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YOUR 'GOD IS GREAT' Thanks for inviting me to read the works publishedby you. The story on God is excellent. I am sendingfive stories on God as written by me so that a chaincould be formed. Let me know if you intend to ac-cept these stories by me for the purpose.

Bhupendra Kumar DaveExecutive Director (Retd.), Jabalpur, M.P.

ADD SOMETHING ON THE SIKH COMMUNITYSat Sri Akal ! This is consistently the 4th issue of your magazine which I have gone throughbut expressing my comments for the first time. Dokeep sending me the e-copy of your magazine. Allthe issues I have seen till date are fabulous. Thematter and the photographs are always attractiveand catchy. The Travelogue section and Did youknow are always my favorites. In the March issue, Ifound an article on a story of a boy related to god,that was very touching and this time you haveadded »éÇU Èý¤æ§ÇUð. I am happy that you are also work-ing on the cultural & religion part of our society.My kind request is that you also add something onSikhism, religious as well as cultural, as a majorchunk of our NRIs is the Sikh community, and arespread over countries like US, UK, Canada andAustralia. Keep flourishing. Best wishes.

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… MASALA ON SEX & GLAMOR ...Thanks for sending me the e-copy. Good wishes to the whole team of the magazine, it’s really a good effort you all are making. The way you are coming out with informative materialfor the readers is to be appreciated. This time I amhappy while writing this letter as I have seen achange in the magazine as recommended by me onsports, at least you have added some news itemsregarding sports. It feels nice that you also work onthe feedback part. Also the article on fashion wascommendable; I liked the photographs and the con-tent very much. Will you add some masala on sex &glamor? Keep in touch.

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ADD SOME MORE GLAMORThis is the first time I have gone through your mag-azine and I wonder why I didn’t read the previousones too. Can you send me back-issues as well. Themagazine carries good news material or I must sayauthentic news stories. The news on Malala’s Mem-ories was good one. I liked the cover story verymuch, especially the article on different music anddance forms in Trinidad & Tobago. The story onSanjay Dutt was quite different as this is true thathis imprisonment could cause a major loss to hisfilms but crime is crime boss! You can’t deny your-self your mistakes or what you have done. Andlastly, add more glamorous spice to your silverscreen section. Warm wishes.

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In a world that is getting increasingly inter-dependent and inter-connected, the Indian Diaspora, comprising Overseas Indians both ofthe PIO as well as the NRI kind, are metamorphosing into true 'GlobalCitizens', contributing their mite both to their host countries as well asto the expanding Indian economy. And despite their ethnic heterogenousness and multicultural entity, a shared cultural paradigm

of values, ethos and pluralistic harmony has bonded them all together in afine warp and weave of the fabric that is India. Our Diaspora is as multilingualand multi-ethnic as pluralistic India is, holding within its fold people of different states, languages, faiths and regions. But the spirit of India has always tended to transcend these barriers both within and without the Indian nation.

Our Diaspora is also a force to reckon with today, with the older variety ofPIOs having established themselves well as responsible citizens of their hostcountries, and the newer variety of NRIs contributing their skills and expertise to their host nations while at the same time remitting billions oftheir collective incomes to their home country every year, to reflect as a considerable percentage of inflows into the country, so much so that in thecase of some states like Kerala, these remittances augment a whopping 25%of the state economy.

Turbulence has hit this section of our Diaspora predominantly employed inthe Gulf Arab states, after recent developments like the Arab spring haverocked the foundations of governments in this part of the world. Reactivemeasures such as the Saudi Arabian government's new "Nitaqat" labor-law,and other Gulf states intending to follow in its footsteps, have injected a considerable amount of anxiety into these communities of new-age migrantswho until now looked to these economies as a mecca for gainful livelihoodsfar from home. NRI achievers focuses on this issue, profiling the GCC countriesand their economies, taking a look at Kerala's "Gulf-remittance economy", andinviting the views of Vayalar Ravi, the Indian Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs.

Apart from this, we bring you interesting glimpses from the various othersegments we usually carry in every issue, like profiles of overseas and domestic achievers, news from the worlds of cinema and fashion, heritagearchitecture, and of course, our ubiquitous travelogue. New additions in thisissue include a tentative section on sports, and a column on real estate andproperty.

We hope you will enjoy this mix of content, and as ever, we welcome your feedback on what you like and what more you would like to see in your magazine.

KUCHH KHATTA KUCHH MEETHA

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DIVYA DUTTA TURNS AUTHOR Adding another feather to her cap, Divya Dutta has started work on

her first book. Soon to be seen in Karan Johar’s Gippi, Divya startedworking on her book while shooting forBhaag Milkha Bhaag. Says an elatedDivya , “During the Chandigarh out-door, I liked how a woman’s story I waswriting, was turning out. While it’s awork of fiction, personal experiencesform an important part of one’s writing.Acting and writing are the two best pro-fessions. In acting, you express all thatyour character goes through; in writing,you can express yourself.” Divya, whowas earlier also associated with writingfor newspaper columns,hopes to releaseher book by the end of this year.

PUNJAB TO SET UPFAST TRACK COURTSFOR NRI DISPUTES

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With Lok Sabha elections ap-proaching, Gujarat CM

Narendra Modi's social mediateam has got hyper-active. Andit is not just cyber activists post-ing their opinion and lavishingpraise on him or on his critics.Even community web publica-tions have been initiated, com-piling news & analysis publishedacross media. The cyber cam-paign started before the 2007 as-sembly polls through the BJP ITCell used to be a more central-ized process. But that structurehas now evolved into a more de-centralized and amorphous oneover the years, with a large num-ber of net-savvy party workers

and sympathizers actively cam-paigning in cyberspace largelyon their own. While the BJP islooking short of declaring Modithe prime ministerial candidateformally, a massive campaign for

him is already running on socialmedia. A Facebook page “Naren-dra Modi for PM” boasts of9,37,692 likes, while his officialFB page has been liked by14,88,527 people.

MODI’S CYBER CHAMPIONS START WEB PM PITCH

The Punjab Chief MinisterS Parkash Singh Badal

has announced the PunjabGovernment’s decision toconstitute three fast trackcourts for resolution of NRImatrimonial and propertydisputes. This will help in thedelivery of justice to the NRICommunity within the mini-mum time they can afford tostay in Punjab.

Patron of NRI Achievers’ MagazineAakash Jahajgarhia, receiving ‘HumanAchievers Award 2013’, from VayalarRavi, Cabinet Minister for Overseas In-dian Affairs for his contribution towardsthe upliftment of unprivileged children ofthe society. This award ceremony heldrecently in Le- Meridien, New Delhi.

AAKASH AWARDEDFOR SOCIAL WORK

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NEW SAUDI LABOR LAW WILL AFFECT INDIANSSaudi Arabia implementing a new labor law, Nitaqat, has fueled some

uncertainty in the Indian expatriate community that this will hitthem pretty hard. The new law seeks to reserve 10% jobs for locals, re-quiring companies to hire one Saudi national for every 10 expatriates.More than 1.5 million Indians work in Saudi Arabia, of whom around85% are in the blue-collar category, and predominantly from the statesof Kerala & Andhra Pradesh. Their inward-remittances touch upwards

of US$ 3.5 billion annually, making it thelargest inward flow of foreign exchangefrom any single country. In the aftermathof the Arab Spring, which saw the over-throw of regimes in Egypt and other coun-tries in the Middle East and North Africa,the Saudi monarchy has been making arenewed push to reduce unemployment,which is said to hover around the 12%level today, meaning nearly 6,00,000 peo-ple were without jobs. A large number ofIndian workers are employed in SaudiArabia and according to 2011 data, this

includes around 5,70,000 Keralites whoaccount for a total remittance of INR 55,000 Crore.

The Indian government, however, maintains that there is no reasonfor panic. The government said it was concerned but not paranoidabout the new labor law, Nitaqat, and added that the matter was beingsorted out with Saudi authorities, while maintaining that Saudi Arabiawas mostly acting against those who had stayed back in the country illegally. The government also denies that there had been a significantincrease in the number of Indians returning. “There is an ongoing dialogue with the Saudi government. Overseas Indian Affairs minister Vayalar Ravi is also visiting Saudi Arabia to convey India’s apprehensionabout possible job losses to Indians due to the new law.

TIME MACHINE: KNOW FUTURE BY TOUCH?An Iranian scientist has claimed that he has successfully in-

vented a machine that allows users to fast forward up to eightyears into the future. Ali Razeghi, a Tehran Scientist has regis-tered “The Aryayek Time travellingmachine” with the state-run Cen-ter for Strategic Inventions. Thedevice can predict the future in aprintout after taking readings fromthe touch of a user, the Telegraphreports. Razeghi, 27, said the de-vice worked by a set of complex al-gorithims to “predict five to eightyears of the future life of any indi-vidual, with 98% accuracy”.Razeghi is the Managing Directorof Iran’s “Center for strategic In-vention” and reportedly has an-other 179 inventions registered in his name. He said thegovernment can predict the possibility of a military confrontation,forecast the fluctuation in the value of foreign currencies and oilprices with his invention.

