Tabla, 6 November 2009

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  • 23 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY MICA (P) 181/03/2009 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 S|3l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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    • 33 1 NEW INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER IS A MAN OF HISTORY PAGE 6 COSTLIEST SARI: PAGE 13 THIS SINGAPOREAN 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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    • 28 1 INDIAN CO MM U NITY ABHAY DEOL LIKES TO WORK OUTSIDE THE BOX PAGE 16 WORLD’S IS TIED TO TRADITION: PAGE 13 PAGE 13 TWISTS TURNS: PAGE 14
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    • 47 1 GET YOUR COPY OF AT 7-ELEVEN OUTLETS, INCLUDING SHELL STATIONS WHILE STOCKS LAST IT'S ABOUT TEAMS, NOT FORMAT, SAYS HARSHA BHOGLE PAGE 23 GETYOUR COPY OF AT 7-ELEVEN OUTLETS, INCLUDING SHELL STATIONS WHILE STOCKS LAST B i WUt A; f "V V.-„ a* >** a tciii i ■I
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  • SINGAPORE
    • Article, Illustration
      1413 1  -  The six-yard wonder may no longer be the choice of working women but it is showing signs of a comeback SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg IT IS easy to take the six yards of fabric for granted. After all, it has been around for five milleniums, surviving multiple fashion
      PHOTOS: IANS  -  1,413 words
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      377 7  -  That’s what Goan tourism ministry hopes you will do SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg GOA is casting its net further ashore, looking beyond the usual clutch of Russian and English tourists who head to its famous beaches for sun, sand, surf and endless parties. Its minister for tourism, Mr
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    • YOUTH IN ENTERPRISE 19
      • 509 8  -  Sheela Narayanan WHEN Mrs Redicka Subrammanian looks back on the events that have shaped her life so far, she is certain that she has reached a point where she is meant to be... being her own boss. That’s pretty far from her initial plan to be
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    • 241 8 THE ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) will have the next generation of political leaders in place by the next general election. This was stated by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Nov 1 at the PAP convention in Downtown East. However, he said that the
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    • Singapore news
      • 115 8 MINISTER for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam is of the view that India is different and unique and outsiders should accept its system as it is, and work with it. “Let's accept that it is different and unique. If we apply the
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      • 86 8 SINGAPORE began mass vaccination against the H1N1 flu virus on Nov 3, just hours after the doses were despatched to hundreds of clinics across the island. It takes two weeks before the body starts producing antibodies against the bug, and another week or so for protection
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    • 494 11  -  Elmo Jayawardena doesn’t just draw his inspiration from the poor in Sri Lanka, he gives back to them too GAURI GUPTA tabla@sph.com.sg THE author is one who has a tale within him, waiting to be told, says award-winning writer Elmo Jayawardena. “To write
      PHOTO COURTESY OF MR ELMO JAYAWARDENA  -  494 words
    • 119 12/13  -  Patrick Jonas IT took two years and 45 weavers to make this sari. And if you have fallen in love with it, let me tell you that it is already in the hands of a Mangalore businessman. He paid a cool Rs 40 lakhs (S$118,510) for this
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    • 410 12/13  -  Sheela Narayanan DON’T ask Mrs R. Rajaram (right) to wear anything else but the sari. She has been wearing it since she was 16 and the elegant 69-year-old will not give up the sari for any other garment. “To me the sari is very
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    • 258 14 Here are some pointers on how to tie a sari AUTHOR and occasional sari designer Shobhaa De used to joke that it took “sheer willpower” to keep her sari up. “People seem to think that the sari is more complicated than it is. You don’t need rocket
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    • 198 15 50,000 Trees cut down in Bangalore for infrastructure development. Another 300 will soon go for the Metro rail project $5,000 Cost of Miss Singapore World’s national costume which has Indian, Malay and Chinese influences all rolled into one 200 Jobs to be created in Sydney when film-maker Karan
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    • 299 15 “If rice prices rise, there will be civil unrest in many countries.” Senior economist at the International Rice Research Institute Samarendu Mohanty, on the possibility of India importing rice due to a poor wet season harvest “We are launching the concept of gift-packing fruits and vegetables as
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  • INDIA
    • regional news
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        122 2 Shah Rukh raises spirits BOLLYWOOD star Shah Rukh Khan (left) cast a magic spell over the participants of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Nov 1 morning as he mingled with them freely. Many of them even stopped running just to get a glimpse of the superstar who was
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      • 118 2 Finnair’s gesture to kids AS part of its corporate social responsibility initiative, Finnair has launched a programme in India to ensure safe drinking water and proper sanitation for the children of Bihar. Called the ‘Change for Good Campaign’, the carrier will start collecting money from its passengers even small
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      • 106 2 JAMMU KASHMIR Brave girl appointed cop THE brave Kashmiri girl Rukhsana, who took on Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in September, has been appointed a Special Police Officer, a temporary job which would fetch her Rs3,000 a month. Her brother too has been appointed an officer. A police official said the appointment
