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                                                           EDITORIAL

                                                                     Vish Viswanathan

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                                                              t is not clear if the winter has ended and   announced by Government of India such
                                                              spring has set in. The weather pattern in    as opening of new sectors for Foreign
                                                              Australia is quite different as compared     Direct Investments, reduced company
                                                           to previous decades. Certainly, global          taxes, aligning GST regime, setting of free
                                                           warming effects are not only evident but        trade zones to facilitate manufacturing
                                                           also warning signals for years to come.         and processes should encourage more
                                                           The recent protests by school children          Australian companies to participate in Make
                                                           and against climate change policies of the      in India projects which are also beneficial
                                                           Government in Australia reflect the thinking    to their businesses. Apart from traditional
                                                           and ownership of the environmental issues       segments like mining and agriculture, there
                                                           by the emerging younger generation.             are emerging markets in renewable energy,
                                                           More bigger protests across Australia are       electric vehicle, sports and professional
                                                           on the cards. It is high time that Federal      services.
                                                           Government takes bold stand on this             It is also a time for celebration. The
                                                           important issue of climate policy close to      community celebrated 150th birth
                                                           the hearts of many community members            anniversary of Mahatma Gandhiji with
                                                           especially the future generation. Unless all    fervour and grandeur. Such a celebration
                                                           countries including Australia respect the       of Bapuji’s life is also a great opportunity to
                                                           Paris accord and to comply with agreed          remember his messages for the uplift of the
                                                           emission levels.                                mankind.
                                                           Water management in big cities like Sydney      With big Navaratri celebrations concluding, it
                                                           is becoming a major concern. For the first      is time soon to celebrate the biggest Indian
                                                           time in a decade, more restrictions in the      festival.
                                                           use of water is likely soon.
                                                                                                           Happy Diwali to all readers and
                                                           With the major economic reforms recently
                                                                                                           their families.

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NSW Police issue remote access scam warning
                                                    which is a legitimate software      personal information,” Det Supt                  Det Supt Craft added that the
                                                    product that allows remote          Craft said.                                      key to protecting yourself or
                                                    connectivity, desktop sharing,      “Police are reminding the public                 your business is to be alert and
                                                    online meetings, web                to be wary of online requests to                 suspicious of unsolicited phone
                                                    conferencing and file transfer      download software, particularly                  calls by persons requesting
                                                    between computers.                  those with the capability of                     personal details.
                                                    Scammers have been able to          remote access by third parties.                  “If you have doubts about

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                                                    use the program to access           “Many of these scams are quite                   the identity of any caller who
      he NSW Police Force is                        people’s private or business        sophisticated, but there is                      claims to represent a business,
      urging the community                          computers, capturing banking        almost always a ‘tell’; we urge                  organisation or government
      to remain vigilant when                       and email passwords for their       all individuals and businesses                   department, contact the
downloading software online                         own personal gain.                  to ensure they remain vigilant                   body directly. Don’t rely on
after becoming aware of an                          Cybercrime Squad Commander,         when dealing with requests to                    contact details provided by the
increasing number of remote                         Detective Superintendent Matt       vary account details or payment                  person – find them through an
access scams.                                       Craft, urged the community to       methods or to download                           independent source such as a
Remote access scams allow                           be aware of such online activity    software.                                        phone book or online search,”
third party access to an                            as everyone is vulnerable to                                                         Det Supt Craft said.
                                                                                        “A common theme for any
individual’s private computer                       scams.                              scam whether it be online or                     “Never give your personal credit
through the use of legitimate                       “These types of scams are           otherwise, is generally that the                 card or online account details
software.                                           becoming more frequent as           product or outcome, is too                       over the phone unless you
Police are aware that current                       scammers take advantage             good to be true. The public                      made the call and the phone
remote access scams are being                       of new technology, products         are reminded to approach with                    number came from a trusted
conducted through the use of                        and services to convince the        caution and alert police of any                  source.
a program called “TeamViewer”                       community to provide their          suspicious online activity.”

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Community welcomes Ganesha at
homes in Sydney

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                                                                                                           G’Day Bappa 2019 Workshop
                                                                                                           celebrating Ganesh Festival environmentally friendly
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                (ages 5-85) had taken a break,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                not even to drink water! First
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                slowly and then before we knew
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                it, all murtis suddenly started
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                taking shape and before we knew
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                it, there were lots of different
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                avatars of us of Ganesh in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                room. For all the participants it
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                was an experience that cannot
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                be expressed in any words,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                meditative, joyous, creative, almost
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                divine. What started as a Ganesh
                                                                                                              DARSHANA WADNERE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                making workshop took the form

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                                                                                                                                                festival as it is a religious one. Here   with enthusiasm as a lovely           of a meditative journey of losing
                                                                                                                    anesh Chaturthi is one of
                                                                                                                                                in Sydney we see great enthusiasm         group of people started coming        oneself and finding our innermost
                                                                                                                    the most popular Hindu

