MULTITUDES OF MINDSPORT

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Across millions of breakfast tables each day, there are many who ponder over what letters to fill in those blank boxes surrounded by a few black ones in a pattern. Welcome to the ritual of solving the crossword puzzle – a relatively young yet hugely popular form of puzzle the world over. Rubik’s Cube apart, Crosswords and perhaps Sudoku are posers that look set to survive the test of time and popularity. Journalist Arthur Wynne of Liverpool is credited with ‘inventing’ the crossword puzzle with the first published one in December 1913. Since then, formats have been invented and reinvented but the essence of the world’s most popular word game has remained the same. Then there is the Japanese origin number game Sudoku, which has its own World Championship, the next one scheduled to take place in Zilina, Slovakia from April 24-27 2009. “Sudoku is a perfect example of how a game can be fun, addictive, and challenging. This game was a global sensation and, since the crossword puzzle was introduced in the 1920’s, no other puzzle has spread in popularity so quickly. The interesting thing about Sudoku is that it is really not a number puzzle, but a logic puzzle that happens to use numbers as its language. This is why so many people who wouldn’t normally play number puzzles got so swept away”, says Eric Levin, president of Technosource, which besides developing the ‘TouchCube’, the first completely electronic solvable Cube, also makes ‘Electronic Touch-Screen Sudoku’. So, be it pieces of jigsaw being put together, or when you are looking for that word or number to put in the grid, there just isn’t anything to beat the exhilaration of cracking a puzzle.


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Potential winners and certain losers

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As in so many past general elections, the sad fact this time too is that none of the contestants in the fray seriously believe that their parties’ development record might count with the electorate. Those from old political families also hope that, as in the past, their “tested” brand names will work for them yet again – local problems be damned. In Kerala the Leftists – who face allegations of aligning with anti-national and communal outfits – could well be left biting the electoral dust. As for factional feuds and graft charges, there are as many in that state as in the others.

But Indian governments are not known to fall because of corruption scandals. These might rock them for a while – but the lull after the storm has always proved more enduring than the storm itself. Come to think of it, hate speeches by prominent politicians are widely expected to seat – and not unseat – the guilty candidates. And nobody thinks anything of politicians distributing freebies – and as we recently saw, even loose cash. Their parties might disqualify them, but only when the television channels splash the news 24x 7 and they are afraid their rivals will take advantage of their culpability.

So this is India, the world’s largest democracy, where criminals can be fielded with impunity and – as in Assam – militant outfits can hope to get their candidates inside Parliament, and win any party’s backing so long as it is reasonably certain that the bullet will help in securing the ballot. Read on…


Kerala

Nothing going right for the Left

Poll predictions in Kerala have fallen on their head time and again. Post-Emergency, during the 1977 general elections, Kerala voted against the national anti-Congress trend, and returned Congress candidates in nearly all the seats.

The only time voter surveys were proved right was during the assembly elections in December 2006, when a thumping majority was predicted for the Left Democratic Front (LDF). However, in the 2004 general elections no one believed that the LDF would win 18 of the 20 seats. Back then, most surveys and predictions had projected 10 seats for each of the constituents. But poll pundits this time are giving the UDF 13-plus seats.

The dice is heavily loaded against the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF). The internal wrangling in the CPM and the protracted struggle between state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan and Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan did immense harm to governance. And the distribution of tickets itself was a testy affair. The traditional Kollam seat was denied to the Revolutionary Socialist Party, Ponnani to the CPI and Kozhikode to the Janata Dal. There were allegations that the Ponnani seat was usurped following an under-the-table deal with the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) of Abdul Nazar Madani. (Madani is alleged to have played a major role in the Coimbatore serial blasts.) By this one act, the CPM has had its secular pretensions stripped to the bone. The CPM secretary’s sharing the dais with Madani was the last thing the public could digest. The CPI was pacified with the offer of the Wayanad seat, but the bitterness lingers on. Stung by the insult, the Janata Dal withdrew its lone minister from the cabinet, and has now split vertically. The group led by M.P. Veerendrakumar is opposing the CPM, while the other supports its candidates.

Meanwhile, the Madani-led PDP has paved the way for Muslim consolidation on the other side, with the IUML becoming the rallying point – thereby helping the UDF. The 375-crore Lavalin scandal is also coming to haunt the CPM.

