me in this increasingly showing in her game then to build it up again to a point tournament, being the world no 1, where she would be successful winning the title. I am very proud as well.

In June last year, her ranking again. As any player who has faced of myself. I never thought this day slipped to ninth and for a while, it a mid-career crisis will testify, this will come after so much struggle, looked like P.V. Sindhu -- a player is, to put it mildly, tiring and scary. this is the best phase of my life,” who P Gopichand, her coach, was There is the physical aspect of it Saina said. increasingly starting to focus on and then there is the mental strain The best phase of my life...

-- would overtake her. To many, of expectations. words not lightly spoken. For the In an individual sport like bad- time being, though, she can lean Saina -- plagued by injuries and minton, it’s all you. You are there back, put up her feet and savour it bad form -- was a spent force.

“I have taken some many hard in the middle alone, with the spot- all -- she is Saina Nehwal. World decisions to get here. I kept losing light on you. You get no help from No.1. Legend. F:Sports.

BY SHARDA UGRA SYDNEY (ESPN Cricinfo): India’s exit from the World Cup with a crushing 95-run defeat to Australia should be neither surprise nor shock. Or even a cause of lamentation. It was the conclusion of a World Cup campaign that was built on thin ice given the team’s limitations and its ability to skate lightly over them.

Following a miserable two months in Australia, it was their opening World Cup game against Pakistan that served as the best way to jump-start the creaking Indian wagon. It gave the team liftoff and helped them get going for their next match - against South Africa at the MCG, which was to be in real terms their toughest group game.

It was a match won in a way India know best and have been doing so for a while (at one point, in Test matches overseas as well): batting first, maximising their batting skills to pile up the runs and using the weight of those runs to dictate the course of play. This with an 86,876-strong crowd that turned Melbourne into a home game and added to the suffocation of a mounting asking rate.

Despite the passion and drama surrounding the match against Pakistan, the South Africa game was India’s best. After South Africa, the Indians moved for a month through the tournament like a maglev train on a cushion of air.

In the semi-final against Australia, the maglev’s poles were reversed and the cushion of air instantly deflated.

Seven straight wins were unexpected, given what preceded in Australia, and for that the class of 2015 must be given due credit. India’s batsmen put their full range out on display, the fielding was arguably of the highest quality seen by an Indian team and the bowlers’ sharpness was shining-razor stuff.

The semi-final proved what was always known: that India were one batsman short and using Ravindra Jadeja as a bowling allrounder was not going to work against highquality outfits. That had, in fact, happened before - in the tri-series

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that had been called a “waste of time” by team director Ravi Shastri. One good use of the time that the tri-series could have served was to remind India that their batting reserves were meagre.

Against teams with high-skilled bowling in a World Cup knockout, one of their top batsmen would have to produce a miracle innings, ideally their most experienced batsmen with 100-plus ODIs under their belt. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni fall in that category but none could really respond in Sydney.

Given that the next World Cup is going to be held in England, separating those batsmen who can tackle lateral movement and play attractive strokes from those who can only do one of the two may be a good idea for the future.

The real surprise of the India campaign was the transformation of the quick bowlers from scattergun specialists into a well-tooled pack. Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Mohit Sharma had enough time to work out what worked best for them in Australia, and hit the intangible yardage between short and good length.

They not only asked questions of batsmen but punished those who failed to answer them, including the rampaging South Africans.

Against Australia, along with the spinners, they applied brakes in mid-innings but at the end found a familiar nemesis - wild-eyed lower-order hitters.

A frequently repeated argument during India’s struggles in Australia was about the team being happy with the processes they were involved in and the attacking brand of cricket they had been playing.

At the end of these four months, we return to the process versus result debate. Should India’s World Cup be judged by the standards of their seven straight wins or their single defeat?

Look back to the 2011 World Cup, though. It was played at home and despite that made for a hard, chaotic scramble all the way to the title.

Which one do you prefer?

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When Whole Delhi was with Us, Some Friends Backstabbed: Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: When the whole Delhi was with the Aam Aadmi Party, some “friends backstabbed” us, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal told Saturday’s National Council meeting which removed dissident leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav from the National Executive for “anti-party activities”.

