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Another pious month of Ramadan fasting and holy month of Ramayana Masam is here. We also have the holy Guru Poornima this month where we will all pray for the blessings of our Guru and the wise words of his wisdom.

For the next one month the Holy Ramayana will echo from the homes of the faithful. They will read and be blessed by the message of the Holy Scripture. But, how many of us will truly live to the spirit of the message that Lord Ram gave us by living amongst us and setting the right example of our how a citizen, a society and a Nation should survive? Millions of Muslims across the Nation will fast and read the Holy book of Koran to contemplate on the words of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). Secularism does not remain in the words of a few but in actions by a whole Nation that will bring a positive change in the society.

In these days of great distress and commotion in our nation, it is time for us to reflect into the message of the Ramayana that is beautifully crafted into the story of the great king and avatar Lord Ram. Even modern day reformers like Mahatma Gandhi has

rightfully said that Ram Rajya is the perfect system that we need to strive to attain for our nation. We need to study the life and story of Lord Ram and understand our role in the building of our glorious nation. We need to heed to the message of Dharma in the Ramayana. The role of the son and daughter, the father and mother, the elder, the leader, the student, the guru, the Ramayana teaches this to us in the most simplest of ways. The relationships in the Ramayana are the most practical way for bharateeyans to live in any society. It is essential for us to be able to convert our spiritual knowledge to practical knowledge. Do not restrict God to books and buildings. We need to understand the God within us and live life according to how he has shown us. Instead of Ramayana Masam, we need to have Ramayana readings daily in our homes.

We are plagued with man-made destruction of our value systems and nature’s fury across our nation. Even intellectuals who make a mockery of our ancient culture and traditions will agree that the glorious days and ways of our ancient leaders saw the pinnacle of Nation’s glory. Today our political leaders have fallen in grace due to their greed and inefficiency. Our Nation needs to take a stand and oppose these forces that have forgotten the motto of Nation building.

Bharath is proud of it scientific researchers for their successful launch of the PSLV- C22 which put into orbit our own GPS satellite IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System) making our nation have its own indigenous system without depending on other countries.

As part of efforts to support the ongoing relief operations in Uttaranchal, Seva Darshan Kuwait has been able to garner great support in supporting the efforts of Seva International in India. We urge our readers ad well-wishers to provide as much support to help the people of the area to get over this tragedy and to start their life again.

Vichar Bharathi’s Vivekam project saw its launch in Kerala along with the support of The Kerala Government and other NGO’s on Jun 19th. The distribution of books on the teaching of Swami Vivekananda has spread to various districts schools in Kerala and other states.

Unity is the need of the hour today. It is unity alone that protects the world. The prosperity of our nation and the welfare of the society must be the ultimate aim of every individual. If our thoughts are sacred, pleasure or pain can be endured. Good and powerful thoughts can attain ultimate bliss.



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1. Name the star (Nakshatra) in which Lord Rama was born? 2. Sita is the avatar of which spouse of Vishnu? 3. In which chapter(Kanda) did Rama meet Hanuman and Sugriva? 4. When Lakshmana falls unconscious in the war, who told Rama that Sanjivani alone can revive Lakshmana? 5. Name the vehicle of Kamadeva? 6. Lopamudra, wife of sage Agastya, became a river in present day Karnataka. Name the river? 7. Who informs Hanuman that he is indeed capable of taking a giant leap across the ocean? 8. Lord Dattatreya is the incarnation of ________? 9. Adam’s bridge is also known as ___________? 10. Who ended up in asking for a bed to sleep rather than the seat of Indra?



Bal Gangadhar Tilak, (23rd July 1856-1st Aug 1920) was a social reformer, freedom fighter, national leader, and a scholar of Indian history, Sanskrit, Hinduism, mathematics and astronomy. He is popularly called as Lokmanya (Beloved of the people). During freedom struggle, his slogan “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it” in-spired millions of Indians.

A strong critic of the Western education system, Tilak felt it demeaning to Indian students and disrespectful to India's heritage. He concluded that good citizens can be moulded only through good education and believed every Indian had to be taught about Indian culture and national ide-als. Along with his classmate Agarkar and great social reformer Vishnushastry Chiplunkar, Bal Gangadhar Tilak founded “Deccan Education Society” to impart quality education to India's youth.

