Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Allowing FDI into aviation sector is good move' that was published in Newsband

Allowing FDI into aviation sector is good move

Central Government is aiming at making India the most open economy in the world for FDI. The focus is particularly on the civil aviation sector. Raising the FDI limit for airlines to 100 per cent, with automatic approvals for foreign ownership up to 49 per cent, sounds good.

In theory, a foreign airline could tie up with other institutional investors like private equity funds to form a 49:51 joint venture and tap India’s double-digit air traffic growth. It will require an airline’s chairman and at least two-thirds of its directors to be Indian citizens, and substantial ownership and effective control to be vested in Indian nationals.

If you compare India with other countries, the U.S. now allows around 25 per cent foreign ownership in airlines, South Korea permits 49 per cent and Chile a full 100 per cent.

By allowing FDI into aviation section sector, the government has thrown open invitations to corporates. Now, the sector will be flooded by competitive industrialists to occupy market shares and in the process ultimate consumers may be benefited with cheaper air travel as well as alternative sources to choose. This may also boost revenues for government as it can levy taxes on the aviation companies operating in the country and using Indian air space.

The opening of the aviation sector with 100 percent participation on internal flights through automatic approval route indeed is a big ticket of reform and certainly will increase traffic thrice by bringing even the ordinary people into the net of air connectivity. At the same time limiting the individual investment at 49 percent of the overseas air operator with Indian top brass control is a fine piece of hemming and the cautious strategy of regaining the driver seat at times of emergency without legal snag is also welcome.

We should not give a surrender throw of key sectors like aviation and defence with high border vulnerabilities with clever and cruel neighbours like China and Pakistan. Make in India is good coupled with the caveat safety India.

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (Shorgul, Tarzan, Missing On A Weekend and Free State of Jones) that was published in Newsband

New movies released in Navi Mumbai

By Dinesh Kamath

Shorgul

Shorgul is a Bollywood, political drama film directed by Pranav Kumar Singh alias P Singh and Jitentra Tiwari. The film is produced by 24 FPS film Pvt Ltd. Samira Kelkar is CEO of 24FPS Films. The movie is co-produced by Prashant Vijay Singh and Aman Singh. It was earlier titled as Zainab. The film stars Jimmy Shergill, Hiten Tejwani, Suha Gezen, Ashutosh Rana, Narendra Jha, Anirudh Dave and Sanjay Suri in lead roles. The film is loosely based on 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots.

The film is based on the innocent friendship between a Hindu boy Raghu (Anirudh Dave) and a Muslim girl Zainab (Suha Gezen) which rapidly escalates into a political minefield, causing unrest and chaos in Uttar Pradesh.

Chaudhry, is a just & influential village Jaat leader who stands up for the farmers and gives them justice regardless of cast, creed or religion. Ranjeet Om on the other hand is a malicious, opportunist MLA. The problem sparks when Chaudhry's justness and fight against the Land Acquisition Bill, comes in the way of Om's political and personal ambitions.

Chaudhry's son, Raghu and Zainab are best friends. Zainab is set to be married to Saleem. Saleem is a fair, reserved and peace loving individual who loves Zainab deeply. Raghu too loves Zainab but deems it useless to reveal his feelings to his best friend, as it will only hurt the people he cares for. Mustakeem, Saleem's cousin and a religious fanatic, is against Zainab's friendship with a Hindu boy. He questions their intentions and plants the seed of suspicion in the otherwise sensible Saleem.

Fuelled by his fanaticism, brainwashed by religious sentiments & political rivals, Mustakeen is seen as an easy pawn to aggravate. Clouded in thought, Mustakeem, kills Raghu under the guise of saving Zainab from him and protecting their Muslim girls from supposed ploys for conversion. The situation gets a communal twist with Om taking advantage of the death of Chaudhary's son, & chooses to bring religion on the center stage. Despite the intervention of the chief minister, the matter snowballs and takes unexpected, ugly turns and becomes a national issue in question.

As the story unfolds, we begin to question; In the midst of this political & religious intolerance, where does humanity really stand?

The movie has Jimmy Shergill as Ranjit Om, Ashutosh Rana as Chaudhary, Narendra Jha as Alim Khan, Anirudh Dave as Raghu, Chaudhary's son, Hiten Tejwani as Saleem, Sanjay Suri as Mithilesh Yadav, Eijaz Khan, Suha Gezen as Zainab, Neetu Pandey as Savitri, Hrishitaa Bhatt and Jay Shanker Pandey 'Jay' as ANWAR.

The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan is a 2016 American action adventure film based on the fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Directed by David Yates and written by Adam Cozad and Craig Brewer, its cast comprises Alexander Skarsgård, Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie, Djimon Hounsou, Jim Broadbent and Christoph Waltz.

It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård) left the jungles of Africa — where he was raised by the great apes — behind for an aristocratic life in Victorian London as John Clayton, 3rd Viscount Greystoke, with his beloved wife, Jane Porter (Margot Robbie) at his side. Now, he has been invited back to the Congo Free State to serve as a trade emissary of the House of Commons, unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge, masterminded by the corrupt Belgian Captain Léon Rom (Christoph Waltz). But those behind the murderous plot have no idea what they are about to unleash.

