Dinesh Kamath completes 3 years as Editor of Daily Newspaper 'Newsband'

Dinesh Kamath completes 3 years as Editor of Daily Newspaper 'Newsband'

These photographs were clicked by Chandrashekhar Hendve, Reporter of Newsband

Hi Friends, 

I completed three years as Editor of Daily Newspaper 'Newsband' on 30 September 2014. For your information, I had begun my duty as Editor of Newsband on 30 September 2011. 

I owe this success of mine to Publisher of Newsband Kailash Gindodia, Editor of Weekly Newspaper 'In New Bombay' K R Bhat, all the members of my staff, my family members and my most beloved Readers who cared to go through my works and appreciate them. Thanks a lot!!!!

Bye! 

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Modi scores over Sharif at UNGA' that was published in Newsband

Modi scores over Sharif at UNGA

New York speech by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has become a issue. It is the domestic politics of India and Pakistan that comes in the way of normalizing bilateral relations between the two countries.

Nawaz Sharif spoke at the United Nations about a plebiscite in Kashmir. The Pakistan Prime Minister’s determination to punish former Army chief Pervez Musharraf for the 1999 coup, and his avowed desire for friendly ties with India have compounded his insecurity. Sharif is trying to prove that he is not soft on India and that he sincerely wants peace with the Army.

It is encouraging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his speech at the General Assembly, avoided a slanging match with Sharif, and instead reiterated India’s desire for “serious dialogue” with Pakistan in an “atmosphere free of violence”.

Modi's speech at the United Nation General Assembly stands out from the speeches made by all previous Prime Ministers of India in that the confidence and pragmatism shown by Modi was of very high order. However, Indian leaders may try, the fact remains that it is Pakistan and Pakistan only that has to set its house in order first and create right atmosphere for talks with India. India has repeatedly been saying and doing all that is necessary for developing cordial relations with all its neighbours, but it cannot change Pakistan's mindset. That is the whole trouble with Pakistan.

A real effort needs to be made by the media also on both sides of the border to provide actual facts that can help challenge pre-conceived notions of hate. India should once and for all tell Pakistan to forget Kashmir since it’s an integral part of India.

So while his country burns with terrorism, civilians protesting with the leadership of Imran Khan and Qadri, the Pak army and ISI creating a failed state, all Sharif can think about is Kashmir. What a pathetic state of affairs, the once Indian territory of Pakistan has been ruined and the people now living there wish to snatch and ruin more land from India.

Sharif does want peace and cordial relations with neighbour India but can't do it freely as Pak army does not want this to happen. In fact, in Pakistan no politicians speak from his heart/mouth. They have to spill out whatever the Army or at least what the ISI put in their mouth.

When President Zardari took over as the Pak President, he was soft towards India, because he and every other Pakistanis know that without having a good relationship with the immediate neighbor, peace in any country is unthinkable. And he made a strong comment for the betterment of the ties and good relation with Pak and India. But within weeks, he came out stating that Pak is ready to fight a 1,000 year war with India. So do the teenager Bilawal in his recent comment that he will take away every inch from India of Kashmir.

It was former Prime Minister Nehru’s way of handling Kashmir that messed up the issue so much that it has become a cancer and India is still bleeding. Had he waited for a few more days as requested by the then commanders of Indian army, the present Pak Occupied Kashmir would have been recovered from Pakistan and the entire problem would have been solved then and there itself. But Nehru in pursuit of his ambition of being a world leader approached UNO against the advice of Sardar Patel and we are paying for this folly of Nehru.

Dinesh Kamath's news 'Will Nahata clinch the Belapur seat?' that was

Will Nahata clinch the Belapur seat?

By Dinesh Kamath

BELAPUR: Navi Mumbai’s Belapur constituency is become a subject of greatest interest for all the Navi Mumbai residents. Both saffron alliance and Democratic Front alliance have parted ways over seat-sharing. Hence this time there are six contestants competing for Belapur seat. All these six candidates are tough, each in his or her own way.

Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded Manda Mhatre from here and she shows promise of grabbing most of the female votes.

Shiv Sena’s Vijay Nahata is a very familiar face in Navi Mumbai and he had contributed enormously to this city when he was Commissioner of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. Hence he is looked at with highest esteem by the residents of this city. Nahata possesses A to Z knowledge about the city and he is one man who can convert Navi Mumbai into a gem of a city owing to the experience he has gathered as Municipal Commissioner of this place in the past.

Congress has fielded Namdeo Bhagat who is a favourite among the Agri-Koli community which has a huge number of its people residing in the city and Bhagat is bound to grab maximum votes from this section of the city. Bhagat is also a big name in the city and he has contributed hugely not only as a Municipal Corporator but also as Director of City and Industrial Development Corporation.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has given its best man Ganesh Kale a chance to give all the contestants for Belapur seat a real tough fight. Then there is Dr Rajesh Patil in the fray and this man is very popular among the project affected persons for whom he has done a great deal of service.

