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Sri Guruvayurappan Temple Construction Enters Phase Two

By Chittor Ramachandran HOUSTON: Sri Guruvayurappan Temple building construction entered the second phase last weekend. Although crossing a major milestone of any building project is something worth a celebration, this was much more than a manmade milestone. The religious importance of this event is distinctly recognized and conceptually auspicious. I had the rare opportunity to witness the entire process that is based on the ancient ritual that developed at our ancestral homeland of India.

As I rewind my mental video tape, I thought I should share its contents with you all while each segment of it is still fresh in my mind. The splendid seventy two hours at Sri Guruvayurappan Temple concluded on Saturday (June 25) late into the night, imprinting in the minds of nearly six hundred devotees an unforgettable experience. Thanthri Sri Kariyannur Divakaran Nambuthiri’s concise briefing of the weekend events stands out in my mind – in his words, “Just like in Dwapara yuga when all the Devatas assembled when Sri Krishna took his avatar on earth, garbhanyasam has just initiated the presence of all the Devatas as Sri Guruvayurappan is going to take His archa-avatar (incarnation on the idol) in this Kali yuga. In essence, the presence of all the divine forces will begin to assemble in this site.”

The devotees were blessed with dry weather throughout the weekend, although the organizers had taken all precautions to protect the visitors from any potential rain with a multitude of large tents all over the temple premises. The mysterious thunder and a mild shower that occurred soon after the installation of Shadhadharam generated overwhelming joy among the devotees. In the Hindu tradition, a rain shower is an expression of heavenly blessings and approval of an auspicious beginning.

Above all, it was a gentle reminder that life’s experiences, pleasant or unpleasant, are determined by the divine sanction.

The rituals associated with garbhanyasam were in accordance with the Vedic tradition that has been passed on for generations.

Elaborate rituals during this event included Ganesha pooja, Shadhadhara Prathishta, rituals to ward off negative influences, ishtaka sthapanam, etc. These rituals are no less complicated than the names of the

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rituals themselves! Individuals qualified to perform such specialized and rare rituals are few. Guruvayurappan devotees consider themselves to be blessed to have the availability of Sri Nambuthiri to perform these rituals.

In an interview with one of the Vedic scholars Dr. Parameswaran Thirumulpad, a visiting sociologist, he explained the need for supporting this temple as a social necessity. He is of the opinion that there is urgency in initiatives to preserve ancient traditions like Shadhadhara Prathishta. As the world population is exploding and cultures are mixing rapidly, there is a potential that we may be the last in the link that binds us to the past. Several people in the crowd I spoke to were fascinated by the Time Capsule that was buried ceremoniously with the sounds of chenda melam in the background.

The Time Capsule does not have any religious significance, but it is a symbol of this community’s vision to preserve the rich cultural traditions.

Sri Guruvayurappan Temple building is being built as a beautiful edifice with intricate granite

work, and wall paintings with all its majesty and glory. While we wait eagerly to see it finished in a year or two, a unique and overwhelming emphasis to incorporate temple arts with equal status is in the planning. This is because the administration is committed to consider temple art forms as important as mortar and bricks. “We realize that kshetra kala (temple art) and bhakthi (religious devotion) are interdependent and inseparable,” said Sri Somarajan Nair, president of the temple. This is especially important when Hindu-

Devotees ceremoniously carrying nidhikumbham towards the construction site ism is transplanted and taking its roots in the western world. Hindu temples are the birthplaces of almost all the art forms of Indian origin, and hence an appropriate venue for the preservation of these arts.

The spectacular dance presentations made by several dance schools filled the temple premises with joy and happiness on the evening of Saturday, June 25, the final day of the events. A genuine interest in teaching and learning

Bhagavad Gita and Narayaneeyam exists in the core of this temple. It was very refreshing to see the participation of the youth in learning such texts. There was also enthusiastic participation in contests organized by the temple.

The decorated sanctum sanctorum looked elegant against the background of niramala and lighted shining oil lamps.

Delicious meals made and served by the volunteers deserve special appreciation.

Devotees witnessing, perhaps, a once-in-a lifetime ceremony

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Father’s day celebration c delayed, But a Father not Forgotten

By Jawahar malhotra HOUSTON: “It all began thirteen years ago,” said Rajan Radhakrishnan with a grin, thinking back to that day in 1998. “It was April 18 and Padmakant Mehtaji, the President of the Indian Senior’s Citizen Association, had come to us at Madras Pavillion and asked, ‘Can’t you do something for the Senior’s Association?’.”

Rajan was resplendent in a black cotton cowboy shirt with red embroidered top half and sleeves, his mustache bouncing as he smiled.

“Of course, we couldn’t turn him down,” continued Alpa Shah, a co-owner of Madras Pavillion “and we have been doing this Father’s Day song program and catering the lunch at our cost for all these years.”

“And we’re happy to do it,” added Rajan whimsically. “It reminds me of my father, who passed away some years ago. I’m doing this for him too,” he added. “And they are such good listeners, they really enjoy it.”

This year, the two of them were joined by Saroja Alloju and Veena Kaul (who also sang last year) to sing a medley of nearly 20 songs – Bollywood hits from the 60’s and 70’s – to a rapt audience of over 300 seniors. Many knew most of

or when Veena sang “Aap ke nazaron ne samja, pyar ke kabil mujhe”, an old classics now, but very much a part of the youth of the seniors as each song elicited a memory of a time long ago in India. “Ajeeb dasatan hai yeh” also sang by Veena just before the end of the program was a big singalong song too (for a video clip, see IAN’s website: indoamericannews.com).

“We set out to capture that mood with this collection,” said Alpa as she introduced each song with background of the movie, the stars and composers. At the end of the program, the seniors presented the performers with token presents of potted plants.

The ISCA has been growing by leaps and bounds, so much so

Above from left, Rajan Radhakrishnan, Saroja Alloju, Veena Kaul and Alpa Shah after the performance and top, with the ISCA Board Members.

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the songs by heart and when the right tune came along, quite a few in the audience sang along, clap-

ping their hands in rhythm.

Like when the song “Yeh sama, sama hai yeh pyar ka” was sung

south Asian s s spelling pelling Bee HoustonHouston-d dallas winners dallas w HOUSTON: The 2011 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee continued its 10 city tour this past weekend with two events in the Dallas & Houston areas.

With a huge turnout this year as well, the bee attracted some top talent as well as young and new spellers that competed for the coveted prizes and titles.

“This event is being recognized as the essential platform to get your first experience and also meet and interact with veteran spellers,” said Rahul Walia, Founder - South Asian Spelling Bee. In Houston, Syamantak Payra from Friendswood, TX was the regional champ and Shiva Saravanan from College Station, TX was first runner up while Raksheet Kota, from Katy, TX was second runner up.

In Dallas, Chetan Reddy from Plano, TX was the regional champ and Narahari Bharadwaj Plano, TX was the first runner up while Nikitha Samy from Flower Mound, TX came in at third place.

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that it has closed its paid membership (for a $10 annual fee), which stands at 700 right now, until the December-January enrollment period. “When we have any function, we get easily 300 people,” said President Praful Gandhi, a stat that would be the envy of many other organizations. “We might have to have two settings for the same program!” added Vice-President Lalit Chinoy, “but it’s always the dozen or so who do all the work!”

To get a handle of this swelling membership, the ISCA has turned to modern technology. At a table by the door, they were making laminated ID cards with pictures and SKU codes to show their af affiliation. “That way, we just swipe you in at the next event,” said the Chinoy as he worked the table.

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Bala Vihar 2011 Graduation at c chinmaya Prabha

By Uma aggarwal HOUSTON: Chinmaya Mission Houston proudly celebrated the graduation of 30 Bala Vihar students on June 12 in a special ceremony that honored both their scholastic achievements and their committed learning of Hindu scriptures and Indian culture.

One of the crowning moments in this year’s graduation was when one of the graduates, Dev Gandhi, came on stage. His father Manish Gandhi himself graduated from Bala Vihar in 1985 and to see a whole generation guided by the wisdom of the Balavihar tradition was most gratifying to the Acaryas Gaurang Nanavaty and Darshana Nanavaty. The Nanavatys have dedicated themselves to teaching in Houston since 1982, guided by the inspiration of the spiritual Master Swami Chinmayananda.

Houston Bala Vihar also has the advantage that Acarya Darshana Nanavaty has compiled the entire set of Balavihar teaching guidebooks, from the kindergarten to 12th grade level, used in Bala Vihars worldwide. So, it was a great, visible testimony to enduring service when both a father and son walked the same path, with the same inspiring guidance.

This was also a meaningful moment to the entire Chinmaya Mission family where sincere parents bring their children to imbibe the sacred tenets of Hinduism. It is not easy to sustain the interest in a distant culture while growing in

Bala Vihar 2011 graduates pose for a group photo.

another country and when a father and son graduate from the same institution, it renews the faith of everyone –parents, teachers and children, that Sanatana Dharma can be followed anywhere in the world.

This grand vision was the dream of Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda when he started the Bala Vihar wing of Chinmaya Mission as early as 1955.He saw children as the architects of a future world filled with strong character and spiritual values. Inspired by him, the entire Balavihar curriculum is designed to grow with children from their tender years.

On June 12th, the 2011 graduation ceremony started with Acarya Gaurang Nanavaty giving a discourse based on the “shikshavalli” part of the Taittriya Upanishad.

Acarya Gaurangbhai reiterated the wisdom of the Upanisadic commencement address, addressing specifically the graduating students stepping into the real world to pursue their dream careers. He elaborated on the true meaning of the famous verse “Satyam Vada”“Speak the truth”, whereby work in the world shines with right values and convictions. To see the oneness in everyone, because the entire world is a manifestation of One Reality, should be the ideal of every graduate. He emphasized on doing our duty, working hard and making a commitment to keep up the scriptural studies.

