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Bandra is known to produce some ofthe biggest singers and musicians inthe music industry over the years; butin recent time singer and performerShannon Donald has been hitting allthe right notes. Shannon has alreadyachieved so much, at a very young age.Performing with almost everyone inthe music industry in India, Shannonplans to take her career in music to an-other level in the years to come.

She first started singing at the ageof 4 - and later began training with hergrandmother and music teacher ReneePereira in Western Classical. Living inBandra, a place which gives so muchexposure to young talent, Shannontook part in a lot of competitions.Growing up included the Bandra Zon-als, which is a platform for manysingers and musicians, to kickstarttheir careers in music. She owes a lot of

her success to Celeste Cordo, her musicteacher, for all the vocal training andinputs she received when she was inher teens. By then, music was clearlyan important part of her life - and soshe began singing professionally at theage of 16. Since then,she has neverlooked back.

Featuring on MTV Coke Studio andMTV Unplugged, she has worked withsome of the biggest artist in the musicindustry today - and has toured withbig names like Salim Sulaiman, MohitChauhan, A.R. Rahman, FarhanAkhtar and currently SunidhiChauhan. Shannon has also had mem-orable duet performances with actor &singer Ayushman Khurana and Bolly-wood playback Singer Mohit Chauhan.When asked about her other interestbesides music, Shannon also has stud-ied fashion merchandising - and says,”If not music, I would have definitelytaken up fashion merchandising as acareer”. Shannon’s musical career hasbeen help shaped and influenced bymany personalities from the music in-dustry, who she is grateful to - whichincludes music directors Ranjit Barot &Salim Merchant.

Always eager to learn, Shannon saysthe best advice ever given to her is tokeep pushing herself over the limit -and keep surprising herself. This hard-working dedicated singer has a hugeagenda in front of her, as she plans topush herself this year into becoming asolo artist and also work for more Bol-lywood songs; as well as form her ownact and perform alongside with hermusically talented friends who haveprovided her with so much supportover the past few years.

When asked about what advice shewould give young upcoming talent,Shannon says, “There are no rules inmusic, but it’s important for a soloartist to add their personal touch tosong writing- or even when coveringtheir favourite artist”. So, if you haven’theard Shannon perform as yet, headover to one of her gigs and you will findout why she is ‘Bandra’s Next BigThing...’

Dujon FernandesPic Courtesy: MTV

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The coming financial year is look-ing upbeat. With logistics, know-how,infra-structure & man-power alreadyin place - an added capital will helpthem to implement & service theglobal tender orders, already in hand -and reach their 100 crore target.

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Anyone who lives in Bandra - and hasdriven a few times past ' Cafe MochaMojo' on Hill Road, knows about her.Redirecting and monitoring traffic -arms pointing in various directions,frantic whistling... and from half ablock away you know that it is 'AnitaLobo', Bandra's very own traffic wardenon duty today.

Standing in the scorching sun, freeof charge, sweating it out, her greatestsatisfaction comes from knowing she isdoing something for the community.

An ex-Carmelite, she was in a goodmood when we met her at her bakery.She told us that the Apostolic CarmelHigh School was felicitating her the fol-lowing day for Women’s Day - for hercontribution to society. ''Women shouldgo ahead and do something, stop takinga back seat, and if something is stop-

ping them, take help, talk to a familymember or a social group, earn money,stop being a victim'', was her messageto women.

Owning a family business alongwith her sisters, the 'Vienna bakery' fordecades now, her transformation froma smiling shop keeper to a ‘no nonsensewarden’ in a formal uniform, is nothingshort of amazing - and she adds,''Through the years, the traffic has gotworse - and so have the drivers, espe-cially auto wallas and bikers. But mostpeople are nice.''

Getting a friendly wave from regulartravellers which pass by at a specifictime everyday, or even a smile of ac-knowledgement, from those who ap-preciate her - makes her day. She doesthis routine almost everyday for fourhours, splitting it into a morning and

an evening shift, with a few waterbreaks in between.

Of course, there are people whoargue with her - and she knows how todeal with them in her own stern way.Her infamous incident with a politicianlast week, which could have well beena minor setback for her, has not sloweddown this enthusiastic lass and she tellsus, ''They have clout and therefore useit. But I try to be fair to everyone''

But, in general she feels being awoman has an advantage with vehicleowners and drivers - as they respect hermore.

Her sister Aureen who was standingnearby adds, ''I tell her that all this isnot worth the effort she puts in. Wherewomen are concerned, many things arechanging now”.

In her own words, Anita shared

something with us, ''I am proud to be awoman and firmly believe that womenshould be treated with respect andequality. I have donned many caps inlife right from daughter to businesswoman to traffic warden, Watching thetraffic congestion outside my shop -and disgusted that everyone had some-thing to say - but did nothing about it,I decided to do my bit, to make a differ-ence. On 'Women’s Day', I urge everywoman to stand up, take a step forwardand make a positive impact to their sur-roundings. Let's stop complaining andstart working towards a better tomor-row. Let our actions speak louder thanwords.''

Kainaz JussawallaPic Courtesy: Nelvin John Patil

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Meet Reema Sanghavi 'Power Woman'of today, who along with model actorMilind Soman launched ''Maximus''five years ago, a company that special-izes in implementing lifestyle/brandevents (including PR), corporate officesites, celebrity management and wed-dings. Ambitious, in control - and full of

innovative ideas, Reemais all of 33 anda ‘go getter' who has no set workinghours. It is her sheer hardwork anddedication to her business that has con-tributed in making Maximus a brand toreckon with. Recently her companycame up with the much heard about'Pinkathon', a ten km. run for women -in support of spreading awareness forfitness and breast cancer. We meet her at her desk, as she

readily accommodated me in her busyschedule.

Tell us something about Maximus? At Maximus MICE and Media Solu-tions Pvt. Ltd., we believe that market-ing programs and events have thegreatest impact and best results whenthey are designed 'Target First'. Our ap-proach starts with the desired resultand then builds the campaign fromthere – calculated, targeted and donewith purpose. We aim at offering ourclients the peace of mind that comeswith having a solid, secure and profes-sional organization; dedicated to creat-ing exemplary productions and events. We have reached this understandingfrom our team working on majorbrands, companies and internationalfashion labels. Good delivery comesfrom years of experience.

We have heard a lot about Pinkathon,what exactly are we looking at?My partner Milind Soman came upwith this brilliant idea. Pinkathon is a

platform where we aim to make peopleaware of the value of health and fitness- and the fact that Breast Cancer, if de-tected early - can be cured. Through themedium of fitness we want to reach outto people from all segments of societyand encourage them to apply “Preven-tion is better than Cure”, as the schoolof thought for Breast Cancer. Fitnessbeing the core element to good health,acts as the best medium to communi-cate the importance of ‘Awareness’ toour target audience

What was the response in Mumbaifor the first run in 2012?Over 2000 women participated inPINKATHON Mumbai 2012. BipashaBasu launched the registrations. Karis-maKapoor flagged off Pinkathon 2012.Anousha Dandekar , Lisa Hayden , TaraSharma ran to show support! 400women from Brahmakumaris ran - aswell as 45 tribal women ran barefoot atPinkathon. Pinkathon Mascot RJ Mal-ishka ran the 10km distance,Hon Min-ister of WCD, Ms. Varsha Gaikwadfelicitated the winners. Women from8-74 years ran. The next one is on April7th in Bangalore.