To widen the popularity of the Indian nation-alist movement, Tilak introduced ancient Indian cultural symbols and invoked popular traditions of the Maratha struggle against Mughal rule. He also started the celebrations of Ganapati Festi-val and the birthday of Shivaji to bring people close together and join the nationalist movement against British.

Tilak has written many books on Indian cul-ture, history and Hinduism like The Orion or Re-searches into the antiquities of the Vedas (1893), Arctic Home in the Vedas, and Geetarahasya.

Swadeshi, Swaraj (self-rule), Boycott and Na-tional Education'- these were the sacred words preached by Tilak. Galvanizing people's love of their country was itself a revolution brought about by Tilak. He led a simple life, and offered himself, body and soul, to the service of his

country. Every year of his life was a milestone of achievements.

Tilak’s intense love for his motherland, his sacrifice and suffering and the values which he stood for, all are a perennial source of inspiration to all Indians. The method for political work ad-opted by Tilak in the later phase of his life holds a special significance for the post-Independence period.

Tilak is like a mountain peak which continues to give dignity to our nation, even when fast and far reaching changes are taking place. He has left his footprints on the sand. Tilak described his method as ‘responsive co-operation’ and ex-plained that he would accept the rights given by the people, use them for their benefit and con-tinue to work for securing greater rights for them. In the free India of today, the same method can be adopted during the process of development.

People have to participate in the process of development, earn the rewards and continue to work for securing for the poor all the benefits of integrated developments of time.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was one of the prime ar-chitects of modern India and is still living in the hearts of millions of Indians.

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For the educated Indian women in Kuwait, the experiences are quite peculiar. It is not a carefree and open environment, laden with opportunities for advancing one’s career—that they encounter. Similarly, it is not even the end of their career-paths or a stifling atmosphere, which holds no scope whatsoever for them, that they must em-brace. It is somewhere in between these two ex-tremes, that they must survive.

Some are fresh graduates or post-graduates, with no experience whatsoever. Marriage has brought them here and they arrive with dreams gleaming in their eyes. Some have chosen to join their re-spective spouses in their mid-ages and they come here with a long and fruitful stint of worthwhile professional experience. They come to Kuwait to join their respective spouses in their endeavour to make ends meet more comfortably. They yearn for similar such positions as they enjoyed back home. They search for that sense of achievement and importance which they once enjoyed.

There are law graduates and chemistry post-graduates and even holders of Ph.d and MBA degrees, who either sit at home idle or accept position not befit-ting to their qualifications and experience.

There are polarities even with respect to the opportunities and the outcomes of all struggles to get a job. Some do manage to get a placement of their choice, while there is a substantial percentage of those who find no takers for their qualifications and interests.

Some manage to obtain a strong vaasta and find doors opening for them and dreams coming true. There are others who must adapt to the situation and gracefully accept what they get. Sometimes, what they do or what they get has no connection whatsoever with what they are capable of or what they desire.

Those who do not compromise, usually find their dreams getting dimmer by the day. They often wonder whether they should remain deter-mined and seek a placement in the area of their study and experience or simply grab what they get and bring in a few hundred dinaars at home, thus paving the way for a better future for all members of their respective families.. This sizeable number finds itself in a dilemma, not easy to resolve.

What can one do? In the interest of the future professional growth of the woman, if a couple de-cides to pack bags and go back home, they both may or may not get satisfactory placements at the

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same time. The financial package that one gets here is another strong reason to stay back. If the wife alone decides to pursue goals and ambitions there, the barriers of distance and time may spell havoc for the marriage. There is peace of mind here. There are lesser hassles in day-to-day liv-ing. Comforts are certainly more than those back home. The picture is not altogether grey all the time. There are distinct advantages.

However, those moments also are no less in fre-quency when clouds hover over our state of mind; when the world looks grey and life empty. It is not just about making use of one’s degree or about having one’s independent bank balance. These things matter too, but what is more crucial is the feeling of ‘emptiness’ that gradually gains control. There are parties, dinners, coffee mornings, and open houses; and then there are malls and movies and barbecues. However, life swiftly rushes past... children grow up and take their flights and then one realises that the endless dining and partying could not instil that confidence and sense of worth in women which a purposeful activity could have given.

