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Indian National Anthem sings its way into the records

Blackberry sets up server in Mumbai to aid interception

People sit in a bus stop in Mumbai on 21 February 2012. Acceding to India's security concerns, Canada-based Research in Motion – makers of BlackBerry smart phones – has fi-

nally set up a ‘server' in Mumbai to provide a mechanism for lawful interception of its messenger services. Pratham Gokhale / Mumbai Weekly

push mails can be le-

gally tracked as and

when required by secu-

rity agencies. I

ndia has been pressing

RIM to provide a

mechanism to intercept

its messenger and enter-

prise services as security

agencies had pointed to

the use of such means

by terrorist groups. The

matter was pursued over

the last couple of years

before the Canadian

company agreed to al-

low tracking of BBM

services while the gov-

ernment has spared

BlackBerry Enterprise

Services (BES) for

now. Security agencies

believe BES communi-

cation is not much of a

concern to security.

Giving in to India's se-

curity concerns, Canada

-based Research in Mo-

tion - makers

of BlackBerry smart

phones finally set up a

'server' in Mumbai to

provide a mechanism

for lawful interception

of its messenger ser-

vices.

"A team of officials

from security agencies

has inspected the server.

Test runs are going on

to check its effective-

ness. Required permis-

sion for direct linkage

for lawful interception

of BlackBerry Messen-

ger (BBM) services is

likely to be issued

shortly," an official

said.

By setting up the server

in India, RIM has had to

drop its reluctance to

make an exception to its

policy of securing com-

munication from any

real time interception.

The department of tele-

communication has also

asked Nokia to do what

RIM has done so that its

According to an Indian

TV news channel,

around 70,000 people

including students and

staff from over 140 edu-

cational institutes from

Thane and Navi Mum-

bai and people from

business associations of

Goa and Thane came

together on February 25

at Thane's Dadoji Kond-

dev Stadium on Febru-

ary 25 at 4.30 pm to

celebrate 100 years of

Jana Gana Mana, the

country's national an-

them. It was an attempt

to enter into the Guin-

ness Book of World

Records for most people

singing the National

Anthem together. Ac-

cording to an Indian

newspaper, the current

record is 15,243 people

and was set in Auran-

gabad earlier this

month.

Prior to that, on August

14, 2011, Pakistan had

set a world record for

the maximum number

of people singing a na-

tional anthem simulta-

neously, when a gather-

ing of 5,885 people

from Karachi beat the

previous record of

5,248 persons achieved

by Philippines on Sep-

tember 1, 2009.

Jana Gana Mana is the

National Anthem of

India. Written in highly

sanskritized Bengali, it

is the first of five stan-

zas of a Brahmo hymn

composed and scored

by Nobel laureate

Rabindranath Tagore. It

was first sung at the

Calcutta session of the

Indian National Con-

gress on 27 December,

1911. It was officially

adopted by the Con-

stituent Assembly as the

Indian national anthem

on January 24, 1950. 27

December 2011 marked

the completion of 100

years of Jana Gana

Mana since it was sung

for the first time. Many

celebrations are planned

for this milestone year.

Above: A large number of people sing the Indian National Anthem at Dadoji Konddev Stadium in Mumbai on February 25, 2012. Students from various schools and organizations had gathered in an attempt to break the World record for most people singing the National Anthem together. Shankar Narayan / Mumbai Weekly Left: Students enjoy themselves at the event. Saarthak Aurora / Mumbai Weekly

METRO 2 FRIDAY 2 March 2012 Mumbai Weekly

Above: A man walks in front of a train in Mumbai 19 February 2012 Sathya Keerthi / Mumbai Weekly Right: A woman crosses the

tracks in Mumbai Sathya Keerthi / Mumbai Weekly Below: People try to board a local train in Mumbai. Saarthak Aurora / Mumbai

Weekly. 15000 people are killed in India annually in railway related accidents according to a Government safety panel.

Lethal Railway tracks

About 15,000 people are killed

every year while crossing the

tracks on India’s massive rail-

way network, according to a

Government safety panel. Of

this, 6,000 casualties take

place on Mumbai’s suburban

railway network which is the

lifeline transport system. Most

of these deaths occur at un-

manned crossings, others hap-

pen when people fall from

crowded coaches, when trains

collide or coaches derail, the

panel said in a report.

