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Veggie welcome . . . Continued from front page

He studied engineering

at the Indian Institute of

Technology (IIT) in

Kharagpur before heading

to America to further his

studies and career.

He started at Google in

2004, where, according to

Parakh he worked on the

internet giants search

toolbar and from then

never looked back,

becoming Google

founders, Larry Pages and

Sergey Brins favourite

employee.

Oman-based R.M. Parakh is not without his

own accolades.

He is among the 15 recipients of the

coveted Pravasi Bharatiya Samman award to

honour exceptional and meritorious

contributions in their chosen fields by Indians

abroad and is described as an iconic gem

among Indian luminaries beyond Indian shores.

Pichai, joins an illustrious club of Indian-origin

business leaders who have made it to

prestigious chief executive positions overseas,

including Indra Nooyi at PepsiCo and Ajay

Banga at MasterCard.

In the IT world he follows a well-trodden path

of Indians, including Microsoft boss Satya

Nadella and Nokia head Rajeev Suri, who have

trained at the prestigious engineering institutes,

where competition for limited places is fierce.

Congrats @sundarpichai well deserved,

Nadella posted on Twitter.

I am sure all IITs are celebrating today.

Proud of you @sundarpichai, tweeted

Padmasree Warrior, Cisco's outgoing chief

technology officer who studied chemical

engineering at the IIT in New Delhi.

Vikram Dhawan, director of Equentis Capital

in Mumbai, said many Indians who have

succeeded at the very top overseas have been

able to quickly adapt to America's workplace

cultures.

A common thread is the adaptability of Indian

professionals to the local system and

environment. That is the key. I think there has

absolutely been some Americanisation of these

individuals, he told reporters.

In 2007, UN Food and Agriculture Organisation

statistics indicated that Indians had the lowest

rate of meat consumption in the world where

vegetarianism is usually synonymous with lacto-

vegetarianism in other words a regime where no

flesh, fish, fowl or eggs are eaten.

According to the 2006 Hindu-CNN-IBN State of

the Nation Survey, 31% of Indians are

vegetarians, while another 9% also eat eggs.

Vegetarianism was most common among

the Lingayat, Jain community and

then Brahmins at 55%, and less frequent among

Muslims (3%) and residents of coastal states.

Other surveys estimate 40% of the Indian

population is vegetarian.

These surveys indicate that even Indians who

do eat meat, do so infrequently, with less than

30% consuming it regularly.

Sources: DAWN and Wikipedia

Sundar Pichai

AS FRENCH authorities clear the Calais Jungle

this week they may come across a tiny caravan

being used to house Syrian refugees.

The caravan dubbed The Only Way Is Essex,

after the reality-type telly show, was reclaimed

by British charity Jungle Canopy. It was found

abandoned in Harold Wood. Contact: Johan

Maertens at Jungle Canopy on 07436854544 or

email him on [email protected]

TOWIE to the rescue

NEWS IN BRIEFFirst Jewish president?IF DEMOCRATIC hopeful Bernie Sanders

becomes the next US President, and its not all

that ridiculous a thought, hed be Americas first

Jewish president.

Father, Eli Sanders emigrated to the US from

Poland in 1921 at the age of 17. His mother,

Dorothy Sanders (ne Glassberg), was born in

New York City to Jewish immigrant parents from

Poland and Russia.

His fathers parents died in the concentration

camps of WW2.

Taking the bite out of AppleAPPLE was still battling the US government at the

time FG went to press over the right to keep the

meddling fingers of the FBI out of its software.

The spy bureau wants the high-tech giant to

open up a terrorists phone.

If Apple continues the fight it will be following in

the footsteps of journalists who are regularly

imprisoned or even put to death for not revealing

sources.

Interesting to see if they hold out.

Rising to the occasionEASTER movie Risen is getting positive reviews

from the US press and bloggers.

A novel way to tell an oft-told tale. (Vulture);

An intriguing, oblique approach to a Bible movie.

(Rotten Tomatoes).

Whatever your religious affiliation, you will

come away thinking that if all this did actually

happen, it probably happened something like

this. (San Francisco Chronicle).

Risen starring Joseph Fiennes tells the story of

the crucifixion and the resurrection from the eyes

of Clavius, a sceptical Roman military tribune.

