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METRO MENACECHUGS ONThe Hyderabad metro rail’sprogress is fraught with complexitiesand doubts, say activists.

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AS PILs PILE UP,

DELICIOUS DESSERTS

Tiramisu was the star of the InternationalDay of Italian Cuisine, dedicated to the

celebration of authentic and quality Italian cuisine.PG 14

TAPPING ONCULTURE

Flamenco starAntonio

Hi d a lgo’s humilityis enough to win

hearts. We discuss the

art form withthe Spanish

artistewho is

touringIndia.PG 10

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JAPANESE AJapanese engineering firm said Sunday that 10 of its

Japanese and seven of its foreign workers remainedunaccounted for at an Algerian gas plant seized byIslamist militants, adding the situation was ‘grave’. PG 7

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monsoon.Where: NIFT,

MadhapurWhen: January 25Contact: (040) 2311 4537

Tribute to KhannaThere will be dance performanceson Rajesh Khanna’s songs to paytribute to the superstar. The dancewill be choreographed by Mahesh LMunde, who has choreographednational and international perfor-mances. Where: Lalitha Kala Thoranam,

Public gardens,Hyderabad

When: January 276pm to 9:30pm

Contact: 93965 55888

End of Season SaleArrow end of season sale is here.This New York fashion with a col-lection of casual and work wear isavailable on a discount. You canwalk in to any Arrow store andavail discounts up to 40 per centon apparel and footwear. Where: All Arrow outletsWhen: Up to January 20

NumaishNumaish is the 73rd All IndiaIndustrial Exhibition is an ongoingevent in the City.Where: Exhibition Ground,

Mukarramjahi Road, Nampally

When: Up to February 15,

Rural ExcerptsAn exhibition of paintings andsculptures, of village depictions andlife in rural areas, by NarsimluKandi. The preview is on January 19.Where: Alankritha art galleryWhen: Up to January 30,

11am to 7pmContact: www.alankritha.in

Diva Divine DeifiedAn exhibition of ceramic and ter-rakota sculptures by artistJayaprakash.Where: Iconart Gallery,

Banjara HillsWhen: OngoingContact: www.iconart.in

Code Red CountdownCode Red Countdown is an art col-lection revolving around ecology, byNew York based artist Asher Jay.The theme is endangered wildlife.Where: Lalitha Kala Thoranam,

Public gardensWhen: January 27

6pm to 9:30pmContact: 93965 55888

Hot Dog food festivalITC Kakatiya’s multi restaurant,Deccan Pavilion, is organising a hotdog festival. Hollywood hot dog,Philadelphia cheese steak dog,Garden Dog and Arizona rush aresome of the items on the menu. Where: Deccan Pavilion,

ITC KakatiyaWhen: January 18-27 Contact: (040) 4008 1816

Business Lunch A three course menu with Italiancuisine prepared by chef MatteoGradi at Park Hyatt.Where: Tre-Forni Bar &

RestaurantWhen: Weekdays only

12pm to 3:30pmContact: (040) 4949 1234

Cafe Classics MonthTruffles cafe pays tribute to someselective cafes and restaurants inIndia and the world. The cafe willbe serving some of their specialdishes. This weekend starts withBritannia restaurant & cafe locatedin Bombay, with delicious Parsidishes. Where: Nautanki Galli, Madhapur Where: Truffles cafe

Plot no. 376, Road no. 10,Jubilee Hills

When: Up to February 10Contact: (040) 2355 0105

The Monsoon OracleThe Monsoon Oracle is a factualfilm based on ritualistic practicesthat take places in the country. Itrevolves around the rituals per-formed, predicting the arrival of

Buy ArtIt is an anniversary art show ofaffordable art by 30 artists. All art-works are priced between Rs1,000to Rs10,000Where: Iconart Gallery,

Banjara HillsWhen: January 18-February 18

11:30am-7pmContact: www.iconart.in

Big Hyper SaleHyperCITY, is having its Hyper Saleat all its stores across India.Customers can get discounts anddeals across categories, includingfresh produce, home & furniture,electronics, toys and apparels.Where: Inorbit mall,

MadhapurWhen: Up to January 31

Musicals, play, filmsOn 18th, a documentary, Nero´sGuests, about India’s agrarian crisisseen through the work of the PSainath will be screened. The nextday, Pyar ke Gurd Gobar Ghutaale,a play about friends who crave forlove will be screened. On Sundaythere will be a musical afternoon,followed by Hisdustani andCarnatic music. Where: Lamakaan,

Lane next to M-Modal building Road No.1, Banjara Hills

When: January 18-20

4pm to 11pmContact: (040) 2460 3015

Shoppers Stop saleSale up to 51 per cent off on inter-national and Indian brands acrosscategories at Shoppers Stop,HomeStop and Mothercare outletswith Shoppers Stop. Where: Shoppers Stop outlets When: OngoingContact: www.shoppersstop.com

The Republic RideThe biggest corporate cycling eventat Hyderabad is being organized byThe Atlanta Foundation on republicday. The aim is to promote educa-tional programs for underprivilegedchildren.Where: Gachibowli StadiumWhen: January 26,

6:15am onwardsContact: atlantafoundation.org

Nikhil Chinappa NightSky lounge is set to host its firstever grand party on the January 23,with celebrated DJ Nikhil Chinappaentertaining the guests over a galadinner. Exquisite variety of food andbeverages will be served, with awide selection of alternative Tapascuisine.Where: Sky Lounge,

MadhapurWhen: January 23,8pm onwards

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Save Indian Family Foundation members protest against Section 498A (dowry law), domestic violence (DV Act) and child custodyrights at Dharna Chowk, Indira Park, on Saturday.

MEN DEMAND ‘TRUE GENDER EQUALITY’N SHIVA KUMAR


Chief secretary Minnie Mathewlaunched the universal pulse

polio eradication programmethis morning. She administered polio

drops to a child at a centre inKhairatabad. Mathew called upon

parents to administer polio drops totheir children. The mayor, Mohammed

Majid Hussain, administered poliodrops to children at Syednagar today.

Pulse polio camp launched

AClass IX student, Mohd Saif,poured kerosene on himself andset himself ablaze in Ranga

Reddy district recently. He died ofsevere burn injuries in Osmania hospital on Saturday. The 16-year-oldstudent reportedly took the extremestep because his father had reprimanded him for not paying attention to his studies.

Teen commits suicide

Two burglary cases were reportedfrom Kukatpally and Cyberabad.In the first case, burglars stole six

tolas of gold and `5,000 in cash fromthe house of Naga Lakshmi Raju, abusinessman. Eight tolas of gold and`10,000 in cash were stolen from thehouse of an RTC employee, RavinderGoud. No one was at home when thebreak-in occurred.

Two burglaries in City

The Shamshabad police havecracked the mystery of amiddle-aged woman’s mur-

der. Two men, including heralleged paramour, have beenarrested in the case.

The two accused (in picabove) have been identified as BRamu and his friend, KJayendar. The police recoveredone gold earring, a pair of silveranklets and a mobile phone fromtheir possession. The two hadtaken these articles from the vic-tim’s body after murdering her,Shamshabad inspector CAnjaiah said.

According to the police, thevictim, 45-year-old D Paresha(inset), was a resident of PeddaGolconda village in Shamshabadmandal and had been working asa maid at a local school for the

past few years. She was also run-ning a small business in her vil-lage. Her husband, D Babbaih,worked for a private company.

The victim reportedly hadbeen having an affair with BRamu for a year. Ramu, 24, wasmarried and worked as a driverat the same school thatParesha was a maid.

Police sources saythat Ramu had bor-rowed `20,000 in cashfrom Paresha a fewmonths back and hadpromised to pay, withinterest. However, hedidn’t return theamount. Paresha start-ed demanding hermoney back. She final-ly threatened that ifRamu didn’t return the cash, shewould tell his wife about theiraffair. Soon after, Ramu startedplotting to kill her.

As part of the plan, Ramutook Paresha for a movie inBalanagar area on January 6.His friend, K Jayender, who is an

auto driver and a resident ofShankrapuram village, accompa-nied them.

When they were returningafter the movie, the two mentook Paresha into the bushesnear Shankrapuram village,where they both raped her. Then

they strangled her todeath and fled withher clothes and valu-ables. On January 9,the body was found.The police thenbooked a murder caseand started an investi-gation.

The police soonfound clues aboutParesha’s affair withRamu. He was pickedup by the police and

on interrogation, he confessed tothe crime. He later disclosed thewhole story, after which thepolice arrested Jayender as well.

Both were produced before acourt and have been sent toprison on the orders of the mag-istrate.

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Lover held forwoman’s murder

He plotted to kill her after she threatenedto tell his wife about their affair unless he returned

the money he had borrowed from her.

Inkeshaf [email protected]

The public support of themain opposition TeluguDesam Party for the cre-

ation of a separate Telanganastate has led to a tricky situationfor the party in Andhra andRayalaseema regions.

Party leaders from these tworegions, including MLAs andMPs, though visibly shockedwith the decision of the partyhigh command, are restrainingthemselves from making anyadverse comments following theparty president’s strong diktaton the issue.

Apart from this, the mostimportant issue that is givingsleepless nights to the TeluguDesam leaders is the ongoingmarathon padayatra of partychief N Chandrababu Naidu.The padayatra will enterKrishna district, an integralpart of Andhra region, in thenext couple of days. The padaya-tra is facing threats from rivalCongress leaders and other pro-united Andhra Pradeshforces in the wake of TDP’s sup-port to the Telangana issue.

Congress MLA Jogi Ramesh,a hardcore integrationist, hadalready threatened to obstructNaidu’s padayatra when itenters Krishna district. Apartfrom this, many pro-unitedAndhra organisations alsoannounced that they would notallow Naidu to continue hispadayatra in Krishna district.

These thinly veiled threatshave become a challenge for theTelugu Desam cadres, who areresponsible for arrangements forthe padayatra. “Yes, we are find-ing it difficult to make arrange-ments for the party president’spadayatra. Most of the leaders ofthe party are being confrontedwith a volley of questions fromour own party cadres and peopleregarding our silence on theissue of separate Telangana. Wedo not have any answers to theirquestions. We are trying to con-vince them by saying that thedecision on Telangana was takenkeeping the interests of theparty in mind, but in vain,” asenior leader of the party fromAndhra region told Postnoon onSaturday.

While acknowledging theproblems of party high com-mand, the leader felt that theparty should have found a cleveridea to tackle the problem ofconfrontation in Andhra andRayalaseema region until thepadayatra was over. The TDPleaders are clueless about whatkind of stand they should adoptfor the success of the padayatrain Andhra region.

SC CATEGORISATION ISSUEALSO HAUNTS TDPAnother issue that is hauntingthe Telugu Desam Party inAndhra region is ScheduledCaste (SC) categorisation issue.The party support to categorisa-tion of SC community intoABCD categories faced thewrath of Mala community, a pre-dominant community in Andhraregion. The community leadershave already announced thatthey would obstruct Naidu’smarathon padayatra at any cost.

Pro-T stand putsTDP in a spot

As Naidu’s padayatra nears Krishna district,leaders are worried about the consequences.

MANY PRO-UNITEDANDHRA PRADESHORGANISATIONS HAVETHREATENED TOOBSTRUCT THE TDPCHIEF’S PADAYATRA INKRISHNA DISTRICT OFANDHRA REGION.

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According to experts,this unconventionaltherapy, which com-bines acupressure andacupuncture, is used

for curing various diseases, bothchronic and mild.

Though this is known to theworld as traditional Chinesemedicine, several Unani doctorsin Hyderabad claim this is a sci-ence from West Asia. Most of thecupping therapy centres arelocated in Medhipatnam and sur-rounding areas.

This therapy is part of amajor branch of medicineknown as ‘regimental therapy,’taught in Unani medicine. DrMd Ahsan Farooqui, assistantprofessor at the postgraduatedepartment of medicine,Government Unani College, wasthe first documented person toperform hijama in India.

Having been reduced to theo-ry rather than practice untilrecent years, this doctor thoughtof reviving the therapy in India

and performed the first trial in2008. He said one of the reasonsthis is gaining acceptanceamong traditional Muslim fami-lies is due to the reference ofthis therapy as pain reliever inthe ‘discourses of Muhammed’(Hadith).

Claiming to attend to about15,000 cases in various parts ofcountry, Dr Farooqui demon-strated the therapy to medicalstudents and postgraduates inDelhi, Kolkata and Kozhikode.

With the increasing accep-tance from various sections of

the society, these therapy centresare burgeoning in areas likeTolichowki and parts of OldCity. According to the doctor, thenumber of patients visitingthese centres every day isaround 500-800. Though thereare about 50 centres giving thistherapy, those that are consid-ered to be of good standards,with well qualified therapists,are few.

Each session stretches to anaverage of four weeks, with foursittings per week. Private clinicscharge between `2,000 and `2,600.Obesity, thyroid, skin diseases,back pain, cervical spondylitis,liver diseases, varicose veins,brain tumour and paralysis aresome of the diseases that can betreated with cupping therapy.With the success percentage com-paratively higher than acupunc-ture and acupressure, doctorspredict a bright future for it.

N Arun Kumar, acupunctur-ist and hypnotherapist based inSecunderabad, combinesacupuncture with cupping thera-py. “I learned this from my visitsto the far-East, where it is widelypracticed,” he said.

Some doctors like MusabHashmi, who recently developeda love for this therapy, are fol-lowing the lunar calendar, and

arranging special camps forpatients. “As it is mentioned insome hadiths (sayings ofprophet), there are few impor-tant dates on which this could bedone. Interestingly, I am gettinggood results when I performhijama on these days.”

Cupping therapy gainsmomentum in Hyderabad

Cupping therapy, an ancient Chinese therapy also known as hijama in Arabic, draws 500-800patients in the City every day, doctors say.

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Md NIZAMUDDIN

What is cupping therapy ?

Cupping is a form ofmassage therapy, which

is performed by applying apartial vacuum, created incups. It is created on theskin either by means ofheat or suction. This drawsup the underlying tissues.Inside the cup and on theskin (when left for few min-utes) blood statis is formedand localized heating takesplace.

According to doctors, itaffects the body up to fourinches into the tissues,causing tissues to releasetoxins and activate the lym-phatic system. It also clearscolon blockages and helpsactivate and clear the veinsarteries and capillaries.

The Hyderabad metro rail’s progress is fraught with complexities and doubts, say activists.