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                                                                                                                                                amongst young and old alike. A            together, a date and venue was        ideal of our Bappa in the form of
     rogressing into its 13th year, Western Sydney Ganeshotsav                                                      festivals celebrated with
                                                                                                                                                lot of people have Ganesh idols           set, and the excitement started       a murti. People enjoy themselves
     Inc. organised this year’s 11-day Ganesh Festival at ISSO Shree                                       much fanfare across the state of
                                                                                                                                                at home for anywhere between              mounting of rejoicing in the          immensely and were happy to
     Swaminarayan Temple in Blacktown from 2nd to 12th September.                                          Maharashtra in India and among
                                                                                                                                                1.5 to 10 days. Ganesh idols are          process of creating murtis of         hang around after the workshop
The festival was celebrated with a great zeal and awe-inspiring                                            the Marathi and among all Indian
                                                                                                                                                brought from India as well as             the Creator.                          as well already planning how they
participation by the devotees who came across Sydney and some even                                         diaspora around the world.
                                                                                                                                                made by some. However, it is the          On the day in midst of divine         were going to paint their murti
from other states.                                                                                         This festival invokes immense
                                                                                                                                                immersion of the idol in water the        Sanai music, the fragrance of         and then discussing our next
                                                                                                           and remarkable nostalgia as
The festival was bursting with festivities including Traditional Dhol-                                                                          end of the festival that needs to be      incense and the invocation of calls   collective project.
                                                                                                           well as fervour among Ganesh
Tasha Processions, Daily Aarti, Atharvasheersha Chanting and the                                                                                thought of carefully. Sydney siders       of ‘Ganpati Bappa Moraya’ we          In a few days’ time when all murtis
                                                                                                           devotees. Hindus pray to Ganesh
Cultural Program. The eternal love and affection towards Lord Ganesh                                                                            are to be commended for wanting           embarked on the journey. No one       were painted and Ganesh festival
                                                                                                           before undertaking any good
were vividly discernible in the devotees.                                                                                                       to keep the environment clean.            among the workshop participants       started, we realised that this year’s
                                                                                                           task. Moreover, this festival has
This year, Lord Ganesh was enshrined in the “Enchanting Garden” theme                                      a very strong social significance    Discussions around 2018 Ganesh            had ever made a Ganesh idol           Ganesh festival was extra special
decoration, which was very innovative and creative. The WOW clout                                          especially for all Maharashtrians    visarjan were the inspiration to          before and we wanted each one         because we had in our house our
could be utterly seen in the eyes of the devotees and temple visitors.                                     as it is said to have been first     try and get more people to make           to make the idol from their own       very own Bappa that we had so
These decorations made this year’s Ganesh Festival even more special                                       celebrated on a big scale by the     their own Ganesh idols from good          imagination. So, all were given       lovingly made. Similarly bidding
and memorable.                                                                                             esteemed founder of the Maratha      quality clay that may be recycled         basic instructions on how to start    farewell to this murti was also
The meticulously planned Cultural Program organised on 7th                                                 Empire Chhatrapati Shivaji.          and made into other decorative            on the murti and the encouraged       extra painful. However, it was re-
September at the Model Farms High School was a phenomenal                                                                                       articles or mixed with soil and           to give in to thoughts of Ganesh      assuring to see it disintegrating
                                                                                                           Centuries later, when the British
successful event in which 169 participants put on view their stunning                                                                           used in the garden.                       as they give shape to the clay.       completely. The clay used is such
                                                                                                           had disallowed mass gatherings
performances. The audience held on to their seats from the start to end                                                                         When I discussed this ’G’day              Dilipji was around to guide           that it can be recycled to mould
                                                                                                           and the moral of the people was
of the program which started and finished on-time seamlessly. The end                                                                           Bappa’ idea with friends, I               as needed.                            into other articles to decorate your
                                                                                                           low, an Indian nationalist teacher
of the stage performances was followed by scrumptious Marathi meals.                                                                            realised that a lot of us were            After the initial trepidation due     house or it can be mixed with soil
                                                                                                           and independence activist, Bal
When asked how they feel about the success of this year’s festival, WSG                                                                         interested in making our own              to wanting to make a mistake in       and used in the garden.
                                                                                                           Gangadhar Tilak reinvented the
spokesman expressed extreme gratitude towards each one including                                           festival of Ganesh Chaturthi to      Ganesh idols. When researching            creating Ganesha, we all started      Next year we have plans to have
Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Sponsors, Supporters, Volunteers, Event                                         once again reunite the people.       for environmentally friendly              to slowly experiment. As the time     an even bigger workshop so that
Participants, Devotees and the Press. He further said; this festival was                                   Sure enough, Pune and Mumbai         substances to make Ganesh from,           passed by people got completely       we can accommodate all who
only possible because of their enthusiasm, encouragement, support                                          streets filled over during the 10    I approached Dilip Kanitkar as he         engrossed in the task at hand.        are interested. Text 0431938938
and participation.                                                                                         days with festive fervour.           had experience in making murti            It was only after three to four       to know more about our ‘G’day
                                                                                                                                                and a vast knowledge about art            hours that we realised that not       Bappa 2020’ workshop.
                                                                                                           Even today, this festival is
                                                                                                                                                materials. Dilipji came on board          one person from the entire group      GANAPATI BAPPA MORAYA!!
                                                                                                           celebrated as much as a social

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India relations need to be a two-way                                                                                                            AIBC NSW welcomes Mr Manish Gupta
traffic says NSW Premier                                                                                                                        (Consul General of India, Sydney)
                                                                                                                                                                                                  focused on delivering outcomes in the
                 VISH VISWANATHAN                                                                                                                                  VISH VISWANATHAN               short and long terms,” he added.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Sanushka Seomangal, AIBC National
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Vice Chair, said the AIBC had a new and
                                                                                                                                                                                                  energised chapter in NSW. She said that

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         ur relations with India need                                                                                                                                                             it was heartening to see more focus on
         to be a two-way traffic” said                                                                                                                                                            corporates and businesses which would
         Premier Gladys Berejiklian                                                                                                                                                               take AIBC to the next level. AIBC would
reiterating the importance of Australian                                                                                                                                                          be working closely with the Consulates to
                                                                                                                                                                                                  support mutual initiatives, she added.
and Indian businesses participating in
mutual economies between NSW and                                                                                                                                                                  The Consul General, Mr. Manish Gupta
                                                                                                                                                                                                  acknowledged the warm welcome for him
India adding there are opportunities                                                                                                                                                                                                            work closely with Australian and Indian
                                                                                                                                                                                                  and his wife and said that although this
in infrastructure and other segments                                                                                                                                                                                                            businesses and was open to any
                                               Consul General Mr Manish Gupta. Both          Kudumbakam (world is one) is the                                                                     was a first formal event, he and his office
such as hospitality industry and “we                                                                                                                                                              had already begun working closely with        constructive feedback or suggestions.
                                               of our countries have a common vision.        fundamental values followed by the
will do everything to encourage such a                                                                                                                                                            AIBC NSW.                                     Amit Goswami, AIBC NSW Vice President
                                               Indian community is one of the strongest      Indian community throughout the globe.
cooperation between NSW                                                                                                                                                                                                                         delivered the official Vote of Thanks
                                               communities in NSW.                           I particularly admire the Australian values                                                          He believed government and business
and India”.                                                                                                                                                                                       needed to work together with a greater        and acknowledged the support of AIBC
                                               Our state has more than 300 diverse           of “mateship” and “Fair go”. For the                                                                                                               stakeholders and members.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  focus on trade and investment. He said

