Tabla, 28 August 2009

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  • 23 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY MICA (P) 181/03/2009 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2009 SfSl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • Article, Illustration
    1319 1  -  The seven things that make A.R. Rahman a legend PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg THINK about modern Indian music and the first image that probably comes to mind will be that of a baby-faced, chubby musician: A.R. Rahman. There is no dearth of musical talent in India. Yet, what is
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  • INDIA
    • 534 2 Train with doctors and other facilities travels around India to see patients Indo-Asian News Service AN OUTPATIENT clinic, doctors and two operation theatres. You can find them all in this train called the Lifeline Express. This train-hospital covers 10 destinations in India a year and the seven
      Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTOS: IANS  -  534 words
    • regional roundup
      • 105 2 Milk prices to go up WITH the Tamil Nadu government agreeing to pay more to milk producers, consumers will now have to shell out more from Sept 1. After a meeting between the government and different associations of milk producers, the government decided to pay Rs2 more per
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      • 53 2 Rs4,604 crores spent on roads HARYANA chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda told the media that his government has, in the last 41/2years, spent Rs4,604 crores on the construction and improvement of roads in the state. He added that the construction of 19 road over-bridges was in progress and would
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      • 82 2 Cell for NRI marriages A SPECIAL cell to deal with the issues of women married to non-resident Indians (NRI) is being set up by the central government. It will function under the National Commission for Women, according to Dr Girija Vyas who heads the commission. However, she said, India
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      • 68 2 English to be made compulsory THE Gujarat government plans to make English and computer science compulsory in colleges. At present, those who have not taken English in Class 12 can opt for what is called B-stream English in college, which is very elementary English. The changes are a result
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    • 802 3 Young musicians reach out to Delhi’s street kids Indo-Asian News Service ADHEER Ghosh, 20, like many other Delhi University students who are juggling day-long extra-curricular activities in addition to their studies, is very busy. But there is a difference in this young guitarist’s weekly schedule he spends
      Indo-Asian News Service; during workshop PHOTOS: IANS  -  802 words
    • Article, Illustration
      995 4 Combination of lower prices and cheaper loans is driving home sales in India THE Indian economy, partially insulated from the global economic slowdown thanks to a large domestic market, has shown phenomenal growth. Registering a compound annual growth rate of over 7 per cent during the period 2003-2008,
      Singapore. PHOTO: HIRANDANI CONSTRUCTIONS  -  995 words
    • 426 5 Water-saving toilets win Dr Bindeshwar Pathak of Sulabh fame the Stockholm Water Prize HE FIRST came to understand the plight of scavengers in India in 1968 when he joined the Bhangi-Mukti (scavengers’ liberation) cell of the Bihar Gandhi Centenary Celebrations Committee. He then travelled throughout India
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 353 6 This offer is open to readers of Tamil Murasu too SET your alarm clock a little earlier on Aug 30, Sept 6 and Sept 13. On those three undays, you can get a free goodie bag containing a 300g packet of Temasek Gold Basmati Rice
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    • YOUTH IN ENTERPRISE 9
      • 437 8 Sheela Narayanan FASHION and business are in Kavita Thulasidas’ blood. The 35-year-old mother of two is the managing director and chief designer of bridal house Stylemart, which was started by her maternal grandfather in the 1950s. He used to make suits for the British officers
        challenges PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER  -  437 words
    • Article, Illustration
      294 8  -  Winner of the Brand’s Students’ Sudoku Challenge started solving puzzles at age seven PRADEEP PAUL pradeep@sph.com.sg PLACE a Sudoku puzzle in front of Pavanraj Selvaraju and he’ll have all the squares filled in within minutes. The nine-year-old Singaporean boy, who is a Primary 3 student at Greenridge Primary
      simple... Pavanraj in competition. PHOTO: BRAND’S  -  294 words