Release date for the UK is March 18th.

Le revers de la mdailleTHERE are 1,457,889 Brits living in Europe.

Top five countries are: Spain: 381,025; Ireland:

253,605; France: 127,806; Italy: 72,234; The

Netherlands: 48,977.

That leaves 574,242 spread over 25 other

countries.

Think about it!

(Figures from International Business Times).


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Death in the afternoon

A DESPERATE call has gone out for animallovers to help put a stop to a degradingspectacle by signing a petition.

Bullfighting is still rampant in southern France

and the towns in which it is mostly concentrated

are in Provence, a region of south western

France.

Here dozens of blood-filled bullfights are held

at Easter festivals and other celebratory events

each year.

Bullfighting, known as corrida in France, is

illegal in most of the country, where it is

considered a crime against animals and can

land offenders in prison for up to two years.

But a special judicial exemption has allowed

it to continue in municipalities such as Arles and

Nmes, as well as in numerous smaller villages

in the south.

There, hundreds of miles from the chic cafes

and trendy nightclubs of Parisian high society,

the violent blood sport in which bulls are

taunted and stabbed to death in front of

thousands of cheering spectators is deeply

woven into the cultural fabric.

In an email sent out to sympathisers this

month Tim Broadbent from Pont St Esprit in

Gard in the Languedoc-Roussillon region, says

he has already

received a number

of signatures for his

petition enough to

secure a meeting

with top local

politicians.

Now 75,000 more

are needed to

intensify the

pressure.

He writes in

French: Je vous

demande de

redoubler vos efforts sur les rseaux sociaux

afin que ce reprsentant de notre rgion ne

puisse ignorer votre indignation face ces

spectacles dgradants.

The translation reads: I ask you to redouble

your efforts on the social network so that the

representatives of our region simply cannot

ignore your indignation in the face of these

degrading spectacles.

Corrida first originated in Spain, but it has

been practiced in southern France for more

than 150 years.

Its a bloody and brutal pastime by any

description, with matadors taunting and

agitating the animals as bullfighting assistants

gouge the bulls with lances and bull hooks.

Over the course of the fight, the bull is

weakened to the point where it can no longer

defend itself, after which the matador stabs it to

death with a sword.

Carole Davis of Friends of Animals says its

nothing more than torturing an

animal to death merely for the

pleasure of a sadistic minority,

and she calls bullfighting

aficionados sociopaths by any

standard.

To view Tims petition go here

or simply click any of the pictures

on this page.

A SPECIAL REPORT BY STEPHEN WARD WITH

ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY CHRISTOPHER ZARA

(Top): the bloody battle ensues;(left) a poster for the bullfight in

Nimes; (above left) a matadortaunts the bull.

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Just when youthink things

cant get anyworse, you run

out ofcigarettes.

A CHARITY which aims to take the crueltyout of science has struck a unique dealwhich could boost much needed funds.

The Dr Hadwen Trust (DHT), a non-animal

medical research charity, has clinched a

corporate partnership agreement with Ecotricity,

a British green energy company.

As a result the DHT will receive a donation of

60 for every supporter who switches their

electricity and gas to Ecotricity.

The Trust funds and promotes non-animal

techniques to replace animal experiments.

Head of operations, Dr Kay Miller, said: We

admire Ecotricitys stance on the environment,

on sustainability, and on the pursuit of ethical

business.

Their values are closely aligned to our own.

Last year the DHT opened its first charity

shop in Hitchin, Hertfordshire which stocks

only vegan goods that are not derived from

animals.

Ecotricity, as well as claiming to be the

worlds first green energy company, also

owns Forest Green Rovers, a highly-successful

vegan football team.

Ecotricity was founded in 1995 and now supplies

over 175,000 customers across Britain from a

growing fleet of wind and sun parks.

There are strict rules imposed on UK laboratories

wanting to use animals in experiments.

A special licence must be granted in accordance

with The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986

which requires that the benefits to humans, other

animals or the environment must be

weighed against the costs to the animals

involved.

SWITCH OVER

FOR SCIENCEFowl free . . . Forest Green Rovers (left),a completely vegan soccer team.Cut! . . . Downton Abbey actor and DHTpatron Peter Egan (below) opened theDHT shop in Hitchin recently.


