Tabla, 13 November 2009

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  • 24 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT O F THE INDIAN CO MMUNITY MICA (P) 181/03/2009 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • 1293 1  -  He’s 94. He’s considered India’s greatest artist. And he’s hoping to end his self-imposed exile PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg SAFFRON is a shade often seen in Maqbool Fida Husain’s paintings. And yet saffron is a word that brings nightto the legendary painter. brings nightmares to the
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  • INDIA
    • regional roundup
      • 66 2 77 killed in rains THE north-east monsoon wreaked havoc in Tamil Nadu, killing 77 in different parts of the state. Forty were killed in Nilgiris district alone. Ooty, Kotagiri and Coonoor towns wore a battered look due to landslides. Meanwhile, Cyclone Phyan, which formed from a depression in
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      • 94 2 No more elephants in zoos THE Central Zoo Authority has ordered that all elephants now housed in zoos and owned by circuses across India will have to be sent to national parks, sanctuaries and tiger reserves as soon as possible. The Times Of India reported that the circular issued
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      • 64 2 Reliance strikes oil in Cambay basin RELIANCE Industries has struck it lucky nearer home. It struck oil on land about 130km from Ahmedabad. The oil was found in the fifth well, which was drilled to a depth of 1,451m. Analysts said further drilling was necessary to assess the significance
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      • 96 2 Missing paraglider found BIR-BILLING, about 300km from Shimla, is considered one of the best paragliding sites in the world. But of late, strong winds have been creating problems. A Ukrainian paraglider, who had gone missing for six days when strong winds blew him off course, was rescued after
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      • 107 2 Rs250,000crores investments eyed THE newly-elected government in Maharashtra is planning to create half a million jobs over the next five years. To achieve this, it is targeting investments worth Rs250,000 crores. Governor S.C. Jamir said this while addressing a joint session of the state legislature. He said the government
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    • 436 4  -  Exhibits at Delhi heritage gallery showcase India’s contribution to science, medicine and technology PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg INDIANS may not be surprised when told that the world’s first nose job was done in ancient India. But some Westerners are not so convinced. Two recent reports,
      PHOTOS: NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTRE, DELHI  -  436 words

  • SINGAPORE
    • Article, Illustration
      794 3  -  Dr Sasikumar believes that volunteering has enriched his life in Singapore COMING TOGETHER SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg WHEN Dr Sasikumar Ponnalagu came to Singapore as a fledgling teacher in 2000, one of the first things he did was sign up to be a volunteer. “I wanted to get
      PHOTO: FRONTIER CC IAEC; PHOTO COURTESY OF DR SASIKUMAR  -  794 words
    • 474 8 Website and newsletter to track global activities of South Asians from various countries diaspora.Patrick Jonas WITH three bold strikes of the dhol, President S.R. Nathan launched the South Asian Link on Nov 4. As the sound of the drum reverberated in the hall and merged
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    • 314 9 YOU may not see such a colourful cow in any farm but that is only to be expected when tiny tots decide to wield the brush. On Nov 11, a group of pre-school children, aged five and six, from the Modern Montessori International (MMI) school
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    • 296 9 It highlights the roles India and China will play in the global economy INDIAN businessmen from around the world converged on the Raffles City Convention Centre on Nov 11 to build connections and unlock opportunities at the Global Diaspora Business Summit organised by the
      PHOTO: GLOBAL INDIAN BUSINESS NETWORK  -  296 words
    • 366 10 It’ll cost you just $28 for a full year, plus you get a $10 PhoenixCard too. Good deal? FOR the past year, Mrs Carol Pinto’s Friday breakfast companion has been tabla!. The 35-year-old homemaker, who is attending training and development classes at the Singapore Human Resources Institute,
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    • 168 10 CALLING overseas can be an expensive affair, especially if you don’t have a residential telephone. One affordable way to keep in touch with keep friends and family in other parts of the world is the PhoenixCard, an IDD prepaid service that is available in
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    • 205 11 MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has said that the Government looks closely at permanent residents’ (PRs) contributions to Singapore before deciding which ones can become citizens. “So please put up with the new immigrants. We are very careful about who becomes a citizen,” he
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    • singapore news
      • 109 11 SENIOR Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security S. Jayakumar and Temasek Holdings chairman S. Dhanabalan were conferred Eminent Alumni Awards by the National University of Singapore (NUS). The awards honour alumni who have distinguished themselves by making significant contributions to Singapore society and their professions.
