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As part of its Connect initiative, TATA Capital
Corporate Finance organized customer
meets across 9 cities in India. The meets
provided a forum for customers to interact
with the management team.
Tata Capital aspires to become the leading
financial services in India with a global
footprint. The essence of the Tata Capital
brand is encapsulated in their slogan “we
only do what’s right for you”
The programmers featured talks by
senior executives such as Mr. Praveen
Bandivadekar, COO Corporate Finance
and Mr. Sarosh Amaria, Head Commercial
Finance followed by felicitations of valued
customers and partners.
The felicitated customers were
1) LMJ Logistics Limited: Mr J K Jain
(Director)
2) SPM Auto Pvt Ltd: Mr Pradeep Batra
(Director)
3) Sony India Pvt Ltd: Mr S. Bhargava
(CFO)
........... and the elation
A happy moment to share with our
readers. Rave made its mark and has
achieved the distinction of being maybe
the only company in the Indian print
fraternity to have been felicitated and
awarded a trophy by the Tata Capital
group. A small measure towards
emphasizing the need for more
recognition and aid from the Government.
The adjoining article talks about it.
Another bit of good news is that Rave
has also been given an opportunity to
represent this industry in FICCI. One
of our directors has been elected as
executive member of the same. This
election will give us a chance to represent
and try to boost the industry with the
Ministry of Commerce. Here I would like
to add that any suggestions in this regard
from fellow printers would be welcome.
And this brings to mind the current
budget. It has been much lauded as a
growth orientated budget - indeed the
PWC analysis which we printed for the
fifth consecutive year has labeled it
as ‘Marching Forward” India 2010. It
reflects continuity in the Government’s
balanced approach to the global crisis
which had momentarily diverted India.
Also, it is heartening to learn that the
Finance Ministry is of the view that the
private sector would have a greater role to
play going forward. The budget has also
shown a long overdue roadmap to the
introduction of the Goods and Services
tax. It is to be hoped that the Centre can
prevail upon the states to implement the
GST and not defer it further.
So cheers to that.
Rakesh Bhatnagar
Three cheers for the Print industryTata Capital Corporate Finance honors Rave
Our MD, Mr.Rakesh Bhatnagar, receiving the award.
4) Reebok India Company: Mr Vishnu
Bhagat (CFO)
5) Rave Scan Pvt Ltd: Mr Rakesh
Bhatnagar (MD)
6) Videocon Industries Limited: Mr Sunil
Jain (CFO)
7) Anand Automotive Systems Ltd: Mr
Mahender Goyal (Group CFO)
8) Anand Automotive Systems Ltd: Mr.
Deepak Chopra (Group CEO)
9) LG Electronics (India) Pvt Ltd: Mr
Sumendra Jain (Finance Head)
It was a proud moment for our Managing
Director Mr. Rakesh Bhatnagar to receive
the awards on behalf of the entire Rave
Scan Team.
The meet at Delhi also had performance by
a spellbinding performance by Niladri Kumar
and his group Sitar Funk which enthralled
the audience with their very unique style of
fusion music, and got a standing ovation at
the end of their performance.
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First question : Who sells the
largest number of cameras
in India? Your guess : Either
Sony, Canon or Nikon. The
answer : Nokia, whose main
line of business in India is not
cameras but cellphones. The
reason being, cameras bundled
with cellphones are outselling
standalone cameras.
Question : Who runs the
biggest music business in
India? Your guess : HMV Sa-
Re-Ga-Ma? Sorry. The correct
answer is Airtel. By selling caller
tunes (that play for 30 seconds)
Airtel makes more than what
music companies make by
selling music albums (that run
for hours). Incidentally, Thats a
crooky kinda competitor - right ?
But if you imagine that Nokia
and Bharti (Airtel’s parent) are
breathing easy, you couldn’t be
further from the truth. Nokia
has reportedly acknowledged
that it missed the smart-phone
bus. It admits that Apple’s
iPhone and Google’s Android
can make life difficult for it
in the future. But you never
thought Google was a mobile
company, did you? If these
mean anything, it is that there
is a bigger game unfolding. It
is not so much about mobile or
music or camera or emails.
The “Mahabharat” in this
context is: “Who is
my competitor?” In
2008, who was the
toughest competitor
to British Airways for
international flights
in India? Singapore
Airlines? Indian
Airlines? Maybe,
Beware of Competition : lest we get caught unaware
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but there is a more interesting
answer: The videoconferencing
services of Hewlett-Packard
and Cisco.Senior information
technology executives in India
and abroad were compelled
by their headquarters to use
videoconferencing to keep
travel costs in check. Between
1977 and 1991, prices of the
now-dead VCR crashed to one
third of their original levels in
India. PC prices also dropped.
