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Modi asks CAA opponents to NCLAT decision is a recipe
protest against Pak. ‘atrocities’ for disaster, Tatas tell SC
Group fi les plea against reinstatement of Cyrus Mistry
Firefi ghter killed during
rescue operation
Expose neighbour’s treatment of its religious minorities, says Prime Minister
Legal Correspondent
NEW DELHI Staff reporter NEW DELHI
A fi refi ghter was killed during Tumakuru The multibillion salttosoft
a rescue operation at a
Taking a dig at those protest ware conglomerate Tata
battery warehouse in west
ing against the Citizenship Sons Private Limited on
Delhi’s Peeragarhi industrial
area where a fi re broke out on
(Amendment) Act (CAA), Thursday appealed to the
Thursday morning, the police Prime Minister Narendra Supreme Court saying the
said. The structure collapsed Modi on Thursday said: “If December 18 decision of the
following an explosion and 17 they want to carry out agita National Company Law Ap
people sustained injuries in tions, let them carry out agi pellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to
the incident. Amit Baliyan tations against the oppres reinstate Cyrus Mistry as its
was inside the building when sions of Pakistan against its chairman is a blow to corpo
a part of it collapsed . Chief minorities, including Dalits, rate democracy and rights of
Minister Arvind Kejriwal Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, for the Board of Directors.
announced an ex gratia of ₹ 1 the past 70 years.” The 180page appeal said
crore to Amit’s family. Addressing thousands of the tribunal crossed its juris
CITY A PAGE 3 students and seers of various diction by terming the ap
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Mutts on the premises of the pointment of incumbent N.
Siddaganga Mutt in Tumaku Chandrasekaran illegal for disaster, for the reason applies to corporate ap
NCP leader Devi Prasad ru, Mr. Modi said instead of while restoring Mr. Mistry as that it would create unneces pointments. “Instead of
Tripathi passes away carrying out agitations Chairman. sary confusion in the work bringing to bear an ap
NEW DELHI
against Pakistan which was Mr. Mistry’s tenure as ing of companies and lead to proach that would be consis
Devi Prasad Tripathi, general “oppressing” its minorities, chairman and director of Ta more confl ict, the appeal tent with corporate democ
secretary of the Nationalist
the antiCAA protesters were ta Sons expired in March said. racy and the right of the
Congress Party, passed away
opposing the Union govern PM Narendra Modi watering a Bilva patra sapling he planted on the Siddaganga Mutt premises 2017. The NCLAT decision to The companies are large shareholders to exercise
here on Thursday. Widely
ment for implementing the in Tumakuru district on Thursday. Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa looks on. PTI *
restore him to his “original corporations having many their votes in the manner
renowned for his erudition
and oratory, Tripathi, 70, was
CAA and the NRC to safe position” for the “rest of his subsidiaries and the Tata they consider appropriate,
the party Rajya Sabha guard the interests of the mi
norities in Pakistan and oth
ities at the international le
vel,” he said.
atrocities because of their
religion.
‘Nations were tenure” is contrary to com
pany law, a recipe for disas
Group employs half a mil
lion people and contributes
the NCLAT took upon itself
to go into various issues
member from 2012 to 2016.
Tripathi had been ailing from
cancer for the last three
er nations.
He said that if the Con
He said people fl ed from
Pakistan to India to save
With no other alternative,
oppressed minorities there
briefed on CAA’ ter and sets a dangerous pre
cedent in law, it said.
substantially to the economy
of the country. Any shadow
alien to such consideration…
NCLAT imported principles
years. gress wanted to carry out ral their lives and the lives of were forced to come to India The External Aff airs Besides, Mr. Mistry had over the management of any from the realm of public law
lies “let them do these in their daughters. He told the seeking shelter, and the Con Ministry had reached out never sought his reinstate of these companies puts pu and eschewed relevant prin
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DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD support of the victims of protesters to raise their voice gress was not ready to say to “countries across ment. The NCLAT had gone blic interest in jeopardy, the ciples that apply to corpo
atrocities of Pakistan” and against Pakistan, which is that what Pakistan was doing regions, and wrote to all beyond its jurisdiction, the appeal said. rate democracy, which are
not against the Union go carrying out “religious atroc was not correct, he said. our missions asking them appeal by Tata Sons, fi led A majority of the Board of based upon the right of the
vernment. He alleged that ities” against its minorities. Mr. Modi performed puja to share our perspectives through Karanjawala & Co, Directors at Tata Sons voted shareholder to cast a vote.
Pakistan had destroyed the Strongly defending the at Gadduge, where the 111 [on the CAA and NRC] said. for Mr. Mistry’s replacement No reasons were given on
lives of lakhs of its minori CAA, the Prime Minister yearold seer of Siddaganga with host governments”, as chairman on October 24, how the process of replace
ties. He dared the Congress asked what was wrong in giv Mutt Dr. Shivakumara Swami its spokesperson Raveesh ‘Against public interest’ 2016, after losing confi dence ment and removal was
to carry out protests against ing shelter to minorities, in was laid to rest. Kumar said. The Centre’s To restore Mr. Mistry for his in him. He was again re wrong and illegal,” the ap
Pakistan. “It is time to ex cluding Hindus, Sikhs, Budd brief said the CAA did not remaining term, without moved as the director of Ta peal argued.
pose the atrocities carried hists and Jains of Pakistan PM DEDICATES FIVE NEW DRDO seek to strip anyone of noticing that the term had ta Sons on February 6, 2017,
FRIDAY REVIEW A 4 PAGES out by Pakistan on its minor who were being subjected to LABORATORIES A PAGE 8 citizenship. A PAGE 13 come to an end is a recipe following the procedure that CONTINUED ON A PAGE 12
AIADMK suff ers a setback in rural local body polls
DMK racing ahead in panchayat unions and district panchayat wards
T.K. Rohit Friday evening. blishment with Chief Minis
CHENNAI The DMK had won in 727 ter Edappadi K Palaniswami
The ruling AIADMK suff ered of 1,632 seats the results of taking stock of and deliberat
a setback in the rural local which were declared for the ing with senior leaders in the
body polls held in 27 districts post of panchayat union evening. The victory, even if
with the DMK racing ahead in ward members as of 11.30 not so huge, is likely to be a
panchayat unions and dis p.m. The AIADMK was lag huge boost for the DMK
trict panchayat wards as per ging by nearly 170 seats, as its ahead of next year’s Assemb
results/trends available candidates had won only in ly elections, as the party has
around 11.30 p.m. on Thurs Agents of various parties 556 seats. remained out of power for
day. outside a counting centre in The AIADMK’s defeat at the last two terms.
Crowdsourced trends Tiruvannamalai on Thursday. the hands of its arch rival At the time of going to
were available only for 350 * C. VENKATACHALAPATHY DMK, that too in the rural print, the DMK’s gains in pan
odd of the 515 district pan areas, considered the ruling chayat unions came largely
chayat member posts and mission declared the results party’s main vote bank from from Tiruchi with 109 seats,
2,900odd of the 5,090 pan for much fewer posts. The the time the party was found Thanjavur (72), Pudukottai
chayat union ward posts, complete tally of results is ex ed nearly fi ve decades ago, (48) and Dindigul (47).
while the State Election Com pected to be available only by came as a shock to the esta CONTINUED ON A PAGE 12
Protest at
Shaheen Bagh
to continue
Sidharth Ravi
New Delhi
‘Won’t determine
if poem hurt
sentiments’
Priscilla Jebaraj
NEW DELHI
An investigating committee
formed by IITKanpur is not
going to probe whether or
not the recital of ‘Hum Dek
henge’, a poem by Pakista
ni revolutionary Faiz Ah
mad Faiz, at a campus
protest last month had hurt
sentiments. It will only de
termine if there was any
‘deliberate mischief’.
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Shaheen Bagh protesters resolve
to continue sitin till SC hearing
A few individuals had put out statements claiming that agitation was called off
Sidharth Ravi
New Delhi
Two arrested for Seelampur violence get bail
There was nothing on record to show that they were a part of violent mob: judge
Staff Reporter applicants, said, “Firstly, as public toilet on fi re and for interrogation by a police
New Delhi regards to off ence under broke the window of the offi cer as and when required
A Delhi court has granted Section 307 IPC, as per IO car,”. and to report to the IO or
bail to two persons arrested [Investigating Offi cer] inju In the case of accused Da Station House Offi cer (SHO)
for their involvement in See ries sustained by the police niyal, the court said he is al concerned on every 15 days
lampur protests noting that are simple in nature”. so not seen in the video pelt for a period of six months
there was nothing on record ing stone or setting public regarding their activities.
to show that they were a Self-made video toilet on fi re. Also, there is
part of any violent mob. The judge noted that the ac no eyewitness. Police’s contention
The police had charged cused Sajid Ali was seen in “Therefore in the totality According to the police, they
the two persons under va the video footage made by of the facts and circumstanc arrested Daniyal from the
rious Sections of the Indian himself, marching along es of the case and keeping in spot where the protesting
Penal Code (IPC), including with other participants and view the period of custody mob had turned violent. Ac
307 (attempt to murder), not seen pelting stone or set and his role, I am of the opi cused Ali was apprehended
and Sections 3 and 4 of the ting public toilet on fi re. nion that he is also entitled based on a secret informa
Prevention of Damage to Pu “Further there is no eye to bail,” the court said. tion. A mobile phone reco
blic Property Act, 1984. witness to the eff ect that he As a condition of bail, the vered from Ali shows him
Judge Gurdeep Singh, [Ali] is part of the violent court said the duo should shooting selfvideo, they
while granting bail to both mob who pelted stones, set make themselves available said.
No student
died due to
injuries: Jamia
Press Trust of India
New Delhi
Couple dies
after heater
causes fi re
Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI
A 73yearold man and his
wife died in the early hours
of Thursday when a fi re
broke out at their house in
southeast Delhi’s Jaitpur
allegedly because of a coal
heater kept in the room to
warm themselves up.
DCP (South East) Chin
moy Biswal said that the
deceased have been identi
fi ed as Babu Lal and his
wife Asarfi Devi (65). Their
13yearold grandson also
sustained injuries when he
entered the room.
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WiFi service
available in Firefi ghter killed during rescue
Airport Express
Line trains operation at battery warehouse
Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI
A total of 17 people sustained injuries in the incident, say police
The Delhi Metro Rail Cor STAFF REPORTER death by negligence) at Pas
poration (DMRC) on Thurs NEW DELHI chim Vihar (West) police
day launched a free WiFi A fi refi ghter was killed during station.
service inside metro trains a rescue operation at a bat
plying on the Airport Ex tery warehouse in west Del ₹ 1 crore compensation
press Line that is touted as hi’s Peeragarhi industrial Chief Minister Arvind Kejri
the fi rst such facility in the area where a fi re broke out wal announced an ex gratia
country. on Thursday morning, the of ₹ 1 crore to Amit’s family. A man being taken to hospital after being rescued from the warehouse in Peeragarhi on
The service has been police said. The structure col “Amit Baliyan laid down Thursday. SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA
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Services on Pink Line hit
by ‘minor signalling issue’
Press Trust of India Majlis Park and Shiv Vihar.
New Delhi “There was a delay in ser
Services on a section of the vices between Majlis Park
Delhi Metro’s Pink Line and Durgabai Deshmukh
were briefl y aff ected on South Campus stations due
Thursday due to a signalling to a minor signalling issue,”
issue, a DMRC offi cial said. the offi cial said. Services
The Pink Line runs between resumed after a brief delay.
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Hemani Bhandari Deputy Commissioner of blamed it for allegedly op pressing concern over the
New Delhi to reach the booths Police (Election Cell) Sharat posing a parentteacher PTM when schools in most
In a fi rst for the Capital, the early morning and Sinha said the preparations meeting (PTM), which is northern States have been
Election Commission of India some of them take for the election are under proposed to be held in go closed due to the cold
(ECI) has decided to deploy trains from faroff way. “The policemen are pre vernment schools on Janu weather.
polling offi cials at booths the pared to make an assess ary 4. They are seeking post
places. Necessary
night before the Delhi As ment. Meetings and briefi ngs “Today I read in media re ponement of the meeting in
sembly election. provisions will be are being conducted with of ports that Union Minister view of the health hazards
Confi rming the develop made for them at fi cials at all levels. InterState Harsh Vardhanji has written that the children are likely to
ment on Thursday, Chief the centres border meetings will also to the LieutenantGovernor, “The reality of BJP is it is ment schools,” he added. suff er due to severe cold
Electoral Offi cer (CEO) of Del Ranbir Singh take place. Necessary preven requesting him to cancel the the enemy of education, the Mr. Sisodia said the mega weather, Mr. Vardhan
Chief Electoral Offi cer
hi Ranbir Singh said the rea tive measures are being ta PTM. How did you get the refore, they are trying to PTM initiative has been one added.
son behind the move is to en have been held between the ken,” he said. courage to do this? You stop the PTM. Today it is of the key aspects of the re Chief Minister Arvind Kej
sure a hasslefree polling police and the ECI offi cials re Over 60,000 security per should be ashamed. It is un clear that the BJP wants no volutionary change in go riwal too took to Twitter to
process. garding arrangements for the sonnel, including Home fortunate that we have such dialogue on the issue of wo vernment schools. express his dismay over the
“This is to make sure that upcoming elections. Guards and paramilitary forc leaders and Ministers who men’s safety, preparation of “In the last 5 years, we issue. “Why do these people
offi cials are more at ease on A senior offi cer said one es, were deployed across the can stoop to such levels,” students before an examina have worked very hard to want to cancel PTM? In
the day of polling. Usually, policeman will be present in city a day before the Lok Sab said AAP leader Manish tion, the issue of attendance develop the school educa PTM, parents get an oppor
they have to reach the booths each polling team from the ha elections in May 2019. The Sisodia. or feedback on students. BJP tion system in Delhi. Now, tunity to discuss their chil
early morning and some of time they enter the centres at police had kept vigil to ensure He added that the BJP is an antieducation party. the Delhi model of educa dren’s progress with teach
them take trains from faroff night. “This move will make malpractices like liquor ped should work on developing The BJP should realise that tion is being discussed all ov ers. Many parents wait for
IN BRIEF places. Necessary provisions the polling party more com dling and movement of anti the educational infrastruc such an antieducation er,” added Mr. Sisodia. PTM eagerly. PTM will be on
SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
will also be made for them,” fortable. They can check if social elements to infl uence ture all over India and in the mindset is also harming the Responding to this, Mr. time. I will also go to one of
he said, adding that this sys any machine is out of order in voters did not happen espe Municipal Corporationrun families and the children of Vardhan said: “Don’t need a the schools tomorrow to get
tem is practiced in other case it falls while carrying cially from border areas. schools of Delhi which are their volunteers because the certifi cate from Sisodia.” He parents’ feedback,” he
States but it is a fi rst for the and if the infrastructure is in (With inputs from under them, instead of stop children of many BJP volun clarifi ed that the teachers’ tweeted in Hindi.
Capital. Several meetings place,” said an offi cial. Sidharth Ravi) ping the development. teers also study in govern associations of the govern (With PTI inputs)
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LIC claims to have registered
increase in market share
Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI
Life Insurance Corpora
tion of India said it has re
gistered a signifi cant in
crease in market share in
the current fi nancial year
and that its market share
during November 2019 is LIC has the best claim
84.82% in the number of settlement performance in
the industry, said zonal
policies and 71.59% in
manager.
fi rstyear premium
income.
Anoop Kumar, zonal performance in the
manager, North Zone industry.
said that during Novem During the year, LIC
ber, LIC has registered a has settled 1,24,87,215
growth of 138% in the number of Maturity
number of policies sold Claims amounting to
as against the industry ₹ 71,304.29 crore and un
growth of 102% and priv der Death Claims, the
ate players’ growth at 9%. number of claims settled
He added that LIC has is 51,7536 with a payout
the best claim settlement of ₹ 8,547.22 crore.
DELHI TODAY
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Talk: Constitutional Conduct Uma Gupta and Tulika Kukreti at
Group and KarwaneMohabbat Convention Centre Foyer, India
has jointly organised a press con Habitat Centre (IHC), 11 a.m. 7
ference and public briefi ng p.m.
today. Speakers including Shiv
Shankar Menon, Harsh Mander, Exhibition: A solo photography
Zoya Hasan and Nitin Desai will exhibition by Sandeep Gupta at
talk on CAA, NRC and NPR at Delhi ‘o’ Delhi Foyer, India Hab
Press Club of India, 1, Raisina itat Centre (IHC), 11 a.m. 7 p.m.
Road, 11 a.m. 1 p.m. Exhibition: “Katha”, a solo paint
Dance: Khoj (The Search), a con ing show by Chandar Panjre at
temporary Kathak dance per Triveni Gallery, Triveni Kala
formance by Usha Gupta Dance Sangam, 205, Tansen Marg, 11
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7 killed, 24 hurt
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DELHI
Haryana
sisters to get Akali leader shot dead, ‘Won’t determine if poem hurt sentiments’
passports IIT panel head says it would investigate if there was any ‘deliberate mischief ’
Vikas Vasudeva
CHANDIGARH
party blames Congress Priscilla Jebaraj
NEW DELHI
An investigating committee
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> Each perspective
has some truth to
“Each perspective has
some truth to it. Someone
who has no background in lit
it. Someone who
Amid a controversy over Gurdeep Singh was a close aide of Bikram Singh Majithia formed by IITKanpur is not
has no background
erature, who has not studied
denial of passports to two going to probe whether the Faiz in depth, may not under
sisters Santosh and Heena
in literature, who
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT that fi ve persons have been recital of Hum Dekhenge, a stand the allusions when he
in Haryana’s Ambala by the CHANDIGARH booked in connection with poem by Pakistani revolu has not studied encounters those words, may
regional passport authority A Shiromani Akali Dal lead the murder and police teams tionary Faiz Ahmad Faiz, dur Faiz in depth, may take them at face value. All
here on the grounds of er, said to be a close aide of were conducted raids in ing a campus protest last not understand the parties need to be respectful
“their appearance,” the former Minister Bikram search of the assailants, who month had hurt sentiments allusions when he of both viewpoints,” ex
duo has been granted the Singh Majithia, was shot fl ed the spot after the or not. encounters those plained Dr. Agrawal.
documents and a probe will dead by unidentifi ed assai incident. “One of the complaints words, may take There were complaints
be initiated to fi nd out who lants in Amritsar's Umarpu Hitting out at the ruling was regarding the poem, that them at face value that the protest was illegal
mentioned the noting on ra village. Congress, Mr. Majhitia said it hurt sentiments,” IIT’s De and that posts on social me
Manindra Agrawal
the fi le about the “Nepali Gurdeep Singh’s killing on the killing of Gurdeep was a puty Director Manindra Agra IITKanpur Deputy Director
dia caused fear and a sense of
appearance” of the appli Wednesday is a second such “political murder”. wal told The Hindu. He said intimidation among students
cants, a senior offi cial told instance of fatal attacks on “The political assassina multiple complaints had poem was “antiHindu,” “an temples,” said Dr. Agrawal. from both sides of the divide.
The Hindu on Thursday. SAD leaders in the State tion of Baba Gurdeep Singh been received from two tinational” or had “hurt Hin “But there is another aspect “Clearly, there was provoca
Sibash Kabiraj, regional since November, when Dal was a direct result of threats groups of students and facul du sentiments”. to this. Faiz did not mean this tion which made people agi
passport chief in Chandi bir Singh Dhilwan was killed ExMinister Bikram Singh being issued to him of ty, those who supported the The poem was written in literally. He was alluding to tated. Was it deliberately pro
garh, said that passports in Gurdaspur. Majithia FILE PHOTO
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dangerous consequences if protest and those against it. 1979 as a form of protest something else.” voked? Was it planned to
had been granted to both Terming the murder “pol he did not stop speaking “Of course, we are not go against Pakistani military dic cause disharmony? That is
the girls and the documents iticallymotivated”, carried police said the assailants against the ‘ministergang ing to determine whether tator ZiaulHaq. These are ‘Protest anthem’ one of the things we will be
will be issued after preveri out at the behest of the rul managed to fl ee after pump ster’ nexus. A message had sentiments were hurt or not,” the lines that have caused Commentators have pointed looking at,” he said.
fi cation from the police. ing Congress, SAD has de ing fi ve bullets into Gur been sent to me that my he clarifi ed when asked what heartburn: “Jab arz-e-Khuda to the allegorical nature of “If we fi nd evidence of de
“I completely disapprove manded an investigation by deep’s body, who died on close political associates will exactly the panel was investi ke kaabe se, sab buut uth- the poem, through which the liberate mischief, there will
of the language of the com the Central Bureau of Inves the spot. be targeted if I do not stop gating. Instead, the sixmem waaye jaayenge...Bus naam Communist Faiz spoke out be further action.”
ment on the offi cial docu tigation in the case. speaking for justice for form ber panel would investigate if rahega Allah ka...” against a dictator using con As an initial step, the panel
ment, which mentions ‘ap Police said 50yearold Wife a sarpanch er Akali Sarpanch Dalbir there was any “deliberate “Some students felt that servative Islam as a tool of re is talking to all groups con
plicant seems to be Nepali’. Gurdeep was killed on Janu Gurdeep’s wife is the village Dhilwan, who was also mur mischief”, he said. the words of the poem were pression. The poem became cerned and has pushed them
An inquiry into the matter ary 1 by motorcycleborne head (sarpanch) of Umarpu dered in the same way like His comments come in the objectionable. They saw it as a popular protest anthem fol to take down social media
will be initiated to fi nd out assailants when he was com ra village. Baba Gurdeep Singh,” said wake of widespread outrage being linked to the history of lowing its 1986 rendition by posts on the issue.
who wrote the noting,” said ing out of a local gurdwara Station House Offi cer Tar Mr. Majithia. spurred by reports that the Muslim invaders who came Pakistani ghazal singer Iqbal The panel will submit a re
Mr. Kabiraj. after off ering prayers. The sem Singh told reporters (With PTI inputs) panel would determine if the to India and destroyed Hindu Bano. port in the next 10 days.