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Indians settled abroad have emerged as saviors of a slowdown- hit In-dian economy as well as an increasingly cash- strapped national ex-

chequer. According to data released by the World Bank, India is thelargest recipient of remittances in the world, netting US$ 69 billion (3.72lakh cr.) in 2012. These remittances are nothing less than manna fromheaven for the Indian economy, which is faced with a widening currentaccount deficit (CAD). Even when the global financial crisis hit, remit-tances remained stable. Stability of remittances depends on where themoney comes from and the economic situation in that country. Althoughnot too much is coming from Europe, if the slowdown persists for a longtime, this could affect remittances as employment opportunities coulddecrease.” Overseas affairs minister Vayalar Ravi expressed satisfactionover the fact that remittances have been steadily rising in the past fewyears. The minister also said the government has taken a number ofsteps to encourage this inflow of funds.

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INDIA REMAINS BIGGEST REMITTERS AT US $69 BN

The European Union (EU) is ready to make an ‘ambitious’ offer on tem-porary work visas to Indian professional to help finalise a delayed free

trade agreement, the EU’s chief negotiator said, and called on India toreciprocate. Negotiators had originally hoped to seal the deal in 2012,

but talks stalled on issues, includingaccess for Indian workers to Europe’slabor market. At stake is an agreementthat would create one of the world’slargest free-trade zones by population-covering 1.8 billion, or more than aquarter, of the world’s people. The EUhas been asking for greater market ac-cess in auto, wines and spirits.

EU PLANS WORK VISA OFFER FOR FTA WITH INDIA

A17 year old American boy has at-tracted worldwide attention by mas-

tering 23 languages including Hindi, injust a few weeks. Timothy Donert fromNew York gained fame after he postedvideos showing off his skills on Youtube,including one in which he was seenspeaking 20 languages. Experts have clas-sified him as a “hyperpolyglot”, makinghim part of exclusive group of people whocan master a language in a very shorttime. The 23 languages he speaks areHindi, Arabic, Croatian, Dutch, English,Farsi, French, German, Hausa, Hebrew,Indonesian, isiXhosa (South African), Ital-ian, Mandarin, Ojibwe (Native American),Persian, Pashto, Russian, Spanish,Swahili, Turkish, Wolof, Yiddish.

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ALKESH PATELWE WILL DEVELOP NEW HOTEL CULTURE

Tell us about your involvementwith AAHOA.

“I have been involved with AsianAmerican Hotel Owners Association(AAHOA) since 2000, I entered the ex-ecutive board in 2009, and now I amcurrently the Chairman of this associ-ation. AAHOA is the largest hotel-owners association in UnitedStates, whose members own morethan 43 percent of all hotel rooms inthe US, in all classes of hotels, fromthe roadside motel kinds to theHiltons, Mariotts, and Westins. Gu-jaratis constitute 95 percent of themembership, which today stands atabout 11 thousand members.”

Are you looking at India?

“We are open to opportunities.What we are doing is, we are goingto have a PE fund. We will chip inwith our own family fund first andthen we are expecting to expandthat as we come. Our plan is to ul-timately work in tune with the gov-ernment and attempt to replicatewhat we have successfully done inthe United States. We are not lookingat 5 star or 7 star projects, instead wepropose to concentrate on a highquality, 2~3 star properties, androadside rural, where there is no ac-commodation. We are going to tryand keep these hotels at a size ofaround 40~50 rooms.”

Is your focus limited to the hospi-tality sector only?

“Well, our core-competencies are inthe Hotel industry. We are going todo the design, furnishing, we aregoing to do it turnkey. So if some-body has land or an old hotel, we

want to advice them, we make it anicer hotel, put a nice brand onthem, and we can do the manage-ment. We can also bring funds, ifthey want we can do a joint venture,put a value on the land, and build anice property there. Ultimately, wecan put a Westin flag on that, youknow, like a 2-star, 3-star, maybe aDaisy, something like that.”

Roadside rural in India is prettymuch dominated by the ‘DhabaCulture’. How do you propose todeal with it?

We will provide something that is notyet here in the first place. We willbring the expertise, which can help in

converting older buildings intonicer hotels and transform theminto places where people can comeand stay.”

How did you get started on thishotel business?

“I went in United States as a stu-dent in 1986, as my family was al-ready there. When I was in college,I used to volunteer for these asso-ciations, which were formed in1989. As a volunteer, helpingthem out putting the meetings to-gether and managing activities, Ilearned this business, saw howpeople were succeeding, so when Igraduated I got myself into proper-ties. We got one, then two, and

then we started building ourselves.Looking back, I remember when myfather died when I was three yearsold, how my mother worked very hardas a single mother to raise me andmy four sisters. The foundation sheestablished is behind the success ofour family today.

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Born in Nadiad, Gujarat and originally from Sojitra, Alkesh Patel migrated to the UnitedStates in 1986, where he went to school and graduated. He is the president of family-owned Trupadi, Inc., which owns and manages both branded and boutique hotels. Healso serves as a trustee for Portland GSI, a not-for-profit group dedicated to preservingAsian American heritage; and is a key mover in several hotelier associations like the Wash-ington Lodging Association and the American Hotel & Lodging Association's Council ofInns & Suites. Alkesh currently resides in Vancouver, Washington, with his family. NRI Achiev-ers sought out Mr. Patel, when he visited India in January this year for the Pravasi BharatiyaDiwas 2013 and spoke to him.

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Tell us something about yourself… since how long have you been inthe UK and what are your futureplans ?

“It’s now been 7~8 years that I am inLondon now. I am basically from Pa-tiala, Punjab, and I have just turned40. I got my first basic doctor’s de-gree from Dayanand Medical College,Ludhiana. At that time, I was verykeen to acquire higher surgical train-ing, which India at that pointdidn’t have, and I was alsokeen to train in Londonwhich considered the meccaof orthopaedics. Today,working in London on HarleyStreet, money is never aproblem for me. My issue isreally a commitment to mycountry & homeland, and Iam very passionate aboutgiving good health-care tosociety. Having worked inIndia, in hospitals here andthen in the UK, I have afairly good idea of health-care systems in variousparts of the world. And thereis no reason why the Indianpeople can’t have free, goodquality health-care. That’swhat I want to come hereand contribute in gettingthat set up.

“We would like to establish a publichealth-care system that will stand onfour pillars, or the four “A”-s, whichare: Affordable, Available, Appropri-ate, and, Accountable. Health-careinflation is currently running at20~25%, making it out of reach for70% of the population. Almost 80% of

people are getting impoverished dueto health-care costs. Second is avail-ability. In India, 70% of the popula-tion is rural, and the health-careinfrastructure is all urban. Third isaccountability, in the form of a morerobust Medical Council of India, anda well-accepted process that can holddoctors accountable. Fourth is ap-propriateness. A lot of patients areover-diagnosed, under-treated or

over-treated in India, for financialconsiderations. These are the issueswe are hoping to address.”

So what are the target areas foryour project?

“Our primary target areas are thegovernment sector health-care infra-structure in the states. We have a

focus on the northern states rightnow, as we felt we should first do aproof of concept via a pilot projectand showcase what good health-careis, and then establish further link-ages with the other states. As moststates in India are demographicallycomparable to entire countries in Eu-rope, it is patently difficult to succeedwith a pan-India project without thenecessary footwork. So we plan to

start with Punjab first. InFebruary this year we hadsigned a memorandum inLondon with the HealthMinister of Punjab, ournext meeting is with theCM in November, when theBritish team will also comeover, and all financial de-tails will be drawn up. Sothe project should be upand running by January2014.”

Is this a personal initia-tive of yours or is there ateam behind this?

“There is a whole team be-hind this project, the ini-tiative is called “UK-IndiaHealth-care Co-opera-tion”. All of us have trav-eled to India at least 3~4

times, and we have held consulta-tions with several key decision mak-ers at the highest levels in thecountry. Secondly, there is proactiveinvolvement of the UK government,via the British Department of Health.So GOI is involved, the UK Govt. isinvolved, and we, as Diaspora, arealso involved.”


AJAY RAJAN GUPTAGOOD HEALTHCARE FOR ALLAjay Rajan Gupta is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, based and working out ofLondon, UK. NRI Achievers met up with him to seek out some details about theproject he and some of his peers have embarked upon in India, which aims forgood, affordable health-care for all. We bring you here some excerpts from theconversation we had with him.

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Metaphysical Musings


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GCC COUNTRIESMODERN DAY EL DORADO?

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Old Arabia, the landmass that makes up the Arabian Peninsula, lies to the southwesternof the Asian continent. Covering approximately 3 million square kilometers, the south-eastern area of the peninsula is the Rub'al-Khali (the Empty Quarter), the world's largestexpanse of continuous sand. Politically, the Arabian Peninsula is home to the Kingdomof Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Sultanate ofOman, and the Republic of Yemen. These countries together, excluding Yemen, consti-tute the "Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf" (CCASG), or the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) as it is better known.

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Occupying four-fifths of the Arabian Peninsula,Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the penin-

sula. Located in the southwestern corner of Asia,Saudi Arabia covers an area of about 22,40,000 squarekilometers, of which more than half is barren desert.The country is bordered by the Red Sea and the Gulfof Aqaba to the west, by the Republic of Yemen andthe Sultanate of Oman to the south, the Arabian Gulf,the United Arab Emirates and Qatar to the east, andJordan, Iraq and Kuwait to the north. The richest oilfields in the world are found in the eastern region.Riyadh, the capital and largest city, is located in theeast central region of the country. Jeddah, the secondlargest city, is the country's main port on the Red Sea.It is also the main port through which pilgrims enterto perform Umrah, Haj, or to visit the holy cities ofMecca and Medina.