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The Premier was addressing a group of          communities. Indian community has             Australian Indian community, it is home
Indian community members at an event                                                                                                                  he Australia India Business Council         there was more potential than ever            Sangeeta Venkatesan, AIBC NSW
                                               the strongest representation with 271         away from home. As we celebrate the
                                                                                                                                                      Ltd NSW Chapter hosted a welcome            before, as India continued to be a growth     Treasurer was Master of Ceremonies (MC)
held on 6th August at NSW Parliament           groups. Community harmony starts              73rd Indian Independence Day, India will
                                                                                                                                                      reception for the new Consul General        story and its relationship with Australia     for this very successful event.
in NSW organised by Multicultural New          within the community and extends to           be progressing very fast in the coming
South Wales.                                                                                                                                    of India, Sydney, Mr Manish Gupta and             was also excellent.                           The AIBC is a not-for-profit organization
                                               other communities. We want to see all         decade. It will be very good that if the
                                                                                                                                                Mrs Nimeesha Gupta, on Monday, 2                  “Now that the elections are over in both      facilitating and linking businesses,
Welcoming the new Consul General of            of you to work together as a community        community comes together, we can                                                                                                                   exporters and investors in Australia and
                                                                                                                                                September 2019.                                   our countries, the next four years will
India in Sydney Mr Manish Gupta Premier        to achieve this. We want to see vibrant       achieve more. The community has a huge                                                                                                             India. AIBC NSW is the largest chapter of
                                                                                                                                                It was a festive spirit at the Deloitte offices   provide more opportunities in start-ups
Gladys Berejiklian said “we celebrate          festivals, vibrant events and we want to      role to play. As we celebrate New South                                                              and skills training. We are also supported    AIBC and plays a strong role in creating
                                                                                                                                                in George Street, Sydney at this first event
the forthcoming Indian Independence            see you work together While we cannot         wales is a great entry point for Indian                                                              in Australia by an established Indian         business connections and leveraging
                                                                                                                                                held by the newly elected AIBC NSW
Day, acknowledge and appreciate the            fund all festivals, we have allocated funds   businesses especially in services sector.          management committee.                             community and Indian international            business opportunities between NSW and
contribution of the growing Indian             to a grants program. Your community is        Like the Premier said, we will take the                                                              students. The education, tourism, mining      India.
                                                                                                                                                Harsh Shah, Partner Deloitte, welcomed
community in NSW.                              the envy of other communities. Premier        economic relationship forward. I thank                                                               and mining technology are all growing,        Contact:
                                                                                                                                                guests and acknowledged the long-
 India is truly the greatest democracy in      appreciates such a diverse Indian             the Premier for hosting such an event.”            standing partnership between his                  and we need to focus more. India also         Australia India Business Council, NSW
the world with over 600 million people         community “                                   The Parliament event was a significant             organisation and AIBC and was pleased             needs more training and up-skilling
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                E: aibcnsw@aibc.org.au
participated in the Indian elections lasting                                                 recognition of the contribution of the             to be event partner as well. He said it           programs,” he said.
                                               The new Consul General of India Mr                                                                                                                                                               W: www.aibc.org.au
six-week period. The Indian community in       Manish Gupta acknowledging the spirit         Indian community by Multicultural NSW.             was significant that the Global CEO of            He added that the Consulate would
NSW is full of enthusiasm and energy. I        sentiments expressed by the Premier and                                                          Deloitte, Puneet Ranjan was originally
thank you all for showing the leadership                                                                                                        from Haryana, India. Under his leadership
                                               Multicultural Minister said “Vasudeva
in the community. You are amazing role                                                                                                          Deloitte had embarked on the ‘World-
                                                                                                                                                class Program’ to support 50 million
models in your community sending a
                                                                                                                                                people worldwide, including 10 million
strong message to future generation. I
                                                                                                                                                Indians, by providing up-skilling training
thank you for your roles with volunteering                                                                                                      over the next decade.
your time for community work outside
                                                                                                                                                Sameer Arora, AIBC NSW President stated
normal working and family life. I am
                                                                                                                                                it was going to be an action-packed year
thrilled to be here” said Gladys Berejiklian                                                                                                    for the new committee, all of whom were
Dr. Harinath, Chair of Multicultural NSW                                                                                                        excited by the many new opportunities
commenced the proceedings. Welcoming                                                                                                            to contribute to NSW India Trade &
the Premier, Ministers, Members of                                                                                                              Investment.
Parliament and the community members,                                                                                                           “We have developed plans and programs
the Minister for Multicultural NSW Mr                                                                                                           in alignment with strategies identified
John Sidoti MP said “We have a great                                                                                                            by the AIBC National Board to promote
Indian Representation in the multicultural                                                                                                      mutual trade opportunities. I am pleased
advisory committee. Welcome to the new                                                                                                          to lead a committed and motivated team
                                                                                                                                                of professionals and high achievers, all
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  You Can Shape Your Child’s Future                                                                                                               Lip service won’t deliver women financial
                                    experiences early in life can
                                    impair brain architecture, with
                                    negative effects lasting into
                                                                         1. PLAY
                                                                         Play has intellectual and
                                                                                                            4. NUTRITION
                                                                                                            Children who receive proper
                                                                                                                                                  security, Real solutions are needed
                                                                         cognitive benefits for the         nutrition, health care, love
                                    adulthood.” (Center on the                                                                                                                         segments have different needs         and pay rises, and even find          created a product offering
                                                                         brain. Play can be simple and      and affection are healthy and
                                    Developing Child, Harvard                                                                                                                          and objectives.                       meaningful employment when            practical tools and resources that
                                                                         does not require expensive         able to concentrate more on
                                    University, USA)
                                                                         equipment or toys.                 exploring and developing                                                                                         she’s ready to return to the          make a tangible difference to a
                                    The early years of child’s life                                                                                                                    And yet women – who make up
                                                                         - playing simple games like        cognitive, language, social,                                                                                     workforce.                            woman’s financial assets.
                                    are critical for their brain to                                                                                                                    half of our population – have not
                                                                         Peek A boo, serve and return       emotional and motor skills.                                                been particularly well catered for    All of this directly conspires        The powerful FairRewards feature
                                    develop connections they
                                    need, to become healthy,             - Playing with natural things-     If we want to see the growth                                               by traditional financial products.    against a woman’s earning and         tops up the super balance
                                    capable, confident and               like doing leaf painting,          of our nation - invest in Early                                                                                  saving potential, and the impact      whenever members purchase
                                                                         collecting leaves or pebbles       Years of Education and Care                                                I was on a panel recently at the
                                    successful adults in the future.                                                                                                                                                         can be devastating. You only          items through participating
                                                                                                            as today’s children build our                                              Financial Services Council Summit
                                    If child receives the right          - Singing songs and rhymes,                                                                                                                         need to look at the median            brands; while the ‘RoundUps’
                                                                         Interactions and simple games      tomorrow. Let’s all jointly take                                           2019 in Sydney to discuss the
                                    amount of care, stimulation                                                                                                                                                              superannuation balance in             feature rounds up everyday
                                    and sensory education, in            can enhance child’s brain          the responsibility of raising                                              Future of Wealth, and one of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Australia, which is $110,000 for      expenses to a specific value
                                    their early years, their chance      development                        our future well.                                                           questions put to the audience was:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             men and only $36,000 for women.       (such as rounding up a $3.50
                                    of a more successful life                                               About the writer - Shalini                                                 what the most important segment
                                                                         2. READ AND TALK                                                                                                                                    Or the fact that women retire with    coffee to $4), with the difference
                                    increases significantly. Many        Reading is one of the best
                                                                                                            Kumar                                  SANGEETA VENKATESAN                 for the wealth industry to focus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             around half the resources of their    directly deposited to super. And –
                                    countries now understands the                                           Shalini Kumar is an Early Years                                            on. The overwhelming majority
                                                                         ways to promote a child’s                                                ​ angeeta Venkatesan , CEO
                                                                                                                                                  S                                                                          male colleagues.                      women don’t pay fees if they take
                                    importance of Early Years of         brain development. Hearing         Learning Professional and has                                              said it was women. But this wasn’t
                                    growth and development and                                                                                    & Co founder of Applegrove                                                                                       parental leave.
                                                                         words and seeing pictures          been in the education domain                                               a women’s event – 85 percent of       The implications of this go beyond
                                    are investing in the ECEC, as it                                        for nearly 25 years.                  Capital has over 20 years of         the audience were men.                the ethics of gender equality. It’s   These small set-and-forget
                                                                         draws connections in a
                                    has become a vital and integral                                                                               experience in the banking and                                              resulting in older women suffering    features can make a huge
                                                                         child’s mind. Use this period     Shalini has been an active                                                  While it was great to see the
                                    part for the countries future        for healthy interactions and      member of the community                finance industry, having worked                                            extreme financial hardship and        difference to a retirement
       SHALINI KUMAR                planning and development.                                                                                     with The Commonwealth Bank           audience’s recognition that
                                                                         asking questions. Talking         and has achieved several                                                                                          having to live on the streets.        fund thanks to the power of
                                                                                                                                                  of Australia, Lehman Brothers,       women were vastly under-