Two-year delay on metro PILsRahul [email protected]

Despite over two years ofdelay, several public inter-est litigations (PILs) filed

in the AP High Court have notreached the phase of argumentsyet. Activists allege that rightfrom the top brass of the bureau-cracy, everybody is hand-in-glovewith the metro rail and the L&T,to safeguard the project details.

Since its planning and incep-tion, the metro rail has comeunder the scanner of media andvarious civil society groups, whoallege that while the project iscertainly needed, its feasibilityand policies need to be questioned.

“The budget kept shooting upand the route plans of the railkept changing. Initially, in 2008,when I asked them for a copy ofthe detailed project report (DPR),the managing director NVSReddy said it was alright if I

inspected the documents but Icannot take a copy of them withme,” said D Raja Reddy (namechanged), an RTI activist.

Surprisingly, the L&T andthe HMRL’s policy on RTI appli-

cations changed after the MAY-TAS-SATYAM disaster wasunmasked in 2009. The issue thatremains unsolved is why thejudiciary has postponed the caseof the two PILs filed by this

activist, and why, in one suchcase, not even a counterfoil wasregistered. “Furthermore, theentire setup of the metro railwas designed under the APMunicipal Tramways Act of

2008, and as per the Act, a publicnotice or discussion was to beallowed before the project wastaken up. No such thing evermaterialised,” he said.

What stands out is theabsence of the GHMC, whichhas actual and legal responsibili-ty of the HMRL. The GHMC has,however, been forced to give upits properties with no greatstand in the massive project.

The completion of the pro-ject will also ring a death notefor APSRTC and MMTS, the for-mer already burdened by enor-mous financial difficulties.Activists say investing and plan-ning on expanding the MMTSwould have been far better thanthe HMRL project. “Even today,a 15 km journey costs `6 in theMMTS. The metro rail will notonly deface the City, but is alsonot a commercially viable pro-ject in a crowded City likeHyderabad,” said Rakesh ReddyD, an RTI activist.


While the All IndiaIndustrial Exhibitionhas had someupheavals this year,

one thing remains unchanged —the prisoners’ stall. This year,there is a stall from Rajamundryjail as well.

Every year, the jail depart-ment sets up a stall, and only fewprisoners are selected to partici-pate. This year, based on goodbehaviour, four prisoners havebeen selected from Cherlapallyand Chanchalguda jails. “Weselect prisoners based on theiroverall behaviour and hard workthey put into making the prod-ucts. There are nearly 400inmates in the jail, but only fourhave been selected and broughthere,” said Laxmaiyaa, the jailerfrom Cherlapally Jail.

In addition to the prisoners,many staffers from the jaildepartment also pitch in to sellproducts. Tomariah, 35, is oneof the prisoners manning a

herbal products stall. “I was arag picker, but the lust formoney landed me in illegalwork. My life has changed since2005; living in a jail is not thateasy. I feel guilty for what I didand I deserve this punishment.Money has ruined my life. Imiss my wife and children. Iknow my children must be hat-ing me, but I am sure that once Iam out, they will accept me.”

He adds, “Once I am out, Iwill start a small business andearn honestly. I have learnt mak-ing agarbattis, candles and soaps

in jail. I wish my family could seethe change in me. I pray to god tosend them to the exhibition so Iget a chance to see them. We arenot allowed to meet our family,but I will be happy if I get a

chance to at least see them.”The AP prison department’s

stall is among the most visited atthe exhibition. There are a rangeof products, from textiles, art andcraft to herbal products, on offer.The products are sold under thebrand name ‘Sudhar’.

“The main aim of the stall isto give publicity to the productsmanufactured by the jailinmates. All the products come atflat factory rate with no additiontax. The women cell prisonershave displayed hand bags, clothesand embroidery. Workshops are

held daily and the main aim is toprovide training to the prisonersin various skills so that they canstart their own business and livea honest and happy life whenreleased,” added Laxmaiyaa.

The prisoners are over-whelmed with the response.“When first my jailer told that Iwas selected this year to partici-pate in the exhibition, I was notready. I did not want to face theworld; I was scared that the pub-lic might see me with hatred, butI was wrong. Every day, the rushis going on increasing. There isso much demand for our prod-ucts and people have praised ourhard work. When I landed in jail,I was scared that I will be tor-tured as it is shown in movies,but the atmosphere inCherlapally jail is totally differ-ent. The work experience we gainwill help many of us earn moneywhile in the jail, and get a jobwhen we are released,” said,Narendar Kumar, a prisoner whowas busy selling vegetables.

Undoubtedly, the state prisondepartment deserves specialkudos and appreciation for theinitiative taken in highlightingthe prisoners’ creations and giv-ing them a new aim in their life.

Hemanth [email protected]

Filmmaking can be quite adaunting task, especiallywhen you find yourself rac-

ing against time with limitedresources in a foreign country.That’s precisely what a selectfew students from ChapmanUniversity, California, USA,have been going through for thepast couple of weeks here inIndia.

The students collaboratedwith Indian students fromAnnapurna International Schoolof Film+Media to direct threefilms within a span of twoweeks. The synergy between thestudents from these two filmschools couldn’t have been betterand it has been quite an unbelievable experience for allof them, if their reaction to thequestions we posed is anythingto go by.

Shayna Cohen is the directorof one of the films named ProudMothers. The film was made inHinglish and she admits that shetook the help of her Indianfriends back in the university,since her knowledge aboutIndian culture is limited. “I did-n’t really know much about the

finer nuances to make the filmmore Indian, but thanks to myfriends back in the universityand students at AISFM, we man-aged to pull it off. I believe thatthe basic emotions which peopleexperience are the same no mat-ter where you go. That’s one ofthe factors which makes my filmso universal.” For RochanRedelinghuys, the director ofHonor, setting her story in Indiawas inevitable. “The story dab-bles with caste and I don’t thinkI could have made this film any-where else,” she says. The thirdfilm, titled Flown Away, is about

a foreign girl who meets a Sikhgentleman at a kite festival inAhmedabad.

At the recent press confer-ence, a lot of students fromAISFM praised the extent ofplanning and pre-productionwhich these students had donebefore coming to Hyderabad.Shayna confesses that more thanplanning, it was the passion withwhich the students here worked,which totally bowled them over.“The students here have anunlimited passion for cinemaand to get things done and that’shard to find. I would love to work

with them again,” she says. All the three teams have

been shooting their films atbreak-neck speed to can as manyas 30 shots per day and they con-fess that they have never shotbeyond 20 shots a day back inthe US. So what was the mostdifficult part? “The worst partwas noise and finding the rightlocation so that the sun wouldfall on the actors the right way.More than the visuals, we had atough time dealing with thenoise on the sets; it was a bigproblem because we were shoot-ing on sync sound. There werealways bystanders in the back-ground, people trying to parktheir cars in our shots. I thinkthe biggest challenges weresound and control,” MatthewGreiner, the cinematographer ofProud Mothers says.

Another cinematographer,Nuttanai Lertpreechapakdee,said, “Handling the equipmentwas another big issue. In everycountry, they have a differenttype of equipment for specifictasks. It was tough initially, butwe got used to it with great diffi-culty. The harrowing part waslack of safety measures on thesets. Before coming here, I havenever seen anyone handle bare

wires without proper precau-tions.”

There’s always been a debateover how India is portrayed inHollywood films. Films likeSlumdog Millionaire, The BestExotic Marigold Hotel and TheDarjeeling Limited were exten-sively shot in India. We ask themif they have seen a differentIndia vis-a-vis what is shown infilms. Matthew said,

“Everything is so chaotic yetthere’s method in madness andit’s interesting to observe all thisbecause I have never been in acity this large or dense. We wentto a village near Hyderabadabout a week ago and scores ofpeople assembled to see what wewere up to. I don’t know if I canput a word to describe that feel-ing, but it’s been life changingfor sure.” Christopher Clarkeadds, “Everyone seemed sohappy no matter where we went.People wanted to talk to us,know our perception of life andI loved all that. I have walkeddown the streets of Los Angelesand never came across anyonewho would say hello to you andhere I have smiles, people want-ing to know my name, peoplewanting to share their stories. Itfelt great.”

Stall of second chancesThe prisoners’ stall at the All India Industrial Exhibition is among the most popular, and the

inmates are overwhelmed by the public’s response.

PRISONERS ARESELECTED ON THEIROVERALL BEHAVIOURAND WORK THEY PUTINTO MAKING THEPRODUCTS.

Finding method in madnessTen students from Chapman University collaborated with AISFM students to make three films in two weeks.They tell Postnoon what it is like to shoot in a foreign country and why the experience has been life-changing.

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JAIPUR: Congress todaycalled on all secularforces and progressiveforces of the country tounite in ideological battleagainst those whopolarise and divide thesociety.

In its 56-page draftJaipur declaration, theparty said Congress willgo to the people on thebasis of the performanceof UPA government, thepromise of stability andgood governance andrestatement of its corevalues.

The party said it willcontinue to be at the fore-front of fighting corrup-tion, especially at thebureaucratic and politi-cal levels.

Re-committing itselfto representing India’smiddle ground, the partyacknowledged that thereis a rising educated andaspirational middle class,especially in urban areasand it will continue tocreate new opportunitiesfor them.

On Pakistan, thedraft said India’s neigh-bours and partners mustrecognise its legitimatesecurity concerns. “Any

dialogue must be basedon accepted principles ofcivilised behaviours.When these principlesare violated India shouldnot hesitate to take credi-ble action,” it said.

Maintaining that

nepotism in the organisa-tion’s structure is a causeof concern, the draft saidwhen leaders recommenda candidate they must bewilling to take responsi-bility in case of failure.

The party said thenumber of terms forpresidents of PradeshCongress Committeesand District CongressCommittees should berestricted to two and thetenure should not bemore than three years.

It said it will launchmass contact pro-grammes at different lev-els to gather feedback onpeople’s aspirations andpriorities.

Winnability alone,the draft said, should notbe the benchmark fordeciding nominees.There should be a bal-ance required betweenloyalty and winnablity, itsaid.

The draft declarationspoke about two Indiasand pledged to speak forboth the young middleclass India and the youngdeprived India.

It also promised tocreate ten million jobsevery year. PTI


KOLKATA: Stepping up pressure on the UPA gov-ernment on her demand for a three year moratori-

um on paying interests on central loans, WestBengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday

threatened to lead a march to Delhi’s Lal Qila if herpleas went unheeded. “We have not asked for the

moon from the centre. The previous governmentbequeathed us a huge Rs 2.03 lakh crore loan. Why

should we have to pay for the sins of the previousregime?” Banerjee thundered at a party rally here.

Didi threatens Red Fort marchNEW DELHI: In a first initiative of itskind, Indian Railways is likely to intro-duce Braille stickers in trains for visually-challenged passengers to facilitate theirtravel. “We are planning to provideBraille stickers inside the coaches forassisting visually impaired passengers,”a senior Railway Ministry official said.The initiative is likely to be announcedin the Rail Budget 2013-14, he said.

Braille stickers for trainsNEW DELHI: A 55-year-old mason,convicted for illegally confining andraping his neighbour, has been sen-tenced to seven years in jail by a fast-track court here. Additional sessionsjudge TR Naval held Irshad Thekedarguilty of raping the victim, saying the“circumstantial and scientific evi-dence” prove he had “forcibly com-mitted sexual intercourse” with her.

Man gets 7-yr jail for rape

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NAGPUR: Six Naxals, including twowomen cadres, were killed in anencounter in the wee hours today inGovindgaon near Jimalgatta forest inMaharashtra’s Gadchiroli district,police said. The encounter took place atGovindgaon, about 200 kilometres fromhere, in south eastern part of Vidarbha.The encounter continued for a fewhours and ended at around 2.30am,according to reports received here. Thisis the first time that so many Naxalshave been killed in Gadchiroli, the district worst affected in the state.

Ex-lover shootsgroom deadKOLKATA: A bridegroom was shotdead today at the wedding ceremony bythe bride’s alleged former lover atHalisahar in North 24-Parganas dis-trict. The police said the groom PrabirDe was declared brought dead at a localhospital after he sustained bulletinjury at his wedding at about 11.30pm.Those present at the wedding recep-tion caught the attacker named Rajiband beat him severely. He also died in anearby hospital later, police said.Police have launched a probe into thematter.

Congresstalks tough,

promises moon

Police killsix Maoists

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NEW DELHI: Assertingthat it will not be influ-enced by “jingoistic con-versations” in sections ofthe media, the govern-ment today said peace pro-cess with Pakistan wasback on track “consider-ably” but made it clearthat “atmospherics” haveto be right to move for-ward.

External affairs minis-ter Salman Khurshid,while underlying that it issensible not to hasten andrush into things, alsodenied that the govern-ment has been boxed intoa corner over the ceasefireviolations at the Line of

Control and the beheadingof an Indian soldier byPakistani troops.

When asked if thepeace process has beenput on hold, the Ministersaid, “I don’t think so. Ithink the peace process isgoing well. What are indi-

cations is we have gotback on track quite a bit. Idon’t even know to whatextent we had gone offtrack but certainly therewas a sense that we wereslipping. We have got backon track considerably.That is a good sign and wewould want that to contin-ue. But obviously timewould tell if we are backon track or not.”

On India’s reluctanceto Pakistan ForeignMinister Hina RabbaniKhar’s offer for talks,Khurshid said “atmospherics” need toimprove.

PTI

‘Peace process on track’

Let me reiteratecorruption at alllevels is a deeprooted malice andall sections ofsociety are effect-ed by it. As aparty we mustlead struggle tocombat its effect,

Sonia Gandhi

‘ATMOSPHERICS’NEED TO IMPROVEBEFORE TALKS WITHPAKISTAN CANRESUME, SAYSSALMAN KHURSHID.


BERLIN: More than six million votersare called to the polls in the German

state of Lower Saxony Sunday, kickingoff a general election year with highstakes for Chancellor Angela Merkel

and the opposition. The election of anew parliament in Lower Saxony, home

to European auto giant Volkswagenand run by the same centre-right

alliance led by Merkel.

Polls in GermanySYDNEY: The crew of an Antarcticcruise ship steaming to the assistance ofa French sailor adrift on the SouthernOcean in a life raft were preparingSunday for a delicate rescue operationin remote seas. Alain Delord wasattempting to sail solo and withoutassistance around the world when hisyacht, Tchouk Tchouk Nougat, was dam-aged in rough seas off Tasmania island.