    • 240 9 THIS year’s Indian Institute of Technology Alumni Association Singapore (Iitaas) Family Day on Aug 23 was celebrated with a difference. It was co-organised with the Bukit Timah Community Club and with the support of the National Integration Council (NIC). This is the first partnership between
      PHOTO: IITAAS  -  240 words
    • 96 9 ACCENTURE Services Limited, India, has won the inaugural Asian Human Capital Award. It will receive the award at the Singapore Human Capital Summit on Sept 29 from Singapore’s Minister for Manpower Gan Kim Yong. The award, conferred by the Ministry of Manpower, business school Insead
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    • 462 10 Be entertained and stand to win prizes too IT IS that time of the year when people planning a holiday start looking for bargains. The Natas fair from Aug 28 to 30 holds a lot of promise for such folks. There will be almost
      Wooing PHOTOS: IANS, INDIA TOURISM  -  462 words
    • Article, Illustration
      288 11 Use ayurveda to beat rheumatoid arthritis IF YOU wince with pain every time you bend your knee or elbow, you could be suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. This disease affects primarily the joints which beswollen and primarily joints come swollen and painful. If not treated immediately and the joints
      PHOTO: AYUSH AYURVEDIC  -  288 words
    • 355 12 “It’s tiring to drive in a jam, fight for a lot and then pay a huge bill for parking. Public transport is really the cheapest and cheapest easiest way.” Sales manager Josephine Wong’s response to the increase in parking charges at some Orchard Road malls “There are
      PHOTO: IANS  -  355 words
    • 187 12 400,000 Number of books and magazines that were up for grabs at the two-day National Library Board book sale in Singapore attended by 60,000 people 1,500 Number of crew on board Indian aircraft carrier INS Viraat, which just finished a one-year refit in Kochi $230 million Record sum
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    • 148 17 THE Government has decided to back away from changes it had proposed to tax laws dealing with gains made from property sales. The public consultation process for the proposal attracted 64 responses with 60 opposing the change. The Finance Ministry said that “on
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    • Singapore news
      • 132 17 SINGAPORE and China ties are headed for a higher plane, with cooperation deepening in such areas as education as well as science and technology. China’s vice-foreign minister Wu Dawei said on Aug 24 the all-round bilateral cooperation across fields beyond the economy and trade had achieved
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      • 135 17 A YEAR after signs went up at Pasir Ris beach warning swimmers against taking a dip in the waters there, little has changed. Levels of bacteria found in human faeces present in the sea there still exceed World Health Organisation guidelines, a year-long
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      • 121 17 IN A move that will help the motor trade during its current slump, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has announced it is halving the $10,000 deposit certificate of entitlement (COE) bidders need to fork out for each car and truck. The change is temporary and
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  • PERSONALITY
    • 1086 7  -  tabla! talk with Patrick with Patrick Jonas patrickj@sph.com.sg EDUCATION, Prof Rajendra Srivastava proudly claims, is his family religion. It has seen him move from his family home in Lucknow to pastures unknown, imbibing on his way knowledge, first from India, then the United States and now Singapore.
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 534 14  -  The south Indian actor likes playing different and challenging roles TAMILAVEL said Vikram. tabla@sph.com.sg Tamilavel is a correspondent with Tamil Murasu. WHEN south Indian movie star Vikram travels overseas, he loves to try the local food. Here in Singapore last weekend, he
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    • 458 15 And she aims to do it with a hot bod and a change of luck SHE used to rule Bollywood. Then things started to unravel. Her films over the last few years among them Tara Rum Pum, Laaga Chunari Mein Daag and Thoda Pyaar Thoda
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  • EDUCATION
    • 259 16  -  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, NPS) NIVEDITHA MENON, Class 11A A FAMILY carnival organised by our school
      performances kept PHOTO: GIIS  -  259 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 185 16  -  PARINAZ BAVAADAM, Class 4 THE auditorium at GIIS Balestier was filled with the excitement of quizzers ready to prove themselves in the annual inter-campus quiz competition. The three GIIS campuses Queenstown, East Coast and Balestier were each represented by three of their best
