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Concentration of wealth & inequality

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he biggest news in Australia has been the defeat of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the conservative LiberalNational coalition led by Mr. Tony Abbott taking power in Canberra. It has been reported widely and SAT will report and comment on this development as things settle down in Canberra.

Meanwhile, we decided to use this opinion piece as an alternative to the editorial in which, Mr.Roberto Savio, founder and president emeritus of the Inter Press Service (IPS) news agency and publisher of Other News, writes about the increasing concentration of wealth and the rise of inequality in today world in which Australia is no exception. —Editor SAN SALVADOR: A recent report by the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion at the London School of Economics called attention to the fact that, at the present rate of inequality, by the year 2025, the United Kingdom will have returned to the unequal society of the end of the 19th century. In other words, we are going back to the times of Queen Victoria!

In 2010, the incomes of the chief executives of the 100 largest companies in the U.K. increased by 49 percent, while the average pay rise was just 2.7 percent. According to a European Banking Authority report, in 2010 and 2011, 2,436 U.K. bankers earned more than one million euro per year, against 162 in France and 36 in the Netherlands.

Nearly 50 percent of the funding of Britain Conservative Party comes from the financial sector. No wonder that British Prime Minister David Cameron is obliged to choose the City over Europe.

The world trend is exactly the same. In China, there are 1.3 million millionaires.

In its last report, Forbes the magazine for the rich happily informs its readers that the 2013 Forbes Billionaires list now boasts 1,426 names including 122 in China with an aggregate net worth of 5.4 trillion dollars, up from 4.6 trillion dollars. We found 210 new ten-figure fortunes, it says.

What this means is that the combined wealth of the Forbes billionaires is now larger than the U.S. budget, which is 3.8 trillion dollars for this year.

Actually, they overtook the U.S budget three years ago. And if we take just the ten billionaires at the top of the Forbes list, together they hold an amount

of 451.5 billion dollars.

In other words, we could fill a 300-seat plane with the 300 richest persons in the world, yet their wealth exceeds the combined wealth of three billion people: nearly half of humankind.

Nobel laureates Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz have written extensively on how social injustice hampers development and creates economic crisis, and Krugman has documented the increase in inequality which accompanied the crises of 1929 and 2008. In the 1930s, huge steps were taken to tackle inequality and vested interests.

In today world, this should be our main reflection (a reflection not being made by U.S. President Barack Obama).

We should not forget that in the era of Charles Dickens, Karl Marx was writing about the exploitation of children in British mines.

In 1848, Europe was shaken by a wave of uprisings triggered by the extreme exploitation of workers by the capitalists born out of the industrial revolution. After the unrest was put down, trade unions were created, and a progressive political movement was born.

Marx gave a scientific framework to an ongoing wave.

And, when the (unsuccessful) Russian revolution of 1905 was followed by the successful Soviet revolution of 1917, a threat to capitalism was established.

During the period between the two world wars, efforts were made everywhere to prevent other countries from taking the path of Russia. Trade unions became legal and part of the establishment, the Left entered parliament, and there were a number of initiatives to accommodate the demands of the people.

No right-wing party in power ever tried to scale down

social conquests; at most it slowed them down.

The Second World War dramatically changed the global scenario, sowing the seeds of the Cold War. After the International Monetary Fund and World Bank were set up in 1944 as guardians of a global monetary system, the United Nations was established in 1945 in the name of world governance.

The values for world governance had a very strong social content, also contained in national constitutions: social justice, equality, participation, workers rights, human rights, advancement of women, education for all and the list continues. But, let us pause for a second: would it be possible today to adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, or the present charter of the United Nations?

And have the U.S. committed to paying 25 percent of the costs?

With the collapse of the Berlin Wall, a new world was created. Capitalism, not the West, was the winner. And globalisation understood as total freedom for capital and investments (not for goods and people) would bring wealth through the trickledown theory.

Here I have bowed to the principle of modern journalism to say in a few words what should be argued in a much lengthier and betterdocumented analysis. But so much has been published on fiscal paradises and tax evasion that, hopefully, no statistics are needed here; suffice it to recall that fiscal paradises host 32 trillion dollars.

The American Bankers Association has recognised that it spent 800 million dollars last year lobbying against the Dodd-Frank financial reform law (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act) passed over three years ago.

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So the real question is: in a vastly unjust society, does democracy work? Or does it become just a formal mechanism to accommodate those inside the system, and ignore the excluded?

The law, passed at the height of the banking crisis, triggered a broad consensus on the need to regulate, but that is now gone. The financial system has adopted the Asian proverb: When there is a strong storm, lie down and wait until it goes away. So now, after three years, of the 398 rules under the Dodd-Frank law, 240 (60 percent) have not yet been implemented.

President Obama has called for a speedy conclusion. But, until now, Obama has only met once with the regulators and that was in mid-2011.

So the real question is: in a vastly unjust society, does democracy work? Or does it become just a formal mechanism to accommodate those inside the system, and ignore the excluded? Do those 300 sitting in the plane of extreme wealth have the same view of the world as the three billion poor left on the ground?

And if not, does their view of the world counts as much as that of the 300 people on the plane?

Because we know well that in Victorian times people were not equal in that kind of democracy and we all know how much blood and suffering it took to bring the world to the period of expansion aiming at social harmony that we had until 1989. But have you heard these kinds of questions among the Obamas, the Merkels, the Camerons, the Rajoys or anyone else, on this return to the past?

Without forgetting the case of Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian billionaire who created and funded his own party, served as prime minister for the best part of 20 years, was found guilty of fraud against the state and now holds the government of Italy in the balance. He is part of today but is this real democracy? —Sep 12, 2013 (IPS)

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elbourne: Mr. Jag Chuga, Liberal candidate for the Scullin seat (Victoria) in the recently concluded federal elections, made history of sorts when despite losing the seat to Labour candidate Andrew Giles, became a winning candidate in a report in India’s English daily Hindustan Times.

The Hindustan Times (HT) story filed from Ludhiana (not Melbourne) – “Punjabi makes history in elections held Down Under” (8-9-2013) said, “After making it to British and Canadian parliaments, Punjabis have now made their presence felt in the Australian elections.

Jagjit Singh 'Jag' Chugha (39), who migrated from Moga in 1976, has become the first Punjabi to contest as well as win the federal elections Down Under.”

“The Liberal Party candidate won the Scullin seat (Victoria), considered a Labour Party stronghold.

The Liberals are set to form the new government. Talking to Hindustan Times on the phone, Chugha thanked his poll campaign team, the Liberal Party, political supporters and mentors, his community, volunteers and the media for their support.”

"My poll campaign ran for only

two months, but the results were remarkable. My campaign team did a great job. Even opposition parties were impressed by the Liberal victory in Scullin," he added. Chugha, who did his entire studies in Australia, has degrees in laws and commerce. He worked as a lawyer for more than 15 years. Now, he is a senior counsel at a top-100 Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)-listed company,” the HT report said.

The report came to the notice of the Liberal party and the community and created uproar. The party asked Jag Chuga to explain. Jag Chuga has clarified that there was no phone or other discussion with the Hindustan Times reporter and the controversial quotes suggested in the Hindustan Times article have been made up and are false.

Jag also wrote to the HT to rectify the report as it was misleading and incorrect and said “I did not win my seat”. Subsequently, the HT corrected its report and uploaded an ‘Amended Article’ (Punjabi man makes his presence felt in Oz elections, HT, 9-9-2013) with a ‘Clarification’ - “It was inadvertently reported in today's edition that Jagjit Singh Chugha had won the Scullin seat. It is clarified that Andrew Giles of the Labor Party won that seat and Lib-

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The report came to the notice of the Liberal party and the community and created uproar. The party asked Jag Chuga to explain. Jag Chuga has clarified that there was no phone or other discussion with the Hindustan Times reporter and the controversial quotes suggested in the Hindustan Times article have been made up and are false. eral Party won the overall election.

The error is regretted.”

So, “Punjabi makes history...” changed to “Punjabi makes his presence felt...” The rather unusual episode is being hotly talked about in the community. How could a prominent newspaper like Hindustan Times carry a report from Ludhiana

on an election being held in Melbourne, Australia? They might have talked to someone in Melbourne?

But the report has been denied and later clarified by the HT. This has cleared the air to some extent but left the fastest growing Indian community in Australia with a lot of questions to be answered.

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The ‘Maharaja’ returns to Australia

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elbourne: The most dramatic and newsy event during August was the Air India launch in Australia. After 16 years the ‘Maharaja’ (the name still continues) is back Down Under and it was not without its joys and hiccups. The first flight from New Delhi to Sydney was late and the subsequent flight to Melbourne was delayed.

Those travelling Sydney ‘true believers’ had reached the Sydney airport at 6 am and had to endlessly wait till the flight took off for and from Melbourne.

