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UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Prime Minister NarendraModi, in his address to the 74th UNGA, September 27, wasnot the man the world saw and heard at Howdy Modi,Houston on September 22. Nor was he anywhere near hisusual self when he addressed rallies of thousands back inIndia. Here was a calm and relaxed philosopher NarendraModi speaking about the age-old Indian culture whichlooked upon the world as a family and believed in MahatmaGandhi's principles of "Truth and Non-violence".

Modi said that the whole world was celebrating this yearthe 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi who gavethe message of "Truth and Non-violence" . He exhorted theinternational community to embrace the message of theIndian Spiritual Master Swami Vivekanand who delivereda message of Harmony and Peace a hundred years ago onthe US soil, at the World Parliament of Religions inChicago. contd on Page 20

Harmony and Peace : Modi’sMessage to the UNGA

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon world leaders tostrive for harmony and peace. Photo / Mohammed Jaffer-snapsIndia

Indian girl receives'Changemaker' award

NEW YORK (TIP): A teenagedIndian girl has received the"Changemaker" award here by the Billand Melinda Gates Foundation for herfight against child marriage in hervillage in Rajasthan. Payal Jangidreceived the award on Tuesday,September 24 night here during theGoalkeepers Global Goals Awardshosted by the Foundation. "The awardrecognizes her campaign to end childlabor and child marriage," thefoundation said in a tweet.

(Source: PTI)

Payal Jangid(17) receiving

the award fromDeputy

Secretary-General of theUnited Nations

Amina J.Mohammed

Photo / viaTwitter

‘Abki Baar Trump Sarkar’ : Modi endorsesDonald Trump for 2020 US Presidency

"I present to you my family of 50,000": Modi to Trump

I.S. SALUJA

HOUSTON (TIP): Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's community reception inHouston on September 22 turned out to bean election rally for US President DonaldTrump whom Modi described as "myfriend" and "India's friend". Modi heaped

praises on Trump for havingstrengthened American economy andproviding leadership to world. Trumpreciprocated with a list of achievementsof Modi a little later before inviting Modito speak. It was quid pro quo of the finestorder. contd on Page 2

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes US President Donald Trump at NRG Stadium, Houston,Sept 22

Sikh American DeputySheriff shot and killed inthe line of duty in Texas

HOUSTON , TX (TIP): A Sikh law-enforcement officer has been fatallyshot multiple times during a trafficstop in the U.S. state of Texas, amedia report said , September 27.

Harris County Sheriff's OfficeDeputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, 42, pulledover a vehicle when someoneapproached him from behind andopened fire near Cypress city, theHouston Chronicle quoted Sheriff EdGonzalez as saying.

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GOPIO Stalwart InderSingh has died

NEW YORK (TIP): GOPIO's FoundingLife Member, former President andChairman and current ExecutiveTrustee of GOPIO Foundation hasdied September 27 morning at ahospital in the Los Angeles area.GOPIO Treasurer Kewal Kandainformed Dr. Thomas Abraham,Chairman, GOPIO International.Inder Singh was 87. In a message, Dr. Abraham said: "It

is a great loss for all of us, GOPIO,Indian community in the USA andthe Indian Diaspora. May his soulrest in peace. GOPIO will doappropriate tribute for hiscontribution to build GOPIO and forhis service to the Indian Americancommunity and the IndianDiaspora". For more information,please contact Dr. Thomas Abrahamat 203-328-8010

Sandeep Dhaliwal was a local hero whoseefforts during the Hurricane Harvey and

Hurricane Maria received high praisefrom people and administration

Inder Singh,Founding

Member, formerPresident andChairman, and

ExecutiveTrustee of

GOPIOFoundation has

died Sept 27morning.

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‘Abki Baar Trump Sarkar’ : Modi endorsesDonald Trump for 2020 US Presidency

COND FROM PAGE 1Amid chants of "Modi, Modi", Prime

Minister endorsed Trump for 2020 USPresidency when he said "Abki BaarTrump Sarkar", reminding the gatheringof Indian Americans of the chant duringrecent general elections in India earlierthis year where the chant was "Abki baarModi Sarkar". Modi a little later , invitingTrump to address the gathering said thatTrump had introduced his family to himwhen he had visited the White Houseduring his last visit to the US, and he wasnow presenting to him "my family of50,000", to the great delight of the man wholoves crowds and applause.

At hand were about 60 lawmakersbelonging to both the Republican and theDemocratic Party.

An estimated 50, 000 strong crowd wenthysteric whenever Trump praised Modi orlater, when Modi spoke about India'sstrength and resolve to deal with a hostilePakistan.

Defended his government's actions inKashmir and, in thinly veiled remarks,Modi accused Pakistan of harboringterrorists and promoting terrorism in theregion.

Trump sat in the front row as the Indian

prime minister told cheering crowds hisdecision to remove all autonomy fromIndian-administered Kashmir would bringprogress and better rights for its people.

India has faced international criticismover its actions in Kashmir. Thousands ofpeople have reportedly been detained, andaccess to mobile or internet services hasbeen severed for millions of people in acommunications blackout, part of asecurity clampdown in the wake of Delhi'sdecision.

The rally, on Sunday, marked the firsttime Modi had discussed the decision toremove Kashmir's special status on aworld stage, and followed months of fiercerhetoric from Pakistan, which also claimsthe disputed region and has sought to raisethe issue with the UN.

Without directly naming Pakistan, Modiaccused the country of "hatred towardsIndia" and of supporting terrorism.

"Whether it is the 9/11 attack in Americaor the 26/11 attack in Mumbai, where areits conspirators found?

"The time has come for a decisive fightagainst terrorism and those who supportterrorism," he said. "I want to stress herethat President Trump is standing firmlyagainst this."

Trump, who was given a rapturouswelcome at the event, said he wascommitted to protecting "innocentcivilians from the threat of radical Islamicterrorism".

About 50,000 Indian Americans attendedthe "Howdy Modi!" rally, where crowdschanted "Modi! Modi! Modi!" as he took tothe stage, following a 90-minute culturalprogram featuring 400 dancers.

Trump, introduced by Modi as "myfriend, a friend of India, a great Americanpresident", was given a standing ovation atthe event in Houston, a Democraticstronghold in Republican-dominatedTexas. Houston is expected to be a criticalbattleground in Trump's 2020 re-electionbid.

Modi, who was re-elected this year witha thumping majority, enjoys wide supportamong Indians both at home and abroad,especially among the middle classes, saidManoj Joshi, a fellow at the ObserverResearch Foundation, a New Delhi-basedthinktank. "He is extremely popular,particularly when it comes to the Indian

diaspora in the US where there is a lot ofGujarati diaspora, from his home state," hesaid.

The rally was held as Kashmir remainsunder a security crackdown, apparently toprevent unrest. Outside the stadium,protesters accused Modi's government ofhuman rights abuses against Kashmiris.

Iltija Mufti, the daughter of the formerJammu and Kashmir chief ministerMehbooba Mufti, said on Twitter: "Whilepeople in Kashmir have been gagged, masshysteria is orchestrated elsewhere tojustify this decision." Her mother wasamong thousands reportedly detained aspart of a crackdown by security services.

Modi's speech came just days before theUN general assembly's meeting in NewYork, where the Pakistani prime minister,Imran Khan, is expected to accuse Modi ofbeing complicit in torture and massdetention in Indian-administeredKashmir. Michael Kugelman, a south Asiaexpert at the Wilson Center, in WashingtonDC, said while Modi generally preferred tokeep quiet about Kashmir with globalaudiences, it was unsurprising that he hadraised the issue in Texas.

"I think he wanted to try to bluntinternational criticism by demonstratingjust how popular the move [to removeKashmir's special status] was amongIndians - including Indian Americans inthe US," said Kugelman. "And indeed hiscomment got louder applause than justabout anything he or Trump said duringthe whole event."

Though the scrapping of Kashmir'sspecial status faces major oppositionwithin the region, it is widely supportedelsewhere in India.

It was unsurprising an Indian leaderwould criticize Pakistan in a politicalspeech, said Kugelman, but he added: "It issignificant that Modi did so with Trumpseated right in front of him, and at amoment when the US-Pakistanrelationship has enjoyed a renaissancethanks to Islamabad's help with Talibantalks in Afghanistan."

(With inputs from Agencies)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, hands held, walk in the NRGStadium, Houston, Sept 22

A group of Sikhs with PM Modi. Seen, among others are J.S. Bakshi (second from left), H.P.Singh (third from left), Dr. Surinder Singh (fourth from left)

The jampacked NRG Stadium to welcomePrime Minister Modi

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Two Indian American SBU Students Chosenfor Selective Millennium Fellows Program

NEW YORK (TIP): Two IndiaAmericans are among Eleven StonyBrook students among a select groupfrom 69 colleges around the globe chosenfor the Millennium Fellowship, apartnership between the MillenniumCampus Network and the United NationsAcademic Impact initiative and theMillennium Campus Network. Thestudents are all working on variousprojects that focus on the United Nations'17 Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).

Lakshta Kundal and Agam Singh havebeen selected to be Millennium Fellows.This year there was a record 7,020applications for this selective programfrom young leaders on 1,209 campusesacross 135 nations.

Lakshta Kundal's Plastic-Free Project(PFP) serves to educate, challenge, andinspire college students to shift fromconventional to conscious living. PFPcalls all students to take part in a 21-daychallenge uniquely designed to helpthem develop eco-conscious lifestylehabits to tackle today's most pressingenvironmental issues, especially oceanpollution, with the opportunity to winprizes and awards.

Launched in 2018, the selectiveMillennium Fellowship is a semester-long leadership development program.Students receive the fellowship based ontheir leadership on sustainabledevelopment-related projects that

advance the SDGs in their communities.As Millennium Fellows, they willparticipate in a leadership development

program to improve their studentorganizing, partnership building andcommunity impact skills.

Lakshta Kundal (Front row extreme right) is one of the student co-campus directors for theprogram Photo / Courtesy SBU

Indian American Honored withUnder-40 Innovators Award atDesign Automation Conference

LAS VEGAS (TIP): Vijay Raghunathan,Professor of Electrical and ComputerEngineering, Purdue University hasrecently been conferred the Under-40Innovators Award, sponsored byAssociation for Computing Machinery(ACM) and the Institute of Electrical andElectronics Engineers (IEEE). The awardrecognizes the top young innovators, whohave made a significant impact in the fieldof design and automation of electronics.Raghunathan, along with four others washonored at 56th Design AutomationConference at the Las Vegas ConventionCenter, Las Vegas.

Vijay Raghunathan is a professor ofelectrical and computer engineering atPurdue University and the director of theEmbedded Systems and IoT Lab, which hefounded in 2006. He received his M.S. andPh.D. degrees in electrical engineering fromUCLA and his B. Tech. degree in electricalengineering from IIT Madras, India. AtPurdue University, his team investigates thedesign of new hardware and softwarearchitectures for next-generationembedded systems, IoT edge devices, andwearable/implantable electronics, with anemphasis on ultra-low power design, micro-scale energy harvesting, edge analytics, andreliable/secure system design. Vijay also

holds an appointment as the AnandRajaraman and Venky HarinarayanVisiting Chair Professor of ComputerScience and Engineering at the IndianInstitute of Technology (IIT), Madras. Vijayhas co-written more than 100 journal andconference papers (several of which havewon best paper and best design awards) andhas presented numerous keynotes, invitedtalks, and tutorials on the above topics.

(Read full story onwww.theindianpanorama.news)

Vijay Raghunathan is a professor of electricaland computer engineering at Purdue

University

Indian National withAltered German

Passport intercepted byDulles CBP

STERLING, VA (TIP): U.S. Customsand Border Protection (CBP) officersintercepted an Indian national inpossession of a fraudulent Germanpassport Monday at Washington DullesInternational Airport. The man wasrefused admission to the United States.

Authorities declined to prosecute theIndian man. Privacy laws prevent CBPfrom releasing his name because he wasnot criminally charged.

The 28-year-old Indian nationalarrived from Accra, Ghana, Sept 15Monday morning and presented theGerman passport to a CBP officerduring inspection. The CBP officerdetected discrepancies in the passport'sbiographical page and referred the manto a secondary examination.

File photo of the back patch of a CBPofficer in an airport environmentDuring the secondary examination,CBP officers were unable to access thepassport's electronic chip and suspectedthe chip to be altered or damaged. Underquestioning, the man admitted topurchasing the passport in Ghana. CBPofficers seized the passport and refusedthe Indian national admission to theUnited States.

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Indian AmericanPhysician charged forunlawfully distributing

opioidsNEW YORK (TIP): The Justice

Department announced Sept 24 thesecond coordinated law enforcementaction of the Appalachian RegionPrescription Opioid (ARPO) strikeforce, resulting in charges against 13individuals across five Appalachianfederal districts for alleged offensesrelating to the over prescription ofcontrolled substances through "pillmill" clinics. Of those charged, 12were charged for their role inunlawfully distributing opioids andother controlled substances and 11were physicians. The alleged conductresulted in the distribution of morethan 17 million pills.

Dr. Sriramloo Kesari, 77, ofCharleston, West Virginia, wascharged with allegedly unlawfullydistributing controlled substancewithout a legitimate medical purpose.This case was investigated by theDEA, HHS-OIG and Hurricane PoliceDepartment. These cases are beingprosecuted by Assistant Chief KilbyMacfadden and Trial Attorney SeanO'Connell of the Fraud Section.

This action follows the first suchtakedown in April of this year, whichinvolved charges against 60defendants, including 53 medicalprofessionals, in 11 federal districts,alleging the illegal distribution ofmore than 23 million pills. Thecharges brought in April have alreadyresulted in 11 guilty pleas in sevenfederal districts, including guiltypleas by nine medical professionals,including seven physicians.

Indian Americandoctor pleads guilty to

running pill millCINCINNATI (TIP): An Indian

origin owner and operator of aHamilton pain clinic pleaded guilty inU.S. District Court Sept 23 to illegaldistribution of controlled substances,health care fraud and violating theanti-kickback statute.

Nilesh Jobalia, 54, of Cincinnati,entered a guilty plea before U.S.District Judge Susan J. Dlott.

Benjamin C. Glassman, UnitedStates Attorney for the SouthernDistrict of Ohio; Lamont Pugh III,Special Agent in Charge, U.S.Department of Health and HumanServices, Office of Inspector General;Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost;Anthony Groeber, Executive Director,State Medical Board of Ohio; StevenSchierholt, Executive Director, Stateof Ohio Board of Pharmacy; andStephanie B. McCloud,Administrator, Ohio Bureau ofWorkers Compensation, announcedthe plea. "Today Dr. Jobalia acceptedresponsibility for trafficking drugs bymeans of a prescription pad, healthcare fraud, and receiving kickbacks,"U.S. Attorney Glassman said.

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4 THE INDIAN PANORAMAFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019TRIBUTE

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhiwas an eminent freedom activistand an influential political

leader who played a dominant role inIndia's struggle for independence.Gandhi is known by different names,such as Mahatma (a great soul), Bapuji(endearment for father in Gujarati) andFather of the Nation. Every year, hisbirthday is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti,a national holiday in India, and alsoobserved as the International Day ofNonviolence. Mahatma Gandhi, as he ismost commonly referred to, wasinstrumental in liberating India from theclutches of the British. With his unusualyet powerful political tools ofSatyagraha and non-violence, heinspired several other political leadersall over the world including the likes ofNelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jrand Aung San Suu Kyi. Gandhi, apartfrom helping India triumph in its fightfor independence against the English,also led a simple and righteous life, forwhich he is often revered. Gandhi's earlylife was pretty much ordinary, and hebecame a great man during the course ofhis life. This is one of the main reasonswhy Gandhi is followed by millions, forhe proved that one can become a greatsoul during the course of one’s life,should they possess the will to do so.

ChildhoodM. K. Gandhi was born in the princely

state of Porbandar, which is located inmodern-day Gujarat. He was born into aHindu merchant caste family toKaramchand Gandhi, diwan ofPorbandar and his fourth wife, Putlibai.Gandhi’s mother belonged to an affluentPranami Vaishnava family. As a child,Gandhi was a very naughty andmischievous kid. In fact, his sister Raliathad once revealed that hurting dogs bytwisting their ears was amongMaohandas’ favorite pastime. During thecourse of his childhood, Gandhibefriended Sheikh Mehtab, who wasintroduced to him by his older brother.Gandhi, who was raised by a vegetarianfamily, started eating meat. It is also saidthat a young Gandhi accompaniedSheikh to a brothel, but left the placeafter finding it uncomfortable. Gandhi,along with one of his relatives, alsocultivated the habit of smoking afterwatching his uncle smoke. Aftersmoking the leftover cigarettes, thrownaway by his uncle, Gandhi startedstealing copper coins from his servantsin order to buy Indian cigarettes. Whenhe could no longer steal, he even decidedto commit suicide such was Gandhi’saddiction to cigarettes. At the age offifteen, after stealing a bit of gold fromhis friend Sheikh’s armlet, Gandhi feltremorseful and confessed to his fatherabout his stealing habit and vowed to

him that he would never commit suchmistakes again.

Early LifeIn his early years, Gandhi was deeply

influenced by the stories of Shravanaand Harishchandra that reflected theimportance of truth. Through thesestories and from his personalexperiences, he realized that truth andlove are among the supreme values.Mohandas married Kasturba Makhanjiat the age of 13. Gandhi later went on toreveal that the marriage didn’t meananything to him at that age and that hewas happy and excited only aboutwearing new set of clothes. But then asdays passed by, his feelings for herturned lustful, which he later confessedwith regret in his autobiography. Gandhihad also confessed that he could no moreconcentrate in school because of hismind wavering towards his new andyoung wife.

