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FROM THE EDITOR IN CHIEF Letters to the EditorI wish to provide some perspective

from the community with regard to arecent article about Minorities supportCAA that appeared in your monthlymagazine. As Indians we all supportCAA, but the government should giveconfidence and clarify the doubts of theminorities.

Nalini Vasu*******************************************************Excellent news coverage from India

to USA, from CAA to Lohri(Festival ofcolors)... I am sure the global eye willreach a level among the other media.All the best to the entire team.

Dhiraj*******************************************************Wow. Very nice look with lots and

lots of pics(lol) and unique articles(nostalia..). I can't see this type of picsand vintage story articles in any otherdigital issues. Very Diverse information.Amazing read.

Goldi chouhan*******************************************************Iam a Chandini, student of Delhi Uni-

versity. What is CAA and NRC? HowCAA and NRC have divided opinions?You better to cover this, so many of usdon't have the clear picture of whatthese are? why Government of India isimplementing these abruptly? Answerthese question better than other ar-ticles. don't publish my name or email-id.

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on US news only. IS this the US edition orIndia Edition? All the events, awards, Ad-

vertisements are from USA only. Pleasesend the indian edition to me. Thanks forunderstanding. KPrasanna

*******************************************************To The Global EyeAs I req earlier, could you cover the

current affairs and science and tech-nology. now-a-days every one is inter-ested in technology. not at all politics.

Ashnam****************************************Editor, I want to participate in the

events of globaleye. How can i join andparticipate. UpasanaPandita

*******************************************************Excellent coverage of articles and

news. Latha*******************************************Wonderrful awwwwsome digital

monthly. Minaxhi*******************************************************Editor and Team, The articles are

good and everything is awesome. Butthe look and feel of the magazine isnot looking like a magazine like othermagazines. why? Prathiba

*******************************************The pictures, advertisements and all

other are very colorful. Good work. GodBless. Deepak

*******************************************The Gloabl Eye; go ahead with your

good work Mahesh Godara*******************************************Ricky Gandhi is friend of mine. Very

happy to see him in your 35million sub-scribers magazine. All the Best ricky...

Amit*******************************************Is the Jordan Dreams an Charity and

non-profit organization. Read the articleand impressed the good work by MrBeals through J Dreams. How can wesupport such an organization?

C Bobby*******************************************Excelllllent.... Nick*******************************************Convert the mag to Bi-weekly. Nice

reports through out the issue.Varun

*******************************************Ed i to r, I 'm Kanagara ju

Natesan...Please try to include IT re-lated

also. As an IT guy from Chennai, iwould like to see some best informa-tion from it.

Kanagaraju Natesan*******************************************Good and informative.

Rizvi Zameer*******************************************We are missing Travl Blogs.

Pavan Kumar*******************************************Minorities Support CAA? what a

joke... You see in TVs that how goonsentered into college and the studentswere beaten up because they are notsupporting CAA and NRC. try to pub-lish actual ground reports from delhi.

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We are all in the midst of aglobal pandemic experiencingthe new normal. United Statesquite recently experienced nationwide protests ,"Black LivesMatters" to stand upagainst policebrutality whichresulted in themurder of GeorgeFloyd inMinnneapolis. Indiawitnessed thelargest evacuation ofmigrant workers of 1.59 croresduring this pandemic. In this tenthedition of The Global Eye , webring to you an update of theCOVID PANDEMIC and highlightsof THE GLOBAL EYE Conclaverecently held on Prime MinisterModi's New India.USA is getting ready for itspresidential election in November2020 and both the Republicansand Democrats are busycampaigning hard for theircandidates to win.India is forging ahead with thestrategic convergence of Four Ssas Prime Minister Modi puts it:

Shakti (Strength), Suraksha(Security ), Samonvaya(Harmony) and Samajhdari(Insightfulness).We have the regular columns

and have receivedpositive feedbackfrom our readers.The Global Eye hasemerged as theLargest Digital NewsMonthly in Indiareaching 3.3 Croreh o u s e h o l d s

throughout India. In USA,TheGlobal Eye is the largest IndianAmerican monthly that reachesover One Million householdsthroughout United States.We shall continue to bring youexciting news feature withcolorful photos of events andhappenings that have not beenreported in other media. TheGlobal Eye prides itself inempowering our communitiesby celebrating life.

INDEXCovid -19 : A Global

PerspectivePage no.........5

EMERGING A WINNERAGAINST AN INVISIBLE ENEMY

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The Global Eye ConclaveGalvanizes Momentum forSuperpower India BY 2030

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FOOD DONATED IN GAREEBNAWAZ DARGAH, AJMER

SHARIF, RAJASTHANPage no.........39

A SALUTE TO INDIA’S PRIMEMINISTER MODI FROM A

KARGIL WAR HEROPage no.........41

MEATF Top 20 Global Womenof Excellence 2020

Announced at a GlitteringCurtain Raiser

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GLOBAL NEWSMAKER

New Delhi: Prime Minister NarendraModi in a letter to the people of the coun-try , on his government completing oneyear of its second term, listed out sev-eral initiatives, achievements and big de-cisions taken by his government, whileexpressing confidence of victory in thecountry's battle against coronavirus.

Prime Minister Modi was sworn-in fora second successive term on May 30 lastyear after leading BJP-led NDA to a land-slide victory in the 2019 Lok Sabhaelections.The Prime Minister termedthe day as "golden chapter" in thehistory of Indian democracy, pointingout that it was after several decadesthat the people of the country votedback a full-term government with afull majority.

"Once again, I bow to the 130 crorepeople of India and the democraticethos of our nation. During normaltimes, I would have been in yourmidst. However, the present circum-stances do not permit that. That iswhy I seek your blessings through thisletter," said Prime Minister Modi.Hesaid that people's affection, goodwill andactive cooperation have given new energyand inspiration. "The way you have show-cased the collective strength of democ-racy is a guiding light for the whole world."

The Prime Minister also emphasizedon his government's anti-corruptioncredentials, saying that over the last fiveyears, the nation saw "how the adminis-trative apparatus broke itself free of sta-tus quo and from the swamp of corrup-tion as well 0as misgovernance". True tothe spirit of 'Antyodaya' the lives of mil-lions have been transformed, he said.

Listing out several flagship schemesof his government, Prime Minister Modisaid, "From 2014 to 2019, India's staturerose significantly. The dignity of the poorwas enhanced. The nation achieved finan-cial inclusion, free gas and electricity con-nections, total sanitation coverage, andmade progress towards ensuring 'Hous-ing for All.'"He mentioned about the sur-gical strike on terror launch pads acrossthe LoC and airstrike on a terror campcarried out by the Indian armed forcesin response to the terror attacks byPakistan-sponsored terrorists."Indiademonstrated its mettle through thesurgical strike and airstrike. At thesame time, decades-old demandssuch as OROP, One Nation One Tax-GST, better MSP for farmers were ful-filled," he said.

The Prime Minister said that the re-election of his government was notjust for continuity but also with adream of taking India to newheights."In 2019, the people of Indiavoted not merely for continuity but alsowith a dream of taking India to newheights. A dream of making India aglobal leader. The decisions taken in thelast one year are directed at fulfilling thisdream," he said.

Referring to his slogan of 'SabkaSaath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas'(together with all, development for all,trust of all), the Prime Minister said, "To-day, 130 crore people feel involved and

integrated with the development trajectoryof the nation. The light of 'Jan Shakti' and'Rashtra Shakti' has ignited the entire na-tion. Powered by the mantra of 'SabkaSaath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas',India is marching forward in al lspheres."He said that in the last one year,some of the decisions were widely dis-cussed and "remain etched in public dis-course" and referred to abrogation of Ar-ticle 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, theAyodhya verdict by Supreme Court andCit izenship Amendment Act(CAA)."Article 370 furthered the spirit ofnational unity and integration. The RamMandir judgment, delivered unanimouslyby the Supreme Court of India, broughtan amicable end to a debate persistingfor centuries. The barbaric practice of tripletalaq has been confined to the dustbin ofhistory. Amendment to the Citizenship Actwas an expression of India's compassionand spirit of inclusiveness," said PrimeMinister Modi while adding that there havebeen "many other decisions that haveadded momentum to the nation's devel-opment trajectory."

Listing reforms in the area of defence,Prime Minister Modi noted the creationof the post of Chief of Defence Staff(CDS) improved coordination among thearmed forces. "At the same time, Indiahas stepped up preparations for MissionGaganyaan," he said.Referring to PMKisan Samman Nidhi, he said that morethan Rs 72,000 crore has been depos-ited in accounts of over 9.50 crorefarmers in just one year.He also saidthe Jal Jeevan Mission will ensuresupply of potable water through pipedconnections to over 15 crore ruralhouseholds and a huge campaign of freevaccination is being conducted for betterhealth of 50 crore livestock.

The Prime Minister said that for thefirst time in the country's history, farm-ers, farm labourers, small shopkeep-ers and workers in the unorganisedsector have been assured the provi-sion of regular monthly pension of Rs3,000 after the age of 60 years.He re-ferred to a separate department cre-ated for fishermen and said it has beendecided to constitute a Vyapari KalyanBoard for timely resolution of the prob-lems of the traders.

"Higher quantum of financial assis-tance is being provided to more than sevencrore women attached to self-help groups.Recently, the loans without guaranteefor self-help groups has been doubledto 20 lakh from the earlier 10 lakh.Keeping in mind the education of tribalchildren, we have begun the constructionof more than 400 new Ekalavya ModelResidential Schools," he said.The PrimeMinister asserted that several "people-friendly laws" have been ushered in dur-ing the last year. "Our Parliament has bro-ken the decades-old record in terms ofproductivity. As a result, whether it be theConsumer Protection Act, the amendmentto Chit Fund Law or laws to provide moreprotection to women, children andDivyang, their passage in the Parliamentwas expedited."

Noting that the rural-urban gap is

shrinking as a result of the policies anddecisions of the government, he said thatfor the first time the number of ruralIndians using the internet is 10 per centmore than the number of urbanIndians."The list of such historic actionsand decisions taken in the national inter-est would be too long to detail in this let-ter. But I must say that every day of thisyear, my government has worked roundthe clock with full vigour, taking andimplementing these decisions," PrimeMinister Modi said.He said while the gov-ernment was moving ahead at a fast pacefor fulfilling hopes and aspirations ofpeople, the coronavirus pandemic en-gulfed the country as well.

"While on one hand, are powers withgreat economic resources and state-of-the-art healthcare systems, on the otherhand, is our country besieged with prob-lems amidst a vast population and lim-ited resources," he said.Prime MinisterModi said that many feared that India willbecome a problem for the world whencoronavirus hits India. "But today,through sheer confidence and resil-ience, you have transformed the waythe world looks at us. You have proventhat the collective strength and poten-tial of Indians is unparalleled comparedeven to the powerful and prosperouscountries of the world," he said.

Prime Minister Modi also expressedhis appreciation on how people respondedto his appeal for Janta Curfew and clap-ping and lighting a lamp to honourcorona warriors."Be it clapping and light-ing a lamp to the honouring of corona war-riors by India's armed forces, Janta Cur-few or by faithful adherence to rules dur-ing the nationwide lockdown, on every oc-casion you have shown that Ek Bharatis the guarantee for Shrestha Bharat,"he said.

The Prime Minister also referred to thesuffering of labourers, migrant workers dur-ing the crisis and said his government isworking in a determined way to alleviatetheir troubles."In a crisis of this magni-tude, it can certainly not be claimed thatno one suffered any inconvenience or dis-comfort. Our labourers, migrant work-ers, artisans and craftsmen in smallscale industries, hawkers and suchfellow countrymen have undergonetremendous suffering. We are workingin a united and determined way to allevi-ate their troubles," he said.

Stressing on the need to follow rulesand guidelines, Prime Minister Modi said,"We have to take care to ensure that in-conveniences that we are facing do notturn into disasters.""We have displayedpatience so far and we should continueto do so. This is one of the important rea-sons for India being safer and in a betterstate than many other countries. This isa long battle but we have started tra-versing on the path of victory, and vic-tory is our collective resolve," he said.

The Prime Minister also lauded the "re-silience" shown by people of West Ben-gal and Odisha during cyclone Amphan."In the last few days, a super cyclone haswreaked havoc in parts of West Bengaland Odisha. Here too, the resilience of

the people of these states is noteworthy.Their courage inspires the people of In-dia," he said.The Prime Minister also ex-pressed confidence that India will setan example in economic revival. "Atsuch a time, there is also a widespreaddebate on how the economies of variouscountries, including India's will recover.However, given the way India has surprisedthe world with its unity and resolve in thefight against coronavirus, there is a firmbelief that we will also set an example inan economic revival," he said. "In theeconomic domain, through theirstrength, 130 crore Indians can notonly surprise the world but also in-spire it."

Prime Minister Modi emphasised thatIndia will have to become "self-reliant" andthat the recent package of Rs 20 lakh crore,which was announced by him earlier thismonth, is a major step in this direction."Itis the need of the hour that we mustbecome self-reliant. We have to moveforward based on our own abilities, inour own way, and there is only one wayto do it -- Aatmanirbhar Bharat or self-reliant India. The recent Rs 20 lakhcrore package given for AatmanirbharBharat Abhiyan is a major step in thisdirection. This initiative will usher in anew era of opportunities for every In-dian, be it our farmers, workers, smallentrepreneurs or youth associated withstartups," he said."The fragrance of Indiansoil along with the sweat, hard work andtalent of our workers will create productsthat will reduce India's dependence on im-ports and will move towards self-reliance,"added Prime Minister Modi.Noting that thecountry is facing many challenges, he saidthat the present and future of 130 crorepeople will never be dictated by adversity.

"In this journey of the last six years,you have continuously showered mewith love and blessings. It is thestrength of your blessings that has madethe nation take historic decisions andprogress rapidly in the last one year. How-ever, I am also aware that there is a lotthat needs to be done. There are manychallenges and problems that our coun-try faces. I am working day and night.There could be deficiencies in me butthere is nothing that our country lacks.So, I believe in you, your strength andyour abilities even more than I believe inmyself," he said."Due to the global pan-demic, this is certainly a time of crisisbut for us Indians, this is also a time for afirm resolve. We must always rememberthat the present and future of 130 crorewill never be dictated by adversity. Wewill decide on our present and our future.We will move ahead on the path ofprogress and victory will be ours," he said.He cited a Sanskrit verse which means"if we have action and duty on onehand, then success is assured on theother hand".

"With prayers for our country's suc-cess, I bow to you once again. Myheartiest wishes to you and your fam-ily. Stay healthy, stay safe. Stay aware,stay informed," he said. Prime Minis-ter Modi signed off the letter describinghimself as "your Pradhan Sevak"

Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's letterTo the people of India on completion ofONE YEAR OF his second term in office

Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's letterTo the people of India on completion ofONE YEAR OF his second term in office


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Dr. Saranya Narayan,Senior microbiologist

Testing strategies for the virusThe year 2020 has started on a very chal-lenging note for all of us. The world wokeup to a new infection, COVID-19 causedby the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The virus wasso named as it is almost similar to theSARS virus and like it, is an RNA virus be-longing to the family of Corona viruses. Thevirus though milder than the SARS virus iseasier to transmit. The Indian Council ofMedical Research (ICMR) and the Statehealth authorities have issued notificationsand guidelines for testing strategies thatevery testing laboratory and treating hospi-tal need to abide by.Who can get tested:ICMR modified testing strategy issued on9th April. Tests can be done for:All symptomatic individuals who have un-dertaken international travel from the 6thof March All symptomatic contacts of labo-ratory confirmed cases.All symptomatic healthcare workers.All hospitalised patients with Severe AcuteRespiratory Illness (fever and cough and/or shortness of breath)Asymptomatic direct and high-risk contactsof a confirmed case should be tested oncebetween day 5 and day 14 of coming inhis/her contact. In hotspots/clusters orlarge gatherings/evacuees centres, anyonewith Influenza like illness (ILI) ie fever, cough,sore throat and runny nose

a) Within 7 days of starting symptoms needan rRT-PCR (Real time Reverse Tran-scriptase - Polymerase Chain Reaction) test

b) After seven days - need an Antibody testand if this negative, an rRT-PCR test toconfirm status.How does the process work?Any person who fits into these categories,needs to have a prescription from a medi-

cal doctor, signed by the doctor, with thedoctor’s registration number and contact de-tails (telephone and email ID). These are

mandatory. In addition, the patientmust carry a copy of his/her Aadharcard when they come in for testing.Once the patient arrives for testing,the test requisition form prepared byICMR, needs to be filled. The am-bulant patient is then escorted to adedicated area meant for collectionof the Nasopharyngeal or Oropha-ryngeal swab samples. The swabsare collected by trained technolo-gists who are protected with full Per-sonal Protection Equipment (PPE).This process takes about 10 min-utes and the entire stay in the labtakes about 20 minutes.The collected swabs are immedi-

ately placed in bottles containingViral Transport Medium, securelyclosed and labelled. They arepacked in multiple layers and thentransported to the lab at the earli-est, at a temperature of 2-8 degrees

C for further processing. In very ill,hospitalised patients, other samples suchas endo-tracheal aspirate or Broncho-alveo-lar lavage can be collected.

The test that can detect COVID-19 infections at the earliest, is the rRT-PCR.

The SARS-CoV-2 virus being an RNA virus,initially it is extracted from the sample. It isthen converted into complementaryDNA (cDNA) using the enzyme re-v e r s e t r a n s c r i p t a s e ( h e n c e t h ename). This cDNA is then amplif iedusing the PCR. By this amplification,even minuscule quantities of RNA inthe original sample can be identifiedand a sample can be classified aseither positive or negative. On an av-e r a g e , a b a t c h o f a b o u t 5 0 - 6 0samples takes 8-10 hours from thestart of processing to completion.Reports are usually ready the follow-ing day as the tests are run in batchesand in case a report needs to be confirmedit will need an additional day. Rapid anti-body screening tests will also be availablesoon, but need to be used judiciously andinterpreted with caution. They are ideal forassessing the prevalence of infection in apopulation at a later date.

Relax: breath holds the key

Dr. A.J. Rajendran

There is not a day that has gone by inthe recent past that hasn’t featured thenew ‘C word’ at least once in every con-versation worldwide. Some of these con-versations are informative while othersare loaded with rumours. So, what shouldwe do? Let’s face facts first. We are fac-ing a pandemic. It is a difficult time allaround but we need to have a winningattitude.

External help comes from the gov-ernment in the form of lockdowns andputting protocols in place. Internal help,on the other hand, comes from withinus. Staying positive in trying times likethese is paramount. With a calm mind,make a plan of how best to spend yourtime during the lockdown.

In rehabilitation medicine, there are fivemain aspects to the American Heart As-sociation protocols that we follow — Diet,Relaxation, Exercise, Attitude, and Moti-vation. Since diet and exercise are cov-ered in abundance these days, I am go-ing to shift the focus on the other three.

Look at motivating historical incidentswhere people have overcome all odds tomake a bad situation better.

Here’s one: Let’s take the example of

LJ Flanders, author of Cell Workout, a train-ing guide that will help you understand howto train without the need for any gadgetexcept your own bodyweight to get fit. In

2011, Flanders found himself sentenced toprison. Inside a 6 x 8 feet cell, he began tothink of ways to use his time productivelyand he decided that he would become asfit as possible. He signed up for a personaltraining course that taught him a lot and hecreated an exercise manual.

Unlike Flanders, you are not in a prisonor a place with limitations. You have yourhouse, you have your freedom, most of youhave the time; the only thing you probablylack is a plan. And to put together a goodplan for your health and happiness, you need

to have a calm mind.A recent study conducted by Stanford

scientists indicates the link between breathand states of mind. Appropriate breathing

has a powerful effect on stress reduc-tion. Bonus news is that it also supportsimmune functions and helps rapid recov-ery from illness.

Count from one to four as you inhalethrough your nose. Pause for twocounts. Then purse your mouth andmentally count from one to six (or oneto eight if comfortable) as you exhale.Repeat for a few minutes and enjoy slow,rhythmic breathing.

Focus your mind on a single word,or sound. Mentally repeat the chosensound over and over, finding rhythm andcadence that feels best to you. Adopt apassive attitude toward the process,particularly with regard to how wellyou’re doing. If your mind wanders, gen-tly re-direct your focus to your chosenword each time. After 15–20 minutesslowly get back to normal state feelingrefreshed and energised.

Progressive muscle relaxation is aneffective and widely used strategy forstress relief that creates a state of deep

relaxation by involving alternate tensingand relaxing of muscles. This techniquehelps people who are often so tensedthroughout the day that they fail to evenrecognise how being relaxed feels like.Tense each muscle group in arms, legsand body to about 25-50% of max ca-pacity. Hold for a few seconds as youcontinue to breathe and then slowly re-lease the tension as you focus on thepleasant contrast between tight and re-laxed muscles. Once you have coveredthe entire group of muscles in the body,sit quietly for several minutes and en-joy the feeling of a relaxed body beforeyou slowly open your eyes. So, beyondthe external support that we expect fromour political authorities, let us gear upto cope with the circumstances.

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Covid -19 : A Global PerspectivePRIME MINISTER MODI LEADS THE WORLD

IN COVID PANDEMIC MANAGEMENT

By Dr.Parvez Hayat,IPS , former DGPGoogle Scholar , Holds A Doctorate in

Disaster ManagementNEW DELHI, INDIA

INDIA IS MUCH BETTER PLACED THAN MANY OTHER NATIONS AND INDIA'S RECOVERYRATE FROM COVID IS RISING ."DUE TO THIS THE SEVERITY OF THE VIRUS IS LESS THAN

ANTICIPATED . INDIA'S DEATH PER MILLION DUE TO COVID IS UNDER 12 MILLIONCOMPARED TO 574 MILLION IN ITALY"- NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA

India has demographicadvantages , age is on itsside , median age is 29 years, second largest youth in theworld after China . Therefore, mortality rate in India has tobe fairly less and also therecovery rate that too so faris over 46% one of the bestin the world, despite relativelyweaker medical Infrastructurevis a vis advanced world .Europe has largest ageingpopulation and ,therefore,the death rate was fairly highsince median age ofEuropean countries such asItaly , France , Spain ,Germany and U.K, rangebetween 41.2-44 years , onlyone exception in case ofGermany why so ? Because,Germany tested the highest, tested both asymptomaticand symptomatic both ashigh as 150, 000/ week,andsecondly , Germany treatedthem early , not lett ingpatients entering third stagewhere pat ients requireventi lators from thereapproximately 96.6% patientsdon’t come out al ive ,Germany mostly curedpeople in second stage whenpatients may require l itt lehelp of oxygen ,mostlypatients recovered at secondstage itself .Another notable facts as perJohns Hopkins Universityresearches , i t has beenfound that ,high maskwearing countries did betterthan low mask wearingcountries suck as USA, Italy ,

Spain , UK , France whereashigh mask wearing countriessuch as Japan , CzechRepublic and Slovakia, Israeland Taiwan. Czech Republic,believed in ‘ you protect me ,I protect you’ and home tohome masks were beingproduced as movement anddistributed .India instituted lockdown byenforcing curfew , barricadeswere put up to ensure peopledon’t move out of their homewithout any urgent reasons, ithelped preventing communityspread , unlike UK , USA thereare rights issue , educatedpeople themselves followedlockdown ,no police couldinterfere , even Israel policeenforced kind of curfew likelockdown , it helped as ithelped in India . Sweden wasone country which believed in‘Herd Immunity ‘ al lowinginfect ions to spread inpopulation other than elderlyand kids asked to stay home, didn’t institute lockdown ,later on seeing cases spikingSweden too inst i tutedlockdown .India relatively tested lowinitially but later it did improveits testing figures , of courses, as per ICMR guidelines ,India tested those who aresymptomatic and patients withvery minor symptoms weregone quarantined , it workedwell since it prevented medicalcapacities not overwhelmed.Now India and the world haveto live with the virus till avaccine is found or Herd

Immunity is developed .. Indiaby sheer miscalculat ionsseem to err by instituting totallockdown suddenly with theresults huge number ofmigrants and laid off dailywage earners got stuck upand suffered , i t createdaddit ional burden bothfinancial and administrativeon states to arrange forshelters , food and water ,.Thankfully ,government ofIndia in consultations withstates making arrangement tosend these mil l ions ofmigrants back home byrunning special trains , alsostuck up students , tourists ,pilgrims too have been sentback home since it is a veryunusual behaviour of novelcorona virus , therefore, itt rumped al l calculat ionsglobally .India for the first time facinga si tuat ion where wholecountry got affected , i taffected both agricultural andnon agricultural sectors,where each months GDP isgett ing affected unl ikeprevious localised disastersaffecting only state or a fewstates for a shorter period ,now curbs are easing down ,economic activities have toostarted in phases withgovernment intensives andpackage of stimulus.Gradual ly , economicsituations will stabilize oncepositive cases reached to itspeak and fresh hospitaladmissions start loweringdown , death rates which is

already appreciably low ,begin to come down withcurves fof lattening down . Indianeconomy which is resilientshall improve at faster speed. But the Covid- 19 hasdefinitely brought change inlifestyle , market places ,offices , public spaces shallneed to be redesigned , lesstravel , less physical meeting, more work from home , socialdistancing , wearing masks ,medical hygiene etc.,shallcontinue for quite some timeand surely India has to hugelyinvest in improving medicalinfrastructure at top downlevel in future to meet anysuch challenges successfully.Coronavirus & Socialinequality :COVID 19 scare al l overglobally has shaken the world.In Indian context , effects mayhave far reachingconsequences .We haveMosques, Temples ,Gurdwara, Churches etc , i t is Godinflicted misery on the planetto show selfish arrogant &destructive so called superpowers to spend billions inproducing high -tech lethalweapons to kill human beings.Where is so called superpowers , USA , Japan ,China,can they fight Corona virus?It is a time to show nationalsolidarity ,the virus doesn’trecognize borders , casteethnicities , colour and faith .#Billionaires in India took lotsof advantages fromsuccessive governments

which is obvious and a sadcommentary. Unlike otheradvanced nations’ billionaireswho opened the helping handto support their nat ionalgovernments , our billionairesare conspicuously absent tocome forward and assistgovernment efforts so farsadly .Who will look after thelesser mortals and our dailywagers ? Businessestablishments turn awayt h e i rworkers,cleaners,contractuallabourers and daily wagers ,unskilled labourers without apenny .. It sans humanity.The Corona Virus has broughtall Indians as one nation tofight this global man -madedisasters under the ableleadership of our Selfless,Dynamic Prime Minister Modi.The Civil Servants, BusinessCaptains, Community Activistsand the Philanthropists ,cando do crowd funding forhomeless marginal izedsect ions of society andstrengthen the governmentini t iat ive to ensuresubstantive justice.We allhave fought together in thePast , drove away the#Britishers and won ourfreedom.Let’s all join handstogether: volunteer/serve,donate , fol low al lgovernments advisories ,andcontribute part of our salary/ ourpension. Let us stand unitedtoday and build together a NEWMODI INDIA which will usher indevelopment, prosperity andpeace for all .


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EMERGING A WINNER

AGAINST ANINVISIBLE ENEMY(By K.P.DANDAPANI) The precariousnessand fragility of life has often been a musefor poets and theme for philosophers. Yet,little did we know that humanity as a col-lective whole would witness the most vividaccount of these. Despite being a septua-genarian who has seen many seasons, Iwould still bifurcate my life as pre-coronaand post-corona days. Such has been themagnanimous impact of this virus on allquarters of life, both mi-crocosmically andmacrocosmically.It is the first time in fivedecades of being a hus-band, father and prac-tising lawyer that I havebeen a beneficiary ofsuch ample disposal ofleisure time. I am cer-tainly grateful for suchways in which life im-pels you to look deeperwithin, find innovativeways to reconnect withfriends and family, andmost importantly,fathom the immeasur-able value of the spiritof resilience, love and hope. As a citizen ofIndia, I could not feel more fortunate to bepart of a government that stood up to theneeds of the time. It certainly has been abruising battle in a way, as the situationtook us by storm and left us unprepared.Impediments faced by the migrant workersand daily-wage labourers made the contentof heart-breaking news, the unprecedented21-day lockdown slowed the economy likenever before, healthcare workers commit-ted to work in the exclusion of sufficientmedical gears andyet, amidst the chal-lenges, we have done well and better thanmany countries. The leadership displayedat the national certainly command admira-tion and respect for its ability to implementeffective action to flatten the curve. Withseveral measures in place like thermalscreening of international fliers, mandatoryquarantine of travellers, closure of borders,restriction on commercial flights, rapid an-tibody tests in covid hotspots, launch ofapps and automated messages across tele-communication networks to spread aware-ness, and the aberrant lock-down, Indiacould proudly march ahead of the superpowers and most other countries in theCovid19-battlefield. The Country stood outin this crisis and is touted as a demonstra-tion of the efficacy of grass-roots level ad-ministration as well as robust state gover-nance. It was alert and vigilant, engaging inrigorous contact tracing, using exhaustiveroute maps and tracing plausible avenuesof the virus spread, using community out-reach, setting up Covid-19 care centres inall districts and implementing several suchstrategic moves.