There were media interactions at Sydney and Melbourne.

Melbourne had two launches – one at the MCG organised by the Tourism Victoria and the other by the Air India at

the Sofitel, Melbourne. It was a big crowd (mainly Indians) with Wine and Beer flowing at a fast pace. Everyone was talking this and that and the place glittered with Air India banners announcing the Maharaja’s arrival in Australia. The event started late (Indian Standard Time) but took pace speech after speech laced with sexy Bollywood dances. Anyway, MD, Rohit Nandan explained the new Boeing 747 Dreamliner as to how it was so good with less noise. The Melbourne Airport CEO and the Melbourne Air India chap also spoke good words. The new acting Indian Consul General Mr. Nirmal Kumar Chawdhary (he recently replaced Mr. Raj Kumar) also put in a few words of praise.

Air India had a dramatic comeback until the next day when a Melbourne first flight passenger complained of bad service and discrimination. It was complete disbelief but things were taken in their stride. The SBS Punjabi program broadcast the interview of the affected Solicitor which lay bare his allegations. One of them being that he was given water in a paper glass while a White passenger was given a bottle of water. Another that the dinner was served at Indian time (not Melbourne time).He has vowed never to travel Air India.

In a subsequent interview to SBS Punjabi (read interview on page ...) the Air India MD, Mr. Nandan said the Airline had never discriminated against

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The community largely welcomed the Air India’s return and a supportive atmosphere prevails.

The news that in a few months there will be direct Melbourne – Delhi flight in 11/12 hours straight has been welcomed.

The Maharaja finally came back!

anyone. But another passenger who had come in the second flight told SAT, “He felt OK in the flight except that the service was a bit slow”.

According to a Times of India report (Sept. 9, 2013), A senior AI official, debunked the charges against Air India saying,"The inaugural flight out of India was delayed by two hours and this led to a delay in the return flight. Our staff informed this gentleman about the delay. There were about 200 passengers on that flight and we did not get a complaint from anyone else. We will do our best to provide the best inflight experience to flyers," said the official.

“Gurpal's complaints were, however, discussed in a meet-

ing AI chief Rohit Nandan had with officials from various departments... There may be more than what meets the eye.

Gurpal has threatened to take class action to get our flights stopped. That smacks of a conspiracy to defame AI. Being the only airline that provides direct connectivity between India and Australia, AI has rattled all other airlines that have been the traditional carriers for this huge traffic," said the official.

The community largely welcomed the Air India’s return and a supportive atmosphere prevails. The news that in a few months there will be direct Melbourne – Delhi flight in 11/12 hours straight has been welcomed. The Maharaja finally came back!

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summary of issues with Air India Emailed on Sept. 9, 2013 to South Asia Times (SAT) by Mr. Gurpal Singh, Saundh, Singh & Smith Lawyers ILP Barristers & Solicitors, Melbourne 1. There was total chaos at the airport. Flight was two and half hour late.

2. The staff was highly disrespectful and treated the passengers as if they are transferring refugees to India free of cost and under an obligation to some UN resolution 3. I found the first hand discrimination at the hands of the staff. A request for water from an Indian and from a white person carried different meaning for the crew. When I or any other Indian would request for water - it was in paper pack cups and the white person was served with the bottle

of Bisleri. And eventually the crew totally stopped the requests and treated the passengers with impunity. This as per my understanding of law is required to be reported to discrimination Ombudsman.

4. A mother's request for milk for her infant child had a waiting for one and half hour and child was crying all through with hunger.

5. Passengers from Sydney reported for the flight around 6 am in the morning and were almost detailed at Melbourne till 2.30 when the flight left for Delhi. Between 6 am and 3 pm the passengers were not served anything except water and a little role of bread. On the other hand the staff were celebrating the inauguration and entertaining themselves with cakes etc and coffee. When I intervened the head of crew told me not to support the passenger.

6. Dinner - passengers were hun-

gry and requested that dinner be served at Melbourne time. No dinner was served at Melbourne time which should be 7 pm. Every one requested for the dinner and were told that dinner will be served at Indian dinner time which is 4 hours extra.

7. And finally dinner came at dinner time (as per Indian time schedule) it contained a cutlet, a small samosa, a small fried piece ( I don't know what it was) and role of bread besides few pieces of cut fruit.. The food caused severe acidity and numerous people including me did not eat anything except the role of bread. The Hostesses was literally throwing the food towards the passengers and did not even ask about the preference of meal.

And there was hardly any smile or excitement on their faces being a part of the first flight.

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8. The requests of the passengers were totally ignored. I pressed the bell for my request for water twice with a patience of one hour 20 minutes and no one attended.

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We kept our promise, we are now here: Air India MD

By Manpreet K. Singh (SBS-Punjabi)

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Air India began direct flights from Delhi to Melbourne (and to Sydney) on August 29. The Victorian government officially "welcomed the Maharaja" on Monday, Sep 2 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), with Premier Denis Napthine and Minister Louise Asher hosting the ceremony. Melbourne lawyer Gurpal Singh's was on the inaugural flight from Melbourne to Delhi and had some complaints.

Manpreet of SBS Radio (Punjabi) took a response from the Chairman and Managing Director of Air India, Mr Rohit Nandan. Here he is, in conversation with Manpreet .The interview was broadcast on 3 September on SBS Radio (Punjabi). Excerpts from the interview: Q: Congratulations, for starting the Air India services from Delhi directly to Australia.

A: Yes, it is a big thing for us and everyone in Air India excited about it.

Q: Have you been happy about it, have there been any teething troubles?

A: We had our share of troubles. We were supposed to start in 2010 but we realised the planes being offered for Australia were not commercially viable and we kept on waiting for a new one to come. The Dreamliner came in 2012 and we thought we could do in the Summer of 2013 but again there were some problems with Dreamliners and they were grounded for some time and as a result we could not keep to our schedule. But we kept to our promise to Australians and we are now here.

Q: How is it going, so far, as you only started on the 29th of August? We have a specific complaint about the inaugural flight from Mel-

bourne to Delhi. So, what would you like to say?

A: The first three days went off well. The feedback from people travelling has been positive. When we got down at Sydney Airport, I talked to people and they expressed a lot of happiness.

I can appreciate whenever a new airline comes to a new airport there are some teething problems and I would say this is not completely unnatural. I can assure we will be sensitive to any complaints and would like to live up to the standards and hope people will have no reason to complaint.

Q: The complaint says he was discriminated for being person of Indian descent, the ambience of the aircraft and service was not good.

A: Air India has been flying the world over since 1953 and nobody has ever accused us of any discrimination. We have delt with Indians, with Europeans, with Americans, with Chinese, with Japnese and all sorts of people and treat them as

special guests and equals.

The delay in the first flight happened because we were supposed to reach Sydney at 6.30 am in the morning and there was an airport function and there was expectation the Press might also turn up. So, we thought 6.30 am would be too early in the morning and might not be convient for those attending the function or from the Press. So, it was deliberately decided to treat it as a special flight and we postponed the departure from Delhi by two hours and hence everything was rescheduled accordingly. So, everyone who had left their contact number was contacted but there were a few people who had not given their numbers and their agents were informed.

Then it is a relation between them and their agents.

Q: What I have heard is people who boarded from Sydney had reported at 6 am in the morning and the flight was delayed in Melbourne and it took off at 2.30 pm. And they were not

looked after.

A: In fact, everyone was informed. The problem with airline industry is not everyone give their contact number. So, we have to interact with the agents. It then depends on the reliability of the agent to inform. It was only a problem with a couple of people.

Q: Looking ahead, will you increase the services direct to Melbourne?

A: That’s what we have planned. We are assessing the market. We are offering the best product. Our aim is as soon as we stabilize commercially and have the equipment then we will fly directly to Melbourne and Sydney all seven days a week.

We hope to get massive support from the Australian people. We want the market to mature and by 2016 will have 27 more aircraft. We are going to have agents and a GSA will be appointed soon. The Indian community will be the basic bullwork of Air India.

Q: The Air India was been in the red. When do

In fact, everyone was informed. The problem with airline industry is not everyone give their contact number. So, we have to interact with the agents. It then depends on the reliability of the agent to inform. It was only a problem with a couple of people. you think the Maharaja will overcome the situation?

A: Things are much better.

Our financial performance is as good as any other airline.

We are improving from day to day. —This is the slightly edited text version of the interview recorded in English for SBS Radio (Punjabi) & transcribed by Neeraj Nanda, South Asia Times.

HSV fined $ 5,100 by Imm. Dept.

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elbourne: The Hindu Society of Victoria (HSV) has been fined $ 5,100 by the Department of Immigration citizenship (DIC) for making two people (Narayanamoorthy Seshatiri and Subramanian Karuppaiah) with a priest visa work for non priest duties.