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      • 109 11 PROPERTY is hot but there is also a fear that the bubble may burst. Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has said the Government will use every tool at its disposal to prevent the property sector from overheating. It will not involve interest rate or exchange rate, though, as
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    • YOUTH IN ENTERPRISE 20
      • 568 11 Sheela Narayanan FROM her 14th-storey office in High Street Centre, interior designer Radhika Raj has a stunning view of the Singapore skyline and the upcoming integrated resort at Marina Bay. All of which can be quite inspiring in her line of work, which entails
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    • 312 13 It recommends rasa plant juice with honey and says curd should be avoided THERE are many types of asthma but the most common one is bronchial asthma. In ayurveda, it is called tamakaswasa. Ayush Ayurvedic’s Dr E.J. Joshi says that, in traditional Indian medicine, asthma
      PHOTO: AYUSH AYURVEDIC  -  312 words
    • 200 21 4.5km/sq km Road density in Singapore. It is 12km/sq km in New York and 18km/sq km in Tokyo 4 Hours a small video camera will be attached to the heads of some gharials crocodile-like creatures at the Gharial Conservation Park in Lucknow to better understand their habitat and
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    • 314 21 “You can see how some of the players, especially the Indians, are looking jaded and tired.” Pakistani skipper Younis Khan on the overload of cricket today “You can call it the price of democracy... one needs to make a realistic assessment of what is doable in India,
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    • 328 5 ESPLANADE PRESENTS A CELEB RATI N F TR AD ITI N AL AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC, DANCE AND THEATRE MEMORY F TIME by Sikkil Gurucharan and Anil Srinivasan INDIA 20 NOV 09, FRI, 7.3DPM Esplanade Recital Studio In collaboration with Apsaras Arts SWAR SANGAM by Dr M Balamuralikrishna and Pandit Ajoy
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  • PERSONALITY
    • 946 6  -  with Jawharilal with Jawharilal Rajendran with Jawharilal Rajendran raj@sph.com.sg MR G. SHANMUGAM is about as Irish as Mr Phua Chu Kang, but that hasn’t stopped him from banking on the luck of the Irish to bring in the dough. Having cut his teeth in the food business
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    • 279 7 1 •It r n Oklahoma City University Exclusive Preview and Tour of TV Radio Studios of MDIS Media Hub Preview Code: OCUMP Speaker: Mr Vinod Kumar M Head of School, MDIS School of Media and Communications Date: 16 Nov 2009 (Mon) Time 7.15pm Venue MDIS UniCampus THINK SUCCESS. THINK MDIS.
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    • 147 8 9 ETERNAL QUESTIONS, ANSWERS Swami Swaroopananda tackles the most interesting and relevant of questions in a three-day series of talks on different themes. 16th-18th Nov (Mon-Wed) Time 7.30pm 9.00pm DBS Auditorium Level 3, DBS Building Tower One, 6 Shenton Way Singapore *****9 (Nearest MRTStation: Tanjong Pagar MRTStation) 16 Nov (Mon)
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    • 287 10 CALL 6319-1800 NOW IF YOU would like tabla! delivered to your doorstep too, pick up the phone now and dial 6319-1800 or send an e-mail to circs@sph.com.sg. All it’ll cost you is $28...and you get 52 issues of your favourite Indian newspaper. Plus, you get a $10 PhoenixCard free in
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  • EDUCATION
    • 470 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, GIIS) SHRADHA KOCHAR, Class 11 (ISC) WHEN one thinks of
      PHOTOS: DPS  -  470 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 138 12  -  ISHITA MARY ANN JOHN, Class 9A OCT 30 dawned with the spirit of competition and excitement in the air. It was time for the Inter-House Dance Competition and both juniors and seniors had been preparing hard. While we were amazed to see the number of budding
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      • 154 12  -  AKIL ADESHWAR, Class 9A THE day of the Inter House Cricket Tournament was an unforgettable day in my life. All the players were nervous, especially for me as it was the first time I was playing in such a tournament in DPS. In the first match, Glacier
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    • 57 13 DPS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE 'Where minds shape, hearts open and hives hfossom A Pi P*U zm 3=5 2 B ‘.:x* 4 s’ V w- ft 1 TGCSE and fiCE-A level alcfeg with India&C >* UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE International Examinations CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE Tel: 6285 6300, Fax: 6285 1670 Email: admissions@dps.edu.sg,
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 581 14  -  Usha Uthup may sing in more than 15 languages, but she doesn’t like the word ‘fusion’ GAURI GUPTA tabla@sph.com.sg DON’T get Usha Uthup, India’s original pop diva, started on the current craze in music... fusion. “I hate the word fusion. So much rubbish gets passed under the big
      PHOTO: IIT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE  -  581 words
    • 124 14 ONE evening every year... that’s the promise to fans from Bandwidth. And the band it comprises a group of musicians who hold day jobs with financial institutions, technology companies, consulting firms and even schools has made good on the promise for the last six years.