Now, imagine the fate of
airlines.
Another scenario to be thought
about - India has two passions.
Films and cricket. The two
markets are distinctly different.
Right ? Think again, my friends.
Come Indian Premier League
and the two markets collapsed
into one. IPL brought cricket
down to 20 overs, reducing
the game to the length of
a three-hour movie. Cricket
became a competitor to
film. See how things change
overnight. Desperate multiplex
owners requisitioned the rights
for screening IPL matches at
movie halls to hang on to the
audience. If the IPL were to
become the
mainstay of
Shall we be expecting another price
rise in paper as we see it considering
the price rises internationally ? Of
course, the answer is a resounding no
from deep down. But it seems that
is exactly what is going to happen
as paper producers have urged their
agents and merchants to put prices
up.
Sappi has already said it will increase
prices by at least 10 per cent in
the month of March in the UK and
UPM UK too has already announced
increases for its wood-free coated
papers because of ‘cost pressures’.
At the same time, Mondi has said it
will put up the price of uncoated fine
papers by between five per cent and
eight per cent from 1 April. Seems
even kraft paper will not be spared in
the UK this time. And a price rise of
GBP50 per tonne has been announced
by M-real for white-top kraftliner in
the UK.
That does not make for pretty or
comfortable reading but then again,
Apparent : Paper price increase ?
cricket, films would have to
sequence their releases so as
to not clash with IPL matches.
As far as the audience is
concerned, both are a three-
hour entertainment. Cricket
season might push films out of
the market.
Amazing, is not it ? Look at the
products that vanished from
India in the last 20 years. When
did you last see a black and
white movie? When did you last
use a fountain pen? When did
you last type on a typewriter?
The answer for all the above,
is “I don’t remember!” One
final illustration. Some 20 years
ago, what were Indians using to
wake them up in the morning?
An alarm clock, that monster of
mechanical springs. It had to be
physically wound up every day.
It made so much noise that it
woke you -- and the rest of the
colony. What do we use today?
Cellphones. An entire category
of clocks practically disappeared
without warning. At a recent
seminar a speaker was heard
saying “Have breakfast …or….
be breakfast”! That sums it up
rather neatly.
The above is based on an article by Dr. Y. L. R. Moorthi who is a professor at the IIM, Bangalore.
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challenging time justifying
the additional expense. There
are however compelling
arguments as to why this can
make a lot of sense in the right
circumstances – RoI (Return
on Investment) – Significant
investments in equipment are
made regularly in a business.
We need to look at employees
in the same way. They are the
“human capital” component
of the organization. Any capital
investment made by a business
should justifiably be based on
its return on that investment.
This should apply not only
to equipment but to people
as well. The Advantage of
Human Capital over Physical
Capital – In the majority of
instances, physical capital
investments require residual
payments whereas human
capital investments do not. The
message here is that there is
In continuation of the article
we have had in the last few
issues, we further carry on
with the growth ladder and its
constituents - once again this
time being - employees. The
only way to take your company
from where you are to where
you want to be is by finding
the best and the brightest.
We have had instances in
previous issues of RaveNews
about the importance of hiring/
firing/retaining people based
on attitude versus ability but
what we are referring to here
is finding the best people you
can for the organization. And it
is a real challenge for owners
and managers for two primary
reasons –
Expensive – Talented
people will usually “cost
more” and management in
many instances can have a
Human resources : nothing better than the best must be the ‘mantra’
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neither does the fact that many
print buyers are still looking for price
cuts. Of course, in such times, the
instinctive reaction of many print
producers is to absorb such costs, at
least in part, if not completely - but for
how long could such a tactic work, if
at all?
It is widely recognised that there is
very great pressure to increase pulp
prices. They have risen by a third in
a year and many expect the price
to increase still further. Overall, it
is probably no exaggeration to say
that the total picture is pretty ugly.
Demand continues to fall and bad
debts in the industry increase, as have
the prices for freight and energy with
the recent budget.
And then, how can we forget about
certain paper manufacturers in our
country acting pretty much like in a
monopoly situation. So, do we brace
up again for paper price increase ?
Fair ?
Apparent : Paper price increase ?
a compelling argument to be
made to “pay the price” for
a higher level employee if we
believe that it can be justified
with increased performance
and if we happen to be wrong,
it can be corrected.