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      • 115 16  -  V.S. TAN MAY, Class TANMAY, Class 8 MY SCHOOL is hosting a cricket tournament called the GIIS Cup and several other international schools and clubs are participating. It commenced last weekend and was an exciting time for me as I captained the GIIS Queenstown Under-13 team. A
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  • RELAX
    • 81 18/19 CHAKRA Here is a dance to awaken one’s yoga consciousness. Chakra, choreographed by Santha Bhaskar and Neewin Hershall, explores the concept of energy centres in the practice of yoga, in a quest to achieve absolute equilibrium in movement and emotional and emotional balance in the
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    • Article, Illustration
      566 18/19 IWA HELPS CHARITIES The Indian Women’s Association will introduce six well-deserving small charities from India and Singapore to the Indian community at a forum. Tickets: $15 When: Aug 29, 10.30am to 1pm Where: The Indian Times, near Big Splash, ECP Contact: 9828-2112 or e-mail secretary@iwasingapore.org ONAM KAMPONG JURONG
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    • 155 18/19 On the occasion of Sri Krishna Jayanthi Mahotsavam, Sri Krishnan Temple is holding a presentation based on Oothukadu Venkata Kavi’s compositions on Lord Krishna by Sri V. Shankaranarayanan, accompanied by V.V. Ravi and Shankaranarayanan, accompanied by V.V. Ravi and Manarkoil J. Balaji. When: Aug 29, 6.30pm
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    • TV HIGHLIGHTS
      • friday
        • 51 18/19 4.50pm SONY ENT Kishan (Amitabh Bachchan) and Bishan (Amjad Khan) are childhood friends Kishan stays on in the village while Bishan goes to the city and becomes the captain of a ship. After many years, Bishan returns and decides to take the talented Kishan to the city with bad
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        • Article, Illustration
          91 18/19 6.30pm ZEE CINEMA Ruthlessly ambitious villager Gurukant Desai (Abhishek Bachchan, below, with Aishwarya Rai) moves to Turkey and then to Mumbai with his wife Sujata (Aishwarya) and brother-in-law Jignesh (Arya Babbar) to fulfil his dreams. Despite being new to Mumbai, he soon becomes a successful businessman. Manik Dasgupta aka
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      • Saturday
        • 60 18/19 5.30pm STAR PLUS VIRRUDH Amar (John Abraham), son of Vidyadhar Patwardhan (Amitabh Bachchan) and Sumi (Sharmila Tagore), is killed while trying to help the victim of a crime. The killer, being a minister’s son, is not arrested. Instead the authorities start harassing Amar’s parents. The grieving couple is extremely
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        • 45 18/19 9pm VASANTHAM EVANO ORUVAN Sridhar Vasudevan (Madhavan) is an idealistic and principled man who gets annoyed by the illegal activities happening around him. His wife persistently demands that he should be more “flexible” and make more money, but Sridhar does not give in.
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        • 37 18/19 Mn STAR GOLD KAALIA Kallu’s (Amitabh Bachchan) brother Shamu loses his arms in a work related accident. Shahani (Amjad Khan), Shamu’s boss, doesn’t help. doesn’t help. Kallu wants to take revenge and breaks into Shahani’s house.
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      • sunday
        • 49 18/19 lpm VASANTHAM NA AZHAGAPPAN Azhagappan (Vadivelu) stumbles upon heavenly beings who have come to earth for a sojourn. For helping Rambha (Suja), the gorgeous celestial dancing beauty, go back to the heaven, his wish to visit Indralogam and Yamalogam is granted. There he angers the gods.
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        • 84 18/19 6.30pm ZEE CINEMA ENTRY Kishen is a newspaper baron married to Kaajal, who suspects her husband of having non-existent affairs. Pooja is the trusting wife of philandering, globe-trottingbusinessman Prem. Sanjana falls in love with Prem’s loyal photographer Sunny and they get engaged. Kishen, tired of his jealous wife,
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        • 52 18/19 10 pm STAR gOLD TO CHINA Sidhu (Akshay Kumar, right, with Deepika Padukone) manages to escape from Hojo’s men only because he is helped by his master Sifu. He sets forth to conquer all as he has faith in himself and the love of the fair
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      • monday
        • 34 18/19 3pm VIJAY KULAMA GUNAMA Two brothers want to marry daughters of the same family. The elder brother marries the younger daughter and the younger brother marries the elder daughter. Chaos soon prevails.