Saudi Arabia is a monarchy ruled by the Al Saudfamily. The Al Saud dynasty dates back to the mid-

18th century with Mohammed bin Saud, who was theruler of Diriyah in central Arabia. The late King Ab-dul'Aziz Al Saud founded the modern Saudi state, es-tablished on the 23rd of September 1932. The writtenconstitution and bill of rights were introduced duringthe 1982-2005 reign of King Fahd bin Abdul'Aziz AlSaud. Since August 2005, Saudi Arabia has beenruled by King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. Oil isthe most important industry in Saudi Arabia . TheKingdom has the world's largest proven reserves andis the largest producer in OPEC, totaling one-third ofits output, with a capacity to produce 10 million bar-rels per day. Working toward diversifying its economy,the Kingdom is promoting heavy industry, such aspetrochemicals, fertilizers, and steel. Traditionally fish-ing and agriculture were sources of revenue for theKingdom, and even today, Saudi Arabia is one of theworld's leading producers of dates, and the fishing in-dustry continues to grow.

SAUDI ARABIA

QATAR

Qatar occupies a peninsula that extends northward for about 180 kilometers into the ArabianGulf from the Arabian Peninsula. The country is bordered to the south by Saudi Arabia for a

stretch of 56 kilometers. The total area of Qatar is 11,437 square kilometers. Doha, the capital city,is located on the east coast. A traditional monarchy, the State of Qatar is ruled by the Al Thani family.The Al Thani family arrived in Qatar in the early part of the 18th century, originally settling in thenorthern region of the country, and moving to Doha in the mid-19th century. Sheikh Hamad bin Khal-ifa Al Thani has been emir since early 1995. Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifah Al Thani is the prime min-ister. In 1999 the country's first elections were held, to elect a 29-member municipal council. Womenwere allowed to vote and stand for office in this election. The State of Qatar produces less than 1%of the world's oil output. Crude oil and liquefied natural gas account for about 80% of the country'sexports. The banking sector also plays an important role in Qatar's economy.

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Founded on 26 May 1981, the GCC is a political and economic union of Arabstates bordering the Persian Gulf and located on or near the Arabian Penin-sula. One professed aim of this collective is to promote coordination betweenmember states in all fields with a view to achieve unity. This area has someof the fastest growing economies in the world, mostly due to a boom in oiland natural gas revenues coupled with a building and investment boom

backed by decades of saved petroleum revenues. We present here to our readers a briefsnapshot of the GCC countries, to enhance our understanding about this region, whichaccounts in large part for forex remittances into India in general, and Kerala in particular.


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BAHRAIN

The Kingdom is an archipelago of thirty-three islands.The largest island, Bahrain (derived from the Arabic

word for "two seas"), is believed to have separated fromthe Arabian Peninsula around 6000 BC. Located in theArabian Gulf, the islands are about twenty-four kilome-ters from the east coast of Saudi Arabia and twenty-eightkilometers from Qatar. The total area of the islands isabout 678 square kilometers.

The capital, Manama, is located on the northeasterntip of the island of Bahrain. The main port, MinaSalman, and the major petroleum refining facilities andcommercial centers are also located on the island.Causeways and bridges connect Bahrain to adjacent is-lands and to the mainland of Saudi Arabia. Al Muharraq,the second largest island, is linked to Bahrain by the old-est causeway, originally constructed in 1929. The coun-try's second largest city, Al Muharraq, and theinternational airport are located there. Bahrain is an in-dependent state with a traditional monarchy. On 14thFebruary 2002, a new constitution was brought intoforce and Bahrain declared itself a kingdom.

The ruling family of Bahrain, the Al Khalifa, arrivedin the islands in the mid-18th century after they first es-tablished a settlement in the peninsula of present-dayQatar. Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is the King, andhas ruled Bahrain since 6 March 1999. Sheikh Khalifabin Salman Al Khalifa is the prime minister. In February2001, proposals for political reform put forward by theruling family received almost unanimous support in anational referendum. These proposals came into effectin 2004, making Bahrain a constitutional monarchywith an elected lower chamber of parliament and an in-dependent judiciary. Oil was discovered in commercialquantities in Bahrain in June 1932. The first Gulf stateto discover oil, it was also the first to reap the benefitsthat came with the revenues, in particular a marked im-provement in the quality of education and health care.By Gulf standards, Bahrain's oil reserves are quite small.To decrease its reliance on oil revenues, the governmentis striving to diversify Bahrain's economy by attractingmore commercial companies, particularly in IT.

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ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi, thelargest emirate, is ruled by the AlNahyan family. It occupies67,340 square kilometers or86.7% of the total area of thecountry. The emirate is a vastdesert area with about two dozenislands in the coastal waters, in-cluding the island where the city

of Abu Dhabi is located, plus sixsizeable islands further out in theArabian Gulf. The population ofthe emirate is concentrated inthree areas: the capital city, AbuDhabi; Al Ain, an oasis city lo-cated near the Hajar Mountains;and the villages of the Liwaoases. Traditionally, the popula-tion along the coast relied onfishing and pearl-diving for theirlivelihood, whilst those in thehinterland relied on date planta-tions and camel herding.Through remarkable leadershipand personal commitment,Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan AlNahyan developed Abu Dhabiinto an influential, fully mod-

ernised state. Upon SheikhZayed's death in November 2004,Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed AlNahyan became UAE Presidentand Ruler of Abu Dhabi.

DUBAI: Dubai, the secondlargest of the seven emirates, isruled by the Al Maktoum family.It occupies an area of approxi-

KUWAIT

Kuwait is located in the northeastern corner of the Ara-bian Peninsula. Bordered by Iraq to the north and

northwest, and by Saudi Arabia to the south and south-west, it fronts the Arabian Gulf to the east. A small stateof 17,818 square kilometers, Kuwait includes nine gulf is-lands within its territory. In addition to being the country'scapital and center for trade and commerce, Kuwait City isan important port for oil and the production of petroleumproducts. The nearby city of Al Jahrah is the center of thecountry's agricultural industry, which primarily producesfruits and vegetables. A prominent geographic feature isKuwait Bay, which extends for 48 kilometers inland.

Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy governed by theAl Sabah family, the ruling family since 1756. The consti-tution, which was approved on 11 November 1962, author-izes the Al Sabah family council to select the emir,traditionally from the Al Sabah line. Sheikh Sabah AlAhmed Al Jaber Al Sabah is the current Emir of Kuwait.Crude oil and refined products account for most of thecountry's exports. The reserves of crude oil are estimatedto be 10% of the world total, the third largest quantity inthe world. Kuwait's other main industries include desali-nation, food processing, and the manufacturing of building materials, which include plastics, cement, andmetal pipes.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven Sheikhdoms located in the southeastern cornerof the Arabian Peninsula. Bordered by the Sultanate of Oman and the Gulf of Oman to the east, SaudiArabia to the south and west, and by the Arabian Gulf to the north, the total land area, including 20 is-

lands, is 83,000 sq km. The seven emirates are Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Qaiwain, Ras AlKhaimah and Fujairah. The capital and the largest city of the federation, Abu Dhabi, is located in the emirateof the same name. Each emirate, unique and rich in tradition, is an essential component necessary for makingup the whole.


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mately 3,900 kilometers, whichincludes a small enclave calledHatta, situated close to Omanamong the Hajar Mountains.Dubai, the capital city, is locatedalong the creek, a natural har-bor, which traditionally providedthe basis of the trading industry.Pearling and fishing were themain sources of income for thepeople of Dubai. Under the wiseleadership of its rulers, Dubai'sfocus on trade and industrytransformed it into a leadingtrading port along the southernGulf. Sheikh Mohammed binRashid Al Maktoum is the cur-rent ruler of Dubai.

SHARJAH: Sharjah, whichshares its southern border withDubai, is ruled by the Al Qasimi

family. It is approximately 2,600square kilometers and is the onlyemirate to have coastlines onboth the Arabian Gulf and theGulf of Oman. In the 19th cen-tury the town of Sharjah was theleading port in the lower Gulf.Produce from the interior ofOman, India and Persia arrivedthere. Sharjah's salt minesmeant that salt constituted animportant part of its export busi-

ness, along with pearls. In the1930s when the pearling indus-try declined and trade decreaseddue to the creek silting up, Impe-rial Airways' flying boats set up astaging post for flights en route toIndia, which benefited the resi-dents of Sharjah. Today, underthe leadership of Sheikh Sultanbin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Shar-jah is the cultural and educa-tional centre of the UAE andtakes pride in preserving thecountry's cultural heritage, pro-moting Arab culture and tradi-tions.

AJMAN: Ajman is the smallestemirate, being only 260 squarekilometers in size. It is ruled bythe Al Nuami family. Surroundedmostly by the emirate of Sharjah,

OMAN

Located on the southeastern coast of the Ara-bian Peninsula, the Sultanate of Oman covers

an area of about 2,12,457 square kilometers.Oman proper is bordered by Yemento the southwest, Saudi Arabia tothe west, the United Arab Emiratesto the northwest, the Gulf of Omanto the north, and by the ArabianSea to the east and south. Includedin its territory is Ruus al Jibal (TheMountaintops), which is sited onthe northern tip of the MusandamPeninsula (Ras Musandam). It bor-ders the Strait of Hormuz, a water-way linking the Gulf of Oman withthe Arabian Gulf, and separatedfrom the rest of Oman by a strip ofterritory belonging to the UnitedArab Emirates. Given its location atthe mouth of the Gulf, Oman hasfor long been seen as strategicallyimportant. At one time, its territorystretched down the East Africancoast and it competed against Por-tugal and Britain for influence inthe Gulf. Muscat, the capital ofOman since 1741, is located on theGulf of Oman coast. The country was known asMuscat and Oman until 1970. Oman is amonarchy. The ruling family, the Al Said, firstcame to rule in 1744 after the expulsion of theIranians from Muscat. Sultan Qaboos bin SaidAl Said has ruled since 1970. The sultan also

holds the posts of prime minister, minister of de-fence, minister of foreign affairs, and minister offinance. There is a Council of State for consulta-tion purposes. Oman 's principal natural re-sources are petroleum and natural gas. The

proved petroleum reserves (4 billion barrels) arenot substantial, and the government is aiming totransform Oman into a major natural gas ex-porter. Manufacturing is growing in importance.Major products include textiles, cement blocks,furniture, fertilizers, and fiberglass products.


