They need to pray at the altar of a demanding goddess in order to feel fulfilled every day.

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Chee too was swept off her feet by the man’s wit and charm. Her good old Pizza now seemed bland and boring. Soon enough, they broke up. Nothing happened between her and The Rajput though. He was happily married to another multi-course platter. Chee came across other seven-course dazzlers though, but couldn’t hang on to these broncos. They were too wild, too complicated, too unpredictable. Little Chee can’t figure out where she went wrong. While Chee is a real person, I’m sure we all know someone like her, maybe in the next cubicle, maybe across the dining table, maybe you see her in the mirror everyday. Here’s what you can do if you’re like.

Chee: Ma’am, you might read up books which promise to help you ‘find the one you want’, but that isn’t your problem. Your problem is hanging on to that one and that, if he is a multi-course charmer, while you remain a single course, uncomplicated angel, is virtually impossible. Multi-coursers like complications. They need to pray at the altar of a demanding goddess in order to feel fulfilled every day. But you, if you don’t mind my saying so, are a tad too simple. He’ll get bored and you’ll tire of keeping up with him. Your options? You’ve got two. A) You’re a wonderful as you are. Around you, there are great single-course guys, both sincere and giving (virtues you embody) and all you have to do is open your eyes to them and you’ll see them… waiting. B) If you’re smitten by the multi-course bug and can’t resist the magnetic charms of their undeniably exciting world view, you’ll have to change, and that’ll take work. You need to change your value system and really ‘step out’. Make it a point to constantly challenge yourself with new experiences. It could take years and as you gain new attributes, you might lose all that you hold dear today. Reinvention demands both surrender and sacrifice – it wouldn’t be easy; it mightn’t even be right, but hey, follow your heart, and I’ll wish you luck. Chee’s Pizza: Feel sorry for you, buddy. You’ve did nothing wrong but yes, you should’ve felt the tug when she started drifting away. You have the same options too – remain true to who you are and give up on love, for now, but do make a conscious effort to keep evolving (as against drifting) along the planes of your uncomplicated single-course psyche. Or, you too could follow Chee and hopefully find your feet in multi-course country.

The Rajput and his ilk: Tread carefully! Don’t promise more than you can deliver in such a relationship. Once sure of your mutual incompatibility, warn her off and be honest. She’ll thank you for saving her a heartbreak and you would’ve won a friend for life.

Next week, our friend Pea will have his moment in the sun...

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India unplugged

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If Rock On, Life in a Metro and Mumbai Meri Jaan were about showcasing contemporary urban India, Shyam Benegal’s Welcome to Sajjanpur does a great job of showcasing the rural face of the Indian coin. Benegal’s portrait of the friendly neighbourhood village of Sajjanpur is as confident and chirpy as the urban folk, albeit in a charming sort of a way. No one gets a shot at histrionics but neither are they called for in this elegant yet punchy script.

Mahadev (Shreyas Talpade) is a literate exception in the largely illiterate Sajjanpur, and while aspiring to be a writer he ekes out an income by writing and reading letters for the villagers. He falls for his childhood crush Kamla (Amrita Rao), when she approaches Mahadev to write to her husband who’s been away in Mumbai for the past four years. Mahadev tries to manipulate the letters to get Kamla to fall for him but the consequences spiral out of hand.

With some sprightly performances (Ila Arun is quite a riot as the superstitious Mausi, Ravi Kishan is adorable as the love struck compounder, and Yashpal Sharma is the right mix of aggression and menace as the politician) the movie does manage to touch a chord. It does not boast of a big setting or a stellar cast, but this is a film with the soul of a street play and full of heart. Go see it and discover Bharat again.


Tareque Laskar


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Intelligence speak: Needed, raw political will

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The Mumbai attack could not have happened without assistance from the locals

Vikram Sood

Former RAW chief

The fidayeen attack on Mumbai is not only one of the biggest terror attacks in Indian history; it is the first of its kind. The terrorists have been misleading the media by claiming to be members of Hyderabad Mujahideen. The fact is that the audacious attack is part of a deep conspiracy against India that I am sure will gradually unravel. We are still to get the total picture.

This terror onslaught is much like the 1993 Mumbai serials blasts to avenge the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992. These latest attacks were extremely well orchestrated and carried out with the help of foreign elements. My own feeling is that even the underworld could be involved. And of course nothing of this scale could have happened without liberal assistance from locals. The underworld must have provided them with the logistical support needed to carry these out. Now, after Afghanistan and Pakistan, it is the turn of India to become the terrorists’ target.