After the Acarya’s address, the audience got a proud glimpse of each graduate in a slideshow presentation -their accomplishments, their selected college, how many

Recounting their Balavihar experiences, Kunal Pasrija recalled his 7th grade learning about reincarnation. Srinidhi Rao made the audience laugh with a self-made favorite quote: “Take action to get action!” Priyanka Mehta stressed individuality with Oscar Wilde’s quote of “Be yourself, everyone is already taken.” Nipun Marwaha favored imagination with Albert Einstein’s “Logic will get you from A to B, but imagination will get you everywhere.” Many graduates this year had attended Bala Vihar for 12 to 14 years, and had unforgettable memories like lock- ins, Holi & Chinmaya Camp celebrations along with being student teachers of younger Bala Vihar kids.

The memorable programconcluded with a cake cutting ceremony and the graduates served lunch to Balavihar teachers to show their gratitude.

CMH Bal vihar students receiving blessings Like every year from His Holiness Pujya Swami Tejomayananbefore, Chinmaya da, spiritual leader of Chinmaya Mission worldMission, Houswide ton felt joyful and years they have attended Bala confident about the bright futures Vihar, their favorite memory and of such fine Balavihar graduates. their favorite quote. Then, each For more information visit www. student lit a lamp symbolizing the chinmayahouston.org or call Jay passing of knowledge from teacher Deshmukh at 832-541-0059 or to student, and received a plaque Bharati Sutaria at 281-933-0233 from Acarya Gaurangbhai.

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Vaada Vaadaku Hungama: Sensational Success in Katy KATY: Sun’s not the only thing that got down in Katy on June 18, 2011, the Houston crowd got down to p-a-r-t-y when the hot and happening Radio Hungama team kicked off 2011 summer with a bang with wholesome family fun! As the day ended, the fun began, bringing an array of entertainment, food, shopping & Masti with it. Outside, the heat was topping at 105 degrees F but the crowd just took it in their stride and arrived at the spacious and well equipped venue, Seven Lakes High School in Katy, Texas, a suburb of Houston, all decked up. One could just watch and learn the latest trends currently in vogue in India by just looking at this multi-cultural audience of more than 800 people strutting their freshly-shoppedin-India finery.

Couple competing in the Jilebi eating contest The Audience enjoyed the Bollyhar Dadi who took up the wood & Tollywood chartbusters with impromptu challenges with an incredible variety that ranged from no hesitation. Mr. Sundeep nostalgic melodies from the black stunned the audience with and white era to soul pleasing tunes his fluency in Telugu in of Eastman color age to the latest and the Thadabadaku Telugoda greatest foot tapping numbers from contest, the funny part bedance schools like Anjali Performing ing the contestants sounded Center, Abhinaya School of Dance, more like news readers Infused Performing Arts, Payal from Aakashavani; Mrs. School of Dance, Sunanda Nair PerSumana Nutalapati played forming Arts, Hybrid Rhythms, Stuthe tattle tale - gossip masdents of Maithily Sripadam, Sumana ter role perfectly and teased Nutalapati, Mounica Sirigiri, and the MCs Sridhar, Hema, Katy Girls at this Radio Hungama Pallavi & Raaga themSummer entertainment program, selves who in turn laughed popularly known as Vaada Vaadaku sportively taking the viewHungama also known as Galli Galli Sridhar with Raaga and Pallvi announcing the Toyota contest ers to a new level of pleasMein Hungama. The VVKH event winner. antness during the Vinnava not only gave a great platform for the Pahi from the black and white era movie SuVadina challenge.

Mr. and Mrs. Medi won kids to use their summer vacation time pro- varna Sundari. Mr. Ram Cheruvu spread the ductively and participate in group dances magic carpet and took the audience to ethe- the Undayya Cheera Chudatha contest but also once again put the spot light on solo real heights with his rendition of Vedamlaa performers.

Goshinche Godavari from Andhra Kesari.

Vaada Vaadaku Hungama was sponsored There was no dearth of cultural mix what

by American Telugu Association (ATA), with various items like Rabindra Sangeet by Prudential Insurance Company, Don McGill Arpitha and Firoz Yasmin, Bollywood items Toyota, Green Mountain Energy, C2 Edu- from Anu Srivastav from Hybrid Rhythms, cation, Premier Technologies, Camelot In- Tamil number and the amazing finale dance tegrated Solutions, Touch of Color Photo by Infused Performing Arts Studio, Pavani Express Indian restaurant, There were many Kids who didn’t just Dish Network, Medi Realty, Kohinoor sing and dance but had the X-factor which Diamonds, Citibank NRI and supported by made them Performers. It was a visual treat Indo American News and Bombay Bazaar to watch the budding teenager Vibha Sripagrocery store in Katy. dam dance to a medley of popular songs like The program started with a hymn to the Nimbuda, Jogan Jogan and Channak hai Modivine Vinayaka song by Raaga. Divya Aa- halla. The crowd sat mesmerized as 9 year loori stunned the audience with a wonder- old Milinda Nutalapati proved her mettle ful rendition of Paadana Telugu Paata from with a semi classical number from Virudh, Americalo Ammayi. Houston singers like a folk dance item from janapada geyalu and Lekha Yashvanth Rao, Lasya Dhulipala, a hip hop item from Thakita Thakita showSuman Mangu, Akhila Mamandur and an- ing the combination of natural born talent other divine song by Madhavi Nookala re- and well practiced expertise in dance creates galed audience with their melodious songs a performance that is truly breath taking. A throughout the evening. Mrs. Maithily Sri- young talent Abinav who choreographed padam’s composed Punjabi Bhangda twist the dance all by himself rocked the stage. to the well known Telugu song Golapet- The event introduced a new talent called tinadiro from Desamuduru made people Vinod Reddy with his young and dynamic proud by showcasing the versatility of appeal thru his hip solo number from OrTelugu people. The girls Megha Nuthalapa- ange Telugu movie and a group item from ti, Nidhi Wunnava, Karishma Shah, Vibha Sainukudu and Maghadheera. The audience Sripadam, Ragini Konde and Pooja Reddy, was left wondering if this guy would have known to perform around town under the done better justice if he starred in the origibanner Dancing Divas showed that they can nal movies. dance Indian classical, English twist, SpanThe lively & witty tone set by the MCs ish Flamenco dance, middle eastern dance Sridhar, Hema, Pallavi & Raaga kept up an and Punjabi Bhangda with equal flair. Mrs. enthusiastic mood amongst the audience.

Indrani Parthasarathi’s young group per- This efficient team smoothly transitioned formed to an Annamacharya kruthi Brah- from cultural segments to games and back mamokkate and proved age is immaterial to to song/dance items with uncanny grace. display talent. Sunanda Nair’s A group has Wonderful interactive games conducted once again shown their powers of engaging among the audience that came from all over the audience. Milinda, Nikita and friends town made everybody feel like they are in took the viewers hands and tugged them their homeland. The talent and enthusiasm of into the whimsical world of nostalgia with the audience was no less match for the event their enchanting dance from Jagadiswara organizer and Radio Hungama RJ Mr. Srid-

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which caused a side splitting laughter with a series of women tying sarees on their husbands as the husbands modeled the sarees for the audience, while Mr.Gopal won the Gil Gil Gilebi eating contest as his wife fed him the gilebis in a succession. Each game was one of a kind and no less exiting than the other. The organizers made the audience feel comfortable enough to be sportive and participate in all the games with ease. Mrs. Gita Karra won the guththi vankayakoora (Egg Plant curry) competition which was successful in making the cooking enthusiasts around town put their culinary skills to test and join the challenge.

Visitors to Houston that attended this event realized what was keeping the Houston children so strongly grounded and far from missing India. The vendor booths of the proud sponsors where one could shop Indian clothing and jewelry were very busy all through the show and even after the show.

Pavani Express Restaurant in Katy served mouth-watering Manchuria, steaming hot Biryani and cool raita combination, mixed vegetable Kurma throughout the show.

The reputation the Radio Hungama team earned in the community for guaranteed overload of fun, excitement & entertainment in last four years of their airing time was proven to be well deserved once again with this event with its mind boggling range of all genres of Classical, Semi-Classical, Folk & Hip-Hop music & dance items, laughter generating challenges and fun filled games.

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Protest Against Indian Police Brutality

Protesters outside the Indian Consulate in Houston Photo: Krishna Giri

HOUSTON: Hundreds of Indian Ameri- midnight attack by Delhi Police on peacecans protested at the Indian Embassy and ful and sleeping demonstrators. We pledge consulates across United States on June to continue our fight against corruption and 25 to express their anguish at police action mark our solidarity and unity with Baba against the peaceful protest led by Swami Ramdev’s cause.”

Ramdev in New Delhi on June 4.

Shekhar Agrawal of Houston said, “The Indian police had baton charged, kicked protesters were really bitter and hurt from and beaten thousands of sleeping protesters the Delhi police cruelty on the peaceful, that had gathered in New Delhi to join in fasting Satyagrihis and were strongly voicfasting led by yoga guru Swami Ramdev. ing for the change of the government. I On June 25, protesters gathered at Indian believe that the fire Baba Ramdev has igmissions in Washington DC, Chicago, New nited in the hearts and minds of millions York and San Francisco. Indian Americans of people will cool off only after finishing dressed in traditional home-spun khadi the corruption and the corrupt people from cotton clothes marched silently at Indian India.” missions carrying placards.