The enormous popularities enjoyed in their respective groups by these main contestants for Belapur seat might prove to be a setback for Nationalist Congress Party’s Ganesh Naik. In fact, even the best political pundits of the city are considering Vijay Nahata as the favourite as far as Belapur seat is concerned. Vijay Nahata and his men are leaving no stone unturned to grab the Belapur seat. Nahata has opened an office at Sanpada Sector 4/5 for the purpose of election campaigning. He also took out many rallies in the city and he received enormous response from the residents wherever he went. In fact, he visited practically all the main areas of the city and everywhere he was received with great respect and enthusiasm. The solid support that he got from all the important local leaders of Shiv Sena makes it appear that he might ultimately emerge as the winner. 

Video: Dinesh Kamath sings 'Gulabi Ankhein'

Dinesh Kamath's cartoons based on 'Alooramji' that were published in Newsband

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Prevent J&K type of disaster' that was published in Newsband

Prevent J&K type of disaster

Jammu and Kashmir is slowly becoming normal after the disaster. The damage caused by the floods was too much.  People who had left that place are returning back.  

While looking at the challenges of relief and reconstruction that lie ahead, this is also the time to consider the lessons for the State from the extreme event. This has been a costly environmental wake-up call for Jammu and Kashmir — as it was for Uttarakhand a year ago. This is the time to learn how to balance ecosystem, about urban planning and maintaining drainage system of river.

Instead of criticising the government for the unpreparedness to face such sudden disaster, the centre of the focus should revolve around how to bounce back from such situation quickly. Livelihood which is primarily dependent on tourism & farming for most of the residents of J&K need to be addressed along while taking care of the spread of diseases to mark inclusive restoration among all. Also a panel need to be constituted immediately at state level (checked by centre too) to look for that major cause behind such disaster and how to curb such havoc in future which is still the major issue faced by not learning lesson from Uttarakhand a year ago.

Every year, India loses billions of money in natural disaster but does not take care of considering the environmental impact while approving the projects. There is a need to strike a balance between economic development and environment. Measures should be taken to restore ecological balance especially wetlands and clear the encroachments from Jhelum and Tawi river basin on a priority basis. Also, relief and reconstruction must be taken on a war-footing to restore the livelihood, farming and tourism sector to bring succor to the people.

Now is the time for the government of all states as well as the Centre to consider the issue very seriously. Industrialisation, urbanisation and deforestation are taking the country towards the hell.

All the state governments should take this as a serious issue as urbanization is increasing rapidly. Dwelling in the forest lands, digging bore wells, expanding the city extremely can cause major damages to the earth. Prevention is better than cure. We should discuss about the diversion of flood waters through channels to reduce the impact and the loss of life, properties, flora and fauna etc. This subject has been put in a corner for so many years. Flooding happens every year and we do not want to discuss ways to prevent the loss.

Nature shows its wrath in the form of such calamities. It is imperative for us to take a lesson from this sad incident. Man has been exploiting nature for its personal gains for a long time, the consequences are before us. Human intervention has been the major reason for the degradation of nature. We all must abstain from any such activity and create awareness regarding the same in our societies. Let us all vow not to tamper with nature and pray that peace and prosperity to return to our Kashmir.

However, as is the nature of all our governments, lot of noises are made while the disasters last and they are forgotten once things settle down. The recent example was of last year's Uttarakhand tragedy. Had some lessons been learnt from that horrible tragedy, perhaps the losses in J&K would have been much less.

Dinesh Kamath's photo-caption 'New ATM at PNB, Vashi' that was published in Newsband

New ATM at PNB, Vashi

New ATM opens at Punjab National Bank at Vashi Sector 1. The staff members of the Bank posing for the photograph during this occasion. (By Dinesh Kamath)

Dinesh Kamath's news related to Inorbit Mall, Vashi that were published in Newsband

3D painting at Inorbit Vashi

3D painting artist and Guinness World Record holder Limnesh Augustine created 'Dali Melting watch' 3D painting at Inorbit Vashi. (By Dinesh Kamath)

Dance Workshop at Inorbit Mall Vashi

By Dinesh Kamath

Inorbit Vashi brings to you an opportunity to learn one of the most popular dance forms hip Hop. This weekend shop at Inorbit malls, Vashi and grab a chance to register for dance workshop conducted by ‘Dancing Passions’.

At the purchase of Rs. 1000, customers can enroll in a dance workshop to learn Hip Hop. This dance form is current favourite of today’s generation, so do not miss this chance to learn some new moves.

Date: 27- 28 September

Venue: Inorbit Malls, Vashi

Time: 12 pm - 8 pm

 ‘Mumbai Ki Dhadkan’ awareness campaign

By Dinesh Kamath

Picture of Inorbit Mall

Inorbit Malls Vashi, in association with Fortis Hospital, brings the “Mumbai Ki Dhadkan” awareness campaign on occasion of World Heart Day. Ahead of the World Heart Day that falls on 29 September 2014, Inorbit Vashi, in association with Fortis Hospital, has organized a series of heart health awareness activities over the weekend – 27 & 28 September 2014.

As part of the awareness campaign, the mall will be hosting a series of fun activities like a “stepper contest” – who will do the maximum steps on the stepper; A complementary diet consultation by experts, basic health check up (BR, RBS, BMI); A book on heart healthy recipes and a ‘Flash Mob’ dancing on the theme song “Mumbai ki Dhadkan”

Fortis will also be providing a special heart health check up package to the patrons. The activity aims at providing vital awareness, in a fun way, about this serious health problem that a majority of Mumbai and Navi Mumbai citizens are increasingly facing. Let’s join in this cause to understand and spread awareness about this health hazard and safeguard the “dhadkan” of your loved ones.

