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Poulomi Banerjee

For years now, you may have justsmiled and said a quick hello, whilejogging or walking the dog. Sud-denly, neighbours are all we have,and it’s rekindled old ways ofbeing.

“I’ve lived in Mumbai for 15years and have met neighboursduring the lockdown that I didn’tknow I had,” says Shameek Ray, alawyer. They’re all bartering viatheir WhatsApp group too. “Say Ineed paneer. I post on the group,and someone who might have extraagrees to trade for, say, onions,” hesays. “This ensures that we havewhat we need without having to golooking for it during the lock-down.”

Travel and food writer Ayan-drali Dutta had been checking in onher elderly neighbours even beforethe lockdown, and has realised thatthe concern and care work bothways. “My refrigerator andgrinder both broke down,” shesays. “I put out a message on theresidents’ WhatsApp group askingif anyone knew a technician whocould help. Two of my neighboursgot in touch — one loaned me herspare grinder, another actuallygave me her extra fridge.”

For newcomers to an area, thebonding and support are especiallyhelpful. Dipti Saksena, 70, hadrecently moved house and barelyknew anyone in her new building.“Still, when my water purificationsystem stopped working, myneighbours were so concerned. Ayoung man tried to fix it; when he

couldn’t, his parents started bring-ing me bottles of water. I am sotouched.”

SMALL TALKIt’s not just the help and practicali-ties, the socialising too is vital.Conversations across balconies,news being discussed and some-times neighbours humming alongto music being played next door.

Saksena enjoys a walk on theshared open terrace of her flat inthe evenings. “My neighbours alsocome out. We greet each other andexchange a few words, from a safedistance,” she says.

In Mumbai, singer Varun Bhartiwas covered by HT after he startedperforming live every evening toentertain his neighbours. Lastheard, he was being flooded bysong requests, and being invited byresidents of other colonies in theneighbourhood, to perform froman empty flat or terrace.

Conversations have becomelonger, says Dutta, even when con-ducted between a balcony and agarden. “It’s more than just hi andhello now. We are really talking.Then there are people I might haveseen around the colony before, butnow I am noticing where they live.I’ve got to know them, their fami-lies and lives. We’re bonding morethan we ever did before,” she says.

In Ray’s building, the residentsplan to keep the camaraderie alive,proactively, after the lockdownends. They plan to have a party sothey can all get together and thebonds formed during this crisissurvive the demands of normal life.

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When distancing draws you closer

WISE WORDS »When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door

that we do not see the one which has opened for us.

ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

n Ayandrali Dutta (in white dress) with a neighbour. When her grinder and her fridge broke down one after the other, people in her building came forward with replacements.

The cats have dry baths, their fur brushed and eyes cleaned everyday

IN THE NEWS

NEW DELHI : The Central Board of SecondaryEducation (CBSE) began the process ofevaluation of answer sheets from Sundayas the ministry of home affairs had givenits nod to a HRD ministry proposal in thisregard.

Answer sheets are being moved from3,000 designated schools to the residencesof qualified evaluators who will markthem from homes and the process isexpected to be completed in 50 days.

With nearly 18 lakh students awaitingtheir class 10 result and another 12 lakhawaiting their Class 12 result, the CBSEhad been pushing for permission to carryout the evaluation process which hadbeen stuck because of the Covid-19 lock-down.

HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nish-ank said permission had been granted forevaluation in 3,000 schools. He expressedhope that 1.5 crore answer sheets in 173subjects would be evaluated soon. HTC

Evaluation for CBSE Class 10, 12 board exams to be done by teachers at homeDEAR READER,

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time when our normal lives and activities have been dis-

rupted by the challenge posed by the Coronavirus disease

(Covid-19).

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DUBAI: An Indian teenager here hasrecorded songs in over 20 languages,including Arabic, to spread awareness onthe Covid-19, saying music has alwaysbeen her choice for effective communica-tion, according to a media report on Sat-urday. Suchetha Satish’s songs advise thepeople to keep distance, maintain cleanli-ness and practice hand washing regu-larly, the Khaleej Times reported.

Satish, who hails from Kerala, releasedher first coronavirus awareness song onMarch 16 in English, titled ‘Say No ToPanic’, the daily reported.

Since then, 14-year-old Satish, whoholds the world record for singing in mostnumber of languages in a concert, hasrecorded the awareness songs in Malaya-lam, Bengali, Arabic, Kannada, Tulu,Konkani, Marathi, Gujrati, Rajasthani,Sindhi, Himachali, Odiya, Manipuri,

Nepali, Urdu, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Telugu,Kashmiri and Sanskrit.

Her songs in Malayalam, Hindi, Ben-gali, Tamil and Assamese were used bythe Kerala government in its ‘Break theChain’ campaign, the newspaperreported. PTI

In UAE, Indian teenager sings to spread awareness on steps to keep Covid at bay

NEW DELHI: Scores of Indian and Chinesesoldiers were involved in a tense face-offalong the India-China boundary in northSikkim on Saturday, two senior officialssaid on the condition of anonymity.