What do you think is a woman entre-preneur's biggest setback - as awoman?None at all. There is immense respecttoday for women entrepreneurs.Women are treated equally, unlike oldtimes. There is no stopping the womanof today!!

What would you advice women, whowant to step out ‘on their own’ in anyfield? Believe in Yourself!! If you are passion-ate about what you do you will neverfail and of course women's day is allabout celebrating the existence of themost beautiful creation of God.

What policies does Maximus followto ensure the best results? Maximus believes in style, quality andcustomer delight. Popular events thatwe have done with flair are: India Fi-esta Latina, Pinkathon , Kingfisher Cal-endar Finale, 6000 people Indian OilRun , Abu Dhabi and Singapore GrandPrix for HSBC.

As a woman employer, would youfavour hiring women?No - I hire the right person for the rightjob!! Women do not discriminate!

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We are celebrating Women’s Day onMarch 8th - but what exactly are wecelebrating? Liberation, freedom, inde-pendence, enlightenment, we can useevery ''feel good'' word in the world, butneither will it change the facts wefound - or the stats that support them.

Here are some eye opening revela-tions....

Graham Peebles in the Counterpunch,Usa's political newsletter, caught myeye this March 8th, with his heartwrenching write up. ''In the ancient land of India, where fe-male deities are deeply revered; Kaliand Lakshmi, Sarasvati and Parvati, areheld high upon the altar of Hinduism.Each day thousands of Hindu’s rituallybathe in the Holy waters of the Ganges,cleansed within and without by theGoddess Ganga, women and girls; inthe forests, cities, villages and towns,on buses and trains, in the street, office,at school and in the home are being vi-olated, abused, raped and traffickedinto prostitution and domestic slavery.Such is life for many, far too manywomen in the hollow titled ‘largestdemocracy in the world’; ‘New India’that sits at the head table rubbing nu-clear shoulders beyond treaties of con-trol, whilst denigrating and abusingwomen throughout the land.Nationally, 8% of married women

have been subject to sexual violence,such as forced sex, 31% of marriedwomen have been physically abused ina way defined as ‘less severe’, such asslapping or punching, while 10% havesuffered ‘severe domestic violence’,such as burning or attack with aweapon. Even the womb offers no sanctuary

to the daughter of Kali, with 12 million

female foetuses being aborted in thelast 30 years. The list of abuse sufferedis familiar and appalling; trafficking,prostitution, ‘arranged’ and child mar-riages – illegal under federal and inter-national law, but widespread, withalmost half of girls forced to marry by18 and 20% by 15 years old; young girlssold as chattels, brides burned alive indowry disputes, teenagers exploited asdomestic workers, which equates to lit-tle more than modern day slavery. Completing the catalogue is wide-

spread domestic violence, molestationin public (of Indians and visitors) ver-bal intimidation and rape, which theNational Crime Records Bureau(NCRB) says is ‘the fastest growingcrime in India’, and takes place everyday, in all manner of situations - to allsections of society, young or old. Thosesitting comfortably in authority, dis-miss sexual assault and rape incidents,90% of which are perpetrated by some-one known to the woman - and cite thevictim’s dress and demeanour as provo-cation for the assault.''

A survey by Trust Law earlier this yearof the G20 countries found, unsurpris-ingly that India, is the worst country tolive in of the glorious top 20; if you hap-pen to be incarnated in a female form,beating Saudi Arabia to the relegationspot.

Well India continues to stay on the darkside of the World Map.As of today, Worldwide ....• 1 in 3 women have been beaten or sex-ually abused in her lifetime. Usually theabuser is a member of her own family,or someone known to her.• Boys who witness their fathers' vio-lence are 10 times more likely to engagein spouse abuse in later adulthood.

• In some parts of the world, a girl ismore likely to be raped than to learnhow to read.• Every year, 60 million girls are sexu-ally assaulted at, or on their way to,school.• Women and girls are 80% (6,40,000)of the estimated 8,00,000 people traf-ficked across national borders annuallywith the majority (5,05,600) traffickedfor sexual exploitation.• At least 60 million girls are 'missing'from various populations - mostly inAsia - as a result of infanticide, neglector sex-selected abortions.• Between 100 and 140 million womenand girls alive today, have been sub-jected to Female Genital Mutilation. Insix African countries over 80% ofwomen have been subject to this prac-tice.• Over 60 million girls worldwide arechild brides: 31.3 million in South Asia,14.1 million in Sub-Sahara Africa. Vio-lence and abuse characterise marriedlife for many of these girls.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon states,"There is one universal truth, applica-ble to all countries, cultures and com-munities: violence against women isnever acceptable, never excusable,never tolerable." Agreeing with the UN Secretary Gen-eral - my friends at Bandra Buzz andme, know that it's not a time to relaxand cheer to a great day, but a time towake up and wash the dirt off with ourown hands. We all are living in a societyfilled with such unidentified parasites- and are equally responsible for breed-ing them, protecting them and encour-aging them. Non action, indifferenceand taking a back seat are just some ofthe many ways we do that.

Kainaz

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I still remember the first time Iarranged a trip to Sewri for some over-seas travellers. As we crossed over therailway tracks and then moved pastabandoned trucks, nondescript lanesand piles of rubble, the expression ontheir faces said it all. "Now comes thepart where he's going to steal ourmoney and abandon us!".Well, fortunately the dread was

short lived as we'd soon come across avast expanse bathed in different huesof pink. The Flamingos were there andnow, so were we.These gentle giants make their way

to Mumbai from their breedinggrounds in Kutch, Gujarat. What starts

off as a few dots of pink across themuddy landscape in October reachesits crescendo by March. A time laggedpicture of the mudflats would be akinto an artist starting out with a few dotsof sample colours before mixing up thecanvas with brilliant shades.The ideal time to catch them in ac-

tion is a couple of hours prior to thehigh tide. As the water starts to moveinland, the birds follow suit and getcloser to the shore. Mornings providebetter solitude as fewer people turn up,but the evening light is recommendedfor photography. Do pack some sun-screen, cap, sunglasses and your bestbehaviour as the Flamingos don't takekindly to screams and loud ring tones.The ideal way to travel to Sewri

from Bandra is to catch a Harbour Linetrain, get off on the east side and makeyour way to the mudflats at land's end.Alternatively, one could drive or catcha cab. It's advisable to use the Wadalaover bridge to get to the east side ratherthan wait for up to 30 minutes at therailway crossing.

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March 2013 05LOCALS BLOG Bandra Buzz

Starting this month, Bharat Gupta will share a personal take on Bandra in his column.

When I came to Mumbai nearly three yearsback, I’d visit various places to soak in every-thing that the city has to offer. But each time I’dvisit Bandra, there was something magnetic thatwould keep pulling me back. I knew this iswhere I’d want to live and sooner or later it hap-pened. There is an extraordinary co existence of var-

ious people, cultures and communities. It’s a citywithin the city. Bandra bustles with activitythrough the day and continues do to so at night.There is never a dull moment where one wouldfeel alone. And just when I’d feel I’ve seenenough, this place never ceases to surprise. On the ‘oh so touristy’ Carter Road, Bandra

held the ‘Car-Free Day’, which was yet anothertestimony to what this Queen of Suburbs is all about. In fact, I barely even no-ticed that there were no cars on the stretch, but it seemed more like a commu-nity affair. Kids cycling, women shopping and families eating; it was atransformation from a single community celebrating their own festival to every-one celebrating the freedom of existence. But is it something about this placethat makes it happen? It was a post work more of an inquisitive visit to this event. With a group on

eight friends, neither of who are residents of Bandra; we walked among happypeople. I think that was enough to make us happy. How often do you see astretch of road where not one is fighting or whining? And I think, is it the day,occasion or a vibe that this place creates. What is it that made my friends travelall the way just to see a road without cars.So was this ‘Car-Free Day’ synonymous to the ‘Care-Free Existence’ of the

people in Bandra. The contentment that people have in their lives was in fullview at the event - and transcended to the visitors from other areas, that cameto revel in the glory. Stopping cars from running on one stretch of road for justone day might not bring a physical change, but it did bring about an emotionalone. Behind closed windows of the cars zooming through,you will not see thesmiles on people’s faces and their animated conversations; but a walk across theroad will help your joy become someone else’s. And this is exactly what Bandra has done for me - and for everyone who lives

here or visits this place. It inconspicuously takes the physical existence to anemotional one, giving you time and space to introspect. And - if just a place cando so much for you, what more could you want.

