Tabla, 9 September 2011

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY MICA (P) 046/03/2011 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,2011 S|5l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • 1932 1  -  Personality and style dominate many of the Indian homes here AYESHA KOHLI tabla@sph.com.sg WALK into the Raikar residence and one can’t help but do a 360-degree swirl to take it all in. More is definitely more here and is clearly the signature style in this 6,500 sq ft
    PHOTO: ARUN RAMU; PHOTOS: ARUN RAMU, COURTESY OF UJJWALA NAIK-GOENKA  -  1,932 words
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  • INDIA
    • 818 2  -  Adventurous, gracious, aggressive, hostile... it’s all there PADDY RANGAPPA tabla@sph.com.sg Paddy Rangappa has been living in Singapore for 11 years and writes in his spare time. Read more on his blog: http://theflip-side.blogspot.com “HOW’S Singapore?” my cousin asked as he drove me home from the airport
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    • 414 4 Her death anniversary was on Sept 5 SHE arrived in India at the age of 18. By the time Mother Teresa died in 1997, she had established her presence in 123 countries, touching millions of lives. If she had been alive, she would have turned 101 on
      PHOTO: AFP  -  414 words
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 732 3  -  Music creates new multicultural ties among locals and expatriates COMING TOGETHER SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg WHEN Chennai-born Deepak S. Iyer joined the People’s Association Singapore Indian Orchestra and Choir (SIOC) in 1999, he had just completed his master’s degree at the Nanyang Technological University and started work in
      PHOTOS: PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION  -  732 words
    • 325 3  -  SINGAPORE SURPRISES Pradeep Paul EIGHTEEN years ago, when I was a Singapore rookie, a colleague offered me a mooncake. I accepted it and despite not knowing a thing about it okay, okay, I was trying to be cool and be part of the gang bit into it. The
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    • Article, Illustration
      140 6 The annual Hari Raya bazaar at Geylang Serai provided great opportunities for avid shutterbugs MOMENTS Time to spruce up... and what better way than to brighten up the house with some flowers. Camera: Nikon D3, AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G. ISO: 800, f/2.8, 1 /40s PHOTO: FREDDY CHOO Time
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    • 290 8 Latest India Property Show is being set up by two Indian media giants THE Hindu and the Hindustan Times, two of India’s biggest newspapers, have joined forces to lure the Indians in Singapore into splashing out on Indian property. And they will do that at
      PHOTO: THE HINDU  -  290 words
    • 141 8 Internships in India.. Internships in India... Eight university students from Singapore were taken to India this year by the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) to gain first-hand work experience as part of the SICCI-India Internship programme launched in 2009. On Sept 6, the students were presented with
      PHOTO: ARUN RAMU  -  141 words
    • Article, Illustration
      553 10 After 28 years here, Mumbai man trades in his Indian passport for a Singapore one LAST Sunday was a special day for timber trader Atish Mody and his wife Bela. After 28 years in Singapore, he got his citizenship certificate along with his wife from Minister of State
      PHOTO COURTESY OF MR MODY; PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  553 words
    • 621 12  -  Business school’s new head of campus plans to make a bigger impact in Singapore ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg IT’S BEEN five years since SP Jain Centre of Management set up shop in Singapore. And in that time it has established itself as one of the
      PHOTO: SP JAIN  -  621 words
    • 581 13  -  Singapore’s Hindu community comes together for the 10-day festival in honour of the elephant god ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg THE massive tents with themed idols and the majestic street processions may be missing, but the Ganesh festival a 10-day carnival of praise and worship of the
      PHOTO: YATEEN DATAR  -  581 words
