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Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'India will benefit if Hillary Clinton becomes US President' that was published in Newsband
India will
benefit if Hillary Clinton becomes US President
Hillary Clinton
has been nominated by Democratic Party as its
candidate for the U.S. presidential
election. This is a moment of pride for both the Democratic Party and Ms.
Clinton. This is the first time a major American party is nominating a woman as
a presidential candidate. Historical day for America as the Democratic Party
has nominated a women candidate for the presidential race. It shows in
developed country, it has taken over 200 years a women to become a candidate.
What people
like about Ms. Clinton is that she “understands” the concerns of the working
people and the need to invest more in education. Ms. Clinton has overcome a major hurdle in the presidential race. She
is in a better position to win than her adversary. Ms. Clinton appears to have
the edge over Mr. Trump. She got the most number of votes in the primaries. She
is in a better position to win women and minority votes than Mr. Trump. Ms. Clinton represents a more inclusive,
democratic and efficient America. Everybody
believes Ms Clinton is the lesser evil than Trump. Hence Ms. Clinton stands a
fair chance to become the first woman president of the U.S.
America needs
iron hands to deal with terrorism. At this juncture the USA requires someone
with experience in Government. Hillary has it. If elected, she has to build
consensus on major issues. The top rich have to be persuaded to be more
realistic. The rich are too rich and cannot contribute to mass consumption nor
to build industry. The professionals are not getting their reward adequately.
There is greater scope for improving the incomes of people at middle and lower
levels. Working women require support. The weaker sections of the population
require much greater attention. Greater immigration is required to balance the
human resources as part of globalization. Start-ups require special attention.
The developed world would have to borrow some of the ideas of the developing
countries. Consumption leads an economy to grow. Consumption-orientation is
possible only when incomes grow in real terms at lower levels and all over the
country. Hope Hillary will rise to the occasion.
Mrs Clinton has
a lot of personal baggage to clear as well including a probable perjury
allegation among others that could become the prominent theme in the contest as
the fight now starts. Free thinking people will have some reluctance against a
dynasty tendency in the democracy as well. There is much to watch in the ensuing
months.
As far as India
is concerned,
Ms. Clinton’s inclusive way of handling
Indo-Pakistan relationship is remembered by all Indians. For India, Ms. Hillary
Clinton is an old friend, she would pick up the components of the bilateral
relationship effortlessly. The key point for Hillary Clinton to succeed is
convince people that she can be trusted. More than any previous election, this is one where the world feels
almost as much of a stakeholder as the American people.
Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (Dishoom, Bade Farishte Ji (BFG), Bad Moms, Ghost Busters and Murder Madhuri) that was published in Newsband
New movies
released in Navi Mumbai
By Dinesh
Kamath
Dishoom
Dishoom is an Indian action-adventure film written
and directed by Rohit Dhawan. The film stars John Abraham, Varun Dhawan,
Jacqueline Fernandez, Saqib Saleem and Akshaye Khanna. The film's score is
composed by Abhijit Vaghani and the film's musical numbers were composed by
Pritam Chakraborty.
When India's top batsman goes missing in the Middle
East, two cops from either side of the Arabian Sea team for a 36 -hour man
hunt. Multi starred Dishoom is an Action Adventure film in which there are lots
of fighting scenes. The film has decent fighting, dialogues, comedy and also
good story. In the film John Abraham and Varun Dhawan are working together on
case of missing Virat. Their mission is to find where is Virat and suspect that
he is kidnapped by Akshaye Khanna, who is playing villain role. Nargis Fakhri
is also playing on Villain side. Thus the film has the two muscular buddies
riding on a stylish vehicle chasing someone determinately. John Abraham is
wearing brown shervani accompanied by Varun Dhawan, in dark green shervani. John
Abraham and Varun Dhawan are doing role of cops.
The film has John Abraham as Kabir Shergill, Varun
Dhawan as Junaid Ansari, Jacqueline Fernandez as Ishika, Akshaye Khanna as
Rahul (Wagah), Saqib Saleem as Cricketer Viraj and Akshay Kumar in cameo
appearance.
The music for Dishoom is composed by Pritam while
lyrics have been penned by Kumaar, Mayur Puri and Asish Pandit. The film has
songs like "Sau Tarah Ke", "Toh Dishoom", "Jaaneman
Aah (Version 1)", "Sau Tarah Ke Revisited", "Jaaneman Aah
(Version 2)", "Ishqa" and "Subha Hone Na De (Remix)".
Bade Farishte Ji
(BFG)
The BFG is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film
directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison and
based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The film stars Mark Rylance,
Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall and
Bill Hader. In the film, an orphan human girl befriends a benevolent giant,
dubbed the "Big Friendly Giant", who takes her to Giant Country,
where they attempt to stop man-eating giants that are invading the human world.
The BFG tells the imaginative story of a young girl
and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country.
The BFG (Mark Rylance), while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and
nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with
enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps
to himself for the most part. Giants like Bloodbottler (Bill Hader) and
Fleshlumpeater (Jemaine Clement) on the other hand, are twice as big and at
least twice as scary and have been known to eat humans, while the BFG prefers
Snozzcumber and Frobscottle. Upon her arrival in Giant Country, Sophie, a
precocious 10-year-old girl from London, is initially frightened of the
mysterious giant who has brought her to his cave, but soon comes to realize
that the BFG is actually quite gentle and charming, and, having never met a
giant before, has many questions. The BFG brings Sophie to Dream Country where
he collects dreams and sends them to children, teaching her all about the magic
and mystery of dreams. Having both been on their own in the world up until now,
their affection for one another quickly grows, but Sophie’s presence in Giant
Country has attracted the unwanted attention of the other giants, who have
become increasingly more bothersome. Sophie and the BFG soon depart for London
to see the Queen (Penelope Wilton) and warn her of the precarious giant
situation, but they must first convince the Queen and her maid, Mary (Rebecca
Hall), that giants do indeed exist. Together, they come up with a plan to get
rid of the giants once and for all.