Saving solo sailor: Efforts onWASHINGTON: The administration ofPresident Barack Obama is completinga counterterrorism manual that willestablish clear rules for targeted-killingoperations, The Washington Postreported late Saturday. But citingunnamed US officials, the newspapersaid the guidebook would contain amajor exemption for the CIA’s cam-paign of drone strikes in Pakistan.

Killing by the book

CLASSIFIED

WASHINGTON: Barack Obama will Sunday be swornin to shoulder the power and burden of the US presi-dency for a second term, launching two days of inaugu-ral rituals darkened by domestic discord and crisesabroad. Obama, 51, will swear to faithfully execute theoffice of president at a low-key ceremony in the BlueRoom of the White House, to comply with the USConstitution, which dictates his first term ends at noonon January 20. In a tradition honored when that datefalls on a Sunday, Obama will repeat the oath in a time-honored public ceremony on Monday, and deliver hisinaugural address to Americans outside at a chilly USCapitol. Obama’s second inauguration, which comescourtesy of an election win over Mitt Romney.

Air-traffic havoc inblizzard-hit EuropeLONDON: Extreme winter weather swept across west-ern Europe on Saturday, leaving thousands of passengersstranded at London’s main international airport andclaiming several lives in Spain, Portugal, Scotland andFrance, including those of three Mali-bound soldiers. Thefrigid temperatures also caused delays and cancellationson major railway lines including the Eurostar train ser-vice, and transport authorities warned of further trafficdisruptions with more blizzards forecast for Sunday. InLondon, passengers were forced to camp out on the floorat Heathrow Airport overnight, as hundreds of flightswere cancelled. “There are lots of bodies lying around inthe airport. It feels like there’s been a natural disaster,”said Jerry Meng, a passenger from Los Angeles.

MOSCOW: The Russian opposition on Saturday heldthe government accountable for the suicide of anactivist who was refused asylum in the Netherlands.“We think the responsibility for this death rests withthe Russian authorities, who made (AlexanderDolmatov) leave the country,” the Russian OppositionCoordination Council (ROCC) said in a statement. “Atthe same time, we express our concern over the atti-tude of the Dutch authorities,” it said. Dolmatov fledRussia last year after the authorities searched hishome in June to determine his role in a violent rallyheld outside the Kremlin on the eve of PresidentVladimir Putin’s swearing-in to a third term the previ-ous month.

Russian dissidentcommits suicide

TOKYO: A Japanese engineer-ing firm said Sunday that 10 ofits Japanese and seven of its for-eign workers remained unac-counted for at an Algerian gasplant seized by Islamist mili-tants, adding the situation was“grave”.

The Malaysian foreign min-istry, quoting the firm, JGCCorp., said that two of its nation-als were among the seven unac-counted for, and there was a“worrying possibility” that oneof them was dead. The otherthree Malaysians who had beenworking at the plant had beenconfirmed safe.

JGC said it had confirmedthe safety of 61 of 78 workersafter Algerian troops stormedthe remote gas plant Saturday toend the hostage crisis in whichAlgerian authorities said 23 for-eigners and Algerians werekilled.

“We have newly confirmedthe safety of 41 of our workersbut the safety of the remaining10 Japanese and seven foreignworkers is yet to be confirmed,”JGC spokesman Takeshi Endotold reporters. “We are takingvery gravely the information,which has been announced bythe government, that a numberof Japanese have been killed,”he said. Of the 17 Japaneseworking at the plant, seven havebeen confirmed as safe by thecompany. “We acknowledge thatwe are in a grave situation, judg-ing from the government infor-mation and information we haveobtained from our office inAlgeria,” Endo said.

No news about 10 Japanese The Malaysian foreign ministry, quoting the firm, JGC Corp, said that two of its nationals were among theseven foreign workers unaccounted for, and there was a ‘worrying possibility’ that one of them was dead.

Obama to besworn in again

An image grab taken from footagebroadcast by Algeria’s Al-Jazairia 3TV on January 18, 2013 shows freedAlgerian hostages.

1. Bus attack: 0500 localtime 16 January: Heavilyarmed gunmen attack twobuses carrying gas fieldworkers towards InAmenas airfield. A Britonand an Algerian die in thefighting.2. Hostages taken: Themilitants drive to the instal-lation at Tigantourine andtake Algerian and foreignworkers hostage in the liv-ing area and the main gasfacility at the complex.3. Army surround com-plex: Security forces andthe Algerian army surroundthe hostage-takers.Western leaders, includingthe UK’s David Cameron,urge Algeria to consultthem before taking action.4. Army attacks: 1200(1300 GMT) 17 January:Algerian forces attack asmilitants try to move someof their captives from thefacility. 5. Final assault: TheAlgerians ended the raidon 19 January, killing thelast 11 captors after theyhad killed seven hostages,state media reported.Twenty-three hostages and32 militants in total arenow known to have died.

We’ll blow them up,warned captors

The apparent leader of acommando group that

took hundreds of gas work-ers hostage in Algeriawarned in a recordingbroadcast Saturday that hewould blow them up if thearmy got too close.

In the audio recording,broadcast by theMauritanian news agencyANI, Al-MulathameenBrigade commander AbdulRahman al-Nigeri of Nigerspoke late Thursday: “ByAllah, we will blow them(hostages) up if the Algerianarmy gets close to us.”

The crisis

23foreigners andAlgerians died during

the hostage crisis that beganwhen the Al-Qaeda-linkedgunmen attacked the InAmenas facility deep in theSahara desert at dawn onWednesday.

21hostages died duringthe siege after two

people were killed on a busbefore the kidnappers tookhundreds of workers hostagewhen they overran the plant.

32kidnappers were alsokilled. special forces

were able to free

685Algerian workersand 107 foreign-

ers freed by special forces.

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COMMENT 8SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013

Apparently the world’s — mostlythe rich and the developednations — obsession with

healthy food is fuelling poverty in poorcountries, the source of the super-foods. Perhaps, the wealthy onesmight do well to cultivate their ownsuperfoods to curb price hikes.

Radhika SVia email

The curse of the superfood

Despite bringing colossal disre-pute to cycling, LanceArmstrong wants to compete

again. Here’s one unpenitant, unre-penting, cold-reptile with not a morselof remorse declaring inadvertantly thathe wants to race again. Whew!

Fanny BellVia email

What a shame Good show, boys

EDITORIALS

EDITORIALS

DON’T BE BEGUILEDby praises

Virat Kohli has once again hitform and stood firm by CaptainDhoni as the latter hit the win-

ning runs to beat England, onceagain. A section of the media

has gone gung-ho about Kohli’sinnings. All that is fine, but Kohli

should not get carried away bythe pile of praises heaped onhim, as they may instantly be

replaced by barbs if he goes outcheaply. There is no doubt

about Kohli’s abilities. He is skip-per material and he has shown

on numerous occasions what hecan with the bat. But there is

room for improvement, as wasseen in his shaky reactions tobouncers: one scraped off hisbat when he attempted a big

cross swipe and it was his luck itcarried to the vicinity of the

ropes and no one posted thereto his peril. Another hit his batwhen he tried to duck, again a

costly affair. And he almost losthis footing and tilted to his right

as he hit a pull shot. He can bea good puller. In the same

innings he showed that he canput away the short ball that

come on to his self. But he mustnot be complacent and work to

iron out his flaws.

FINALLY, THE Rise of the PrinceRahul Gandhi had been shy-

ing away from all eyes despitethe nation being in uproar over

severe issues. You may notblame him: the reasons for hishiatus were grave and heavy:

even if he had been in groom-ing for long to shoulder the

responsibility of the party and ata later time the nation, the

recent poll defeats made shortwork of it. Now the new featherin his crown is a sure signal that

puts to rest who will lead theCongress in 2014. Some are

born great, greatness is thrustupon others. But has Rahul in it

in him? Time will tell.

The Boys in Blue are making acomeback from their poor showin form by back-to-back victories

against England. They may not havehit the pedal in full, but it is a positivechange from the poor shows of recentmonths. Hope they build on this andrecover fully.

Radhika SVia email

AAs if our educationsystem was not suffi-ciently dismal withthe impractical con-tent and archaic

methodologies used to impartknowledge in schools, we noware also faced with the evenbleak news that our students arebelow par in learning and almost53 per cent of Class V govern-ment school students cannotread a Class II level text book norcan they solve simple arithmeticproblems.

In desperation, parents areseeking to enrol their children inprivate schools. The enrolmentin private schools is steadilygoing up by 10 per cent everyyear.

Our present day systems ofeducation stresses on makingchildren imbibe concepts in avacuum. So we have a situationwhere four-score children andmore are herded into unimagina-tive depressing rooms, straightjacketed in claustrophobic envi-ronment for insufferably longperiods of time and subjected topainfully monotonous droning ofa disinterested teacher for hourson end; and we expect brilliantlearning outcomes.

There is much that is wrongwith our schooling system. Whatwe need to do is bring in holisticreforms rather than piecemealchanges. The intense focus bythe government was on ensuring100 per cent enrolment andretention, then the focuschanged to providing basicinfrastructure where none exist-ed and infrastructure up-grada-tion like providing good build-ings, provision of drinkingwater and toilet facilities inschools that had some modicumof infrastructure, and then itwas the curriculum content, pro-viding mid-day meals.

While acknowledging thesincerity of the government intackling problems, the scheme oftrying to mitigate problems oneby one is really of no use for stu-dents, who do not seem to benefitfrom this slow pace of bringingin improvements, as, by the timethis one-by-one success story

happens in their school, they areout of it. What schools reallyneed is the big-bang approachthat will totally renew the educa-tion scenario.

Parents have no time to waitfor serial improvements. What isneeded is that infrastructure,curriculum content, quality ofteachers and methodology, allneed to be addressed simultane-ously.

The main problem in govern-ment schools is the numbers.Quality education can certainlynot be imparted to large numberof children by a single teacher.What happens is that the teachergoes on imparting informationto children who have managed topick up and neglects others.

There are different learningabilities among children. Whenthese are not recognised, wehave cases of slow learners.There are children who initially

pick up very fast but average outlater in life, there are also chil-dren who are very slow in theirinitial stage but become verygood learners at some later pointin time.

What is education today buta process of superficial filling upof so called subjects in a child’smind!

There is no process of under-standing a child’s innate abilitiesand carefully coaxing these abili-ties for the child to blossom out,so that she or he has a fulfilledlife and also contributes to thesociety. Initial hesitant experi-ments in such a holistic peda-gogy fell by the wayside andpractically everybody is on thebandwagon of cramming andpassing exams.

At the end of almost 16-17years of spending in the hal-lowed portals of educational edi-fices, our children come out with

such poor skills that they canneither read, write nor are theyequipped with any kind of skillby which they can commandemployment.

Our national obsession forpaper degrees has led us to sucha situation. Even though we arenow faced with this alarming sit-uation we still are paralysed. Weneed not cheer that our childrenfare better in private schools. Forthe time being they may notchhigher grades than the childrengoing to government schools, butat the end of it they all belong tothe same herd — examples ofhalf-baked learning outcomes.

We have modelled ourschools to turn out assembly-linemass-produced objects with noindividual uniqueness. Trulythis time we have outdonenature and managed to turn herindividual pieces of art intoclones.

From the hipSYED SHOAIB

Schools of clones

SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013

Respected leader, defender of the euro and thewider European dream, Jean-Claude Juncker

steps down this week as head of the eurozonefinance ministers group after eight often tumultuous

years. Known for his dry sense of humour and respect-ed for his commitment to the European cause, the

Luxembourg prime minister hands over the reins withthe eurozone in better shape than many believed pos-

sible after the ravages of the debt crisis.

Juncker to step down this week

VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd, ajoint venture between Sweden'sVolvo Group and homegrown

Eicher Motors, will invest Rs 1,200 croreby 2014 for expanding productioncapacity and developing new products.In the meantime, the Indian partner willbe launching Eicher branded trucks,developed using technology of theSwedish firm by the end of this year.

VECV to invest `1,200 cr

Promoters of Rockland Hospitalsplan to dilute equity in the com-pany to raise nearly `200 crore in

the next fiscal for part funding futureexpansion. In the next phase of expansion, the company plans toinvest up to `475 crore for adding 500beds by opening a multi-specialityhospital in Greater Noida in next twoyears.

Rockland to raise `200 cr

BUSINESS 9

“You never fail untilyou stop trying.”said AlbertEinstein. Sunil

Mohan Ranta and Tarun Jain,two young entrepreneurs, didnot stop their entrepreneurialjourney with initial failures inlife. Their vision led them to cre-ate Crypsis Technologies, a soft-ware product development firm,which is growing at 500 per cent(YoY) from the inception.

The duo got together whilethey were studying computerscience engineering in IIIT.During their college days itselfthey were very clear that a rou-tine software job was not forthem and they wanted to start afirm.

“We started Fotolink in 2006with an aim to innovate product(application) that helps in imagerecognition and matching. Forinstance, by clicking the imageof a certain product, the applica-tion scans the photo and fetchesmultimedia data that is relevantto it from server. While reading abrochure or newspaper, the read-er will not have an option to seethe visual and multimedia data.However, Fotolink helps to getthis visual data for the readers.It was not so successful asexpected because it was muchahead of times,” says Tarun.

On reasons for business nottaking momentum, he says, “Wewere betting on 3G mobile tech-nologies, which were supposedto hit markets in 2006. However,they were delayed till 2010. Eventhe infrastructure was not sup-portive as there were very fewsmartphones in the market andeven these had limited capabili-ties.

“We also did run successfulcampaigns for companies likePepsi. There were many compa-nies who showed interest in theproduct but due to lack ofenough infrastructure theycould not go ahead. However, theprojects that we got helped us toachieve breakeven and returnthe capital to the investor before

shutting down the company,”says Mohan.

However, not tasting thefruits of success did not changetheir ideology. “ There was noth-ing wrong from our side as wegave our heart and soul to thebusiness. It is the infrastructureor support system that did notlet things happen. I returned toIIIT to continue my integratedMasters programme and suc-cessfully completed it andMohan worked as anIndependent consultant in NewDelhi during these years.However, neither of us changedour mindset and did not to takeup jobs in any IT firm,” saysTarun. “In a way, this helped usto get better in taking decisionsand identifying opportunities.”

In retrospection, Tarun saythat they definitely grew as pro-fessionals with their experience.