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                                    Parents are their child’s first      is very important as it aids      awards. She has been elected                                                                                      It’s scary and heartbreaking          compounding interest.
       ignificant research has      teacher and play an integral                                                                                  Nomura, Morgan Stanley,              served when it comes to financial
                                                                         children develop a strong         as a Global Leader of Young                                                                                       that women over 55 are now
       been conducted on            part in their development.           sense of identity about           Children and is working with           Goldman Sachs and KPMG in            services, what is surprising to me                                          Creating financial products that
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             the fastest growing group of
       the early years of brain     Therefore, it is important for       who they are - prompting          the international sector leaders       various corporate finance and        is that women are even referred                                             are tailored to the unique needs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             homeless people in Australia.
development, which has              parents and caregivers to            growth and development.           to bring the positive changes in       capital markets roles in Sydney,     to as a ‘segment’.                                                          of women isn’t just a clever
reshaped the way we look at         understand the importance of         Simple activities such as         the Early Years of Education and       London, Singapore, Mumbai and                                              This could happen to your mum,
                                                                                                                                                                                       But, classifying women as such                                              marketing ploy. It’s something
the Early Childhood Education       early years of development,          talking to your child when        Care.                                  Hong Kong.                                                                 your aunt, yourself, indeed any
                                                                                                                                                                                       does serve a useful purpose in                                              that needs to happen on a
and Care (ECEC). This research      and to use this period as an         you are changing their             She has recently presented at                                                                                    woman who despite having spent
emphasizes the importance of                                                                                                                      ​ rior to joining Applegrove,
                                                                                                                                                  P                                    highlighting that they have vastly                                          societal level to help address the
                                    opportunity to establish a solid     nappies and explaining the        a global platform in the World                                                                                    her entire working life taking
ECEC as an essential building       brain foundation for their child’s                                                                            Sangeeta was the CEO of              different experiences when it
                                                                         process to them can also aid      Forum in Early Childhood and                                                                                      care of her family, finds herself     uneven distribution of wealth
block of a child’s future growth    future development.                  development.                      shared her knowledge and               APP Securities, an investment        comes to money.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             with inadequate funds to support      between men and women.
and success. Although brain         Loving and caring relationships                                        research on the "Importance of         banking and stockbroking firm
                                                                         3. NURTURE                                                                                                    The fact is, women have different     herself in retirement.                The one-size-fits-all approach
development begins before           with responsive adults (parents/                                       Parent and Family engagement           based in Sydney. She is a keen       life cycles as income earners. They
birth, incredible growth and                                             The most important thing that     in Early Years of Learning- A                                                                                     The system is clearly broken.         to financial services doesn’t
                                    caregivers) in the life of child                                                                              advocate for diversity and serves    are more likely to take
development occurs within the                                            any parent can do to support      Healthy Ecosystem-Parent                                                                                                                                work, and women in particular
                                    is very important for their                                                                                   as a Board Member of Women                                                 Helping to secure the financial
first few years of life.                                                 the development of a young        and Family Engagement in                                                    career breaks, work part-time,                                              are suffering the consequences.
                                    optimum development.                                                                                          in Banking and Finance, and                                                future of women is the mission
                                                                         child is by providing the safe    Childcare".                                                                 out-live their partners, and have                                           It’s incumbent on financial
“At birth, the average baby’s       These relationships begin at                                                                                  Human Super.
                                                                         and secured relationship. They                                                                                                                      we’ve undertaken at FairVine.
brain is about a quarter of the     home with parents and family                                                                                                                       a longer life span. Taking time off                                         institutions to offer products and
                                                                         can do so by getting to know                                             Sangeeta Venkatesan is on the                                              Designed around deep research
size of the average adult brain.    members and later extends                                                                                                                          work can also impact a woman’s                                              tools that help to address the
                                                                         their young child, being able                                            Board of Australia India Business                                          into the needs of women, we’ve
Incredibly, it doubles in size in   to carers, teachers and their                                                                                                                      ability to receive promotions                                               gender wealth imbalance. And
                                                                         to understand their child’s                                              Council - NSW Chapter as
the first year. It keeps growing    community. Close bonding,                                                                                                                                                                                                      this is more than just using pretty
                                                                         cues and attending to their
to about 80% of adult size by       spending quality time and                                                                                     Treasurer                                                                                                        pastel colours and pictures of
                                                                         needs and provide loving and
age 3 and 90% – nearly full         interactions with parent/                                                                                                                                                                                                      happy women running through

                                                                                                                                                  Y
                                                                         safe environment. Children
grown – by age of 5”. (First        caregiver helps child to develop                                                                                                                                                                                               meadows. We need real solutions
                                                                         who experience the secured                                                      ou’ve probably seen
Thing First)                        wide range of skills, abilities
                                                                         relationship with their parents                                                 financial products that                                                                                   that can actually change the
“Early experiences affect           to learn, be self-confident and
                                                                         generally do better in school                                                   are targeted at particular                                                                                wealth outcomes of women for
the development of brain            have a high self-esteem.
                                                                         and, are more self-confident,                                            demographics. Savings accounts                                                                                   the better.
architecture, which provides        There are many ways we can           have good self-esteem and                                                for kids, buy now-pay later                                                                                      Anything short of that is mere lip
the foundation for all future       help, encourage and support          are able to cope more easily                                             services for millennials, and even
learning, behaviour, and health.    our child’s brain development        with life's challenges.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   service.
Just as a weak foundation           in Early Years of life. Few simple                                                                            term deposits for parents saving
compromises the quality and         ideas, which can encourage                                                                                    for school fees.
strength of a house, adverse        Brain development-                                                                                            It makes sense, as each of these

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AIBC NSW farewells Dr. A.M. Gondane,                                                                                                        Why Modi chose Mahabalipuram to meet
High Commissioner of India                                                                                                                  XI JIPING?
                                                                                          community has earned respect in
                                                                                          multicultural Australia which is growing.
                                                                                          It is a matter of time before the                             R. RAJAGOPALAN

                                                                                                                                            M
                                                                                          community will be involved in decision
                                                                                          making process rather than being just                       ahabalipuram is being dressed up
                                                                                          service providers. When I came here,                        to receive Chinese President Xi
                                                                                          I was a seeker for information. The                         Jinping. The choice of this sleepy
                                                                                          community has given more than I want.             tourist town 60kms from Chennai as a venue
                                                                                          I wish you all success personally and             for Indo-China bilateral talks is deliberate.
                                                                                          professionally”.                                  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not only
                                                                                                                                            keen to introduce the ancient Tamil culture
                                                                                          Sameer Arora. President AIBC
                                          by AIBC NSW and NASSCOM was well                                                                  with deep Chinese links to the visiting
                                                                                          NSW thanked the outgoing High
                                          attended including Consul General Mr                                                              dignitary but also use the occasion to reach
                  VISH VISWANATHAN                                                        Commissioner for his contribution and
                                          Manish Gupta, Nimisha Gupta, Deputy                                                               out to the people of Tamil Nadu.
                                                                                          love for the Australian Indian community.
                                          Consul General Mr Chandru Appar,                                                                  The ancient port town had defence pact

A
                                                                                          The Event was supported by Lead
                                          Mr Neville Roach, Sheba Nandkeolyar,                                                              with Pallavas and the Chinese which is 1700
      IBC NSW organised a farewell                                                        College represented by Dr Noor,
                                          Sameer Arora, President and many AIBC                                                             years old. It was a massive business hub and
      dinner for outgoing Indian High                                                     Platinum sponsor, Deloittes represented
                                          NSW management committee members,                                                                 served as gateway for import and export of
      Commissioner Dr A. M. Gondane                                                       by Harsh Desai, NIB represented by
                                          NASSCOM President Rohit Pathak,                                                                   Chinese goods into Tamil land.
and his wife Varsha Gondane on Monday                                                     Ashish Gupta and Rohit Pathak of
                                          corporate and business leaders.
16th September at Manjit's on the Wharf                                                   NASSCOM Australia.                                Xi and Modi had met 10 times in last two
Restaurant in Sydney.                     Speaking on the occasion High                                                                     years in various bilateral and multilateral
                                          Commissioner Dr Gondane said “Indian                                                              forums. Modi hosted Xi in Sabarmati in 2014
The farewell event jointly sponsored                                                                                                                                                         in last six years but has failed to make          and independent foreign policy analyst
                                                                                                                                            immediately after his first win. He is now       headway electorally. But the party now feels      who focuses on China, says sustained