For those who did not leave their dreams and came here fully confident that their sparkling per-sonalities shall hold them in good stead, have their own private moments of despair. When they judge themselves vis-a-vis their batch mates and friends who seem to be making big forays, it hurts.

Of course, all are not unengaged; but some are. All are not dependent on their spouses; some do drive, but then all cannot. All are not desirous of ‘constructive work’; but some are. All do not de-sire to read, visit libraries, or even to independent-ly pursue hobbies; but some do. While all expatri-ate wives do not have to lament about everything, there is still cause to pause and think. It is im-portant to understand how women feel here about being unable to do and accomplish as they would have wanted to or as they had sometime dreamt of

and equally important to keep trying to find a way out. The emptiness cannot be under wraps for a long time. How many dinners and get-togethers can sustain us for how long?

Maybe we must keep trying incessantly... Each one must search for her own solutions; think of the best amongst the alternative courses of action. We do enjoy a relative sense of freedom here. Maybe searching real hard for what one wants to do and then settling for the closest best option may work. Or maybe ‘acceptance’ is the key. Maybe search-ing for online assignments in one’s field or learn-ing a new skill or adapting to the options avail-able here may help us unravel a new identity for ourselves.

So is our destiny:

That life always ushersBut in bits and pieces...



In the last 65 years of independence, one concern, which has been the subject of much debate, is the rights of women and children in India. Counted to-gether, they form more than the majority population and yet their voices and choices continue to be in minority. The vulnerable status of women and chil-dren is the only element, which has not witnessed radical change in this globalized and liberalized world. However, the eternal truth remains that no country can see the full swing of development both economic and social until their women and children prosper.

India is a diverse country with its multicultural, multi-ethnic and multi religious population where the protection of human rights become sine qua non for peaceful existence. It is indeed impossible to give an inclusive definition of human rights owing to its vast nature, however, the legislators have defined human rights as the rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of individual guaranteed by the constitution or embodied in the international cov-enants and enforceable by courts in India under the Human Rights Act, 1933. The women and children are entitled to the same human rights as individuals and this is envisaged in the Indian Constitution.

The framers of the Indian Constitution took note of the adverse and discriminatory position of wom-en and children in society and took special care to ensure that the State must take positive steps to give them equal status. The framers have bestowed two kinds of rights based on role of State, firstly the positive rights which obliges the State to actively undertake welfare measures and secondly, the nega-tive which prohibits discrimination.

Following are the positive rights applicable to women and children, under the Constitu-tion of India:

Article 14: The State shall not deny to any person equality before the Law or the equal protection of the Law s within the territory of India.

Article 15(3) enables the State to make special provision for the children.

Articles 21 A and 45 provide for free and compul-sory education to children below 14 years of age.

Article 39: The State shall, in particular, directs its policy towards securing (a) that the citizens, men and women equally , have the right to an adequate means of livelihood; (b) that equal pay for equal work for both men and women; (e) that the health and strength of the workers, men and women, and the tender age of children are not abused and that citizens are not forced by economic necessity to en-ter avocations unsuited to their age or strength; (f) that children are given opportunities to develop in a healthy manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity and that childhood and youth are protected against exploitation and against moral and material abandonment.

Article 42: The State shall make provision for se-curing just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief.

Article 47: stipulates that it is the duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and health of the chil-dren.

Following are the negative rights applica-ble to women and children, under the Con-stitution of India:

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Article 15(1): The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them.

Article 16 (2): No citizen shall, on grounds only of Religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth , residence or any of them, be ineligible for, or dis-criminated against in respect of, any employment or office under the State.

Article 23 & 24 specifically prohibits trafficking, forced labor and child labor.

The Directive principles under Article 39 (e) & (f) bars all forms of exploitation prejudicial to any as-pects of the children’s welfare.

Though the concept of rights of the child was not very lucid at the time of making of the Constitution, it still envisioned children as the assets of the coun-try who need protection to develop into a complete being capable of steering the nation to development. The above said provisions would only highlight the fact that the Indian Constitution makers were fully aware of their responsibility towards women and children.

Apart from the constitutional guarantees there are plethora of legislative enactments and policies that have been passed to give effect to the constitution mandate. This has been further supplemented and implemented by judicial precedents.