Previously, hundreds of Indians had gathIn Houston, Indian American community ered for a day of fasting at temples, Guleaders gave five packages to Indian con- rudwaras and community centers marking sulate containing a petition to the President Swami Ramdev’s fast on June 4th. Next of India signed by more than 5,200 people. day, community meetings and Internet foThere has been widespread anguish and rums sprung up as a sign of solidarity with outrage among Indian Americans toward Swami Ramdev. In a series of meetings the midnight action that brutalized thou- and telephone conference calls joined by sands of sleeping men, women, children Indians from dozens of states, subsquently and the elderly. it was decided to hold a protest at Indian The petition presented to the President of missions on June 25. To sign the online peIndia states “India is a country which has tition, visit http://www.ravanlila.info/ always stood for righteousness and against oppression of any kind. For eons, we have prayed for Peace, Unity, Immediate opening for a Medical Assistant, and Harmony Full time / Part time for Physician’s Office on 1-45 / FM 1960. among all The job requires Checking Vital Signs, Precription writting, human bePatient communication and some front office skills. ings. Today, we have asKnowledge and Experience in medical field essential. sembled here , to protest Contact: Tel: (281) 300 - 8899 or email:Sukhbir@hotmail.com, against the Fax: (281) 580 - 5665 oppression of June 4th

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By Jawahar malhotra HOUSTON: It wasn’t just the size of the wedding party alone that warpped the mind this past weekend. It was also the organization that it took to manage an invited list of nearly 1,300 people who came to witness the spectacle of the marriage of Hasu and Sarla Patel’s only daughter Sharmee to Nikhil, the son of Manhar and Nayna Patel of Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple met through a mutual friend about a year ago.

A team of close friends, relatives and members of the Leuva Patidar Samaj of USA, of which Hasu Patel is the incoming President, worked behind the scenes and at every step over the three days, starting on Friday, June 24 with a mehendi ceremony for 250 at the Patel residence in far west Houston.

“The entire Houston membership of the LPS volunteered in making the arrangements go smoothly,” said a happy but tired Hasu three days after the wedding. To add to his happiness. during a call he made to India on Friday, Pramukh Swami Maharaj gave the couple his blessings for the wedding.

The big day was Saturday with the Satak and Sangeet that started at 3pm at the Arabia Shriner’s Temple on Harwin Drive near the West Belt which was attended by almost 1,200 guests. The groom’s family came in three touring buses and were delayed by traffic. Other guests flew in from London, Canada, India and around the country.

The entertainment for the evening was by the popular Bnubhai Vora and his ensemble who flew in from Mumbai for the entire three days. Dj Indo (who’s real name is Jason Thayll) kept the music pumping for the rest of the evening as family, friends and dignitaries were introduced on the 30

foot long stage.

Decorations were provided by Décor to Remember, with table arrangements by River of Flowers.

The wedding was coordinated by Electric Karma.

With three full bars that served endlessly, the huge crowd of guets could eat from two buffet lines food by Raj Bhog caterers of New York who flew in especially for

the wedding to prepare the food on site.

The Hindu wedding took place on Sunday night at the Stafford Centre and mingled traditional and contemporary elements, although

the ceremony itself was conducted by three priests and was televised on two huge screens on either side of the huge hall.

About 1,350 guests in attendance, including Harris County Commissioner’s Court Judge Ed Emmet, Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia, Sugar Land Councilman Tom Abraham, Houston Councilman Al Hoang, ICC President Dr. Raj Bhalla, India House Chairman Sam Merchant and many other leaders of the community.

Hasu Patel, a wellknown businessman owns several motels in the Houston area and has shown his committment to the community by working with AAHOA, IAPAC, and the ICC. He is also on the Board of the Houston First Corporation and also the Southwestern National Bank.

After a honeymoon in Spain, the newlyweds will make their home in Florida where Nikhil will work as an attorney. Sharmee has a degree in Finance and is studying to complete her MBA.

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By lorenzo Cohen & david Servan SChreiBer HOUSTON: The body possesses a number of natural defenses that can create a barren, inhospitable terrain for cancer growth.

These natural defenses are influenced and strengthened by healthy lifestyle choices such as a proper diet, physical activity, stress management, social connection, and limiting exposure to environmental pollutants.

Modern oncology treatment is focused on destroying cancer cells or blocking cancer-related pathways which is an essential aspect of therapy. However, it’s becoming increasingly clear that truly effective cancer care should simultaneously foster a strong anticancer terrain by strengthening the body’s natural defenses.

Over the past 30 years, early detection has been the primary and almost exclusive mantra of our medical institutions when it comes to cancer prevention especially breast and prostate cancer. The recommendation for these rather expensive mammograms and biopsies were based on the assumption that cancer inevitably progresses, and had become a largely unchallenged practice.

Even though most experts have known for some time that the benefits of these screenings have limits, and that the downsides of overtreatment are significant, they have been frustrated by lack of an alternative strategy for prevention.

The nascent field of Integrative Oncology aims to harness the power of lifestyle and behavior change to prevent cancer and to enhance cancer care by creating a comprehensive, integrative treatment plan that addresses all dimensions of care: physical, psycho-spiritual, and social across the continuum of care of prevention, active treatment, and through survivorship.

It makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, providers and disciplines to improve quality of life, to help manage symptoms,

and achieve the best possible treatment results.

Existing initial research that follows the tenets of integrative oncology shows evidence that this approach can, in fact, strengthen natural defenses, modify the terrain of the body, and have an impact on long-term treatment results not only for cancer but for most other diseases. Modifiable lifestyle factors are known to prevent and/or reduce the risk of a majority of cancers — most experts now agree that more than 65 percent of cancer is preventable through appropriate lifestyle choices. For example, an 11-country European study published in the Journal of the American Medical AssociaAssocia tion in 2004 observed that people who did not smoke for at least

1 5 years, used moderate amounts of alcohol, had 30 minutes of physical activity (e.g., walking) six days a week, and ate a diet rich in anticancer ingredients (such as the Mediterranean diet, with fish, olive oil, plenty of vegetables and fruits, whole grains, and low in refined sugar and red meat) had a 60 percent lower chance of ever getting cancer. This was confirmed by another, larger study a few years later, with a similar reduction in cancer rates.

The benefits of such lifestyle intervention even extend to women who already have cancer. In a large California-based study, women who were treated for their cancer had a 50 percent reduction in relapse risk if they ate five vegetables and fruits per day and practiced 30 minutes of physical activity six days a week. These are observational studies, but even more impressively, after conventional treatment for stage II or III breast cancer, women in a clinical

trial who participated in a lifestyle and stress-reduction program had a 68 percent reduction in mortality compared to those in a group that followed conventional treatment alone.

Increasingly, scientists and physicians are acknowledging the role of the body’s natural defenses - understanding how lifestyle contributes to cancer risk and in promoting the necessary changes in lifestyle. We need to empower people to become active participants in their own health. It’s time to provide children in our schools, society as a whole, and physicians in our hospitals, education and clinical tools necessary to support an anti-cancer lifestyle not only because they will feel better if they get involved, but because it’s a recipe for good life, good science, and good medicine.

The Indian American Cancer Network is committed to promote cancer awareness and prevention through education by organizing educational events in the community.

Dr. Lorenzo Cohen will be giving a presentation on “Living the Anticancer Life: Strategies for a Better Life and Reducing Cancer Risk” on July 10 at 3pm at the India House. It is open to the public. He will discuss the current cancer epidemic in our society and around the world as countries adopt a western lifestyle.

For more information, visit www.iacannetwork.org or call 713-370-3489 In partnership with M.D. Ander Anderson cancer Center, IACAN is look looking for individuals to participate in focus groups about the health status and health needs of the Asian Indian community. Participants will receive a $20 gift card. For more information contact Dr. Beverly Gor at bjgor@mdanderson. org or 713-563-2750 or Dr. Mala Pande at mpande@mdanderson. org or 713-745-5625.

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SUGAR LAND: Tuesday, June 21 evening was a memorable gathering at the Sugar Land City as Harish Jajoo was sworn in as a Councilman of District 4 in

by Mayor Jimmy Thompson.

Over 200 community members and Indo American friends attended this civic event.

Retiring District 4 Councilman Michael Schiff delivered a powerful message and thanked his associates and community members. His unwavering support of Harish Jajoo’s credentials laid the sound foundation for Jajoo campaign.

Councilman Jajoo opened his address

with recognition of his esteemed Guru Shri Gaurangbhai Nanavati as a spiritual force behind his efforts. He recognized his opponents Frank Yonish and Farah Ahmed for their willingness to continue serving the community. Jajoo then introduced and thanked his family, friends and especially his wife Shashi. “She was the glue to hold the pieces of this unprecedented election that culminated in a run-

off,” Jajoo exclaimed.

After photo opportunities and congratulatory formalities the reception party was held at the Imperial Theater in Town Square, walking distance near from City Hall and was tattended by the Mayor, Council members, friends and prominent community members attended the celebration.

“This was an important election,” declared an exhubirant Jajoo as he spoke to the crowd, “as it speaks loudly about our community’s unwavering commitment to the civic values of America, our home.”

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HOUSTON: Houston is getting ready for the 16th Biennial JAINA 2011 Convention.

It will be held over the Independence Day holidays from July 1 - 4, 2011. The convention will be held at the George R Brown Convention Center & Hilton Americas in Downtown Houston. In JAINA’s over 30 year history, this is the first time the convention is coming to the South; and with over 2,500 people registered from all over the world, it is being recognized as one of the biggest & most organized efforts by JAINA thus far. The Convention theme of “Live and Help Live” emphasizes the idea to live a life of worthiness by serving othoth ers. Jain way of life is based on three core principles (Jain AAA’s) of Ahimsa (compassionate living), Aparigraha (responsible living), and Anekantvad (social living).

It also emphasizes upon the ancient Jain scriptural maxim “Parasparopagraho jivanam” - all life is bound together by mutual support and interdependence.

One of the oldest religious traditions of India, Jainism has existed side by side with Hinduism throughout its long history. With fewer than 5 million adherents and comprising less than 1% the Indian population, Jainism has demonstrated a remarkable tenacity and endurance and continues to exert an influence far beyond its small numbers.