Bad Moms
Bad Moms is a 2016 American comedy film directed and
written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The film stars Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell,
Kathryn Hahn, Annie Mumolo, Jay Hernandez, Jada Pinkett Smith and Christina
Applegate.
Amy Mitchell has a seemingly perfect life – a great
marriage, over-achieving kids, beautiful home and a career. However, she's
over-worked, over-committed and exhausted to the point that she's about to
snap. Fed up, she joins forces with two other over-stressed moms on a quest to
liberate themselves from conventional responsibilities – going on a wild binge
of long-overdue freedom, fun and self-indulgence – putting them on a collision
course with PTA Queen Bee Gwendolyn and her clique of devoted perfect moms.
Ghost Busters
Ghostbusters is a 2016 American supernatural comedy
film directed by Paul Feig and written by Feig and Katie Dippold. The third
feature film in the Ghostbusters series, it stars Melissa McCarthy, Kristen
Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones as four women who start a ghost-catching
business in New York City. The film also stars Neil Casey, Cecily Strong, Andy
García, Michael Kenneth Williams, Matt Walsh and Chris Hemsworth.
Thirty years after the original film took the world
by storm, Ghostbusters is back and fully rebooted for a new generation.
Director Paul Feig combines all the paranormal fighting elements that made the
original franchise so beloved with a cast of new characters, played by the
funniest actors working today.
Murder Madhuri
Murder Madhuri has Ali Mohamed Oosman as Producer-Director
and Distributor is Ayub Khan of E4U Enterprises with the cast of the film like
Deepshikha Nagpal, Sharad Saxena, Sonali Joshi, Ali Mohamed Oosman and Ayub
Khan. The film is based on Delhi bus rape and murder case.
Narrating the gruesome tale of Nirbhaya - the Delhi
braveheart - who was raped in 2012 (and later succumbed to her injuries), the
film takes us through the aftermath of the incident. Recounting the horrific
incidents of the Delhi rape case is enough to run chills down your spine. It is
shocking, almost offensive, that a film that is meant to salute the spirit of
Nirbhaya trivializes her story.
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Dinesh Kamath's news 'Birds and snakes feel vulnerable during monsoon' that was published in Newsband
Birds and
snakes feel vulnerable during monsoon
By Dinesh
Kamath
NAVI MUMBAI: Like every year, there were
problems that occurred during rainy season. One of the most prominent incident
are falling of trees. The activists are worried about such incident only because
falling of trees resulted in death or injury of birds which had built their
nests on those fallen trees. These animal activists have sought the cooperation
of Navi Mumbai residents to save such birds.
This time, in Navi Mumbai, there has been quite many
cases of trees having fallen during heavy rains. There were activists and also
city residents who had found birds who were residing on the trees having been
in distress.
The activists of the city have managed to rescue
quite many such birds in distress. In addition they have appealed to the city
residents through facebook, Whatsapp and with other online methods to cooperate
with them in saving the birds.
These activists feel pity for those birds who find
themselves homeless after they lose their nests which they had made on the
fallen trees. Not only these activists, but also other social organizations,
other city residents, and fire brigade officials are engaging themselves in the
task of rescuing birds in distress.
Besides falling trees which affect the birds, the
other creature which finds itself vulnerable during rainy season is snake. These
snakes could be small or long. Some snakes are poisonous. The animal activists
have also been making desperate attempts to save the snakes. When the rain
falls, these snakes tend to take shelter in the residences. When they get
trapped somewhere or in danger of being killed by some city residents, the
activists play their roles of rescuing them. These snakes are of various types
and different lengths and colours.
There are many city residents who panic when they
spot the snake and they try to kill it. Such incidents are common particularly
during rainy season when the snakes tend to take shelter in residences owing to
wet condition outside. They even lay eggs in these homes. These snakes are also
seen in market areas where they lie in wait for rats upon which they prey.
The animal activists are trying to create among the
residents awareness about how the snakes should be treated when spotted. These
activists have created helplines for those who want them to tackle the snakes.
During the rains this time, these activists received many calls for help from
the residents who spotted snakes.
The activists do face tough time in dealing with the
snakes but they yet rescue these creatures somehow or the other. Such is their
passion for safety of animals. These activists not only deal with snakes, but
also reptiles, scorpions and other creatures who are found inside or near the
residences during rainy season. These creatures tend to take shelter in dry
homes to escape from rain.
The activists keep on appealing to the city residents
not to kill or play with such creatures. They also tell them to be careful
since some such creatures are poisonous. They train people in matter of how to
deal with such creatures when spotted. They also caution them to keep distance
from such creatures since they can be harmful. The activists when informed about
these creature rush to the spot where they are lying and place them in safe
places or zoos. These city activists treat even animals like humans. Such is
their passion.
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Tax non-essential food items' that was published in Newsband
Tax
non-essential food items
Levying
additional taxes on non-essential food items that are rich in fat or calories
can effectively alter food choices. There will be dip in consumption levels in
foodstuff. Sugar-sweetened drinks will drop in intake. Such foods are also sold
by branded restaurants and consumed by the higher middle and upper classes.
If our
government is serious about reining in consumption of unhealthy food, then
there are several measures it should quickly adopt. The first is to set a
threshold limit for fat and/or calorie and tax all foods items that are above
this limit. Bringing sugar-sweetened drinks and refined products under the
taxable product list should be a priority. There is no reason why packaged food
items that have high salt content should not be additionally taxed. Similarly, a very high rate of tax should be charged on food items that
contain trans fats. Trans fatty acids pose
serious coronary risks.