Ajman also possesses the smallenclaves of Manama and Musfutin the Hajar Mountains. Alongthe creek dhow building was thespecialised trade. Fishing anddate-trees provided the local pop-ulation with their primary meansof sustenance. Ajman benefitedgreatly from the union of the emi-rates, a fact that is reflected todayin their stately buildings and in-frastructure. Sheikh Humaid binRashid Al Nuami has been theruler since 1981.

UMM AL QAIWAIN: Umm Al Qai-

wain is ruled by the Al Muallafamily. It is the second smallestemirate, with a total area ofaround 770 square kilometers.Positioned between the emiratesof Sharjah and Ajman to thesouth and Ras Al Khaimah to thenorth, Umm Al Qaiwain has thesmallest population. Fishing isthe local population's primarymeans of income. Date farmingalso plays a significant role in theeconomy. After the union of theemirates in 1971 Umm Al Qai-wain developed into a modernstate, and continues to progressunder its present ruler, SheikhRashid bin Ahmed Al Mualla.

RAS AL KHAIMAH: Ras AlKhaimah, the most northerlyemirate, is ruled by anotherbranch of the Al Qasimi family. Itcovers an area of 1,700 squarekilometers. Thanks to the run-offwater from the Hajar Mountains,Ras Al Khaimah has a uniqueabundance of flora, so it is nosurprise that agriculture is im-portant to the local economy. Theemirate also benefits from itsstone quarries, and fishing,which is plentiful in the rich wa-ters of the Gulf. The city of Ras AlKhaimah, situated on an inlet,has a rich history. It wasrenowned for its prosperous port

and for its exquisite pearls, whichwere famous as being the whitestand roundest available anywhere.Ras Al Khaimah's current ruler isSheikh Saqr bin Mohammed AlQasimi.

FUJAIRAH: The only emiratewithout a coastline on the Ara-bian Gulf is Fujairah, which isruled by the Al Sharqi family. Sit-uated along the coast of the Gulfof Oman, Fujairah covers about

1,300 squarekilometres. Un-like other emi-rates, where thedesert forms alarge part of theterrain, moun-tains and plainsare its predomi-nant features.Fujairah's econ-omy is based onfishing and agri-culture. Like RasAl Khaimah, theland in Fujairahis irrigated byrainwater fromthe Hajar Moun-tains, making itideal for farming.Sheikh Hamadbin MohammedAl Sharqi is thepresent ruler.

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Some describe Kerala'seconomy as a "democraticsocialist welfare state".Others use the term"Money Order Economy".

While Kerala's economic progress isabove the national average, relativelyfew major corporations and manu-facturing units are based out of Ker-ala. Unemployment recently droppedfrom 19.1% in 2003 to 9.4% in 2007& a mere 4.2% in 2011. Underem-ployment, low employability ofyouths, and a 13.5% female partici-pation rate are chronic issues. Onemajor cause for concern is that theKerala government is running one ofthe highest deficits in India.

In this state of 32 million, oneout of six employed Keralites, oraround 30 lakh people from thestate, work abroad mainly in PersianGulf, the result of a migration thatstarted with the Kerala Gulf boom,when Malayalees began migrating tothe GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council)countries for livelihood in the 1970s.As of 2008, The Gulf countries alto-gether had a Keralite population ofmore than 2.5 million, who senthome a sum of US$ 9.25 billion (ap-proximately INR 46.24 Crores) an-nually. Even now, Kerala's stateeconomy is dependent on NRI remit-tances that crossed the INR 50,000Crores mark in 2011 and touchedan all time high of INR 58,000Crores in 2012. Foreign remittances augment the state’seconomic output by nearly 25 per-cent. To put it in the words of aca-demician and scholar S IrudayaRajan, "Remittances from globalcapitalism are carrying the wholeKerala economy".

Keralites working in the Gulf, asa class are today facing a crisis ofstatus — and of survival. Some30~40 years ago, it was a matter ofpride for malayalee families to saythat they had some Persian connec-tions (the word Gulf was yet to enterthe ubiquitous vocabulary at thattime). Men working in the Gulf thenwere in high demand in the mar-riage market at home. Half theMalayalam movies released betweenthen and now had stories directly re-lated with migration to the Gulf.However, pictures, videos and re-ports that flooded the media during

the Gulf War I showcasing the con-ditions the majority of the Malayaleemigrants to the Gulf were workingand living in changed the percep-tion: Insecure jobs, low salaries,contractual terms equivalent tothose of slavery, sardine-canlikelabor camps, filthy toilets, longqueues in the morning for waterbeing brought by corrupt tankerdrivers preying on them ...

That picture of disgrace has onlygot worse since then. Luckily forthose from Kerala, known for the

several past decades as a money-order-economy, and their familiesand relatives, the Gulf dreams didnot end with the two Gulf Wars. Infact, there were people who had evenbought star hotels in Kerala withmoney earned from the business ofsupplying chicken to US militarycamps in Saudi Arabia and Kuwaiteven while supporting Saddam Hus-sein. But that was not enough tosave the Malayalee from the imageproblem despite the fact that a smallminority has always been in the

KERALA REMITTANCE ECONOMYBURSTING BUBBLE ?The Kerala economy is dominated by the service industry. Ker-ala leads over several other Indian states and territories in termsof per capita GDP and economic productivity. In terms of HDI,Kerala's record is by far the best in India (The 2011 census showsthe state's HDI to be 0.920, which is higher than that of mostdeveloped countries). Kerala's low GDP and productivity figuresjuxtaposed with higher development figures than in most Indianstates is often dubbed the "Kerala Phenomenon" or the "KeralaModel" of development by economists, political scientists, andsociologists. This phenomenon arises mainly from Kerala's landreforms, social upliftment of entire communities and reforms in-troduced by the communist party which had held its sway overthe state for a long period of time.

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high-pay, secured-job category inthe Gulf. The new circumstances inthe Gulf have, however, generated afeeling that it is high time Malay-alees ended the habit of viewing Ara-bia as the ‘Promised Land’.

The legal machine designed toexpel the (illegal) working class mi-grants has already been switched onin Saudi Arabia; Kuwait, Oman,Bahrain and even the UAE are prim-ing their legal machineries with thegoal of reducing the size of expatri-ate populations. It is called Nitaqatin Saudi Arabia, a program thatseeks to ensure a minimum repre-sentation by natives in the country’semployment scenario, clearly aproduct of the fear of the rulersabout backlash from the people inthe context of the Arab Spring upris-ings in the region.

Many countries — like Yemen,Palestine, Vietnam, Philippines,Pakistan and Sri Lanka — arebound to feel the heat of this newtrend, a direct result of the ArabSpring. However, there is no doubtthat Kerala will be the worst hit,whose remittances from abroad(mainly Gulf) stand today at almost31 percent of the State’s GDP, and1.4 times more than the internalrevenue income of the Government.Even a 10 per cent down-slide inthese figures can have a cata-strophic effect. But what are thegovernments in Thiruvananthapu-ram and New Delhi doing to addressthe issue? They can perforce donothing to reverse the situation.But surely there are some things

they can — and should — do to en-sure the survival of the lakhs of peo-ple who could be coming back likerefugees to their own land.

Nitaqat works at many levelsagainst the low-income expatriatecommunity in Saudi Arabia. Associ-ated initiatives by the Saudi Govern-ment, implemented through LaborDepartment officials and theJawazat police (passport cops), arestringent in content and practice.Companies have to ensure eight to30 percent (depending on the em-ployee strength) representation bySaudi nationals in their workforces.There are specific guidelines on thepay package and other amenities re-quired for nationals, which smallcompanies will never be able to

abide by. Migrants working undersponsors other than their originalcontractors will have no space towork and live in the kingdom. Thereis no dispute that all this is fair fromthe viewpoint of any nation and it isimmensely clear as to who all will behit by such norms. Searches for “il-legal residents” started after March27, the deadline set for complyingwith the Nitaqat norms, spreadingpanic through the migrant workercommunities. The move, which in-cluded arrest, removal to deporta-tion camps and expulsion, was toaffect an estimated two million of the6.5 million expatriates in Saudi Arabia.

On April 6, Saudi Arabia’s KingAbdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud an-nounced a 3-month reprieve for all“illegal” expatriates to either legallyregularize their residence permits orget out. It was by no means a ges-ture of generosity from the king. TheSaudis had no other option as thelarge corporates executing govern-ment jobs on contract reiterated inno uncertain terms that workswould not be completed in time iflow-income migrant workers wererounded up and sent back. Also,there was immense pressure on theSaudis from the Government inYemen, according to a manager withan infrastructure firm having gov-ernment contracts worth millions ofdollars in Riyadh. Politicians in

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India, however, have since takencredit for this reprieve, claiming thatthe relaxation was a result of India’sdiplomatic efforts.

