Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Lifestyle magazine
Citation preview
Ind
ia F
iji
To
da
y
SEPTEMBER—2013
Published & Edited by
Arun Maharaj—Hayward, California—USA
510—875 0568—[email protected]
A Cashier at a Restaurant in Nadi—Fiji at Work…...
A Magazine About Fiji and India Lifestyles Published in USA by Arun Maharaj
Insurance & Retirement
Planning Services
RAM A.MAHARAJ
TANFORAN PROFESSIONAL CENTER 140 HUNTINGTON AVE., STE. 140 SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO CA 94080
MANAGING GENERAL AGENT
Insurance Specialist
Insurance & Retirement
Planning Services
650—580 6254 - 650 872 7004
RAM A.MAHARAJ
Insurance Specialist
Ram Maharaj
1
SEPTEMBER 2013
Publisher’s Profile
ARUN MAHARAJ HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA USA
Publisher/Editor—India Fiji Today
Past Co-chairman California Business Advisory Council—Past National President Fiji Jaycees—
California Jaycees Senator—Jaycees International Senator—Recipient of the American National Lead-
ership Award— Invited to the US Presidential Dinner in Washington DC.—Represented Fiji in Jaycees World Congress in Japan 1986 -Former
Secretary of the Fiji Teachers Union Credit Union—Former Director Nasinu Festival—Taught
at Vunimono High School in Nausori Fiji—DAV Col-lege inSuva Fiji—Yat Sen School in Suva Fiji—
Rishikul High School in Nasinu Fiji.
510—875 0568—[email protected]
INDIA FIJI TODAY SEPTEMBER 2013
Arun Maharaj
Rishikul College
Nasinu, Fiji
Rishikul College Principal, Mr. Sumer - in tie, with his office staff and Arun Maharaj—a former teacher
2
Volume 1, Issue 1 Fiji Community in Australia...
Fiji community has vastly spread in various parts of the world. Australia possi-bly has the largest settlement of former Fijians. The migration system allows on-ly professionals and in recent times trade specialists to settle in Australia. A lot of former Fiji high school teachers along with other professionals from Fiji have made Australia their home. Studying hard in Fiji and earning professional de-grees in various fields made their way to migration. It obviously has been a long journey of academic work which earned them citizenship status there. Austral-ia has the highest number of professionals from Fiji to settle there.
Some former Fiji teachers settled in Sydney, some of whom are former senior Fiji Jaycees officials held a re-union at Mr. Indar Nair’s residence in Sydney. Mr. Nair is a teacher in Sydney and a former principal of Saraswati College in Fiji. The reunion was held while India Fiji Today publisher/editor Arun Maharaj of USA, a former teacher in Fiji was visiting friends in Sydney recently.
A R E U N I O N O F S O M E F O R M E R F I J I T E A C H E R S A N D F O R M E R F I J I J A Y C E S S
M E M B E R S I N S Y D N E Y , A U S T R A L I A
L-R—Mrs. Lal—Former Teacher- Fiji, Mrs.Singh—Former Teacher- Fiji, Mrs. Nair—Former Teacher- Fiji, Mrs. Prasad—Former Teacher- Fiji
3
Fiji Community in Australia...
L- R—Dhiren Prasad—Former School Principal-Fiji, Rajesh Chandra—Former School Vice Principal - Fiji / Past President Fiji Jaycees, Indar Nair—Former School Principal –Fiji / Past President Fiji Jaycees, Dhani Lal—Former School Principal– Fiji / Past President Fiji Jaycees, Arun Maharaj—Publisher/ Editor – India Fiji Today—Former Teacher –Fiji / Past President Fiji Jaycees, Sarjesh Singh—Former Teacher- Fiji, Jagdish Singh—Former School Vice Principal-Fiji / Past President Fiji Jaycees
4
ONE OF THE LARGEST ELECTRONICS TEST LABS IN SILICON VALLEY SERVING SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANIES
FOR OVER 20 YEARS
NOW ALSO OFFERING
ENERGY STAR LED LIFE TESTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH LM-80-08
Registered under ISO 9001-2008
(International Organization for Stand-
ardization) to do business international-
ly, and DSCC (Defense Supply Center
Columbus) certified to perform reliabil-
ity tests on military products.
Services include:
Electrical & Environmental tests of integrated circuits (chips).
Failure analysis of microelectronic devices.
Electrostatic discharge tests (ESD)
Printed Circuit Board design and assembly.