Those from all our segments, es-pecially the health care professionals andsecurity personnel, have indeed been thequintessential example of dedication, sac-

rifice and professional calibre. Together theyredefined the nuances of crisis managementand laid their services ahead of their ownselves. It was both gratifying and humblingto witness such selflessness, in the faceof grave danger and potential fatality. Inmore ways than one, this episode has beena test to the spirit of life itself. Be it theclapping at 5 pm or lighting lamps at 9 pm,we have been hand-in-hand in facing this

crisis and an intangibleunity cuts across theman-made barriers ofcaste, creed, and classtobind humanity. A mes-meric display of our soli-darity has taken manyforms and the most recentone was the salute ren-dered by the ArmedForces of India. Fromflower petals being show-ered across hospitalsfrom Air force choppers, tothe Indian Coast Guard il-luminating its ships, to per-formance by military bandsat major hospitals, the Cen-tral Government of India, lead

by the Bharatiya Janata Party and its leaderPrime Minister Shri. Narendra Modiji, left nostone unturned in paying tributes to the front-line workers battling this pandemic. May we alllive though this chronicle, in good health andsafety, to remember and retell yet another storyof triumph over adversity. May the subtle andvaluable lessons being learnt now, be neverforgotten, even after we have won the waragainst this deadly and invisible enemy.

* (The author is a practicing SeniorAdvocate in Kerala High Court. Was a

Judge of the Kerala High Court andAdvocate General of State of Kerala)

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Dr. Faheem Younus from the Uni-vers i ty of Maryland in America,head of the In fect ious DiseaseClinic. tweets facts about Covid-19, He Tweets We wi l l l ive withCov id19 fo r mon ths . Le t ’ s no tdeny it or panic. Let’s not makelife unnecessarily diff icult. Let uslearn to be happy and l ive withthat fact.

The virus will not reduce itseffect in the summer. It ’s summerin Brazil and Argentina, but the vi-rus is spreading rapidly. You can-not destroy Covid19 viruses thath a v e p e n e t r a t e d t h e c e l l s b ydrinking too much water, you wil ljust go to the toilet often.

Washing hands and keep-ing a distance of 1,8 meters is thebest method of protecting againstt he v i r us . I f you don ’ t have aCovid19 patient at home, there is

no need to disinfect the surfacesin the house.

C a r g o p a c k a g e s , p e t r o lpumps, shopping carts or ATMsdo not cause infection. Wash yourhands , l i ve your l i f e as usua l .Covid19 is not a food infect ion.This is associated with drops ofi n f e c t i o n l i k e f l u . T h e r e i s n odocumented risk of Covid19 beingtransmitted by ordering food.

Enter ing the sauna doesnot kil l Covid19 viruses that havepenetrated the cell. You can loseyour smell with many allergies andviral infections. This is a non-spe-cif ic symptom for Covid19.

O n c e w e g e t h o m e , w edon’t need to change clothes andshower urgently. Purity is a virtue,not paranoia. Covid19 virus doesnot hang in the air. This is a dripinfection that requires close con-tact. The air is clean, you can walkaround the gardens (keeping thedistance) in the parks.

Covid19 does not separaterace or rel igion, i t is passed onto all people. It is enough to usenormal soap against Covid19 bynot necessarily using antibacterialsoap. The virus is not a bacteriaanyway.

You don ’ t have to wor ryabout your food orders. But if youwant you can heat i t up a bit inthe m ic rowave . The chance tob r ing Cov id19 home w i th you rs h o e s a n d g e t t i n g s i c k i s t h esame as gett ing hit by l ightningtwice a day. I ’ve been work ingagainst viruses for 20 years, dripinfections don’t spread like this.

You cannot be pro tec tedfrom the virus by drinking / eat-ing vinegar, sumac, soda and gin-ger. Wearing gloves is a bad idea,the virus can accumulate on theglove, it can easily be transmittedif you touch your face. It ’s best towash your hands.

We will live with Covid19 for months. Let’snot deny it or panic: Dr. Faheem Younus

Head of the Infectious DiseaseClinic ,The University of

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Edition:1 April 16 8pm CDT: Today a little down fromthe peak still new patientstopped to around 30k in asingle day in entire US withthe death count around2200 which is so high . UStouched total count of677k+ overall patients, ex-pected to cross 800k to-

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Yet another worst day in Corona history for US . 32000+ New patientsand 2540 deaths in single day. As we predicted US Forward march-ing faster and passed 710K mark today. In another less than 3 dayswe expect to reach 800 Mark with this pace . NewYork continues tostretch its black day today too with 1025 dead and around 8K newpatients .NY governor extended the lockdown till May 15. IL at alltime high today with 1842 new patients in 24hrs and death count isdown to 62. All of a sudden China reported 1290 death and 325 newpatients in a single day . Later China explained the 1290 was the missed out numbers nowreported to correct its overall numbers. But still new patients and new deaths are reported.UK numbers are rising in fast pace. Country is in fear of running short of medical equipmentand supplies in another 24hrs. Medics are asked to reuse the gowns and coats. Indianumbers climbing up but slow and steady , especially due to number of tests done so far. Single day count is bit less than 1000 but death count 60 in past 24hrs. Overall Indianearing 15k number in patients. New rapid test kits arrived from China and got distributedto states. Hope we can expect more tests in coming week.

morrow . IL broken its pastrecords and in new peak124 deaths and new pa-tients 1100+ in past 24hrs.Naperville has 300+ COVIDpatients so far. NY death ratehas come down from peakeven though its high with606, so with new patientstoo 7636 in past 24hrs.

France has now picked upspeed and climbing up thelist so fast with everydaynew patient count 17k+ .By t omor row i t i s ex -pected to move from 4thto 2nd place in the list .UK too started giving outbig numbers under deathtoll , everyday 800+ Eventhough Ind ia numbersseem to be less, num-bers are increasing fast. Just in past 24hrs wehad 1000+ new patients. Maharastra is aroundthe count of 3k and Delhi1500+ . So far the deathcount is 420. Stay Home toSave Lives !!!

Edition:3April 18 10pm CDT :Still the new patient numbers arestruggling at its peak. In past 24hrsU.S. reported 29k+ new patients andaround ~1900 deaths. Death countis bit under peak today by virtue ofNY.New unanticipated crisis reportscoming all over that Doctors arescrambling to handle the surge inCovid-19 patients with kidney fail-ure which has led to shortages ofmachines, supplies and staff re-quired for emergencydialysis.Evidence is mounting that

in addition to respiratory complica-tions, the coronavirus is also shut-ting down some patients’ kidneys.Outside of New York, the growingdemand for kidney treatments isbecoming a major burden on hos-pitals in emerging hot spots likeBoston, Chicago, New Orleans andDetroit. Whereas NY death counttoday is down 50% in last 24hrs to540+ which offered a ray of hope tofellow New york'ers. Whereas otherstates such as NJ,MA,PA,IL are try-ing to compensate the death countwith their high number of deaths inpast 24hrs. IL reported again an all

time high today with 125 deaths inpast 24hrs. Postal code: 60629 -East of Midway airport ,near Burbankand 60639 - Hansonpark andBelmont -central holds the highestinfected patients in IL so far and thenumber are growing around.UK death rate is still rocketingaround 900+ deaths in 24hours. Asthe entire medical field is afraid ofrunning short of PPEs in 24hrs,there is a consignment from Turkeythat would help them with 400Kgowns and other supplies/equip-ments which would extend theirneeds for another few days. Italy

reports that new infections anddeath rate has lowered in past fewdays and considered restricted re-opening of businesses based onthe impact level. Whereas Spain toconsider extending lockdown for15more days. Singapore sees hugesurge in new patients all of a sud-den even though new death notbeen reported. 942 cases in last24hrs with 95% of them from for-eign worker dormitories.

India again at its high innew patients in last 24hrs with1000+ patients whereas the deathcount is 36. Last week TamilNadu

got pulled back to 3rd position byDelhi and now Gujarat takes over3rd. MP and Gujarat reporting morenumber of deaths in nation in past24hrs. The outlook being - the thepace is fast from central to northwestern states with MH, MP, DL andGJ dominating. 300k Rapid test kitsarrived from China to India, whereasAssamese are anxious in usingChinese test kits and may not bepreferring it.

World is still in its peak ,Please wear Masks , cover yourself, Eat healthy food, Help the needy!Stay home to Stay Lives !!

Edition:4 April 19,2020:10PM CDT :United StatesToday America's total deathtol l crossed 40K eventhough sunday attenuatedto the daily reduced countoverall. Past 24hrs U.S hitthe count of 1540+ deathcount with 25k+ new pa-tients. Protesters in manyplaces across U.S. de-manding to end the Stay-at-home. Making the dealaround the corner on$450B for small-businessloan including additionalfunding for hospitals andCOVID testing.New York / NJ :Second day in a row NY giveshope but still 627 deaths in a

single day is the highest in thenation. Three men dead in ahotel which was used to quar-antine people , which now de-mands revisit of the quaran-tined spots.NY city officialsstill investigating the causeand to get back. One part ofNJ people anguished due to70 died in a nursing home due

to body bags piled up.The sprawling nursing homewhich was chronically shortof staff and PPE quickly fellprey to the corona virus.Illinois :New patients still in peak with1197 in past 24hrs though thedeath count was 31.America's one of the most di-

verse and socio-culturalstreets - DevonAvenue,Chicago - stillseemed needing more aware-ness on the outbreak wherewe are able to spot peoplewith no precautions and so-cial distancing.InternationalItaly's daily death toll lowestin nearly a month (433) . Ital-ian church-turned-morgue isfinally empty of coffins. Coun-try eyes first steps out oflock down Sector-wise.Whereas The Maf ia i spoised to exploit the co-rona v i rus and to benoted is, i ts not just inItaly. Africa in its worstshortage of ventilators inthe world. 41 countries in

Africa has millions of peoplein public hospitals but withless than 2000 ventilators.Zimbabwe is lacking PPE ,where as Ethiopia to pardon4000 prisoners to preventspread in the current medicalchallenges.IndiaOff ic ia l ly recorded 55death in a day with so far543 and new pat ientspeaking to 1550+ totalingto 17265. Rapid testshave started with prioritiesto govt officials, police ,healthcare staffs. Accord-ing to ICMR - 100K testscan be handled perday.Maharast ra wi th4200+ leading the list. Aswe predicted , the spread

travels f rom Central toNor th-western. TodayRajasthan over tookTamilnadu and capturedthe fourth place. ( DL sec-ond, GJ third) . Centralh e a l t h a d m i n i s t r a t i o nob jec ts to Kera la govtf o r r e l a x i n g t h e l o c k -down res t r i c t i ons andbe ing the f i rs t s ta te tor e l a x i n t h e n a t i o n .Numbers s t i l l i n peakw i t h i n U S a s w e l l a sInd ia , though there aref luctuat ions in numberstoday being Sunday. Fewmore days and we will bethere. Dont give up onyour precautions and dailyhygiene protocols .Stay home and Save Lives

Edition:5April 20,2020 : 11PM CDT:United StatesA m e r i c a i s s t i l l b l e e d i n gw i t h h i gh numbers i n newpa t ien ts and dea ths . 28k+posit ive patients and 1940+deaths in past 24hrs. In an-other few hours , country wi l lbe touching the heart-rend-ing count 800K infected pa-t ients. # Breaking # Presi-dent about to sign executiveorder to halt immigrat ion toU S t e m p o r a r i l y t o s a v epeople from invisible enemy

and to save jobs of Americanc i t i zens .Connecticut :From nowhere, CT death num-bers shooted up to 200+ in asingle day. Gov.says its due tohow CDC calculates COVIDcases.Newyork :Ray of hope extends in-vir-tue -o f d ipp ing new pa t ien tn u m b e r s . T h o u g h N Y r e -c o r d e d 4 8 0 0 + n e w c a s e s ,630+ dea ths recorded s t i l li t s huge fo r a s ing le s ta tewi th overa l l to l l 19k fe l low

Newyork 'e rs . Today s ta tel a u n c h e d a n t i b o d y t e s t i n gand opened up more test ingcenters in the south.I l l inois :State recorded 59 deaths and1151 new patients in 24hrs.Gov.J.B.P says, the hospital-ization numbers are growing instate so fast, up by 7% com-pared to 5days ago. Just to-day it hit a 5000 mark in ad-mission.International :Europe :I taly , Spain and France re-

ported 50% less new patientsaveraging around 2000+ newcases and less than 500deaths each. Turk e y s e e sf a s t r i s e i n n e w c a s e sa r o u n d 4 6 0 0 + i n a s i n g l eday. UK s t i l l con t inues tor e p o r t h i g h n e w p a t i e n tcounts though i ts under thepeak,4600+ in past 24hours.Death rate reduced to 450+per day. In f i rst 8hrs of re-leasing the less dai ly count, 140K companies apply forf u r l o u g h s c h e m e s e e k i n gG o v e r n m e n t a i d t o r e t a i n

employees.India Count ry 's pa t ien t countcrosses 18,600 and death tollnears 600. 1336 new cases inlast 24hours. Positive case re-ported from Rashtrapati bhavanand 125 families under quaran-t ine . Maharasht ra numbersrocketing towards 5k whereasGujarat counts raising closerto Delhi. Its not yet Green !!True fact is - still Red. Pleasefollow the precaution protocolsstrictly to save yourself. StayHome !! Save Lives !!

COVID SECOND WAVE : AMERICACROSSES 45,000 COVID-19DEATHS SO FAR WITH A STAGGER-ING 2800+ DEATHS TODAY SET-TING HIGHEST ONE DAY DEATHCOUNT .April 21 , 2020 : 11PM CDTUnited States :Record high with 2800+ deaths sofar in a single day and 26000+ posi-tive cases racing to hospitals.On the brighter side, WhiteHouseand Congress reach $484 Billiondeal early today to replenish smallbusines loan program and passedby the Senate later today.New York :Death count spikes up a bit againin the state throwing 764 to dead

count. New patient count flatteningaround 4500 , to 50% of long rally-ing count unti l 4days back.Gov.Cuomo said Trump pledges tohelp with federal assistance to thestate with 40,000 tests a day. As oftoday, uniformed members ofNYPD accounts to 13% in sick re-port down from the high 19.8%.2617 Recovered NYPD returned toduty as of today.New Jersey :State's largest one day deaths sofar in a single day today. 379 deadbringing the total death count 4753second in the nation. Gov. said heis not ready to loosening restric-tions as the curve spikes up again. Illinois :

State's yet another record high daywith 1551 new cases. Death countin past 24hrs being 119, little lessthan peak.Gov.J.B.P. says peak isforeseen around mid May andstrictly holds the stay at home.International :United Kingdom :After two days of hide & seek, theanimal is out with a roar as like inUS, dragging the death toll to 828little below the peak. The numberin care homes is a dramatic in-crease says records, around 50%from private homes. Reports saysthe weekends and Monday num-bers lag because of people col-lected samples may not be work-ing.

UK's COVID vaccine to be testedon patients starting 4/23.Europe FranceWith President announced lastweek that confinement measureswould be gradually lifted from May11 , large gatherings including the-atres and malls to remain closedtill mid July. Still remaining vagueon details to wait and watch theupcoming waves.Scientists warnthat number of infected is notenough to prevent the secondwave.Remaining watchful to com-ment about lockdown restrictions.India : # Breaking news # India sus-pends all tests using rapid test kits

from China due to inaccurate re-sults, which now sending tremorsacross the world , questioning thequality of Chinese test kits and sup-plies. Country recorded its oneday highest new cases as 1551.Death toll touches 640 so far includ-ing 53 in past 24hrs. Climbs up to17th position in the world chart from53rd position 3 weeks ago. As weanticipated, Gujarat took the #2 spotin the nation beating Delhi by itsnumbers. Maharashtra numbersare rocketing breaking its ownrecords everyday totalling 5218 sofar. Cop at CM Uddhav Thackeray'shouse tests positive.Top 5 states today: MH , GJ , DL ,RJ, TN

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U.S. LURCHS WITH 30,000NEW PATIENTS AND 2341DEAD IN PAST 24HRS.United States:New patients numbers skyrocketing again as multiplestates fueled up with theircounts. Country’s overallnumber nearing 850,000 .With this pace 1Million is

expected within this month .New Jersey , Pennsylvania,Massachusetts, Connecticut,Michigan, Illinois, California -All these states’ contributionwere high today attributing tothe nation’s single day count.New york :With 5700 new cases and661 death count in past24hrs, its not believed to benearing plateau. Following torespiratory problems, Kidneyshutdown now NY doctorsfacing a new mysteriousblood-clotting complicationwhich is killing coronaviruspatients. Autopsies haveshown some people’s lungsfil l with hundreds ofmicroclots. Errant blood clotsof a larger size can break offand travel to the brain or heart,causing a stroke or heartattack. On Saturday,Broadway actor Nick

Cordero, 41, had his right legamputated after beinginfected with the novelcoronavirus and sufferingfrom clots that blocked bloodfrom getting to his toes.7Tigers and 2 pet cats aretested positive today.Illinois :State reports stumbling newpatient numbers as it is ALLTIME HIGH today likeeveryday breaking its ownrecord everytime. Reports

2049 new cases and 97deaths.Pritzker hints stay-home ordercould last through May.United Kingdom:Devastating daily death toll of763 and new patients around4500 in last 24hrs. QuitePathetic is no numbers inrecovered patients so far.This is the world’s first countrywith 13.5% of their patientsdied. UK overtakes Italy for thefirst time in the horror corona

death rate in the death trendgraph released by a ChiefMedical Officer.UK passedthe 10,000 mark so earlywithin 25days than Italy butlittle down than France.It isexpected to catch up so soon.Govt to survey 20000 homesto trace who has COVIDimmunity because they havegot the necessary antibodies.Brazil :Yet another silent climberin the race with 45757 totalpatients and 2900+ dead.This is one of the countrieswhere the pandemic powerplays.Late in the game butthe death to l l bumps upfas ter.Media says lowtesting numbers are hidingthe real count of infectionswhere the publ ic heal thcare sys tem isunderfunded. Lockdownrises the Specter of hunger

and ravaged 38mi l l ionin formal workers inunemployment.Indonesia :4 more weeks of socialrestrictions for Jakarta as thecountry’s cases near 7500faster. Just today they had283 new cases and 19 dead.IndiaCountry records total patientcount 21392 and 681 dead sofar. 48 dead in past 24hrs.Maharashtra still spiking upin numbers everyday and sois the state of Gujarat, it is waypast Delhi in the race.“Spreading reducing in MHwhere the hotspots havereduced from 14 to 5” saysrecords. Kerala ministersMLAs to take 30% pay cut foranother one year. Entire worldhas picked up speed again.Please Stay Home and SaveLives !!

Edition 8U.S. JOLTED BY 50,000 MARK INDEATH COUNT and 886,000 MARKIN INFECTED COUNTUnited States :'Gravitational Force' is workingopposite for the projections ofinfected and dead count forAmerica. Total new patientscrossed 32,000 in a single dayleaving 2342 dead . Multiple statescoming-in to hold up the numbershigh. NJ, MA , CA , PA, IL , MI, LA, CT- all these states reported highnumbers in a single day. NewYork'snew cases climbing up the ladder

everyday. 6300+ new cases and507 dead in past 24hrs . Officialssay that 1Million NYC likely exposedto corona already and half of themcould become infected. 1 in 5residents infected with COVID :says Gov. Cuomo Armed NYCmuggers in medical masks usecorona virus pandemic to launchviolent crime spree : Cops say NewJersey passes grim milestone with100,000 COVID patients. Raises tothe one day peak again with 365dead and 4100+ patients. Illinoispasses yet another day with highfigures - 1800+ new patients and

123 deaths in past 24hrs. Gov.J.B.P.says - Stay-at-home order willextend through May 31, Requiresmask in public. Modified order willtake effect from May 1. IL law makerfiled a lawsuit on J.B.P for theextension of stay-at-home order.International :BrazilCOVID starts to sweep the countrywith the staggering 400+ deaths ina single day and around 4000positive cases . Overall patientcount touches 50,000 . Manausemerges as the Brazil's hot spot .Italy, Spain and France are trying so

hard to bring the flat lines throughmaintaining their new patientcounts and death counts. Spain with4500+ patients and other two with2300+ patients each , all holdingtheir daily death numbers between450 - 500 everyday though its highbut considered down from the peak.#Breaking# China announcedadditional $30million to WHO ,where as Australia to push forcorona virus investigation .IndiaCountry touches 23000 markand to l l c rosses 700. Da i lynew patient count is in its peak

with 1669 and death count was40. Record surge in pat ientcount in Maharashtra nearing6500 with 778 new patients in2 4 h r s , R a j a s t h a n n e a r i n g2000 . Madhya pradesh beatsTami lnadu and grabs the 5thposition in the nation. Gearedup and d r i v ing the numberswith 1699 pat ients . Today'sO r d e r o f s t a t e s b a s e d o ninfected numbers : MH, GJ, DL,R J , M P H i d d e n a n i m a l i severywhere , Please take al lprecautions - Stay Home andStay Safe !!

Edition 9 :CATASTROPHIC SPREAD INAMERICA BRINGS 38,500NEW PATIENTS TOHOSPITALS IN 24HRSBREAKING ALL ITS ONE DAYRECORDS AND CROSSINGRUTHLESS 900,000 MARK.April 24, 10PM CDTUnited States

Ruthless invisibleanimal trashing people in allstates bringing multiplestates to report its highnumbers in a day. Positive isthe only Negative word nowfor 918,510 infected people inU.S. including 38,500 new

joinees in the list today.Massachusetts crossed the50k mark and grabbedspot#2 in the nation todayafter Newyork , with 5000 newpatients in one day. PA, IL ,NJ , CA , MI , FL , CT (In theorder of numbers), allreported high one day newpatients.New York & New Jersey

After few days ofrest, NY again have seen8800+ new cases in one day, though the dead count wasmaintained around 430.Gov.Cuomo cautioned thatthe number of confirmed

deaths at this point willincrease since it does notinclude quarantined and diedat home. And warns thatanother global pandemic willhappen again as the deadlyvirus still plaguing the state.

As the statereleased that thehospitalization numbers arereducing by 17% , the newnumbers are climbing up sofast . Just in 24hrs new patientcount was 2100+ where asthe death count reduced tohalf compared to yesterday to186 . Gov. said the state isntready yet to considerreopening.Illinois

State recorded 2724new patients which is thelargest 24-hr increase todate, says Public HealthDirector. Today's death counttoo went in three digits 107.Gov.J.B.P said the statesurpassed the importantmilestone of 10K tests perday and completed 16k+

tests in last 24hrs whichhelps isolate patients soonerand contain the spread. Heis hoping that the state canreopen by June.International :Brazil

Fears surround thatthe health system is in theverge of collapse. Countrytouched 53000 infectionsincluding 3500 today.Everyday more than 10% aredying , including 357 today, sofar 3700 dead.Manaus cemetry has beenforced to dig mass graves.Honduras having more than40% of them in poverty hasreported 600 infections with50 dead. In Ecuador , officialssay the numbers aredoubling fast due to delayedresults.Polit ical chaos in Brazilamidst corona crisis.Spain sees sudden surgetoday that adds 6700 peopleto COVID+ though the deathcount still remains low.

United Kingdom started theirvaccine trials , first to takewere thescientists.Participants will beobserved for one month. TheOxford vaccine candidate,called ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, ismade from a harmlesschimpanzee virus. Remains80% confident on the vaccineoutcome. But the Govt warnsthat it could have to rely onthe social distancing till nextyear until the vaccine is inplace.Meanwhile the new patientcount shooted up to 5300+pushing 768 to expired list.Russia enters the coronarace with 68000 patients andeveryday count surging pastfew days. Today is seenhighest with 5849 new cases.Touches 615 in death count.Self isolation orders extendedthrough May. Preparing fourthand fifth year medicalstudents to treat coronapatients foreseeing highnumbers.

India Govt allows some shops toreopen in the non criticalareas from Saturday 4/25.Rural areas gets the nod fornon-essentials.Relaxationsdont apply to hotspots.Country's infected casescross 24,500 recording thedeath toll to 775. Whichincludes 1408 infected and59 dead in one day, still highfor the country. Plasmatheraphy may start in Bhopalas early as next week. List ofHealthy recovered patientsbeen drawn to act as donors. PM makes surprise morningcalls to 100 seniors toenquire about their healthand advises to take care inthis pandemic season.Top 5 States race chart : MH ,GJ , DL , RJ , MP. Officials sayMumbai and Pune could takethrough May with restrictions.Take Extreme precautions,increase your immunity, Stayhome during this darkestdays.

Edition 10:GLOBAL CORONA VIRUSDEATH TOLL CROSSES200,000 MARK.U.S. RECORDS ITSSECOND HIGHEST DAY INDAILY NEW PATIENTS(35,500+).WHO WARNS ONREINFECTION.April 25, 11:45PM CDT -COVID UpdateUnited States

Tests geared up to1.2M per week. As a result, Amer ica puts 35,500+new patients into COVIDlist in past 24hrs. Deathcount is strongly holding itshead up above 2000 .A Study conducted usingmobi le phone t rack ingsays, Stay-at -home andSoc ia l d is tanc ing inAmer ica decreases.Surprisingly in WY whichhas lowest COVID counts ,people are strictly following

restrictions. Except few midwest states , decreasing allover.Businesses in GA,OK,ALreopens ; CA and FLbeaches a t t rac t la rgecrowd - despi te warningfrom President and Stay-at-home order amidst Coronavirus concerns.NewYork

State h i ts the 5f igure aga in a f te rsomet ime. Saturday i trepor ted 10,868 newCOVID patients. 617 addedto death record. Gov.says

s ta te w i l l a l low 5000pharmacies to carry outtests to reach as much as40,000 tes ts per day.Antibody screenings to beexpanded in four hospitals.Illinois

State repor tssecond largest one dayrecord holding 2119 newpatients and 80 dead in a24hr period.Records show jump inCOVID deaths a t somelong term care facilities.InternationalBrazil

Braz i l becomingthe Hotspot . D isast rousday ever for the countrytoday recording the secondhighest in the world in oneday new patients count -6201. 375 dead in past24hrs.Pres ident Bo lsonaroattends protest calling formi l i ta ry to take power,in f r ing ing h is own govt .F i red h is own hea l thmin is ter who promotedsocial distancing to containvirus spread.United Kingdom

UK is now 5 thcount ry in the wor ld tosurpass death toll 20,000 ,again hovering over the bignumbers , Death count(813) and new cases4900+ . Boris to return towork on Monday.Mil i tary mobile units wi l lt ravel to 'Hard to reach'

areas as the Govt lookingto ramp up the testing.A prediction in Wales says- 81 of 643 care homeshave COVID cases , warnscity could lose half within ayear if no urgent action istaken.Russia

Count ry recordsyet another day in a rowaround 6000 new patientswhereas death count is 1%of it.Country is touching 75,000total cases so far. Moscowmayor said "The peak inmorbidity should arrive innext two to three weeks".##Breaking## Trump andPut in issue rare jo in ts ta tement promot ingcooperation.India

India advances to16th position in the worldchart. One day count still

high showing 1836 and 45dead.As the coutry increasestesting, it is still considerednot enough. I ts in thelowest test numbers in thehighly populated countries.aharashtra stil l continuesto be the worst h i t w i th7628 cases and 323 totaldeaths.Karnataka - Bengaluru'svictor ia hospital deploysRobots to serve food andmedic ine to COVIDpatients.Socia l d is tancing normsflouted in Delhi , peoplemake purchases l i ke anormal day.Jharkhand registers 19.4%recovery rate.This is the CoronaVirusexecution , leaves no stoneunturned. Pro tec tyourselves and others.Stay home to Save lives !!!


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12Edition 11:GLOBAL DEATH COUNTDECREASED ON SUNDAYU.S. TOO REPORTED 50%LESS DEATH COUNT THANYESTERDAY BUT NEWPATIENTS STILL HIGHApril 26, 11.45PM CDTUnited States

Number of newcases loitering above 25Kreport ing exact count of26,600+.Death count recorded as1157 today, 50% less thanyesterday by virtue of lessstate numbers.Number of new patients inthe country is nearing aMillion and it is expected thattomorrow it would set arecord.Newyork Gov. announcesphased plan to reopen thestate as the death count

drops to 367 after rallyinghigh for a month. Two weekspause after the first phase ofopenings to observe the newinfections.USNavy Ship discharges itslast patient today.NewJersey Gov. says we arefew weeks away fromreopening as today's deathcount hit two digit number inweeks now report ing 75deaths but holding high innew patients still with 3500+.Illinois reported 2126 newpatients in a single daysetting second largest oneday count so far. With thetotal death count nearing2000 in the state so far.InternationalBrazil

Total death countcl imbs to 4271 and sti l lcounts. Today it recorded

another 266 deaths with3500+ new patients. One ofthe worst hit latin americannations is Brazil and theinfections are on-going.It is believed that thecoronavirus was probablybrought to Brazi l by r ichreturning holidaymakers butit is threatening to explode inmarginal communities. Italyand Spain to ease lockdownrestrictions on account of the

lowest death count reportedtoday after a month ofbleeding numbers. Each ofthem reported 260+ deathstoday.United Kingdom

Country records50% of death countcompared to yesterday ,other side , 4500+ newpatients hitting hospitals. PMexpected to return to worktomorrow and to announce

new lockdown restrictions.Furloughed essentialworkers are encourages totake the second job pickingfruits and vegetables in thisseason. Russia becomingthe second highest in theworld today in one day newpatient count with 6300+.Overall patient count touches80,000+,its new high.India

M a h a r a s h t r acrosses 8000 mark, highestin the country leading the list.Mumbai reels under bedshortage as 5 largehospitals were sealed.Gujarat in the second placecrosses 3000 mark.GujaratCongress leader BadruddinShaikh passes away due toCovid-19. Overall , country isnearing 28000 mark with872 in death count.