Recent amendment to the Constitution, providing 33.3 percent reservation for women in local gover-nance aim at achieving the two ideals of the pre-amble, equality of status and equality of opportu-nity. Similarly, while there are several schemes and programs relating to education and health of women in rural and urban areas indicative of the continuous efforts on the part of executive to ensure equality, the question to be asked is whether such efforts could achieve the required objective on gender equality. However, the political parties and the NGOs need to play a progressive, dynamic, creative and proactive role for social, economic and cultural transforma-tion of women.

Domestic violence is a serious infringement of hu-

man rights of women, which needs to be eradicated completely. Previously when a woman is subjected to cruelty by her husband or his relatives, her only remedy was to seek for criminal justice alleging the offences under Section 498 A of Indian Penal Code. However, with the enactment of Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, the victims of violence within the family are enabled to have civil remedies over and above the criminal remedies.

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013, passed by the Parliament, had amended Indian Penal Code, Indian Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Evi-dence Act for the purpose of countering the crimes against women. Certain acts of violence like acid at-tacks, voyeurism, stalking have been made punish-able, under the said amendments. Further, rigorous imprisonment of minimum 20 years for gang rape has been prescribed.

Indian Supreme Court have rendered Judgments highlighting the importance of giving equal rights to women and children. The highest Court of India have also expressed the importance of taking utmost care and caution while deciding the cases related to the children. The importance of recognizing civil rights, economic rights social rights and cultural rights of the children were reiterated by the Indian Courts, on several occasions.

Recent statistics of rape, child abuse, sexual ha-rassment, child marriages and female foeticide de-pict the grim reality, which prevails today. Violence and its various manifestations point to the fact that discrimination to the women and children is still happening in India, in spite of the Constitutional provisions and the legislations.

In the words of the learned Kofi Annan, who was the U.N secretary General “There is no tool for de-velopment more effective than the empowerment of women”, and our First Prime Minister ,Pandit Jawa-harlal Nehru has rightly remarked , “ You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women.”Therefore women has to be empowered with the correct education, so she is aware about her rights as a women and as a citizen of India and she is equipped to defend her rights better.

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Some useful Tips!!!Construction of an own house is a dream for every one of us. Most of us want to have one good house, our dream home and want to live happily in that house. So do I, our dream came true on September 2011 in Kannur, Kerala.

It is during that time I came to know about some basic things about construction. As always, people learn from their omissions or mistakes. I have noted some of such common omissions or mistakes during the process. While constructing a house, if you don’t have the basic knowledge, there are chances that you end up paying more and compromise in quality. You should have basic knowledge so that you can save money, time and materiel. Since most of us will construct only one house, by the time we realize that we made a mistake it would be too late.In this article, I would like to share some of my expe-riences that may give some basic ideas for a better un-derstanding of construc-tion, by which I believe, you can plan your work in a better way.

For any construction proj-ect, proper planning is very important to ensure that the timelines are met and the construction is strong and durable. From my experience, whether you are looking to build your dream home, adding to your existing home or renovating your house, no

matter what your building project is, never underes-timate the value of the services of an Architect. This is an area I overlooked and paid the price.

An Architect, with his combination of technical ex-pertise, design flair and management competence, are uniquely placed to deliver added value to the project. The expertise of a good and skilled Archi-tect will:

provide you with value for money• give a creative vision towards the project,• save you a lot in construction cost by avoid-• ing modification during the project and free you from all general concerns; and Furthermore definitely increase the value of • the proposed property, when it comes to the resale of it.

Although we may delegate a number of services to our contractor or engineer, it is still important for us to have the best possible knowledge about the vari-

Home Sweet Home…..

Adv. Mrs. Rema Sudhir, Kuwait

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HOME SWEET HOME….. Some useful Tips!!!

Construction of an own house is a dream for every one of us. Most of us want to have one good house, our dream home and want to live happily in that house. So do I, our dream came true on September 2011 in Kannur, Kerala.

It is during that time I came to know about some basic things about construction. As always, people learn from their omissions or mistakes. I have noted some of such common omissions or mistakes during the process.

While constructing a house, if you don’t have the basic knowledge, there are chances that you end up paying more and compromise in quality. You should have basic knowledge so that you can save money, time and materiel. Since most of us will construct only one house, by the time we realize that we made a mistake it would be too late.

In this article, I would like to share some of my experiences that may give some basic ideas for a better understanding of construction, by which I believe, you can plan your work in a better way.