Factional feuds, expulsion of VS loyalists and dilution of the party’s traditional ideology have compelled CPM dissidents to form their own outfit, the Left Coordination Panel. They have fielded candidates in five constituencies: Kozhikode, Vadakara, Palakkad, Ponnani and Attingal.

The UDF is poised to win Thiruvananthapuram, Pathananmthitta, Mavelikkara, Alappuzha, Idukki, Ernakulam, Chalakkudy, Thrissur, Palakkad, Ponnani, Malappuram, Vadakara, Wayanad, Kozhikode and Kannur. The CPM will find it difficult to breach the Opposition camp that is buttressed by dissidents, the Christian Church and caste groups.

The PDP factor will almost certainly alienate a considerable chunk of upper caste Hindu votes and a section of the LDF’s Muslim voters. The PDP votes will not compensate for this. But in some constituencies, like Vadakara, Kannur and Kollam, the PDP votes will help the LDF. It will by no means be easy for the CPM to overcome the Janata Dal in Kozhikode, Vadakara and Wayanad. And the Coordination Panel is bound to cause considerable problems in Palakkad, Kozhikode and Vadakara.

By M. Rajasekhara Panicker & Kavalam Sasikumar

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Why the Nehru-Gandhi mystique endures

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Daughter, Sister, Mother, Wife…

Given the charm and aura of Nehru-Gandhis, it is no surprise that Priyanka and Rahul are expected to revive the congress. sutanu guru looks at the big picture

Tragedy, charisma, mystique, intrigue, power and the sheer ability to sway and swing votes have been the defining traits of political dynasties across the world. Perhaps charisma, ‘winnability’ and tragedy are the three most poignant of the lot. Just a few years after the Camelot dream died with the assassination of John F Kennedy in 1963, brother Robert Kennedy too was assassinated. Just a few years after Indira Gandhi was felled by a hail of bullets fired by her own security guards, her son Rajiv Gandhi was killed in the most horrific manner by a suicide bomber.

Perhaps it is not easy being a Kennedy or a Gandhi. Perhaps the life and times of the Kennedy family in the United States and the Nehru-Gandhi family of India mirror the agony and ecstasy of the two largest democracies of the world. Both nations profess to be deeply democratic where every vestige of monarchy and feudalism have withered away. But both the Kennedys and the Gandhis have been showered with such mass adulation and blind faith that even Emperor Akbar and Queen Victoria would be envious. It is almost mystical; the bond between the families and the fans of the families. How else do you explain the fact that the youngest brother Edward Kennedy remained a serious candidate for President even after his drinking and womanising became public knowledge? How else do you explain the massive outpouring of affection and votes for the ‘bahu’ Sonia Gandhi when she decided to contest elections?


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though more people remember it for the spectacular catch that Kapil Dev took!

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Madan Lal

Along with Roger Binny, Madan Lal was the quiet and efficient utility all rounder who was always overshadowed by Kapil Dev. Yet his Viv Richards wicket during the 1983 World Cup final will always remain etched in memory; though more people remember it for the spectacular catch that Kapil Dev took! Madan Lal has now picked up the fight of his life. He is the Congress candidate from Hamirpur in Himachal and his rival is Anurag Thakur, the son of Himachal Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal.


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Rome may not have been built, but can definitely be tread in a day, discovers Neha Sarin

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Around the world in $80

Rome is full of beautiful churches and sculptures but few things like the Colosseum, the Vatican City cannot be possibly given a miss. One can opt for a combined entry to the Colosseum and Palatine Hill to save time, energy and money for about €10. Post lunch (which was a loaded pizza slice for €5), I headed to the Vatican City, which mind you, is best witnessed with an audio guide and a reliable book. Don’t intend on saving on these, because they help you interpret something truly magical. I made sure I spared my rest of the evening for sitting at a park bench, sipping on some $2 local wine. After a slight hangover and a power packed first day, I decided to take it easy the next morning. I thought a lazy lunch which consisted of some pasta at a local café would be ideal. One word of caution: make sure you don’t sit outside at these tempting roadside cafes as the menu cost automatically doubles up. Top the scrumptious cheesy delight with some window shopping and voila, you become a proud owner of a great memory! And please don’t forget to toss your remaining pennies (you would still be left with some) at the Trevi Fountain at the famous Spanish steps and who knows, maybe that wish could come true!


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Hotel Hill View has all basic facilities and is comfortable for a budget stay.

