Tabla, 22 May 2015

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY Sfftl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, MAY 22,2015 MCI (P) 025/11/2014
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    • 328 1 AXE BRAND UNIVERSAL OIL Available at all major pharmacies and medical halls MMUNITY TANU AND MANU RETURN PAGE 19 OPINION: NURTURE MOTHER TONGUE AT HOME PAGE 17 INTRODUCING NEW COLUMN tabla! READS PAGES 4 5 Food map of India Take the food journey of India in Singapore. On pages 12
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    • 8 1 YOUNG WHO SHONE THIS IPL SEASON PAGE 23
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 88 2 NURSE Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug, who had been in a coma since 1973 after a brutal sex assualt when she was 25 years old, died at the King Edward Memorial hospital in Mumbai on May 18. Prior to her death, Ms Shanbaug had
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      • 84 2 DELHI chief minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on May 17 that the Delhi government will increase fares for autorickshaws every April 1 starting next year. A committee has also been formed to come up with a formula to increase the fares.
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      • 86 2 MS DRAUPADI Murmu took her oath as the ninth governor of Jharkhand on May 18, making her the first woman and the first tribal woman to hold the position. She succeeded Syed Ahmad, who is taking over as governor of Manipur. She is a
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      • 84 2 THE eight-year-old Mahindra Scorpio SUV used by activist Anna Hazare was sold for Rs911,000 at an auction in his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar on May 17. The SUV is owned by Mr Hazare’s Swami Vivekanand Krutudnata Nidhi, a trust which governs
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      • 97 2 THE civil aviation ministry will return the old Begumpet airport in Hyderabad to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The airport, which was a key airport for the city, was closed down in 2008 after a new airport was opened, on the
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      • 66 2 UTTAR Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav flagged off eight mobile forensic vans from his residence on May 18. These vans will go into eight zones, namely, Lucknow, Agra, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Meerut, Allahabad, Varanasi and Bareilly in the first phase. Mr Yadav said
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      • 105 2 THE Delhi traffic police have ordered cameras to be worn on the uniforms of traffic police officials in a bid to record their movements and conversations with people who flout traffic rules. The move came after an official was sacked for hitting a woman
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    • 142 2 KERALA AYURVEDA CENTRE. Singapore Our New Branch at CLEMENTIAVE 2 Centre for Traditional Ayurvedic Treatments The fully equipped treatment centre offers facilities for traditional Ayurvedic treatments under the supervision of experienced Ayurvedic Graduates from Kerala, India. We have male and female Ayurvedic Therapists from Kerala, who are qualified well-experienced. Our
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  • NEWS
    • 164 4 / 5 NEEL Mukherjee’s The Lives Of Others has won the Encore Award for the Best Second Novel in the UK. “We were immensely impressed by the ambition and depth of Neel Mukherjee’s second novel, in which a suburban house in 1960s Calcutta comes to reflect the political
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    • teds
      • 707 4 / 5  -  Best-selling Kerala writer had manuscripts rejected by several publishers before success dawned ZAFAR ANJUM tabla@sph.com.sg Zafar Anjum is a Singapore-based writer who runs a literary start-up, kitaab.org. Follow @zafaranjum on Twitter. tabla! reads is a monthly column on books, writing and publishing. IF EVERY published book is
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    • 154 4 / 5 WHENEVER I hear of very young people turning authors, I am pleasantly surprised. These are sensitive souls trapped in a child’s body. In Singapore, we have one such young talent in Ananya Sengupta (below). Her collection of poems, Drowning Dreams And Other Poems, has been published by
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 127 6 / 7 the Kamala Club, one of the oldest Indian women’s organisations in Singapore, held a charity event on May 17 at the Civil Service Club. Kamala Club carries out yearly themed events based on different states in India, and this year’s theme was Essence of Gujarat. The
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    • singapore snippets
    • 346 6 / 7 He tells voters not to take their votes lightly HALF of Singapore’s next generation of political leaders are already in place, and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hopes that another batch will enter office in the next general election (GE). “In the last GE, we ushered
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    • 114 6 / 7 STATE Bank of India (SBI), the largest bank in India, opened a new branch at Verdun Road on May 16. The branch was inaugurated by India’s high commissioner to Singapore Vijay Thakur Singh (above, in orange, with SBI Singapore CEO Manaw Prasad on the left and
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    • tabla! food special
      • 2331 9  -  BHAVNA VASNANI, AMRITA KAUR tabla@sph.com.sg NAME the Indian state and chances are, you’ll find its cuisine here in Singapore. With over 1.2 billion people spread across 29 states, India is the second-most populous nation in the world. Such a large country will surely have a range
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    • 107 18 6,000 Closed-circuit television cameras in Mumbai will be set up to beef up surveillance in parts of the city 2,000 Students in Singapore to retake an exam set by the University of London as statistical tables needed for answering questions were missing 399 Marks scored out of 400
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    • 206 18 “I love meeting people and talking to them.” SMRT chief bus captain D. Suppiraminiam, who received the Individual Medallion award at the Singapore Service Excellence Medallion 2015 Awards “It’s an apple state and we need to sell that name for tourism.” Himachal Pradesh Tourist Development Board vice-chairman