Bharat Gupta

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The 3rd Car Free Day was successfullyorganized on Carter Road in Bandra- onSunday, February 24, 2013. This all-dayevent was organized by the KBS Foun-dation whose patrons are PriyaDutt andBaba Siddique. The KBS is a commu-nity-based, non-governmental organi-zation that promotes cycling andwalking; as a way to improve the envi-ronment and quality of life for local res-idents. This NGO is run by communityspirited residents; like Madhu Poplai,Renuka Tahiliani, Neera Sahgal,Naaznin Hussein and others.The mainfocus for the event was to encourage‘zero-pollution mobility’, like walkingand cycling - thereby reducing green-house gas emissions for a day.TheKBS Foundation was involved in

taking the lead on extending the CarterRoad Promenade, which is a best exam-ple for public space utilization in Mum-bai’s western suburbs. The Promenadeis widely being used by the local com-munity for fitness and recreational pur-poses. The Promenades have has beendeveloped and improved through the

funds of Baba Siddique, MLA.The events planned for the day had

an interesting mix - and catered to allage groups, which encouraged thou-sands of Bandraites and Mumbaikars toparticipate. Earlier in the morning -yoga, pranayam and meditation ses-sions were held by Yoga Institute, San-tacruz. A Zumba and Pilates workshop,as well,as a talk on nutrition was wellattended. Children as young as four,were seen participating in skating racesorganised by Y.M.C.A. The cyclingevents for various age groups was or-ganised by the Bandra Cycling Club.Seniors citizen members of the

Laughter Club were seen participatingin the Walkathon. Various competitionsand workshops were organised for chil-dren and adults alike. Rouble Nagi ArtFoundation and Pratham NGO organ-ised an ‘Art Mela’ for street children. Salman Khan and Baba Sid-

diquewere seen cycling with the resi-dents of Bandra.Reminiscing on howBandra was, when he was a child;Mr.Baba Siddique remembered how chil-

dren cycled around Bandra, without thefear of being run over by cars.Dr.Satya-pal Singh, Commissioner of PoliceMumbai and film star Imran Khan tooktime out to attend.A musical show by Rahul Vaidya

and Sunidhi Chauhan was well at-tended. The day passed rather smoothlywithout any untoward incident, thanksto the wellco-ordinated efforts of themembers of the Foundation, the sup-port of the Traffic Police, Mumbai Po-lice, B.M.C and elected representatives. Residents participated in football

and gully cricket on Carter Road. ThatSunday proved to be a day of nostalgia,as some parents borrowed their chil-dren’s cycles - and took a shot at cyclingon the road. Meanwhile, others enjoyedthe various road side activities and tookjoy in simply ambling along. Theevening saw a fantastic turnout of resi-

dents, enjoying the delicious food at thestalls - and soaking in the carefree andcar free atmosphere!The goal of a Car Free Day, had from

the very inception; been to serve as asmall step, or rather as a catalyst in amuch larger and more ambitiousprocess, of city-wide systemic transfor-mation, toward a more truly sustain-able mobility system. This was truly asuccessful baby step.

Shyam Arora

Car Free Day

Car Free Day - What a concept! Chil-dren and adults were having fun onCarter Road - cycling, skating& groov-ing to music.A welcome break fromtraffic and pollution. I had my share offun too, walking and jogging in themorning in rhythm with the DJ beats.Come evening I had the opportunity toexercise my vocal chords and sing aparody or two on traffic woes. We hada treat of dances and music from thelikes of SunidhiChauhan. I hope we have more of these

events where the stressed out Mum-baikar can let his hair down and haveFun!

Dilip Nadkarni

Car free day was a wonderful and aunique experience for our family. Kidshad a blast skating and cycling all

through the morning. It was a non-stop carnival by the sea - with funraces, performances, food and enter-tainment all packed together.Kudos to KBS for organizing such

an event with an eco-friendly theme.I think it was very well planned witheven small things like wash-rooms,medical aid etc taken care of.

Dr. Shefali Gupta

It was a wonderful experience: I cycledafter some 15 years, and it was a realjoy to see such young kids cycling andskating. We should try and do thistwice a year. However, we should alsouse the occasion to generate awarenessregarding discouraging private mo-torised transport and encourage walk-ing, cycling.

Darryl D'Monte

Owen Roncon, Baba Siddique and Priya Dutt with KBS foundation members

March 2013 07LOCAL NEWS Bandra Buzz

If there is one thing all children love,it’s playing with water. Yes, new bornbabies do scream during their bath and‘malish’. And you new mums reading,before you know it, that phase is over -and the next starts, where they justdon’t want to come out of the bath,even when the water runs cold.I still remember both my boys en-

joying their “bucket baths” where theybasically sat in a bucket filled withwater and kicked about - and screamedwith anger, when bath time was over.What’s a bucket for mummy,is a bath-tub for baby.Luckily for us, there is a legitimate

reason for our kids to play with watersoon. Holi, this year,falls on Wednesday,27thMarch. The festival celebrates thestart of spring. It’s the time to celebratespring’s wonderfully bright colours,and the warmer weather.Once you know this, it all makes

sense, really. The brightly colouredpowder, the water fun… It’s not justchildren, teens and adults acting wild.Well, it is, but it’s all part of the sym-bolism of Holi, part of why we celebrateHoli. The bright colours represent en-ergy, life and joy. The water representsthe dawn of warmer weather.This article gives you fun ideas for

easy, safe, Holi playing for you and yourchild, this year:

BEFORE HOLI:You can of course, buy plastic guns and‘pichkaris’ at any toy store; but if youare looking for a fun DIY activity athome, you and your child can makeyour own recyclable pichkari.

What you need:A plastic bottle (Aquafina, Bisleri,Coke, or any other plastic bottle thatyou would normally throw out), a com-pass from a geometry box (or any othersharp instrument that you can use forpiercing, some Acrylic paints and stick-ers.

How:Remove the label from the bottle.Pierce the cap of the bottle with thecompass or sharp object.Paint the bottle and decorate with

stickers.Keep it to dry.Fill the bottle with water and press ittill it squirts through the hole in thecap.• The best option is to use natural homemade colour powders. A little tediousand a little expensive, but worth the ef-fort. Some examples of this are – mix-ing equal quantities of mehendi withflour for green colour, equal quantitiesof turmeric or haldi with flour for yel-low colour, equal quantities of red san-dal wood powder with flour for redcolour, and dry and grind Jacarandaflowers for blue colour. Involve yourchild in the powder making process, itcan be lots of fun.• If natural home made colour powdersis not a feasible option for you, a quickand inexpensive fix is a cap full of anyfood colouring in a bucket of water.Viola food colouring bottles cost justRs18 each and are available at most gro-cer stores.