Education

After his family moved to Rajkot, anine year old Gandhi was enrolled at alocal school, where he studied the basicsof arithmetic, history, geography andlanguages. When he was 11 years old, heattended a high school in Rajkot. He lostan academic year in between because ofhis wedding but later rejoined the schooland eventually completed his schooling.He then dropped out of Samaldas Collegein Bhavnagar State after joining it in theyear 1888. Later Gandhi was advised by afamily friend Mavji Dave Joshiji topursue law in London. Excited by theidea, Gandhi managed to convince hismother and wife by vowing before themthat he would abstain from eating meatand from having sex in London.Supported by his brother, Gandhi left toLondon and attended the Inner Templeand practiced law. During his stay inLondon, Gandhi joined a VegetarianSociety and was soon introduced toBhagavad Gita by some of his vegetarianfriends. The contents of Bhagavad Gitawould later have a massive influence on

his life. He came back to India after beingcalled to the bar by Inner Temple.

Gandhi in South AfricaAfter returning to India, Gandhi

struggled to find work as a lawyer. In1893, Dada Abdullah, a merchant whoowned a shipping business in SouthAfrica asked if he would be interested toserve as his cousin’s lawyer in SouthAfrica. Gandhi gladly accepted the offerand left to South Africa, which wouldserve as a turning point in his politicalcareer.

In South Africa, he faced racialdiscrimination directed towards blacksand Indians. He faced humiliation onmany occasions but made up his mind tofight for his rights. This turned him intoan activist and he took upon him manycases that would benefit the Indians andother minorities living in South Africa.Indians were not allowed to vote or walkon footpaths as those privileges werelimited strictly to the Europeans. Gandhiquestioned this unfair treatment andeventually managed to establish anorganization named ‘Natal IndianCongress’ in 1894. After he came acrossan ancient Indian literature known as‘Tirukkural’, which was originallywritten in Tamil and later translatedinto many languages, Gandhi wasinfluenced by the idea of Satyagraha(devotion to the truth) and implementednon-violent protests around 1906. Afterspending 21 years in South Africa, wherehe fought for civil rights, he hadtransformed into a new person and hereturned to India in 1915.

Gandhi and the Indian National Congress

After his long stay in South Africa andhis activism against the racist policy of

CELEBRATING150 YEARS OF

THE MAHATMA

Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore in Santiniketan in February 1940.

Mahatma Gandhi at Boulogne station, on the way to England to attend the Round TableConference as the representative of the Indian Nationals.

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the British, Gandhi had earned thereputation as a nationalist, theorist andorganiser. Gopal Krishna Gokhale, asenior leader of the Indian NationalCongress, invited Gandhi to join India’sstruggle for independence against theBritish Rule. Gokhale thoroughly guidedMohandas Karamchand Gandhi aboutthe prevailing political situation in Indiaand also the social issues of the time. Hethen joined the Indian National Congressand before taking over the leadership in1920, headed many agitations which henamed Satyagraha.

Champaran SatyagrahaThe Champaran agitation in 1917 was

the first major success of Gandhi afterhis arrival in India. The peasants of thearea were forced by the British landlordsto grow Indigo, which was a cash crop,but its demand had been declining. Tomake the matters worse, they wereforced to sell their crops to the plantersat a fixed price. The farmers turned toGandhiji for help. Pursuing a strategy ofnonviolent agitation, Gandhi took theadministration by surprise and wassuccessful in getting concessions fromthe authorities. This campaign markedGandhi’s arrival in India.

Non-cooperation Movement Non-cooperation Movement was one of

Gandhi’s most important movementsagainst the British. Gandhi’s urged hisfellow countrymen to stop co-operationwith the British. He believed that theBritish succeeded in India only becauseof the co-operation of the Indians. Hehad cautioned the British not to pass theRowlatt Act, but they did not pay anyattention to his words and passed theAct. As announced, Gandhiji askedeveryone to start civil disobedienceagainst the British. The British begansuppressing the civil disobediencemovement by force and opened fire on apeaceful crowd in Delhi. The Britishasked Gandhiji to not enter Delhi whichhe defied as a result of which he wasarrested and this further enraged peopleand they rioted. He urged people to showunity, non-violence and respect forhuman life. But the British respondedaggressively to this and arrested manyprotesters.

On 13 April 1919, a British officer, Dyer,ordered his forces to open fire on apeaceful gathering, including womenand children, in Amritsar’s JallianwalaBagh. As a result of this, hundreds ofinnocent Hindu and Sikh civilians werekilled. The incident is known as‘Jallianwala Bagh Massacre’. ButGandhi criticized the protesters insteadof blaming the English and askedIndians to use love while dealing withthe hatred of British. He urged theIndians to refrain from all kinds of non-violence and went on fast-to-death topressure Indians to stop their rioting.

SwarajThe concept of non-cooperation

became very popular and startedspreading through the length andbreadth of India. Gandhi extended thismovement and focused on Swaraj. Heurged people to stop using British goods.He also asked people to resign fromgovernment employment, quit studyingin British institutions and stoppracticing in law courts. However, theviolent clash in Chauri Chaura town ofUttar Pradesh, in February 1922, forcedGandhiji to call-off the movement all of asudden. Gandhi was arrested on 10thMarch 1922 and was tried for sedition. He

was sentenced to six yearsimprisonment, but served only two yearsin prison.

Dandi MarchDuring the period of 1920s, Mahatma

Gandhi concentrated on resolving thewedge between the Swaraj Party and theIndian National Congress. In 1927,British had appointed Sir John Simon asthe head of a new constitutional reformcommission, popularly known as ‘SimonCommission’. There was not even asingle Indian in the commission.Agitated by this, Gandhi passed aresolution at the Calcutta Congress inDecember 1928, calling on the Britishgovernment to grant India dominionstatus. In case of non-compliance withthis demand, the British were to face anew campaign of non-violence, havingits goal as complete independence for thecountry. The resolution was rejected bythe British. The flag of India wasunfurled by the Indian national Congresson 31st December 1929 at its Lahoresession. January 26, 1930 was celebratedas the Independence Day of India.

But the British failed to recognize itand soon they levied a tax on salt andSalt Satyagraha was launched in March1930, as an opposition to this move.Gandhi started the Dandi March with hisfollowers in March, going from

Ahmedabad to Dandi on foot. The protestwas successful and resulted in theGandhi-Irwin Pact in March 1931.

Negotiations over Round Table Conferences

Post the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, Gandhiwas invited to round table conferencesby the British. While Gandhi pressed forthe Indian independence, Britishquestioned Gandhi’s motives and askedhim not to speak for the entire nation.They invited many religious leaders andB. R. Ambedkar to represent theuntouchables. The British promisedmany rights to various religious groupsas well as the untouchables. Fearing thismove would divide India further, Gandhiprotested against this by fasting. Afterlearning about the true intentions of theBritish during the second conference, hecame up with another Satyagraha, forwhich he was once again arrested.

Quit India MovementAs the World War II progressed,

Mahatma Gandhi intensified hisprotests for the complete independenceof India. He drafted a resolution callingfor the British to Quit India. The 'QuitIndia Movement' or the 'Bharat ChhodoAndolan' was the most aggressivemovement launched by the Indian

national Congrees under the leadershipof Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi wasarrested on 9th August 1942 and washeld for two years in the Aga KhanPalace in Pune, where he lost hissecretary, Mahadev Desai and his wife,Kasturba. The Quit India Movementcame to an end by the end of 1943, whenthe British gave hints that completepower would be transferred to thepeople of India. Gandhi called off themovement which resulted in therelease of 100,000 political prisoners.

Freedom and Partition of IndiaThe independence cum partition

proposal offered by the British CabinetMission in 1946 was accepted by theCongress, despite being advised otherwiseby Mahatma Gandhi. Sardar Patelconvinced Gandhi that it was the only wayto avoid civil war and he reluctantly gavehis consent. After India's independence,Gandhi focused on peace and unity ofHindus and Muslims. He launched his lastfast-unto-death in Delhi, and asked peopleto stop communal violence andemphasized that the payment of Rs. 55crores, as per the Partition Councilagreement, be made to Pakistan.Ultimately, all political leaders concededto his wishes and he broke his fast.

AssassinationThe inspiring life of Mahatma Gandhi

came to an end on 30th January 1948,when he was shot by a fanatic, NathuramGodse, at point-blank range. Nathuramwas a Hindu radical, who held Gandhiresponsible for weakening India byensuring the partition payment toPakistan. Godse and his co-conspirator,Narayan Apte, were later tried andconvicted. They were executed on 15thNovember 1949.

Mahatma Gandhi’s LegacyMahatma Gandhi proposed the

acceptance and practice of truth, non-violence, vegetarianism, Brahmacharya(celibacy), simplicity and faith in God.Though he would be remembered foreveras the man who fought for Indianindependence, his greatest legacies arethe tools he used in his fight against theBritish. These methods inspired severalother world leaders in their struggleagainst injustice. His statues areinstalled all over the world and he isconsidered the most prominentpersonality in Indian history.

INSPIRING QUOTES Be the change that you want to

see in the world.

A man is but a product of histhoughts. What he thinks hebecomes.

I will not let anyone walk throughmy mind with their dirty feet.

Nobody can hurt me without mypermission.

Happiness is when what you think,what you say, and what you doare in harmony

The weak can never forgive.Forgiveness is an attribute of thestrong.

An ounce of practice is worth athousand words.

A coward is incapable ofexhibiting love; it is theprerogative of the brave.

Live as if you were to dietomorrow. Learn as if you were tolive forever.

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RAJYA SABHA BYPOLL FORSEATS HELD BY JAITLEY,JETHMALANI ON OCT 16

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Election Commission ofIndia (ECI) on Thursday said by-elections to oneRajya Sabha seat each from Uttar Pradesh and Biharwould be held on October 16.

The UP seat fell vacant on August 24 following thedeath of former Union Minister Arun Jaitley whilethe Bihar seat, held by another former Unionminister Ram Jethmalani fell vacant following hisdeath on September 8.

The ECI said October 4 would be the last day forfiling the nomination; scrutiny would be held onOctober 5, and October 9 would be the last day forwithdrawal of candidature. Voting will be held onOctober 16 between 9 am and 4 pm and the countingwill be held the same day from 5 pm. The tenure ofthe seat held by Jaitley is till April 2, 2024 while thatof Jethmalani is till July 2, 2022.

Mukesh Ambani richest Indianfor 8th year in row

MUMBAI (TIP): Reliance Industries’ ChairmanMukesh Ambani has topped the list of richestIndians for the eighth consecutive year with a networth of Rs 3,80,700 crore, according to the latestIIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List.

London-based SP Hinduja and family, with assetsworth Rs 1,86,500 crore, retained the second rank inthe list, followed by Wipro founder Azim Premji atthe third place with wealth of Rs 1,17,100 crore.

According to the latest IIFL Wealth Hurun IndiaRich List, the number of Indians having a net worthof more than Rs 1,000 crore has grown to 953 this yearfrom 831 in 2018; while the number of billionaires interms of US dollar has reduced to 138 from 141.

“The combined wealth of top 25 in the list equatesto 10 per cent of India’s GDP and that of 953 accountsfor 27 per cent,” it said.

Haryana Polls: ‘Betrayed’ AkaliDal to fight elections alone

AMRITSAR (TIP): The Shiromani Akali Dal onThursday lashed out at the BJP for taking in its loneHaryana MLA, saying it was against the principle of"coalition dharma" and announcing that it willcontest the state elections next month on its own. Ina strong statement issued after a meeting inAmritsar chaired by party chief Sukhbir SinghBadal, the SAD said its old ally had "betrayed" it,news agency PTI reported.

Kalanwali MLA Balkaur Singh joined the BJP inNew Delhi on Thursday, where he praised ChiefMinister Manohar Lal Khattar for providing an"honest" government to the state.

"To protest this unethical step of making our MLAjoin their party at a time when we were in talks withthem over seat sharing, we have called off thealliance with them in Haryana," SAD spokespersonDr Daljit Singh Cheema told PTI.

Noting that the SAD had always stood throughthick and thin with the BJP in national interest, themeeting in Amritsar said it was the BJP which hadcommitted to contest the Haryana elections jointlywith the SAD. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar LalKhattar had even held a press conference on the eveof the Lok Sabha elections and announced that theBJP and the SAD would contest the assemblyelections jointly while soliciting support for BJPcandidates, the panel said.

Intensify anti-militancy ops inJ&K, target key militants: Doval

JAMMU (TIP): NationalSecurity Advisor (NSA) Ajit Dovalhas called upon all securityagencies to ensure that the peopleare able to carry out their dailyroutine works in Kashmir withoutany fear of militants and laudedsecurity forces that no complaintsof human rights violations werereported from any part of the Valleyduring past over one and a halfmonth since scrapping of specialConstitutional provisions of theState.

He was also reported to haveissued directions to security forcesto intensify anti-militancyoperations but ensure that therewas no collateral damage. Anti-militancy operations have been hitsince August 5 as security forceswere mainly concentrating onmaintenance of law and ordersituation in the Valley.

Doval issued the directions athigh-level security review meetingsin Srinagar, the summer capital ofthe State, before returning to theUnion capital after his second visitto the Valley since August 5 whenthe Central Government hadscrapped Articles 370 and 35-A andbifurcated Jammu and Kashmirinto two Union Territories of J&Kand Ladakh.

The National Security Advisorhad yesterday visited SouthKashmir towns of Awantipora andPulwama and inter-acted withpolice officials to take first handreview of situation.

Complimenting the Stateadministration and security forcesfor their good work and

maintaining law and order in theentire State, Doval called uponsecurity forces to ensure that thecommon people in Kashmir are ableto carry out their daily routineworks without any fear of themilitant groups.

He was reported to have toldsecurity agencies to instillconfidence among the people thatthe militant groups won’t be able toharm them which will help peopleto resume their normal routine.

Doval’s direction assumedsignificance as there had beenreports that in some areas themilitants and their Over GroundWorkers (OGWs) had beenthreatening the shopkeepers andtransport operators for not yieldingto their strike calls.

In view of reports that Pakistansponsored militant outfits maycarry out some demonstrative andsensational acts of terror, Dovaldirected that security of vitalinstallations must be ensured andall arrangements regarding strictvigilance and keeping troops onalert be made a priority.

In his inter-action with Army andBSF, the NSA stressed that in viewof reports of large-scale infiltrationattempts, the Anti-Infiltration Gridalong the border should be put onhigh alert and wherever attempts ofinfiltration are reported, strongaction must be taken against themilitants.

Doval called upon para-militaryforces, police and civiladministration to win hearts andminds of the people andimmediately respond to theemergencies and issues raised bythe people. He was briefed thatPakistan sponsored militant outfitswere committing excesses on thepeople, killing shopkeepers,threatening and intimidating fruitgrowers. He directed concerneddepartments and agencies to takestrict action against such elementsand facilitate common masses asmuch as possible.

Doval enquired about law andorder situation and position ofessential services and supplies inthe Kashmir valley from the civiland police administration andsecurity and Intelligence agencyofficials. He was reported to haveissued certain guidelines forfurther improvement of situationand return or complete normalcy inthe Valley in the next few days.

He appreciated that nocomplaints regarding the humanrights violations were reportedfrom any part of Kashmir valleyduring the past over one and halfmonth. He urged the security forcesto keep maintaining good conductand peace in the State.

As bad air season nears, India lags behind on AQI monitoring

NEW DELHI (TIP): India has one air qualitymonitoring station for every 7 million people whileChina has over eight times that number, according totop environmental scientists who believe that the scaleof the air pollution problem affecting Indians may bemore severe than understood due to lack of adequatemonitoring.

India will need at least 1,600 more monitoringstations to make up for the shortfall, according to aprojection by a team made up of scientists from IndianInstitute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, IIT Kanpur andIndian pollution research group UrbanEmissions.info,and Canadian academicians.

“What we cannot monitor we cannot maintain — be ithealth, economy or air quality. At present the numberof air quality monitoring stations is inadequate inIndia and therefore it is very difficult to get a properpicture,” said SN Tripathi, head of the civilengineering department at IIT-Kanpur and one of thescientists involved in the report.

Much of north India, especially the Indo-Gangeticplains, reels under hazardous levels of pollution formost of the winter months. The air pollution in thenational capital of Delhi, where the crisis triggeredclosure of schools and advisories to avoid the outdoorsin recent years, has been linked to shorter life spans byseveral studies.

The condition in other cities may also be alarming.“Only about 5% of our census towns are monitored

now. Alternative methods such as satellite monitoringand low-cost monitoring can help us do better mappingof pollution and exposure to inform action. But citieswill still need some reference regulatory monitors toassess trend and compliance with clean air targets,”said Anumita Roy Chowdhury, executive director(research and advocacy), of Centre for Science andEnvironment.

7THE INDIAN PANORAMAFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 INDIA

PM MODI TO FLAG OFF 1STBATCH OF KARTARPURPILGRIMS ON NOV 9

CHANDIGARH (TIP): Prime Minister NarendraModi will inaugurate the integrated check post (ICP)in Kartarpur Sahib on November 9, three days beforethe 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, andflag off the first Shiromani Gurdwara ParbandhakCommittee (SGPC)-led group of pilgrims from Indiato Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of the guru, whichis now in Pakistan.

Union minister for food processing, HarsimratKaur Badal announced on Thursday that the PM willalso visit Sultanpur Lodhi, another important city inthe life of the first Sikh guru to take part in afunction organised by SGPC.

The main event is scheduled for November 12 whenthe guru’s 550th birth anniversary falls.

“I am grateful to Narendra Modi Ji for committingto attend 550th parkash purab celebrations,” tweetedthe Union minister.

