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Last urn of Mahatma’s ashes immersed in Arabian Sea

Last urn of Mahatma’s ashes immersed in Arabian Sea

MUMBAI: The last known urn containing the ashes of Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi was immersed in the Arabian Sea here this morning on the occasion of his 60th death anniversary.
MUMBAI: The last known urn containing the ashes of Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi was immersed in the Arabian Sea here this morning on the occasion of his 60th death anniversary.

Descendants of Gandhi, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Governor of Maharashtra S M Krishna and Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra R R Patil were present at the ceremony held in South Mumbai this morning.

The Mumbai Police gave a ceremonial guard of honour prior to the immersion of the ashes at the historic Girgaum Chowpatty in South Mumbai.

After the immersion of ashes in rivers and oceans across the country following the assassination of the Father of the Nation in 1948, the last urn containing the ashes was kept at Mani Bhawan, where Gandhi lived while visiting the city.

This is the second instance in 60 years where an urn containing the ashes of Mahatma was found and later immersed.

In the first instance an urn was found in a bank locker in Bhubhaneshwar in 1997 and the ashes were immersed in Allahabad, Dhirubhai Mehta, head of the trust which maintains Mani Bhavan, said.

The urn at Mani Bhavan was donated by Bharat Narayan, a resident of Gujarat and grandson of industrialist Jamanalal Bajaj, who wanted the ashes to be preserved properly.

Source: TOI

Child stars want a place in the sun

He is all of nine years old,but Darsheel Safary has given ace actor Aamir Khan a good run for his money in Taare Zameen Par. So last week, when the little prodigy said he should be “chosen the best actor, not the best child actor,” there were quite a few who backed his call.

As for precedents, even a fleeting glance around the world provides plenty of them. In 2004, Japanese film Nobody Knows’s 14-year-old star Yagira Yuya won the best actor prize at the Cannes film festival. The following year, it was the turn of 10-year-old Jin-bin Park to be voted best actor at the New Montreal film festival for his performance in the Korean film Little Brother.

The Oscar Academy of course is even more favourably disposed towards child actors, nominating 10-year-old Little Miss Sunshine’s Abigail Breslin as the best supporting actress against the majestic Cate Blanchett last year. And Justin Harry, when nominated in the same category for Kramer vs Kramer back in 1980, was even younger than Safary.

In India, child actors may not be awarded on a par with the adults but they have come up with equally wonderful performances. In fact, from Raj Kapoor and Rekha in the golden yesteryears to Hrithik Roshan, Kamal Hassan and Aamir Khan in the present, many of our brightest stars made their film debut as children.

Also legendary are tales of horrifying exploitation. Sarika, for instance, was exploited by her mother who did not send her to school and placed the four-year-old in front of the camera and lived off her earnings for years.

Today, the demand for child actors has gone through the roof, extending beyond film to primetime soaps, reality shows and advertisements. But even as opportunities are aplenty, child actors find the competition draining.

Last year, the Sa Re Ga Ma Little Champs and Voice of India: Chhote Ustad talent shows pulled in kids from Jabalpur, Kurukshetra, Lucknow, Ludhiana and Raipur in unprecedented ways.

Safary himself beat down 5,900 other children to land the “lead” in Aamir’s directorial debut, where he not only gets top billing but also carries the entire first half of the film by himself.

Now, with childish forthrightness, he has demanded the top awards too. Perhaps, the next blockbuster carried on a child’s shoulders will see the venerable ladies and gentlemen of the jury heeding his call.

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Stock markets crash, Sensex tanks 1661 points

The stock market benchmark Sensex shed 1,660.85 points, as the market was engulfed by selling pressure fuelled by weak global cues.

The 30-share index was trading at 17352.85 points at 1430 hrs as major market players remained net sellers, pushing almost all heavy-weight stocks to their recent lows.

The National Stock Exchange index Nifty too dropped by 424.35 points at 5,280.95, as metal and realty stocks suffered the most.

Marketmen said weakness across global market in the last six trading sessions including today has pulled down the market to levels last seen in October last year.

They said RBI governor YV Reddy’s statement that the central bank would continue to be sensitive to high crude and food prices prevailing globally, further fuelled selling.

Absence of overseas investors from the market due to rising concerns of inflation in the US, also remained a dampening factor, they added.

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India’s Tata Motors unveils $2,500 car

World’s cheapest car an ‘environmental disaster’ for India

Something akin to a motoring revolution has been unveiled in India – a compact car that will sell for a little over $2,500 when it hits the market later this year.

The makers of the Nano believe it will revolutionise how India’s 1.1 billion people get around, but critics say it will be an environmental disaster in a country already plagued by chronic air and noise pollution.

The theme from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey played as the Nano was unveiled at the annual Delhi car show by Ratan Tata, the head of India’s industrial giant Tata Industries.

“We are very pleased to present these cars to you today,” he said.

“They are not concept cars, they are not prototypes. They are the production cars that will roll out of the single plant later this year.”

At three metres long, 1.6 metres high and 1.5 metres wide, the Nano lives up to its compact name.

It is a four-door, rear-wheel drive with a two-cylinder gasoline engine that claims to offer 20 kilometres per litre.

But the biggest attraction is not performance, it is price – 100,000 rupees – a little over $2,500 before on-road costs.

The target market is the many million of Indians who currently use a motorbike for family transport.

Environmental concerns

Still, many months before the car becomes available, potential buyers on the streets of New Delhi seem easily sold on the idea.

“Those people who are riding motorcycles these days can drive a car and they will find it easier to drive a car in the streets,” one Indian man said.

“Everyone can afford this car.”

The prospect of the Nano’s popularity scares environmental campaigners in India, Centre for Science and Environment spokeswoman Anumita Roychowdhury said.

“There is just no room left for more cars in Delhi. If you really look at the city, the roads are already congested,” she said.

“Data shows that we have even gone beyond the designed capacity of the roads.

“The traffic speed has come down drastically from 35 to 40kph to 12 to five kph [at] the peak traffic volume.

“Now that clearly brings out the fact that it is a crisis that we need to deal with, because [of] both the congestion and pollution impact.

“This cheap motorisation that is now going to explode in Indian cities, we are not prepared for it at all.”

The Nano is the brainchild of Mr Tata, the 70-year-old head of the family company. And the old man bristles at criticism the car may not be eco-friendly.

“We may as well come to grips with the fact that all the things that you ask for may not be in a one-lakh (100,000 rupees) car and all the things that might be there in an eco car, may not be possible for one lakh,” he said.

“Take it as it is. It’s a car that’s affordable, provides transport, meets all safety laws, meets all emission laws present and future.

“[It] will be a reliable form of transport which will provide Indian families an all-weather means of safe transport.”

But it is not just the Nano for India. In two or three years’ time, Mr Tata wants to roll out export version of the Nano to developing countries around the world.

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