First Indian born women to be appointed as
                                                                                                                                            hosting him on India’s southern tip to focus     that it is able to change the tide by gradually   engagement between the two countries
                                                                                                                                            on deeper economic ties between the two          reducing the hostile reception it received in     signals a new level of maturity. “There has
                                                                                                                                            countries. With a repeat mandate stronger        the initial stages.                               been a fairly successful attempt at delinking

deputyDeputy Mayor of Hills Shire Council
                                                                                                                                            than the first one Xi will meet much more                                                          historical geopolitical and territorial issues
                                                                                                                                                                                             Tamil Nadu stands out as an island for BJP
                                                                                                                                            confident Modi.                                                                                    fromissues which are economic in nature,”
                                                                                                                                                                                             and it is keen to make a dent in the region
                                                                                                                                            Modi visited 45 countries in his first regime                                                      Basu said. He feels “as a result, the BRI
                                                                                                                                                                                             in 2024 Lok Sabha polls. While the party

                                          M
                                                                                                                                            and used the opportunity to build a stronger                                                       and border issues have not managed
                                                   any in community know her as an        appointment in the council meeting.                                                                has begun to make preparations behind the
                                                                                                                                            image of India abroad and build a consensus                                                        to overshadow the remaining business
                                                   enterpreneur, teacher, a councillor                                                                                                       scenes by trying to build grass root support,
                                                                                          " I look forward to woking with Clr Jethi                                                                                                            between the two countries.”
                                                                                                                                            against terrorism with an objective to isolate   the leadership is trying to keep the focus on
                                                   and an active community member         as we continue to bulid on the Hills's
                                                                                                                                            Pakistan as a rouge nation. During his US        the party and its government at the Centre        Both leaders share similarities. In 2019 Lok
                                          of the Hills District.                          reputation as a great place to live, do
                                                                                                                                            visit, in Houston Modi demonstrated his          by organising high profiles events such as        Sabha polls Modi has portrayed a hardline
                                          Now Reena Jethi has one more feather in         business and raise a family" Mayor Byrne
                                                                                                                                            ability to leverage Non Resident Americans       the Indo-China summit.                            image of himself and his government,
                                          her cap. She is elected as Deputy Mayor of      said.
                                                                                                                                            to his advantage to forge visibly stronger                                                         especially on issues of national security and
                                          the Hills Shire Council thus becoming first     The Indian Telegraph extends best wishes                                                           The party has set an internal target of
                                                                                                                                            ties with the United States and personally                                                         emerged stronger. Similarly, Xi has emerged
                                          Indian born woman to hold this position.        to Clr Reena Jethi for her new role as                                                             winning 15 seats from Tamil Nadu and
                                                                                                                                            with President Donald Trump.                                                                       as a stronger leader since his reappointment
                                          Mayor of the Hills Shire , Dr. Michelle Byrne   Deputy Mayor of the Hills Shire Council.                                                           Kerala in the next Lok Sabha elections.
                                                                                                                                            Similarly during Mamallapuram summit Modi                                                          last year by a higheremphasis on economic
                                          congratulated Clr Reena Jethi on her                                                                                                               While skeptics may shrug it off, the party
                                                                                                                                            is expected to use his style of highly visible                                                     nationalism and connectivity.
                                                                                                                                                                                             had begun to make similar preparations in
                                                                                                                                            diplomacy to build on various issues through     2014 in North East and West Bengal which          BJP leaders in Tamil Nadu are surely
                                                                                                                                            informal discussions between the two             resulted in handsome gains in 2019 elections      enthused by the summit. Modi’s visit,
                                                                                                                                            countries. Ambassadors of several leading        and the party could gain about 30 seats.          however, would be watched closely by Chief
                                                                                                                                            nations will be watching the summit closely                                                        Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy and Leader
                                                                                                                                                                                             BJP feels regular visits of Modi would help
                                                                                                                                            as United States’s, closeness with India is                                                        of Opposition, M K Stalin. The chief minister
                                                                                                                                                                                             reduce negative feels about him and the
                                                                                                                                            also seen as its effort to check the growing                                                       is taking personal interest in preparations
                                                                                                                                                                                             party built over the years in the state. Tamil
                                                                                                                                            Chinese influence in the region.                                                                   of Modi-Xi summit, but the bigger political
                                                                                                                                                                                             Nadu has been for long looking at BJP
                                                                                                                                            Besides international diplomacy the choice                                                         messaging would not have escaped his
                                                                                                                                                                                             largely as a north Indian, Hindi belt party.
                                                                                                                                            of Mamallapuram is important for BJP for                                                           attention either.
                                                                                                                                                                                             Modi is keen to break that image.
                                                                                                                                            furthering its domestic agenda in Tamil
                                                                                                                                                                                             Narayani Basu, a New Delhi-based author
                                                                                                                                            Nadu. The party has made several attempts

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Why world today and tomorrow still                                                                                                             BENARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY SPEECH (4 FEBRUARY,
                                                                                                                                               1916)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      THE ‘QUIT INDIA’ SPEECH (8 AUGUST, 1942)

needs BAPU
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      “I believe that in the history of the world, there has not been a
                                                                                                                                               “If we are to receive self-government, we shall have to take it…       more genuinely democratic struggle for freedom than ours.”
                                                                                                                                               freedom loving as it (British Empire) is, it will not be a party to
                                                                                                                                               give freedom to a people who will not take it themselves.”             Smithsonian refers to this address as the “speech that brought
                                     Whether it was Martin Luther                                                                              In February 1916, Mahatma Gandhi was invited by Pt. Madan              India to the brink of independence”. Gandhiji’s address to the
                                     King Jr or Nelson Mandela, their                                                                          Mohan Malviya to speak at the inauguration of the Benaras              nation on the eve of the historic Quit India movement enshrines
                                     beliefs were somewhat influenced                                                                          Hindu University. The speech came as a shock to one and                our ideals of Ahimsa (non-violence) and freedom. Calling upon
                                     by Mahatma Gandhi's vision," PM                                                                           all present. The royal kings and princes, Annie Besant, and            the British to leave India voluntarily, Mahatma Gandhi inspired
                                     Modi said.                                                                                                everyone else had come to expect the condescending tone                millions of Indians to seek out freedom from bondage and
                                     "Today, we are living in an era of                                                                        adopted by Indian leaders towards the British. Gandhiji’s              slavery. The novelty of his approach and the call to use non-
                                     'How to Impress' but Gandhiji's                                                                           sharp criticism of the English language and demand for self-           violent means singled him out as one of the greatest leaders the
                                     vision was - 'How to Inspire'," PM                                                                        government jolted the audience and for the first time, the             world has ever known
                                     Modi said.                                                                                                Mahatma showed signs of taking on the leadership of the
                                     The 150th birth anniversary of the                                                                        country’s freedom struggle. This was the very first speech which
                                                                                                                                               would grow into a wildfire culminating in India’s freedom from         SPEECH BEFORE HIS FINAL FAST (12 JANUARY, 1948)
                                     Father of Nation was a year long
                                     celebrations in India and many                                                                            the British rule.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      “I yearn for heart friendship between the Hindus, the Sikhs and
                                     other countries globally.                                                                                                                                                        the Muslims. It subsisted between them the other day. Today it
                                     In Sydney, the President of India                                                                         DANDI MARCH SPEECH (11 MARCH, 1930)                                    is non-existent. It is a state that no Indian patriot worthy of the
                                     Ram Nath Kovind unveiled a                                                                                                                                                       name can contemplate with equanimity.”
                                                                                                                                               “We have resolved to utilize all our resources in the pursuit of an
                                     statue in Parramatta last year.
                                                                                                                                               exclusively non-violent struggle. Let no one commit a wrong in
                                     In July this year an international                                                                                                                                               India had gained its independence but this came with a terrible
                                                                                                                                               anger.”
                                     Gandhi Symposium was held at                                                                                                                                                     price. A painful and violent partition had led to a complete
                                                                                                                                               It was on the eve of this historic Salt March to Dandi that
                                     the Chambers Pavilion, Australian                                                                                                                                                breakdown of communal harmony – a camaraderie that had
                                                                                                                                               Mahatma Gandhi outlined a well-thought out programme for
                                     Centre for Christianity and                                                                                                                                                      existed for hundreds of years. Pained, the Mahatma took
                                                                                                                                               non-cooperation. Setting out to manufacture salt from sea
                                     Culture in honour of Mohandas                                                                                                                                                    to fasting once more – another stand, another non-violent
                                                                                                                                               water with his followers, he called upon fellow Indians to defy
           VISH VISWANATHAN          Karamchand Gandhi(1869-1948).                                                                                                                                                    struggle, another sacrifice for the sake of our beloved nation
                                                                          “Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you                the taxes imposed by the British. He asked Indians to give up
                                     This year marks his 150th birth                                                                                                                                                  and the well-being of all Indians. This speech of his, delivered
                                                                                           were to live forever.”                              foreign liquor and clothes, resist taxes, and avoid (British) courts