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FRENCHVEGETABLE

SOUPCourtesy Gourmande in the kitchen

Ingredients1 medium onion, finely chopped2 large waxy potatoes, cut into large chunks2 medium leeks, white and pale green parts only, wellrinsed and thinly sliced4 to 5 medium sized carrots peeled and cut into largechunks1 medium fennel bulb, trimmed, cored, and cut intolarge chunks1-2 small garlic cloves, smashed but left whole1 bouquet garni (made with 2 dried bay leaves, a fewsprigs of fresh flat leaf parsley and thyme tied togetherin cheesecloth purse with a piece of kitchen twine)1 to 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil2 teaspoons sea saltfresh spring water to cover the vegetablesfreshly ground black pepper

InstructionsIn a large heavy stockpot, add all the choppedvegetables, the garlic, bouquet garni, olive-oil and saltand cover with at least twice as much water as thereare vegetables. Bring to a boil and simmer, half covered, until thevegetables are very tender, and the broth has becomeslightly opaque about 1 to 1 hours (the longer thesoup simmers the more flavourful the broth.) Remove the bouquet garni and discard. Pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and drizzle with a little extra oliveoil if desired. The soup will keep well, covered, in the refrigeratorand is even better the next day.

NotesThis soup is gluten free, grain free, vegetarian, vegan.It can be pured in a blender or with a hand-heldimmersion blender.Variations: Add or substitute any other wintervegetables such as parsnips, turnips or celery root tothe soup as you please, always remembering to coverthe vegetables with twice as much water.

GIANT cooking pots, once usedon the stage, were drafted intoservice again recently.

The occasion? A gathering of

around 130 philosophers in the town

hall in Tavel, a sleepy French village in

Provence, best known for its world

famous ros wine.

And the meal? Contrary to

expectations in that veggie-sceptical

country - gallons of vegetable soup

actually a Provenale speciality and

very much a French tradition!

Solange Egea, an organiser, told

FG: It's certainly not unusual to have

soup made entirely of 'legumes'.

We have a lot to choose from here.

It is a common meal for us though

we dont usually serve quite so many

people." And Frances Ashley, wife of

the late playwright Andr Benedetto,

founder of the world-famous Avignon Off

festival and who donated the pots,

added: "Andr wrote one play about the

saga of soup from prehistoric times to

nowadays.

Three giant pots were on the stage

under gas fires cooking soup for the

audience of up to 140 people.

The production was such a success

we toured all over the country.

The tour lasted ten years!

Subject of the day was the perplexing

theory, laid down by none other than

John-Paul Sartre himself: Hell is other

people! Poor lad, perhaps he hadnt

tucked into some delicious Tavel veggie

potage to help cheer him up!

The brothy soup contains, amongst

other things, large chunks of potatoes,

leeks, carrots and fennel. Yum! (See

recipe elsewhere on this page).

SOUP AND

SARTRE Words: Stephen WardPhotos: Frances AshleyHelper Josiane lifts the lid on a French tradition.

Does soup exist? French philosophers

gather for a tasty encounter. A bowl of French vegetable soup


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Nigels novel retreat

I RECENTLY spent two days and a

night at Belmont Abbey near

Hereford, It is a Benedictine

monastery. I was there to conduct

research for my fourth novel God

Grant Grace. I needed a clear

picture of the lay-out of the

buildings, to gather information on

the day-to-day life of the monks and

to gain some understanding of their

thoughts and their beliefs. For a

novelist theres nothing to compare

with direct hands-on experience.

Belmont Abbey, is

a Catholic Benedictine

monastery that forms part of the

English Benedictine Congregation.

It stands on a small hill

overlooking the city of Hereford to

the east, with views across to

the Black Mountains, Wales to the

west.

The 19th century Abbey also

serves as a parish church.

I was met by a kind and elderly

monk called Father Cadfan, who

showed me round. He had been at

the Abbey for thirty years and he

loved the life.

There were sixteen monks in

residence at the time I visited.

They wear black hooded

cassocks. Father Cadfan showed

me to my room or cell.

The room was comfortable with a

decent bed (not a plank of wood!), a

wash basin, a desk and chair.

The monastery has wi-fi so I was

able to access my email and the

internet. They have a TV room with

a DVD player and two libraries.