Fear psychosis – Many
people will not hire highly
qualified people as they can be
viewed as a “threat”. Some
people tend to hire employees
who are “followers” and
managers can fear that they
will be upstaged and their
position within the organization
can be threatened. The right
approach is to – always attempt
to hire people that know more
than you do. This will bring
fresh ideas and perspective to
the organization allowing the
company the opportunity to
grow and you to focus on the
bigger picture.
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Social Media for Graphic Communications
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Graphic designerMost graphic designers
design for print, but you need
to be sure. Don’t assume
every designer works with
commercial printers. Some
only design for the Web. Even
though you (or your child) may
own a PC, unless you have the
technical expertise and creative
skills to build print-ready files,
reach for the designer.
Designers typically work with
one or more printers and
will get estimates for you,
recommend which printer to
use, send the job directly to
the printer, do a press OK if
warranted, and, in general,
manage the production process
on your behalf. The designer
acts as your professional agent
with the printer.
Directly with a printerMost corporate print buyers
including agencies work directly
with print manufacturers.
For companies with steady/
significant printing needs, this
is the logical and practical path
to take.The challenge lies in
identifying the most appropriate
print manufacturer(s) for your
needs. Every printer is different.
It is a highly competitive
industry, with over 2,00,000
commercial printers in the India
and with about about 10,000
printers in Delhi and NCR
alone. Pricing will vary, as will
specialties, quality and service.
By the way, many printers like
us have designers in-house, or
they work with graphic design
firms, so if you don’t know
a graphic designer, ask your
printer.
Print brokerAnother option is to work
with someone who works
with (not for) different print
manufacturers. Traditionally,
such firms (or individuals) are
known as print brokers.
Brokers differ from printers in
one key way: they do not own
printing equipment. They are
not employed by a particular
printer. Rather, they work
with (or represent) several
manufacturers. I think of them
as print sales reps who have a
broader reach. As a customer,
you will notice no difference
working with a print broker
vs. a print sales rep from a
particular firm. Your broker
should assume all of the same
responsibilities a print rep
would; that is, he or she will
manage the production of your
job, get your estimates, do
your press OK (if warranted),
troubleshoot and in every way
make sure your job delivers as
expected.
Working with a Professional makes ‘printing’ life easier
such as: Web sites and e-mail;
Blogs and podcasts; Twitter
and other microblogging sites;
Facebook, LinkedIn, and other
social networking sites; Digg,
StumbleUpon, and other social;
bookmarking sites; YouTube and
other online video applications
For each of these groups of
channels, the report explains,
in a nutshell: what it is; what
is required to get started;
what it costs; best practices
for inbound marketing; how
printers can use it for their own
purposes; how printers can
offer it to their clients
This 63-page report defines
social media, the growing
importance of using media
channels like Twitter, LinkedIn,
Facebook, and others
to network and
communicate
with present
and prospective
customers, offers third-party
estimates of the growth
of the importance of, and
spending on, social media by
marketers in all industries,
and offers specific advice
for companies in the printing
industry.
Social Media for Graphic
Communications: A
WhatTheyThink Strategy
Summary Report—The Hows
and Whys of Social Media
explains the difference
between “outbound” and
“inbound” marketing, and
discusses the changing trends
in advertising and marketing
that are causing wholesale
shifts in how businesses
cultivate customers and build
relationships that lead to sales.
The report also offers a
“primer” on the various new
and social media channels,
Work with a print management firm.Print management firms are
not well known yet in this
country, though they have
long been a part of the UK’s
printing landscape. These firms
specialize in business process
outsourcing. Print sourcing is
just one of many services they
offer.
Companies hire print
management firms. They
might choose to have a PM
firm handle all of their print
procurement, rather than have
in-house experts. An individual
who needs some printing done
would not seek out a print
management firm.
These are a few different
options you have when starting
out as a new print customer.
Each has its pros and cons and
each is appropriate for certain
situations and projects.
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The Union Budget 2009 comes
in the backdrop of an economic
growth of 6.7% in 2008-09 with
manufacturing and services
sector continuing to be the
engines of growth in these
challenging times. In taxation
proposals, while an increase
in minimum exemption limits
on personal tax (including
abolition of surchage on
personal income-tax) is a step
in the right direction, there has
been no change on corporate
tax. Abolition of Fringe Benefit
Tax has been a welcome step.
Proposal to table the Direct Tax
Code for public comments and
implementation of GST regime
from April 2010 would have
a far reaching positive impact
on the Indian tax system.