ON THE DAY, ON HOLI:• Dress your child in the oldest, mostworn out clothes in the cupboard. Youare never going to be able to use thoseclothes again.• Make sure your child’s face, arms, ex-posed skin is well creamed. You caneven use Parachute coconut hair oil onthe skin. This makes it easy to wash offall colour and less likely for colourmarks to remain on the skin. Also, theneed to scrub your little one hard, afterall that colourplaying is much less.• Oil your child’s hair too. This way,colour won’t stick on the hair and it willbe possible to wash it all off easily, afterplay.

Remember to let go, have fun and clicklots of pictures. We’d love to see them,so send in two of the best pictures ofyour child playing Holi, to news.ban-drabuzz@gmail.com, with “Holi fun” asthe subject line.We are looking for icky, yucky, smi-

ley, masti-loaded, colourful faces. Thebest one will be featured in our nextissue.

Nalini Sorensen

The Bandra Gym Open Rink FootballTournament played from 16th Feb -24th Feb this year had a record entry of82 teams from various clubs in Mumbai: 68(Men Open), 16(Veterans), 8(Girls), section. The Tournament was playedon the D.P.R.C. grounds (thanks to Cor-nel Gonsalves, Hon. Gen. Sec. DPRC)

and was conducted by The Bandra Gym.In the finals, played before a packed

house, U.K. United Malad came from atwo goal deficit to beat I.C. Ext. Bori-vali by 3-2.IC Ext. took the lead in the very first

minute through Agnelo Picardo. U.K.pressed hard, but could not find the

equaliser . Just before half time, Agneloscored again to lead 2-0. In the secondhalf U.K. pressed hard and scored twoquick goals through Aaron and Cletus.Three minutes before the final whistle,Aaron scored the match winner.In the Veterans Finals Golden Gun-

ners, 4(Anton-2,Satosh-2), beatGeostanne, 1(Jayant).In the Girls finals, Bodyline with a

brace from Levanah beat Freunds by 2-0. The late Raymond Saldhana Trophy'sfor the Man of the Tournament went to

Aaron D'Costa (U.K. United), Veteran-Johnathan Fernandes (Golden Gunners)& Girls - Ruqqaiya Shaikh (Freunds).Special thanks to our Commentor

Xavier Almeida, who kept the crowdentertained and updated through outthis tournament - and of course DenitaGomes(Technical Table), Leo DharmaiHon. Sec. Out Door Sports, Loen Curzai(Hon. Sec. Bandra Gym.) and the Staffof DPRC.

Derrick Drego

Holi Fun!

U.K. United Malad win Bandra Gym Trophy

We met Mathew, to get an insight aboutthe founder - and learn how he hasgrown the company from humble begin-nings to international standards, throughsheer grit & hard-work - using histremendous talents to the maximum.

We saw him as a very humble, soft-spoken & down-to-earth business per-son, yet alert to the questions we askedhim. His frank & upbeat attitude wasvery infectious.

Mathew, what is your vision and mis-sion statements?FAC is committed to becoming a leaderin Bronze Marine Valves & High-PressureTrunnion Mounted Ball Valves, serving

Naval Ships, Shipbuilding Yards and Oil& Gas Industry.

Our mission is to provide the rightvalue the first time - and every time;making us an indispensible partner tocompanies whose business we support.

Does your company have any core val-ues?Yes, we have 5 core values:Integrity:We will maintain the highestlevel of integrity in all our pursuitsTrust:We will always work for our cus-tomer's best interest; so as to never en-danger the trust that our customersrepose in us.Honesty: We are always transparent

with our customers.Dependability:We are always availableto serve our customer needs.Knowledge:We have application knowl-edge to serve our customer needs.

Do you have any particular successstrategy that you follow?We listen, discuss your company's needs,analyze and focus on our core strengthsto deliver valve solutions and servicesthat exceed your expectations. We em-ploy, train, develop and retain qualified& dedicated staff. We design and manu-facture products of the highest qualityand reliability; while maintaining stan-dards of operational safety. All in all, weendeavor to create a win-win situationwith our clients.

What exactly is a valve - and whattypes of valves do you manufacture??By definition, a valve is a device that con-trols the flow of fluid. It is one of themost basic and indispensable compo-nents of our modern technological soci-ety.

We are manufacturers of WCB,NACE, SS, DUPLEX & Alloy SteelPipelines Valves for Oil & Gas Industryand Marine Bronze Valves for Warships,Submarines & Aircraft Carriers.

Whom do you supply? Any esteemedgovernment or defence clients?Yes, our Marine Valves are being suppliedto the Indian Navy, Mazagon Dock Ltd,Cochin Shipyard Ltd., Goa Shipyard Ltd,Hindustan Shipyard Ltd., Garden ReachShipyards & OEM Suppliers.

Our Oil & Gas Valves are being sup-

plied to ONGC, Oil India Ltd, Indian Oil,Assam Gas, Assam Power, BHEL, Voltas,Larsen & Toubro, Kirloskar Brothers,Dressar Rand, Hal Offshore & AfconsLtd.

Are you exporting?Yes, we export to Sharjah, Abu Dhabi,Dubai, United Kingdom, Netherlands,Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Kazak-stan, Turkmenistan, CIS Countries, Nige-ria, etc.

Do you have any international certifi-cations?Yes, we are 'American Petroleum Insti-tute' certified licence holders: API 6D Li-cense No 6D-0297, API 6A License No6A-0581, API 600 License No 600-0023.We are authorized to use the API mono-gram on all valves manufactured by us.We are also an ISO 9001:2008 certifiedcompany.

Mathew, what is the significance of theAPI monogram?The 'American Petroluem Institute' Li-cense is awarded only after fulfilling thequality system requirements as laiddown by API Q1 Specification for QualityPrograms.

Further the Ball Valves are Fire Testedas per API - 6FA & the test is witnessedby International Third Party Agenciessuch as LLYODS, DNV, BVIS etc. Afterreceipt of the API certificate, we are au-thorized to use the official API Mono-gram on the valves manufactured by us. By possessing the API license, we areable to participate in Global Tendersfloated by the major Oil & Gas Explo-

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Mathew leads ‘Forward Now, with his expertise, experience and guidance; his sons continue Mr. Mathew D'Souza is a Bandraite, living at Rebello Road. An inspiring entrepreneur, who is always thinking of his nextmove; he is glad that his supportive wife Edna - and his two enterprising sons: Rahul & Rohan, have ambitions to take For-ward Group to the next level.

EdnaWife

Madam, what is your role in the com-pany?I have been with the business group forthe past 25 years.

Basically, I am from the Sciencebackground - with a Bachelors Degree inChemistry, graduating from BombayUniversity.

Initially, I used to head the depart-ment; looking after the tedious processof the Chemical Analysis of the variousexotic alloys cast by the company.

Gradually, I took over the overall ad-ministration of the company, keeping afirm grip on the accounts & generalfunctioning of the company office per-sonnel.

Rohan SavioSon

Rohan, what is your role in the organ-ization?I have been with group for the past 15years. I have done my Production Engi-neering from Fr. Agnel's EngineeringCollege.

I started as a marketing man, andhave contributed to the growth of thecompany by bagging large orders fromOil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)- Offshore Projects, Hyundai, BHEL,Assam Gas, Kirloskar, Larsen & ToubroLtd. etc.