The work on the four-lane highway, a bridge and apassenger terminal as part of the Kartarpurcorridor, from Dera Baba Nanak Sahib (Punjab,India) to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur (inPunjab, Pakistan), is in full swing on the Indian side,with Pakistan too recently announcing that it wouldcomplete work on its part of the corridor October.

According to Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, aPunjab cabinet minister, the state government’sfunctions to commemorate the anniversary will startfrom November 1 in Sultanpur Lodhi.

Money laundering case: ED seeks Vadra’s custody

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Enforcement Directorate(ED) told the Delhi High Court that it wantedcustodial interrogation of Robert Vadra because the“money chain” in money laundering case was“directly linked to him”.

Vadra, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law,was not cooperating in the investigation, the agencyadded before Justice Chandra Shekhar. Vadra isfacing allegations of money laundering in thepurchase of a London-based property estimated at£1.9 million (over Rs17 crore).

“We need his custodial interrogation as the moneychain is directly linked to him,” the agency’s lawyertold the judge. Denying the ED claims, Vadra’slawyer said his client had cooperated in theinvestigation by appearing before the agencywhenever summoned. He said his client answeredthe questions put to him by the ED. “Not confessing”to allegations against him does not mean he was notcooperating, he said. The court listed the matter forfinal arguments on November 5. It was hearing theED plea challenging the anticipatory bail granted toVadra by a trial court.

Manmohan turns 87, Modisends wishes in Punjabi

NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Prime MinisterManmohan Singh today turned 87 with greetingspouring in from all quarters. PM Narendra Modiwished Singh on Twitter and followed up hisgreetings with a letter in Punjabi.

The acclaimed economist-turned-politicianreceived a range of phone calls including fromPresident Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President MVenkaiah Naidu, former President PranabMukherjee, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, UnionMinister Harsh Vardhan and former Sri LankanPresident Mahinda Rajapaksa on his special day.Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot also called.

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi wishedSingh on Twitter, “On his birthday, let usacknowledge Dr Manmohan Singh ji’s selflessservice, dedication and incredible contribution to thecause of nation building. My best wishes to him onhis birthday. I pray for his good health and happinessin the years to come.”

Incumbent Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, however,lavished generous praise on Singh in a statement.

Vikram had hard-landing; NASA releasesimages of Chandrayaan 2 landing site

WASHINGTON (TIP): Vikram had a "hard landing",NASA said on Friday, as it released high-resolutionimages captured by its reconnaissance orbiter of theMoon's unchartered south pole where the Chandrayaan2 lander attempted to soft-land during the ambitiousmission three weeks ago.

The module had attempted a soft landing on a smallpatch of lunar highland smooth plains betweenSimpelius N and Manzinus C craters before losingcommunication with ISRO on September 7.

The site was about 600 km from the south pole in arelatively ancient terrain, according to the US spaceagency.

"Vikram had a hard landing and the precise locationof the spacecraft in the lunar highlands has yet to bedetermined,” the National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration said.

“The scene was captured from a LunarReconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Quickmap fly-around of the targeted landing site image width isabout 150 kilometres across the centre."

Vikram was scheduled to touch down on September 7.This event was India's first attempt to soft land on theMoon and could have propelled it into a select club ofcountries to have landed on the lunar surface.

After Vikram lost contact with ground stations, just2.1 km above the touchdown site, the possibility ofestablishing contact with the lander had a deadline ofSeptember 21, because after that the region entered intoa lunar night.

ISRO had said the mission life of the Vikram landerand the Pragyan rover it carried will be one lunar day,which is equal to 14 Earth days.

The lunar nights can be very cold, especially in thesouth polar region where Vikram is lying.

Temperatures could drop to as low as minus 200 degreesCelsius during the lunar night.

The instruments aboard the lander are not designedto withstand that kind of temperature. The electronicswould not work in absence of solar energy and wouldget permanently damaged.

The NASA orbiter passed over the Vikram landingsite on September 17 and acquired a set of high-resolution images of the area; so far the LROC team hasnot been able to locate or image the lander.

“LRO will next fly over the landing site on October 14when lighting conditions will be more favourable,”John Keller, Deputy Project Scientist LunarReconnaissance Orbiter Mission, Goddard Space FlightCentre, told PTI via email.

"It was dusk when the landing area was imaged andthus large shadows covered much of the terrain; it ispossible that the Vikram lander is hiding in a shadow.The lighting will be favourable when LRO passes overthe site in October and once again attempts to locateand image the lander," NASA said.

Will be a miracle to deliververdict in 4 weeks: SC to lawyers

AYODHYA CASE

NEW DELHI (TIP): TheSupreme Court on Thursday onceagain stressed on the need tocomplete arguments in the Ayodhyaland dispute case by October 18. “Ifarguments can’t get over by October18, there won’t be extra day,” ChiefJustice of India Ranjan Gogoi toldboth sides arguing the case.

The CJI said the bench will haveonly four weeks to write thejudgment and it will be a “miracle”if the court delivers the judgment infour weeks. Justice Gogoi retires asthe CJI on November 17.

The five-judge bench comprisingChief Justice of India RanjanGogoi, and justices SA Bobde, DYChandrachud, Ashok Bhushan andS Abdul Nazeer had last week setOctober 18 target to completehearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land title case. The CJIhad called for a joint effort from allparties.

The mediation panel comprisedformer SC judge FMI Kalifulla,spiritual guru and founder of Artof Living founder Sri SriRavishankar and senior advocateSriram Panchu, a renownedmediator.

The panel had conductednegotiations between Hindu andMuslim litigants for over fourmonths to explore the possibility ofan out-of-court settlement. The

panel was initially given eightweeks to explore the possibility ofa settlement, but on May 10, afterthe panel submitted an interimreport to the court, the SC?grantedit an extension of three months, tillAugust 15.

The bench started holding dailyhearings from August to fast-trackthe case that has been pending fordecades after a Supreme Courtappointed mediation committeefailed to develop a consensusamong the parties for a solution.

The mediation proposal was

opposed by the Uttar Pradeshgovernment and the Hindu parties,except the Nirmohi Akhara, one ofthe main parties to the civil suit.The mediation suggestion washowever welcomed by the Muslimside.

More than a dozen appeals werefiled against the 2010 AllahabadHigh Court judgment, delivered infour civil suits, that the 2.77-acreland in Ayodhya be partitionedequally among the three parties—the Sunni Waqf Board, theNirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla.

8 THE INDIAN PANORAMAFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2019EDITORIAL

It is perhaps for the best that the U.S.-Taliban talks were called off earlierthis month. The Taliban leadership's

proposed visit to Camp David in theUnited States would have led to a slew ofsignificant geopolitical changes withimplications for the region and beyond.

Perhaps the Taliban became far toogreedy and impatient, or the U.S.President has pulled out what he thinks isthe Trump card to gain a negotiatingadvantage especially given that theAmerican establishment is not too happywith the deal. There were misgivingsabout the deal that the chief U.S.negotiator to Afghanistan, ZalmayKhalilzad, was about to ink with theTaliban.

Back to square oneThe Taliban, having fought against and

displaced the powerful coalition forcesover the past 18 years, has the luxury oftime on its side, even as it is steadilyincreasing its political legitimacy withinAfghanistan. Recall that this is not thefirst time U.S.-Taliban talks are breakingdown, and every time the Americans havehad to come around to negotiating again.Mr. Donald Trump on the other hand maynot have the luxury of time. As for theinternational community, it has growntired of the Afghan story.

In any case, we are back to anotherseason of heavy fighting in Afghanistanwith devastating attacks being mountedby the Taliban far more frequently thanbefore.

What implications does the cancellationof U.S.-Afghan talks have for the volatileSouth Asian region in general and forIndia in particular?

Implications for AfghanistanThe direct fallout of the American

pullout from the negotiations is morebloodshed in the country. The gloves arenow off (not that the Taliban was greatlyrestrained earlier) and the Taliban hasalready started carrying out major attackswith the American troops fighting back.However, the current dispensation inAfghanistan, led by President AshrafGhani, might not be too displeased withthe outcome. The September 28 electionsare likely to go ahead, and Mr. Ghani has achance to continue as President withouthaving to share power with the Taliban - aprospect Kabul has been uneasy about for

a long time - to the extent that he activelydiscouraged all talks with the Taliban thatdid not involve Kabul. The Ghanigovernment will also be pleased with thefact that U.S. troops are likely to continuein the country, for if left alone thegovernment will not survive long.

The larger question that should concernthe Afghan people is whether the Talibanis a changed lot or not. The Taliban hasbeen making direct and indirectassertations about how they are a much-evolved group on the question of girls'education, treatment of women andminorities, among others. But these areclaims at best and that is precisely why adeal with the Taliban should includecommitments on its domestic behavior.

What it means for IndiaEven with a properly negotiated deal,

the ascent of the Taliban in Afghanistanwould have meant a certain amount ofregional uncertainty and geopoliticalrecalibration. Pakistan, for instance, hasbeen counting on the return of theTaliban in Afghanistan which it deeplybelieves gives it strategic depth vis-à-visIndia. Pakistani triumphalism in thecontext of Afghanistan would have meantpinpricks for India. Now that there is nodeal between the Taliban and the U.S.,there is likely to be more violenceinternally within Afghanistan while theexternal implications would be more orless contained. This calculus mightchange if and when the Taliban returns topower and foreign troops withdraw.

India's best bet in Afghanistan would bea negotiated withdrawal of foreign troopsfrom Afghanistan, for this would checkthe Taliban's proclivity to engage in

trouble- making outside Afghan territory.A non-negotiated withdrawal of U.S.

forces would be the worst-case scenario forIndia even though that is unlikely tohappen. This will mean little check on theTaliban's behavior at home and in theneighborhood. It will also enhancePakistan's ability to control elements ofthe Taliban for tactical or strategic anti-Indian uses.

Once the Taliban returns to power inAfghanistan, on its own or as part of apower-sharing arrangement, Indiancivilian assets and interests inAfghanistan could come under increasedpressure. Today, with the Pakistani side upin arms against India, thanks to NewDelhi's Kashmir decision, the possibilityof the Taliban going against Indianinterests is much higher, if we were toassume Pakistan to be a major influenceon the Taliban's actions.

The Kashmir questionKashmir in many ways will continue to

be at the center of how the emerginggeopolitical situation in Afghanistan willimpact India. While it is true that a repeatof the late 1980s, when scores ofunemployed Afghan fighters turned up inKashmir at the behest of the Pakistaniagencies, is unlikely to happen today for anumber of reasons, including due tophysical barriers and the amassing ofIndian troops on the border, somepresence of the Taliban fighters cannot be

ruled out. More significantly, however, if anon-negotiated withdrawal of the U.S.forces takes place, it could lead to an openseason for Taliban's regional engagementwhich could potentially be influenced byPakistan's strategic calculations. Even ifthere is a deal between the U.S. and theTaliban, the fact that the Taliban will have"forced" the Americans out ofAfghanistan would provide a shot in thearm to Pakistan, and young Kashmiriswho are willing to take up arms againstthe Indian state. "If a superpower like theU.S. can be pushed out of Afghanistan bythe Taliban with help from Pakistan,would it be too difficult to beat India?" isthe argument doing the rounds amongsections of aggrieved Kashmiri youth.

The manner in which talks between theTaliban and the U.S., were beingconducted would have led to negativeconsequences for New Delhi. To thatextent, the breakdown of the Trump-Taliban talks is advantage India. The U.S.and the international community, whilepicking up the threads of negotiations inthe days ahead, will need to ensure thatthere are enough guarantees built into adeal to disincentivize undesirableexternal behavior by the Taliban.

India, on its part, needs to reach out tothe Taliban, not to recognize it but toengage with it, in its own nationalinterest. In fact, we are already pretty latein this game, and with the Chinese,Pakistanis and even the Russiansconverging on the importance of thereturn of the Taliban to the Afghanscheme of things, one wonders whetherIndia will ever be able to make inroadsinto the higher echelons of the Taliban. Inany case, any outreach from the Indianside would make the government in Kabulled by Mr. Ghani, unhappy. This leavesIndia in a difficult situation. Hence, suchan outreach will also need to be carefullycalibrated and discreetly executed.

(Happymon Jacob teaches at the JawaharlalNehru University, and is the author of 'Line onFire: Ceasefire Violations and India-Pakistan

Escalation Dynamics')

AS I SEE IT

Another Chance in Afghanistan By Happymon Jacob

Prime MinisterModi delivereda great speech

at the UNGA. MyEnglish teacher in8th grade used to say"The proof ofpudding is in eating." India is a highly

developed country with developingcountry's problems.Just look at therecent report presented by the IndianCouncil of Medical Research, PublicHealth Foundation of India andNational Institute of Nutrition. Two ofthree deaths in children are due tomalnutrition . Despite India 's 50%increase of GDP since 1991, more than

1/3 of world's malnourished childrenlive in India. Among these, 1/2 ofchildren are under weight and the 1/3of wealthiest children in India areoverweight or obese. What a paradox!

Prime Minister Modi in his mega UNaddress, very succinctly expressedabout Vishwa shanti. Mahatma Gandhionce said, "If we are to teach real peacein the world.......we shall have to beginwith the children."

I am mindful about the midday mealsand the efforts of the government as

well as the NGOs. Did you know aboutthe recent scandals about the middaymeals? What is the solution?

The policy makers should revisit theroots of our culture, Manasa- Vacha-Karmana and put into practice.

May I ask your audience to read abook " In spite of the Gods, the rise ofmodern India" by Edward Luce?

Jai Hind.

Dr. VK Raju, Morgan Town, VW

On PM Modi's speech at UNGA

US soldiers in Afghanistan

India's best bet in Afghanistanwould be a negotiated withdrawalof foreign troops fromAfghanistan, for this would checkthe Taliban's proclivity to engagein trouble- making outside Afghanterritory.

Donald Trump's calling off Talibanpeace talks is to India'sadvantage; an outreach to theoutfit could secure it.

READER’S WRITE

9THE INDIAN PANORAMAFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 PERSPECTIVE

There is a famous Roman saying, 'Ifyou can't give them bread, give themcircuses" fits more on Modi than

any other leader in the democratic world.Howdy Modi in Houston (USA) was

another circus like ongoing circusesinIndia since 2014; Ram Mandir, CowProtection, Namami Gange, SwachhBharat Abhiyan, Yoga Day, abolition ofArticle 370, etc. by PM Modi to divertattention from the rapidly sinking India;financially, industrially, militarily, morallyand ethically.

Modi has become master in the art oforganizing multimillion-dollarextravaganza circuses as a political leader.The 2-year long circus (Presidential stylecampaign) prior to his becoming PM ofIndia in 2014 costing over Rs. 30,000 crorecalled "Acchey Din Aaney Wale Hain""Abki Baar Modi Sarkar" (Good Days arecoming because Modi government iscoming!) With 185 shows in 295constituencies; Modi promises "SabkaSaath Sabka Vikas" (Collective Efforts,inclusive Growth). In reality under Modi,the share of the wealth of the richest 1%has increased to 73% in 2018, from 49% in2014 and now they own 85% of the nation'swealth. In the name of "Acchey Din AaneyWale Hai" India now stands 103rd from55th in 2014 on the Global Hunger Indexalong with Nigeria and has beencategorized as a country with 'serious'levels of hunger.

Again this Circus was revived prior to2019 elections under the banner ofunfulfilled promises"Sabka Saath SabhkaVikas" made in 2014 with a very heavydash of Hindutva because of the massive

job losses, hunger, poverty, massive non-performing loans with banks & closures ofnumerous businesses under Modi's 5 yearsof rule. All the government machinery,corporate money, massive cash fromdubious sources and 95% media were atModi's disposal. Modi was instrumental ingiving party ticket to known communal,criminals, rapist, bomb makers andterrorist accused. Modi won the electionswith a bigger margin than 2014! Accordingto ADR, Modi inducted 22 criminals in hisnew cabinet of Ministers.

After winning again in 2019; HowdyModi is Modi's first circus in a foreigncountry and 3rd in USA since 2014. Modithe star campaigner for himself & thosewho support him had a shock of his lifewhen he got a hard slap from US HouseMajority Leader Steny Hoyer indirectlyrejecting his style of functioning and hisvision for India. Modi who is used to ofbashing rather abusing Father of theNation Mahatma Gandhi and first PMJawahar Lal Nehru in his all politicalrallies; was forced to learn history of Indiaand how the foreigners look at India.Steny Hoyer said, "India, like America, isproud of its ancient traditions to secure afuture according to Gandhi's teaching andNehru's vision of India as a seculardemocracy where respect for pluralismand human rights safeguard everyindividual." He also recalled that Nehru onthe eve of Independence had spoken ofGandhi's ambition "to wipe every tearfrom every eye" and that "as long as thereare tears and suffering, so long our workwill not be over." "In that sense, the work ofour countries is not over."

A shameless and self-praising Modi afterthat spoke in 8-10 Indian languages, "All iswell in India". He is PromotingTransparency, Public Participation &anti-corruption by Gutting the Right toInformation, turning the CBI & ED intoagencies that gives Free Ride to thepoliticians & corporates that are on hisside of the political divide!

As per the Periodic Labor Force Survey(PLFS) of the National Sample SurveyOffice (NSSO). The Worker PopulationRatio in India from 49.9% in 2014 stands ata record low of 46.8%. Employment Rateof 50.80% in 2012 and is now at a record lowof 46.80% in 2018. The unemployment is6.1% with 31 million unemployed ishighest in 45 years.