The film has Alexander Skarsgård as Tarzan / John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke, Rory J. Saper as Young Tarzan, Margot Robbie as Jane Porter, Tarzan's wife, Ella Purnell as Young Jane Porter, Samuel L. Jackson as George Washington Williams, Djimon Hounsou as Chief Mbonga, the leader of an African tribe, Jim Broadbent as Prime Minister, Christoph Waltz as Captain Léon Rom, a corrupt merciless Belgian captain, John Hurt as Prof. Archimedes Q. Porter, Jane's father and Tarzan's father in law, Casper Crump as Captain Kerchover, Hadley Fraser as Tarzan's father and Simon Russell Beale as Mr. Frum.

Missing On A Weekend

Missing on a Weekend is an Indian Investigating Thriller film directed by Abhishek Jawkar and produced by Rajesh Patange, Sebastian Joseph and Abhishek Jawkar.

Missing on a Weekend is an investigating crime story based in Goa. Inspector Ali Ansari (Pavan Malhotra) a top cop from CBI has been transferred to Goa to take charge of the current ugly undercover crime space which has troubled the tourism capital of India.

Ansari has now got a new case in the midst of all the chaos where one guy, Laksh (Karan Hariharan) has been found unconscious on Calangute beach. He is brutally hurt on his head and loses substantial part of his memory. After the brief investigation, Police gets to know his whereabouts in Goa. As the police team reaches the resort where Laksh and his six other friends from Delhi are staying, they found one of his friend dead in one room and all other friends are missing.

Now, Ansari is left with only one suspect cum victim cum survivor, Laksh, who hardly remembers anything that has happened.

The film has Karan Hariharan, Pawan Malhotra, Dishank Arora, Mahsa Kooshesh, Shiva Dagar, Akash Bathija, Siddhant Mahajan, Khushboo Kamal, Jyoti Sethi and Dibyendu Bhattacharya

Free State of Jones

Free State of Jones is a 2016 American war film inspired by the life of Newton Knight and his armed rebellion against the Confederacy in Jones County, Mississippi, during the American Civil War. Written and directed by Gary Ross, the film stars Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali and Keri Russell.

The story is based on the history of Jones County, Mississippi during the Civil War and the immediately following period. Although the plot of the movie is fiction, the overall story follows the history of Jones County, and many of the events portrayed are true.

After surviving the 1862 Battle of Corinth, Newton Knight, a poor farmer from Mississippi, leads a group of deserters and local slaves in an armed rebellion against the Confederacy in Jones County. Knight subsequently makes a home with a former enslaved woman, Rachel. He establishes a mixed-race community. Knight launches an uprising that leads Jones County, Mississippi to secede from the Confederacy, creating a Free State of Jones. Knight continued his struggle into Reconstruction, distinguishing him as a compelling, if controversial, figure of defiance long beyond the War. 

Fifth All India Hindu Adhiveshan (Convention): Pro-Hindus announce campaigns against corruption, bribery and obscenity

By Dinesh Kamath

The Fifth All India Hindu Adhiveshan, held in the Vidyadhiraj Hall of the Shri Ramnath Temple, recently concluded on the 25th of June. The Hindu Adhiveshan, which had started on the 19th of June, witnessed the participation of over 400 delegates of 161 organisations from 22 states as well as neighbouring countries like Nepal and Sri Lanka.

The following Resolutions were passed in the 5th All India Hindu Adhiveshan:

1.        It was decided that in interest of world peace and prosperity, all legal options to ensure that India is declared a Hindu Rashtra will be explored. The Indian Parliament should declare the country as a Hindu Rashtra

2.        Hindus from Nepal are trying to get the Himalayan nation declared a Hindu Rashtra again. The All India Hindu Adhiveshan extends complete moral, political support to their cause. The Nepalese parliament should nullify the present secular constitution and declare the nation as a Hindu Rashtra.

3.        The central government should bring a nationwide ban on cow slaughter and also ensure its stringent implementation

4.        Atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka should be investigated by an international Human rights committee as well as the Indian government. The Bangladeshi government has failed to protect the Hindus there. So the Hindus should be allowed to have a separate homeland in Bangladesh.

5.        The Kashmiri Hindus should be rehabilitated in Jammu and Kashmir.

6.        The Hindu Adhiveshan condemns the Goan government’s ban on Sriram Sena’s Shri. Pramod Muthalik’s entry to the state.

7.        The central government should take steps to ensure that innocent seekers of Sanatan Sanstha are not harassed by the agencies investigating the murders of rationalists.

8.        The central government should ban any anti national activity in places of learning like Universities. Also, immediate action should be initiated against those students found indulging in such activities.

Dinesh Kamath likes Taraji P Henson as Loretha “Cookie” Lyon in American TV Serial ‘Empire’

I love Taraji P Henson as Loretha “Cookie” Lyon in American TV Serial ‘Empire’

Loretha "Cookie" Lyon, the fictional character from the American musical drama Empire on Fox, portrayed by Taraji P. Henson, is shown as the ex-wife of former drug dealer turned hip-hop mogul, Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard).  She begins with a bang when she gets released from prison and strikes out to lay claim to half of their multimillion-dollar record label, which was initially funded by her drug money. Her love for her children is legendary. Cookie strives to ensure that her children would get the best out of everything. In the drug dealing business, Cookie's life has revolved around music, money, and dodging the law. Cookie had been involved in drug dealing thus forcing her to serve 17 years in prison, preventing her from being in her sons' lives. After Lucious becomes distant from Cookie while she is incarcerated, the two eventually get a divorce.

