Tabla, 12 June 2009

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY MICA (P) 181/03/2009 SINGAPORE. WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2009 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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    • 46 1 GETYOUR copy of tablalAT 7-ELEVEN OUTLETS, INCLUDING SHELL STATIONS NO PURCHASE REQUIRED 1 GURMrT SINGH: THE CHAPATI MAN PAGE 16 USING THE YOUTH TO INTEGRATE INDIANS lGE 8 PAGE 15 Get tabla! delivered to your doorstep. Call 6319-1800 or e-mail circs@sph.com.sg Catch us online at www.tabla.com.sg
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  • INDIA
    • 1071 1  -  Cost, availability of egg donors and surrogate mothers make India the favourite destination for fertility tourists PATRICK JONAS population growth. patrickj@sph.com.sg MENTION information technology or IT and the image of India immediately crops up. Now, India is slowly becoming synonymous with advances made in another
      PHOTOS: REUTERS, AFP  -  1,071 words
    • 483 4 An Indian businessman could play a crucial role in maintaining the US president’s sartorial elegance A JAY Khaitan is a turnaround expert... in the corporate sense of the word. And he’s now emerged as the potential saviour for the company that American president Barack Obama buys his
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    • 89 4 THE wildlife of Assam, the clouded hills and valleys of Meghalaya, the exotic flora and fauna of Arunachal Pradesh... those are some of the inspirations for the inspirations pieces of jewellery worn by these models. Launched by Launched by Kolkata-based Resource India, the Adi-Kriti range of gold jewellery
      PHOTOS: IANS  -  89 words
    • 515 5 ‘Web 2.0’ gets the honour, according to the Global Language Monitor Greenwashing, chiconomics, Jai Ho, slumdog, n00b... these were some of the contestants in the race to become the millionth English word. The Global Language Monitor, which makes the list, accepts
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    • 179 2/3 Calling All Volunteers! The Hindu Community Needs You: Interested to guide and counsel our Hindus serving time in penal institutions and juvenile homes or to provide company to the aged? Then be part of Mitra Hindu Counselling programme!! To register email to mitra@hinducentre.org.sg Or call 6297 8092 (Mitra Hotline) 9656
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    • 285 5 THINK SUCCESS. THINK MDIS I’m jama -p*' k V the STUDY ASSIST FUND AVAILABLE Oklahoma City University Exclusive Preview and Media Hub Tour for MDIS School of Media and Communications Preview Code OCUMP Speaker: Mr Vinod Kumar M Head of School. MDIS School of Media and Communications Date 24 Jun
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  • PERSONALITY
    • Article, Illustration
      850 6  -  with Jawharilal with Jawharilal Rajendran with Jawharilal Rajendran raj@sph.com.sg MR DEEP Singhania knows all about Captain James T. Kirk, Mr Spock and the crew of the Starship Enterprise. Growing up in India, he was hooked on the Star Trek series, its out-of-this world characters and their mind boggling
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 754 8  -  So says the Indian Integration Committee, which also recommends participation and volunteerism SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg OPINIONS have been aired, angsts revealed and ideas have been tossed into the hat. Now, after two months of meetings with both local and expatriate Indians, the Indian Integration
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    • 417 9  -  SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg IN FARAWAY Wisconsin live over 1,000 cows that produce plenty of milk. The reason, according to the owner of that American dairy farm, lies under them... these cows sleep on waterbeds. Wisconsin newspaper Lead-er-Telegram reported that the dairy farm used waterbeds so that
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    • 183 9 INDIAN writers like Shobhaa De, Loveleen Tandan who co-directed Slumdog Millionaire and Anita Jain graced the Indian Writers’ Festival held here last weekend. Also present were Singapore-based Neel Chowdhury, China specialist Poonam Surie, Bollywood scriptwriter Venita Coelho and author Sudeep Chakravarty. Speaking
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    • 280 10 In the process, she also upheld the cultural heritage of Shantiniketan SPONTANEITY and devotional intensity... these were the focal points of Sinjini Acharya Mazumdar’s performance at Library@Esplanade on June 5. The versatile singer, who has been All India Radio ance Library@Esplanade on The versatile singer,
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    • 724 11  -  You can save money and have fun too The reluctant TAI TAI The Reluctant Tai Tai is an Indian expat who loves high teas and gossipy martini sessions. But she has so much more going on in her life. Really! WHILE ladies-who-lunch are pretty