Recent Gallup surveyrevealed a bigdecline in the percentage of Indians whorate their lives positively enough to rate itas "thriving" since Modi assumed office."Beginning in 2015, rural Indians beganreporting increased difficulty paying for

food." More than one in four rural Indians(28%) reported not having enough moneyto pay for food at some point that year(compared with 18% of urban Indians whoreported the same hardship)."

India Tops the Global Charts in;Malnourishment, Blindness, Diabetes,Leprosy, Environmental Pollution, TrafficAccidents and Suicides by Farmers. Lagsbehind; Bangladesh in HumanDevelopment Index, Nigeria in GlobalHunger Index, Sudan in Human CapitalScore, & Pakistan in GDP Growth Rate.

GDP from over 8% in 2014 has fallen tobelow 5% in real terms. According toRBI,GNPAs of banks (bad loans) have goneup from Rs 2.63 lakh crore in March 31,2014 to Rs 10.39 lakh crore as of March 31,2018. A nearly four-fold increase underModi regime.

According to Modi, still "All is well inIndia"!

Modi all these years as PM of 1.35 BillionIndians has miserably failed to understandthat "Leaders are defined by what they do,not how much they talk and how well theydress up". After the euphoria,showmanship, theatrics and symbolismatHowdy Modi; when Modi landed in NewYork for country's business, despite callingTrump his close buddy and acting like hiscampaign manager with Indian's money atHowdy Modi failed to get the Indo-USbilateral Trade deal signed. India had beenexpecting reinstatement to theGeneralized System of Preferences, underwhich it gets better access to the USmarket, which was revoked in June thisyear. This also never materialized. Thismeans that nearly 2,000 products,including auto products and textiles, andup to $5.6 billion in Indian exports can nolonger enter the United States duty-free.Asa consolation prize; Trump crowned Modias Elvis Presley and Father of Indiaknowing it too well that Mahatma Gandhiis the Father of the Indian Nation since itsbirth. Pathetically Modi accepted both theTitles awarded to him by his close buddyTrump without raising any objections.

The worst is Modi failed to get Trump'sstatement that "Kashmir is India's internalmatter". Rather Trump made a statementthat India and Pakistan should sought outKashmir issue amicably. Also he againretreated his past statement that if bothleaders of India and Pakistan agrees, "he iswilling to mediate on the issue ofKashmir." That makes "Kashmir" bilateralissue rather than internal issue of India.Saudi Arabia that was supporting India tillFeb. 2019 on Kashmir supported theresolution of OIC that represent 57 states

on 9-26-19 calling on India to "rescind" itsactions revoking Article 370 in criticizingthe government's actions there. In 2017Saudi's conferred the highest CivilianAward to Modi during his Riyadh visit. Inearly 2019 Saudi Prince MSB called Modihis elder brother during his visit to India!It's the biggest Diplomatic failure for Modiin the international arena.

Modi must stop doing circuses in foreigncountries; a new and rather vulgar trendhe started in 2014 is hurting India & NRI'simage in the world. Many Indian PMs havevisited USA many times in the history, yetthey keep expenditures in mind. After allthe Indians pay taxes for theirexpenditures.

PM Nehru's visit to the US in Nov. 1949:without any special PR campaign, NRIcrowd management or hyped-up mediapublicitya large crowd of Americans notIndians only gathered at the University ofWisconsin-Madison to listen to his speech.

Now, 50,000 Indian / Indian origin deadsouls gathered to hear Narendra Modi'sblatant lies in a multimillion-dollarcircussponsored by Modi's Indiancorporate friends & NRI rich supportersand Indian taxpayers in Houston. Entiremainstream Indian media & blindfollowers of Modi are calling it as a hugesuccess and Modi's greatestaccomplishment.Modi & his supporterscannot change the history that JawaharlalNehru remains the only Indian PrimeMinister to be greeted on arrival at theairport by a US President -and it happenedtwice: President Harry S Truman in 1949 &President John F Kennedy in 1961 bothreceived him off the plane.

Howdy Modi rather "Rowdy Modi"wasnoteven Howdy India. Modi has impairedvision of secular democracy where respectfor pluralism and human rights for everyindividual is safe guarded by the state. Hehas failed miserably on this account. Evenhis vision of Hinduism is impairedbecause Religious texts and Historycannot be read and understood in dreams.By hosting Modi in Houston, IndianAmerican organizers haveinsultedHouston; an inclusive city where every 4thperson is an immigrant, with 145languages, 70 countries menus & peoplefrom more than 100 countries are living inpeace and harmony.Majority of thesefinancially successful NRI's still feel asthey are 2nd grade citizens of America.The only way they can have limelight toboost their ego is by posing with corruptleaders of India in USA and gettinggarbage civilian awards from India. Thesame type of politicians in the first placeforced them to leave India because of theirimpaired vision of Democracy, Freedomand corruption free governance.

(Dave Makkar is a Social & Political Activist.He can be reached at

davemakkar@yahoo.com)

By Dave Makkar

Howdy Modi: A Circus for the NRI’s with Dead Souls!

“In reality under Modi, theshare of the wealth of therichest 1% has increased to

73% in 2018, from 49% in 2014and now they own 85% of thenation's wealth. In the name of"Acchey Din Aaney Wale Hain"India now stands 103rd from 55thin 2014 on the Global HungerIndex along with Nigeria and hasbeen categorized as a countrywith 'serious' levels of hunger."

10 THE INDIAN PANORAMAFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2019SOUTH ASIA

Polls open in Afghanpresidential election:

OfficialsKABUL (TIP): Polls opened for

Afghanistan;s presidential election,officials said, following a bloody campaignthat has been marred by a wave ofviolence. “Voting has begun all over thecountry, and we are glad the people arealready in big lines at polling centreswaiting to cast their votes,” IndependentElection Commission spokesman ZabiSadaat told AFP. AFP

Brother gets life for Paksocial media star’s killingLAHORE (TIP): Qandeel Baloch’s

brother was jailed for life by a court onFriday, three years after the social mediastar's chilling murder sent shock wavesacross Pakistan, triggering an outpouringof grief on social media and ignitingfierce debate over the prevalence of“honour killings” of women. FouziaAzeem, better known as Qandeel, wasstrangled to death at her home in Multanin the Punjab province on July 15, 2016.Her brother Muhammad Wasim confessedto the murder of his 26-year-old sister andsaid she had brought “disrepute” to the“family’s honour” with her risque videosand statements posted on social media.Sessions Court Multan Judge Imran Shafiannounced the verdict in the case in thepresence of all suspects and parents ofBaloch. PTI

ICG: 'Dangerous' actionsagainst Muslims risk Sri

Lanka peaceCOLOBO (TIP): A "harsh and

dangerous" crackdown on Sri LankanMuslims following deadly bombings onEaster Sunday poses a major threat to theIndian Ocean nation's peace and security,a think-tank has warned.

The assailants behind the church andhotel bombings in April were fringeactors, but politicians and Sinhalesenationalists have used the attacks to"justify actions that have harassed andhumiliated the broader Muslimcommunity", the International CrisisGroup (ICG) said in a new report onFriday.

The attacks, which killed more than 250people, were claimed by the Islamic Stateof Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS). ButSri Lankan police said members of anoffshoot of a local Muslim group, NationalThowheed Jamath, were responsible.

It was the deadliest single day ofviolence in the country, which is stillrecovering from a bloody civil war withethnic Tamil separatists, and the firstexperience of Muslim-on-Christian massviolence, the report said.

Since then, more than 1,800 Muslimswere arrested under emergency laws andnearly 300 remain in custody, it said.Muslims account for 10 percent of SriLanka's Sinhalese Buddhist-dominatedpopulation.

Families of those arrested told the ICGthat many of those imprisoned had noconnections to the attacks, but had beenreported to the authorities out of fear andbigotry.

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Pak, Turkey, Malaysia to jointly launchIslamic TV channel: Imran Khan

NEW YORK / LAHORE (TIP):

Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia havedecided to jointly launch an Englishlanguage Islamic television channel tocorrect misperceptions and confront thechallenges posed by Islamophobia,Prime Minister Imran Khan has said.

Prime Minister Khan, who is in NewYork to participate in the 74th session ofthe United Nation General Assembly,said the channel will telecast series andfilms produced on Muslims to educateand inform the world on the Islamichistory.

“President Erdogan, PM Mahatir andmyself had a meeting today in which wedecided our 3 countries would jointlystart an English language channeldedicated to confronting the challengesposed by Islamophobia and setting therecord straight on our great religion -Islam,” Khan said in a tweet.

“Misperceptions which bring peopletogether against Muslims would be

corrected; issue of blasphemy would beproperly contextualized; series andfilms would be produced on Muslimhistory to educate/inform our ownpeople and the world; Muslims would begiven a dedicated media presence,” hesaid.

The prime minister attended a high-level, round table discussion on‘Countering Hate Speech’ co-hosted byPakistan and Turkey, according to amedia report.

In his address, Khan called foreffective measures to counter hatespeech and Islamophobia, asserting thatthere was a need to address both thecauses and consequences of thesephenomena.

The prime minister pointed out thatmarginalisation of any communitycould lead to its radicalisation.

President Erdogan termed hatespeech as among the worst crimesagainst humanity. PTI

Toll rises to 38, over 452 injured in quake in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (TIP): The death tollin the devastating earthquake thatrattled Pakistan-occupied Kashmir andseveral north-eastern cities in thecountry rose to 38 on Wednesday asauthorities stepped up rescueoperations to save people trapped indebris of several toppled buildings.

The epicentre of the powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake, which occurredat around 4 pm on Tuesday at a depth ofonly 10 kilometres, was near Mirpurcity in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir(PoK), roughly 20 kilometres north ofJhelum in Punjab, according to the USGeological Survey.

The earthquake resurrected thehaunting memories of a monstertremor that had wrecked the region 14years ago.

The quake — which also jolted severalcities of Punjab and Khyber-Pakthunkhwa province — killed 38people, with the most number ofvictims belonging to the Mirpurdistrict, Dawn reported, citing asituation report released by theNational Disaster ManagementAuthority (NDMA).

The number of casualties was likelyto increase as around 100 of the injuredwere admitted to different hospitals in acritical condition.

The areas worst hit were Mirpur city,a small town Jatlan and two villagesManda and Afzalpur, where buildingsand homes collapsed, trees wereuprooted and cracks appeared on roadslarge enough to swallow cars.

Other cities where the tremors werefelt included Islamabad, Lahore,Sialkot, Sargodha, Mansehra, Gujrat,

Chitral, Malakand, Swat, Sahiwal, andRahim Yar Khan.

The quake was powerful and createdpanic as people ran out of buildings,eyewitnesses said.

“I lost my house. I lost everything,”Abdullah Khan, whose home in Jatlanvillage on the outskirts of Mirpur wasflattened by the quake, was quoted assaying by the Express Tribune.

The affected people are alsoexperiencing water and food shortagesamid reports of looting of reliefmaterial in the Sang and Sanwal Sharifarea. Army chief Gen Qamar JavedBajwa on Wednesday visited quakeaffected areas of PoK and reviewed therepair efforts at Jatlan Canal Road.

National Disaster ManagementAuthority (NDMA) Chairman Lt GenMohammad Afzal said at a briefing in

Islamabad that trucks loaded with reliefitems, including 200 tents, 800 blankets,200 kitchen sets, and 100 medical kitswould reach the people affected by theearthquake soon.

“The NDMA is already providingmedicines, food items and tents, whichwere in its stock in the affected areas, tothe victims,” he added.

Afzal said 452 people were injured,including 160 are in serious conditionand 450 houses were also damaged.

Special Assistant of PM onInformation Firdous Ashiq Awan saidthat government would compensate thefamilies of dead and injured and alsohelp them to rebuild damaged houses.

“An initial assessment is being doneand soon a relief package will beannounced by the government ofPakistan,” she said. PTI

11THE INDIAN PANORAMAFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 US

Trump ‘sought Ukraine’s help’ for 2020

Whistleblower says White House tried to 'lock down' details of phone call toPrez Zelenskiy

WASHINGTON (TIP): Awhistleblower report released by acongressional panel on Thursday, Sept26 said President Donald Trump usedhis office to solicit Ukraine'sinterference in the 2020 election toadvance his personal political interests,risking US national security.

The Trump administration officialstried to "lock down" all details of USPresident Donald Trump's phone call tohis Ukrainian counterpart VolodymyrZelensky, it said.

The Democratic-led US House ofRepresentatives Intelligence Committeereleased a declassifiedversion of thereport made by the whistleblower,which triggered weeks of controversyand prompted House Speaker NancyPelosi to launch a formal impeachmentinquiry into the Republican President.

"I am deeply concerned that theactions described below constitute 'aserious or flagrant problem, abuse, orviolation of law or executive order' that'does not include differences of opinionconcerning public policy matters',consistent with the definition of an'urgent concern'," the report said.

Trump pressed Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskiy to investigateDemocratic presidential front-runnerJoe Biden, in coordination with USAttorney General William Barr andTrump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani,according to a call summary releasedby the Trump administration.

Moments after the whistleblowerreport was made public, the committeebegan a hearing at which acting Director

of National Intelligence, JosephMaguire, was set to testify about thedocument after refusing for weeks toshare the report with Congress. Sayingthat more than six White House officialshad made contact about Trump'scommunication with Ukraine, the reportcited concerns that efforts to putpressure on Ukraine "pose risks to USnational security", undermining efforts"to deter and counter foreigninterference in US elections". Trump hasdenied wrongdoing and accusedDemocrats of trying to destroy himpolitically.

A federal law required that the reportbe sent to lawmakers after an inspectorgeneral determined that it was urgent

and credible. Shortly before thehearing, the intelligence committee'schairman, Democratic RepresentativeAdam Schiff, announced that it hadreceived the declassified complaint andreleased it to the public. "Thiscomplaint should never have beenwithheld from Congress. It exposedserious wrongdoing and was found bothurgent and credible by the InspectorGeneral," he said.

Trump denounced the report. "Thedemocrats are trying to destroy therepublican party and all that it standsfor," he tweeted.

What the complaint saysThe whistleblower received info from

US officials that Trump used his office tosolicit interference from a foreigncountry ahead of the 2020 US election.The interference included pressuring aforeign country to investigate one ofTrump's "main domestic political rivals"

Trump's personal lawyer RudyGiuliani is a central figure in theinterference report, and AttorneyGeneral William Barr also appeared tobe involved. The complaint citesconcerns that efforts to pressureUkraine "pose risks to US nationalsecurity" and undermine efforts "todeter and counter foreign interferencein US elections"

White House lawyers directed that anelectronic transcript of the Trump-Zelenskiy call be removed from acomputer system. About one dozenWhite House officials listened to theTrump-Zelenskiy call.

Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for first timeRIYADH / WASHINGTON (TIP):

Saudi Arabia said on Friday, September27, it will offer tourist visas for the firsttime, opening up the ultra-conservativekingdom to holidaymakers as part of apush to diversify its economy away fromoil.

Kickstarting tourism is one of thecenterpieces of Crown PrinceMohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030reform program to prepare the biggestArab economy for a post-oil era.

The announcement comes just twoweeks after devastating attacks on SaudiArabia's oil infrastructure -- blamed byWashington on Iran -- which roiledglobal energy markets.

"Opening Saudi Arabia tointernational tourists is a historicmoment for our country," tourism chiefAhmed al-Khateeb said in a statement.

will be surprised... by the treasureswe have to share -- five UNESCO WorldHeritage Sites, a vibrant local cultureand breathtaking natural beauty." SaudiArabia will open applications for onlinetourist visas to citizens of 49 countries

on Saturday, Bloomberg News quotedKhateeb as saying.

The austere kingdom, which forbidsalcohol and has a strict social code, isseen by many as a hard sell for tourists.

Prince Mohammed is seeking tochange that through a sweepingliberalizationdrive that has brought newcinemas, mixed-gender concerts andsporting extravaganzas to Saudi Arabia.

International criticism of thekingdom's human rights record,including the gruesome murder lastyear of critic Jamal Khashoggi and acrackdown on female activists, couldfurther put off foreign visitors,observers say.

Fears of a regional conflict after theSeptember 14 attacks on state oil giantAramco may also dampen the kingdom'sappeal to holidaymakers.

Visas are currently restricted to expatworkers, their dependents and Muslimpilgrims travelling to holy sites inMecca and Medina.

Saudi Arabia last year began issuingvisas to visitors to attend sporting and

cultural events in a bid to kickstarttourism.

The government, reeling from low oilprices, says it hopes tourism willcontribute up to 10 per cent of the grossdomestic product by 2030, compared tothree percent currently.

It says by 2030 it aims to attract up to100 million annual visits by bothdomestic and foreign tourists.

The sector is expected to create up toone million tourism jobs, thegovernment says, as the kingdom battleshigh youth unemployment.

Saudi Arabia has splurged billions inan attempt to build a tourism industryfrom scratch.

In 2017, the kingdom announced amulti-billion-dollar project to turn 50islands and other pristine sites on theRed Sea into luxury resorts. The countryis also developing historic sites such asthe centuries old Mada'in Saleh, home tosandstone tombs of the samecivilization which built the Jordaniancity of Petra.

(Source: Agencies)

OCI ApplicationProcessSimplified

WASHINGTON (TIP): TheOverseas Citizen of India (OCI)application process in USA hasbeen simplified with effect fromSeptember 20, 2019.

Instead of a two-stepapplication process, the applicantwill now submit the OCIapplication form and uploadrelated documents directly at theGovernment of India website(https://ociservices.gov.in/welcome ).

Now there is no restriction ofConsular Jurisdiction for OCIapplicants. The applicant will befree to apply at Indian EmbassyWashington DC or any of theConsulates General of India(CGI) in Atlanta, Chicago,Houston, New York or SanFrancisco. While submitting theapplication on the Government ofIndia website, the applicant willneed to select the location wherehe/she wants the OCI applicationto be processed.