For any construction project, proper planning is very important to ensure that the timelines are met and the construction is strong and durable. From my experience, whether you are looking to build your dream home, adding to your existing home or renovating your house, no matter what your building project is, never underestimate the value of the services of an Architect. This is an area I overlooked and paid the price. An Architect, with his combination of technical expertise, design flair and management competence, are uniquely placed to deliver added value to the project. The expertise of a good and skilled Architect will:

1. provide you with value for money 2. give a creative vision towards the project, 3. save you a lot in construction cost by avoiding modification during the project and free

you from all general concerns; and 4. Furthermore definitely increase the value of the proposed property, when it comes to the

resale of it.

Although we may delegate a number of services to our contractor or engineer, it is still important for us to have the best possible knowledge about the various aspects of the construction process. For a common man as economy is the main concern, the following tips will help in saving construction costs:

Avoid complicated forms of shapes. Avoid complex system of level. Insist on economic structural design.

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ous aspects of the construction process. For a com-mon man as economy is the main concern, the fol-lowing tips will help in saving construction costs:

Avoid complicated forms of shapes. • Avoid complex system of level. • Insist on economic structural design. • Provide maximum possible provision for • natural light and ventilation. Ensure efficient placement of utilities like • water-supply pipes, power cables etc. Use fresh, sound and durable building ma-• terials. Engage trained manpower. •

Similarly, in my opinion it is equally important to have a qualified third party supervisor to manage and supervise the construction. Usually, for expatri-ates like us, our elders back home take the role of supervisors. Some are lucky to have elders who can substantially manage this activity but for many they are just to manage timely procurement of materials and to settle the bills of the contractor or engineer. For lack of technical expertise they end up accept-ing whatever the contractor or engineer recommend, which ultimately lead to increased cost and delay in completion of the project. A qualified third party supervisor will always be able to argue on a require-ment or method of construction and be able to pro-tect your interest.

By simply ensuring the above I am sure that we can substantially reduce the project time and eliminate

some common wasteful expenditure during the construction. In my estimate, we will possibly save about 10 to 20 percent of our construction costs. Being a legal professional, in addition to the cares discussed above, I would suggest that it is always import to enter into a construction contract with our contractor or engineer. No matter what the size or value of these construction works, it is essential to ensure that agreements with contractors are correct-ly documented in writing to ensure quality and good value for money. A number of construction projects, especially works of a smaller nature, may still be commissioned by an oral agreement or “on the back of a cigarette packet”.

A written contract provides certainty and if things do go wrong, it gives a better chance of a success-ful claim (with better recovery of damages). It can be difficult to prove anything in the event that the necessary paperwork is not in place.

A construction agreement shall on a minimum stip-ulate the following:

Time for completion of construction, • Specification/quality of material to be used • (building materials, electrical and plumb-ing)Consideration payable and the milestone for • paymentsProvisions for change including estimation • of time and cost impactProvisions for indemnities and responsibili-• ties, including necessary insurances.Provisions for resolving disputes, jurisdic-• tion etc.

In the event of non-compliance to the terms of the contracts and failure to resolve any dispute within the mechanism under the contract, we can initiate appropriate legal actions against such erring con-tractor or engineer.

Hope this article would serve the purpose intended. I extend all my best wishes to those who are plan-ning to construct their dream home and hope that my suggestions will make a useful contribution.

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Maintaining a clear and beautiful skin, takes time, consistency and effort. Dermatologist may recom-mend lots of products, but some of them can be ex-pensive and may actually take a long time to work. You can, however, incorporate some home remedies for blackheads and whiteheads into your daily beau-ty regimen and in a few weeks, you will experience a drastic reduction or even total elimination of the problem. Toothpaste – Toothpaste is an effective blackhead

and whitehead remover. Apply a thin paste to your infected areas and let it sit on your face for at least 25 minutes. You will probably feel a burning sensa-tion when you apply the toothpaste, but this is nor-mal and will pass. Once you remove the toothpaste, the top of your blackheads and whiteheads will dis-appear, but you still need to thoroughly wash your face to remove the buildup underneath. Repeat this home remedy every other day for two weeks. Tomato – Tomatoes have natural antiseptic prop-