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    • 731 2 Rakesh Saxena plotted coup while under house arrest in Canada FINANCIAL whiz or evil genius? Whatever you call him, Rakesh Saxena’s life story reads like a thriller. The fugitive Indian national, who had been battling extradition to Thailand from Canada for 13 years, was finally
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    • 646 4 Jaisalmer Fort is the only fort in the world that has people still living in it WONDERS OF INDIA Part 5 THIS is the time of the year that Rajasthan’s desert region comes alive. It is the time when the weather gods become kinder and tourists throng
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    • 56 5 Pull Together to Win it r a t. i/ VV^jov,.: T •e: «E ,a p V ••J Wf Ks *Jri A /> r* a /> f »V L M 4 g M Celebrate the winning spirit of the Commonwealth Games in India. 3-14 OCTOBER 2010 Incredible India www.incredibleindia.ora For more
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  • PERSONALITY
    • Article, Illustration
      820 6  -  tabla! talk with with Pradeep Paul pradeep@sph.com.sg THERE is a certain confidence that emanates from the new Indian High Commissioner to Singapore. Dr T.C.A. Raghavan for the record, those initials expand to Tirumallai Cunnuvakum Anandanpillai doesn’t rush his sentences, mulls over his responses and freely admits that
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    • 257 7 II TITAN W t I z ORION from TI TAN TITAN SALUTES THE ORIGINAL SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION IN A MODERN WORLD, PRESENTING ORION, Featured here is Columbus, multifunction with retrograde day indicator; offset second-hand, date, 24-hour indicator and water resistant upto 30 m. Also available in gold and rose gold
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  • EDUCATION
    • 222 10  -  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) AYSHWARYA KRISHNAN, Class 10 CBSE LITTLE
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
      • 250 10  -  VARUN RAGHAV, Class 8 WHEN our school’s under-13 cricket team, NPS Tigers, competed against the GIIS Knights in Howzzat Under-13 Cricket Tournament, we were on a high. After all, we had just won our previous match against APSM and our coach, Mr James Chacko,
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      • 198 10  -  KRITI AGGARWAL, IGCSE KRITI AGGARWAL, Class 9 IGCSE IT WAS fun and frolic as students, parents and teachers of NPS gathered on our school grounds on Oct 31 to celebrate the UN Carnival. This year, the carnival showcased the culture of different continents. Each house
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    • 71 11 To place an advertisement in tabla!, call Kalwant at 9171-4327 or e-mail kalwant@sph. com.sg DPS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE 'Where minds shape, hearts open and hives hfossom A 3? Pi P*U 3=5 2 B ‘.:x* 4 e A TGCSE and &CE-A level aloL g with Indiag, Curriculum UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE International
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    • 148 15 Message of the Geeta by Swamini Siddheshvari Devi Admission Free Talks in English Dates 7 to 13 Nov 2009 (Sat to Fri) Time 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm daily Venue Sri Sivan Temple, Multi-purpose Hall, 2nd Storey 24 Geylang East Avenue 2, Singapore *****2 Known as the Divine Song, the
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 702 16 Whether it is his roles or the movies he produces, Abhay Deol likes to step out of the box AS AN actor, he loves to experiment. That much was clear when he opted for low budget films like Dev D and Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye both did well
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    • 150 16 Indo-Asian News Services SOUNDARYA Rajnikanth (below) has joined hands with Indian tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi’s Globosport to launch awards to honour South Indian actors. “The South Indian film industry is not only an exciting prospect but has amazingly talented artistes and technicians who
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    • 424 17 SANJANA Jon’s show at the recent Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week may have been high on glamour with Salman Khan and Sushmita Sen walking the ramp with other celebrities, but it turned out to be a “fashion disaster”. While the designs looked amateur, ill-fitted
      PHOTO: IANS  -  424 words
    • 527 17  -  Rakesh Chaurasia is not fazed by his famous last name SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg FOR most people, having a famous last name is sometimes more of a bane than a boon. Not for Rakesh Chaurasia (above), the nephew and disciple of bansuri master Hariprasad Chaurasia. While he is
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    • 102 17 New year... New opportunity. When it comes to your child’s education, there can be no compromise. We understand your anxiety to find the best school for your child and are glad to announce that admissions for the next academic year are now open. Entrance tests will be held on Saturdays
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  • RELAX
    • 559 18/19 COMEDY MUSIC SHOW Friends Entertainment’s comedy and music show, anchored by funnyman Ayaz Khan, features comedians like Parvez Siddiqui and singers like Aftab Khan and Rafia Rizvi. Tickets: $60, $40, $25 When: Nov 7, 7.30pm Where: DBS Auditorium, 6 Shenton Way, DBS Building Tower One, Level 3 Contact:
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    • 176 18/19 AJAB PREM KI GHAZAB KAHANI Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Prem’s life philosophy is to spread joy and The Happy Club helps him in this mighty endeavour. However each time he tries to cast a spell of happiness, chaos reigns. He accidentally kidnaps Jenny (Katrina Kaif). Jenny’s besotted
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    • Article, Illustration
      192 18/19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1) Which comic-strip character supposedly discovered Opar, the lost outpost of Atlantis? a) Tarzan b) Superman c) Mandrake 2) Which country is the largest exporter of apples? a) China b) Japan c) Germany 3) Which word connects a finger and an alphabetical list of names or subjects?
