In Good Faith

In recent times, the Hazratbal shrine was again in the media attention worldwide and become the epicentre of tension between Kashmiri Muslims and the army when a group of about 40 militants entered the shrine in October 1993. After the militants occupied the shrine, the Indian Army surrounded it to fish the armed occupants out. But the Army's siege of the holiest Muslim shrine soon ignited public outrage. As the mosque crisis deepened, there were massive public demonstrations. The cordon was lifted after a few days to provide a safe passage to the militants.

A few years ago, Vishwa Hindu Parishad stirred up a hornet’s nest with its rhetoric that the holy relic preserved there is actually that of Nimnath Baba. According to BJP leader Vinay Katiyar, Nimnath Baba is a dharmaguru or religion leader of the Hindus and was settled in Mecca. There was sharp reaction in the Valley to Katiyar’s claim as it was seen as a deliberate attempt to hurt the feelings of Kashmiri Muslims.

The present state government has worked out a prestigious plan aimed at beautification of the shrine area, which on completion will be a prototype of the Taj Mahal. After all, the pristine precincts of Hazratbal are no less than the taj of Srinagar.

Haroon Reshi



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The Managing Director of Nikon India reveals to neha saraiya how, after entering India just before the slowdown, they managed to rewrite the competition game


B&E: Your competitors have introduced various innovative features in their product line like underwater photography mode, pet (dog/cat) detection feature, blink detection et al. So what innovation are you planning to introduce in your product range?
HT: Innovative technology in a user friendly package is by far the most important element in any camera in this new era. This is what Nikon cameras deliver. Some of the unique features introduced in the COOLPIX segment are Smile Mode, Food Mode, Wide Angle, Fast Start Up Time, D-lighting, Face Priority, Vibration Reduction, Voice Recording, Video Recording etc. We also have recently made a path breaking innovation like World’s first Compact camera with in-built projector. Built-in projector enables consumers to share their images and videos in an all-new fun way. Further adding to our technological advancement EXPEED digital image processing concept ensures high-quality pictures with stunning color and sharpness. Thanks to our strong R&D team that these features originally meant for D-SLRs are now available in the COOLPIX cameras too, allowing an amateur as well to capture the best images with utmost ease.

B&E: Do already existing big players, like Canon and Sony pose a big threat to you?
HT: Competition helps companies to continue innovating and bring the best for end consumers. Indian camera market is growing and so is the focus of different companies towards this huge untapped market. In that case we believe that the market will purely get driven by, reach, great product and image quality followed by an effective marketing communications. It’s more than imperative to bring more features and technology upgrades to remain competitive in the industry. It’s just a matter of who brings them first and the best.

B&E: Last year, you revamped your retail presence in India and adopted the shop-in-shop retail concept to reach out to your consumers. How has the transition been and has it worked for you?
HT: By doing so we have increased our brand visibility and presence across the outlets. Nikon lays emphasis in increasing the number of Nikon shop-in-shop stores, which are based on Nikon’s core belief of providing touch and feel experience that facilitates buying decision of the discerning customers at point of purchase.

B&E: You have also revamped your distribution strategy in India. What is the rationale behind it and how do you seek to leverage it?
HT: Recently, Nikon has undertaken an initiative of moving from a national distribution network to regional and channel specific distribution hubs ensuring its customers receive enhanced services. This means that Nikon has come closer to its end-users to facilitate the company gaining strength in each potential region. The will also further contribute to camera sales across the Photo, IT & Consumer electronic channel.

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It’s high time you decide to log out!

Journey from the virtual life to the real world may need just one halt – the rehab!

“I thought I had failed. It almost felt as if we’ve lost him. My child’s future had been compromised. But was I to be blamed? He wouldn’t come out of his room for days at a stretch. His eating habits scared me. And there was nothing that motivated him to come out of his room and interact with the outer world. I used to be terrified at the mere mention of a blackout in the colony, as he would get abusive and sometimes hit me too. The only interaction he preferred was in his virtual life. Kanav (name changed) was almost omnipresent on all social networking sites. He would spend long hours chatting to friends he might never meet in his life and his only strengths lay in the gaming arena. Facebook, Twitter, Counter Strike and Farmville were some of his favourite hangout joints. Chicken burger and fries with a large coke or a pepperoni pizza was his staple diet. As a worried mother of this single child, I had visited several psychologists and babas, but to my horror this only increased Kanav’s aggressiveness. He barely managed to scrape through school and within two months dropped out of college. I am a sensitive mother and I never wanted to use old-school methods on him. Providing for one’s kids is more than a moral obligation for caring parents. Little did we know that all these gizmos would one day become an obsession for him…”

Mrs. Chandra broke down while narrating her ordeal in dealing with her tech-addicted kid. It might sound unreal, but in London similar cases are being handled at a tech-rehab, which helps people get rid of their tech addictions. Specifically focussing on teenagers (although even adults may be equally addicted), the specialists feel that during the developing days of innocent young minds, the harmful effects are magnified. Tech addiction might lead to an increase in agitation, hyper-arousal, inability to concentrate and ultimately depression. In order to counter such technology addiction amongst adolescents or ‘screenagers’, Capio Nightingale Hospital (pioneers of tech rehab) has developed a tri-partite programme, which can be tailored to meet the patient’s needs. From intensive in-patient care to day-care, group and individual therapy, the programme is designed to increase off-screen social activities and developing strategies to cope with online problems, especially issues pertaining to cyber-bullying. “Young people are preoccupied with social media and online celebrity status, which is like an ‘Internet X Factor’. They want to be a part of this world and have other people following them and what they do,” comments Dr. Richard Graham, Consultant Child & Adolescen



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Whose crime is it anyway?