Date: 27 – 28 September

Venue: Inorbit Mall, Vashi

Time: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Jinping’s visit marred by incursions' that was published in Newsband

Jinping’s visit marred by incursions

President of China Xi Jinping visited India. Just before his visit there was an incident on the Line of Actual control in the Chumar region of Ladakh, where troops and civilians were in a stand-off over construction activity on the Indian side.

Chinese side say that the two leaders had committed themselves to resolving the border issue “as soon as possible”, and that they had reached a “consensus” on the way forward. In a joint statement, the two sides acknowledged that “peace and tranquility on the India-China border areas was an important guarantor for the development and continued growth of bilateral relations.”

The overall positive atmospherics of the visit despite the overhang of the Ladakh stand-off also carry an important message to the world, ahead of Modi’s visit later this month to the United States.

Such incidents, though more common after Xi Jinping took control, have been especially taking place at or before visits by top leaders. It happened at the time of A. K. Antony's visit to China in 2012, before Li Keqiang's equally well touted visit to India and now during the visit of their President. No country would like an uncomfortable situation when its President or PM is having a meeting with his/her counterpart and yet the Chinese have repeatedly done so. Jinping’s visit has been marred by these incursions and the Chinese do not care.

India still does not have any concrete plan to address the border intrusion issue. It is not the easy task for India. But the diplomacy is the only way to address this issue. On the economic and cooperation front, the China is willing to address the issue of trade imbalance.

The NDA government had not done something new of great magnitude in improving the ties between the two countries. Once BJP had criticized the UPA government for their inability to deal with Chinese incursion in Indian territory. Now, the NDA government also demonstrated its inability to deal with Chinese incursion. They must have learnt that it is not easy to deal with complex strategic, economic and trade issues. We have to negotiate this difficult task ahead with diplomacy and pragmatism. We also need to learn that in international relations powers plays an important role.

Chinese President Xi wanted to visit Gujarat because that was one of the first states which invited Chinese investment to set up business there. Gujarat's pragmatic economic policies under Modi led that state to become the highest exporting state in India. It is natural for Chinese president to start from a place that can showcase the potential benefits of India-China cooperation. If other states want Chinese or other foreign investment all they have to do follow Modi's lead. Nevertheless even Maharastra got an investment deal for Chinese built industrial park along with Gujarat this time.

Noting Chinese cultural differences may help improve understanding and build trust. They are a sophisticated, modern people but Confucian beliefs remain deeply embedded in Chinese psyche that society should be harmonious, rational and hierarchical, where everyone follows the rules in accordance with their political and social status. Chinese teamwork demands a strong leader and a hierarchical organisation with clear boundaries.

Unless the border dispute is resolved, the MOUs and agreements signed between the two countries mean nothing. China will follow a stick and carrot policy for its own vested interests. It wants India to forget the border issue in exchange of getting investments from it.

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies that’ll get released in Navi Mumbai’ (Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya, Desi Kattey, 3 A.M., Meinu Ek Ladki Chahiye, Deliver Us From Devil and Chaar Futiya Chhokare) that was published in Newsband

New movies that’ll get released in Navi Mumbai

Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya

Mika Singh and Shaan finally dance to their own tunes in Sunil Agnihotri’s film Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya. The film is produced by Mika Singh, Sunil Agnihotri and Vandana Jain. Sunil Agnihotri first time brings two top singers of our country to grace the silver screen in this film.

Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya revolves around two lover boys of the same name and their efforts to win the heart of a gorgeous girl of their dreams. Mika Singh and Shaan are two Balwinder Singh’s in love with one girl Julie (Gaibrila). They both woo her in a humorous style. The twist in the story comes when a multimillionaire dies. He has nominated a man named Balwinder Singh to take over his properties. But nobody knows who is Balwinder Singh. Mika and Shaan, the two Balwinders, try their luck. But they find that there are 100 more Balwinder Singhs with whom they have to compete for the property worth crores of rupees.

The cast of the film consists of Mika Singh, Shaan, Gabriela Bertante, Anupam Kher, Rajpal Yadav, Asrani and Vindu Dara Singh.

Desi Kattey

Premia Group and The Real Estate Guru presents Desi Kattey, a 2014 Indian action-drama film directed and produced by Anand Kumar under the banner of Anand Kumar Productions. The story and screenplay is written by Aaryaan Saxena. It features veteran actor Sunil Shetty in the lead role. Creative and Executive Producer is Aryan Saha. Music of the film has been composed by Kailash Kher.

The film has Sunil Shetty as Major Suryakant Rathore, Jay Bhanushali as Gyani, Akhil Kapur as Pali, Sasha Agha as Paridhi Rathore, Tia Bajpai as Guddi, Ashutosh Rana, Murli Sharma, Claudia Ciesla - Special Appearance in item song Patne Wali Hoon, Nishikant Dixit as Jailer Shukla and Santosh Shukla.