In a letter dated 20 Aug., 2013 and

received by the HSV on 23Aug. 2013, the DIC informed that the HSV had contravened a civil penalty provision of the Section 140K of the Migration Act 1958.

It says between June 2011and November 2012, a vast number of duties performed by Narayanamoorthy Seshatiri, were not duties

aligned with the position aligned with the position nominated and approved by the department to perform, that is, the duties of an Assistant Priest.

Additionally, during the period June 2011 and June 2013, , a vast number of duties undertaken by Subramanian Karuppaiah, were not du-

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ties aligned with the position aligned with the position nominated and approved by the department to perform, that is, the duties of an Assistant Priest.

Section 140K of the Migration Act 1958 sanctions the DIC to take action for failing to satisfy sponsorship obligations.

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New national body of Australian Indians

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elbourne: A Confederation of Indian Associations of Australia (CIAA) has been setup as a national representative body for all Australian Indians. The new body was launched on Saturday 16 August 2013, at the Offices of the Indian Consulate in Melbourne in the presence of the Indian High Commissioner Mr. Hiren Nanda and many Indian bodies including the FIAV. Representatives from New South Wales and

Queensland were also present.

It is significant to note, that the call to establish a "Confederation" was also welcomed by representatives of both major political parties. Mr Scott Morrison, Shadow Opposition Minister for Immigration was present as well as, State Government representative, Ms Inga Peulich representing South Eastern Metropolitian and Parliamentary Secretary for Education and State Opposition representative, Ms Mar-

sha Thomson, Labor member for Footscray.

"The Confederation is an important step for all Australian Indians in Australia, and it will enhance the Indian voice in the all the halls of Governments both in Canberra and in the State Parliaments" Mr Vasan Srinivasan declared.

Support for the Confederation was central in the speech delivered by His Excellency, the High Commissioner Mr Biren Nanda. He cautioned

against division, and called upon all involved and those which will be involved to "building an institution for all and not one based to serve individual interests but all Indians in Australia...."

It was then decided by those present that an interim Committee be established consisting of Chairperson (Mr Vasan Srinivasan) and a Committee comprised of one representative from each State and Territory. Mr Peter Vlahos

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"The Confederation is an important step for all Australian Indians in Australia, and it will enhance the Indian voice in the all the halls of Governments both in Canberra and in the State Parliaments," (FIAV Legal Counsel) would assist in matters administrative and constitutional.

As part of representation from other states from Australia, Queensland was represented by Dr P Naidu Bodapati, President, QLD FICQ and elected as part of the interim committee to represent Queensland, The patron of FICQ Mr. Surendra Prasad OAM was also present. Mr. Stanley D'Cruz, nominated and elected to represent the state of New South Wales as part of the Interim committee.

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Melbourne celebrates Indian music & dance festival

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elbourne: On August 17th, the FIAV once again celebrated the Indian Music and Dance Festival during the time of Indian Independence Day celebration week and the FIAV Silver Jubilee Celebrations.

The festival was held in a number of segments the first one on 17th August at Queens Bridge Square, on the banks of the Yarra River and the second organised on 18th August at Rowville Secondary College to stage Classical Vocal, Instruments and Dance forms coordinated by Federation of Indian Music Dance Victoria (FIMDV).

On the 17th at Queens Bridge Square, the festival was launched by the Indian High Commissioner, Mr Biren Nanda. Dignitary attendees included Hon Scott Morrison, Shadow Minister for Immigration with wife Mrs Jenny Morrison. They enjoyed the hospitality of FIAV and Henna (Indian traditional tattoo) done by Mrs Savita Pathya a well-known Henna artist from Henna Art amongst the Indian Community.

The day long festival was co-ordinated under the leadership of the former Multicultural Commissioner Mrs Usha Sharma, assisted by Dr Anjali Tikoo, Mr Thomas Joseph (FIAV Vice-President) and Mrs Meghala Bhatt. The team did a fantastic job in organising the spectacular event. More than 50,000 people passed through the square throughout the day, taking into their sights a few of the artistic

styles that encompass India.

Jumpstarting the day’s activities was THE KEITHS who played a medley of live music of international and Bollywood tunes and hit numbers.

Indian Classical dancers from various Dance schools in Melbourne showcased their talent and native dance heritage with wonderful performances, including Global Organisation of Divinity Australia (GOD) , Shiamak

Bollywood Dance school, Mr & Mrs Ravi & Namratha Ravichandhira from classical segments, Bollywood songs

by Natasha Baweja, Payal Kumar from Tatva, Bollywood mix from Divya Joshi, BihuAssamese Dance by Nilakshi Bora & her School students, Bindaas Bollywood – Hithanjanee - workshop, Samar Sachdeva & Roop Sumeet on Punjabi segment, Mai Nachungi Dance Company, Tisca

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Shukla on Bollywood dance, Hai Nishaad Music playing Bollywood music and many more items.

Many vocal artists had the crowd nodding along to the music. Showcasing their talents were Gigar, Deepak and few more artists.

SHIAMAK DAVAR Bollywood Dancers were the highlights of the festival spellbound the audience with their bright colours and Bollywood moves. At one stage they stopped traffic when a FLASH MOB broke out, with more than 100 SHIAMAK Dancers including the Chief Guest Mr Scott and Jenny Morrison.

Indian jewellery, textiles and clothing from Indian subcontinent were all available for purchase with a number of Indian locals displaying a portion of their stock available in their Melbourne shops.

The sound of India carried loud and far thanks to Mr Charles Walker from Imperial Audio providing the public with a chance to be involved in the festivities.

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southSouth asia times 11 Asia Times The Silver Jubilee celebration of the FIAV also saw key acknowledgements to members of community, being conferred the special “Community Services Award” for their individual contributions.

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elbourne: The FIAV celebrated its Silver Jubilee recently in a big way at the, The Grand on Cathies, Wantirna South.

In the event, more than 400 guests attended, along with a number of dignitaries, Federal Members of Parliament, including Hon. Scott Morrison, Shadow Minister for Immigration, Hon. Alan Griffin, Member for Bruce, Hon. Scott Ryan, Liberal Senator for Victoria, Mr Alan Tudge, Member for Aston and State Members of Parliament, including Mr Nick Wakeling, Member for Knox, Mr Michael Gidley, Member for Mount Waverley, Ms Inga Peulich, Parliamentary Secretary for Education, Mr Hong Lim, Member for Clayton and Mr Andrew Elsbury, Member for Western Metropolitan Region, Opposition spokesperson from State & Federal governments, a number of Councillors & Mayors from Moira City Council, Maroondah City Council, Whitehorse City Council, City of Yarra, Wyndham City Council, Banyule city council and Knox City Council, Consulate and High Commission representatives, Community leaders of various ethnic groups across a number of communities.

The Silver Jubilee celebration of the FIAV also saw key acknowledgements to members of community, being conferred the special “Community Services Award” for their individual contributions. FIAV also felicitated and honoured key dignitaries across party lines in recognition of their long standing support for the Indian Community in Victoria. The FIAV specially made these medals for the purpose of this Celebration.

Mr Nicolas Kotsiras, Minister for Multi-Cultural Affairs and Citizenship spoke about the role of Indians in Victoria and the contribution to the Victorian Community. The Indian Community to account has the second highest number of incoming migrants and that together we are transforming Victoria in to a rich, diverse and competent state in Australia. Mr Kotsiras was awarded FIAV’s “Community Services Award” for his support and contribution to the Indian Community.

Hon. Matthew Guy, State Minister for Planning, representing Victorian Legislative Council for Northern Metropolitan region and Patron of FIAV read out the entire list of dignitaries and welcomed the guests for the night on behalf

of FIAV. Mr Guy was awarded FIAV’s “Community Services Award” for his support and contribution to the Indian Community. He awarded on behalf of FIAV the outgoing Indian Consul, Mr Rakesh Kawra and Mr Raj Kumar, acting Consul General for their contributions to the Victorian Indian community.

Mr Luke Donellan, Member for Narre Warren North represented Opposition Leader Hon. Daniel Andrews and echoed a similar sentiment like state and federal ministers.

Mr Biren Nanda, His excellency, High Commissioner for India, applauded the service of FIAV for the benefit of the Indian Community in Australia during his speech and also appreciated FIAV for bringing all the community groups together as one voice. He also highlighted the forthcoming Pravasa Bharathi in Sydney on the 10, 11, 12th of November. He encouraged the Indian community leaders and business people to attend in big numbers to support this event.

Hon Kevin Andrews MP, Federal Member for Menzies, Shadow Minister for Families, Housing, and Human Services was awarded FIAV’s Community Services Award by High Commissioner, Mr Biren Nanda for his contribution to the Indian Community. Mr Andrews is a well-known supporter & well-wisher of the Indian Community.