Cookie is shown as a character who will stop at nothing to get what she wants and she will cause "havoc" along the way. Cookie is shown as "very complicated and complex". Cookie is a "strong" woman who puts her "family first." Cookie "doesn't compromise at all - never herself, and never her truth." Cookie is a "tell-it-like-it-is everywoman." Cookie "does whatever she has to do" to support her family. Female viewers could identify with Cookie simply because "She's just real." Cookie is not "malicious" but she "shoots straight from the hip" and she's usually right. A big part of the character is Cookie's fashion. Cookie is fierce, caring and extremely powerful. Her wardrobe is filled with fur, animal prints, golds and sparkles. Cookie's sense of fashion is inspired by Michelle Obama. Her overall performance is of the kind that made critics and Hollywood insiders take notice. The character of Cookie has been well received, and Taraji Henson was immediately praised for her portrayal. She is described as the femme fatale. Cookie is undoubtedly the "heart" of the series. Cookie looks like a "complicated woman who is far from one-dimensional" thanks to the "emotional sensitivity" that Taraji Henson brings to the character. Her character is unprecedented in that I've never seen a woman or a mother like this on TV, so full of trouble and saying all the wrong things and yet you understand where she's coming from. Taraji Henson plays Cookie with "fire and fabulosity."

Taraji Henson deservedly won the Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Cookie. She was also nominated for an Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Henson won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a drama series.

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Salman, just apologise and close the chapter' that was published in Newsband

Salman, just apologise and close the chapter

Salman Khan uttered something related to ‘rape’. and regretted his remarks. His father, Salim Khan, issued an apology on behalf of his errant superstar son.

While talking about his latest film, Sultan, Salman said “When I used to walk out of that ring, it used to be like a raped woman walking out.” The comment has been interpreted in different ways.

This is not the first time a rape reference has caused outrage. Seven years ago, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, then the president of the Congress’s Uttar Pradesh unit, found herself arrested for one such remark.

Why there is a storm over a remark Salman retracted almost as soon as he made it when there is no serious discussion about the widespread culture of rape jokes and rape analogies in general? In other words, everyone seems happy discussing and bashing an individual celebrity – while studiously refraining from debating the larger issue. There was never this kind of widespread outrage, for instance, when a "balatkar" joke was made by the Thinking Khan in 3 Idiots.

That is not to absolve Salman – but it is to say that instead of doing the easy thing of crucifying Salman on twitter, we should be resolving to stand up to such jokes or analogies when our boss/colleague/friends indulge in them. What about our esteemed students in IIT and other engineering institutions who regularly cite the above word regarding their semester exams?

It is true that as a role model, Salman Khan should have shown greater gender sensibility and sensitivity. He showed no discernment in distinguishing between his exertions to attain perfection in his role in the movie and the violation of a woman, a terrible and traumatic experience. He is to be blamed if he is accused of trivialising sexual crimes against women. He should have been more conscious that he would come in for flak, given his status. No doubt Salman Khan erred, but he can be spared for sparing no effort to make millions of film buffs happy. He cannot, by any stretch of the imagination, be called anti-women.

Post Delhi, the word 'Rape', the subject 'Rape' has entered almost all households through electronic & print media. The word 'Rape' has become too common which one gets to read, hear of it.

Salman is a powerful Bollywood celebrity with millions of fan following. Hence, whatever he does or utters acquires a disproportionate attention and attracts critical attention. All he has to do is express regret for the choice of the word to convey the extreme physical ordeal and discomfort he had gone through following a lengthy shoot. Wonder why he chose to put himself in the position of a woman subjected to the most shameless and brutal act. Surely he could have thought of a more civilised and less controversial analogy. May be, he has his own limitations. His father was quick to react and apologised on Salman's behalf. Obviously some people are not satisfied with it and are demanding an apology from Salman. All that Salman should do now is apologise for an inadvertent utterance and close the chapter.

Dinesh Kamath's news 'Holachef expanding in Navi Mumbai' that was published in Newsband

Holachef expanding in Navi Mumbai

By Dinesh Kamath

NAVI MUMBAI: Holachef is a Mumbai and Pune based online curated food delivery service working with chefs for menu planning, food packing, storage, customer service, quality control, et al.

After gaining a phenomenal response and success in Mumbai, Holachef will now be expanding its food print in Navi Mumbai. With over 1 million food deliveries made till date, Holachef will now offer a widest range of food menu to the busy professionals of Navi Mumbai. Holachef will thereby be fulfilling the wish of providing home cooked meal with a balance of nutrition and taste at affordable price points.

In the endeavour to be the new-age Mumbaikar’s choice of extended kitchen, Holachef today announced the expansion of its ‘food-prints’ from prime Mumbai locations to the suburbs of Navi Mumbai spreading horizons across more 100+ pin-codes now. Holachef has already started delivering in Nerul, CBD Belapur, Seawoods and Sanpada. Service is slated to start in Ghansoli, Kopar Khairane, Millennium Business Park, Mahape, Vashi and Turbhe areas of Navi Mumbai on 28th June. 

Continuing its proven success story of over 1 million food deliveries till date, Holachef will make the food connoisseurs and picky eaters of Navi Mumbai now relish delicious home cooked meals, stuffed with tasty, healthy ingredients, served hot, right at their doorstep anytime, anywhere.