erties that dry up whiteheads and blackheads. Peel and mash a small tomato. Apply the tomato pulp to your blackheads and whiteheads before going to bed. Leave the tomato pulp on your face while you sleep and then wash your face in warm water in the morning. Lemon -Wash your face in warm water. Then,

squeeze the juice of one lemon into a bowl. Add in a pinch of salt and stir the mixture. Apply the mixture to your blackheads and whiteheads. Leave the mix-ture on for approximately 20 minutes and then wash your face with warm water again. Lime – You can also use equal parts of lime juice

and cinnamon powder and apply this mixture to blackheads. Leave it on overnight and rinse it off in the morning Cornstarch – Mix about a three-to-one cornstarch

to vinegar ratio into a paste. Apply it to your prob-lem areas and let sit for 15 to 30 minutes. Remove the paste with warm water and a washcloth. Yogurt - Mix three tablespoons of plain yogurt

with two tablespoons of oatmeal. Add one teaspoon of olive oil and one tablespoon of lemon juice to the mixture. Stir the mixture thoroughly and apply it to the effective area of the face. Let the mixture

How to we get rid of blackheads and whiteheads

sit for five to seven minutes then rinse off with cold water. Almond or oatmeal – Mix either oatmeal or al-

mond powder with just enough rose water to make a spreadable paste. Apply it to your problem areas with your fingertips first and then apply it to the rest of your face. Let it set for about 15 minutes and then rinse your face with cold water. Rice – Soak rice in milk for 5 hours and then grind

this in a blender until it is paste-like in consistency. Use the paste as a scrub on affected areas of the body. Potatoes – Grate raw potatoes and then rub the

area with the mixture. Wash it off after 15 minutes.Fenugreek leaves – Crush some fenugreek leaves

and mix with water to form a paste. Put this on the face for 15 minutes and then remove it. Do this ev-ery night to keep your face free of blackheads. Coriander leaves – Mix some coriander leaves and

a little turmeric powder with water and form a paste. Use this as a mask to eliminate blackheads. Oatmeal -Grind oatmeal into a powder in a blender

and then add some rose water. Use this on affected areas for 15 minutes and then wash it off with cold water. Baking soda – Prepare a mixture of equal parts

of baking soda and water and rub it onto your face or other body areas prone to blackheads. Leave it on for 15 minutes and then rinse it off with warm water. Honey is also good for removing blackheads.

Spread honey on the affected area and remove it af-ter 15 minutes. Remember – Be gentle to your skin. Never pinch,

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We can say India is the largest recipient of re-

mittances in the world. USD 70 billion with the rupee dropping by around two per cent in just a week; this is good news for the non-resident Indian (NRI) community, who are in the habit of remitting money to India regularly. Now they get more value for the same dollar amount or any other currency for that matter.

At the same time in India all the prices are Sky rocketed. Due to the devaluation of currency cost of Fuel increased. Due to that all the ma-terial prices increased For an example at pres-ent (4th July 2013) international Gold price be-come $1,200/- per ounce, same price as on 4th July 2010, but in India price is still around Rs. 20,000/- in place Rs. 13,000/- on 4th July 2010 due to depreciate of Indian Rupees.

With every passing day Rupee is making new lows but for a common person it is not easy to understand the reason behind this steep fall and he keeps on asking himself a question 'Why is rupee depreciating? What about overall Indian economy?

In this article I like to share few economical aspects why Indian Rupees is falling.

1. Variation in the demand and supply of Ru-pee in currency market - Understanding currency market is not a rocket science, here only simple economic law works, more demand means more

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Smiling NRIs, Worryied Families“Yesterday my friend Gafoor said me with happily “ Sureshbhai today rate is very good and it reached to Rs.210/- per Kuwaiti Dinar. So sent the money immediately. Everybody is passing the message to others and be happy each other, saying if our boss not increase our salary our PM Dr. Manmohan Singh increase it. But unfortunately our family at India is very disappointed; even they got more money because the expenses become double day by day.”

price for the product and less demand means less price. According to that law the demand of Rupee is decreasing hence the price of Rupee is also decreasing. If the demand of Rupee is increasing hence the price of Rupee is also in-creasing.