The governments in Thiruvanan-thapuram and New Delhi, and thearmchair researchers who dependlargely on stock methodology sur-veys, are arguing that fears aboutthe Gulf dream coming to an end inthe context of the Nitaqat cleanup inSaudi Arabia seem to be grossly mis-placed. They might be justified intheir theory that Nitaqat hits only il-legal immigrants in Saudi Arabiaand that they are only a small por-tion of the immigrant communitythere. And insofar as Kerala is con-cerned, those who may have to re-turn empty-handed in the changedcircumstances might number up toa mere 1.75 lakh, while Saudi Ara-bia has over 5.75 lakh Malayalees.But they may be missing the largerpicture, as no country in the Ara-bian Gulf would now be able to stayaway from the job nationalizationprocess, thanks to the strong mes-sage rippling forth these societies inthe aftermath of the Arab Spring.Ordinary Gulf-dependent Keralites,who could recall how the war inKuwait ravaged their lives in theearly 1990s, would understand thegravity of the situation better thanthose sitting safe in the central andstate governments here.

Amidst reports that companiesand even sections within the Gov-ernment there were opposing theproposed employment nationaliza-tion plan, Kuwait’s Minister for So-cial Affairs and Labor Thikraal-Rashidi, on April 14, assertedthat there would be no change in theplan to cut the size of migrant em-ployees by 1,00,000 per year for thenext 10 years in order to accommo-date more and more natives in gov-ernment and private sector jobs. Asimilar development is afoot in theUAE as well, where 40 per cent ofKerala’s total emigrants — officially,2.28 million and over three millionunofficially — work. An influentialmember of the Federal NationalCouncil of the UAE had on March 31reiterated the country’s resolve toimplement nationalization in thegovernment job scene apart from theprivate sector.

Bahrain, which has alreadyborne the brunt of the Arab Spring,and Oman, which is yet to win overthe minds of immigrants as a hos-pitable paymaster, are thinkingalong the same lines. One must viewthese developments in the back-ground of what had happened just afew years ago when the ‘economicbubble’ of Dubai burst, pushing theGovernment there into near-bank-ruptcy. Ministers here had said theDubai meltdown would not affectKeralites, but affect them it did, andclose to 40,000 Keralites came back.According to some surveys done in2011, the Gulf has been providingjobs to over two million Keralites.The UAE had 8,83,313 Keralites,while their number in Saudi Arabiawas 5,74,739. Qatar was then thethird Gulf country with the largest

population of Malayalee migrantsnumbering 1,48,427. The number ofMalayalees in Kuwait then was1,27,782 while Bahrain had1,01,556 Keralites. All this leads usto question whether governmentshere have any idea at all of how itwould impact Kerala if 20 percent ofthese people have to return in thenext five years ...

Experts in migration studies averthat the age of Globalization isbound to be an age of cyclical migra-tion. Workers — professional, skilledand unskilled — become eternalfloaters, leaving one country when

the opportunities end there for an-other in search of new assignments.And this did prove true when theDubai economy buckled in 2009leading to heavy job losses. A goodportion of the affected were Keralites,but a large percentage of them optednot to return home and instead mi-grate to Abu Dhabi within the UAE,Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the newdestinations for job-seekers from theOrient. But now, cleanup plans likeNitaqat would leave no room forcyclical migration. Semi-skilled andunskilled workers from places likeKerala cannot have the luxury of mi-grating to the US, Canada or coun-tries in Europe. Their lives have toperforce revolve around the Gulf. Butwhen all the governments in Arabiafocus on nationalization of their jobmarkets, where is the chance for

country-to-country migration? Theonly option will is to go back home.So, are we ready to handle this influxand rehabilitate/re-integrate thesereturnees into our socio-economicparadigm? Assertions and an-nouncements of rehabilitation andre-integration programs from govern-ments abound, but only time can tell.

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—CHAKRAVARTHI SUCHINDRANThe Writer is a technocrat who dabbles in journalismprint & broadcast, photography & creative visual arts.

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On the Ministry of Overseas IndianAffairs“My Ministry, the Ministry of Over-seas Indian Affairs, wants to be atrue friend and guide to overseas In-dians across the world. With that inmind, I have always been trying totake new initiatives for the benefit ofthe large and diverse overseas Indiancommunity. I am ensuring that myministry makes all efforts to furtherstrengthen the strong bond betweenIndia and overseas Indians, we wantto address their concerns and prob-lems, and we want to create an en-abling environment, where overseasIndians will engage with and benefitfrom the opportunities in our rapidlygrowing economy. During my lasttenure in this ministry, I had workedto establish an institutional frame-work that can support sustainableand mutually beneficial engagementwith the diaspora. I think all thesehave been helpful in the endeavors of

overseas Indians.

“All this has been good, so over-seas Indians are enthusiastic, be itthey want to explore their past, thepresent opportunities, or their futureprospects with India. They come for-ward themselves. And why do theycome forward? Because I encouragethem, my ministry is encouragingthem, we recognize them, we talk tothem, and we facilitate them. Over-seas Indians, they are people living indifferent countries, and we havemade an effort to reach out to themand there is a feeling among the Di-aspora now that somebody is there inIndia for them, and we available forany kind of problem they may face.So the ministry’s acceptance by over-seas Indians that it is our ministry,that is the great achievement ofmine. Did you know, this ministry was earlier headed by Dr. Manmohan Singh.”

On Saudi Arabia's new job-law,“Nitaqat”, and steps being takento insulate Indians working inthe Gulf:

“This is not something new, everyArab country in the Gulf, they aretaking steps like this. In the Saudicase, the law says that for every 10foreign workers a company hires, ithas to hire one Saudi national. Theyare doing this to combat local unem-ployment, and also because theyconsider that some of the immigrantlabor is working illegally. It’s not justIndians, many other countries arealso impacted. Indians are in goodnumbers but there are people fromother countries as well. In Saudi Ara-bia, our estimates suggest that withthe implementation of this law, some1~2 Lac people might have a prob-lem. So it is not that big an issue. Iand my ministry have given so muchof details, we have run so many cam-paigns which said DON’T GO WITH-

VAYALAR RAVIA MINISTER WITH A MISSIONNRI Achievers have been after Vayalar Ravi, who steers the ministry of Overseas IndianAffairs, for quite some time to interact with us on an exclusive session and talk abouthis ministry and its various institutions, and the various aspects and issues that concernthe Indian Diaspora, both the old and the new. The Minister finally consented, andwe present excerpts here from the conversation Rajeev Gupta had with him.


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OUT PROPER DOCUMENTS. A doc-ument is not just the visa, but alsothe proof of genuine sponsors. Who isthe sponsor, where do you work, allthe details must be there. But still,people have gone without proper doc-uments, and the point is they are notlegally taken by anybody, any em-ployer, that’s the point.

“The Indian Embassy had beenasked to help Indian workers withdocumentation and other issues ifthey wanted to shift base or look atjob opportunities in neighboringcountries. We have also decided toprovide air tickets to deserving peoplewho want to come back from thecountry. I have asked the ambassa-dor to extend all possible help to ourcitizens affected by the law.

“The naturalization process in theGulf countries would have its impacton Indian expatriates, but of the 2.4million expatriates in Saudi Arabia,only a Lac would be affected by Nitaqat. Our aim is to protect the employment of the Indian expatriatesthere and we will do everything possible in this regard. However, we cannot continue to depend on the Gulf job market for our employment needs. We will have toprovide our people with jobs in ourown country.”

About recruitment agencies andtheir unscrupulous practices:

"State police should launch crim-inal cases. For the past four years,my Ministry has been carrying outadvertisement campaigns in variouslanguages. I am sad such campaignshave not delivered results. The Union

government had already de-recog-nized some overseas manpoweragents responsible for the currentplight of Indians affected by this nat-uralization process in Saudi Arabia.To take things to their logical conclu-sion, these agents should be pro-ceeded against for their criminalaction. It is up to the State govern-ments to initiate prosecution meas-ures against them. I have no police

or police stations for this, it is the re-sponsibility of the state government.So what I do is I write a letter to thechief ministers, and we must tellthem “treat my letter as an FIR.”, be-cause when I receive petitions by thepeople regarding cheating by recruit-ment agencies, they are writing me,then I forward this to CMs askingthem to prosecute. Some state gov-

ernments do prosecute, some do not.Andhra & Kerala are more active.And also if they are wrong I take ac-tion.”

About his office routine, personallife and his family:“I spend most of my day in office, ex-cept I go home for a meal, as I preferto eat at home. Usually I like to haverice, dosa on occasion, sometimes itis idli. I have three children, one son,two daughters. They are here some-times. My son, he is a lawyer, one ofmy daughters, the elder one, she is adentist. We call her Chukky. Myother daughter, she is Liza. My wife,Mercy, she's no more, she passedaway in 2009. She was a well-knownmalayalam writer, she was also anMLA in Kerala. The Sunday Times,once or twice in a week she also usedto write for it, she was their regularcolumnist.”