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Aadhaar must for welfare pension in Odisha work hard to keep the party
workers engaged and active
to fi ght the urban body
polls this year and pan
Teams to help NSAP and MBPY benefi ciaries without UID card chayat polls in 2022.
Sources in the party said
Staff Reporter the MBPY could not be com But they must not be part of haar verifi cation or seeding is
BHUBANESWAR
that the party’s State unit
pleted by October last year. any Central schemes. pending will be asked to man vicepresident Samir Mo
The Odisha government has Aadhaar seeding is about In a letter addressed to all datorily bring a copy of their hanty is among the many
announced that from April 1 91% in case of NSAP and collectors, Bhaskar Sarma, Aadhaar card when they leaders who are being con
only benefi ciaries with Aad about 73% for MBPY in Od secretary, Social Security and come to receive their pension sidered for the president’s
haar card will be given pen isha. Under the NSAP, elder Empowerment of Persons on January 15,” Mr. Sarma post. He had unsuccessfully
sion under the National So ly, widows and persons with with Disabilities Department, said. contested the 2009 As
cial Assistance Programme disabilities get pension. said: “Aadhaar seeding needs Benefi ciaries without Aad sembly polls, and is said to
(NSAP) and the Madhubabu The MBPY benefi ciaries, to be enhanced to 100% im haar card will be taken to be close to Union Minister
Pension Yojana (MBPY). who include elderly, widows, mediately for ensuring com block offi ce on January 15, Dharmendra Pradhan who
The warning came after persons with disabilities and plete transparency in respect where a team will collect continues to play a domi
Aadhaar seeding of all benef HIV/AIDSaff ected patients, of these two schemes.” their particulars for issue of nant role in the party in the
iciaries under the NSAP and get ₹ 500 to ₹ 700 per month. “Benefi ciaries whose Aad Aadhaar card. State.
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5 DRDO Young Scientists Labs launched YSRCP shows video
Operating from
diff erent cities,
CM seeks on ‘insider trading’
they will pursue
additional Party cites ‘corruption’ in land deals
A.P. Chief Minister
futuristic war tech fl ood relief Staff Reporter
GUNTUR
calls on Governor
VIJAYAWADA
Special Correspondent Staff Reporter Andhra Pradesh’s ruling
A.P. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan
BENGALURU Tumakuru YSR Congress Party (YRSCP)
Mohan Reddy called on Five defence laboratories led Karnataka Chief Minister on Thursday shared a video
Governor Biswa Bhushan by under35 directors and B.S. Yediyurappa, who has that it claimed revealed the
Harichandan on Thursday and young military scientists drawn fl ak after the Centre extent of corruption in the
explained the developments were formally launched on released “inadequate” form of “insider trading”
in the State. He is also Thursday to drive the coun fl ood relief to the State, on that had taken place in the
understood to have discussed try’s war technologies of the Thursday asked Prime Mi Amaravati capital region
about the Capital issue. He future under the Defence Re nister Narendra Modi for during the 201419 period. Ambati Rambabu
handed over the details of search & Development additional relief during his Detailing the allegations,
Disha Bill, which was passed Organisation. speech at a farmers’ con senior YSRCP leader and tember saw 567.26 acres be
in the Assembly recently. Prime Minister Narendra Big leap: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the DRDO Young Scientists Laboratories in vention in Tumakuru. Sattenapalli MLA Ambati ing registered, October
Modi, who is on a twoday vi Bengaluru on Thursday. PTI *
The Chief Minister even Rambabu asserted that the another 564.91 acres, 836.81
Telangana to make sit to Karnataka, dedicated said, “I have brought this to ‘insider trading’ had taken acres in November and
extensive use of AI to the nation the DYSLs or ment would walk the extra ward for the DRDO from the van. There would be no fund the notice of the Prime Mi place between June and De 531.90 acres were registered
HYDERABAD DRDO Young Scientists Lab mile with scientists to ensure goal of making India selfre constraints for the new labs nister three or four times, cember 2014, during which in December.
The Telangana government oratories that will operate India got the technologies liant to [making it] future and the new leaders enjoy but till now no additional the TDP leaders and their A month after forming
intends to make extensive use from fi ve cities across the and innovations needed for ready in defence technolo the same administrative and relief has been sanctioned. benamis had bought land to the government, Heritage
of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
country. its security. He praised the gies,” a DRDO release said. fi nancial powers as the direc I request him with folded the extent of 4,069.65 acres Foods had bought 14.22
technology, said Minister for
The labs operating in Ben missiles programme deve DRDO Chairman G. Sath tors of existing defence labs. hands to release it soon,” in in the region’s Thullur, Man acres in Kantheru village in
Information Technology,
galuru, Mumbai, Chennai, loped by the DRDO as among eesh Reddy told The Hindu He said the present labs Kannada. The Prime Minis galagiri and Tadepalli man Tadikonda mandal, fol
Municipal Administration &
Urban Development K.T.
Kolkata and Hyderabad will the outstanding ones in the that the labs are now formal did not have activities in the ter, who spoke later at the dals. Mr. Rambabu, who lowed by the then chief
Rama Rao. Declaring ‘2020 as each pursue a key technolo world and urged the scien ly operational. The new di fi ve chosen areas except for event, however, did not along with MLA T. Prakash whip Payyavula Keshav,
the Year of AI’, the IT and gy necessary for developing tists to give a decade’s road rectors were chosen from some work as in AI at the respond to the Chief Minis Reddy released the video in who bought 15.30 acres in
Electronics department the nation’s next generation map where the DRDO would within the organisation Centre for Artifi cial Intelli ter’s request in his speech. a press conference at the Inavolu village, and Palle
entered into a MoU with eight of defence systems. set the direction and pace of through a tough selection gence & Robotics, Bengalu Mr. Yediyurappa said YSRCP Central Offi ce in Ta Raghunatha Reddy who
organisations for scaling up AI Addressing scientists at research in various scientifi c process across six months by ru. Asymmetric technolo the State had witnessed depalli, also made light of purchased 7.56 acres in
in data processing, machine the DRDO’s Aeronautical De areas. a committee chaired by Prin gies, for instance, will losses to the tune of over the TDP leaders’ protest in Thullur, the ruling party
learning, capacity building velopment Establishment, “The establishment of cipal Scientifi c Adviser to the change the way the next ₹ 30,000 crore because of the Amaravati region, and claimed in the video.
and training. Mr. Modi said the govern DYSLs will be a big leap for Government K. Vijaya Ragha wars are fought. fl oods. wondered why TDP presi
dent N. Chandrababu Nai Master plan
du’s wife Bhuvaneswari had Mr. Rambabu alleged that ir
Hospitals say Frame law for welfare of
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If implemented, it will the welfare of NRIs in spite
impact around 36 lakh of the challenges and exploi Centre’s insensitiveness to the second Loka Kerala Sab
Central government em tation they face abroad. The the problems faced by expa ha. The opposition to the
ployees, including their de Centre is interested only in triates was unfortunate. The CAA and NRC at the venue of
pendants, and pensioners their remittances and is leav Centre was not even releas the deliberations in the Le
under CGHS and over 52 ing their welfare to the ing the offi cial fi gures of ex gislative Assembly building
lakh exservicemen and de States,” the Chief Minister pats available with the Bu was raised by nonresident
pendants covered by ECHS said presenting an approach reau of Immigration (BOI). Keralite Habib Rehman, a
in over 1,000 empanelled paper at the second Loka native of Punnappara in
hospitals and nursing Kerala Sabha (LKS) here. CAA protest Alappuzha.
homes in 71 cities. Of these, Mr. Vijayan said there was The wave of protests sweep Mr. Rehman, who is in
over 1.23 lakh benefi ciaries no proper mechanism for ing across the country Sultanate of Oman for 12
are from Bengaluru. providing information to against the Citizenship years, sported a white shirt
“We have given the Broken apart: Women taking out a rally in support of residents, who are on a hunger strike seeking compensation for possible those going abroad for em (Amendment) Act (CAA) and with slogans ‘No NRC, No
Centre a deadline of two losses during the Supreme Courtordered demolition of illegal apartments, in Maradu, Kochi on Thursday. THULASI KAKKAT * ployment and to intervene the National Registry of Citi CAA, No CAB’ and was the
weeks and are hoping for a CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC in case of exigencies. The zens (NRC) had its echo at cynosure of all eyes.
response. Our dues have
accumulated since 2014
and if not cleared at the
earliest, we will be con
strained to suspend cash
Andhra Minister requests Mannequins to handle traffi c surveillance
less services,” Alexander
Thomas, president of Asso
ciation of Healthcare Pro
viders of India (AHPI), told
notebooks instead of fl owers They will be equipped with secret cameras to take pictures of violators
K.M. Dayashankar Thursday, Commissioner of
The Hindu. He is donating the collected stationery to poor children KARIMNAGAR Police V.B. Kamalasan Reddy
A letter fl agging penden The Karimnagar Commis said they were planning to
cy of bills was sent to the Special Correspondent a steady stream of party sionerate of Police, which install the mannequins in
Union Ministry of Finance VIJAYAWADA cadre was seen queuing up has been widely appreciated uniform in various parts of
in July 2019. But not much People in public life are to meet him clutching bun for curtailing open con Karimnagar to discourage
has moved since then, known to receive fl owers, dles of notebooks, pens and sumption of liquor by using traffi c rule violators.
prompting the hospitals to fruits, shawls and sweets as pencils from the night of De drone cameras, has now de “In the wake of shortage
take a call on stopping gifts for the New Year. But as cember 31. cided to install mannequins of traffi c policemen at un
cashless services. 2020 arrived, Andhra Pra A long queue of people for traffi c surveillance in va manned junctions, the man
A majority of the empa desh Education Minister donating the three school rious parts of the district in nequins would be of im
nelled hospitals are in Del Adimulapu Suresh decided stationery items was seen at Telangana. mense help to the district
hi, Pune, Bengaluru, and to partake in “meaningful” Yerragondapalem village in The mannequins in traffi c police.”
Hyderabad. Hospital repre celebrations with a diff e Prakasam district where the police gear, including un Extra hands: Traffi c policemen posing with the newly arrived He said they were procur
sentatives claimed that the rence. He made a public an Minister celebrated New iform, refl ector jacket, cap, mannequins in Karimnagar. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
* ing 16 mannequins in the
pendency had worsened nouncement that people Adimulapu Suresh Year. boots, mask and sunglasses, fi rst phase.
since the launch of Ayush who wanted to greet him on People close to the Minis would be installed at strateg to fi x magnetic cameras that cutout sent live footage to They would be installed in
man Bharat or Pradhan New Year’s day should re ford to buy these items,” the ter said 25,000 notebooks ic locations to regulate traffi c will use 3G and 4G technolo the local Karimnagar One busy traffi c junctions and
Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana place fl owers and sweets Minister said, and suggested were collected in one day and prevent accidents. gy for live surveillance. Town police station, and the places where rash and negli
healthcare scheme. with notebooks, pens and that cadre of the YSR Con and donations continued to The district police hit police command control for gent driving and use of mo
Giridhar Gyani, APHI pencils as gifts. gress Party, who generally pour in till Thursday even Secret surveillance upon the mannequin idea af necessary action. bile phone while driving
Chief Executive Offi cer, “Stationery is the basic re meet their leaders on the oc ing. The mannequin traffi c police ter the lifesize cutout of a Police are now securing were common.
said the healthcare indus quirement for learning, casion, try altruism this Mr. Suresh asked Mandal would also keep surveillance saluting policeman at the mannequins costing ₹ 5,500 “We are planning to install
try was on the brink of fi without which students can year. Education offi cers to distri with a secret camera and RTC bus station complex in each from Bengaluru. They the mannequins on National
nancial unsustainability not write down their notes. In an overwhelming res bute the notebooks to the take photos of traffi c viola August 2018 was a success. A have already procured six. and State highways to re
due to pendency of dues. But not everybody can af ponse to the Minister’s call, less privileged children. tors. Police are also planning hidden camera fi xed on the Talking to The Hindu on duce accidents,” he said.
CM A ND-NDE
YK
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THE HINDU
FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2020
DELHI
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IN BRIEF
India records less than 100 tiger deaths for the fi rst time in three years
education programmes on which reported 18 deaths.
84 cases of deaths and 11 cases of tiger conservation,” Mr. Karnataka, another State
seizures were recorded in 2019 Nayak said, adding that us with high tiger population,
ing technology to maintain recorded 12 deaths, and Ut
‘Nellai’ Kannan in judicial Shiv Sahay Singh er deaths recorded was 100 surveillance on tigers has al tarakhand recorded ten
custody till January 13 Kolkata (93 mortalities and seven so come as an added deaths. Tamil Nadu record
TIRUNELVELI For the fi rst time in the past seizures). The number was advantage. ed seven cases of tiger
Tamil orator ‘Nellai’ Kannan, three years, the number of 115 (98 mortalities and 17 sei The data for 2019 on tiger deaths. Deaths were also re
who was arrested on Monday tiger deaths in a year in the zures) in 2017, and 122 (101 mortality also confi rmed 22 corded from nontiger bear
for his alleged ‘hate speech’ country has been less than mortalities and 21 seizures) cases of poaching and one ing States like Gujarat,
against Prime Minister 100. According to data from in 2016. case of tiger poisoning where a tiger had strayed in
Narendra Modi and Home the Ministry of Forest Envi across the country. An analy to the State and died.
Minister Amit Shah in a public ronment and Climate Growing numbers sis showed that 16 out of the Mr. Nayak said that with
meeting, was remanded in Change (MoEFCC), there Speaking to The Hindu, 22 poaching incidents were the increase in tiger num
judicial custody till Jan. 13. were 84 cases of tiger deaths Anup Nayak, Member Secre reported outside tiger bers, more areas in the
in the country and 11 cases of tary of the National Tiger reserves. country need to be declared
AIIMS professor seizures (in which a tiger is Conservation Authority Madhya Pradesh, which Tiger Reserves. “We have 50
appointed head of NMC presumed dead on the basis (NTCA), said that these fi has the highest number of Tiger Reserves with an area
AHMEDABAD
of body parts seized by auth gures should be seen in the tigers in the country (526, as of about 73,000 sq. km.
The Centre on Thursday
orities). Both put together, context that tiger numbers port, released in July 2019, the numbers reported in tiger mortalities are because per the last census), record With tigers coming out of Re
appointed Suresh Chandra
the number of tiger deaths in the country were grow had placed the number of 2014. of surveillance, good man ed the most number of cases serves and covering long dis
Sharma, head of the ENT
department at the All India
in 2019 was 95. ing. tigers in India at 2,967, up by “This is encouraging to agement of Tiger Reserves (31) of tiger deaths. This was tances, we need more Tiger
Institute of Medical Sciences In 2018, the number of tig The last tiger census re a third when compared with us. The reduced numbers of and a lot of awareness and followed by Maharashtra, Reserves,” he said.
(AIIMS), as Chairman of the
National Medical Commission
(NMC). His tenure is for three
years.
RDay parade
SONBHADRA
Almost six months after 11
tribals were killed in a clash
over a land dispute, the Uttar
care’ to avoid pseudo science Special Correspondent
Kolkata
Pradesh police held five
policemen responsible for 107th edition to has been the organiser of the For the second time in a
congress since 1914, and is row, the tableau of the
laxity and asked them to commence today funded by the Union Depart West Bengal government
deposit their 30 days’ salary
as a fine. in Bengaluru ment of Science and has not been shortlisted for
Technology. the Republic Day Parade in
CBI files case against Jacob Koshy Prime Minister Narendra New Delhi, triggering a pol
Navin Kumar Tayal NEW DELHI Modi is slated to inaugurate itical slugfest, with the Tri
NEW DELHI On the eve of the 107th Indian the congress, which is sche namool Congress accusing
The CBI has booked Science Congress (ISC), set duled to take place between the Centre of being “vin
businessman Navin Kumar to commence in Bengaluru, January 37, at the Gandhi dictive” towards the State
Tayal and directors of his organisers said they had ta Krishi Vignana Kendra (Un for organising protests
company Krishna Knitwear
ken “special care” to ensure iversity of Agricultural against the Citizenship
Technology Limited, in
that ‘pseudoscientifi c’ arti Sciences) in Bengaluru on (Amendment) Act.
connection with an alleged
cles or talks did not creep in. Friday. “Since the West Bengal
bank fraud of ₹ 104 crore. The Preparations on: The GKVK campus in Bengaluru, where the
agency had registered
At last year’s ISC at Lovely The theme for the con government is opposing Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs)
University, Jalandhar, G. Na Indian Science Congress will be held. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
*
gress this year is ‘science the antipeople policies of
another case against the Forecast for Friday: Cold day conditions likely in isolated pockets
company last year for an geswara Rao, the then vice and technology: rural deve the BJP (Bharatiya Janata over Uttarakhand. Thunderstorm accompanied with hail & light
alleged fraud involving over chancellor of Andhra Univer from the Vedic age’ — Mr. tion (ISCA), told The Hindu. lopment’. To emphasise it, Party) government, a step ning likely at isolated places over Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh,
₹ 27 crore of the Canara Bank. sity, asserted that the Kaura- Rao’s remarks stood out, as As part of the standard the function, which draws motherly treatment is met West Bengal, Sikkim, Odisha, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Naga
vas of the Mahabharata it was the fi rst time a senior process, the ISCA constitutes young scholars in droves, ed out to the State,” said land, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Coastal Andhra Pradesh.
MEA nod sought to were born of the stemcell scientist from a wellregard sectional committees — 14 will include a Farmer’s Tapas Roy, West Bengal Mi city rain max min city rain max min
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NEW DELHI
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Vacancy date
no ground for
seniority: SC
Legal Correspondent
NEW DELHI
10 EDITORIAL DELHI
In the ruins of unilateralism
Developments in 2019 suggest that the U.S.’s ability to shape global politics is clearly receding
ability to shape global politics is buys this argument, the question military in NATO, purchased
GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO
Stanly Johny the U.S., desperate to get out of a were not won. Sections in Wash from the F35 stealth fi ghter pro
W
ith its expansion on Monday, the Maharashtra stalemated confl ict, started direct ington don’t want the U.S. to get gramme and has threatened to im
Council of Ministers is now 43 strong: the
I
f one looks for an overarching negotiations with the Taliban. The stuck in another longdrawn con pose sanctions for the deal. It says
three key partners of the Maharashtra Vikas theme that defi ned global polit talks almost led to a settlement last fl ict in West Asia. Here, the U.S.’s Russia could use the system radars
Aghadi (MVA), the Shiv Sena, the Nationalist Congress ics in 2019, one might settle for year, with both sides agreeing to a inability to shape outcomes of the to spy on the F35 jets. Turkey
Party (NCP) and the Congress got 15, 16 and 12 berths in protests. Angry crowds, especially draft agreement under which the wars it launches is acting as a de didn’t give in. It now says it could
the Ministry, respectively. Ajit Pawar, the nephew of the youth, revolted against the es U.S. would pull out most of its terrent against its own war buy Su57 jets from Russia if the
tablishment in several parts of the troops from Afghanistan in return machines. U.S. does not lift the ban on F35
NCP chief Sharad Pawar who vaulted to the BJP camp to
world — from Santiago to Hong for assurances from the Taliban the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear sales. Moreover, in response to
briefl y become the Deputy CM, now holds the same Kong, Beirut and New Delhi. But that it would not allow Afghan soil deal in 2018. Mr. Trump’s plan was Cracks in the NATO sanctions threats, Turkey has
post in the government, almost as if his act of defi ance the year also saw some defi ning to be used by transnational terro to put “maximum pressure” on The North Atlantic Treaty Organi vowed to shut two U.S. bases in the
of the party leadership did not happen at all. The shar trends in geopolitics as well such rists. The agreement, however, Iran through sanctions and force zation (NATO), the Cold War al country, which would mean a split
ing of portfolios remains a bone of contention among as China’s growing assertiveness was not signed as President Do Tehran to renegotiate the nuclear liance that was formed as a coun within NATO.
partners and within each party. Chief Minister Udhav both in trade and foreign policy, nald Trump cancelled the peace deal. But Iran countered it through terweight to the Soviet Union, These incidents do not mean
Thackeray could not meet the deadline he had himself Iran’s dangerously aggressive, yet process in September after an “maximum resistance”, instead of continued to act as a vehicle of that the U.S.’s dominance over glo
set for announcing the portfolios, which was a day after calculated, behaviour, and the rise American soldier was killed in a giving in. Western military dominance un bal politics is over. But they do
of Turkey as a new power pole in Taliban attack. A few weeks later, The year 2019 saw Iran repeat der the leadership of the U.S. in show that America’s long wars and
the expansion. He will be able to arrive at an agreement
West Asia. The most important of Mr. Trump resumed the talks. edly provoking the U.S. and its al the postSoviet order. The alliance its inability to shape postwar out
with leaders of allies and party colleagues, but that will them all, however, was the relative The whole Afghan experience lies. It shot down an American has come under pressure in recent comes are impacting its stature in
not necessarily end bad blood and resentment in the decline in America’s power, which shows how the U.S. botched up drone over the Gulf in June, cap years with the rise of nationalist an international system that
camp. The MVA is an unlikely alliance as the Sena does was manifested through a number the war. The U.S. has a superior tured a British tanker in July and is populist leaders, including Mr. centres around it. If one translates
not share a common ideological platform with the oth of crises during the year. hand in conventional warfare. But believed to have either carried out Trump, who have a favourable Immanuel Wallerstein’s world sys
er two parties. Sena, the oldest ally of the Bharatiya Ja The U.S. is the world’s mightiest winning a war abroad is not just or orchestrated multiple attacks view of Russian President Vladimir tems theory into geopolitics, the
nata Party (BJP), turned against the latter not on any military power and arguably the about toppling a hostile regime, on oil tankers that pass through Putin and are critical of NATO. U.S., the core of the strategic
centre of the postSoviet world or but also about stabilising the coun the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow wa These contradictions sharpened world system, is facing revolts in
question of ideology but on disagreements over power
der. In the 1990s, the U.S.’s domi try after the regime is toppled. The terway that connects the oilrich in 2019, suggesting that there are the periphery. If in the 1990s and
sharing. The three parties are now bound by a shared nance was at its peak with interna U.S., history shows, is good at the Gulf with the Arabian Sea through growing cracks in the alliance. In early 2000s, the periphery conti
rivalry with the BJP, and they also have a limited shared tional and multilateral former but fares poorly in the lat the Gulf of Oman. In September, October, Turkey invaded north nued to be dependent on the core
agenda. The endurance of that agenda and their bond organisations getting oversha ter. It is now left with no other op two Saudi oil facilities came under eastern Syria’s Kurdish heldterri and thereby sustained what Wal
ing will be constantly tested and the bickering over dowed by its preeminence. In tion but to reach an agreement attack, which temporarily cut the tories, which had housed U.S. lerstein called the “unequal ex
portfolio allocation is one such occasion. Home, Reve 2001, after the September 11 terro with the Taliban for a facesaving kingdom’s oil output by half. Iran troops during the war against the change” between the two, the
nue and Finance portfolios lend Ministers considerable rist attacks, it got international exit. That would leave Kabul’s fra was blamed for the attacks. Islamic State. Ankara practically sands are shifting now. And this is
support for its war in Afghanistan. gile, factionridden government The attacks on Saudi facilities forced the Trump administration happening at a time when new
sway and there are always multiple claimants for them.
