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To commemorate late Shri Y.B. Chavan's enormous contributions to National Security, Nehru Centre had organized seminars during his birth centenary year.

Dr. Pushpita Das, Associated Fellow, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses presented her paper on 'Managing borders and coasts for a secure India'. Following are some excerpts from her presentation.

Some excerpts of her talks were incorporated in the Newsletter for March 2014. Following are some more excerpts:

Trans-border crimes

Porous and poorly guarded borders as well as economically depressed border areas create conducive atmosphere for criminal activities to flourish. Drugs and narcotics t r a f f i c k i n g , g u n r u n n i n g , smuggling of essential items, cattle, human beings and fake Indian currency notes, petty crimes like theft and kidnapping etc. are quite rampant along all the borders of India.

Quite obviously, the nexus between organized criminal networks and terrorists has created a force p o w e r f u l e n o u g h t o c a u s e instability in the country. The

organized criminal syndicates provide logistical support to terrorists and insurgents by supplying weapons, explosives and ammunitions. The insurgents and terrorist groups, on their part provide training to the criminal syndicate in the use of guns and explosives as well as sale passage through the territory held by them in return for a share of the profit from the drug trade. Many cases have been recorded where money generated through the drugs trade has been used to fund various insurgent and terrorist movements in Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast.

Dealing with the threats and challenges

Given these threats and challenges, India has taken many steps over the decades to secure the country's b o r d e r s . T h e s e i n c l u d e : deployment of security forces and equipment for guarding and surveillance, facilitating legitimate crossing, development of the border areas and cooperation with neighbours.

Facilitating legitimate crossings

One of the major functions of a border is to allow legitimate trade and travel while at the same time

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SPECIAL ASTRONOMY LECTURE

A Special Astronomy Lecture on "The European Extremely Large Telescope" by Prof.Niranjan Thatte, Professor of Astrophysics, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

Sunday,? 6th April ?2014 at 3 p.m.

Hall of CultureDiscovery of India Building, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai 400018.

Cultural Wing

Inter Art(Dedicated to Vikram Sarabhai)Devised by Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, Ahmedabad

16th to 18th April 2014, 6.30 pmNehru Centre Auditorium

Library

Workshop on cartooningFor Students of Stds. V to VII

Monday, 21st April 2014‘Who Are We’ HallFirst Floor, Discovery of India Bldg.

Timing : 10.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.

To register, contact Arati Desai, Librarian on 24983921 or email her at aratidesai@nehru-centre.org

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preventing i l legal crossing. Crossing by people and goods takes place through designate land customs stations and immigration check posts situated along the borders. With its high rate of growth, the Indian economy has been attracting a huge amount of trade and investment as well as the increased movement of people and cargo across the borders in recent years. Bearing these in mind, attention is being given to facilitate the smooth flow of legitimate goods and people while at the same time keeping a record of such crossings. In this regard, three land customs stations are in various stages of being upgraded as integrated check posts. These integrated check posts house, under a single roof, representatives from all the regulatory and security agencies such as the customs, immigration, narcotics, phytosanitary and state police, making the clearance of passengers and cargo easier and hassle free.

Developing the border areas

To address the developmental needs of the border population, to wean them away from indulging in illegal activities as well as to instill a sense of security in them, various border development programmes have been undertaken by the government. The most important of these has been the Border Areas Development Programme, which covers 358 blocks in 96 border districts of 17 states. In addition, border t rade is a lso being encouraged as an alternative means of livelihood for the border people. The idea is to allow the border people to trade their surplus produce in exchange for essential commodities.

Besides, in an effort to make the bolder areas more accessible, road and rail networks are being constructed along as well as across

What Nehru said...

The Official Language

Hindi has been suggested in our Constitution as the link language for Central and official purposes. As I have said earlier, I want English to continue here for many purposes, and it may even be a link language, for example, between individual thinkers, literary men and authors. But the normal link language for India cannot be English. The normal link language has to be an Indian language, and of all the Indian languages, only Hindi is feasible. That is the only claim that I make for it.

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the borders. Towards this end, strategic roads are being constructed along different borders: 804 km along the India-China border, 1377 km along the India-Nepal border and 3 13 km along the India-Bhutan border.

In addition, various road and rail links which got severed during partition or during the subsequent wars with Pakistan have also being restored. These include the Munabao-Khokhrapar rail line, the Dhaka-Agartala rail link, the Muzzafarabad-Srinagar road link, and the Moreh Kalemyo road link. A number of new trans-border roads and railways projects such as the Trilateral and the Asian Highways have also been initiated to improve cross-border connectivity.