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    • 195 13 SINGAPORE must find more niche areas to position itself to face a new world after the global economic storm, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left) on June 9. With new market dynamics it needs dynamics and tougher competition ahead, it needs to find new growth
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    • Singapore news
      • 153 13 THE latest survey of 140 countries by the Economist Intelligence Unit has shown Singapore to be the most liveable place in South-east Asia. It also ranked 54, above New York in 56th place, as the world’s easiest city to live in. Vancouver, Vienna
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      • 126 13 EVEN in bad times, Singaporeans are big online spenders. They spent an average of US$4,018 (S$5,868) in the first quarter, 34 per cent more than a year ago, according to survey results released on June 9 by the Visa e-Commerce Consumer Monitor. Hot on the heels of
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      • 180 13 INTEREST rates for CPF savings in the Special, Medisave and Retirement Accounts (SMRA) will be maintained at 4 per cent floor rate until the end of the year, said the Central Provident Fund Board on June 10. Since Jan 1, 2008, the interest rate for
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    • 217 17 Rs300 crores Estimated loss suffered by the Hindi film industry due to the recent strike, according to Reliance Big Pictures chairman Amit Khanna 285,045 Number of children of school-going age in Singapore 0.10 per cent Discount given by State Bank of India on home loans to those who
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    • 406 17 “Lukas served three double faults early in the third set. I told him at one point, Martina is out there. Come on. Have a look at her. She’s inspiring us.” Tennis player Leander Paes, on the effect his former mixed doubles partner Martina Navratilova had on him
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    • 116 8 r >* ir -J* C m *7 f Swami Omkarananda JNANA VELVI 2009 LECTURE SERIES IN TAMIL The Essence of Kaivalya Upanishad Date: 16 June 2009 (Tuesday) 21 June 2009 (Sunday) Time: 7.00 am to 8.00 am Venue: At Sri Sivan Temple, Geylang East Ave 2 Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 2)
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    • 169 11 AYUSH AYURVEDIC PTE. LTD 1/IC Dor-o rmiKQ CirmnnnKQ T1 QCQC TVal* C309 0/11 C Eav C3QQ O/IOC 146 Race Course Road, Singapore *****5 Tel: 6398 0415 Fax: 6398 0405 Email: ayushayur@singnet.com.sg Ayurveda is a 5000-year-old Indian traditional herbal medical system. Before western medicine came to India, the people in India
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  • EDUCATION
    • 288 12  -  There’s more to school than homework and exams. That’s why tabla! has this page for students of the three Indian schools here, to play reporter and photographer (This page is rotated among the schools. Next week, DPS) SINDHUJA KRISHNAN, Class 10 CBSE THE student senate election
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 130 12  -  VIDHUSHI SINHA, Class 7A EVERY month students of a particular class in NPS prepare an assembly and parents are invited to witness it. On May 21, it was the turn of Class 4B to put up the assembly. The theme chosen was Cultural Diversity and its relevance
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      • Article, Illustration
        157 12  -  PRATYA ARORA, Class 6B I WAS chosen to represent my school in a scrabble competition against East Coast Primary School. After buying three dictionaries, I began practising in earnest and asked my parents and friends to play against me. During the competition, I was nervous and passed a
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    • 89 13 DPS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE *7<vic& (kaneti cn t&e fcelct education IGCSE and GCE-A level option alongwith Indian curriculum. New Kindergarten classrooms instituted to cater to new admissions. New classrooms and laboratory for IGCSE A level and senior students. f UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE International Examinations CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE r a Admissions
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 861 14  -  Indian film stars add glitter to the Indian International Film Academy awards weekend in Macau Sheela Narayanan IN MACAU sheela@sph.com.sg HE MAY be a superstar, but Amitabh Bachchan is not known to be tardy. Yet, he was late for the Indian International Film Academy press
      PHOTOS: SHEELA NARAYANAN, VENETIAN MACAU RESORT HOTEL  -  861 words
    • 212 15 INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed Malayalam film-maker Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Oru Pennun Randu Annum swept the State Film Awards in Kerala, winning five main awards. Adoor (right) bagged the best director, best film and best screenplay award while Praveena won the second best actress award for her performance
      PHOTO: WWW.HINDU.COM  -  212 words