    • 212 19 UNCENSORED copies of WikiLeaks’ massive tome of United States State Department cables found its way into the Internet on Sept 1. These included some 700 leaked diplomatic cables from the United States embassy in Singapore, revealing confidential correspondence on a range of issues dating from
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    • singapore news
      • 129 19 PRIVATE-SECTOR economists have sharply lowered their growth forecasts for Singapore for the year. They say the economy will grow by 5.3 per cent for the year, down from the 6.2 per cent median forecast made in June. The reasons for the downgrade have been making headlines
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      • 135 19 FOR the first time, Singapore’s Central Provident Fund (CPF) has landed in the top 10 of P&I/Towers Watson’s global 300 ranking of sovereign funds, public sector funds, private sector industry funds and corporate funds. It is the 10th-largest pension fund in the world
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      • 105 19 THE National University of Singapore (NUS) is now ranked among the top 30 universities in the world, while Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has jumped 16 places to No. 58. This is according to the latest World University Rankings released by London-based Quacquarelli Symonds. NUS
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    • 79 25 10Models to be introduced in India by Mercedes Benz in the next three years US$500 million Loan given by Asian Development Bank to the Indian Railways to help improve its services 77kg Weight of the “integration” rojak dish made by Singaporeans and new citizens at the Changi Simei
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    • 239 25 “Please don’t waste time. It’s more important and more satisfying than your PhD but good luck to you. I hope you get your PhD and your boyfriend.” Former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew’s advice to Miss Joan Sim, who is pursuing a doctorate in biological sciences at
      PHOTO: IANS  -  239 words

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    • 23 4 Greet your loved ones and business contacts via this festival of lights Call Kalwant at 9171-4327 or Ajit at 9693-0266 or e-mail tabla@sph.com.sg
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    • 17 10 To place an ad in tabla!... call Kalwant at 9171-4327 or Ajit at 9693-0266 or e-mail tabla@sph.com.sg
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    • 163 11 Now, you don’t need to leave Singapore to look for the best real estate in India. The India Property fair 2011 is back. India's most respected media houses, The Hindu and Hindustan Times bring the best Indian property investment options to Singapore. The event will showcase some of the finest
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  • EDUCATION
    • 357 17 Kolkata university with Rabindranath Tagore and India’s first president as alumni wants to upgrade faculty, research NOBEL laureate Rabindranath Tagore, Swami Vivekananda, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, India’s first president Rajendra Prasad, Satyajit Ray, scientist Satyendranath Bose and former West Bengal chief ministers Jyoti Basu and Buddhadeb
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    • 202 17 TEACHER’S Day might be over. But that hasn’t stopped Tamil Murasu from paying tribute to the outstanding efforts of Tamil language teachers with the prestigious Most Inspiring Tamil Teacher’s Award 2011. The annual event, which is in its ninth year, highlights the contributions of Tamil teachers,
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    • 409 18 ANVITHA RAJARAM, Class 5A ON Aug 20, I visited Mujahidin Mosque in Stirling Road with a big group of friends from my school, GIIS Queenstown Primary campus, to learn more about Ramadan. As we boarded the bus, I was very excited. I was going to learn
      PHOTOS: GIIS  -  409 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 203 18 INBAAYINI ANBARASAN, Class 4D JOSH ABRAHAM JACOB, Class 5C WE WERE overwhelmed when we were declared the finalists from our campus, GIIS Balestier, for the GIIS Hi Q Inter-school Quiz 2011. Determined to make the most of it, we worked hard and left no stone unturned.