Volunteers planning the convention have put in immense efforts to create a wholesome 4 day program which features 6 concurrent tracks. Over 35 dignitaries/scholars and saints, will be featured in the daytime programs which will include multiple reli-

gious/non-religious & interfaith sessions.

Evenings will feature entertainment including a play performance entitled ‘Gandhi before Gandhi’whose cast is being specially flown in from India; Rass-Garba dance celebration; and a first for JAINA - A Jains Got Talent competition that will feature individual & group talent from across the country. On Saturday evening, over 80 volunteers from Jain society of Houston will perform a locally produced show called, ‘Swagatam.’ A grand performance by 3 winners of Indian Idol 2010 will be the highlight of the Sunday’s evening program. A team of over 200 volunteers has been workwork ing tirelessly for the past year to get ready for the big event. A parallel youth Jain Networking Forum (JNF) will also be held which will include youth oriented activities and programs including networking opportunities & entrepreneurship forums.

JAINA is an umbrella organization of Jain organizations in the US & Canada, and its sole purpose is to preserve, practice & promote Jainism in the North America continent. More information about JAINA can be found at www.jaina.org, and the special 2011 convention page is located at http:// convention.jaina.org/. Online registration is still open till June 24 at $169 per person. Alternatively on-site registration will be $175 per person.

The Jain Society of Houston (www.jainhouston.org) is the host organization for the Convention. For further information please contact jainesh.mehta@jaina.org or dipak. doshi@jaina.org

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By rohan Bavadekar HOUSTON: LCC-1 became the champions of the Houston Taped Ball Cricket League for the Summer 2011 Season.

In the finals that were played at the India House Ground on Saturday, June 25, LCC-1 capped a magnificient run in the latter half of the tournament by winning comprehensively against ECC by 57 runs. LCC-1, led by Hemant, elected to bat after winning the toss put up a strong batting performance by scoring 196 in their alotted quota of 30 overs. The star of their batting was Zahid Mahmood, who scored 48 and was unlucky to have missed out on a well-deserved half-century. The LCC-1 innings also included

vital contributions from George (41), Ramesh (30) and Rohan (30).

On the ECC side, Avinash was the star performer picking up 5 for 34 in his 6 overs. In the end, the LCC-1 total proved to be too strong of a challenge for the ECC line-up, given the powerful LCC1 bowling attack. ECC was bowled out for 139 in 26 overs with Praveen (3 for 31), Hemant(2 for 31), Jawad(2 for 19), Bharath(2 for 23) and Murali(1 for 19) sharing the spoils. Kashif was the leader in the field for LCC-1 by snapping up 4 catches behind the wickets. George Issac of LCC-1 topped the run making charts in the tournament with 107 being his top score for the season.

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In conversation with singer s s shaan

By raChana hana SrivaStava Shantanu Mukherjee, famously known as Shaan , with the mellif mellifluous voice and captivating smile is on US tour these days. Some excerpts from his recent interview: Tell us something about your father Shree Manas Mukharjee .My father had been born and brought up in a poetic environment. His music and singing were very famous on radio and Java. He then came to Mumbai in the 1966 where his music was a part of many a films like Lakhon ki baat, Albert pinto ko gussa kyon ata hai? etc. Aprt from this, he did some Malayalam and Bengali films too. But Alas! at the very young age of 45 he passed away. Rafi ji , Lata ji and many others have sung under his music direction.

Your try bring versatility in your voice and you change your voice at time while you sing? Reason behind that?

I do it purposely because if you like somebody you will soon get bored of his usual style

of singing and would like to see more of him so that the freshness remains in his singing. Secondly if you are singing for a newcomer or a young actor, I have to keep my voice little soft and young because the heavy voice wont suit them.

You have worked with many people internationally, how was the experience?

It was nice to work with different people because artists have their own music company and they have their own taste towards music as well. But when I worked with them I actually felt that they are very open and do not take too much stress at work, they work at ease and hence it was very easy to work along.

You are a composer and a music d i re c t o r well so is difficult to sing a song which is comp o s e d and directed by others or how is it different?

All songs are good, if lyrics is good and the mu-

sic is good then one enjoys a lot singing such kind of songs. I do not think myself to be a great writer but yes I write what I feel.When its my album I enjoy my lyrics and music but when its somebody else’s I enjoy that as well.

Are you currently working on some pop album?

Yes one of my pop albums Har Lamha is ready to be released.

You are a singer and a TV host as well? which is the one you enjoy more?

Recording is something which I have been doing since my childhood and hence I enjoy it a lot, but hosting a show is not that easy as it seems. While hosting a show you have to say same things over and over again and that too in a dif different way. and I too wanted that whosoever is a part of the show they all should get respect and they should be introduced with all due respect. Along with that my hindi was not so good at that time so I had to give many retakes/ I never used Monitor or TelePrompter , I used to learn it by heart and then perform.

You keep smiling always, what is the reason behind it?

Just like that. I feel if you sing a song with happiness then it will make the listeners happy as well and then we sing more of a romantic songs and so I always smile.

Tell us something about your Guru Ghulam Mustafa.

I feel I have the worlds best Gu-

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ruji, He belongs to Rampur Gahrana. Manna Da, Asha ji, Hariharan sahab, all have learn a lot under him When he sings its difficult to even sing a bit like him.

What are your upcoming films in which we would chance to listen you?

Akshay Kumar’s Desi boys,Salman khans Body guard,Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Ferrari ki savari.

How was your America tour?

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Till now it has been very good, I have done 8 shows and people have liked it too. All the shows were sold out shows. People have showered their love upon me. I expect the same from Houston too.

Rajender Singh of Star Promotions is bringing Shaan to Houston on July 1 at the Cullen Per Performance hall in University of Houston. The concert starts at 9pm. For more information, call Rajender at 281-222-4500

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By Smita mitra How is Simi Selects: India’s Most Desir Desirable different from Rendezvous....?

It has a lot more entertainment, with young celebrities as guests. The first segment is like Rendezvous. The others have them playing games and doing fun stuff that give you some real insight into their personalities.

Your favourite guest on the show?

Oh, don’t ask me that! It’s just not possible to select a favourite.

Are you going for the all-white look for your wardrobe and sets?

I am dressed mostly in white, except for the first episode with Ranbir Kapoor, where I am wearing a black outfit with a little silver on it.

The sets are designed by me and are white.

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Chat shows have become gossipy after Koffee with Karan. What do you think of it?

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by Karan.

Are you apprehensive about compari comparisons with Koffee...

No, I am clear on what my show is about.

So what is your approach on the show?

It reflects my curiosity to get to know more about the celebrities themselves and not what they think about colleagues or other people.

You’ve been away. Why the long hiatus?

Honey, I was busy writing, conceptualising this show! There has been no show in the world with this kind of set, with such a format.

What changes do you see in TV? All shows look the same. Everybody is copying too much; nobody has original concepts.

Among the current crop of young celebs, who do you find it easiest to talk to?

Touch wood, I can have great conversations with all of them.

What are your future plans?

I will be appearing in a film. Then I’ll be going on a holiday before I start work on the next instalment of the show.

Outlook

winners of IIFA 2011 Awards It was a weekend Canada will remember for a long time. With one of the largest turnout of Indians ever, the three-day International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) extravaganza awed the city of Toronto with everything Bollywood - celebrities, dance, music, glamour and colour! The glitzy affair with stars from Bollywood in downtown Toronto meant road calosures around the event area. Bollywood fans arrived as early as 7.30am at the Rogers Centre in order to be at the front of the reception to see stars arrive. As the stars descended on the green, the evening received a raptus reception from thousands of fans screaming and shouting to get a glimpse of some of the biggest names in Bollywood.

Lisa Ray, Irfan Khan, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Anil Kapoor with Hilary Swank (Hollywood actress), Shilpa Shetty, and Bipasha Basu, Shahrukh Khan with Ontario’s premier Dalton McGuinty and Asha Bhonsle were amongst some of the names to be the arrivals wowing the crowds at the venue.

The awards ceremony was hosted by Riteish Deshmukh and Boman Irani.

Performances on the night included Shahrukh Khan on stage, who tweeted on Twit-

ter before his performance and said: “Iifa begins… nervous cos of my knee pain…hope I entertain the audience enuff…so much love need to return the warmth,” Kangana Ranuat and the Deols with over colourful 200 dancers on stage.

Night before the main awards. The technical awards were given out and Salman Khan’s ‘Dabangg’ and ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’ led the techtech nical award winners with three trophies each. ‘Dabangg’ won Best Choreography

for the hit song, ‘Munni Badnaam Hui’ choreographed by Farah Khan, and Leslie Fernandes won Best song recording. The film also won the award for Best Action by S Vijayan. Maneesh Sharma’s ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’ won three awards/ Best Editing for Namrata Rao, Song Recording for Vijay Dayal’s ‘Ainvayi Ainvayi’ and Costume Designing by Niharika Khan. Looks like the 2011 IIFA Awards were a Dabangg affair and of course SRK didn’t miss out by winning Best Actor. All in all everyone at the event was elated to win or just be there. A great show put together by Wizcraft and Toronto.

Once again IIFA has completed a spectacular show with all the razzmatazz of Bollywood; celebrating a year of exciting, interesting, nostalgic and innovative Indian cinema. This first North American show definitely has opened the doors for brand IIFA and all that comes with it.

Aishwarya’s journey from modeling to motherhood (SI) The girl with green and blue eye, born in Mangalore, made the year 1994 a memorable year for all the Indians, when she became the Miss India and she bagged the prestigious crown of Miss World at the same year.

She is not only loved by the Indians but at the same time she gives tough competition to international beauty too. She is known as the most beautiful woman in the world.