    • 749 15 Snubs, diva behaviour, cyber battles and even an accident... Sonal Chauhan sure is stirring up the film industry AH CONTROVERSY, the starlet’s best friend. If they are not talking about your acting prowess (you have to have some first), your looks (after all that nip and tuck, there
      PHOTO: BOLLYWOOD.GO4WALLPAPERS.COM  -  749 words
    • 780 16  -  Gurmit Singh may be the king of local television, but he can still make a mean chapati SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg FOR a long time, fans of local English sitcom Phua Chu Kang didn’t even think about the fact that
      PHOTOS: MEDIACORP  -  780 words
    • 362 16 Beautiful brawn south Indian cinema’s new mantra Raj Indo Asian News Services THE south Indian film industry has discovered a new commercial formula in the form of heroine-oriented action films. While glamorous Sneha (right) and Namitha are playing policewomen in Telugu films Bhavani IPS and Deshadrohi respectively, multilingual actress Asin
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  • RELAX
    • 43 18/19 MODERN TAMIL LITERATURE This is an introduction to modern Tamil literature and books. Speakers include Rama Kannabiran, Mrs Chitra Ramesh and Mrs Jeyanthi Shankar from Singapore. When: June 14, 4pm Where: NLB, Victoria Street, 14th Floor Contact: 8279-3770
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    • 485 18/19 SPIRITUAL MUSIC OF THE SIKHS Rupinder Mahindroo, a classical vocalist from India, will present classical Gurbani spiritual music from the Guru Granth Saheb. When: June 14, 7pm Where: The Sikh Centre, Gurdwara Sahib Silat Road, 8 Jalan Bukit Merah Contact: 6327-2004 or log on to www.rupimahindroo.com JAGANNATHA RATHA
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    • 197 18/19 KAL KISSNE DEKHA Jacky Bhagnani, Vaishali Desai Nihal Singh, a seemingly simple yet unconventional boy from Chandigarh, talks too much, questions everything and builds complicated gadgets in his spare time. He has a brilliant mind and an oddball sort of charm. When he is accepted into his
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    • TV HIGHLIGHTS
      • friday
        • 49 18/19 4pm STAR GOLD Karan (Tusshar), Tanya (Esha Deol), Tashu (Natasha), Yash (Yash Tonk), Pat (Vrijesh Hirjee), Khush (Ashay Chitre) and Dolly (Kusumati Sana) are a carefree gang of college friends in Shimla, all out to have fun. Little do they know a psychopath is stalking them.
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        • 66 18/19 9pm VASANTHAM Nagesh and Muthuraman are sons of wealthy businessman Chidambaram (Sundarrajan). Their father disowns them because of their foolhardiness and irresponsible behaviour. But the brothers are not perturbed in fact, they even devise a plan to convince their father to allow them to marry the women
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      • saturday
        • 24 18/19 4pm VASANTHAM This cheerful and quirky comedy revolves around six newly-married middle class couples (below right) on a honeymoon tour.
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        • 57 18/19 7pm STAR GOLD Akshay goes to the US for his brother Ajay’s wedding. But he arrives to find Ajay missing and wanted by the police. Akshay’s search for his brother leads him to the dangerous Maya (Rekha) who seems to be above the law. Thus starts a
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        • Article, Illustration
          82 18/19 game 9pm VASANTHAM Periyavar’s (Raghuvaran) gang is bigger and more powerful than Chinna’s (Prakash Raj). Enter Shekar (Vikram, below left with Trisha), a powerful man who adds new life to Chinna’s gang. He challenges Periyavar’s group and makes Chinna the chief. As the As the gangs are targeted by
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      • sunday
        • 49 18/19 1pm VASANTHAM Guru (Vijay), an athlete and business management student, is in love with Abhinaya (Shriya), daughter of a business baron (Ashish Vidyarthi). They work hard to get their parents’ approval. But while the romantic drama is unfolding, a different dimension in the tale is revealed.
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        • 72 18/19 4pm VASANTHAM Daulat Singh and his good friend Ilam Din are neighbours and have twin sons. In the confusion of the partition of India and Pakistan, Ilam Din mistakenly takes one of Daulat Singh’s sons and leaves one of his sons in India. Cut to 2005,
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        • 51 18/19 10pm STAR GOLD Neel (Jimmy Shergill), a student at Columbia University, is in love with Maya (Nisha Rawal). Sunny (Rajpal Yadav) is Neel’s room-mate and buddy. Neel has to go to India to set up a call centre business. Much against Maya’s wishes, Neel travels to India with
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      • monday
        • 41 18/19 LAKEER FORBIDDEN LINES 10am STAR GOLD Mechanic Sanju (Suniel Shetty) idolises Arjun Rana (Sunny Deol). And his love for his brother Saahil (John Abraham) is unshakable. Saahil loves Bindiya (Nauheed Cyrusi), Arjun Rana’s sister. What happens when relationships cross forbidden lines?