Desi Kattey is the story of two orphans who grow up in a remote village, making country guns to earn their livelihood. The film traces their journey, as they go on to become national level shooters.

These two village kids grow up in a neighbourhood where they sell desi guns. They slowly grow up to become local goons in the area. The state’s powerful gangster takes them under his wing and the two are very happy as that was their childhood dream.  At some point, however, they get a chance to live a better life by participating in shooting competitions. Will they choose the better life or will they stick to their dream?

3 A.M.

3 A.M. is a 2014 Hindi musical horror directed by Vishal Mahadkar, the film stars Rannvijay Singh, Anindita Nayar, Salil Acharya and Kavin Dave in lead roles.

It is a story which revolves around three friends who set out to make a reality show on the existence of ghosts in the world.

Starting from Rudra Mills a well-known haunted place, the trio begin their search for ghosts and soon get caught up in this haunted place as the paranormal activities start to take place. What begins is a chill fare with the three friends being hunted by an unknown ghostly entity. Will the trio survive?

The film has Rannvijay Singh as Sunny, Anindita Nayar as Sarah, Salil Acharya as Cyrus and Kavin Dave as Raj.

The music of the film is composed by Mannan, Raeth band, Bruno & Pranay Rijia.

The songs of the film are Raeth Ki Tarah sung by Rajat, Teri Adaaon Mein by Mustafa Zahid, Meherbaan by Rajat, Sab Bhulake by Wajhi, Tera Shukriya by Wajhi (Raeth Band), Teri Adaaon Mein (Remix) by Mustafa Zahid and Tera Shukriya (Remix) by Wajhi.

Meinu Ek Ladki Chahiye

Meinu Ek Ladki Chaahiye is a satirical Bollywood movie starring Raghuvir Yadav, Puru Chibber, Reecha Sinha and Zakir Hussain (actor). The Movie deals with the sensitive subject of rape cases. The backdrop of the movie is a false rape case and the hero’s fight for justice.

Meinu Ek Ladki Chaahiye is a comical satirical Hindi movie starring Raghubir Yadav, Puru Chibber, Reecha Sinha, Zakir Hussain, Yatin Karyekar & Rashee Bindal. Govind (Raghubir Yadav) & his assistant Shishupal (Puru Chibber) get their first legal case after a lot of difficulties even though Govind’s father is a renowned lawyer. Govind, a jovial person does everything that he can to save the accused. It’s during the investigation that Govind and Shishupal come across some startling incidents. The case is of a serious nature but these two solve it in a very comical and hilarious way. However, this case turns Govind’s life upside down. Harassment by the police, getting locked up inside a jail, wife and daughter’s hatred resulting in strained relations with them...Govind endures a lot. Even after all this, Govind is determined to find out the truth. This movie touches upon several issues in the country however in an entertaining manner. Since it’s Govind’s first case, will he and his assistant manage to save the accused? And will the culprits be brought to the book? Meinu Ek Ladki Chaahiye will answer all these questions.

The film has Irfan Razaa Khan as Firoz, Raghubir Yadav as Govind Ji Hero, Puru Chibber as Shishupal - Romantic Hero, Reecha Sinha as Deepa - Heroine, Zakir Hussain as Lawyer Kharbanda, Yatin Karyekar as Shanti Bhushan, Jyoti Gauva as Harshita (Govind Ji’s wife), Rashee as Mishrita (Govind Ji’s Daughter), Khushboo Purohit in Special Song, Kashmira Kulkarni as Kamya, Ahtesham Azad Khan as Kulbhushan, Deepak Sinha as Inspector of Police [INS] and Sanjay Verma as Police Constable [PC].

Soundtrack is taken care of by Ravi Pawar and Shadab Bhartiy. The film has songs like Gori Chitti sung by Sanjay Dhoopa Mishra and Mamta Sharma, Raam naam Ladoo by Sanjay Dhoopa Mishra, Nikhi D'souza and Nitin Arora, Teri To Jhand by Sanjay Dhoopa Mishra and Mika Singh, Main Sifar Me by Sanjay Dhoopa Mishra and Javed Ali and Nanhe Paon by Sanjay Dhoopa Mishra and Roop Kumar Rathod.

Deliver Us From Devil

Deliver Us from Evil is a 2014 American crime-horror film directed by Scott Derrickson, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and co-written with Paul Harris Boardman, based on a 2001 non-fiction book entitled Beware the Night by Ralph Sarchie and Lisa Collier Cool, Starring Eric Bana, Édgar Ramírez, Sean Harris, Olivia Munn, and Joel McHale.

The movie is based on the real life events of Ralph Sarchie, a New York cop who meets a Castilian priest when he is pulled into a case which the priest convinces him, against the officer's religious beliefs, is demonically related. Together, they work to solve the case and combat paranormal forces working against them. The two exorcise a demon from a man who is now the sole survivor of a small group of people who became possessed in a cave in Iraq. The film concludes with Ralph and his family and friends gathered for Ralph's newborn child's christening —performed by the same priest who helped Ralph. It is made known that Ralph quits the police force and begins working with the priest against evil.