Founded in May 2014 and launched for customers in September 2014, Holachef offers great home-quality food menus for breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner prepared by best culinary talents in the city. The deliveries are made in one-person meal format at a time slot pre-selected by the customer. From Mexican to Middle Eastern and from Kashmiri to Chettinad; Holachef caters to many palates with food made from the best quality ingredients in state-of-the-art kitchens. The stellar chefs have impressive culinary skills and experience which reflect in the food being served.

With interesting consumer engagement drives to newer products and services, Holachef continues to focus towards reinventing consumer-centric campaigns that fulfil a working professionals daily nutrition requirements whilst taking care of their taste buds. With a fine balance between quality and health aspects of a wholesome nutritious home cooked meal, the company currently consists of easily the widest range of food menu offerings in the country.

From 2000 orders per month in 2014, Holachef has grown to 1,00,000 orders per month in 2016. With over 1 lakh unique consumer base collectively in Mumbai and Pune, Holachef on an average receives maximum orders from Lower Parel, followed by Powai in Mumbai and Balewadi in Pune. Holachef has emerged as the most sought after a meal and snack ordering brand amongst the consumers owing to its superior quality food, an extensive variety of menu options, ease of ordering, affordable price points, numerous payment options and the delivery system.

Speaking on the announcement, Saurabh Saxena, Founder, and CEO, Holachef said, “Holachef started with the innovative concept of making chef-crafted fresh meals accessible to consumers.  Holachef was conceptualized with the sole objective of catering to the daily food-ordering needs of busy Mumbaikars. We had been receiving a lot of requests from Navi Mumbai about starting our services there and after the phenomenal response in Mumbai, it was only a natural extension for us to establish our presence in fast-growing Navi Mumbai.”

About Holachef:

Holachef is a Mumbai based online curated food delivery service working with chefs for menu planning, food packing, storage, customer service, quality control, et al. Holachef’s dynamic, crowd managed menu comprises a range of cuisines from Mexican to Middle-Eastern and from Kashmiri to Chettinad. Offering the best in taste and quality, chefs prepare dishes with fresh ingredients in state-of-the-art kitchens. Deliveries are made within pre-selected time slots in one-person meal format.

Dinesh Kamath's news 'Yoga session at Orion Mall Panvel organized by Art of Living' that was published in Newsband

Yoga session at Orion Mall Panvel organized by Art of Living

By Dinesh Kamath

PANVEL: M.P Groups, Orion Mall, the first premium mall in Panvel, recently hosted a special yoga session in association with Art of Living. A specially designed for total health and well-being of the patrons was conducted in the atrium of the mall on 25th and 26th of June 2016. The focus of the session was to create a take away for participants both in terms of Yoga and meditation. Orion mall is the first mall in Navi Mumbai to take this initiative to organise this program and show social commitment towards their patrons   

Dinesh Kamath's news '113 Nirankaris donate blood at Vashi in a camp organized by SNCF' that was published in Newsband

113 Nirankaris donate blood at Vashi in a camp organized by SNCF

By Dinesh Kamath

NAVI MUMBAI: In all, 113 Nirankaris donated blood enthusiastically at a Blood Donation Camp organized by Sant Nirankari Charitble Foundation at Sant Nirankari Satsang Bhawan, Sector 19-D, Vashi, Navi Mumbai on Sunday, 26th June, 2016.

In this camp the NMMC Blood Bank collected 57 units of blood while the Sant Nirankari Blood Bank, Vile Parle, Mumbai collected 56 Units of blood.

The blood donation camp was inaugurated by Mayor of Navi Mumbai Shri Sudhakar Sonawane. He appreciated the Mission’s teachings based on humanity and selfless services towards the Society.

The camp was guided by Dr. R. S. Yadav, Medical In-charge of Mumbai Zone of the Mandal and Shri Maruti Kasare, Coordinator. Necessary arrangements were made available by Shri Manohar Sawant, Local Sector Samyojak and Shri Anil Shinde, Local Mukhi of the Mandal with the cooperation by local Sewa Dal Unit.

Dinesh Kamath's news 'Carry out mission for Dharma instead of joining dirty politics! - MLA Raja Singh Thakur during the conclusion of the 5th All India Hindu Convention' that was published in Newsband

Carry out mission for Dharma instead of joining dirty politics! - MLA Raja Singh Thakur during the conclusion of the 5th All India Hindu Convention

By Dinesh Kamath

ABHA_D26_Ph1: Dignitaries on the dais during a session on the ultimate day of the convention, from Left Dr. Madhav Bhattarai, President, Rashtriya Dharmasabha Nepal; Maharajadhiraj Maharao Raghuvirsinhji Bahadur of Sirohi Sansthan (Princely State), Rajasthan; Prof. Rameshwar Mishra, Director, Hindu Vidya Kendra, Varanasi; H.H. (Dr.) Charudatta Pingale, National Guide of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and Telangana's BJP MLA Raja Singh Thakur while addressing the convention

ABHA_D26_Ph2: Telangana's BJP MLA Raja Singh Thakur while addressing the convention

“Earlier, principle-based politics was practised; however today, there is a vast difference between talks and actual actions of politicians. One needs to face many obstacles in carrying out the mission for Dharma after joining politics,” said Shri. Raja Singh Thakur, BJP MLA from Telangana, while speaking at the concluding session of the 5th All India Hindu Convention organised at the meeting hall of Ramnathi Temple, Goa. On this occasion, Maharajadhiraj Maharao Raghuvirsinhji Bahadur of Sirohi Sansthan (Princely State), Rajasthan, Prof. Rameshwar Mishra, Director, Hindu Vidya Kendra, Varanasi, Dr. Madhav Bhattarai, President, Rashtriya Dharmasabha Nepal and H.H. (Dr.) Charudatta Pingale, National Guide of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti were present on the dais.