I was very successful in putting ourcompany name on the prestigiousONGC approved vendor list of OffshoreProjects for the supply of valves.

Rahul NoelSon

Rahul, what is your role in the organi-zation?I have been with the group for the past10 years. I am a double graduate, holdinga degree in Electronic Engineering fromTEC & MBA - Finance from SNHU,USA. From my early days with the com-pany, I had an ambition to push thecompany's products on the global mar-ket. My major role was starting the ex-port activities of the company - fromsmall export orders to large ones. Cur-rently, the group is exporting to all partsof the globe - like the USA, Europe,Africa, Middle East, CIS, South EastAsia etc.

Our exports contribute to about 50%of the company's turnover.

Mathewfounder & chairman

The FORWARD Group of Companies Administrative Building F-7 FacilityThe FORWARD Group of Companies Administrative Building F-7 Facility

ration Companies of the world. Thus, we have bagged orders to the

tune of millions of dollars & earned for-eign exchange for India. At the sametime, we have saved foreign exchangeflowing out of the country; by supplyingvalves to major domestic Oil & Gas In-dustries.

Could you tell us more about yourselfin brief - and about how your wife &sons are involved in the business? Yes, my full family is involved in thebusiness. They will speak for themselves.I have passed out my foundry technology& industrial engineering from VJTI. I ama foundry man with 40 years of practicalexperience in casting technology - espe-cially casting of Nickel AluminumBronze, Monel & other exotic alloys.From the inception we have been in-

digenously developing valves, criticalcomponents, assemblies, sub-assemblies& other products for the Indian Navy -Warship Projects, Aircraft Carrier, Sub-marines , Destroyers etc. Now the company has grown, from a

single unit to a large group of 4 units;each with a large manufacturing capacity& specialized product range. For moreinfo, please visit our website: www.for-wardalloys.com

Where are your manufacturing facili-ties located?We have our head office and four manu-facturing units.The FORWARD Group Of CompaniesHead Office & Works is at LBS Marg,Next to Hotel Pride, Bhandup (W),Mumbai 400 078 Tel. No. 022 25664076 /2566 4175. • Our UNIT NO.2 is at: F-7, Addl. Amber-nath, Anand Nagar, MIDC, Ambernath(E) TEL: 25667108. • Our UNIT NO.3 is located at B-116,Addl. Indl. Area, Anand Nagar, ThaneDist Ambernath (E) - and• UNIT NO. 4 at F-8, MIDC Indl. Estate,Murbad, Thane Dist.

His eminence Bishop Bosco Penha hadblessed our Bhandup Facilty,AmbernathFacility - Plot No. F-7 MIDC AnandNagar & also the open Plot B-116, MIDC Ambernath, admeasuring 7000 sq mts,wherein Maxon Energy Sevrices Pvt.

Ltd. is scheduled to start production, endJUNE 2013.We have imported a complete auto-

matic No-Bake Flaskless high productioncasting plant from the USA. We havealso, installed an Inductotherm 1 ton In-duction Furnace & 72" Wheelabrator,Heavy Duty Short Blasting Machine.We have built our own Power Sub-

Station and have 650 Horse Power sanc-tioned by MSEB. This project cost us Rs35 Crores.

What is the position of your orders inhand – and its financial implications?We have a substantial pending orderbook - & are expecting large orders fromvarious sectors in the coming financialyear. The coming financial year is lookingupbeat, as we are forecasting a three foldrise in our annual turnover.

Mathew, do you have any future expan-sion plans?We are embarking to set-up a world class‘state-of-the-art’ in-house testing and in-spection facility to carry out Physical &Chemical testing, NDT, Fugitive Emis-sion Testing etc. The prototype valve willgo thru stringent endurance tests, hydrotest and quality tests. The castings willgo thru NDT test, X-Ray, etc. The fin-ished valve will go thru a cyclic test.An 'Automated Hydraulic Valve Test

Bench' will be installed. Precision in-spection equipment, such as 3-Axis Co-ordinate Machine, Positive MaterialIdentification Analyser, Spectrometeretc. will be procured. We will be settingup CNC manufacturing facility, adoptinglean management systems.By following this production system,

productivity will increase manifold. In-ventory & overall cost will come downdramatically. It will increase efficiency(throughput) & reduce delivery time.Also, we will be obtaining HSE & OHSAScertification; to meet Global Environ-mental & Safety Standards & Shell Ap-proval.This facility will require a capital in-

vestment of about Rs. 25 Crore. After in-stallation of this facility, we forecast oursales will breach the 100 Crore mark.

What strategy will you adopt to sup-port your expansion plans?

Interesting question... most importantlywe will be investing on people and train-ing. We will appoint human resourcemanagement agency to recruit profes-sional managers. Emphasis will be givenon the following criteria of selection. Thecandidate should be below 35 yrs, Pas-sionate, Ambitious, Flexible, Motivated,a Team Player, Committed and have De-cision taking ability. Attractive salarypackages will we offered to deservingcandidate besides production incentivepoints will be considered for individualor the department for the revenue gener-ated by their efforts.A policy decision has been taken by

the family members that they will notinvolve themselves in day to day activi-ties of the organisation and works. Butthey will closely monitor the vital per-formance, parameters and targets. In thisway, the company will be run profession-ally.

Any plans to go Public?Yes, at Forward Alloys - we have ambi-tious plans, which will scale up our op-erations, manifold. In order to share our growth with the

public, we propose to issue sharesthrough an IPO and list the shares of ourcompany on the stock exchange.

Nargis Shah

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Alloys & Castings’ for 40 years e his success story. They bag international orders, under the Forward Group Of Companies

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March 2013 11IN FOCUS Bandra Buzz

YouMe&We, a professional Media Rela-tions, Marketing Intelligence andEvents Consultancy firm;under theaegis of Dipankar Zalpuri, has com-pleted five successful years and made amark for themselves.

You recently completed five years.How has the journey been so far andwhat has been the feedback fromyour patrons? It has been an enriching experience -and I have enjoyed every bit of it. Hav-ing worked with quite a few start-upsin the past 8 years, I have realized theimportance of not only thebusiness ap-proach, but also life at large! By God's

grace, YouMe&We Media has had a pos-itive and favourable response fromclients, who have worked with us in thepast 5 years! We have made manyfriends. I must say this journey has justbegun!

Public Relation requires a lot of net-working. Do you think YouMe&Wehas built strong relations to providequality services?Five years is enough time to buildstrong relations - and like I said, wehave had an awesome response. Yes, itis true, we haven't had a business devel-opment team or sales team ever! It hasbeen kind referrals and appreciation ofexisting quality services, that hasbrought us to this level. In today's dy-namically changing world, strong net-working is required in every field. Andespecially in PR & Media Relations,where we have 2 spheres (Media andClients) to interact with, it is even morechallenging. But We cannot complain,as We love socializing!

What have been the landmarks inyour five year journey?The first client that I got was HawaiianShack, Bandra. One of the most rockingnightclubs in the country! We werehired for PR for their 5th Anniversaryevent. PriaKataariaPuri, an interna-tionally acclaimed fashion designer, an-

other client based out of Bandra wasour foray into the fashion vertical.Gold's Gym India was another break-through! In the recent year, shifting of-fice from Mahim to Bandra has alsobeen a landmark. Who doesn't want tobe in Bandra?! :)

What is your strategy towards creat-ing a client’s PR image?It is a very customized service! Strategycomes into play when you are settledwith a game plan. Most of thesefirms/individuals either do not have thetime or money to invest for long-termassociations. Charting out an effectivetactical response is what you willmostly be doing. So you better be readyfor short term jabs at fast changingclient-briefs - and sometimes issuesand crisis management. Let your teamknow that they have to be quick ontheir feet to create multiple story ideas.