Introduction of the Dispute
Resolution Cell and proposed
safe harbour rules are other
important forward looking steps
to mitigate tax litigation.
Despite various political
parties howling over the
petrol price rise, it must be
said that the key feauture
of this budget, according to
PwC India analysis on Budget
2009, is the balance it strikes
between fiscal prudence
and the need to a callibrated
rollback of the stimulus
package. Fiscal consolidation
seems to be the order of the
government. Further the effort
to cover agriculture in terms of
production, reduction of waste,
credit support to farmers and
thrust on food processing was
the need of the day with the
inflation touching double digits
in this sector.
Infrastructure is another area
which has got lots of attention
from the FM with 46% of total
planned allocation dedicated to
this sector. Financial sector too
has been given due attention
with a request to RBI to allot
new banking license in the
banking sector. The measures
would strengthen the banks
to equip themselves to cater
to the fast growing economy.
While reducing the tax burden
for 60% of tax payees by
broadening the curent tax slab
the FM also seemed to be firm
about hte direct tax code with
an “endeavour” to introduce
GST by 1 April 2011 - lets wait
and watch (again)!
Have a look at http://www.pwc.com.mu/en_IN/in/assets/pdfs/PwC-budgetBooklet.pdf
The book pictured above is being done every year by us for the last 5 years. The print ready file is received at 5 am and the delivery is made at 11 am the same day. The client sees Speed and quality going hand in hand at Rave.
Greenpeace
Budget 2010 : A brief
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The media has been buzzing
about the IPCC’s Himalayan
glacier controversy. The
international climate panel
headed by Dr. Rajendra
Pachauri won the Nobel Peace
Prize in 2007 for a ground-
breaking report on climate
change. Several small errors
have now surfaced in the 3,000-
page report.
If you’re wondering what
the news reports mean for
climate change, here are some
answers. Please spread the
word to your family, friends,
and co-workers.
1. Do the U.N. climate panel’s
errors mean there is no threat
from climate change?
No, the dire threat from climate
change is not in question. The
panel’s errors were only related
to the intensity of climate
change. There are in fact only
two real mistakes that have
been found so far and neither
point to any change in the basic
premise of human induced
climate change.
For over two decades,
scientists have consistently
found that climate change is
happening, and it’s caused by
human activity.
2. Why is there so much furore
about these errors?
Over the past 20 years, the
U.N. climate panel has been
attacked again and again by
the fossil fuel industry and by
politicians who are determined
to discredit climate change
science and continue on an
unsustainable development
pathway which would ensure
dire consequences for this
earth.
3. Are the Himalayan glaciers
melting or not?
In 2007, the U.N. climate
panel reported that Himalayan
glaciers might vanish by 2035.
The specific year turned out to
be based on a flawed study,
and the panel has corrected the
error.
The Himalayan glaciers are
retreating, but the exact rate of
retreat is still uncertain. India’s
Environment Minister Jairam
Ramesh was one of the first to
argue that the 2035 forecast
was “not based on an iota of
scientific evidence,” but he
confirms the Himalayan glaciers
“are indeed receding and the
rate is cause for great concern.”
4. Who will be impacted by
climate change?
Everyone. Lesser developed
countries and small island
states will be hit hardest and
fastest.
But rich nations are not
immune to the violent weather,
drought, disease, famine, mass
migrations, and wars that will
be caused if we don’t stop
climate change.
5. What is Greenpeace’s call on
climate change?
The science is clear. Climate
change is real, is happening
now and is caused by people.
The solution is clean energy,
smart use of our power and
forest protection.
If enough of us take action, we
can stop climate change. Sign
up to help by clicking here:
http://greenidol.in
Since lots of people are
wondering about the media
stories, please forward this
mail to your family, friends and
co-workers.
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I have recently published
Microchakras: Innertuning
for Psychological Well-being
coauthored with cognitive
psychologist Dr. David Isaacs.
It sets forth an integration
of ancient Indian philosophy,
my own discovery of the
microchakras, and recent trends
in the field of psychology.This
integration defines a new field
of Microchakra Psychology.
The cornerstone of this
approach is the ancient
understanding that each
of us possesses two
nonmaterial bodies in addition
to our physical body. These
nonmaterial bodies vibrate
more rapidly than our material
body and pervade it like radio
waves passing through the
walls of a room. The first
nonmaterial body is called the
subtle body and is the locus
of our experiences dominated
by emotions and feelings. The
second nonmaterial body is
called the causal body. It is the
source of our thoughts. As our
awareness evolves these three
bodies become increasingly
integrated.