She came into limelight with the garden sari and the Pepsi ad and soon after her victory in the Miss World pageant she entered to the Indian cinema. Aishwarya Rai made her acting debut in Mani Ratnam’s Tamil film Iruvar in 1997. Her initial years in Indian cinema did not kick start that well however she was quick to pick the pace and adapt to the norms of bollywood with movies like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam,Devdas, Jodha Akbar, Dhoom 2, Guru, Raavan. Her perfor performance in Hum Dil De chuke Sanam

and Devdas won her Film Fare Award for best actress. Her latest film Enthiran (Robot), with Tamil super star Rajnikanth was a super hit and it was loved by the huge range of audience.

She has been an aspiration for lot of Hollywood directors and producers, and she was fortunate enough to work in Pink panther 2.

She has achieved a lot of milestones in the industry, as she was the first Indian actress to be a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003 and also the first Indian actress to be

waxed in Madame Tussauds. It’s not only her movies that make her so prestigious, but she is the global brand ambassador of L’Oreal. She graced the covers of India Today and the prestigious TIME Magazine.

Moreover the Time Magazine has also listed her on their list of the “100 Most Influential People in the World Today”. She was not limited herself with acting but was also engaged with many social welfare activities.

Aishwarya was the brand ambassador for the Eye Bank Association of India’s nationwide campaign to promote eye donation in India. But she also had to face many ups and down in

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her life and she also had to go through her own share of downfall because of her links up. She grabbed everyone’s attention for her link up with super star Salman Khan. But they broke up after two years of relationship.

The break up did not end quietly, the rumor about their relationship and gossip was big news for media. When the Salman Khan saga ended, Vivek Oberoi made his entry. The couple became the flavor of the season for each and every tabloid. After all these break up, she was always in a safer side and never made her official statement about either of the man.

After all these controversies, the Bachchan junior entered into her life and just like a story of Hindi movie, her life had also turned in a different way, when Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarye Rai announced that they will get married. The couple married on 2007 at Bachchan residence, “Prateeksha”, in Juhu, Mumbai.

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Winners of the 2011 IIFA Awards: Best Film Dabangg Best Direction Karan Johar (My Name Is Khan) Leading Role Male Shahrukh Khan (My Name Is Khan) Leading Role Female Anushka Sharma (Band Baaja Baaraat) Supporting Role Male Arjun Rampal (Raajneeti) Supporting Role Female Prachi Desai (Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai) Comic Role Riteish Deshmukh (Housefull) Negative Role Sonu Sood (Dabangg) Debut Male Ranveer Singh Debut Female Sonakshi Sinah (Dabangg) Best Sory Shibani Bhatija (My Name Is Khan) Screenplay Dilip Shukla, Abhinav Kashyap (Dabangg) Dialogue Vishal Bhardwaj (Ishqiya) Music Direction Sajid – Wajid & Lalit Pandit (Dabangg) Lyrics Niranjan Iyengar (My Name Is Khan – Sajdaa) Playback Singer Male Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (Dabangg – Tere Mast Mast Do Nain) Playback Singer Female Mamta Sharma (Dabangg – Munni Badnam) Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema Irrfan Khan Lifetime Achievement Award Asha Bhonsle Outstanding Contribution to Indian cinema Dharmendra (50 years in cinema) Outstanding Achievement in Indian cinema Sharmila Tagore Best On-Screen Jodi Anuksha Sharma and Ranveer Singh (Band Baaja Baaraat) Special ‘Green’ Award Priyanka Chopra

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Recipe for a Renaissance

The cordial spirit of talks held last week, between Pakistani and Indian foreign secretaries in Islamabad, augurs well for relations between the two countries. When Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said to the media while travelling to Kazakhstan in April, “If I can succeed in normalising relations between India and Pakistan as they should prevail between two normal states, I would consider my job well done”, it meant not only optimism but also vision on his part for a better future for Pakistan and India.

In the backdrop of the assassination of Osama bin Laden by the American Navy Seals in Abbottabad on May 2, one can observe a responsible handling of affairs by New Delhi and Islamabad, as hawks from the two sides tried to exploit the situation and launch a new phase of confrontation. Still, there are forces from both sides that will miss no opportunity to derail the Indo-Pak peace process.

History proves that opportunities and moments of hope had also appeared in the past, but were wasted. What then is needed to ensure a peace process which can help bring a qualitative change in Indo-Pak relations?

As pointed out by Harold Saunders, an American expert on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, dismantling the “other walls” is a major condition for establishing a constituency of peace. But more than the “other walls” which impede the Indo-Pak normalisation process, it is the absence of a renaissance perspective which results in stand-offs, missed opportunities and the hardening of enemy images. The Indo-Pak peace process should not be confined to official rhetoric from the two sides but requires a movement at the popular level, so that a sense of ownership is created for a process which can bring enormous benefits for the poverty-stricken people of the two countries.

Three important steps are required on the part of India and Pakistan. First, a renaissance approach would require focus on promoting better sharing of art, culture, music, history, archaeology and education. Second, in the political sphere, a renaissance approach would require reviving some of the symbols of peace and harmony which existed amidst the environment of hostility and mistrust. Third, symbols of Indo-Pak peace initiatives under track II and III - like the Neemrana dialogue, popular discourse which took place under the auspices of the Indo-Pak People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy, and other such forums - must be revitalised.

When the revival of tolerance, accommodation and reasoning will prevail, the stage will come when policy makers will be persuaded to change their approach on issues which for long have acted as an impediment to Indo-Pak normalisation. Perhaps Manmohan Singh’s dream will have a practical application when his hope and vision get a positive response not only in his own country but also in Pakistan. Times of India

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Back to Bad Times

By Tavleen Singh It is both ironic and surreal that the economic boom that began in the early nineties should start winding down under the auspices of the man who made it possible. There have been hints of bad times since this year began. First, the economy slowed down, then came reports of foreign investors no longer thinking of India as their favourite destination. Now comes gloomy confirmation that foreign investors are no longer that interested in investing in India. This newspaper reported last Friday that “India is now the worst-performing market in the world.”

As someone who remembers what India was like before Dr Manmohan Singh introduced his economic reforms, I read the story with growing alarm. This sense of impending doom grew when I read that Pakistan had attracted more foreign investment in the past six months than India.

I found this especially disturbing because I remember that when I first went to Pakistan in the early eighties, it seemed like an economic powerhouse compared with India.

It had better roads, better airports, better cars and the average Pakistani seemed richer and better fed. When our boom years began, as a direct consequence of the reforms, Pakistan’s political and military problems slowed it down and by the late nineties, it was India that looked much better.

We may still have vast areas of poverty and horrible deprivation but we also have a huge middle class and on the whole India is more prosperous than it has ever been. So why are foreign investors fleeing and why are Indian investors beginning to be wary about investing in their own country? The simple answer to that question is this. The Government of India appears to have been on auto-pilot since the Bihar results dimmed Rahul Gandhi’s prospects of becoming prime minister and since the corruption scandals started tumbling out of government closets.

When this happened, all three of the Congress Party’s top leaders seemed to vanish.

Now comes gloomy confirmation that foreign investors are no longer that interested in investing in India. The Indian Express reported last Friday that “India is now the worstperforming market in the world.”

The Congress Party is fortunate that our main Opposition party appears to be even more rudderless and adrift and exhibits an uncanny knack of always clutching on to the wrong issues. A good example comes from last week when instead of expressing concern over the economic downturn, the leader of the Opposition went on national television to make a melodramatic fuss about the alleged bugging of the Finance Minister’s office. The BJP’s role as our main Opposition party has been so unimpressive that it has been pushed out of the Opposition space by Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev. Its pathetic efforts to jump on to Baba Ramdev’s caravan made it look particularly silly. What persuaded Sushma Swaraj to hotfoot it down to Baba Ramdev’s ashram in Haridwar on the very day that he announced plans for an armed rebellion? As for that business of dancing at Gandhiji’s Samadhi, it was beyond belief. With so much political nonsense going on in Delhi, it is not surprising that foreign investors have stopped taking India seriously. Our problems are not just to do with politics and corruption. The economic failures of Dr Manmohan Singh’s government are even more serious.

There have been no economic reforms to speak of since his second term began. There has been almost no attention paid to the improvement of our ramshackle infrastructure and if there have been improvements in public healthcare and education, they have been infinitesimal. Had at least

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these things improved, there may not have been the public rage against the government that Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev have managed to tap into.

Every Indian deals every day with some problem created by bad governance. The rich suffer slightly less than the poor because the rich can afford to buy water and electricity from private sources and they can afford to pay the bribes needed to make administrative processes work faster.

Indians at the bottom of the economic ladder are ruthlessly squashed down as soon as they try to climb. If they open shops on city pavements, they are torn down. If they try to rent a hovel in some slum, they are asked for proof of earlier residence. If they try to learn how to drive in a city like Mumbai, they are asked to produce proof of identity.

It is this daily humiliation at the hands of insensitive officials that has caused vast numbers of ordinary Indians to support the movement against corruption. If they are angry now, they are going to get a lot angrier when the economy slows down and we go back to those pre-reform times when everything was in short supply all the time. Would our economist prime minister like to explain why things have gone so badly wrong and what he plans to do to rectify them? If ever there was a time for him to lead, it is now. Indian Express

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If y you Hurt, meditation m can Help ease Pain

By michael roizen We know, and you know, that chronic pain isn’t all in your head. But you can use your noodle to turn down the volume on agonizing aches, whether you’ve got back pain, arthritis or other day-in, day-out discomfort.

The tool: an easy relaxation technique called mindfulness meditation. Bonus: It can counteract one of pain’s sneakiest, most frustrating downsides: memory loss.

You may have heard that this type of meditation eases pain by soothing stress, but the more we learn about mindfulness, the better it gets.

It also helps control your alpha rhythms, a type of brain wave that blocks out distracting information.