 MLA Raja Singh Thakur further said, “The current government, instead of taking action against those indulging in cow slaughter, Love Jihad and religious conversion of Hindus by deceit, actions are being taken against Hindus themselves. Why injustice is being done with Hindus and Hindutva despite our country being ruled by Hindus?”

Nationalism without sadhana (Spiritual Practice) is hollow and destructive, said Prof. Rameshwar Mishra

“In future, only two alternatives: Islamic Nation or Hindu Rashtra,” said H.H. (Dr.) Charudatta Pingale

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Filmmakers, CBFC and Judiciary' that was published in Navi Mumbai

Filmmakers, CBFC and Judiciary

The Bombay High Court asked the Central Board of Film Certification, Chairman Pahlaj Nihalani, that Udta Punjab be granted a certificate in the ‘Adult’ category and allowed to be screened with one cut and a disclaimer. The film depicts scenes related to drug abuse. The court has served a reminder that certification, and not censorship, is the real job of the CBFC. And that the changes and cuts must be exercised only in line with provisions of the Constitution and Supreme Court orders. Its mandate is not to interfere with the film-maker’s creative process and freedom of expression. In other words there should not be an attempt to choke free speech and expression.

The Shyam Benegal Committee, which recently submitted its report on norms relating to film certification, recommended that the CBFC should be nothing more than a certification body. It has suggested that films be classified on the basis of their suitability to different age groups.

Freedom of expression is one of the essential benefits of democracy. The art of portraying the reality through entertainment medium is very old and popular method used by artists/ directors/ writers/ poets and many others. Why there is no hype when a singer dedicates a song related to real time situation? Maybe there is no censorship or CBFC type body in that situation.

Bombay high court's decision on film certification presents a grim picture of administrative capabilities of CBFC. It’s unfortunate that even such cases also needs to be addressed by courts.

Film making involves a lot of creativity by its director and all who are involved with it. Creativity can find its expression only with freedom to do it. Our Constitution has taken care of any misadventure while letting enjoy this freedom under its reasonable restrictions. By laying down certain standards based on prejudices or anachronistic values and expecting film makers to work within those, will create filth and not film. CBFC should raise its standards although there is no doubt that it is doing a great job since its establishment, accommodating changing values in the society.

In our country, people have right to express what they feel. It is important for country’s development that every person feels free in their domain unless it is constitutionally illegal.

 Filmmaker is one of the most creative person, they present issues in dramatical manner that we Indians like. Film is one of the best way to create awareness among public. Do not restrict freedom of Film.

Thus this is the story of duel between the filmmakers and the CBFC, and the all-binding and decisive mediation by the judiciary. 

Dinesh Kamath's news 'Successful conclusion of 5th All India Hindu Convention' that was published in Newsband

Successful conclusion of 5th All India Hindu Convention

By Dinesh Kamath

Above Photo: In the press conference (25th June) held on the ultimate day of the 7-Day long All India Hindu Convention, from Left are Shri. Ramesh Shinde, MLA T. Rajasingh, Dr. Madhav Bhattarai, Prof. Rameshwar Mishra and Adv. Virendra Ichalkaranjikar

The 7-Day long All India Hindu Convention concluded at Ramnathi Temple in Goa.

“India is seeing rampant appeasement of minorities under the pretext of secularism and atrocities on Hindus. With this in mind, Modi Government should use its clout in having Nepal's secular constitution scrapped and Nepal declared a ‘Hindu Rashtra’. Demand to this effect was raised in the 5th All India Hindu Convention.

The brotherly relations of present Government in Nepal with India are facing extinction, and China wants to take undue advantage of this situation. The increasing influence of China over Nepal is detrimental to the security of India; therefore, India should interfere in the issue in time and turn Nepal into a Hindu Rashtra, appealed Shri. Ramesh Shinde, National Spokesperson of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti.

Those present in the press conference included Shri. Raja Singh (BJP MLA of Telangana), Dr. Madhav Bhattarai (President, Rashtriya Dharmasabha Nepal), Prof. Rameshwar Mishra (Director, Hindu Vidya Kendra, Varanasi) and Adv. Virendra Ichalkaranjikar (National President, Hindu Vidhidnya Parishad, Mumbai).

In the Convention for 'Hindu Rashtra Sangathak', organised as a second stage of the 5th All India Hindu Convention, various programmes were drawn for developing devout Hindu activists into expert organisers.

Agitations, Dharmasabhas, exhibitions will be organised all over the Nation under Common Action Programme. There will also be Education on Dharma and self-defence training classes.

In the Convention, deliberations were held on various topics such as spread of Swadeshi products, use of social media, opposition to western practices, countering Love Jihad, opposition to religious conversions, Goraksha and Gosanvardhan, remedies on the problem of intrusion of Bangladeshis, rehabilitation of Kashmiri Hindus and remedies on the security of exploited Hindus in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and other countries.