The subtle body contains seven
vortices of spinning energy
called chakras. These are
distributed along the length of
the spinal column and influence
different bodily organs. In 1967,
I had a revelation that each
of these chakras consisted of
21 microchakras. Openings in
these microchakras contribute
to our physical and mental
health. Blockages cause
physical and mental problems.
In the 1950’s I took my first
psychology course and was
inspired to dedicate my life to the
profession. I received a B.A. from
McGill University, an M.A. from
Northwestern University and a
Ph.D. from The City University
of New York. This gave me a
broad education in the field of
psychology.
For 29 years, I taught various
courses and seminars at the
University of Bridgeport in
Connecticut. My specialty
was cognitive processes and
personality dynamics. I also
contributed to computer based
education.
In the spring of 1979, I heard
Shyamji in New York City.
He described a portion of his
work with microchakras and
accompanied this with unusual
and potent chants. It was obvious
to me that his whole system
was superior to anything in
psychology. A friend of mine,
who was familiar with Shyamji’s
teaching, said that it was also
superior to anything in his
profession of psychiatry. I set as
my goal to bring this system into
the main stream of psychology.
In the intervening years, many
people have written about crises
in both psychology and science.
These crises have centered
about the topic of Consciousness
and the doctrine of Materialism.
Microchakra Psychology provides
a clear way out of these crises.
It will take many decades to fully
mine the potential in Shyamji’s
work. In our generation let us lay
a strong foundation.
When a baby is breastfed on
demand for at least the first 40
weeks the fifth microchakra
of the fourth chakra will open.
If the baby sleeps between
the parents or sleeps at arm’s
reach, the fourth microchakra
of the fourth chakra will open.
When diapers are changed
day and night by loving parents,
the second microchakra in the
third chakra will open. Some of
these practices are evaporating
in modern India; while in the
villages they are still continuing.
Since my discovery of the
microchakras, I have refined my
system as I helped thousands
of InnerTuning clients in
America and Europe. Among
the fundamentals practiced by
these students are:
4 Attunement to solar and
lunar rhythms through adjusting
the breath. This influences the
hemispheres of the brain.
4 Exploration of your
own personality through an
understanding of energy flow in
the microchakras.
4 Awareness of the relation
between personality structure
and personality functioning. We
Microchakra Psychology
Psychology Discovers.....................our Nonmaterial Bodies
David Isaacs, Ph.D.
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build our personality by opening
blocked microchakras and
then experiencing more subtle
energies flowing within us.
4 Attunement to the three
part of the brain: right cortical,
left cortical, subcortical.
Microchakra theory teaches that
the cerebral cortices evolved
to help civilize our subcortical
brain. Early animal impulses
are gradually brought under the
control of the rational power
of the left hemisphere and the
deeper feelings of the right
hemisphere.
Current Activities
I am currently training some
students in the techniques
of Microchakra Psychology
and InnerTuning and seeking
scholarships to train more.
Dr. Isaacs and I are preparing an
interactive book on Sound and
the Microchakras.
Our website, www.innertuning.
com is currently undergoing
modification. It will be the
central source for information
about the programs of
Microchakra Psychology and
A remarkable book that could
not be more timely. Its goal
is nothing less than spiritual
transformation, not only of
the reader but of a species
that has become increasingly
endangered. The exercises
the authors prescribe for
InnerTuning are based on the
paradigm that the basic stuff of
the universe is sound; readers
are taught how to use their
reason, feelings and intuition
to attune themselves with this
sound.
Breathtaking in its breadth
and depth, and impressive in
its knowledge of humanity’s
spiritual traditions, Microchakras
will arouse controversy,
transform lives, and initiate a
chain reaction that may help to
heal the torn cultures of our era.
Stanley Krippner, Ph.D. coauthor of Personal Mythology
This book is a beautifully
detailed and fascinating
description of ancient Indian
yoga teachings involving subtle
sound and breath to energize
and purify the chakras within
the chakras, The authors are to
be congratulated for bringing
this rare oral and aural tradition
of tantra and mantra yoga
into Western psychology and
psychophysical healing.
Ralph Metzner, Ph.D.Professor Emiritus, California Institute of Integral PsychologyAuthor of The Unfolding Self
Praise for Microchakras
Psychology Discovers.....................our Nonmaterial Bodies
InnerTuning.