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  • EDUCATION
    • 345 8  -  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) ASHWIN KUMAAR RAVIRAJ, IB Year 2B MAY 5 was a proud
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 122 8  -  PRIYANKAR KANDARPA, Grade 9 IGCSE WHILE most students at NPSI started their annual exams on Feb 28, Shivani Ekkanath, Vijay Sidharth, Vikram Nacchiappan, Abeer Dahiya and I participated in our second regional championship for the International History Bee and Bowl (IHBB). Held at Dunman High School, the
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      • 91 8  -  NISHANT SRIRAM, Grade IB Year 2B THE Rolls-Royce flagship engine exhibition instilled a genuine interest in aeronautics among students of NPSI. Held at Ping Yi Secondary School as part of the Generation Aerospace roadshow, it allowed us to understand the complex functions of a colossal aircraft
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  • OPINION
    • community matters
      • 601 17  -  DR T CHANDROO tabla@sph.com.sg Dr T. Chandroo is the Chairman/CEO of Modern Montessori International Group. HAVING seen hard times, I promised myself as a young boy that I would overcome that. Education motivated me in the early part of my career and
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    • 74 17 India’s Real Estate on Sale Be there to fill your shopping carts, or be Left Out!! ■INDIA REALTY REVELRY Date: 23rd 6c 24th May Venue: Enterprise room, Raffles Convention Centre, 80 Bras Basalt Road, Singapore Time: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM Register now to win Free Holiday* 10 Leading Indian
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    • 82 18 JBS Ayurvedic Healthcare Centre 60 Rangoon Road Singapore *****0 (Opp. Farrer Park MRT Exit-B) AYURVEDA Daily: 9am-9pm s VN V r y V CONSULTATION BY Mrs. Pinky Kamat (BAMS) Mr. Sudev C (MD) NASYAM Nasal cleaning by the application of oils or powders. The nostrils are considered the doorway to
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 461 19 Kangana challenged in double role while Madhavan returns to acting Indo-Asian News Service SHE has essayed complex roles in films like Gangster, Fashion and Queen with perfection, but managing dual roles in Tanu Weds Manu Returns turned out to be a challenge for National Award-win-ning actress
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  • RELAX
    • mirch masala
      • 109 20 HIMACHAL Pradesh is trying to rope in Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, who hails from the hill state, as a brand ambassador for promoting tourism, an official said on Wednesday. “We are planning to hire Kangana Ranaut (right) as a brand
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      • 161 20 HE’S a dentist by profession and a singer, actor and anchor by choice. Meiyang Chang (below) of Indian Idol fame, who belongs to the Chinese community in India, says donning multiple hats is a “wonderful trend” in Bollywood as it enhances one’s onscreen
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      • 109 20 IndoAsian News Service COMEDIAN Santhanam, who is gradually transforming himself into a full-fledged hero, has performed his own stunts in upcoming Tamil romantic-comedy Innimey Ippadithaan. “This is a romantic comedy, but there are a few thrilling fight sequences. Santhanam (below) performed these scenes Without
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    • 438 21 FESTIVAL G Indian New Year Integration a celebration of various Indian communities’ new years, with entertainment, a bazaar and a buffet, organised by Tampines East CC IAEC, Eden, Zone 1 to 8 RCs. Tickets: $4 When: May 23, 9.30am to 12.30pm Where: Tampines East CC Multi-purpose Hall (Level
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    • 42 21 PROPERTY EXHIBITION Ten Indian developers showcasing projects from Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Chennai and Pune. Free admission. When: May 23 24, 11am to 7pm Where: Enterprise room, Raffles Convention Centre, 80 Bras Basah Road Contact: E-mail info@bling.events
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    • Article, Illustration
      180 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. According to Greek mythology, who was the king of the gods? a) Apollo b) Demeter c) Zeus 2. Which of these is a member of the pea family? a) Lentil b) Barley c) Rice 3. With what do we associate the name AK56? a) Cricket bats
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 519 20 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries Through your hard work, you will be able to achieve your targets. However, avoid making impulsive decisions. Taurus You need to keep yourself involved in activities that will help in self-development. Don’t waste time on irrelevant details or lose your temper in the process. Gemini There will
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 328 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Doe’s dear 5 Reach for the stars 11 Big (London landmark) 14 Hawaiian city 15 Trumpet relative 16 he drove out of sight” he drove out of sight” 17 Question for a Canadian tree? 19 Id’s counterpart 20 Truthfulness 21 Cleric ranking below a priest 23 N.Y.
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    • 45 21 SUDOKU The objectiveis 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 uniquedigits going across and down over the large grid. G For solutions, turn to the next page.
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  • 186 22 KEEN on learning Reiki? You can sign up for a two-day beginners workshop at The Terataii Reiki and Counselling Centre at Sime Darby Centre on June 2 and 3. Reiki is a form of alternative medicine developed in 1922 by Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui. Reiki
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 28 22 SOLUTIONS crossword quiz sudoku 1. Zeus 2. Lentil 3. Guns 4. A.B. de Villiers 5. Josephine 6. Kidney 7. Sherlock Holmes 8. Caustic soda 9. Kenya 10. Goat
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  • SPORTS
    • 1006 23  -  But will they fade away or continue to make waves at next year’s IPL? star column HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg IKE I do every year, I sat down a couple of L days ago to think of which players had caught my eye at this year’s IPL. Such lists
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