Chaar Futiya Chhokare

Chaarfutiya Chhokare is a Bollywood thriller film, written and directed by Manish Harishankar and produced by Sunill Khosla and Vibha Dutta Khosla. The storyline is based on the subject of child-trafficking. The film features Soha Ali Khan, Seema Biswas and Zakir Hussain. Khan plays a role fighting injustice.

The plot of the film revolves around Neha Malini (Soha), who is an NRI girl returning to India in order to start a school in a village in North Bihar. Starting off optimistic and happy about her endeavor, she is unaware of the hardships, obstructions and risks awaiting her in this small, serene village.

She is pleased after meeting three boys Awadhesh, Hari and Gorakh but soon finds out that it is the beginning of a nightmare. Being hardcore criminals, these three boys become the center of her activities. After seeing this, she vows to stop the criminal and sexual exploitation of the children in the village. Her meeting with Janaki (Seema Biswas) – the mother of one of the boys, Awadhesh – helps her understand the deeply embedded political-criminal nexus that pervades the system. Neha is resolute to free the three of them from this world of crime.

The film has Soha Ali Khan as Neha Tandon, Seema Biswas as Janki, Lekh Tandon as Kailash babu, Zakir Hussain as Lakkhan, Govind Namdev, Ajay Kumar Verma as Ranjan, Suhas Sirsat, Umesh Jagtap, Shankar Mandal as Gorakh, Aditya Jaiswal and Harsh Mayar as Awdesh.

The soundtrack is composed by Abhijit Vaghani and Sudeep Banerjee. The singers are Haldi Ke Rang sung by Sudeep Banerjee, Abhijit Vaghani, D. Sameer and Sharda Sinha, Saiyyan Mile by Abhijit Vaghani, D. Sameer and Malini Awasthi, Vidya Ki Parasmani by Abhijit Vaghani, D. Sameer and Vibha Dutta Khosla, Kaun Si Nagariya by Sudeep Banerjee and Sharda Sinha and Mast Malang by Sudeep Banerjee

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Thanks, Hema!' that was published in Newsband

Thanks, Hema!

Actor-turned-politician Hema Malini expressed her thought that the widows of Vrindavan should go to temples in their home-States, and not take the train to Mathura. She added that there are many famous temples in Bengal and Bihar where they can stay.

The fact is these widows ended up in Vrindavan because they had no other place to go. Many of them were abandoned by their families, and they would be worse off in any other town or village. It is not religion but poverty that forced them to Vrindavan. Their problems would not vanish if they left Vrindavan or stayed at home.

The 40,000 widows in Vrindavan are only a fraction of those in need of help. Instead of articulating what she as an MP or the Central or State government can do to help, Hema Malini seems to have placed the burden on the widows themselves and on the governments of their home-States. The MP had no concrete suggestion to improve their lot.

Now let’s look from one angle. Let's assume Hema Malini arranges for comfortable stay of these widows and they live peacefully till the end of their lives. What next? There would be lakhs more coming into Mathura (not very unthinkable in a country of 130 cr people). What does the state administration do then, for how many should they continue to provide resources for? In such a situation, is it not the duty of Central Government to let these widows enjoy the right to live with dignity in their respective states? Hema Malini should have used her position to appeal to the Centre to come to the rescue of these widows instead of asking the widows to go away.

Every politician is supposed to have basic knowledge of the constitutional rights of a citizen. Hema Malini should have done something positive. She should have persuaded the Central government to build free hostels for these helpless widows so that they are not reduced to the level of beggars. Had Hema Malini done this she would not have to face criticisms from a large section of Indians. Her image would have got a tremendous boost.    

Present goverment always speaks about women rights, women empowerment. But when time comes they do not act.

Remarks of Hema Malini are equivalent to Raj Thackray's not allowing Biharis and other state residents to come in Maharashtra. In the cases of migrants it is unemployment and poverty which drag them for migration. Widows migrate because of social stigma, poverty, insecurity and most importantly, as said in Water movie, widows are considered as economic burden by their own family members, hence the places like Vrindavan are created by social hostile forces to exploit them.

Hema Malini should not drag politics and regionalism in this delicate issue of survival and human rights of destitute women who have already faced a lot in life.

But the best thing about Hema Malini’s remark, whether you call it positive or negative, is that it drew attention of the entire Indian public and the government towards the plight of these widows. So Hema Malini deserves a big ‘Thanks’. 

Dinesh Kamath's news 'Navi Mumbai’s Rinhee Dance Academy gets recognised with Prabhudeva’s MSM Dance School' that was published in Newsband

Navi Mumbai’s Rinhee Dance Academy gets recognised with Prabhudeva’s MSM Dance School

By Dinesh Kamath

NAVI MUMBAI: Rinhee, 26 yrs, becomes India’s next-generation contemporary dance artist. Leveraging on her talent of passionate performance, Rinhee runs a successful Dance Academy offering students with MSM’s style of Contemporary Hip Hop, Belly, Ballet, Bollywood, Free Style, Dance Workout, Yoga, Bharatnatyam and more.

Speaking on the occasion, says Rinhee Subberwal, CEO, RDA (affiliate of MSM), “Dancing for me is my life, blood and oxygen. I live up to dance and dance lives up to me. I am able to communicate my feelings, emotions and thoughts through my style of contemporary dancing. I love teaching and get immense pleasure when my student performs at shows and events.”