Among the questions that must be answered soon is how the terrorists were at all able to land in Mumbai with their huge arms caches. Also, how did they reach these hotels? Were they or were they not frisked by the security men posted there? An intensive probe is needed to ascertain just how the terrorists managed to sneak in. This is why I say that they were helped and protected by local elements. An attack of this complexity could simply not have been planned in a day. The terrorists must have come to Mumbai and been around for long enough to do a meticulous recce of the areas they targeted. What particularly baffles is why the police so miserably failed to get wind of their movements. There is thus a persistent question mark on the efficiency of the Mumbai police.

A close scrutiny of the terrorist operation will tell you that this was certainly not the result of some momentary emotional impulse. The killers had clearly done their homework well and were both well trained and deeply indoctrinated. It is quite obvious why they targeted Mumbai -- because as India’s financial capital an attack on it would draw the maximum publicity worldwide.

The terrorists’ aim this time was to discourage overseas investments in India. That is why they took on foreigners. What they want is to bleed India financially – to hit us hard. The attack has already send shivers down the English cricket team, as a result of which all tournaments have been cancelled.

The attack has exposed the numerous chinks in the Indian Intelligence armour. For consider: none of our agencies was able to come up with a single clue even after so many people had been killed. And the sad thing is that this is not a one-off incident. Our intelligence agencies almost never wake up in time so that such attacks are pre-empted. They come on the scene after the incidents have already occurred.


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Let’s hope, unlike "Tashan", this flick offers more than just Kareena in a bikini…

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Everyone can be a size zero!

Kareena Kapoor’s size zero has raised umpteen eyebrows and people have speculated from juice diets to surgical removal of ribs to have helped her achieve her petite figure. But to clear the air, Kareena is now all set to be a guest writer for a book on how to lose weight by eating right. While this book should help more plain Janes to fit into fashionable size-0 dresses, it would keep Kareena going on with her diet too, and help her look sizzling hot for "Kambakhth Ishq", where she stars opposite Akshay Kumar and is to don a two-piece again. Let’s hope, unlike "Tashan", this flick offers more than just Kareena in a bikini…


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...a Safari like no other

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He's the one who pioneered Elephant Back Safaris in Africa. Spriha Srivastava chats up Randall Moore, the ‘Elephant Whisperer’ who, at his Abu Camp in Botswana, offers…

How did you come up with the idea of elephant back safaris?

I started in the 70s. I had started working with elephants by chance. I dropped out of the engineering school and a friend put me in the elephant business with renowned people in America (Morgan Berry). I had then helped off load, from a truck, a 29-year-old Asian female elephant that was being brought back from the zoo to the farm. That was the most amazing day of my life. Slowly I started moving close to elephants and sensed something special going on between the people and animals in that farm. I was offered to join this work and so I went up there and started working there. I learnt to train African elephants. I had taken a break for a couple of years to study but was told that Eloise (Berry's partner) had been killed and a few days later Morgan Berry was killed by one of the Asian elephants, so I went there to carry it further. Then I got the idea of starting something with African elephants... and on discussion with my friend, Peter, the idea of riding elephants came up. So thats how I started 18 years ago in Botswana and at that time didn’t know if it would work, but today, it’s successful.

Is it difficult to reintroduce these trained animals to the wild?

I want animals to get back to their natural herd. I’m glad we have the permission to do that. We have been releasing trained elephants back to wild and it has been done successfully. There is a method to do this and initially it’s problematic but in about a few weeks or a month, we have observed that they readjust in the wild. We have an 18-year-old elephant which is going to be released. It was captured from the wild. There was one elephant which did not want to be ridden after 12 years. So within a year she was released and now she has recently given birth. We have seen the baby being born. We had captured another female who was abandoned and was stuck in mud...she is in the elephant riding program.

Elephant trade remains debatable and it has been stopped in India. Is that imminent elsewhere too?

I have travelled to many places like Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Thailand etc. I haven’t been to India, but in most of the places the problem is that people abuse animals. In Africa, now there are many who have emulated my idea of elephant back safaris but don’t train and treat the animal properly. We have the same debate in South Africa. Riding on an elephant is the most adventurous thing. On an elephant back, the experience of sitting tall, watching other animals, from buffalos to lions pass by, is a different experience. Safaris are also a good way to bring people closer to animals and make them develop an attachment for wildlife. It is a very good form of education as well.

What is the unique thing about your Abu Camp?