Practising mindfulness a few minutes daily boosts your ability to focus by tuning out distractions like, yes, pain signals, and fears about pain — both mess with your memory. It improves your ability to recall important stuff (when you’re meeting your wife for dinner or where you put the dog’s leash).

Want to give it a whirl? Find a quiet place. Get comfortable. Close your eyes, and breathe in and out at a natural

pace. Notice whether your breath feels warm or cool.

When other thoughts, feelings and sensations crop up, acknowledge them, and then gently refocus on your breathing. After about 10 minutes, open your eyes and re-enter the world slowly. You’ll go about your day feeling better.

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Cricketer Brett Lee Opens Music Schools in India

By Jas Sembhi Australian and IPL cricketer Brett Lee, has opened the first of his planned music schools in India for underprivileged children. Lee has setup his ‘Mewsic Foundation’ which will provide funding for instruments and teachers for the schools.

The foundation has collaborated with some Non-Government Organisations (NGO’s) and charities in India to develop the programme of providing free music lessons for children from slums who are aged between 7-15 years.

The first school from Lee’s ambitious plan is a music studio which has been opened in Deonar, a suburban neighbourhood of Mumbai. The studio will offer free music lessons to children who live in the nearby slum.

Lee ecstatic about the facility, said, “It’s a beautiful place, the one we just opened in Mumbai, it’s like a sanctuary for the kids. They can learn different instruments, guitar, organ, flute, as well as learn to dance and sing from qualified teachers.”

The impact of India’s slums hits all visitors when they visit for the first time and Lee was no exception and said: “I’ll never forget my first experience of seeing the poverty in India on my very first trip. I’ve seen extreme wealth and extreme poverty in India. I guess I’m lucky to have experienced that because if you only see one side you can’t fathom those extremes.”

Being attached to India, Brett said he opened the school because he wanted to: “To express his love for

music and express his love for India.”

Enthusiastic to help children, Brett added: “I think every child in the world deserves a chance in life. And what we are doing here with the music centres is to give the boys and girls a chance to fulfil their dreams.”

Brett is no stranger to India as a cricket player but also has strong passion for music and after collaborating on a hit song with Asha Bhonsle called ‘Can You Tell a Girl’his love affair with music became very evident in India. He is feels music is a medium that can bring people together and the studio can provide an excellent method of helping these deprived children develop. “They can learn different instruments, guitar, organ, flute, as well as learn to dance and sing from qualified teachers,” said Lee. At the inaugaration ceremony for

Normally known for his cricket, Brett Lee has embarked on a project close to his heart to open music schools in India for deprived children from the slums.

Being a passionate musician he has chosen music as the way of giving a chance to kids to realise their dreams.

meals coming from.”

Most people would have thought a player of Brett Lee’s stature would have used sport and cricket as a medium of helping children in this way. Not the case with Brett, as he explained: “I could have easily helped out through sport or cricket.

But music is my passion, my love and I know that music has so many healing qualities and powers. That’s what really appealled to me. It’s a chance to introduce young kids to music and help them overcome some of the things they’ve been through, whether it’s losing their parents or leaving home very early or experiencing child abuse.”

Lee’s long-term plans are to open about 100 centres all around India.

Initially, he would like to see at least 10 centres opened in 2011 and said: “By 2011 we would like to see ‘dus’ centres, ten centres around India and Mumbai and keep going from

the opening of the school in Mumbai, Lee felt emotional about the achievement ans said: “To see the looks on their faces when I cut the ribbon, they came up and hugged me, they were singing and dancing. It was very moving. These kids have nothing.

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Lee has his own rock band called the ‘White Shoe Theory’which his set-up with his friend Mick Vawdon. And it looks like they are planning a 2011 tour of India, tweeting on Twitter, they said: “Wheels are in motion for tour of India later this year. September/ October maybe. Stay tuned .”

Brett Lee is one cricketer that has come forward to show that his passion for music is there to be shared by all. And what better way than to give deprived children a chance to realise their goals as future singers and musicians in a country that still has a huge rice and poor divide.

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How to find a bone marrow or stem cells donor?

Approximately 25 - 30 % of patients have a family member - a parent or sibling who is suitably matched and able to donate marrow since they share the same genetic type as the patient. Because a patient’s most likely match outside the family is someone of the same race, nearly 70 - 75 % of patients have to find unrelated donors of the same race. Caucasians have an 80% chance of finding a match from the National Bone Marrow Donor (NMDP) registry while ethnic minorities have only a 30-40% chance of finding a match from the existing registry. This is because of the 7 million registered donors in the current registry only 25% are Ethnic minorities (Asian, Pacific Islander, African American /Black, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, Multi-Race) According to the NMDP, approximately 50% of all registered Ethnic minority donors will NOT push through with donating if called as a possible match for a patient (whether because they are unreachable, they say “no”, or become medically ineligible). Whereas over 70% of Caucasian donors WILL proceed with donating if called as a possible matched.

Who can register to be donors?

Individuals between 18 and 60 years of age, in good general health with no history of cancer, heart disease or heart attack, or AIDS and diabetics not on insulin are eligible to register.

How are donors and recipients matched?

Matching donors and recipients is a multistep process. The potential donor’s Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) type or “tissue type” is deter determined from an oral mucosal swab or blood sample. This information is entered and maintained in the NMDP

data bank. When a data bank search identifies a match, the individual is contacted for additional tests and to make a final decision about becoming a marrow donor.

The Donation Process If all six antigens of the donor blood cells match with that of the patient, the donor receives a thorough physical examination. The donation process is carried out in the operating room.

About two to five percent of the liquid marrow is extracted from the pelvic bone using a special needle under local or general anesthesia. There may be some discomfort for a few days and this varies with each person.

Peripheral blood or cord blood stem cells could be used in place of the marrow.

The Transplantation process If a match is found, the patient undergoes pre-transplant treatment consisting of radiation and/or chemotherapy. The donated marrow or stem cells is transfused directly into the patient’s blood stream. The healthy donated cells travel to the patient’s bone cavities where they begin to grow and form new marrow.

Who pays for the donation process?

Donors never pay for donating and are never paid to donate. All medical costs for the donation process are covered by the NMDP or the patient’s medical insurance, ,as are the travel expenses and other nonmedical costs.

Can you change your mind about donating?

Uncommitted donors give false hope to patients awaiting transplant.

Although a volunteer donor may decline at any stage in the process, once the match is made and the patient has started the pretransplant radiation or chemotherapy, there is no turning back. At that point, there is a moral obligation to proceed, continued on page

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By P.g. ParameSwaran S Swaran , m.D Yes, you can give the gift of life to someone whose life is being threatened by cancer or other diseases.

That someone right now is Devesh, in Houston, waiting for the gift of Life. The gift is in the form of a small amount of your bone marrow, which makes stem cells or stem cells from the peripheral blood or from the umbilical cord immediately after delivery of an infant, for transplantation. It is estimated that a marrow donor transplant could benefit more than 10,000 children and adults with life threatening disease every year.

At present, several Bone Marrow donor registration drives are being held at different locations to find a match for 35 year old Devesh Patel.

He has been married for 8 years and has a 32 year old wife. He is suffer suffering from a rare type of leukemia and his best chance of survival is a stem cell transplant. He has not find a match so far.

What is bone marrow?

Bone marrow is the soft spongy tissue found inside bones. It makes and stores about 95 percent of the body’s blood cells – the red blood cells, the platelets and the white blood cells.

What are Stem cells?

The blood cells that produce other blood cells are called stem cells. The most primitive of the stem cells, is called the pluripotent stem cell. This cell is different from other blood cells in that it is able to reproduce another cell identical to itself and also able to generate subsets of more mature cells.

It is the stem cells that are needed in bone marrow transplantation. The stem cells can be obtained from the bone marrow, the peripheral blood or from the umbilical cord blood.

Why is bone marrow transplant or stem cell donation needed?

The goal of a bone marrow transplant is to cure many diseases and types of cancer.

When a person’s bone marrow has been damaged or destroyed due to a disease or intense treatments of radiation or chemotherapy for cancer, a marrow transplant may be needed.

What are some diseases that may benefit from bone marrow transplantation?

The diseases most commonly benefit from bone marrow transplantation are Leukemia, Aplastic anemia, Lymphomas, Multiple myeloma, Immune deficiency disorders, Solid tumor cancers, such as breast or

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IPET Houston Jump Starts with First Adoption

HOUSTON: A report by the Mayor’s Task Force on Animal Protections a few years ago stated that “In 2004 alone, area shelters euthanized over 80,000 pets. The reason is that Houston has too many abandoned pets and an animal welfare community whose principal solution to the problem is euthanasia. Houston does too little to save these abandoned pets. In addition, adoption rates are low, in part because there is little demand for “used” pets and also because shelters do not do enough to find homes for pets in their care. Instead, euthanasia is the principal and depressingly sole solution.

Recently, a few Indo-American animal lovers of Houston launched Indo-American Pet Enrichment Team of Greater Houston (IPETHouston). This is an Indo-American initiative dedicated to improving the welfare of animals in our community through no kill shelters, placement, spay/neuter, education and awareness.

The goals of IPET-Houston are: • To educate Indo-Americans of Greater Houston about the importance of having their pets spayed/neutered, and to provide low- or nocost surgeries for those unable to afford it.

• To provide care and a no-kill shelter for stray, abused or relinquished animals.

• To educate the general population about the seriousness of pet overpopulation.

• To be an advocacy group for Indo-Americans to end euthanasia as a means of controlling pet overpopulation, devocalization and other issues related to the humane treatment of animals in Greater Houston.

• To participate in various outreach programs aimed at educating Indo-Americans about pets in general and adoption of pets, and finding safe, nurturing homes for those animals in need.