2. Decreasing cash flow from Export and in-creasing cash flow from imports - India’s trade deficit has grown significantly. The gap between exports and imports almost doubled to $19.6 bil-lion from $10.1 billion in the year-ago period. Imports of Oil, Gold, Machineries etc., are the biggest contributors of the deficit

3. Foreign Investors snatching their invest-ment out of India - Foreign investors play an important in providing liquidity to capital mar-ket and boosting the economy of any country, it is similar for India also as our economy depends largely on them but foreign investment in India

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has decreased steeply in last year due to which value of Rupee decreases.

4. Lots of scams which faded the image of In-dia in the world - Country has seen lots of scams revealed in recent times which decreased the reputation of the country in the world. Corrup-tion in the country is increasing, huge negativity among the people for the Govt has reduced the trust of Foreign Investors in India. All the bills are hanging in the Parliament. Govt is not strong enough to take bold steps for the growth of the economy.

5. Decreasing GDP growth reduce the invest-ment opportunities in India - Before the Reces-sion of 2008 India has maintained GDP growth rate of close to 9% for many years but things have changed now IIP (Index of Industrial Pro-duction) numbers are lowering and even show-ing negative growth also the inflation numbers are scaring the growth but Govt is not able to bring any policies to restore the growth. Rising Fiscal deficit makes future more gloomy. Inves-tors are not seeing their investment growing much here.

6. Economic problems in different countries make Dollar a better Investment - Many coun-tries are facing huge economic problems and facing financial crisis, countries like Greece, Spain are breaking. Investing in US is better op-tion in compared to emerging markets like India

where growth is slowed down which increases the demand for Dollars.

To change this situation we have to think what a common NRI can do and what common Indi-an have to do. NRI have to sent maximum for-eign currency to India (invest in Indian Rupees, than Gold or any other currency or commodity). Common man in India has to stop buying Gold at present and control strictly the usage of Oil (Petrol, diesel, Gas etc) products. People has to buy Swadeshi materials and control importing materials.

As such a fall in Indian Rupee is not good news either for the economy or for the corpo-rate world or for us individually. It messes up everyone's budgets and lives. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has interfered in the foreign ex-change markets time and again to help the ru-pee. The onus of helping the Rupee in the long term now lies on the government.

They have to make policy changes and con-trol the deficit problems. At the same time the government also has to take the necessary steps for boosting investor confidence in the country. These steps should help the Rupee stabilize in the long run. But will the government have the capacity to act on this front? Or are they waiting for the new Government (2014) to hand over the mess economy?

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When I woke up hearing persistent knocks on the door, I was for a moment wondering whether it was my mother back home in my village, awakening me with the routine addictive glass of bed-tea! Helas, it was the french concierge! She had come with a message that I was to leave the room today and to report to the Government scholarship office as soon as possible to finalise my future study plans. She handed me the address of the organization named CIES (centre international des etrangers et stagi-aires) that was handling my scholarship programme and to contact the official by name Madame Morer, to discuss the immediate plans. With lot of gestures and with help of a metro sketch plan in hand, she was able to explain to me how to get to the schol-arship office, using the underground transport sys-tem.

Leaving the personal belongings behind and col-lecting the certificates and essential official docu-ments in a small paper file, I set out to the CIES of-fice. The brief discovery mission of previous night had made me an expert in using the underground transport network and needless to say, the uncen-sored male-female courtship manoeuvres and kiss-ing and fondling scenes witnessed in metro stations and in cabins did not outrage me as much as they

did during previous sortie!After a rather brief jour-ney I found my way out of the destination station and could locate the CIES sign-board without any hassle!

The lady receptionist at the entrance politely di-rected me to office of Madame Morer, located just a floor above. I was warmly greeted there by a charm-ing middle-aged lady who introduced herself as sec-retary of Madame Morer and much to my surprise, offered a welcome hand-shake! It was so much “un-indian” of a woman to shake hand with a man then and with lot of reticence I rather sheepishly of-fered my hand to reciprocate her gesture. Perhaps it was the first time in my life that I was touching a woman’s hand who was not my mother! I had not perhaps touched, even by accident the hand of even my close sisters, as show of brotherly affection and any display of physical contact between males and females, even between relatives, was not seen or considered by the society or family as “natural”! I had hardly recovered from the unexpected shock of “hand-shake” when I was led by the secretary, to the office of Madame Morer, in a jiffy! Incidentally, I was struck by the fact that the majority of office personnel I had encountered in Paris were females and not males, in stark contrast to the situation exist-ing then in our own country! Was it due to woman

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empowerment or so-called much trumpeted women liberation movement sweeping western europe as a whole, I wondered!