The food being
sold in India market should be regulated and approved by competent authorities;
be it a local shops or MNCs. Let us control health and safety concerns at the
very beginning itself. Periodic testing and penalties will improve the quality
significantly. Why should customers suffer by paying more for junk food? We
should also tax non-vegetarian food to reduce global warming, which is a far
greater threat than obese people.
Places like
MacDonalds are heavily taxed already. The Government has no love for citizens,
as there is lot of street food which is not healthy, which is not taxed. They
are doing it only to make money. Agreed that there
are popular food courts which are producing "food" items not
conducive for promotion of good health. Some of them contain items which are
not good for health, others are found to be producing items with high salt or
sugar content. An international company producing noodles is using maida which
is decidedly not good for health but this company puts up claims that its
products are "good" for health and also puts wrong information on its
packages that it contains wheat flour while it uses actually refined wheat
flour which is nothing but maida.
Taxing energy
rich fast food is a good idea. Slashing price for healthy supplement will not
drag feet from pizza or burger corners. But merely taxing fat rich food is not
the solution. Tax subsidies should be given to healthy foods like protein
supplements, Soya products etc which will give positive push to the people to
change their food habits.
All food items
which do not conform to the World Health Organisation standards and specially
those applicable to Indians should be heavily taxed. There is no reason why the
Cola giants should be encouraged to go ahead with products which are proven to
be health hazards especially for the youth of the country.
Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (Madaari, Ishq Click, Love Ke Funday, Kabali, MCream, Lights Out and Star Trek Beyond) that was published in Newsband
New movies
released in Navi Mumbai
By Dinesh
Kamath
Madaari
Madaari is an Indian social-thriller film directed by
Nishikant Kamat, presented by Bharat Shah and produced by Shailesh Singh, Madan
Paliwal, Sutapa Sikdar and Shailja Kejriwal and co-produced by Kshitiz
Bhardwaj. The film stars Irrfan Khan, Vishesh Bansal, Jimmy Shergill, Tushar
Dalvi and Nitesh Pandey.
The film has Irrfan Khan as Nirmal Kumar, Vishesh
Bansal as Rohan Goswami, Jimmy Shergill as Nachiket Verma, Tushar Dalvi as
Prashant Goswami, Nitesh Pandey as Sanjay Jagtap and Sadhil Kapoor as Cheeku.
We are a burgeoning nation of 125 crore people in
which the powered call the shots. The relationship is symbolic of that between
a madari (street performer) and jhamoora (sidekick). The one holding the damroo
(a small two-headed drum) of power makes the other dance to his tunes. But what
if the damroo changes hands and lands in the hands of the common man? And those
usually played around with take over the reins of the game? Madari is social
thriller pertinent to the current political scenario in India. In this movie, a
man (Irrfan Khan) seeks answers and accountability after losing everything in a
disaster.
Ishq Click
Ishq Click is a 2016 Bollywood Romantic film,
directed by Anil Balani and produced by Ajay Jaiswal and Satish Tripathi. It
stars Adhyayan Suman and Sara Loren. The film is based on the life of a
supermodel from Mumbai who struggles very hard to become a top model and a
photographer who helps her in her struggle.
From Mumbai, a girl; Sophie Dias (Sara Loren),
struggles too hard to become a top Super Model and during her struggle she
meets a photographer; Aditya Vardhan (Adhyayan Suman), who helps her throughout
her efforts and also falls in love with her. In other words, Ishq Click is a
romantic movie that revolves around a girl from Mumbai who struggles hard to
become a top model. During her struggle, she meets a photographer who helps her
out and in the process and also falls in love with her. This is the story of
Aditya a struggling photographer holidaying in the beautiful valleys of
Himachal Pradesh, where he meets a pretty girl Sophie and happens to click her
while sight-seeing. Post which he tries to befriend her but has many failed attempts.
He also loses focus from his own career as he can see no one beyond Sophie in
his life. On befriending Sophie he persuades her to try modelling in the City
of dreams Mumbai. As luck would have it her stunningly perfect looks work well
for her career making her one of the topmost models. However Aditya is yet to
find his ground as his parents are pushy and career oriented pressuring Aditya
to become serious with his career. He also hugely depends on Sophie for money,
networking and personal gains. One fine day Aditya meets Ira, daughter of a
successful photographer Mr Mehta, at a family event and soon turns to her for
his personal benefits. Realizing the struggle that goes into becoming a
successful photographer Aditya takes a shortcut by using his connect with Ira
to climb up the career ladder. They get married and Aditya now achieves a
decent career status. Ira the smart young woman of today, soon gets to know all
about Adityas past. She also throws in a legal charge of infidelity against
Aditya in support of Sophie. Meanwhile Aditya’s past haunts him and his guilt
eats into his peace and he imagines that Sophie has committed suicide due to
him. While in reality it is just Aditya’s guilty conscience that makes him
hallucinate. What happens to Aditya when ex-lovers team up together is
something this love saga shall reveal in theatres soon.
The film has Adhyayan Suman as Aditya Vardhan and Sara
Loren as Sophie Dias.
Soundtrack album is by Satish-Ajay. The Soundtrack
Have Singers Included Ankit Tiwari, Mohammed Irfan, Nakash Aziz, Neeti Mohan,
Amanat Ali Khan, Shalmali Kholgade, Hricha Narayan, Anamika Singh, Ajay
Jaiswal. The film has songs like "Mana Tujhi Ko Khuda (Duet)", "Dhai
Akhar", "Ishq Mein", "Kuhu Bole", "Mana Tujhi Ko
Khuda (Reprise)", "Mana Tujhi Ko Khuda (Solo)", "Ka Dekhun
(Duet)", "Ka Dekhun (Solo)", "Abhi Ajnabee Version 1",
"Abhi Ajnabee Version 2", "Ka Dekhun (Unplugged)", "Ka
Dekhun (Duet) 2" and "Mana Tujhi Ko Khuda (Remix)".