Talking about the businessidea, he says, “We started

Crypsis Technologies inSeptember 2009. There were notany major investments fromeither of us. But, thanks to theinfrastructure and support thatwas being provided by the IIITincubation centre, it was notmuch of a burden.

“We wanted to start a servicecompany which can be alwayscash flow positive unlike a prod-uct company. The idea is to workfor start-ups in USA or in Indiaand develop products for them.Typically, clients have manage-ment teams and not productdevelopment teams. At theirnascent stage, they prefer to out-source their product idea to usfor development rather thanstruggle hard to find people andretain them with heavy pay-ments. For instance, we devel-oped various products such ashotel booking application and e-commerce platforms,” saysTarun

On challenges the companyfaced, Mohan says, “It is chal-lenging to develop a productcompany where there is need ofconstant cash inflow to slog itout. Even, the entrepreneurs didnot have any content to readabout Indian start-up ecosystemin 2006. Most of theentrepreneurs used to read theUS content and try to work inthat way with out actually know-ing its relevance here. It alsogave pre-conceived notions aboutdeveloping businesses at thattime. Neither did India have astart-up ecosystem like USAwhere you have sufficient seedfunding to incubate the enter-prises.”

The company doesn’t have asales team but relies on its quali-ty human resource. “We don’t doanything different from anyother software company butwhat we do is ensure that topquality standards and deadlines

are met. We hire graduates fromIIIT, BITS, ICFAI, IIT for ourfirm. It is the team that helps usto get business. Some of theemployees chose us over a big ITcompany to have holistic knowl-edge of product development. Instart-ups, like us there is oppor-tunity for an employee to involvein every phase of development,”says Tarun.

Tarun explains the majorchallenge for their company is tohire this kind of quality humanresource. “Many times in India,students chose careers not withpassion but because of theopportunities and pay in thatindustry. In IT industry, thereare many mediocre who choosethis profession to get a job or adecent salary. It is only the pas-sion that puts employee to learnat work and excel in that field.”.

The 25-employee companywants to develop products ontheir own in near future.

Giving up, what is that?Undeterred by the complexities that forced their first venture to shut shop, two IIITians teamed

up again to create a company that is growing 500 per cent year-on-year since its inception.SRINIVAS SETTY

[email protected] RAJU K

SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 201310INTERVIEW

You have dedicated most of yourlife to dance and you don’t seemto want to stop. What drivesthis dedication?It’s God’s path. I was born in acountry that has a thousand yearsof sanskriti. It is in my genes. Anartist is not made by one person.He is made by his Guru, his par-ents, family and friends.

How did your collaboration withAntonio Hidalgo happen?When I was 14 years old, I watchedAround the World in 80 Days inwhich Hose Greco performs fla-menco. That’s when I first had theidea of working on it. I watchedAntonio perform at the AmericanDance Festival. We have been try-ing to work together ever since.

How did you get into dancing?I started training in Kathak inKolkata when I was nine. My gurujiwas from Rajasthan and taught at

Nritya Bharathi, which is run by myparents. I feel there is still much tolearn. Indian classical tradition hasvery deep roots. It takes a lifetimeto learn one aspect of it. I think tolearn others you will have to beborn again.

When and why did you move tothe US?I moved to the US when I was 26. Itwas the late 60’s — a period of tur-moil and youth rebellion. The num-ber of opportunities for kathakdancers was scarce, I used to strug-gle. And at that time artistes like Pt Ravi Shankar and Uday Shankarawere also moving to California (anddoing well, too). But how could Igo? I was not a scientist or an engi-neer to shift just like that. Then mymother said, ‘If you do not go outof your country, you will never knowyour country.’ And I went. We asdancers created an India abroad. Itaught Indian culture while teach-ing dance. Even in the West, I wasliving in India. Then I began to seeIndia since I was cut off from mypeople.

Tell us about your school there— Chandam.

There are around 600 studentsright now. Earlier, only blondes andbrunettes and what you call hip-pies used to come. Now Americanborn Indians also come. They arenow learning about Indian culturein depth too. A guru does not tellyou only good things. A guruimbibes the concept of riyaz andmehnat (practice and hardwork).We also have a branch in Mumbaias well.

What do you think of music anddance today?I find some of it funny while someof it is good. The rest, I feel, hasthe potential to do better. Artisteswith a classical background do wellbecause they have more controland depth of understanding.

What is your goal now?To empower my students. I alwaystell my students that their goalshould be to learn the western wayof education and to be in touchwith their roots. Our goal isempowering women. We tell girlswho are in the eight-nine year agebracket to prioritise their careerover finding a suitable life partner.

[email protected] AGARWAL

AN INDIA ABROADWhen he is on stage, he leavesyou speechless. Kathak dancer Pt Chitresh Das is an Indianartiste, who remains close to hisroots despite living abroad.Carrying his treasure of Indianculture around the globe, hetells us more about his work.

Tapping on cultureFlamenco star Antonio Hidalgo’s humility isenough to win hearts. We discuss the art formwith the Spanish artiste who is touring India.

Tell us a little about the placeyou come from. I come from Southern Spain —Lucena. Flamenco was born thereabout a 100 years ago. I haveknown Flamenco since I was born.At 16, I developed a deeper interestand studied it further.

How is flamenco different for awoman than for a man?Women use the upper body. Theircostumes are rich and have a flow.Whereas for men, it is rigid, tight,strong and there is more footwork.

From the Flamenco we have seenin films, it seems fierce. Is itreally so?

No. The footwork seems angry butit has every other emotion.Flamenco does not tell a story, itfocuses on all kinds of emotions.

Do you like travelling?I think of myself as an ambassadorto show people my culture andwhere I come from. Back home,people know about it already. Sowhen I am travelling, I am excited tobe able to show Flamenco.

What is dance to you?Dance to me is an art form. Iexpress using my body. And flamen-co is a dance form that should bewatched live. The dance is in themoment, not only the movement.

Who is your inspiration?Flamenco is about human emotion.There are so many emotions emerg-ing from my life, my family and myexperiences. So, when I dance I putthem all into it. I also take inspira-tion from other dancers.

How far do you plan to go withdancing? I have more or less achieved mygoal. I have travelled so much, Ihave directed for many dance com-panies, put full shows together. Ikeep growing, learning and sharing.

Watch them present Fastest Feet onFire, a collaboration between

Kathak and Flamenco, today at TajKrishna, 7 pm onwards.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 201312ART AND CULTURE

Impressionist pictures owned by the Earlof Jersey are to be sold in London onFebruary 5-6. The ninth Earl of Jersey(1910-98) began to collect before the

Second World War, initially under the influ-ence of his second wife, the Hollywood

actress Virginia Cherrill (she had been earli-er married to actor Cary Grant). Most pic-

tures were bought in the 1940s, initially fortheir house in Mayfair, in central London.

Impressionist pictures to be sold

The display at “Andy Warhol:Contexts” at the International CulturalCentre Gallery in Krakow guides the

viewer through the successive stages ofWarhol’s life and questions the influence ofhis Ruthenian origins on his art. An exampleof hunting for context is the cycle Cowboysand Indians”— hung in the form of a gold-en iconostasis with a portrait of MarilynMonroe.

Warhol’s roots in focus

Elmgreen and Dragset plan tobring Trafalgar Square’s FourthPlinth to Germany. Elmgreen

and Dragset have been commis-sioned by the German city toorganise the temporary art projecttitled “A Space CalledPublic/Hoffentlich Öffentlich” start-ing January 29 and running untilSeptember.

Fourth Plinth in Germany

Through Women onRecord, lensmanParthiv Shah,attempts bring tolight the performerswho sang duringthe gramophoneera in the country.

Amy Rose [email protected]

After having travelledto various countriesand cities, photogra-pher Parthiv Shahand his team arrived

in Hyderabad for the presenta-tion of Women on record. Theproject that took off four yearsago tries to bring to light theperformers consisting of mostlyladies who sang during thegramophone era in the early1900s when the gramophone wasintroduced in the county. In spiteof this era beginning a newmusical experience where thecommon people could listen tomusic and did not have to waitfor live performances, there isno record about this period inthe country.

“At the time when the gramo-phone was introduced in India,stage performers were called into sing and since men in theindustry refused to be part ofthis, ladies were the leadsingers. Those who performed

during that phase were consid-ered not very respectable and sowith the gramophone's entrythese very same women becamepopular. Some of the records hadsold up to 5 billion copies andthese ‘not so respectable’ ladiesbecame stars. There is a lot amusician could learn listeningto this. However, very few booksand records exist today thatshowcase this period,” he says.

The presentation involves aperformance of these songs byParthiv Shah’s wife and singer

Vidya Shah where anecdotesabout the singers who sang thesesongs during that era are men-tioned. Apart from the perfor-mance Parthiv Shah's presenta-tion of the photographs depict-ing the street performances aredisplayed. For those who werepresent during the era, the pre-sentation was a nostalgic experi-ence where they rekindled theirchildhood days and rememberedthe time when they had listenedto these records and idolisedthese stars. For youngsters,these records are a way in whichthey could relate with thisbygone era.

“I have photographs ofwomen performers on thestreets of Lahore and the housesin Calcutta where performersfrom the street were encouragedto perform for others," he says.

He feels that everyone whohas camera has turned a photog-rapher today and it longerdepends on the college degreebut on your ability to think dif-ferently from others.

“Ninety eight per cent of the

mobile phones nowadays havecameras installed in them andso everyone has become a pho-tographer. However, whenevereveryone is clicking the samethings it is essential to think dif-ferently and stand apart fromthe rest. And this will be thechallenge for the young photog-raphers now. Recently I had con-ducted a workshop for HIV posi-tive people where I taught themhow to use a camera and clickpictures. I was surprised to seethe end result when I found thatmore than 5 people who haven’ttouched camera had potential. Ididn't want pictures of themthrough my point of view. Iwanted to what they thoughtand how their world was differ-ent from ours through theireyes. I was surprised to seesome of the photos they hadtaken. It’s a wonderful expe-rience to know what goesthrough their minds. Beforethis, I had taken anothersuch a workshop forunderprivileged kids," hesays.

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Climate change and changes in weathercan affect species in many ways. Fromaltering migration patterns, to varying

plant growth leading to deviating diets,climate can ultimately influence the suc-cess of a species. A group of Norwegian

scientists have found that extreme climateevents can cause population fluctuations

not only among single species, but also ina relatively simple high arctic community.

Changes in the weatherTropical countries' per capita incomescould more than double if they man-aged to reduce their health burdenfrom vector-borne and parasitic dis-eases (VBPDs) to that seen in temper-ate countries, a study has found. Thestudy says that poor economic perfor-mance is caused partly by high diseaseburden, which is in turn affected bybiodiversity.

Biodiversity loss in tropicsRadiocarbon dates of tiny fossilizedmarine animals found in Antarctica’sseabed sediments offer new cluesabout the recent rapid ice loss from theWest Antarctic Ice Sheet and help sci-entists make better future predictionsabout sea-level rise. This region of theicy continent is thought to be vulnera-ble to regional climate warming andchanges in ocean circulation.

West Antartica vulnerability

ENVIRONMENT

‘Organic’ is the magic wordOrganic farming and urban farming are two areas that are poised to grow in the new century. In India

organic farming is witnessing a phenomenal growth with increasing market share of retail goods. Postnoon News

In sync with the trend, the 3rdthe Organic FarmingAssociations of India will beorganising a NationalConference on Organic Urban

Gardening from January 25 to 27in Chennai. In another novelstep, the AP Chapter of theNational Alliance of People’sMovements (NAPM) andSompeta ParyavaranaParirakshana Samiti are organ-ising the Mother Earth Festivalin March which will showcasealternatives that will save theearth and her children from thecurrent destructive paradigms ofdevelopment — native seeds, nat-ural farming practices, foodstalls, but also all eco-friendlyalternatives like handlooms,khadi, energy conservation andRural Innovations that are use-ful in the day-to-day life.

GLOBAL SCENARIOIndia

situation moves in tandem withthe global scenario. Despite aslight decline between 2009 and2010, since 1999 the global landarea farmed organically hasexpanded more than threefold to37 million hectares, according tonew research conducted by theWorldwatch Institute). Regionswith the largest certified organicagricultural land in 2010 wereOceania, including Australia,New Zealand, and Pacific Islandnations (12.1 million hectares);Europe (10 million hectares);and Latin America (8.4 millionhectares), write report authorsCatherine Ward and LauraReynolds.

Organic farming is nowestablished in internationalstandards, and 84 countries hadimplemented organic regula-tions by 2010, up from 74 coun-tries in 2009. Definitions vary,but according to theInternational Federation ofOrganic AgricultureMovements, organic agriculture

is a production system thatrelies on ecological

processes,

such as waste recycling, ratherthan the use of synthetic inputs,like chemical fertilizers and pes-ticides.

“Although organic agricul-ture often produces lower yieldson land that has recently beenfarmed conventionally, it canoutperform conventional prac-tices—especially in times ofdrought—when the land hasbeen farmed organically for alonger time,” said Reynolds, aresearcher with Worldwatch’sFood and Agriculture Program.“Conventional agricultural prac-tices often degrade the environ-ment over both the long andshort term through soil erosion,excessive water extraction, andbiodiversity loss.”

Organic farming has thepotential to contribute to sus-tainable food security by

improving nutrition intakeand sustaining

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hoods in rural areas, whilesimultaneously reducing vulner-ability to climate change andenhancing biodiversity.Sustainable practices associatedwith organic farming are rela-tively labor intensive. Organicagriculture uses up to 50 percent less fossil fuel energy thanconventional farming, and com-mon organic practices —includ-ing rotating crops, applyingmulch to empty fields, and main-taining perennial shrubs andtrees on farms---also stabilisesoils and improve water reten-tion, thus reducing vulnerabilityto harsh weather patterns. Onan average, organic farms have30 per cent higher biodiversity,including birds, insects, andplants, than conventional farmsdo.

(Compiled by P KSurendran)

Highlights of an organic planet

n In 2010, the most recentyear for which data areavailable, certified organicfarming accounted forapproximately 0.9 per centof the world’s agriculturalland.n Africa is home to 3 per-cent of the world’s certi-fied organic agriculturalland, with just over 1 mil-lion hectares certified. Asiahas 7 per cent, with a totalof 2.8 million hectares.n Despite a decline inorganically farmed land inChina and India between2009 and 2010, India’sexport volume of organicproduceincreased by 20per cent.