A
                                     anniversary celebrated world-                                                                                                                                                    days before his death, should be our religion, our inspiration
        s we celebrate 150th                                                                                                                   and government offices. Not only did this speech compel
                                     wide. The symposium was chaired                                                                                                                                                  in building a peaceful, more tolerant India. You must be the
        Anniversary of Mahatma                                                                                                                 Indians to join the freedom struggle and challenge the colonial
                                     by the Rt Rev Professor Stephen                                                                                                                                                  change you wish to see in the world.”
        Gandhiji , it is a time      Pickard, the Executive Director of
                                                                           “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in               rule but also influenced the Civil Rights Movement in the US
to reflect on his sayings on                                                            the service of others.”                                decades later. It was instrumental in the introduction of the
                                     the ACC&C.
community harmony and                                                                                                                          “satyagraha” into the Indian psyche.
                                     Sydney community celebrated
remember his selfless sacrifices     Mahatma Gandhiji’s 150th birth
for the uplift of mankind.                                                “Whatever you do will be insignificent. But it is very               ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE SPEECH, (30 NOVEMBER,
                                     anniversary with cutting the cake,
The visionary leader strived for     lighting the lamp and opening                   important that you do it.”                                1931)
a world where every citizen          up of an exhibition of photos and                                                                         “I dare to say, it (the strife between Hindus and Muslims in
needs to live with dignity and       books on Mahatma Gandhiji at                                                                              India) is coeval with the British Advent, and immediately this
prosperity.                          Western Sydney University with                                                                            relationship, the unfortunate, artificial, unnatural relationship
Prime Minister Modi was              Consul General Manish Gupta,          First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then
                                                                                                                                               between Great Britain and India is transformed into a natural
also speaking at an event--          and his wife Neemisha Gupta,                      they fight you, then you win.
                                                                                                                                               relationship, when it becomes, if it does become, a voluntary
'Leadership Matters: Relevance       Pro Vice Chancellor Linda Taylor,                                                                         partnership to be given up, to be dissolved at the will of
of Gandhi in Temporary Times'--      Mr Sameer Pandey Councillor of                                                                            either party, when it becomes that you will find that Hindus,
organised by the Indian mission      Parramatta.                             The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the                    Mussalmans, Sikhs, Europeans, Anglo-Indians, Christians,
to the UN in New York to             There was a mesmerising stage                       attribute of strong.”                                 Untouchable, will all live together as one man.”
commemorate 150th anniversary.       play by the artists of Bangalore
At the event in United Nations,      Little Theatre - thanks to Dr.                                                                            This is the speech that Gandhi delivered at the very first Round
PM Modi said that Gandhi's life      Partha Gangopadhyay and the                                                                               Table Conference. It is here that the British tried to convince
was so impressive that it inspired   generous sponsorship from              “We will become who we are meant to become.”
                                                                                                                                               Indian leaders to accept Dominion status citing communal
even people who had never met        Western Sydney University which                                                                           disharmony and strife. A bold Mahatma Gandhi clearly called the
him adding Gandhiji's life became    made this possible.                                                                                       British bluff and showcased India’s unity and secular spirit. Our
an inspiration, although he never    The movie on Gandhi produced                                                                              nation’s history has been altered by British historians, he said,
tried to make an impact with his     by Sir Richard Attenborough was      “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can                and once again we shall sing our song of love and brotherhood
way of life.                         screened on 3rd October at Event        be judged by the way its animals are treated.”                    in unison.
"Gandhiji was an Indian, but         Cinemas in Parramatta.
he did not just belong to India.

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Community celebrates 150th Anniversary of                          Remembering Kasturba Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi                                                     The Epitome of Women’s Emancipation
                                                                                                                                                                         in India in 1917, over the condition of indigo
                                                                                                                                                                         farmers in Champaran, Bihar, Kasturba joined
                                                                                                                                                                         him and worked with farmers’ wives and
                                                                                                                                                                         daughters and became involved in a district-
                                                                                                                                                                         wide sanitation campaign.
                                                                                                                                                                         Kasturba tried to reach Indian women with a
                                                                                                                                                                         special message of self-reliance by spinning
                                                                                                                                                                         on the Charkha (Spinning Wheel). She also
                                                                                                                                                                         joined Gandhi during meetings when she
                                                                                                                                                                         could, sitting next to him and spinning. This
                                                                                                                                                                         influenced other women in participating
                                                                                                                                                                         in meetings. During the Civil Disobedience
                                                                                                                                                                         movement of a nation-wide boycott of
                                                                                                                                                                         foreign-made goods by staging public
                                                                                                                                                                         bonfires, Kasturba insisted on burning her
                                                                                                                                                                         favorite sari.
                                                                                                                                                                         Kasturba was imprisoned in Aga Khan Palace
                                                                        SHOBHANA RADHAKRISHNA                        jewelry to support her husband of 18 years          in Pune with her husband for the last years
                                                                                                                     to become a Barrister. The Gandhi’s’ settled