LED Life Testing (LM-80-08)
Welcome to www.icenginc.com or call 408 955— 9505 for your semiconductor testing requirements Narendra Narayan—President/CEO
ISO9001 Certified
ISO17025 Accredited
DSCC Certified
Energy Star Certified
Established 1991
Narendra Narayan
Pioneers in Quality Service
5
Prashila Chandra, the Principal of DAV College in Suva with Arun Maharaj – Publisher – India Fi-ji Today, at the school’s Principal’s office in Suva re-cently. Mr. Maharaj is a former teacher of DAV Col-lege and it was a proud moment for him to meet Ms. Chandra , who is his former student.
P R A S H I L A C H A N D R A D. A . V. C O L L E G E S U VA—P R I N C I PA L
6
650 : 871 5611
RoopKala
Jewellers
CONTACT -Chandra Kant—Gulab Ben CELL : 650 : 808 0859—CASH FOR GOLD
631 SAN MATEO AVE., SAN BRUNO CA 94066
7
FIJI FEATURE Volume 1, Issue 1
In Memoriam
L A T E P R E M C H A N D S H A R M A
San Bruno, California—USA
In Loving Memory of Prem Chand Sharma Who Was Called to Rest on September 7, 2012 Fondly Remembered by His Family, Relatives & Friends
‘Inserted by the courtesy of ‘India Fiji Today’—publisher for his beloved brother’
ONE YEAR HAS PASSED SINCE YOU LEFT
8
650: 326 5500
115 El Camino Real, Menlo Park,
CA 94025
Enjoy the Hospitality
Professional Service
Guaranteed Stanford Inn
Advertisement Heading
9
M H Food Hall in Central Suva
C H A N G E F R O M A I R P A C I F I C
T O F I J I A I R W A Y S….
The name Air Pacific becomes his-
tory as the airline officially changes
its name to Fiji Airways. In a bid to
promote Fiji to the international trav-
elers the name Fiji associated with
the airline may sell better. The name
Air Pacific has been in use since
1971 and saw the airline grow from
domestic to international carrier. The
name Fiji Airways seems to be new
but the airline carried that since its
inception in 1951 and continued with
the name till 1971 when it changed
to Air Pacific. Along with name
change the shift from using Boeing
747 aircraft on its Los Angeles flight
to using the Airbus will also be new.
editorial
India Fiji Today
Publisher & Editor
Arun Maharaj
Hayward, California
510 : 875 0568
Sacramento Correspondent Kristeen Prakash
Contributing Writer
Jai P. Narayan
Correspondents
Mahesh Bharadwaj
Delhi, India
Indar Nair
Sydney, Australia
Subhash Chandra
Auckland, New Zealand
Indar Mudaliar
Toronto, Canada
Disclaimer—Fiji Today/Fiji Feature
Fiji Today/Fiji Feature/Fiji Highlight is the editor’s review on the major happenings back in Fiji based on the information from ,online Fiji Times; Fiji Live, Fiji Sun; visitors to and from Fiji and other Fiji publications. These are editor’s own views based on the information from those sources. The
‘perspectives’ are the editor’s/writers’ views and opinion only and any error/s and or misinterpretation are regretted and the editor / publisher is not responsible for any such error/s and or further discussions .The Publisher/Editor of India Fiji Today will not accept any LIABILITY, CRITICISM, ANNOYANCE or ADVERSE REACTION what so ever, to the contrary of its intention caused by any misinterpretation, miss-understanding
or non-acceptance of the same.
Advertisements The claims made by the advertisers are entirely their own and the editor / publisher does not necessarily support or endorse these claims.
10
KASH
FABRICS
FAX - 510—538 4737
29576 Mission
Blvd., CA 94544
DESIGNER SAREES
WITH DESIGNER
READYMADE BLOUSE
510— 538 1138
Exclusive
Salwar Kameej
Email—[email protected]
Web.—wwwkashfabrics.com
11
H I B I S C U S F E S T I VA L
T I M E A G A I N . . .
It is Hibiscus Festival time in Suva again.
The contestants who form the major focus
of the festival obviously are excited about
their victory. The stall holders who make
their earnings through sales of food items
wait anxiously at this time of the year
where they make their bumper sales. The
city of Suva brightens up with decorations
of all sorts. The night activities during the
festival glorifies the city. There are also
lots of visitors from other parts of the
country who come to Suva to take part in
Fiji’s most popular festival.
Fiji Highlight...