Love Ke Funday
Love Ke Funday is a 2016 Bollywood film directed by Indravesh
Yogee with star cast consisting of Shaleen Bhanot, Ashutosh Kaushik, Puja
Banerjee, Shamiksha Bhatnagar, Rishank Tiwari, and Ritika Gulati. The film is
produced by Faiz Anvar.
The film Love Ke Funday is a romantic love story. The
story of the film is of different youth couples who get indulged in different
issues but not the usual ones seen in our day to day lives. The suspense will
be seen mounting as the film released and goes beyond the interval. This story
is about today's youth's point of view and relationship status just like the
Face book and Whatsapp status. They change the status when the mood changes.
Love is just a game that they understand and want to play it in every way. And
they have the same Funday and love ends up on bed. But they forget what will
happen when they really fall in love. They forget about the climax of that love
game, what will happen when love will play with them. Aryan is a Casanova who doesn’t
believe in love. He has one universal triple F formula that he uses in his
life. One Soni meets Aryan accidently since she is trying to find true love in
this fake world of today. She is literally impressed by him and accepts him as
her love guru and slowly begins to love him. But Love as a word in Aryan's
dictionary does not exist. Similarly there are love affairs involving Sandy, Annu,
Manan, Nikhil, Riya, Jassi and so on. Finally it's all about that who reaches
their true love and whose relationship takes a new turn.
Kabali
Kabali is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language gangster-drama
film written and directed by Pa. Ranjith. The film stars Rajinikanth as the
title character, whilst Taiwanese actor Winston Chao, Radhika Apte, Dhansika,
Dinesh Ravi, Kalaiyarasan, and John Vijay star in other pivotal roles.
The film has Rajinikanth as Kabaleeshwaran, Winston
Chao, Radhika Apte as Kumudhavalli, Dhansika, Dinesh Ravi as Jeeva, Kishore, Kalaiyarasan,
John Vijay, Riythvika as Meena and Rosyam Nor.
During the Britisher’s ruling in India before
Independence, many families moved to Malaysia as workers or laborers. The
family of Kabaleeswaran is also one among the migrating families. How
Kabaleeswaran turned into Kabali to revoke their battle? – that is what the
movie depicts. Kabali is setup with Malaysian backdrop. It is a story of an
aged gangster (Rajinikanth) who tries to protect his family and his business
from his enemies.
MCream
M Cream is a 2014 Indian road movie written and
directed by Agneya Singh. It follows the exploits of four rebellious friends
who set out on a road trip in pursuit of a mythic drug. The film has been noted
for its realistic portrayal of India's new generation.
Several college students from Delhi embark on a road
trip to the far reaches of the Himalayas to obtain a mythical form of hash. Figs
is the typical cynic one finds lurking in the expansive lawns of Delhi
University. Entangled in a web of drugged out delirium, he’s the quintessential
rebel. His world is thrown into disarray when his conservative parents begin to
chalk out a strategy for his future. Things only become worse when a sudden
scarcity of hash deprives Figs of his favourite pastime. Unable to cope with
the situation, Figs joins forces with his best friend Maggie on a quest to
attain M Cream, a mythical form of hash. They hastily devise a plan to trek to
the far reaches of the Himalayas in pursuit of this goal. Maggie ropes in her
boyfriend Niz, who’s purportedly headed to the hills on a photo assignment.
Unbeknownst to Figs, the trio is joined by Jay, a close friend of Niz. Chaos
ensues as the reckless travelers journey across the Himalayan expanse. The road
trip results in a series of unexpected encounters that begin to unravel the
myriad realities of rebellion. Difficult choices are made and uncomfortable
sides are taken as Figs and the others begin to comprehend the mysterious ways
of the world we live in.
The film has Imaad Shah as Figs, Ira Dubey as Jay, Barry
John as Vishnu Das, Auritra Ghosh as Maggie, Raaghav Chanana as Niz, Tom Alter
as Mr Bhardwaj, Lushin Dubey as Mrs Bhardwaj and Beatrice Ordeix as Marie
Sartre.
Lights Out
Lights Out is a 2016 American supernatural horror
film directed by David F. Sandberg in his major directorial debut and written
by Eric Heisserer. The film stars Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander
DiPersia, Billy Burke and Maria Bello. It is based on Sandberg's 2013 short
film of the same name and features Lotta Losten.
A young woman struggles to protect her brother from a
malevolent spirit connected to their mother's past. When Rebecca (Teresa
Palmer) left home, she thought she left her childhood fears behind. Growing up,
she was never really sure of what was and wasn’t real when the lights went
out…and now her little brother, Martin (Gabriel Bateman), is experiencing the
same unexplained and terrifying events that had once tested her sanity and
threatened her safety. A frightening entity with a mysterious attachment to
their mother, Sophie (Maria Bello), has re-emerged. But this time, as Rebecca
gets closer to unlocking the truth, there is no denying that all their lives
are in danger…once the lights go out. Collapse
Star Trek
Beyond
Star Trek Beyond is a 2016 American science fiction
action film directed by Justin Lin from a screenplay by Simon Pegg and Doug
Jung, based on the series Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry. It is the
thirteenth film in the Star Trek film franchise and the third installment in
the reboot series after Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). Chris Pine and Zachary
Quinto reprise their roles as Captain James T. Kirk and Commander Spock, with
Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho and Anton Yelchin reprising their roles
from the previous films, with Idris Elba and Sofia Boutella joining the cast.
The crew of the USS Enterprise, halfway into their
five-year mission, are attacked by a seemingly unstoppable wave of unknown
aliens, forcing them to abandon ship. Stranded on an unknown planet and with no
apparent means of rescue, the crew find themselves in conflict with a new and
ruthless enemy. Thus the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explores the furthest
reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who
puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'PM’s diplomatic visit to Africa' that was published in Newsband
PM’s diplomatic
visit to Africa
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi drew a link between Indian and South African cultures during his
four-nation visit to Africa. He spoke
about the historical links between India and African nations with a unique
warmth. He outlined his focus areas:
energy, food and maritime security. He
stopped at Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya.