In 2003, the U.S. went ahead with exposed to the Taliban insurgen challenged the postwar partner to pull back troops from the areas economic powers (China, for ex
The MVA consolidated several social and economic the plan to bomb Iraq despite the cy, just like the Mohammed Naji ship between the U.S. and Saudi before it started air strikes. The ample) are on the rise and an old
interest groups that perceived a threat from the BJP, UN opposition, reminding the bullah government was left to the Arabia that guaranteed American U.S. was relegated to the role of a military power (Russia) is making
and has good reasons to stay together till it gets closer to world of imperial invasions. But Afghan Mujahideen in 1989 after protection to the kingdom. Still, spectator when a determined Tur a comeback. The relative decline
the next election. The opportunism in this alliance the global situation is diff erent, the Soviet withdrawal. The Soviet the only countermeasure the U.S. key fi rst captured some towns on in America’s power coupled with
apart, the peaceful mobilisation of protesters against and more complex today. Union disintegrated in two years, took in response to Iran’s growing the border and then struck a deal the rise of new and old powers
the Citizenship Amendment Act in recent weeks with and Najibullah’s government col provocations was imposing more with Russia to create a buff er bet point to a structural churning in
The Afghan experience lapsed after a few months. sanctions. One can argue that the ween Turkey and the Kurdishheld the postCold War order. In the
out any hostility from the police was indicative of the
Changes under way over the past U.S.’s subdued response doesn’t territories of Syria, which will be world system, the core has never
signifi cance of the MVA as a bulwark against the BJP. decade picked up pace in 2019, The Iran standoff have anything to do with a decline manned by Russian and Turkish been static. Hegemony of a single
Hunger for power could be a potent adhesive, but also showing cracks in the postSoviet The latest spell in the U.S.Iran ten in its power but is rather due to the troops. power is temporary.
the source of disarray for the alliance. The birth pangs order. At least three developments sions was triggered by President reluctance of the sitting President But the biggest crisis emerged
of the Thackeray government, which took oath on No in 2019 suggested that the U.S.’s Trump’s unilateral decision to pull to launch new wars. Even if one when Turkey, the second largest stanly.johny@thehindu.co.in
vember 28 and took until December 12 for the fi rst
round of portfolio allocation, then until December 31
for the expansion of the council, must act as an alert for
all leaders. The populous cohort of dynasts in the coun
cil, which includes the CM and his son, also points to an
When defection is a mere detour for an MLA
inherent contradiction of most nonBJP parties. The
Congress has eight, the NCP seven and the Sena has It is possible to avoid Karnatakalike incidents if MLAs jumping ship are completely disqualifi ed for six years
three members including the CM, in the council, who
have acquired power as inheritance at least in part. The Janata Party for two weeks, during wever, it struck down his ban on tors as Ministers until their dis
BJP too had its share of dynasts when it was in power. which he switched his loyalty the MLAs from contesting elec qualifi cation period is over or they
thrice. The recurrence of this evil tions till 2023, negating the only are reelected, whichever is ear
However, in the absence of a strong ideological orienta
phenomenon led to the 1985 Anti possible permanent solution to lier. But, obviously, such laws have
tion, dynastic politics becomes more jarring in nonBJP Defection Law, which defi ned the problem. The Supreme Court not put to rest the trend of
parties even as it remains essential for their sustenance. three grounds of disqualifi cation played the role of a neutral umpire defections.
S.Y. Quraishi of MLAs — giving up party mem in this political slugfest. But, the The main issue, as witnessed in
bership; going against party whip; spectacle of MLAs hoarded in a Karnataka, is that the defectors
A weak test and abstaining from voting. bus, and being sent to a resort, treat disqualifi cation as a mere de
T
hey defected, recontested, openly exposed not just the ab tour, before they return to the
Swachh Survekshan should go beyond
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he NDA government’s Swachh Survekshan, the soon. phole, the 17 rebel MLAs in Karna also upsetting to see public accep period from recontesting and ap
ranking system for clean cities, was rolled out The Karnataka byelection re taka resigned, their act aimed at tance of such malpractices as part pointment to Chairmanships/Mi
four years ago as the answer to a problem that sults have widely put to display the ending the majority of the ruling of politics, with some even calling nistries to at least six years. The
ineff ectiveness of the AntiDefec coalition and, at the same time, it Chanakya niti! minimum period limit of six years
municipal law failed to solve. Sanitation and public
tion Law. Of the 17 defecting Con avoiding disqualifi cation. Howev is needed to ensure that the defec
health are responsibilities of State governments, and it gressJanata Dal (Secular) MLAs, 11 er, the Speaker refused to accept Exit, and swift return tors are not allowed to enter the
is no secret that they have spectacularly failed at ma were reelected on a Bharatiya Ja the resignations and declared defection law, thereby making The AntiDefection Law provided election fray for least one election
naging growing volumes of municipal and hazardous nata Party (BJP) ticket. Not only them disqualifi ed. This was possi her/his decisions subject to judi a safeguard for defections made cycle, which is fi ve years.
waste. The problem has only been compounded by the did this set of events lay down a ble as the legislation empowers cial review. This judgment enabled on genuine ideological diff erenc Of course, MLAs can still be
absence of plans that take a holistic view of housing, wellstructured framework to sid the presiding offi cer of the House judiciary to become the watchdog es. It accepted “split” within a par bought from the ruling dispensa
sanitation, water supply, waste management and tran estep the law, it even set a danger (i.e. the Speaker) to decide on of the antidefection law, instead ty if at least onethird of the mem tion to bring it to a minority by be
sport. Ahead of the launch of Swachh Survekshan 2020, ous precedent for neutralising the complaints of defection under no of the Speaker, who increasingly bers of the legislative party defect, ing paid hefty sums, simply to stay
consequences of the law time constraint. had become a political character and allowed the formation of a at home for six years.
the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Aff airs is once
altogether. The law originally protected the contrary to the expected neutral new party or “merger” with other Almost every political outfi t has
again trying to stir up competition among cities, by pre The phenomenon of defections Speaker’s decision from judicial constitutional role. The same political party if not less than two been party to such devious games,
ranking them for their performance during 2019 and as is not new to Indian politics. It has review. However, this safeguard could be witnessed in Shrimanth thirds of the party’s members with hardly any political will to
signing points to be added this year. As an idea, un been plaguing the political land was struck down in Kihoto Hollo- Balasaheb Patel & Ors vs Speaker commit to it. The 91st Constitu fi nd a solution.
leashing the competitive spirit among States may seem scape for over fi ve decades. The han v. Zachillhu and Others (1992). Karnataka Legislative Assembly & tional Amendment introduced in
appealing, but in reality, the problems confronting ur most prominent case was that of While the SC upheld the Speaker’s Ors (2019), where the threejudge 2003 deleted the provision allow The writer is former Chief Election
ban India require largescale infrastructure creation, Haryana’s Gaya Lal, originally an discretionary power, it under SC bench upheld the then Karna ing split. Commissioner of India and the author of
independent MLA who, in 1967, scored that the Speaker func taka Speaker’s decision of disqual The 91st Amendment also ‘An Undocumented Wonder — The Making
full adherence to legal requirements on waste manage
juggled between the Congress and tioned as a tribunal under the anti ifi cation of the 17 rebel MLAs. Ho barred the appointment of defec of the Great Indian Election’
ment, and transparent technical audits. Many cities re
main clueless on handling their waste, one shocking ex
ample being the rising mountain of garbage at the
Ghazipur landfi ll in Delhi. Ironically, Bhopal, which fi
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tax? And what would the the peak rate for the highest not a desirable result from an equity government, it is erosion in the Cen
rationale be? earners. Does this move the perspective or even from a growth tral government saving or increase
income tax regime to a more count for less than 2.5% of the GDP. perspective. If you look at the trajec in Central government dissaving.
D.K. Srivastava: We have to eval progressive one? So even if you make a small reduc <
> To increase both demand
and investment, the tory of the Indian economy, even in Now, one way in which we can
uate options available to the govern tion in that, it’s really not going to government could reduce periods of relatively better growth, both increase demand and increase
ment, in terms of the overall situa Surajit Mazumdar: I think there’s have any signifi cant impact on the the reason you’re not able to sustain investment is for the government to
its revenue defi cit, reduce
tion of government fi nances as well always a case for changing our slab slowdown. In the longer term, ho that high growth is that the kind of really reduce its revenue defi cit, re
its dissaving, but spend on
as in terms of the challenges to eco structure to make it a little bit more wever, I think we are in an economy distribution of income resulting duce its dissaving, but spend on
nomic growth. So far, no fi scal sti progressive than it actually happens in which we have a tax structure creating assets, particularly from that growth is too skewed in fa creating assets, particularly infras
mulus [measures] that have been to be at the moment because there’s that is too heavily weighted in fa infrastructure assets vour of a relatively small section of tructure assets.
announced from time to time have a very large range of incomes which vour of indirect taxes as well as a D.K. Srivastava the population. And if that is the
delivered any result. The monetary happen to be taxed at the same rate. low taxtoGDP ratio. So, in the lon outcome, you have a dependence In order to reinvigorate social
D.K. Srivastava stimulus, which has been going on However, if the idea is to reduce the ger run, we should be moving to itiative some time. Now, having al on a very narrow demand base, sector spending, whether it’s in
is chief policy since the beginning of 2019, has also revenues that the state is going to wards a larger proportion of direct ready considered that for CIT rates which is what is leading to the pro skills training, education or
advisor of EY not delivered any result. So, the mo get from income taxes because of taxes. And, therefore, a reduction in the norm is going to be 25%, with a blem that you’re facing today. So, if healthcare, what do you think
India. He was a mentum of slowdown appears to be concessions, then I think that hard direct taxes is not the way to go eith conditionality for new manufactur you are going to address that pro can be done using the
member of the continuing. And the impact of that ly solves the problem that we are er in the short term or in the long ing companies at 15%, we may not blem, then your tax structure has to framework of taxation to move
Twelfth Finance is on government revenues, particu facing in the economy today, for sev term. be able to keep, in the long run, our become more progressive rather the needle?
Commission larly Central government tax reve eral reasons: First, if you reduce the personal income tax rates, particu than regressive. So, I would not be
nues, which will also impact the income tax, and correspondingly There have been attempts in larly the highest slab rate, much out in favour of a fl at income tax struc SM: My view is rather contrary to
State governments. cover for the revenue loss by reduc the past as well to usher in of alignment with the CIT rate. ture. I would think that there is the dominant view that governs pol
So, in some sense, we now have a ing spending by the government, reforms on the direct taxes So, in some sense what the Minis much greater scope to improve icymaking. I think we need to move
confl ict. The confl ict is that if we then it really has no eff ect ultimately front. Now, given the current try of Finance needs to do is at least compliance, not necessarily by a re in the direction of greater govern
tend to reduce the income tax rates on the total expenditure in the eco fi scal constraints, again there is indicate to us what is the desired duction in rates or having a fl at rate, ment expenditure on all these sec
and bring them, at least the highest nomy because you’re replacing one a problem. But then there longterm framework that the go but by having a proper tax adminis tors and therefore, greater revenue
rate, in alignment with the lower expenditure with another — a cer would also be a school of vernment is looking at, even if the tration and improving the effi ciency mobilisation also, which is also con
CIT (corporate income tax) rate, tain expenditure with a more uncer opinion which would say: ‘The present constraints may not allow of the tax administration. sistent with the objective of reduc
Surajit then there would be a revenue loss. tain expenditure. Second, how ma fi scal pressure can’t get worse us to go all the way towards that fra ing the inequalities that exist in our
Mazumdar At the same time, there would be ny people pay income tax in this than this. So probably bite the mework. In my view, the CIT rate With respect to direct taxes, is society. So, to redress that inequali
is professor of some additional disposable income country? Roughly about 6 crore pe bullet now’. predetermines, in some sense, the the Budget going to be more ty as well as to allow the govern
Economics at the in the hands of middleincome ople fi le income tax returns. Within options that are available for the one of making policy ment to spend more on sectors that
Jawaharlal Nehru groups, who may increase their con that 6 crore almost 5 crore pay prac DKS: A good framework would be personal income tax (PIT) rates. statements and less of actual need expenditures, one has to at
University, sumption, which would be a bene tically no tax. So it’s a very small to put in perspective what is the We should not actually increase measures that would make a least use fi scal policy. We are not
New Delhi fi t. So, lower capacity for the go proportion of your population longterm reform that we want in our exemption limit because of the diff erence to people’s pockets? having any radical programme of as
vernment to make direct increases which is going to be aff ected by any the case of direct taxes. Now, as far whole issue of how many people are set redistribution in the economy.
in expenditure, but it has an indi reduction in income tax. And the as CIT is concerned, already the ma our tax assessees. If we keep in DKS: Yes, I think in the case of di At least, fi scal policy has to be used
rect capacity, which it can put in the problem for the economy today is jor step has been taken. And there creasing the exemption limit, then rect taxes, the Budget will only spell in a redistributive sense: in the
hands of the personal income tax that its demand base is too narrow. has been a signifi cant reduction in obviously our tax base would be out incremental changes in the PIT sense of taxing those who are taking
assessees. So, we have to now eval So if you try and expand demand the CIT rates in order to attract fo come narrower. So while keeping structure; CIT there may not be a large part of the cake and spend
uate this balance. only in that narrow base, that’s not reign investors, foreign companies the exemption limit where it is, much because already most of the ing it on activities which bring bene
My assessment is that the impact necessarily a resolution of the pro to set up their operations in India. maybe allow a small infl ation adjust action has taken place. And I think fi ts to others, but more importantly,
Scan the QR code to on government revenues, particu blem of the slowdown that you’re So far, there has been a very luke ment. But other than that, I think the constraint on stimulating de create assets and circumstances in
listen to the full larly the Central government’s gross facing. warm response. But nevertheless, I the options are going to be very li mand is very, very severe. And the which sustainable longterm growth
interview online tax revenues, is going to be very Overall personal income taxes ac think we have to give this entire in mited as far as PIT is concerned. policy options available for the Cen and development can happen.
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AIADMK suff ers a logistics support pools in sta
tions where two or more ser
will, however, be taken to
ensure optimisation of re
nance of the three services
“within three years of the
vices are currently guided by
their respective Service Acts.
tion for the workers in this
approach,” he said, calling
more demand and growth,”
Mr. Narayanan said.
setback in rural polls
The largest tally for the
AIADMK was from Thoothu
polls were held.
The DMK also won 15
Gehlot asks Harsh Vardhan to visit Kota hospital
kudi with 43 seats, Thanja seats for the post of district Death toll of Ensure no more infants die,
vur (40) and Theni (38). panchayat ward members,
The DMK’s allies, the Con while the AIADMK won 6. infants crosses
gress and the CPI, won 39
and 24 seats respectively in
The BJP, the CPI and the CPI
(M) won one seat each out of
100 in New Year Sonia tells Rajasthan govt.
panchayat unions. The the total tally of 24 for which Special Correspondent
AIADMK’s allies, the DMDK results were announced. JAIPUR Special Correspondent government and Chief
and the BJP, won in 33 and There are a total of 515 seats Amid the politics over the New Delhi Minister [Ashok Gehlot] that
24 seats. in this category. Except a few continuing deaths of infants Congress president Sonia there should not be a single
There are a total of 5,090 districts, the two parties at the governmentrun J.K. Gandhi on Thursday infant death in the future
seats for the post of pan were neck and neck with the Lon Children’s Hospital in conveyed to the Rajasthan because of medical
chayat union ward members counting continuing well Kota, Rajasthan Chief Minis government that no State negligence or lack of
across the 27 districts where past midnight. ter Ashok Gehlot on Thurs run hospital should report facilities,” Mr. Pande told
day asked Union Health Mi any infant death because of The Hindu.
nister Harsh Vardhan to visit poor facilities or negligence, “The BJP is trying to
said State party incharge distract the attention of the
Saryu to pursue charges it and to get himself apprised
of the facts.
The Congress government
Avinash Pande after briefi ng
her on the recent deaths in a
people from burning issues
like the CAA and the NRC. As
Mehbooba’s daughter claims she was detained Giriraj Singh’s remark
Iltija Mufti says she was not allowed to leave her Srinagar residence to visit grandfather’s grave
on ‘sanskriti’ sparks row
special correspondent school,” said the Union Mi
Peerzada Ashiq in the Valley for more than a mother to her house and Patna nister for Animal Husban
Srinagar week now, said she had not kept her there,” she said. Union Minister Giriraj Singh dry, Dairy and Fisheries.
Iltija Mufti, daughter of the been provided with any for “However, the prolonged de stoked a fresh controversy Opposition party leaders
on Thursday with his state in Bihar were quick to slam
Devi Prasad former Chief Minister and
Peoples Democratic Party
mal order regarding her de
tention or on the restric
tention of the entire political
leadership in Kashmir is ment that “most of the mis him for “uncalledfor state
sionary school students ments”. “Mr. Singh is known
Tripathi (PDP) president Mehbooba
Mufti, on Thursday alleged
tions. “I will move the court
in case of any formal orders.
aimed at breaking them
emotionally,” Ms. Mufti said. qualify for IIT, become engi for giving such controversial
neers but eat beef in foreign statements to remain in the
passes away that she had been detained
in her Srinagar residence
So far, I am told that I am
supposed to inform the SSG
SSG Director Muneer
Khan said Ms. Mufti was an countries.” news... I urge media people
and barred from visiting the beforehand about the place SSG protectee and did not Opposition parties not to give him space for
Special Correspondent graveyard where her grand where I plan to visit and seek follow the protocol. “It’s a lie slammed Mr. Singh for his such uncalledfor state
NEW DELHI
father Mufti Mohammad permission from the district she was detained,” Mr. Khan “uncalledfor statement”. ments and he will stop
Devi Prasad Tripathi, gen Sayeed is buried. The police, magistrate fi rst. This only re said. “Students who go to mis shooting his mouth off ,”
eral secretary of the Na however, said she had not On alert: Policemen checking vehicles in Srinagar amid a row fl ects that nothing is normal “At very short notice, sionary schools qualify for Rashtriya Janata Dal leader
tionalist Congress Party followed the protocol laid over the detaining of Iltija Mufti on Thursday. NISSAR AHMAD * in Kashmir as is being [she] suggested she was visit IIT and become engineers, and MLA Bhai Virendra said.
(NCP), passed away here down for Special Security claimed,” the detained PDP ing Bijbehara. It requires but when they go abroad “I wonder how such a se
on Thursday. Widely re Group (SSG) protectees. cannot as the Director, SSG who has been a vocal face for leader’s younger daughter permission from the local most of them start eating nior leader like Giriraj Singh
nowned for his erudition “I informed the SSG had passed such orders. I the detained PDP leader said. authorities too. So we decid beef because they do not can say such things... it is a
and oratory, Tripathi, 70, around 11.30 a.m. about my was thereafter detained and since the revocation of J&K’s Sources said Ms. Mufti had ed to stop her here,” said the know about our sanskar and ridiculous statement,” said
was the party Rajya Sabha intention to visit the gra not allowed to step out of my special status and who also met her incarcerated mother police offi cial, who also sanskriti (traditional values senior State Congress leader
member from 2012 to 2016. veyard of my grandfather in home. I off ered to drive in a runs her mother’s Twitter during her latest stay in the serves as the Additional Di and culture),” Mr. Singh said Akhilesh Singh.