12
Phone : 510—888 3318 Fax : 510—888 1349
Email—[email protected]— Web _ satishdatt.com
‘Your One Stop
Shop for Both
Real Estate
Needs &
Mortgage Loans
DRE LICENCE #
00964534
SATISH DATT
Home America Real Estate and Mortgage Loans
1275 A Street
Suite # 111
Hayward CA
94541
13
Taking a Journey Back to -
T H E D A Y S O F C O M M U N I T Y B A S E D L I V I N G I N F I J I ‘‘There was a time when children in a community in Fiji would respect the elders in the community as they would their par-ents and the elders would guide them as they would their own children.’’ The community based life-style had nothing but ad-vantages that are not seen these days particu-larly here in America. The concept of nuclear and individual lifestyle has set in so much in some
cases that it has dis-tanced people from their very own. Community based living in Fiji had the joy of living together as one large family. The warmth and protection it provided molded chil-dren in to responsible adults. The satisfaction of being respected by the children gave the el-ders confidence in their community to play the leadership roles in their communities.
Fiji Flashback...
14
IRS -THROUGH APPEAL SETTLED $29000 FOR
$4900
TAX & INSURANCE
EXPERT
Insurance—Can you see your and your children’s
financial future?
510 : 755 9156
RUNNVEER SINGH
Inside Jyoti Supermarket—Hayward
510 : 755 9156
Call Runnveer Singh– Tax & Insurance Expert
15
Fiji Feature
Orphanages and Care Homes ‘Providing Service to Humanity’ Living your life for the happi-ness and well-being of others can be nothing but a true ser-vice to the al-mighty. We all live for our-selves, even the animals do but is it an achieve-ment in itself or simply survival. Living for others, particularly chil-dren is a true and ultimate achievement of our lives. The ‘Care Homes’ have been serving the needy children for decades. The staff and vol-unteers provide selfless service to cater for the needs of the chil-dren who live there as one big family. Little support of any sort can be beneficial to the children of the ‘Care Homes.’
Some Children with Staff of ‘Saint Christopher’s Home’ in Nasinu Recently
16
650—697 1945
BIRLINGAME CA 94010
650—697 1946
CONTACT—WAHAB ALI
WELCH TRAVEL SERVICE INC.
1799 Bayshore Hwy., Suite 241 E
WELCH TRAVEL SERVICE INC.
17
I N D I A T R AV E L
C H A N D I G A R H
T H E M O D E R N C I T Y Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab and Hariyana is a highly mod-ern city. It seems like you are visit-ing a Western city. Pun-jab being one of the most prosper-ous states of India shows its rich life-style in Chandi-garh. The picture shows the modern lifestyle of the people.
18
Volume 1, Issue 1
India Today
Shimla
M U S S O O R I E
U T T R A K H A N D Masoori is a hill station in the state of Uttarkhand. It is close to the state capital of Dehradun in Northern India. Situated at the foot of Himalyas the Hill S t a t i o n city is h i g h l y m a g n i f i -cent at a height of a r o u n d 6 , 0 0 0 f e e t . Snow fall makes it a site to wit-n e s s . During summer people make a trip to the hill—station to cool off and get away from the harsh summer of India. Tourists and lo-cals visit the site on regular basis.
Hill Stations of India
19
2012
STAR INFORMATION
I N D I A N F I L M W O R L D
T H E P A S S I N G A W A Y O F
V E T E R A N A C TO R P R A N
THE END OF AN ERA...
Everything and life has to end one day. The life of Pran has been a com-
plete one having lived up to 93 years. Having acted in numerous films he
was a household name in India, Fiji and abroad, wherever Indian film lov-
ers lived. He was
probably the most
feared villain ever to
appear in Indian Film
Industry. During his
peak days of Villain-
ous roles in films
such as ’Ram aur
Shyam’, ‘Do Badan’
and many others, his
appearance on the
screen changed the
mood of the audience
as they expected
some trouble to hap-pen on the screen.
Later on he played
other character roles which have been extremely mature and noble roles.
Pran’s home in Mumbai, as told by a taxi driver...
STAR’S INFORMATION Madhubala was one of the most beautiful actresses of her time. She died in 1969, at the peak of her career at the age of 36 years.
Source—http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhubala
20
S U VA M A R K E T
A L A N D M A R K O F S U VA
Busy as usual the market has a community of its own. The mar-
ket vendors who sell their pro-duce there daily have a community
of their own. There are many regu-
lar custom-ers who buy vegetables and other
produce from there on regular
basis. The market has an atmosphere of greenery and relaxation where
people seem to take their time to do business.
Fiji in Pictures
21
India Travel
N AV UA C L U B A P O P U L A R S I T E A landmark of Navua Town, the club has been there for decades. Not much ac-tivity during the day but the afternoon lights up the club with its regular clients and visitors. The club has had some prominent Navua resi-dents among its members in the past. It had an honor attached to the membership. The club stands there serving the members of to-day, some of whom may be new residents to the lone town.