Hon Anna Burke MP, Speaker House Of Representatives, Federal Member for Chisholm received FIAV’s Community Services Award

by High Commissioner, Mr Biren Nanda for her contribution to the Indian Community in Victoria. Ms Burke is a well-known patron of the Indian Community especially in the South Eastern suburbs of Monash and surrounding areas.

The event progressed towards the award ceremonies, where a number of Indian Community Members were awarded FIAV’s “Community Services Award” for their Individual contribution to the Indian Community in Victoria.

Ms Kumud Mirani, SBS producer, Ms Natasha Chaku, PTI India, Mrs Savitha Soni, SBS Victoria, Mr Praful Patel, Mr Jude D’sa, Mr Badhrayu Patel, Mario Cavilino and Mr Raghu Pendyala, Mr Puru Kanodia, Mr Charles Walker to name a few. The dinner was well represented by members representing Ethnic media houses in Melbourne.

Mr Vasan Srinivasan expressed his sincere thanks to Dr T J Rao for establishing FIAV 25 years ago and he also thanked all the Indian Community organisations, religious and spiritual groups and music, dance and cultural groups in Victoria. The highlight of the evening was when Mr Vasan invited the presidents of each and every organisation, the Indian Me-

dia representatives and the Patron Hon. Mathew Guy on stage and said ‘this is my family,’ which was touching for everyone.

The FIAV thanked Mr Mani Maran of Royal Events and Mellinam monthly magazine published in Tamil, for his exclusive sponsorship for the night, in providing beautiful and fresh jasmine garlands, imported from India just a day back, along with a number of premium Shawls to our guests. Notably, every dignitary enjoyed being garlanded as well as being wrapped under the warmth of the beautiful designer silk shawl.

There were a number of interruptions to the proceedings to enthral guests with a bash of Bollywood, thanks to Shiamak Davar’s troupe performing many popular tunes of Bollywood music & dance to the guests.

The interruption continued, with sumptuous and

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spicy food served by Tandoori Junction and supported by the staff at The Grand on Cathies. The event was well supported by the professional touch of Mr Charles Walker of Imperial Audio to manage Sound & Audio, along with Mr A P Guruswamy from APG Foto, who clicked away photos for us to remember forever.

The Executives of FIAV worked tirelessly for the last 6 months, in planning and organising the event and every individual needs a commemoration for their support. Specifically, Mr Jitendhar Kumar and Mr Harish Thanu who are volunteers and have worked hard to make this event successful. FIAV wishes to thank one & every member of the media who managed to be present on the day and for others who could not attend, for their continued support over the last many years.

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Fearless Nadia with live score

by Ben Walsh and the Orkestra of the Underground

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elbourne: Long before the world fell in love with Bollywood, Fearless Nadia brought a touch of Australia to Bollywood.

Known to Indians as the invincible Hunterwali, Bollywood’s original stunt queen was “whips, quips, swinging hips”. What is less well known is that Fearless Nadia was born as Mary Ann Evans in Perth, Western Australia.

In 1913, when she was five, the blonde and blueeyed Mary came to Bombay with her father and made India her lifelong home. In the 1930s she combined her diverse talents for ballet and horse-riding to project on screen the memorable persona of ‘Fearless Nadia’, promoted by a leading producer of the time, Jamshed ‘JBH’ Wadia.

For one exhilarating night only, Melbourne Festival presents a musical celebration of the goddess of the silent era – Fearless Nadia.

Nadia became one of the brightest lights of 1930s and 40s Bombay cinema, dominating the silver screens with her roguish charm, beauty and swashbuckling, death-­-defying stunts. She made over 50 films, only retiring at 60.

In this performance event, the action-­-packed montage of scenes from one of Nadia’s most renowned films, Diamond Queen (1940), has been transferred from its ni-

Venue: Melbourne Recital Centre, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Date: Sun 13 October at 7pm Tickets: A Reserve $49 / $39, B Reserve $39 / $29, Students $25 Duration: 2 hours including interval Bookings: Melbourne Recital Centre (03) 9699 3333 / melbournerecital.com.au Ticketmaster 136 100 / melbournefestival.com.au

trate original to digital, and lovingly edited by Australian musician, Ben Walsh.

A 12-­-strong coalition of Australian and Indian musicians will perform an energetic, percussive, original score -­- featuring the sounds of the tabla (composed by Aneesh Pradhan), shenai, sarangi, dholak and harmonium combined with the

trumpet, drums, violin, clarinet and more to make up a spectacular soundscape.

Dancer, Shruti Ghosh will also perform in this tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema and the screen queen’s feats. Shruti has been working as a dancer and choreographer with a Kolkata based group called Shampan, is trained in Bharat-

natyam (south Indian classical dance), Indian creative dance and Kalaripayuttu (south Indian martial art form).

The special guests performing are: Aneesh Pradhan (Tabla, Dholak), Sangeet Mishra (Sarangi), Sudhir Nayak (Harmonium), Sanjeev Shankar (Shenai) and Shruti Ghosh (dancer). The film features Hindi and Urdu with English subtitles. Fearless Nadia was staged in Mumbai and Chennai in November 2012.

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elbourne, 1 September: Australia’s $ 15 billion education industry is in for a tumble with the sharp decline in the Indian Rupee. The Indian Rupee which has declined by about 18 % has made many a potential students going overseas (United States, Britain and Australia) to have a second thought. Those who are already there (including Australia) face a hard time making ends meet. The cost of studying abroad (for Indians) has gone up 20 per cent, says the Hindustan Times. On top of it, Australia has one of the most expensive, slow and inflexible visa systems in the world. A combination of this and the declining Indian market Australia will further lose ground to international competitors whose governments place a higher value on international education than Australia does.

Meanwhile, Australia’s peak educa-

tion bodies said in their second joint statement this year that Australia is losing ground to international competitors whose governments place a higher value on international education than Australia does.

“Expensive and inflexible student visas, a complex and stifling regulatory system and a reluctance by governments to aggressively promote Australian education abroad are combining to turn potential students away from Australia and into the welcoming arms of Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the USA.” “We have one of the most expensive, slow and inflexible student visa systems in the world, a regulatory regime that shackles our best performing institutions while failing to target support and intervention at those that need it, and a lacklustre approach to promoting our industry overseas,” said Mr Phil Honeywood, Executive Director of the International Education Association of Australia.

“Australia’s education peak bodies call upon the Prime Minister, Opposition Leader and other party leaders to make restoring Australia’s competitiveness in international education a priority of the forthcoming Federal Election campaign, he said.

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Brickmaking spells trouble for Bangladesh

Bangladesh, the fastest-growing megacity with nearly 13 million people, is on a fast track to build homes for its population. The construction boom has led to an increase in the growth of brickfields, such as these in Gazipur district near the capital Dhaka. Photo: Khaled Hasan

The elder generation of brickfield workers does not have much to leave behind but the skills in making bricks. These footprints, shown against chimney dust, are those of children, teenagers and adult workers.

Photo: Khaled Hasan

By Khaled Hasan*

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HAKA, Apr 18 (IPS AsiaPacific) – The world is changing, and that includes Bangladesh. Long among what had been derisively called the ‘basketcase economies’ of the world, this South Asian country has been posting a GDP growth rate of more than five percent for the last 10 years.

In 2012, its GDP increased by 6.3 percent from the previous year.

Today too, only 30 percent of the population of 152.8 million people live below the poverty line, compared to around 42 percent a decade ago. That’s not enough to call Bangladesh wealthy, of course, but at least it’s not longer bad news all day for what has been a nation perpetually down on its luck.

Growth means infrastructure, and in Bangladesh infrastructure means bricks. In fact, the brickmaking industry’s growth rate in the last decade mirrors that of the country: about 5.3 percent. Yet, it is an industry that is still largely stuck in a 150-year-old system, which many now say needs to change.

Bangladesh has about 6,000 authorised traditional brickfields and thousands more illegal ones.

Across the country, slender chimneys made out of dram sheets tower above kilns baking bricks that have been put together by men, women, and children alike, most of them working in the most dismal of conditions. Altogether, these kilns produce some 12 million bricks annually, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). But that figure may be ever-increasing given the growing demand – and that is something that should make not only labour activists and environmentalists shudder.

About half of Bangladesh’s bricks are baked with the use of coal, which is now considered to be the source of some 20 percent of global greenhouse-gas emissions. The second most popular fuel for the country’s brick kilns is not exactly environmentally friendly either: wood.

The industry consumes more than one-fourth of Bangladesh’s annual wood supply, or about 1.5 million cubic metres, which may help ex-

In 2010, the UNDP and the Global Environment Facility launched a five-year project aimed at transforming Bangladesh’s brickmaking industry. By 2014, they will have introduced 15 demonstration kilns that use greener technology and a more efficient system of producing bricks. Some experts have said that a shift to the green kilns would cut the industry’s carbon emissions by almost half. plain why Bangladesh has the highest deforestation rate in South Asia.

