Re: [Goanet]Pravasi Divas
Sanjay Gandhi was never the PM. He was an MP until he was killed in a plane crash. His airline pilot brother, Rajiv, was then induced to enter politics and became PM before being assassinated. --- Peter D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- | Pitroda, Bhagwati, Shyamalan among awardees | | by Eugene Correia | | Mumbai: Fifteen people of Indian origin were honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards on the concluding day of the third Pravasi Divas in Mumbai on Jan. 9. Three of them are based in the United States -- Dr. Sam Pitroda, the man who pioneered the telecommunications era in modern India as Technology Advisor to the late Indian Prime Minister Sanjay Gandhi, Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati, of Columbia. When was Sanjay Gandhi Prime Minister? Another great editorial by Jagdish Bhagwati in today's Wall Street Journal. Peter
[Goanet]Pravasi Divas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 | Pitroda, Bhagwati, Shyamalan among awardees | | by Eugene Correia | | Mumbai: Fifteen people of Indian origin were honoured | with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards on the concluding day | of the third Pravasi Divas in Mumbai on Jan. 9. | Three of them are based in the United States -- Dr. | Sam Pitroda, the man who pioneered the | telecommunications era in modern India as Technology | Advisor to the late Indian Prime Minister Sanjay | Gandhi, Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati, of Columbia When was Sanjay Gandhi Prime Minister? Another great editorial by Jagdish Bhagwati in today's Wall Street Journal. Peter -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFB7UTFXtSoha+i4wwRAjVoAJ9ylMzUgyiF03EZmsDnrLzXtvtEDgCfQStP F9jBZAhJTBFaB9Se081VcAE= =62Rs -END PGP SIGNATURE-
[Goanet]pravasi divas -- awardees
Pitroda, Bhagwati, Shyamalan among awardees by Eugene Correia Mumbai: Fifteen people of Indian origin were honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards on the concluding day of the third Pravasi Divas in Mumbai on Jan. 9. Three of them are based in the United States -- Dr. Sam Pitroda, the man who pioneered the telecommunications era in modern India as Technology Advisor to the late Indian Prime Minister Sanjay Gandhi, Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati, of Columbia University, who is engaged in writing about developmental economics and has authored many papers on India's economy, Prof. Sunil Khilani, who teaches political science at John Hopkins University, Washington, DC, author Vikram Seth, who divides his time between India and USA, often in San Francisco, California. and filmmaker Manoj Night Shyamalan. Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and now the Opposition leader, Basdeo Panday, Lord Bhiku Chhotalal Parekh, a political scientist who has contributed tremendously to socio-political studies in both UK and India, Amina Cachalia, a social activist who founded the Women's Progressive Union in South Africa, Ahmed Kathrada, also from South Africa and a social activist who served in Nelson Mandela's cabinet, Alokeranjan Dasgupta, a noted translator of Bengali poetry and former teacher at the South Asian Institute, University of Heidelberg, Vijay Singh, one of the world's leading golfer, from Fiji, J.K. Chande, a community leader in Tanzania, M. Arunachalam, Hong Kong businessmen and cultural activist, M.A. Yussuffali, who runs a big grocery business in the United Arab Emirates and also engaged in many charitable organizations, and Sant Singh Virmani, of the Phillipines, renowned for his research work in hybrid rice. Shymalan, Seth, Prof. Bhagwati and Vijay Singh were absent. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
[Goanet]pravasi divas -- gulf nris
Gulf NRIs get special attention by Eugene Correia Mumbai: Indians in the Persian Gulf region were accorded a special session to deal with their issues and problems. Many representatives from this region -- United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait -- asked that the government look into such issues as exploitation of hoursemaids, cheaper air fares, work contracts, and recruitment agencies. Minister for Overseas Indians Affairs, Jagdish Tytler, was emotional when he spoke of the plight of Indian housemaids in Oman and angry with those people who dupe innocent workers with jobs in the Gulf only to leave them out in the cold. While seeking help from Gulf NRIs in stopping illegal practices of hiring workers under false pretexts,. Tytler said he would not hesitate in cancelling passports of those found guilty of exploiting such workers. He said that the government is thinking of setting up a corporate law office in Dubai to take up cases on behalf of workers who have been wronged. Tytler informed that certain rules have been put in place where the interests of the housemaids have been taken care of, such as proper documentation and also the setting the age limit of 30 years for housemaids who want to work in the Gulf. Issues such as getting NRIs on electoral roles and allotment of quota for children of Gulf NRIs also came for discussion. One delegate pointed out that calling Indians working in the Gulf NRIs was wrong, because they are not settled there but are only on working contracts. __ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
[Goanet]pravasi divas
i attended the three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Mumbai. Spotted Goa NRI Fecilitation Committee chairman Chandrakant Keni in lineup at the food stall of Goan dishes. Spoke to him briefly. Didn't see the others members of the committee. Special session on Gulf NRIs. Lots of complaints, but overwhelming demand for cheaper airlines to Kerala and direct flights from Abu Dhabi, Oman and Qatar. Kerala CM too joined in. Would Goans make similar demand for direct flights to Dabolim? Met some Mangaloreans from Kuwait at the Goan food stall. Will file brief reports once I return to Goa. eugene __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