How they met and got married:“We used to go to the same college,she was my junior by a few years …Maharaja College, very famous col-lege in Kerala. Because I wanted tomeet her every day, I even joined MAin the same college. Then after grad-uation she had to join the women'scollege for her MA, and she used tocome all the way to Maharaja's Col-lege to meet me. Then one day we de-cided to tell my family, my mother &father, that we are getting married …I picked her up from the women's col-lege after getting my father's assentand took her home. Her family cameto know later in the day. So that'sthe story ...”

I have always beentrying to take new initiatives for the benefit of the largeand diverse overseasIndian community. Iam ensuring that myministry makes all efforts to furtherstrengthen the strongbond between Indiaand overseas Indians...

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The “Rashtrapati Bhawan”has several secrets hiddenunder its facade, with someamazing facts tending tosurface to surprise you.

Right from its regal metal gates to theopulent residence cum office of thePresident of India, it has quite a fewmagical stories buried in it. For ex-ample, in the middle of the road con-necting the Gates and the Building,we have the huge Jaipur Column.Did you know that barely any steelwas used to build this ViceregalPalace but the Jaipur Column,funded by the then Maharaja ofJaipur Sawai Madho Singh, has aSteel Beam running through its en-

tire height of 145 feet (44.2 meters),topped by a bronze lotus from whichrises the six-pointed glass star, all ofit weighing a little more than fivetonnes. On the double base of col-umn, the original plan of Delhi as de-signed by Lutyen, is etched. Lutyenhad placed Lord Hardinge’s statue atthe foot of the column, but post-Inde-pendence this was shifted to thecoronation grounds, where KingGeorge V laid the foundation stone ofthe new capital during his coronationin 1911. King George’s majesticstatue was placed in a canopy nearIndia Gate, which too was removedalong with all other statues from Lu-tyen’s Delhi, all of them finding a

resting place in the CoronationGrounds.

Edwin Landseer Lutyen, chief ar-chitect of New Delhi, got this jobthanks to his royal connections. Hewas married to the daughter of LordLytton, former viceroy of India. Heplanned the city for some 60,000 peo-ple, a city that today houses some170,000,000 plus. Lutyen got hisgood friend Herbert Baker to be hisco-architect, and both of them wereexcited about this partnership, untilit ended because of this very project.Baker wanted to raise the two secre-tariat buildings connected with Rash-trapati Bhawan and level the space


THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE OF INDIA

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between them. Lutyen was againstthis because then the view of ViceroyHouse (Rashtrapati Bhawan) will beblocked. The heavy debate was wonby Baker, and as a result, when wereach the foothill of Raisina, theRashtrapati Bhawan is hidden be-hind the slope and appears onlywhen you reach on top. This dis-agreement over the slope, whichended a long and trusted relationshipwas described by Baker as “the un-happiest in all my life’s work”.

Lutyen also gave very deepthought to which trees ought to beplanted where. King’s Way (Rajpath)was decorated with Jamun Trees,Queen’s Way (Janpath) had ArjunTrees lining it, Imli was for AkbarRoad and Neem Trees were plantedon Lodhi Road. A total of 10,000 treeswere planted in the new city, makingit the then greenest capital on earth.Luckily Delhi is still considered to beone of the greener capitals eventoday.

It is very interesting to know thatLutyen was not a fan of Indian Archi-tecture. But the then viceroy LordHardinge insisted on his introducingIndian styles, and that is when Lu-

tyen traveled across India and fell inlove with the Mughal style. Even thesame red & buff sandstone materialthat the Mughals used in their build-ings was chosen for this palace. Mostof us think that RashtrapatiBhawan’s dome was inspired by theSanchi Stupa, but this is only a half-

truth. Actually, Lutyen was verymuch inspired by St. Paul’s Cathe-dral in London, so he tried to enblendboth to create a dome with character-istics of both.

“To the south of city, 27 Kilnscame up to make the 700 millionbricks or so that was needed for theproject …. About 700 men were em-ployed, to produce some 200,000pounds worth of work in teak,shisham …. and other Indian woods.There were 84 miles of electric distri-

bution cables and 130 miles of streetlighting, 50 miles of road…….” de-scribes Edwin Lutyen.

All pillars have bells carved, sim-ilar to temples in India along with theelephant motifs on the pillar-crowns.The huge main gate was wrought outof iron and has its motifs and designstaken from the Red Fort of Delhi.

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The Pillars of the main complexare borrowed from Roman architec-ture, topped with brackets inspiredby Indian Temples. The palace has340 rooms, 227 columns and 37fountains. The estate around it alsohas a cricket ground, eight tenniscourts and a golf course.

On 13th February 1931, the newcapital was inaugurated, and thehard work of chief engineers HughKeeling, S. Teja Singh Malik and con-tractors Haroun-al Rashid, SujanSingh and his son S. Sobha Singh (fa-ther of legendary writer KhushwantSingh) became an enduring reality.After few days, Mahatama Gandhiwas invited to the palace. But the In-dian politicians were in no mood tocelebrate as they were mourning thedeath of Motilal Nehru (father ofJawaharlal Nehru). In 1947, as Indiagot independence, the Viceroy'shouse was turned into the Rashtrap-ati Bhawan and the Council houseinto the Indian Parliament. And IndiaGate? This was not called India Gatethen, but was “The Great India WarMemorial”.

—VIKRAMJIT SINGH ROOPRAI The writer is a self-made IT entrepreneur, who is alsoa passionate heritage & history buff.

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The Competition Com-mission of India, in itsrecent order has saidthat the apartment buy-ers agreement has been

amended to remove abusive andunfair conditions present in theoriginal ‘one-sided’ agreement.Though the CCI order has

sparked a legal debate on the ju-risdiction and other matters con-cerning the real estate sector, yetthe entire episode has perforceopened up a veritable pandora’sbox once again, with regard tosale agreements of real estatecompanies.

It is an open fact that saleagreements are loaded heavily infavor of developers who put inone-sided clauses that give themdiscretion with regard to changein zoning plan, lay-out plan, floorplan, specifications, usage pat-tern, alteration of structure andhidden charges. These skewed

FAIR PLAY IN PROPERTY AGREEMENTSThe recent order by the anti-trust regulator, the Competition Commission of India(CCI) against DLF, amending their agreement with apartment buyers of three dif-ferent projects, making it more equitable and fair, may well pave the way for a‘model agreement’ for property sale, ensuring fair play in property transactions ...

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buyers agreements that spell outterms and conditions with respectto sale and purchase of property,have many pitfalls. Quite often,buyers complain that the devel-oper did not deliver what hepromised in terms of facilities andamenities. There are also severaldisputes over inferior quality ofconstruction and poor specifica-tions of material and accessories.It’s not just the case of amenities,buyers also feel cheated in terms of space. In fact real estate developers exploit the carpet area - super area ambigu-ity to charge arbitrarily. Whatmakes matters worse is that thereis no fixed ratio of super built-uparea to carpet area and no trans-parent and justified way of calcu-lating it. And many a timedevelopers do not even disclosethe exact break-up of carpet andsuper area.

With the help of the biasedsale agreement, developers alsomake property buyers shell outextra money in the form of so-called 'hidden charges', as these

often do not find mention in thebuilder-buyer agreement, andeven if these are there, thesecharges including External Devel-opment Charges (EDC), InternalDevelopment Charges (IDC), Pref-erential Location Charges (PLC),etc, are not specified. There areinstances when super area is in-creased without increasing thecarpet/built-up area. As a resultof this, all other charges like PLC,EDC, IDC, maintenance fee alsoget enhanced. Home buyers arealso short-changed on account ofdelayed delivery as they end uppaying extra pre-EMIs for the pe-riod of delay which amount tohigher interest payment andlonger overall tenure. In fact fordevelopers, it pays to delay espe-cially when the home buyersagreement has a price escalationclause. Moreover, as per penaltyclause in the agreement, devel-oper only promises a meagercompensation of INR 5 per squarefoot per month whereas hecharges 18 percent penal interestwhen the buyer defaults in his

payments.

In this backdrop, the CCIjudgment has come as a whiff offresh air for the property buyers.And they have pinned their hopeson Union Housing Ministry's longpending real estate regulatorybill. As per the draft bill, real es-tate developers are required toregister all projects before sale ofproperty, disclose project details,contractual obligations and sta-tus of clearances. The regulatorwill also prevent developers fromdelaying projects and divertingfunds by making it mandatory forthem to deposit 70 percent ofproject funds in escrow account.All this holds out hope of provid-ing a fair deal to property consumers by ensuring transpar-ent and ethical real estate trans-actions.

—VINOD BEHLThe author is a seasoned journalist with more than30yrs experience. A domain expert in real estate &development, he is also the Editor of “Realty Plus,”a real estate monthly.

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While the Gulf Diaspora isabuzz with trepidation

about the new trend of protec-tionist labor-laws turning intoa torrent with Saudi Arabiataking a lead with the “Nitaqat”program triggering fears of re-verse migration, investmentsfrom the Gulf are flowing intoIndia, with the GCC countriesshowing an increased appetitefor acquiring Indian assets.The UAE's Abu Dhabi basedEtihad Airways' proposing toinvest US$ 379 million inIndia's Jet Airways illustratesthis growing appetite of MiddleEastern companies for Indian as-sets. While sovereign/private eq-

uity funds from the region al-ready do have a significant expo-sure to Indian firms, it is only

now that several Middle Easterncompanies are escalating theirIndia mergers & acquisitions

plays. Qatar’s Hassad Foods ac-quired a majority stake in Bas-mati rice seller Bush Foods

barely a month ago, whileSaudi Arabia’s largest supplierof air conditioners Zamil qui-etly took full management con-trol of Advantec, an OEM forbrands like Carrier, Voltas andVideocon. Investment bankersare of the view that Arab com-panies are showing a markedinterest for assets in the infra-structure and logistics do-mains. Dubai Ports World, the

largest foreign port operator inIndia, is also apparently scoutingfor investment opportunities incontainer terminal space.