But brickmaking in Bangladesh is not only energy-intensive. It is also a vicious carbon-emitting activity. Just a single brick kiln already emits some 1,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year. Experts say that 85 percent of the increase in radiative forcing – which the World Meteorological Organisation defines as that “warming effect on climate” – in the past decade can be traced to carbon dioxide. From 1990 to 2011, radiative forcing caused by long-lived greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide rose by 30 percent.

Bangladesh’s brickfields emit a significant amount of black carbon as well. Although it has a short life in the atmosphere, black carbon is nevertheless second only to carbon dioxide among the big contributors to climate change.

In 2010, the UNDP and the Global Environment Facility launched a five-year project aimed at transforming Bangladesh’s brickmaking

Farzana, a women worker said,“Women work as hard as men but we get lower wages. This is common for most industries in Bangladesh.” Women work the same amount of hours, but get much less money than men.

Photo: Khaled Hasan

In the evening, after a day of hard labour, brickfield workers usually rest, play card games, listen to the radio or indulge in gossip. There is no other source of entertainment. Photo: Khaled Hasan industry. By 2014, they will have introduced 15 demonstration kilns that use greener technology and a more efficient system of producing bricks. Some experts have said that a shift to the green kilns would cut the industry’s carbon emissions by almost half.

Bangladeshi officials say they want all of the country’s brick kilns to go green. In 2011, then Environment and Forests Secretary Mesbah ul-Alam was quoted by a local newspaper as saying, in reference to the UNDP/GEF project and what the government would do after it has run its course: “Even though Bangladesh’s contribution to the generation of greenhouse gases is minuscule, we wish to play our part in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions now and in the future.”

The government was supposed to refuse to renew licences of brick kilns that had yet to shift to the

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new technology by September 2012, and then follow that up with a complete ban on the old-style kilns a year later. Then again, this is an industry that has long been in defiance of existing laws, and some kilns owners are already balking at the steep initial capital for the newtype kilns. There are also those who say the shift would displace hundreds of thousands of labourers who would be hardpressed to find any other means of earning a living.

The world, however, is changing.

Now more than ever, so should the brick industry of Bangladesh. (*This photo essay and text were produced as part of the Climate Change: A Reporting Lens from Asia’ series of IPS Asia-Pacific, a programme with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation.)

Khaled Hasan’s Official Website: http://www.khaledhasan.com/

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elbourne: Amassive function with the actors and others associated with the new Punjabi film ‘Haani’ was held at the Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury on 23 August, 2013. The main actors including Harbhajan Mann were present. The producer of the film was also present. Mann answered questions from media persons and interacted with the community people present. Issues pertaining to the Punjabi film industry dominated the evening followed by dinner. The actors also posed for photos with those present.

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Melbourne: Tamil literature has a rich and long literary tradition spanning more than 2000 years. The history of Tamil literature follows the history of Tamil Nadu, closely following the social and political trends of various periods.

Tamil Marasu Magazine along with IPEAL and Puradsi FM has organized a remarkable evening on 5 September at the Thornbury Theatre, with some of India’s top dignitaries and scholars of Tamil Literature. Our special guest speaker for the evening will be Dr VG Santhosam. Starting as tea boy and selling newspapers for sheer survival in Chennai, India, Dr VG Santhosam had big dreams, who now occupy the august position of the Chairman of VGP Group of companies engaged in diversified fields. The other top

dignitaries for the evening will be Justice T.N Vallinayagam , Dr Kumari Anandan and Dr Avvai Natarajan.

The event will be supported by none other than Oriental BQ, OBQ Chinese Magazine . OBQ provides the most comprehensive and authoritative editorials on Politics, the Economy, Culture, Fashion and Consumer Products to the Chinese speaking community in NSW and VIC. Victoria being a multicultural hub supports its diverse communities in social, cultural, economic and political fronts. The event is also supported by the Discussion Forum about Australian communities and other ethnic media in Melbourne.

An evening full of fun and rich South Indian culture, and a fantastic hub for networking with some of India’s notable public figures will truly be a memorable one.

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By Rajeev Sharma Peace mission amid a storm New Delhi: Despite recent tension along the Indo-Pak border, the Folklore Research Academy (Amritsar) - FRA has continued its peace mission. The FRA present, Ramesh Yadav, said only that party or a group of parties should be able to form the government in the elections due next year that promises to further the peace efforts with Pakistan in their manifesto.

During a meeting, Yadav said war that causes deaths of innocents is no solution to any problem, and that it could only lead to a catastrophe at a time when the two countries are nuclear-armed.

The extremist groups that play into the hands of the United States must understand that they should not fall into the trap of arms merchants. Conflict can only lead to the path of destruction, he said.

Yadav believes that better trade relations between India and Pakistan can lead to a substantial improvement in the economic condition of the two neighbours. “Poverty is rampant in Pakistan, which forces many youngsters studying in ‘madrasas’ to fall for monetary baits. The Nawaz Sharif government needs to tighten its grip over the mischievous elements,” Yadav said.

He said the over 60 per cent voting in Pakistan elections has proved that the people of that country believe in democracy. “If the government there remains strong, the separatist forces will automatically get weakened”, he said.

The FRA President sought to draw a larger picture of the

world affairs ever since 9/11 terror attacks: the hardening of the US’s attitude towards the Muslim world has only strengthened the belief among the youngsters in Pakistan that they were being pushed into the blind alley.

“Today, if the people of Pakistan and India come closer, it would lead to a better understanding, so necessary to root out misconceived ideas of hatred and suspicion,” he said.

“For that to happen, the two governments must relax visa rules.” Yadav said the FRA built a memorial at the Wagha border to those two lakh people killed in the partition bloodbath. Like previous years, this year too candles were lit at the memorial.

“It’s easier to light a lamp when the weather is quiet. It takes sincerity of purpose to light a peace candle amid a gathering storm,” he said.

The Folklore Research Academy Amritsar was organised to establish peace, friendship and brotherhood.

Keeping in mind the histori-

cal perspective of Punjab it aims to move forward with progressive thinking. It is committed to Punjabi language and literature. It feels the need to strengthen the mutual ties between India & Pakistan, and maintain the pressure on the government to keep up the peace process.

The memorial was constructed at the Wagha border near no-man's land in the memory of Punjabis who died unsung in the communal frenzy of 1947. The foundation stone of this five-dimensional memorial was laid down by the editors of five Punjabi dailies using the sacred water of the five rivers of Punjab.

The joined hands on the top symbolize friendship and the tip of pen shows the contribution of writers in building the congenial relations between India and Pakistan.

This memorial was inaugurated by the CPI-M leader Mr. Harkishan Singh Surjit in 1996.

Political healer The election scene is hotting up in the country, first

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there are polls for the five states around Diwali and then the general election early next year. These days Dr Ashok Vasudeva from Ghazaiabd, Uttar Pradesh is a busy man. His is doing amazing work: healing the sufferings of the people.

And “political healing” is his forte. A winner of Best Healer Award for the last three years, Dr Vasudeva is a devotee of ‘Mother Quanyin” whose temple is in China. He claims he can predict the prospects of an election candidate by looking at his “aura.”

He claims to have successfully done many such “healings.” To be able to succeed, he has to travel to China to seek blessings of ‘Mother Quanyin’.

To tackle a physical ailment, he does ‘distance healing’ on the phone. Many “unexplained”medical problems, he says, he has cured by practising Higher Universal Healing (HUH).

Faith industry Babas are a much harried and hated lot these days in India. Asaram is already in jail. But it isn’t something new. Many ‘baba’ have landed behind bars in the

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past. But right now I am talking about Osho, Bhagwan Rajneesh, who had shaken America. He was an internationally acclaimed Baba.

Admitting that any comparison between Asaram and Osho would be odious and criminal, I would like to tell you that Osho’s one-time secretary Maa Anand Sheela has recently written a book, ‘Don’t kill him – the story of my life with Bhagwan Rajneesh.’ I have gone through this book.

If you read it, you will know the many mysterious facets of the babas. The world of the babas has neither the beginning nor the end. If at all there is a world of theirs, you may as well call it the faith industry.

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INDIA'S Mars mission all set for launch in Oct-Nov

Sriharikota: India launch preparations for the ambitious Rs 450 crore Mars orbiter mission (Mangalyan or the Mars craft) achieved a major milestone with the successful thermo-vacuum test of the spacecraft with its payloads (scientific instruments). It extensively tested the spacecraft under simulated space environment. The spacecraft would now undergo vibration and acoustic tests before being transported from here by month-end to the spaceport of Sriharikota, where the launch campaign has already commenced, PTI reports.

The spacecraft is slated to be launched by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLVC25) during October 21-November 19.

The first stage of PSLVC25 with strap-ons has already been assembled, with the rocket ready for satellite integration by October ten, officials of Indian Space Research Organisation said.

