Thursday, March 19, 2009
Jayalalithaa fasts for Tamil refugees trapped in Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu opposition leader J. Jayalalithaa went on a day-long fast on March 9 in solidarity with Tamil refugees trapped in the Sri Lanka war, but analysts said the move was made with an eye on the upcoming Indian general elections.
Jayalalithaa, who heads the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), also began a drive to raise funds for rehabilitation of Sri Lankan war refugees, saying the conflict was a "genocide" against the Tamils there.
Indian politicians face pressure to protect Sri Lankan Tamils, who are closely linked to about 60 million Tamils in Tamil Nadu across a narrow strait from Sri Lanka. The issue is all the more sensitive ahead of general elections in April-May.
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Jayalalithaa, who heads the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), also began a drive to raise funds for rehabilitation of Sri Lankan war refugees, saying the conflict was a "genocide" against the Tamils there.
Indian politicians face pressure to protect Sri Lankan Tamils, who are closely linked to about 60 million Tamils in Tamil Nadu across a narrow strait from Sri Lanka. The issue is all the more sensitive ahead of general elections in April-May.
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Labels: AIADMK, general elections, Indian politicians, J. Jayalalithaa, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka war, Sri Lankan war refugees, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu opposition leader, Tamil refugees
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Amar Seva Sangam in Tirunelveli empowering the disabled
Amar Seva Sangam, a non-profit established in 1981 by S. Ramakrishnan in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, helps the disabled help themselves. It does so by using state-of-the-art technology and building an almost self-sustaining campus that manufactures orthotics and conducts research and providing rehabilitation, vocational training, as well as nursery school, library, and not least, medical care. In addition, it helps women with special programs and takes part in relief work in natural calamities. (For more details or to contribute visit www.amarseva.org).
Ramakrishnan became a quadriplegic following an accident in 1975 when he was in his fourth year of engineering studies. After intense self- rehabilitation, he turned to helping others in his situation.
The organization has been headed since 1992, by S. Sankara Raman, a young accountant affected by muscular dystrophy and a wheel chair user, who left his lucrative practice at Chennai, and joined Ramakrishnan.
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Ramakrishnan became a quadriplegic following an accident in 1975 when he was in his fourth year of engineering studies. After intense self- rehabilitation, he turned to helping others in his situation.
The organization has been headed since 1992, by S. Sankara Raman, a young accountant affected by muscular dystrophy and a wheel chair user, who left his lucrative practice at Chennai, and joined Ramakrishnan.
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Labels: Amar Seva Sangam, chennai, disabled, natural calamities, rehabilitation, S. Ramakrishnan, Tamil Nadu, Tirunelveli, vocational training
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
On U.S.-India civil nuclear deal - Nuclear-deal has spin-off;100,000 new jobs, more research opportunities
O ne of the spin offs of the U.S.-India civil nuclear deal coming through will be the creation of 100,000 new jobs for the 30-odd reactors that India hopes to set up to meet its nuclear power deadline of 20,000 MW by 2020, experts say.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi highlighted the fillip the deal is expected to give to employment generation and the energy sector. Interacting with students of Ravindra Bharati in Hyderabad on July 26, Gandhi said, "The nuclear deal means millions and millions of jobs, and lights in the houses of the poor in this country."
Union Minister of State for Commerce and Power, Jairam Ramesh, visiting the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)'s Kalpakkam campus in Tamil Nadu, said, "Nearly 10,000 MW of nuclear power would be generated from indigenous reactors, 8,000 MW from light water reactors and 2,000 MW from Fast Breeder Reactors (FBR)." Thousands of engineers, technicians and scientists would be needed to run these establishments, he underlined.
"India's 17 nuclear reactors have the capacity to generate 4,120 MW, but in 2007 they could produce only 1,800 MW due to lack of fuel," Ramesh said.
By 2020, India is likely to import six light water reactors while six nuclear plants are under construction to beef up generation capacity, said Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd Technical Director S.A. Bhardwaj.
The total expansion is valued at nearly $300 billion."India's Department of Atomic Energy employs about 70,000 experts today," M.R.