As per an edited video of his speech released byAAP on Sunday, Kejriwal launched an all-out attack on Bhushan and Yadav and accused them of trying to realise their personal ambitions under the garb of raising issues of “principles”, and in the process weaken the party.

In an emotional speech, Kejriwal said, “When the whole Delhi stood behind us, some friends of ours cheated us. I am saying this with a heavy heart that when the whole of Delhi was with us, some friends

backstabbed us.”

“Conspiracies were hatched to ensure our defeat in the Delhi polls.

AVAM (a breakway group) was formed and it was supported. It then came in the media that AVAM members were former BJP members and BJP was funding them.

“Prashant ji told many people that we think the party should lose then only can the party and Kejriwal learn a lesson. If you don’t do this then we will go before the press and destroy the party,” Kejriwal said.

Targeting Yadav, Kejriwal said stories were being planted to tarnish his image.

“Stories were planted. Senior editors of two big news channels have told me that Yogendra Yadav was planting stories against me,” he said.

Lashing out at Shanti Bhushan for giving interviews critical of Kejriwal

just before the Delhi polls, Kejriwal said many donors were discouraged from donating and volunteers stopped from campaigning.

“Many volunteers wanted to come to Delhi. They were stopped. Many donors were stopped from campaigning.

The limit was when our senior leader (Shanti Bhushan) of the party said that Kiran Bedi was his first choice, Ajay Maken was the second choice and Kejriwal is the third choice. I want to know then why are you into this party?” he asked.

He said the negotiations over the past few days from the side of Bhushan and Yadav were nothing but a sham under the veil of principles.

“There were attempts to weaken me and the party. When I came back from Bengaluru, I spoke to members of my team and sent them the same night to speak to Yogendra bhai.

From that day to day before yesterday (Thursday), we tried our best to resolve the problem.” “They (Yadav and Bhushan) first said they had five demands which, if met, they would quit all party posts. It was slightly shocking, normally people say either fix the party or we will quit... It was all a sham. They were showing the world that it was a fight of principles,” Kejriwal added.

Kejriwal said the mudslinging that continued for over a month benefitted neither any of the groups nor the

party.

It was only the opposition which got benefitted, he said.

“In the last one-and-a-half months, whatever has happened, who benefitted the most? Did Kejriwal become strong? Did the Aam Aadmi Party grow stronger? Did Prashant Bhushan grow stronger? Did Yogendra Yadav grow stronger? Did internal democracy and Swaraj come into the party? We all got maligned.

“Other parties felt with whatever happened since last one and half months...then if this is Swaraj or internal democracy then God save this Swaraj? Who benefitted from this?

Modi, BJP, Congress and Ambani benefitted from this,” he said.

Responding to the charges of Bhushan and Yadav, who had earlier accused him of looking at winability of candidates rather than their record and character, Kejriwal said he was not greedy for any post and had even resigned as the chief minister. He also regretted that his “own people” doubted his integrity.

“Why will I compromise. 100 people can say that I am stubborn (ziddi), but neither the BJP nor the Congress can say I am dishonest.

People doubted my honesty... I compromised. We did not give tickets to so many people. “I did not give ticket to my uncle’s son, not my relatives or friends nor did I accept money in exchange of tickets. Every candidate’s

record was cross-checked. We were told that winability of candidates is important. Yes, we have come here to win not to lose,” he said.

Kejriwal had also asked the National Council to choose between “him and them” as he tendered resignation from the post of National Convenor, his membership from the PAC, National Executive and National Council.

He said he was not in the party to fight with Yadav or Bhushan.

“We have given birth to this party.

Have given blood and sweat to the party and even put life on stake. I am a diabetic. For 15 days I sat in fast (in April 2013). No doctor was ready to say that I would survive for next 48 hours. My mom and wife cried a lot. My ketone level had gone to 4 and 5, which is much higher than the normal level. I have come back from the jaws of death. Take this party, but do not kill it. I am not here to fight with these people. “My fight is with corruption and communal forces. I am not here to fight with Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav. I have conceded defeat. You people have won. I am here to put an end to this war. You have to decide today. Since last one year, every NE and PAC has seen fights and arguments. You have to decide on whom do you want to choose? Either choose me or them,” Kejriwal said.

-hindustantimes.com

Foreign Students Banned from British University Science Courses as they Might Learn How to Make Nuclear Weapons

BY CAROLINE MORTIMER Foreign students have been banned from learning about nuclear, biological and chemical warfare at UK universities over security concerns, it has been revealed.