Top 5 : MH, GJ, DL , RJ , MPOn Monday, PM to discusswith next set of Chiefministers about COVIDsituation in their states.COVID Clouds are moving ,but we dont know whats inthe weather report yet. Hold-on little more.Follow precautions strictly.Stay Home and Save Lives !!

Edition 12:MIRACLE GLOBALNUMBERS FLATTENS THECURVE SECOND DAY IN AROWAMERICA STRIDES PAST THE'MEGA' MILLION MARK"1,000,000"April 27, 11:45PM CDTUnited States

The USA madetoday's date in to the historyby marching past 1,000,000in COVID-19 infectedpatients. Total numberrecorded above 1,010,500with daily death count of1380+ and 23,300+ newpatients in one day. CDCadds 6 new symptoms to theCOVID-19 list. Many statesstarted reopening theirbusinesses after manyweeks of stay-at-home orderduring this precarious

pandemic season. TN , GA,AL, AK, UT and OK startedopening their doors. TX toopen their businesses widelystarting Friday. A new surveyreveals widespread anxietyamong American workerseven as multiple statesattempt to begin the slowprocess of restartingeconomic activity during thecoronavirus pandemic. 80%of workers responded thatthey dont feel safe.NewYork

Still leading in thenation with Total patientsnearing 300,000 includingabove 4000 in past 24hrs.Death count is l ingeringaround 350+. Gov to considerregional reopenings afterMay 15. Top E.R. doctor whotreated COVID-19 patients,

commits suicide. Seemsmentally disturbed bydevastating scenes of the tollthe coronavirus took onpatients. In Illinois, a judge issued atemporary injunction againstGov. J.B. Pritzker on Mondayafter he extended his state'slockdown to May 30. Pritzkerhas ordered that everyonewear a face mask when inpublic and sustained that all

nonessential businessesremain closed to slow thespread of coronavirus. State reported 1980 newpatients and 50 new deathsin the last 24hr window. Stateoutnumbers CA and takes thefourth position in the nation.International

Russia moves up to9th position in the worldbeating China's numbers.The country was slow in the

race but Fast and steady inkeeping pace in daily newcases up above 6000. Butgood at maintaining thedeath count to 1% of daily newpatients or less everyday.

Many Anti-govtprotests conducted increative ways with socialdistancing and the protestsextends in online too. Motivedemands to save peopleduring this crisis.

Brazil is the growinghotspot in the world. Everyday,concerns arising about thecollapsing health system inthe country. Daily drasticpolit ical changes amidstpandemic exacerbates thehealth crisis. Peopleacquiesces the measurestaken by govt on the currentsituation. Country reported

3600+ new patients and275+ deaths in past 24hrs.India

Country moves upone more position in the worldCOVID chart grabbing 15thposition , by reporting thebiggest single day spike inCOVID deaths. Climbs to 934in total deaths and 29451 totalpatients. Indian Council ofMedical Research says , it willreturn the Rapid test kits to thesuppliers as the results areinaccurate and stops all futureprocurements from China.Restrictions to continue till May21st in Bengal , says Chiefminister. Wait until you see thereal light takes away thedarkness! Please followprecautionary measures inprotecting yourselves andothers! Stay Home and SaveLives!

Edition 13:AMERICA BANGS AGAIN WITH2500 DEATHS IN A SINGLE DAYDEATH TOLL CROSSES NEWHIGH OF 59,000 MARKApril 28,2020 11:45PM CDTUnited StatesCDC now recommends socialdistancing for pets as the firstpug in the nation tested positivefor COVID-19.Illinois

State makes new alltime high in a single day deathcount of 144. Satewide deathtoll surpasses 2000 Mark andsits at 2125 today. New patientsstill high - 2219 in 24hr window.135 deaths were between 50s- 90s remaining 9 were teensand 20s. Cook county records113, Dupage records 6.State exempted Gov. from thestay-at-home extensionlawsuit.

Edison Parkmainstays’ 7-decade(77years)love story ends with coronavirusdeaths 36 hours apart. WifeMuriel(90) dies 36hrs after herHusband Irv. Jr(92) dies. Justbefore they are dead, hospitalmoved their beds together sothey could hold their handstogether.Newyork spikes a bit passing500 mark today. Around 3500new patients and 521 deathsin this single day.Study finds atleast 1 in 4 in NYCmay have got affected . Someparts of state is ready tounpause in a while.Broadway actor Nick Cordero -whose leg was amputated fewdays ago went into septic shockafter lung infection.NewJersey about to test thehighs in death count ; records402 in a single day.

Pennsylvania takes sharpupward trend today touching theall time high in the statecrossing 45,000.Just in a single day Death tolltests a big number 200 andaround 1900 new patients.MI and MA too recorded highnumber of deaths today 150+each.InternationalBrazil

The country which islately in spotlight reportshighest daily death toll sincepandemic - 520. New COVIDpatients being 6400+ , yetanother huge number for Brazil.Crosses 3300 deaths so far.Collective burials everywhere inthe country.Where as amidstthe pandemic and politicalchaos , president Bolsonarowants authorities to work oneconomic activity and to reopen

the businesses as those arecrippling the economy. Torecollect, few days backpresident fired the healthminister who ordered socialdistancing and mandatedmasks and wanted new healthminister to reopen. Devastatedpeople have no choicesbetween losing loved ones inone side and poverty on theother side.

Russia moves to 8th place soquick with everyday's leap pullsin 6000+ new patients. Totalcount surpasses 93,000 andexpected to touch the six figurein another day.President Vladimir Putinextends the non-workingmonth through May 11.United Kindom records around600 deaths in one day calling ita spike in numbers after coupledays of cooling.

Recollecting what UK healthministry said: "Sunday andMonday numbers are to beconsidered weekend countsand many of the workers willnot be turning up". PM Borisreturned to work and warnsagainst relaxing UK lockdownsas the country still in peak.India

Country crossesthe daring four figure - 1000.One day high in death tollso far - 69 and around 1900new patients. Total COVIDpatient count at new high31,324. Bei j ing s lamsIndia's 'Unfair' decision tocancel Chinese Antibodytesting kit orders and futureprocurements.

Maharashtra is insteep r ise hi t t ing 9318 ,marching towards the firststate to cross the 10,000

mark. Over 75% districtsare unaffected by COVID inArunachal Pradesh,Mizoram, Meghalaya ,Manipur,Chatt isgarh andTripura. A Study by a Nagpurinstitute shows very strongcorre lat ion upto 85%between temperature riseand reduction in COVID.Tami lnadu CM to holdmeet ing wi th Dist r ic tCollectors on 4/29 to gainthe current situation on theirrespective districts sincethe state 's numberssurpassing 2000.Order in the Nation today :MH , GJ , DL , MP , RJ , TNAs you see, the pandemicis out there roaring, StayingHome is the best opt ionthan falling prey.Stay Home and AVe Lives !!

Edition 14:AMERICA'S DREADFUL DEATH TOLLSURPASSES 60,000 MARK#SAVE BRAZIL #SAVE BRAZILIANSApril 29,2020 11:55pm CDTUnited StatesCurve takes off again with 28,000 newpatients and 2400 deaths in single day.Though the start state NYC had dropin death count , NJ , MA , PA , MI , OH , ILare joining hands together to keep thenumbers high. Many other states aretesting their highs. Newyork reports 4700+ new casesand 330 deaths in past 24hrs.Funeral home in Newyork worksovertime and stores all bodies in U-Haul trucks unrefridgerated. Over 100bodies were found in vehicles afterresidents reported bad odors. Noofficials commented on it. Multiplefuneral homes been overwhelmed isthe current state and cannot help, isthe situation. Pennsylvania recordshuge spike in numbers today - Health

Secy. explains its because ofconsolidation . New Jersey death tollstill high , up above 300 . Reports 2500+new cases and 328 deaths in past24hr. Parks , Gold courses openingwith social distancing rules.Illinois moves ahead stronglysurpassing a 50,000 milestone in newpatient count. Reported 2253 newpatients and 90 deaths in 24hr window.State under stay-at-home and Gov.warns about attempts to overturn andits impacts. Nearly 61% says theyrecovered in 2-4weeks which bringsup hopes for the patients.InternationalUK , Russia and Brazil wants to climbup the list very badly with their rocketingeveryday numbers. Everyday each oneof them setting their records. UK at #5,Russia at #8 and Brazil in #11. Keep inwatchlist. UK death toll could be the worst inEurope with today's death toll nearing800, swaying into their high limit area.

New patients not less than 4000.Death toll being second highest inEurope, in couple days its foreseen tobe the Number one with current pace.3811 additional missed death countsfrom Homes and care centers for pasttwo months been collected andreported today.Italy stocked up on ventilators toprepare for the second virus wave.Suiting up to battle even bigger thanthe first wave , when reopening leadsto a big surge. Spain prepares to thenew normal amidst spiking COVIDnumbers. Rising up 20% high in deathcounts compared to past couple days, today it recorded 453 deaths and4700+ new cases. Things will easeup starting May 11.#Save Poor Brazil !! should be thehashtag in the entire world. Situationworsening everyday, people sufferingand losing hopes, COVID kills, Healthsystem struggles, Record surge in newpatients and deaths. Today is another

day for Brazil to be in #2 in the entireworld with high one day new cases.President's 11-word response "I'MSORRY,WHAT YOU WANT ME TODO?", latest in a series of responsesbelittling the pandemic and 5000+deaths in the nation,sparked fury in thenation.IndiaCountry upward marching steadilycrossing the 33,000 mark with morethan 1700+ new patients and 71 newdeaths reported in a single day. Maharashtra smashes in all sides ,adds up around 600 new case in asingle day and sets its bar high to 9915.All set to enter into 5 figure tomorrow.

Plans are on its way to relaxlockdowns based on zone color.Multiple states and the nation as wellsays the red zones are slowly movingto Orange. Union health minister saysthat 0.33% patients are on ventilators,1.5% are on oxygen support and 2.34%in ICU.


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Edition 16:U.S. DAILY CASES SURGES PAST 36400 -SECOND HIGHEST SO FAR GILEAD GETEMERGENCY FDA APPROVAL FOR REMDESIVIRTO TREAT COVID PATIENTS May 01,2020 11:55PM CDT United StatesAmerica surpasses 1.13 Million patient counttoday as it records more than 36400+ newpatients and 1900+ deaths in past 24hrs. Lookslike NY passed the baton to NJ past couple daysin a row. NJ leads the nation in highest dailydeath counts. "Nursing homes will face federalinspections" says President by-virtue-of highnumber of deaths reported from specific nursinghomes. As several states loosening rules,California closes some beaches. NewYorkAfter long time state records daily death countunder 300 with 4400 new patients today. Gov.announced schools will not open this academicyear. NYC doctors say COVID-19 causes surgein strokes in young people who has mild corona.Seen 5 youngsters in a day - 1 dead , 2 in Rehab,1 in hospital and one discharged. State stillwaiting to hear the reopening date from Gov.

New JerseyPromoted to the first position in the nation withhighest death count two days in a row. Most ofthe deaths were from the. Nursing homes,which is the same case in multiple other statestoo. Nursing homes being the majot cause ofdeaths. State announced that schools will beclosed rest of the academic year. Gov. toannounce the reopen plan on Monday amidstthe high death count in the nation. IllinoisBreaks all its past records and sets the all timehigh daily new cases wtih 3137 and 102 deathsin a 24hr window. Rally demanding reopeningof illinois was held at the Thompson center today.Modified. Stay-at-home order took effecttoday.Mask is mandatory.International

Russia ,Brazil records disastrousnumbers in its new patients or in death countdaily. UK still lingering around the high dailynumbers in both death and new cases. Spainand Italy , the 'Once-upon-a-time' giants,continues to record low death numbers inEurope with 270+ each today. Where as theformer sees a little spike in new cases as they

think through easing options, but well preparedto face any consequences if any that arises. UKcould return to work on May 26 under BorisJohnson's blueprint. It wont be a surprise if the2m rule is relaxed. Boris claims that country ispast the peak and plans unveiling amidst today's6000+ new cases and 740 deaths. Death tollsharply climbing up two days in a row . Russiahit a new one day record surge with around 8000+new patients.Moscow is setting up 44 temporaryhospitals to ramp up the treatment facilities.President says that "Country is not yet in peak",which signals worst is yet to come for Russians.There are lot of questions about the accuracy ofthe results when Mayor told over half of theserious patients in hospitals have testednegative for corona. #PrayforBrazil Nearly 7000 new cases and 500+ deaths in asingle day shook the brazilians to run for lives.Three pronged crisis crippling Brazil andimperiling the Bolsonaro presidency . Publichealth , economy and political chaos has left thelargest country in latin america in this turmoiland danger. When everyday people adding inCOVID lists and Expired lists, president still not

reading the pandemic. Washington postdeclares him as worst of all world leaderswhereas The Atlantic crowned him leader of thecorona denial movement.India

Its still a peak for the country with dailycount of 2293 and 71 deaths in a day. Surgingpast 37,250 in total COVID patients and 1223death count is the new high of the nation. PMextends 2 more weeks of lockdown and takesthe ease out in phases naming Red, Orange ,Green and containment zones. India is the firstcountry to channelize the lockdown to tackle thistricky crisis situation. Nation to procure 61,000ventilators and 25million N95 masks in theevent of preparation. Mumbai get its first mobilebus for mass screening . Tamilnadu recordshighest one day daily count with 203 newpatients , mostly in the hotspot metropolitanChennai. TN imposes Strict lockdowns andmeasures taken in Red zones. Today'sRanking: MH , GJ , DL , MP , RJ , TN , UPNumbers Shunting! Govt. orders Shunting! Butpeople must continue taking precautionarymeasures!! Stay Home and Save Lives !!

Edition : 17UNITED STATES DAILY NEW CASES HIT 30,000;DEATHS DECLINED ON SATURDAYINDIA CROSSED 1MILLION TESTS, 3.97%INFECTED ; OF WHICH 3.27% DEADUnited StatesCountry adds another 30,000 patients todaydriving the total numbers to 160,000 past 1Millionin a faster pace. Warren Buffet says COVID-19cannot stop America - Gave an upbeatassessment of UnitedStates' ability to withstandthe crisis even though it tries to thrash theeconomy and his investments.Rallies continue against statewide restrictionsaimed at slowing coronavirus spread. Warmweather thrives people to closed streets andopened parks and beaches evnetually causesa threat.New York state reported 4000+ new patients and300 deaths today. Gov. Cuomo says there is a slight uptick indeaths but fewer hospitalizations these days. As many as 98 residents of a Manhattannursing home may have died of the virus in oneof the deadliest nursing home outbreaksreported in the United States.New Jersey state records 205 new deaths withabove 2900 new patients today. Gov. says 'So farSo good' as the parks and beaches reopen. Cansee some normalcy back in the state.Illinois state crosses 58,000 mark, driving abovethe speed limit. While the state keep saying thecurve is flattening , the daily numbers nevercomes down - today 2450 new patients addedand 102 dead. With temperatures rising up ,residents breaching the state order, forgetspandemic, whereas"City Officials Warn of Citations, Arrests for ThoseDefying Stay-at-Home Order".

“We will shut you down, we will citeyou, and if we have to, we will arrest you,” MayorLori Lightfoot said. “Don’t make us treat you likea criminal, but if you act like a criminal and youviolate the law and refuse to do what’s necessaryto save lives in the middle of a pandemic, we willtake you to jail. Period.”# ?Do You Know? # After 9/11 days WashingtonHospital Center's “ER One,” an eight-story,spacecraft-shaped, blast-proof emergencydepartment that was designed to treat mass

casualties from a terrorist attack or infectiousdisease and serve as a model for hospitalsacross the country. It was never built as thecongress during that times lost interest and neverattributed $120Million requested to complete.International

Russia , UK and Brazil in my watchliststill being strongest contenders. Since Ecuadorshows sign of hotspot and lot of movement , itgets into my watchlist. Russia daily numbers sees a huge jump indaily numbers ever - touching 10,000 mark in24hrs and the total numbers skyrocketing to124,000. Moscoe contributes a huge share intotal count. Brighter chance to Russia to climbup in the Corona world chart by tomorrow.As Italy takes the first step on Monday to life thelockdown imposed nearly two months ago,tensions are mounting . Today's death spike

added more fuel to the fire - 470 dead in 24hrs -74% higher than past two days.France extends Health emergency for anothertwo months till July 24, allowing to keep stringentanti virus measures after partial lifting of thelockdown. #SAVEBRAZIL On Saturday, Brazil climbed up one position inthe world corona registry - to #9 from #10yesterday. Country reports over 4500 newcases and 340 deaths. Overall numbersembracing 100,000. When entire countryis suffering and numbers upticking , amidstall sorts of chaos , President releases avideo showing how he minimized the crisisin Brazil.India Country's total confirmed COVID casesapproaching towards 40,000 and Death tollsurpasses 1300; 78 dead in 24hrs - New all

time high in one day Death toll. 384 new casesin Delhi - Biggest single day jump in new casesso far. Maharashtra sees another steep hike ,breaches 12,000 mark with 790 new cases ina day. Records single day high in death so far -36 on Saturday. Death toll in MH crosses 500Mark. Mumbai contributes more than 70% ofMH's today's numbers. TamilNadu records theall time high in daily new patients with 231 inthe state. 127 CRPF to test positive so far. PMholds meetings to firm up second stimulus forreviving lockdown-hit economy. Special trainsarranged to ferry migrant workers home.Tamilnadu chasing Rajasthan two days in arow , getting so close to take back Seat#5 in theNation. Today's Ranking in the Nation : MH , GJ, DL , MP , RJ , TN, UP Days are Brighter! Sunmight attract you but be wiser to Stay in!! StayHome and Save Lives !!

Edition 18:RUSSIA CAUGHT UP WITH UNITED STATES'SOUTBREAK MOMENTUMINDIA MANAGED TO GRADUALLY ENTERWORLD'S TOP#15 CORONA RANKINGUnited StatesAmerica's pace in reporting daily new casesnever seen to take the edge off.Sunday it reported more than 27500 newcases and lowest death toll in a single day -1154. President acknowledges that the virusproved more lethal than was expected. Withcurrent death toll nearing 70k , presidentforesees it to touch a 100,000 mark soon.Remdesivir, will start going out to U.S. hospitalsthis week : Says Gilead Seven eastern statesplanning to join together to procure virus-fighting supplies and equipments. Pandemic appears to claim is first big retailcasualty : J.Crew , company says Monday itwill file for bankruptcy.

#Research news# The US military’s Defense AdvancedResearch Projects Agency (Darpa) hasreportedly developed a test that can detect thecoronavirus' presence as early as 24 hoursafter infection, before people show symptomsand several days before a carrier isconsidered capable of spreading it to other

people. That is also around four days beforecurrent tests can detect the virus.

The head of Darpa’s biologicaltechnologies office, Dr Brad Ringeisen, saidthat if approved by regulators the test would bea "gamechanger".Newyork and NewJersey recorded lowestdeath counts on Sunday; 280+ and 140+respectively.Illinois IL strides past 60,000 mark and finishesthe day at 61,499 . Today's daily count 2994 isthe second highest so far for the state. 63names added to death count today. State tested19417 specimens in past 24hrs - the highestsingle day tests so far : Gov.says Pritzker alsoresponded to reports that Chicago police shutdown multiple parties over the weekend aspeople got together during nice spring days.“It’s the data that tells us that if you’re in a largegroup of people in a small space, if you can’tmaintain a six foot distance between eachperson in a party, then you shouldn’t be togetherin that space,” Pritzker said.InternationalRussiaWith 44% of United States population, late-in-the-race country Russia, today it caught up withthe speed of USA by recording more than11,000 patients in one day, so far the highest.After barging into Top 10 list , Russia makes

all frontline countries have an eye on it. Angeris rising among the country's health workersafter two dozen hospitals had to shut down forquarantines, with many doctors falling sick.Russian independent media and non-governmental organizations have reportedanonymous pleas from outraged medicalworkers who said they had been ordered tothe frontlines without adequate protection, andthat bureaucratic foot-dragging was costinglives.#PrayForBrazilBrazil crossed the terrifying 100,000 markin total patients, leaving the people andcountry devastated. During such acalamitous event causing extremedestruction, Mr.President Bolsonaro ralliedwith the protestors in defiance of healthadvice , with no precautions , shaked handswith the protestors - continued to hold onhis downplay to the impact of pandemic.This protest by large crowd with no socialdistancing created widespread agitationabout the outbreak numbers in near future.On Sunday, dozens of public figures signedan open letter to the Brazilian governmentcalling on officials to protect the nation’sindigenous people, who often l ive inremote locations with limited access tohealthcare.

Edition 15:IS AMERICA TOWARDS THE APEX AGAIN?31,000 COVID CASES TODAY LAND OF INDIAWELCOMES NOT ONLY THE PERSECUTEDPEOPLE, ALSO SUPPORTS 'CURSE'CUTEDCOMPANIES BY CHINAUnited States

America climbing back the mountainagain with the throttling one day numbers inCOVID cases. Including today's 31,000 newcases, States is so close in hitting another100,000 above 1M in just less than 4dayssending 2200 to the grave. Hopes glimpses asDr.Fauci says 'Remdesivir' shows promisingresults worldwide and able to discharge thepatients within 11days. More than half of the U.S.states have plans to reopen. Los Angelesbecomes the first city to offer free corona testing.Armed protestors enter Michigan capitoldemanding to end the lockdown.# Alert ! # Corona scams hits America at a samespeed like Corona. So far it cost americans $13.4million this year and its on-going. Newyorkreported low numbers in death count - 306 and4500 new patients in past 24hrs. New Jersey

today reports staggering all time high in one daydeath toll - 460. Amidst the new record, Gov.announced that Saturday will be the firstloosening of restrictions to Parks and Golfcourses and says it is going to be the crucial testwith tremendous trust on people and will nothesitate to close them again when needed. Illinois reports 2500 new COVID cases and abig number of 141 in deaths,in a 24hrs windowas the state ramps up the testing. 91 deathsfrom Cook county and 21 from Dupage countywere the major contributors for the day. Ecept 6in 20's , rest all between 50's to 100+InternationalUK , Russia and Brazil are the leading Hotspotcontenders in my watchlist. UK and Brazil climbsup the list one position in the world Corona ladderto #4 and #10 respectively. Whereas Russia in #8.Russia

Russian PrimeMinister says hehas tested positive for COVID-19. Countrymakes multiple records today. Crossed themagic number 100,000 and now at 106500, One day cases surges past 7000 for thefirst time , three figured high death in a 24hr

period - 101 , First time ever all 85 regionhas reported the infections. Amist the crisis,President Putin orders to develop a packageof urgent measures for country and the planfor Phased exit starting May 12. Spain andItaly makes the people breath some freshair with their lowest death counts around270+ each. United Kingdom - Daily deathtoll surges again past 670 and records thehigh new patient count above 6000. BorrisJohnson says UK is "past the peak" andpromises the planned phases of exit fromlockdown whereas few ministers arereluctant to loosenup until new patientcounts drops below 1000, which could takemonths" he added. #Save BRAZIL -Astounding daily death toll and new patientcount shakes the people. Today new casessurpassed 6200 and death toll around 400.Brazil continues to see record increase inpatients and it starts to worry its neighbors.India Surpasses 35,000 total COVID-19 casesin the country with 1800+ new cases and 75new deaths in past 24hrs. Doubling rate of

COVID cases improves to 11days from 3.4before imposing lockdown - says Govt. Indiahelped U.S. by exporting 50million HCQtablets so far, after relaxing export restrictionsby-virtue-of American President's request.Maharashtra breached 10,000 mark with 543new patients today. 17 deaths and 313 newcases in last 24hrs in Gujarat. TamilNadureported 161 new cases in last 24hrs out ofwhich 138 comes from the Chennai city.Tamilnadu State in Action State unveils an exclusive website() tobring back Tamils from foreign countries.TNis the first state to introduce a channel totake guardianship on their people. First statein India to set up a Special InvestmentPromotion Task Force (SIPTF) to attractinvestors from multiple countries especiallythe ones grieving from the curse of China -The Corona impact. It is to seize theopportunity from the companiescontemplating on relocation.Today's Ranking : MH , GJ , DL , MP , RJ , TN , UP.Do not give up your precautionary measures!Stay Home and Save Lives !



14COVER STORY : THE GLOBAL EYE CONCLAVE

The Global Eye Conclave GalvanizesMomentum for Superpower India BY 2030

The Power Packed ‘The Global EyeConclave ’ featured India ’s topBureaucrats , business leaders andminority activists who united together togalvanize momentum for Prime MinisterModi’s Vision of Development For All heldon Sunday February 2, 2020 at the IndiaHabitat Centre . Dr Parvez Hayat ,Former DGP & Chairman of the ConclaveOrganizing Committee in his openingremarks said that Prime Minister Modihas initiated a large number of innovativesocial and economic schemes for overalldevelopment of country . Dr Hayathighlighted the visionary programs ofGanga Conservation &RejuvenationScheme , PM Kisan, PM Sinchai ,Ayushman Bharat , PM Swasthya ,Suraksha Yojana ,UDAAN - Opening ofMedical & Engineering Colleges ForWomen , National Medical Council , PMShram Yogi Maandham and SarvaShiksha Abhiyan among others . DrParvez Hayat noted that the new budgethas further given impetus to Agriculture ,Infrastructure , Technology and Affordablehousing including a Zero tax for ,innovative start ups for 5 years & tax reliefto lower middle class population . DrHayat congratulated the Modi governmentfor taking bold measures for wealthcreation through liberation of economyand promotion of private sector as wellas strategic sale of certain PSU’sincluding Air India, THDC and BPCL toensure efficiency , profitability andimproved return on assets which willresult on better access and services toconsumers . Measures to increase importduty are to protect and encourage Makein India initiatives and to boost domesticconsumption which will lead to growthwith a target of 6% GDP this year, addedDr Hayat.Dr. Parvez Hayat further said that thecurrent global phenomena has affectedGlobal GDP by 0.9% as per IMF , whichis being reflected in India. However , PrimeMinister Modi’s Government’s newinitiatives will bear fruitful results in time.Dr Hayat noted that certain sections ofcommunity have sadly misunderstoodCAA, and reiterated Prime MinisterModi’s assurance loud and clear that noperson of Indian Origin ,irrespective ofCaste and faith shall be affected.

Dr Vijay Prabhakar, Chairman, The GlobalEye, Digital News Monthly underscoredthe need to educate the community onMo- di’s Vision which will make India theSuper Power by 2030.Dr Prabhakar saidthat India today has the World’s thirdlargest mili - tary by personnel strength, fifth largest defence budget and seventhlargest economy. Dr Prabhakar said thatthe goal of the Conclave is to propagateand disseminate Prime Minister Modi’ sVision to various CommunityGatekeepers and Youth, who do not haveaccess and to ensure appropriate andcontinuous follow up through social anddigital media.Inaugurating theConclave, K. J.Alphons, Memberof Parl iamentlisted the historicachievements ofthe first term ofthe ModiGovernment andthundered thatModi’s government is a corruption free government,where the power of the people is thenucleus and a government where yourmoney will not be looted. Alphons calledupon the state governments to followthrough the Central Government’s leadand policies to ensure rapid development.G.V.V. Sharma IAS, Member Secretary,National Disaster Management Authoritydelivering the key- note address OutlinedPrime Minister Modi’s ten point riskreduction factors for Disaster resilienceand the current efforts to combat theChallenge of Corona Virus in India beingcoordinated by the Union Ministry ofHealth and State GovernmentsLalitha Kumaramangalam, Director, IndiaFoundation giving the call to Action urgedAll to Stand united together with Modijito cultivate the vibrant, passionateFamily Parivaar to take India forward –“Sab ka Parivaar Desh Banta”.Kumaramangalam added that Indiabecoming a Five Trillion economy is nolonger a distinct dream but a distinctreality under Modi’s governance.National BJP Vice President DushyantKumar Gautham del iver ing thePresidential address commended Dr

Vijay Prabhakar, Chairman, The GlobalEye for conceiving such a relevantConclave in Delhi and called upon all toassist in realizing Prime Minister Modi’sVision.NITI Aayog’s Consultant Dr Ajit Paichairing the session on Digital Economysaid that Modi’s Govern- ment made remarkable leverages in theregion of Taxat ion and StrategicMonetizat ion . Prof Dr P. Kana-gasabapathi, Director ShippingCorporation of India, Dr Amit Kapoor,Chairman, Institute for Com- petitivenessand Anupam Kulshethra, Former Deputy

Comptroller General of Indiaspoke on the India’s roadmapto five trillion economy.India’s Information TechnologySecretary Ajay Sawhany,Physician Author Dr YuvarajLingappa, Manga- lore,andRiddhi Adlakha, Head DigitalMarketing ,Tata ConsultancyServices, Mumbai discussedDigital India, with emphasis on

Artificial Intelligence and the Future.Dr J.P. Sharma, Joint Director, IndianAgriculture Research Institute, Pusa, Dr.N. Parasuraman, Senior Scientist, M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation,Chennai and Prem Parasar, Advocate,Supreme Court spoke on Modi’s Visionfor farmers anda g r i c u l t u r a leconomics.The highlight ofthe Conclavewas the InConversation– Dialoguesession fea-turing youngSparsh GangaActivist Arushi Nishank with The GlobalEye, Chairman and Editor -in-Chief Dr.Vijay Prabhakar . Arushi Nishank spokeabout Modi ’s vision to involve youth &students in Ganga Rejuvenation andafforestation efforts. 12 year old SardhakSingh, Student of Srijan School, Mod- elTown, Delhi and Trainee of Delhi MusicInstitute of Chromatics was so in- spiredby the Conclave , that made him askArushi can Prime Minister Modi useArt i f ic ial Intel l igence for Ganga

Rejuvenation? India’s Housing & UrbanAffairs Secretary, D.S. Mishrashowcased Prime Min- ister Modi’srevolutionary programs for smart cities,and affordable housing thatplaces India forefront on The Globalhousing & infrastructure.Rashmi Saxena Sahani, PrincipalDirector General of Income Tax-HumanResources spoke on Prime Min- isterModi’s caring Society with focus onwomen & chi ld welfare. Dr. K.Selvakumar, Professor of Neuro Surgery&Telemedicine, Sri RamachandraUniversity, Chennai highlighted PMModi’s Vision to revo- lutionize medicaleducation and health Care delivery withutilization of Artificial Intelligence andTele- medicine to propel India as theNumero Uno Health Care Destination inthe world. Padma Shri Dr Prof RiyazPunjabi, Former Vice Chancellor, J & KUniversity, Surabhi Kumar, InternationalManagement Consultant, Delhi andSwachhand, Lead Analyst, National SkillDevelopment Corporation of India spokeon Modi’s vision of furthering the SocialSector Mission.Lt. Gen. V.K. Chaturvedi, Former DirectorGeneral, Human Manpower Planning,Indian Army, Ministry of Defencedelivering valedictory address said thatModi’s Vision is to make India as a globalpower emerging as a stabilizing powerrather than a disruptionist power.Dr B.B.L Madhukar, Director General,BRICS Chamber of Commerce &Industries, Delhi presented certificates tothe delegates of the Conclave. Proposingthe vote of thanks, Ma.Santosh Kumar ,Conclave Organising Committee Co –Chair and Founder , Metropolitan AsianFamily Services , Chicago urged allIndian Citizens and Indian Diaspora to beactive stakeholders in realising PrimeMinister Modi’s vision of Super PowerIndia by 2030..D r. Pa rvez Haya t , Cha i rmen ,Conclave organising committee saidthat the entire deliberations of theGlobal Eye Conclave is being widelydisseminated throughout India and alsofor the Indian diaspora. Students of MusicInstitute of Chromatics , New Delhipresented Prime Minister’s Modi visionin Music and Song at the Conclave.