Srinivasan, former chairperson of the Atomic Energy Commission, told the media at a function in Kalpakkam.
The new nuclear power plants on the cards are expected to create at least a 100,000 new jobs in India, experts say.
Not just in India, the nuclear deal is expected to give a fillip to the industry in the U.S. also.
In 2007, Ron Somers, president of the U.S.India Business Council, supporting the IndoU.S. Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, said,"The deal would create 27,000 high-quality jobs a year for the next 10 years in the U.S.
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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi highlighted the fillip the deal is expected to give to employment generation and the energy sector. Interacting with students of Ravindra Bharati in Hyderabad on July 26, Gandhi said, "The nuclear deal means millions and millions of jobs, and lights in the houses of the poor in this country."
Union Minister of State for Commerce and Power, Jairam Ramesh, visiting the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)'s Kalpakkam campus in Tamil Nadu, said, "Nearly 10,000 MW of nuclear power would be generated from indigenous reactors, 8,000 MW from light water reactors and 2,000 MW from Fast Breeder Reactors (FBR)." Thousands of engineers, technicians and scientists would be needed to run these establishments, he underlined.
"India's 17 nuclear reactors have the capacity to generate 4,120 MW, but in 2007 they could produce only 1,800 MW due to lack of fuel," Ramesh said.
By 2020, India is likely to import six light water reactors while six nuclear plants are under construction to beef up generation capacity, said Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd Technical Director S.A. Bhardwaj.
The total expansion is valued at nearly $300 billion."India's Department of Atomic Energy employs about 70,000 experts today," M.R.
Srinivasan, former chairperson of the Atomic Energy Commission, told the media at a function in Kalpakkam.
The new nuclear power plants on the cards are expected to create at least a 100,000 new jobs in India, experts say.
Not just in India, the nuclear deal is expected to give a fillip to the industry in the U.S. also.
In 2007, Ron Somers, president of the U.S.India Business Council, supporting the IndoU.S. Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, said,"The deal would create 27,000 high-quality jobs a year for the next 10 years in the U.S.
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Labels: Business Council, congress, employment, india, jobs, nuclear deal, Rahul Gandhi, Tamil Nadu, US
Sunday, June 29, 2008
War hero Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, 94
His handlebar moustache and his ramrod stiff gait gave Field Marshal Sam Hor musji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw a commanding presence on the battle field, but to the troops that served under him he was their beloved "Sam Bahadur", a soldier's general who put their well- being before his own.Manekshaw, 94, who died at the military hospital at Wellington in Tamil Nadu early on June 27 after developing acute bronchopneumonia, will be best remembered for the decisive campaign he crafted during the 1971 India-Pakistan war that saw the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation after the surrender of over 90,000 Pakistani troops in what was then the eastern wing of the country.
That campaign was the defining moment of his tenure as the Indian Army chief 1969-73 and led to his elevation as India's first field marshal, a largely ceremonial post but which ensured he maintained close links with the 1.1 million-strong force till the very end.
Ever the one to speak his mind out on matters military, Manekshaw, a highly decorated officer who was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry during the Burma campaign of the Second World War, often found himself in a minority of one - but firmly stood his ground.
Three instances stand out vividly.
The first was when he famously refused to address then prime minister Indira Gandhi as "Madam", saying the sobriquet was reserved for occupants of a "certain kind of house".
"I shall stick to prime minister", he maintained.
The second was during the 1971 war when he had signboards reading "Hands in your pockets, You are entering Pakistani territory, Indian girls are prettier" erected at various spots as Indian troops advanced along the western frontier.
Manekshaw was panned as being sexist and accused of insulting Indian womanhood but he stood his ground.
"It's the best way of telling the troops to behave and to concentrate on the job at hand," he contended.
The third happened at the very end of his career, days after he had retired from the army.
A young reporter from a tabloid, at the fag end of an interview, asked a seemingly innocuous question, "What would have happened had you opted for Pakistan at the time of independence (in 1947)?"
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Labels: 1971 India-Pakistan war, battle field, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, Hero, independence, Indian Army, Indira Gandhi, moustache, pakistan, Pakistani territory, Tamil Nadu, troops, War, Wellington
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