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    • 504 15 From his debut 40 years ago, Amitabh Bachchan has reinvented himself again and again to become an icon FORTY years ago, a gangly young man made his debut in a multi-cast movie. Saat Hindustani (below), the story of seven young commandos who set out on a
      PHOTO: IANS  -  504 words
    • Article, Illustration
      460 16 Katrina Kaif may sizzle on screen, but she says she likes to keep it real when she’s off the sets SHE is one of the hottest stars in Bollywood the most searched celebrity of 2008 on Google India. Yet, when she leaves the sets, Katrina Kaif likes to dress
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  • FOOD
    • 452 17  -  This restaurant blends the traditional with the experimental tandoori prawns with mustard, anyone? and manages to keep it all yummy SHEELA NARAYANAN person. sheela@sph.com.sg WHEN I did an online search for Heritage that’s standard operation procedure for journalists when they prepare for an article I found that it
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    • 153 17 bt/nt bay Cafe xpress IN i THE TASTE OF VEGETARIAN DINING A Sumptuous Feast!! A plithora to iodwtga in Melange of eight assorted Curries Compliment your meal with Pickles, Salad, Papad (thin South Asian wafer) S Chutney (sweet and sour condiments) Two Rice preparations Basket of Indian Breads (Naan, Roti
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  • RELAX
    • 77 18/19 THE MEN DON’T GET TO DANCE Ladies, put on your dancing shoes and let your hair down at the Ladies’ Night: Dazzling Divas event organised by the Sengkang Women’s Executive Committee. There will be a fashion show, games and performances. But remember, this is a
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    • 512 18/19 WORLD DIABETES DAY Learn about diabetes and how you can take control to save your sight at the Diabetic Society of Singapore’s World Diabetes Day, organised in conjunction with 10th National Eye Care Day. Admission is free. When: Nov 14, 8.30am to 5pm Where: Bishan Community Club, 51
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    • 107 18/19 TUM MILE Emraan Hashmi, Soha Ali Khan July 26, 2005, was a day of tragedy for Mumbai as much of the city was flooded by heavy rain and many were killed. But, amid all the chaos and tragedy, it reunites two star-crossed ex-lovers after a hiatus of
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    • Article, Illustration
      198 18/19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1) Where was the Nobel laurate V.S. Naipaul born? a) Puerto Rico b) Cyprus c) Trinidad 2) Mount Inthanon is the highest peak of which country? a) Indonesia b) Thailand c) Nepal 3) In comics, who among these is an assistant to a magician? a) Lothar b)
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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
    • 37 18/19 friday 11am ZEE CINEMA: Drohi 3pm VIJAY: Mazhalai Pattaalam 4.30pm SONY ENT: Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander 5pm VTV: Priyanka 5pm STAR GOLD: 71/2 Phere 9pm VASANTHAM: Annakili Saturday 2pm VIJAY: Vaa Kanna Vaa 4pm VASANTHAM: Rock On
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    • 131 18/19 TV HIGHLIGHTS (Starring Farhan Akhtar and Arjun Rampal, below) 5pm VTV: Iruvar 6.30pm ZEE CINEMA: Mr India 9pm VASANTHAM: Kulir 100 11pm STAR GOLD: Cheeti Cheeti Bang Bang Sunday 1pm VASANTHAM: Kadhal Kottai 2pm VIJAY: Needikku Thalaivanangu 3pm STAR GOLD: Mixed Doubles 9pm VASANTHAM: Thooral Ninnu Poochu 10.30pm ZEE CINEMA:
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    • 309 18/19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Inspire, as with feelings 6 Daisy-like fall flower 11 Major airport 14 Palin’s prey 15 “What hath God wrought!” sender 16 Bed-in participant with Lennon 17 Overwrought writing 19 Casino gaming area 20 Observes 21 Converge 22 The evidence of things not seen, per the Bible 24
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    • 69 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? Steamed or fried I am still yummy.
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 33 20 SOLUTIONS sudoku crossword quiz 1) Trinidad 2) Thailand 3) Lothar 4) Rice 5) Gerald Ford 6) Zimbabwe 7) Whale Shark 8) Abhinav Bindra 9) Quentin Tarantino 10) Playing cards what am i? Clams
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    • 482 20 FUTURE SPEAKS kamal kapoor Aries As far as love is concerned, there is a lot of positive energy in the air right now. Your professional life will get a boost too. Be prepared for some changes that could open new doors for you. Taurus Be ready to seize opportunities for
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  • SPORTS
    • 1002 22 Fast bowler Sreesanth is back in the Indian team. But his erratic behaviour abusing opponents and staying away from training is fast making him a dubious choice tabla@sph.com.sg AGGRESSION, they say, is a good trait for a fast bowler. But has this Kerala lad
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    • 297 22 BOXER Vijender Singh shone in more ways than one at the Sahara Indian Sports Awards ceremony in Mumbai on Nov 9. The Beijing Olympics bronze medallist picked up the Outstanding Performance in sports other than cricket award and then enthralled the audience
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    • Article, Illustration
      1046 24  -  As India’s celebrated batsman completes 20 years in the game, it’s time to pay homage to his talent and applaud his work ethic star column Harsha Bhogle tabla@sph.com.sg SACHIN Tendulkar may have inspired others to write poetry but he batted in robust prose. Not for him the tenderness
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    • 116 22 EXCLUSIVE TOUR TO SHIRDI-BOMBAY! Cost: $2500.00 Per/person (Singapore Dollar) Pilgrimage to Shirdi Sai Baba's Ashram Jangli Maharaj Ashram Zar Zari Cave (Aurangabad) Upasani Maharaj Ashram (Sakori) Ellora Cave Mehar Baba Ashram And many other holy places around Shirdi, Aurangabad, Puna and Bombay. 12th December 18th December 2009 6 full days
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