Tabla, 27 July 2012

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  • 24 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY MICA (P) 062/03/2012 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012 RIDAY, Sf}l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • 1432 1  -  Two Indian Singaporeans light up the local stand-up comedy scene SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg AS Singapore discovered a serious funny bone? H When this newspaper wrote about the rise of Indian stand-up comics like Russell Peters and Vir Das in 2010, the only Indian flying the flag for
    PHOTOS: WILSON WONG, SHAWN LOURDUSAMY,; THE STRAITS TIMES  -  1,432 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 30 1 10 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT INDIA’S NEW PRESIDENT PAGE 2 Get tabla! delivered to your doorstep. Call 6319-1800 or e-mail circs@sph.com.sg Catch us online at www.tabla.com.sg SI NGAPOR E
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    • 11 1 INDIAN COMMUNITY WHY, OH WHY, ARE INDIANS SO NOSTALGIC? PAGE 14
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  • INDIA
    • 433 2  -  You know Pranab Mukherjee is India’s new president but did you know... TEXT: PATRICK JONAS GHe did not like to go to school when he was young. Instead he preferred to pretend he was a priest. GHe does not like hilsa, even though fish curry with
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 735 3  -  Access to the National Library’s extensive database and ebook collection has never been easier WRITE DIRECTION SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg INSTEAD of packing two or three books in his bag these days to fill his reading needs on public transport, avid reader Uthayakumar Anandamohan just uses his
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    • 356 3 MORE than seven decades after his death, the power of India’s most revered polymath still holds strong in many communities around the world. Now, with technology, readers can access Rabindranath Tagore’s translated works online. His most acclaimed collection of poems, Gitanjali: Song Offerings published in 1910 along
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    • 847 4  -  It’s time the banking industry goes back to basics and serves clients 360 degrees ANIL KISHORA Anil Kishora is CEO of State Bank of India, Singapore, and the views expressed are his own. I STILL recall my mum’s words when I joined State Bank of India
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    • 416 6 / 7 THE bad news is that inflation has remained stubbornly high with the consumer price index or CPI rising 5.3 per cent in June from a year ago. In May, annual inflation was slightly lower, at 5 per cent. The good news is that the rising prices of
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    • 292 6 / 7 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged new citizens to do more to integrate into Singapore society and get more involved in the community. And he sounded yet another call for new and old citizens to work together to maintain social stability as he warned
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    • 171 6 / 7 BUILDING informal networks on the ground is as crucial as having government support, said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. Speaking to over 1,000 people at a dinner celebrating the 35th anniversary of Indian Activity Executive Committees (IAECs) or the Narpani Pearavai, Mr Tharman said that
      PHOTO: TAMIL MURASU  -  171 words
    • 120 6 / 7 Time to break fast... a child watches as Muslim women gather to pray after breaking fast at the Sultan Mosque on July 21, the start of Ramadan, the ninth month on the Islamic calendar. During Ramadan, Muslims refrain from eating or drinking from dawn to dusk
      PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  120 words
    • 200 6 / 7 An evening of revelry, song and dance...all in the name of goodwill and charity. About 180 students from eight different schools came together to perform at the inaugural North West Fundraising Concert 2012 on July 20. The concert, organised by the North West
      PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  200 words
    • Singapore news
      • 133 6 / 7 THE inaugural Tamil University Youth Conference kicked off with light-hearted comedy and music and drama performances on July 20. But the focus of the three-day event was Tamil youth identity. The event, organised by the Tamil Language Society of the National University of Singapore, drew
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      • 103 6 / 7 WITH other investment products on shaky ground, the seriously rich have been increasing their bets in the foreign exchange (forex or FX) market. So far this year, equity markets have been highly volatile, commodities have turned negative, and even fixed income has been losing its
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      • 141 6 / 7 ALMOST all local private sector workers retiring last year were offered their old jobs back. And according to an annual Manpower Ministry survey, most accepted, many with no change in job scope or pay. Employment was offered to 97 per cent of local workers who