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THE DESTINATION DOSSIER

Steering the course

The Cochin International Airport is approximately 30 kms away. One could also take the train to Chalakkudy railway station. Local buses and cabs are available from the airport and railway station for Athirapilly.

Cosy corners

There are plenty of budget hotels and resorts. Hotel Rainforest Resort, though slightly high priced, is perfect for those who prefer a luxurious stay. Hotel Hill View has all basic facilities and is comfortable for a budget stay.

The season’ed traveller goes now

June and July are the best months to watch the beauty of the waterfall.

Savour faire

Grab a bite at the local tea shops, which provide tasty vadas and pazhamporis (fried plantain fruit).

Get to work

Watch a 70 mm stereo-phonic jungle film, which is quite an experience amidst the greens; or go for an early morning fresh shower at the top of the falls. Also, pick your camera and explore the place to capture some scenic beauty.

What’s the word

Hindi and English are understood. But don’t forget to say Nandi (thank you) everytime you seek help.

Keepsake courtesies

Pick some butter sandwiches, arrowroot biscuits, banana chips etc., to take back the taste of the south.

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GULAL - An explosive burst of colours

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TSI Five-O: Kashyap is in his element, even if the story is a bit of a stretch

There are many kinds of filmmakers blitzing the scene. There is one that is totally market-driven, doing his demand–supply number. There is another for whom cinema is a vehicle of self-expression, be it artistic, political or social. There is yet another for whom these two converge to offer entertaining, intelligent middle of the road content. Then there is the guy for whom movies spell entertainment all the way, the more mindless the better! Then there is Anurag Kashyap – a fiery practitioner who leverages the power and passion of this youngest of art forms to sock it hard and hit where it hurts the most! A volatile samurai who uses the camera as AK-47 to blast the candy floss that masquerades as cinema and present his version through the bloodshot prism of his explosive talent!

For Kashyap-watchers, “Gulaal” is a familiar territory. This time though, it’s a love story-cum-political thriller (with communal supremacy trying to overrun democracy) set in the Rajasthan of the future. Love, lust, passion, greed, deceit, intrigue, betrayal, ambition, and the death of innocence…it is an astonishing and colourful passion play that is as riveting as it is disturbing! A fiery invocation to shock you through cinematic catharsis!

Typically, Kashyap’s strength sometimes becomes his weakness. His irreverent, flamboyant shock tactics can be tiresome and dilute the narrative flow. A little restraint would help. The performances (by a cast of mostly new comers), however, are nothing short of brilliant. As for Kay Kay Menon, Piyush Mishra, Deepak Dobriyal and Mahie Gill (Paro of “Dev D” fame), they rock! The innovative use of lyrics and music (through Mishra as Greek Chorus) is mind blowing too. A niche film attempting to macro the micro – expand the local to universal – “Gulaal” is a must-see for all those who believe that there is life beyond “Singh is Kinng”!

Monojit Lahiri

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who was lucky enough to find a buyer for his house before he got the Indian visa.

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Ditto with another straggler, Vijay Kumar Sharma, who narrates a similar story of harassment and fear. The Taliban, he says, are currently running a parallel government. Before he and his family fled, they had managed to sell off their household items.

Rekha, a woman migrant from Peshawar told TSI: “We heaved a sigh of relief when we reached here. As a girl, I never left home and there was no question of attending a school.”

Other eyewitness accounts reveal similar tales. “I sold my cosmetic shop as sales had nose-dived after the Taliban forced women to wear burqas,” said Laxmi Narain, who was lucky enough to find a buyer for his house before he got the Indian visa. He adds gravely: “When law enforcement agencies are feeling helpess, who are we? We are not blaming the government, but the reality is that terrorists are calling the shots.”

According to those who have reached India, numerous Hindu families are languishing in the tribal areas of Pakistan, unable to get visas for India. Narain predicts direly that more Hindu families would be forced to migrate to India in the coming days.

How many Hindus are there in Peshawar? At a rough estimate their number would be about 25 odd families.

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Seeking safety, we decided to move to India,”

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The latest batch of refugees from the Swat-Peshawar belt, who reached Amritsar in January 2009, say that with increasing Islamic radicalisation, the sense of insecurity of their women and the future of children has created a situation so terrifying that leaving home and hearth remained the only honourable option.