What do you think of public relationsas a career options for budding enthu-siasts?There is a grave need for enthusiasticprofessionals in this growing field! Peo-ple with good communication skills,knowledge of Fashion, Luxury,Lifestyle verticalsalong with an abilityto learn quickly,are favoured in PR &Media Relations. Understanding ofBranding and Marketing is a ‘value add’,as it help form better strategies.

You have an interesting motto- "JabPR KiyatohdarnaKya', PR can makeor break a celeb/ brand's image, pleasecomment.

Honestly, the motto is not for others. Itis for my team at YouMe&We and all theMedia Relation professionals out there!We are known to be the loudspeakers ofour clients - and as we boldly praisethem, people (especially journalists)end up being nagged by us constantly.So, we might not always get a good re-sponse; when we call or follow-up onour client pitches. But it’s part of thejob. Everyday is a new day - and I thinkit needs a lot of courage to do this every-day! Not everyone can trump it. So tomy very able team I say, “Jab PR kiyato-hdarnakya!”

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PROPERTY TAX & POLITICIANSHave you noticed that no politician hasopposed the unreasonable hike in prop-erty tax. In fact, they have infiltratedinto citizen &social groups to ‘showpeople how to pay their taxes’.It’s simple to know why they are actingin this manner.

Firstly, they are not affected by thistax hike. Secondly, as more tax is col-lected, the scope for scams is multi-plied, with more funds at theirdisposal. They can have their weekendhomes around Mumbai, with the latestsmart phones & best SUVs. It does notmatter, if these taxes are used to subsi-dize the civic facilities given to illegalslums – as these pockets are their votebanks – to return to power.

It is disgusting to see people who donot understand this – and promptly paytheir taxes, unconcerned of the conse-quences 6 – 8 years from now. Do theyrealize that 6 – 8 years from now, theirtax will go up 15 – 20 TIMES !!! Then,those who cannot pay will have to movenorthwards – Malad, Borivili… or evenVasai, Virar& beyond.

Please do not support this COR-RUPT TAX RULING – and save yourself& future generations from the ‘real ter-rorist’ of India.

Naresh Patel

(For full details on ‘How the New Prop-erty Tax is a Life or Death Choice’, visit:www.bandrabuzz.com/property-tax.html)

LEANDRO AT HARVARDWhat greater service can a newspaperrender that to highlight the outstandingachievements of young people.

I would never have heard Leandro orof Leandro, since I am not familiar withthe entertainment world. But surely,even at the age of 84 - I deserve to knowand bask in the glory of a Bandra boy;who not content with being an out-standing entertainer, grabbing a couple

of MBAs, has finally enter the hallowedportals of Harvard University.May Godbless him, his parents and mentors.

George Menezes

ROADSIDE ROBBERS & MOLESTERS

The recent spate of roadside robberyneeds to be curbed & stopped by ourlaw enforcement – immediately.In the last 3 weeks, there have been atleast 7 known cases of daring robberscoming in rickshaws or bikes – and rob-bing young or old men or women atknife-point. This usually happens indark, lonely roads – and with fear, cashor gold is stolen.

There was a molestation case yester-day, at Perry Road & St. Paul Road Junc-tion around 6:30 am, when a boy got offhis bike, groped a young girl – and thenfled from the scene.

What are our police doing? When wego to complain, they look at us in utterdisgust. They know the culprits, butseem to be letting them continue. It iscommon knowledge that these robbersare from the illegal slums at the recla-mation or Kadeshwari area. Yet, the lawlooks the other way, when theybrazenly operate. Who is supportingsuch crime? Are the supporters tryingto create fear among law-abiding citi-zens? Can these slums be flushed out,to eradicate crime in and around Ban-dra? Are our elected representativesreading this?

Or will nothing be done – as theneed for vote banks is more important.

Jehangir Khan

CHIMBAI CHANGING…I am shocked to know how our Bolly-wood actors, who spent their childhoodplaying with the locals on ChimbaiBeach – and experiencing the hospital-ity of the Kolis; are now misusing theirhuge earnings to create fear – abusingthem, even burning their nets and in-juring their women.

Their money power is no match forGod’s justice – and they will definitelyreap what they sow.

I have helplessly seen bleeding fin-gers, bruised forearms – and body-guards beating & pushing unarmedcrying women.Photos tell the truestory. Our fishing community has beenstaying here for over four generations –and we will not desert the land of ourforefathers. This nonsense has to stop.

We are grateful to Bandra Activist,Anil Joseph &ShriVishvasNangrePatil,ACP and others, for their guidance andsupport – in our time of distress.

J. Falcon

(To view stamped & signed documents,with pics regarding this issue, pleasevisit: www.bandrabuzz.com/chimbai-changing.html)

BANDRA’S CALVARY CHAPELWalk through Calvario Hill Road,Ban-dra on any of the Fridays throughoutlent, during the wee hours of night -and for sure you will hear gentle feeblesteps treading along the way of thecross. Chanting hymns in Marathi,most of them composed by the VeryRevd. Manoel Anthony Fonseca, paus-ing along at the foot of each of the 14crosses that dotted the way right up tothe chapel, the congregation wouldmurmur a silent prayer at each cross.

Reaching the Chapel of Our Lady ofCalvario, the flock would attend holyservice and then pursue home. The VeryRevd.Manoel Anthony Fonseca, a Por-tuguese scholar and a prominentMarathi preacher along with hisbrother Peter John put together theChapel - and on 17th September, 1890got it blessed by Dom Antonio Pedro daCosta, the 1st Bishop of Damaun. TheChapel was attended and worshippedby folk from all of PaliHill, down toMala, Chuim, Danda and other sur-rounding villages.

The 14 stations that once lined the

Calvary hill, today stretch out just op-posite Our Lady of Bethlehem church,Dongri. The church also recently cele-brated 400 years on January 20th and asolemn celebration was presided overby Archbishop Cardinal Oswald Gra-cias, Bishop Bosco Penha and FatherVictor Dalmet amongst others. Just likeone would attend the 14 Stations of theCross at Calvary, the neighboring vil-lages in and around Uttan also ascendunto the hill and recite the 14 stationstoday.

Most of the collection the Chapel re-ceived was passed onto St. AndrewChurch, Bandra while very little wasleft for the maintenance of the Chapel.This gradually over time left the Chapelwith inadequate funds and its upkeepdwindled. In the late 1960’s the woodenrailings from the Chapel, along with thestatue of Our Lady of Sorrows and anumber of other Church essentials,were passed onto St. Anne’s Church,Pali Hill.

The engraved tombstones which de-tailed the names of family membersburied at the Chapel are nowhere to beseen. Thankfully, a hand written noteprobably by my great grandfather de-tails the names of his kin who wereburied at the Chapel over the years.

Today the Chapel has zero footfalls,the only visitors and regular residentsare security personnel, who spend theirdays and night on the holy turf, notknowing its significance and its cele-brated past.

The door to the Chapel is locked, thewalls cracked and the roof caves in atone end, spiders and creepers havemade it their permanent home. Aban-doned for years now and on its last legs,take a walk down Calvario HillRoad,Bandra and take a long stare atthe Chapel that once was - before it allcrumbles and is grabbed by Bandra’smany land sharks.