IPET-Houston’s hope for the future is that there will be no inhumane treatment of animals.

IPET-Houston will continue with its aggressive spay/neuter campaign, their owner-education programs and the hope that every pet adopted will be placed in a permanent, loving home.

IPET-Houston believes that with the involvement of our community, we will make a significant impact on the welfare of companion animals, but IPET-Houston needs your help and understanding. Together, we will make

Kronos with his new family David Raj, PresidentElect of IACF

the difference.

Within just a few days of its launch, IPETHouston has tasted sweet success. Harry is a 4-year-old Boxer. His owners abandoned him as they could not maintain him due to a bad economy and were ready to leave Harry with SPCA. With the fear that Harry may be euthanized, a young Indo-American professional provided a foster home while IPET-Houston networked to find him a loving home. Within 7 days, IACF’s President-Elect, David Raj, who has had several pets earlier, came forward to adopt Harry. The picture-perfect story ends on a happy note with Kronos (his new name, meaning King of the Gods) finding a loving home and David finding an extremely affectionate companion. A message from David to IPET-Houston says it all, “Kronos is happy and settled in his new home with me. Thank you, IPET-Houston, for such a great gift!”

IPET-Houston is on Facebook. You are requested to like IPET-Houston’s page and post your thoughts. If you have pictures of your pets or if you would like to share a story, please do so on IPET-Houston’s Facebook page. You will find friends with similar thoughts there.

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Bone Marrow Donation

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Why donate?

There is no monetary reward, no plaque or medal. There simply is the personal satisfaction of giving another human being the living gift of life. This human being could be a couple’s child, a mother or father or a brother or sister of one like you.

Most of the donors say they would donate again if given a chance.

How to join the registry?

One can call 1-800-MARROW-2 to find a centre near you or to find locations where Marrow registration drives are being conducted. In Houston, call the Gulf Coast Marrow centre at 713 790 1200 to find a Gulf Coast regional blood centre nearby or to find the location of a Marrow drive that is being held in your neighborhood. Visit www.giveblood. org and click on Services to get more information on Bone Marrow donation. If you have joined the NMDP registry once, there is no need to join again. If you are not sure whether you have already joined, you can call 1-800 –MARROW-2 (1-800-627-7692) How can you help?

If you are not registered already, register now. You can hold a bone marrow donor registration drive by calling the Gulf Coast Regional blood center. The staff at the center are always willing to help hold a drive at no

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cost, irrespective of the number of people you expect to register.

Why conduct the drives?

The more the drives, the more people can be entered in the NMDP registry as potential donors. In the current NMDP registry only 25% of the registrants are minorities and people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka constitute a very small percentage of this group. Because of this reason, patients from these countries are unable to find a match since the best match is between the same Ethnic individuals. There is a large South Asian population in this country and in the greater Houston area and there is no reason why we should let our brothers and sisters die for lack of a match. (Source: www.marrow .org) You can register to be a Donor at the upcoming Donor registration drives at George Brown Convention Center on July 2nd and 3rd from 7am-7pm during the 16th Biennial Jaina Convention, organized by the Federation of Jain Associations in North America.

You can also register at George Brown Convention Center during India’s Independence day celebration on August 20th and during Janmashtami celebrations on August 27th.

Please look for the Bone Marrow Donor Registration booths Dr.Parameswaran has been conducting Marrow donor registration drives in the Houston area for the past 15 years.

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Magician Muthukad: “Where’s My Wand?’’

By Minu Ittyipe It’s called the Water Torture Escape Act. The magician is handcuffed, put in a plastic bag tied at the top and lowered in a glass case filled with water. Then electricity is passed through the water, and in a minute a spear hanging over the glass tank will slice through it. The magician has to escape from this situation in front of hundreds of gaping spectators. Gopinath Muthukad had spent two years working this act to perfection. The plan: his assistant would put off the electricity from another point, a light at a corner behind the audience would indicate that it was off. Muthukad had a hidden key to open the handcuffs.

So the act began, the countdown for the spear to skewer down started, he quickly released the handcuffs with the keys, but the light in the corner never came on. The water tank was still charged. Thirty seconds, 20 seconds, the light still wouldn’t come on.

Fifteen seconds and someone finally pulled the wires from the socket and Muthukad tore himself out of the tank. “In all the tension, my assistant forgot to put the electricity off. It was a really close shave,” he says still shuddering at the thought.

That was almost 15 years ago at a performance in Kozhikode, a bustling city in north Kerala. Muthukad, our own Houdini, has come out unhurt from hundreds of such acts in the last two decades. And in recognition, last week, the International Magicians Society (IMS) in New York conferred the Merlin Award 2011, the “Oscar of the magic world”, on him for outstanding contribution to

It’s A Six Magician Gopinath Muthukad shows that there’s more to him than magic

the world of alchemy. The award levitates Muthukad into a famous club which includes the likes of David Copperfield, Lu Chen and Harry Blackstone. Magician Franz Harary, member of the board of directors of ims, says the Merlin is the most visible public award and the competition is hardcore. “Magic is such an enigmatic and nebulous art that it is hard to judge it. But when your peers vote you for the award, it’s wonderful.

And Muthukad has raised the level of Indian magic to another level.”

Back home, on a wet day in Thiruvananthapuram with the sun playing peek-a-boo, a very relaxed Muthukad lets on that it was his father’s stories that drew him to magic. His father, a farmer from Kavalamukkata, a remote village near Nilambur in Kerala, had a way with words, and he would loop young Muthukad’s imagination through an enchanting labyrinth of tales within tales. Every evening after a hard day’s work, his father would lie in his easychair

and Muthukad, the youngest of five children, would climb onto his lap.

His father would then unspool a yarn.

“His stories always had elements of magic and fantasy and largely centred around Kerala’s legendary magician, Vazhakunnam Neelakandan Namboothiri. I was hooked. There was nothing else I wanted to do,” says Muthukad.

Muthukad put up his first solo show at a church festival. Well, almost his first solo show. He was only 10. His father had got a trouser and shirt tailored for him for the occasion. A large crowd had gathered, his family in the front row. It was to be a simple rope trick—a volunteer would cut a rope in two and Muthukad had to magically join it together. But the volunteer from the audience was a tall man and he saw the spare rope that Muthukad had concealed in his sleeve. “He pulled the rope out and waved it around for the audience to see. The crowd jeered and laughed. I fled the scene and wept bitterly. I almost gave up magic. But

the people in my village encouraged me to put up another show and slowly I regained my confidence,” he says.

For Muthukad, it’s the audience which keeps him going even after all these years. The trick is to build a rapport with them, he says. Ace magician P.C. Sorcar Jr, the only other Indian to have won the Merlin award, agrees. “Magic is such an emotional art. You connect to people at some ecstatic level.” Which then begs the question: why haven’t magic performances in India not reached the level of showmanship and razzmatazz that it has in the West? Muthukad feels it’s because “today internationally magic has become a performing art of dance, music and other extravaganza. In India, we have not gone as high-tech as they have in the west. For instance, we still do not have a suitable venue for the likes of David Copperfield to perform.”

It may also have to do with there being no great Hogwarts in India, for wizards or muggles, to learn magic.

An attempt to rectify matters started in 1996, when Muthukad opened a Magic Academy (which is now affiliated to the Kerala University).

The Merlin has also used his powers to spread social messages. “In 1990, I devoted a whole year to the Kerala literacy campaign. We called it Aksharajalam (Letter magic). Through magic I showed the value of letters to adivasis and villagers. Though people laughed during the shows, the message struck home.” Muthukad has also campaigned for national integration and social harmony, and spread awareness against smoking,

Headlining Acts • Breaking News: Muthukad predicts the headlines of 10 newspapers a day-and-a-half before they are printed. He writes the headlines and seals them in a bank vault. When it’s opened, his headlines match the newspaper’s.

• Fire Escape Act: Muthukad is handcuffed and wound up tightly in chains. He is lifted by crane and lowered into a haystack soaked in kerosene which is then set on fire. He comes out unharmed. alcohol and drugs (Stop SAD).

Meanwhile, the magic tricks continue though he no longer does escape acts like the ‘water torture’ one. “I am 48 years old and my body can no longer move with the required speed and agility.” He is now trying to perfect the art of the illusionist which includes reviving the old Great Indian Rope Trick. In Muthukad’s version, a coiled rope lying on the floor unwinds to the sound of music and ascends into the heavens and the swaying rope then slowly stiffens.

A small boy climbs up the rope and disappears. “It’s possible to make the boy disappear at night but it’s still difficult do that in broad daylight,” he says. All his energies are right now focused on mastering the rope trick in daylight. In a way, Indian magic has come full circle.

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Mobster Chhota Rajan Ordered J Dey’s Killing: Mumbai Police

MUMBAI (TOI): A fortnight after senior crime journalist Jyotirmoy Dey was shot dead, Mumbai police on Monday cracked the case claiming that underworld don Chhota Rajan was behind the murder, even as they remained tight-lipped about the motive.

“The murder was planned by Rohit Thangappan alias Satish Kalya at the behest of Chhota Rajan. Kalya is a known shooter of Rajan gang and has worked for him earlier too,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Himanshu Roy told reporters.

“While three persons were arrested from Mumbai, three were arrested from Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu and one from Solapur,” he said.

According to police, Kalya had received a call from Chhota Rajan around 20 days before June 11, the day when Dey was shot dead.

“Rajan told Kalya he needs him to do a job and that money and weapons would be provided. Kalya then collected Rs two lakh from Chembur and the murder weapon along with 25 rounds of cartridges from Nainital,” Roy said.

Police, however, did not disclose the motive behind the murder.

The police have recovered the murder weapon. All the seven arrested in the case were produced before a local court which remanded

them to police custody till July 4.

Roy further said that Rajan had kept the identity of the target a secret but had given description of the victim and his bike number a week before the killing.