Ingredients: Chocolate crepes2 cups milk, 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2dark chocolate shavings, 6 tbpspowdered sugar, 2 large eggs, 2tbps butter, melted 1/2 tsp purevanilla extract and 1/4 tsp salt. Ingredients: Chocolate creme2 cups heavy cream, 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips, 1 cupsugar, divided 6 large egg yolksand 2 quarts hot water.Method: Crepesn Whisk all the ingredients until

the batter is smooth; allow it torest in the refrigerator for 20minutes.

n Melt a little butter in a largeskillet over low-medium heat.

n Add 3 tbps of batter to thepan and swirl until the bottomof the pan is covered.

n Cook until the crepe is moiston top and golden below.

n Gently flip it upside down.n Cook for 1 minute. Repeat with

remaining batter. Makes 12.Method: Chocolate crèmen Preheat the oven to 325 deg F.n Place cream, chocolate and half

of sugar into a saucepan setover medium-high heat andbring to a boil. Remove from theheat and leave for 15 minutes.

n Whisk 1/2 cup sugar and theegg yolks until well blended.

n Add the cream a little at atime, stirring continually. Pourthe liquid into a half cake pan .Place the half cake pan into alarge cake pan.

n Pour enough hot water into thepan to come halfway up. Bakeuntil the creme is set, but trem-bling in the center, approxi-mately 40 to 45 minutes.

n Remove the half cake pan fromthe roasting pan and refriger-ate for at least 2 hours.

Final Methodn Spoon desired amount of

crème in center of crepe.n Sprinkle walnuts evenly.n Roll crepe in forward motion

until even.n Slice in the center.n Garnish with berries and

chocolate sauce and enjoyyour dessert.

TIRAMISU

CHOCOLATE CANNELLONIIngredientsn 400ml creamn 4½ tablespoons caster sugarn 2 tablespoons grappa (Italian

grape-based liqueur), optionaln 1/2 teaspoon vanillan 1¼ teaspoons gelatinn 300g berries, to serveMethodn Put the cream and sugar in a

saucepan and stir over gentleheat until sugar has dissolved.Bring to the boil and simmerfor three minutes, adding thegrappa and vanilla.

n If you are using powderedgelatine, sprinkle it on to thehot cream in an even layer andleave it to absorb for a minute,then stir in the cream until dissolved.

n Pour the mixture into four 125ml metal or ceramic kulfipots/ramekins. Cover each witha piece of plastic wrap andrefrigerate until set.

n Unmould the panna cotta byplacing the ramekins brieflyinto a bowl of hot water andthen tipping them gently ontoplates. Serve with fresh berries.

PANNA COTTA

Ingredients 220 gm egg, 100 gm sugar, 500 gm mascar-pone, 80 gm marsala wine, 50 gm coffee,salt and cocoa, 15/16 savoiardi (similar tobut larger than ladyfingers).Proceduren Separate the yolks from the egg whites.n Beat the yolks and the sugar.n Whip the whites and the salt.n Add the mascarpone to the yolks

and sugar.n Lighten the mixture by adding the

whipped egg whites.n Add the marsala to the coffee.n Soak the savoiardi in the mixture of coffee

and marsala and lay them out in thedesired mould.

n Alternate layers of mascarpone with layers of savoiardi; top off with the mascarpone cream.

n Refrigerate and sprinkle with cocoa.n Serve at 6-8 degrees C.Savoiardi Ingredients500 gm granulated sugar, 400 gm eggwhites, 350 gm egg yolks, 450 gm low-gluten wheat W 160-180, P/L 0, 45-0, 50, 100 gm honey, 200gm starch, 0.5 gmvanilla, icing

sugar for dusting.Method n Whip the egg whites with the granulated

sugar until stiff peaks are formed.n Trickle the egg yolks beaten with the

honey into this, while delicately mixing,then add the wheat and starch, sievedand mixed with the vanilla.

n On baking pans, lightly buttered anddusted with flour, form lines of the result-ing mixture approximately 22 cms longwith a sac a poche with a large smoothnozzle.

n Dust the surface with the icing sugar, andeliminate the excess sugar by turning thepan upside-down and lightly tapping it.

n Bake at 190 degree C with open draw forapproximately 10 minutes.

n Yields savoiardi, 22 cms long.Note: For food safety reasons, use pas-teurised eggs or cook thepreparations withthe eggs at 71degree Celsius(160F).

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hef Matteo Grandi (in bottomright pic) of Park Hyatt also pre-pared Italy’s most widely-knowndolce italiano in the world. The offi-cial dish of the International Day

of Italian Cuisine this year, tiramisu symbol-ises the unhindered spread of Italian cuisine

in the world over the last 30 years. “Indianshave been eating Indian-Italian as their tastesare different. Our mission at Tre Forni is toprovide authentic Italian dishes,” says chefGrandi. Postnoon lists the three most common and delicious Italian desserts andtheir recipes.

FROMTHEHEART

In its sixth straight year, the International Dayof Italian Cuisine is back in 2013. Observedon January 17, the day is dedicated to the celebration of authentic and quality Italiancuisine. More than 2,000 culinary professionals all over the world honour theday by preparing the Italian dish chosen forthe respective year. This year, tiramisu wasthe chosen one.

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Eating three or more servings of blueber-ries and strawberries per week may

help women reduce their risk of a heartattack by as much as one-third, researchers

reported in Circulation: Journal of theAmerican Heart Association. Blueberries and

strawberries contain high levels of naturallyoccurring compounds called dietary

flavonoids, also found in grapes and wine,blackberries, eggplant, and other fruits.

Berries for the heart

A222-kg bluefin tuna soldfor a record £1 million ata Tokyo auction recently.

The sale comes even as envi-ronmentalists warned thatstocks of the fish were beingdepleted as the global demandfor sushi rises. Japanese eat 80per cent of the bluefin tunacaught worldwide.

Tuna sells for £1mn

Food standards officials in Irelandhave asked their Dutch counter-parts to investigate “several com-

panies” in connection with the scandalwhere horse meat was found in beef-burgers sold by British supermarkets.Food safety experts claimed that sup-pliers in Europe might have passed offhorse filler as beef because it costsfour times less.

Horse meat for beef

When masterchefs fromKashmir cometo the City totreat us with

the best of Wazwan food,expectations are bound to rise sky high. Living upto them is no easy task

but not for Abdul MarjeedMar and his team. They areno ordinary restaurant chefsbut those who move aroundthe state and cook at func-tions. Hence his dishes don’tmiss a beat when it comes tothe much-needed ‘local’flavour.

The team is specialised inthe Wazwan style of cookingin which almost all the dishesare meat-based. It is a rich and aromatic method ofcooking where each of the dishes takes more thanfive hours to cook. Corporatechef — Ohri’s Group of Hotels & Restaurants,Vikram Sinha says, “Thisstyle of cooking is a laboriousprocess where they take a lotof time in pounding of themeat. So we decided to haveonly five-six varieties eachday.”

The spread includedRishta, Goasthaba, Aab Gosht

and Nadir Yakhin. Thethandai drink was the perfect,refreshing start to our meal.Later I had a bite of themuch-awaited Rishta which isstewed meat balls in redgravy with Bakarkhani,( richleavened bread crusted withpoppy seeds). Rishta, a spe-ciality of master chef AdbulMajeed Mar was the bestamong all the dishes.

Another of my favouriteswas the Aab Gosht which istender lamb cooked in milkand Kashmiri spices — blandbut rich.

Even though vegetariansdidn't have much to savour inthe festival, Nadir Yakhinwhich is lotus stem cooked inyoghurt gravy had manygoing for a second helping.Other dishes that wouldplease vegetarians areRazmah which is very muchlike the native rajma curryand the bread Bakarkhani.The festival is on till January27 at 70 MM and Tansen atOhri’s Jalvihar.

A traditional, delicious, complex dish of theNorthern frontier andKashmir region.

INGREDIENTSn Mutton paya-6 pcsn Onions-2 medium, skinnedn Black peppercorn-2 tspsn Cloves – 8 nos.n Cardamom – 5nos.n Cinnamon – 2 sticks.n Turmeric - ½ tspn Coriander chopped - ½

cupn Ginger garlic paste - ½

tbspn Green chillies – 5 nos.n Khus khus – 20 gmsn urad dal – 10 gmsn chana dal – 10 gmsn broken wheat -10 gms

n oil – 50 mln shahi jeera – 1 tspn anise seed – 5 gmsn lemon – 1no.n Bayleaf -1 nos.

METHODn Take a pan and dry roast

all the dals and powder it.n Grind onions, black pep-

per, cloves, cardamom,cinnamon, ginger garlicpaste, coriander, greenchillies and khus-khus to asmooth paste.

n Take a pressure cookerand crackle bay leaves,saunf and shahi jeera.

n Add payapieces tothis and letthem turn brown, add themasala and further sautéthem till they turn goldenbrown.

n Add 1.5 lts of water/stockto the same and add thepowdered dal mix .

nClose the pressure cookerand cook for 30-45 mins.Remove the lid and reducethe soup to a good thickconsistency. Serve gar-nished with lemon juiceand lemon slice along mintleaves (optional)

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Night-time delicacy

Bringing the beauty of the North to the City, Ohri’s 70mmand Tansen are hosting the Kashmiri food festival.

CHEF’S NOTE:nSince the dish is cooked overnight

it is called shab-deg. Serve with hotspecial sheermaal or baqarqani.

Contact Us @ - Noor Kitchen, Banjara Hills.

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Noor’s KitchenNOOR JAFRI

Ingredients 1. Boneless lamb pieces (medium sized) -

250 gms.2. Lamb (Minced) - 250 gms.3. Turnips (medium sized) - 250 gms.4. Ghee/oil (for cooking) - 60 to 80 ml.5. Chilli powder - 1 and 1/2 tsp6. Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tsp7. Haldi powder - 1/2 tsp8. Aniseed (saunf) powder - 1/4th tsp9. Garam masala - 1 tsp10. Salt to taste11. Thinly sliced onions (crispy) - 2 tbsp 12. Finely chopped onions - 2 tbsp (for

gravy and koftas)13. Thick curds - 1/2 cup14. Fresh thick cream - 2 tbsp15. Gramflour 1 tbsp16. Dhania powder - 2 tbsp

Preparation1. Wash and clean the lamb pieces 2. Make the koftas with the minced lamb

and add chilli powder, salt, garammasala and squeeze the water from theonions and add it to the mixture.

3. Add gramflour to the mixture and makea smooth dough and shape into smallround balls or koftas.

5. Peel and wash the turnips and prick itwith a fork and leave it in water forsome time.

6. For the gravy, fry the chopped onions,till they are soft add dhania powder andthe other masalas and salt.

7. Sprinkle some water and fry themasalas, add the lamb pieces, fry it forsome time and then make a smoothgravy by adding some more water.

8. Fry the turnips, separately and add it tothe gravy along with the koftas.

9. Crush the brown sliced onions, add it tothe curd and pour it on the gravy.

10. Slow the fire and let this combinationcook, till the lamb pieces are tenderand the gravy is reduced to half.

11. Serve hot by sprinkling garam masalaand topping with whisked cream.

12. The dish it should be cooked in a thickbottom covered broad vessel, and theturnips and koftas should not be over-lapping. And shake the vessel very gen-tly, NO stirring the koftas.

The midnight buffet atGreen Park has been aphenomenal hit. That it

is a great option for hungerpangs after a party is com-mon knowledge but theMutton Paya and Shorba is sodelicious that sleep timingsare adjusted around it. Theman behind the concoction,executive chef MS NileshKumar, gives us his recipe.

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Winter delightsof the North

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FROM THE MASTERS

SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 201318HISTORY

Jan 251924: The first Winter Olympics is held atChamonix in the French Alps. Six sports were rep-resented at the games, and Norway took home themaximum number of medals with a haul of 17.

Jan 211793: Nearly four years after the FrenchRevolution, King Louis XVI is executedby guillotine in the Place de laRevolution in Paris after being sen-tenced to death by the FrenchNational Convention.

Jan 211976: The first Concordes with com-mercial passengers take off fromHeathrow airport in London and Orlyairport outside Paris simultaneously.The supersonic aircraft cut flight timesby more than half, flying at a speed of1,350 miles per hour.

Jan 221905: 500 peaceful protesters are killedon 'Bloody Sunday' in St Petersburgwhile on their way to air theirgrievances to Tsar Nicholas II. This setsoff the First Russian Revolution, due towhich the Tsar is forced to set up arepresentative national body.

Jan 232002: American journalist Daniel Pearlis kidnapped by a militant group inKarachi, Pakistan. The terroristsdemanded the release of all Pakistaniterror detainees. Nine days later, Pearlwas beheaded by his captors.

Jan 241965: Winston Churchill, who — in hisstint as British prime minister — led thecountry and the Allies through WorldWar II, dies in London at the age of 90.Churchill was known for his shrewd warstrategies and rousing speeches.

Jan 251905: A 3,106-carat diamond is foundat Premier Mine in Pretoria, SouthAfrica. The diamond, dubbed the‘Cullinan’, was the largest ever found. Itwas later broken up into 10 largestones and several smaller ones.

Jan 261950: The Constitution of Indiacomes into force, officially makingIndia a republic. Rajendra Prasad issworn in as the first President of thecountry.

Jan 262001: An earthquake, with its epi-centre in Bhuj, hits Gujarat and theneighbouring states, leaving over20,000 dead. Over a lakh peoplewere injured, while some 6 lakhpeople were left homeless.

Jan 271888: The National GeographicSociety is founded in WashingtonDC. It is now one of the largestnon-profit scientific and education-al institutions in the world.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 201319SPOTLIGHT

ASHION ORWARDF

Fashionistas in the city came in drovesto Por Con Tradition where designerPrachi Lavate launched a new weddingcollection.

One forthe album Singer S Janaki was felicitat-ed with lifetime achievementaward at Maa Music Awardsthat was held on Saturday.Nagarjuna, Jayasudha,Anushka, K Vishwanath and KRaghavendra Rao were theothers who attended the do.

Fit for a queenModels displayed new collec-tion of silk sarees at Neeru'sEmporio at Jubilee Hills.

The iconic taleNama Ramachandran was inthe city for the launch of his

book Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Director

SS Rajamouli was present at the do.

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Sekhar targets college students

Sekhar Kammula hasbegun working on his petproject named ‘I Care, I

React’, which he had launchedearlier this month. The socialawareness campaign was initi-ated to fight against the atroci-ties and crimes committedagainst women.

