Tabla, 20 November 2009

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  • 25 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT O F THE INDIAN CO MM MICA (P) 181/03/2009 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009 S|3l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • Article, Illustration
      1483 1  -  Shahid Kapoor is proving that he has the acting chops to back up his pretty boy looks Sheela Narayanan sheela@sph.com.sg SHEELA NARAYANAN YOU know you’re a star when women demand that you peel off your shirt or watch your movie the same one three times in a
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    • 376 12/13  -  Sheela Narayanan BARELY a year after it was launched on MediaCorp’s expatriate radio station XFM96.3, Big Bollywood is bowing out. In its place will be a new show called Masti run by Deeshee FM. The new management is led by Mr Rafiqul Haque, a Singapore
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    • 506 14  -  Classical dancer Madhavi Mudgal says passion, and not money, is what her craft is all about SHEELA NARAYANAN only sheela@sph.com.sg HOW Madhavi Mudgal is able to juggle her multiple priorities can boggle the mind. For most of the year, she is on the road with her troupe
      PHOTO: ESPLANADE  -  506 words
    • 495 15 Kareena says her backless shot in Kurbaan reveals a lot about the movie’s theme Indo-Asian News Services THERE is nothing vulgar about her backless shot being used for the publicity posters of forthcoming release Kurbaan, says Kareena Kapoor. In fact, she claims it subtly reveals a
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    • 227 15 IF YOU’VE seen the Punjabi film Heer Ranjha and like the outfits worn by Punjabi singer-actor Harbhajan Mann and his co-star Neeru Bajwa in it (below), here’s a chance to get your hands on them... and do some good in the process. The stars
      PHOTO: EROS INTERNATIONAL  -  227 words

  • INDIA
    • 731 2  -  He wants to be the first Singapore Indian to scale the icy peak PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg THREE years ago, Mr Sandhosh Kumar set out from Singapore on a trip to Mount Rinjani with a friend. He thought that it was no big deal to trek
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    • 134 2 A REBOUNDING stock market that gained two-thirds in the past year and an economy growing at 6 per cent have boosted the net worth of India’s richest people, according to the latest Forbes’ India Rich List. Last year, there were only 27 billionaires on the India Rich
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    • regional roundup
      • 74 2 Big investment by tyre firm THE project is a shot in the arm for the state. French tyre company Michelin has signed an agreement with the Tamil Nadu government to set up a plant on the outskirts of Chennai. Michelin will invest Rs4,000 crores over seven years and
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      • 48 2 Babies’ deaths probed THE staff of a government hospital in Vijayawada city are under probe following the death of seven newborns on Nov 15. It is alleged that the babies died due to faulty incubators, failure of the oxygen system and the negligence of the doctors.
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      • 75 2 43,000 drivers caught using handphones THE number of people caught sending SMSes or talking on handphones without a hands-free kit while driving has gone up in the state capital Ahmedabad. Two years ago, around 12,000 people were caught but the number of such offenders for this year has so
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    • 544 4 115 Chinese companies also present at Delhi trade fair CHINA may not appear to be the most popular country in India if one were to go by the headlines in Indian newspapers. The unhappiness expressed by China over the Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh
      PHOTOS: AFP  -  544 words

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  • SINGAPORE
    • 185 5 AFTER a landmark summit here on Nov 15, the United States pledged to step up its engagement with Asean, which it described as a key partner in promoting regional peace and stability. The meeting between US President Barack Obama and all 10 members of Asean was the
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    • singapore news
      • 127 5 ON TURNING 62, a Singapore worker can expect his company to offer him continued employment under a proposed law. But should there be no job available with the company, the worker will not leave empty-handed. He can expect his employer to give him a payment to
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      • 173 5 TWO women who spent their lives looking out for vulnerable children were honoured with the inaugural outstanding lifetime volunteers award by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports. As a member of the Juvenile Court’s advisory panel, Mrs Ann Wee, 83, helps decide the fate
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      • 103 5 SINGAPORE’S weatherman has forecast that the wet spell will linger till January at least, with the possible risk of floods affecting low-lying parts of the island. PUB, the national water agency, said heavy rain brought on by the north-east monsoon could coincide with 3m- to 3.2m-high tides,