The aggressive confrontation betweenthe troops from the two sides happenednear the Naku La sector (ahead of Mugut-hang), a pass at a height of more than5,000 metres, said the first officer citedabove.

India-China skirmish takes place along north Sikkim, several soldiers injured

Several soldiers were injured in theborder stand-off as they exchanged blows.

“Four Indian soldiers and seven Chi-nese troops suffered injuries during theconfrontation that involved around 150soldiers,” said the second officer citedabove. He said the face-off was resolved atthe local level.

Two officials Hindustan Times spoke toin the Army Headquarters denied knowl-edge of the face-off. HTC

NEW DELHI: If you have been reprimanded byparents for spending too much time star-ing at screens out of their concern thatthis may hamper your all-round growth,here is some good news for you.

Researchers have reported that today’schildren are quite good at reading emo-tions and picking up cues from people’sfaces in comparison to children whodidn’t grow up with tablets and smart-phones.

The psychologists wanted to know:Have younger children missed the oppor-tunity to understand social cues? Theteam at University of California-LosAngeles (UCLA) tested the ability of morethan 50 sixth graders in 2017, and morethan 50 sixth graders in 2012 — both maleand female, from the same school — tocorrectly identify emotions in photo-graphs and videos. IANS

iPad-generation is good at reading facial emotions too

n Suchetha Satish’s songs advise people to maintain hygiene and keep distance

n Around 40% students were better at identifying the emotions in a series of videos ISTOCK

n Answer sheets will be moved from 3,000 designated schools to the residences of qualified evaluators PTI FILE

AT THIS CAFE IN BANGKOK, EVERYDAY IS ‘CATURDAY’! When small restaurants in Bangkok were allowed to resume operations late last week as part of the gradual easing of restrictions imposed to combat Covid-19, many cat lovers in the capital city of Thailand were happy. Quite a few of them headed for Caturday, an unusual cafe that has an estimated 50 cats belonging to different breeds. Around 35 of them rotate between owner Arisa Limpanawongsanon’s home and the cafe. Before entering the cafe, however, customers must have their tempera-ture checked, wash their hands and wear masks.

PHOTOS: REUTERS, AFP, AP/PTIOne of the cats has its temperature checked

Visitors find comfort by playing with the felines

An employee feeds a feline

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MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020KALEIDOSCOPE

YOUR DAILY WORKOUT

A QUICK-FIX RECIPE

Ingredients: 1 cup rajma; 2 large potatoes; 1 chopped onion; 2 tbsp besan; 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste; 1 each tsp of turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala; ½ tsp lemon juice or amchur powder; 3 tbsp oil; 1 tsp salt

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Method: Soak rajma overnight, then pressure- cook and mash it. Pressure-cook potatoes and mash. Finely chop onion and sautee in small pan with oil over medium heat. Add besan, turmeric powder, garam masala, chilli powder, ginger-garlic paste. Mix, turn off flame. Mix in mashed beans and potatoes. Add lemon juice or amchur powder and salt to taste. Create small balls and flatten into kebab shapes. Heat oil in a pan; on low flame, fry kebabs on both sides till golden. Serve with chutney / ketchup.

Try these simple back exercises for a toned and stronger upper body

Bird dog: Get down to all fours, hands in line with shoulder and knees in line with hips. Now slowly extend one leg out behind you and reach your opposite arm forward. Keep your torso in a stable position and your back straight. Hold for 5 seconds before returning to start position. Repeat on the other side. Do 10 reps.

Twister: Squat into chair position and hold hands in prayer pose in front of your chest. While in chair pose, twist torso to the right and place left elbow on right knee, with other elbow pointing to the ceiling. Hold for at least three breaths; return to start position. Repeat on other side. Complete three sets of 15 repetitions each.

Back widow: Lie on your back and extend arms out on either side. Next, slowly bend your elbows and press them into the floor as you squeeze your shoulder blades together to lift your upper back off the mat slightly; lower yourself down again gradually. Ensure your

neck is relaxed throughout. Do as many reps as possible in

45 seconds.

Rajma Kebabs

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MIND GAMES

MOM, YOU ARE AN OCEAN OF LOVE!

n Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik carves out a heartfelt tribute to all the moms of the world on the eve of Mother’s Day on the beach at Puri, Odisha, on Saturday PTI

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SINGAPORE: Far from barking its

orders, a robot dog enlisted by

Singapore authorities to help curb

coronavirus infections in the city-

state politely asks joggers and

cyclists to stay apart.

The remote-controlled, four-leg-

ged machine built by Boston

Dynamics was first deployed in a

central park on Friday as part of a

two-week trial that could see it join

other robots policing Singapore’s

green spaces during a nationwide

lockdown.