He has urged ITemployees, students and peo-ple from all walks of life tojoin this campaign and talkabout the crimes againstwomen, which people comeacross everyday in their col-lege, offices and localities.Since the whole idea is to

make an impact on how peopleperceive the problem, directorSekhar Kammula has beguninteracting with a lot of col-lege students and IT employ-ees in the first phase of thecampaign.

Yesterday, he went tocouple of leading engineeringcolleges in the City — CBITand NarayanammaEngineering College — tointeract with the students.Amala Akkineni, LakshmiManchu and Kamal Kamarajuhave already joined handswith Sekhar Kammulain this initiative.

Vetaadu Ventaduset to releaseon January 24

Vishal, Trisha starrerVetaadu Ventadu is finallygearing up for release on

January 24. The film was origi-nally supposed to release in thelast week of December; however,it had to be postponedcouple of times dueto financialissues. The Tamilversion, titledSamar, releasedlast week and itgot rave reviewsfor the screenplayand performancesby the lead actors.

The response for the film cameas a huge sigh of relief for theteam. Vishal plays a trekkingguide in this action thriller andit also stars Sunaina Yella,Manoj Bajpayee and JD

Chakravarthy in impor-tant roles. Thiru hasdirected this actionthriller. Yuvan Shankar

Raja has scored themusic.

RAM OUT OFACTION FOR FOUR WEEKS

Ram is going to be outof action for fourweeks after he suf-fered a minor injury

on the sets of Ongole Githa.Yesterday, while he wasshooting for an actionsequence, he sprained hisankle and the doctors con-firmed that he suffered ahairline fracture.

“SPRAINED myankle BAD..promised d Docill b in BED-[in my CARA-VAN..at SHOOT...During theBREAKS..while filming anACTION Sequence]#Patch -work. Well the doc says its aHairline Fracture..d lasttime was for #Devdas dur-ing the nunchak fight in mywrist..(sic),” he posted on

Twitter. The film’s shootingis complete and it’s expectedto hit the screens onFebruary 1. KritiKharbanda is paired upwith Ram in this massentertainer. Bhaskar hasdirected the film and BVSNPrasad has producedit. GV Prakash has scoredthe music.


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Abhishek Kapoorwas offered to make 2States for big screen

Abhishek Kapoor hasrevealed that he wasoffered to direct afilm on Chetan

Bhagat’s novel 2 States, butrefused to do so as he wasbusy with Kai Po Che, anadaptation of the author’sanother book The 3 Mistakesof My Life.

“Kai Po Che is a big pro-ject. I feel 2 States is abouttwo characters... so it will bea hit. But this film was morechallenging as a director,”he said. Now, 2 States isbeing directed by AbhishekVerman and produced bySajid Nadiadwala andKaran Johar. The story isabout a Punjabi boy whofalls in love with a Tamilgirl and the ensuing cultur-al clashes between them andtheir families.

The cross-cultureromance will seeIshaqzaade actor ArjunKapoor opposite Alia Bhatt,who made her debut withKaran Johar’s Student ofthe Year. PTI

Veteran actor Pran, who hasbeen in hospital now foralmost a month, has shown

signs of improvement, theactor’s son Sunil said.

“My father is in the hospitalright now. But we are happy thathis condition has improved. Heis doing fine, and is much betternow,” he added.

The 92-year-old, known formovies like Brahmachari,Zanjeer, Karz and Don, is undertreatment at Lilavati Hospitalhere.

IANS

Pran still in hospital,but better

There is plenty of fresh blood inBollywood, but up-and-comingactress Swara Bhaskar, who plays

the lead in upcoming film Listen Amaya, compares the entertainmentindustry to a jungle where she believesthe “survival of the fittest” dictum truly applies.

“I think Bollywood today has a lot ofgreat talent — very beautiful, good- look-ing people, who are also great actors. Thisis a good time for all of us. But Bollywoodis a jungle; so everyone is in a competitionand I guess only the fittest will survive,”the 26-year-old said.

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‘Only fittestcan survive’


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Abbas Burmawalla of the famousdirector duo Abbas-Mustan saysthey make lovable negative characters. “The negative charac-

ters in our films are very lovable. It’s notlike the character is negative and so peoplewill start hating them,” Abbas said Fridayat a press conference of the film Race 2.

“In our films, people like negative char-acters and we are sure that people will likeJohn (Abraham) in this film (Race 2). Notonly John, all the six characters have greyshades, and we hope people will love themall,” he added. Some memorable perfor-mances of actors in negative roles in theirfilms include Shah Rukh Khan in Baazigar,Akshay Kumar in Ajnabee and PriyankaChopra in Aitraaz.

While both Priyanka and Akshay wonthe Filmfare award for best actor in a nega-tive role for their performances, Shah Rukhwas named best actor. Race 2 is a sequel toAbbas-Mustan’s 2008 hit Race, which fea-tures Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, AmeeshaPatel, Deepika Padukone and JacquelineFernandez, apart from John. It is slated torelease January 25. IANS

WE MAKE LOVABLENEGATIVE CHARACTERS:

ABBAS-MUSTAN

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Four years after he made his debut with thecritically-acclaimed A Wednesday, directorNeeraj Pandey is back with another thrillerSpecial Chabbis, starring Akshay Kumar.

Akshay plays the lead in Pandey’s film, whichis a fictionalised account of a real incident fromthe 80s. The director says that the Khiladi actorwas committed to the movie as an actor and not asthe superstar. “We had (Akshay) the actor and notthe superstar in the film. Fortunately it was theactor who was coming on the sets. It was a terrificexperience to work with Akshay as he gave hisentire commitment tos this project,” Pandey said.The 45-year-old actor has been lucky as far as boxoffice collections are concerned with his two films— Housefull 2 and Rowdy Rathore — crossing thegolden `100-crore mark last year. PTI

Remo traces history of dance

Choreographer-turned-directorRemo D’Souza is

all set to write a book that traces the history ofIndian dance and says itwill be a tribute to the dance forms in thecountry. “I have beenapproached to write thebook that traces the histo-ry of Indian dances and Iwill begin doing that assoon as ABCD - Any BodyCan Dance releases onFebruary 8. It is a projectclose to my heart. Thebook will be a tribute to the Indian danceforms,” Remo said. “As adancer, making India’sfirst 3D dance film, wassomething that I havealways wanted to do. Ihave used many danceforms in ABCD and I willwrite on those too.” IANS


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‘BROKEN CITY’:

The story is about MayorNicholas Hostetler’s(Russell Crowe) re-electionbid and an ex-cop, Billy

Taggart’s (Mark Wahlberg) questfor redemption.

In New York City, Billy is asincere cop who guns down a sus-pected murderer and rapist. He isthen forced to resign from theforce and take a job as a privateinvestigator.

Seven years later, Billy isbarely getting by as a privateinvestigator, the Mayor contactshim to do a little job. The Mayorsuspects his wife, CathleenHostetler (Catherine Zeta-Jones)of having an affair. He is curiousto know who she’s dating, espe-cially since it is time for the

polls. Hostetler indignantlystates, “No one would re-elect aMayor, when they know someoneelse is screwing his wife.”

After a bit of snooping, Billyconcludes that Cathleen’s lover isnone other than Paul Andrews(Kyle Chandler), campaign man-ager for Jack Valliant (BarryPepper), a city councilman hop-ing to unseat Hostetler in theupcoming mayoral race.Naturally, this revelation is fartoo juicy and preposterous to bethe whole story, and Billy turnsout to be the mayor’s unwittingpawn in a vast, painful conspira-cy centred around a multi-billion-dollar deal to level a public hous-ing project.

What follows is a messy

round of back-stabbings, double-crosses and media manipula-tions. Still, even when the scriptmerely skims the surface of theitems of the political agenda, itscrisp dialogues often show a mea-sure of rhetorical force, particu-larly in a fiery, over-the-topdebate between Jack andNicholas.

Wahlberg, who has also co-produced the film, plays his partwithin his comfort zone withpracticed determination. Rattlingoff streams of cynical, conde-scending words, Crowe is amus-ingly loquacious as the megalo-maniacal Mayor, sure of himself.He would have been entirely con-vincing had the film been set inanother era. Zeta-Jones, with herhair-do and get-up, seems to emu-late Jacqueline Kennedy. She,along with Wright, Chandler andPepper are effective enough inroles that don’t require them todo much more than exemplify acertain type.

Of the ensemble’s lesser-known names, Alona Tal asBilly’s Girl Friday and Natalie

Martinez as Billy’s aspiring-actress wife leave a fairly modestimpression behind.

Director Allen Hughesachieves a reasonable visual fac-simile of its intended setting,ably captured in Ben Seresin’scinematography and TomDuffield’s sometimes pretty,sometimes gritty productiondesign. Unfortunately, it is BrianTucker’s script that seems tohave just missed its moment. Hisnarrative is fine, but doesn’t haveenough sparkle to stick out. Itoffers a rather too dramaticallytidy peek inside the corridors ofpower, but not evocative enoughto register as anything otherthan a couple of hours of whatwe know as “time-pass”.

The tale ofBroken City isnothing new.

It gives youbroken

images of acomplex city— its peopleand politicsthrough the

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characters ofits citizens.

Movie: Broken City

Cast: Mark Wahlberg, RussellCrowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones,Barry Pepper, Kyle Chandler,

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ON WHY HER CHILDHAS SIX NAMES

Actress Uma Thurman says it was her 14-year-olddaughter Maya’s idea to name her and beau ArpadBusson’s first child as Rosalind Arusha Arkadina

Altalune Florence.The 42-year-old said that Maya

told her that she probably wouldn’tget to have any more children, soshe should just name her daughterwith every name that she liked,reported Daily Mail. The couplehave nicknamed the baby girl, Luna.“Maya came up with the best excuse,which was that I probably wouldn’tget to have any more children, so I justput every name that I liked intoLuna’s,” Thurman said. The actress’sdaughter, born in July last year, will beknown simply as Luna, although she willtake the double-barrelled surnameThurman-Busson. PTI

UMA THURMAN‘Violence is moreshocking than sex’Actress Nicole Kidman says she

finds violence more shockingthan intimate scenes in films.

The actress, who is seen in an infa-mous urination scene where her char-

acter has to take the bite out of ZacEfron’s jellyfish sting in The Paperboy,said she was not uncomfortable in the

act, said The Hollywood Reporter. “Ijust don’t find urination shocking. I

think I peed in the beginning of EyesWide Shut, too. But then, I don’t find a

lot of things shocking! Violence is alot more shocking than sex — sex is

primal,” said Kidman.The Lee Daniels-directed movie isbased on Pete Dexter’s 1994 novel

about reporters in the ‘60s trying tospring a convict from jail.

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ALance Armstrong movie ismoving forward, but it’s prob-ably not the one that the

famous cyclist had in mind. Abiopic of the cyclist had been indevelopment for quite a while withMatt Damon and Jake Gyllenhaalinvolved in the project at differenttimes, but now, followingArmstrong’s confession regardingdoping charges, a film is in theworks that focuses on the darkerside of the cyclist’s life. Deadlinereports that JJ Abrams and BryanBurk have acquired the screen rights to the book proposal Cycleof Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong by author Juliet Macur.It’s unclear in what capacity Abrams and Burk will be involved,but one assumes they’re solely onboard as producers.

Mark Wahlberg plans to start work on hisnew film with Justin Bieber next year. Theactor says that the popstar's people are

excited about teaming up with him for a newbasketball-focused motion picture. He told talk-show host Anderson Cooper: “We were at

Paramount pitching a different movie and we hadthe meeting and I said, 'Hey, by the way what do

you think about me and Justin Bieber in a like Colorof Money-type of basketball, street hustler movie?'

They bought it in the room in five seconds. So we developedthe script, the studio loves it, his camp loves it." However, both

Wahlberg and Bieber won't be able to begin production on thefilm until 2014, as they both have outstanding commitments.

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visit to the Sundance Film Festival. Walkingthe red carpet to promote his new drama KillYour Darlings, the 23-year-old actor spoke aboutresearching his role as famed poet AllenGinsberg and, of course, couldn't escape ques-tions about Harry Potter.

“It was really just about diving into his lifeand his diaries from his teenage years are read-ily available,” Radcliffe says. “So, that was anamazing source of insight. Especially his rela-tionship with his mother because he was akind of awkward slightly socially awkward guywhen he first got to Columbia, but he really hasa sense of himself and of being something spe-cial. He's nervous about that, but there's one bitin his diaries where he rights something like 'Icomposed the first 16 bars of a concerto thismorning. I'm really rather happy with it.' Andhe was like 14 when he wrote it. There was a lotfor me to work with thankfully.”

And as for Potter, Radcliffe politelyaddressed his connection to former co-starsRupert Sanders and Emma Watson.

Radcliffe notes, “I think everyone likes tothink that me, Emma and Rupert are always ineach others pockets, but at this time in ourcareers it's really important for us to find suc-cess outside of the context of each other. Causewe have to. But, yeah, it's fair to say we'll bebonded forever and we are all special to eachother.”


SPORTS 29LUCKNOW: Delhi Waveriders failed to

replicate their home form in their first awaygame of the Hero Hockey India League

and were held to a 1-1 draw by UttarPradesh Wizards here on Saturday. TheWaveriders, who had won their first two

encounters at home against Jaypee PunjabWarriors and Mumbai Magicians, however

regained the top spot in the league standings with 12 points from three

encounters.

Wizards hold WaveridersNEW DELHI: A player auction for a newgolf tournament inspired by cricket’s hugelysuccessful Indian Premier League has seenformer US Open winner Michael Campbellattract the highest bid, organisers said on Sunday. The franchise-based GolfPremier League, to be played at the AambyValley golf course near the western city ofPune from February 8 to 10, has a prize potof $400,000 and a winner’s purse of$250,000.

Golf premier leagueLOS ANGELES: Former US Anti-DopingAgency chief Terry Madden told US mediaSaturday that Lance Armstrong did offerUSADA a donation in 2004, contrary to theshamed cyclist’s claim in a confessional TVinterview. Armstrong’s vehement denial ofthe claim made by current USADA chiefexecutive Travis Tygart, came in the secondinstallment of his pre-recorded interviewwith talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, whichaired on Friday.