India has been
slow to upgrade ties with Africa and we have to be careful of China’s
formidable presence in the continent. China’s current hold in trade and
investment in Africa is three times India’s, and South Africa, for instance,
has a key role in promoting the Maritime Silk Route programme as part of the
One Belt One Road initiative. China may be bigger in Africa but India is
senior. The cultural links and presence of India is stronger. It is time it
should be leveraged. Private players can do it best with a little help from
Indian government.
Africa is a
continent of 54 countries, and each has diverse reasons to improve ties with
India — from sharing low-cost technologies and pharmaceuticals, building on the
Solar Alliance and renewable energies, growing markets for each other’s goods
and trade connectivity.
Modi’s critics
say that he was diplomatic enough to avoid mentioning his concern over racism
in India that students and others from Africa often face. But one way Modi was right. You do not wash your dirty laundry in
public. But you wear your best clothes when you are being watched. The same
goes for the content of the speech. The racial matters would be discussed with
the leaders of the African states. Besides, the speech was for Indian diaspora
in Africa. What is the relevance of bringing racial matters in India against
Africans at that event? It is best to deal with it internally and not give it
undue attention in Africa, lest it becomes a talking point there and put
Indians there at risk.
It can be a
part of the address of the PM when African dignitaries are being hosted in
India so that it reaches the Indian people and the African leaders. That is the
right audience for it. Nothing will be achieved by giving it the spotlight in
Africa.
In addition to
racism, the major issue between India and South African nations is the crimes
being committed by the people from those countries who come into India for
studies or business and get involved in drug trafficking and Internet fraud of
bogus lottery and other crimes. By overstaying beyond Visa period they are
causing big loss to innocent people from South India and being headache to
police.
Thus Prime
Minister’s visit to African countries is highly diplomatic during which he
emphasised the trade connectivity with African nations and the assurance for
eliminating racism.
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Dinesh Kamath intends to be a Big-Time Actor and Film-Maker
Dinesh Kamath intends to be a Big-Time Actor and Film-Maker
Hi Friends,
I seriously intend to be a Big-Time Actor and Film-Maker. I've learnt the art of film making in my own hard way and that too with the help of my mobile phone camera. Ive also discovered my own method of making animation films. I've made quite many films - whether documentary or animation or other short films. Another thing is I've learnt the art of Editing too. I can do editing of films with the editing facility that is available in my mobile phone camera. I can also do editing with the help of Window Movie Maker. Editing, as you all know, is an important aspect of film-making and I feel that I am quite a good film editor. As far as acting is concerned, I've performed quite many times in front of my mobile phone camera and these films I have put in my youtube and Blog and Google Plus. To be frank, my Acting performances and Film making abilities have been appreciated by many, if not all. Hence I would like to go ahead and try and become a Big Time Actor and Film Maker. Bye!
Monday, July 18, 2016
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Stunning achievement by NASA' that was published in Newsband
Stunning
achievement by NASA
The National
Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Juno spacecraft has successfully entered
the orbit around Jupiter. Unlike its predecessor, the Galileo spacecraft that
explored the planet between 1995 and 2003, Juno will study Jupiter much more
thoroughly given the array of nine scientific instruments that it carries on
board. The scientists now expect to collect enough informat
Juno's 2.8
billion km voyage has once again signalled the triumph of modern science &
technology. This successful flight also underscores a basic philosophy for
human existence: that scientific method is the most fruitful way of opening up
& verifying new horizons of reality. And through this increasing knowledge
of our cosmic surroundings comes a new, humble self-awareness: our precarious,
contingent existence on this planet
Congratulations
to the scientists, astronomers, and even the ordinary people who toiled to
prepare the spacecraft and others administrative and lower rung workers without
whom such mission would have not been possible.
Juno is
currently the most exciting and forward level Space exploration ever, since the
NASA embarked on their first First Ten Year timed Mission of "Landing Man
on the Moon" that began in 1961, announced by the then President John F. Kennedy.
While these are important attempts to learn and earn natural phenomena that
occurred at the level of the Universe, and costs trillions of dollars and
material resources from the earth getting used up, there are many mundane
problems of earth, such as Poverty, Ethnic Fights/Terror problems and Global
warming - all of these would have to be answered at the same level of the
importance given to Space probes and Space technology developments.
This is indeed
a stunning achievement by NASA. We look forward to the day when ISRO too sends
spacecraft beyond the Asteroid Belt.
Friday, July 15, 2016
Dinesh Kamath's news 'Heart Foundation along with Fleet Forum initiates Road Safety programme in ten schools in Mumbai' that was published in Newsband
Heart
Foundation along with Fleet Forum initiates Road Safety programme in ten
schools in Mumbai
By Dinesh
Kamath
Above Picture:- Dr. Jayakar Ellis talking to
the students of Mori Municipal School, Mahim.
Above Picture: From right:- Mr. Vivek Sinha,
Fleet Forum, Mr. Singh of SVE High School, Dr. Jayakar Ellis and Ravinder Lal
at the launch of Road Safety Program.
NAVI MUMBAI: Heart Foundation, a Navi
Mumbai based NGO, in association with the International NGO, Fleet Forum,
launched Road Safety Education program for the students of 6th, 7th and 8th
standards at ten schools in Jogeshwari, Mahim & Matunga from 4th to 8th
July 2016 respectively.
The seven-week activity-based training program aimed
at spreading awareness about pedestrian and travelling safety among children
aged between 12 and 14 years.