One of these is devoted to

Christianity, the other is secular.

I saw books by Bill Bryson and

John Le Carr amongst others. I left

them a copy of my novel Life is

Just...

I also left them a DVD copy of my

film Arthur C Clarke presents The

Colours of Infinity.

I attended midday prayer held at

12.45. Its a 15 minute service

(called a divine office) with prayers

and Gregorian chants. Following

this I joined the monks for lunch in

the refectory.

All meals are conducted in

silence apart from readings. This

was most interesting to me as that

day the monk read about the Sufi

path with particular reference

toJalladDnMuhammadRm,

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Meet us atVegFestUK

BrightonFebruary27th/28th

who is commonly known as

Rumi and who is a great favourite

of mine.

Although the monks are not

vegetarians I was given a

beautifully prepared vegan meal.

There are some beautiful

gardens to relax in though the

monks dont grow their own

vegetables.

As Father Cadfan pointed out

they are not prisoners and are

welcome to go out for meals

alone or with friends.

Initially I found their life quite

frightening. It is very severe and

run to a strict timetable. After a

few hours I found myself

adjusting. The monks are

friendly and smile a good deal.

They do their own cleaning,

cooking and all the other

domestic chores necessary for

the smooth running of the

monastery. I was surprised to

see some young monks there

some in their mid-thirties.

After lunch I walked around

the grounds and into the

surrounding countryside, then I

read for an hour and thought

about my novel. I attended

vespers at 6 oclock. It was

another delightful and inspiring

service. The evening meal is

buffet style, which again is

eaten in silence. Once more I

was given a delicious vegan

dish. I spent the evening writing in

my room.

The next day following breakfast I

had a meeting with Father Cadfan

and I asked him how they

interpreted the Biblical

commandment: Thou shalt not kill.

Knowing I was a vegetarian he

gave this careful thought before

answering. He explained the monks

interpreted this to

mean that killing a

human being is wrong,

but that it was all right

to eat animals, fish and

eggs.

I found this strange

and told him so, but I

did not want to get into

an argument so I let it

go at that.

For me when the Old

Testament says Thou

shalt not kill, where

does it say humans

only?

Later I drove into

Hereford for a look round and went

for another walk. After lunch and

more Sufism I left the monastery

both inspired and informed!

Nigels books to date include:

Fractals, a graphic guide; Nothing

and Everywhere, a moral tale; Life

is Just . . . And The Colours of

Infinity.

Find them here on Amazon.

NIGELS RETREAT Cont from previous page

Vegetarian meals are served at the refectory in Belmont Abbey

CALL TO SCRAPTRIDENT MISSILECHRISTIAN groups gathered

with others including Jeremy

Corbyn in Trafalgar Square last

month to voice their opposition

to nuclear weapons.

The Stop Trident protest urges

the government to scrap plans to

renew or replace Britain's nuclear

weapon. The group says: "We

must move beyond the division of

our world into nuclear and non-

nuclear weapons states and

ensure that all states make good

their com-mitment to negotiations

on the universal, legally verifiable

and enforceable elimination of

nuclear weapons."

The service and faith

participation is coordinated by the

Anglican Pacifist Fellowship,

Methodist Peace Fellowship,

Christian CND, Pax Christi and

Quaker Peace & Social Witness.


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Keeping it in thefamily - THE FG INTERVIEW

A FAVOURED son of an Indianspiritual sect has revealed howpressure to "keep the gaddi(ceremonial turban of mastership) inthe family" comes to bear when aleader dies and power is passed to asuccessor.

Unlike the Roman Catholic papacy or even

the Tibetan Dalai Lama, gurus of the Radha

Soami faith are seen as physical embodiments

of the divine and as such wield great power.

They are appointed directly by their

predecessors by a watertight legal will - though

this is sometimes disputed.

Ishwar Puri, now an American citizen, but once at

the very heart of the Radha Soami Beas sect told

FG: "I did hear the great master [Sawan Singh] say

that no perfect living master has ever nominated

any member of his family to be his successor. He

did say that.

Puri, whose antecedents go right the way back

through three generations of gurus and who now

has his own small following in the US, pointed out

that his master, Sawan Singh, lived up to his word

and passed on the mantle of successorship to a

non-family member.