Five such Hindu families from Peshawar and nearby tribal areas have arrived in India as refugees, seeking political asylum. The group, including 16 men and an equal number of women and three children, are presently lodged with their relatives in Chheharta town of Amritsar district on the Indo-Pakistan border. Some other fellow travellers have, in the meanwhile, gone to New Delhi seeking political asylum.

“After taking control of the Swat Valley and tribal areas, the Taliban have started moving into cities. They are approaching Peshawar, having already occupied the outskirts of the city. We have heard stories of molestation and cruelty against women in these areas. Seeking safety, we decided to move to India,” says Jagdish Sharma, a hakeem (a doctor who practices traditional medicines) whose family has been residents of Peshawar for generations. When the threat became too difficult to take, Sharma sold off his medicine shop, a property owned by his forebears. The situation in Swat in 2009, tragically, has invited comparisons with Punjab in 1947. “I don’t know what the situation was during Partition, but the present situation is so stifling that no one can even breathe freely. Posters have appeared in villages around Peshawar in support of the Taliban and their social and moral code, which stipulates beards for men and no education or rights for women. The Taliban have written their own laws. Now India should help us by granting us nationality because we are not willing to go back”, Sharma wails. They cannot, under the circumstances.

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if you think security, safety and related concerns are important, think again.

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They better be. Even so, whatever the cost, the Board for Control of Cricket in India and the IPL dream merchants are — as of now — simply in no mood to outright write off the extravaganza. They will do yet another round of juggling with dates, but give up plans to hold the tournament? Impossible! And they have support, if not from the government at this date, then certainly from cricket fans. For there's consensus that the IPL format is among the finest, inviting favourable comparisons with the English Premier League and Champions League of Europe and NBA and Super Bowl tournaments of the US.

There is a great deal at stake here. IPL's high profile stakeholders like Vijay Mallya, Mukesh Ambani, Shahrukh Khan, Shilpa Shetty and Preity Zinta have together invested millions of dollars to buy the franchise. As we said the size of the pie is simply eye-popping: Rs 1,200 crore! There are television rights, advertising revenue and in-stadia advertisements to consider. The IPL-Sony Entertainment Television spat is already in the courts. Not happy with the games Sony Entertainment Television was playing with it, the IPL was quick to terminate its contract with them and sign up World Sports Group (WSG).

The IPL cocktail is thus a heady one. Few tournaments have raised the kind of expectations that the IPL has. So if the tournament is indeed held, all of the stakeholders stand to profit. But for now all of the millions of dollars that have been pumped into IPL are, as one hardcore cricket lover said, "hanging like a high catch over midwicket". IPL czar Lalit Modi is absolutely on course when he assures that this one is “a completely recession-proof model.” Only trouble is, it isn't security-proof!


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A new wave of violence

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The actual target of the rebels appears to be their previous friends in arms

In what has compelled a section of British politicians and analysts to claim that Northern Ireland is once again staring in to an “abyss”– following ten peaceful years – the Continuity IRA, a splinter cluster of banned Irish Republican Army, has shot a police officer and two British soldiers dead.

The assassination was first for a police office holder in Northern Ireland since 1998, when adversaries British Protestant and Irish Catholic statesmen struck the Good Friday peace deal. Also, it was for the first time that officers of the elite PSNI (a special force to counter terror activities) were targeted since this paramilitary force was incepted in 2001. Things had changed considerably following the peace deal. The deal saw the disarmament of IRA in 2005 followed by a unity Catholic-Protestant government in 2007.

Constable Stephen Carroll, 48, was shot dead by a single bullet lodged in his brain as he was rushing to respond to a call for aid in Craigavon last week. Just days before it, two Corps of Royal Engineers soldiers – Cengiz "Patrick" Azimkar, 21, and Mark Quinsey, 23 – were gunned down close to their base command centre while they were collecting pizzas from a delivery-boy. Masquerading as pizza delivery boys and killing police personnel has been an age-old technique of IRA recruits.

Response to the incidents has brought quick denunciation from Sinn Fein, the Irish nationalist party that was once seen as close to IRA.

However, their statements following the assassinations have been cautiously tuned – calling the “actions” as “counter-productive” and evading until pushed, the word “murder”. Ironically, the actual target of the rebels appears to be their previous friends in arms, Martin McGuinness – currently joint first minister of Northern Ireland's devolved government – and Gerry Adams, Sinn Fein’s head. How will Sinn Fein manage to come out of this upheaval will be the real challenge in front of it.