With a spurt in cases relating to adultery and toothless laws governing it, is there need to relook at norms that are as adultrated?

“I sort of felt uneasy when I first entered his house.As if its very aura was crying out loud and warning me against something. It was hard to tell why as I wasn’t supposed to worry about anything at all... It should’ve been the happiest day of my life, after all I had just been married! His was a close-knit joint family, yet I felt uncomfortable and sensed something was being brushed under the carpet.

The first few months passed fairly well but it didn’t take too long for the ‘honeymoon period’ to get over. My hubby rushed in one day, agitated without reason, reprimanded me for things I clearly wasn’t at fault for and stormed out. I kept waiting for him with a watchful eye on the clock thinking he’s out with friends sharing his problems – I didn’t realise when I drifted into a slumber while I waited for him – until the next morning when I woke up and passed by my brother in-law’s room, which had a partly-opened door, and saw my husband sleeping with my brother in-law’s wife. Shattered as I was, I raised an alarm and to my horror, nobody even raised an eyebrow! My protests were simply brushed aside and everybody continued with their daily chores. I would’ve discussed things and may be also forgiven if it was a one-off incident. But once it was out in the open, no one else had any problem with it, including the man whose wife was sleeping with my husband. The sheer boldness of their actions was piercing my soul as I watched helplessly. I had lost my father long back and couldn’t muster the courage to drop this bomb on my aging mother. Not just that, I was also carrying this man’s baby. Regular altercations, domestic violence and eventually divorce is what followed.”

Nishi was inconsolable while talking to this correspondent, and while this is just one side of the story, there is more one needs to know before passing a judgement. Those who are supposedly safeguarding our interest and responsible to help us get justice are equally helpless in such cases. “The Indian social set-up is such that the archaic Indian Penal Code also seems like a victim of gender discrimination. It suggests that, ‘Man is a seducer and the married woman is merely his hapless and passive victim. Wife of the man, if he is married, who had consensual sexual intercourse with another woman, married or unmarried, is not deemed to be an aggrieved party and thereby is precluded from making a formal complaint against either her husband or the adulteress woman.’ And, ‘a married man, with impunity, may seduce and establish sexual liaison with an unmarried woman, a widow, or a divorcee, even though such a sexual link is equally potential to wreck the marriage between him and his wife;’” says Advocate Harry Rikhy. As of now we are in dire need to decide: Are these laws relevant in the present day scenario, and is adultery really a crime? And if so, how can we be fair to the aggrieved? After all, it’s hard to simply move on saying ‘que sera sera’!

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Game for more

TSI Five-O: Adventurous summer fun, Disney style

In the Disney tradition of turning theme rides and fairy tales into full blown movie franchises, “Prince of Persia” also turns out to be pretty enjoyable fun fare. Of course, it is modelled on the highly successful eponymous video game and the elements of adventure that made the game such a favourite come alive on the screen too. Mike Newell, the director, deserves some credit for that and having handled adventure in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”, he is no stranger to the genre. The script is not as sliver thin as you might guess with a video game (the original game itself had a great backstory) and the casting also helps with Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton and Ben Kingsley lending solidity to the performances and the action sequences ringing in the excitement.

The plot borrows from the game – the prince has to stop the evil ruler from getting his hands on the sands of time which will unleash an apocalyptic storm that will turn back time – but there are some refreshing twists along the way. Young Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) is an accomplished warrior who is adopted by the King of Persia. But, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy when the king passes away under mysterious circumstances. Dastan is accused of murder and is on the run with princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton), who he encountered at a battle in the holy city of Alamut. While he tries to clear his name with help from the princess, he realises the real conspiracy runs deeper as the evil Nizam (Ben Kingsley) is trying to gain control of the sands of time – a mystical weapon capable of changing the fabric of time. The chase against time offers enough opportunities for showcasing the parkour style fight sequences that players of the video game will recall. First time viewers will love the energy and the excitement as well.

The real stars of the movie are director Mike Newell and the producer with the magic touch, Jerry Bruckheimer. The foundation is well set for the sequels to be rolled out, and the Pirates franchise is any indication, I would say – bring it on! You’ll enjoy the experience whether you were a fan of the game or not but don’t go looking for intellectual stimulation and have fun watching the lovely landscapes and breathtaking action. More importantly, don’t dismiss it as a poor movie cousin of the video game (remember Max Payne and Lara Croft?) either.

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