Highlights of my career:
4 At 12 years of age, I met
a very old man who took me
for his disciple. He taught me
to chant in microtones (naada
yoga) and to do subtle breathing
practices (svar yoga). I believe
that it was these practices
which enabled me to eventually
discover the microchakras.
4 In college, I studied
philosophy, comparative religion
and history.
4 At age 24, I migrated to the
U.S.A. and eventually became
a citizen.
4 From late 1960s through
the 1980s I frequently taught
at Esalen in California. During
this time I had the pleasure
of playing tambura with Ravi
Shankar, including Lincoln
center and Carnegie Hall.
4 In 1965 I settled in New
York city where I worked
extensively with youth who
were struggling to find their
spiritual identity. I taught
classes at The New School for
Social Research in Manhattan.
4 In 1967, the microchakras
were revealed to me in five
hours of automatic writing.
4 In the following years,
I presented my work
internationally in major growth
centers and universities
including New YorkUniversity,
Bombay University, Asia
Society, De Kosmos
(Amsterdam) and many others.
My first open air mantra
meditation concert was at the
Museum of Modern Art (NYC).
Around this time, I commenced
my international teachings in
Europe.
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Australia : A Myriad of hues and colors
Cycling in the Flinders
Ranges in South Australia
South Australia is an incredibly
varied state, offering everything
from beautiful coastline and
major wine regions, to dramatic
outback scenery and incredible
wildlife. The capital, Adelaide,
is a charming, easy-going city
with some gorgeous parks and
historic buildings.
To get the best out of a week
in South Australia you need
to do some planning because
there are just so many options.
Here’s a little taste of what’s on
offer if you want a short break.
Spend the day exploring
Adelaide’s city centre on foot,
perhaps stopping to do some
shopping in Rundle Mall.Head
first to the Adelaide Central
Market and experience the
hustle and bustle of one of
the biggest indoor markets
in the country. To get a real
feel for the city you have to
know something about its
history. A good place to start
is at the Migration Museum.
If you can’t wait to indulge
yourself in South Australia’s
world-wide reputation for wine,
make tracks to the National
Wine Centre of Australia. In
the evening you could take the
tram to the seaside suburb of
Glenelg for a walk along the
esplanade. For those in town
a little longer, join an early
morning cruise and swim with
dolphins.
The next day you could easily
spend two days or more in
Adelaide, but now it’s time to
head to one of the greatest
animal habitats in the world
- Kangaroo Island. It’s been
described as ‘Australia’s
Galapagos.’ Bird watchers
will be impressed by the
variety of species, including
the thousands of waterbirds
inhabiting Murray Lagoon. You
can also easily pot many other
creatures, including wallabies
and platypus. Part of the island
is farming country, and local
produce includes honey, sheep
cheese, organic lamb, wine, and
beer. The sea produces another
local harvest, including oysters
and abalone.
By the time you end up back
in Adelaide you might only
have an afternoon to explore,
so what better place than the
nearby Adelaide Hills. World
heritage-listed Hahndorf
should definitely be on your
itinerary. Settlers from Prussia
created this historic German-
inspired village in 1839. The
architecture is very German, as
is much of the food and beer.
You could also head off towards
Melbourne along the amazing,
coastal Great Ocean Road
today. Otherwise, a ten-hour
drive through the outback
would take you north to the
fascinating opal-mining town
of Coober Pedy. Here, most
people live underground.
Visitors can do this too, in
underground hotels. But, if
you are planning to return to
Adelaide by the end of the
week, you can still experience
a little of the Outback by driving
out to the Flinders Ranges
National Park.Stay the night in
the National Park to see the
rocks and cliffs changing colour.
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the past several decades, it
is now known that sleep has
distinctive stages that cycle
throughout the night. Your brain
stays active throughout sleep,
but different things happen
during each stage. For instance,
certain stages of sleep are
indeed for us to feel well rested
and energetic the next day, and
other stages help us learn or
make memories.
Sleep needs vary from person
to person, and they change
throughout the lifecycle. Most
adults need 7-8 hours of sleep
each night. Newborns, on the
other hand, sleep between 16
and 18 hours a day, and children
in preschool sleep between
10 and 12 hours a day. School-
aged children and teens at
least 9 hours of sleep a night.
Skimping on sleep has a price.
Cutting back by even 1 hour can
make it tough to focus the next
day and can slow your response
time.
Mood: Sleep also affects mood.
Insufficient sleep can make
you irritable and is linked to
poor behavior and trouble with
relationships, especially among
children and teens. People
who chronically lack sleep are
also more likely to become
depressed.