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Dinesh Kamath's news 'Sixth day of 5th All India Hindu Convention' that was published in Newsband

Sixth day of 5th All India Hindu Convention

By Dinesh Kamath

Above: Prof. Kusumlata Kedia

Above: Prof. Rameshwar Mishra

“So that Hindus develop pride in their own Dharma, their traditions, their ancestors, Bharat’s history should be re-written. In Bharat, the history written by conspirators is being imposed on the citizens. How can Bharat prosper by teaching the history of England, France? If the true history of Bharat is not going to be taught in the secular Universities, then Hindus should make a demand for the right to establish their separate Universities,” stated Prof. Rameshwar Mishra, the Director of the Hindu Vidya Kendra from Varanasi (UP). He was talking on the subject of ‘Protection of Hindutva’ in the 5^th All India Hindu Convention held at Ramnathi, Goa.

Prof. Kusumlata Kedia, Director, Dharmapal Shodh Peeth, Bhopal (MP), said, “if consideration is given to description of Bharat in the Scriptures, Puranas, we will realise that, all Arab and Muslim countries including Afghanistan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan were the Sanskrut speaking countries few thousand years back. All these countries used to worship all Deities including Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh and the river Ganga. Also, the images and Idols found in Germany and Russia are matching with Bharatiya culture. As a result, it is proved that all these countries were parts of Bharat. Bharat possessed maximum warriors and Gross Domestic Product. As per Bharatiya almanac, it is a natural 'Sanatan Hindu Nation'. Therefore, the time has now come to restore the past glory of Bharat.”

H.H. (Dr.) Charudatta Pingale, National Guide of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti guided the attendees on how to develop appropriate decision making capability while carrying out mission of serving Dharma.

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Open up pharma sector to FDI' that was published in Newsband

Open up pharma sector to FDI

When the Telecom sector was opened up to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) there was a barrage of opposition particularly from the left parties citing reasons that ranged from national security to losing jobs in the govt. sector. The pharma sector opening up will have far reaching consequences in the lives of the millions in the country. The drugs must be affordable to the people and the sector should not be left to the vagaries of the market. The govt. should play an interventionist role here. And it is in the drug industry that the MNCs are immediately interested due to better prospects.

As far as the pharma sector is concerned, many life saving drugs are not manufactured and distributed in India even by the MNC pharma companies having manufacturing infrastructure in India. The patients who are in dire need of such medicines with regular and assured supplies have to depend on their limited foreign sources to get them imported, by paying exorbitant customs duties. To help them overcome such difficulties, the GOI should convince those who want to directly invest in pharma sector to allocate a specified percentage of such investments for manufacturing such drugs in India, as a part of their corporate social responsibility. As an incentive to such investments, the profit earned from the sale of such life saving drugs in India, can be allowed to be repatriated without any tax in India. This will also be in tune with the Make in India policy with the achievement of a social goal of making life saving drugs easily available in the domestic market at affordable prices.

India now NEEDS BRAIN POWER combined with Local resources that would generate Jobs to the 400 million underemployed Human resource. When all doors are closed, the government should turn to foreign investors to maintain the momentum. The foreign investors have much more capital, expertise and experience in taking up these big ticket investments. There is going to be glut of investors in pharma sector particularlyh, since profits can be realized in quickly. The govt has its task cut out. It should carefully choose an investor who can give the best possible service without jacking up the price.

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (Junooniyat, Shorgul, Raman Raghavan, Dil Toh Deewana Hai, Fever, Great Grandmasti, Independence Day Resurgence, A Scandall, 7 Hours To Go and Rough Book) that was published in Newsband

New movies released in Navi Mumbai

By Dinesh Kamath

Junooniyat

Junooniyat (English: Obsession) is a romantic Bollywood film written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri. Produced by Bhushan Kumar under his T-Series banner, it features Pulkit Samrat and Yami Gautam in the lead roles. Music is composed by Ankit Tiwari, Meet bros and Jeet Ganguly.

Junooniyat is a story of a Soldier Captain Jahan and a girl Suhani who is looking for a true love but afraid to become passionate for love. Film depicts hardcore romance between Pulkit Sharma and Yami Gautam in the beautiful locations of India. Junooniyat is basically the story of Jahan and Suhani. Junooniyat is an intense yet lilting ‘love story’. Pullkit Samrat had to choose this movie over his honeymoon because he had to spend time with Army officers as filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri wanted him to spend five days in Mau before they started shooting, to learn the body language and manners of army officers so that Pullkkit could be into the character of an Army officer, which he played in the movie.

The film has Pulkit Samrat as Jahaan Bakshi, Yami Gautam as Suhaani Kapoor and Taran Bajaj as Tullu.

The music of the film is composed by Meet Bros, Jeet Gannguli & Ankit Tiwari while the background score is given by Raju Singh. Lyrics of the movie are penned by Kumaar, Rashmi Virag & Manoj Muntashir. The songs of the film are "Junooniyat (Title Track)", "Mujhko Barsaat Bana Lo", "Ishqe Di Lat Tadpave", "Nachenge Saari Raat", "Tu Junooniyat" and "Pagalon Sa Naach".