ISRO said the primary objectives of the mission are to demonstrate India technological capability to send a satellite to orbit around Mars and conduct meaningful experiments such as looking for signs of life, take pictures of the red planet and study Martian environment, says PTI. The satellite will carry compact science experiments, totalling a mass of 15 kg. There will be five instruments to study Martian surface, atmosphere and mineralogy.

After leaving earth orbit in November, the spacecraft will cruise in deep space for 10 months using its own propulsion system and will reach Mars (Martian transfer trajectory) in September 2014.

The 1350 kg spacecraft subsequently is planned to enter into a 372 km by 80,000 km elliptical orbit around Mars.

We want to look at environment of Mars for various elements like Deuterium-Hydrogen ratio. We also want to look at other constituents neutral constituents, ISRO Chairman K. Radhakrishnan told PTI

ISRO said the primary objectives of the mission are to demonstrate India technological capability to send a satellite to orbit around Mars and conduct meaningful experiments such as looking for signs of life, take pictures of the red planet and study Martian environment. recently.

There are several things which Mars will tells us, this is what the scientific community thinks about the life on Mars, he had said.

Our (Mars mission) experiments are planned in such a way that you can decide when you want to put on each of these systems, Mr. Radhakrishnan had said.

If we succeed (in the mission), it positions India into group of countries who will have the ability to look at Mars. In future, certainly, there will be synergy between various countries in such exploration. That taking place. That time India will be a country to be counted, he said.

Since 1960, there have been 45 missions to Mars and only half of them have been successful. Former USSR and Russia, the US, Europe, Japan and China have all attempted missions to Mars.

A NDTV report says: Some has criticised the programme, questioning the need for such a program in India. "I don't understand the importance of India sending a space mission to Mars when half of its children are undernourished and half of all Indian fami-

lies have no access to sanitation," social activist Jean Dreze had told the Financial Times last year. "It seems to be part of the Indian elite's delusional quest for superpower status, he added."

The report quotes India Prime Minister Manmohan

Singh having answered the critics, saying, "Questions are sometimes asked about whether a poor country like India can afford a space programme and whether the funds spent on space exploration, albeit modest, could be better utilized

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Despite recession, global migration on the rise

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NITED NATIONS, Sep 11 2013 (IPS) - New international migration figures released by the United Nations Wednesday show that more people than ever are living abroad. Around 232 million of the global population of seven billion are considered international migrants, simply defined as persons living outside their country of birth.

The statistics collected by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs show that despite having been dampened by the international economic crisis, international migration has weathered the storm and is still on the rise – if at a slower rate than in 2008 when figures were last released.

In a statement, Wu Hongbo, U.N. under-secretary-general for economic and social affairs, stressed the positive impact of migration on development, saying “migration broadens the opportunities available to individuals and is a crucial means of broadening access to resources and reducing poverty.”

The U.N. team has been preparing estimates for the last four years, with a majority of the data being drawn

from national censuses. When data is missing for a country, estimates are made by extrapolating a trend based on previous censuses. This can be difficult – for example in Lebanon, the last census was taken in 1930. In Afghanistan, the government is currently trying to collect data, but it has been decades since the last census.

The United States is still the world’s most popular destination, with around 45.8 million migrants, having gained around one million migrants per year since 1990. The second largest gain since 1990 has been Saudi Arabia which has received seven million.

Europe and Asia are the continents with the largest migrant populations hosting around two-thirds of all international migrants worldwide.

In 2013, 72 million international migrants were residing in Europe, compared to 71 million in Asia. The statistics show that migration is highly concentrated in 10 countries, including the U.S., Russia, Germany and Saudi Arabia.

According to Bela Hovy, chief of the Migration Section at U.N. DESA, a strong trend has been the rise in movement from countries in the Southern Asian region to countries in Western Asia.

“What’s new is enormous

construction activity in West Asia, causing movement from developing countries like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, to move to those areas,” he told IPS. “Saudi Arabia is the biggest recipient, along with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.”

Currently, there are 2.9 million people from India living in the UAE. This has implications for development in that remittances are becoming a big factor for people in those South Asian countries. “It’s good for migrant families and their countries. The kids staying behind are able to go to school and get healthcare,” said Hovy.

However, there have been issues with rights violations of workers in the West Asian destination countries, notably for domestic workers, often women. Human Rights Watch has expressed concern that workers are especially vulnerable in the Middle East.

“The failure to properly regulate paid domestic work facilitates egregious abuse and exploitation, and means domestic workers who encounter such abuse have few or no means for seeking redress,” the group notes.

A landmark change has been the recent drafting of the International Labour Or-

ganisation’s Domestic Workers Convention, which came into effect last week.

Hovy explained the changing face of international migration in terms of population migration from developing to developed countries.

“In 1990, most international migration was global South to global South, but since 2000 this has changed,” he said. “Now, South-North has become as common as South-South. Most international migrants originate in developing countries, but they are settling almost equally in countries of the global South as the global North.”

Nowadays, six out of 10 international migrants reside in the global North.

The population of working-age people among international migrants proved to be significantly higher than in the global population, reflecting the large movement of workers to West Asian countries. Some 74 percent of all international migrants are aged 20-64, compared to only 58 percent of the global population.

In Europe, Germany, France and the United Kingdom host the largest migrant communities. However, as a percentage of their total populations,

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“What’s new is enormous construction activity in West Asia, causing movement from developing countries like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, to move to those areas. relative to other European countries their figures were among the lowest.

Worldwide, refugees accounted for a small part of the migrant population, according to the report. The UN-DESA works closely in conjunction with The U.N. Refugee Agency to incorporate accurate figures for refugees in its migration data.

Asia hosts the largest number of refugees at 10.4 million, with this number affected in recent years by conflicts and unrest in the Middle East.

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‘Thousands’ missing in Pakistan

By Ashfaq Yusufzai

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ESHAWAR, Pakistan , Aug 30 2013 (IPS) Twenty-year-old Adnan Khan was among eight persons convicted for an attempt on the life of former president Gen. Pervez Musharraf. The conviction appeared uncertain, just as his whereabouts were before the order by a military court.

“My brother was not a terrorist. He was picked up [in 2004] by security agencies because they said he had links with al-Qaeda and the Taliban,” his brother Abdul Qadoos from Khyber Agency, one of the seven tribal districts called the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), told IPS. It took years to determine where Khan had been taken.

The attempt to assassinate Musharraf came in December 2003.

“In February 2005, we filed a habeas corpus petition in Peshawar High Court (PHC) but security agencies denied his presence in their custody, and the case was disposed of,” Qadoos said.

“In June the same year, another petition was filed after which it came to the family’s knowledge that Adnan has been undergoing trial along with others by a field general court martial.”

“There’s no justice in such cases because my client was not given fair trial by the army court,” Habibur Rehman Afridi, Khan’s lawyer, told IPS. Khan was convicted by

the military court two years ago.

But Khan’s family is luckier than those of an estimated 8,000 taken away by security forces and not seen since.

Advocate Arif Jan who is pursuing 60 cases of forced disappearances says the issue surfaced in Pakistan soon after attacks in New York and Washington in September 2001. Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence and the Military Intelligence picked up large numbers of people from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan in the north, FATA, Balochistan and Sindh.

“In the majority of the cases the intelligence agencies initially denied the presence of missing persons with them and later they were found in their custody,” Jan said.

Amina Masood Janjua’s husband Masood Janjua, 44, went missing on Jul. 30, 2005. She subsequently set up the Defence of Human Rights Pakistan (DHRP), which is spearheading a campaign against forced disappearances and seeking recovery of missing persons.

“We have submitted cases in court for recovery of 4,000 persons, including 1,700 from Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA. Of these people, about 2,000 have been handed over to the Americans,” Janjua, mother of three, told IPS. “My husband was a softhearted man. He ran an information technology college

and had nothing to do with al-Qaeda or the Taliban.”

Many of the missing people, she believes, are in the U.S.-run detention centres in Bagram or Herat in western Afghanistan.

“The woes and mental torture of sisters, mothers, daughters, fathers, sons and brothers continue. We hope the new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will take bold and practical steps to close the underground torture cells established by the security agencies, and that all the missing persons will be recovered,” said Janjua.

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan says the vast majority of illegally detained persons are linked to nationalist parties in Sindh and Balochistan provinces that were staunchly opposed to the military government of Musharraf.

In one case that came to light, Dr Afia Siddiqui, a woman suspected by the U.S. of links to al-Qaeda, and who had been missing since 2003 was later found in the custody of U.S. forces.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Lahore High Court and the PHC have so far managed to get about 2,000 detainees released from the country’s security apparatus.