Tripathi had been ailing south Kahsmir’s Bijbehara,” private vehicle, which was handle, told The Hindu. Valley. “The authorities rectorGeneral of Police at a gathering in Begusarai Rashtriya Lok Samta Par
from cancer for the last Ms. Mufti said. “I was told I also declined,” Ms. Mufti, Ms. Mufti, who has been could have easily moved my (ADGP), Law and Order. on Thursday. ty spokesman Anand Mad
three years. He is survived “I would say a sloka hav too condemned Mr.
by his wife and three sons. (hymn) of the Bhagavad Gita Singh for his “unnecessary
“He was a guide and
mentor to all of us. We will Government rejigs team India, Nepal 19 CBI offi cials transferred must be taught in every statement”.
miss his wise counsel and
to hold talks In Goa, four proCAA
guidance which he had gi
ven us from the day NCP
handling Ayodhya issue on Kalapani
or given additional charge
was established,” said Su
priya Sule, Lok Sabha MP
Special Correspondent and the related court judg Abhay Singh moved to Delhi
Congress leaders quit
for Baramati.
New Delhi ments will be put up by the Special Correspondent Press Trust of India Former Panaji Congress
Also known as DPT by The Ministry of Home Af Deputy Secretary to the Ad NEW DELHI Special Correspondent Vijayendra Bidari, SP in Panaji block committee president
his friends and colleagues, fairs reorganised its depart ditional Secretary ( JKL) Nepal and India will re NEW DELHI Economic Off encesIII, has Four Goa Congress leaders Prasad Amonkar, former
Tripathi was born in Sul ments, delegating the through the Joint Secretary solve the Kalapani border In a reshuffl e, 19 offi cials of been shifted to the Interpol resigned from the party on block committee secretary
tanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and charge of the Ayodhya desk ( JKL),” the order reads. issue through dialogue, the the CBI have been trans Coordination unit. He has Thursday to protest against Dinesh Kubal, former youth
grew up in Howrah and to the JammuKashmir and Joint Secretary (Women Ministry of External Aff airs ferred or given additional also been given the charge its stand on the Citizenship leader Shivraj Tarkar and
was educated at the Allaha Ladakh ( JKL) Aff airs Divi Safety) Punya Salila Srivas said on Thursday. charge. of systems wing. Amendment Act (CAA) and north Goa minority cell
bad University and the Ja sion, according to an inter tava has been given the ad At the weekly press inte Abhay Singh, DIG, who is three of them later joined chief Javed Sheikh quit the
waharlal Nehru University nal order of the Ministry. ditional charge of the raction, the offi cial spokes supervising the investiga Anti-corruption unit the Bharatiya Janata Party party in the morning, saying
where he became the pre Earlier, all matters relat merged Internal Security person of the Ministry said tion in the Muzaff arpur shel Kiran S., SP, part of the team (BJP), ahead of the saff ron they were in favour of the
sident of the JNU Students ing to the Ayodhya dispute DivisionI. the latest political map of terhome sexual assault cas pursuing the AgustaWes party’s rally here on Friday. amended citizenship law.
Union ( JNUSU) during the and the litigation in the Su The Ministry is working India refl ects the sovereign es, has been sent to the tland and the Vijay Mallya
Emergency. preme Court were handled on the modalities for esta territory of India. Economic Off ences Wing cases, has been posted in
Despite his congenital by the Internal Security Di blishing a trust for the con “Our map depicts the so (Delhi) from the Special the AntiCorruptionV unit.
nearblind condition, Tri visionII. The order says the struction of a Ram temple vereign territory of India. Crime Branch (Kolkata). Among the others trans
pathi overcame his physi Internal Security DivisionII in Ayodhya, as mandated by The new map in no man Nitin Deep Blaggan, DGP, ferred or allocated addition
cal limitations and has been merged with the the Supreme Court in its ner revised our boundary who heads the AntiCorrup al charge are Jayadevan A,
achieved academic excel Internal Security DivisionI. November 9, 2019 ruling in with Nepal. The boundary tion unit, has been given the Sudhanshu Dhar Mishra,
lence. He began his politi The JKL Division is head the Ram JanmabhoomiBa delineation exercise with additional charge of Anti P.K. Manjhi, Jay Narayan Ra
cal career as an adviser to ed by Additional Secretary bri Masjid case. Nepal is ongoing under the CorruptionV unit. na, Santanu Kar, P.K. Pan
Rajiv Gandhi in 1983. Gyanesh Kumar, who The trust must be set up existing mechanism,” said Assistant InspectorGen dey, Abhishek Dular, Anoop
He became a founding played a key role in the deci within three months of the Raveesh Kumar highlight eral (Policy) Vivek Priyadar T. Mathew, Rajpal Meena
member of the NCP along sion to withdraw the special order. ing India’s position on the shi has been transferred to and Shiyas A, SPs.
side Sharad Pawar and P.A. status of Jammu and Kash The court asked the go Kalapani region of Uttarak Jaipur. Partha Mukherjee, At the Addl. SP level, San
Sangma because of diff e mir and split the erstwhile vernment to formulate a hand. The issue was raised SP of the Economic Off enc jay Kumar Sinha, Gajanand
rences with the Congress State into two UTs. scheme for setting up a after India published a new esIV unit in Kolkata, will re Bairwa and S.D. Mishra have
leadership in 1999. “The Ayodhya matters trust. political map. place him. been transferred.
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the government on the is and NRC],” Ministry spokes Constitution, Mr. Kumar further strengthen bilateral lamic Cooperation (OIC). fl ags and shouted slogans as
sues that have set off protests person Raveesh Kumar told said. ties. Bangladesh Deputy Fo Dismissing reports that the Mr. Sonowal was going to force on a protester who re man on Thursday said the
in various parts of the coun journalists, adding that this “We asked [the embas reign Minister Shahriar OIC plans a special meet on the ashram of Vaishnative sisted detention. “An agita member who was caned
try, the Ministry said the re was done in addition to sies] to convey that the Act Alam, who cancelled his visit Kashmir and the CAA in Pa cult leader Krishnaguru. tor who was detained was was undergoing treatment
ports were “factually incor meeting diplomats in Delhi. provides expedited consider to Delhi in December osten kistan, he said they were caned once or twice for at a hospital in Nalbari.
rect”. The government’s brief ation for Indian citizenship sibly over the passage of the “speculative” at present. Chased away pushing after he was de
A video showed the security tained. The security person BJP’s charge
personnel chasing away the nel did not resort to any ba The Bharatiya Janata Party,
Back home: Activist Ekta Shekhar reunited with her 14-month-old baby in Varanasi on
Thursday, after a court granted bail to her and her husband Ravi Shekhar. PTI
people they have nothing to
fear” when Section 144 was
imposed in his Lok Sabha
illegally, says border force head
*
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
constituency of Varanasi on
They were arrested while going to India or returning home
‘BJP talks of Emergency, but “359 out of 365 days”.
Under the Code of Crimi
nal Procedure, Section 144
ing to fear,” Ms. Vadra tweet
ed, and tagged a The Hindu
report from Varanasi pu Suvojit Bagchi
Kolkata
desh in New Delhi from De on bail.
prohibits an assembly of blished on Thursday. cember 25 to 30, 2019. A couple of weeks ago,
AGP workers
question
leaders on CAA
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
GUWAHATI
Members of the Asom Ga
na Parishad, an ally of the
ruling Bharatiya Janata Par
ty in Assam, on Thursday
questioned their leaders
for supporting the Citizen
ship (Amendment) Act.
Party workers laid siege
to the AGP headquarters
here and pointed out that
the leaders’ decision to be
on the same page with the
BJP had made them “lose
face”. They were critical of
Ministers Atul Bora, Kesh
ab Mahanta and Phani
Bhushan Choudhury for
backing the CAA. Mr. Bora
is the AGP president.
The Ministers also came
under attack for criticising
former Chief Minister and
AGP founderpresident
Prafulla Kumar Mahanta,
who has opposed the CAA.
BJP State president Ran
jeet K. Dass blamed the vio
lent start to the antiCAA
agitation on Maoists and
the Popular Front of India
(PFI). “The torching of the
house of BJP MLA Binod
Hazarika at Chabua [in Tin
sukia district] and govern
ment buildings was done
by Maoists through the
Krishak Mukti Sangram
Samiti,” he said, adding the
authorities were tracking
PFI members trying to
start communal riots.
CM
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Taiwan’s top military offi cial killed in crash Relief for Netanyahu as SC
Air Force’s Gen. Shen Yiming was among 8 killed as chopper forcelanded in a hilly area near Taipei refuses to rule on his eligibility
Reuters Ms. Tsai, who is seeking
TAIPEI reelection, cancelled all PM asks Parliament to grant him immunity from prosecution
Taiwan’s top military offi cial campaign activities until Sa
was among eight people turday, while opposition pre Isabel Kershner described the election pe
killed on Thursday, after a sidential candidate Han Kuo JERUSALEM riod as a “kingdom of uncer
helicopter carrying them to yu of the Kuomintang party With Prime Minister Benja tainty,” adding a ruling
visit soldiers crashed in a called off campaigns until min Netanyahu under in would signifi cantly depend
mountainous area near the Friday. “Kuomintang urges dictment, Israel’s Supreme on the results and which
capital Taipei, the Defence related authorities to probe Court on Thursday refused candidate comes out on top.
Ministry said. the incident as soon as possi to weigh in on whether a Under Israeli law, a Prime
The main portion of the ble and make a thorough prime ministerial candidate Minister charged with
helicopter lay in a northern check on the same type of charged with serious crimes crimes can remain in offi ce
forest wreathed in mist, its aircraft to prevent the trage can be asked to form a new until a fi nal verdict, in part
blades shattered, as dozens dy from happening again,” government. to ensure legal authorities
of rescuers combed the the party said in a statement. The decision gave Mr. Ne Benjamin Netanyahu cannot topple a Prime Minis
wreck for survivors, pictures The helicopter involved in tanyahu a temporary re ter. The resignation of an Is
released by emergency auth Thursday’s incident was one prieve ahead of a general court to resolve the question raeli leader automatically
orities showed. of 60 UH60M Black Hawk election on March 2 and of Mr. Netanyahu’s eligibili brings down the govern
helicopters the United States staved off a potential show ty, after he was indicted in ment. There is nothing in
Five survive sold to Taiwan in 2010, the down between the govern November on charges of the law to stop Mr. Netanya
The reasons for the crash, in Major loss: A rescue team searching for missing military offi cers after the helicopter crashed offi cial Central News Agency ment and the judiciary. bribery, fraud and breach of hu, Israel’s longestserving
the wake of a forced landing, near Taipei on January 2. Air Force General Shen Yiming, inset, died in the crash. REUTERS *
said. On Wednesday, he took trust in three corruption cas Prime Minister, from run
were unknown, the military Although the Unites States the contentious step of ask es. He has denied any ning for a fourth consecutive
said in a statement, adding Defence Minister to launch our military and national kesman told a news confe has no formal diplomatic ties ing Parliament to grant him wrongdoing. term in offi ce, and there is
that the chief of general staff , an investigation. defence.” rence broadcast live on with Taiwan, it is the island’s immunity from prosecution. During the hearing, the no limit to how many terms
Air Force General Shen Yi “We must fi nd out the rea The Defence Ministry said television. strongest international back Mr. Netanyahu is Israel’s fi rst judges made clear they felt it he can serve.
ming, had died, while fi ve of son for the incident,” she it had dispatched a rescue er and main arms supplier. sitting Prime Minister to be was premature to rule on the Mr. Netanyahu is accused
the 13 aboard survived. told reporters in the north team following the Black Elections on Jan. 11 The de facto U.S. Embassy charged with crimes and the petition before the election of trading offi cial favours
Gen. Shen, who took up eastern county of Yilan, Hawk helicopter’s crash in The incident, which comes a in Taiwan expressed its con fi rst to run for reelection — the third in a year — and worth hundreds of millions
his post in July, was Taiwan’s where the helicopter had New Taipei City, after avia week before democratic Tai dolences, saying it stood rea while under such a serious they appeared far from eag of dollars to Israeli media
highestranking general to been heading after setting tion authorities lost contact wan holds presidential and dy to assist in the aftermath legal cloud. er to intervene at such a del moguls in exchange for posi
die in the line of duty, Presi out from Taipei. with the craft at 8:07 a.m. parliamentary elections on of the tragedy, but without Dozens of people from Is icate time. tive news coverage, as well
dent Tsai Ingwen said, ad “Most importantly, (we) “Eight of our colleagues January 11, disrupted cam detailing what such help rael’s hightech industry and In their ruling on Thurs as cigars, Champagne and
ding that she had asked the must ensure the stability of were killed,” a military spo paign events. might entail. academia had petitioned the day, the three senior justices jewellery. NY TIMES
U.S. airlines face risk of extremist Turkey approves Libya military deployment
activity in Pakistan airspace: FAA Ankara had received a request for ment motion as a “political
signal” aimed at deterring
Exercise caution during fl ight operations, the regulator warns support from the Tripolibased govt. Haftar’s Army.
“After it passes, if the oth
Press Trust of India airspace of Pakistan due to aircraft operating at low alti Agence France-Presse and the United Arab Emi er side changes its attitude
Ankara
New Delhi extremist/militant activity,” tudes, including during the rates. and says, ‘OK, we are with
The U.S. Federal Aviation said the FAA, in a notice to arrival and departure phas Turkey’s Parliament passed President Recep Tayyip drawing, we are abandoning
Administration (FAA) on airmen (NOTAM) dated De es of fl ights. a Bill on Thursday approving Erdogan’s offi ce confi rmed our off ensive,’ then what
Thursday warned American cember 30, 2019. “The ongoing presence of a military deployment to Li last Friday that a request for should we go there for?”
airlines and their pilots that The NOTAM is applicable extremist/militant elements bya, aimed at shoring up the military support had been The Bill passed easily
there is risk involved in oper to all U.S.based airlines and operating in Pakistan poses UNbacked government in received from the Tripoli through Turkey’s Parlia
ating fl ights in Pakistan air U.S.based pilots. a continued risk to U.S. civil Tripoli. based Government of Na ment, by 325 votes to 184.
space due to “extremist or The U.S. regulator said in aviation from smallarms The beleaguered Tripoli tional Accord (GNA). Military push: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaking at a A UN report in November
militant activity”, according its NOTAM that there conti fi re, complex attacks against government has been under No details have been given symposium in Ankara on Thursday. REUTERS *
said several countries were
to an offi cial document. nues to be a risk to U.S. civil airports, indirect weapons sustained attack since April on the scale of the potential violating the arms embargo
“Exercise caution during aviation sector from attacks fi re, and antiaircraft fi re, by military strongman Gen deployment, and VicePresi yet been set. ding that parliamentary ap on Libya in place since the
fl ight operations. There is a against airports and aircraft any of which could occur eral Khalifa Haftar, who is dent Fuat Oktay told state “We are ready. Our armed proval would be valid for a overthrow of its longtime
risk to U.S. civil aviation op in Pakistan, particularly for with little or no warning,” it backed by Turkey’s regional news agency Anadolu on forces and our Defence Mi year. dictator Moamer Kadhafi in
erating in the territory and aircraft on the ground and said. rivals — Saudi Arabia, Egypt Wednesday that no date had nistry are ready,” he said, ad He described the Parlia 2011.
arrest warrant for Ghosn
Former Nissan boss fl ed from Japan
unveil government programme Islamabad to boost ties
It comes after Pak. skipped Malaysia event
Reuters The Greens and the conservatives form coalition govt. Press Trust of India created over Pakistan skip
BEIRUT/TOKYO Islamabad ping the Kuala Lumpur sum Castro drops out of 2020
Lebanon received an Inter Agence France-Presse himself as a tough antiimmi ing the OeVP as “powerful as Abu Dhabi Crown Prince mit to apparently appease presidential race
pol arrest warrant on Thurs Vienna gration fi ghter — said his Pe never before”. Sheikh Mohammad bin Saudi Arabia and the UAE. WASHINGTON
day for fugitive former Nis Austria’s conservatives and ople’s Party (OeVP) and the It is the Greens’ fi rst entry Zayed Al Nahyan on Thurs Prime Minister Khan had Julian Castro, the grandson
san boss Carlos Ghosn, their Green partners were Greens had “succeeded in into the Austrian govern day arrived here on a day confi rmed Pakistan’s parti of a Mexican immigrant who
while Turkey launched an set to present the govern uniting the best of both ment at a national level — long visit, amidst criticism cipation in the summit host became San Antonio Mayor
investigation into his daring ment programme of their worlds” in protracted nego and that in the unlikely mar of the UAE for siding with ed by Malaysia, but skipped and a U.S. Housing Secretary,
escape from Japan. unprecedented coalition, a tiations aimed at “protecting riage of conservatives and Saudi Arabia to put pressure the event at the eleventh suspended his 2020
Ghosn has become an in plan with rightwing leader the climate and borders”. ecologists. on Pakistan to skip a key hour due to pressure exert Democratic presidential run
ternational fugitive after he Sebastian Kurz’s clear impri Observers say Germany conference of Muslim na ed by Saudi Arabia and the on Thursday after a
revealed on Tuesday that he Carlos Ghosn matur that could set a Euro ‘Daring experiment’ and others may follow suit as tions in Malaysia. United Arab Emirates — key candidacy overshadowed by
had fl ed to Lebanon to es pean precedent. “Historic accord fi xed” ran parties seek to cater to vo Prime Minister Imran fi nancial backers of the more famous liberals. His
cape what he called a Lebanon, the country of his The two parties an the Kurier daily’s main hea ters’ increasingly populist Khan received the Crown cashstripped country. departure from the
campaign, a month or so
“rigged” justice system in childhood, where his invest nounced late on Wednesday dline on Thursday, while a sentiments as well as wor Prince at the Nur Khan Air The Summit from Decem
ahead of early nominating
Japan. ments include a stake in a that they had agreed to gov column in the leftleaning ries about climate change base and personally drove ber 1921 was seen by Saudis
contests in Iowa and New
The Interpol red notice bank, real estate and a ern together after key elec Standard described the coa amid student protests fol him from the airport. It was as an attempt to create a
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was received by Lebanon’s vineyard. tion gains in September fol lition as a “daring experi lowing calls by activist Greta for the second time that Mr. new bloc in the Muslim Democratic candidates in a
internal security forces and Meanwhile, Turkish pol lowing a corruption scandal ment” and a “political Thunberg . Khan drove his vehicle as he world that could become an still crowded field seeking
has yet to be referred to the ice has detained seven peo that broke apart 33yearold adventure”. In Austria’s September did during the Prince’s last alternative to the dysfunc the party’s nomination to
judiciary, a Lebanese judi ple as part of an investiga Mr. Kurz’s ruling coalition Papers said the pact bore polls, the Greens got 13.9% visit in January 2019. tional Organisation of Islam take on Republican President
cial source told Reuters. tion into Ghosn’s passage with the far right. the conservatives’ stamp, while the OeVP got 37.5% of The visit comes in the ic Cooperation led by the Donald Trump in November
Ghosn has deep ties to through the country. Mr. Kurz — who has styled with tabloid Oesterreich bill votes. wake of the controversy Gulf Kingdom. election. REUTERS
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02-01-2020
Sensex dddddddddddddddddddddd 41,627 ddddddddddddd -0.78
US Dollar dddddddddddddddddddd 71.38 ddddddddddddd -0.22
Gold ddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 39,892 ddddddddddddddd0.10
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Sugar output drops by close to a third Divestments in Air India,
BPCL unlikely this fi scal
Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddd 66.21 ddddddddddddddd0.23
Production in fi rst 3 months of marketing year at 7.79 MT, prices remain stable, exports at good pace
Process is facing delays, says offi cial
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ers on time,” ISMA said. loss of sucrose content in the
NEW DELHI Releasing the latest pro fl oodaff ected sugarcane Press Trust of India ₹ 60,000 crore if it were to
NIFTY 50 The country’s sugar produc duction data, it said the crop. Mumbai sell its entire 53% stake, will
PRICE CHANGE
Adani Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383.15. . . . . . . . . 5.50
tion has fallen sharply by country’s total sugar produc About 137 sugar mills were In what can potentially hurt be completed this fi scal, the
Asian Paints. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1790.65. . . . . . . . -2.55 30.22% to 7.79 million tonne tion has dropped to 7.79 MT in operation till December the math for the ongoing fi s offi cial said, ‘unlikely’.
Axis Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756.95. . . . . . . . . 8.25 (MT) in the fi rst three till December 2019 from 11.17 2019 against 189 mills in the cal, a senior government of On Container Corpora
Bajaj Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3121.00. . . . . . -29.10
Bajaj Finserv. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 9505.60. . . . . 127.15
months of current marketing million tonne in the same pe same period last year. fi cial said strategic divest tion (Concor) and Air India
Bajaj Finance . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 4246.05. . . . . . . 14.75 year ending September, but riod of the 201819 marketing ments in Air India, BPCL as well, the offi cial said the
Bharti Airtel . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 455.20. . . . . . . . . 1.90 exmill prices have remained year (OctoberSeptember). Production in U.P. rises and Container Corporation sale would not go through in
BPCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487.55. . . . . . . . -4.10 stable so far, helping mills In its fi rst estimate, ISMA Production in Uttar Pradesh, are ‘unlikely’ to be complet the current fi scal ending
Britannia Ind . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3053.40. . . . . . . 13.75
Cipla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473.50. . . . . . . . -2.40 clear cane payment to farm had pegged sugar produc the country’s second largest ed in FY20. Work on all March 31. The offi cial said
Coal India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211.10. . . . . . . . -0.85 ers on time, ISMA said. tion lower at 26 MT this year producing State, rose to 3.31 these companies is on and the government is prepar
Dr Reddys Lab . . . . . . . .. . . . 2864.90. . . . . . -14.50 However, sugar exports from 33.16 MT in 201819. MT so far compared to 3.10 the process is facing delays ing the fi nancial statements
Eicher Motors. . . . . . . . .. 21600.85. . . -474.95
GAIL (India). . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 123.55. . . . . . . . . 2.35
are happening at a good Sugar production in Mah MT a year ago. due to “surprises” encoun and getting the data room
Grasim Ind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 766.35. . . . . . . 23.85 pace, Indian Sugar Mills As arashtra — the country’s lar On exports, ISMA said the tered once the wheels began ready for the sale.