During the launch at St. Mary High School,
Jogeshwari, the Chief Guest, Senior Traffic Police Inspector Mr. Nitin Yadav,
while stressing on the importance of following road safety rules said: “People
need to be responsible for their own safety. Unless that happens, the road
accident rate is unlikely to come down. It is important to inculcate road
safety rules right from childhood.”
Talking at the launch, Mr. Vivek Sinha, Project
Manager, Fleet Forum said that safety is one of the top priorities for the
School. He said, “Fleet Forum realises that students are the best messengers to
spread road safety awareness in the society. This is the reason why we have
designed a road safety program for students of this age group”.
The dignitaries launched workbooks that are going to
be used for training. The launch also included a Solidarity Walk in which
students held placards with road safety slogans and took out a rally on the
road.
“This is the third consecutive year where we have
been able to teach around 2400 students in 24 schools of Navi Mumbai, Mulund,
Thane, Jogeshwari, Mahim & Matunga. The trainers are basically
underprivileged youth from Navi Mumbai and Mumbai whom we have trained and they
will be teaching these students. We explain to the students on how to be safe,
follow traffic rules and through that they can save their lives and of others
too” said Dr. Jayakar Ellis, President, Heart Foundation.
“The seven-week awareness programme will educate
students on road safety practices through the Active Learning Methodology. This
experiential learning technique involves an array of educative activities, such
as skits, case studies, discussions, audio/visual sessions and role plays” said
Ravinder Lal, Project Coordinator, Heart Foundation who had lost his toes in a
road mishap.
Mrs. Prabha Kasturi, Principal, St. Mary High School
said: “The role of student in Road safety is very important and we are so
elated to have this type of training for our students. We also assure that we
will continue to teach the other students in our school too”.
Maya Khade, trainer said “I am so excited to be part
of this unique Road Safety Training program and hope to inculcate these safety
values in these students”.
The week long road safety program was launched at
Swami Vivekanand High School (Eng.), St Mary's High School, Balvikas Vidya
Mandir, RJMD English School, Divine Light High School (Eng.), Guru Nanak
English High School, Infant Jesus High School & Saraswathi Vidya English
& Marathi High School. The training would be done by Maya, Vidya, Ravinder
and Bhanudas.
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Disabled persons should get proper justice' that was published in Newsband
Disabled
persons should get proper justice
The government should
correctly deal with the rights of persons with disabilities and seek to provide
them equal opportunities. The implementation of measures
conferring rights on the people with disabilities is still far from adequate.
This is in spite of statutory reservation in jobs and other measures formulated
with great care.
The court directed that vacancies among posts identified for the disabled must be
filled through reservation, regardless of the mode of recruitment — be it
promotion or direct recruitment. The ruling has significantly enhanced the
scope for the disabled to gain employment in the higher echelons.
Before making
laws or implementing them what is more necessary is to bring social awareness
among the public in India. It is disheartening that some TV shows and movie
show no respect for disability. Instead it a source of humour for them. Most
people think that other person's disability is not their concern.
Society and
governments have undermined 'disabled' persons' ability to cope up with high
profile jobs. While it is true that 'differently' abled persons need extra
support to accomplish complicated tasks, the notion that their ability to
complete effectively is unfounded. If the government is sincere in recruitment
of disabled persons, they can as well appoint assistants to help in reading and
writing. This would even reduce unemployment to some extent.
But then, in a
country where normal and even people with higher brain-power do not seem to get
appropriate attention and Constitutional rights empowerment in full, what can
we expect for the unfortunate disabled, other than some step motherly
treatments. This is no way to support those who have various disabilities, and
who also have Equal Rights to live and enjoy the benefits of our GDP
A normal person
has no understanding of the pains and traumas of the disabled. To some extent,
he/she will understand it if any of his family member is a disabled person. If
there is an able person in the lower ranks, why should he not be promoted? The
disabled do not require sympathy. Give them what is due to them under the laws
of the land. They need to be treated on par with others and they do not need sympathy.
It is
unfortunate that the laws pertaining to disabled peoples' right is implemented
in a biased mode. The government's indifferent attitude towards materialising
the rights of the disabled in jobs is to be censured since they suffer in spite
of apt law being put into force. We must change our mindset about disabled and
bring them up on equal platform.
Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (Great Grandmasti, Romeo & Radhika and Ice Age Collision Course) that was published in Newsband
New movies
released in Navi Mumbai
By Dinesh
Kamath
Great
Grandmasti
Great Grand Masti is a Bollywood adult spooky comedy
film directed by Indra Kumar. It is the third instalment in the Masti film
series after Masti (2004) and Grand Masti (2013). It features Vivek Oberoi,
Riteish Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani and Urvashi Rautela in the lead roles.
In Great Grand Masti, Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi
and Aftab Shivdasini are friends who are separate from their wives. They move
to the village Dhoodwala where they decide to do Great Grand Masti. There they
find Urvashi Rautela (Ragini) who is a ghost and how will all the three
overcome the ghost and find happiness with their partners is the rest of the
plot.
Thus the plot of the film remains the same; however,
the lady at the centre is changed and replaced by a virgin ghost. All the three
men are still seen with the same kind of disorder having the deep thirst for
their carnal desire. So, while trying to quench the thirst, they are seen
trying for the same virgin ghost and they bring home the seductress back on
track. So, the movie is all about what happens when the trio becomes the victim
of a virgin ghost. The movie revolves around how the trio find out that Ragini
is not the hot girl she appears to be at first.
The film has Ritesh Deshmukh as Amar Saxena, Vivek
Oberoi as Meet Mehta, Aftab Shivdasani as Prem Chawla, Urvashi Rautela as
Ragini(SMS), Pooja Bose as Sapna Amar Saxena, Mishti as Rekha Meet Mehta, Shraddha
Das as Nisha Prem Chawla, Usha Nadkarni as Amar's Mother-in-law, Sanjay Mishra
as Antakshari Baba, Shreyas Talpade as Babu Rangeela (Special Appearance), Sonali
Raut as Shiney (Cameo) and Sudesh Lehri as Ramse (Cameo).