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Dr Vijay Prabhakar , Chairman, TheGlobal Eye welcoming The CommunityGatekeepers,Youth and Students fromacross the Country and abroad, India’stop bureaucrats , Business leaders and

Minority Activists who unitedtogether to galvanize momentum forIndia P. M. Modi ‘vision at The Global

Eye Conclave at The India HabitatCenter.

Dr Parvez Hayat IPS(Former DGP ) Chairman

Conclave OrganisingCommittee in his opening

remarks outlined P. M.Modi’s innovative social

and economic schemes firoverall development of

the country.

G. V. V. Sharma IAS, MemberSecretary , National Disaster

Management Authority,Government of India in his key

note Address outlined P. M.Modi’s ten point risk reduction

factors for disaster managementand expounded on the current

efforts taken by Government tocombat the Corona virus in India.

Lalitha Kumaramangalam, Director ,India Foundation , Delhi ( BJP’s ThinkTank) in her call to action urged All tostand united together with Modiji tocultivate a vibrant, passionate FamilyParivaar to take India forward-“Saab KaParivaar Desh Banata. India becoming afive trillion economy is no longer adistant dream but a distinct realityunder Modiji added Kumaramangalam.

K. J. Alphons IAS( Retd) M. P.Ranking Member of the

Parliamentary Committee onExternal Affairs , Govt of India

inaugurating the historic Global EyeConclave thundered that Modi ‘s

government is a corrupt free drivenby the Power of people and a

Government where the people’smoney is not looted unlike the

previous governments.

BJP Minority Morcha GeneralSecretary , Tamilnadu StateGeneral Secretary J. Johnsonintroducing National BJP VicePresident Dhushyant KumarGautam at the Conclave

In a move from tradition insteadof honoring the VIPs / Speakers

with flowers & shawls , TheGlobal Eye instead honored arepresentative audience:four

youth and two adults attendeesof the conclave with Special Pagdi

( turban) presented by TheMessenger of Garib Nawaz of

Ajmer Dargah, Sufi Syed Yasir HGurdezi.

Session on Digital Economy : Road toFive Trillion Economy. Anupam

Kulashethra , Former Deputy Comp-troller General of Accounts, Govt of

India, Dr P Kanagasabapathi, Director ,Shipping Corporation of India, Session

Chair Dr Ajit Pai, Consultant NITIAayog, Dr Amit Kapoor, Chair, Institute

for Competitiveness, Delhi &Vijayendra Sharma , CMD , Multiverse

Venture LLP

National BJP Vice President DhushyantKumar Gautam in his presidential addresspraised Dr Vijay Prabhakar , Chairman , TheGlobal Eye for conceiving such a relevant P.

M. Modiji Conclave with outstandingspeakers at a most strategic time in Delhi

and called upon all Indians including Indiandiaspora to assist in realizing Prime Min-

ister Modi’s Vision by 2030.

Session Two on Digital India : ArtificialIntelligence & Beyond:

Dr Vijay Prabhakar , The Global Eye Chiefintroducing the Session Chair Ajay Shawany

IAS , India’s Secretary , Ministry ofInformation Technology flanked by

Speakers in this session:Ms Riddhi Adlakka,Head Digital Marketing, Tata Consultancy

Services , Mumbai and Dr Yuvaraj Lingappa,Physician , Author & Artificial Intelligence

Expert, Mangalore.

Session Three : Farmers & AgricultureEconomics.

Session Chair , Dr J. P. Sharma, JointDirector , Institute of Agriculture Research

of India, Govt of India , Pusa, Speakingwhile the other two panelists listening on

Prem Pusharar , Advocate, SupremeCourt, and Dr N. Parasuraman, Senior

Scientist , M. S. Swaminathan ResearchFoundation , Chennai

Session Four : In Conversation Featuring ArushiNishank , International Kathak Dancer, SparshGanga Activist, Author & Transgenerational

Youth Leader, Delhi.Daughter of Uttarkand , educated in Rajasthan &

working in Delhi.Dr Vijay Prabhakar , Chairman & Editor in Chief ,

The Global Eye in a sparkling 35 minuteconversation with the dynamic Arushi Nishank

on her progressive journey to realize P. M.Modi’s vision of Ganga Rejuvenation,

Afforestation & Climate Change.

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16IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL EYE

CONCLAVE 2020:

One of the delegates, 12 year old SardhakSingh, Student of Srijan School,

Modeltown, Delhi was so inspired by theproceedings of the Conclave that he wasconfident enough to ask Sparsh GangaActivist Arushi : Can our P. M. Modi use

artificial intelligence for Gangarejuvenation?

Musical Interlude : Students of MusicInstitute of Chromatics , New Delhiled by its Director Mohit’s Rathore

presented PM Modi’s vision throughmusic & song at the conclave.

Sufi Syed Yasir H Gurdezi ,TheMessenger of Garibh Nawaz, Ajmer

Dargah , Rajasthan blessing thedynamic young leader Arushi Nishank

at the Conclave while OrganizingChair DGP Dr Parvez Hayat and CoChair Ma Santosh Kumar look on.

Session Five : Smart Cities , AffordableHousing & Renewable Energy.

Chairing the Session, India’s Secretary , Ministry ofHousing & Urban Affairs , D. S. Mishra IAS

enthralled the delegates with his 40 minute talkon P. M. Modi ‘s vision peppered with facts and

figures on transformation taking place in realizingModiji ‘s Vision. Dr Parvez Hayat , Conclave Chair,

Google Scholar and Smart Cities expertattentively listening.

Session Six : Furthering the Social SectorMission Speakers Ms Surabhi Kumar,

International Management Consultant , MsRashmi Saxena Sahani IRS, Principal Director

General of IncomeTax- Human Resources, Dr K . Selvakumar,

Professor of Neurosurgery & Telemedicine ,Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai,Prof Dr

Riyaz Punjabi , Former Vice Chancellor of J& KUniversity, Dr Parvez Hayat & Dr B. B. L.

Madhukar ,BRICS CCI , New Delhi

Music Institute of Chromatics , Delhi’sChildren’s Choir performing at The Glo-bal Eye Conclave ‘s Closing ceremonies.

Nisha Samuel , Delhi Bureau Chief ,The Global Eye Conclave presenting areplica of Gandhiji pocket watch to Dr

B.B. L. Madhukar ,Director GeneralBRICS CCI , New Delhi at the

Valedictory Sesdion of the conclave.Dr Parvez Hayat and Dr Vijay Prabhakar

the two people behind the mostsuccessful historic Conclave on P. M.

Modi’s vision, look on.

Lt Gen V. K. Chatruvedi , PVSM, AVSM

Former Director General,HumanManpower Planning, Indian Army, Ministryof Defence presenting the Gandhiji pocketwatch replica to Ms Rashmi Saxena SahaniIRS, Principal Director General Income Taxfor chairing the session on Social Sector

mission.

Anil Pulla , Chief Operating Officer ,The Global Eye presenting the Gandhi

ji pocket watch replica conclavememento to Ms Arushi Nishank on theocassion. Dr Prabhakar, Sardhak Singh

& Dr Parvez Hayat in the picture.

Ad Infinity CEO M. S. Arulvel and BJPMinority Morcha Tamilnadu GeneralSecretary congratulated The Global

Eye Conclave Organising CommitteeChairman Dr Parvez Hayat for the most

successful

Conclave on P. M. Modiji in Delhi.

Ms Vasavi Chakka , Lincoln Fellow &Director, American Multi Ethnic

Coalition, USA in Conversation withNational BJP Vice President

Dhushyant Kumar Gautam at TheGlobal Eye Conclave 2020.

Dr Vijay Prabhakar , Chairman , TheGlobal Eye being honored by TheMessenger of Garibh Nawaz , Sufi

Syed Yasir H Gurdezi, Ajmer Dargah, Rajasthan for being the Creative

Master Strategistresponsible for this well conceivedand well planned historic conclave

on P.M. Modiji.

Shree Shree 1008 MahamandeleshwarKaniyya Prabhunand Giri ji Maharaj

Shree Panchdashnaam Juna Aakhadabeing welcomed by Conclave

Reception Committee Secretary RajniChauhan at the conclave .

Conclave Organizing Committee CoChair Ma Santosh Kumar and Founder-

Executive Director of MetropolitanAsian Family Services , Chicago in her

closing remarks urged all IndianCitizens and Indian diaspora to all beactive stakeholders in realizing PrimeMinister Modi’s Vision of Super Power

India by 2030.


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Welcome Address:Dr. Vijay Prabhakar, Editor-in-Chief, The Global Eye

We are very happy to have with us at theinauguration of this Conclave on Prime MiniisterModi’s New India , the Honorable, Mr. K.J.Alphons, an IAS officer of great repute who wasthe former Minister for Tourism and a currentMember of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. Todayhe is also the Member of the ParliamentaryCommittee on External Affairs which is veryimportant for us. We thank P.M. ModiJi forappointing Alphons JI , so we have our ownspokesperson to shape India's Direction in theExternal Affairs Ministry. Joining us today is a verydistinguished bureaucrat Mr. G.V.V. Sharma,IASMember Secretary of the National Disaster

Management Authori ty,Government of India along withMs. Lalitha Kumaramangalam,the Director of India Foundation,which is the think tank of theRULING PARTY, BJP. WeWELCOME our Chairman of theOrganizing Committee Dr.Parvez Hayat, IPS, formerDirector General of Police anda renowned Google Scholar .Aspecial welcome to our titlesponsor Mr. Vijayender Sharma,Chairman&Managing Director ofMultiverse Venture LLP.I would like to welcome all ofyou this morning to This GlobalEye Conclave on Prime Minister

Narendra Modi's vision of development for all. Weknow that Prime Minister Modi had said duringthe Howdy Modi celebration that was hosted inTexas “I’ve always believed that there are twoessential reasons that our great civilization hasprospered. India’s celebration of Harmony,Diversity and Brotherhood and the Will and Zealof India’s people.”And Prime Minister Modi further said“whenever the people of India have decidedto do something, no force has been able tostop them”. His last five years in government havevalidated this belief. We have made remarkableprogress because the changes has been powered

by hundred and thirty Crore Indians. Accordingto our Prime Minister the people of India nolonger want to be Spectators, but activeStakeholders in taking the nation forward.Why else would senior citizens give up Railwayconcessions? Why else would over 1 crore peoplegive up their gas subsidies, he asked. PrimeMinister Modi said those who had ruled the countryfor many years love to keep things in pendulummode, Keep things unsettled. Caused the problemfurther and pretend to solve it. Things havechanged now. As you have seen our governmenthas taken up the mission of solving problems thathave persisted for many decades removal ofArticles 370 and 355A, special status for Jammuand Kashmir, abolishing of triple talaq, makingGST a reality, 10 percent reservation for uppercaste poor, increase in maternity leave up to 26weeks and setting up of the OBC Mission aresome of the achievements. Today , this is oncein a lifetime opportunity for all of us who aregathered here to learn from this conclave on PrimeMinister Modi’s vision of development for all. Wehave a distinguished panel of speakers whowill address us. We have a great and a strongPrime Minister who has courageously donereforms and whose great vision will makeIndia the Superpower by 2030.For Video:

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Opening Remarks byDr Parvez Hayat, IPS Chairman, Organizing Committee

The very objective of organizing this conclave is todeliberate upon the Honorable Prime Minister’svision of ‘Development for All’ or ‘Sabka Saath,Sabka Vikas aur Sabka Vishwas’. In face of globaleconomic slowdown in several nations includingIndia due to several reasons as indicated by theIMF that there is a 0.9% decline in global GDP. Aneed was felt to invite eminent speakers of thesubject in order to discuss, deliberate and cull outthe areas where there is a need to take correctivemeasures to spur growth. We shall be growing oversome of the schemes in key industries that canbe fruitful in making India into a 5 Trillion Economy.Present Budget has infused huge investment inAgriculture, technology, and infrastructure. Taxholidays have been provided on Start Ups for 5years, affordable housing, massive drop in personalincome taxes, giving spending a boost in the pasthas shown increase in profitability, domestic

demands, consumption, andgrowth. On the other handrationalizing food subsidies,wealth creation throughliberalization of the economy andpromotion of private sector bystrategic disinvestments ofPSUs in sectors such as steel,cement etc. can result intopositive cyclical interventionneeded to relaunch the economy.Other ideas to help middle classand lower middle class who needsuch support can be learnedspeakers will also highlightcertain innovative socialschemes initiated by the presentgovernment such as Namami

Gange Programme - National Mission for cleanGanga as flagship programme with an outlet of20,000 crore with a twin objective to take effectivemeasures to reduce pollution and conservation andrejuvenation of national River Ganga. Whichincludes sewage treatment, river surface cleaning, afforestation on river bank.Clean Ganga is a partof innovative overarching Swachh Bharat initiativeby PM Modiji. Ministry of Drinking water andSanitation has spent crores of rupees inconstructing innumerable number of toilets. EvenCSR money of PSUs have been pooled into theconstruction of these toilets. Likewise waterConservation Scheme called Jal Shakti Abhiyanwhich aims to provide clean Piped water to allhouses in the next few years. It also promotes dripIrrigation, while making use of Technology, ArtificialIntelligence in predicting rains, drought andsustainably management of the natural resources

such as fresh water to protect the Hydrosphere.Other measures like Rainwater Harvesting, efficientuse of water, renovation of water bodies, regulatingindustrial Consumption. In the field of agriculturePM Kissan is another initiative in which incomesupport to farmer of Rs6000. PM SINCHAIScientific application to attract investments, inirrigation, expanding cultivable land. In HEALTHsector -Ayushman Bharat to cover 10 cr poorfamilies called National Health Protection Schemeto support and provide up to 5 lakhs medicalexpenditure coverage. MISSION INDRADHANUSHto provide immunization of 7 vaccine preventablediseasesPM SWASTH SURAKSHA YOJNA(PMSSY) to makeup for regional imbalances in underserved and backwardstates and establish AIIMS like medical colleges andhospitals. For the upliftment of WOMEN UDAAN (Wingsto girls)-to increase enrolments of girls -in IIT andEngineering colleges. For the senior citizens PMSharam Yogi Maandhan which will give social securityand pension for all workers including the unorganisedsector. Under EDUCATION Sarv Shiksha Abhiyanaspires to achieve Universalization of ElementaryEducation for children between 6-14 years of age. ForENERGY an innovative scheme One Nation, one Grid.India has also gained respect in Global circles as beinga pioneer in Climate by spearheading International SolarAlliance and Climate Parliament.(Islanding System in metros and bigger towns/Smart Cities, Affordable housing (low incomehousing)/labour colony solutions, green HousingGriha Rating,Solar,EV (Flash Chargingfacilities)Ashok Leyland-ABB EC buses in Geneva.

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Call to ActionMs Lalitha Kumaramanagalam,Director, India Foundation

I'd like to say that I'm first very happy to see so manyyoung girls here because it is probably proof thatModi ji’s emphasis on Beti bachavo Beti Padavo isfinally paying off and women have started participatingin public life much more than in my generation. Apartfrom the younger women and seen many otherwomen also here and my special welcome to all ofyou. Not that I mean, I don't welcome the gentlemanand the young boys but it is always a pleasure tosee so many women Achievers. It just goes to provethat like the man Narendra Modi ji is that people fromordinary backgrounds can do extraordinary things andthat is what I think New India is about. Once we areable to get over the politics of things and this I see asa politician, once we are able to unite we are able to

do extraordinary things in thiscountry. I'm not going to talk in detailabout the budget.Only two three things that reallyemphasize the fact that modiji islast commitment. Sab ka saathsabka vikas. Yes, but he also saidsab ka vishwas. which is probablythe most difficult thing to do, but Ithink he'll manage to do it in thissecond five-year term. You wouldhave seen from the budgetyesterday, The Finance MinisterNirmala Sitaraman ji addressedreally the bottom of the pyramidwhether it was in the dropping ofincome tax, whether it was in theemphasis on agriculture, whetherit's in the doubling of milk productionwhere again it will be women whowill get be the maximumbeneficiaries because in thiscountry whether it's the Amul milkrevolution or any other women arethe ones who are who really run thatindustry the source of built one who

look after the cows everything.He addressed the people who need help the mostwhether it was women from any Community, which youcan see from the typical our bill that was passed whetherit was women in agriculture, whether it was womenwho needed to go to school by the building of toilets.And you know, unfortunately as I said sometimespolitics overtakes and blinds us to the good andadvancements that have taken Place in last six sevenyears. Now, every government has its problems everygovernment sometimes makes mistakes, but that'shuman. We're all human Nobody's Perfect. The trick Ihave found especially considering that I come from afamily that's considered very leftist. And most of myfamily was in the Congress still is except for me. The

trick is the to learn to understand each other's positivesand negatives and learn to work together. Now that iswhat modiji keeps saying in every public address of hisand that is what unfortunately most of us don't seem tounderstand is today his underlying principle. I wouldlike to say that my call to action today to all of you forall of us to take is for us to stand together. And India isa country which is placed a lot of emphasis whether it'scivilizational whether it's through the various religionsthat make this country so vibrant that family is a veryimportant concept. I don't mean if we can stand togethermen women different cast different religions rich pooreverybody this country will very easily not just reach,you know, five trillion will probably make 50 trillionbecause we're even today the biggest Market consumerMarket in the world. There is song that money makesthe world go round. Well, maybe it's true to an extentbut it's also people who make the world go round. Andthis country is extraordinarily lucky not really having anextremely good leadership. But also an extremely goodpace of people the mix of people in this room. I am fromSouth India Tamil Nadu. There are people here fromOrissa, there are people here from different religions,there are people here of course from Delhi, UP.

So all of us are here together to talkabout the same. Everywhere in India, You willsee that without that mix of people. This countrywon't exist. I'm not talking politics here. We firstIndian and that is what is going to take thiscountry forward. So with the permission ofeverybody here the dignitaries on the dias ladies andgentlemen, and also the youngsters because youare a future people. We live for another 20-25 years.For us it’s time to pass on our wisdom to yourgeneration and give you all the opportunity to takethis country forward and to take this country forwardI would like to say that our call of action today is toStand United to work together. And in Modi ji’s wordssub Ke saat kaam karo. Sab ka Vishwas Jeeto aursub ka vikas keliye kaam karo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24f4eqFWCpI

India role on Technology and FutureDr Yuvaraj S LingappaMotivational Speaker,Author,Physician

DIGITAL INDIA--- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & THEFUTURE 1 Trillion USD added to Indian Economy by 2035.Thanks to Artificial Intelligence This is Golden News for our Golden Country Good morning This is true.We have the largest talent pool in the world.80 crore Indians are younger than 35 years.60 croreIndians are younger than 25 years.Everything we currently do is touched by AI.HEALTHCARE AND AIIt has tremendous potential.Fast and accurate diagnoses are the hallmarks of AI.Reduces cost also. Cancer diagnosis, TB diagnosis, Eye illness can beinstantly diagnosed with accuracy.We have shortage of radiologists and pathologists. AIhelps us to have biopsy specimens and accuratelydiagnose cancer. It can screen x-rays and diagnosetuberculosis in remote areas. It measures blood sugarlevels at any time of the day and informs the concernphysician immediately and prevents complications. These intelligent machines can be taken by nonmedical staffs inside hilly areas and tribal areas of

India where access may bedifficult. This reduces physicalpresence of doctors. Recentlythere was an international study. Itconfirmed AI can predict anddiagnose paediatric illness asaccurate as experiencedpaediatrician.Not only has the diagnosis,patients experience becomeawesome and memorable. Rural health care which lacks intrained staff and infrastructure willgain tremendously. Worldwidecampaign against infectiousdiseases can be carried out inefficient manner. It can reach everycorner of India within no time.ROAD ACCIDENTS PREDICTIONPROGRAM AND AIAI helps us to minimise accidentsby predicting accidents. Unfortunately every year wehave 1.5 L deaths due to roadaccidents in India.Cameras and sensors capture

facial expressions of drivers. They may be drowsy,sleepy, distracted with mobile. It alerts them. If there ishigh speed it warns them. AI is going to change theworld more than anything in the history of mankind..24hours we are touched by air. Similarly 24 hours we willbe touched by AI. That’s the beauty of AI. We have toprepare the next generation by mixing humanintelligence with AI.GOOGLE'S NOVEL INNOVATIONS 1 AI conducts simple eye scan which can predict heartdiseases like heart attack, stroke 5 years in advance.So precautions can be taken both by the persons anddoctors 2 AI can go through our complete data and predict ourmedical illness and readmission 48 hours in advance.For eg Today is Sunday. If I am getting heart attack or strokeon Tuesday, it will inform me today.If I have plans for T20 match, I can cancel it and getadmitted in a heart institute today for a possible heartattack. This is a magnificent advancement for doctorsand persons. Outcome will be great. ROBOTS--- CONTRIBUTION OF AI TO HUMANITY

Magnificent contribution of AI is robots. It helps us tocreate full-fledged robots. It can take up dangerousjobs and do the work that pose great health risk forus.FRIENDLY ROBOTS For working parents and single mothers, they willbecome great source of relief. They can accompanythe kids when they are alone. Talk their language, singsongs and feed them also.For elderly people they are great companions. Just tellthem the time and they will cook for you. They will alsosafeguard them from all dangers. So elders can stayat home and be more lively. This reduces elders abuseand neglect. FACE BECOMES INSTANT IDCredit cards, Aadhar cards, Driving licence can belinked with face so that persons are identified instantly.This saves lot of time for everyone. Makes every daytransactions more efficient and more pleasant.AUTOMATE GOVT PROGRAMS AI minimises human interaction and maximizestransparency and accountability SMART CITIES AND AITo begin with our smart cities can be equipped with AIin all respects including driverless cars,drones,faceID ,robots at homes,offices, restaurants.NEXT DECADE IS INDIA'S DECADE India can make the most of AI-- for the welfare of ourpeople and the welfare of our economy. AI WAVE30 years ago we had software wave.It revolutionized theworld.Presently we have AI wave which will enrich ourproductivity. AI is our future and our friend. AI is already partof our daily life. Hon Prime Minister's vision of DevelopmentFor All is a noble idea.This will be remembered even after2000 years not only in India but all over the world. HonPrime Minister's programs like Make in India,StandupIndia,Start up India ,Mudra are life changing programs.Make in India covers 25 sectors of Indian economy andwith the help of Artificial Intelligence,they will be world class.. India is 63rd rank in ease of doing business. We improvedfrom 130th.We are heart beat away from reaching the topwith the help of AI . My sincere thanks to the organisers ofThe Global Eye Conclave for this great opportunity to speakamong you.NEXT DECADE IS INDIA'S DECADENEXT DECADE IS GOLDEN DECADE THANKS TO HON PRIME MINISTERThank you very muchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKIQyGvbY5U


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AJIT SAWHNEY IASSECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYGOVERNMENT OF INDIA

Thank you and good afternoon to all of you. It's a pleasureto be here in this program organized by The Global Eyeand my dear friend. Dr. Parvez Hayat. First of all, I thinkit's immediately after the budget. There's been a lot ofdiscussion on how India is moving forward and how dowe move forward to a five trillion economy? And last year,we had actually brought out a document which indicatedhow our digital economy would actually be able tocontribute to about trillion dollars to the GDP by 2025and we estimate that by 2024 for which the overall goalis set as a five trillion dollar economy that we should aimto get to something like between 750 to 800 billion dollars.So the some of the key aspects that I would like tomention the strengths that we have been able to buildover the past many years. Beginning with the strength ofthe it sector this Ridhi Adlaka is here from TCS. TCS isone of the very phenomenally successful and hugecompanies that has come out in India along with it ourother big warriors like Infosys, Wipro, HCL and TechMahindra and a large setup which has in spite of manydifficulties continued to grow at about 8-10% even in thisdifficult period when growth is difficult to come by Acrossthe Globe. Along with that, I think we have started movinginto the software products domain.so far, we have had our strength in software Services.We have been moving into the software products domainfrom a very low footprint in electronics manufacturing.We have been able to build a significant momentum inelectronics manufacturing and yesterday one of thehighlights of the budget was a scheme that honorableFinance Minister has mentioned to give a huge impetersto manufacturing and this time the manufacturing forexports but Just be manufacturing for consumption inIndia over the past five years. We have built significantmomentum in building electronic products for India andmany of them go towards import substitution instead ofSimply importing for instance mobile phones a very largenumber of mobile phones today get assembled in India

rather than being imported fromoutside for about Six crore mobilehandsets that used to be producedin India in 2014-15 and last year wehad been able to move to 29 croresalmost a five-fold increase in fouryears. So this is the momentum thatwe hope to build on and this time.Take it into figures that that going toexports rather than only into theIndian market and some of thebiggest brands about the best brandsin the world today are allmanufacturing in India. And that'sagain very significant Foundation thatwe can build on a very large numberof projects have been implementedin the area of e-governance projectslike Aadhaara and in passports in inalmost every domain of our activity

whether it is in health, it is in agriculture. It is in educationor it is in delivery of the of the services around land recordsand many of the other services that are required indistribution of seeds fertilizer subsidies of various kindswe have seen large projects grow in India. What I wouldlike to point out is the experience with building of publicdigital platforms starting with Aadhaar.And the kind of investment that goes into such a platformand the kind of returns that we are able to see as acountry. So in Aadhaar, right from the Inception we wouldhave ended up spending only about less than a dollar aperson to be able to initially build the platform and theoverall expenditure so far over these past many yearsagain is probably another dollar. over so many years thatwe have operated this platform and the returns. Thereturns are humongous. On the direct benefit transferalone, which is fueled primarily by having Aadhaarplatform in place. The savings are estimated as 1.71lakh crores. So that is the strength of public digitalplatforms. There is another massive public digital platformthat has taken shape just in the past three and a halfyears. That is the UPI the unified payments interfaceunified payments interface started sometime in themiddle of 2016 by September 2016. It wasgenerating about one lakh transactions in a month.At that point of time The debit cards which are usedfor making digital payments. Was w ere accountingfor about 32 crore transactions in a month fromthat 32 crores. It has grown to about 42 croresnow in the same time UPI from almost very smallbeginning has come to 130 Crow transactionsin a month. Leaving well behind. This hugesystem of debit as well as credit cards in termsof number of transactions a very lightweight avery convenient low-cost instrument. Created asa public digital platform and suddenly, you knowsystems that have taken shape over many decadesare left behind in terms of number of transactions in

terms of speed in terms of convenience in terms ofavailability of the service to each and every person.So these are serving has examples which now, I thinkit's time that we start applying the same principles inagriculture and primary sector In education in health carein transportation and energy and pollution control andenvironment. Almost every sector can benefit from gettingthese public digital Platforms in place and consolidatingthe work that has been done in taking e -governanceservices to improve delivery of Digital Services to thepeople. So these are some of the strengths that we havethat we are planning to build on.And talent is finally the primary resource that we need tobank on. A huge Talent amazing talent a massivedemographic dividend and this is the decade in whichthat really starts becoming visible. the kind of numbersthat we are able to generate I think the IT companies ofcourse and have witness that but made tremendoususe of the availability of this almost bottomless pool oftalent. It's a limitless pool of talent. Whatever numberswe need to come up with. It's possible for India to comeup with those numbers and now with a future skillsplatform. We expect that in emerging Technologies aswell. We will have similar very large numbers reachingthe levels of competencies that help them provide theseservices in data analytics in artificial intelligence in naturallanguage processing in blockchain in AR and VR indrones and Robotics robotic process Automation in iotand eventually in you know, whatever whatever needs tobe harnessed through the Implementation of 5G as well.So these are some of the directions we look at to helpus prepare our economy from it used to be just twohundred billion dollars of contribution as a net contributionto the GDP in 2017-18 and from that the aspiration ineight years time is to take it to a trillion dollars. so it's ahuge aspiration. It's a five times growth that we are aspiringand that to my mind can actually be done not just bygrowth of the existing Tech sectors of the economy, whichmake use of your digital Technologies, like the IT softwareproducts e-commerce digital payments Electronicsmanufacturing Telecom.But Also application of all the new technologies all theexisting and new technologies to the traditional sectorsof the economy about half of the growth will come as anorganic growth of the existing sectors, which we knoware IT and electronics sectors and about half of it willcome by applying these new technologies to agricultureto education to health care to Logistics to Transportationto energy and all the other traditional sectors of theeconomy. It is not digital Sector that has to grow it is thetraditional economy that has to grow embracing digitalTechnologies becoming digital becoming increasinglydigital and that is the prime rate Direction which can helpus move forward as a confident digitally empoweredNation.