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    • 366 7  -  Regular shoppers have a wishlist for the new building which is scheduled to be completed by August 2010 Sheela Narayanan YOU may have noticed it by now, while tucking into your chaats at Bombay Cafe in Syed Alwi Road: Mustafa Shopping Centre is adding another building to
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    • 298 7 THE Song of India has added another feather to its already crowded awards cap. At the Hospitality Asia Platinum Awards (Hapa) held here last month, the fine dining Indian restaurant’s Director for Cuisine, Milind Sovani won the Best Asian Cuisine Chef award. The restaurant was nominated in five
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    • tabla!’s BIRYANI SPECIAL
      • 922 8/9  - Biryani, briyani or beriani It doesn’t matter how you spell it, this cross-border dish is delicious and has wide appeal SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg IT HAS to be one of the few rice dishes that has a cross-border, multinational appeal. Not only does it spawn offspring in a variety of flavours,
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      • 178 10 Love biryani but don’t know where to get your favourite type? Here’s some help GIVEN the frequency with which food outlets come and go, there is no way a complete list of all the biryani outlets in Singapore can be drawn up. However, tabla! has some
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    • 609 11  -  A Singaporean who was one of the 116 youth delegates at the Apec meeting recounts his experience HARIDHARAN JAGANATHAN catalyst among my peers. tabla@sph.com.sg Haridharan Jaganathan, 21, is an accountancy student at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. He has cerebral palsy and uses crutches, yet is an active volunteer
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    • 58 11 SOLUTIONS...for more than PROBLEMS, more 500 people who attended Swami Swaroopananda’s three-day spiritual seminar at the DBS Auditorium from Nov 16 to 18. The director of Chinmaya International School covered several topics during the event, tackling everyday dilemmas and stresses with spiritual solutions. PHOTO COURTESY OF
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    • 195 21 3.34 million tonnes Waste recycled in Singapore last year, from nearly 6 million tonnes of trash Rs 1.7 crores Amount Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa spent on renovating his bungalow 600,000 H1N1 vaccines due to arrive here by year-end, to be delivered in weekly batches Rs 1.64 crores
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    • 330 21 “If there was racism, it was very open. If people didn’t want to talk to you they would not, but they would never abuse you.” Baroness Shreela Flather who, in 1990, became the first woman from the Asian ethnic minority community to enter Britain’s parliament "It reflects
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  • PERSONALITY
    • 982 6  -  tabla! talk with Patrick with Patrick Jonas patrickj@sph.com.sg IF YOU happen to exchange name cards with a Sindhi, chances are he would be a businessman. But a man I met recently, attired in a smartly-tailored shirt and trousers, happened to be a doctor. Sindhis who are
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    • 117 7 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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    • 137 8/9 a hea(tf\y foocf restaurant Fisherman's BANANA LEAF We provide Catering for all Occasions 74, Race Course Road, Singapore *****4. Tel: 6396 7666 Fax: 6296 6470 email: rishermansbananaleaf@yahoo.com uui u&sap fr. Inexpensive, Authentic Tasty North South Indian Dishes Chicken Fish Briyani Mutton AXWELL MASAALA OPEN 24 HOURS Maxwell Masaala Pte Ltd
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    • 63 8/9 Irresistibly Mouthwatering Biriyani r Branches: 102 Syed AIwi Road Singapore *****8 Tel: 6392 5545 Fax: 6296 5575 Jurong Point New Extension 63 Jurong West Central 3 #03-35A Singapore *****1 Tel: 6566 5545 Fish Mutton Chicken Prawn Veg 76-78 Race Course Road Singapore *****5 Tel: 6296 5545 Fax: 6296 5575 Email:
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    • 275 8/9 PURE INDIAN VEG. RESTAURANT siicbisid SPECIAL JAIN THALI All items made in PURE GHEE. If you are looking for PURE INDIAN AUTHENTIC VEGETARIAN FOOD We are here to serve you. at 218, Serangoon Road (Opp: Broadway Hotel) Contact: 8125 9701 9060 9292 9380 5730 e-mail: omvege@gmail.com OTHER OUTLETS OM Market
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    • 132 14 (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 recommends
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  • EDUCATION
    • 316 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) GAURESA NANWANI, Class 8A WE FACED a good test of
      PHOTOS: GIIS  -  316 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 197 16  -  ASHWINI SRIDHAR, Class 8A WHAT would happen if we continue polluting our atmosphere? The answer is simple but alarming global warming! That is why students of Classes 7 to 9 of GIIS East Coast campus, along with their escort teachers, joined hundreds of Singaporeans at
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      • 146 16  -  POOJA SHAH, Class 9A IMAGINE solving hundreds of sums in seconds! That’s exactly what Professor Ravi Kumar, an authority on Vedic Maths, authority taught us during an interactive session on his favourite subject. We started with some interesting puzzles where he introduced us to simple ways