The music for Great Grand Masti is composed by
Sanjeev-Darshan, Sharib-Toshi, Superbia (Shaan, Gourov, Roshni). The lyrics
have been penned by Sameer Anjaan, Manoj Yadav and Kumaar. The film has songs
like "Teri Kamar Ko", "Resham Ka Rumaal", "I Wanna
Tera Ishq" and "Lipstick Laga Ke".
Romeo &
Radhika
Romeo & Radhika is a Gujarati romantic comedy
film, directed by Siddharth Trivedi and produced by Suresh M. Shah. The film
stars Vidhi Parikh, Tushar Sadhu, Hemang Dave, Shyam Nair. The title of the
film is a wordplay on Romeo & Juliet.
The Film covers a Metro city and a beautiful village
in Gujarat. Romeo & Radhika’s story is about four friends with their unique
idea to represent today’s fast and fun loving generation. Romeo (Tushar Sadhu)
and Radhika (Vidhi Parikh) are best of Colleagues but definitely not sure whether
they really like each other. In addition, a couple of Characters are included
to create excitement and spice for the story. The sheer simplicity of their
connections is worth watching. Thus the movie is all about how exactly Fun,
Laughter, Love, friendship is likely to make a tremendous Change in this World.
Romeo shows naughtiness in love as well as Radhika.
Ice Age:
Collision Course
Ice Age: Collision Course is a 2016 American 3D
computer-animated family adventure film directed by Mike Thurmeier and Galen T.
Chu and written by Michael J. Wilson. It is the fifth installment in the Ice
Age film series and a sequel to 2012's Ice Age: Continental Drift.
The film stars Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis
Leary, Queen Latifah, Keke Palmer, Jennifer Lopez, Simon Pegg and Chris Wedge
all reprise their roles from previous films. New additions to the cast include
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Adam DeVine, Nick Offerman, Max Greenfield, Stephanie
Beatriz, Melissa Rauch, Carlos Ponce, Michael Strahan, Jessie J and Neil
deGrasse Tyson.
Scrat’s epic pursuit of the elusive acorn catapults
him into the universe where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events
that transform and threaten the Ice Age World. To save themselves, Sid, Manny,
Diego, and the rest of the herd must leave their home and embark on a quest
full of comedy and adventure, traveling to exotic new lands and encountering a
host of colorful new characters.
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Dinesh Kamath's news 'City witnessed good rain during the last few days' that was published in Newsband
City witnessed
good rain during the last few days
By Dinesh
Kamath
NAVI MUMBAI: It is good to see water
levels in all dams that supply drinking water to Navi Mumbai having gone up
because of heavy rainfall during the last few days. The levels of Barvi dam,
Morbe dam, Ransai dam and Hetawane dam have improved substantially owing to
heavy rains which have obviously pushed the dam's level up.
The weekend downpour brought cheer to most city dams
but also a host of monsoon hurdles. The craters made some places quite
dangerous and fatal mishaps could not be ruled out. There were bikers who met
with minor or major accidents. There were a host of monsoon hurdles. For
example, troubled residents faced waterlogging and braved pothole-riddled
stretches that slowed down vehicular movement on arterial and internal roads.
Some roads got further damaged by the incessant rain, which caused craters
along the asphalt stretches. The motorcyclists were finding it difficult to
gauge the depth of the craters.
The city witnessed waterlogging in several areas. Subways
were flooded and motorists continued to have a bumpy ride. The motorists’
plight is being ignored by authorities who are yet to fix the potholes on the
busy stretches. There were trees that got uprooted and some ground-floor houses
damaged in the city owing to rain. Tree falling in certain areas made the
contingency teams of NMMC and Cidco swing into action on time. Waterlogging and
potholes in the developing Cidco nodes invited criticisms from the city
residents who had a tough time during the rains.
The monsoon also set off water borne diseases and the
city doctors were busy advising the residents about precautions that they
should take under such situations. The residents were asked to steer clear of
outside food and water and ensure that the water they drank was filtered. They
were asked to avoid contaminated water and drink clean, boiled and filtered
water.
The rain certainly proved to be a respite from the
heat. The water collected was far from
clean and healthy. Children were given vaccination to ensure safety from the
virus.
Commuters of NMMT buses had to face tough time during
the rain since there were some buses which had leaking roofs and panels. The
commuters had to sit with opened umbrellas while travelling in NMMT buses. On
receiving the complaints from bus commuters, the NMMT officials did get into
action by starting to check the condition of all their buses. They are now
checking the buses before they leave from the depots. The commuters have been
asked to note down the number of the leaking buses. It was decided that the
leaking buses would not ply till they were repaired completely.
Heavy rain has resulted in filling the dams in Navi
Mumbai to a considerable level and this will make possible proper supply of
water to all the city residents for many months. As compared to last year at the same time,
this year the city has received better rainfall. This year, city areas under
NMMC received more rainfall in the last week of the month, a reversal in trend
compared to 2015. The best thing is that new norms have been set by civic
commissioner Tukaram Mundhe for daily supplies soon after he joined office. The
downpour has helped in ground water recharge too. The good city rain has come
as a relief and there is much more greenery visible all around.
Dinesh Kamath's news 'The Centennial year for District 323 A 2 starts with a Big Bang' that was published in Newsband
The Centennial
year for District 323 A 2 starts with a Big Bang
By Dinesh
Kamath
NAVI MUMBAI: The Centennial year for
District 323 A 2 started with a big Bang under the dynamic leadership of
District Governor Ln Subhash Bhalwal. 72 Lions and Lionesses attended 99th
International Convention at Fukuoka Japan
On his Welcome Home he received Warm Welcome at Sahar
International Airport. On his Welcome Home function VDG 1 Ln Hanuman Agarwal
and VDG 2 Ln Paul organised Car Rally from Tunga Hotel to Cidco Convention
Center. All the cars were very well decorated with Balloons and Lions Banners.