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CLOSING REMARKS BY MA SANTOSH KUMAR, CONCLAVE CO-CHAIRCentra l Government & Sta teGovernment relations as a majorcatalyst to India's development for all.The panel on Digital Economy -Roadto the five trillion economy discussedthe increasing women's participationin work force, corporate sustainablepract ices ,disinvestment ,digi talbanking and other initiatives beingimplemented. The Digital India panelshowcased Artificial Intelligence asthe new game changer for growth inthe next decade and outlined thesteps to promote entrepreneurshipand d ig i ta l empowerment o fc i t i zens.The Farmers panelhighlighted Agroecology, productioneconomics and farm management.The Smart Cities & Affordable Housing

Ma Santosh Kumar, Founder,Metropolitan Asian Family Services,Chicago and Co Chair of The GlobalEye Conclave on Prime MinisterModi's Vision of Development ForAll,congratulated Dr Vijay Prabhakar,the visionary Editor in Chief of TheGlobal Eye for conceptualizing andorganizing this Conclave on Modi'sNew India in the current scenario. DrPrabhakar, we salute you for hostingthis Conclave on Modi Ji's New Indiawhi le some are part ic ipat ing inmeaningless protests without tryingto understand the reforms of ourPrime Minister. Today was a veryinformative Conclave where we heardf rom eminent speakers . Theinaugural session deliberated on

panel addressed the numerousinitiatives being implemented by theMin is t ry o f Hous ing & Urbandevelopment. The Social Sector panelfeatured the women and childrenprograms , the new health policy onmedica l educat ion, the sk i l l sdevelopment initiatives and the spiritof Gandhi's Antarodya.The closingsession revolved on India as a globalpower , emerging as a Stabilizingpower rather than a disruptionistpower.Everyone was convinced thatwith Prime Minster Modi's leadership,India with the World's third largestmilitary by personnel strength, fifthlargest defence budget and theseventh largest economy would emergeas the SUPER POWER by 2030.


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Dr. Amit KapoorChairman, Institute of Competitiveness

I'll just try to be fairly short and crisp and I'll give myremarks for about 4-5 minutes and follow on from what Ineeded said in the previous speaker. It said let's do someinteresting sets of things here. So when we talk aboutcompetitiveness, it's all about productivity and it's aboutproductivity from Land labor and capital and when wereally talk about these things like the question is likehow is digitalization enabling the productivity?

Productivity of all these things like some how isit making land more productive or resources moreproductive? Can I actually increase the value that ishappening here. So quite interestingly or fundamentally.The biggest thing that is happening is through digitizationis that we've been able to reduce the level of informationasymmetry that exists in the system when I sayinformation asymmetry information asymmetries atmultiple levels like one is how is the business-to-businessinterface happening or how is the government businessinterface happening or how is the government togovernment Interface happening, the informationasymmetry has reduced dramatically at this point in timewhen you say information asymmetry, like how peopleare able to compete or how people are able to worktogether. So that is one very big thing. The second thingthat has happened is a very clear aspect of trust whenyou talk about information, asymmetry getting reducedor information becoming freely available. It enhances thelevel of trust that exists within the system. So the trustlevel if you really talk about it, like one of the drivers forcompetitiveness is trust and how people are

Willing to share information. In fact, thewillingness of sharing information is also driven by thewhole IP regime that is actually getting developed becauseit is also really pushing forward the whole idea of innovationwithin the system but having said all these things thereare a couple of points which I thought I should share withyou. We have talked about Aadhaar but then if you reallylook at it what has Aadhaar done it has been able tocreate an identification for people which becomes a veryimportant point in terms of like how direct benefit transfersare happening the level of leakages that Actually used toexist within the system have reduced but moving beyondthat the biggest thing that has happened on digitization.We do talk about Jen Dhan and Aadhaar our mobile thejam Trinity but a certain set of numbers here. Theteledensity in India is close to what 90% today or 91%twelve hundred million. People are having access tomobiles. But what does this do? Is this number just inThin Air India being one of the cheapest locations for

mobile data and things but then thishas a huge multiplier on the economyitself. Let me share some numbershere.

Today India actually uses farmore data than whole of UnitedStates put together. So if you reallylook at it, like India has become avery data-centric location. So it is notonly about how people are usinginformation how businesses are infrom using information. There is aneconomic multiplier to it. In fact, wedid this study to really understandas to what is the economic impactof penetration or increase inpenetration of Internet with every 10%increase in penetration of Internet theeconomy multiplies by about 3.9%.So there is an economic multiplier

that actually happens here. So what we are seeing todayis with this huge effort when we are able to make peoplemove on to internet when we are able to use informationreduce information asymmetry. It actually creates aneconomic multiplier. So when you say five trillion dollar.is it achievable definitively? Yes, because these multipliersare actually going to come home to roost fairly quicklybecause we have been able we are going to be seenbusinesses which are going to see huge impact educationis going to be one of the biggest things that is Going toget transformed. In fact when you talk about Servicedelivery as well. And when one of the points that wasactually made in the inaugural session was on say toiletsor whatever, but then if you really look at it like there is amultiplier here as well. And the multiplier here is verysimple because the it typically if you really look at thenumbers they were close to but 5,000 children who weredying because of diarrheal deaths before this programactually started that number has got reduced by closeto 80% So today people are children are not dyingbecause of diarrhea.

That's so like this is a huge change at that hashappened and far from a social progress point of viewwith all the activities that we see what we have seen isthat India has seen the highest level of progress on socialprogress indicators in the last five years than any otherpoint in time and history. So these are some very positiveimpact that we are actually see but at the endof the day it is also about movement of goodsthat we have a really talking about . GSTenables smooth movement of goods. So that isactually reducing the level of friction thatactually used to exist in the system. So thelogisitics have actually become far easier today.What we are seeing is that there are going tobe productivity gains which are going to lastover a period of time. In fact a very simple ideal ike fast tag lot of people have got verydisenchanted with it big lot of people criticizebut the simple thing like Fast tag, the Roadiecalled has a huge impact on how I actually movepeople on the roads itself. So these are the fewthings that we will have to really look at. But atthe end of the day, this is also about when youtalk about financial inclusion. This is all drivenby the whole idea of digitization. But what weare seeing here is it is a very simple idea of easeof living how we are actually catering to say the basichuman needs. How am I actually empowering people?

How am I acting empowering citizens? Because a lot ofpeople forget there are two aspects to development andthe two aspects of development are it is about socialobjectives and economic objectives if I'm not fulfilling mysocial objectives I will never be able to grow economicallybecause you will become stagnant over a period of time.It's a very clear theoretical construct. You can see thedata there. If I'm not moving up on social layer inevitableenabling factors. I will actually stagnate on economicindicators. So what we are seeing now is that there is ahuge impetus on those social indicators and we are goingto see that multiplier as we actually go along and thatmultiplier is becoming fairly visible. In fact, one of theprevious speakers have also talked about it like we areseeing the Multiplier in terms of like how people areenabling taxes or how people are looking at filing taxreturns and so on and so forth. So having said that I thinkthere was one more thing that he did touch upon. It didnot touch upon the numbers, but I thought I should touchupon the numbers on Hindustan zinc. In fact,

when you talk about disinvestments this wholeidea of digitization is really going to push forward intodisinvestment of many interesting set of businessesenabling those sets of disinvestment and so on and soforth, but let me give you a number here the number

Interesting Hindustan zinc when it wasprivatized, its valuation was just about a thousand crores.Do You know? What is the valuation of that businesstoday? It is a hundred and twenty thousand lakh crores.There is an amazing value creation that can actuallyhappen to drive through privatization people. Just do notrealize that privatization can create multipliers andeconomy because that hundred and twenty thousandcrores has also increased a lot of taxes that go into itlike Hindustan zinc 48% of 52 percent of its revenues goint taxes. So there is a huge multiplier that we are seeinghere. But all these things put together what I really see isthere are three things are three T is that the governmentof India is now focusing on it says technology talent andterritorial assets. So in fact when you talk abouttechnology that is what government of India is reallyfocusing on that is where you are talking about digitaleconomy and enabling of see Artificial Intelligence andso on and so forth. The second thing is Talent focusingon how people can actually get what I call skilled and soon and so forth her being territorial assets that is whereyou're talking about infrastructure because if I'm able toget this ride you are able to see multipliers. In fact, just avery last Point here the last point in terms of like whereveryou have seen higher level of penetration of internet andinformation asymmetry being reduced. Those are thestates that have done. Well so states of GujaratMaharashtra Tamil Nadu Andhra, they were actually veryhigh. I on internet or access to information and they didexceedingly well, so we need to take that to other levelof States. If you are able to do that, the multiplier thiscountry is going to be talking about is going to be huge.I think we are talking about a base level if at a basicsituation which has been set, right and I think it is notabout this 2020-24 that we will be able to do five trillion orwhatever for me. What is important here is that we aregetting ready for a much bigger leave which is going togo beyond 5 trillion because I think five trillion is a fairlysmall.

Good for a country like India. It is going to be 20trillion or whatever. If you really look at these multipliersin the next 25 or here. So that is what we are reallyreaping are setting ourselves in the future. Thank you.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuc447xk01s


NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSIONKEY TO HEALTH CARE REFORM: PROF. DR K. SELVAKUMAR

Prof Dr K Selvakumar, Neurosurgeon and Head of the Telemedicine Department of SriRamachandra University, Chennai speaking at the session on Furthering the Social SectorMission said that the creation of the National Medical Commission by Prime Minister Modi isone of the key achievements of P.M.'s Modi second term.Prof Dr Selvakumar said that PrimeMinister Modi's government is the first government to give utmost importance to telemedicinein health care and has foreseen the importance of telemedicine in healthcare deliveryespecially in rural areas. Dr Selvakumar congratulated The Global Eye for being the firstmedia house to organize a Conclave on Prime Minister Modi's New India.

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At the inaugural session of The Global Eye Con-clave at India Habitat Center, from left to right DrVijay Prabhakar, Editor in Chief The Global Eye,

Ms Lalitha Kumaramangalam, Director, IndiaFoundation,Mr K.J. Alphons,Member Of Parliament

and Mr G.V.V. Sharma IAS,Member Secretary,National Disaster Management Authority, India.

Dr Vijay Prabhakar, Editor In Chief The Global Eyewelcoming the guests to the FIRST THE GLOBAL

EYE CONCLAVE ON PRIME MINISTER MODI'sVISION OF DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL held at New

Delhi, India

Mr K.J. Alphons M.P. inaugurating the Conclaveand delivering the inaugural address ,listed the

achievements of the first term of Modi Government.

Mr K.J. Alphons M.P. speaking , highlighted theAbolition of Article 370,decision to criminalize

Triple Talaq, Citizenship Amendment Act and theAyodhya Verdict as the key achievements of Prime

Minister Modi's second term government.

Ms. Lalitha Kumaramangalam, Mr G.V.V. SharmaIAS, Dr Parvez Hayat IPS and Mr Vijayendra

Sharma, CEO, Multiverse LLP, Delhi attentivelylistening to Mr Alphons' informative and challeng-

ing inaugural address.

Dr Parvez Hayat IPS, Former Director General ofPolice and Chairman of the Organizing Committee

of The Global Eye Conclave in his opening re-marks underscored the need for such a conclaveto highlight Prime Minister Modi's vision of Devel-

opment for all.

Dr Vijay Prabhakar Chairman , The Global Eyesaid that the goal of the Conclave is to propagateand disseminate Prime Minister's vision to various

community gatekeepers and youth, who do nothave access and ensure appropriate follow up.

Section of the delegates , Neuro surgeon Prof Dr KSelvakumar from Chennai,Author & Physician Dr L

Yuvaraj from Mangalore,Community Leader MrsSantosh Kumar from Chicago,Digital MarketingChief Ms Riddhi Adlakha from Mumbai,District

Judge Rajendra Sharma,U.P. and Supreme CourtAdvocate Prem Parashar from Delhi .

Delegates at the Conclave hearing the thunderingspeech of Mr Alphons M.P., where he said thatModi's government is a corruption free govern-

ment , where the power of the people is thenucleus and a governmnet where your money will

not be looted.

Dr Parvez Hayat IPS , Conclave Organizing Com-mittee Chair sharing a word with G.V.V. SharmaIAS , Member Secretary, National Disaster Man-

agement Authority while Vijayendra Sharma, CEOMultiverse LLC looks on.

Section of the delegates including Ms GeetaGeorge of Spencers Group, Chennai, Dr N

Parasuraman,Senior Scientist, MS SwaminathanResearch Foundation, Chennai and Mr Rajasekar ,

President of Chakra Vision India Foundation,Chennai in rapt attention to the speakers.

India Foundation Director Ms. LalithaKumaramangalam speaking to Dr Vijay Prabhakar

, Chairman & Editor in Chief of The Global EyeConclave on the proceedings of the Conclave.



Mr K.J. Alphons M.P. inaugurating the Conclavethundered that Prime Minister Modi's new initia-tives will make India The Superpower by 2030.

Dr Parvez Hayat, IPS , Former Director General ofPolice and Chairman of the Conclave Organizing

Committee noted that certain sections of thecommunity have sadly misunderstood CAA, andreiterated Prime Minister Modi's assurance loud

and clear that no person of Indian Origin, irrespec-tive of Caste and Faith shall be affected.

Section of the delegates left to right : Ad InfinityCEO M.S. Arulvel from Chennai, Design Cube CEOAnil Kumar Pulla from Hyderabad,Supreme CourtAdvocate Prem Parashar,District Judge RajendraSharma from U.P. and Ms. Riddhi Adalkka from

Mumbai .

The Messenger of Garibh Nawaz, Sufi Syed Yasir HGurdezi of Ajmer Dargah, Rajasthan seated next toMr Sahib Singh, Former Minister of Uttar Pradesh

listening to the inspiring address of Dr ParvezHayat.

In a move from tradition, instead of honoring the VIPS/Speakers with flowers&shawls, The Global Eye instead

honored a representative of the audience : ProfMamata Shah Of Guru Nanak Institute of Management,New Delhi with Special Pagadi ( turbans) presented bySufi Syed Yasir H Gurdezi of Ajmer Dargah, Rajasthan.

Rohan Singh, a student delegate being honoredwith a Special pagadi ( turban ) presented by The

Messenger of Garibh Nawaz Sufi Syed Yasir H Gurdezi of Ajmer Dargah,

Rajasthan.

Mr Mohite Rathore ,Founder President, MusicInstitute Of Chromatics, Delhi was honored with aSpecial Pagadi presented by The Messenger of

Garibh Nawaz, Sufi Syed Yasir H Gurdezi of AjmerDargah, Rajasthan.

The Messenger of Garibh Nawaz honored astudent of Music Institute of Chromatics, Delhi witha Special Pagadi while Mr K.J. Alphons , M.P. , DrVijay Prabhakar and Mr. Mohite Rathore , Presi-

dent Music Institute of Chromatics look on.

Chief Guest Mr K.J. Alphons M.P. along with thedelegates honored with the Special Pagadi

presented by The Messenger of Garibh Nawaz atthe inaugural ceremony of The Global Eye Con-

clave.

The Messenger of The Garibh Nawaz Sufi SyedYasir H Gurdezi and the delegate honorees givinga salute to Chief Guest K.J. Alphons at the conclu-

sion of his inaugural address.

Conclave Organizing Committee Co Chairmanescorting The Chief Guest Mr K.J. Alphons M.P.

after his tumultous inaugural address.

Conclave Organizing Committee Vice ChairmanAjeet Singh, Tamilnadu BJP Minority Chief Kovai J. Johnson and Conclave Organising Secretary Anil

Kumar Pulla seeing off the Chief Guest Mr K.J.Alphons, M.P.

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Mr G.V.V. Sharma IAS, Member Secretary, NationalDisaster Management Authority, Ministry of HomeAffairs, Government of India delivering the Key

Note Address at the opening session of The GlobalEye Conclave On P.M Modi's Vision Of Develop-

ment For All.

Ms Lalitha Kumaramangalam , Director Indiafoundation, Delhi & Former Chair, National Com-

mission For Women giving the Call to Action at theopening session said that the Five Trillion

Economy is no longer a distant dream but adistinct reality under Prime Minister Modiji.

Mr G.V.V. Sharma IAS, Member Secretary NDMA,Govt of India, Dr Parvez Hayat IPS , Conclave

Organizing Committee Chair and Mr VijayendraSharma, Chairman , Multiverse Venture LLP, Delhilistening to Ms Kumaramangalam's thought pro-

voking address.

Conclave Organizing Committee Co Chair MaSantosh Kumar presenting the Conclave Colors- AReplica of Mahatma Gandhi's Pocket Watch to MsLalitha Kumaramangalam to mark the First The

Global eye Conclave in New Delhi, India.

Conclave Organizing Committee Co Chair MaSantosh Kumar presenting the Conclave Colors toMr Vijayendra Sharma , Chairman of Multiverse

Venture,LLP, New Delhi to acknowledge theCorporate support for the Conclave.

Conclave Organizing Committee Vice Chair MrSahib Singh presenting the Conclave Colors to

The Messenger of Gareeb Nawaz , Sufi Syed YasirH Gurdezi .

Conclave Organizing Committee Chairman DrParvez Hayat IPS presenting the Conclave Colorsto Ms Geeta George, Director Spencers Group ,

Chennai in recognition of being a sponsor for theConclave.

Conclave delegates giving a standing ovation tothe Conclave Sponsors who were presented with

The Global Eye Conclave Colors .

Ankit Samuel, CEO of Indiaprocess.com served asthe Master of Ceremonies of The Global Eye

Conclave 2020 introducing the Chair, Moderatorand Panelists on each of the six different sessions

held throughout the day.

Panelists on Session One : Digital Economy- Roadto The Five Trillion Economy , Left to Right :

Anupam Kulshreshtha, I.A.&A.S. , Former DeputyComptroller & Auditor General, Government of

India, Prof Dr P. Kanagasabapathi, Director Ship-ping Corporation of India, Dr Ajit Pai, Senior

Adviser,NITI AAYOG , Dr Amit Kapoor , ChairmanInstitute of Competitiveness , Delhi and VijayendraSharma, Chairman, Multiverse Venture LLP, Delhi.

Dr Ajit Pai, Senior Adviser, NITI AAYOG , Govern-ment of India Chairing the Session on Road To TheFive Trillion Economy outlined the measures beingtaken and the plans in the offing to make India a

strong economy .Dr Pai urged the bureaucracy to keep pace withthe economic mandarins to successfully reachPrime Minister's Modi Five trillion economy for

India.

Prof Dr P Kangasabapathi ,Author, Professor and SocialActivist speaking ,said that P.M. Modi is the first person in

recent times to recognize the use of technology anddigitalization. He gave an example of how Modiji in 2003

as CM of Gujarat had a expert group which includedhimself to study the Gujarat Kite Industry, which was thenonly a 30 crore industry and had not even been included

as a cottage industry. Today the kite industry is a 900crore industry.That is our Visionary PM Modi who nowtalks of India's Five Trillion Dollar economy, which he

would deliver, he added.




Dr Amit Kapoor , Chairman Institute of Competi-tiveness, Delhi said that India is now focusing on

Technology, Talent and Territorial assets. DrKapoor added that India is getting ready for amuch bigger push that will go way beyond the

Five Trillion Economy.

Mr Vijayendra Sharma, Chairman, Multiverse LLPcalled for major reforms to benefit the privatesector so that India can reach the Five trillion

economy as envisaged by P.M. Modi.

Mr Anupam Kulshreshtha, I.A.&A.S, Former DeputyComptroller &Auditor General ,Government of India

gave an inspiring address on how the P.M.Modi 'sgovernment is giving importance to financial manage-

ment of public resources, which is fundamental to astrong economy.

Section of the delegates : Subhas Verma, Travel &Tourism Expert, New Delhi, Miss George, Ms.

Geeta George, spencers Group, Chennai and MsSurabhi Kumar , International Management

Consultant are seen.

Dr Parvez Hayat IPS, Former Director General OfPolice , Google Scholar and Disaster Management

expert asking an question to the Panel on FiveTrillion Economy.

Ms Geeta George, Director, Spencers Group,Chennai presenting the Conclave Colors to Dr AjitPai, Senior Adviser, NITI AAYOG, Government of

India for chairing the panel.

Ms Nisha Samuel , Delhi Bureau Chief ,The GlobalEye presenting the Conclave Colors to Prof Dr P

Kanagasabapathy, Director, Shipping CorporationOf India.

Mr Arun Kumar, IFS former Consul General ofIndia at Chicago presenting the Conclave Colors toDr Amit Kapoor, Chairman Institute of Competitive-

ness.

Film Director Rajasekhar, President of Chakra VisionInida Foundation, Chennai presenting the conclave

Colors to Mr Anupam Kulshreshtha, I.A.&A.S. , FormerDeputy Comptroller & Auditor General of India, while

Dr P Kanagasabapathi applauds.

India's Information Technology Secretary AjaySawhney , IAS chairing the session on Digital India;Role of Technology and Future.Mr Sawhney IAS

eloquently outlined the efforts that are being doneand the plans for the future for Digital India.

Ms Riddhi Adalkha, Head Digital Marketing, TataConsultancy Services, Mumbai highlighted Talent,Data and Technology as the top three factors that

drive the digital world. Ms Adalkha praisedP.M.Modi for bringing together the Governmentand the private sector to build a strong Digital

India.

Dr L Yuvaraj, Physician, Author and Motivational Speakerfrom Mangalore gave an insightful address on the role ofArtificial Intelligence (AI) and how AI is transforming our

day to day lives.Mr Ajay Sawhney IAS ,Secretary ToGovernment of India, Ministry of Information Technology

and Ms Adalkha of TCS attentively listen.

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Dr Vijay Prabhakar , Chairman The Global Eyethanking Mr Ajay Sawhney IAS for Chairing the

Digital India session and the panelists, Ms RiddhiAdalkha of TCS, Mumbai and Dr L Yuvaraj from

Mangalore.

Conclave Organizing Committee Co Chair MaSantosh Kumar presenting the Conclave Colors toMr. Ajay Sawhney IAS, Secretary to Government

of India, Ministry of Information Technology .

Conclave Organizing Committee Vice Chair AjeetSingh presenting the Conclave Colors to Ms RiddhiAdalkha, Head Digital Marketing, Tata Consultancy

Service, Mumbai, while India's Information TechnologySecretary Ajay Sawhney looks on.

Ms. Vasavi Chakka,Lincoln Fellow & Director,American Multi Ethnic Coalition, Naperville, USApresenting the Conclave Colors to Dr L Yuvaraj ,Mangalore while Mr Ajay Sawhney IAS , India's

Information Technology Secretary looks on.

Tamilnadu BJP Minority Wing Chief Kovai JJohnson introducing plenary session speaker , MrDushyant Kumar Gautam, National Vice President

of Bharathiya Janata Party .

Kovai J Johnson, Tamilnadu BJP Minority WingChief presenting the conclave colors to Mr

Dushyant Kumar Gautam, National Vice President ,BJP for delivering the Special address. Dr Vijay

Prabhakar , Chairman, The Global Eye looks on.

Dr Vijay Prabhakar, Editor in Chief , The GlobalEye in conversation with Ms Arushi Nishank,Sparsh Ganga Activist, International Kathak

Dancer, Author & Transgenerational Youth Leaderfrom Uttarkand.

The Young & Dynamic Ms Arushi Nishank in asparkling 35 minute conversation spoke on her

progressive journey to realize P.M.Modi's vision ofGanga Rejuvenation, Afforestation & Climate

Change.

Ms Arushi Nishank's Conversation held the delegatesattention in awe to see a young person do so much for

Ganga Rejuvenation and afforestation in ruralIndia.Section of the delegates attentively listening to

Ms Nishank.

Ms Vasavi Chakka, a woman activist from USAinviting Ms Arushi Nishank to visit USA to addressthe NRI population about PM Modiji's vision andthe Ganga Rejuvenation- Sparsh Ganga project.

12 year old Sardhak Singh of Srijan School,Modeltown , Delhi was so inspired by the Conclaveproceedings that he asked Sparsh Ganga ActivistArushi Nishank," If P.M. Modiji can use artificialintelligence for Ganga Rejuvenation project ?

Conclave Organizing Chairman Dr Parvez Hayat, IPS andConclave Organizing Secretary Anil Kumar Pulla jointlypresented the Conclave Colors to Sparsh Ganga Activist

Ms Arushi Nishank.



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The Messenger of Gareeb Nawaz , Sufi SyedYasir H Gurdezi of Ajmer Dargah, Rajasthan

blessing Sparsh Ganga Activist Ms ArushiNishank with a Special Shawl . Dr Parvez

Hayat IPS,Conclave Chairman, Dr Prabhakar,The Global Eye Editor and Conclave Co Chair

Ma Santosh Kumar looks on.

Ma Santosh Kumar, Conclave Co Chair & Chair ofthe 8th International Women Day Commission,USA announces the nomination of Ms Arushi

Nishank as one of the TOP 20 Global Women OfExcellence 2020 and Award to be presented to Ms

Nishank in Chicago, USA on March1,2020.

Prof Dr Ms Kamal Saxena , Senior Gynecologist, AIMS,Delhi presenting Ms Arushi Nishank a jute bag and

products made by her NGO which specialises insustainability.

Conclave Chairman Dr Parvez Hayat IPS, FormerDirector General Of Police introducing Mr D.S.

Mishra IAS, the Dedicated Secretary to Governmentof India, Ministry of Housing & Urban Developmentat the Session on Smart Cities& Affordable Housing

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India's Secretary of Housing & Urban DevelopmentMr D.S. Mishra IAS enthralled the delegates withhis 40 minute talk on P.M.Modi's Vision peppered

with facts and figures on transformation takingplace in affordable housing in India.

Delegates Left to right paying rapt attention to MrMishra IAS's talk delivered in Hindi, Ms Moti Chauhan,Vice President, BJP Mahila Morcha , Ghaziabhad, MrSwachand, Lead Analyst, National skill DevelopmentCorporation of India and Dr B.B.L. Madhukar, DirectorGeneral , BRICS CCI, New Delhi on the extreme right.

AD INFINITY CEO M.S. Arulvel presenting the ConclaveColors to Mr D.S. Mishra IAS , Secretary, Ministry of

Housing & Urban Development, Government of Indiawhile Conclave Chairman Dr Parvez Hayat IPS and Dr

Vijay Prabhakar, Editor The Global Eye look on.

India's Housing & Urban Development Secretary D.S. Mishra IAS congratulating The Global Eye Editor

Dr Vijay Prabhakar on hosting the Conclave,reiterated the need to host similar Conclaves for

the NRI population overseas too.

The Students from Music Institute of Chromatics, Delhipresented P.N. Modi's vision of NEW INDIA through

music & song at the Conclave.

Dr N. Parasuraman, Senior Scientist, Dr M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennaiintroducing Dr J. B. Sharma , Joint Director,

Institute of Agriculture Research of India, Govern-ment of India, Pusa who chaired the session on

Farmers & Agriculture Economics.

Seen at the Tea break left to right : Ms NishaSamuel, Delhi Bureau Chief,The Global Eye,

District Judge Rajendra Sharma, and Shree Shree1008 Mahamandeleshwar Kaniyya Prabhunand

Giri Ji, Naharaj Shree Panchdashnaam JunaAakhada .

Left to right :Lt Gen V.K. Chatruvedi , PVSM, AVSM ( Retd ), Former Director General, Human Manpower Planning,Indian Army , Ma Santosh Kumar , Dr Parvez Hayat IPS,

Former Director General of Police and Dr B.B. L.Madhukar , Director General BRICS CCI New Delhi.