Health: Sleep is also important
for good health. Studies show
that not getting enough sleep or
getting poor quality sleep on a
regular basis increases the risk
of having high blood pressure,
heart disease and other medical
conditions.
In addition, during sleep,
your body produces valuable
hormones. Deep sleep triggers
more release of growth
hormone which fuels growth in
children, and helps build muscle
mass and repair cells and
tissues in children and adults.
Another type of hormone that
increases during sleep works
to fight various infections.
Hormones released during
sleep also affect how the body
uses energy. Studies find that
the less people sleep, the more
likely they are to be overweight,
to develop diabetes and to
prefer eating foods that are high
in calories.
So have a good forty winks.
It’s an old claim arising from an
ancient numbering system used
by British shepherds, yet its
meaning is clear enough – the
sheer monotony of counting an
endless series of white sheep
jumping over a fence is enough
to induce boredom and thereby
lull you to sleep.
However research now has
it that counting sheep may
be too boring for long while.
Conversely imagining a relaxing
scene like a beach or a tranquil
stream is more likely to take
you to noddy land!
Why adequate sleep :
Sleep was long considered just
a uniform block of time when
you are not awake. Thanks
to sleep studies done over
TRIVIA
Sleep and Sheep
wholemeal foods. Fibre reduces
the speed that a meal is absorbed
and leaves you feeling fuller
longer.
• Avoid refined sugars, including
alcohol.
• Research the glycemic index (GI)
of foods, which measures how
quickly carbohydrates from foods
are broken down and utilised. Low
GI foods have been shown to
assist weight loss.
• Add a fibre supplement. Try 1
teaspoon of psyllium husks mixed
into 150ml of water, 1 hour before
each meal. Drinking enough water
will help the fibre do its job. Also
have a glass of water as your first
response to hunger.
• A multivitamin and mineral tablet
and fish oil capsule will ensure
daily nutrient intake, and prevent
deficiencies that might hinder
weight loss.
• Get moving with some exercise.
Start by getting a pedometer
and take more steps per day.
Participate in organised sports,
and also choose a solo exercise
activity you enjoy. Aim to be
active for at least 30 minutes per
day.
There is no better time to start
your natural weight loss program
than now. It is important to accept
that you need to be prepared to
make long-term changes in order
to maintain your weight loss.
Approaching your weight loss
naturally will provide an increased
quality of life that will make it
much easier to sustain your
weight-loss goals.
Many of us are seeking long term
weight loss that will produce
maximum results with very little
effort. A natural approach to
weight loss is best for your health.
Few Simple Tips For Weight Loss
• Include protein in every meal,
such as lean meats, eggs, soy,
nuts, seeds and dairy products.
• Eat small amounts frequently
and snack on proteins around 3pm
when there is a natural drop in
blood sugar levels.
• Choose wholegrain or
Boost energy, loose weight and improve self
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TRIVIA
And some Indian Signposts
Azad’s daughter “Bulbul”, then five years old, was
told after Rajiv Gandhi’s death in May 1991, that her
“uncle Rajiv” had gone to meet ‘God’. When the
Azad family later visited Mecca-Medina, “Bulbul”
wanted to meet her dear uncle when informed that
this was the “House of God”. The preplexed Azads
had a weeping session on the spot.
Mrs.Azad
In Gods House
By the law, for the law and flouting the law...... with impunity. The signpost showing the order of the Additional Session Judge, in the parking lot of Tiz Hazari courts, Delhi.
www.rememberingrajeevgandhi.com
One of our latest jobs
HU - The sufi way is a prestigious project we do
quarterly for the Rumi Foundation. Using out inhouse
UV technology, we had some real good textured UV
effects on the title. A job well done team Rave!
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TRIVIA
And the demand for smaller statesIf precedence is anything to
go by then the concept of
carving out smaller states has
only benefited the incumbent
political parties.
What needs to be pondered
is whether the carving of new
states is the real solution and
does it make any economic
sense? Probably, the reason
for this demand could be the ill-
representation of the region in
the power equation of the state
or could be power craze alone!
First of all the creation of the
seven sisters in the north
east and how much have
they developed....?? Foreign
countries are turning their eyes
on them and these countries
are bold enough to express
their discontent if the Indian
PM visits these states! These
states of course have the
lowest levels of pollution……
not because of the govt. doing
a good job there but because
there is no development in
the first place to cause any
And now Telegana.....where people from
Telangana want a separate state
all to themselves....Now as a
citizen of this country there are
a few questions I’d like to ask if
I may......