The committee called on the

Government to replace all rail-

way crossings with bridges or

overpasses at an estimated cost

of rupees 500 billion over the

next five years. Around 20

million people travel on this

64,000 km long system every-

day which is the fourth largest

rail network in the world. "No

civilized society can accept

such a massacre on their rail-

way system," the report said.

A child is administered the polio vaccine in a clinic in Mumbai. Pratham Gokhale / Mumbai Weekly

A child is marked after receiving the polio vaccine in Mumbai

Pratham Gokhale / Mumbai Weekly

INDIA REACHES POLIO MILESTONE India's name has been struck

off a shame list that the coun-

try hopes will not include it in

the future. The World Health

Organization(WHO) has

taken India, which in 2009

had more polio cases than any

other nation in the world, off

its polio endemic list after not

a single case of the crippling

disease was reported for over

a ye a r . H ea l t h mi n i s -

ter Ghulam Nabi Azad made

the announcement on Satur-

day at a function where Prime

Minister Dr Manmohan

Singh was also present. Now,

only Pakistan, Nigeria and

Afghanistan are on the list as

India has achieved a hard-

fought success after years of

sustained effort by the gov-

ernment, international agen-

cies and dedicated medical

professionals.

For the next two years, if In-

dia does not report any polio

cases, it will be officially

called "polio free" and Azad

said that "WHO has taken

India's name off the list of

polio endemic countries in

view of the remarkable pro-

gress that we have made dur-

ing the past one year. Let us

today resolve to make India

polio free by 2014."

India's last case of polio was

reported on January 13, 2011,

from West Bengal.

Working to eradicate polio,

thousands of volunteers have

slogged in densely populated

areas with poor hygiene and

battled social and religious

prejudice. It has meant work-

ing under difficult conditions

and convincing local leaders,

including religious figures,

social organizations, politi-

cians to support the anti-polio

campaign.

3 FRIDAY 2 March 2012 Mumbai Weekly metro

Luxury boats dock at city expo

After five successful shows, the sixth

edition of the annual Mumbai Interna-

tional Boat Show (MIBS) showcased

some of the latest in leisure boating

industry from around the world. The

exhibition, was held from February 23

to February 26 at the MMRDA

grounds in Mumbai, and showcased a

variety of day boats, speed boats, se-

curity boats, personal watercrafts,

kayaks, boating accessories, marine

engines, marine toys and some of the

finest, most luxurious yachts, large

boats and sail boats. Touted as India's

largest and only truly international

boat show, MIBS 2012 provided a

unique opportunity to participate in a

well established platform to cater to

arguably the largest untapped leisure

boating market in the world. The sixth

edition has brought luxury, super-

luxury boats and designer yachts that

have never been seen on the Indian

shores. MIBS continues to highlight

India's evolving leisure boating sector,

it is no wonder then that past exhibi-

tors have assured their full participa-

tion, in fact, this time round will be

joined by new players in the emerging

market. In their efforts to promote the

boating industry in India, CII and

Mumbai Boat Show Pvt. Ltd. invited

speakers from India and around the

world to chart a way forward for the

industry at the CII International Boat-

ing Conference titled 'Navigating For-

ward,' which was held on February 24

at Bandra-Kurla Complex in Subur-

ban Mumbai. The show was a total

success according to organizers.

Left: A man talks on his phone at the Mumbai International Boat Show 23

February 2012. Right: A man looks at a model of a luxury yacht in the Mum-

bai International Boat Show. The show was held from 23 to 26 February 2012

and featured a variety of boats. India is one of the largest untapped markets for

luxury marine transport. Shailesh Andrade / Mumbai Weekly

The fourth edition of

Lavasa Women’s Drive

was flagged off midst

much fanfare in Mumbai

and Pune 26 February

2012. Stated to be the

largest women centric

initiative in India, it has

been acknowledged in the

Limca Book of Records

as the Largest All Women

Rally. This year the focus

of Lavasa Women’s Drive

was to create awareness

about Cervical Cancer

Prevention which is the

No.1 cause of cancer re-

lated deaths amongst In-

dian women. Participants

in the rally decorated their

vehicles creating unique

floats to spread this mes-

sage. The drive ended at

Lavasa a hill city 150 kms

from Mumbai with a

whole day of fun activi-

ties organized for the par-

ticipants.