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      • 112 6 / 7 MEMBERS of the Bijhar Society (Singapore) and their families turned up at the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) Blood Bank to support the organisation’s blood donation camp recently. The event, supported by the Red Cross Society, was organised by the society’s youth wing. Bijhar vice-president Abdhesh
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    • 362 10 “Economic development is like a game of snakes and ladders. You go up for a while, then get bitten by a snake, then you fall. Then you might find a ladder and are able to leapfrog back in front. But it really is a tough game.” Morgan
      PHOTOS: IANS, THE STRAITS TIMES  -  362 words
    • 196 10 17.1 million Cases of Officer’s Choice whisky sold last year, making the drink from India’s Allied Blenders Distillers the world’s largest selling whisky 675,000 Tonnes of food waste in Singapore last year US$300 million Amount Malaysia’s second richest man T. Ananda Krishnan and Indonesia’s James Riady will fight
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    • 150 13 of your own culture, and to then respect other people’s culture, to make sure that the younger generation knows from where they have come from, and then to be able to face the future with confidence; this is a most important effort.” The event included performances
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    • 219 13 T WAS all about racial harmoI ny in the outdoors when Outward Bound Singapore (OBS) and the Central Singapore Community Development Council hosted 29 teenagers on Pulau Ubin from July 13 to 15 as part of OBS’ Racial Harmony Programme. The camp, called Trust Journey, was held
      PHOTOS: OUTWARD BOUND SINGAPORE  -  219 words

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    • 152 8 / 9 The voice behind Chake De Singh am Hud Dabangg Dabangg Dard -E-Disco Beedi Jalaile Anar kali Disco Chali Haute Haule Se hawa Dhan Te Nan Marjani Marjani... Sukhwinder Singh Live in Singapore Having sung some of Bollywoods most popular hits including the Oscar and Grammy winning “Jai Ho”, this prolific
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  • EDUCATION
    • 360 11 More than 700 students attend International Youth Leaders’ Summit WHAT unites young people? Sports. The organisers of the fourth International Youth Leaders’ Summit that took place on July 20 and 21 in Singapore realised this even before the event. They held a series of pre-summit sporting activities which
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    • 275 12  -  There’s more to school than homework and exams. That’s why tabla! has this page for students of three Indian schools here to play reporter and photographer (This page is rotated among the schools. Next week, DPS) VIDUSHI SINHA, Class 10 IGCSE A ON JULY 20,
      PHOTOS: NPSIS  -  275 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 140 12  -  SRISHA SWAMINATHAN, Class 2F THE recent talent show at our school had many categories to choose from. I chose singing because it is my hobby. First I asked my music teacher to pick a song that suited my voice; then I asked my sister to
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      • 84 12  -  BHAVNA S. GOPALAN, Montessori-Orchid IT WAS Daddy Dons An Apron Day. We had many daddies come to make sandwiches and lovely crackers for us. Some daddies could not make it, so my friends sat with my dad. The daddies showed us how to make sandwiches; Daddy
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 946 14  -  Nobody paid attention to Rajesh Khanna and M .A.K. Pataudi for decades; then India went ballistic when they died MUDAR PATHERYA in Kolkata tabla@sph.com.sg IN INDIA, nothing sells like nostalgia. And at no time is this more evident than when a celebrity
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    • 196 16 DESPITE a drubbing at the hands of the critics, Ajith Kumar’s Billa 2 (below) is doing well at the box office, both in India and the overseas markets. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh said the film made above Rs61.20 lakhs on its opening weekend in
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      • 154 16 IT IS common knowledge that when it comes to getting into showbiz, being the offspring of a star is a great launch pad. Thank you Arbaaz Khan, for confirming it. The actor-producer, who is Salman Khan’s brother and son of actor and screenwriter Salim Khan,
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      • 60 16 TAMIL actor Vijay’s upcoming movie Thuppakki (right), directed by A.R. Murugadoss, will be made into Hindi. With Akshay Kumar in the lead role, the Tamil version is to hit the screens on Aug 15. Reports say that Vijay was requested to do a special appearance
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      • 75 16 KATRINA Kaif and Salman Khan may have ended their romantic relationship but there are so many benefits to being friends it seems. Salman, known to be very generous to his inner circle, recently bought her a black Audi SUV for her 28th birthday which she celebrated on July
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      • 76 16 POOJA Bhatt trilled on Twitter that her movie Jism 2, which stars Indo-Canadian porn actress Sunny Leone, received an A certificate, which means only those 18 and above can watch it. She claims the cuts were made upon her discretion. “August 3 here we