Rinhee is a young talent of India, with a sparkling fire. Poised to make a mark for herself, Rinhee has not shared stage with the industry leaders, but notably been applauded by Saroj Khan and Prabhudeva.

Nagendra Prasad, CEO of MSM Dance School, younger brother of Prabhudeva, said, “Rinhee now also speaks fluent Tamil thereby enabling advanced communication between us. We discuss ideas and explore institutionalising varied dance forms in India, with additional ethics and recognition. We are also looking at extending our learning to the numerous NRI kids internationally.”

Rinhee Subberwal has been a performer since her 1.5 years of age. She grew up to become the most coveted student at Shiamak Davar Institute with numerous performances. Rinhee has also walked the ramp for various brands. Rinhee has learnt traditional Kathak from Padma Sharma belonging to the Lacchu Maharaji Ji Gharana.  Rinhee has been appreciated as the artiste of the next generation and a vibrant personality.

With the highest form of energy, enthusiasm and ethics, Rinhee has successfully been blending to create own choreography with Salsa, Samba, Semi-Classical, Latin American style of dances, folk dances of India, Hip Hop, Belly, Ballet, Bollywood, Free Style, Dance Workout, Yoga, Bharatnatyam and More. Rinhee’s students range from two years to sixty years, as parents recurrently flock to her to ensure, they get to book a seat for their wards.

Dinesh Kamath's news '3D painting artist Limnesh Augustine returns to Inorbit Vashi with Italian artist Victor Adolfa Bani' that was published in Newsband

3D painting artist Limnesh Augustine returns to Inorbit Vashi with Italian artist Victor Adolfa Bani

By Dinesh Kamath

(Above) Picture of Inorbit Mall

NAVI MUMBAI: 3D painting artist and Guinness World Record holder Limnesh Augustine returns to Inorbit Vashi and this time he brings along Italian artist Victor Adolfa Bani to create 3D painting made of washable paint chalk.

3D street art is very popular all over the world but only a handful of Indian artists are involved in this due to lack of awareness and technical knowledge. India, being a culturally diverse and colorful country has a lot of scope for this art. Limnesh Augustine and Victor Adolfa Bani are on a 3D Road trip, where they visit 19 cities in the country over 2 months to showcase their art. They have already covered 9 cities in the Northern and Western India and after their display of art at Inorbit Vashi they will go to 9 more cities in the Southern India.

Visit Inorbit Vashi on 23 and 24 September to witness a marvelous piece of 3D art and help make this beautiful art popular!

Date: 23 and 24 September

Venue:  Inorbit Vashi

Time: 10 am – 6 pm

Dinesh Kamath's cartoons based on 'Alooramji' that were published in Newsband

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'A great plan to promote science and technology' that was published in Newsband

A great plan to promote science and technology

Modi government’s outreach plans for scientists is indeed great. The idea to tap the talent pool of about 6,000 top scientists to give lectures to school and college students is a good initiative. Scientists dedicating 12 hours a year each to engage with students to impart scientific knowledge and inculcate a scientific temper in them is bound to go a long way in attracting young talent to science and grooming them. Such a step was absolutely necessary since India faces an alarming situation of steadily decreasing numbers of school students opting for science.

Several institutions and individuals in the U.S. engage in student outreach programmes and India has a great deal to learn from their experience. Excellent results can be achieved when scientists guide students and teachers to do real science that is open-ended, inquiry-based and driven by a sense of exploration — which only scientists are best-equipped to offer. This will foster critical thinking and imagination and impart skills of scientific investigation.

The Indian Space Research Organisation’s work of guiding students from a handful of engineering colleges to build satellites, which were eventually launched, is one of the best examples of imaginative student outreach programmes.

The Modi govt had started a really wonderful scheme. Media can play a big role in popularising science among students by devoting about 10% of space in the newspapers to Indian and international news on science and technology and news on scientists. Employment opportunities should be created for science students by establishing linkages between colleges and industries

This is a wonderful step towards bright future. Not only students but also faculty or management team can learn from the best brain of India. There will be more attraction towards research and new technology rather than just moving in the crowd of engineering/medical. And great part is all of us will be benefited. Adding to it, if some of important presentation can go to public via Youtube/social media, then it would be a great achievement as one can listen/watch the presentation again and again anytime, anywhere.

It is about time India moves on from superstitious thinking and obscurantism, and embraces rational thinking. We desperately need critical thinking in all areas of policy making. Evidence-based clear minded approach should be adopted instead of being slaves to ideologies. And the future generations should be equipped with critical thinking abilities.

There should be other major step taken which should include that career progression in the national institute should be based on real contribution to innovation and research and NOT seniority and reservation system. Even recruitment should be devoid of reservation system which is driving lot of talent to outside the country as evidenced by the work being done by Indians elsewhere. Thirdly, the remuneration to major contributors should be outside the normal grades. Fourthly, scientists need an environment of freedom with responsibility, people-focus with financial accountability.