Floyd Almeida

The Moment of TruthDear Readers,With warmer weather conditions, thisMarch is going to be the moment oftruth – with huge public protests:marches, morchas & agitations againstunjust taxation policies. Bandra willhave her fair share of the action in thecoming weeks – with committed peo-ple coming on the streets in a show ofstrength.

Your collective support is vital.Canwe blindly accept a property tax hike –that zooms @ 100% - 500% in a timeframe of 4 – 6 years? Should we be pay-ing for the in-efficient running of theBMC? Will we allow future genera-

tions to be pushed out of Bandra, mak-ing way for the super rich (and cor-rupt) – because we will not act now?More importantly, have we really un-derstood how the BMC is calculatingour assessment amounts – with all itsarbitrary implications?

Meanwhile, the bollywood-builders-politician nexus is busy plan-ning how to buy out ‘lost’ areas, withfear tactics – and then develop facili-ties & infrastructure, to create ‘hypedup’ prime properties - and reap incred-ible margins. Our coastal properties aremost vulnerable to this ‘flush outphase’ – as the local people in theseareas are too simple to imagine the de-vious plans to displace them.

BandraBuzz needs your feedback

on these critical issues. The survival ofthe middle-class is at stake. Do not letthe corrupt get away with implement-ing their devilish plans. Your inactioncan change your life. Act now!

Many of us are planning ‘the greatescape’, to the surrounding hill sta-tions, or some virgin beach resort… orsome favourite farm house. The freshcool air and serene surroundings workswonders to our well-being. With ourhectic city lifestyle – these get-a-waysare more of a necessity, than a luxury.Actually, a short holiday gets us natu-rally rejuvenated – and can avoid thestart of many health issues.

Spring is in the air. Notice the vi-brant colours of trees around Bandra.Holi – the festival of colour, will see

many of our Hindu community inBandra reveling in gay abandon, wel-coming a new season. We wish them a‘Happy Holi’. Our Christian commu-nity will soon come to the climax ofLent – i.e. Holy Week; leading toEaster. We wish them a ‘Joyous Easter’– with renewed hope of the RisenLord.

Regards,Merck N. D’SilvaEditor-In-Chief

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March 2013 13LOCAL NEWS Bandra Buzz

The Union Budget for 2013-14 pre-sented by the Finance Minister Mr. P.C. Chidambaram has been hailed as agrowth oriented budget,in the light ofthe challenging economic backdrop.The Indian economy has been in theslowdown mode - and what the budgetaims at is reversing this trend.

The budget reflects a realistic per-ception of the current macroeconomicconditions- and it addresses importantareas of concern. The finance ministerhas commendably managed to easeconcerns of an unrestrained fiscaldeficit. Bringing down the fiscal deficitfrom 5.7% in 2011-12 to 5.2% in 2012-13despite the economic slowdown,clearly indicates that discipline hasbeen maintained.

The provisions for overall subsidiesare 10% lower than the revised esti-mates for the current fiscal, which willlead to creation of an environment formoderation in interest rates, as well ascreate space to focus on revival ofgrowth in the economy - which in turnwould lead to boosting of confidenceand thus encourage foreign investmentand support the balance of paymentsand currency.

A series of measures have been an-nounced in the budget for the infra-structure and manufacturing sectorsthat are positives. There is an incentivethrough a 15% deduction as investment

allowance for investments above Rs100 crore which will spur investment.

The emphasis is on growth. The In-dian economy is in a slow down modeand the figures released for the thirdquarter of fiscal 2013 reveals that theeconomy has grown a mere 4.5%against estimates of 5%. The manufac-turing, mining and agriculture sectorshave disappointed. However the fi-nance Minister appears hopeful of end-ing the fiscal 2013 with a GDP growthof around 5.5%., and has targeted aGDP growth of 6.1-6.7% for 2013-14

The finance Minister also appearskeen to address the issues of the DirectTax Code (DTC) and Goods and Serv-ices Tax (GST). In regard to GST the fi-nance Minister has made hiscommitment clear by making a provi-sion of Rs 9000 crore toward GST andis hopeful that most of the stateswould fall in line. As and when imple-mented this measure will add togrowth and income.

Also to promote inclusive growththe finance Minister has initiated sev-eral schemes towards rural spend andmass housing.

The budget has also initiated somemarket friendly measures like extend-ing the Rajiv Gandhi Equity savingsScheme (RGESS) for a period of threeyears on a cumulative basis. Also the el-igibility income criterion has been lib-

eralized to Rs 12lakhs from the presentRs 10 lakhs

Further the securities transactiontax (STT) has been reduced from 0.17%to 0.01%.

Through the disinvestment pro-gramme the budget seeks to garner anamount of Rs 40,000 crore and an ad-ditional amount of Rs 14,000croresthrough SUTI and residual stakesin non-government companies likeBALCO and Hindustan Zinc.

In a nutshell the budget containsseveral measures which over the longerrun could lead to the revival of theeconomy.However, despite the positivefeatures of the budget, the stock mar-ket reacted negatively with the indicesfalling over 1.5%. The Sensex tanked291 points while the Nifty shed 103points on the day of the budget.,

A proposal in the Union budget thatcould result in inflows through theMauritius coming under scrutinyspooked foreign institutional investors(FIIs) .The budget stated that if an FIIor a non resident desires of availing oftax treaty benefits, then a tax residencycertificate alone would not be suffi-cient. Earlier for FIIs situated in Mau-ritius, the tax residency certificatewould suffice to avail of treaty benefits.

This proposal negated the positiveproposals of the Union Budget. Theother factors that also contributed to

the disappointment was that thebudget fell short of expectations, thesurcharge on incomes beyond a thresh-old limit, the excise hike on certain sec-tors. The expiry on the futures andoptions marketalso dampened the sen-timent.

The carnage being witnessed in themarkets over the last week or so espe-cially in the small and mid cap segmenthas made some of these companieslook very attractive and at current andfurther declines could generate excel-lent returns for those investors with atime frame of over a year. The largecaps have also been beaten down on theday of the budget which make thesestocks look all the more attractive bothfor short term as well as long term in-vestment.

With a dismal performance of GDPat 4.5% for Q3 and taming of inflation,there are hopes that the Reserve Bankof India may cut interest rates at itsmeeting in the month of March. Thismove could be a major trigger for themarkets to reverse its downward trend.

With a growth oriented budget, apossible cut in interest rates, and ifaided by a good monsoon, the marketscould be in for a major move on the up-side and investments at current ratesand further declines couldgeneratehuge returns for investors.

Altina Securities

BUDGET TO SPUR LONG TERM GROWTH

Bandra Buzz SPORTSMarch 201314

If you are Bandra mum, you’ve defi-nitely heard of him. He’s the one to goto, when you need your child to burnoff all that extra energy, in a healthyway. Sebastian Noronha, or “Sir” Saby,as he’s fondly called, has coached chil-dren,fromperhaps every street there isin Bandra.

He looks at least ten years youngerthan his actual age, and rightly so, giventhat he exercises with young boys andgirls for so many hours each day. I guessin Saby’s case, you are only as fit as thecompany you keep.

He’s a familiar face on St Andrew’sand St Stanislaus’ grounds. He is therecoaching children, throughout the year,rain or shine. You might not be able tocount on the sun rising each morning,or your doodhwala bringing you yourmilk for your chai -but you can counton Saby being on the grounds, in timefor hockey or football every morningand evening.