Shorgul

Shorgul is a 2016 Indian political thriller drama film directed by, Pranav K Singh alias P. Singh and Jitendra Tiwari. The film is produced by 24 FPS film Pvt Ltd. The film stars Jimmy Shergill, Suha Gezen, Ashutosh Rana, Narendra Jha, Anirudh Dave and Sanjay Suri in lead roles. The film is loosely based on 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots.

The film is based on the innocent friendship between a Hindu boy Raghu (Anirudh Dave) and a Muslim girl Zainab (Suha Gezen) which rapidly escalates into a political minefield, causing unrest and chaos in Uttar Pradesh. This later turns into a national issue.

Shorgul is a political drama, wherein an innocent friendship between a Hindu boy and a Muslim girl rapidly escalates into a political minefield, causing unrest and chaos in the state. Chaudhry, is a just & influential village Jaat leader who stands up for the farmers and gives them justice regardless of cast, creed or religion. Ranjeet Om on the other hand is a malicious, opportunist MLA. The problem sparks when Chaudhry's justness and fight against the Land Acquisition Bill, comes in the way of Om's political and personal ambitions. Chaudhry's son, Raghu and Zainab are best friends. Zainab is set to be married to Saleem. Saleem is a fair, reserved and peace loving individual who loves Zainab deeply. Raghu too loves Zainab but deems it useless to reveal his feelings to his best friend, as it will only hurt the people he cares for. Mustakeem, Saleem's cousin and a religious fanatic, is against Zainab's friendship with a Hindu boy. He questions their intentions and plants the seed of suspicion in the otherwise sensible Saleem. Fuelled by his fanaticism, brainwashed by religious sentiments & political rivals, Mustakeen is seen as an easy pawn to aggravate. Clouded in thought, Mustakeem kills Raghu under the guise of saving Zainab from him and protecting their Muslim girls from supposed ploys for conversion. The situation gets a communal twist with Om taking advantage of the death of Chaudhary's son, & chooses to bring religion on the center stage. Despite the intervention of the chief minister, the matter snowballs and takes unexpected, ugly turns and becomes a national issue in question. As the story unfolds, we begin to question; In the midst of this political & religious intolerance, where does humanity really stand?

The film has Ashutosh Rana as Chaudhary, Jimmy Shergill as Ranjit Om, Anirudh Dave as Raghu, Chaudhary's son, Suha Gezen as Zainab, Narendra Jha as Alim Khan, Hiten Tejwani as Saleem, Sanjay Suri as Mithilesh Yadav, Eijaz Khan, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Neetu Pandey as Savitri and Jay Shanker Pandey 'Jay' as ANWAR.

Raman Raghav

Raman Raghav 2.0 is a 2016 Indian thriller film directed by Anurag Kashyap. It is based on the notorious serial killer Raman Raghav who operated in Mumbai during the mid-1960s. The title character is played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui, while Vicky Kaushal plays the role of a cop in the film.

Ramanna is a scavenger, who also serves odd jobs. He is subjected to be responsible for the murders of pavement dwellers over the course of time. He has been under constant observation and scrutiny. Ramanna is delusional and has a superiority complex. He claims to be in direct contact with God. For him, crime is a natural urge and a service to humanity, as opposed to what the world deems it to be. He is unapologetic about his actions, proving it through his strong philosophy and self-conviction.

Raghavan Singh Ubbi is a young cop who is a misfit in the police force. He doesn't know the difference between right & wrong. He carries with him the burden of a troubled relationship with his father owing to constant substance abuse while growing up. This reflects in his current life.

Set in present day Mumbai the story follows the life of a serial killer Ramanna who is inspired by an infamous serial killer from the 1960s Raman Raghav. His strange obsession with Raghavan, a young cop keeps growing as he closely follows him without his knowledge and often creates situations where both of them come face to face.

The film has Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Ramanna, Vicky Kaushal as Raghavan, Vipin Sharma, Amruta Subhash, Sobhita Dhulipala and Ashok Lokhande.

Dil Toh Deewana Hai

Dil Toh Deewana Hai (Hindi: दिल तो दीवाना है) is an Indian Comedy Romance film directed by Raja Bundela and Produced by Deepak Sharma and Aradhana Sharma. Dil toh deewana hai features Haider Khan, Raj Babbar, Zeenat Aman, Sadha and Sushmita Mukherjee.

Dil Toh Dewaana Hai revolves around Raja (Haider Khan) and Anamika (Sadha). Veteran Actress Zeenat Aman plays Raja's mother and a single parent. Raja is an introvert and shy by nature, while Anamika is arrogant spoilt and pampered daughter of one of the billionaires of Malaysia played by the Veteran actor Raj Babbar. Raja and Anamika meet in the tube in Malaysia where she is drunk and passes out and he helps her. This chance meeting leads to further meetings and he starts falling in love with her. Is the rich spoilt girl able to accept his love? Will her rich father agree?

This contemporary love story is not just about Raja and Anamika, but also highlights the life of today's youth no matter in what country they reside, or which social strata they come from. With hordes of people migrating away from their roots, their next generation is even farther from the traditional Indian values and culture. This story set against the backdrop of Malaysia truly represents the struggle of today's youth living abroad, their contradictions and confusion, culture differences and clash value system. While the first generation still tries to imbibe them with traditional values the exposure to the outer world with different value system often tends to confuse the youngsters and they are left searching for answers with regards to love, values, careers and life itself.