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Dr J. P. Sharma, Joint Director ,Institute of AgricultureResearch India , Pusa underscored the importance of

the role of farmers in building the country'seconomy.Farmers are smiling now after many years

due to P.M.Modi's new schemes and initiatives toimprove agrieconomy, he added. Dr Sharma said P.M.Modi's goverment's focus on rural empowerment willfuel Farmer's economy.P.M. Modi's vision for Farmers

will make them an integral part of India's lifeline.

Dr J. P. Sharma, Joint Director IARI, Pusa wantedto collaborate with The Global Eye to organise aGlobal Food Summit at Pusa to showcase the

successful programs of P.M. Modi in the Agricul-ture and higlight P.M.Modi's initiatives for the

farmers in India. Dr Vijay Prabhakar, Chairman ,The Global Eye accepted Dr Sharma's invitation to

jointly host such meet in late 2020.

Ms Jyoti Chauhan, Vice President, BJP MahilaMorcha, Ghazibhad presented the Conclave Colors

to Dr J.P. Sharma for his thought provoking ad-dress on the importance of farmers.Dr N

Parasuraman,Advocate Prem Parashar, and M.S.Arulvel look on.

Mr Subhas Verma, Travel & Tourism Expert, Delhipresented the Conclave Colors to Dr N Parasuraman,Senior Scientist, Dr M.S. Swaminathan ResearchFoundation, Chennai. Supreme Court Advocate PremParashar and AD infinity CEO Arulvel look on.

Conclave Chairman Dr Parvez Hayat IPS present-ing the Conclave Colors to Supreme Court Advo-cate Prem Parashar for Chairing the session on

farmers and AgriEconomy at the Conclave.

Section of Delegates Left to right : Ms Suchi Kulshreshtha,Gaurav Kulshreshtha, Mr Swachand( standing ), Ms MeenaVerma, Conclave Vice Chair, Padma Shri Dr Prof RiyazPunjabi ,Former Vice Chancellor of University of Kashmir,andLt Gen V.K. Chatruvedi among others.

Conclave Reception Committee Secretary Ms RajniChauhan presents a Floral Bouquet to Shree

Shree 1008 Mahamandeleshwar KaniyaPrabhunand Giri Ji Maharaj Shree

Panchdashnaam Juna Aakhada at the ConclaveClosing ceremonies.

Panelists for the Session on Furthering the Social Sector ,Left to right :Ms Rashmi Saxena Sahani IRS ,Principal

Director General , Income Tax Department_HumanResources , Government of India, Prof Dr K Selvakumar,

Neurosurgeon & Chief of Telemedicine, Sri RamachandraUniversity, Chennai ,Prof Dr Riyaz Punjabi, Former Vice

Chancellor, University of Kashmir and Dr Parvez Hayat IPS.

Conclave Chair Dr Parvez Hayat IPS introducingthe panelists, Ms Surabhi Kumar, International

Management Consultant, Delhi , Ms RashmiSaxena Sahani IRS,Prof Dr K selvakumar, Prof DrRiyaz Punjabi and Mr Swachhand,National Skill

Development Council Of India.

Ms Rashmi Saxena Sahani IRS , Principal DirectorGeneral Of Income Tax _Human Resources, Govern-ment of India spoke about the Women & Childrenprograms of Government of India . Ms Sahani IRSwho had earlier served as Additional Secretary , Min-istry of Women & Children, Government of India high-lighted P.M. Modi's programs for women and children.

Ms Surabhi Kumar, International ManagementConsultant , Delhi stressed the importance of

P.M.Modi's Swatch Bharat, Ayushman Bharat anddistant learning programs that will make India the

Superpower by 2030.

Prof Dr K Selvakumar, Neurosurgeon & Chief ofTelemedicine , Sri Ramachandra University,

Chennai highlighted P.M.Modi's vision torevolutionize medical education and healthcare delivery through Artificial Intelligence

and Telemedicine to propel India as theNumero Uno Health Care Destination in the

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Mr Swachhand,Member, SSC Governance, Na-tional Skill Development Corporation, Ministry ofSkill Development , Government of India spoke

about improving learning outcomes and initiativeslike Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana.

Swachhand further said that the skilling up ofpeople in India will further transform the economylandscape and urged The Global Eye to promote

P.M. Modi's Study In India program abroad.

Dr Riyaz Punjabi, Former Vice Chancellor ofUniversity of Kashmir & President, International

Center For Peace Studies, New Delhi said India isprogressing in the right direction under Prime

Minister Modi. He pointed out that the removal ofArticles 370 & Article 35 A _Special status of

Jammu &Kashmir was long overdue.

Lt Gen V.K. Chatruvedi , Former Director General ,Human Manpower Planning, Indian army, Ministry ofDefence ,India presented the Conclave Colors to Ms

Rashmi Saxena Sahani IRS, Principal Director GeneralOf Income Tax, Delhi.

Conclave Co Chair Ma Santosh Kumar presentedthe Conclave Colors to Professor Dr K.

Selvakumar, Neurosurgeon & Telemedicine Chief,Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai.

Dr B.B.L. Madhukar , Director General ,BRICS Cham-ber of Commerce & Industry, Delhi presented the

Conclave Colors To Prof Dr Riyaz Punjabi, President,International Center For Peace Studies, Delhi &Former Vice Chancellor , University of Kashmir.

Mr Rajendra Sharma, District Judge, Uttar Pradeshpresenting the Conclave Colors to Ms SurabhiKumar, International Mangaement Consultant,

Delhi at The Global eye Conclave.

Conclave Vice Chair Ms Meena Verma presentingthe Conclave Colors to Mr Swachhand, MemberSSC Governance, National Skill Development

Council, Ministry of Skill Development, Govern-ment of India.

Conclave Organizing Committee Chairman Dr ParvezHayat IPS, Former Director General of Police being

congratulated and honored with a shawl for the mostsuccessful conduct of the Conclave on P.M. Modi's Vision

for Development For All by Subhas Verma From Delhi, AdInfinity CEO Arulvel and TN BJP Minority Chief Johnson.

The Grand Finale of the day long The Global Eye Con-clave was the harmonic performance by Music Institute ofChromatics Children's Symphony.The performance wasconducted by Mohite Rathore, President & Director of MusicInstitute of Chromatics, Delhi.

Ms Nisha Samuel, Delhi Bureau Chief , The GlobalEye presented The Conclave Colors to Dr

B.B.L.Madhukar, Director General BRICS CCI,Delhiat the valedictory session of the Conclave.

The Global Eye Conclave saluted Dr B.B.L.Madhukar for his yeoman service in promoting

India's trade.Dr Madhukar held several responsiblepositions including CMD of MMTC, India's biggest

foreign trade company. Dr Madhukar is alsoChairman of FORE School of Management, Delhi

among other positions that he holds.

The Messenger of Gareeb Nawaz, Sufi Syed Yasir HGurdezi of Ajmer Dargah, Rajasthan honored Dr VijayPrabhakar, Chairman of The Global Eye for being theMaster Creative strategist responsible for this well

conceived and well planned historic conclave on P.M.Modi's Vision of New India.


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Yoga for Stress, Insomnia, Anxiety, Depression, and Chronic PainA R & D Pharmacologist’s Perspective.

By Naresh Chand, Ph.D.,Courtesy of

ADRxSynergy,[email protected], insomnia ,anxiety, depression, andchronic pain affect thelives of about a bill ionpeople all over the world.Yoga can be part of thesolut ion for managingthese condi t ions andimproving the quality of life(1-15).Yoga invo lves manytechn iques such asphys ica l postures(asanas ) , cont ro l leddeeper breath ing(pranayama ) , deeprelaxation, and meditation(Dhyana ) . Thesepractices are an integralpart of Patanjali’s YogaSystem. Yoga practices(most commonly Asanas)are utilized daily aroundthe world. When thesepractices are performedfor 15-30 minutes ,preferably early in themorning, reduce stress,anxiety, chronic pain, andupl i f t mood. Yogaimproves mental healthamong the young in theschools (1) and for adults(2, 3) as well as seniorsat home, nursing homesor in palliative care in thehospitals (4). In adultswi th mi ld- to-moderatemajor depression, an 8-week hatha yogaintervention resulted inc l in ica l ly s ign i f icantreductions in depressionseverity (3). The mind-body therapies (MBTs)

are effective in treatinginsomnia and improvingsleep quality for healthypeople and c l in ica lpat ien ts (5) . Yoga,medi ta t ion, andmindfu lness improvecommunicat ion sk i l ls ,teamwork, participatoryprograms, andpsychological interventionamong burnout physicians(8).Sivaramakrishnan et al.(2019) shown robustevidence for promotingyoga in physical activityguidelines for older adultsas a multimodal activitythat improves aspects off i tness l i ke s t rength ,balance, and flexibility, aswell as mental wellbeing(6) . Yoga reducesheadache f requency,headache duration, andpain intensity in patientssuffering from tension-type headaches (7).Gent le Yoga (Life inYoga models inc ludePranayama breathing,v ibra t iona l sounds,chakras, mant rasrecitations or chanting,mudras, “Asanas” poses;listening to healing musicwhi le walk ing, anddanc ing, andt r a n s c e n d e n t a lmeditation, etc. (9-12; Dr.Narayanan, Personalcommunication). Theseapproaches can serve asan Add-on-Therapy formany i l lnesses of themind, body, and soul.Dr. Gupta’s Aquatic Yogafor chronic pain, a simple

and affordable techniquereduces chron ic pa incaused by ag ing, byacc identa l or spor ts -re la ted or overweightl i f t ing in jur ies , andosteoarthr i t is and thissimple technique exertsfast onset of action andimprove the resiliency ofthe fascia, joints, andbrain (14,15).Gentle Pranayama yogapractices improve self-esteem, focus, learning,memory, andconcent ra t ion (1) . Inaddition, Asanas such asTree pose yoga and otherposes may improve thebody ’s res i l iency,flexibility, balance, andcore, and thus mayreduce the risk of falls,fracturing, and long-termdisability. It remains to bediscovered if tree poseyoga and o ther yogapractices (stretching andstrength training- by lowweightlifting or using yourown body “Asanas”) couldreduce the risk of falls,fracturing, and long term-disability, and may slowthe progression of mildcognitive impairment toAlzheimer’s disease (15,16) . These long- termcl in ica l s tud ies arewarranted. Gentle yogaand even machine-assisted yoga in healthclubs or at homes etc.may he lp in reduc ingstress-induced craving fortas ty u l t ra-processedfoods (food addiction) aswel l as in managingst ress, anx ie ty,depression, chronic pain,and other comorbidities.The long-term adherenceand compliance to yogapractice are essential inach iev ing a des i red

clinical outcome in peopleliving with food addictionand weight -ga in ingtendencies.In pregnant and youngmoms facing post-partemdepression, and peoplefac ing chron ic pa in ,gent le Yoga (9-15) asAdd-On-Therapy mayreduce depression, andmay reduce the need fora n t i d e p r e s s a n t s ,anx io ly t ics andanalges ics and o thermedications. Could yogahelp in reducing opiateepidemic in the USA, itneeds to be studied.In conc lus ion, Yoga(asanas, pranayama, Dhyana,dancing) practice for 15-30 minutes, preferablyearly in the morning, asAdd-On- Therapy, canreduce stress, insomnia,anxiety, chronic pain, anddepress ion. Yogaimproves sel f-esteem,focus, learning, memory,and concentration amongthe young in the schools.The same may beach ievab le amongseniors . Gent lepranayama yoga can alsoimprove the quality of lifeand s leep for adu l tsincluding the pregnantmoms and young momssuffering from postpartumdepression, and seniorsliving at home, nursinghomes or in palliative carein the hospitals.1. Ferreira-Vorkapic, C. etal. (2015). Are ThereBenefits from TeachingYoga at Schools? ASystematic Review ofRandomized ControlTrials of Yoga-BasedInterventions. Evid BasedComplement AlternatM e d : h t t p s : / /www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/

articles/PMC4600929/pdf/ECAM2015-345835.pdf2. Gothe, N.P. et a l .(2019): Yoga Effects onBrain Heal th: ASystematic Review ofthe CurrentL i t e r a t u r e . B r a i nP l a s t i c i t y , h t t p s : / /content . iospress.com/download/brain-plasticity/b p l 1 9 0 0 8 4 ? i d = b r a i n -plasticity%2Fbpl1900841.3. Prathikanti, S. et al.(2017).Treating majordepression with yoga: Ap r o s p e c t i v e ,randomized, controlledpilot trial. PLoS ONE12(3): e0173869. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p m c / a r t i c l e s /P M C 5 3 5 4 3 8 4 / p d f /pone.0173869.pdf4. Deshpande, A.(2018): Yoga forpalliative care. IntegrMed Res. 7(3) : 211–2 1 3 h t t p s : / /www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p m c / a r t i c l e s /P M C 6 1 6 0 5 0 0 / p d f /main.pdf5. Wang, X. et al (2019):The Effect of Mind-BodyTherapies on Insomnia:A Systematic Reviewand Meta-Analysis. EvidBased ComplementAl ternat Med. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6393899/pdf/ECAM2019-9359807.pdf6. Sivaramakrishnan, D. etal. (2019): The effects ofyoga compared to activeand inactive controls onphysical function andhealth related quality oflife in older adultssystematic review andmeta-analysis ofrandomised controlledtrials. International Journalof Behavioral Nutrition andPhysical Activity https://

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p m c / a r t i c l e s /P M C 6 4 5 1 2 3 8 / p d f /12966_2019_Article_789.pdf7. Anheyer, D. e t a l( 2 0 1 9 ) : Y o g a f o rTreating Headaches: ASystematic Review andMeta-analysis . J GenIn tern Med. h t tps : / /www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/316677368. Aryankhesa,l A. et al(2019). Interventions onreducing burnout inphysicians and nurses:Asystematic review. MedJ Is lam RepubI r a n . 3 3 : 7 7 h t t p s : / /www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p m c / a r t i c l e s /PMC6825380/pdf/mjiri-33-77.pdf9 . G e n t l eK a p a l B h a t i h t t p s : / /w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m /watch?v=rF9O9VZ_1uk1 0 . U j j a y iP r a a n a y a m a h t t p s : / /w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m /watch?v=EP_7kExis7k1 1 . B h a s t r i k a aP r a n a y a m a h t t p s : / /w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m /watch?v=FfG_CRITKHs12. Mantra basedM e d i t a t i o n h t t p s : / /w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m /watch?v=0SbI225_kfI1 3 . W a l k i n gM e d i t a t i o n h t t p s : / /w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m /watch?v=Sj3AXBLpfc414. Dr. Gupta’s AquaticYoga for ChronicP a i n . h t t p s : / /www.amazon.com/Guptas-Aquatic-Yoga-Chronic-Pain-ebook/dp/B01DGVO1S61 5 . h t t p s : / /w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m /watch?v=43v3Z7MC3Qk16. http://w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m /watch?v=uXFfPzvU3fQ

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AS I d isembarked ear lyyesterday morning from aCaribbean Airline flight, myson Moses Ernesto, quipped:“Dad, you missed out againfrom the celebration of FirstOil.” He hurriedly briefed meabout the splendid fireworkson Friday night at the Kittyseawall.The night sky glowed in gloryover the arrival of a gianttanker to load and lift a millionbarrels of the first export ofcrude oil from Guyana.Those were the fireworks ofbrightly contrasting coloursthat I had imagined whenPresident Grangerannounced “ f i rst o i l ” anddesignated December 20 asour National Petroleum Day.At the time I was in Floridawith my family, but I recordedin My Turn that, “this will bea day to remember, foreverperhaps, when Guyana’sdestiny was defined; whenthe world would no longer findus to be just a dot on the mapfor mere curiosity.”FIRST MILLION BARRELSThe export of the first millionbarrels of Guyana’s crudeforms part of the discoveryfrom some 17 wells of anestimated six billion barrels ofoil equivalent that ExxonMobiland Hess had announcedear l ier. By 2025 Guyanapotent ia l ly would beproducing 750,000 barrelsper day.At the t ime of Fi rst Oi l ,President Granger stressedthat petroleum production inGuyana would spur the“transformative process inthe country ’s economicdevelopment.” It will stimulatejobs and expand qual i tyservices for our people who

have hitherto been victims ofthe ravages of colonialismand neglect caused byp e r s i s t e n tunderdevelopment.With First Oil, Guyana hasbroken the proverbial chainsof economic bondage, andhas asserted her freedom toharvest our enormouspotential for prosperity andgreatness. This would beachieved by in ject ing oi lrevenues into universally freeeducat ion, and oninfrastructures for foodsecurity.G77 CHAIRMANSHIPFor over three days last weekI a lso exper ienced th isglowing glory as Guyanaassumed Chairmanship ofthe Group of 77 and China,compris ing some 135member states of the UnitedNations. Chairmanship of theG77 is the th i rd h ighestranking in designated UNpositions, after the post ofSecretary General andPresident of the GeneralAssembly.Guyana accepted th iscoveted leadership for 2020from Palestine at a solemnand digni f ied handoverceremony on January 15 lastat the United Nations buildingin Manhattan, New York.I t was an emot ional lycharged moment whenPalestine’s Foreign Minister,Dr. Riad Al-Malki, handed methe symbolic gavel in thedistinguished presence ofSecretary-General AntonioGuterres, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed,President of the GeneralAssembly, Ti j janiMuhammad-Bande, and a fullhall of Ambassadors from

G77 member states.Guyana immediate lyreceived the spontaneousand enthusiast ic supportf rom al l the const i tuentmembers of the Group of 77,with China openly pledgingfinancial assistance to thegroup under Guyana’schairmanship.SOLE DISSENTING VOICEThe sole dissenting voice wasVenezuela, which launchedan unsol ic i ted andunprovoked attack againstPalest ine for a l legedlybreaching “procedures” forpromot ing Guyana’scandidature. It claimed thatno consultations had takenplace with one of the UnitedNations’ regional groups —the Lat in American andCaribbean Group (GRULAC).However, several members ofthe GRULAC group took tothe floor and hailed Guyana’sascendance to the chair,among which were Brazil,Argentina, Colombia, CostaRica, Barbados and TheBahamas.No other state supportedVenezuela’s spur iousallegations, and while theoutgoing chair, Palestine,noted the statements,Venezuela was otherwisecompletely ignored, isolatedand repulsed wi th coldsilence.It is therefore troubling, tosay the least , that theStabroek News has seen it fitto repeat unsupportedallegations, previously made,that a deal had been struckwith Venezuela to supportGuyana’s candidature. TheStabroek inserted in whatappeared to be a factualreport, an editorial opinion

that stated inter alia: “Thegovernment has beencriticised for agreeing not toraise this country’s bordercontroversy with Venezuelaat the G-77 in return forCaracas’ support forGuyana’s chairmanship.” (SNJanuary 18, 2020)This newspaper did not sayby whom was thegovernment criticised, nordid it give any evidence ofthe al leged ‘agreement ’between Venezuela andGuyana, or among someother party or parties. This ispure speculat ion, and aneditorial intrusion into factualreport ing. I t breached al lprofessional eth ics andprinciples of good journalism.I t revealed bias andunadulterated prejudice andmalice which, combined, is areckless abuse of freedom ofthe press.Guyana’s leadership hasbeen hailed as refreshing,and several high officials ofthe Uni ted Nat ions areencouraging under ourtenure a “rebirth of the corevalues” of th is hugenegotiating bloc within theUni ted Nat ions (DeputySecretary- General AminaMohammed).FAVOURABLE IMAGEIt is with deep pride that Iacknowledge the favourableimage of Guyana as acountry wi th commit tedleadership, and a nationalagenda that coincides withand promotes the UNdevelopment goals. In thisregard President Grangerenjoys credible ratings for hisadvocacy of a ‘green’ statestrategy in the context ofreducing the impact of

climate change, commitmentto a pro-poor programme ofsustainable development,and the good life for all.Over a three-day period ourForeign Minister KarenCummings, our PermanentRepresentative Michael Ten-Pow, his Mission staffers andI maintained a t ight andalmost “drop-dead” schedulethat inc luded separatebilateral meetings with the UNSecretary-General , theDeputy Secretary-General,President of the GeneralAssembly, UNDPAdministrator, the Perez-Guerrero Trust Fund forSouth-South Cooperation,the Representative of Norwayand Chairman of EcoSoc,and others.VOTE OF CONFIDENCEThere is no doubt thatGuyana enjoys a vote ofconf idence by the G77Grouping of United Nationsmember states. Several highofficials have indicated openinterest in visiting Guyanasoonest. There is somethingthat is both appealing andurgent about Guyana whichis recognised for its pristinenatural beauty, its ethnic andcultural diversity, its peaceand stabi l i ty. Therepresentative of confl ict-weary Lebanon, incelebrat ing ourmulticulturalism, poeticallysummed it up in this way:Guyana has as its motto ‘Onepeople, One nat ion, Onedestiny.’ You should add toyour motto, ‘One World’.It is time that Guyanese bask inthe glory of our country being astate that is full of promise; andhope, not only for us, but for therest of the world!

Hon. Prime Minister, GuyanaMoses V. Nagamootoo

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34SPOTLIGHT : COVID RELIEF EFFORTS

By Dr Naseem Sultana Sayeed, Consultant Gyaenacologist, Chennai, IndiaThe Noble Profession. The COVID-19 has put a screeching halt to routine every-day life. Social media is rife with all kinds of rumours andweird and wacky if not absurd suggestions. But the bestsuggestions and "jugaad" have come from the medical com-munity itself. I belong to the generation of doctors who hadto buy "second-hand" medical books from the erstwhile"Moore Market" which is now non-existent. The older theedition the more costly it was.That was a way of life..Our knowledge was derived from reading in the library, orfrom reading books borrowed from the library. All that is nowpasse. Now, of course, you don't have to go searching for orlug those kinds of heavy books anymore. Most of the infor-mation is available on the web, and what you need is just asmartphone. But there is another kind of learning that waslearned from our teachers and that is still not available onthe web and that was "the clinics" conducted by our won-derful teachers. The idea of straining your ears to listen tothe Chief's (professor's) words of wisdom are so outdatednow and unnecessary too because of the free availability ofcollar mikes and cell phone recorders. In the seventies however we had to get up pretty early,to catch the rumbling, rarely on time, Pallava transport busesat 6 am at least, to be on time for the 7 am OP and Chief'sclinics What we learned there was not written in anymedical book or journal. Those were "pearls of wisdom" whichwe struggled and strained to hear, jotted down in the pocket-book, and fully understood and appreciated only years later

in the course of our own clinical experiences. There was noultrasound and no MRI We diagnosed only from watching and observing, listen-ing to and hearing, touching, and sounding the patient. Yes.,that's what it was, though it was given hi-fi nomenclature like"inspection" "palpation", "percussion" and "auscultation"Butthere was something else also..and that was" history tak-ing". In today's perspective how gratifying it is to note thatthe diagnosis of COVID-19 is based mainly on history tak-ing , .as also how relevant "hand washing" is today for "sav-ing lives" as it was in the days of Semmelweiss Recently..lotsof people asked me this question as to why an anti-malarialdrug was being given as treatment for a viral infection. Theanswer is that... The treatment of a viral infection with chloro-quine is nothing new.. Our professors as far back as 40years ago used to teach us that PUO (pyrexia of unknownorigin) would respond to chloroquine. We never questionedtheir wisdom.. We learn't through our own experiences thatit worked wonderfully. Now of course we do know thatchloroquine has had multifarious uses in Fungal infections,Amoeba, in cancers, chronic skin problems rheumatology,autoimmune diseases like lupus and others...the list is end-less. This is the well educated and well informed "Jugaad"ofdoctors and of course there are innumerable studies andstatistics to prove its efficacy and safety. "Doctoring" is notlearnt in a day, it is the sum total of your life's clinical expe-riences and that of your colleagues. The art of clinical expe-rience and wisdom has been demolished by unnecessarylitigation against doctors. The younger generation was los-

ing touch with this art because free thinking was not encour-aged and protocols have to be followed and they had be-come like robots in a corporate set up. Though we prepared for exams from our western text-books and followed those protocols., in actual practice ourteachers in Medical College never followed those protocolsstrictly ..and each had their own line of treatment and eachwas uniquely successful in his or her own way. We had "spotters" ( diagnosing a patient on sight..bylook ,demeanour, sound and walk) Though the con-cept of "spotters" is still there, the clinical acumen haslargely disappeared, because only "objective" diagno-sis as compared to the "subjective" diagnosis standsup in a court of law. By filing unnecessary cases against doctors only"defensive" medicine is being practiced nowadays. The doctor of course has added responsibilitywhen such implicit trust and faith is placed on themand has to be like a successful cricketer in all the for-mats: test cricket ,one day match or 20/20. And by thatI mean if you have the facility, time and affordability..do go infor all the exotic investigations (which may sometimes leaveeven us totally confused) but at the end of the day use yourclinical acumen and rely on the experience and wisdom ofcolleagues in making good decisions The public has now re-found faith and respect for doc-tors. Capitalize on it, and restore this noble profession to itsoriginal glory, and also India, and in particular Chennai asthe "Mecca of medicine".

MEATF & AMEC LEADER Dr SREENIVAS REDDY AND FAMILY DONATE FIFTYLAKHS ($70,000USD ) TO ANDHRA PRADESH GOVT FOR COVID RELIEF.

Dr Sreenivas Reddy , his wife DrLalitha Reddy , His elder brotherRamana Reddy of Dr Cloud ,Por t l and and h i s unc le DrSadasiva Reddy from Michigantogether donated Fifty Lakhs toAndhra Chief Minister Y.S. R.Jagan Reddy for COVID Reliefwork . The 50 Lakhs check washanded over two days ago. photofrom left to right : Srisailam MLASilpa Chakrapani Reddy( Cousinof Dr Reddy), Dr M. L. Narayan

Reddy ( Fa the r o f D r La l i t haReddy ) , Andhra C . M. JaganMohan Reddy and Shri NarasimhaReddy ( Father of Dr Reddy &Ramana Reddy). Both Dr Reddy ‘sfather Narasimha Reddy Garu andfather in law , Dr Narayan Reddyha i l f r om Jammalamadugu o fKadappa District. A big Salute toDr Sreenivas Reddy and his fam-ily for this generous gesture forthe people of Andhra Pradesh .

YOUNG NITIN REDDY &

DILAN REDDY, SONS OF DrSREENIVAS & LALITHA REDDYRAISE OVER $12,000 FOR COOKCOUNTY HEALTH FOUNDATION.The generous philanthropic spirit ofAction speaks louder than Words ofthe Reddy family inspired the twoyoung school go ing sons of theReddys to ra ise over $12 ,000from the i r fami ly and f r iends forthe COVID a f fec ted peop le o fCook County, which today ’s ist h e c o u n t y w i t h t h e h i g h e s t

n u m b e r o f C O V I D p o s i t i v ecases in whole of USA. AMERI-CAN MULTI ETHNIC COALITION-AMEC & U.S. CONGRESSIONALMULTI ETHNIC ADVISORY TASKFORCE- MEATF CONGRATULATESTHE REDDYSLeading by example , Dr Reddyand h is fami ly a re to be com-mended for their silent work with-out any fanfare. All Gods blessingsto this family and May their actionsbe emulated by many.

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SPOTLIGHT : COVID RELIEF EFFORTS

CHOH & THE GLOBAL EYE GIVES 55MIGRANT FAMILIES RELIEF PACKAGES

The Old Students of Children’s Home of Hope , Maduravoyal and The Global Eye , Digital News Monthlyprovide 55 Migrant families of Nelavoyal village in Gummipondi , Tamilnadu with Relief packages eachcontaining 5 Kgs Rice,1Kg Dhal, 1 Kg Salt , 1 Oil Packet , Masalas, bathing & Washing Soap .May God bless those who prepared the packages,those who donated willingly , those receiving the reliefpackages and those who organized the distribution.To God Alone Be The Glory Now & Always. Amen

ORPHANAGE IN TAMILNADU SETS EXAMPLE BY SHARING THEIR PROVISIONS WITH THE NEEDYMaduravoyal, TN Children’s Home of Hope in a cheerful and generous gesture provided relief to 50 migrant families during this pandemic. The remarkable

experience of an orphanage helping out during this time was applauded by all. A true sense of sharing and giving among the less fortunate ones set a resound-ing example for all to follow. Sanjay David , Project Director of the Orphanage said,” We thank God today CHOH was able to provide provisions for 50 migrantfamilies from West Bengal working in a scrap recycling unit...with No work & money they were very happy with the provisions they received... We thank thesupport of the committee members& staff along with Mr Senthil Sir & Revenue dept for this Opportunity to share.” The children and Staffs efforts in this were

commendable because it’s not easy to make 50 bags of provisions ... God bless their little hands and their loving hearts.

Sparsh Ganga's Arushi Nishank hands over 10,000 khadi masks for Soldiers*New Delhi: Concerned about the safety ofsoldiers posted at borders, Sparsh Ganga'snational convenor, Aarushi Pokhriyal Nishank,sent reusable masks made of Khadi clothfor them. 10 thousand masks were handedover at the Armed Force Clinic in Delhi to-day, which will be given to the doctors andsoldiers who are constantly protecting us.Sparsh Ganga has been working in the coun-

try and the world since 2008, and more than5.5 lakh people are connected all over theworld. Various teams of Sparsh Ganga havemade these washable and reusable facemasks at home with Khadi clothes. MsNishank said, "We are all living in our homesare fighting this global epidemic and follow-ing the lock down, while our brave soldierson the border on one hand are fighting en-

emies and on the other they are tackling withthis deadly virus. It would be the duty of all ofus that is, before Rakshabandhan we canprotect our brave soldiers from this deadlyvirus. So the country-wide team of SparshGanga decided to send their brothers a faceshield. Raksha Bandhan is the most promi-nent festival of our country in which sistersties a thread of defense on her brother's wrist

and brother always vows to protect her sis-ter. Then it is also the duty of the sisters thatthey should protect the wrist which is alwaysthere to protect them." This campaign hasbeen done by Sparsh Ganga in collaborationwith "AquaCraft", an organization, as a sus-tainable initiative so that we will be able tohelp in monitoring and improving the environ-ment along with enhancing the economy.