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    • 192 18/19 GLOBAL ndia 'senfre presents DILKISADAA Call of the Heart Dil Ki Sadaa Call of the Heart is a rare musical event featuring a repertoire of music from Gbaza/s and Dadra to Sufiana Kalams, by Anita Singhvi, an artiste par excellence. The event ivill have an enriching and interactive dialogue between
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    • 65 18/19 Listings on this page are free. Write to: tabla!, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Tower Block, Level 5, Singapore *****4; fax: 6319-8311 or e-mail: tabla@sph.com.sg at least two weeks ahead. Include the name of the event, organiser, venue, date and time, ticket prices and your name, address and contact number. Send
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  • Page 18/19 Miscellaneous
    • 160 18/19 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 3pm VIJAY: Rangeela 4.30pm SONY ENT: Humko Deewana Kar Gaye 10.30pm ZEE CINEMA: Race 11pm STAR GOLD: Darwaza Bandh Rakho Mn VTV: Arunachalam saturday 2pm VIJAY: Thathi Thavudhu Manasu 4pm VASANTHAM: Janemann (starring Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar, below) 5pm VTV: Kaval Deivam 10.30pm ZEE CINEMA: One
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    • 323 18/19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Way in the forest 5 Bat lair 9 Gathered, as bees 14 Geometry calculation 15 Deceives 16 Wombs 17 Orange pekoe and Earl Grey 18 Mine passageway 19 Bergen-born 20 Moves like a worm 23 Fast cash site 24 “Do unto 25 Jewish holiday 27 Canonized one
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    • 75 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. WHO AM I? I’m an actor and I celebrated my
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 463 20 SOLUTIONS 1) Tarzan 2) China 3) Index 4) Blizzard 5) Jenson Button 6) Rome 7) Galileo Galilei 8) Mother India 9) Chloroform 10) Beaver crossword sudoku i? am quiz who Shah Rukh Khan FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries You may face problems at an emotional level with your partner. Things
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  • FOOD
    • Article, Illustration
      223 21 If you're looking for a reason to dig into lamb, head to Orchard Hotel for its Hua Ting specials IF YOU have a yen for lamb, have it the Hua Ting way. This month, chefs at the award-winning modern Hua Ting Cantonese restaurant in Orchard Hotel Singapore, a
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    • 114 21 FOOD:Sixty-five wine enthusiasts enjoyed enthusiasts enjoyed a pairing of New Zealand wines with Indian dishes like Jhinga Goa Curry, Rogan Josh and Murgh Makhani at Indian fine-dining restaurant Yantra on Nov 1. The six wines featured were Central Otago (Quartz Reef Methode Traditionelle Sparkling Wine,
      Mayo of The Local Nose PHOTO COURTESY OF YANTRA  -  114 words
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    • 126 21 1 (ayush) AYUSH AYURVEDIC PTE. LTD Ayurvedic Health Care Centre 146 Race Course Road, Singapore *****5 Tel: 6398 0415 Fax: 6398 0405 Email: ayushayur@singnet.com.sg Open daily: 9am 9pm Ayurveda which means literally "Science of Life"is based on the twin principles of wholeness and balance. As a holistic healing tradition, Ayurveda
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  • SPORTS
    • 798 22/23  -  Packed stadiums, noisy crowds... the ongoing one—day series proves that good competi—tion will always draw the fans star column Harsha Harsha Bhogle tabla@sph.com.sg MORE than halfway through what some thought would be a long series, the one-day international seems to be doing quite well. Stadiums
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    • 732 22/23  -  Who's to blame when sports personalities speak in cliches? The hysterical media? Or the speakers themselves? FREEWHEELING Rohit Brijnath rohitb@sph.com.sg Rohit Brijnath is a Senior Correspondent with The Straits Times SAY if I wrote an article just using cliches. One after another. You
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    • 118 24 1 1 1 1 'I I MR I i > m BMW 318i lOi I ludes COE, frisurance, Road Tax. Radio license, Number Plate. D Unit, Registration Fee GST. Colour Of Car Won May Vary From Hie Picture Shown.) BMW 318i This year, the Grand Electrical Fair is giving you
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