Some of the major problems in Indian Science are too long gestation period till PhD, non-attractive fellowships, non-meritorious scientific recruitment, least accountability and fiefdoms of some big names. How can we attract and retain talent to science with such an environment? Most of the science is not done to give technology for country but to publish papers and get promotions and fame. How such self-serving science will get respect from society? Till date, the most contribution has come only through 3 organisations: Atomic Energy, ISRO and ICAR.

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'BJP cannot afford to rest on its laurel' that was published in Newsband

BJP cannot afford to rest on its laurel

Maharashtra and Haryana prepare to go to the polls next month. The Lok Sabha election this year saw Bharatiya Janata Party wave sweeping through the two States. The Congress won just one of the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana, and in Maharashtra, in alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party a total of only six of 48 seats.

Both the Prithviraj Chavan government in Maharashtra and the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government in Haryana have little to show for their years in power. In Maharashtra, BJP wants the leadership of the alliance with the Shiv Sena since the national party performed much better than the regional ally in the Lok Sabha polls. But the chief ministership is likely to go to the Shiv Sena in the event of the alliance coming to power. The Sena supremo, Uddhav Thackeray, is likely to stake his claim instead of attempting to wield power through ‘remote control’ as his father Bal Thackeray did. In Haryana, the BJP seems to be in a better position because it does not need an ally to come to power over there.

The BJP can't afford to rest on its laurel; it has to keep on winning the Assembly polls also, especially in the up-coming elections in Haryana and Maharastra. For this to happen, the BJP needs to do a lot of ground-work. It has to project reliable leaders as Chief Ministerial candidates in the two states whom all sections of people can trust, and keep away leaders who are notorious for their speeches and actions which usually cause communal disharmony.

In Maharashtra, the Congress-NCP-alliance is likely to face some problem because of large scale corruption committed by the leaders of both party.  The Union election was won by Modi to a large extent aided by the public anger against the performance of the UPA government. Assembly elections are fought on different parameters and hence neither the voting percentage is to be conceived as a defeat for the ruling party at the centre nor the upswing for the opposition parties. Each has to be viewed in its own domain and on merits. Indian electorates have become very wise and they decide on the basis of what will serve their best interest. So whichever party wins it would be good only if they are able to govern in close coordination and harmony with the centre and the centre too reciprocates appropriately.

While there is no doubt that the Modi wave continues to sweep the two election-bound states of Maharashtra and Haryana, the Indian electorate has definitely matured over the years and does view the two elections - LS and Assembly - from two different angles.

The assembly elections are always fought on the lines of performance of the state government, corruption, alliance etc. Central government has little scope to influence the outcome of the state elections.

 UPA's approach was legislative: RTI, RTE, NREGA etc, with lax monitoring of execution. UPA's approach was of dream budget and sleeping for rest of the year. Even radical reforms will happen after setting the governance machine right, including governance of banks and public sector. Price rise continues to be concern. Subsidies continue to be a concern. Corruption, NPAs and crony capitalism needs to be addressed. Public sector should be revived, selling off non-performing ones. A new economic model that is neither socialistic nor capitalistic is needed. 

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies that’ll get released in Navi Mumbai’ (Khoobsurat, Daawat-e-Ishq, The Maze Runner, Dolphin Tale and A Walk Among The Tombstones) that was published in Newsband

New movies that’ll get released in Navi Mumbai

By Dinesh Kamath

Khoobsurat

Khoobsurat (English: Beautiful), also known as Disney's Khoobsurat, is a 2014 Hindi romantic comedy film. The film is directed by Shashanka Ghosh and produced by Rhea Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and Siddharth Roy Kapur. It stars Sonam Kapoor, Fawad Afzal Khan, Kirron Kher, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Ratna Pathak and Aamir Raza Hussain in lead roles. Based on the 2001 Hollywood movie, The Princess Diaries (film), it is also loosely based on the 1980 film of the same name.

Film is a remake of 1980’s Khoobsurat movie. Sonam Kapoor is playing the role of Dr. Milli Chakravarty. She is a doctor who was doing a job in a local Hospital in Mumbai.

One day eventually a patient comes to her hospital: (Fawad Afzal Khan as Vikram Rathore) He was badly injured and was almost died but somehow Sonam Kapoor saves his life. Then Vikram Rathore starts blushing to Sonam Kapoor and from here the love story start in this film. Fawad Afzal Khan is a young Pakistani actor who is making his debut in Bollywood cinema.

The film has Sonam Kapoor as Dr. Milli Chakravarty, Fawad Afzal Khan as Vikram Rathore, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Kirron Kher as Manju Chakravarty, Ratna Pathak as Nirmala Devi Rathore, Aamir Raza Hussain, Aditi Rao Hydari and Ashok Banthia.

The music of Khoobsurat is composed by Sneha Khanwalkar. The lyrics are penned by a range of artists including, Ikram Rajasthani, Badshah, Sunil Choudhary, Amitabh Verma and Sneha Khanwalkar.

The film has songs like Engine Ki Seeti, Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai, Baal Khade, Preet, Maa Ka Phone and Naina.

Daawat-e-Ishq

Daawat-e-Ishq (English: Feast Of Love) is a 2014 Bollywood comedy drama film directed by Habib Faisal and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. It features actors Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra in the lead roles. Music of the film has been composed by Sajid-Wajid.