There is no certainty whether the missing may be dead or alive. Advocate Major (retired) Farhatullah Khan, said that his client’s husband Shaukat Ali and

her brother-in-law Sardar Ali were taken away by the law enforcement agencies in August 2010 from Mardan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A few weeks later the body of Sardar Ali was found in Kohat district in the province. Shaukat Ali is still missing, he said.

In September 2007 Amnesty International said that Pakistani intelligence officials were abducting people with little or no proof of alQaeda connections, and selling them to the U.S. On Jan. 8 this year the Parliamentary Committee on National Security said a person’s arrest by any agency or department must be in accordance with Article 10 of the Constitution, and that activities of intelligence agencies must be regulated.

Arrested people must be presented before the court within 24 hours, it said.

Amina Janjua said this has brought no change in the ways of the intelligence agencies.

In September last year, a four-member United Nations working group on enforced or involuntary disappearances welcomed “the declared will of the Pakistan government to tackle the issue of enforced disappearances,” but noted that “serious challenges remain.”

The UN experts welcomed the role played by the judiciary. But they noted that information was lacking. “We note that cases continue to be reported to national

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In September last year, a fourmember United Nations working group on enforced or involuntary disappearances welcomed “the declared will of the Pakistan government to tackle the issue of enforced disappearances. authorities, but there are controversies both on figures and on the nature of the practice of enforced disappearances,” said Olivier de Frouville, chair of the working group.

The government informed the PHC earlier this year that more than 400 suspects arrested during the counter-insurgency offensive in Swat in 2009 had been sent to seven internment centres, where relatives were allowed to meet them.

Justice (retired) Javid Iqbal, chairman of the government-appointed commission on missing persons says the total number of missing persons in Pakistan stands at 460, including 18 from Islamabad, 117 from Punjab, 174 from Sindh, 170 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 57 from Balochistan and 12 each from Azad Kashmir and FATA. But that is the official figure. Amina Janjua doesn’t agree. “They are in thousands.”

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Afghans caught between terror and corruption

By Giuliano Battiston

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ERAT, Afghanistan, Sep 10 2013 (IPS) - The threat to the stability of the Hamid Karzai government in Afghanistan arises not so much from outside as from within. And the one thing that is eating into its edifice is the malaise called corruption.

“Corruption is undermining what little legitimacy the government has left,” Qader Rahimi, head of the western branch of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, tells IPS. “The people do not trust the government. They do not believe that it works for the good of all.”

The international community, he says, has so far concentrated its fight against Al-Qaeda and terrorism. But it’s time it turned its focus on corruption, “our biggest enemy,” he adds.

The available statistics do little to counter his pessimism. According to a joint survey conducted by the Afghan High Office of Oversight and Anti-corruption (HOOAC) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), half of Afghan citizens paid a bribe in 2012 while requesting a public service.

The survey, titled Corruption in Afghanistan: Recent Patterns and Trends, was released in February. It put the total cost of such corruption at 3.9 billion dollars.

With just over a year left for the NATO-led forces to disengage with Afghanistan and bring the transition process to an end, there is serious introspection within the country over what the international community and the Afghan government have achieved since 2001, when the war against terror began. Many Afghans are still trying to figure out why they should be still in a war that is counting its 12th year and becoming more and more destructive.

According to the latest mid-year report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict released by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the country saw a 23 percent rise in the number of civilian casualties over the first six months of 2013.

And one of the factors Afghans see as fostering the conflict and encouraging anti-government mobilisation either directly or indirectly is the lack of confidence and trust in the government.

“There is an enormous communication gap between the people and the government,” says Abdul Khaliq Stanikzai, regional manager for Sanayee Development Organisation, a non-governmental body. “People do not have the mechanisms and instruments to make their voices heard and to influence government choices,” he tells IPS. This, according to him, has created a high level of mutual distrust.

The lack of confidence in the government is only growing, due to the gap between expectations and actual achievement in terms of economic development, guaranteed rights,

The lack of confidence in the government is only growing, due to the gap between expectations and actual achievement in terms of economic development, guaranteed rights, functioning institutions and, above all, social justice and equality. functioning institutions and, above all, social justice and equality.

“Initially, after the removal of the Taliban regime, people were hoping for a transparent and equal government. Now, no one expects anything from the government,” says Asif Karimi, project coordinator in Kabul for The Liaison Office, an Afghan organisation focusing on communitarian peace-building. Most people, he tells IPS, are neutral, wanting neither the government nor the Taliban.

Mirwais Ayobi, lecturer in law and political science at the University of Herat, thinks that trust in the Taliban is growing. “If you ask the Taliban to solve a dispute,” he tells IPS, “they focus on reconciliation instead of demanding money.”

He considers corruption in the political and administrative systems an enormous challenge, because it is eroding the citizens’ trust.

Afghanistan was placed third in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2012, after Somalia and North Korea.

The average size of the bribes, according to the HOOAC-UNODC survey, varies from sector to sector.

“Bribes tend to be larger in the justice sector,” it notes, “where the average bribe paid to both prosecutors and judges is more than 300 dollars.”

The amounts given to local authorities and customs officials, at 200-odd dollars, are smaller. Bribes paid to other officials range from 100-150 dollars, it found.

Many consider the problem to be structural. Among them is Rahman Salahi, former head of the Herat Professionals Shura, an independent, non-political organisation in Afghanistan’s western province comprising associations of lawyers, economists, teachers, engineers and others advocating a more active engagement of the local civil society with the country’s reconstruction.

“Until a few years ago we had what was basically a socialist economic system, based on the mould left by the Soviet occupation,” Salahi tells IPS. “When the international community came, we adopted a free trade system lacking adequate institutional

structures for oversight and policy guidelines.”

For Antonio Giustozzi, visiting professor at the Department of War Studies in King’s College, London, and a specialist on Afghanistan, “The quantity of aid earmarked for the country, as well as the mechanisms for its distribution and assignment, exceeded the society’s overall absorption capacity and the institutions’ capacity to manage it.”

The mismatch between the wide flood of aid and the narrow absorption capacity gave raise to corruption, says Giustozzi, something which he thinks is now “totally entrenched within the political system.”

Apart from these structural reasons, the international community too is seen to have fostered a culture of impunity in the country through the empowerment of the so-

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called warlords.

“International (bodies) gave political power and money to warlords, to those who have committed crimes, to those who killed thousands of innocent people, to those who are involved in the corruption system,” says Sayed Ikram Afzali, head of Advocacy and Communication for Integrity Watch Afghanistan, a civil society organisation.

“People had hoped things would change, that they would get justice and equality after the Taliban was defeated,” he tells IPS. But that did not happen.

There is still hope, though, he feels. “The warlords do not have strong roots among the people, they deny them social justice. They have hijacked the State. The time has come to free the State from these people.”

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Pakistan said to have large reserves of shale gas, oil

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ERAT, Afghanistan, Sep 10 2013 (IPS) - The threat to the stability of the Hamid Karzai government in Afghanistan arises not so much from outside as from within. And the one thing that is eating into its edifice is the malaise called corruption.

Estimates show fresh recoverable shale gas reserves of 105 trillion cubic feet (TCF) and more than nine billion barrels of oil in Pakistan.

In a major development, the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the American federal authority on energy statistics and analysis, has estimated fresh recoverable shale gas reserves of 105 trillion cubic feet (TCF) and more than nine billion barrels of oil in Pakistan.

These estimates of recoverable hydrocarbon reserves are many times larger than so far proven reserves of 24 TCF for gas and about 300 million barrels for oil. Pakistan currently produces about 4.2 billion cubic feet of gas and about 70,000 barrels of oil per day.

A government official said the new

estimates appeared to be ‘very very encouraging’ but it had not been shared with the government of Pakistan. He said the shale gas had seen tremendous developments in the United States and a couple of other countries were trying to use the latest technology. Pakistan, he said, was also encouraging exploration and production companies to venture into the fresh horizon.

According to a June 2013 estimates of the EIA based on surveys conducted by Advanced Resources Interna-

tional (ARI), a total of 1,170 TCF of risked shale gas are estimated for India-Pakistan region --584 TCF in India and 586 TCF in Pakistan.

In case of Pakistan these estimates are backed by proven studies and verified technical data “The risked, technically recoverable shale gas resource is estimated at 201 TCF, with 96 TCF in India and 105 TCF in Pakistan,” said the EIA. The EIA also estimated risked shale oil in place for India/Pakistan of 314 billion barrels, with 87 billion barrels in India and 227 billion barrels in Pakistan. “The risked, technically recoverable shale oil resource is estimated at 12.9 billion barrels for those two countries, with 3.8 billion barrels for India and 9.1 billion barrels for Pakistan,” the EIA said.

The southern and central Indus basins are located in Pakistan, along border with India and Afghanistan which are bounded by the Indian shield on the east and highly folded and thrust mountains on the west.