Armstrong bid payment

ROUND 4, DAY 1Andhra hammer

KeralaKerala 134 in 84.1 overs

(Fardheen Rafeeque 51,Ashwin Anand 48, TVamshi Krishna 4 for 29;

Andhra 135 for 2 in29.1 overs (K MaheepKumar 75no, CH Jogesh39no

Hyderabad posthealthy score

Hyderabad 333 for 9 in90 overs (Varun Goud 171,

Ashish 29, Juniad Ali 26)A1 & A2 One-day

Knockout tournament New Blues 224 for 7

(Ravi Teja 36, Abhishek N50, Waseem 32) bt Sporting162 (Jayasuriya 41, RajKiran 44)

Gemini Friends 204(Rohit Rayudu 64,Navdeep Singh 51, Shakir4 for 20) lost to IndiaCement 205 for 4 (Anirudh43, Chaitanya Reddy 79,Aarun Paul 47no)

HYDERABAD: The following play-ers have been shortlisted for selec-tion to the Senior Women’sTwenty-20 team.

1 Diana David, 2 Sk ShravanthiNaidu, 3 Mamatha Kanojia, 4Sowjanya Nath, 5 Sunita Anand, 6Ananya Upendran, 7 M Revathi, 8G Sangeetha, 9 S Arundathi Reddy,10 Sowmya Somanchi, 11 SindhujaReddy, 12 S R Gayathri, 13 SnehaMorey, 14 V M Kavya, 15 NidhiTorvi, 16 G Praneesha, 17 RachnaS Kumar, 18 M Keertana, 19 PMounika, 20 Anjula Jain, 21 BPooja, 22 B Shravani

Coach: Abdul Bari Wahab.

1st Race:The Mossy Banksd Plate (Div-II) (about) 1400Metres,Cat-III.A handicap for horses, 4 year olds and upward, rated upto25. 1-10 P.M.1 Enrapture 60 (S Abbas) KiranNaidu 22 Foudre Rouge 60 (Prasad R) S John 53 Home Coming 60 (Kassam) Ravinder Singh64 Jaz Elle 60 (Z Shaikh) A ImranKhnan105 Great Guns 57.5 (Hassan) A M Tograllu 126 Nihal 57.5 (KV Srinivas) G Sai Vamshi 97 Off Spin 57.5 (Vatsalya) Ajit Kumar 88 Juliet 57 (Satheesh) P Venkat 39 Red Magic 55.5 (H’ibulla) Harinder Singh1110 Dartos The Muscle 55 (Silvester) C Henrique 411 Anagalekha 54 (A Sharma) NitinSingh 712 Hard Hit 50.5 (Srinagesh) N S Parmar 1

Selections:1 Enrapture 2 Foudre Rouge 3 Jaz Elle

2nd Race:The Gangotri Plate (about) 1100 Metres, Cat-II.

Terms for Maidenhorses, 3 year olds only. 1-40 P.M.1 Any Given Time 55 (Hassan) A M Tograllu 72 Black Bolt 55 (LaxmanS) Harinder Singh33 Kohinoor Thunder 55 (Vatsalya) S John 54 Winning Shot 55 (Netto) A ImranKhan 25 Zorro The Legend 55 (Sequeria) NS Parmar 46 Golden Flash 53.5 (Prasad R) N Rawal 67 Shear Luck 53.5 (NRao) G Sai Vamshi 108 Shimmering Ice 53.5 (Satheesh) Deep Shanker 19 Star Wings 53.5 (N Rao) D K Ashish 910 Tamanna 53.5 (Netto) S Sreekant 8

Selections: 1 Black Bolt 2 Shimmering Ice 3 Kohinoor Thunder

3rd Race:The Prince Pradeep Cup (about) 2200 Metres,Cat-II.

A handicap for horses, 4 year olds and upward,rated upto75. 2-10 P.M.1 Castle Town 61 (Deshmukh) P S Chouhan 22 Laurel Canyon 53 (D’Silva) Christopher 43 Speedtosucceed 52 (A Sharma) AM Tograllu 84 Nano Desire 50.5 (Vatsalya) NRawal 35 Moment Of Roses 49.5 (Silvester) C Henrique 66 Shades Of Victory 49.5 (A Sharma) NitinSingh 17 Green Bay 49 (D’Silva) Kuldeep Singh5

8 Kansas City Mac 49 (Vatsalya) Ajit Kumar 7

Selections: 1 Shades Of Victory 2 Green Bay 3 Castle Town

4th Race:The Pleasure Hunt Plate (Div-I) (about) 1100Metres,Cat-III.

A handicap for horses 5year olds and upward, rated upto50. 2-45 P.M.1 Ann Arbor 61.5 (D’Silva) Christopher 62 Chayanandan 61.5 (Srinagesh) N S Parmar 43 Queen Of Habashe 61.5 (Hassan) P Venkat 24 Cascading Glory 60 (N Rao) D K Ashish 75 Travaldo 59.5 (Netto) A Imran Khan 16 Grigori 59 (Prasad R) S John 57 Caladium 55 (A Sharma) C Henrique 108 Over Taker 54.5 (Kassam) A M Tograllu 39 Cypress Way 53 (Vatsalya) Rainvder Singh810 Pussy Galore 50.5 (H’ibulla) P S Chouhan 9

Selections: 1 Queen Of Habashe 2 Grigori 3 Ann Arbor

5th Race:The Qutab Shahi Cup(about)1600metres.

Terms for Indian horses, 4 year olds and upward. 3-15 P.M.1 Kohinoor Wish 56 (Vatsalya) S John 12 Aristos 55 (Dhariwal) D K Ashish 33 Nasheeta 54 (Netto) A ImranKhan 24 Proof 53.5 (Sequeria) P S Chouhan 4

Selections: 1 Kohinoor Wish 2 Nasheeta

6th Race:The R.W.I.T.C. Cup (about) 1100 Metres,Cat-I.(Sweepstakes).

A handicap for horses 4 year olds and upward. 3-45 P.M.1 Windsor Manor 63 (S’narayan) P S Chouhan 42 Kohinoor Mystic 57 (Vatsalya) Ravinder Singh83 Days Of Thunder 56 (Prasad R) NRawal 114 Indian Epic 55 (Prasad R) S John 15 Molecule 54.5 (N Rao) D K Ashish 96 Commanding Heights 53.5 (Prasad R)ARamana 37 Hidden Destiny 51 (Laxman S) Deep Shanker 78 Rio Grande 49.5 (D’Silva) NS Parmar 59 Royal Shaan 49.5 (Kassam) NitinSingh 1010 Arabian Dancer 49 (Prasad R) G Sai Vamshi 211 Kohinoor Supreme 49 (Vatsalya) Ajit Kumar 6

Selections: 1 Windsor Manor 2 Molecule 3 Rio Grande

7th Race:The Pleasure Hunt Plate (div-II) (about) 1100Metres,Cat-III.

A handicap for horses, 5 year olds and upward, rated upto50. 4-15 P.M.1 Ashleen State 61.5 (Deshmukh) P Venkat `52 Onti Onti Onti 61.5 (NRao) G Sai V amshi 33 Palace Affairs 61 (Vatsalya) Ajit Kumar 94 Robust 59.5 (Srinivas R) A M Tograllu 65 Star Experience 59 (Kassam) Christopher 86 Kathakali 56 (A Sharma) C Henrique 47 The Challenge 54.5 (S Abbas) Ch K Chary78 Peasgus Belle 52.5 (Srinagesh) Nitin Singh 19 Eloquence 51.5 (Netto) Harinder Singh 2

Selections: 1 Ashleen State 2 Kathakali 3 Palace Affairs

8th Race:The Mosy Banks Plate (Div-I) (about) 1400Metres,Cat-III.

A handicap for horses , 4 year olds and upward, rated upto25. 4-50 P.M.1 Bernabeu 60 (A Sharma) A M Tograllu 72 Flower Drum 60 (Hassan) J Vikas 33 Heart N Soul 60 (Vatsalya) Ajit Kumar 134 Inspiring Tunes 60 (Silvester) G Sai Vamshi 95 Victory Sky 60 (Kassam) Ch K Chary 56 Maid For Love 58 (Silvester) C Henrique 107 Architect 57.5 (Srinagesh) P Venkat 28 Baba’s Gift 57.5 (Kassam) Christopher 49 Prayer Call 56 (KV Srinivas) A Ramana 1110 India One 55 (H’ibulla) S Nayak 611 Kohinoor Adhira 54 (Vatsalya) KAnil 1212 Smart Striker 53.5 (Prasad R) N Rawal 113 Nano Tribute 49 (Vatsalya) Harinder Singh8

Selections: 1 Bernabeu 2 Heart N Soul 3 Flower Drum

Days Best: Windsor ManorJackpot Race Nos: 3,4,6, 7and 81st Treble Race Nos: 2,3 and 42nd Treble Race Nos: 6,7 and 8Tanalapool will operate where there are five or more starters.False Rails are Up.

Kohinoor Wish hard to beatAnant Vatsalya’s Kohinoor Wish, who won in a smart time in race No 118 over seven furlongs, can win in this extended

trip to lift The Qutab Shahi Cup, the main attraction of Monday afternoon races at Malakpet in the City.

Students of St Marks’ Progressive School, DV Colony perform the march pastduring their school day celebrations on Saturday. M ANIL KUMAR

FORGING AHEAD Andhra hammer Keralain U-14 zonal match

Shortlisted T20women’s team


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Tomic unnervedby Federer

MELBOURNE: Bernard Tomic(R above) admits he was intimi-dated by the public announce-ment of Roger Federer’s achieve-ments before his defeat by theSwiss master at the AustralianOpen on Saturday.

Tomic had trumpeted hischances of beating the 17-timemajor champion in the thirdround at Melbourne Park butafter the 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 loss,the 20-year-old Australianrevealed he lost his nerve duringthe warm-up when Federer’sGrand Slam titles were read outto the crowd.

Tomic’s nerves became evenmore frayed when he concededthe opening game of the match,the first time he had lost hisserve since the quarter-finals ofthe Sydney International morethan a week ago.

“A lot of players, when youplay these sorts of players likeRoger or Novak (Djokovic), youlose belief before you get intothe match,” Tomic said.

“Eighty or ninety per cent ofplayers that play the top guys,like with Roger, you lose yourbelief.

“I got in there... they men-tioned all these Grand Slams...Wimbledon champion seventimes, five times US Open cham-pion. Then I was, ‘Oh, crap, it’sRoger’. AFP

Martin Parry

MELBOURNE: A raft ofteenage women have made theirmark at the Australian Open,unlike the men, and senior play-ers are sitting up and takingnotice of the emerging talent.

Eleven teenagers made thewomen’s draw’s second roundand while only one -- AmericanSloane Stephens -- progressed tothe fourth round, the potentialwas plain to see.

Fifteen-time Grand Slamchampion Serena Williams, whowas 17 when she won the USOpen and French Opens in 1999,

believes it is only a matter oftime before one of the new cropstarts challenging the topnames.

“I think it will happen again,probably soon,” she said aboutthe chances of a teenager win-ning a major tournament, afterovercoming impressive 19-year-old Spaniard Garbine Muguruzain the second round.

“I think if the person isstrong enough, tall enough, orshort, but if they’re strongenough physically and mentally,I think it’s completely possible.”

Williams said the game wasnow more demanding than when

she was young.But she highlighted fellow

American Madison Keys, who isjust 17 but made the third roundat Melbourne Park before losingto fifth seed Angelique Kerber ina close-fought match.

Senior players praise emerging teens

TOMIC’S NERVES BECAMEEVEN MORE FRAYEDWHEN HE CONCEDEDTHE OPENING GAME OFTHE MATCH, THE FIRSTTIME HE LOST HIS SER-VICE IN OVER A WEEK.

11 TEENAGERS MADETHE WOMEN’S DRAW’SSECOND ROUND WHILEAMERICAN SLOANESTEPHENS PROGRESSEDTO ROUND 4.

Disciplined Ferrerpowers into quarters

MELBOURNE: David Ferrer(below) wore down Japan’s KeiNishikori over three physicalsets to reach the AustralianOpen quarter-finals for a thirdstraight year on Sunday.

The Spanish fourth seedwas far too consistent and dis-ciplined for the 16th-seededNishikori, winning 6-2, 6-1, 6-4in 2hr 10min in rising tempera-tures on Rod Laver Arena.

Although Nishikori hadbeaten Ferrer in their only pre-vious Grand Slam encounter atthe 2008 US Open, this time itwas clear-cut for the Spaniard.

Nishikori’s exit endedAsia’s hopes in the men’s sin-gles draw as he was bidding torepeat last year’s quarter-final

appearance in Melbourne.“I started very well and

when I won the first games hegot down a little bit and I tookmy chance,” Ferrer said.

“I didn’t make any mistakesfor the first two sets and toreach the quarter-final hereagain I am very satisfied.”

Nishikori began brightlyand had five break points inFerrer’s opening two servicegames.

But the consistent Spaniardgradually ground down themore error-prone Nishikori,breaking him in the fourth andeighth games to take the open-ing set in 46 minutes.

Nishikori’s form tailed offagainst the controlled Ferrerand he had a double servicebreak to hand the second set tothe world number four.

Nishikori was having prob-lems with his troublesome leftknee, which forced him out ofthis month’s BrisbaneInternational, and he called forthe trainer to restrap it andtook a painkiller tablet.

The Japanese number onehad two break points at 1-5down but Ferrer denied him aservice break to hold serve andtake a two sets to love lead.

Both players traded breaksat the start of the final set, butFerrer broke Nishikori a sec-ond time to take up the runningbefore the Japanese star brokea second time to level at 3-3.

But Ferrer, parked on thebaseline, proved relentless andhe broke Nishikori again, for 5-4, on his second break pointwhen a backhand was wide.

The tireless Spaniardserved out for the match,clinching victory on his first ofthree match points. AFP

NISHIKORI’S FORMTAILED OFF AGAINSTFERRER AND HE HAD ADOUBLE SERVICE BREAKTO HAND THE SECONDSET TO THE WORLDNUMBER FOUR.

The indefatigible Ferrer will line up against either fellow countryman and 10th seedNicolas Almagro or Serbian eighth seed Janko Tipsarevic in the last eight.

Makarova beats Kerber to make quarters

Russian 19th seedEkaterina Makarovaknocked world number

five German AngeliqueKerber out of the AustralianOpen on her way into thequarter-finals on Sunday.