With a warm smile and warm hand-shake, I was welcomed by Madame Morer and gesticulated po-litely to take my seat. Her intitial enquiry in English concerning my estranged state of mind and possible home-sickness of being away from home and affec-tionate personal questions touched me deeply. I was reminded suddenly, and nostalgically of my days as a young school boy when my loving grand-mother Madhavi Kutty Amma, fondly called “mattamma” used to pull me to her side, make me sit in her lap and enquire sweetly about small small things, ca-ressing gently my hair and scalp! I was for a mo-ment overwhelmed with emotions and felt tears in my eyes! Wiping the tears stealthily, I answered the questions in English. Madame Morer continued and explained the plan of action to be adhered to by me for the first year of study.

I was to go and attend an intensive French famil-iarization language study course of about 6 weeks in Besancon, a small town bordering Switzerland and then to return to enroll for the doctoral research work with Professor Panigel’s laboratory at Jus-sieu, Paris the head quarters of University of Pierre and Marie Curie or University of Paris VI ( Uni-versite de Pierre et Marie Curie or Universite Paris VI). She explained that I will be given the cheque of 1000 Francs, by her secretary as first month’s scholarship amount and that I can get it encashed in a nearby bank, by showing my proof of identity or passport. “The train ticket to Besancon has also been booked and after reaching Besancon, you can go directly to “Boulo” or to Besancon University Campus where accomodation has been arranged” , Madame Morer summed her words and with a warm motherly hand-shake, wished me best of luck and said ‘au voir” (see you again) in a husky affection-ate tone. I was so touched by the friendly and affec-tionate encounter that tears of joy rolled down my cheeks. Thanking her profusely I retraced my steps to the secretary’s chamber and promptly collected the cheque and travel voucher.

The secretary further elaborated that the cheque was to be encashed at a branch of BNP (Banque Na-tionale de Paris) just few yards down the road and that I can collect my train ticket to Bescancon from a travel bureau located just 2 metro stations away.

“Before you go to Besancon for the course, it is advisable that you make a student identification and scholarship holder card. Besides being an identifica-tion card, this should help you in your daily student life too” Francine, the secretary advised me. Can I make the card now? I enquired. “Sure, if you have 3 passport size photos” , she replied instantly. Since it was normal those days in India, to wait for at least 2 or 3 days for getting delivery of photos from studios, after a brief pause, I said, “so, I shall come back af-ter 3 days with photographs since I do not have any with me now” . “ You can make them in no time using automatic studio at the metro station and we can get you the card right away” “Automatic studio machine delivering instant photos?” I was not able to conceal my excitement. “How much does it cost to have these instant photos from the wonder ma-chine?” I asked Francine excitedly. “Just a few franc coins and if you need change, you can locate a ma-chine downstairs and there is an automatic money-changer machine nearby too delivering franc coins in exchange for the currency note” The secretary’s reply only multiplied my curiosity and eagerness to get to the wonder machines delivering the goodies.

Thanking the secretary profusely for her great help I dashed downstairs to have a close encounter with the wonder machine. “ A photo studio machine, without personnel , delivering instant photos and another wonder machine delivering instant coins in exchange for currency note?” I was unable to fig-ure out what sort of set-up these wonder machines would have! I felt like “iitiyaranan” of hindu my-thology traversing the wonder-land and discovering a new world of his own at every step!

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Farewell….A farewell function was held at Sopanam, Abu Khalifa to bid adieu to our Sopanam magazine team member and Cover Designer Smt.Deepa Namboothri, Vichar Bharati Joint Coordinator Shri.Biju Navdeep and Adhyatmic Samidhi member Shri.Jaya Shankar.

Shri.Sumod, Joint Coordinator, Vichar Bharati welcomed the gathering. Shri.Vibheesh Tikkodi Coordinator, Vichar Bharati delivered the farewell speech and gave a short note on Vichar Bharati and its ongoing projects. Shri.Rajarajan Ganesan, Shri.Nandakumar, Shri.Shashi and Smt.Anitha shared their memoires working with them as a team and their valuable contributions to Seva Dharshan activities in Kuwait. we wish them a smooth sailing ahead and a path full of success.


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