The film has Hyderabad ki tez Gulrez (Parineeti Chopra) and Lucknow ka aashiq Tariq (Aditya Roy Kapur) in a love story from Yash Raj Films' kitchen, where Love gets Spicy, Love gets Sweet, Love gets Bitter!

A shoe-sales girl, disillusioned with love because of her encounters with dowry-seeking men and a cook, who can charm anybody with the aroma and flavours of his biryani and kebabs, come face to face in the clash of diametrically opposite but equally spicy cultures of Hyderabad and Lucknow.

In her quest to find her Mr. Universe, she comes up against "Big Boss Hyderi Kebab" and in the process of arriving at a "tuning-setting", Gullu and Taru rewrite traditional recipes of love, crush old-fashioned world-views and make their own masaledaar albeli pichchar... a deliciously romantic Daawat-e-Ishq!

The film has Aditya Roy Kapur as Tariq "Taru" Haidar, Parineeti Chopra as Gulrez "Gullu" Qadir, Anupam Kher, Sumit Gaddi as Neeraj, Karan Wahi and Sunny Deol.

The music of Daawat-e-Ishq is composed by the duo Sajid-Wajid, while its lyrics are penned by Kausar Munir. The film has songs like Daawat-e-Ishq sung by Javed Ali, Sunidhi Chauhan, Mannat by Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Keerthi Sagathia, Rangreli by Wajid, Shreya Ghoshal, Shayarana by Shalmali Kholgade, Jaadu Tone Waaliyan by Shabab Sabri, Mannat (Reprise) by Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal and Daawat-e-Ishq (Instrumental).

The Maze Runner

The Maze Runner is a 2014 American science fiction action thriller film directed by Wes Ball, based on James Dashner's 2009 book of the same name. The film is produced by Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, and Lee Stollman with a screenplay by Noah Oppenheim, Grant Pierce Myers and T.S. Nowlin. The film stars Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and Will Poulter.

The story follows sixteen year old Thomas, portrayed by O'Brien, who awakens in a rusty elevator with no memory of who he is, only to learn he's been delivered to the middle of an intricate maze, along with a slew of other boys, who have been trying to find their way out of the ever-changing labyrinth — all while establishing a functioning society in what they call The Glade.

When Thomas wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys, he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape.

Dolphin Tale 2

Dolphin Tale 2 is a 2014 American family drama film written and directed by Charles Martin Smith and sequel to his 2011 film Dolphin Tale. Harry Connick, Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Kris Kristofferson, Morgan Freeman, Juliana Harkavy, Austin Stowell and Austin Highsmith all reprise their roles from the first film while Lee Karlinsky, Julia Jordan, and Bethany Hamilton join the cast. The film tells the story of another dolphin at the hospital named "Hope".

Dolphin Tale 2 is “inspired” by actual events, once again involving Winter, the dolphin with the prosthetic tail. Returning as Winter’s best human buds are Sawyer (Nathan Gamble), the marine biology prodigy, and Hazel (Cozi Zuehlsdorff), the daughter of marine biologist/pet vet Dr. Clay Haskett (Harry Connick Jr.). Winter’s no longer just a symbol of hope: he’s also big business, helping to turn Haskett’s marine life rescue facility into a thriving aquarium.

But then Winter’s elderly aquarium mate dies, and the feds threaten to take Winter from the aquarium because it’s against regulations for a dolphin to be held in captivity without a companion dolphin. If they lose Winter, they will probably lose the aquarium. The dramatic tension -- or lack thereof -- is supposed to come from whether Winter will bond with a new, young dolphin named Hope.

Walk Among The Tombstones

A Walk Among the Tombstones is a 2014 American crime thriller film based on a novel by Lawrence Block of the same name, directed and written by Scott Frank. It stars Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, Boyd Holbrook, and Sebastian Roché.

The movie has an interesting plot. Former NYPD cop and private investigator Matthew Scudder (Neeson) is hired by a drug dealer (Dan Stevens) to find his kidnapped wife in New York City.

Matt Scudder is a former cop who was forced out of law enforcement because of the trouble he creates owing to his nasty drinking problem. But his life changes when a drug dealer named Kenny Kristo approaches him about the murder of his wife. Some nasty persons not only kidnapped her and took 400 thousand dollars from him, but they didn’t deliver on their promise. Instead of returning his wife, they killed her, cutting her up into little pieces. They did give her back, just not all together.

Kenny wants to find these men and do to them what they did to his wife, so he contacts Scudder. Scudder refuses at first, but then Kenny plays the tape of the men raping his wife which they sent, and Scudder is in.

As he starts his investigation, he runs into an African-American teenager named TJ who always seems to be sick, always seems to be causing trouble, and is, overall, just weird. Wherever Scudder goes, TJ’s not far behind, and soon the two develop a friendship.

In the meantime, Scudder is getting closer to our dynamic duo of killers (which consists of a very tall man and a very round man). When they target yet another drug dealer, Yuri (snagging his daughter), who’s an acquaintance of Kenny’s, Scudder realizes that this will be his only opportunity to take these guys down. He becomes point man on the operation, installing his own reckless brand of negotiating. When it’s all said and done, the big showdown happens in a cemetery, and either our killers or Scudder are going to go down.