Lavasa Women’s Drive for

cancer awaremess

Women participating in the Lavasa Womens Drive pose for the camera in Suburban Mumbai on 26 February 2012. Around 500 vehicles participated

in this drive aimed at spreading awareness about Cervical Cancer. Shailesh Andrade / Mumbai Weekly

A street performance in the form

of a play was organized by the

Mumbai police to spread aware-

ness on how to avoid terrorist

attacks, 24 February 2012 in the

city. This is part of an ongoing

campaign initiated in August last

year under the guidance of addi-

tional police commissioner,

South Mumbai, Naval Bajaj,

According to police personnel

who are part of this street play,

they have performed approxi-

mately 267 shows so far in vari-

ous parts of the city. The team

performs two street plays a day

and they also show two slide

shows which include informa-

tion about how not to touch sus-

picious things, if found and in-

form police immediately.

Mumbai has been victim to sev-

eral terrorist attacks in the recent

past. According to a member of

the cast, people can prevent such

attacks by informing the authori-

ties of any suspicious movement

or objects. He said the whole

idea of the campaign was to en-

courage people to be alert and

not to be afraid to call up the

authorities in case they ever find

any suspicious objects, people

and movement.

Mumbai cops fight terrorism

through street theatre

Members of the Mumbai Police act in a street play in Mumbai on

24 February 2012. Started in August 2011 these street plays are

part of a campaign to educate people on how to prevent terrorist

attacks in the city. Pratham Gokhale / Mumbai Weekly

The festival of Maha-

shivratri, a Hindu festi-

val was celebrated in

the country 20February

2012. Devotees

thronged to temples to

worship the deity . The

devotees observe a day

and night fast and give

a sacred bath to the

Shiva Linga idol with

honey, milk, water etc.

Hindus consider it ex-

tremely auspicious to

worship Lord Shiva on

a Shivaratri as it is be-

lieved that worship of

Lord Shiva with devo-

tion and sincerity ab-

solves a devotee of past

sins. The devotee

reaches the abode of

Lord Shanker and lives

there happily. He is

also liberated from the

cycle of birth and death

and attains moksha or

salvation.

Mahashivratri Festival

is also considered to be

an extremely signifi-

cant festival by women.

Married and unmarried

women observe fast

and perform Shiva Puja

with sincerity to ap-

pease Goddess Parvati

who is also regarded as

‘Gaura’ – one who be-

stows marital bliss and

long and prosperous

married life. Unmarried

women also pray for a

husband like Lord

Shiva who is regarded

as the ideal husband.

Mahashivratri celebrated in

Mumbai

Right: Women pray at a Temple tank during

Mahashivratri, a Hindu Festival in Mumbai

20February 2012. Saarthak Aurora / Mumbai

Weekly

EDITORIAL

OPINION : At the crossroads

4 FRIDAY 2 March 2012 Mumbai Weekly

POINT OF VIEW: Dream a little dream

I have a dream you have

a dream our nation has a

dream our world has a

dream. We all have a

dream.

We all have a dream,

but the difference is

how we realise our

dream, how we obtain

our dream, and how our

dream changes us. As a

child my grandfather

wrote on my study table

the words of William

Arthur Ward "If you

can imagine it you can

create . If you can

dream it, you can be-

come it." These words

had a profound impact

on my growing up and I

dreamed. Every day

was a new dream, of a

new me in a different

role doing something I

could only dream of,

fireman, army com-

mando, engineer with

helmet and all, I saw it

all . Beautiful as they

were I always awoke to

reality only to dream

again. Age and wisdom

soon caught up and I

realized living your

dream means working

hard, living each day

with hope, desire or the

longing for a change in

condition and hunger

for achievement. What I

dreamed was never to

be, life had a different

plan for me but should

we stop dreaming? In

my opinion never give

up those dreams.

Change them, add to

them, lose some, gain

some, but don't ever

give it up. For dreams

are what make us hu-

man. Dreams give us

something to work for.

Perhaps your dreams

and goals are inter-

twined. Picture yourself

in your dreams. Live

your life to the fullest.