“Let’s keep Singapore healthy,”

the yellow and black robodog

named SPOT said in English as it

roamed around. “For your own

safety and for those around you,

please stand at least one metre

apart. Thank you,” it added, in a

softly-spoken female voice.

Despite the niceties, breaches of

Singapore’s strict lockdown rules

can result in hefty fines and even

jail. The city-state of 5.7 million

people has more than 21,000 cases,

one of the highest tallies in Asia,

largely due to mass infections

among migrant workers living in

cramped dormitories in areas little

visited by tourists. REUTERS

In Singapore park, ‘robodog’ reminds joggers to keep apart

n A woman jogs past the four-legged robot called Spot at a park in Singapore on Friday AFP

Born in Bhopal on December

5, 1941, to Iftikhar Ali Khan,

the Nawab of Pataudi Sr.,

and Sajida Sultan, Mansoor

Ali Khan Pataudi attended the

Minto Circle School in Aligarh, fol-

lowed by the Welham Boys’ School

in Dehradun.

He then left for England, where

he was enrolled at the Lockers

Park Prep School in Hertfordshire.

He underwent coaching in the

nuances of cricket by Frank Wool-

ley, even as he joined the Winches-

ter College and Balliol College at

Oxford

Pataudi was just 11 when his

father passed away in 1952, which

resulted in the former assuming

charge as the ninth Nawab of Pata-

udi. Even though the princely

states were merged with India in

1947, the rulers retained their titles

till 1971.

PROMISING TALENT Pataudi revealed signs of shaping

up into a promising batsman and

medium pace bowler during his

schooldays in Winchester,

England.

In 1959, he captained his school

team and made 1,068 runs to break

a record set by Douglas Jardine in

1919. He also made a mark in the

public schools rackets champion-

ship and played for the Oxford,

where he became first Indian cap-

tain to lead the university’s cricket

team. In 1957, aged 16, Pataudi

made his debut for Sussex.

CAR MISHAP & CAREERIn 1961, a car that Pataudi had trav-

elled by was involved in a mishap

in Hove, England. A piece of glass

from the smashed windscreen flew

into his right eye. Timely attention

and surgery saved his eye.

Unfazed by the challenge of play-

ing with the disadvantage of double

vision in one eye, he worked hard

and not only clawed his way back

but also achieved his Test debut

against England in Delhi.

He scored 103 runs in the third

Test in Madras which helped India

win the series against England. In

1962, Pataudi was appointed as the

vice-captain for the tour of the

West Indies. In March 1962, he

became the captain of the Indian

team.

From 1961 to 1975, he played 46

Test matches and scored 2,793

runs, that included six centuries, at

an average of 34.91.

Pataudi led his team to nine Test

wins, that Included India’s first

overseas Test and series victories

against New Zealand.

During the 1970-71 West Indies

tour, he lost the captaincy of the

national team. His Test career too

remained on hold till 1973, when he

returned to the team led by Ajit

Wadekar in the third Test against

England. He was finally dropped

from the Test team in 1975.

From 1957 to 1970, Pataudi

played 137 matches for the Sussex

County team. He was appointed the

Sussex captain in 1966. During

1974-1975, he became manager of

the Indian team. In 1993, he also

served as referee twice for the

Ashes Tests. He also made a mark

as a cricket commentator, editor of

the sports magazine Sportsworld

and some assignments as a model.

He was briefly involved with the

Indian Premier League and had

willed his “good” eye for use in a

transplant.

FAMILY In 1969, Pataudi married actress

Sharmila Tagore. Their children

are Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan

and Saba Ali Khan. In 2011, he

passed away in Delhi after battling

a lung disease.

‘TIGER’ WHO LIT UP CRICKET PITCHMANSOOR ALI KHAN PATAUDI: Popular as the Nawab of Pataudi Jr and addressed by contemporaries as ‘Tiger’ or ‘Pat’, this attacking batsman, athletic fielder, astute and successful captain shone during the 1960s & ‘70s in spite of a car mishap that affected his right eye.

In 1962, at the age of21, Mansoor Ali Khan

Pataudi became the captain of India’s Test team, making him the world’s youngest Test skipper at that time. His record remained unbro-ken until 2004 when

Tatenda Taibu was made the Zimbabwean Test captain aged 20 years and 358-days. In 2019, Taibu’s record was broken by Rashid Khan who became captain of Afghanistan aged 20 years and 350 days.

Apart from his achievements

as a batsman and bowler, Pataudi also earned plaudits galore as an extremely sharp fielder. Those who praised this aspect of his multifaceted skills

included Ted Dexter, former England captain and renowned commen-tator John Arlott. The latter had even showered praises on the Indian cricketer as the “best fielder in the world”.

Pataudi won theArjuna Award

(1964) and the Padma Shri (1967). The BCCI instituted the MAK Pataudi Lecture in 2013 and ex-skipper Sunil Gavaskar delivered the first lecture. SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA, CRICBUZZ

ILLUSTRATION: GAJANAN DNYANESHWAR NIRPHALE

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