Fiji in Pictures
22
A R U R A L S C E N E I N B A A L O N E LY S I T E
A site to relax just by dropping by even for a short time. The lone-liness of the site portrays the fresh-ness of the environ-ment and the peace that is pre-vailing there. There has been ongo-ing debate on life in towns and villages. The picture might provide some solution to the conflicts in our minds about lives in towns and villages.
Fiji in Pictures
23
Fiji in Pictures
D E NA R A U I S L A N D A P L A C E W I T H A D I F F E R E N C E Fiji, the paradise of the Pacific has been rightly said. The many islands sur-rounding the major islands make Fiji a magnificent destination for tourism. Denarau Is-land, made for tourism is truly serving its demand. The influx of tourists shows the popularity of the island, not too far from Fiji’s Gateway, the Nadi International Airport.
24
Email—[email protected]
NICK KHELAWAN—BROKER/OWNER
REAL ESTATE
SALES &
LOANS
WWW.MyPrimeHome.com
510 : 755 4663
Prime Properties of California 26250
INDUSTRIAL
BLVD., SUITE
26 HAYWARD
CA 94545
Prime Properties of California
25
M A Y A ’ S C O M F O RT I N N N A D I B A C K R OA D
The hotel, next to Hotel San Bruno is a popular hotel in Nadi. It is situ-ated on the Nadi Back Road just minutes walk from Nadi Town. Being close to Nadi International Airport, it is a convenient place to place to stay.
Fiji in Pictures
26
Biru—Service Manager
Smily—Smog Specialist
TUNE-UPS—BREAK SERVICE—OIL CHANGE– GENERAL MAINTENANCE
PROPANE SOLD AT BEAT ANY PRICE
Smog Specialist
MISSION & TENNYSON 76
510 : 582 3995
510—582 3995
MISSION & TENNYSON 76
27
G RO U N D I N G O F
B U S S E S I N S U VA
Transportation business is an important
business which deals with the safety and
life of the general public. There are many
busses and taxis operating in the various
parts of the city and surrounding. The
grounding of buses of for safety checks is
a necessary step taken by the transport
authorities. Recently there seem to have
been an increase in bus related fire which
in some cases has been fatal. It is impera-
tive that the public transport be in sound
condition for the public’s safety.
Fiji Today
V I S I T I N D I A
FOR RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION- ACCOMODATION TOUR GUIDE IN INDIA
CALL MAHESH BHARADWAJ DELHI - INDIA
Phone : 011 919213230423
28
Uttar Pradesh
India
29
B U R N I N G O F T H E
S A N DA L WO O D F A R M S
The prestigious farming of sandal-
wood in Bua Vanualevu has been a
major part of Fiji’s history. The farming
ceased to operate on big scale dec-
ades back. However, it seems the
farming is being revived with the effort
of some entrepreneurs. Sadly an ex-
isting farm seem to have been de-
stroyed by fierce fire that put the
farmer in loss of hundreds of thou-
sands of dollars.
Fiji Today
30
N E W C I N E M A H O U S E
F O R W E S T E R N T O W N
The disappearance of movie theatres from
most of Fiji’s towns have left the towns with
less activities. The current cinema houses
in Suva and Lautoka do not seem sufficient
for the cinema goers. The introduction of
home movies called off the need for movie
theatres years ago. The demand for cine-
ma houses seem to be met in Nadi with the
construction of a multiplex cinema. Watch-
ing movies in cinema houses is an enter-
taining activity as a lot of people travel long
distances to travel to Suva to watch mov-
ies.
Fiji Today
31
Q U E S T I O N I N G O F P A R E N T S
I N C H I L D A C C I D E N T
Many times the drivers are taken to task in
accidents involving children. It seems a
new trend where the parents of an acci-
dent victim may be questioned on their
negligence towards their child. There
have been too many accidents involving
children where the parents could have
provided safety to their children. Innocent
lives have been taken due to their negli-
gence. Strict penalties to careless parents
may result in the safety of the innocent
children who depend on their parents for
their safety.
Fiji Today
32
650—238 8140
Fiji Tel
Fiji
Tel
DEALER
WAHAB ALI
CELL : 650—238 8140
Office : 650—876 1945
Toll Free—877—462 3454
WWW.fijitel.net
Contact Wahab Ali
33
Fiji Today
C O L D W E A T H E R
E X P E R I E N C E D I N F I J I
At this time Fiji seems to be experienc-
ing wonderful cool weather, particularly
in the Central Division. Fiji generally ex-
perienced warm weather most of the
year in recent years due to climate
changes. The constant rain in the Suva
area makes it even cooler and comfort-
able. As winter is experienced in the
neighboring Australia and New Zea-
land, it is the cooler period of the year
for Fiji as it has tropical climate.