HCL Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573.55. . . . . . . . . 1.60 sociation (ISMA), quoting gest sugar producing State — government is in the process moving, the offi cial from the Till now, the industry has
HDFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2466.40. . . . . . . 32.45
HDFC Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1286.75. . . . . . . . . 8.15
market data, said, adding dropped to 1.65 MT till De of reviewing actual exports Department of Investment shown ‘excitement’ over the
Hero MotoCorp . . . . . .. . . . 2429.45. . . . . . . . -3.10 mills have so far contracted cember 2019 against 4.45 MT made by mills against MAEQ and Public Asset Manage companies which are being
Hindalco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220.15. . . . . . . . . 5.85 for shipment of over 2.5 MT in the same period last year, during October—December ment (Dipam) said. fl oated, the offi cial said, ad
Hind Unilever . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1938.05. . . . . . . . . 1.50
ICICI Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540.60. . . . . . . . . 3.85
of sugar under the govern in north India and at ₹ 3,100 ments like Uttar Pradesh, Ut the data showed. 2019 quarter, and has alrea The Ministry had budget ding that there are addition
IndusInd Bank . . . . . . . .. . . . 1529.00. . . . . . . 44.70 ment’s MAEQ (Maximum Ad 3,250 per quintal in south In tarakhand and Punjab have dy announced in the policy ed to garner ₹ 1.05 lakh crore al details which may be
Bharti Infratel . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 253.65. . . . . . . . -0.80 missible Export Quantity dia, ISMA added. not hiked the state advised Sugar recovery to reallocate unexported qu from divestments during sought by potential bidders.
Infosys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 734.70. . . . . . . . -2.15 Quota). “Since the Centre has not price (SAP), exmill prices re The average sugar recovery ota to the sugar mills that the fi scal. When asked if the The strategic sale in Ship
Indian OilCorp . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 127.00. . . . . . . . . 1.05
ITC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239.85. . . . . . . . . 1.75 Exmill sugar prices have increased the fair and re main stable and mills are in a in Maharashtra has declined have exported and are will strategic divestment in ping Corporation of India is
JSW Steel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276.45. . . . . . . . . 8.35 remained steady in the range munerative price (FRP) for better position to be able to to 10% from 10.5% achieved ing to take additional quota BPCL, which alone can fetch at a certain stage and going
Kotak Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1671.55. . . . . . . . -2.50 of ₹ 3,2503,350 per quintal 201920 as also State govern pay cane prices to the farm in the yearago period due to beyond their MAEQ. the government over strong, the offi cial said.
L&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1345.30. . . . . . . 35.35
M&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539.85. . . . . . . . . 3.25
Maruti Suzuki . . . . . . . . .. . . . 7329.85. . . . . . . 18.15
UltraTech Cement . .. . . . 4244.80. . . . . 179.80 New Delhi Banks’ credit and deposits Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Acreage Licensing Policy Bharat Bond Exchange
UPL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595.45. . . . . . . . . 7.20 The country’s manufactur grew by 7.1% and 10.09% to Thursday walked away with (OALP) with an area of about Traded Fund (ETF) made
Vedanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159.45. . . . . . . . . 4.85
Wipro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248.30. . . . . . . . . 0.60 ing sector activity improved ₹ 99.47 lakh crore and all the seven oil and gas 18,510 sq km. its debut on the bourses on
YES Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.35. . . . . . . . . 0.70 in December, driven by new ₹ 130.08 lakh crore in the blocks on off er in the latest “With the culmination of Thursday with the units
Zee Entertainment . . . . . . 289.60. . . . . . . . . 0.95 orders that rose at the fas fortnight ended December bid round that saw just eight Bid Round IV today (Thurs closing marginally above
test pace since July, as com 20, respectively, according bids coming in. day), we have awarded 94 the issue price of ₹ 1,000.
panies ramped up produc to latest Reserve Bank data. ONGC signed contracts blocks under the explora While the units of Bharat
EXCHANGE RATES tion and resumed hiring In the yearago fort for the seven blocks at an Dharmendra Pradhan tion policy in a very short Bond ETF maturing in
Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit eff orts, a monthly survey night, banks’ advances event where Oil Minister time span of two and a half 2023 closed at ₹ 1,000.75,
except yen at 4 p.m. on January 02
said on Thursday. “Factories benefi ted from stood at ₹ 92.87 lakh crore, Dharmendra Pradhan and and Oil India Ltd. participat years. These 94 blocks cover those with a 10year matur
CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL
US Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 71.17. . . . . . . 71.49
Notwithstanding the im a rebound in demand and while deposits were at other Ministry offi cials were ing. ONGC put in bids for all an exploratory area of ap ity in 2030 settled the day
Euro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 79.61. . . . . . . 79.97 provement in operating responded by scaling up ₹ 118.16 lakh crore. also present. seven blocks on off er, while proximately 1,36,800 sq. km at ₹ 1,002.
British Pound . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 93.92. . . . . . . 94.38 conditions during Decem production to the greatest In the previous fortnight “These seven blocks are Oil India put in an off er for over 16 Indian sedimentary Further, about 45,000
Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 65.43. . . . . . . 65.72
Chinese Yuan . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 10.22. . . . . . . 10.27
ber, companies were cau extent since May. There ended December 6, credit adding exploration acreage one block at the close of bid basins,” Mr. Pradhan said. units of the ETF were trad
Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 73.29. . . . . . . 73.63 tious regarding the annual were also renewed increas had grown by 7.91% to of 18,510 sq. km spread over ding on October 31, 2019. “Investors in the 94 ed on Thursday.
Singapore Dollar . . . . . . .. . 52.80. . . . . . . 53.04 outlook of 2020, and this es in input purchasing and ₹ 99.34 lakh crore and de three sedimentary basins of ONGC was the sole bidder blocks have committed Earlier in the day, Anu
Canadian Dollar . . . . . . . . .. . 54.72. . . . . . . 54.97
Malaysian Ringitt . . . . . .. . 17.40. . . . . . . 17.49
could have an impact on job employment during Decem posits had increased by India and have a resource for fi ve blocks in Madhya 29,270 line km of 2D seismic radha Thakur, Joint Secre
Source:Indian Bank
creation and investment in ber,” said Pollyanna de Li 10.27% to ₹ 131.05 lakh potential of approximately Pradesh and one in West survey and 43,272 sq. km of tary, Department of Invest
the year, the survey said. ma, principal economist at crore. On a yearonyear 33 billion barrels of oil and Bengal and it was locked in 3D seismic survey [and] 369 ment and Public Asset
The IHS Markit India Ma IHS Markit. basis, banks’ credit growth oil equivalent gas,” he said. competition with Oil India numbers of exploratory Management (DIPAM) said
nufacturing PMI rose from New work orders wit slowed to 7.2% to ₹ 86.73 The latest licensing round for one block in Rajasthan. wells. This will generate in the strong response that
BULLION RATES CHENNAI
51.2 in November to 52.7 in nessed a marked improve lakh crore in November for allowing companies to ONGC walked away with vestment... of $2.35 billion the off ering received has gi
January 02 rates in rupees with pre-
vious rates in parentheses December, registering the ment, with the pace of ex 2019 from a 13.8% increase explore for oil and natural all the seven blocks on supe (about ₹ 16,450 crore) over ven the government confi
Retail Silver (1g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.4. . . . . . . (50.9) ‘jointstrongest’ improve pansion picking up to the to ₹ 80.93 lakh crore in the gas was held on revamped rior bids. According to the the next 3/4 years in the ex dence for similar issuances
22 ct gold (1 g) . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 3736. . . . . . (3742) ment in 10 months. fastest since July. yearago period. terms but saw only ONGC Directorate General of Hy ploratory activities alone.” in the future.
Committee of Creditors Nifty closes at a record
extends Jet’s EoI deadline high amid global rally
‘Final extension before liquidation’ PBC easing reserves norm brings cheer
Special Correspondent SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT reserves, releasing around
MUMBAI Mumbai 800 billion yuan ($114.91 bil
The Committee of Creditors Buoyed by a strong surge in lion) in funds to shore up
(CoC) of Jet Airways (India) the global markets, the In the slowing economy,” said
Ltd., at their seventh meet dian benchmark indices re Siddhartha Khemka, Head –
ing held in Mumbai, ap gistered signifi cant gains on Retail Research, Motilal Os
proved a proposal to extend Thursday, with the broader wal Financial Services.
the deadline for accepting Nifty closing at a new all
Expression of Interest (EoI) time high. U.S.-China deal
from interested parties to Ja The 50share Nifty gained “Sentiments also got boost
nuary 15, 2020 from the ear 99.70 points, or 0.82%, to ed by U.S. President Donald
lier January 6, 2020. In anticipation of a fa close at a record high of Trump’s announcement on
They have also decided vourable news, Jet Airways 12,282.20. Meanwhile, the Tuesday that the Phase 1
that this would be the last stock on Tuesday closed Sensex ended the day at trade deal with China will be
extension of deadline, fail with a gain of 4.99% at 41,626.64, up 320.62 points, signed on January 15,” he
ing which liquidation pro ₹ 32.60. The CoC also decid or 0.78%. added.
ceedings will kick in. ed to get some of Jet Airways Market participants attri The announcement led to
Recently, the NCLT, Mum assets released and may buted the rally to the an a global rally with the Hang
bai, had granted 90 days’ ex have to make payment. nouncement by the Chinese Seng gaining over 1%.
tension for the resolution of A member of the CoC said central bank — People’s Most of the European
Jet Airways case. they discussed about the Bank of China (PBC) — that it markets were also trading
A few more players other contours of releasing such would take steps, including strong with some of the
than the Synergy Group of assets. A European cargo lowering the reserve re benchmarks gaining over 1%
Brazil are in the fray. service provider seized a quirement ratio, to boost during the trading session.
These include the Hindu Boeing 777300 plane of Jet economic growth. “Global Back in India, the market
ja Group, Hyderabadbased Airways at Amsterdam on markets cheered the news breadth was quite strong
ground handling company account of non payment of that China’s central bank with more than 1,700 gain
Turbo Aviation, and a Du dues and this aircraft may has cut the amount of cash ers on BSE, as against less
baibased fund. be released. that all banks must hold as than 800 declines.
mer’s Children, comprises only vi
suals and no text and comes at a She agrees that public art is not Milk moustache
time when we are being bombard always an easy space to work in.
ed with information. . Each panel is “But it is not as if I know how to in
detailed and brings alive a rubber habit it; it is a learning process. I
plantation in Kerala, where the don’t revisit my work. I think of it
book is set. as a learning process. And that has
Anpu, who has painted public allowed me to try a new medium.
art murals across the country, says All of this happened because I
of her selfpublished book, “It took broke out of my studio practice, ex
me two years to draw for the book panded my skills, and not think I
and a year to look around for pu am precious.” Unlike murals, Anpu
blishers. The whole process took says, comics take a much longer
around three years.” Her fi rst silent time to make. “Graffi ti is faster, it
comic was Jaba, in 2014, but she
says Summer’s Children is larger.
“Summer’s Children is a story of
my childhood in Pala, Kottayam,
where I spent the fi rst three years
The visuals say it all ple at Khirki Extension, Delhi. My
takes me about three to fi ve days.
But the comic took me days to do.”
Anpu’s next project is a mural
for Daksh, a Bengalurubased civil
society organisation focused on
of my childhood, and then subse
Artist Anpu Varkey describes her silent comic fi rst wall was 20 by 40 feet. It was a solving the problem of pendency of
quent summer vacations. The Summer’s Children as a sepia-tinted memory realisation that this is something I cases in the Indian legal system. To Bhagyalaxmi Dairy, Pune, has a brand called Pride of Cows
place does not exist any more, so can do.” celebrate 70 years of the Constitu that delivers milk daily, within 8-10 hours of the milking
the book is about memory and Baroda, and received a diploma in Anpu is wellknown for her pu Of public art being seeing as an tion and our Republic, Daksh is or process. They say they use technology to feed the cows,
loss,” she says. Fine Arts at Central St Martins blic art, such as of a 158foot mural act of reclaiming the streets, she ganising several events between milk them, process the milk, and package it into bottles.
The story is a visual narration Byam Shaw School of Art, London. of Mahatma Gandhi in the Delhi says, “I don’t think I am above Constitution Day (November 26, The milk is transported under temperature-controlled
from the perspective of two si The power of the silent comic, says Police Headquarters in ITO, Delhi, anything when I am on the streets; 2019) and Republic Day ( January conditions. The brand claims there are no additives or
blings, and their explorations over Anpu, is that the reader can inter made in collaboration with Ger this is when I am totally humble. 26, 2020). The campaign, called preservatives, and that the 2,000 cows they have are fed
a day. “This book is mainly for pret the story in their own way. man artist Hendrick Beikirch, and On the street, I am accountable to Republic@70 seeks to deepen our with a balanced diet of all-natural foods and treated by
Ayurvedic and naturopathy doctors.
adults because you would remi Initially, the drawings were of a giant harvest moon near Hala everyone, unlike in the studio engagement with the Constitution
nisce in some ways. So it is a me made on A3 pages, but later made suru metro station in Bengaluru. where you are only accountable to and make it more relatable to or
Register at Prideofcows.com, ₹ 120 per litre in Delhi/NCR
moir of some sort,” says Anpu, who on A5 pages. “I wanted to make it a Anpu says public art happened yourself. For me a public space is dinary Indians.
completed her Master of Fine Arts pillow book, one that you could serendipitously. “In 2012, a friend not an arrogant space. What is
at Maharaja Sayajirao University, keep under your pillow.” of mine gathered a couple of peo there to reclaim?” Available on Anpuvarkey.com, ₹ 750 Contact us at delhimetro@thehindu.co.in
Video art English comedy Winter cocktails Japanese crime-drama Kashmiri shawls
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art is hosting the second The American Center is screening The TCK by The China Kitchen, a restaurant which India Habitat Centre’s Film Club will screen The Splendor of Kashmir is back with its new
chapter of the Festival of Video Art by Indian Descendants, an American comedy-drama, specialises in Chinese food, has introduced an Shoplifters, a Japanese movie this evening. collection of Pashmina shawls in a two-day show.
Contemporary Artists. Curated by Bharati directed by Alexander Payne. Starring George all-new winter cocktail menu. The menu will Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, the film follows Aimed at promoting the state’s shawl-making
Kapadia and Chandita Mukherjee, the four-day Clooney as a father, the film tells the story of his have diverse offerings, from regular spirits: the lives of a family of small-scale thieves living heritage, the show will have a wide range of
festival, which begins today, offers an attempts to reconnect and repair the sparkling, red, and white wine, beer, dark rum, on the outskirts of an unnamed Japanese city. In shawls such as hand-embroidery and Kalamkari
opportunity for viewers experience video art and relationship with his two daughters, after his and vodka, to cocktails like Gingerbread Egg the cold, they survive by engaging in casual on both the border and palla. There are also
to create space for a discussion around them. wife is seriously injured in a boating accident. Nogg and Fireball Hot Toddy. labour and petty crime. Jamavar shawls.
Venue: DLF South Court Mall, Saket Venue: 24, Kasturba Gandhi Marg Venue: DLF Cyber City, Gurugram Venue: Gulmohar Hall, IHC Venue: The Imperial Hotel, Janpath
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Food that
rience from the kind of things visitors
to Delhi usually see. Members would
open their homes and off er the best
of what they had. We had to tell
them, ‘please tell us what you eat reg
tells a story
ularly’. Thus, we came across a
wealth of dishes.”
Learning process
For Victoria, understanding the tech
niques of cooking was the high point.
“Like frying the onions and tomatoes
till the oil separates. Here, we simply
put it all together. Also, for someone
like me, who looks for glutenfree
fl our, bajra roti was an excellent op
tion.” She adds, “There is a recipe for
masala chai from a person who
Recipes galore Dishes from works with the Society. His mother is
Anna Kochan's Rice and Spice: a fi fthgeneration chaiwala and this is
A Bengali Food Adventure the family recipe. We not only learnt
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SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT never seen a cookbook and had been about food but also how it brought
taught the recipes by their mothers women closer. How, when eating to
or grandmothers. Yet, the food was gether, recipes and cooking tips
diff erent each day. They would go to would be exchanged.”
the markets and choose inseason ve The cookbook records recipes
skills seem legendary at the offi ce; getables, and then prepare the food. from 12 slums, from over 60 cooks.
she can cook for a party or take or There was no predecided menu. Al One forgets all this when browsing
ders for the range of pulao, biryani, so, at the Future Hope homes where the book: it has an amazing range of
curries etc. Gulabshahi coordinated the children stayed, the older ones dishes from the Nizamuddin area.
Charmaine’s visits to various homes took turns to cook during weekends. The Urs of the various Sufi saints,
to try the recipes. Asha recalls how Many had a signature recipe which their powers, and then the off ering
Chitra Balasubramaniam The Indecisive Chicken; those of they did not have a building then, was recorded.” The cookbook made. There is Baba Sahib khichri (a
Mumbai’s Kalwa slum fi nd a place in and cooked in makeshift kitchens to evolved after each recipe was tested sweetened version), siwani, tosha,
At the recent German Christmas Mar Masala Mamas. The proceeds of the demonstrate recipes. in London and pronounced good by kheer, sherbet, sewaiyyan. Since Del
ket in Delhi, a cookbook titled Re- book invariably support the organi Anna Kochan, a journalist from friends and family. Measurements hi is home to migrants from all parts
cipes from an Urban Village by Char sation that helped document it. London who had come to Kolkata as were added, and the quintessential of the country, there is an amalgam
maine O’Brien caught my eye at The In my search for more information a volunteer for Future Hope, tells mustard oil was replaced with veget of cooking styles as well. Apart from
Hope Project’s stall. It had recipes on the Nizamuddin Basti book, I me, “The charity does wonderful able oil, but otherwise the traditional the winner of a garam masala, there
from the Nizamuddin Basti in Delhi. reach Dargah Hazrat Inayat Khan, work looking after the street chil recipe stayed. is a shakargandhi halwa, banana hal-
The recipes are interesting, and the The Hope Project offi ce. A few of the dren, educating them and providing From the UK, Amanda Clegg and wa, mooli chutney, baingan ki talaji,
garam masala turned out to be a women remember Charmaine, an them shelter. We have many Indian aloo ka bharta, mongochhiyan, bi
gem. Intrigued as to why someone Australian who had diligently set restaurants in London and I am very ryani, nihari and kebabs.
would record recipes from the slums about the book, proceeds from fond of Indian vegetarian food, but Hope & Spice also has unusual re
and lessprivileged areas when food which go to the project. There is what was cooked at Future Hope’s cipes: there is a nice frizzy drink with
recipes from royalty, privileged com Asha, who works with the vocational school for the children was very dif lemons, orange, masala and topped
munities and nobility are the toast, I training section: her kebab using ka- ferent to what I had eaten. with Sprite. There is a spiff y
did some digging. There are several la chana (black gram) has made it in That is when the idea to instant papadam with be-
such publications: Amanda Clegg to the book. I meet Anwari, a pro record these recipes and san, which does not re
and Victoria Byrne’s Hope & Spice cook much soughtafter for dinners bring it out as a cook quire drying in the sun;
(recipes collected from the recipients in the expat circles, whose biryani re book to be sold in En walnut chutney and
of Asha Society’s work in Delhi as cipe is in the book. Anwari’s cooking gland, with the proceeds yakhni from a staff er
well as some of the staff ), Anna Ko going to the charity, came from Kashmir; a rarely
chan’s Rice and Spice: A Bengali ................................................................
................................................................ to mind.” For Anna, a passion heard paneer ki kheer sub
Food Adventure (recipes cooked at Hope & Spice records ate cook and recorder of family re stituting rice with grated paneer,
Future Hope, a small charity working cipes, this was the perfect place to lemon rice, thoran, fi sh curries and
with street children) in Kolkata. The
recipes from 12 slums start. “The women who came to banana fritters. In Anna’s words, ho
recipes of the women from slums in in Delhi, from over cook wore saris and were simply very wever, “The tomato chutney is a
Dharavi fi nd a place in Prajna Desai’s 60 cooks hardworking. They had probably winner.”
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Australia v New Zealand:
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championship, beginning at
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Arvind Kumar 60, 2. Desert Gilt (7)
K. Raghu 60, 3. Bravado (3) J.H.
5 CHIEF MINISTER’S TROPHY
(2,000m), 4yo & over,
(Terms), 415: 1. Desert God (5)
the PCA Stadium here on the responsibility of playing Arul 59.5, 4. Winx (12) R. Man David Allan 62, 2. Salazaar (4)
Friday. long innings. junath 59.5, 5. Only Prince (10) Srinath 58.5, 3. Secretive Force (1)
Naveen Kumar 59, 6. Good Word Suraj 57.5, 4. Point To Prove (6)
Since Patiala hosts three Medium pacer Simarjeet (5) (—) 57.5, 7. Indian Brahmos (8) Antony 55.5, 5. Velocidad (3) Dar
of the four home games, Singh (10 wickets) and left M. Naveen 57.5, 8. Prime Star (11) shan 55.5 and 6. Square The Circle
Punjab would like to make its arm spinner Vikas Mishra Md. Aliyar 57.5, 9. Noble Splendor (2) C. Umesh 51.5.