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        • 34 18/19 4pm STAR GOLD Brothers Brijmohan, Jagmohan and Manmohan operate a garage. Brijmohan hates women and has instructed his brothers not to get involved with them. Then Manmohan falls in love...
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        • 104 18/19 9pmVTV KAALAI This story is about three characters called Jeeva who are battling each other one is rowdy Jeeva who is blackmailing the ACP Jeeva (Lal) and wants to marry his beautiful daughter (Vedika). She seeks the help of college tough guy Jeeva (Silambarasan) who, incidentally, is baying for
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      • tuesday
        • 38 18/19 7pm STAR GOLD Arjun (Govinda) lives a charmed life, surrounded by a loving family. He marries Pooja (Manisha Koirala), but a mysterious attempt to kill the happy couple alerts them to the presence of an unknown danger.
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        • 26 18/19 9.30pm ZEE TV Loha Singh, who was away, returns with a plan to poison his son Shekar, Will he succeed?
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      • Wednesday
        • 36 18/19 10pm STAR GOLD Murli (Venkatesh) meets Jaanu (Preity Zinta), and they fall in love. Unfortunately, Jaanu is engaged to be married. But Murli continues to prepare for a wedding, hoping for a miracle.
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      • thursday
        • 44 18/19  -  9.30pm STAR GOLD Compiled by Surendar Kaur Compiled by Surendar Kaur (Programmes (Programmes subject to change) ZINDAGI ROCKS This is the love story of Dr Suraj (Shiney Ahuja), a shy, cynical workaholic, and Kria (Sushmita Sen), a magnificent woman and a singer.
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    • Article, Illustration
      190 18/19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1) What else, apart from dye, is used in Batik? a) Glass b) Wax c) Brass 2) Tulip is the national flower of which country? a) Holland b) France c) Italy 3) Which of these is normally derived from sugarcane or sugar beet? a) Lactose b) Sucrose
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  • Page 18/19 Advertisements
    • 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
    • 320 18/19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Desert descriptor 5 A schussboomer uses them 9 Alternative to a station wagon or convertible 14 that nobody can 15 Warm-hearted 16 Fear Of Flying writer Jong 17 88 make, for short 18 “Awaiting your reply” 19 It’s thrown into baskets 20 Narrow apartment 23 Goes over
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    • 79 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? My talent makes people pay money to
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 469 20 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries Success will not come easily so try to be practical as you will be Inclined towards unproductive pursuits. Be careful about your reputation during this period. There are chances you may get injured, so be careful on the roads. Taurus You are in an aggressive mood but
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    • 33 20 SOLUTIONS crossword quiz sudoku 1) Wax 2) Holland 3) Sucrose 4) Darjeeling 5) Robinson Crusoe 6) Sputnik 1 7) Iran 8) Jantar Mantar 9) Seal 10) Berlin who am i? Local entertainer Kumar
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  • SPORTS
    • 443 21  -  Boundaries galore as eight teams vied for the trophy HEMANT KENKRE IT RAINED sixes and fours at the inaugural Singapore Cricket Club (SCC) Twenty20 Cup played from Aug 21 to 23. The tournament, played at the SCC ground at Padang and at the Singapore
      Cup PHOTO: SCC  -  443 words
    • 168 21 THE six-nation International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cricket League Division 6 gets underway here on Aug 29. Matches will be played at the Singapore Cricket Club (Padang), the Singapore Cricket Association (Kallang) and the Singapore Indian Association (Balestier Road). The top two sides at
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    • 788 22 Jwala Gutta and hubby Chetan Anand are the first Indians to be sponsored by Chinese sports goods firm Li-Ning SAINA Nehwal may be the toast of Indian badminton but at the recent World Badminton Championships in Hyderabad, two other Indians shared the limelight with her. They
      PHOTOS: AFP, AP  -  788 words
    • 914 23  -  England are back in the winner’s circle, Australia need to find their mojo star column Harsha Bhogle Harsha Bhogle though, England! tabla@sph.com.sg WHEN England won the Ashes in 2005, a lot of us thought it was one of those quirks, like Deve Gowda becoming prime minister
      daughter Holly. PHOTO: REUTERS  -  914 words
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