DG Ln Subhash Bhalwal was the First DG who got the privilege & pride to
Inaugurate and Launch Centennial Torch and Van along with Past International
President Ln Dr Ashok Mehta.
Activities worth 46.5 Lakh were carried out during
first week of July itself. Function was very well attended by 630 Lion,
Lionesses and Leos. On this occasion Seven New Leo Clubs and One New Lions Club
were announced.
Out of Eight New Clubs Two clubs were extended by
Lions Club of Palm Beach Oceanic under the leadership of Incoming President
Lion Dr Alok Kumar Mishra and Extension Chairperson Ln Dr Namita Mishra and Ln
Utpal Samanta. Mesmerizing Cultural program was presented by Leos with Japanese
theme.
DG shared his experience of Japan and informed about
new amendments and Plans and Policies of Lions International. Everybody was
fully charged by his motivating and encouraging words and promised DG to join
hands together in his endeavour to take District to a Newer Heights and add
many more feathers. Everybody thanked VDG 1 and VDG 2 for their excellent
planning execution of the whole show alongwith their Micro team as informed by
Lion PRO Ln Dr Namita A Mishra.
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Modi succeeds in minimizing corruption' that was published in Newsband
Modi succeeds
in minimizing corruption
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has completely remodelled his Council of Ministers. Modi has clearly traded the promise of a lean Ministry in the “minimum
government, maximum governance”. The emphasis on bringing in more Ministers is
to give an edge to the Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat Assembly election
campaigns in the months ahead, and careful arithmetic in inducting Dalit, OBC
and tribal leaders is evident.
This has been a
highly controlled exercise, one that will consolidate Modi’s grip on power, a
prospect that will worry his political rivals as well as some within his own
party. After two full years at the helm, it should have been Modi's achievements
that should have acted as winners for BJP in the upcoming state elections.
Instead, he seems to be banking on individual inductees in his cabinet to
attract certain bloc of voters rather than impressing the nation with his
performance. India has a majority government after a long hiatus, and its
benefits must not be squandered away by failing to deliver on the election
promises, especially that of "Achhe Din”
Dr Manmohan Singh’s
cabinet, trying to keep the coalition partners in line, consisted of 32 cabinet
ministers; 12 ministers of state with independent charge; and, 33 ministers of
state making a total of 77. Modi, on the other hand, is enjoying a clear
majority of seats in the Lok Sabha (denied to Dr Manmohan Singh), and has a
cabinet of 28 cabinet ministers; 12 ministers of state with independent charge;
and, 38 ministers of state, totalling 78.
Modi also
promised he would regularly monitor the functioning of the ministers and there
was supposed to be a time-bound programme to fulfill the commitments of BJP/RSS
Combine to the voters.
Modi is doing
the right thing by keeping his Ministers in check to accept only performance
and zero-corrupt which he can afford as leader of majority. Media and
opposition parties that are used to cacophony in
UPA government are not able to face the reality that oft-repeated slogans of
secularism and inclusivity are being forgotten by public much to their chagrin.
Rahul has gone into hiding and his mother is in the business of defending her
son-in-law and both forgot the issues of public interest. Their party has packed the Rajya Sabha with
lawyers of obstructionist tactics for any legislative business like GST and
other economic reforms. Congress should remember that people are watching their
desperation of losing power so badly.
Modi's firm
control over his cabinet essentially eliminated corruption. That is one thing
he promised and seems to be fulfilling the promise. A refreshing change from
daily broadcast of corruption charges during Congress rule.
Saturday, July 9, 2016
Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Battle against growing tide of waste' that was published in Newsband
Battle against
growing tide of waste
The Ministry of
Environment and Forests is fighting a battle against the growing tide of
municipal waste. A small effort at segregating
trash at source would be a good thing for household budgets of the citizens.
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar
says that the estimated 62 million tonnes of waste a year is not fully
collected or treated. It will go up
to some 165 million tonnes in 2030.
Even where
environmentally conscious citizens segregate at source, the chain of management
dumps it all in landfills. The local bodies should not
continue functioning in business-as-usual mode. Municipalities should focus
principally on creating reliable systems to handle different waste streams.
If India could start with the separation
of its ‘wet’ waste from the rest and produce good compost that could transform
cities and towns into clean and green havens filled with trees, gardens, lakes
and rivers. It would also salvage millions of tonnes of recyclable plastic, precious
metals and other materials.
Preparation
should commence at the base, the source of the waste. Households need guidance
in the first instance to separate their garbage in a ready to transport and
ready to use categories. Guidance should be followed by monitoring to ensure
whether they are adhering to instructions. Third step of course should be by
implementing punitive measures.
Waste has
become a problem mainly in metro cities where huge amount of garbage pile up
and for want of proper mechanism for disposal, is littered literally from
roadside to compound walls in residential areas. There should be environmental
cleaning done as well as arrest of spread of disease due to polluted air and
stench emanating from the spread of waste material for days
The segregation
of waste at the point of origin and Composting and methanation of solid waste
is a visionary move to bring a pragmatic solution for mounting garbages. Especially
the waste generated by restaurants to be treated by themselves with Composting is
a fine rule which could generate some revenue.
Public think
that they pay tax and government has the responsibility to treat the waste. But
the new rule brings inclusive management of waste with the involvement of the
stake holders. The feasible state central coordination in implementation of new
waste management rules must be high irrespective of the parties in power.
The most
important action would be for the corporations to provide storage bins to hold
recyclables, bio waste and garbage for land fill separately. The bins must be
clearly marked. Perhaps the corporation officials should study the procedures
in advanced nations like Germany, Canada etc.
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