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  • FOOD
    • 300 17  -  No Middle-Eastern meal is complete without these three items KALWANT KAUR kalwant@sph.com.sg CRAZY as this sounds, despite living on this food mad island, I had never tried MiddleEastern food. So, when my colleagues set up a lunch at Al-Hamra in Holland Village recently, I jumped at
      PHOTOS: AL-HAMRA  -  300 words
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    • 117 17 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. y4XWl 3=5 2 a ‘.:x* > J IGCSE and QCE-A level alofci g with IndiaftCu rwculum World Class Facilitation To expose students to
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  • RELAX
    • 60 18/19 CALL OF THE HEART Global Indian Cultural Centre is presenting a musical event titled Dil Ki Sadaa. featuring celebrity host Farooque Shaikh (left) and artiste Anita Singhvi. Tickets: $27, $37, $47, $57 When: Nov 21, 7.30 to 9.30pm Where: Auditorium, Global Indian International School, 1
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    • 584 18/19 KALAA UTSAVAM If you enjoy traditional and contemporary music, dance and theatre, the Esplanade is holding an Indian Festival of Arts. Contact: 6348-5555 or log on to www.kaalautsavam.com MEMORY OF TIME Performance by Sikkil Gurucharan and Anil Srinivasan (India). Tickets: $25 When: Nov 20, 7.30pm Where: Esplanade Recital
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    • 117 18/19 KURBAAN Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor Avantika, a psychology professor in New York, travels to India to care for her ailing dad. She lands a temporary job at a university where she meets Ehsaan, a teacher. Though their friendship begins on the wrong foot, when she spots
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    • Article, Illustration
      211 18/19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1) Whose most famous painting depicts the German bombing of Guernica in Spain in 1937? a) Matisse b) Picasso c) Dali 2) The 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to three scientists for their studies of the structure and function of which cell organelle? a) Centrosome
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  • Page 18/19 Miscellaneous
    • 167 18/19 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 11am SONY ENT: Judwaa 3pm VIJAY: Idhayamey Idhayamey 9pm VASANTHAM: Alaiyamani 10.30pm ZEE CINEMA: Gulaal 11pm STAR GOLD: Black Mn VTV: Metti Saturday 2pm VIJAY: Kokkarakko 4pm VASANTHAM: Khosla Ka Ghosla (below, Boman Irani, with Parvin Dabas, Anupam Kher and Ranvir Shorey) 5pm VTV: Manuneethi 9pm VASANTHAM:
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    • 315 18/19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Bagpiper’s garb 5 ’til you drop 9 Airy courts 14 Nosh from Nabisco 15 Warsaw Pact nation 16 Dieter’s downers 17 Make a maxi a mini 20 Like some computer help 21 “C’mon, be 22 Vegan staple 23 A crack investigator? 25 Go up the creek without
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    • 80 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 am a veteran Bollywood actress and
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 69 20 SOLUTIONS sudoku crossword who am i? Jaya Bachchan 1) Picasso 2) Ribosome 3) Superman 4) India 5) Sicily 6) Julius Caesar 7) Rapunzel 8) Jupiter 9) Kuala Lumpur 10) Pollen quiz TidMsLei $fuui Lime Cjalt&iy, 100 ZcmL R&U MS rATjjii J n«e Karan joliar’s l KURBAAN A film by rensll
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    • 482 20 FUTURE SPEAKS kamal kapoor Aries Your diligence and determination will ensure that no obstacle is too big for progress. Follow up on projects that have been left hanging. This is a favourable week for you, but you might feel tense and worry about unforeseen events or situations. Taurus Complications will
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  • SPORTS
    • 486 22  -  Annavi Chelliah is now part of first Singapore Business Golf League PATRICK JONAS years’ patrickj@sph.com.sg IN 1976, at the age of 16, Annavi Chelliah created waves by becoming the youngest professional golfer in Singapore. Now he is part of another wave: He is the tournament director
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    • 52 22 TITLE:16 teams locked horns for the Cairnhill CC T/20 Gopio street cricket trophy played under T/20 rules (only LBW was disallowed on unanimous consent) late last month. Eventually, it was M. United A that triumphed, beating Kannada Sangha in the final (above). PHOTO: GOPIO Eventually,
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    • 858 23  -  Rahul Dravid didn’t just score 177, he built an innings that reminds us why Test cricket is so important FREEWHEELING Rohit Brijnath must have its seasons in life. rohitb@sph.com.sg Rohit Brijnath is a Senior Correspondent with The Straits Times AS WINTER begins its slow embrace (well, not
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    • Article, Illustration
      926 24  -  Finally, something is being done to stop chuckers. Wish the same could be done for age cheats too star column Harsha Bhogle tabla@sph.com.sg SO UMPIRES in India have started calling bowlers for chucking and it is nice to see a forgotten law being implemented! bowl- Some bowlers, especially those
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