(6) S. Shareef 56.5, 10. Purity (1) 1. DESERT GOD, 2. SALAZAAR
only appearance of the will have to play a big role for Ankit Yadav 56, 11. South Bell (4)
JANUARY PLATE (1,400m),
league here a fruitful one.
Punjab’s batting has come
Delhi to survive.
Overall, Punjab expects
Shreyas Singh 55 and 12. Sultana
(9) Chetan G 55. 6 maiden 3yo only, (Terms), 4
45: 1. Al Buraaq (2) T.S. Jodha 55, 2.
1. NOBLE SPLENDOR, 2. DESERT
good in all three matches. more from this game than GILT, 3. PRIME STAR Cavallini (10) C. Umesh 55, 3. Ful
gurant (4) I. Chisty 55, 4. Hand
With Delhi shorne of pacers Delhi.
Ishant Sharma, Navdeep Sai 2 AMBER REGENT PLATE
(1,600m), rated 15 to 35, 245: 1.
Cosmic Feeling (9) A. Imran 60, 2.
some (5) Suraj 55, 5. Mountain
Lion (7) Trevor 55, 6. Pissarro (1)
Akshay Kumar 55, 7. Redoubtable
ni and Pawan Suyal, the host ROUND 4 SCHEDULE Custom Cut (2) Akshay Kumar
Swede Kulusevski set (3) Srinath 55, 8. Welcome Sur
will eye a win similar to the CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 59.5, 3. Aferpi (10) Srinath 59, 4. prise (9) A. Imran 55, 9. Angel
for Juventus move 10wicket triumph it posted GROUP A: Bengal v Gujarat Akasi (5) Trevor 58, 5. Heavenly Heart (11) R. Marshall 53.5, 10. Clas
MILAN (Kolkata); Hyderabad v Kerala Angel (6) Darshan 57.5, 6. Sir sic Charm (8) Sandesh 53.5, 11.
last November. Lancelot (3) R. Marshall 57, 7. High
Promising Swedish teenager (Hyderabad); Punjab v Delhi Glorious Logan (12) Darshan 53.5
Outright wins over Rajas Priestess (4) David Allan 56.5, 8. and 12. Osibisa (6) Jagadeesh 53.5.
Dejan Kulusevski is poised to (Mohali); Rajasthan v Andhra Iconic Princess (8) S. Shareef 56.5,
than and Andhra, followed 1. MOUNTAIN LION, 2. HANDSOME,
complete a move to Juventus (Jaipur). 9. Scintilla (1) Donoghue 56.5, 10. 3. CLASSIC CHARM
from Atalanta after
by three points against two Sun Splash (7) Vaibhav 56, 11.
GROUP B: Baroda v Railways
undergoing his medical, the
Serie A champion confirmed.
time defending champion Vi
darbha, have placed Punjab
(Vadodara); Himachal v Madhya
Pradesh (Dharamshala); Mum
Sainthood (12) C. Umesh 55.5 and
12. Sky Moon (11) Jagadeesh 55.5. 7 G. KRISHANAPPA MEMORIAL
TROPHY (DIV. II), (1,200m),
rated 30 to 50, 515: 1. Tarini (5) M.
1. AFERPI, 2. HIGH PRIESTESS, 3.
“The Swedish midfielder atop the points table. With 17 Going full tilt: Punjab captain Mandeep Singh has been in phenomenal form with a bai v Karnataka (Mumbai); Uttar CUSTOM CUT Naveen 60, 2. Perfect Rendition (2)
points, Punjab is 10 ahead of double century, century and a halfcentury so far this campaign. FILE PHOTO Pradesh v Tamil Nadu (Kanpur). I. Chisty 59, 3. Schafenberg (8) Tre
arrived at the medical centre *
Agence France-Presse
Kerala retains the women’s crown dia will start with the grade3 Open junior event. women’s tournament is for seniors
tournament to be staged in Mann Shah (265), Kabir scheduled to be held in Jodh Meanwhile, the Delhi Mas
SYDNEY ja Jacob were really eff ective Chandigarh from January 6. Hans (340), Uddayvir Singh pur from February 17. It is ters Games seniors’ tennis
Former World No. 3 Grigor NATL. VOLLEYBALL while the juniors did what It will be followed by the (383), Madhwin Kamath the only ITF tournament for tournament will be held at
Dimitrov saw his ranking Sports Bureau was expected of them,” he grade2 tournament in Delhi, (451) and Aryaan Bhatia Indian men or women, to be the MM Public School, Pi
slump last year as he strug BHUBANESWAR said. and another similar tourna (462) are some of the other staged at home, in the fi rst tampura, on January 11 and
gled with a shoulder injury, Tamil Nadu bagged the Dhinakaran said the ment in Kolkata, in subse leading Indian boys in the three months of the season. 12.
but the Bulgarian on Thurs men’s crown in the senior team’s fi rst objective in the quent weeks. rankings’ list. The men do have the Events will be held in the
day said he won’t push National volleyball cham fi nal was to stop the Rail The fourth tournament Among the girls, Vipasha $610,010 ATP Tour event, over35, 40, 50 and 60 age
himself too hard, too fast to pionships with a 2518, 25 ways’ central blocker Ash will be held at Indore, the Mehra has the best rank of the Maharashtra Open in groups. A player can com Narendra Prathap Singh
return to the top of tennis. 21, 2125, 2523 victory over wal and it was done success grade5 event to be played 158. She is followed by Nikita Pune from February 3, fol pete in one singles and one (Mangalore). H. VIBHU
*
The 28yearold was laid Railways in the fi nal here on fully. from January 27. Vishwase (216), Sandeepti lowed by the $162,480 Chal doubles. Entry fee will be
low early in the season and Thursday. This was Tamil “Our attacker Ashwin and Dev Javia, ranked 98th, is Singh Rao (396), Sarah Dev lenger in Bengaluru from Fe ₹ 2,100 per player. Sports Bureau
was far from his best after Nadu’s ninth title overall in central blocker Manoj did MOODBIDRI
he returned to action, alth the men’s event and the fi rst really well,” he said. Mangalore University’s Na
ough he did reach the US
Open and Paris Masters
semifi nals.
after six years. Kerala de
feated Railways 2518, 2514,
2513 and retained the wo
The results:
Men’s fi nal: TN bt Railways 25
18, 2521, 2125, 2523; Third
Zverev says no concerns over curtailed off season rendra Prathap Singh
broke the men’s 10,000m
meet record on the open
Dimitrov said 2019, men’s title. place playoff : Kerala bt Kar Agence France-Presse ing day of the 80th Nation
and China with Roger my problem. It was in the be world. I had good tourna
nataka 2521, 2624, 2519.
where he failed to win a tit Head coach G. Dhinaka Brisbane Federer. ginning of my career, but in ments, but it was still not the al interuniversity athletics
Women’s fi nal: Kerala bt Rail
le, had been “quite a jour ran praised the seniors for ways 2518, 2514, 2513; Third Germany’s Alexander Zverev Although the tour meant a the last one, two years it’s year that I wanted to have championships here on
ney”. “It’s going to be a putting up a wonderful place playoff : Maharashtra bt on Thursday said he felt in shorter off season than nor never been a problem. and I hope I can kind of im Thursday.
year that I remember for show. “G.R. Vaishnav, Uk West Bengal 2518, 2520, 25 top shape for 2020 despite mal, Zverev insisted it made “I know I can last match prove this year.” The 22yearold clocked
the rest of my life,” he said. krapandian and Naveen Ra 12. only starting to hit balls a little diff erence. es, I know I can play longer Zverev is playing the in 29:42.19s, bettering the old
“Yeah, the body checks week ago after an off season “I mean, still I think I had than most guys.” augural ATP Cup under the record of Mangalore’s R.
out pretty good right now. curtailed by a lucrative exhi a good off season. It was a lit captaincy of German great Kumar Patel (29:45.81) set
I’m still monitoring a lot of bition tour. tle bit diff erent. It was shor Confi dent Boris Becker and he is confi in 2018.
my work, a lot that I’m go The 22yearold only won ter this year, for sure,” he While Zverev is confi dent dent they will do well, des The results: Men, 10,000m:
ing through. I kind of pace one title last year, in Geneva, said at the ATP Cup team about his oncourt stamina, pite being in a tough group 1. Narendra Prathap Singh
myself in the right way. I’m not quite taking the step up event in Brisbane. he admitted he could have with the Nick Kyrgiosled (Mangalore) 29:42:19s MR, OR
not in a rush, which is also 29:45.81; 2. Kisan Tadvi (SSP
that many had predicted, “I only started playing played better last year and Australia.
Pune) 30:57.12; 3. Yadav San
a good thing.” slipping from fourth to se tennis a week ago, pretty wants to put that right this Under the tournament
tosh (Calcutta) 30:57:29.
The shoulder problem venth in the men’s tennis much, so I don’t have a lot of season. “For me, I need to format, 24 nations are split Women, 10,000m: 1. Sonune
was Dimitrov’s fi rst major rankings. tennis practice yet, which I get my tennis back a little bit into six roundrobin groups Poonam (SSP Pune)
injury and he said he plans But Zverev remains a big will build up. and kind of have a fresh start across Brisbane, Perth and 36:00.32s; 2. K.M. Amrita Pa
to limit the number of tour drawcard and he fi nished “But I feel good. I feel as well,” he said. Sydney with only eight tel (MG Kashi Vidyapeeth)
naments he plays, particu Winning smiles: The victorious Tamil Nadu men’s team. 2019 playing a fi vestop exhi pretty fi t again. My physical “Obviously, the last year I teams qualifying for the 36:01.98; 3. Sonika (Maharshi
larly early in the season. *
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT bition tour of South America (condition) was never really fi nished number seven in the knockout phase. Dayananda, Rohtak) 36:02.04.
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Chanu still in Aussie-A coach lavishes Sunita retires due to injury breakdown Vinesh Phogat says 2020
eighth spot
praise on Shafali She was in the side that claimed the 2014 Asiad bronze will be special
Press Trust of India good presence at the HOCKEY IANS
New Delhi
Melbourne crease,” she added.
Australia women’s Ateam Press Trust of India
Shafali, who made her de NEW DELHI
Grappler Vinesh Phogat said
coach Leah Poulton has lav but in September, has repre 2019 was a year fi lled with all
ished praise on young In sented India in nine T20Is The Indian women’s hockey kinds of emotions where she
dian opener Shafali Verma amassing 222 runs. The Roh team defender Sunita Lakra, learned a lot and believes
for her powerful batting, takborn player hit two back who was part of the 2018 that 2020 — a year in which
and said the teenager is “one toback halfcenturies Asian Games silverwinning she will be making her se
to watch over” in the future. against the West Indies. side, announced her interna cond Olympics appearance
Playing for IndiaA wo tional retirement on Thurs — will be special.
In November, she became
men’s team, the 15yearold day, citing a knee injury
the youngest Indian cricke “2019 was a year fi lled
smashed a 78ball 124 in a which would require anoth
ter to score a halfcentury in with emotions — some bitter,
oneday match against Aus er surgery.
Mirabai Chanu. * FILE PHOTO international cricket when some sweet! Started off the
traliaA last month in Bris The 28yearold said the year with a lot of anger, frus Vinesh Phogat...
she hit a 49ball 73 in a T20I
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA bane leaving behind a last nagging injury has come in tration and fear inside of looking ahead. *
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against the West Indies.
NEW DELHI ing impression on Poulton. the way of her dream to be a me. I had a new fulltime
part of India’s Tokyo Olym tonne of fabulous new expe
Former World champion Not typical Indian coach, a whole new practice
Full of power pics campaign this year. riences. Looking back, 2019
Mirabai Chanu, on course “Even though she’s 15, she’s regimen, and most impor
“She’s just an amazing ta “Today is a very emotion turned out pretty great!
to seal a berth for the To a tall girl and strong as well. tantly a completely new
lent, she’s only 15yearsold al day for me as I have decid “2020 comes with a lot of
kyo Games, maintained When she walked out to bat, weight category!” Vinesh
and she’s got so much pow ed to retire from Internation promise with the fact that I
her eighth spot in the I thought, ‘that can’t be the tweeted on Wednesday.
er. She just had so much al Hockey,” she said in a am competing at my second
Olympic qualifi ers’ ranking 15yearold.’ She’s not your At the 2016 Summer
composure at the crease, statement issued by Hockey Olympic Games taking it to a
list released by the Interna typical Indian opening bat,” Olympics in Brazil, Vinesh
she didn’t looked fussed at India. whole new level! Thank you
tional Weightlifting Federa Poulton said. reached the quarterfi nals
all. She’s defi nitely going to In the team since 2008, Curtains: Sunita says a nagging injury has come in the way of 2019 for all the wonderful
tion (IWF) on Thursday. and lost to Sun Yanan of Chi
be one to watch over the “Over the years they’ve Sunita captained India dur her dream to be a part of India’s Tokyo campaign. FILE PHOTO *
and not so wonderful mo
In the race for qualifi ca produced these opening na owing to a knee injury. ments that taught me so
next few years,” Poulton told ing the 2018 Asian Cham
tion, the 25yearold, who bats with these amazing
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competes in the 49kg cate techniques and they’re real during my injury and I am ered off the mat midway very happy new year!!!
“We’d seen a bit of foot side to a secondplace fi nish B Sunita played 139 matches
gory, has gathered ly crafty, whereas she for India and captained the grateful for their unparal during her quarterfi nal bout “2020 is gonna be spe
age leading in, she’s played a in the event. She played 139
2966.6406 ranking points walked out there and she country in the 2018 Asian leled support to women’s in Rio, changed her weight cial,” she added.
bit of cricket for India. But matches for India. She was a
till now. was just pure power. Champions Trophy, leading hockey. My family, my hus category twice since 2016,
when you watch footage of a member of the side that
To qualify for Tokyo, a player like that, it probably “It was really good to claimed the 2014 Asian it to a secondplace fi nish band and friends back in Od and in March 2019, she de Potential
weightlifter must compete doesn’t do it justice because watch, I did get into fan Games bronze medal.
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD isha have been my strongest cided to move up to the 53kg The 25yearold underlined
in at least one event in each she’s actually got a really mode for a while.” “I was very fortunate to hockey after recovering. supporters and I wish to category with an eye on her potential with a bronze
of the three periods of six have played at the Rio Olym “Pursuant to my treat thank them for helping me avoiding injuries. medal in the World Wres
months (spread over No pics in 2016, India’s fi rst ap ment, I will play domestic pursue my passion for hock tling Championships after
vember 2018 to April pearance in over three de hockey and play for NALCO ey. I could not have come Huge changes she registered an emphatic
2020), at least six events cades. As much as I wish to who have supported my ca this far without their encour “Now that I think of it, this 41 victory over Greece’s Ma
overall and in at least one be part of the Indian team as reer by providing me a job,” agement,” she said. new weight category made ria Prevolaraki in Russia.
goldand silverlevel event. they prepare for the Tokyo she said. “I have come a long India captain said Sunita the biggest diff erence and fi That made her the fi rst In
“Being eighth now is not Olympics, my knee injuries way and I carry with me would be missed. nally helped me achieve so dian wrestler to qualify for
a problem as after the fi nal have cut short my dream. some great memories with “Congratulations @suni mething that I had pursued the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
rankings’ list is made in “I have been told by the the Indian team who have talakraodisha26 for a won for a long time, a World She also became the fi rst
April, the best results will doctors that I would be re stood strong by my side and derful carrier. Will defi nately Championship medal! Chas Indian woman wrestler to
be taken into account,” quiring another knee sur the girls were always my fa (sic) miss the best moments ing that medal brought in make the cut through
said National coach Vijay gery in the coming days and I mily away from home.” we have shared on the fi eld huge changes,” she said. Worlds, a feat which only
Sharma . am unsure how long it would Sunita thanked her team and dressing room for more “I changed the way I strengthens her stakes at the
In the men’s 67kg cate take before I fully recover,” mates and chief coach Sjoerd than a decade. Praying for trained, the way I ate, and Tokyo Olympics. With
gory, Jeremy Lalrinnunga she said. Marijne for their support. your recovery soon and all how I recovered!!! I explored Sakshi Malik struggling, Vi
is placed 32nd with Talented youngster: Shafali Verma, just 15 years old, has Sunita said she would con “My heartfelt thanks to the best for your future en new countries, wandered nesh will be India’s best
2,310.9653 points. already shown what she is capable of. GETTY IMAGES *
tinue to play in domestic Hockey India who ensured I deavours,” she tweeted. round new cities and had a hope for glory in Tokyo.
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D A stage
raped in a bright red han embark on a solo journey.
dloom sari, a big red bindi
on the forehead, hair neatly
Moving away from the foyer of the
auditorium that was teeming with dan style
tied into a bun and a joyous cers and dance lovers at the Kalavaahini
smile lighting up her face, Festival, where she performed to a Bijayini wants her repertoire to
Bijayini Satpathy walked into Bharatiya packed house, she spoke about stepping combine the spirit of the
Vidya Bhavan, Chennai, for the ‘Dance back from a long collaboration and re tradition and contemporary
For Dance Festival’ without Surupa Sen, discovering herself.
of her own
her partner in creativity. It was unusual, “The decision wasn’t easy. I had to sensibilities.
for people have only seen them dance in push myself hard to make it since I was ‘aStree’ breaks the myth that
unison for the past 25 years, mirroring yearning to fi nd the dancer in me on my Odissi is a feminine form with
and complementing moods and move terms. I wanted to explore the un just soft movements and sensual
ments like no other performing duo. Su touched dimensions of my artistry. It abhinaya. She chose to portray
rupa as artistic director and Bijayini as was not external validation I was seek
characters that brought to the
the principal dancer created incredible
choreographic works in Odissi. They
ing; I needed internal validation.
“I view my decision as both a spiritual
Odissi exponent Bijayini fore masculine experiences and
worked hard to nurture Protima Bedi’s and artistic pilgrimage and one has to do Satpathy, the star dancer of expressions. ‘Kalpana - A world
vision Nrityagram, making it one of the the parikrama alone. Nrityagram is
home. Its doors will never close for me, I
the Nritygram ensemble, of imagination’, which she will
present at The Music Acdemy on
can go back anytime,” she says, her embarks on a solo journey
January 8 with an amazing set
large, expressive eyes conveying the
emotion impeccably. of musicians, includes pieces
Bijayini had been mulling the choreographed by Guru
move for over 10 years. Every Kelucharan and Surupa Sen.
time the thought crossed her
mind, the responsibility of
the institution that shaped
her into the magnifi cent dan
cer that she is today would de
ter her from going ahead. “I
owe so much to Gaurima (Proti
ma Bedi) and wondered if I would
ever be able to isolate myself from
Nrityagram. At the same time, I
realised that if I didn’t do it now,
it would be too late. I will be 50 in a
few years. Dancers’ life on stage is
determined by their body, their sin
gular vehicle of communication. At
some point, they have to come to teacher. She is relooking at tradition for
terms with ageing and aches. I newer interpretations, exploring an
panicked that someday when cients texts, revisiting the timeless works
my body gives in, I shouldn’t of the legendary Guru Kelucharan Maha
be traumatised by unful patra.
fi lled creative desires. So I “Of course, Surupa’s pieces will also
have set out with passion, be part of my repertoire. I have grown
hope and dreams for artistically with them. All her choreo
company,” says Bijayini. graphic works were fi rst mounted on my
After a sixmonth tour body. We have shared every moment of
of the U.S., where her per the creative process. So the connect and
formances came in for rave resonance will remain always,” says
reviews, accompanied by ex Bijayini.
tensive interviews, she is back After her early training at the Orissa
in India to participate in Chen practising on the rooftop studio at my jayini, who will be conducting work and mime. The strengthening routine Dance Academy in Bhubaneshwar,
nai’s Margazhi festival. She will house near Nrityagram that I share with shops in Odissi in Chennai after spend should be made part of the training vo when she decided to join Nrityagram in
be performing solo for the fi rst my husband.” ing the New Year with her family in cabulary,” she points out. 1993 after being selected in an audition
time at the Music Academy Bijayini is also learning to handle ev Bhubaneshwar. As a soloist, Bijayini feels her perspec by Protima Bedi, her parents refused to
Dance Festival ( January 8, ery little detail, from availability of the As Nrityagram’s director of training tive of the artform has also changed. She let her go.
2020), which has often musicians to checking if tickets have ar and outreach, Bijayini developed an in has begun to draw diff erently from all “They wondered why should I leave
featured the Nritya rived and arranging meals to looking in tegrated physical conditioning for prac that she has imbibed as a dancer and Bhubaneshwar to train in Odissi at a resi
gram ensemble. to accommodation. titioners of Indian classical dance, par dential school near Bangalore. But I per
“I am gra “At the institution I was cocooned in ticularly Odissi. It blends her knowledge sisted because I was looking at the holis
Rediscovering
dually
coming
every way. Somebody was taking care of
all these tedious jobs while Surupa de
of yoga, kalaripayattu, Western fi tness
techniques and kinesiology. “I continue <
> tic training and perfect ambience that
Nrityagram off ered.
herself Bijayini to terms signed productions into which I had to to research and work on this aspect I have undertaken an artistic “It was as diffi cult a move as the one I
Satpathy * PHOTO: with my fi t myself in. I am even writing to organ since it is important for dancers to pre pilgrimage and I am gearing have made now. Sometimes, in life, one
SHALINI JAIN solo being, isers of festivals to be invited to perform. pare and preserve their body. At my needs to stand and stare, of course at the
It is a lot of work, yes, but I am happy I workshops and training sessions I insist up to do the parikrama sky, stars and trees, but also within to
have the energy to deal with it,” says Bi on looking at dance beyond movement alone bring out one’s best,” she says.
layman’s anger
trolling the majority. He also recited two
of his more recent pieces of poetry, in
cluding the ghazal “Likh”. The ghazal
exhorts poets to write the words that
others are afraid to utter, to throw away
the pen they used for sycophancy, and
Artists and workers gathered at Jhandapur to remember Safdar Hashmi on the fearlessly write the truth, for never be
anniversary of his murder and to pledge to fi ght injustice of all kinds fore has the night been as dark as this
night.