“Rajan had told Kalya, the target would be found either in Arel (where Mid-Day office is located) or in Pia, where Dry stays. On June 9 and 10, Kaila along with his associate Anil

After the murder, all the seven accused as per their plan went to Jogeshwari where they saw the news about the incident on television.

“Only after seeing news channels, the shooters came to know about the identity of the person they had shot at. When they realized that they had killed a journalist, Kalya called up Rajan who assured them to stay calm.

Rajan then asked them to collect Rs three lakh more and go out of Mumbai,” Roy said.

After that the seven accused travelled around various places like Gujarat, Shirdi, Karnataka, Bijapur, Sangli, Solapur, Bangalore, Madurai and Rameshwaram.

“Crime Branch sleuths first picked up Kalya from Rameshwaram.

Mumbai police on Monday cracked the case claiming that underworld don Chhota Rajan Based on his interrogation, the other acwas behind the murder of Jyotirmoy Dey. cused were picked Waghmode had formed a team of up,” the Joint Commissioner said. seven persons, tried to spot Dey in Expressing grief over the death Powai area but failed. On June 11, of the senior journalist, Mumbai they spotted him and Kalya, who Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik was riding pillion, fired five rounds said, “The next step would be to at Dey,” Roy said. prepare a water tight case for the trial.

We assure everyone the case would be brought to its logical end.”

Dey, Editor (Special Investigation) of Mid-Day, was shot dead in the afternoon of June 11 at suburban Powai.

Confirming the arrests, Home Minister R.R. Patil in a separate press meet said, “I have announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for the Mumbai Crime Branch team for exemplary work they have done in the case.”

Jyotirmoy Dey murder accused seen in the custody of Mumbai police, on Monday.

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Archie Eats a Samosa?

By Neeti Sarkar We’ve literally grown up with Archie comics so much so the red-haired heartthrob and his gang have come to be a part of our everyday life. The foodie in a group who manages to keep the pounds off is invariably called Jughead. In fact pizzas, burgers and ice-cream sodas have gained much popularity thanks to these youngsters from Riverdale. The publishers in keeping with the changing times, introduced Kevin Keller, the first ever gay character in the series last year and as if that change weren’t enough, Archie comics have officially taken the desi route, with the launch of Hindi and Malayalam editions in India.

Jon Goldwater, Co-CEO, Archie Comics, at the launch said: “Archie comics have entertained fans for several generations. We wanted to give our fans in India something they could relate to, hence the move is to bring in some Indian flavour to the comic. It will be the same Archie, the same Veronica and Betty but with a desi twist… Fans can now expect to see Archie and Veronica dance on the popular ‘Aakhon ki gustakhiyaa’ or see the gang sing some popular songs like the college classic ‘Purani jeans’ and the classic oldie ‘Kankariya maar ke jagaya’ among others.”

The company plans to launch 12 Archie titles in the first phase and 36 titles within the coming year. The 12 titles of the first phase will include seven on the Archie-Betty-Veronica marriage saga.

This change has received mixed reactions from Indian fans with the majority not finding it a comic relief! Sindhu Balram, a student of media studies says: “Classics must be left the way they are. Tamper with them; innovate too much, and even the existing fan base is bound to decrease. I’ve grown up reading Archie comics and the storyline, settings and jokes being typically American are what make these comics loved by all. Archie Comics cannot be Indianised.”

The stereotypes that exist in the series are again quintessentially American. “I really wonder what Betty would be like. Sometimes she is the clichéd dumb blonde but

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jokes like these will just not make sense in a vernacular language,” opines Mohan Sivaram, an advertising professional.

“I cannot imagine Archie, Betty and Veronica running around trees and dancing in the rain to Bollywood songs. Some of us detest these things in the films we watch, imagine having to see the same in a comic book. This change spells doom,” says Tanisha Fernandes, a collegian.

Yashas Mitta who works for a leading comic book company opines: “I’m a little sceptical about desi-ising such cult stuff. None of such ventures in the past have really gone down well with the Indian audience. A lot of humour is usually lost in translation, however good the translation is. But if they do manage to strike the right chord, it’ll be great.

Although, I’m very excited to see how the ‘desi’ version will look/ sound/feel, only time will tell how good it turns out.”

He adds: “Today, comics are no means to an end. They are just the beginning of creating a certain culture. It’s definitely warming to see Archie come home because it shows that Indian fans are being taken seriously.”

While Archie fans have much to grapple with already, all we can ask is “next is what”? Betty and Veronica draped in transparent saris with revealing cholis, Juggie wolfing down a plate of steaming hot samosas, or Archie and his ultimate lady love doing the saath phere, perhaps? - Hindu

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ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 20: So far you have focused on your work and home, and have seen the first signs of emotional issues coming to the fore. Your zest and life are well known, you have tackled professional issues with skill! Now you feel like breaking free, probe your own persona. Your creative potential is waiting to burst out! Creative pursuit like arts, theatre, films, writing or designing will inspire you now.

Hobbies and intimate relations will grab your attention. Your man-management skills will help you immensely wherever you go.

TAURUS Apr 21 - May 21 Lady-luck smiles down upon you! The new moon brings fortune in the form of copious returns on your investments.

You are overflowing with funds and will go on a shopping spree, buying goodies to shower on your beloved. You realize that you need to make hay while the sun shines. Colleagues and friends relish your company, this makes you happy. Rare is the time when luck in both work and love come together, this comes true for you this week!

GEMINI May 22 - Jun 21: A deeply stimulating union with your partner last week has left you in a profoundly exalted condition. Better things are on the way! This week, not only does your health improve greatly, but even your wealth multiplies. There will be a halo around your face as you experience the deep joys of life. You will be in perfect harmony with the world. You will feel ecstatic as you enjoy an amorous affair. Minor irritants related to delayed projects are not going to pull you down, you will overcome them with panache.

CANCER Jun 22 - Jul 23: It is your heart once again that rules your actions. You will take the lead in forging happy relationships. You will also explore some beauty treatments, and seek expert fashion advice to enhance your physical appeal.

You are an amiable, extroverted and large-hearted person. Relationships are always uppermost in your mind, and your loved ones will again keep you preoccupied. They will making various demands, and you will love all the attention and try your best to fulfil their wishes. Your genuine nature surfaces, and you are full of joy.

LEO July 24 - Aug 23: Money pours in like a tornado and disappears like a hurricane! And the more it comes in, the more it goes out! Your expenses mount in direct proportion to your income, but there is no need to worry there will be enough income to take care of your expenses. The stars indicate that you may even hit the jackpot! Both material and spiritual gains are on the cards. You will focus not only on making value additions to your assets, but also add to the portfolio. Fresh infusion of capital, joint accounts, inheritances and loans are all likely.

VIRGO Aug 24 - Sep 23: You have been indifferent to family matters for long, but now you decide to spend quality time with them. Health problems of a parent, who may even need hospitalization, will cause concern. Though the major thrust of your activities will be financial in nature, this is not the time to start new projects or sign new agreements. Your extended family gathers in your home, and there will be intense bonding, but a bereavement may cast a gloom on the atmosphere.

Life is a multi-faceted drama, and you have to be prepared for it all.

LIBRA Sep 24 - Oct 23: A bit of self-analysis will prompt you to make genuine changes in

your life. By this you will gain a lot of recognition and win the trust and confidence of the people around you. You will indulge in creative activities and speculative trade. Being open-minded will help you get inspiring ideas. You will focus on bonds of the heart, even if it means giving more than what you get in return. Be flexible and enjoy the real, deeper joys of life. There is enough in life to keep your heart happy and do well at work.

SCORPIO Oct 24 - Nov 22: Family matters resurface during this phase. This is a great time for personal relationships!

Those of you who are single may find a partner of your choice, while those of you who are married, will either see better bonding with your spouse or a new addition to the family. You will have to pay attention to your domestic requirements, and it is your marital status that determines them. You will find new opportunities in your job and will pay more attention to financial and work-related matters.

You will be tempted to switch off into a laid-back mode and entertain yourself more.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 - Dec 22: You are engrossed in deep thoughts, some are pleasant.

You find that your thoughts and deeds are contradicting each other! There is a spurt in your income and finances despite your disinterest in work, owing mainly to some legacy issues declared in your favour. Pressures on the personal front leave you bewildered, and you fail to figure out a way to circumvent them. Concentrate your efforts on developing greater peace and harmony at home.

Your mind is wavering wildly at the moment, and you need to dig your heels in and let the period pass.

CAPRICORN Dec 23 - Jan 20: You enlist the support of your associates and this will prove to be beneficial in your work. Your focus shifts from your profession to your domestic life, and there will be many duties to perform and pleasures to relish. You will also enjoy community work! Siblings, colleagues, relatives and even neighbors will make demands on your time and resources. You will realize that you can’t live for yourself alone, and that you belong to the entire community.

AQUARIUS Jan 21 - Feb 19: Having basked in the glory of your accomplishments, you will now focus on family matters. Children will make you happy, while parents, siblings and relatives will be eager to spend time with you.

You will also feel inclined to retreat to a quiet place to relax. You will definitely need to rethink your priorities, as events have been moving too fast in your life. You do well, but in a queer way, this rather leads to a feeling of angst. You want to explore the mysteries of life, and turn to spirituality.

PISCES Feb 20 - Mar 20: You keep your yourself absorbed in work, finances and other responsibilities.You will find yourself abruptly catapulted into a romantic affair. It begins charmingly, but soon turns into a nightmare. Allegations and counter-allegations will fly around, and you will feel that you have been manipulated and cheated, and that your trust has been betrayed. It will only make you feel more desolate than ever and leave you exhausted. Remember that one isolated experience need not ruin your life. What you need to do is learn the lessons from it, not to repeat the same mistakes, and get on with life.

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