He’s tough on the children, but veryfair. Everyone gets treated the same,whether they are a budding soccersuper star or just there to kick thestones and stare at the marvel of greengrass. And the children love him forthat.

He’s been coaching hundreds of chil-dren for twenty years or so (he’s losttrack) and actually has coached a lot ofthe dads of the current lot of children,when they were in school. It’s lovely to

watch the dads come to pick up theirchildren from hockey and football andgo share a joke with their “Sir.”

He’s very old school is so many ways– a child might get a “phadka,” or bemade to run laps around the groundsfor not listening, so you can imagine mysurprise when I called to ask him for aninterview, and heard Waka Waka as hiscaller tune.

And I think THAT sums up Sabybeautifully, old school with a little bitof Waka Waka. (Waka Waka, the officialsong for the 2010 FIFA worldcup,means, “Do it”)

He’s not much of a talker - and ismore interested in doing and gettingthe children to DO things. However, Imanaged to pull some answers out ofhim, just for our readers of BandraBuzz.

Here’s my 10 rapid fire round to Saby:1. Which do you prefer coaching – girlsor boys and why?I like coaching both.

2. Are you gentler with the girls or arethey made to run laps as well?Yes, I am gentler with the girls. Youcan’t be tough with the girls, you needto show reason with them and explainhow. But with the boys,you can betough. It’s important with boys, tomake them tough, as there can be roughplaying on the field.

But, I make both boys and girls runthe same number of laps on thegrounds. They both need to be ex-tremely fit and play the game well.

3. What are some of your favourite ex-pressions when coaching kids?“Play hard”, “Don’t get scared”, “Strongbasics”.

4. I know you coach the youngest chil-dren yourself. Why is this?These young children (3 to 5 years) arethe naughtiest and quite often want toplay with the mud and not the ball.They need more patience and need ateacher who can help them love thegame and make them come back formore practice. That’s why I coach themmyself.

Older children normally knowabout the game and the rules and needto learn techniques and build stamina.

5. Which schools and colleges haveyou coached?St Joseph’s Convent High School, Ban-dra, St Andrew’s High School, Bandra,

St Stanislaus High School, Bandra, StDomnic Savio High School, Andheri, StAndrew’s College, Bandra, MMK col-lege, Bandra, SAISA Sports Club, Ban-dra, Sellebrity Sports Club, Bandra.

6. Do you know of anyone who hasmade it to the state or nationals level,who you coached as a child?There are quite a few, but off hand I canname Tahir Khan, who reached the Jun-ior Nationals in Hockey and TyronPereira, who reached the Maharashtrastate level in Hockey.

7. Which is your favourite hockey orfootball?Definitely hockey. I love hockey.

8. What time is your first coachingclass in the morning? What time toyou leave home? And what time is thelast?My first coaching is at 6.30 am and Ileave home at 6 am. The last one ends at8.30 pm, so I’m back home at 9 pm.

9. What do you do when you are notcoaching?Watch sports on TV, read sports in thenewspaper.

10. If you were to do it all over again,would you do anything differently?No, nothing different. Coaching hockeyand football is my life.

Nalini Sorensen

Waka Waka with Sir Saby

I asked 3 parents to complete thestatement – If there is one thing Ican say about Saby, it’s……………..

“If there's one thing I can say aboutSaby, it's that he is dedicated to thepassion and spirit of the sport and isnot just looking to run a commercialsports class. He personally coaches theyoungest children himself and neverhas his eye on the clock,” said FionaAlves, mother of Aryius, 7 years.Ary-ius has been coached by Saby from theage of 3 years, 3 months.

“If there’s one thing I can say aboutSaby, it’s that he is extremely honestand humble. He treats the children hecoaches, like they are his own chil-dren. He is loyal and dedicated and Icould not be happier that my son has

learnt football under his guidance forso many years,” said Tania Eustace,mother of Wayne, 11 years. Wayne hasbeen coached by Saby from the age of3 years.

“If there’s one thing I can say aboutSaby it’s that he is most interested ingrooming talent in the sport. Mostpeople, when they look at jobs, or gofor interviews, are interested in themonetary gain. However, Saby is a rar-ity. He removes money from the equa-tion and only focuses on gettingchildren to come on the grounds andlearn to get better at football. He haspure love for what he does and why heis doing it,” said Capt Noel Creado, fa-ther of Justin, 12 years. Justin has beencoached by Saby from the age of5years.

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March 2013 15EX-BANDRAITE IN FOCUS Bandra Buzz

“Who is that? Elvis Presley? No! That’sNigel Kingsley-Durham! But he lookslike Elvis, Yeah!He not only looks likehim but sounds like him too!” (for thosewho missed his fascinating surpriseperformance at the Bandra Gymkhana

on Valentine's Day).Nigel Kingsley, adopted by the mis-

sionaries in Bandra, Mrs. F. C. Durhamof St. Martin's Road - found his truecalling when he was placed 2nd in asinging competition at The AndreanFair of 1972.

Finding his roots in Hawaii, the landof song and dance, he left India at 21, topursue his dream as a singer with theadded advantage of looking and sound-ing like Elvis Presley - the King of Rock‘n’ Roll. He shifted to Switzerland - andhas been staying there ever since. Now,you could almost say his name is syn-onymous with the country itself. Hehas travelledand performed in 43 coun-tries since then- and will be performingin New Zealand soon - the 44th countryof the world!

Being raised by missionaries, gospelmusic was always a part of him - and sohe decided to take it forward in grati-tude,by singing praises to the Lord, allthe across the world and spreading theWord. He re-accounts some tough situ-ations incountries, where spreading theWord and Good Newsis forbidden - andhow through his singing, he has moved

people. He considers music his gift,through which he can givepeople hismessage - and also at the same time en-tertain them with gospel songs by ElvisPresley. Rightly so, he was ordained aPastor / Evangelist last year in Switzer-land itself.

Performing in Las Vegas for six yearsduring the 90’s, and being inducted intotheir Hall of Fame of '95 are some of hisbigger achievements. The different as-pect of his concerts among all the otherElvis ‘look and sound alike in the world’are his signatures: where he throws a‘teddy bear’ going by the famous Elvissong, into the crowd - and that onelucky person gets to take it home as asouvenir from the concert. A largenumber of roses to all his female fans inhis concert and also wearing the blueand red scarves for one of Elvis Pres-ley’s songs - and a personal favorite ofmine ‘Can’t help falling in love’ makesall his shows as unique as they could beamong all the other Elvis look alikeconcerts - and this, over five and a halfthousand performances since!

Nigel Kingsley is also the only per-son from India - and more specifically

Bandra, to be recognized on the worldstage as an Elvis Presley ‘sound andlook alike’. He is also a member of theElvis Presley Impersonators’ Interna-tional Association (EPIIA) and recog-nized worldwide.

Asking him whether he would liketo perform in India or Mumbai n par-ticular on the big stage, since this iswhere he first performed, he delight-fully says he definitely would and whynot! Probably a good suggestion for agood cause in Bandra...

A question that he most frequentlyreceives from many interviewers aboutwhich one of Elvis Presley’s songs beinghis personal favorite, he says, “There areso many, I cannot think of any one inparticular.”

Sheila Pereira, a close friend and anoldneighbourof Nigel’s, says, “We are soproud that Nigel, our friend from Ban-dra has made it so big today.”

It wouldn’t be wrong to say that wehave our very own Elvis Presley, or heis‘re-incarnated’ in the form of NigelKingsley from Bandra itself!

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