Cooperation with Neighbours

To effectively guard and manage the borders, it is important to solicit the cooperation of neighbours. In this regard, India has been interacting with neighbouring countries at various levels through institutionalized interactions. These interactions are held between ministers, government officials, border guarding forces and surveyors general of India and neighbouring countries regularly. For example, home secretaries meet annually to discuss bilateral border security and management issues. Similarly, the Directors General of the Border Security Force and the Pakistan Rangers as well as the Coast Guard of India regularly interact with the Pakistan Rangers and the Maritime Security Agency respectively, to discuss and resolve various issues relating to border management and coastal security.

In addition, to discuss various border disputes and to provide a framework for the solution of these problems India and its neighbours have constituted Joint Boundary Working Groups. For instance, India has constituted two Joint Boundary Working Groups with Bangladesh, one to look after the demarcation issue and another to look into the issue of enclaves and adverse possessions. Similarly, India constituted the Joint Technical Level Boundary Committee (JTLBC) with Nepal in 1981, and it has been successful in delineating 98 per cent of the India-Nepal border. These bilateral interactions have been quite effective in sensitizing India's neighbours about threats and challenges that India faces from across the border and eliciting support to address them.

to be continued ...

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SKY SHOWS : ‘Violent Universe’

Timings

12 noon (Hindi) 1:30 pm (Marathi) 3:00 pm (English) 4:30 pm (Hindi)

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37TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE NEHRU PLANETARIUM

To mark the 37th Anniversary of the Nehru Planetarium, following contests were organized. Given below were the results of various competitions held during 25 February 2014 to 1 March 2014. The concluding function of the 37th Anniversary Celebrations of Nehru Planetarium was held on Sunday, 2 March 2014 at 5 pm. at Hall of Quest, Basement Nehru Planetarium.

Padmashree Dr. Ramakrishna v. Hosur, Director, UoM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Science (CEBS), University of Mumbai Campus, Kalina, Mumbai, was the Chief Guest. He addressed the winners and gave away the prizes. Mr. Satish Sahney, Chief Executive, Nehru Centre; Mr. S. K. Kulkarni, Director (Finance and Administration), Nehru Centre and Mr. Arvind Paranjpye, Director Nehru Planetarium were also present.

Astro-Painting Astro-Essay Astro-Poetry Science Quiz Astro-Quiz (25 February) (26 February) (27 February) (28 February) (1 March)

First Shivani S. Tushar Nayak Uma K. Punyaprasun J. Vinayak V.Doiphode Deodhar Shagara Borkar

Udayachal High Convent Girl’s Sangha’s School, High School,

Winner

Balmohan St. Xavier’sVidyamandir, Boy’s Academy, SuvidyalayaMumbai Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai

Second Jayesh S. Ketaki Sawant Amit A. Darshit H. Chinmay PurandarePhadale Gawade TrevadiaUdayachal High Convent Girl’s M. H. Chogale St. Joseph’s Balmohan School, High School, Vidyalaya High School Vidyamandir,Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai

Third Rasalika Krutika Rajesh Mansi H. Shooumik Shail DaveSeksaria Gite Oliparman GulguleJasudben M. L. M. H. Chogale M. H. Chogale Balmohan Jamnabai NarseeSchool, Vidyalaya, Vidyalaya, Vidyamandir SchoolMumbai Mumbai Mumbai MumMumbai Mumbai

Shivani S. Doiphode Uma K. Deodhar Tushar Nayak

Punyaprasun J. Shagara Vinayak V. Borkar

JUPITER

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In the month of April 2014, Jupiter, the gas giant and the largest planet of our solar system can be seen right overhead as soon as it gets dark.

In Roman mythology Jupiter is the king of gods and god of sky and thunder. It is called Bruhaspati or Guru in India and known as Deva-guru or Guru of gods. Bruhaspati is also the “lord of prayer and devotion”. This planet has a very special place in history of not just astronomy but also of science. In the month of January, 1610 Galileo Galilee, the Italian astronomer became the first man to observe this planet using a telescope and discovered it’s four moons or satellites. This was the period when the scientists had started questioning if indeed the Earth was the centre of the universe or the centre lies at the Sun. Galileo’s observations of the Moons of Jupiter

was the beginning of the observational evidences suggesting that the Earth is not the centre of the universe. (That the Universe has no centre was realized much later.) The mass of this fifth planet from the Sun is about two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in the Solar System combined. But its own mass is just about one-thousandth of the solar mass. Jupiter has 67 satellites but its fifth one, Amalthea, was discovered in 1892 nearly 300 years after the discovery of first four moon by Galileo. These four moon – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Calisto can be seen easily using simple amateur telescopes. Composition of Jupiter is very similar to that of the Sun. It is nearly 90% hydrogen (molecular) and about 10% helium with small amount of methane, ammonia, hydrogen sulphide, etc. (all put together amounts to less than half a percent).