Use your range of emo-

tions. Feel the joy of

love, the pain of loss.

Laugh. Cry. Breathe.

Giggle. Sob. And

Dream.

The Author Shailesh

Andrade, gave up a

professional business to

pursue his dream of

becoming a photojour-

nalist.

There’s a question. A

question that all of us

face at some point of

time in our lives. A

question, to find the

answer to which, we

must look within. It’s

a question that asks us

to define our purpose.

It’s the moment we

find ourselves at the

crossroads, and need

to choose our path.

Each of us finds our

purpose in our own

way. While some are

born to do what they

do, for others, it’s a

long and beautiful

process involving

speed breakers and u-

turns. While some

have the liberty of

choosing from their

many talents, for

many, it’s the circum-

stances that choose.

While some must fol-

low in the footsteps of

their previous genera-

tions, others take a

different path, as they

insist on finding their

own identity.

However, if we are

lucky enough to have

the freedom to choose

what we want to do in

our lives, we must

consider it a great

blessing. We must not

fear the big decision

or shy away from it.

Instead, we must look

within, and ask our-

selves what truly

makes us happy, or

look around us and

find that someone or

something that we

truly believe in.

It’s just about finding

that something that

matters more than

anything else in the

world, and then chas-

ing it, loving it, stand-

ing by it, and protect-

ing it, come what may.

If each one of us can

find our purpose, and

live upto it – our soci-

ety and the larger

world in general will

be a happier place.

A boy performs at a sea front promenade in Mumbai. Text and Image: Shailesh Andrade / Mumbai Weekly

Railway lines run criss cross in Mumbai.

Text and Image: Saarthak Aurora / Mumbai

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NSG: Mumbai’s latest security

blanket P. Chidambaram, Home Minister

of India inaugurated the National

Security Guard’s (NSG) regional

hub in Mumbai on 23 February,

2012. The NSG is an elite com-

bat force, trained specially to

combat terrorist attacks and

armed hostage like situations.

The campus of this hub is spread

over 22 acres in the suburbs of

Mumbai. According to army

sources, around 240 commandos

plus several officers will stay in

this hub. Because of the strategic

placement of the hub, a strike

team can reach within 40 minutes

to any part of the metropolis to

tackle any sensitive situation.

Mumbai Weekly sent photogra-

phers to the inauguration of this

centre capturing some glimpses

of this elite fighting force.

6 FRIDAY 2 March 2012 Mumbai Weekly economy

A man is seen in a reflection of a car rear glass in Mumbai 20 February 2012. Tata Motors posted a profit increase of 40 percent as compared to the previ-

ous year. Shankar Narayan / Mumbai Weekly

Tata's Q3

results soar According to news re-

ports, Tata Motors third

quarter consolidated net

profit increased from

40% year-on-year to Rs

3,405.6 crore ($694

million). It was due to

strong demand for Jag-

uar, Land Rover vehi-

cles, especially the new

Evoque, in markets like

China which helped

Tata.

Increase in the sales

figures, particularly in

domestic passenger

vehicle market like

Nano also boosted

earnings.

News reports men-

tioned Tata spokesper-

son P M Telang saying

that Nano has seen

"good traction" in sales

so far, and the company

will now take steps like

increasing special Nano

access points to 300

from 120 to boost sales.

Currently Tata Motors

exports Nano to Sri

Lanka and Nepal.

Meanwhile, company

officials say increasing

costs and competition

remain a biting issue

domestically and Tata

Motors will focus more

on cost reductions and

controlling operating

expenses apart from

looking at price hikes

from time-to-time to

ease pressures.

Tata Motors shares

closed at Rs 267.90, up

3.7% over their previ-

ous close.

Kingfisher: Grounded again According to news reports, King-

fisher continues to struggle with

fewer flights and pilots, demoral-

ised staff due to unpaid salaries,

and outstanding dues to aircraft

lessors, oil companies, airports and

tax authorities. Several Kingfisher

flights were cancelled in Mumbai

from 21-25 February, 2012.

Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation

(CAPA) suggests that the ailing

airline needs at least $400 million

to keep flying. To add to the woes,

Kingfisher founder Vijay Mallya's

plans to raise funds through shares

have also been stalled. Meanwhile,

other airlines have put Kingfisher

on ‘cash and carry’ status that is -

they will not accommodate King-

fisher’s abandoned passengers

unless the airline pays for their

tickets.

Most number of flights were can-

celled on Friday 24 February

throughout India - among the

flights cancelled were one to Ben-

galuru, one to Rajahmundry, one

to Chennai, one to Vijayawada,

one to Goa, one to Vizag and one

to Pune.

Scooterists ride on a street along the airport wall in Mumbai 21 February 2012. Indian Kingfisher airlines was forced to ground a large part of its fleet due to mounting

debts and available liquidity. Pratham Gokhale / Mumbai Weekly

People walk in the downtown area of Nariman Point in South Mumbai, 21 February 2012. According to an annual report by property advisory Cushman and Wakefield released on 21 February, 2012, Mum-

bai’s Nariman Point no longer features in the top ten list of world's most expensive office spaces. While Nariman Point slipped seven spots from its eighth position last year, Hong Kong retained its top spot

followed by London and Tokyo. Beijing and Sydney were the new entrants in the top 10 list. Interestingly, newer office space hubs in suburban Mumbai such as the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) have seen

rentals rising sharply. For instance, rentals at BKC rose to about Rs.275 ($5.4) a sq. ft in December from about Rs.260 ($5.12) a sq. ft a year earlier, whereas in Nariman Point, office rents fell to Rs.275 a sq.

ft from Rs.300 ($6) a sq. ft in the same period. Saarthak Aurora / Mumbai Weekly

Mumbai’s Nariman Point drops out of 10 most expensive rental list

7 FRIDAY 2 March 2012 Mumbai Weekly Arts and entertainment

Above: A model walks the ramp at a college festival in Mumbai 23 February 2012. Right: Participants of a college fashion show watch

the proceedings. National Institute Fashion Technology, Mumbai, organised a fashion show as part of an ongoing college festival. The

show was a collaborative effort of the four departments of Fashion Designing, Textile Designing, Knitwear Designing and Fashion

Communications, who showcased many of their collections based on different themes. Gitartha Goswami / Mumbai Weekly

NIFT students showcase their work on the ramp

Opera comes to town Members of the Symphony

Orchestra of India (SOI)

rehearse for their perform-

ance in Mumbai 23 February

2012. The SOI’s twelfth

concert season came to a

close this weekend 25 / 26

February 2012 with a con-

cert performance of Carl

Off’s Carmina Burana,

which comprises 24 poems

from the medieval manu-

script of the same name.

More often heard as a choral

piece, at one time during the

early 1960’s this composi-

tion was probably the most

performed classical work

throughout the entire western

world. The performance was

conducted by SOI’s music

director Marat Bisengaliev.

The Symphony Orchestra of

India (SOI) is the country's

first fully professional sym-

phony orchestra, offering

two seasons of western clas-

sical music concerts in

Mumbai. The SOI also has

teachers in residence who

train and nurture young tal-

ent.

Mumbai Weekly photogra-

pher Shailesh Andrade

got a peek at the practice

session for the event captur-

ing the many moods of one

such rehearsal.

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Published by: Udaan School of Photography. Editor: Shailesh Andrade Photo editor: Gitarth GoswamiChief Photographer: Pratham Gokhale Email: [email protected]


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Mumbai’s premier sea

swimming event made a

comeback after 26/11 terror

attacks on 25 February

2012 at the Gateway of

India. Rebadged as the

'Square Off Mumbai Swi-

mathon 2012' the event

attracted over 500 swim-

mers in 14 categories inclu-

sive of four special catego-

ries for physically chal-

lenged swimmers from all

over the country. Set over a

distance of 5kms the course

runs from Sunk Rock, a

light house off the coast of

Mumbai to the Gateway of

India on the land. Swim-

mers from all over the

country participated in this

race. The event was sup-

ported by the Maharashtra

government, Mumbai Port

Trust, city police, Indian

Navy, Indian Coast Guard

and Brihamumbai Munici-

pal Corporation and pro-

moted by Square Off under

the auspieces of the Ma-

harashtra State Amateur

Aquatic Association.

Swimathon back in city after four years

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