And it wasnt until after that that the line of Beas

masters reverted to Charan Singh the grandson of

Sawan Singh, thus avoiding the issue.

Ishwar Puri

(go to p.11)


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A knight of the spirit

AN HOLISTIC project aimed at improving

well-being both spiritual and physical has

opened in Sydney, Australia.

Christabel Warner created Omshanti

Wellness in Cronulla Beach after she was

guided by the divine.

And already the centre is proving

popular with the public who have flocked

to classes and meetings there.

Said Christabel: The divine has guided

me to create OmShanti Wellness to be of

service to others.

There are so many amazing people

that have been part of my journey and

have supported this holistic project.

The centre has been praised by clients

who call Christabel a gorgeous soul.

One of the classes held at the centre is

Rolling Restorative plus Yin Yoga aimed at

those with chronic pain, mental/emotional

stress, or simply for individuals who wish to

improve flexibility and performance in

everyday life.

Omshanti Wellness can be found at 89a

Cronulla Street, Cronulla Beach, NSW,

Australia. Telephone: +61 409 700 511.

I WAS LED BY THE DIVINE

Christabel Warner

Cronulla Beach courtesy Keith McInnes Photography

Since then the mantle has passed directly to

nephew Gurinder Singh and as revealed in FG

Gurinder's nephew Shivinder Mohan Singh

was recently installed in the ashram full-time

having turned his back on a business career.

Some interpret this as a possible precursor

for eventual successorship.

Puri continued: I used to remember

discussions in his [Sawan Singhs] own family.

His family used to say: You must keep the

gaddi in the family.

And he said: No way. Ill never do that. He

did not nominate Charan Singh. He did not

nominate anybody from his family in spite of

pressures on him. I used to hear the

discussions.

But he nominated Sardar Bahadur Jagat

Singh who was a university professor. And the

professor then nominated Charan Singh.

Puri did not draw any conclusions, saying it

was not for him to make any judgements.

The group, known as Radha Soami, was

created in the 1800s by a leader who went

under the name of Swami Ji a generic Indian

term for 'holy man'. Since then it has spawned

a myriad off-shoots, around 500, Puri claims,

together known as the Radha Soami Faith.

The lacto-vegetarian, tee-total, drug free

groups propound daily meditation and strict

obedience to the guru's dictats.

Together the groups claim millions of

followers worldwide, the vast majority in India

and the Indian diaspora.

Puri started on the path aged nine when he

was presented to Sawan Singh, then leader of

the Beas group and given 'initiation'.

Since then he has been a frequent visitor to

the sprawling centre known as Radha Soami

Satsang Beas near Amritsar and is on

personal terms with current leader, Baba

Gurinder Singh.

Puri has a group of his own based in Wisconsin

in the US where around 150-200 followers

regularly gather to receive meditation instruction

and advice from him personally.

Look for lots more from Ishwar in future FGs.

KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY from p.10

Charan Singh accepting the gaddi in 1951

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CORRECTIONThe Lord Magicians - reviewFriends Gazette - February 2016The herione's name is 'Ixia', not 'Ixthia'.

Gaston, the Knight of the Flower, saves

a merchant's life who introduces him to

the Lord Magician. It is Roland, the

Knight of the Boar, who saves a dwarf

who becomes his faithful friend.

GENEROUS VegFest bossesdoubled the number of prize ticketsallocated to Friends Gazette lastweekend.

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A spokesman for FG said: We had

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STOP PRESSDeath probe latestAN INQUIRY into the death of a volunteer at aspiritual centre in Bedfordshire has beencompleted almost two years after the incident.

Amrik Blaggan, 57, died on Sunday, April 6, 2014

at Addenbrookes Hospital, following an incident at

the Radha Soami Satsang Beas, Haynes Park

centre on Friday, April 4, 2014.

An inquest which opened on Friday, April 11,

2014 heard Mr Blaggan from Kidbrooke, south

London, suffered a traumatic head injury.

In an email to Friends Gazette a spokesman for

Central Bedfordshire Council said this week: The

report has now been completed and is being

reviewed before passing to the councils legal

services department.

While [an inquest] can take place before or after

an accident investigation is completed, in this case

the inquest was suspended pending the outcome of

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