The lower Indus basin has commercial oil and gas discoveries in the

Cretaceous-age Goru Fm sands plus additional gas discoveries in shallower formations. The shales in the Sembar Formation are considered as the primary source rocks for these discoveries.

The EIA said that while oil and gas shows have been recorded in the Sembar Shale on the Thar Platform, no productive oil or gas wells have yet been drilled into the Sembar Shale.

About the resource assessment, the EIA said that within 31,320 sq miles of dry gas prospective area, the Sembar Shale in the lower Indus basin had a resource concentration of 83 billion cubic feet per square mile.

Within the 25,560 square mile wet gas and condensate prospective are, the Sembar shale has resource concentration of 57 BCF per sq. miles of wet gas and nine million barrels per square mile of condensate. Within the 26,700 square miles oil prospective area, the Sembar Shale has a resource concentration of 37 million barrels per square mile.

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Pashmina withers on the roof of the world

By Athar Parvaiz

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HANGTHANG, India , Sep 5 2013 (IPS) - The famed pashmina shawl that keeps the cold away – in style and at a price – could itself have become the victim of winter.

Thousands of goats whose fine wool is weaved into pashmina have perished in extreme cold being associated with climate change.

Pashmina is drawn from Changra goats found in Ladakh region of Kashmir state and a part of the Tibetan peninsula, more than 14,000 feet above sea level. The peninsula is often called the Roof of the World.

Little grows in these areas where the temperature can drop to minus 35 degrees Celsius. The local Changpa nomads live off their herds of sheep, yak and goats.

The Changthang region of the larger Tibetan Peninsula does not normally see heavy snowfall, though. That may now be changing, given the heavy snowfall earlier this year that deprived the Changpas of fodder for their animals.

“In the past five years this is the second time I have seen such heavy snowfall,” Bihkit Angmo, 53, who rears goats, told IPS outside her tent in Kharnak, a nomadic settlement 173 km east of Leh, the capital of Ladakh. “This new trend of snowfall several feet high has left us quite worried.”

"If things continue this way, Pashminagoat rearing will come to an end in the next two decades."

Summer last year brought its own problems, leaving areas parched and barren. “It was terrible, we had to go long distances to find suitable pasture for our livestock,” said Angmo.

This summer melting snow brought some greenery back but not before serious loss. The District Sheep Husbandry Office at Leh puts the number of goats lost due to weather upheavals at 24,624.

This has seriously jeopardised the pashmina business. Wool from the goat is extremely warm, given the cold the animal has to survive in. With a diameter of 14-19 microns, strands of pashmina are said to be six times finer than human hair.

Kashmiri craftsmen have used these for generations to make the renowned pashmina shawl, woven with hand and often embellished with fine embroidery.

A pashmina shawl can cost about 200-600 dollars. Pashmina exports fetched 160 million dollars in 2011-2012, according to the state government’s economic survey.

Now, given the extremes of summer and winter, goats are dying either of starvation or of hypothermia.

Angmo’s is one of few families that have stayed behind in Kharnak to still rear Pashmina-producing goats. Some 83 families out of a total of 98 have migrated from this area, according to Mohammad Sharief, the district sheep husbandry officer at Leh. “For the past several years,” he told IPS, “our surveys show that five to 10 families from the Changthang area migrate to Leh city every year.”

According to Sharief, there are an estimated 2,500 Changpa families managing about 200,000 goats in Changthang. Each goat produces 250 grams of wool in a season. The wool sells at about 35 dollars a kilogram. Nomads from Changthang have set up their own neighbourhood in Leh called Kharnak Ling. “All the families that have migrated from Kharnak and other belts of Changthang have settled here,” said Sharief.

Forty-three-year-old Motub Angmo is among those who migrated from Kharnak four years back to settle in Leh. The hard mountain life had got to him, he said, and they moved out after selling off the 300 goats the family had.

“Now that we have no livestock, we go and work as labourers,” he told IPS. His five children go to a proper school now in Leh. The mobile schools that the government had set up for nomads in the mountains did not succeed.

If things continue this way, Sharief said Pashmina-goat rearing would come to an end in the next two decades.

That would also mean the end of the livelihoods for about 300,000 people in the Jammu and Kashmir state of India who depend on pashmina directly or indirectly, according to Shariq Farooqi, director of the Craft Development Institute in Srinagar, the summer capital of the state.

“We all rely on pashmina for making shawls,” Ashraf Banday, a pashmina trader in the city, told IPS. “Any threat to its production means a threat to our livelihood.” As it is, he said, the Kashmir pashmina industry is suffering because of duplicate products in the market. “Any decline in pashmina production will make

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According to Sharief, India’s textile ministry has woken up to the problem of the migrating Changpas and initiated measures to encourage them to stay back.

“We have a budget of Rs 70 million (1.2 million dollars) this year to stock feed in fodder banks to be used in winter,” he said. “We are also planning to provide tents and shelters to the nomads.”

His department is making an effort to relocate families in Leh back into Changthang. “Last year we relocated two families in Kharnak and created minifarms for them by giving them 50 animals each free of cost,” said Sharief.

Once they are established, some goats will be retrieved from them and given to other families. Sharief hopes the cycle can continue till most of the families are relocated. The threat to Pashmina goat-rearing will also mean an end to the unique culture of the Changpas, Sharief said. Most of them are followers of Tibetan Buddhism and have an elaborate set of customs centred around their livestock. Traditionally, the nomads were also polyandrous, though that is changing with the younger generation.

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India finishes runners-up in the 9th Men’s Asia Cup

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ew Delhi: 1 September 2013: The Indian Men Hockey team finished as runners-up in the 9th Asia Cup as they lost to Korea 3-4 in the hard fought final played at Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia today.

India scored through Rupinder Pal Singh (48th minute), Nikkin Thimmaiah (55th minute) and Mandeep Singh (64th minute) while Jang Jong Hyun (28th minute), You Ho Sik (29th minute), Nam Hyun Woo (57th minute) and Kang Moon Kweon (68th minute) scored for Korea.

Korea took a 2-0 lead in the first half scoring two goals in the 28th and 29th minute. However India made a strong comeback after the break and put the Korean defence under continued pressure with repeated attacks.

India scored its first goal in the 48th minute with the penalty corner perfectly converted

by Rupinder Pal Singh. India managed to equalize the score in the 55th minute when Nikkin Thimmaiah scored a fierce reverse hit from the top of the circle after receiving a pass from Manpreet Singh.

But Korea regained their lead two minutes later when Nam Hyn Woo converted a penalty stroke. India tried to put pressure on the opponents and scored a field goal in the 64th minute through young striker Mandeep Singh.

But two minutes before the final hooter, Korea scored the winning goal by converting a penalty corner through Kang Moon Kweon.

Apart from runners-up trophy, Indian goalkeeper and vice-captain P R Sreejesh was adjudged the Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament while V R Raghunath was declared Outstanding Player of the Tournament.

—HockeyIndia

Graphic novel on Partition - stories from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh CONTRIBUTERS from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have helped stitch up a melange of reflective, witty and contemporary accounts of how ordinary people negotiated with the Partition, in a new graphic novel.

Narratives by 46 contributors - journalists, graphic artists, translators and storytellers among others- feature in the anthology "This Side That Side: Restorying Partition" (Yoda Press) scheduled for release on August 30.

"The idea was to explore Partition and its effect on contemporary times through medium of comics and graphic narratives. Hence a visual perspective was critical," Vishwajyoti Ghosh, who curated the anthology says.

The book contains 28 narrativespoetry, songs, dastans, reportage- all rendered in different visual styles and forms.

"Many narratives were also translated from Hindi, Urdu, Bengali in English," Ghosh says.

The graphic narratives are presented from the point of view of various now middle-aged people, who did not witness the 1947 Partition but grew up on it.

Graphic narratives reflect how people negotiated with the epochal moment of Partition, which brought with it tremendous amount of loss, pain and despair.

A narrative titled "Tamasha-e-Tetwal", one of the many stories brought together in the anthology reads thus: "Tetwal a village located at Line of Control (LoC). Post partition in 1947, two settlements emerge demarcating the two countries. What divides one settlement from the other is a rivulet.

The graphic narratives are presented from the point of view of various now middle-aged people, who did not witness the 1947 Partition but grew up on it.

Despite the barriers, people still talk to one another, they are curious to know what's happening on the other side even when they may not sit together."

The anthology attempts to look beyond what has already been written about Partition since 1947, roping in both non-fiction and fiction.

It has moved further, collated more reflective, witty and contemporary accounts of Partition.

It all began when Arpita Das, publisher of Yoda Press wanted to come up with a graphical representation of Partition two-and-a-half years ago with the idea soon attaining shape when Yoda Press partnered with the Goethe Institute.

"The next task was to look for content. We knew it wouldn't be a single author initiative. Multiple stories had to be told, numerous perspectives had to be brought in. After all, these borders were man-made," Arpita recalls.

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