Japanese car major Honda will infuse a fresh investmentof INR 2,500 Crore into it's India operations. This will be

deployed with a view to double its production capacity to 2.4Lakh units annually, as it drives in new models into the In-dian market. Thefresh investmentwill go into a newcar assembly anddiesel engine com-ponent productionline at Tapukarain Rajasthan’sAlwar district. Thenew plant will beoperational by2014 and will beHonda's secondmanufacturing fa-cility in the mar-ket. Thecompany’s currentmanufacturing fa-cility is based out ofGreater Noida in Uttar Pradesh. Honda also said it plans toroll out a new generation Jazz next year. Their new forayinto the diesel powered sedan market with their new car“Amaze” has also been received well by all and sundry. Thisis Honda's first ever diesel powertrain to be introduced any-where in the world.

HONDA TO INVEST INR 2,500 CR

GCC COUNTRIES ACQUIRING A TASTE FOR DESI INDIAN ASSETS

ONGC IN FORBES LIST

The Forbes Global 2000 list for thisyear has been announced and as

many as 56 Indian companies havemade it to this prestigious list andONGC has been positioned at 155, animpressive jump from the previousyear’s position at 171 on the list. Thisis a fitting reflection of the company’sstrong operating performance and itsrobust financial fundamentals over theyears. In 2012, ONGC made a netprofit of Rs. 25,123 cr., thereby mak-ing it the country’s most profitablebusiness entity.

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Arcelor Mittal Chairman and CEOLakshmi Mittal’s wealth has plum-meted, but the Hinduja brothershave become the richest Asians inthe UK, while Lord Swraj Paul hasemerged as the wealthiest Peer.Mittal, 62, who spent eight years atthe top of the list, has droppeddown to fourth position this year,with a fortune of £10 billion, £2.7billion less than last year. Srichand(77) and Gopichand Hinduja (73),the chairman and co-chairman ofthe Hinduja group respectively,take the third place. The Hindujabrothers are worth £10.6 billion in2013 as against £8.6 billion lastyear.

MITTAL NOW 4TH RICHEST IN UK

Sahara Q Shop, a retail venture ofthe Sahara Group, has entered

the Guinness World Records by si-multaneously opening a record 315retail outlets across 10 states inIndia, all in one go. Guinness WorldRecords presented the official certifi-cate to Subrata Roy, ManagingWorker & Chairman, Sahara Group.As of now, Sahara has 550 opera-tional Q Shop stores across India. Bythe end of the current financial year,the group plans to have about10,000 stores.

SAHARA OPENS315 Q SHOPS,CREATES RECORD

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CHEAPEST BIKE TO ROLL OUT FROM YAMAHA INDIA

Japanese two-wheeler giant Yamaha Motor Co Ltdhas said that it will roll-out the worlds cheapest

motorcycle priced around US $ 500 (INR 27,000) andhas set up a R&D centre in Greater Noida to makeIndia thje hub for such low-cost motorcycles. “So far,we have been focusing on sporty, stylish and perform-ance-bikes in India. Now, we are looking to increaseour presence in the commuter segment,” HiroyukiSuzuki, CEO & managing director, India YamahaMotor Pvt Ltd, said. The company’s target is to de-velop the cheapest bike at around US $ 500 for bothIndia and export markets. The company is developingthe bike with an engine capacity of 100 cc or more assmaller bikes with smaller engines do not have a goodbalance. The bike will first launch in India. Yamaha isalso planning to explore other markets like Africa andLatin America.

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Gitanjali Group, one of the world’s largestbranded jewelry manufacturers and retailerswith a US$ 2.5 billion turnover, launched anew collection, “Shuddhi Jewels”, to comple-ment their existing brands like Gili, Naksha-

tra, Asmi, D’damas, Sangini and Diya. The collection waspresented featuring the four elements Earth, Water, Air

INDIA INTERNATIONAL JEWELRY WEEK 2013

A literally glitteringevent promoted andorganized by the TheGems & Jewelry ExportPromotion Council ofIndia, an apex industry body withover 5,500 membersoperating under thesupervision of the Min-istry of Commerce & In-dustry, Government ofIndia, the show waspresented in associa-tion with PC Jewellers, co-sponsored by Gitanjali and powered by the International Gemological Institute.

One fashion event eminently worth mentioning took place recently, The India International Jewelry Week 2013. IIJW is aninitiative to showcase India's finest in jewelry,be it design, innovation, technology andquality supported by top of the line crafts-manship, to customers around the globe.The selection of several designers wereshowcased, notable among them ArchanaKochhar, Monica Kapoor & Rosily Paul.



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and Fire to showcase thedifferent segments of thejewelry.

Aum Monica Kapoorpresented her fabulouscollection christened“Anupam”, woven aroundgreat craftsmanship, andinspired by the naturalfloral motifs like carvedleaves and peacock pat-terns, which were mergedcreatively with pastelstones in shades of pink,white and yellow. Monicahas worked around a va-riety of gems and jewelslike Kundan and pearlsfor a very unconventionalline of ornaments.

Creating contemporarydesigns but with a newage Avant Garde touch,the collection “Layers”,presented by Rosily Paulwas an exquisite expres-sion of style and beauty,and the gem she focusedupon was the beautiful“Amber”. With the concept “Layers and Amber” Rosilyhas dreamt up some amazing designs aimed at 21stcentury femmes.

A literally glittering event promoted and organizedby the The Gems & Jewelry Export Promotion Councilof India, an apex industry body with over 5,500 mem-bers operating under the supervision of the Ministry ofCommerce & Industry, Government of India, the showwas presented in association with PC Jewellers, co-sponsored by Gitanjali and powered by the Interna-tional Gemological Institute.


Aum Monica Kapoor presented her fabulouscollection christened “Anupam”, wovenaround great craftsmanship, and inspiredby the natural floral motifs like carvedleaves and peacock patterns, which weremerged creatively with pastel stones inshades of pink, white and yellow.

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Showstopper Sonam Kapoor daz-zled the audience in a hot redLehenga & deep neck Choli forManish Malhotra's show at anevent held at Hotel Hyaat in Mum-bai to launch India’s first of its kindwhitening toothpaste by Colgate,and unveiled the product as itsbrand ambassador. On the occasion, "Sonam said, “Istrongly believe that a bright smilemakes one more beautiful, withthe perfect dazzling smile to facethe world. Here are a fewglimpses of the show ...


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Four of your films have collected 100 Cr plus.Do you smell whether a film will collect over100 Cr when you sign it ?

“I do not think any one thinks that when any onesigns a film, he or she thinks whether it will fetch100 Cr at the box office and then decide to acceptit. When I sign a film, I think about what my roleis and what my performance ought to be and notwhether it will fetch the producer 100 Crore plus or not. No one thinks that way in the film in-dustry.”

How would you evaluate your growth as an ac-tress from DABANGG to DABANGG 2 ?

“I have been part of five films till date- DABANGG,ROWDY RATHORE, JOKER, OH MY GOD , SONOF SARDAR and DABANGG 2. With every film inwhich I am acting, I think I am learning more andmore by trial and error method since I am not atrained actress and thirst to learn more and more.I learn by acting with new technicians, new actors.You keep growing with each and every film thatyou get the opportunity to be part of.”

Would you say that you are enjoying yourphase in the film industry right now ?

"Kal kya hoga mujhe bilkul pata nahin hai" but Iwould not at all hesitate to state that I am enjoyingthe phase with which I am in the industry rightnow ever since I had made my debut with DA-BANGG. I do not think I will ever let myself burnout by ageing to do more films than what I am hu-

SONAKSHI SINHA

In this informal interview with JYOTHI VENKATESH, who has knownher father Shatrughan Sinha evenbefore the latter was married to hermother Poonam Sinha, SONAKSHISINHA airs her thoughts ...

WHY SHOULD I WEAR A BIKINI ?



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manly capable of. Having worked with the best of ac-tors, technicians in the industry, I feel I am blessedthough let me confess that I cannot look at myselfcritically and actually look up to my mother for criti-cal comments. My father loves me and thinks thatwhatever I do is the best while my mom sits with mesometimes when I hear the narration of any film. Itake my mum's opinion very seriously and the bestpart is that my mom is very honest about whatevershe feels and tells me frankly.”

After you opted out of Kamal Haasan's VISHWA-ROOPAM, you do not seem to have any Tamil filmin your kitty !

“Though it is sad that I couldn't do Kamal Haasan'sTamil-Hindi bilingual film VISHWAROOPAM when it

was offered to me, it does not mean that I am averseto working in films down South. In fact, right now, Iam excited about having signed on for SHIVAM, a pe-riod Telugu film directed by Krish Jagarlamudi inwhich I have been cast opposite Mahesh Babu. It wassweet of Prabhu Sir to have insisted that I meet themaker for a narration and do the film if I liked thescript. Shivam is going to be a pure commercial en-tertainer, which will be produced by Ashwini Duttunder his own production house. If I get the rightoffer, I am game to be part of more Tamil and Telugufilms.”