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    • 96 16 it \2L 0 Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society presents PADMA BHUSHAN fjUJ'UA LASYA KAVYA A documentary film by Sankalp Meshram Followed by a Solo Bharatanatyam performance by Alarmel Valli Music: Live The Jubilee Hall Raffles Hotel August 10, 2012 7:00 PM Tickets: $50, $25 V First screening in Singapore An
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  • FOOD
    • 431 17  -  Enjoy vegetarian set meals and decadent rolls at Miz Japanese Restaurant SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph. com.sg WHEN a Japanese meal beckons, I never say no. Over the years, I have developed an appreciation for the cuisine even though my friends with more traditional palates still quake at
      PHOTOS: SHEELA NARAYANAN  -  431 words
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 300 18 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries In general, this period will be a good time for social, business as well as personal relationships. Those looking for investments or partnerships can expect good results. Taurus You need to take care of your health. You will be over critical of others and this
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    • 236 18 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 2pm VIJAY: Nyayathai Thirudathe 3.30pm SONY ENT: Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge 4.30pm ASIANET: Dreams 5pm STAR PLUS: 13B 7pm ZEE CINEMA: Bichhoo 7.30pm STAR GOLD: Kahani 9pm VASANTHAM: Pradhana Vizha 9pm VTV: Rasikkum Seemane Saturday 1pm VASANTHAM: Pattanathil Bootham 3.30pm SONY ENT: Badmaash Company 4pm COLORS: Aap Mujhe
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  • RELAX
    • Article, Illustration
      366 19 FESTIVAL Hindola Utsav is a festival of pleasing God in a Swing (Hindola, below). Free admission. When: July 29 Aug 5, 5pm Where: Singapore Gujarati School, 225 Joo Chiat Road Contact: Log on to www.swaminarayan. org/rituals/hindola CONCERT The man with the 10,000-watt voice Sukhwinder Singh will belt out
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    • Article, Illustration
      221 19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Trackball was one of the earliest forms of: a) Keyboard b) Mouse c) CPU 2. Where do we generally wear a bracelet? a) Hand b) Neck c) Leg 3. Which of these universities is located in New York? a) Harvard University b) Brown University c) Columbia
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    • 36 19 CONCERT Ravindra Parchure will perform classical Hindustani ragas at the Swar Prabhat. Free admission. When: July 29, 10.30am Where: Siglap South Community Centre, 6 Palm Road Contact: 9712-7782 or e-mail feedback@mmsingapore.org
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 329 19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 “March Madness” org. 5 Kid good-naturedly 9 Thai money 13 Poetic peepers 14 Draft rating 15 Direct to a specialist 16 Sound from a Confederate soldier 18 How a persona non grata might be greeted 19 Forgiving and compassionate 20 Doesn’t just glance 21 Have an evening
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    • 73 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. DID YOU KNOW There are 985 richly-carved pillars in the
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 32 20 1. Keyboard 2. Hand 3. Columbia University 4. Kuala Lumpur 5. Mitchell 6. Gateway of India 7. Arthur Conan Doyle 8. Tera 9. Rod Laver 10. Arctic Tern SOLUTIONS sudoku quiz crossword
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  • SPORTS
    • 741 21  -  Aaravin handles his defender role in the Singapore Under-16 football team and his studies with equal elan SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg Sanjay Nair is a journalist with The Straits Times AT THE age of 16, R. Aaravin has his own personal chef, who doubles as a chauffeur and nutritionist.
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    • 842 22  -  Only two cricket teams have had it in recent years columnstar HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph. com.sg WHEN he was playing golf that seemed to come from a different universe, Tiger oods didn’t only beat opponents, he often took away their will to compete. Opponents looked at him in
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    • 222 22  -  JAMUNA SUNDARAJ jamunas@sph.com.sg CALLING all cricketers... you have till July 31 to register your teams for the annual IA National Day 6s SBI Cup, supported by the Singapore Cricket Association. The three-day event, which will be held on Aug 9,
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    • 799 23  -  Golfers looking forward to a day of golf and a night of fun at the Integration Cup and Integration Night TAMILAVEL tamilv@sph.com.sg Tamilavel is a correspondent with Tamil Murasu REGULAR tabla! reader Paul D’Souza is all geared up for July 30. He’s looking forward
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    • 561 24 SCAN HERE FOR ASPICYSNEAK PREVIEW st on 0 SCAN THE CODEWITH YOUR SMART PHONE •v 1 filfa Eduction in Wcutin ”»mpns[ io TV on mio waluMeN* c E- A y ,9 4 |3P?3>; X V s/«c4b lri animus m I fv 51 on mio Tv V_ La Ltafeeaf ON WttILlUlia
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