Where is this rabid hatred or
this selfishness going to take
us? You have to be a Telegu
speaking individual or to put it
more clearly a telangana telegu
speaking person to belong to
Andhra Pradesh.
In Bombay,pardon me,Mumbai
you have to be a Marathi to
belong.
In Darjeeling people have been
agitating for their separate
state....
Dividing a country, is that
the India we see in the new
millenium-- torn,maimed,and
gasping for breath...
I feel so sad that human beings
have become so intolerant
towards each other. Where
you have to be a Marathi,
Gujrati, Bengali, Bihari, UP-ite to
belong.....
Can’t we just go back to just
being INDIANS???
And take pride in our country,
without trying to tear it into
strips...Think about it.
Those are just a few examples,
I could go on and on. But
that’s not why I write this. I
write this for my own selfish
reasons. My son stays at home
3 days a week because of the
bandhs that are called. I have
to always keep my refrigerator
full because tomorrow may be
a bandh day. You have to be on
your guard at all times. I have
gone over to parties where
I have tried to have my own
point of view over dividing a
country, but have been violently
opposed.
The author, Nina Ray is a Ben-gali residing in Hyderabad and gives her views on the cause de célèbre, TELENGANA.
pollution.
The movement for a separate
State of Telangana has resumed
after three decades, spurred
by the creation of three States
- Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and
Chattisgarh. Discontent over
the perceived neglect of the
TRS legislators staging ‘dharna’ in front of the Chief Minister’s Offices at the Secretariat in Hyderabad on Thursday, demanding withdrawl of cases against the Telangana students.
Telangana region is growing
and the movement has
snowballed into a political storm
and has opened a Pandora’s
box and may well fuel similar
movements that may lead to
redrawing the map of India.
Gorkhaland, Saurashtra,
Bundelkhand…… will all follow.
And the vision for which the
demand began got lost in the
“haloed corridors” of power.
It will be interesting to see how
the ruling dispensation deals
with this issue. Maybe they
should start fasting too !!!
This article is based on an analysis by Sanjoy Majumder, BBC News, New Delhi.
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Individuals play the game, Team beats the odds.
Commendation from Principal for Deepak
It is a matter of abiding shame
that a proposed bill cannot even
be taken up for discussion.
Although proceedings have
been brought to a halt on
numerable occasions in
Parliament, such disgraceful
behavior from our policy
makers makes one wonder
the caliber of the persons we
elect to govern us. It is high
time that strict eligibility criteria
In the House of Elders, no less – the RSbe laid down for all candidates
contesting elections, and at all
levels.
Meanwhile the pandemonium
in Parliament has put the
Government in a discomfort
zone leaving the door wide
open for what we do best –
political manipulation on all
sides.
In a country where the majority
are steeped in senseless
beliefs, the women reservation
bill may not be the cure to all
ills – female foeticide, female
illiteracy, the skewed sex ratio,
sexual slavery ( all in the name
of God ).
Perhaps one day in the future
women will need no reservation
at all.
Sachin Tendulkar loves to
parade his Maharashtrian
roots but not at the cost
of national pride. During a
media interaction with select
mediapersons recently, the
master blaster sent out a
strong message to all those
supposedly upholding the
Marathi cause: “I am extremely
proud of being a Maharashtrian,
but Mumbai is a part of India
and I play for India.’’ We
really do not know what what
wrong he said against our
Maharashtrian brothers?
Let us see a few more of that
he feels about :
Match-fixing is a dark chapter
and I don’t want to talk about
that on this occasion
Aggression should be inside.
It has to benefit you and not
benefit your opponent. You can
see aggression in the eyes of
players
I have also changed for the
better. I am a better cricketer.
It is a never-ending process,
as everyday brings a fresh
challenge. You have got to be
in the right direction and got to
be moving. That’s the only way
forward
Dedication, discipline and
keeping your focus on the
game are very important. A
combination of factors made
me remain focused on the
game. My parents, brothers,
sister and wife supported me
all through. My mother does
not know cricket but prays for
my success and the country. I
discussed cricket with my elder
brother Ajit a lot. He knows my
batting better than anyone else
in the world.
We at Rave wish to present our
congratulations to the very big
short guy on the world’s first
double ton in one dayers.
And the Masters views
Sachin & family at Madame Tussands with his own wax statue in the centre.
Women
Mr. Gora Chatterjee, Director Rave, has been recently elected as a Member of the National Executive committee of FICCI, first from the entire Printing Fraternity.
Another first
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