His impassioned words brought out
ANJANA RAJAN more than sunlight was snuff ed out on were by his tragic end, the fl ame he ig the truth of Yechuri’s statement that ar
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January 1, 1989, the day Safdar Hashmi nited refused to go out. Not only did JA tists give inspiration to the foot soldiers
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his Wednesday marked the 31st came with his group Jana Natya Manch NAM, led by Safdar’s wife Moloyashree, of a movement.
Shahaadat Divas (martyrdom day) ( JANAM) to perform the street play return to complete “Halla Bol” at the ve
of theatre activist Safdar Hashmi, “Halla Bol” in Jhandapur village, as part ry same spot two days after his death, Inspirational poetry
and the crowd gathered at Jhandapur in of their eff orts to educate the factory they also turned it into a pilgrimage of Shabana, speaking fondly of the days
the Sahibabad Industrial Area to cele workers and make them aware of their sorts. Every January 1, it is here in Jhan when her father, poet Kaifi Azmi, used
brate his memory, as on every January 1, rights and powers. The group was at dapur that artists and workers come to to take her to such meetings of workers,
showed that neither the theatre world tacked by goons owing allegiance to the gether to celebrate the sacrifi ce and the and reciting lines from both Azmi’s and
nor those politically affi liated to the Congress party (of the 10 attackers later unbreakable pledge made by Safdar Akhtar’s inspirational poetry, also re
Communist Party of India and the work convicted of the murder, one was the Hashmi. leased an important publication on the
ers’ organisation CITU have forgotten party’s mayoral candidate), and Hashmi This year, apart from artists of JA occasion. This was Sudhanva Desh
him. succumbed to his injuries the following NAM, those gathered at the site includ pande’s “Halla Bol: The Death and Life
January days in the DelhiNCR off er a day. A factory worker Ram Bahadur was ed other theatre practitioners, young of Safdar Hashmi” (LeftWord). The
brief spell of sunlight soon to be snuff ed shot dead. people from diff erent walks of life, fac book has been published in both En
out by the early onset of evening. But Stunned as Hashmi’s supporters tory workers and their families, plus Incisive comment Moloyashree Hashmi with a JANAM member during the glish and Hindi versions.
three special guests: Shabana Azmi and performance at Jhandapur in Ghaziabad, Safdar Hashmi during a street play It seemed just the right time for this
Javed Akhtar, known for their propeo * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT, SAFDAR HASHMI TRUST biography. While Hashmi has always
ple activism that is as strong as their art been a symbol of nonviolent resistance
practice, and CPI (M) General Secretary like Kajal Ghosh and Sudhanva Desh it’s very cold. and resilience in the face of heavy odds,
Sitaram Yechuri. pande sang rousing songs including the Like other speakers, he drew paral the outpouring of public wrath through
The noon air was festive with the “cir poignant “Lal jhanda leke comrade aage lels between the daily fi ght for justice nonviolent protests across India this
cus” as the crowds referred it, watching badhte jayenge” which contains the line waged by the oppressed and the current winter has brought his example even
the seasoned nat performing acrobatic “Tum nahin rahe, iska gham hai par countrywide protests against the Citi more into the limelight. The book will
skills on a tightrope rigged up on a pre aage badhte jaayenge (Though it sad zenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Na be a reminder that art and politics are
carious looking set of poles dug into the dens us that you are no longer with us, tional Population Register (NPR) and indeed inseparable, that culture is of
ground. Crossing the rope on foot and still we will carry on)”. the people and by them.
while balancing on a steel wheel (with
no protective net or mattress on the Eloquent address BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
ground), and jumping through a fl am Aside from JANAM’s play on the Injustice is like the climate,
ing hoop, the nat and his two young plight of workers burdened by a lack of said Javed Akhtar, drawing
companions, a tiny boy and girl, earned freedom to protest and denied just
the applause of the onlookers. The au working conditions, it was in the elo attention to the prevailing
dience then turned to the other side of quent address of Javed Akhtar that the situation where workers and
the courtyard where a stage was set up. torch of poetic anguish met the fi re of the poor have never had it
The JANAM group led by stalwarts the commoner’s anger at circumstanc
es. Injustice is like the climate, said the
easy, regardless of the ruling
celebrated poet and lyricist, drawing at dispensation. But sometimes,
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workers and the poor have never had it others. These days, he said, it’s
L. Subramaniam on how music Tribal and folk arts at the Actor Akshaye Khanna on his easy, regardless of the ruling dispensa
tion. But sometimes, he added, it’s col very cold.
binds different cultures P2 Azamgarh Mahotsav P3 craft and role in politics P4 der than at others. These days, he said,
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A complex relationship
Ahead of the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival 2020, maestro L Subramaniam says music is Mukesh Garg’s “Sahitya aur Sangeet” is a veritable
like an ocean and he wants to explore as much as possible treasure trove that covers the evolution of Hindustani
music and tells us about the way music has shaped
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o be born amidst a family iterature and music share a com
of artistes is truly a bless plex relationship although both
ing. It comes with great deal with sounds and turn them in
privilege that needs to be to meaningful expression. However,
checked responsibly. To their treatment is very dissimilar as liter
use that privilege in ways that would ature deals with ideas, thoughts, feelings
bind diff erent traditions and cul and emotions while music deals with on
tures, to further the arts and make it ly feelings and emotions. When they in
accessible to a larger audience is the teract with each other, the interaction of
task of any true artiste. L Subrama ten results in the expansion and
niam’s musical genius needs no in enrichment of both the art forms. Many
troduction. As an artiste, he has re tomes have been written on Hindustani
lentlessly pursued his own music as music dealing with various forms like
well as World music in many ways. classical, semiclassical, folk and fi lm
Entering into its 29th edition is the music but there is hardly any book that
Lakshminarayana Global Music Fes focuses on the complexity of the rela
tival (LGMF), organised in the me tionship between literature and music.
mory of his father, mentor, guru and This gap was fi lled when Mukesh
the legendary violinist Prof. V. Garg, who retired from Delhi University’s
Lakshminarayana. Through the Hindi Department as Associate Profes him in editing the magazine which,
years, the festival has brought in ar sor, selected and edited articles that though past its prime, survives to this
tistes from all continents, consistent dealt with the literaturemusic tango and day.
ly experimenting and never restrict produced two volumes of “Sahitya aur Little wonder that Mukesh Garg
ing itself to what is traditional. Sangeet” (Literature and Music). It emerged as a highly regarded musicolo
Says Subramaniam, “Music in it speaks volumes about the state of intel gist in addition to being an authority on
self is an extremely powerful medi lectual curiosity in the worlds of both that period of medieval Brajbhasha poe
um to communicate, without the Hindi and Hindustani music that, alth try that is known as Reetikaal in Hindi
barrier of language. It also projects ough Vani Prakashan brought them out academic circles. He also established a
our culture, our philosophies, our more than fi ve years ago in 2014, they panIndian organisation Sangeet Sankalp
ways of thinking, rituals while inte have not received adequate attention. towards the end of 1980 to provide plat
racting with diff erent people and ar Mukesh Garg and his family are living form for struggling young musicians and
tistes. It brings in peace and harmo examples of the way literature can gain to promote and propagate Hindustani
ny in a diff erent way. But I think An excellent communicator ( Clockwise from above)L. Subramaniam; Prof. V. Lakshminarayna; Kavita Krishnamoorthy fully combine with music. He trained in music. Now, it has nearly 125 chapters in
involving other global players in this * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT violin and one of his gurus happened to various cities and towns all over India.
takes it to the other side of the coin. be N. Rajam, the foremost exponent of The twovolume “Sahitya aur San
To collaborate with your own people It is his father who largely left an Ace singer and his wife Kavita many things. Most of the composi violin in Hindustani classical music who geet” is a veritable treasure trove and
is one thing, but global collabora imprint on the young boy. “After his Krishnamurthy has played a pivotal tions I do for orchestras are raga honed her musical skills under the gui contains 71 articles penned by the likes of
tions bring in brilliant inputs, ex passing in 1990, my sister Viji and I role in inspiring his music and crea based contemporary compositions. dance of the legendary Omkar Nath Tha Acharya Brihaspati and Prabhudayal
pressions and emotions. The total wanted to do something in his me tive faculties. He remembers when They have branded it as fusion whe kur. He also edited the monthly maga Meetal. They cover the entire history of
impact leads to understanding of dif mory,” says Subramaniam. Laksh they fi rst met for a project called reas what I was doing for orchestra zine “Sangeet” for more than twenty the evolution of Hindustani music, right
ferent cultures from our side, be minarayana was not simply a violi Global Fusion Album for Warner was based on Western harmony and years. And, herein lies a tale that many from the Vedic age to the present day and
cause from our side, unless some nist. His grandeur also lies in the fact Brothers in Bangalore. “For the al raga harmony. Music is like an ocean may not be familiar with. off er informative as well as analytical ar
one is extraordinarily artistic or is that he put the violin on the global bum, I had representation from fi ve and I want to explore as much as ticles that tell us about the way music has
fi nancially capable, she/he cannot stage as a solo instrument. The fes diff erent continents. I was living in possible. It makes me travel both lit Sharp message shaped up the country’s cultural life.
go to diff erent countries. We try to tival began in Chennai’s Madras Mus the US at that time, which is when a erally and virtually. It has a healing The wider world of Hindi literature has One fi nds articles on music in Buddhist
bring them to the doorstep, so that ic Academy, where TT Vasu, a close friend suggested that I listen to the quality wherein everyone fi nds so not forgotten Kaka Hathrasi (September Pali literature and orchestra in Buddhist
they are exposed to international friend of Subramaniam’s was the tapes of a few singers whom I could mething,” he says. 18, 1906 September 18, 1995) who was art, music in our epics, The Ramayana
arts, including instruments which President. It was only a matter of use for the recording. I heard her The LGMF book was just released, the uncrowned king of Kavi Sammelans and The Mahabharata, Kalidasa’s works
have never been brought to India be time before Subramaniam’s music, voice; it had a bigger range, diff erent too, recording and documenting up because of his extraordinary wit and a as well as Shudrak’s plays, music in the
fore.” along with the festival met legendary emotions and a kind of depth. Kavita to 25 years of the festival. The LGMF rare ability to compose funny poems on Sikh tradition as well as in the Vaishna
artistes. His collaborations and re had never done any fusion work at awards this year will be conferred the spot. Although his poetry was satiri vite Haveli sangeet, the relationship bet
cordings with icons like Stephane that time, when I approached her. upon violinist TN Krishnan and mri cal and comic in nature, it also contained ween music and the works of Surdas and
Grapelli, Yehudi Menuhin, Herbie She came and did the fi rst piece, dangist Chandramouli. As to his win sharp social and political messages. His other Ashtachhaap poets, Sufi music and
Hancock, JeanPierre Rampal, Joe some time in 1999. It was a huge suc ter concert in Delhi, Subramaniam real name was Prabhulal Garg and he the evolution of qawwali and other
Sample, Staneley Clarke, George cess musically.” chuckles, “I am looking forward to was Mukesh Garg’s uncle. While the forms.
Duke, Larry Coryell, Tony Williams the concert but not to the cold.” world knew him as hasyakavi Kaka, he They also discuss the contribution of
and Maynard Fergusson only added Musical tribute The Lakshminarayana Global Mus- had another persona that was as much, if Panditraj Jagannath – the last great aes
to the opulence of the festival. The For its 29th edition LGMF is also ic Festival 2020 will be held on 4th Ja- not more, important as his public one. thetic theorist in the long tradition of
festival does not stop with concerts celebrating the 150th birth year of nuary at 6 p.m. at Siri Fort Auditori- He was an expert in Hindustani classical Sanskrit poetics– to Brajbhasha poetry
and performances, but foundation Mahatma Gandhi. The festival starts um, New Delhi. music and his services to the cause of its and the region’s music, musical composi
courses with Subramaniam Founda in Delhi with a musical tribute by promotion remain unsung. tions of the Mughal emperor Muhammad
tion and the Subramaniam Academy Subramaniam and Kavita featuring In 1932, Prabhulal Garg established Shah ‘Rangeela’, musicality in Hindi
of Performing Arts (SaPa) wherein Symphony Orchestra of Castile and Sangeet Karyalaya in his home town poets like Prasad and Nirala, the element
the students are introduced to diff e Leon from Spain, followed by Hyde Hathras in western Uttar Pradesh and of thumri in Rajasthani folk songs, and
rent schools and the artistes who rabad and Pune. The concert at Hyd collected, edited and published old trea indiff erence to the words of the bandish
conduct workshops. “We focus a lot erabad will also see performances by tises on classical and other forms of mus in khayal singing.
on practice. You cannot read 200 his children’s band ‘SubraMania’ ic. He himself wrote many books and Mukesh Garg has written an introduc
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> books on how to sing a raga, you
have to sing it and then go deeper. It
and his granddaughter Mahati. The
performances will feature ‘Spring
launched a monthly Hindi magazine tit
led “Sangeet” in 1935. It was the only ma
tion that raises many questions – some of
them methodological – about the com
Kavita had never done any is important in our theory to learn Rhapsody’, one of Subramaniam’s gazine of its kind and there was a time plex nature of the relationship between
other cultures as well, learn about own compositions published some when musicians such as Ravi Shankar literature and music. Only
fusion work at that time, Western music, which is very strong time back alongside the bhajans wrote for it. It carried informative arti scholarship based on rigo
when I approached her. She in harmony. It is also important to be ‘Raghupati Raghav’and ‘Vaishnav cles on gharanas, history of music, forms rous research can fi nd
came and did the fi rst familiar with forms like Latin Ameri Jan Toh’ followed by a composition of vocal and instrumental music and in answers to them.
piece, some time in 1999. It can music, African and Indonesian which is a tribute to Purandara Dasa. troductory books about various musical
music. The structure in itself is very “We have grown so much as a fa instruments and the technique of their
was a huge success interdisciplinary,” adds Subrama mily of artistes. Ever since, we have playing. Later, Kaka’s nephews Lakshmi Kuldeep Kumar is a
senior literary critic
musically niam. been trying and experimenting with Narayan Garg and Mukesh Garg helped
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he stage is ready, instead of a across Delhi, ranging from intimate tor. When I started to think of Sam
set it is packed with chairs for performance venues like the base tal, it was something very new for
the audience, while the house ment theatre at India Habitat Centre me and I was like a child wanting to
lights are on. The performers are and Studio Safdar to colleges and explore new things.” The communi
neither in the wings nor on stage. In women’s shelter homes. ty theatre work of Ten Thousand
their simple Greek costumes, they Things involved taking iconic plays
break into dialogue from among the Levelling the stage to nontraditional venues. Perform
audience in the hall as they begin “This is the concept of Samtal,” ing in the round, with all the lights
Reaching out their performance. In Pandies’ she explains. “Mostly, classical on, attracted her because the au
Director Theatre group’s adaptation of the works are performed on the prosce dience would also become a part of
Anuradha Greek classic, “Medea”, theatre di nium stage, in ways that are inacces the performance in this way.
Marwah; a scene rector Anuradha Marwah explores a sible to the general public. With Finally, in 2019, Michelle Hensley,
from “Medea” democratic performance dynamic Samtal, we take nuanced and pro founder of Ten Thousand Things
* SPECIAL that brings actors and audience on found themes to everybody, focus along with playwright Kira Obolen
ARRANGEMENT the same level, setting aside the idea ing on the human element that often sky, came to Delhi and trained the
of the stage. gets overlooked when the produc creative team of Samtal for perfor Though the play is distant in time could be broached because we are round, while students expressed cu
Performed in the round, the con tions are extremely intellectualised.” mance in the round. and space, Marwah was confi dent looking at them through the play, it riosity about politics and directorial
cept attempts to bring classical dra The term ‘samtal’ literally means a that it would resonate with contem was somebody else’s story, so it be choices.
ma into everyday arena by merging level fi eld. Seeking to bring world Adapting ‘Medea’ porary contexts and spark discus comes easy to voice opinions.” For Marwah, exploring theatre as
spaces and challenging conventional theatre classics to new audiences, “Finding the play that would be sion and debate with the audience. a levelled and democratic space
the concept also involves opportuni gin this programme was really chal “We premièred the play in Shakti Democratic forum stems from her own beliefs and femi
ties for discussions between the au lenging,” recalls Marwah. “The Shalini shelter home for women in The shows extended much nist politics. “The beauty of per
dience, cast and crew of the produc script is very strong and I was appre Nithari Basti. The audience had ab beyond the performance with deep forming in the round with classical
tion. hensive whether a radical work like solutely no familiarity with Greek er conversations with each group. texts is that a wide range of audience
Marwah refl ects on the evolution Medea would work in the kind of drama yet they responded and want While the text and theme of Medea respond to it, cutting across class
of the idea that inspired her to direct rendering we were planning.” When ed to talk.” The power of the play lies opened up insights into the audienc and socioeconomic divide.” As the
the play, “I was inspired by the work she presented the fi rst draft of the in bringing out the audience from e’s own lives, the discussions delved production gains momentum, there
of theatre group Ten Thousand adaptation to her performers at the the space of passive spectatorship into diff erent points of view. In the are more performances coming up
Things’ and dreamedup of ‘Samtal’ reading, they found it challenging into an active dialogue about their shelter home, for instance, women in other cities, towns and villages.
while in Minneapolis on a Fulbright and amusing. “It seemed too gran own lives. “In educational institu opened up about their own expe The theatre group is busy bracing up
Nehru Academic and Professional diose to be performed in the round. I tions, or studio spaces, it was in riences of abuse and abandonment. for unexpected questions from the
Excellence (FNAPE) Fellowship in realised it had to be much more con tense, people wanted to talk about Urban audience in studio settings audience, more intense dialogues to
2017. It’s a door that opened up a versational and spent another their lives – relationships, sexuality. were enamoured with the dynamic draw them in and their own conver
whole new area of creativity for me. month reworking the script!” Topics that are conventionally taboo aesthetics of performance in the sation with a classic from the past.
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DELHI
T
he 12day Azamgarh Mahotsav was born in Azamgarh, the Repertory
featured diff erent theatrical Company of Bhartendu Natya Akademi, demanding sugar which is
forms, music concerts, dance Lucknow presented “Maar Parajay”. denied to them by Kasturba,
recitals and symposia in diff e Written by Raj Kumar, the play is direct torn between her tender
rent parts of this sprawling ed by Manoj Sharma with panache,
district of eastern Uttar Pradesh. It creating an ambiance that enables per
motherly feeling for the
evoked a sense of joie de vivre and cam formers to reveal their dilemma with children and her sense of
araderie among theatre practitioners dramatic force. moral duty towards Gandhi.
that will be remembered for long. This is one of the few plays about
Organised in collaboration with the Gandhi, seen in recent months, that ex
civil society and district administration, plores with intensity only one aspect of pot of human feces, which she refuses.
the spectacular performances unfolded Gandhi's life rather than presenting the Enraged, Gandhi orders her to leave the
on an elaborate makeshift stage on a vast canvas of his eventful life. “Maar house and pushes her towards the exit
huge lawn popularly known as Jajee Ka Parajay” is structurally taut which ex door. Weeping children rush towards
Maidan which was equipped with ad plores Gandhi's experiment with celiba their mother and cling to her. Later,
vanced lighting devices. cy while he was in South Africa, cham Gandhi repents his inhuman act. There
One of the visually and aurally en pioning the cause of the South African is another poignant scene when girls liv
chanting experiences was off ered by Indians. The entire action takes place in ing in the Ashram complain to Gandhi
“Bastar Band” which was remarkable the house of Gandhi with a focus on his that his son tried to molest them, Gand
for presenting rhythmically graceful intense interactions with Kasturba and hi commands his son to leave home at
dance movements and soulstirring his sons. once and takes scissors to cut the long,
musical tunes. The colourful costumes, black and beautiful hair of the girls con
the display of enviable skill by drum Bapu’s restrictions sidering them as the source of sexual
mers, the enactment of daily chores of One day Gandhi reveals to Kasturba his lust. Kasturba intervenes.
tribal people in harmony with nature resolve to maintain celibacy, declaring Som Ganguli as Gandhi gives a credit
created beautiful imagery. that the sexual rela able performance.
tions between hus His Gandhi struggles
Bow’s melody Visually appealing (Clockwise from top) Scenes from “Bastar band”; “Maar Parajay” and “Hansuli” * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT band and wife should hard to free himself
We know bow and arrow are essen be restricted only to from sexual lust. Pa
tial for tribals for hunting but here the give birth to children wani Gupta as Kastur
women also created melodious tunes soul of tribal life whose selfreliant and vir’s repertory and was initiated into tors who remain in standing posture and after that, they ba reveals the inner
from the bow, celebrating harmonious simple lives are now under threat by at music by his parents. He has been work thought out the show. The strong cho should maintain ab strength of her
community life. One of the tribal ritual tempts to curtail their forest rights. ing with Bastar tribals, scattered across rus also sings songs while remaining solute celibacy. Gand character.
istic performances, based on a tradi The show was directed and concep in the vast forest landscape. They are standing. The Naach which reveals the hi's experiments are Adapted from Dr.
tional form, Dhankul Jaagar, was woven tualised by Padma Shri Anup Ranjan losing their cultural identity and their earthy vigour is a vital element of “Bide not only restricted to Akhilesh Kumar
around the earth which produces grains Pandey, who was trained in Habib Tan rare art forms which are now on the siya” and is mostly performed by men observe celibacy, but Chandra’s short story
verge of extinction. in female dress. he also stopped tak by Raj Kumar Shah,
Pandey is working with them for the Upadhyay, a leading stage music ing salts and sugar. “Hansuli” (silver or
last oneandahalf decades, collecting practitioner, director, and Sangeet Na He imposed these nament)depicted the
musical instruments and musical tunes tak Akademi awardee, has transformed restrictions on his fa confl ict between two
and bringing diverse groups under the the play into a musical. The actorsinger mily members also. brothers over the divi
umbrella of Bastar Band. He has revived remain sitting on the stage while sing This was a kind of tor sion of ancestral land
a number of mythological stories and ing. There are no dance sequences. The ture for his family. ed property and the
tribal ritualistic art forms and presents presentation has sophistication and ele There are painfully lone silver ornament
them on the modern stage. ments of classical music have been in touching sequences of the mother. Direct
The works of Bhikhari Thakur, who is corporated into the musical score. like children de ed by Shah and pre
known as Shakespeare of Bhojpuri, con manding sugar which sented by Sammohan
tinue to be staged by contemporary Agonised bride is denied to them by Kala Sansthan, Azam
theatre practitioners of Bihar. One of his The production reveals the agony of a Kasturba, torn bet garh, in this bitter
plays “Bidesiya” is frequently staged. young bride whose husband has left ween her tender confl ict, the brothers,
Satish Anand, a veteran theatre director home just after their marriage is solem motherly feeling for as well as members of
now based in Delhi, has evolved his own nised and remained in Bidesh – foreign the children and her Panchayat, forget the
technique of staging “Bidesiya”, incor land – only to return after years of sepa sense of moral duty future of the aging pa
porating elements of Brechtian theatre. ration to tell the eternally waiting wife towards Gandhi. rents. From begin
At the Azamgarh Mahotsav, this play that he has a family in Bidesh. Upad There is another se ning to climax, ho
for humanity. The vibrant imagery was presented under the direction of hyay's production is innovative which quence full of an wever, there are little
formed by tribal artists revealed the Sanjay Upadhyay in an innovative style. will appeal to a sophisticated urban guish where Gandhi variations in tone and
In the original form, it is staged by ac audience. orders her to clean pace.