36SPOTLIGHT : COVID RELIEF EFFORTSCHAKRA FOUNDATION LED BY FILM DIRECTOR RAJASEKAR PROVIDES RELIEF TO 1,000 PERSONSChennai : In Mylapore area with support of Asst Commissioner and friends of police team, Chakra

Foundation provided provisions and sanitary products for 1000 persons.

CHAKRA FOUNDATION PROVIDES DAILY LUNCH IN RURAL VILLAGEErode, TN Chakra Vision India Foundation provides daily lunch in a rural village near Erode City according to its

President Film Director Rajasekar . Chakra Foundation President Rajasekar said that they do it on a daily basis.

CHAKRA FOUNDATION PROVIDES RELIEF TO TRANSGENDER COMMUNITYChennai : Chakra Vision India Foundation continued its Covid relief activities by providing provision packages to the transgender community residing inKannaginagar in OMR area in outskirts of Chennai. Foundation President Rajasekar said that The Chakra Foundation was doing its best to reach out to

the marginalized communities during this pandemic and providing provisions as far as possible.

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SPOTLIGHT : COVID RELIEF EFFORTSANGEL OF GIVING

Dr Rani Yousefzai , The Iranian American (maternal) & PAkistani AMerican ( paternal) Angel of Giving has done it again during this COVID 19 Pandemic. This time the AMEC & MEATFAngel of Giving launched a Succesful toy drive where 120 toys were packaged and donated to the needy children of Chicagoland during this stay at home lockdown. Earlier Dr Rani hadprepared & delivered hot food to over 100 Seniors of Chicagoland followed that gesture by making over 100 Easter baskets filled with goodies and essential toiletries for Chicagoland’shomeless and now this generous gesture for Chicagoland’s needy children.What a heart Especially when Dr Rani herself has a three year old son and a three month old baby to look after at this time.. God bless Dr Rani and her family abundantly. Yes Dr Raniis living upto AMEC & MEATF’s motto of ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS

CHENNAI FREEMASONS PROVIDE RELIEFFreemasons showed the way by providing provision relief packages to the needy communities in and around Chennai . Freemason M. S. Arulvel Coordinated the relief efforts.

Asst Commissioner of Police Nelson and his team assisted the FREEMASONS in Mylapore area in Chennai city.

CHICAGO BEAUTICIAN VINITHA GULABANI SPEARHEADS COVID RELIEF EFFORTSCongratulations to IACA Chairman Sohan P Joshi & IACA Founder Vinithaji Gulabani, FIA Chicago Founder Sunil Shah & FIA Chicago President Gurmeet Singh for their mostthoughtful and generous gesture in hosting a joint food drive for Township of Schaumburg. Mayor of Schaumburg appreciated the Induan AMerican leaders for their continued

actions to support Covid19 relief . Yes , Today all of you Together proved that you can make a difference . God bless all of you for your true spirit of service . God bless America


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CHOH JOINS MADURAVOYAL FRIENDS OF POLICE TO HELP MIGRANT FAMILIESCHOH.. Children’s Home of Hope hand ed over to police 10pkts.Each packet contained 5kg rice,1kg Dhal,1 salt packet,1washing& bathing soap,1toothpaste&brush... These packets were

distributed to 10 migrant families...We thank God we were able to make a small contribution...We plan to do more in the coming days said Sanjay David , Project Director CHOH, Chennai, India

Dr. Rajasekhar's daughters donate Rs 2 lakh to Telangana relief fundOn April 22, the birthday of Shivathmika Rajasekhar, the younger daughter of 'Angry Star' Rajasekhar and 'Dorasaani' debutante. Marking the occasion, she has donated a

sum of Rs 1 lakh to the Telangana CM Relief Fund. Her elder sister Shivani donated another Rs 1 lakh. On Wednesday morning, the duo handed over cheques to KalvakuntlaTaraka Rama Rao, Minister of IT. Cinematography Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav was present on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, the Shivathmika-Shivani duo said,"The state and central governments are taking the right measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. We have come forward to do our bit in terms of monetary contribution.

We hope that the public will confine themselves to their homes and strictly adhere to instructions given by the government. Stay home. Stay safe."

70 YEAR-OLD KAMALAMMAGESTURE APPLAUDED .

Karnataka : Friends this is very hearttouching ..Today as we, the members ofRotary Heritage Mysuru, were busy inour Annadaanapreparations, aseemingly poor,over 70 year oldsenior citizen,K a m a l a m m awalked in to thepremise... Ourn a t u r a lexpectation wasthat she mightask us for somefood. Even as weextended thefood packets toher, sherefused...a littlehesitatingly shemustered upsome courageand took outs o m e t h i n ghidden behind the clothes and said..." Ihave been watching you guys supplyingfood to my area for over 30 days now...soi just felt i should give you Rs 500/- fromthe Rs 600/- monthly pension i receive. It

is a small amount but please accept". Wewere shocked , we were embarrassedthat we offered her food, we were taken

aback by hergesture of partingRs 500 out Rs 600pension shereceives...and thattoo in such difficulttimes...In spite ofour several requeststo keep the money,she insisted thatwe acceptit....which we didout of sheer respectfor her.. Friends atthat moment we feltshe is no less thanthe Tatas, Ambanis,Azim premji,Narayan Murthy etcas she was partingwith 90% of herearnings.. We

could witness the magnanimity of amother's heart , however poor she mightbe.. YES WE WERE TRULY HUMBLED..Courtesy - Vishnu Vardhanv n RaghuRaghavendra DN...

New York :COVID 19 community help by India World Foundation USA team.They have delivered foods to Morristown , New Jersey soup kitchen. Thank you

to the great team. God bless the world in this hard time.

IWF PROVIDES RELIEF IN NEW JERSEY

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SPOTLIGHT : COVID RELIEF EFFORTS

FOOD DONATED IN GAREEB NAWAZDARGAH, AJMER SHARIF, RAJASTHAN

CHICAGO BUSINESS TYCOON AJEET SINGH FEEDS THE NEEDY IN DECATUR, ILLINOISAjeet Singh , President, Midwest Business Brokers hosted a Community Aporeciation Luncheon for residents of Decatur , Illinois and 800 lunch boxes were distributed on Sunday

June 7,2020. Congratulations to Ajeet Singh and his team for the successful luncheon in spreading love and cheer during these challenging times.Ajeet Singh who grew up in Meerut , U. P., India wanted to help the folks who stay in downstate rural areas of Illinois and so distributed luncheon boxes .

MAFS RENDERS ROUND THE CLOCK SERVICES TO HUNDREDS OF SENIOR CITIZENS IN ILLINOIS.HISTORIC HOME DELIVERY OF HOT MEALS DAILY TO HUNDREDS OF SENIORS & DISABLED DURING LAST 3 MONTHS & CONTINUING.

TRIBUTE TO MA SANTOSHKUMARDear Mrs. Santosh Kumar,I am Purushottam Thakur and Igo to Schaumburg location ofsenior center. I just wanted tothank you on behalf of each andevery senior member atSchaumburg and all the otherlocations for taking really goodcare of us. The decision youmade to help and take care ofseniors is really fit to be saluted.Here in United States, most ofthe senior faces mental,physical health, lonelinesswhich you already know, and thedecision you have made tomake that go away is really greatand respectable. For example,you make our loneliness goaway by driving us and droppingus back home, you organize teaand snack, lunch in theafternoon which is alwayshealthy and all the lovely and

helpful staff at senior centertakes really good care of us. Withtheir guidance, we start our daywith prayer and then do all theactivities such as singing,dancing, saying jokes, all thephysical activities, yoga, andmeditation we do provides morestrength to us and all the otheractivities you and your staff dofor us is really grateful of you.Whenever there is a festival, youguide us to celebrate and enjoyin a particular way which bringsa lot of happiness is our life.Last but not least, during thistough situation of COVID-19 thatthe world is facing, you and yourstaff is always ready to help us.The way your staff takes risk oftheir life during this coronavirussituation to bring us food hometo home which is kindlyappreciated. Plus the way yourstaff calls all the seniors to askthem about their health is really

appreciable. That brings smileson our faces. And specially in thisworld changing situation, youand your staff is really helpful tous and we’re looking forward goback to senior center as thisCOVID-19 situation calmsdown. Thank you for doingeverything you can to make ushappy. It means a lot to us. Wemiss you everyday. God blessyou and your staff for doing thebest you do for everyone.

Sincerely,Purushottam ThakurAnother Senior writes :Ma Santosh Ji :It was so much fun doing zoommeeting today with all theseniors. We enjoyed it so muchand it was a brilliant idea doingthis, so all the seniors got to seeeach others and it broughtsmiles on our faces. Thank youagain for doing this meeting .Yet Another Senior writes .....,

Now at the end, I thank you MissSantosh Kumar from my heartsaid who is like ‘maa’ to all of usseniors at senior center andtakes care of all of us just like a‘maa’. It doesn’t matter how oldwe are, Maa Santosh Kumargives us the love that one maagives to her kids. She nevergives us a chance to miss ourmaa. So let’s all wish her, happymother’s day. God Bless MaSantosh Kumar and her

dedicated MAFS & UMAS TEAMfor their continued selflessservice in taking care ofthousands of our SeniorCitizens with hot home deliveredmeals and all other muchneeded services includinghealth related and home makerservices. Big Salute to all of youfor your splendid dedication,unconditional love , andremarkable Committment tocare and share .


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INDIA NEWS FEATURE

A SALUTE TO INDIA’S PRIME MINISTERMODI FROM A KARGIL WAR HERO

Our beloved leader Mr Modi seems to besuccessful and invincible over his Pakistaniand Chinese counterparts. Here, Our PrimeMinister is far more ahead in terms ofacceptance and trustworthiness as apolitician thanJin Ping and Imran Khan. So,we are lucky to have Prime Minister Modiin this trying time and to test badsituations. Jai Hind.I would like to express my opinion on therecent achievements of our great and pro-active Prime Minister, Narendra DamodarModi.It is, in fact, the Century’s biggest civilianevacuation from the Corona hotspots thatis the States like Kerala, Maharashtra,Tamilnadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Gujrat,Punjab and Rajasthan, that approximately159 million migratory labourers weretransported back by free train services totheir respective States of Bihar, U.P.MadhyaPradesh, West Bengal. This waspeacefully and tactfully undertaken by theGovt..of India with the active participationof Ministry of Railways under theLeadership of beloved Prime Minister ModiJI. It was accomplished in spite of theCong-CPM-APP led lawless and frenzy10,000 to 50,000 unruly mobs peltingstones and looting and setting on fire theCentral Govt. Properties including RailwaySignalling apparatus, Route Relay Cabins,expensive imported high-speed Rly. Air-conditioned & dust conditioned Swisslocomotives & numerous other costlyRly.properties like Station Masters wireless

By Capt Dr Arun K ChakrabortyKolkatta, India

setups and electronic devices at 29 Rly.Stations. Not a single bullet was shot atthe unruly politically motivated and sociallyexcited hundred thousands of labourers anddownstream Anti-national andfundamentalist miscreants.The news was censored off the sporadicattack and rioting situations that prevailedduring the protests staged by Congress-APP-Communist backed fundamentalistMuslims with the excited migrant workers.The first eruption was in Bombay, CentralStation Bombay, Kurla, Church Gate,Mahim, Kalyan. In Delhi- New Delhi Station,Old Delhi station. Ghaziabad Station,Ambala Hisar, Agra Lucknow Kanpur, allstations, Jaipur. station. You’ve no idea.Who will question about my reporting thoseare bound to be Congress and MuslimLeague supporters.

It’s in fact the country’s.....Throng streets and staged crossroads andsquare protests and brought theadministration to a crushing vault!! Just inthe design and style of Libya and Egypt,ZIran like civil anarchy with the tacit supportof Pakistan. But, Our able Prime Ministerhad the resilience and sustenance andtackled the entire anarchical situation undercontrol. He along with the Railway ministrycorroboration operates 400 pairs of “LabourSpecial” superfast trains to carry all thestranded labourers at stages andcompleted the 159 million strandedlabourers free of cost services provided tothem directly to their respective native

places.I again repeat this was the Century’sbiggest evacuation of 1.59 Crores labourersin the history of Mankind. Our great PrimeMinister once again has proved hisindomitable courage and resilience in themost trying time under the direct threat ofa universal menace named aaaCoronavirus. Now, despite all instigationsand opposition propaganda, the CentralGovt.has been successful in any suchsituation and challenge to the Nation. Moreover when the Opposition Parties triedtheir level best to put the Union Governmentin an awkward situation. This is the moststrong Prime Minister India has electedafter Indira Gandhi. Now, there is thebiggest threat of War looming over India inthe wake of International political andeconomic pressure as exerted upon Chinaby World Powers including India. This isthe time again this dynamic Prime Ministerof India has shown his prudence in troubledtimes and over and again his true leadershipto this country.To this Country....Country...... India now ready to take on anymilitary challenge From either if bothattack India then there will be no more aPakistan and there will be a China withoutthe little four STARS that is Tibet(India),East Turkistan, Inner Mongolia andManchuria this is for sure Hongkong andMacao along with 12 prefectures all willfizzle our of Communist China.Fizzle our of Communist China......

Now there will be basically 5 fronts whereIndia-Pakistan-India China-US-Pakistan-US-China-Japan/US Military imbroglio liketo be seen the total US and India and Japanand Australia is 1O times bigger in totalMilitary might than China, Pakistan has inall disciplines of modern Battle scenario.Likely to be seen...now as we need to workon China <ØèÝ<ØóÝ once for all anddecimating Pakistan <ØõÝ<ØðÝ once forall so we have to be very focused and extracautious as China gets on kneel downsituation within a week’s time. As the USIndia Israel Japan joint Forces initiate thedeadly and final blow to knock out Chinawithin weeks time and if goes beyond twoweeks that time both military blocks willsurpass the psychology barrier and theneither China or US could have resorted tothe Nuclear option. Prime Minister Modi hastight options as well first would be diplomaticpressure by cutting off Pakistan’s old friendslike Turkey, Iran, UAE and Saudi Arabia andthen quarantining China from Russia, EU andfinally from African Nations and that could bethe last nail to strike in the Chinese coffin. Atthis crucial and vital conjecture, INDIA needsour Prime Minister, Narendra Damodar DasModi, as the only Captain to dissuade ChineseDragon from Indian frontiers and IndianOceanic frontiers. Asian Continent now hasone and only bold leader that is our Great &Valiant Modiji. He has the blessings ofAlmighty and protected by Almighty’s boon,that will have the linear transformation for thepeople & the country. I’m sure we will win andour enemies will fall flat as the entire Countryis consolidated and standing united with ourrevered and beloved Prime Minister-Triumphant - Narendraji Modi. A picture ofCompetence.


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NOSTALGIA UPDATE

PRINCERODGER NELSONThe Artist Formerly

Known as Prince

PRINCERODGER NELSONThe Artist Formerly

Known as Prince

By Dr Clarence BealsFOREMOST A SOCIALCONSCIOUS BUSINESSMANWhat I admired about Prince, wasthe principle and mettle of thisman. He wanted creative andfiscal control of his Art, WarnerBrother said no! Prince stood upto the Music Industry Engine,when they thought they coulddictate to him, he let them knowhe was not their “slave”. To asystem, they could not controlhim and tell him how to projecttheir visions onto to him. His 1996album Emancipation celebratedthe forthcoming end of his WarnerBrother contract, which enabledhim to release as much music ashe liked on his NPG (New PowerGeneration) label. Later heexplored marketing his work onthe Internet and through privatearrangements with retail chains asa means of circumventing thecontrol of large record companies.In 1999 the formal termination ofhis contract with Warner Brothershe stopped using the symbol ashis name.A TRUE LEGENDPrince was the essence of aRenaissance man. an artist withvision and purpose, creating thedynamics of his music with no

limits abounds, taking the riskwith his lyrics, telling his story with“panache” that sense of beingfearless, and true to ones art.When he performed, it wascreative genius, every detail fromthe musicians syncopation (Princedemanded that no one miss abeat,movement, everything had tobe flawless), he loved competition,while living and performing inMinneapolis, Minnesota, therewas a performer Morris Day andthe group Time, founded andmanaged by Prince. thatconstantly woluld try and e Princewas a singer, writer, producer,musician, promoter, “PrimaAssoluta.” this term typicallybestowed on ballet dancers, thisphrase embodied Prince. TheGreatest, complete Performer, youheld your breathe waiting to see,hear and felt with anticipation whatwas he going to do next.The Artist, and symbol LoveSymbol #2 was born inMinneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Anddied in April 2016, Chanhassen,Minnesota, he was a rarecomposer who could perform at aprofessional level on virtually all theinstruments he required andconsiderable number of hisrecording feature him in all the

performing roles.A consummate Artist, An astutebusinessman, Gone too soon!Prince Rodger nelson was anAmerican singer, record producer,dancer, actor, and filmmaker, mostsuccessfully with 1984’s PurpleRain. He was born to two musicalparent, his mother a singer andhis dad was a pianst and lead of ajazz combo.Prince’s recording career beganwith funk and soul. His earlymusic also reflected thecontemporary musical impact ofdisco. His latter musicincorporated a vast array ofdinfluences, jazz, punk, heavymetal, the Beatles and hip-hop,with an overall funky up-tempo,soulful ballads and featured hisexpressive falsetto singing.He often managed to lead otherlocal musicians, most notablyJimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Inadditio to penning several hundredsongs for himself, Prince alsocomposed music for other artists.Throughout most of his career,Prince’s prolific creativeness as asongwriter clashed with his recordcompany’s policy of releasing onlya single album each year. Princehad a backlog of music that was

completed but unreleased. Hegave songs to other performers.He even organized otherindependent groups such as theTime, to record his material.He was an guitar virtuoso, knownfor his guitar performances,whether it was a small intimatesetting or the his unforgettabledramatic, musical crescendos athis half-time performance SuperBowl 2007.He was inducted into the Rockand Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.Prince explored typographicaloddities in his songs and lyrics asanother ways of evadingconvention. As a crossover artistwith his hit “Little Red Corvette”(1983), gaining him airplay onMTV at a time virtually no black

artists had appeared on this venue.His song Purple Rain (1984)remained his biggest sellingalbum, his movie hit number at thebox office and “When Doves Cry”held the top spot for a single.The loss of this great artist in 2016,signaled an outcry aganist of theabuse of drugs, whether they areprescriptions, over the counter oroff the street. There is no justification,answer or rationale. Are therelessons or messages or anecdote.Let’s look to his memoir, TheBeautiful Ones, maybe in thesephotographs and original lyrics,one messages that will continuedto be revealed that truly a genuisand kind and gentle spirit was inour presence and he shared his giftsfor all to see.


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USA NEWS FEATURE

MEATF Top 20 Global Women of Excellence2020 Announced at a Glittering Curtain Raiser

Dr Vijay Prabhakar , MEATF Founder , Martino Tangkar , MEATF Chairman, Gerard Moorer , Deputy District Director, Congressman Danny DavisOffice, Ms Arushi Nishank , InternationalKathak Component & Sparsh Ganga Activist, India, Ma Santosh Kumar, MEATF Women’s Chair, Dr Zenobia Sowell, MEATF Awards Jury Chair, Abhinav Pant, Dr Bhavya Kumar & SAHAVE

Founder Pradeep Kandimala at the Curtainraiser for the 8 Th Annual Congressional International Womens Day Celebrations at Waterford Banquets held on March 1

India’s young Sparsh Ganga ActivistArushi Nishank was named one ofthe Top 20 Global Women ofExcellence 2020 in a Congressionalawards ceremony held in Chicagounder the auspices of U. S.Congressman Danny K Davis andAmerican Multi Ethnic Coalition.“TheU. S. Congressional Citation namingArushi Nishank as one of Top 20Global Women of Excellence citesArushi ‘s pioneering work in SparshGanga , Water Consveration,Climate Change Educator andGreen India for GirlChild promotioninitiatives . 33 year old CommunityActivist from Uttarakhand State ofIndia , Arushi Nishank wasapplauded for her environmentalinitiatives among the young studentsof India especially in rural areas.““U.S. Congressman Danny Daviscongratulated Arushi Nishank ,thevisionary youth for undertaking sucha mission which is vital to preserveMother Earth.““Gerard Moorer ,Award Jury Co Chair introducedArushi Nishank at the ceremony .Martino Tangkar , Chairman ,American Multi Ethnic Coalition

welcomed the gathering.“Dr ZenobiaSowell , Awards Jury Chair said thatwomen from Phillipines, Kenya,Indonesia, Thailand, China, India,Poland, USA, Iran, Ethiopia, andHispanic heritage were among theTop 20 Women selected for theHonor.““ Ms Arushi Nishankrecieving the Award thankedPrime Minister Modi forempowering women andintroducing the most popular BetiBachao Beti Padao program inIndia which empowers the Girl

Child. She appealed to all to jointhe Prime Minister Modi’s effortfor the Ganga Rejuvenationproject in India and underscoredthe importance of waterconservation, tree planting-afforestation and the need toeducate all on this. Arushithanked her teachers , parentsRamesh Pokriyal Nishank ,India’s Cabinet Minister forHuman Resource Developmentand her fellow activists for nurturingher quest for knowledge and

service.““Ma Santosh Kumar ,Women’s Gala Chair said that thisis the eight consecutive year thatCongressman Davis is honoring theTop 20 Global Women of Excellencefor their pioneering work .“ Presidingover the awards ceremony ,Dr VijayPrabhakar, Founder Chair of theCongressional Multi Ethnic AdvisoryTask Force said Women & Girl ChildEmpowerment are an integral partof Prime Minister Modi ‘s vision ofNew India.““Dr Clarence Beals,Executive Director, American Multi

Ethnic Coalition proposed a vote ofthanks.““Several organizationsfelecitated Ms Arushi Nishank onthe occassion including OFBJP-USA,American Association ofPhysicians of Indian Origin , AAPI-USA, American Association ofRadiologists of Indian Origin, USAAfrica Chamber of Commerce ,Uttarakhand Samaj of GreaterChicago,Indian American CulturalAssociation,Indian AmericanBusiness Coalition, Chicago, andRefushe USA among others.


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HEALTH

Kidney care during Covid war

Nephrologist Dr Soundararajan

Chennai: Of many diseases,kidney af fected pat ientsshou ld be more care fu ldu r i ng t he co ronav i r uso u t b r e a k a s t h e y h a v el e s s i m m u n i t y. T h e ys h o u l d t a k e m e d i c i n e sregularly and should nots k i p t h e m , s a y s n o t e dn e p h r o l o g i s t D rSoundararajan.

Sp e a k i n g t o N e w sToday, he said, ‘Dialysisand t ransp lan t pa t ien tsa r e a t m o r e r i s k b ygett ing infected. Elder lypatients’ health should bemonitored. Self isolat ioni s bes t t h i ng t o be sa fe andmoreover i t would be better forpa t ien ts no t go ou t o f house

d u r i n g

t h e p r e s e n t c r i s i s . ’ ‘ I n I n d i aa lone , there a re a round 1 .50crore dailysis going on annually.

I nTami lnadu , i t

w o u l d b esomewhere 12,000

and Chennai between 4,000 and5,000. These pat ien ts shou ldnot miss the dai lysis at any costnow. I f they miss i t would leadt o o t h e r c o m p l i c a t i o n s , ’ t h en e p h r o l o g i s t , h u s b a n d o fTe langana Governor Tami l isa iSoundararajan, said.O n beinghealthy, he said, kidney affectedpa t ien ts shou ld ea t nu t r i t uosfood, green vegetables, f ru i tsand drink milk. Apart for i t , theyshould take medicines, he says.

M e a w h i l e , TA N K E RFounda t ion wh ich i s i n to theserv ice of the underpr iv i legedwith kidney ai lments for the last26 years, said i ts eight dai lysisunits are working so that theywould continue to do l i fe-savingprocess for thei r 572 pat ientswho are dependent on dialysisto stay al ive. Asked about thep a t i e n t s m o b i l i t y, TA N K E R

TANKER Foundation managing trustee Latha AKumaraswami at one of the dailysis unit run by them.

Foundat ion manag ing t rus teeL a t h a A K u m a r a s w a m i s a i d ,‘Most of them come in the ownor arranged vehicles and one ort w o p a t i e n t s d e p e n d o n t h eg o v e r n m e n t a m b u l a n c e . W ehave given ID cards to dialysispatients stat ing that they are onl ive saving treatment and to ourstaff , so that they are not put toh a r s h i p d u r i n g v e h i c l erestr ict ions. ’

I n h e r p l e a t o t h egove rnemnt , La tha sa id , ‘Theg o v e r n m e n t s h o u l d a r r a n g ef o r m o r e d a i l y s i s e q u i p m e n tf o r p a t i e n t s a n d s e e t h a tt h e m e d i c i n e s a r e a v a i l a b l et o t h e m . O n e o f t h et r a n s p l a n t p a t i e n t s f r o m a no u t s t a t i o n c a l l e d m e a n ds a i d h e i s f i n d i n g i t d i f f i c u l tt o c o m e t o C h e n n a i a n d g e tm e d i c i n e d u e t o C o v i d - 1 9r e s t r i c t i o n ’ .

I t may be no ted tha t a lmos t2 .5 l akh peop le d ie o f k i dneyfa i l u re i n I nd ia eve ry yea r. I ti s t he th i rd l a rges t k i l l e r a f t e rm a l i g n a n c y a n d h e a r td i s e a s e .


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Statement of Rep Danny K Davison the murder of George Floyd

The callous brutality of

the murder of George

Floyd by Officer Derek

Chauvin and three fel-

low officers of the Min-

neapolis Police Depart-

ment and the emotional

and determined re-

sponses of Mr. Floyd’s

fellow Minnesotans

have once again forced

our eyes as a nation,

and the eyes of the

world to the horrific per-

nicious stranglehold of

racism on people of

color in the United

States and the world,

African Americans in

the first place.With his

last breath Floyd pro-

tested, "I can't breathe.”

His death, follows an

unbroken chain of such

deaths dating back to

the earliest days of our

nation. Just recently, in

2015 following a do-

mestic dispute, police

shot an African-Ameri-

can man named Jamar

Clark. Police claimed

that Clark had resisted

arrest and had at-

tempted to grab an

officer’s gun but by-

standers claimed that

he was handcuffed and

on the ground when the

shot was fired. In 2016,

as his girl friend looked

on, and filmed the entire

incident, Philando

Castile was fatally shot

in Falcon Heights, Min-

nesota, by a police of-

ficer who noticed that

Castile had a gun in his

car. In 2017, Justine

Damond was fatally

shot by a police officer

who was responding to

her own call about a

possible assault taking

place behind her Min-

neapolis home.In every

corner of our nation the

ground is stained by the

blood of African Ameri-

cans whose lives did

not matter to their op-

pressors, their murder-

ers. We here in Chi-

cago have an equally

long history and even

under the leadership of

a new African American

mayor there is push

back in the Chicago

Police Department on

the consent decree

which followed the cold-

blooded execution of

Laquan McDonald by

CPD Officer Jason Van

Dyke. The recent shot

gun murder of Ahmaud

Arbery, a twenty-five-

year-old African-Ameri-

can in Georgia when

two men attempted to

enact a citizen’s arrest

while a third recorded a

video of the incident is

consistent with the tra-

dition that some white

civilians believe that

they also could take

Black Lives without con-

sequences.

For African

Americans there re-

main an everyday real-

ity in the words of Chief

Justice Taney in the

1857 Supreme Court

Dred Scott decision

which continue to echo

down through the de-

cades: African Ameri-

cans have “No rights

which the white man

was bound to respect.”

But the truth is, and our

history documents, that

African Americans

have never, and will

never accept second

class citizenship. Afri-

can Americans will

never accept anything

less than full equality

and we will demand ac-

tion and reparations to

achieve that equality. In

my view nothing has

more underlined the

depth racist rhetoric

has fallen to, and ap-

palled our nation and

the world more than the

abhorrent and venom-

ous response of Presi-

dent Donald Trump who

chose to cold-bloodedly

incite violence by tweet-

ing: “When the looting

starts, the shooting

starts,” a phrase which

was used by a Miami

police chief in the1960s

and roundly con-

demned by civil rights

groups at the time. I call

on President Trump to

withdraw his tweet and

to apologize to

America.I join with

those who are demand-

ing that there be a com-

prehensive investiga-

tion of all of the circum-

stances leading up to

and including the mur-

der of George Floyd.

Minnesota Attorney

General, and former

Congressman, Keith

Ellison would be an out-

standing choice to lead

such an investigation. I

join in demanding the

arrest and indictment

for murder of all four of

the officers involved in

the killing George Floyd.