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      • 251 18 PADITYA BHOGARAJU, Class 9B ALEXANDER Duric, one of the greatest football stars of Singapore, attended the Sports Day of GIIS Balestier. Duric, also known as the “goal machine”, has played for more than 15 clubs in different parts of the world. In his career spanning
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    • 145 19 w'FEi&fjiriowfli: school HR IS, i K Kflte r w W-%£m E A -~v 2 M i "J v Si N N i o *fs 7j a Established in 1949, with 158 schools worldwide. Matured cultural ethos over 6 decades. All round continous, personality development and excellence in education. Global acceptance
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 515 20 Actress gets an image makeover for her two upcoming films Indo-Asian News Service TIRED of playing sedate, butter-won’t-melt-in-the-mouth roles, Prachi Desai is all set to loosen up and let her hair TIRED down. For Rohit Shetty’s Bol Bachchan, she teams up with Abhishek Bachchan and
      Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTOS: IANS  -  515 words
    • mirch masala
      • 173 20 MUSIC maestro A.R. Rahman and director Imtiaz Ali were treated to some delectable Kashmiri cuisine during a recent visit to the valley while they were working on their upcoming film Rockstar. As parts of the movie, produced by Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision, are shot
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      • 72 20 FOR promoting cultural harmony through her work, Bollywood actress Preity Zinta will be honoured at the 68th Venice Film Festival. She will be awarded the World awarded the World Diamond Group Platinum Award for Peoples’ Friendship a hand-carved marble hand-carved marble sculpture of a white olive
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      • 100 20 The Big B has finally landed in Hollywood with Baz Luhrmann’s new film, an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby. Bachchan will play Meyer Wolfsheim, co-starring with Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby and Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway. Filming has
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  • FOOD
    • 465 21  -  LeVeL33’s Saturday beer brunch has some delicious selections with a great view SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg BRUNCH is my favourite weekend meal and I’ll tell you why... it gives me an excuse to drink as many mimosas as I like on a Sunday morning without being called a
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    • 140 22 k a^a ace Course vuas VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT Estd. 1947 Komala Vilas officially opens a new branch at 24-26 Race Course Road, (S) *****8 11 th September 2011 Tel: 6341 5435 North Indian Jain Food is now available. Catering Services for all Occasions Tel *****980/ *****742 T We look forward to
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    • 92 22 A 6Vu6Cic < TaCf( j 6y 'OdUo mnar engineering technologies for well being “I have no teachings at all. If you are willing then I can deliver you Into a space and a situation within yourself that you have never imagined possible in human life." Sadhguru m -v 7 S*
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 309 22 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries Avoid all disputes and arguments. On the domestic front, you might get help from your parents and spouse. Taurus You will find a surprising change in the way you communicate with others. You will perform very logically and methodically. It is a good time for
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  • RELAX
    • 283 23 TALK Inner Engineering is a talk on yoga by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. Free admission but registration is a must due to limited seats. When: Sept 11, 5.30pm Where: University Cultural Centre, 50 Kent Ridge Crescent, National University of Singapore Contact: 9666-0187 or log on to www.SadhguruInSingapore.com COOKING DEMONSTRATION
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 317 23 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Chaucer creation 5 “No man island” 9 “The butcher, the baker, the candle stick-___” 14 Holly plant 15 Prefix meaning “onebillionth” 16 Love, Italianstyle 17 Alaskan city near the Arctic Circle 18 Spectrum bands 19 Daredevil’s opposite 20 Cowboy’s formal kitchen? 23 Trumpet blare 24 Late-night Jay’s
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    • 226 23 QUIZ DEREK O’BRIEN 1. In which World Cup did Wesley Barresi represent Holland? a) Cricket b) Football c) Table Tennis 2. Which political party did George Washington represent? a) Democratic Party b) Republican Party c) None 3. Introduced by Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Evan Williams, what was initially known
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    • 107 23 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. WORD EXPRESS RICHA MAHAJAN ACQUIESCE(English) ACQUIESCER(French) Grammar: The word “acquiesce”
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    • 202 24 12:30pm Kids Class 1:30pm Teens-Adults Just $10 X, SIIMGA PORlE SI INI DHI ASSOCIATION Art of Yoaa On the rhythms of Bollywood Music Trial Class on Sep 10 9:15am-10;15am Just $10 BollyFitness Thu 6:45pm BhangraFitness Thu 7;45pm Trial class on Thu 29th Sep (I Mi O Now Your favorite Bling
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous

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  • SPORTS
    • 1219 26 / 27  -  Dramatic rise in number of people, including children, taking up the sport G. RAJARAMAN in New Delhi tabla@sph.com.sg G. Rajaraman is a senior sports writer who now heads the content team at Horizon Sports YOU would not even raise an eyebrow today when you hear of
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    • 886 26 / 27  -  columnstar HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg SUMMER has left England; like many of the visitors who come here, it was on a short stay anyway. And so the T-shirts are gone from the racks, replaced by heavy cardigans and pullovers, cheery folk sitting on sidewalks with a
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