Elephant back (safari) in Abu Camp is unique because no one else does this in the Okavango delta. It is the world’s largest inland delta. What we do is very eco friendly. Our footprint on that land is minimal. We have the most amazing people around the world who have joined us. You wouldn’t have the Okavango delta anywhere else, which is unique.


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...a Safari like no other

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How did you come up with the idea of elephant back safaris?

I started in the 70s. I had started working with elephants by chance. I dropped out of the engineering school and a friend put me in the elephant business with renowned people in America (Morgan Berry). I had then helped off load, from a truck, a 29-year-old Asian female elephant that was being brought back from the zoo to the farm. That was the most amazing day of my life. Slowly I started moving close to elephants and sensed something special going on between the people and animals in that farm. I was offered to join this work and so I went up there and started working there. I learnt to train African elephants. I had taken a break for a couple of years to study but was told that Eloise (Berry's partner) had been killed and a few days later Morgan Berry was killed by one of the Asian elephants, so I went there to carry it further. Then I got the idea of starting something with African elephants... and on discussion with my friend, Peter, the idea of riding elephants came up. So thats how I started 18 years ago in Botswana and at that time didn’t know if it would work, but today, it’s successful.

Is it difficult to reintroduce these trained animals to the wild?

I want animals to get back to their natural herd. I’m glad we have the permission to do that. We have been releasing trained elephants back to wild and it has been done successfully. There is a method to do this and initially it’s problematic but in about a few weeks or a month, we have observed that they readjust in the wild. We have an 18-year-old elephant which is going to be released. It was captured from the wild. There was one elephant which did not want to be ridden after 12 years. So within a year she was released and now she has recently given birth. We have seen the baby being born. We had captured another female who was abandoned and was stuck in mud...she is in the elephant riding program.

Elephant trade remains debatable and it has been stopped in India. Is that imminent elsewhere too?

I have travelled to many places like Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Thailand etc. I haven’t been to India, but in most of the places the problem is that people abuse animals. In Africa, now there are many who have emulated my idea of elephant back safaris but don’t train and treat the animal properly. We have the same debate in South Africa. Riding on an elephant is the most adventurous thing. On an elephant back, the experience of sitting tall, watching other animals, from buffalos to lions pass by, is a different experience. Safaris are also a good way to bring people closer to animals and make them develop an attachment for wildlife. It is a very good form of education as well.

What is the unique thing about your Abu Camp?

Elephant back (safari) in Abu Camp is unique because no one else does this in the Okavango delta. It is the world’s largest inland delta. What we do is very eco friendly. Our footprint on that land is minimal. We have the most amazing people around the world who have joined us. You wouldn’t have the Okavango delta anywhere else, which is unique.

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To catch a Tasmanian tiger!

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Chris Rehberg shares the results of his quest for the elusive Thylacine...

Wildlife biologist Nick Mooney once said that something like gold-fever overcomes people infatuated with the Tasmanian tiger. I think I know first-hand what he was talking about! The Tasmanian tiger (or thylacine) was Australia's largest carnivorous marsupial. It looked like a wolf, had stripes like a zebra, and like a kangaroo, carried its young in a pouch. Sadly, it would seem that its only trace we have left are a few silent black and white films, photos, artworks, stories and museum specimens. The Tasmanian tiger has entered the realm of folklore and myth. Or has it?

Several times in my childhood, I'd be fixated with the prospect that the thylacine might live on in the wilderness of Tasmania. What could seem more reasonable? The island state is one third protected in national parks and world heritage areas – surely ample room for a few hundred dog-sized animals to seek refuge? After all, there are tens of thousands of Tasmanian devils in that state, yet you'll be lucky if you see one while driving around. Living in Sydney (and not Tasmania) makes it awfully hard to search for thylacines, so I turned my efforts to the area most accessible: research.

Trawling through books and websites, chat forums, community groups and museums, I began searching for any evidence that the thylacine might be alive today. Although hundreds of Tasmanian sightings have been reported since its accepted extinction in 1936, what was more surprising was that this number was just about matched by mainland sightings. In 2004, the Western Australian government released a report providing data derived from some 203 alleged sightings in that state. A thylacine mummy discovered there in 1966 was initially assumed to be only a few years old based on its pristine condition. Carbon dating eventually put it at 4,600–4,700 years. Then there was the theory that the dating was tarnished by groundwater, which had soaked through the carcass.

In South Australia, in the late 1960s, there were a spate of sightings as farming land was opened up in the south-east of that state. Then, in 1973, some of the most intriguing film footage was captured of an animal running through a camp-ground with a gait that can only be described as inelegant. If only there were film footage from the 1930s of a running thylacine to make a comparison!


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