Is it true that you demanded Rs 5 Cr to act inShivam ? How important is money to you ?

“Am I mad to ask for such a sum when I liked thescript when it was narrated to me ? I still am livingcomfortably with my parents. Money has never beenan issue for me. I do not look at the size of my rolewhen I sign a film. When I sign a film, I crave to dosomething different.”

In what way is Arbaaz's style of direction differ-ent from that of Abhinav Kashyap's ?

“Abhinav Kashyap who had directed DABANGG wasa writer in the film industry for the last 13 years. Onthe sets of DABANGG since I was new he used to lit-erally act out and show. Arbaazbhai used to also actand show me and tell me that he expected me to de-liver my lines on my own since I am no longer a new-comer like I was when I was on the sets of DABANGG.I told Arbaazbhai that he should have started his ca-reer as a director long time back. I feel that he is afabulous director. It is quite tough for him to manageto juggle all the three together meticulously- acting,producing and directing but he has done a fabulousjob of all the three departments in DABANGG 2. I'dsay that being a part of DABANGG 2 was to me likebeing back to base- home, since I had started myjourney as an actress with DABANGG exactly threeyears ago with DABANGG.”

“I have been part of five films till date- DABANGG, ROWDY RATHORE, JOKER, OH MYGOD , SON OF SARDAR and DABANGG 2. Withevery film in which I am acting, I think I amlearning more and more by trial and errormethod since I am not a trained actress andthirst to learn more and more. I learn byacting with new technicians, new actors.You keep growing with each and every filmthat you get the opportunity to be part of.”

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How tough was it for you to play the role of amarried woman in DABANGG 2 ?

“Though to play a married woman living outsideMumbai was very tough for me since I am still ayoung unmarried girl in real life and to get into theskin of my character, I managed to adopt a difficultbody language, with the help of Arbaaz. In most of ourfilms, we don't get to see the romance that takes placeafter the hero and heroine get married. So in a waythis is a refreshing change. There are some reallysweet and even funny situations between Mr. andMrs. Chulbul Pandey which people have really en-joyed. Luckily,I was in clue with the character havingplayed the same role earlier in DABANGG.”

In what way has life changed for you since youmade your debut with DABANGG ?

“Frankly I'd say that though I had actually strayed inon the film scene purely by accident, today I wouldnot know what to do, if I had even a single day freewithout shooting. Destiny made me an actress. I wassmug as a star daughter and studying for fashion de-signing when Salman Khan, who is like family to megoaded me to be fit and shed my weight and encour-aged me to try my hand at acting and even offered mehis own home production DABANGG.”

How averse are you to go in for a glamorousimage make over, since you run the risk of get-ting stereotyped as an actress, with your resolveto wear only traditional costumes in all yourfilms ?

“Who says that I am not ready tosport glamorous costumes? I amready to sport glamorous cos-tumes, because I am essentiallya jeans and T-Shirt girl of todayin normal life off the screen.Though glamour has become anintegral part of Hindi Cinematoday, I am not ready to appearin a bikini in a film. If the audi-ences have readily accepted mein traditional and decent cos-tumes in DABANGG, why shouldI wear a bikini ?”

How many films do you haveup your sleeves now ?

“Besides Krish Jagarlamudi'sSHIVAM, I am having films likeVikramaditya Motwani'sLOOTERA in which I have beenteamed opposite Ranveer Singh,Milan Lutharia's ONCE UPON ATIME IN MUMBAAI 2, in whichonce again Akshay Kumar is myleading man, Sajid Nadiadwala'sKICK to be directed by him with

Salman Khan, Tigmanshu Dhulia's BULLETT RAJAopposite Saif Ali Khan and Prabhudeva's RAMBO RA-JKUMAR opposite Shahid Kapoor. “

Though DABANGG, JOKER & DABANGG 2 wereoriginal Hindi films, ROWDY RATHORE and SONOF SARDAR were remakes of South Indian hits! Do you make it a point to watch the originalfilms to know how the actress has etched her rolein it?

“I confess that I am not at all averse to watching theoriginal hit versions of any film when I am offered theopportunity to work in the remakes. ROWDYRATHORE was the remake of the Tamil hit SIRUTHAIdirected by J. Siva Kumar and starring Karthi andTamanna and the Telugu hit VIKRAMARKUDU di-rected by S.S. Rajamouli and starring Ravi Teja andAnushka Shetty. I made it a point to see howAnushka Shetty had acted in VIKRAMARKUDU,though I did not get the opportunity to watch theTamil version SIRUTHAI or SON OF SARDAR , whichwas a remake of the Telugu hit MARYADA RAMANNA.I made it a point to interpret Anushka's role in an en-tirely different manner since Prabhudheva, who hadnot directed either the Tamil or the Telugu versionhad entirely changed the original subject in such away that it would be palatable for the Hindi audi-ences, by weeding out the inherent nativity in boththe versions.”

The Writer is a well-known and established film critic



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KASHMIR SPRING SWING !

This was my third visit to Kash-mir. The difference was - I wasvisiting to shoot for a book onseasons of Kashmir for JKTourism. I was asked by the

department to be in Srinagar on 10thApril, make that the base, and movearound to hitherto unexplored places -unexplored by tourists, I mean. It was ajoy shooting for tourism as I got permis-sions to shoot in places where touristswould never be allowed with cameras -the so-called sensitive, yet supremelypicturesque places, where the militaryand para-military forces are stationed.

April stands for unpredictable, al-most mercurial weather in the valley. Somuch so that locals refer to people's sud-den losing of cool as 'April Showers'. Ifaced it on the first day of shooting. I

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Dal Lake – Morning blue hour

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Early-morning Wholesale Vegetable Market on Dal Lake – The day’s work is done

Photos & Text : Ajay Sood

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had just set up to shoot the vividly col-orful tulips in the tulip garden and sud-denly, a heavy downpour engulfed us,and I had to run for shelter to protectmy equipment. I had barely made it tothe meager shelter when a violent hail-storm lashed all around us. Needless tosay, this hailstorm did little good to thetulips. However, I was luckier over thenext 10 days, with only one day gettingwashed out because of rain (and about4 inches of snow in the upper reaches).

Tulips were a joy as they brightenedup the otherwise monotonous blue-green of spring season in the valley.Mustard fields were like a carpet of re-freshing yellow and lime-green thrownrandomly across the valley. The mostly-green mountains with some whitesnow-covered peaks, and predomi-nantly-blue skies with some fluffed-upwhite-cotton clouds, reflected brilliantlyin the fields filled with water, as thepreparation for sowing paddy was onacross the valley. The entire valley wasin bloom - what with peach, pear,cherry and apple trees almost bendingdouble with the weight of the bountythey were bearing.

This visit took me to places that donot find a place on a normal tourist'sitinerary - Lolab Valley, Drangyari,Reshwari, Chandigham, Doorus, Sat-baran, Kalaroos, Yoosmarg, etc. And,while getting there, I passed throughplaces which reflect the true cultureand lifestyle of Kashmir - Kupwara,

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Girl on a Deodar tree, collecting wood for next winters

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Lush-green rolling meadows of Lolab Valley


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Sopore, Baramulla, Pakharpora, Pat-tan, etc.

I shot mostly in the first half of theday, starting early, almost at the crackof dawn, as the afternoon sky was un-predictable - sometimes hazy, some-times overcast. I shot Dal Lake frommany vantage spots - from Hari ParbatFort, from Shankaracharya temple,from a shikara, and even from a heliumballoon, lovingly called Kashmir-Eye. Icaptured its various moods - peaceful,pensive, chaotic (the early morning veg-etable market is as chaotic as chaotic

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Glacier water gushes along in Mawar Rivulet at Reshwari

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Mustard Carpet

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Dew glistens on the tulip

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Pear blossoms

light they had missed for thepast couple of months. Duringspring, the entire valleyseemed to have a spring intheir step.

It is said that Kashmirepitomizes the abundance ofmother nature - it has sightsyou'll find in Scotland,Switzerland, Japan, and manyother countries put together.And this isn't an exaggeration.These sights, sounds and sto-ries have left me fascinated,and I am excitedly looking forward to my next visit therein latter half of May - this time,to cover the summer in the valley.

can be). All the while during my visit, I

thought of the media-painted picture ofa disturbed Kashmir. I tried spottingdisturbance, but failed. In fact, I real-ized there's more disturbance in Delhi-NCR than in the valley. A sporadicencounter between so-called militantsand armed forces, where they wouldnormally leave civilians alone, getstremendous media hype; while the ram-pant unprovoked attacks on civilians bycriminals in any big city anywhere inthe world isn't considered as news-wor-thy. This dichotomy both amused andenraged me.

I came across a cave with entrancesat Kalaroos and Satbaran. Legend hasit that these caves were on the ancientsilk route. During winters, when the en-tire valley was knee-deep or more insnow, these caves took the silk-routersstraight to Russia.

Lolab valley boasts flora, which canonly be found here. It is also the habitatof brown bear, black bear and hangul.

Yoosmarg was covered in a thinsheet of snow from the previous night.Doorus was still in a time warp - withpeople inhabiting thatched roof huts.Ingelbug meadows were a feast for thecattle. Kids played cricket in the sun-

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Satbaran, entrance to the cave leading to Russia on ancient Silk-route

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Sheep being shepharded

The writer is an accomplished and avidtravel photographer, relishing equally thechallenges in capturing cityscapes and land-scapes, heritage and architecture, wildlifeand citylife, street and people.


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