The film has Haider Khan, Raj Babbar, Zeenat Aman, Sadha, Sushmita Mukherjee, Alok Nath, Hemant Pandey, Mohsin Khan, Shabnam Kapoor, Gaurav Ghai, Shweeta Giri, Mobin Khan and Gauri Sharma.

The music for Dil toh Deewana hai is composed by Anand Raj Anand and Zubeen Garg while the lyrics are written by Dr. Kumar Vishwas and Ibrahim Ashk. The film has songs like "Dil Toh Deewana Hai", "Kyun Dil Ki Galiyo Mai", "Hone Do Romance", "Dhoop Khile Jab Tum Muskarao", "Raat Bhar Tanha Raha" and "Mujhe Itna Bolna Hai".

Fever

Fever is an Indian suspense thriller written and directed by Rajeev Jhaveri and produced by Ajay Chabbria of ICM Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. The film features Gauhar Khan and Rajeev Khandelwal in the lead roles along with Gemma Atkinson, Caterina Murino and Ankita Makwana.

Fever is about contract killer who loses his memory in an accident. After which he wakes up knowing only his name and the company of a woman who wants to help this person to regain his identity.

In other words, An assassin takes on the identity of a writer to escape the law. He has two mysterious and sensuous women masquerading around him - Rhea and Kaavya. Suspense builds as they both uncover the lie.

The film has Rajeev Khandelwal, Gauahar Khan, Gemma Atkinson, Victor Banerjee, Caterina Murino and Ankita Makwana.

Great Grandmasti

Great Grand Masti is a Bollywood adult comedy film directed by Indra Kumar. The film is the sequel of Grand Masti (2013) and is the third installment of the Masti film series. It features Vivek Oberoi, Riteish Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani and Urvashi Rautela in the lead roles.

Great Grand Masti is the third installment of the adult comedy franchise, is all set to roll. While the three leading men, Vivek Oberoi, Riteish Deshmukh and Aftab Shivdasani are married to three actress. Although they are married men, all three fall in love with a lady. The whole movie revolves around these seven characters.

The film has Riteish Deshmukh as Amar Saxena, Vivek Oberoi as Meet Mehta, Aftab Shivdasani as Prem Chawla, Urvashi Rautela as Ghost, Shraddha Das, Mishti, Pooja Bose, Sanjay Mishra and Archana Taxisila as Gap ki Gori From Meerut.

Independence Day Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence is a 2016 American science fiction alternate history disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Emmerich, Dean Devlin, Nicholas Wright, James A. Woods and James Vanderbilt. It is the sequel to the 1996 film Independence Day and stars Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Jessie Usher, Maika Monroe, Sela Ward and William Fichtner.

We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.

A Scandall

A Scandall is a 2016 movie starring Johny B Baweja, Reeth Mazumder and Manav Kaul. Director is Ishan Trivedi. Music is by NA.

Kuhu, a 9 year old girl, drowns in a lake in Nainital. Soon after, her father, Manav falls off a cliff but lives on to lead a strange life of hallucinations and complete metamorphosis. Manav now sees his dead daughter. When Vidhu, a film school pass out, hears this story from his girlfriend Koya, he finds it interesting enough to turn it into a film. A small crew of four set out for Nainital, hoping to film paranormal activities going around Kuhu's family. Very little do they know that their exploits will lead them into a quagmire of incest, sex and an unsolved murder mystery.

7 Hours To Go

7 Hours To Go is 2016 film starring Sandeepa Dhar, Shiv Pandit, Vipin Sharma, Varun Badola, Himanshu Malik, Kettan Singh, Saurabh Varma and Rohit Vir. Director is Saurabh Varma. Music by NA.

The film is a fast paced investigative thriller set in Mumbai, present day. Inspired by true event, the film revolves around a hostage crisis and what happens within 7 hours after that incident.

Rough Book

Rough Book is a feature film directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan for Aerika Cineworks. It features Tannishtha Chatterjee and Amaan Khan in lead roles with Joy Sengupta, Jayati Bhatia and Vinay Jain in supporting roles. Television actor Ram Kapoor makes an appearance. The narrative was written by Sanjay Chouhan and Ananth Mahadevan.

The filmmakers describe what they assert to be the problems of the Indian educational system, impeding opportunities for growth, and what they believe to be teachers' typical demand and supply mentality towards education.

Rough Book is a hard look at the education system in India. Though one of the finest systems in the world, the lacunae in the system have created issues that are threatening to clog the channels of learning in contemporary India. The story revolves around the division among students on the basis of their grade. It avoids melodrama. A teacher and her students rebel against the system.

Rough Book is based on actual experiences of parents, teachers and students told through the eyes of a teacher, Santoshi Kumari, who rallies through a divorce with a corrupt income tax officer to become a teacher of Physics. Her pupils are in the D division — "D" sarcastically refers to Duffers in the school by students and teachers. How Santoshi tackles a system to set her own terms for her students forms the bulk of a simply told, thought-provoking and urgent film. The rebellion of the teacher and her students are internalised to make a relevant and contemporary movie.

The film has Tannishtha Chatterjee, Amaan F Khan, Kaizaad Kotwal, Joy Sengupta, Jayati Bhatia, Vinay Jain, Farid Currim and Deepika Amin.