Makarova (above), whoalso made the last eight in2012, came out on top of atough battle 7-5, 6-4 andwill play either second seedMaria Sharapova or theunseeded Kirsten Flipkensof Belgium for a place inthe semi-finals.

“It’s an unbelievablefeeling. My team has donea great job and I’m sohappy,” said Makarova, wholost to Sharapova in the

quarters last year.Both players are left-

handers and Makarova, 24,said it helped her readKerber’s game.

“As left-handers, weplay the same shots, So Ican read her a little bit.”

It was a disappointmentfor Kerber, who remains theonly player in the currenttop 10 not to have made aGrand Slam final.

The two had met fivetimes with Kerber holding a3-2 advantage and Makaro -va seemed determined toeven up the tally, getting anearly break when the Ger -man fired a forehand intothe net to go 2-1 in front.


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RANCHI: India skipper Mahendra SinghDhoni today said the team had found a“perfect” bowling all-rounder in RavindraJadeja (above), who once again produceda spirited show to help the hosts comfort-ably beat England by seven wickets in thethird ODI here.

Dhoni said India were struggling for abowling all-rounder with the only optionbeing Irfan Pathan, but in Jadeja the teamhad found a suitable answer.

“He (Jadeja) is definitely someone whois giving us that balance. In that way,Jadeja is the perfect person to have,”Dhoni said.

“We have been struggling with thebowling all-rounder. Irfan is the only onethat we have got.

“Before the new rules were intro-duced, we used to rely on Yuvraj Singhand other part timers to get over with the10 overs. But with the new rule, Yuvi willneed a bit more time to settle down as abowler.”

Dhoni, however, refused to put extrapressure on Jadeja as a batsman and saidthe team’s top-order needs to perform.

“He can bat a bit, but at the same time,we don’t want to expose him too muchright now. The top-order needs to performand he bats at No 7 for us.

“We have seen glimpses of him who

can really take on the bowlers. It does notmatter if you’re quickie or a spinner,” hesaid.

Dhoni further said the team’s supportstaff was working on Jadeja’s batting.

Terming him as a good prospect,Dhoni said: “We just need to keep faith in him and hope he will get better and better. PTI

BHUBANESWAR: A dayafter Bajrang Dal assertedit was opposed to participa-tion of Pakistani womencricketers in the World Cup,BJP student wing, ABVP,today threatened to dig uppitches ahead of the team’smatches at Cuttack nextmonth.

Opposition to Pakistaniplayers gained momentumwith a number of organisa-tions coming forward tooppose the women crick-eters from the neighbouringcountry.

Cuttack MP BhartuhariMahtab of NaveenPatnaik’s BJD too disap-proved the idea of allowingPakistani cricketers to playmatches in his constituency.

“This is a sensitiveissue. Pakistani soldiershave beheaded our jawansalong the LOC. Despite hav-ing committed such aheinous act, Pakistan haveno regret for this. Undersuch circumstances, players from that countryshould not be allowed here,” Mahtab toldreporters.

While ABVP activistsdemonstrated here oppos-ing the Odisha CricketAssociation’s decision towelcome Pakistani players,the youth wing of UtkalBharat, a fringe party,pledged to ensure that thewomen squad did not touchthe soil here.

“The law and order situ-ation will deteriorate fur-ther if OCA sticks to theirplans to inviting Pakistaniplayers to play.”

We willdig uppitches:ABVP

‘Jadeja is coming good’Says captain Dhoni as he emultes Ganguly’s feat of 76th wins under his

captaincy in One-day internationals with victory at his hometown.

Cook rues absence of DRSRANCHI: England captain AlastairCook today rued the absence ofDecision Review System (DRS) in theongoing tour of India after KevinPietersen fell to an umpiring blun-der in the third cricket ODI heretoday, which the visitors lost byseven wickets.

A poor umpiring decision byIndian official S Ravi gave India theprized scalp of Kevin Pietersen, whowas wrongly adjudged caughtbehind off Ishant Sharma’s bowling.

“It is frustrating when decisionsdon’t go your way but that happensin cricket, especially without DRS,”he said of the decision as India tooka 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

Kohli second only to VivianRichards in scoring 4,000

Statistical highlights of the third one-dayinternational between India and England.

n Virat Kohli has become the 12th Indianplayer to complete 4,000 runs or more inODIs - 4028 at an average of 50.35 in 96games.

n Virat (77 not out off 79 balls) has postedhis 22nd fifty in ODIs - his 25th innings of50-plus in a winning cause (12 centuriesand 13 fifties).

n Kohli has averaged 60.46 while chasing inODIs, amassing 2600 in 53 innings. Thisincludes eight hundreds and 14 fifties.

n Kohli has been adjudged the Man of theMatch 13th times in ODIs. His previousaward against England was for postingan unbeaten 112 at Feroz Shah Kotla onOctober 17, 2011.

n India won the game with 131 balls tospare – their biggest in terms of ballsremaining against England in ODIs, oblit-erating their victory by four wickets with123 balls remaining at Jaipur on October15, 2006.

n India’s well-deserved seven-wicket victoryis their 45th in 84 matches againstEngland - success per cent 56.79.

n Joe Root (39) has posted his highestscore in ODIs.

n England (155) have registered their thirdlowest total against India in ODIs - theirlowest is 125 at Jaipur on October 15,2006.

n Ravindra Jadeja (3/19) has registered hissecond best bowling figures againstEngland in ODIs,next only to the four for33 at Eden Gardens on October 25, 2011.

n Virat Kohli, during his match-winningknock, has completed his 4,000 runs in 93innings - the second quickest in ODIs,next only to 88 by West Indian, VivianRichards.

n Ranchi has become the 42nd ODI venuein India.

KARACHI: A towering man ofseven feet one inch, fast-risingPakistan pacer Mohammad Irfanoften struggles to find bowlingshoes that fit and a comfortablebed. But on the pitch, the 30-year-old former factory workeris more than comfortable with anew ball, cleverly using hisheight to unsettle some of thebest batsmen with bounce, paceand variation.

Pakistan tagged Irfan a “sur-prise package” on their tour ofIndia; despite taking just threewickets, he plagued the opposi-tion’s much-vaunted batting.“We jokingly call him the shortman,” Pakistan Twenty20 cap-tain Mohammad Hafeez toldAFP. “We knew he would be asurprise package and with hisdetermination and hard work Ihope that he can go a long wayin international cricket.”It is only now that officialsaccept him to be 7’1’’. In the past,his height has been purportedlymeasured at 6’8” and 6’10”.“My height was measured at theUS embassy when I applied forvisa in 2010,” Irfan said, boast-ing of being the tallest everinternational cricketer, surpass-ing West Indian Joel Garner andAustralian Bruce Reid who stoodat 6’8”. AFP

NZ win by one wicketPAARL, SOUTH AFRICA:James Franklin (pic) battedskillfully with the tail to securea tense one-wicket upset winfor New Zealand in the firstone-day international againstSouth Africa at Boland Park onSaturday.

Franklin hit 47 not out as

the last three New Zealandwickets added 104 runs in alow-scoring match after SouthAfrica had been bowled out for208. He put on 35 for the eighthwicket with Nathan McCullum(24) and 47 for the ninth wicketwith Kyle Mills.

When Mills was bowled byRyan McLaren for 26 therewere still 22 runs needed butFranklin successfully farmedthe strike before hittingMcLaren through the coversfor the winning boundary.

“It was incredibly satisfy-ing to come up against the topside in the world, be underpressure and come through,”said New Zealand captainBrendon McCullum.

Franklin, whose runs cameoff 61 balls, added: “We weretrying to bat as deep as wecould. We know these (lowerorder) guys are no mugs withthe bat.”

It was a heartening resultfor New Zealand at the start ofthe three-match series afterthey lost both Test matches byan innings. AFP

Scoreboard South Africa 208 All out (C Ingram 29, F du Plessis 57,RMcLaren 33, R Kleinveldt26,McClenaghan 4/20, Franklin1/44, Williamson 4/22)New Zealand 209/9(B Watling 45, J Franklin not out47, K Mills 26,Tsotsobe 2/43,Kleinveldt 2/37, McLaren 4/46)Result: Kiwis won by 1 wicketMan of the match: JamesFranklin (NZL)

‘Short man’ has big plans


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Graham Chase

LIVERPOOL: JordanHenderson opened the scoringwith just his fourth goal for theclub before Sturridge set upSuarez for his 20th of the cam-paign to give the home team atwo-goal lead at half-time. TheReds went on to a 5-0 win overNorwich on Saturday

Sturridge tapped in a thirdto become the first player toscore in his first threeLiverpool matches since RayKennedy in 1974.

Steven Gerrard added afourth from distance beforeRyan Bennett’s own goal sealed

a comfortable win that movesLiverpool to within six pointsof fourth-placed Tottenham,while Chris Hughton’s sideslipped to a sixth defeat in ninematches.

SILVA TRIMS UNITED LEADManchester City cut

Manchester United’s PremierLeague lead to four points bybeating Fulham 2-0 on Saturdaythanks to a brace of goals fromSpanish midfielder David Silva.

United are not in actionuntil Sunday when they visitTottenham Hotspur and defend-ing champions City took advan-tage to breathe fresh impetusinto their title defence.

Silva broke the deadlock

after just 96 seconds at theEtihad Stadium, slamminghome from six yards afterFulham goalkeeper MarkSchwarzer parried a long-rangeshot from Edin Dzeko.

Steve Sidwell hit the postfor the visitors in the 31stminute and City lost PabloZabaleta to injury before Silvaadded a second with 21 minutesleft, gathering a Carlos Tevezflick and beating Schwarzerwith a dinked finish.

ODEMWINGIE PUNISHES VILLAPeter Odemwingie’s late

strike saw West BromwichAlbion fight back from twogoals down to draw 2-2 at hometo Aston Villa in an entertain-

ing Midlands derby onSaturday.

Odemwingie struck fromclose range in the 83rd minuteafter Chris Brunt had started tochip away at a two-goal leadthat Villa established throughsuperb first-half goals fromChristian Benteke and GabrielAgbonlahor.

Villa coach Paul Lambertwas visibly annoyed by hisside’s capitulation.

The point was nonethelessenough to take Villa out of therelegation zone, as they prepareto attempt to overturn a 3-1deficit in the second leg of theirLeague Cup semi-final withthird-tier Bradford City onTuesday.

Gary Poland

LONDON: QPR manager HarryRedknapp (above) admitted hisside need to show more qualityand composure if they are towin their battle to avoid relega-tion from the Premier League.

Redknapp’s team remain bot-tom of the table after beingforced to settle for a 1-1 draw inSaturday’s London derby at hisformer club West Ham.

QPR scored with their onlyshot on target, when debutantstriker Loic Remy beat the off-side trap after 14 minutes to runonto Adel Taarabt’s pass and slothome.

But it was one of the fewflashes of craft from Redknapp’smen, who were grateful thatgoalkeepeer Julio Cesar was ableto frustrate the Hammers with aseries of fine saves.

QPR are now unbeaten infive games, but Redknapp con-ceded they will have to improvein all areas to beat the drop.

“It’s a point gained, but Icouldn’t say we deserved towin,” Redknapp said.

“That would be nonsense,wouldn’t it? At least we’re stillin there and we’re fighting. Butwe have to try to play with a bitmore quality. We got in front andthat’s when you should be keep-ing the ball.

“You have to be bold enoughto try to play with the ball.”

SATURDAY RESULTSLiverpool 5 (Henderson26, Suarez 36, Sturridge59, Gerrard 66, Bennett

74-og) Norwich 0Manchester City 2 (Silva 2,

69) Fulham 0Newcastle 1 (Cabaye 35)Reading 2 (Fondre 71, 77)Swansea 3 (Davies 49, DeGuzman 59, 80) Stoke 1

(Owen 90)West Brom 2 (Brunt 49,Odemwingie 83) Aston

Villa 2 (Benteke 12,Agbonlahor 31)

West Ham 1 (J Cole 68)QPR 1 (Remy 14)

Wigan 2 (Vaughan 4-og,Henriquez 79) Sunderland

3 (Gardner 17-pen,Fletcher 20, 42)

SUNDAY FIXTURESChelsea v Arsenal

(1330GMT), Tottenham vManchester Utd

(1600GMT)

Tim Hanlon

MADRID: Lionel Messi (left)matched another landmark by scor-ing in a 10th consecutive La Ligagame to put Barca ahead after sixminutes with Pedro Rodriguez dou-bling the lead.

But Chory Castro pulled a goalback before the break and then gothis second after 63 minutes.

With Gerard Pique off the fieldafter receiving a red card, Agirretxegot the winner in the 91st minute.

“I have to congratulate RealSociedad and I have no complaintsabout my players. We hit the posttwice in the first half and had twoother chances. It became more com-plicated for us and they made it 2-1,”said Barca coach Tito Vilanova.

“I told Gerard (Pique) after hewas booked that after the next foul

he committed they would send himoff and that’s what happened. Wewere in control in the first half andalthough it looked difficult we wereplaying well. At 3-0 it would havebeen all over but the sending offchanged everything.”

There appears to be no recordout of reach for Messi, who did score

in 10 straight league matches that hewas involved in during the 2011-12season, notching up 18 goals in theprocess.

But now he has scored in Barca’slast 10 and he equals the mark set byRonaldo, who scored 12 in 10 gamesduring the 1996-97 season, andMariano Martin, who put away 18 in10 matches between 1942 and 1943.

Messi has now hit 15 goals in 10games and 29 overall in the leaguethis season, but it counted for littleon the night.

Barca went into the game havingset a new record for a La Liga startwith 18 wins — and just one drawagainst Real Madrid — for 55 pointsfrom a possible 57.

Despite the loss, they are still 11points ahead of Atletico Madrid,who play Levante on Sunday, andReal Madrid in third.

Liverpool’s Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez scores his team’s second goal against Norwich City at the Anfield stadi-um in Liverpool, England, on Saturday. AFP/ PAUL ELLIS

Liverpool rout Norwich Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge were both on the scoresheet asLiverpool secured their biggest victory under Brendan Rodgers.

Redknappcalls forquality

AN INJURY-TIME STRIKEFROM SUBSTITUTE IMANOLAGIRRETXE CONDEMNED10-MAN BARCELONA TO A3-2 DEFEAT AT REALSOCIEDAD ON SATURDAY,THEIR FIRST OF A RECORD-BREAKING LA LIGA SEASON.

First defeat for Barça

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