Reacting to the incident, Richard English, an expert on Northern Ireland politics, told TSI from Belfast: “The next one year is crucial. If the threat from dissidents subdues, it will appear as if Sinn Fein took an acid test and came out unscathed. The fear of falling into the abyss will melt forever.”

The killers are nonconformist Republicans belonging to disparate offshoots from the old Provisional IRA. What is needed to be seen is that whether jointly the rebels can carry on the impetus of the last few days. Although this group has tried to set off several car bombs in last few months, because of limited technical know-how, all of them failed. Triumph in their provisos would see British soldiers back on the streets and lanes of Belfast, and sophisticated anti-terrorist manoeuvres by overt and covert sections of the armed forces – a prospect disliked by Catholics and Protestants alike.

Saurabh Kumar Shahi

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Helpline God, Like millions throughout history, they have all turned to God as the hope of the last resort.

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When everything else becomes uncertain, dim and disqueting, God becomes the last refuge for troubled souls. in troubled times. Priyanka Rai reports on how urban indians are seeking solace and salvation

He thought moving back home would help him land on his feet. He ended up stepping in quicksand… Alpesh Vangule, 24, a meltdown victim, worked for the well known company Robert Walts in Singapore and enjoyed the good life. Suddenly, scores of people like him were politely-and some not so politely-given the proverbial pink slips. Vangule flew back to India and realized that the meltdown had chased him remorselessly even to his homeland. He could breathe ‘Indian’ air. But there were no Indian jobs. Now, he has turned to God for solace and salvation. “I was not religious, but all of sudden I realised that there is some universal power and I am seeking help from that power now. My only guide is God”, says Alpesh. Welcome to the world of Alpesh, whose fellow inhabitants now know that the journey from dreams to nightmare is just a pink slip away. Like millions throughout history, they have all turned to God as the hope of the last resort. India has always been religious and spiritual; but the sudden explosion in devotion is both astonishing, and inevitable.

These days, Sreekumar wears three various raksha sutras; one on his right upper arm, one on the right wrist and one around his neck to save his job. A native of Changanachery, he works for a private company at Chennai supplying components to DRDA. He is now a regular visitor to various temples in Kerala. Every weekend, he goes to the famous Guruvayur in Kerala. “When my company announced that due to recession they are going to take some cost cutting measures. I was worried. I could only think of God and decided to visit lord Guruyayurappa.” says Sreekumar.

Temples, churches, mosque’s are witnessing a steady rise in attendance. Sabarimala is one of the most revered pilgrim centres in India, Latest figures released by the temple suggest that about 5 crore people visit the shrine every year and this season there was an income of around Rs 120 crores . ``There is around 20 percent increase in the flow of pilgrims this year, and it is increasing every year’’ Sabarimala Temple Executive Officer Balalchandran told TSI.

The spokesman of Jagnanath temple in Puri said the temple is "overflowing". According to him, 30,000 to 40,000 devotee visits the shrine everyday . And this number increases on weekends and holidays. On festival days, the visitor count touches 80,000 to 1,00,000. In last ten years, the inflow of visitors has increased around 20 times.

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Beethoven to his Beloved

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After Beethoven's death in March 1827, two documents were discovered in his desk. These were the Heiligenstadt Testament and this love letter. The passionate feelings manifested in this letter were addressed to a person unknown. Many have speculated over whom might be the recipient. It was made more difficult by the fact that there is no mention of place from where it has been written. But experts, following Beethoven's date on the letters, his movement during the period (1812) and studying the persons close to Beethoven, has come to the solution that Antoine Brentano must be the answer—now generally accepted as being correct.

July 6, in the morning

My angel, my all, my very self

To Only a few words today and at that with pencil (with yours) - Not till tomorrow will my lodgings be definitely determined upon - what a useless waste of time - Why this deep sorrow when necessity speaks - can our love endure except through sacrifices, through not demanding everything from one another; can you change the fact that you are not wholly mine, I not wholly thine - Oh God, look out into the beauties of nature and comfort your heart with that which must be - Love demands everything and that very justly - thus it is to me with you, and to your with me. But you forget so easily that I must live for me and for you; if we were wholly united you would feel the pain of it as little as I - My journey was a fearful one; I did not reach here until 4 o'clock yesterday morning. Lacking horses the post-coach chose another route, but what an awful one; at the stage before the last I was warned not to travel at night; I was made fearful of a forest, but that only made me the more eager - and I was wrong. The coach must needs break down on the wretched road, a bottomless mud road. Without such postilions as I had with me I should have remained stuck in the road. Esterhazy, travelling the usual road here, had the same fate with eight horses that I had with four - Yet I got some pleasure out of it, as I always do when I successfully overcome difficulties - Now a quick change to things internal from things external. We shall surely see each other soon; moreover, today I cannot share with you the thoughts I have had during these last few days touching my own life - If our hearts were always close together, I would have none of these.