On completion of onlineapplication process, the applicantshould print the form, relateddocuments and affidavits andsubmit them at the OutsourcingPartner, Cox & Kings GlobalServices (CKGS) office in theselected location.

US House backsrelease of Trumpwhistleblowercomplaint 421-0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The USHouse of Representatives voted421-0 on Wednesday, Sept 25 for aresolution calling on PresidentDonald Trump to release awhistleblower complaint toCongress, despite theadministration letting them viewthe classified document at securelocations in the US Capitol.

Two House members votedpresent and 10 did not vote.

The document is central to theimpeachment inquiry into theRepublican president announcedon Tuesday by the DemocraticHouse Speaker, Nancy Pelosi,after reports that Trump hadtried to put pressure on Ukraine'spresident to help smear apolitical rival.

The Senate passed a similarresolution by unanimous voicevote on Tuesday, Sept 24.

Republicans joined Democratsin backing the release of thedocument, after many lawmakersargued that Trump's associateswere defying a law calling forwhistleblower complaints to besent to Congress if they arefound to be credible.

ANKITA LOKHANDE JOINSBAAGHI 3, WILL PLAY

SHRADDHA KAPOOR’S SISTER

SONAKSHI TO HAVESPECIAL APPEARANCEIN LAAL KAPTAAN

Sonakshi Sinha will be seen in aspecial appearance in Saif Ali Khan-starrer Laal Kaptaan. The actor’s

voice-over will be heard in the promo ofthe film, directed by Navdeep Singh.

The story revolves around a naga sadhu(Saif) and his quest for revenge. Thedirector said Sonakshi is a fabulous actorand working with her was a greatexperience.

Revenge is all he seeks and his HUNTreveals tomorrow, #LaalKaptaan, intheatres from 18th October.#SaifAliKhan@cypplOfficial @ErosNow @Nopisingh@zyhssn @deepakdobriyal #ManavVijpic.twitter.com/6DUE71EexZ

— AANAND L RAI (@aanandlrai)September 23, 2019

“It’s a special appearance but a pivotalone. I wanted somebody who would leavean impression, someone with star qualityand appeal. Sonakshi fit the bill perfectly.I’ll leave her part as a mystery. All I’ll sayis she’s the most glamorous thing in thefilm,” Navdeep said in a statement.Deepak Dobriyal, Zoya Hussain andManav Vij also star.

12 THE INDIAN PANORAMAFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019BOLLYWOOD

AMITABH BACHCHAN TO BE HONOURED WITH DADA SAHEB PHALKE AWARD

It was in 1969 that Amitabh Bachchanmade his big screen debut with SaatHindustani, and five decades later, he

is still busy entertaining the audiencewith his performances. At 76, Big B hasjust added another feather to his already-bejewelled cap: Amitabh Bachchan hasbeen selected for the Dada Saheb Phalkeaward for the year 2018 for hiscontribution to the Indian film industry.

Union Minister of Information &Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar took toTwitter to make the big announcement.

He wrote, "The legend AmitabhBachchan who entertained and inspiredfor 2 generations has been selectedunanimously for #DadaSahabPhalkeaward. The entire country andinternational community is happy. Myheartiest Congratulations to him."

The announcement was delayed thisyear on account of the Lok Sabhaelections 2019. The National Film Awardsannouncements this year too werepostponed by a few months.

Speaking to India Today Television,legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar said,"Main kya kahun unke [AmitabhBachchan] baare mein. Poori duniya kehtihai ki woh bahut bade artiste hai, aur

bahut achche insaan hain. Mujhe unkisaari filmein pasand hai. Lekin unhoneAnand mein bada achcha kaam kiya hai."Filmmaker Karan Johar was the first oneto congratulate Big B on social media,calling him a bonafide rock star. KJowrote, "The most inspiring legend ofIndian Cinema!!!! He is a bonafide rockstar!!! I am honoured and proud to be inthe Era of AMITABH BACHCHAN! Theprestigious #DadaSahebPhalkeAward to@SrBachchan."

Amitabh Bachchan, who is unstoppableat 76, is busy with innumerable projects. Ifhe is playing a khadoos landlord in GulaboSitabo with Ayushmann Khurrana, he isalso part of an adventure fantasy dramacalled Brahmastra along with RanbirKapoor and Alia Bhatt. Bachchan, whosebody of work is unparalleled in Hindicinema, has been honoured with fourNational Film Awards, for the filmsAgneepath, Black, Paa and Piku. He alsoreceived the Padma Shri in 1984, thePadma Bhushan in 2001 and the PadmaVibhushan in 2015.

The Dada Saheb Phalke award, thehighest recognition in Indian cinema, wasconferred on the late Vinod Khanna in2017.

Ankita Lokhande has bagged hersecond Bollywood project. Theactor will next be seen in Tiger

Shroff ’s Baaghi 3, a continuation of the hitaction franchise.

Ankita, who made big-screen debut withManikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, willplay Shraddha Kapoor's sister in the thirdinstalment of the action series. The actorsaid she wanted to do an out-and-outcommercial film and Baaghi 3 was theperfect choice.

"It is very challenging, but I amconfident that my character will strike achord with the audience. The thirdinstalment is different from the previoustwo, as Baaghi 3 is more about familybonding,” she said in a statement.

Ankita added, "I play a fun-loving girl,who shares a great bond with her sister. Ihaven't played anything like this on TV orin Bollywood and the audience will see mein a never-seen-before avatar in my nextouting.”

Tiger said at an event that expectationsare high after the success of Baaghi 2. Hesaid, “There is pressure because I didn’texpect Baaghi 2 would do the numberswhich it did so there is lot of expectationsamong audience for Baaghi as afranchise.”

The film, directed by Ahmed Khan, willsee Tiger Shroff reunite with Shraddha,who appeared in the first film. RiteishDeshmukh plays Tiger's brother in thefilm, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala.Baaghi 3 is scheduled for a March 6, 2020release.

DEMI MOORE REVEALS TURBULENT RELATIONSHIP

WITH ASHTON KUTCHER

Natalie Portman excited to wield the hammer

Oscar-winner Natalie Portman whois all set to return to the MarvelCinematic Universe with 'Thor:

Love and Thunder' said that she is veryexcited to "wield the hammer".

According to a report, Portman said,"I'm very excited to wield the hammer.""They came to me with the idea and said,'We have this idea for you that was astoryline in some of the comics whereJane becomes Lady Thor,' and I was like,'This is very exciting!'" she added.

She went on to explain her absence fromthe 2017 film 'Thor: Ragnarok' saying,"Obviously, I wasn't written into because ofwhere it took place. It wasn't really onEarth, and my character is on Earth."

The news that Portman will be the firstfemale Thor was announced at this year'sComic-Con at San Diego.

JENNIFER LOPEZ’S ‘HUSTLERS’ INSPIRATION THREATENS LAWSUITFOR USE OF HER STORY IN HIT FILM

The real-life inspiration forJennifer Lopez’s character in“Hustlers” is threatening to sue

the movie's production companyclaiming that it never paid her for herlife story.

Samantha Barbash was the allegedmastermind behind a ring of stripperswho took it upon themselves to go aftersome of Wall Street’s elite men in oneof the most provocative scams inrecent memory. The ring’s exploitswere the subject of a 2015 New YorkMagazine article titled “The Hustlersat Scores.”

The article was adapted into the hitfilm, which scored STX Entertainmentits biggest opening weekend of alltime, reports Forbes.

According to Variety, Barbash’sattorney Bruno Gioffre sent STX aletter Monday demanding it works outa deal to compensate his client within10 days or face a lawsuit. In response,the outlet reports STX defended itsright to make movies about actualevents. “We will defend our right to tellfactually based stories based on thepublic record and look forward toresolving this matter before a judge,”an STX spokesperson said.

Barbash spoke to TMZ last week andshe explained that producers didapproach her to see if she would signaway her rights. However, she says theoffer was low and she was alreadyreluctant to sign away her story, so shedeclined.

13THE INDIAN PANORAMAFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 HOLLYWOOD

Megan Fox said being constantlyviewed as a sex symbol inHollywood led her to have a

psychological breakdown. Best knownfor films such as 'Jennifer's Body' and'Transformers' series, the actor said thetypecasting created a fraughtrelationship with the media so much sothat she developed a fear of publicappearances.

"It wasn't just that movie, it was everyday of my life, all the time, with everyproject I worked on and every producer Iworked with. It preceded a breaking

point for me. I think I had a genuinepsychological breakdown where Iwanted just nothing to do. I didn't wantto be seen, I didn't want to have to take aphoto, do a magazine, walk a carpet, Ididn't want to be seen in public at allbecause of the fear, and the belief, andthe absolute certainty that I was going tobe mocked, or spat at, or someone wasgoing to yell at me, or people would stoneme or savage me for just being out, so Iwent through a very dark moment afterthat," Fox told an Americanentertainment television newsmagazine.

MEGAN FOX: BEING SEXUALISEDBY HOLLYWOOD LED TO

PSYCHOLOGICAL BREAKDOWN

Demi Moore has opened up about her relationship withex-husband Ashton Kutcher in her new memoir InsideOut. Kutcher was 25 and Moore was 41 when the pair

started dating in 2003. The couple wed in 2005 and weremarried for 8 years before their 2013 divorce.

Moore shares details about their sex life in her memoir. “Iput him first, so when he expressed his fantasy of bringing athird person into our bed, I didn’t say no. I wanted to showhim how great and fun I could be.”

“They were good people, but it was still a mistake. I wasstrangely flooded with shame, I couldn’t shake the feeling thatthis whole thing was somehow my fault,” Moore wrote.

The actress claims that the openness in their relationshipwas the cause of Kutcher ultimately straying. “Because wehad brought in a third party into our relationship, Ashtonsaid, that blurred the lines and, to some extent, justified whathe’s done.”

In an interview with Diane Sawyer on Good MorningAmerica, Moore spoke about how she and Kutcher had triedand failed to have a baby. Moore had a miscarriage two yearsinto their relationship, but the pair continued to try for a babyusing IVF “quite a few times.”

“I can’t even bring into words how lost, empty, desperate,confused [I was]. I really lost sight of everything that wasright in front of me, which was the family I had. And I thinkthat the weight that it put on Ashton, it’s kind of a naturalthing to pull back, when somebody’s clinging too tight,”Moore told Sawyer.

14 THE INDIAN PANORAMAFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2019WORLD

US offered to remove all sanctions onIran in exchange for talks: Iranian PrezGENEVA (TIP): The United States

offered to remove all sanctions on Iranin exchange for talks but Tehran hasnot yet accepted the offer due to thecurrent “toxic atmosphere”, IranianPresident Hassan Rouhani said onSeptember 27.

Rouhani, speaking on his return fromthe United Nations General Assemblyin New York, said he met there with USofficials at the insistence of Germany,Britain and France.

“It was up for debate what sanctionswill be lifted and they (the UnitedStates) had said clearly that we will liftall sanctions,” Rouhani said, accordingto his official website.

Iran was ready for negotiations butnot in an atmosphere of sanctions andpressure, the Iranian president said.

“This action wasn’t in a manner thatwas acceptable, meaning that in theatmosphere of sanctions and theexistence of sanctions and the toxicatmosphere of maximum pressure,even if we want to negotiate with theAmericans in the 5+1 framework, noone can predict what the end and resultof this negotiation will be,” he said.

Crude slipped on the report, adding toearlier losses caused by a faster-than-

expected recovery in Saudi output,slowing Chinese economic growth, aWall Street Journal report saying thatSaudi Arabia had agreed a partialceasefire in Yemen.

Brent crude was trading below $62 abarrel. Rouhani did not meet USPresident Donald Trump in New Yorkand European and Gulf officials expectWashington to keep tightening the vice

on Iran’s economy.The United States and Iran are at

odds over a host of issues, including theUS withdrawal from the 2015 Irannuclear deal, US accusations — deniedby Tehran - that Iran attacked twoSaudi oil facilities on September 14, andIran’s detention of US citizens on whatthe United States regards as spuriousgrounds. Reuters

UK PM Johnson says will obeythe law, confident of Brexit deal

LONDON (TIP): British PrimeMinister Boris Johnson said on Fridayhis government will obey the law andremains confident the country can leavethe European Union with a deal.

Johnson has vowed that Britain willleave the bloc on October.

31 with or without a divorceagreement, but parliament has passed alaw to compel him to seek an extension ifhe has not got an agreement by October19.

He was asked on Friday if he waslooking for ways to delay or get around

the new law, which he has dubbed a“surrender act”.

“We will obey the law, but we’reconfident we can come out on October 31and the best way to do that is to get adeal,” Johnson told reporters.

“That’s why the surrender act is sodamaging,” he added. “It has had theeffect with our European friends makingthem think: ‘maybe parliament canblock this thing, maybe they will beforced to extend.’ If you’re in anegotiation that obviously makes itmore difficult.” Reuters

More than 100 dolphinsdie on island beach off

West AfricaLISBON (TIP): Authorities in the

Cape Verde islands off West Africa arewaiting for experts from Spain to helpdetermine why more than 100 dolphinsdied on a local beach. Local mediareport that around 200 melon-headeddolphins were found on a beach on BoaVista island on September 26. Officials,residents and tourists managed to dragsome of them back out to sea, but manyreturned. Bulldozers buried 136 deaddolphins. BIOS Cape Verde, a volunteerenvironmental association in theformer Portuguese colony, said on itsFacebook page Friday it took samplesfrom 50 dolphins and four others wereplaced in deep freeze by the localcouncil. The group said veterinariansfrom the University of Las Palmas inSpain’s Canary Islands are due in thecoming days to perform tests. — AP

Facebook hides ‘likes’ inAustralia trial to ease

anxietySYDNEY (TIP): Facebook on Friday

said it began hiding the number of“likes” for posts in Australia, a trialdesigned to ease social pressure thatcould be rolled out worldwide. Accountholders across the country will also beblocked from viewing the number ofreactions and video views on otherpeople’s posts from Friday, but will stillbe able to see how people respond totheir own. “We don’t want Facebook tofeel like a competition,” the companysaid in a statement. AFP

China, Kiribatiestablish diplomatic

relationsBEIJING (TIP): China and Kiribati

have established diplomatic relations,Chinese state media reported onSeptember 28, days after the tinyPacific island nation severed ties withTaiwan.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yiand Kiribati’s President TanetiMamau on Friday signed a jointcommunique to establish diplomaticrelations between the two countrieson the sidelines of the UN climatesummit, Xinhua reported.

The move is a coup for Beijing justdays before it marks the 70thanniversary of the founding of thePeople’s Republic of China, and comesa week after the Solomon Islands alsodropped diplomatic ties with Taiwan.

And it leaves the self-ruled islandmore isolated than ever with just 15states left that recognise it. Taiwanhas been a de facto sovereign nationsince the end of a civil war in 1949, butChina still views the island as itsterritory and has vowed to seize it--byforce if necessary.

Over the decades, as China’seconomic and military power hasgrown, most countries, including theUnited States and most Westernnations, switched recognition toBeijing. Only a handful still recogniseTaiwan, largely in Latin America andthe Pacific. Taipei has accused Beijingof using “dollar diplomacy” to buy offits few remaining allies. AFP

US airstrike kills 17 ISmilitants in

southwestern LibyaTRIPOLI (TIP): The United States

Africa Command (AFRICOM) said itcarried out an airstrike that killedIslamic State (IS) militants insouthwestern Libya, in coordinationwith the UN-backed government.

“In coordination with the LibyanGovernment of National Accord, USAfrica Command conducted anairstrike targeting ISIS-Libyaterrorists in southwest Libya onSeptember 26,” AFRICOM said in astatement on Friday, Xinhua newsagency reported.

The statement assessed that 17terrorists were killed in the airstrike,causing no civilians casualties.

“This ongoing campaign againstISIS-Libya demonstrates that USAfrica Command persistently targetsterrorist networks that seek to harminnocent Libyans,” said AFRICOM’sDirector of Intelligence Heidi Berg.

“We will continue to pursue ISIS-Libya and other terrorists in theregion, denying them safe haven tocoordinate and plan operations inLibya,” Berg added. AFRICOMstressed continued support fordiplomatic efforts to stabilise thepolitical situation in Libya “in orderto maintain our common focus ondisrupting terrorist organisationsthat threaten regional stability,” thestatement said. IANS

15THE INDIAN PANORAMAFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 TRAVEL

Mysore, now officially known asMysuru, is a small city tucked inthe foothills of the western ghats

in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is acity of royal heritage and rich culture asit served as the capital of the MysoreKingdom for almost 6 centuries underthe Wodeyar Dynasty. It still maintains aroyal feel and atmosphere and is ideal fora weekend getaway. Contrasting toBangalore, the busiest metropolitan cityin Karnataka, in Mysore life is slowpaced. It is an epitome of peace, greatweather, and humble people. Theprimary language spoken here isKannada but most people also speakHindi and English. The city is small andcan be easily covered over a weekend.Nearby places like Srirangapatna,Bandipur, Madikeri, Wayanad etc. arealso as mesmerizing and great for roadtrips.

The best time to visit Mysore isthroughout the year but September toJanuary is perfect for sightseeing. Theweather is pleasant throughout the yearexcept for three months of summer fromFebruary to April when thetemperatures soar up to 29-30 degreeCelsius. The nearest airport is inBangalore, from there direct buses ply toMysore. You can also drive down fromBanglore or take the train to reachMysore within 3 hours.

