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Here is our May 2008 newsletter based on news reports from various worldwide publications and our EDITORIAL: --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. How a group of local citizens succeeded - Editorial by Gaurang Damani http://www.diehardindian.com/thoughts/may2008.htm A group of local Sion citizens systematically approached the problem and helped declare their area a "No Hawking Zone". --------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Here is your chance to do some good. Donate blood at the annual "Sunday Friends" blood donation camp for benefit of patients at Sion Hospital, on 8 June 2008 at Ramwadi AC hall, Matunga CR. For more details please contact this year's camp leaders: Sonal Sanghavi (98211-19451), Jinesh Shah (98197-62204), Kunjan Parekh (98197-26798), Dr Jagdish Koradia (98198-95779). --------------------------------------------------------------- 3. India's top 5 yoga destinations (Business Week - US) http://www.diehardindian.com/news/2008/apr23.htm As yoga's popularity rises in the U.S. and other Western countries, travelers increasingly are making their way to the land of its birth, India. They range from top-end luxury spas to small hotels in religious centers. --------------------------------------------------------------- 4. 'Brain gain' for India as elite return (The Observer - UK) http://www.diehardindian.com/news/2008/apr20.htm Asked to predict which country would 'hold the most promise for success' in 10 years' time, 72 per cent of the IIT graduates surveyed named India, with only 17 per cent citing the US, 5 per cent Europe, and just 2 per cent China. --------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Travel: Sikkim (Guardian UK) and Tamil Nadu (Observer UK) http://www.diehardindian.com/news/2008/apr19.htm The ceremony, which I witnessed at Rinchenpong monastery, remains the most spell-binding and memorable experience of my journey. And while we stood still in Auroville and listened to the peace. It was a haven. --------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Debt Collection Done From India Appeals to U.S. Agencies (New York Times) The stereotype US collector may be "some guy with chains and a cut-off shirt," but collectors in India are "very polite, very respectful, and they don't raise their voice. People respond to that." --------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Advice from Bill Gates (Miami Herald) http://www.diehardindian.com/news/2008/apr20.htm#Gates To compete with China and India, Gates said that the first thing would be improving the regions high-school system and the universities. --------------------------------------------------------------- 8. The baton passes to Asia (TIME magazine/ NY Times) http://www.diehardindian.com/news/2008/apr20.htm#Colonized I know your head is spinning, but it's the end of the era of the white man. --------------------------------------------------------------- 9. India v/s China (Business Week/ Forbes magazine) http://www.diehardindian.com/overview/chindia.htm The world thinks, the Indian elephant will trample the Chinese dragon! --------------------------------------------------------------- Issued for public awareness by Die Hard Indian, Gaurang Damani Cell - 93226 58196 |