34
F I J I FA C T S
Ceded to great Britain 1874
First lot of Indians Arrives in 1879
First Capital—Levuka
Number of Islands—About 300
Gained Independence 1970
First Military Coup 1987
Prime Ministers of Fiji—Ratu Sir Mara–
1970 –1987—Timoci Bavdra—1987—Sitiveni
Rabuka—1987– 1999—Mahendra
Chaudhary—1999-2000—Laisenia Qarase—
2000-2006—Frank Bainimarama—2006 to
date
Capital—Suva
Fiji’s Population—About 800,000
35
Describe your location by landmark or area of town.
430 Peninsula Ave., St. 5 SAN MATEO CA 94401
By APPOINTMENT
LALI SHAKUNTALA SINGH
Spiritual & energetic Healer
SHAKTI HEALING
Intergrated Ancient & Eastern Traditions
650—430 8332
Lali Shakuntala Singh—Spiritual Healer
36
India Fiji Today
Online Magazine
Advertising for— Business
-Anniversaries for Birthdays and Marriages...
Call the publisher Arun Maharaj
510—875 0568 [email protected]
Objectives To Create an awareness about specific happenings in Fiji Community
in America and abroad To inform about the current happenings in Fiji in review form
To provide reading material on Fiji’s past happenings by articles on Fiji Flashback
To recognize people in Fiji Community in Fiji, USA and abroad. Inform and entertain Fiji Community about India through articles
and pictures To share views on philosophical aspects
510—247 0670
338 Jackson St. Suite
1 Hayward CA 94544
email [email protected]
Pathfinder Travel
Airline Tickets
Cruise—Vacation
and Honeymoon
Packages
Owner and President KAMAL SINGH
Travel Consultant—Anand Kumar and Peggie Lorenzo
Where in the world you want to go ?
LARGEST WHOLESALER/RETAILER FOR SOUTH PACIFIC
EXPERIENCED AGENTS AND PAROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Visit our website– www.Pathfindertravelsp.com
PATHFINDER TRAVEL
PRESIDENT/BROKER/CEO
Jagdish C. ‘Jack’ Sharma NOTARY PUBLIC Cell—(650) 465 0288
Agents
Rajendra ‘Raj’ Prasad
650—867 8321
Amrit “Mike’ Singh
650—376 8096
Irene Z. Sahib
650—679 5319
Ishwar C. Sharma
415—722 8301
Robert P. Singh
510—931 8725
Robin C. Sharma
650—814 8717
Jason A. Auzenne
650—630 0442
Glanmaria Mussio
415—425 7071
Julie H. Bharwani
510—364 2065
Mira Singh
650—834 1781
Melvin M. Prasad
650—477 4461
Shareeta Singh—NOTARY PUBLIC
650—575 9084
Victor Valencia
650—714 9035
MORTGAGE LOANS
Robert Singh—LOANS OFFICER
510—931 8725
SACRAMENTO OFFICE
Shyam Kaliappan
OFFICE MANAGER
916—613 9941
Ajay R. Maharaj
916—813 9393
Bhovinder Singh
916—812 9094
Jonatahan Kaliappan
916—613 9941
Mohireen M. Lata– NOTARY
PUBLIC
Signing Agent 916—381 9139
We are Members of Silicon Valley Ass. of Realtors Re-
Infolink
Multiple Listing Services Bay East
Assn. of Realtors
Paragon Multiple Listing
Service
Metrolist Multiple Listing Services
ADMINISTRATIVE SUP-PORT SERVICES
Reena Singh—NOTARY PUBLIC
PLANNING & DEVELOP-MENT
650—326 7516 Rita Sharma—NOTARY
PUBLIC MARKETING AGENT
650—326 7516 Vesh Sharma
FINANCE EXECUTIVE 650—326 7516
OTHER AGENY SERVICES Mortgage Loans New Purchase -
Refinancing Line of Credit
LIFE INSURANCE Representing Primerica
Financial Services SECURITY INVESTMENTS
Representing Primerica Financial Services
E-Z WORLD TRAVEL A full service agency
Air—Land—Sea Domestic/International
2142 University Avenue East Palo Alto CA 94303 Phone : 650—326 7516 650—688 1881 Fax : 650—688 1939 Jack Cell– 650 465 0288 650—465 3415 Email—[email protected]
8449 Florin Road Sacramento CA 95828 Phone : 916—613 9941 916—381 9139 Fax : 916—381 9139 Jonathan Cell—916—613 9941 916—381 9139 Web—www.e-zhomesinc.com
Corporate Office Sacramento Office