Sri Chamundeshwari TempleIt is a Hindu temple dedicated to

Goddess Durga, overlooking the city ofMysore situated at an elevation of about900 feet from sea level. It is the maintemple of Karnataka called the NaadaDevathe ( State Goddess). Among themany festivals celebrated here, Navratrior Mysore Dasara is the most grandlycelebrated festival in the month ofSeptember-October by decorating thegoddess in 9 ways to depict the 9 differentaspects of the Goddess. It’s one of theoldest temples in Mysore and one amongthe 18 Maha Shakti Peethas. DuringDasara, the whole city lights up andtwinkles like a crown jewel. Food Melas,exhibitions and the royal procession ofthe idol of the Goddess in a GoldMantapa consorted by the majesticelephants and horses on the streets ofMysore are the main attractions duringthe festival. Nearby you can also see theLakshminarayana Temple andJwalamuki Thirupurasundari Temple.

The Mysuru PalaceIt is located in the center of the city

facing the Chamundi Hill. It’s ahistorical heritage and the seat of theroyal kingdom of Mysore. It is a three-story stone structure with Marbledomes. Its unique architecture is whatattracts the tourists to this Palace.During the day tourists are allowed toenter a part of the Palace and thegardens. At night the whole Palace andits three gateways light up for about anhour making it the most beautiful sightin Mysore.

The Mysuru ZooThe Mysore zoo is a 4 km walk and a

nice place to spend a day with kids. It hasvarious animals and birds mostfascinating of them being the WhitePeacock, the Royal Bengal tiger,Ostriches, and Owls. It’s a plastic-freezone with a small eatery inside. Best timeto visit is early in the morning as soon asit opens at 8:30 am. It is closed onTuesdays!

Karanji LakeJust beside the zoo is a small lake

surrounded by lush greenery called the

Karanji Lake. Boating is allowed in thelake and there is a walk-through aviarywhere you can see birds of various kindsand a butterfly park. The lush greennature park with a lake view makes it anideal location to spend the day relaxingin natures lap.

Ranganathittoo Bird SanctuaryThis bird sanctuary is located 16 km

from Mysore in the Mandya district. Itcomprises of islets on the banks of theKaveri river. You can enjoy a variety offlora and fauna here. Roughly 170 speciesof birds are found here including thepainted stork,black-headed ibis,

spoonbill, pelican, egret, Asian open billstork, etc. Boating is availablethroughout the day where you can spot,up close, crocodiles basking in the sun onthe rocks or swimming beside you. Besttime to visit is June to November.

Brindavan GardensSituated on the KRS dam road, this is

the second most famous place in Mysoreafter the Palace. This garden liesadjoining the Krishnarajasagara Damacross the river Kaveri. This terracedgarden was built in 1927 – 1932 spreadacross 60 acres speckled with trees,fountains and colorful ornamentation.

The main attraction is the light andsound show which starts at 7 pm.

St. Philomena’s CathedralIt is a beautiful Catholic church

constructed in 1936 inspired by theCologne Cathedral in Germany. It isAsia’s second largest church with twinspires of about 175 feet. It has stainedglass windows depicting scenes from thebible and can seat p to 800 people in themain hall.

MYSORE: THE ROYAL CITY

With the onset of the festiveseason, beginning withNavratrithis Saturday, many

people get busy with the annual festivecleaning ritual which also includes paintfinishes, incorporating new furnishingsand shopping, among others.

And one of the most important areas ofthe home, which can be called the heartof the house, is the kitchen.

Kitchen these days have become asecond living room where families tendto spend time together creatingmemories. Which is why it becomesessential to give some importance to thekitchen as well, by adding some vibrancyto it.

Here are dos and don’ts to considerwhen making your kitchen festive-ready.

DosCHOICE OF COLOUR: The style andsize of your kitchen, and how itcomplements your overall home d cor,play an important role in choosing thecolour. Since the range of coloursavailable is vast, it shouldn’t be toogaudy for you to dislike it in the future.

2. Soothing touch: Kitchen is a spacethat is frequently visited by everyone inthe house. It is a space to not only cookbut also grab a quick bite, hence shouldhave a calming effect. Glossy lightcolours lend a chic look to the kitchen,and also give it a soothing effect.APPLICATION OF COLOUR: Colourdoesn t always have to be added to walls.You can opt for a combination ofcoloured and textured shutters to addsome vibrancy to the kitchen.

Don’tsOPT FOR ONE SHADE: Never addcolour to the entire kitchen as it maylook fancy initially but slowly you willstart getting bored of the same. Mix itwith neutral and pastel shades to set theperfect tone.DARK COLOURS: Dark and extrabright colours usually suit a biggerspace. Don’t choose extremely bright or

dark colours in case your kitchen issmall because such shades make thekitchen look even more smaller.FUNKY COLOURS: If you wish toexperiment with a funky colour, you maydo so in another part of the house but nothere as it ruins the warm and welcomingfeel of the space.

Kitchen Cleaning HacksKEEP YOUR DISPOSAL SMELLING

FRESH: Few things are quite asoffputting as a smelly disposal. One ofour favorite kitchen sink cleaning hacksis lemon ice cubes. To make them, simplyfill an ice cube tray with lemon wedges,rock salt, and water. Once frozen, pop the

cubes down the drain and run yourgarbage disposal until the ice is gone.Rock salt scrubs the blades while icehelps knock off any gunk and grime.REJUVENATE OLD BAKING

SHEETS USING HYDROGEN

PEROXIDE AND BAKING SODA:

The dynamic duo of baking soda andhydrogen peroxide can restore morethan just your sinks and tub—it canmake even your most battered bakingsheets (get it?) look brand new again.Simply layer your sheet with bakingsoda followed by a few sprays ofhydrogen peroxide, then finish withanother layer of baking soda. Now goback to watching that show on Netflix

and come back in a few hours to wipeyour restored baking sheets clean.CLEAN YOUR OVEN WHILE YOU

SLEEP: Forget autoclean—the high-temp oven setting is known to set off thefire alarm and can leave your kitchen ina smelly funk. Instead, fill up a spraybottle with your own homemade solutionof 1/3 cup water, 1/3 cup white vinegar,and 1/2 cup baking soda. After removingthe grates from your oven, coat the insidewith the solution, making sure to avoidthe heating elements. Close the door andhead to bed, letting the solution work itsmagic for up to 12 hours. When you wakeup, clean the oven with soapy water anddry using a plush cloth.POLISH WOODWORK WITH LEMON

OIL AND VINEGAR: Prefer naturalsolutions to commercial cleaners? ThisDIY wood polish leaves both a lovelyscent and shine. To make it, fill a spraybottle with 1 part lemon oil to 1 partwhite vinegar. Spray the solutiondirectly onto a dry microfiber cloth anduse it to wipe down your cabinets, pantrydoor, and baseboards.SOAK YOUR RANGE HOOD FILTER:

Wonder why your stove's hood vent ishidden behind that clunky shield? It'sbecause it gets greasy, dusty, and prettygross... really fast. The filter is just doingits job, but you don't have to live with allthat buildup. In your biggest pot, boilwater and gradually add 1/2 cup bakingsoda. Next, place the filter in the pot tosoak. The entire filter might not fit inyour pot, so soak each side separately ifnecessary. Once one side is clean, turnthe filter around and let the other sidesoak.

BRIGHTEN UP YOUR KITCHENTHIS FESTIVE SEASON

BANANA BURFIINGREDIENTS 5 banana, 100 gm sugar, 1/4 cup butter, 1 teaspoonpistachios, 1/4 cup milk powder, 1 tablespoon cocoa powder,1 teaspoon crushed lightly cashews, 50 gm ghee

METHOD To make this delicious Navratri special recipe, heat 1 tsp

ghee in a pan over moderate flame. Add crushed pistachiosand cashews to the pan. Lightly fry them till they turngolden in colour.

Now take another heavy bottomed pan and heat it overmedium flame. Add the remaining ghee and the bananas init. Mix well. Add sugar and stir well. After a minute, addcocoa powder, milk powder and butter. Reduce the flameand gently stir till all ingredients are evenly combined.

When the mixture starts to leave the sides of the pan andthe bananas are well mashed, remove and transfer to agreased plate. Allow it cool. Before the mixture hardenscompletely, cut it into desired shapes and garnish withcashewnuts and pistachios.

FOOD CORNER

16 THE INDIAN PANORAMAFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019WOMEN

WAYS TO USE YOGURT FORSMOOTH, SUPPLE SKIN

Yogurt is rich in lactic acid and anti-bacterialproperties which can keep all your skin woes atbay and help you achieve glowing, flawless skin

which you've always dreamt of.

HoneyGot dull and dry skin? Start off by mixing 1 tsp honey

with 1 tbsp of besan and one teaspoon of curd.Apply the mask and leave it on for 15-20 minutes

before washing your face with lukewarm water.

OatmealIf you've any skin woes, then this face mask is your

best bet. Simply, mix one tsp of yogurt with 1 tspoatmeal and 1 tsp of honey. Apply it on your face and letit sit until dry. Wash it off with cold water and pat dry.

Lemon JuiceLemon’s antibacterial properties help reduce the

appearance of blemishes to maintain flawless skin. Italso has bleaching qualities which will lighten andbrighten your skin. Add 1 tsp of lemon juice to atablespoon of curd. Apply it on your face and let it sitfor 15-20 minutes. Rinse it off with cold water.

TurmericTurmeric helps in enhancing your skin’s texture and

makes it soft. Add some turmeric powder in your usualface mask and voila, hello to glowing, baby soft skin!Start off by mixing 2 tbsp of sandalwood powder with

one tablespoon of turmeric powder and 2 teaspoons ofcurd. Apply it onto your face and let it sit for 15-20minutes. Rinse it off with cold water.

BananasBanana has super hydrating, nourishing and skin

tightening properties. It also acts as an astringent toreduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Addone tablespoon of curd and one tsp of lemon juice tomashed banana. Apply it on your face and let it sit untildry. Wash it off with cold water and voila, hello to babysoft skin!

Vitamins play a crucial role innourishing the body and theskin, and their deficiency

leads to maladies like dark spots,redness, wrinkles, rough patchesand excessive dryness.

Fitness expert and VitabioticsVice President Rohit Shelatkar liststhe most important vitamins for ahealthy skin and their sources.

Vitamin AAlso called Retinol, this is a

compound which stimulates theproduction of new skin cells andactively works to counter acne andsigns of ageing like formation ofwrinkles and lines. Vitamin A isfound naturally in foods likecarrots, sweet potatoes, eggs, dairyproducts and spinach.

Vitamin B3Niacinamide or nicotinamide - a

form of vitamin B3 - is among theeight vitamins responsible formaintaining good health. This is awater-soluble vitamin known for itsanti-inflammatory properties,which is used to treat skin ailmentslike acne, spots, hyperpigmentationand rosacea - a skin conditioncharacterised by spreading ofredness due to rashes. Chickenbreast, tuna, salmon, peanuts, greenpeas, mushrooms and potatoes aresome foods rich in vitamin B3.

Vitamin CThe anti-oxidant properties of

vitamin C help prevent acne andprotect the skin from the effects offree radicals and creation ofcollagen structures. Takingadequate Vitamin C can help repairskin and reduce wrinkles. Citrusfruits, strawberries, tomatoes,mangoes, bell peppers, broccoli andBrussel sprouts are some sources ofvitamin C.

Vitamin EAlso known as Tocopherol,

vitamin E is a powerful anti-oxidant

that protects skin from freeradicals. Free radicals aregenerated by internal and externalfactors.

Their internal generationhappens when the body convertsfood into energy, while externally,the skin gets them throughpollution, exposure to UV rays, andexcessive smoking and drinking.Natural sources of Vitamin Einclude almonds, hazelnuts,sunflower seeds, olive oil, spinach,corn and mangoes.

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GREEN TEA COMPOUND MAYHELP FIGHT 'SUPERBUGS'

Anatural antioxidant commonly found in greentea may help eliminate antibiotic resistantbacteria or superbugs, according to a study.

The study, published in the Journal of MedicalMicrobiology, found that the antioxidantepigallocatechin (EGCG) can restore the activity ofaztreonam, an antibiotic commonly used to treatinfections caused by the bacterial pathogenPseudomonas aeruginosa.

P. aeruginosa is associated with serious respiratorytract and bloodstream infections and in recent yearshas become resistant to many major classes ofantibiotics, according to the researchers from theUniversity of Surrey in the UK.

Currently, a combination of antibiotics is used tofight P. aeruginosa.

However, these infections are becoming increasinglydifficult to treat, as resistance to last line antibiotics isbeing observed, researchers said.

To assess the synergy of EGCG and aztreonam, theteam conducted in-vitro tests to analyse how theyinteracted with the P. aeruginosa, individually and incombination.

4 VITAMINS YOU NEED TONOURISH YOUR SKIN

17THE INDIAN PANORAMAFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 HEALTH

Dengue virus is becomingresistant to vaccines

The mosquito-borne deadly dengue virus thatinfects about 400 million people globally everyyear—especially in the tropic and sub-tropic

regions of the world—is undergoing changes thatare helping it evade vaccines and therapeutics,according to a study.

The research, published in the journal PLOSPathogens, notes that one of the strains of the virus,DENV2 has smooth spherical surface particleswhile growing at the carrier mosquito'sphysiological temperature of 29 degrees Celsius.

According to the researchers including ProfessorPei-Yong Shi from the University of Texas MedicalBranch in the US, the smooth particles transforminto bumpy ones at the human physiologicaltemperature of 37 degrees Celsius.

This ability to morph helps the virus evade theimmune system of the human host, andunderstanding the mechanism behind thistransformation is important for therapeutics andvaccine development, the researchers mentioned.

"We found that in laboratory-developed DENV2strains, mutations in the virus' E protein caused itstransformation into bumpy particles," said Xin-NiLim, the study's lead author who is from the Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School.

High sugar consumption in childhoodincreases risk of adult obesity: Study

The high obesity ratescurrently observed amongadults in the US may have

been due to dietary changes thattook place decades ago, according toa study.

The research, published in thejournal Economics and HumanBiology noted that while manyhealth studies identified sugar as amajor factor in the obesityepidemic, its consumption in the USbegan to decline in the late 1990s,even when the obesity ratescontinued to rise well into the 2010s.

The researchers, from theUniversity of Tennessee (UT) in theUS, said that the changes we seenow in adult obesity rates may havestarted decades ago with high-sugardiets in childhood, when thosegrown-ups were children.

"While most public health studiesfocus on current behaviours anddiets, we took a novel approach andlooked at how the diets weconsumed in our childhood affectobesity levels now that we areadults," said Alex Bentley, leadresearcher of the study from UT.

The researchers noted that InTennessee alone, the adult obesityrate more than tripled, from about11 per cent in 1990 to almost 35 per

cent in 2016.According to the researchers, by

2016, nearly 40 percent of all adultsin the US, which was about 93million people, were affected byobesity.

Excess sugar consumption,particularly those in sugar-sweetened beverages, is a well-known contributor to bothchildhood and adult obesity, theresearchers said.

"Since the 1970s, many available

infant foods have been extremelyhigh in sugar," said Hillary Fouts,coauthor of the study from UT.

Fouts added that sugarconsumption during pregnancy wasknown to cause an increase in fatcells in children.

"Up to this point, no studies hadexplicitly explored the temporaldelay between increased sugarconsumption and rising obesityrates," said Damian Ruck co-authorof the study.

WHATSAPP QUIETLY ROLLSOUT TOOL TO SHARE STATUSON FACEBOOK

Facebook-owned instant messaging appWhatsApp has begun rolling out a feature forAndroid users to let them share their status

stories directly on Facebook Story and other apps.Just like Instagram, WhatsApp's status Stories let

users post images, text and videos on your profile thatdisappear after 24 hours.

WhatsApp hasn't made an official announcementyet but several users reported this on Twitter.

"So WhatsApp has a new feature, you can share yourstory on WhatsApp to Facebook. For me, this is quiteinteresting, a centralized mode of communicating tovarious platforms," posted one user.

"The New #WhatsApp update allows you to shareyour statuses on to your #FacebookStory as well,"wrote another.

To use this feature, tap on share button which willshow you the apps you can share your WhatsAppstatus with. Tapping on "Share to Facebook Story" willlet you share WhatsApp Status to Facebook Story.

Currently, there was no option to have WhatsAppstatus automatically shared to another service and theinstant messaging app intends that the feature shouldbe an active decision on the part of the user.

The roll out appears to be part of Facebook CEOMark Zuckerberg's plan to create a unified appcombining WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram to letover 2.6 billion users communicate with each othercross-apps by 2020.

The move could let the social networking giant touthigher user engagement to advertisers, thus, rampingup its advertising division at a time when growth hasslowed down.

18 THE INDIAN PANORAMAFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019SCIENCE AND TECH

VENUS MAY HAVE BEENHABITABLE FOR BILLIONS

OF YEARS: NASA STUDYVenus may have hosted liquid

water for 2-3 billion years,until a dramatic

transformation starting over 700million years ago resurfacedaround 80 per cent of the planet,according to a NASA study.

The research gives a new view ofVenus's climatic history and mayhave implications for thehabitability of exoplanets insimilar orbits.

Forty years ago, NASA's PioneerVenus mission found tantalisinghints that Earth's 'twisted sister'planet may once have had a shallowocean's worth of water.

To see if Venus might ever havehad a stable climate capable ofsupporting liquid water,researchers from NASA GoddardInstitute for Space Studies (GISS) inthe US created a series of fivesimulations assuming differentlevels of water coverage.

In all five scenarios, they foundthat Venus was able to maintainstable temperatures between amaximum of about 50 degreesCelsius and a minimum of about 20degrees Celsius for around threebillion years.

A temperate climate might evenhave been maintained on Venustoday had there not been a series ofevents that caused a release, or'outgassing', of carbon dioxide storedin the rocks of the planet about 700-750 million years ago.