                                                                   A
                                                                                                                                                                         of her life and she died on 22 February 1944.
                                                                           s the world is celebrating the 150th      in their new home, Beach Grove Villa. For           She was 74 years old.
                                                                           Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi       Kasturba, this was a new challenge as she was
                                                                                                                                                                         Sarojini Naidu described her as “The living
                                                                           from October 2018-2020, it is also        now the only woman of the household, and
                                                                                                                                                                         symbol of Indian womanhood. Never once
                                                                   an occasion to for recalling 150th Birth          she felt lonely. However, she took interest in
                                                                                                                                                                         did her feet falter or her heart quail on the
                                                                   Anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi or Kasturbai       her husband’s work and she desired to help
                                                                                                                                                                         steep path of perpetual sacrifice, which was
                                                                   Makhanji Kapadia. She was born on 11th            him as much as she could.
                                                                                                                                                                         her portion in the wake of the great man
                                                                   April 1869 in the Western part of India in        Gandhi came to fully understand the power           whom she loved and served and followed
                                                                   Sudamapuri in Porabandar, Saurashtra. Kastur      women could bring to Satyagraha in South            with such surpassing courage, faith and
                                                                   was the daughter of Gokuladas Kapadia and         Africa. He realized that women could be             devotion. She has passed from mortality to
                                                                   Vrajkunwerba Kapadia, and belonged to the         leaders in Satyagraha, because it required          immortality and taken her rightful place in the
                                                                   Modh Bania caste of Gujarati tradesmen. The       a stout heart that came from suffering and          valiant assembly of the beloved heroines of
                                                                   Gandhi family of Porbandar and the Kapadia        faith.                                              India’s legend, history and song”.
                                                                   family had been quite close and belonged to
                                                                   the same caste and got Mohandas and Kastur        By then, however, Kasturba had made up              On the International Women’s Day and
                                                                   engaged in 1882. The marriage of Mohandas         her mind to join the movement and she was           the 150th Birth Anniversary of Kasturba
                                                                   and Kastur was arranged by their parents in       prepared to suffer the consequences. She told       and Mahatma Gandhi, it is indeed a time
                                                                   May 1882 and a 13 and a half year old Kastur      Gandhi: “What defect is there in me which           to remember her sacrifice and selfless life
                                                                   was married to 13-year old Mohandas, in the       disqualifies me for jail? I also wish to take the   of serve establishing the highest power of
                                                                   traditional Indian marriage. They were married    path to which you are inviting the others”.         womanhood, the ‘Stree Shakti’!
                                                                   for 62 years and had four sons.                   With three other women and twelve men,
                                                                                                                                                                         {The author is an eminent Gandhian who
                                                                                                                     she crossed the Transvaal border without a
                                                                   In those days, in India, girls were not allowed                                                       is a part of the Sarvodaya movement
                                                                                                                     permit on 15 September 1913 becoming the
                                                                   to attend school, so Kastur, a fiercely                                                               and has been re-inspiring the present
                                                                                                                     first woman Satyagrahi to lead the nonviolent
                                                                   independent teenager by the time she got                                                              generation about the Leadership
                                                                                                                     movement from the front.
                                                                   married, never got a chance to go the school,                                                         of Mahatma Gandhi for bringing
                                                                   but remained a curious and fast learner all her   On 18 July 1914, she sailed for England, before     about change in the society through
                                                                   life. That was the era of child marriages and     going back to India. Back in India, Kasturba        nonviolence , peace and voluntarism. She
                                                                   she became an object of an early marriage at      Gandhi became increasingly involved in              is the Chief Functionary of the Gandhian
                                                                   the age of 13 years to Mohandas Karamchand        India’s political struggle for independence.        Forum for Ethical Corporate Governance,
                                                                   Gandhi who was six months younger than her.       She assisted her husband in numerous                New Delhi. She can be contacted on
                                                                                                                     ways, and also adopted causes of her own,           gandhianforum@gmail.com and
                                                                   By the time Mohandas left for London to           appealing to Indian women. When Gandhi              @GAt150}
                                                                   study law in 1888 they were the parents of        became involved in his Satyagraha campaign
                                                                   one son, named Harilal. Kastur mortgaged her
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A pain in the Arts!                                                                                                                          I have done over 150 films, but this is
                                                                                                                                             one of my BEST

            MICHAEL NAIDOS                    of less than 10% from what is made in        who will be relied on to create profound
                                              the music industry that recording artists    works that help others wind down from

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                                              actually receive. Thanks to the rise of      their busy hours at such jobs? It’s a sad
       ecently there’s been an uproar         piracy and bootlegs online it’s not likely   reality that as long as there’s artists who                egastar Akshay Kumar is              opener for me like Mangalyaan cost us
       amongst artists exclaiming that they   that today’s musicians will ever see the     understand the emotional and social                        extremely proud of his next film     just Rs 450 crore and NASA spent over Rs       The film is a tale of ordinary people
       are constantly harassed for the use    fortune made from their peers in the         demand for music, books and paintings                      Mission Mangal, as it celebrates     6,000 crore”, he added further.                doing extraordinary things and inspiring
of their work in return for no pay at all.    past.                                        than unfortunately there also seems to            the Indian Space Research Organization        Figures in the media and celebrities alike     generations to dream big and achieve the
We all appreciate art in one way or                                                        be others who continue appreciating               scientists who made the country’s maiden      applauded the amazing trailer, with stars      impossible.
                                              It’s devastating that the drop in public
another, whether it’s watching films,                                                      their work without considering its                interplanetary mission, Mars Orbiter          such as Arjun Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh,
                                              interest for local musicians, who miss out                                                                                                                                                  The film has been directed by Jagan
listening to music or even the delightful                                                  financial worth.                                  Mission, successful.                          Riteish Deshmukh and Karan Johar, all
                                              on even a profitable bump in touring                                                                                                                                                        Shakti and produced by Fox Star Studios
decor in everyday public sight from                                                                                                          Akshay Kumar launched the trailer             praising the film and the starcast.            and is slated to release on India’s
                                              and merchandise, is evident but it’s
illustrious street art to the graphics                                                                                                       in Mumbai along with the film’s star          Mission Mangal is the incredible true          Independence Day on 15th of August
                                              even tougher for artists of different
on business signs. Though in the fast                                                                                                        cast including Vidya Balan, Sonakshi          story behind India’s mission to Mars.          2019.
                                              mediums, such as writing and illustrating.
paced and easily accessible world of the                                                                                                     Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari,          It shows how Rakesh Dhawan (Akshay
                                              While it’s true that everyone has to start                                                                                                                                                  Join the conversation
internet, many artists are having their                                                                                                      Nithya Menen, Sharman Joshi and H.            Kumar) and Tara Shinde (Vidya Balan)
                                              somewhere, there’s a disrespect that                                                                                                                                                        #MissionMangalTrailer
work stolen or greedily negotiated by                                                                                                        G. Dattatreya The film’s trailer took         together with a team of brilliant scientists
                                              looms amongst the demand for these                                                                                                                                                          #MissionMangal
people who intend to use their art for                                                                                                       the internet by storm upon its release,       successfully sent a satellite to Mars in
                                              fields.
their own benefit.                                                                                                                           crossing 23 million views within the first    their very first attempt, a mammoth feat
                                              More recently there’s been a rise in                                                           24 hours and has become a talking point
Remember when Metallica sued Napster                                                                                                                                                       achieved by no other nation.
                                              artists exposing real requests for their                                                       on the internet.
because people were given access to
                                              time and final products in exchange
their music for free?                                                                                                                        Akshay Kumar spoke about how special
                                              for exposure alone. While debatable
                                                                                                                                             this film was for him. He said, “”Mujhe
There are still musicians who have their      that exposure is valuable, there’s also
                                                                                                                                             nahi pata hai yeh film hit hogi ya nahi
work shared for free online, and although     a common trend of firm negotiations
                                                                                                                                             hogi. Lekin itna zaroor jaanta hoon ki we
there’s now the positive ultimatum of         from people who have a misjudgement
                                                                                                                                             will always be proud of this film. And I’m
making a slow churning profit through         of how much an artist has already lost in
                                                                                                                                             very, very, very proud of it. Main kareeban
streaming services such as Spotify and        materials, time and energy to create the
                                                                                                                                             150 filmein kar chuka hoon and but this is
Apple Music, musicians have to more           expected artwork.
                                                                                                                                             one of the best films I have done”
realistically rely on making money from
                                              Do any other professions receive such                                                          “I did not have much knowledge about
touring and merchandise.
                                              treatment for their services?                                                                  it (the mission). I got to know about it
While this may not be a monumental                                                                                                           through my director. I learnt a lot through
                                              Sure, artists could just make a living
problem for bands such as Metallica,                                                                                                         this film. Certain things were an eye-
                                              with more stability elsewhere but then
there’s currently an underwhelming profit
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FEATURE                                                                                                                                              FEATURE