Second world
Nayana Sagar’s Hindi adaptation of Joseph Kesserling’s “Arsenic & Old Lace” was a fi ne presentation
marked by some persuasive performances and great comic timing harmonium summit
S. Ravi Held by Bijapure Harmonium Foundation, it
begins on January 3 in Bengaluru
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here are some plays that conti
nue to enthral audience des
B
ijapure Harmonium Foundation presents the second World
pite their repeated staging. Harmonium Summit from January 35 at Malleswaram Seva
One such is the ever popular Ameri Sadana, Bengaluru, and at JN Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute
can playwright Joseph Kesserling’s of Science.
“Arsenic & Old Lace”. Its Hindi adap Musicians, musicologists, instrument makers, connoisseurs from
tation attracted a sizeable audience across the country and abroad will be attending the marquee event.
despite the prevailing cold condi The summit is aimed at creating a platform for musical, intellectual
tions when put on board last week at and creative dialogue regarding harmonium and its recitals.
the Panna Bharat Ram Theatre Fes During the threeday extravaganza this year,
tival, Shri Ram Centre for Perform harmonium solos, duets, trio, ensembles, video
ing Arts’ annual event. shows and group interactions will be presented.
With an excellent content in hand Close to 100 artistes, harmonium enthusiasts and
– a farcical black comedy – director subject experts are expected to participate in the
Nayana Sagar made watching this deliberations.
play an enjoyable experience. The The fi rst World Harmonium Summit was
acting, innovative lighting, set de organised last January to commemorate
sign, timing, music, props and pithy the birth centenary of legendary
lines elicited repeated applause harmonium maestro Pandit Rambhau
from the audience. It was laugha Bijapure.
minute show that didn’t allow a bor The event is open to all. On January 3
ing moment in the twohour long and 4, the event begins at 9 am and on
play. January 5, it opens at 3 pm. Contact:
9845793012
Homicidal maniacs
The plot revolves around the Va
saibased D’Silva family, whose
members include insane homicidal
maniacs. Martha (Aarti Nayyar) and
Rosa (Sohaila Kapur), the two old Engrossing narrative A scene from “Arsenic & Old Lace” * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
On an emotional journey
aunts, believe they are doing “social
work” by killing elderly, lonely men, es the former’s appearance after ev with both complementing and sup gle at crucial points and talking Shafali R. Anand’s oil paintings exist in the
when they turn up looking for ac ery murder. plementing the other, in terms of about invasion of Poland, added to
commodation in their house. The Jonathan’s present makeover emoting, actions and dialogues. the humour. Other supporting ac twilight zone between realistic rendering and
victims are off ered homemade el prompts everyone to compare him Dressed in long skirts or black tors contributed in equal measure, abstract thought
derberry wine, ironically made from to Amrish Puri, much to his an mourning dresses, with a cross dan rendering the performance
A
the fruit growing in adjacent gra noyance and the surgeon’s discom gling from their chains and their An seamless. month-long solo exhibition of oil
veyard, laced with arsenic, strych fort. Alfi e (Kirti Kaushik) is the schi glo Indian accent, slow movements While the sudden movements by paintings by Shafali R. Anand
nine and a pinch of cyanide. Their zophrenic nephew, who thinks he is and slight stoop, made them look ge actors gave a momentum to the pro opens at All India Fine Arts and
Crafts Society on Rafi Marg beginning
nephew, Jonathan (Ashutosh Kumar Hitler, dressed up in a uniform, com nuine aunts. ceedings and kept the audience en
January 3. Titled Truth, the exhibition is
Keshav) is a psychopath killer with a plete with a swastika arm band. He gaged, its repeated use seemed at a collection of 26 paintings that exist in
plastic surgeon, Dr. Talwar (Manish helps the aunts to bury the old men, Perfect foil times jarring. the twilight zone existing between
Panwar), as companion, who chang thinking they are Jews, exterminated Bobby proved a perfect foil for The welldesigned set by Nayana, realistic rendering and abstract thought.
in the concentration camp. The sane them. He excelled by displaying his with minimal props adequately gave Speaking on the works, Shafali says her
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB nephew Bobby (Utkarsh Sharma), a bewilderment, amazement and in one the feel of the living room, the paintings are about the emotional
The well-designed set by theatre critic, in love with neighbour ability to make sense of the actions basement where the dead were bu journeys that people make during their
Julie (Shreya Pokhriyal), is left to of his aunts and brother, Jonathan, ried and the adjoining kitchen. The lives.
Nayana, with minimal props “For each of us, these journeys are
handle this bizarre and berserk in a perfect measure. stage lighting played a crucial role in
adequately gave one the crowd. Ashutosh made Jonathan’s por heightening the drama as did Sayam
different and yet the emotions that they
churn are same. They range from the lively bright
feel of the living room, the Off to a slow start, the play warms trayal as a psychopath look real with Raj Sagar’s music. yellows and greens that make us leap with joy to the
basement where the dead up with two sisters taking the centre the frenzied and quick actions and The dramatic twist at the end as dark sombre browns and deep purples that weigh us
stage. Their acting, timing and syn words. The scar across his face, the aunts try to better Jonathan’s tal down.”
were buried and the chronisation reminded one of a made him look menacing. Alfi e’s ly of victims, had the audience in Ajit Ninan, noted cartoonist, will inaugurate the
adjoining kitchen highscoring partnership in cricket, “Heil Hitler” salute, blowing the bu splits. exhibition at 5 p.m. that includes oil paintings with
titles like Spine, Pearls and Shields.
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4 FRIDAYREVIEW
DELHI
Akshaye’s Khanna on cracking the lawyer’s role in “Section 375” and the chances of him joining politics
look at it that way at all.
Murtaza Ali Khan
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What convinced you to take
O
ne of the fi nest per up “Sab Kushal Mangal”?
formances of 2019 It’s the script that I really liked.
came from Akshaye As an actor it is something that I
Khanna in “Section have never done before. As soon
375”. A nuanced as I got the brief, I knew that it
court room drama, the Ajay Bahl will give me a lot of scope to per
fi lm could not create too much form. And it would give me a cer
buzz at the box offi ce but Aksh tain angle of characterisation
Tumne Uss Roz Mujhe Kyun Chuna, a thematic Kathak
aye’s performance as the defence which has not written for me be
performance that attempts to highlight the turmoil rising
lawyer impressed critics. fore. So I saw a great opportunity within our society, our angst and the answers we seek, will
Always a reliable actor, Aksh in terms of the character as well be held on 5th January at Triveni Kala Sangam, Mandi
aye hasn’t been challenged as the script and the story. House. The presentation is penned by Sabika Abbas Naqvi
enough in the last few years. He and weaved into a Mishra Raag by Pandit Madho Prasad.
will soon be seen in “Sab Kushal Tell us about your character in Kathak danseuse Kartika Singh, will begin the event with
Mangal” where again he is play the fi lm. traditional Kathak compositions in taal Pancham Sawari.
ing an “authorbacked” role. You see, Baba Bhandari is a
Meanwhile, after his father Vinod combination of many opposites. Portuguese Fado
Khanna’s demise, the rumours of He is a big shot in the world of Daughters Opera, an
Akshaye jumping into the politi politics and crime but he is also a inter-cultural
cal arena keep surfacing. very emotional kind of a charac contemporary performance
Edited excerpts from a ter which is an unusual combina directed by Indian theatre
conversation: tion. director Anuradha Kapur
with libretto written by
He is violent and yet very kind.
Australian independent
You received widespread ac So there are many contradictions producer Tammy Brennan, is all set for its world premiere
claim for your portrayal of a to it which made it very interest in Delhi at Siri Fort Auditorium on 3rd January. With an
criminal lawyer in “Section ing for me to play and also very all-female cast, the performance aims to address the
375”. What kind of a grind did entertaining from the audience ongoing everyday acts of gender violence, such as forced
you go through to deliver such point of view. labour, infanticide, and injury alongside the expressive
a measured performance? form of Portuguese Fado music, and live experimental
I will be very honest. Mine was You are working with two electronics.
never really a grind. I must tell newcomers in the fi lm. Do you
you that as an actor I have been see any risk in working with Music carnival
very fortunate most of the times. newbies?
I have been extremely lucky to Well, it’s not a question of risk
have excellent writing backing the way I see it. Here, it was the
me. requirement of the script. It re
Now, if you look at the other quired two new faces. So as an
actors in “Section 375”, the writ actor one doesn’t look at it as a
ing backed them to a certain ex risk or reward. It’s more about
tent. But, for me, the writing what the script demands.
backed me very strongly
throughout. I had such beautiful How do you generally choose
lines to deliver. I had such beauti for your roles? Tell us about
ful moments to portray. So, it was your acting method.
really an authorbacked role in so It’s only the writing. There is
many ways. nothing else except the fact that I Le Rythme Music Academy is hosting its 14th Annual
Cultural Conclave, a classical music evening titled, The
And I feel the same for “Sab need be sure whether I would be
Youth Festival- Colours of India” on 4th January at
Kushal Mangal”. I feel that an ac able to work with the director. Kamani Auditorium, Mandi House. The conclave will
tor is only as good as the writing. I like to spend a lot of time feature Sounds of Heaven, a vocal performance by singer
To be constantly backed by such with the director before I agree to Begum Parveen Sultana, accompanied by Ustad Akram
good writing over a long period do a movie. It is an important Khan on the tabla, Dr. Vijay Mishra on the harmonium
part of the preparation for me. shehnai and Pandit Rajendra Prasanna on the flute.
But in terms of what I am going to Besides, there will be a Bharatanatyam performance by
actually do I don’t usually know Guru Dr. Saroja Vaidyanathan and a Sadhya dance titled
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Convincing portrayal (From top) Akshaye Khanna believes in travelling light as an actor; in a scene from The Mystical Forest by Guru Santhosh Nair.
“Section 375” * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT until I land up on the sets. While I
usually have a basic understand
I have never had an ing of maybe how I am going to Towards Zero
attraction for public life, of time is not common. So often I public person but I don’t consid ple cannot intake spicy food as do it, I don’t know what I am real Dramatech, a group
formed by the IIT Delhi
especially politics get credited with things that I ne er that to be public life. A public their system can’t consume it. Si ly going to do till I am actually do
alumni will stage Towards
cessarily shouldn’t get credited life is when you are accountable milarly, my system doesn’t like ing it. Most of the times I like to
because it doesn’t suit for. A huge part of my perfor to your constituency, voters, ide public life or politics. leave it to very last minute as I
Zero an English play,
which had hardly been
me. It’s like spicy food. mances has to do with great writ ology, and your party. You are an The quintessential prerequi don’t like to come with my own staged earlier, at Shri Ram
Some people cannot ing. swerable because you take a sal site for political life is to be a peo baggage. Centre Auditorium,
ary from people who pay taxes. ple’s person. And I am not a peo I feel travelling light is good as Mandi House, on 4th and
intake spicy food as How do you look at your late You are being paid to do a job. ple’s person. And I don’t an actor. There is so much that 5th January. An Indian adaptation of Agatha Christie’s
their system can’t father’s political legacy? That’s public life. I have never consider it to be a legacy that I one absorbs when one is on sets accomplished detective novel in the same name, it is
directed by Renu S. Chopra/ The play revolves around the
consume it. Similarly, Frankly, I have absolutely no had an attraction for public life, have to carry. One should never with the rest of the cast and the
murder of Tara Devi, a rich old lady, who was host to a
my system doesn’t like interest in politics or in public life especially politics because it look at it like that. We are all here crew. So, I like to be in the mo motley crowd of relatives and friends gathered in her
for that matter. Because of the doesn’t suit me. for a few decades on this planet ment there as opposed to coming cliff-perched seaside house.
public life or politics nature of my profession I am a It’s like spicy food. Some peo and then we will go. So I don’t in with a lot of preparation.
Quick Five
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s I opened my wallet to pay Since Rafi pours his soul into ev
months were really very exciting because we for the 30minute pleasant ery word, the message overwhelms
won at MAMI, my two fi lms released and peo drive in Doha (Qatar), the the human psyche and that is why
ple loved us at the Dharamshala fi lm festival,” Pakistani taxi driver refused to gems like “O Mati Ke Putle, Itna Na
she says. Born in Jharkhand, Naina was trained take the fare from me since. In his Kar Tu Gumaan, Pal Bhar Ka Tu
in acting from Film and Television Institute of words, I was his respected guest! Mehmaan” (“Sheroo”), “Aaj Gham
India before appearing in fi lms including “Ho It took a while to understand that Kal Khushi, Hai Yahee Zindagi, Sun
tel Mumbai” and “Warrior Queen of Jhansi”. “I the honour was bestowed as I had le Pyaare, Aadmi Wo Jo Himmat Na
haven't arrived yet. I have to do a lot of work lovingly referred to Mohammed Haare” (“Jawaab”) and “Waqt Se
and way to go,” she chuckles. Rafi as God’s Own Voice. Holding Din Aur Raat, Waqt Se Kal Aur Aaj,
Excerpts: my hand, he said, “I can’t accept Waqt Ki Har Shae Ghulam, Waqt
How did acting happen? money from a brother, who like Har Shae Pe Raaj” (“Waqt”) fi nd un
Acting happened during FTII only. When I me, has found salvation in Rafi Sa iversal resonance.
was young, I knew that I wanted to perform hab’s singing”. Affi rming the sub Such is the magnifi cence of the
Diff erent approach Naina Sareen
but I didn't know what I will perform – acting, continent could be better if peo outpouring and so sublime is the
dance or theatre. I liked the attention when I ple learnt from humanism ex emotional intonation of every word
performed. I was very interested in hiphop so I had time to undergo that training. We shot pounded in Rafi Sahab’s songs, that the essence and the purity of
dancing and I am trained in Bharatanatyam al in diff erent locations including Jaipur, parts of the driver left after a hug and a every line of the abovementioned
so as dance is something that comes very nat Rajasthan and in Morocco. prayer for greater kinship bet songs by lyricists Kaif Irani, Khu
urally to me. Acting gives me a lot of freedom Your role in Prateek Vats directed “Eee ween Indians and Pakistanis! maar Barabankvi and Sahir Lud
in terms of realising who I am really. For many, Baa Loo” is a complete departure from the It is such moments that make hianvi comes alive like an epic pic
acting is internal to external as they fi rst fi nd earlier two fi lms... our lives memorable and though ture! Of course, the music and
the character within themselves and then ex I have never seen the kind of Delhi which is fl oored, I was not shocked by this lyrics are outstanding but it is the
ternalise it but for me it is very much external shown in “Eee Baa Loo” despite living in Delhi recent happening as Rafi Sahab’s extraordinary rendition by Rafi that
to internal. It starts with once I start looking as for three years while studying English litera voice has been a longstanding moulds these songs into incompar
the character and then I internalise it. ture at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College. It was a passport to happy interactions able expressions of earnest prayer
How did you become a part of “Hotel diff erent Delhi in Kamla Nagar. On real loca with his fans. Ranging from stiff as well as eternal maxims of pearly
Mumbai”? tions, we don't have the luxury to get ready in Lasting appeal Mohammed Rafi * THE HINDU ARCHIVES
lipped Englishmen to Egyptian wisdom.
I was still studying in FTII. My senior Trish the vanity van all the time. We used to sleep in calligraphers, people are willing Such is the maestro’s command
an was the casting director and I came to Mum the same attire which we used to shoot in. I am to go miles for a rare song or anec As faith dwindles in human virtues of every religion but also pro over the lyric metre and expression
bai to give audition for the fi rst time. I bagged playing the character of the nurse from a slum. dote of the maestro. In many cas and institutions, there are numer pounded goodness as the ultimate that whenever he expostulates a di
the role of a receptionist. I was overwhelmed It was not a planned shoot and followed a doc es, the foreign nationals don’t ous Rafi songs to guide, inspire and aim of every human being. vine law, it almost seems you are lis
by doing a part in an ensemble where actors umentary approach. The director was not al even understand the lyrics, yet restore our belief in equality, good Life is an ephemeral bubble and tening to a wandering Sufi saint.
like Dev Patel, Anupam Kher and my seniors ways in front of you and in these locations we are devout followers of Rafi Sa ness, and harmony. Rafi Sahab drums sense about its That is why the human heart,
were sharing screen space. Though it was the had to improvise a lot. hab’s incredible singing and one mortality with his poignant appeal mind, and soul can imbibe what he
fi rst time, I was not alienated. I made good Do you wish to become a quintessential can certainly relate to such hap Fervent plea “Mat Bhool Arey Insaan, Teri Neki sings, including some severe chid
friends there. It was extremely organised. heroine or you want to remain an actor in penings as one has seen a friend Long back, Rafi ’s “Dekho Dil Na Badee, Naheen Usse Chhupi” ings like “Matlab Ke Liye Duniya Ne
In “Warrior Queen of Jhansi”, you the future? shed tears every time he rewinds Kisi Ka Toote” (“Pyar Ka Rishta”) (“Mastana”). Time and time again, Paise Ko Banaya Khuda” (“Mohab
played a warrior. How did you prepare for I don't mind becoming a ‘heroine’ absolute to his favourite “O Duniya Ke was a clarion call upholding friend Rafi tugs the heart with nuggets like bat Ki Koyee Dava Naheen”), “Do
the role? ly because heroine also acts and we are also Rakhwale” from “Baiju Bawra”. ship above blood relations just as “Bhalayee Kar Bhala Hoga, Bu Din Ki Zindagi Hai Is Par Na Phool
I had to go through physical training which here to do acting. It is how you look on the At a time when the world he also made a fervent plea for raayee Kar Bura Hoga” (“Khul Ja Pyaare, Rah Jayenge Yaheen Par
started much earlier from the actual shoot of screen which separates you. I think a good ma around us needs a big dose of tol uprightness with “Bhala Karne Simsim”), “Daulat Ke Jhoothe Duniya Ke Thaath Saare” (“Gimbo
the fi lm. Someone can imagine me as a warrior keup and good clothes can make anyone look erance and human values, many Wale, Bhalaayee Kiyeja, Buraayi Ke Nashe Mein Ho Choor, Gareebon Ki Ki Beti”) and “Diwana Aadmi Ko Ba
was a big thing but I accepted the challenge. good. Put nice clothes on me and do my hair, I melodies rendered by Rafi spring Badle, Duaayein Diye Jaa” (“San Duniya Se Rahte Ho Door, Aji Ek nati Hain Rotiyaan, Khud Naachti
We were trained in sword fi ghting, archery and will also look like a heroine. I know how he to mind whose maxims teach us sar”). Like a spiritual guru, Rafi Sa Din Aisa Aayega, Jab Maati Mein Sab Hain Sabko Nachaati Hain Roti
horse riding. It happened when I fi nished my roines are perceived but everyone here is ta humanism is a trait of the heart. hab elaborated not just the essence Mil Jayega” (“Oonchi Haveli”); yaan” (“Kali Topi Lal Rumaal”).
acting course in 2017 and I moved to Mumbai lented.
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