"Our hypothesis is that Venus mayhave had a stable climate for billionsof years. It is possible that the near-

global resurfacing event isresponsible for its transformationfrom an Earth-like climate to thehellish hot-house we see today," saidWay.

Three of the five scenarios studiedby researchers assumed thetopography of Venus as we see it todayand considered a deep ocean averaging310 metres, a shallow layer of wateraveraging 10 metres and a smallamount of water locked in the soil.

For comparison, they alsoincluded a scenario with Earth'stopography and a 310-metre oceanand, finally, a world completelycovered by an ocean of 158 metresdepth. To simulate theenvironmental conditions at 4.2billion years ago, 715 million yearsago and today, the researchers

adapted a 3D general circulationmodel to account for the increase insolar radiation as our Sun haswarmed up over its lifetime, as wellas for changing atmosphericcompositions.

Although many researchersbelieve that Venus is beyond theinner boundary of our solar system'shabitable zone and is too close to theSun to support liquid water, the newstudy suggests that this might not bethe case.

"Venus currently has almost twicethe solar radiation that we have atEarth. However, in all the scenarioswe have modelled, we have foundthat Venus could still supportsurface temperatures amenable forliquid water," said Michael Way fromGISS.

Google wins in 'right to beforgotten' fight with France

Google won its fight against tougher "right to beforgotten" rules after Europe's top court said onTuesday it does not have to remove links to

sensitive personal data worldwide, rejecting a Frenchdemand.

The case is seen as a test of whether Europe canextend its laws beyond its borders and whetherindividuals can demand the removal of personal datafrom internet search results without stifling free speechand legitimate public interest.

"Currently, there is no obligation under EU law, for asearch engine operator who grants a request for de-referencing made by a data subject... to carry out such ade-referencing on all the versions of its search engine,"the European Court of Justice (CJEU) said.

"However, EU law requires a search engine operatorto carry out such a de-referencing on the versions of itssearch engine corresponding to all the (EU) memberstates," it added. The case arose after France's privacywatchdog CNIL in 2016 fined Google 100,000 euros($109,790) for refusing to delist sensitive informationfrom internet search results globally upon request inwhat is called the "right to be forgotten." Google took itsfight to the French Council of State which subsequentlysought advice from the CJEU.

These included a satirical photomontage of a femalepolitician, an article referring to someone as a publicrelations officer of the Church of Scientology, theplacing under investigation of a male politician and theconviction of someone for sexual assaults againstminors.

Amazon’s new initiative: Bring access to Cortana,Alexa and other assistants from single device

Amazon.com Inc has launchedan initiative that would allowusers to access its Alexa,

Microsoft Corp’s Cortana andmultiple other voice-controlledvirtual assistant services from asingle device.

The move comes as competitionhas intensified among globaltechnology companies to dominatethe market for voice assistants,which are commonly housed insmart speakers and mobile devices.

The notable exclusions fromAmazon’s ‘Voice InteroperabilityInitiative’ are Alphabet Inc’s GoogleAssistant, Apple Inc’s Siri andSamsung Electronics Co’s Bixby.

Google was approached byAmazon but only over the weekend,giving it a very small time frame toevaluate the proposal, a sourcefamiliar with the matter said.

“We just heard about thisinitiative and would need to reviewthe details, but in general we’realways interested in participatingin efforts that have the broadsupport of the ecosystem anduphold strong privacy and security

practices,” a Google spokespersonsaid.

The initiative, which has beensupported by more than 30companies, also includesSalesforce.com’s Einstein.

Chip companies including IntelCorp, Qualcomm Inc, MediaTek Incand NXP Semiconductors NV willdevelop the related hardware,Amazon said.

Spotify, Tencent, Baidu, BMW,

Bose, Harman, Orange, Sonos, SonyAudio Group are also supportingthe partnership.

Microsoft and Amazon havecollaborated in the past. The twocompanies two years agoannounced that their voiceassistants will be able to talk to eachother, a rare move in itself as mostvirtual assistants are known to usedata from their own ecosystems andnot talk to one another.

ECONOMY TO START LOOKINGUP IN H2 OF CURRENT FISCAL,SAYS FM SITHARAMAN

NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman today hoped the economy will startlooking up in the second half of the current financialyear as consumption rises and banks increase theirlending operations.

Weeks after meeting public sector bankers, theFinance Minister met private sector lenders andfinancial institutions that, according to her,categorically stated they are not facing liquiditycrisis. They also said there is enough demand forloans, she added.

She indicated that economic slowdown seems tohave bottomed out and the coming festive season willhelp the economy start looking up. She said the privatesector banks and financial institutions told her thatthe slump in commercial vehicle sales is “cyclical”and likely to pick up in the next one or two quarters.

Thomas Cook collapse sparksBritain’s largest repatriationsince World War II

LONDON (TIP): British travel firm Thomas Cookcollapsed on Monday, leaving hundreds of thousandsof holidaymakers stranded and sparking the UK’sbiggest repatriation since World War II.

The 178-year-old debt-plagued group, which hadstruggled against fierce online competition for sometime and blamed Brexit uncertainty for a recent dropin bookings, declared bankruptcy after failing tosecure £200 million ($250 million, 227 million euros)from private investors.

Monday’s bankruptcy, which followed a lengthyperiod of chronic financial turmoil after a disastrous2007 merger deal, left around 600,000 tourists strandedworldwide according to Thomas Cook, while its 22,000staff are out of a job.

Maruti slashes prices of selectmodels by Rs 5,000

NEW DELHI (TIP): The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday reduced theprices of select models by Rs 5,000 (on ex-showroomprices).

These models include all variants of Alto 800, AltoK10, Swift Diesel, Celerio, Baleno Diesel, Ignis, DzireDiesel, Tour S Diesel, Vitara Brezza and S-Cross, MSIsaid.

The new prices will be applicable from September 25across the country. This price cut will be over andabove the current promotional offers.

19THE INDIAN PANORAMAFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 BIZ AND FINANCE

ADB lowers India’s GDP growthforecast to 6.5%

NEW DELHI (TIP): The AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB) todaysharply lowered India’s growthforecast from 7.2% to 6.5% for thecurrent fiscal, though has itindicated that the country will growfaster than China.

The multi-lateral lending agencyin its Asian Development Outlook(ADO) Update for 2019 cut thegrowth projection for India, whichrecorded an over six-year lowgrowth of 5% in April-June quarterthis fiscal.

“India’s growth forecast for fiscalyear 2019 is lowered to 6.5% aftergrowth slowed markedly to 5% inthe first quarter, April-June. Abruptdeclines in manufacturing andinvestment reflect uncertaintyahead of General Election, subduedlending by banks and otherfinancial institutions, stress in therural economy, and a weakeningexternal outlook,” the agency said.

However, India is expected torebound to 7.2% growth in fiscal2021 and join most other sub-regional countries in performing ator near their ADO 2019 growthforecasts for next year, it added.

The Manila-headquarteredfunding agency had projected

India’s economy to expand at 7.2%in its ADO for 2019-20 releasedearlier in April this year and cut itdown to 7% in the supplement to theADO in July.

As regards China, it has projectedthat growth will slip from 6.6% lastyear to 6.2% in 2019, and 6% in 2020— below previous projections —with increased governmentspending and a strong housing

market partly offsetting the impactof the trade dispute with the US andsluggish manufacturinginvestment.

“In Hong Kong, China, recentpolitical tensions, spillover from thetrade conflict, and the globalelectronics downturn will slowgrowth in 2019 and 2020 well belowADO 2019 projections,” it saidfurther.

Oil extends lossesafter Donald Trumpdouses trade talk

optimismSINGAPORE (TIP): Oil prices fell on

Wednesday for a second day on worries that fueldemand could fall after US President DonaldTrump doused recent optimism over China-UStrade talks and reignited concerns about globaleconomic growth.

Brent crude futures fell 47 cents to $62.63 abarrel by 0442 GMT, while US West TexasIntermediate crude dropped to $56.94, down 35cents.

Both benchmarks have fallen to their lowestlevel since before the attack on Saudi Arabian oilfacilities on Sept. 14.

“What really pulled the rug from underneathoil was Donald Trump’s comments on trade lastnight ... He’s still maintaining quite a belligerentposition,” said Jeffrey Halley, senior marketanalyst for Asia Pacific at OANDA.

Trump criticised China’s trade practices at theUnited National General Assembly on Tuesdayand said he would not accept a “bad deal” in US-China trade negotiations.

China is the world’s largest oil importer andsecond-largest crude user. The United States isthe largest consumer of oil.

Trump also said he saw a path to peace withIran even as he denounced Iran for “bloodlust”,cooling other risk premiums built into oil prices.

Oil rallied last week following a cripplingattack on Saudi Arabia’s oil installations thathas disrupted supplies from the world’s topexporter. To meet its supply obligations to Saudirefineries overseas, Saudi Aramco is buying oilfrom other Middle East producers.

“Right now, the market is very concernedabout the demand side of the equation, but Iwould caution against being complacent aboutwhat’s happening in the Middle East,” saidHowie Lee, an OCBC economist.

SPICEJET PLANS TO BUY100 AIRBUS PLANES,WORTH $13 BILLION

India’s SpiceJet Ltd. is weighing an order for at least 100Airbus SE planes as Boeing Co. grapples with the falloutover its grounded 737 Max.

The budget carrier, a major global customer for the Max,may buy a “sizable” number of Airbus A321LR and XLR jets toaccommodate a planned expansion, SpiceJet Chairman AjaySingh said Tuesday. No decision has been made, he said, andthe airline would consider a competing midrange jetliner ifBoeing decides to build one.

Airbus has “pushed us hard since the day we started flyingBoeing aircraft, and of course with the current problems,they’ve pushed us harder,” Singh said in an interview atBloomberg’s headquarters in New York. “They have made us acommercial offer and we are evaluating it.”

The discussions with Airbus threaten Boeing with a high-profile defection at a time when the US planemaker isenmeshed in one of the biggest crises in its 103-year history.SpiceJet, India’s second-largest airline, has 13 Max jetsalready in its fleet and has committed to buy as many as 205 ofthe single-aisle workhorses as it expands capacity to handlethe nation’s fast-growing demand for air travel.

While Singh didn’t specify the exact size of a potentialtransaction, he said “any aircraft order that SpiceJet placeswould at least be 100 aircraft.” That would value the deal inexcess of $13 billion, based on 2018 list prices beforecustomary discounts for the A321neo.

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Harmony and Peace : Modi’sMessage to the UNGA

Listing the achievements of his government, he saidthe Indian example will inspire many developingnations. He said the dreams for the realization of whichhis government is working are the dreams of the wholeworld.

He began with the initiative "Swachh Bharat" (CleanIndia) which he described as the biggest cleanlinessdrive of the world. Under the initiative, 110 milliontoilets have been made in less than 5 years, which, hesaid must be an inspiration to the whole world.Incidentally, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundationhonored Modi with Global Gatekeeper Award for his"Swachh Bharat" initiative two days before headdressed the UNGA.

The other achievements he listed included the healthinsurance scheme under which 500 million arebenefitted annually, the financial inclusion schemeunder which 370 million poor people have opened bankaccounts. These schemes give the poor allover the worlda new hope. Digital identification program, containingcorruption which saved the country $20 billion aresome other initiatives of his government which maywell be emulated by other nations. Of late, inspired bythe UN 's recommendation of end to single plastic use,India has launched an initiative in this respect.

From the past achievements of his government Modimoved on to some plans in the future. Waterconservation and water supply to 150 million homes inthe next 5 years is one of the priorities of hisgovernment . There are plans to build in far flung ruralareas 60, 000 miles of roads.

By 2022, when India will be celebrating 75 years ofIndependence, 200 million homes for the poor will havebeen built.

So much has been possible, Modi said because of thecooperation of all. Together we progress has been theprinciple his government followed. Mutual Trust,mutual cooperation and development.

India's successful initiatives may well encourageother nations to follow suit.

Turning to India's age-old culture , Modi said thatIndia has always believed in peace, not in conflicts. Hiscountry has taken initiatives for the benefit of thewhole world because India believes the whole world is afamily.

India has been a leading nation in dealing with theissue of global warming. In order to contain damagefrom natural disasters, India took the initiative ofsetting up "Coalition for Disaster ResilientInfrastructure" which will create an infrastructurewhich will be resilient to natural disasters.

Prime Minister Modi mentioned next theextraordinary contribution of Indian soldiers to UNPeacekeeping. He said the sacrifices made by Indiansoldiers are unparalleled.

Modi waned the international community of thethreats from terrorism. He called upon member nationsto come together to put down terrorism.

He said the 21st century modern technology isbringing about many changes in the spheres of sociallife, personal life, economy, security , connectivity andinternational relations, and added that under thecircumstances a divided world is in nobody's interest.Nor does the world have the option to stay confined tonational boundaries. "In this new era, we will have togive new strength and direction to multilateralism andto the United Nations", Modi said.

He reminded the world community of the message ofSwami Vivekanand who a hundred years ago, at theWorld Parliament of Religions in Chicago had said:"Harmony and Peace; Not Dissension". Modi said,"India's message to the world today is similar to Swami'Vivekanand's - Harmony and Peace."

Sikh American Deputy Sheriffshot and killed in the line of duty

in Texas Dhaliwal was a 10-year veteran on the force, and the

agency's first Sikh deputy. "He was a hero," Gonzalezsaid. "Deputy Dhaliwal was a trailblazer."

He was taken by helicopter ambulance to theMemorial Hermann Hospital, where he died.Authorities detained a possible suspect, the sherifftweeted.

According to the media report, the dashcam videoshows Dhaliwal and the suspect, still in his car, havinga conversation with no sign of confrontation. A fewseconds after Dhaliwal returned to his squad car, thesuspect ran up and shot him.

Mr. Gonzalez recounted Dhaliwal's efforts afterHurricane Harvey in Texas in August 2017, and how hewent to Puerto Rico after the island was devastated byHurricane Maria in September that year.

Dhaliwal worked with United Sikhs, a globalhumanitarian relief and advocacy nonprofit, to helporganize the donation of truckloads of supplies for firstresponders after Harvey.

Four years ago, the then Sheriff implemented apolicy to allow Dhaliwal to wear turban and beard forthe first time while patrolling Harris County streets.

There are no words to speak to how heartbroken weare, how devastated, Mr. Gonzalez said.

Indian American Sasha Ahuja Named to Commission of Gender

Equity by Mayor de BlasioNEW YORK (TIP): NYC

Mayor Bill de Blasioannounced Sept 17 theappointment of six newCommissioners to theCommission on GenderEquity (CGE), an agencytasked with supporting Cityagencies in dismantlinginstitutional barriers forwomen, girls, transgenderand gender non-binary NewYorkers.

Indian origin Sasha Ahujahas been named Chief ofStaff at Girls for GenderEquity and Chair of NewYork City's EqualEmployment Practices Commission. "New YorkCity is committed to using every tool we have tocreate a truly equal city for all New Yorkers, nomatter their gender," said Mayor Bill de Blasio."These new members bring invaluable expertiseto the Commission and will continue our work inthe fight for gender equity."

"New York City's mandate to promote gender

equity - especially through aracial justice lens - could notbe more urgent. I am eager touse my role as aCommissioner on New YorkCity's Commission onGender Equity to ensure thatfolks most directly impactedby systemic inequity in ourcity have a seat at thedecision making table toinfluence policy that impactstheir lives," said CGECommissioner Sasha Ahuja,Chief of Staff at Girls forGender Equity and Chair ofNew York City's EqualEmployment Practices

Commission.Ahuja pursued her bachelors' study from the

Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College andan M.S. in Social Work from Columbia University.She currently serves as Chief of Staff at Girls forGender Equity, a Brooklyn-based organizationthat led the New York City Young Women'sInitiative.

Indian origin Sasha Ahuja has beennamed Chief of Staff at Girls for Gender

Equity and Chair of New York City's EqualEmployment Practices Commission

ATLANTA (TIP): TheForsyth County Sheriff'sOffice along with 13 lawenforcement agenciesfinished an undercoveroperation called"Operation Just Cause"which resulted in 24arrests including anIndian origin man forattempted child sex crimesin metro Atlanta.

Mahesh Kumar Saroj,W/M, Alpharetta, GA, 35 ,is an InformationTechnology professionalwho was arrested alongwith other 23 individuals.

These individualstraveled or were willing totravel to the county forcriminal sexual

encounters with young children. The operation took several monthsof planning and was aimed at child predators and other suspectstargeting children for human trafficking and other criminal acts inthe state of Georgia.

Mahesh Kumar Saroj, W/M, Alpharetta, GA,35 , is an Information Technology

professional who was arrested along withother 23 individuals

Indian American among 24 arrested in attempted child

sex crimes in metro Atlanta

Navratri is the festival of nine-day,which holds immensesignificance for the Hindus. it is

also one of the most ancient festivals.The festival of Chaitra Navratri was heldin its most elemental form even inprehistoric times as Mata Shakti Durgawas worshipped. In order to have theblessings of Maa Durga Shakti in humanlife, Hindus worship Maa Durga and allher feminine aspects of divinefemininity over nine days and ninenights.

The Navratri 2019 dates of the Ashwinmonth are from September 29 untilOctober 7. It is one of the festivalscelebrated across the length and breadthof India, though the celebrations in onepart of the country are quite differentthan the other. With various customs andtraditions, each region of India has itsunique way of celebrating the Navaratriby honouring the multiple forms ofMother Goddess with their rituals andceremonies.