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        • 40 18/19 3pm VIJAY A romantic movie in which a boy narrates a beautiful love story to a girl. It turns out to be the story of his life. Stars the story of his life. Kunal, Rathi and Krishna.
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      • tuesday
        • 50 18/19 lpm STAR GOLD HAIN Raj’s parents want him to marry their friend’s daughter Simran who loves Sameer. Raj too is in love with someone else. Now Simran and Raj must come up with a plan so that they can marry the partners of their choice.
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        • 21 18/19 6pmVUAY A programme that gives a glimpse of the songs from the movies released or to be released shortly.
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      • wednesday
        • 62 18/19 7pm STAR GOLD The India-based Mehra family father, mother and two daughters, Neha and Vidya travel to London for sightseeing. They encounter difficulties with travel agents Patel and Sahil Khanna. Sahil (Emraan Hashmi) apologises and comes to Neha’s assistance when she misses a train. She falls in
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      • thursday
        • 88 18/19  -  4pm STAR GOLD Compiled by Compiled by Surendar Kaur. Programmes are CHAL CHALA CHAL Deepak (Govinda), although a simpleton, helps his father (Om Puri) win a court case. When they get a bus as compensation, they decide to keep the bus and run it themselves but the
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    • Article, Illustration
      235 18/19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1) In which city did an underground metropolitan railway system start in 1863? a) New York b) Los Angeles c) London 2) Which breed of dog was developed by Captain Max von Stephanitz in the late 19th century? a) Fox terrier b) German shepherd c) Dalmatian 3)
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  • Page 18/19 Miscellaneous
    • 333 18/19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Basic unit of matter 5 Prefix meaning “bone” 10 Hamlet, e.g. 14 It goes by leaps and bounds 15 India’s first PM 16 Outlawed apple spray 17 Buzz 19 Tattooist’s canvas 20 Be serious about what you say 21 Federal lawmen 23 Lit firecracker sound 24 Pan
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    • 72 18/19 SUDOKU The objective is to place the digits 1 to 9 only, once in each of the small 3x3 squares. At the same time, you must create a row of unique digits going across and down over the large grid. WHAT AM I? Hard on the outside, soft and juicy
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 461 20 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries Forget about growth in your career this week. However, relations with the bosses will be cordial. You could go on a fruitful trip. Be extra careful with your health as you may fall sick suddenly. Atmosphere at home will be very pleasant. Taurus You will be getting
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    • 33 20 SOLUTIONS crossword quiz sudoku 1) London 2) German shepherd 3) Kabaddi 4) Dengue 5) US president 6) Harry Potter 7) Bharatanatyam 8) Aids 9) Sheek Kabab 10) Hariprasad Chaurasia what am i? Drumsticks
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  • SPORTS
    • 678 21  -  Whether you’re a pro or just a wannabe hacker, driving ranges are the best place to hone your golf skills SHANTANU SRIVASTAVA Shantanu Srivastava has a blog devoted to his passion: http://golf-fundas. blogspot.com THE sun setting into the horizon over the ocean; the lush green foliage surrounding the
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    • 1032 22/23  - Associating sports culture The Singapore Indian Association has a rich history and aspires to do even better in the future Hemant Kenkre tabla@sph.com.sg YOU’VE probably enjoyed a bit of sport and a chilled drink inside its premises. If not, you’ve probably driven past it on weekends, wondering why so many
      PHOTOS: ARUN RAMU, INDIAN ASSOCIATION  -  1,032 words
    • 368 22/23 NOT too many people know this, but the Indian Association (IA) has a very strong connection to the history of Indian cricket. Malaya-born Lall Singh represented India in its first cricket Test match at Lord’s in 1932. Singh, who was known for his quicksilver fielding,
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    • 471 22/23 Local Weekend Cricket Report MAINTAINING the form he displayed en route to the match-winning century against SCC Lions last week, Chetan Suryawanshi hammered an unbeaten 110 runs off 65 balls and was involved in an unbeaten 162-run partnership with Anish Param (72
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      430 24 The left-arm paceman rips through the Irish batting to ensure that India start the Super Eights stage of the T20 World Cup with confidence ZAHEER Khan starred for India at Trent Bridge on Thursday (June 11), claiming four wickets in the rout of Ireland in the concluding Group
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