It is time and

past time for America to

come to grips with the

shameful American

tragedy of lynching. To

that end Representative

Bobby Rush and I have

introduced H.R.35 - the

Emmett Till Antilynching

Act. This bill estab-

lishes a new criminal

civil rights violation for

lynching.Specifically, a

person who conspires

to commit certain civil

rights offenses (e.g., a

hate crime act) is sub-

ject to criminal penal-

ties. The bill passed the

House in February

2020. Senator Kamala

Harris introduced simi-

lar legislation, S.488 -

Justice for Victims of

Lynching Act of

2019,which passed the

Senate in February

2019.

This legislation takes

note of the fact that

“Lynching was a perni-

cious and pervasive tool

that was used to interfere

with multiple aspects of

life—including the exer-

cise of Federally pro-

tected rights, as enumer-

ated in section 245 of title

18, United States Code,

housing rights, as enu-

merated in section 901 of

the Civil Rights Act of 1968

(42 U.S.C. 3631), and the

free exercise of religion,

as enumerated in section

247 of title 18, United

States Code.” “Interfer-

ence with these rights was

often effectuated by mul-

tiple offenders and

groups, rather than iso-

lated individuals.”

The bill also notes

that: “Nearly 200 anti-

lynching bills were intro-

duced in Congress during

the first half of the 20th

century. ” “Between

1890 and 1952, seven

Presidents petitioned

Congress to end lynching”

“Between 1920 and 1940,

the House of Representa-

tives passed three strong

a n t i - l y n c h i n g

measures.”"Protection

against lynching was the

minimum and most basic

of Federal responsibili-

ties, and the Senate con-

sidered but failed to enact

anti-lynching legislation

despite repeated re-

quests by civil rights

groups, Presidents, and

the House of Representa-

tives to do so.”Therefore,

today I am renewing my

call for public hearings on

H.R.35 - the Emmett Till

Antilynching Act and

S.488 - Justice for Vic-

tims of Lynching Act to

be held in multiple

states around the coun-

try and be made avail-

able for viewing on the

Internet.

Ira Cohen

Director of Issues and

Communications

Representative Danny

K. Davis (IL07)

BLACK LIVES MATTER

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BLACK LIVES MATTER

Last WordThe Minneapolis incident has sparked off anationwide outcry fueled by a President who saidstuff which he should not have.

The Black Lives Matter movement is agrassroot level peaceful demonstration to try tobring justice to the unfair treatment at the handsof police over the years. This historic moment andmovement is being hi jacked by the whitesupremacists in looting, committing arson andbringing dishonor to the black community.

What we are witnessing is worse than the1968 riots, today organized crime with a scientificapproach has co mingled with peaceful protestersto loot cities and suburbs for the first time . Blackpeoples are being lured and paid to loot, and thehigh end loot lands in the white man’s hands. Whitemen break the glasses and initiate the breaks in ,then these hired black guys run away with the loot

which is all tele video by whites so the world willsee the black ransacking the stores amidst burningbuildings. All major cities across the USA are beingsystematically targeted as the protesters want thethree other police officers who were bystanderscharged and arrested for watching Floyd Georgebeing sniffed out of life by another cop . This maytake till end of the week.

All these major cities are governed bydemocratic Mayors who support these peacefulprotests and do not want to carts blanc arrest all.The White led gangs who have cleverlycamflouaged and mingled with the protesters canplay havoc till the protests go on. Once the protestsare called off after the three other officers arearrested, then these white guys will be brought tobook. Some of the looters are being arrested. Weguess the COVID 19 Stay at Home Lock down for

the past 71 days may have added to thefrustrations of the people in general and theprotesters!! Last two days have been of greatconcern for all us , Chicagoland suburbanites asthe protesters/ looters destroyed suburbanshopping arcades and were threatening to attackhomes. Inspite of local Mayors clamping curfewsfrom 8 pm to 6 am. Last nite in Naperville a majorsouth western suburb, a walgreen and other shopswere broken into at 10 pm and ransacked.

Only prayers can save America , as we arewitnessing historic unprecedented riots and lawand order problem where the peaceful protestershave been infiltrated with White Supremacists whoare looting, arson to hijack the moment and thisblack lives matter movement to distort history.

Dr Vijay PrabhakarEditor in Chief


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TARU FOUNDATIONIN ACTION

Taru foundation, a structured set ofthoughts initiated in early 2018 by threeyoung, enthusiastic and amicablepersonalities - Nitin Dewangan, ChetnaMehta and Ananya Sachdeva. Thefoundation has laid with the purpose tocreate a problem solving environment andmatrix in the society and becoming thesocial change maker. The Journey isobviously started with Chhattisgarh beingthe home town of the Founder Director andbeing one of the most socially depriveddemography of the country. Taru

Foundation is dedicated with theunderlined vision and mission to nurtureand grow rural community & society in thebest possible and sustainable way. Weare devoted for the inclusive and holisticdevelopment prospective of the mankind.Our mission is to work for the Creation,Protection And Nurturing of poverty free,educated, skilled, women empowered,prosperous and healthy society throughphilanthropic thinking, high governance andbest practices across the globe. In a veryshorter span of time, Taru Foundation has

achieved bigger milestone with thededication, team efforts and sustainablethinking approach to the adversesituations.Taru Foundation has been registered underthe Chhattisgarh Society Registration Act,1973 under Section 44.We are accredited by Niti Aayog (NGODarpan), Non Business member to UNGC(United Nation Global Compact),International Resource Partner to WYS(World Youth Summit).Taru Foundation is tagged with a highlyinnovative, distinguished, illustrious andelevated key advisory personalities.The advisory is a renowned panel in thehistory of Indian Social Developmentjourney, Policy framework, Law & order,Disaster management, EducationPedagogies, Healthcare Infrastructure,Microfinance, Social and BusinessSustainability. We do carry a cumulativeexperience of more than 300 years. TheAdvisory Members of Taru Foundation hasbeen assigned distinct national andinternational assignments with highlyprestigious and prominent organizationslike IIM Ahemdabad, USAID, FAO, FordFoundation, The World Bank, WHO,

UNICEF, Bil l & Melinda GatesFoundation. Some of the advisory members are thesenior consultants to the prestigiousIndian Government Organizations andNavratna Companies.Taru has started the change maker effortsand journey from the district of Korba,Chhattisgarh in the four core segments:SIKSHA (Education),SWASTHA & SWACHHATA (Health),SANRAKSHAN (Environment Protection),and Ajiveeka (Livelihood).In the development journey theorganization is closely working for 200villages, 8000 SHG members, 5000Schools and the respective Block and ZilaPanchayat. The Ajiveeka program isappreciated and very well accepted by theDistrict government.Our efforts have started shaping the inputsin the appropriate direction and reflectingthe outputs. As truly said that the journeyof thousand miles begins with a singlestep. So the Journey has been started andsteps are recurring.BY Ananya Sachdeva, Vice president

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the historic event on 20 June.

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Dr Bharat Barai led a peaceful protestagainst China in front of the Chinese

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Shri K. DoraiswamyA Profile

Kind, mild, generous, majestic._ These aresome of the words that come to mindwhen one meets with Sri. K. Doraiswamy.He is indeed a gentleman with a pleasantdemeanor to all fellow human beings. Hewelcomes everyone and puts him or herat ease instantly. If one is in distress, hewill find solace & comfort from him. Heencourages suggests remedies to yourproblems and invokes the SupremeBeing's blessing's for you, gently guidesyou towards your future and prays for you.Sri K. Doraiswarny is the foremost scien-tific palm analyst among others, wellversed in all scriptures with clear wisdom.He has been able to achieve this becauseof his constant meditation. He is highlydisciplined, friendly with everyone, fond ofthe learned…. living an austere life, alwayspraying for the well being of other. He ap-preciates the good qualities of everyoneand is always eager to serve others. He isexplaining the greatness of GOD to all. Heis a Philosopher….He has, really masteredall the senses and has also mastered an-ger, food habits and fatigue, These quali-ties reflect him as a good guide. Suchqualities also reflect the life of a good mas-ter. He is one of the most unusual of allhuman beings - a Palmist, yes, a Scien-tific Palm Analyst, with a different outlookof Life and a willingness to serve humanity- Sri. K. Doraiswatii,Sri. K. Doraiswarny's art, for one has tocall this special brand of palm analysis anart, has been honed to perfection by morethan forty-five years of continuous prac-tice & dedicated study right from his child-hood. Even while working in the Railwaysas an officer, he remained involved in help-ing friends and relatives in distress throughhis analysis & remedies. After his retire-ment he dedicated himself to this unusualprofession wholeheartedly. His gentleness& genuine concern for people in troublehave brought him fame almost immedi-ately. His accurate predictions and alter-native solutions to nagging problems havecaught the attention of big businessmen,corporates, politicians as well as ordinarypeople.Today, Sri. K. Doraiswairy is highly soughtafter by people spread all over India andabroad. But he has remained untouchedby all the attention and remains a simpleman with simple tastes simple living. Quitenaturally, the media has also been at-tracted by Sri. K. Doraiswamy's work. Al-most all-regional publications have writtenabout him & his work,,, newspapers have Dr. K. Doraiswamy and SPA®

The science of Astrology and Mathematical and Scientific PalmAnalysis (SPA()) is a vast ocean and is not easy for everyone to cross it. Dr. K.Doraiswamy's treatises provide preventive and remedial measures for a safe boat.Nature is an exciting arena and a "great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered beforeus". In spite of all scientific breakthroughs and technological marvels, we continue tobe small pebbles on the shores of the vast ocean 'of knowledge.Man's ability to think is the motive power behind human progress. The desire todiscover, ability to create, dissatisfaction at the present and the persistence despitefailures are the wheels of developments. Chance, serendipity, accident, inspiration oremotional experience are all Nature's Laws, but for sure it favours a prepared mind.This isachieved through SPA®. This is the first time in the world that SPA® has beentheorized in the field of developed palmistry.Dr. K. Doraiswamy is all about friendship, loyalty and about believing in one another.It is because of that friendship and the belief, that has let him set out his journey toexplore the SPA® in his life.

covered his novel method of "ScientificPalm Analysis" (SPA) extensively. Televi-sion and Radio channels have also beenbroadcasting his interviews and speeches.Some media names that immediatelycome to mind are SUN TV, SCV TV, JAYATV, RAJ TV, FM Radio, Daily Thanthi,Mangai, Kalaimagal, Kalkandu, Dinamalar,Dhinakaran, Nallakalam, Penmani, IdayamPeshugirathu, Kumudam, Malaimalar,Malaimurasu, Dinamani Kadir, Anna NagarTimes, lrai Jothidam., The list goes on.

What is "Scientific Palm Analysis"? (SPA)our deepest thoughts create and Changethe lines on our palms. The study of theselines, their analysis, the identification ofthe shapes & structures of the palm & fin-gers according to the various )Types andcategorising them-this is Scientific PalmAnalysis (SPA). Once identified, fit is thenpossible to know a person's habits, char-acter, his past, present future, his familyback ground, professional trends, criticallife situations et al. The palm, it wouldseem, is the index of the person's life his-tory. What is unique about Sri. K.Doraiswamy's approach is that he doesnot stop with telling one about his past &future, he also guides him along the mostprosperous ways to chose according tothe alignments in his palm. This gives aperson an opportunity to change thecourse of his life, to adjust his actions tomatch his natural tendencies & thus bemore effective & successful All along, Sri.K. Doraiswamy” or- "Apps" as he is affec-tionately called by many, guides the indi-vidual to identify his goal in tandem withwhat his palms reveal. This helps the indi-vidual direct his energies towards the ob-jectives he is most suited for, both indi-

vidually & socially. He also suggests spe-cific remedies & Vasthu related adjust-ments that will augment one's journey inlife. He is also popular for his capabilitiesin Vasthu Shastra and is often called foradvice in setting up homes, factories of-fices. One cannot but feel divinely blessedafter spending minutes with this kindgentleman. His very presence heals and a

person bowed down with troubles feelscomforted & optimistic about life instantly.Indeed it is his faith in the divine along withhis insight in palm analysis that makeshim so special and stand out among aplethora of self-advertising palmists. Sri.K. Doraiswamy is not out for making abusiness cot of his talent, it is his life'smission to be a Mend, philosopher and

guide to one and all.He has written nu-merous (more than1000) ResearchTreatises about Sci-entific Palm Analy-sis. He has writtenmany ResearchTreatises aboutGems. Indeed, Sri.K. Doraiswamy is aboon to man kind.

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The purpose of this article is to highlightthe unique journey of Nate Natesan who in2006 set out to promote awareness to bet-ter civic sense among nonresident Indiansin Atlanta. His journey has been long, in-teresting and personally rewarding as Natedecided to work at many temples in Atlantaand to promote awareness to nonresidentIndians all over USA as well, using socialmedia. Nate has earned accolades from theIndian community in Atlanta and from manyorganizations in USA like the Vishwa HinduParishad America. Nate has been a oneman army but is committed to the causedriven by the love & respect of the people.His views expressed in this article shouldresonate with the readers and thus it is ourhope that the entire community gets involvedin the effort for swacchata promotion Weknow Mahatma Gandhi made cleanlinessan integral part of the Gandhian way of liv-ing. The phrase cleanliness is next to god-liness is well known. On Mahatma Gandhi'sbirthday i.e. 2nd October 2014, SwacchBharat Abhiyan (L1) was launched byIndia’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Thecleanliness movement is a message notonly for the countrymen but is also a state-ment to the international non-resident In-dian community. Prime Minister NarendraModi also announced the launch of the'Swachhata Hi Seva Movement' (L2), or“cleanliness is true service” from Septem-ber 15, 2018 to honor Mahatma Gandhi andcelebrate his 150th birth anniversary whichfalls on Oct. 2, 2019. Nate observed thatdevotees carelessly leave footwear on thefloor of temples creating a mess even ifracks are provided. Many times it is all piledup near the door to the sanctum. Whilesome temples provide good rack system,many small and big temples do not. Sometemples maintain cleanliness in the rackarea by close supervision while mosttemples find no volunteers to undertake thistask. The status and action taken so farare enumerated inwww.Swacchdevalaya.org The photos in thegallery section of the website tells the wholestory as also the video recording (in theclean temples section ) by TV Asia whichwas aired in their news segment in USAand Canada in Dec. 2014. In the SuccessStory there is a video of recognition ofNate’s efforts by Hindu Temple of Atlanta

Swacch Devalaya and Swacch Manasalaya(Clean temples and clean mind)

Self-Introspection - Concept of Evolution & Enlightenment1) Release me from the never-ending chain of desires So I may live in peace with Absolute contentment2) Free my mind from the darkness of lust And fill my soul with the light of divine Love3) Let me not live to eat & indulge in the unreal outer shelf Eat but to live, evolve & realize my Real Inner Self4) Let me not use words as missiles that injure Use them but gentle sparingly for comfort & cure5) Let me not forget my brittle dwelling of glass So throw not I stones wherever I glance6) Enlighten my mind with the knowledge of thee And releasing the weight that scholarship brings7) Detach my Self from the bondage of my ego So differentiated am I no more8) Let good tidings of others forever bring joy unqualified And merge my soul with that of one & all9) Inspire in me the sense of surrender at thy Lotus Feet So sorrow not I see, but your dance to stay on my feet10) Let me not do any work for rewards & fame But let every act be dedicated to thy name11) Help me eliminate the chatter in my mind So I stay connected with thy Name on my mind12) Help me to enrich & protect my subjective mind To filter & deflect the objective mind13) Help me to manage attractions and repulsion So I stay detached, balanced and never in agitation14) When you finally grace me to thy shore Let me please come with my friends galore

It is the story of one person who embarked on a mission is to raise our consciousnessto civic sense and explain the essence of spirituality in a simple way. He had a dream &

he pursued the journey which is Swacch Devalaya & Swacch Manasalaya

on the successful culmination of the divineeleven day AtiRudram chanting in the au-gust presence of all the temples priests,ritwicks who participated in chanting, thespiritual pundits who came from India forthe event and the dedicated managementand volunteers of the temple.

Nate is confident that solution tothe problem is in promoting awarenessthrough social media and people volunteer-ing to maintain cleanliness at rack area.People may come forward to manage re-motely by using CCTV and walkie-talkie.Nate says the problem is not insurmount-able, “together we can lift the mountain ofapathy”. His vision is civic sense & cleanli-ness becoming a way of life among Indiansall over the world, not just in India. Priorityis a function of time & money, neither oneis a factor and hence the only hurdle is theapathy of people. Why is it necessary toaddress this issue? Civic sense is pretty

much a way of life in the western culture.We do follow civic sense in the westernsociety and this double standard does hurtour self-esteem even as Indian profession-als & students are excelling in various fields.Non-resident Indians are ambassadors ofIndia and we have to demonstrate our greatheritage and culture. It is to a large extentlack of civic sense that creates filth in In-dia, resulting in diseases that invariably af-fect the poor people. When people do nothave basic civic sense we cannot expectthe politicians and leaders to serve thepeople with higher standard of integrity.Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritualpractice originated in India. The great sagePatanjali, considered an authority on yogicsutra, prescribed eight fold steps to findingpeace. The first two being yama(abstinences), niyama (observances) forself-discipline. An international day for yogawas declared unanimously by the United

Nations General Assembly and is cel-ebrated annually on 21 June since its in-ception in 2015. Thus we teach yoga to theworld but seem not to observe basic civicsense while many other cultures do Whilethere are organizations & temples that prac-tice discipline, some under supervision andsome based on the culture of the organiza-tion, what is needed is an organic changein our approach to civic sense in publicplaces. The western society is good in thisrespect and the Japanese culture is one ofthe best. The Japanese concept of 5S (sort,straighten, shine, standardize and sustain)is widely practiced in multinationals corpo-rations around the world to improve safetyand efficiency in operation. Most of us dopractice cleanliness & orderliness at ourhomes but fail to do so in public particu-larly in Indian congregations & places ofworship.We revere the values of Sanatana Dharma,the heritage of our glorious culture and thefact that we all can associate our roots tomany saints & rishis, Vedas, vedanta,upanishads, puranas, Bhagavdam and ep-ics like Ramayana & Mahabharata. Wehave no dearth of spiritual leaders who haveled an exemplary life to inspire ourselvesto higher standards. We should revive theinherent greatness in the Indian commu-nity. People look for cleanliness & order inIndian gatherings & we deserve better.People are looking for community leadersto come together and solve the issue. Wedo not need leaders together we can achieveit, just like drops of water becoming anocean. We can create a tsunami of aware-ness Nate is seeing light at the end of thetunnel. His article on Swacch Devalaya wasrecently published in the Mandir vani pub-lished by Vishwa Hindu Parishad America(VHPA) on the occasion of the 14th annualHindu Mandir Executive conference (HMEC2019). Nate is very hopeful that VHPA willcommunicate with all temples in USA aboutthe need for swacchata.

VHP based in India is an interna-tional organization and Nate believes slowlybut steadily the message of swacchDevalaya will be a house-hold concept whichis already the case in many homes in At-lanta Nate has also been sharing his viewstowards keeping spirituality simple. Nateshares Self-Introspection with people of allfaith and strangers at public places, includ-ing airport & temples. During his recentseven day cruise vacation to the Hawaii is-

Letter from Swami Shantananda of Chinmaya Mission who says “Yourinspired poem reads well. You have absorbed the teachings our Gurudev.

May His grace and blessing be upon you”

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Letter from guru Swamini Svatmavidyananda, disciple of SwamiDayananda Saraswati. My guru’s words “A lot of doors open when onecommits to a life of spiritual pursuit”. The door opened immediately inthe form of a mission to undertake Swacch Devalaya which has been a

beautiful journey meeting so many people whose respect, love and bless-ings have made his journey of life blissful.

About Parasuram “Nate” Natesan, Atlanta, GeorgiaEmail: [email protected] Cell # (678) 372-8581Short BiographyNate Natesan is one man army of swaccha Devalaya or cleantemples.Nate born and raised in Mumbai, India immigrated to USA in1982. After graduating with MBA in Management with financeas major, Nate worked in several multinational companiesworking as senior business analyst and controller in manu-facturing industries.Nate retired in March 2019 and is devoting more time to follow his vision of SwacchDevalaya and Swacch Manasalaya. In 2006 Nate started arranging footwear care-lessly thrown at Bal-Vihar & other sathsangs held in public places. His vision is toraise our consciousness to civic sense. He has retired from work and is pursuinghis dreams which is Swacch Devalaya & Swacch Manasalaya

lands he shared the half-page note of Self-Introspection with about 400 families. It isextremely well received as a universal mes-sage and some call it a message of peaceas it underscores that the central theme ofall faith which is to find peace by purifyingthe mind or clearing all the weeds and sins.It is very simple and self-explanatory. Theconcept is similar to the story in Bhagavdamof Churning the ocean of milk and the themeis captured in Sri Suktam where in the saintinvites Goddess Lakshmi to him home andrecalls the story of churning the conscious-ness, which is self-introspection. NateNatesan was inspired to write Self-Intro-spection in 2006 after hearing the prayersong of Shakti Aarti – Om Jaya Jaya Shakti,where in the devotee prays to God to “purgeall his needs”. His swacch Devalaya jour-ney started inexplicably soon after writingSelf-Introspection. Self-Introspection that fitsin half a sheet of paper is laid out inwww.SwacchDevalaya.org/SpiritualRoot cause analysis reveals that weedsaccumulate in our mind due to:a) Unmanaged desires and lustb) Unmanaged attachment with love, attrac-tion & repulsionc) Illusion or maya of deriving happiness bymeans of riches and success in the mate-rial world which is ever eluding like a mi-raged) Unmanaged expectations of success inour venturesFailure to achieve our expectations resultsin frustrations, jealousy, attraction turns torepulsion and anger. Forgiveness is a vir-tue that helps to shed the lingering burdenof ill feelingSuccess has to be managed too with mod-esty and the goal is to maintain a balancein all situations. In nature we see normaldistribution (normal bell curve) and not equaldistribution. One has to learn to accept &surrender to the higher power and face lifebravely against all odds.There is a beautiful hymn in Hinduism calledShanti Mantra which is very appropriateto wish for birthdays, wedding anniversa-ries, graduations, pregnancy, child birth andall good & happy occasions as the essenceof this hymn is to evolve and find shanti or

peace.Nate wishes people of all faith in socialmedia with the following hymn with its mean-ing and interpretation on their special daysand occasions. It is very much appreciated& people feel truly blessed. This is the shantimantra-Asato maa sud gamayaThamaso maa jyotir gamaya Mrutyor maa amrutam gamayaOm shanthi, shanthi, shanthi.Essence of the Shanti mantra:May the Lord bless you with Light andKnowledge, which helps us to shed thedarkness or ignorance & we recognize thisunreal world for what it is. Knowledge re-moves the self-imposed veil of ignoranceor Maya (illusion), thus we will be able toappreciate the real world of divinity That willbe the D day, a real D Day when we areliberated from this cycle of birth and deathand attain moksha, real freedom or a stateof fearlessness and be one with Father,Brahman, or Allah. Fearlessness sets inwhen our needs are reduced to bare ne-cessity or when we transcend & conditionthe mind not to be dependent on anythingor anyone or develop a sense of total sur-render. Fearlessness sets in when ourneeds are reduced to bare necessity. Onlyby the grace of God, does one get a hu-man birth the sole purpose of which is toevolve and find peace.Thus Nate is working on three unique ar-eas – clean temples & clean mind with Self-Introspection and wishing people with

shanti mantra or hymn of peace. The prob-ability of anyone doing any one of them isabout one in a million. Nate feels extremelyblessed. He considers himself very ordinary,far from being a scholar or “successful” inthe material world. Circumstances and lifeexperiences led him to his journey.In 1993 Nate had a vision to help the underprivileged by an army of volunteers eachproviding about 50 to 100 hours in a year,by providing help in education. This led himto volunteerism in soup kitchen with devo-tees of Sathya Sai Baba which put him ona spiritual path in the 1990s for a few years.The challenges of working to make a livingand raising his two sons kept him busy andaway from spiritual pursuit or volunteerism.Nate learnt to teach tennis as he found histwo sons very coordinated and wrote a ten-nis booklet in 12 half pages, which wasendorsed by leading tennis personalitiesNate is a one man army in his pursuits andhis efforts to motivate his community tosupport “clean temples” has been a longjourney. Nate believes that we have only a

right to try but not for the rewards as saidin Bhagwad Gita. Nate is trying to evolveand feels his goal post is clear dealing withknown variables & nothing unknown. Theunknowns may be revealed when the mindis cleared of the weeds and thinking be-comes clear & the full potential of intellect& mind is utilized. Intellect is part of us notto just to make a living but to manage themind and senses and faculties. Vedantatakes on a logical and intellectual pursuitof spirituality and stresses on “Viveka” oranalysis.

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Madhuri Dixit says she is unaware of KhalNayak sequel confirmed by Subhash Ghai(News Agenc ies) F i lmmakerSubhash Gha i may haveconfirmed the sequel to his 1993hi t Khal Nayak, but the f i lm’sleading lady, Madhuri Dixi t , isunaware of the developments.The original also starred actorsSanjay Dutt and Jackie Shroff. Inan interv iew wi th IANS, whenMadhur i was asked about thefollow-up to Khal Nayak, she said,“That’s news to me. I have noidea. It is a surprise for me.”

Madhuri’s song Choli KePeeche Kya Hai was one of thehighlights of Khal Nayak. Whenasked if she would like to be a parto f i t s seque l , she sa id , “ I tdepends on the script, how theyare planning to do, where theywant to shoot. I think we will take

things as they come.” Khal Nayakrevolves around the attempt tocapture a gangster named Ballu(Sanjay) after he escapes fromthe custody of Inspector Ram(Jackie). Ram’s girlfriend, sub-inspector Ganga, a t tempts tosalvage his reputation and goesundercover as a dancer tocapture Ballu herself.Earlier thisyear, Subhash Ghai confirmed toMumbai Mirror that a sequel toKha l Nayak i s on the ca rds .“For the last s ix-seven monthsw e h a v e o n l y b e e n c r e a t i n gc o n t e n t a n d n o w, I ’ m r e a d yw i t h t w o b o u n d s c r i p t s - aseque l t o Kha l Nayak and aremake of my f i rs t d i rector ia l ,K a l i c h a r a n , ” h e s a i d . T h ef i lmmaker said that Sanjay was

the one who encouraged h imto wr i te a seque l , wh ich w i l ltake of f f rom where the originalended. “Part 2, which took us twoyears to script, starts with Ballucoming out of prison. It will alsofeature a younger v i l la in, ” hesaid. Meanwhi le, Madhuri hasbeen keeping busy during thelockdown. She o f ten sharespictures of her dance sessions athome on Instagram. She alsoreleased a new single, Candle,which brings a message of hopeamid the coronavirus pandemic.Once shoots resume, Madhuri willbe back on the sets of the showDance Deewane, wh ich shejudges a long w i th f i lmmakerShashank Kha i tan andchoreographer Tushar Kalia.

At times, I don’t even realisewhich day or date it is: Kriti Sanon

(News Agencies)India, which is goingt h r o u g hlockdown 5.0,has been on apause modesince aroundmid-March, withnothing newhappening inanyone’s life.And like foreveryone else,“things havebeen the same”for actor KritiSanon too.“There hasn’tbeen anything new as such but whatoption do we have? It feels like timeis just passing by. At times, I don’teven realise which day or date it is(laughs),” says Sanon, who hasbeen “having great time” with family-- parents and sister, Nupur Sanonat her Andheri home. In fact, in her

recent Instagram video, Kriti is seen

teaching “Punjabi hip-hop” moves toher mother on the song, LondonThumakda (from Queen; 2014).Before lockdown 1.0 (startingtowards the end of March) came intoforce, Sanon was busy with her nextrelease, Mimi (it reunites the actorwith her Luka Chuppi director,

Laxman Utekar). “For the first monthor so, I was reallychill ing. Buthonestly, I now missbeing on the setsand going throughmy ‘normal, daily’routine,” says theactor, whose debutfilm, Heropanticompleted six yearslate last month.Although Sanon hasbeen away from herwork, the actorchooses to look at thepositives instead.

“Surely, lockdown brought along tonnesof problems and difficulties for manypeople,” she says, adding: “But inhindsight, I feel even a busy city likeMumbai has been much calmer. Youcould see a clearer sky, and even hearbirds chirping. That way, it has beengreat.”

India needs better mentalhealth care systems

Address structural and financial gaps, change mindsetsBollywood Sushant Singh Rajput diedby suicide in Mumbai on Sunday. Histragic death has trigged a much-needed conversation on mental healthin India. According to the World HealthOrganization, over 90 million Indians,or 7.5% of the population, suffer frommental health issues. A study publishedin The Lancet in December 2019, titledThe burden of mental disorders acrossthe states of India: the Global Burdenof Disease Study 1990–2017, alsohighlights the scale of the challenge.Mental health issues are among the

leading causes of non-fatal diseaseburden in India; one of every sevenIndian was affected by mental healthissues in 2017; the proportionalcontribution of mental health to thetotal disease burden has almostdoubled since 1990; and suicidewas the leading cause of deathsamong young people — aged 15 to39 — in 2016. India spends little onmental health care. In financial year(FY) 2019, the budget allocated to theNational Mental Health Programme(NMHP) was brought down to ¹ 40 crore

from ¹ 50 crore in FY18. Budget 2020has not increased the allocation forNMHP. When it comes to mental healthcare personnel, India has 9,000psychiatrists, or one doctor for every100,000 people, when WHO norms saythere should be three for every100,000 people. While these structuraland financial lacunae need to beaddressed, it is important for societyto not stigmatise the victims, andprovide a community support structureso that they don’t battle such problemsalone.

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