Performing rituals of Navratri is themost significant way of experiencing theessence of this Hindu festival. In theauspicious and awe-inspiring occasion,divine love pervades through all devoteeswho emerge more courageous and wiserthrough the nine-day rigor. In the vein ofall vedic traditions, Navratri customshelp to inculcate spiritual habits. Hence,prayers, chants, 'bhajans' and reading ofimportant religious texts make up asignificant portion of this festival.Devotees pay obeisance to this femininedivine energy that is believed tomaintain the balance of the universe.

Navratri is one of the most anticipatedfestivals in India with social andspiritual connotations. Navratri Hindufestival is spread out over nineconsecutive days in the Chaitra andAshwin months to consecrate the divineaspects of Ma Shakti as Goddess Durga,Goddess Lakshmi and GoddessSaraswati. The festival is associated withtheir symbolic connotation as epitome ofcourage, wealth and skill respectively.

Broadly, on the first three days,devotees venerate Goddess Durga as sherepresents power in its divine form thatremoves negativity and proclivitytowards immoral behavior. She is,invoked as Kumari, Parvati and Kaliwhich are aspects of Ma Durga andrepresent her adolescence-to-maturitystage. During the next three days,Goddess Lakshmi blessings for materialand spiritual prosperity are sought withpuja and powerful mantra chantings.Over the next three days, GoddessSaraswati is invoked to seek blessings forerudition and skills in the arts. Thedevotee puts books and musicalinstruments near the deity to acquiretrue knowledge and wisdom to seehim/her through this life and beyond.The ninth day of 'Mahanavami' , theconcluding day of Navratri puja, isconsidered an auspicious day forconducting pujas such as 'Aparajita' pujaand 'Kanya Puja'. The tenth daycelebrates the momentous eventsassociated with Lord Rama as well as MaDurga, who killed the demon

'Mahisasura'.

Rituals of NavratriCustoms of Navratri which stand out

prominently in terms of strictobservance include the following:

On the very first day, barley or 'jowar'seeds are sown in a decorated clay potand by the tenth day, the tender shootsare distributed among the devotees. Aphotograph or an idol of the eight-armedGoddess seated on a lion, along with the'yantra' is installed.

'Kalash Sthapna' is done whichinvolves installing a water pot or 'kalash',sprinkled with holy water and filled withmango leaves and coconut.

The morning 'puja' is performed after abath, and the day-long fast is broken afterdoing the evening puja.

During the puja, 'shankh' is blown,fresh flowers, 'doob' or sacred grass,'paan' and fruits are offered to the deity,chapters from the sacred 'DurgaSaptshati' and 'Chandipath' are recited,followed by 'arti' and prasad distribution.

A very significant ritual is performing'Kanya Puja' on 'Ashtami' and 'Navami',which involves worshipping nine younggirls, in pre-puberty stage, representingthe nine forms of goddess Durga. Eachgirl is treated to a meal comprising puri,sweet bread, halwa, a sweet dish, made ofsemolina and Bengal gram curry. Afterwashing their feet, the devotees breaktheir fast.

Ayudha or Astra Puja is held on theeighth/ninth day. Tools, vehicles andequipments are worshipped on this day.

Among some communities, it is alsoconsidered an auspicious time to initiatelearning for children by invokingGoddess Saraswati. Hence, Lalita-pujaand Saraswati-puja is doneritualistically to start formal educationof children.

A Garba performance precedes 'aarti'conducted in honor of Maa Durga.

Fasting or 'vrat' from sunrise till

sunset is undertaken for night days.In the Navratri Hindu festival, the

devotee should observe abstinence andausterity.

On the eight day, a 'yagna' is performedwith offerings of ghee and til for mentaland spiritual cleansing.

Lemon or bhasma or ash is used forcleaning substances for 'abhishek'.

In Gujarat, a garbh-deep or a lamp is litwithin an earthen pot with severalperforations representing the unison ofbody and soul.

Customs of NavratriSince all the nine days are dedicated to

different incarnations of Ma Durga, it iscustomary to wear colors that symbolizethe qualities of the deity. The first dayvenerates Shailputri Devi who embodiesaspects of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.On this day, red clothes are worn. Thesecond day is dedicated toBrahmacharini Devi who represents alife of abstinence. Wearing blue coloredclothes is considered auspicious on thisday. On the third day, ChandraghantaDevi, the bestower of glory and beauty, is

invoked. On the fourth day, KushmandaDevi is worshipped and yellow is thecolor to honor her. The fifth day is inhonor of Skandmata Devi. Grey is thecolor to be worn on the sixth day and isdedicated to Katyayani Devi, whileorange is the color for protectionsymbolized by Kalratri Devi on theseventh day. On the eighth day, pinkclothes are worn to honor MahagauriDevi. The ninth day is dedicated toSiddhidatri Devi, whose blessings earndevotees all 'siddhis'.

On all these nine days, devotees shouldmeditate on the different forms of MaDurga and seek her grace.

Some of the Navratri customs carry alot of significance for married women.This Navratri Hindu festival sees heavyinvolvement of married women whoseek blessings of prosperity and a longmarried life. Some of the customs ofNavratri include showing completedevotion through actions such as doing'bhajans' and 'japa', eating vegetarianfood and staying away from negativeinfluences to be able to soak in thewisdom and inner strength gained thus.

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21THE INDIAN PANORAMAFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 SPIRITUALITY

SEPTEMBER 29 TO OCTOBER 7, 2019

NEW DELHI (TIP): Indianskipper Virat Kohli has reached adicey situation as he, who receivedan official warning and one demeritpoint for breaching ICC Code ofConduct in India’s third T20 matchagainst South Africa on Sunday, isjust one demerit point away fromgetting banned from internationalcricket. On Sunday, Kohli had aninappropriate shoulder contactwith pacer Beuran Hendricks in thefifth over of the Indian inningswhile taking a run.

This was after Kohli was foundguilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICCCode of Conduct during Sunday’sthird T20I against South Africa inBengaluru. In a statement released,the ICC said: “Kohli was found tohave breached Article 2.12 of theICC Code of Conduct for Playersand Player Support Personnel,which relates to “Inappropriatephysical contact with a Player,Player Support Personnel, Umpire,Match Referee or any other person(including a spectator) during anInternational Match.”

The Indian skipper tally ofdemerit points has increased tothree after securing one demeritpoint each during the Pretoria Testagainst South Africa on in 2018 andagainst Afghanistan in the ICCMen’s Cricket World Cup 2019.

Now the aggressive Indiancaptain needs to keep hisaggression in check as India havejust started a hectic home season.India will now play three Testmatches with South Africa cricketteam. Later, India will hostBangladesh for three T20Is and two

Tests in November, and then go forbilateral series with West Indies,Zimbabwe, Australia and NewZealand.

As per cricket rule book, when aplayer reaches four or more demeritpoints within a 24-month period, theplayer is suspended. It means ifKohli receives another demeritpoint before January 16 next year –two years from the Centurion Test –he will get a suspension.

Virat Kohli was found to havemade “inappropriate” shouldercontact with Beuran Hendrickswhile taking a run, and now hasthree demerit points on hisdisciplinary record

What does ICC rule-book say? When a player reaches four or

more demerit points within a24-month period, they areconverted into suspensionpoints and a player is banned

Two suspension points equate toa ban from one Test or twoODIs or two T20Is, whatevercomes first for the player

Demerit Points to remain on aPlayer or Player SupportPersonnel’s disciplinaryrecord for a period of twenty-four (24) months from theirimposition following whichthey will be expunged.

22 THE INDIAN PANORAMAFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019SPORTS

One more on-field aggressionmay get Virat Kohli bannedfrom international cricket

BUMRAH OUT OF SA TESTSWITH STRESS FRACTURE INBACK, UMESH CALLED

NEW DELHI (TIP): Jasprit Bumrah, India’s toppace bowler across formats for the last two years, hasbeen ruled out of the three-Test series against SouthAfrica due to a stress fracture in his lower back.

Bumrah has been replaced in the Indian squad bypaceman Umesh Yadav. The Test series against SouthAfrica begins in Visakhapatnam on October 2.

The injury could force Bumrah out of next month’sT20I and Test series against Bangladesh as well.Since making his Test debut against South Africa inJanuary 2018, Bumrah has picked up 62 wickets in 12Tests at an average of 19.24. He is yet to play a Testseries in India, but he did very well on the tours ofSouth Africa, England, Australia and the West Indiesover the last 21 months.

Bumrah’s injury is a big setback to India and awarning sign as well, because it raises questionsasked about managing his workload in the light ofhis slingy, unconventional bowling action. Bumrahhas bowled a staggering 724.3 overs in internationalcricket since January 1, 2018.

“The injury was detected during a routineradiological screening. He will now undergorehabilitation at NCA and will be monitored by theBCCI Medical Team. The All-India Senior SelectionCommittee has named Umesh Yadav as Bumrah’sreplacement,” the Indian cricket board (BCCI) saidin a media statement.

ROHIT’S OPENING GAMBITVIZIANAGARAM (TIP): Rohit Sharma will

begin a last-ditch effort to save his start-stop Testcareer with a trial run in the unfamiliar opener’sslot when he leads the Board President’s XI in athree-day warm-up game against South Africa.

The national selection committee and the teammanagement have decided to promote Rohit as anopener due to his attractive strokeplay. India’s nextfive Tests — three against South Africa at home andtwo against New Zealand away early next year —could make or break the 32-year-old’s Test career. Hewill open with Mayank Agarwal for the BoardPresident’s XI, and the two will look to strike anunderstanding before the first Test, which begins inVisakhapatnam on October 2.

From the Indian point of view, the second playerto watch with interest in the game is fast bowlerUmesh Yadav, who has been drafted into the Testside as the replacement of the injured JaspritBumrah. Yadav, who played the last of his 41 Testsin late 2018, will be keen to rattle the likes of Faf duPlessis and Aiden Markram in order to make astatement.

INDIA VS SOUTH AFRICA

MESSI, RAPINOE STARS OF NIGHTMILAN (TIP): Lionel Messi won the FIFA Men’s

Player of the Year award on Monday with MeganRapinoe bagging the women’s prize to cap a historicyear for the United States’ World Cup icon.

Barcelona striker Messi’s victory in Milan was asurprise as he edged out Virgil van Dijk, who won theUEFA player’s award last month after helping Liverpoolto the Champions League last season. Juventus’forward Cristiano Ronaldo had also been shortlisted forthe award, but did not attend the ceremony as he lostout to his rival in the famous La Scala opera house.

Both Messi, 32, and Van Dijk, 28, are now in therunning for the coveted Ballon d’Or which will beannounced on December 2.

Rapinoe beat fellow World Cup winner Alex Morganand England’s Lucy Bronze to the women’s title, withUS coach Jill Ellis winning women’s coaching award.The 34-year-old Rapinoe won the Golden Boot for beingtop scorer and the Golden Ball for the best player at theWorld Cup, and also became the face of the tournamentfor her outspoken views on US President DonaldTrump.

Messi was top scorer in the Champions League lastseason with 12 goals before Barcelona were dumped outby Liverpool in the semifinals. The Argentine also wonthe European Golden Shoe after scoring 36 goals, won

La Liga title with Barcelona and helped Argentina tobronze at 2019 Copa America.

Van Dijk had been bidding to become just the seconddefender — after Italian Fabio Cannavaro in 2006 — tobe recognised by FIFA as the world’s best player. And hemissed out on completing a treble for Liverpool withmanager Jurgen Klopp winning the men’s coach of theyear award and Alisson Becker the goalkeeper prize.

Two-time women’s World Cup-winning coach Ellisbeat Dutch coach Sarina Wiegman, runners-up inFrance 2019, and England’s Phil Neville for the award.

23THE INDIAN PANORAMAFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 ASTROLOGY

ARIES: Ganesha says in your perception of yourrole in the family, 'provider' is usually very high inpriority. This is typical Arian stuff. And you take itseriously. Funds and income for family prosperity,gain, security will be vitally important to you, andhandled as such. You'll even take on a second job tocreate this fund for your family. And you don't stashit away! Perhaps even your servants get a raise tokeep them working happily and efficiently - the wayyou do yourself !

TAURUS: You are understanding, gentle,communicative and family and friends all draw closein a circle of mutual affection, warmth, caring.There's an aura of peace, comfort, plenitudesurrounding you all this period. Wishes and dreamswill also become realities as you live them out. Youwill know the right way to defuse conflicts and face-offs, and harmony will prevail, in a feeling ofblessedness, luxury, fun.

GEMINI: A time when organising your work - interms of routine and communication - and yourhousehold will be important. It will not only benecessary but highly profitable. It will help you seeyour way clearly in conflict situations and help youtake the right decisions and yet go with the flow.Pleasant repercussions will happen, in both thefamily scene and with colleagues, co-workers, bossesand superiors.

CANCER: You are given a period of trulystupendous power, achievement and glory by Ganeshanow. It will seem that you can't put a foot wrong even ifyou try! You fulfil even the most far-fetched seeminggoals, targets, and have the patience and the drive toresolve disputes and differences, too. It's not only atwork that you will use brilliant skills and techniques,but in the sphere of family, of intimate relationships,of parenting, of duty and of love.

LEO: Your personal space has been sobeautifully energised and activated that it mayseem ideal. Yet you seek to arrange and organise iteven better. This will involve you in two relatedbut different activities: a) your care and concernover parents and in - laws, older people,humanitarian causes, social schemes, b) Newprojects / ventures will be discussed threadbare,planning and executed with skill, precision andperfect timing.

VIRGO: A period packed with so much that it'sdifficult to describe. There's fun, laughter,romance, good times, entertaining, ceremoniesand even perhaps a wedding. There are alsoleisure pursuits, sports, hobbies. Perhaps games ofchance and lotteries, too, where you could easilywin some quick bucks. Even speculation andplaying the market. That's still not the entirepicture. You seek other.

LIBRA: In the cornucopia that Ganesha has foryou as a build - up this period, the family scenewill be truly beautiful - togetherness, ties,bonding. Love, romance and marriage will beequally good, too. To turn to more practicalmatters - home budgets will need care, foresightand planning, and you will work towards creatinga financial support system for the family. Yourown health will be good, too, so that you can copecomfortably, easily with all that you take on.

SCORPIO: A great inflow of serenity andconfidence in your temperament and mentalmakeup benefits you greatly. You can handle theconflicts, confrontations, squabbles that may haveto be dealt with easily and impartially. Also, thereis success in your work - targets and familyobjectives, too. You not only get things done, but doit with grace and style, and much enjoyment.

SAGITTARIUS: Money flows in for all yourneeds, from household and domestic expenses toventure capital, high finance. You can handle themwith still, expertise, and the rewards come! A rise instatus, as well as raises, promotions, perks arealmost definite, with the added prestige they bring.While all this may give you the confidence to planfresh new ventures, you need to exercise care, saysGanesha.

CAPRICORN: I'm sure you must have paid heedto Ganesha's advice. Otherwise, the dream runyou've been having for the last period would be ahard act to follow, even for Ganesha. Profits, benefits,easy gains, lots of cash. Legal matters, joint - fundswill all work out very smoothly. You will perform atrue quantum leap in terms of your sincere faith,heightened spiritual awareness, devoutness inprayer. You feel it is the best way to express yourgratefulness, your appreciation and love for God.

AQUARIUS: Your public persona will not matchup to your performance - both will be brilliant,effortlessly pleasing. You're a whiz at groupactivities and team work, so that you get true co-operation from others. This helps you cope with therivalry that you are bound to face now. You attractgood people near you, the family draws closer; as doyour friends. Great achievements flow, as a result;not least of which are family warmth, love,solidarity.

PISCES: Good relationships could well and trulysum up the theme for this period - and right throughto the end of the period. Contacts, communications,reaching out, drawing people closer. Meetings,conferences, even intimate interactions will bemeaningful, productive. Benefits come to you fromtravel and short trips. You will break boundaries andbarriers of all kinds.

Shree Ganeshaya Namah

Bejan Daruwalla is world's most famousastrologertoday. He appears regularly onworld wide TV shows. Bejan who has been aprofessor in English, hasauthored a numberof books on astrology. India'sPrime MinisterNarendra Modi , on March 29, 2012,lunchedone of Bejan's books, '2012- End oftheWorld? Bejan contributes to a number ofjournals andnewspapers in many parts of theworld which includeBerkley Communications(London) Times of India(Delhi, Mumbai,Kolkata, Chennai) and The IndianPanorama (New York and Texas). Bejan'spredictionshave mostly been correct andpeople the world overrely on his predictions.

Bejan Daruwalla is available for astrological

consultations. He can be reached at

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SEPT 30: Ganesha says you'll have todeal with a friend's jealousy ofpossessiveness when you've finallystarted feeling that being free fromsuch constraints is better. OCT 1: Financial restrictions, a lack orloss, or the need to scale back is areminder to reshape material plansand do what's responsible re: money.

OCT 2: You're on edge and restless.Someone's in a fighting mood or beingtoo possessive or jealous, and youdon't want any part of it. OCT 3: Wandering emotions pin thisday on feelings rather them action, butif you play these cards right, tonightaffords accord and improvement. OCT 4: A greater idea, insight, or plancan be the result of your hard efforts

to succeed. Business news shows justhow far you've come. OCT 5: Take a leap into life thismorning through a friendly associationand by afternoon you'll feel happy andvitalized among good friends. OCT 6: Your heart is always open, but,today, you feel even more sensitiveand compassionate toward others.This good nature carries into alunchtime encounter that warmseveryone's hearts

Weekly Horoscope - September 30 - October 6, 2019

The Indian Panorama brings you Weekly and Birthday Horoscope from the World's mosttrusted astrologer Bejan Daruwalla. Latest correct prediction: Modi's historic victory

Birthday Horoscope September 30 - October 6, 2019

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