Though still in bed, my thoughts go out to you, my Immortal Beloved, now and then joyfully, then sadly, waiting to learn whether or not fate will hear us - I can live only wholly with you or not at all - Yes, I am resolved to wander so long away from you until I can fly to your arms and say that I am really at home with you, and can send my soul enwrapped in you into the land of spirits - Yes, unhappily it must be so - You will be the more contained since you know my fidelity to you. No one else can ever possess my heart - never - never - Oh God, why must one be parted from one whom one so loves. And yet my life in V is now a wretched life - Your love makes me at once the happiest and the unhappiest of men - At my age I need a steady, quiet life - can that be so in our connection? My angel, I have just been told that the mail coach goes every day - therefore I must close at once so that you may receive the letter at once - Be calm, only by a calm consideration of our existence can we achieve our purpose to live together - Be calm - love me - today - yesterday - what tearful longings for you - you - you - my life - my all - farewell. Oh continue to love me - never misjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved.

Ever thine

Ever mine

Ever ours

You’re faithful LUDWIG

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Government can even think of taking their service for intelligence gathering. This will help to break terrorists’ network.”

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Importantly, based as they would be in localities and colonies, they can serve as useful `detectives’ for our intelligence agencies. Former director general of Tihar Prison, R.P.Singh, told TSI, “Private guards are manning all parts of cities. They have sensitive and important information. However, due to lack of coordination with the police, they are not utilised. Government can even think of taking their service for intelligence gathering. This will help to break terrorists’ network.” Unarguably, private security cannot become an alternative to official agencies, like the regular police or army or paramilitary forces, but can become a handy placebo. Sophisticated, armed and efficient, on duty at prime hotels, airports, industrial hubs, with quick response times that does not need bureaucratic clearances is pretty much the need of the hour.

Security companies are, naturally, worked up. A number of them – Topsline and G4Securities for instance – amongst dozens of others have mushroomed in the last few years. Now with the bill, they will get official teeth.

Says Vikas Verma, MD, Property Guards Security Services, one of the seven wings of G-7 Securitas Group, which guards top film stars like Preity Zinta and Aishwariya Rai Bachchan: ``Because of our superior technological and human resources, state police forces seek our help.” He claims the agency has even solved cases of abduction and murder.

In addition, there is upgraded technology. “In Madhya Pradesh, Naxalites would hide grenades under corpses. When the police closed in for scrutiny, the mines would explode in their faces. The police wanted to buy very expensive robots, but we suggested they use an inexpensive anchor to do the same job as efficiently. And it has worked.’’

The mushrooming of such private security agencies, has led to other complications, like below par services. Cities are teeming with thousands of men who are hardly trained, under paid, weak of physique, ill-mannered and whose claim to provide security in a rarely washed and stained uniform, could at best be considered laughable. To be sure, some inspiration is coming from the West. In US and Canada, even places as sensitive as airports are managed by private security agencies and the story of the role played – even overplayed – by the US private agency Blackwater is legend.

Most agree that it would take many years and a lot of investment to reach US levels – if at all. In the US, for example, private agencies use satellite imagery and process data which is supplied to the government. Though there have been examples of lapses on their parts, which has led to innocent civilians being bombed in Iraq and Afghanistan, yet, they are able to identify and advice the government on precise locations of terrorism hotspots and exact targets at many occasions.

Already, with top corporates and others seeking protection, the state of high-end security has improved. Ramesh Aiyar, Executive Director of the Topsline Group, claims they have the latest equipment and trained personnel to deal with any situation. “We have the latest gadgets like vapour explosives detection, which makes it possible for us to detect not just explosives but also other chemicals.’’ He claims his company is competent to deal with air rescue and combating biological warfare. For operators like him, the Act could not have come at a more opportune time.


With inputs from Pathikrit Payne and Sray Agarwal

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