Some 739 international students have been prevented from taking certain university courses over fears they may use the knowledge to orchestrate terrorist attacks under the Academic

Technology Approval Scheme.

The scheme was launched by the government in 2007 to vet students from outside the EU when they apply to certain science courses which could be used to make weapons of mass destruction.

But MPs have criticized the limits of the measure which does not extend to British-born students.

Speaking to the Sun on Sunday, the

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chairman of the committee on Arms Exports Controls, Sir John Stanley MP, said: “The fact 739 students have had to be barred indicates this is grounds for serious concern.

“It is extraordinary given the threat we face for the Government to go on refusing to extend this to those in the UK. “We have made the recommendation for at least two years but it has

been consistently rejected.”

According to the foreign office, 20,000 applications were made under the scheme by would-be foreign students last year.

Last month, it launched a new website to make the scheme more accessible after fending off criticism by a House of Lords report which said the scheme was contributing to UK universities’ struggle to recruit

international students.

Tobias Ellwood, the coalition’s minister for counter proliferation, said: “The UK’s higher education sector is important to the British economy and it is important that we get the balance right between meeting our international security commitments and supporting our higher education institutions.”

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India to Become 3rd Largest Auto Manufacturer by 2020: Ford COIMBATORE: India’s automotive industry is expected to reach 7 million vehicles milestone by 2020, making the country the third-largest auto manufacturer in the world, behind the US and China, a top official at Ford Motor has said. The automotive sector has a direct bearing on the economy with a near 7% contribution to the GDP, playing an important role in the development of other crucial sectors as well, David

A file photo of a Tata Motors assembly line in Pune.

Dubensky, president and managing director, Ford Motor Private Ltd, said.

Addressing the students at the graduation function of the Kumaraguru College of Technology, Dubensky said India is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world and as the country moves towards this milestone, the opportunities to build a career in the automotive sector are tremendous. Dubensky said by working together as one global team over

the last 110 years, Ford has been able to fully leverage the resources around the world. “We are building great products, creating strong business, and contributing to a better world”, he added. Advising students to be open, flexible and willing to learn, even if the lesson is a hard one, Dubensky said, “Bring people together, and work together, for something bigger than yourself.”

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Black Money: Swiss Banks Seek Fresh Undertakings From Indians Swiss banks also seek auditor certificates from high net worth individuals and corporate clients to vouch for ‘clean status’ NEW DELHI: Seeking to come clean on illicit funds amid intense government pressure, Swiss banks have asked their Indian clients to provide fresh undertakings to ensure that untaxed money is not stashed in their accounts. Swiss banks, long perceived to be safe havens for parking unaccounted funds, have also started asking for auditor certificates from high net worth individuals and corporate clients to vouch for the “clean status” of their money. The latest development comes at a time when India is aggressively making efforts to bring back illicit money parked by its citizens overseas and Switzerland has also agreed to cooperate on the issue. Sources said that Swiss banks are asking their Indian

customers to provide fresh undertakings that all taxes have been paid on funds deposited by them in these accounts. According to them, banks are also asking both corporate and individual clients to furnish auditor certificates certifying “clean status” of funds, assets and income related to their accounts. Such directives are believed to have been issued to high net worth individuals, wealth management and portfolio management clients, they added. Queries sent to banking majors, including HSBC and Credit Suisse, related to the issue, did not elicit immediate response. Indian authorities are already pursuing cases related to its citizens who had kept unaccounted funds in HSBC Switzerland, after receiving a list of

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should not be initiated against it in case of non-cooperation with regard to “suspected tax evaders and offenders of tax crimes”. Besides, HSBC

has come under regulatory cross hairs in multiple jurisdictions including India, following an expose that revealed thousands of entities allegedly parked their illicit funds at its Swiss branch.

To curb the black money menace, a Supreme Court constituted special investigation team is probing various cases while the government would soon be coming out with a stringent that provides for hefty penalties as well as imprisonment for stashing away unaccounted money. Recently, finance minister Arun Jaitley had said that all efforts are being made to bring to book those who have been named in the HSBC bank list of black money holders and there are evidence against them. There were as many as 628 names in the HSBC list.

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