 Why I Stopped Being Busy                                                                                                                            Social media, a silent killer!
       DARIUS FOROUX                   am, right?                         merely for the sake of being       Want to do this, or that?
                                        I’ll make it up to you.”          busy.”                             No, not now—I don’t want to
                                     • You haven’t called your            Here’s how I put that in           be busy.
                                      mother in six months. “Mom,         practice.                          When you’re busy, time moves
                                      I’m sooo busy.”                     It’s absolutely fine if you        fast. And I want time to move
                                     • You didn’t go to the gym.          DON’T have plans for the           SLOW. That’s why I only say
                                       “I’m too busy to work out.”        weekend. People’s favorite         yes to things that matter to
                                                                          question on Monday is:             me.
                                     • And the WORST: “I’m too
                                                                          “What did you do over the          You know that feeling? Some
                                       busy to work on the stuff
                                                                          weekend?”                          days seem like forever, and

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                                       that makes me happy.” That
        o you know that feeling        can be your music, business,       You don’t have to do things        years later, you still remember
        of being so busy that          model trains, or whatever.         so you can tell others about it.   how you felt that day. You
        time flies with a blink of                                        If people ask me, this is what I   should feel like that almost
                                     I’ve used all those excuses. But
an eye? We’re so busy with all                                            say: “NOTHING.”                    every day.
                                     at some point, I told myself
kinds of things—work, friends,       this: How on earth can you           Or, I say: “I wrote, went to       All you have to do is slow
going out, holidays, etc. But        be too busy to give someone          the gym, and had dinner with       down, stop being busy, don’t
being busy is not a good thing       that’s important to you a call?      family.”                           forget about important things,
at all.                              That’s nonsense.                     And they look at me like:          and live a conscious life.
Especially because we waste          Every time you say you’re            “That’s all?”                      It’s not that difficult, right?
most of our time on nonsense.        busy, you’re actually saying         ANOTHER THING: I SAY NO            You can start now.
We say we’re busy but in             that you can’t prioritize            A LOT.
reality, we just fill up our lives   your life.
                                                                          Want to grab coffee all day?
with crap.                           Most people identify being           Want to write an article for
We binge-watch tv shows for          busy with being successful.          money? Want to work for us?                                                      SIENNA PILLINGER             image. 85.4% of people            click saying that “this content   by social media, one out of
days, we go to networking            But unlike 95% of the people I                                                                                                                     admitted to comparing             may be harmful”, can you click    every two Australian women

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events with weirdoes who             know, I don’t think being busy                                                                                                                     themselves to those they see      “show me anyways” and you         report they feel worse about
                                                                                                                                                            ow we fake a life so
try to sell you their services,      means                                                                                                                                              on social media. And 92.7% of     are able to see a plethora of     themselves after looking at
                                                                                                                                                            perfect, the standard
we spend hours finding new           you’re successful.                                                                                                                                 people believe that since the     images of bones and blood.        images of this unrealistic
                                                                                                                                                            becomes unreachable.
clothes to buy so we can             When you meet people, they                                                                                                                         increased use of social media     The images I found were           standard.
impress people we don’t even                                                                                                                         We live in a society that is       the rate of eating disorders      far too graphic to show yet
                                     often want to show you that
like.                                                                                                                                                so focused on how we look          and mental illness has greatly    anyone with an account could
                                     they have busy lives. “A full
We’re busy with bullshit. But                                                                                                                        that it has become all that        increased.These statistics        see. Why is it when an illness
                                     calendar must mean that I’m
until a few years ago, I never                                                                                                                       media portrays. Social media       may not shock you, but the        such as is has that has taken
                                     doing SOMETHING right,
got it. When people asked me,                                                                                                                        has become a place where           sad thing is that they should.    so many lives yet so easily
                                     right?”
“how are you,” my answer was,                                                                                                                        unrealistic and triggering         We should not be living in a      accessible to the eyes.
                                     The truth is: If you’re busy, you                                                                               content goes unchecked for
“busy.”                                                                                                                                                                                 generation where we accept
                                     don’t live at all. You just exist.                                                                              anyone to see. As a result,                                          In a survey conducted by
What’s wrong with us? Why                                                                                                                                                               these harmful effects of social
                                     Derek Sivers, author and one                                                                                    many believe that social media                                       dove, the data revealed that
are we so busy with things                                                                                                                                                              media.
                                     of my favorite thinkers, says:                                                                                  has resulted in a higher risk of                                     on a global level, The UK and
that don’t matter?                                                                                                                                                                      Anorexia nervosa is one of        us are on the same level in
                                     “To me, ‘busy’ implies that                                                                                     eating disorders and mental
We even use our busyness                                                                                                                             illness. There are so many         the most common eating            terms of body confidence
                                     the person is out of control of
as an excuse for important                                                                                                                           people involved with this issue    disorders for those ages 15-24    ratings in the world — with
                                     their life.”
things. That’s sad. After I                                                                                                                          be it my generation, social        years old. It has the highest     just 20 per cent admitting
                                     “BUT IF I’M NOT BUSY, WHAT                                                                                                                         death rate of any psychiatric     to having high self-esteem.
realized that I wasn’t in control                                                                                                                    media companies, media
                                     THE HELL SHOULD I DO?”                                                                                                                             illness including major           As part of the study, women
of my life, I decided to stop                                                                                                                        companies, models and almost
being busy.                          Slow dwn there. Take a                                                                                                                             depression. Every 62 minutes      cited growing pressure from
                                                                                                                                                     everyone with a social media
                                     step back. And think about                                                                                                                         at least one person dies as a     the social media highly
Being busy is an excuse that                                                                                                                         account.
                                     which things in your life are                                                                                                                      direct result from an eating      contributing to the problem,
losers use. I say that because
                                     just ‘busy work’ and not                                                                                        93.8% of Australians suffer        disorder. I’m sure you all know   with 77 per cent of Australians
you can use “busy” as an
                                     meaningful.                                                                                                     or know someone who is             of the dangers and horrors        blaming “unrealistic
excuse for everything.
                                     Seneca put it best:                                                                                             affected by mental illness         that surround eating disorders,   standards” set by media as
• You forgot your                                                                                                                                    or eating disorders. 95.8%
                                     “A good man will not waste                                                                                                                         my question is then why can I     one of the biggest problems.
 anniversary. “Yeah,                                                                                                                                 believe that social media has
                                     himself upon mean and                                                                                                                              type Anorexia into Instagram      Despite higher awareness
 but you know how busy I                                                                                                                             a negative effect on body
                                     discreditable work or be busy                                                                                                                      and after one warning screen      of the pressures imposed

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