One can also observe atmospheric bands on the disk of the planet. When the sky is clear one can see as many as four bands from a city like Mumbai. The most interesting feature on the surface of Jupiter is its Great Red Spot is what is termed as an anticyclonic storm. It is nearly twice as big as the Earth. It is not known how or why it started but it has been observed for last 200 years.

SPECIAL ASTRONOMY LECTURE

A Special Astronomy Lecture on "The European Extremely Large Telescope" by Prof.Niranjan Thatte, Professor of Astrophysics, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

Sunday,? 6th April 2014 at 3 p.m.

Hall of Culture, Discovery of India Building, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai 400018.

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April 16, 2014 LDR

April 17, 2014 UNEARTHED

LDR is a multimedia performance that deals with the rootlessness and lack of sense of belonging of those that choose displacement for themselves-either going abroad for better economic prospects, divided by time and circumstance from their moorings and loved ones.

Integrating dance, theatre, text and video, LDR explores the nature of long distance relationships and the displacement they bring, through their myriad, complexities and disjunctions, whilst dealing with a fundamental question; how can we find togetherness when living apart and on the move?

Concept, Choreography and Direction: Revanta Sarabhai Performed by Revanta Sarabhai and Sarathy Korwar Original Music by Sarathy Korwar Dramaturge by Leo Spreksei

In a world that changes in front of our very eyes, who are we? Have we lost our sense of self? Why is it that we look for answers in the other, in the enemy, in the one who looks, behaves or is different? Why do we forget our own distancing from our core selves and look instead for answers in others whom we can demonize? What does this very personal and internal displacement from our own true self mean for a society? Gowri Ramnarayan adapts a story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez into a physical theatre performance.

Directed by Yadavan Chandran and Mallika SarabhaiPerformed by Mallika Sarabhai with Palanivelu, Murali Nair, Padmakumar, Pinakin Thaker, Sonal Solanki, Manikandan, Pooja Purohit and Priyanka RajaOriginal music score by Jayan Nair and the Darpanamusicians

Nehru Centre is presenting INTER ART FESTIVAL (Dedicated to Vikram Sarabhai)Devised by Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, Ahmedabad. The festival is scheduled during 16th to 18th April 2014 at Nehru Centre Auditorium and the programmes are as follows:

Sets and props by Manikandan and PandarinathanCostumes by Mallika SarabhaiLighting design by Yadavan Chandran

Too often we ignore and bypass the displaced people in society, allowing them to become invisible. Their voices are not heard; their struggles go unresolved further pushing them to the margins of society. The Dammed brings to the fore the issue of internally displaced people, forced from their homes due to ethnic conflict, development projects, government actions and more…

Concept & Artistic Director : Naomi DeiraCreative Assistant: Kirlay Saint ClairePerformed by Mallika Sarabhai & The Darpana Performing GroupMusic by Jayant NairVisuals by Stephen Thornhill & Darpana CommunicationsCostume Design by Anuj Sharma

April 18, 2014 THE DAMMED

16th to 18th April 2014, 6.30pm each day Nehru Centre Auditorium

Entry: Entrance Cards will be available on Friday, the 11th April 2014 from 10.30 am until availability of entrance cards from Booking Counter of Nehru Centre Auditorium.

INTER ART

ANNOUNCEMENT - Annual Workshop

KATHAK DARPAN(A Workshop on Kathak Dance by Pt. Birju Maharaj)

26th to 30th May 2014 Venue: Nehru Centre Auditorium

The admission forms will be available from 15th April 2014 to 15th May 2014 from the office of the Culture Wing, Nehru Centre

For details contact: Shri Prakash Pawar on Tel:24964676-79 Ext:119 Email: pawar@nehru-centre.org ORSmt. Jayashree Metrani on Tel:24964676-79 Ext:169

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LALLAN SINGH

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Programmes for April 2014

Lallan Singh graduated from Rajasthan. He does sculptures in marble. He has had many shows and attended many camps in India and a b r o a d . H e h a s w o n m a n y prestigious awards on state level.

Tuesday 1st April to Monday 7th April 2014

( AC Gallery)

SUNIL SHELKE . VIJAY GHAYAL

Sunil has secured A.T.D. from Aurangabad and Dip. A.Ed, and

G.D.A. in Painting from Pune. He has had many group shows and won awards. His paintings are figurative in acrylics.

Vijay has G.D.A. in Painting from Pune. He has exhibited his works in Pune. His abstract paintings are in acrylic on canvas.

Tuesday 1st April to Monday 7th April 2014

( Circular Gallery)

C. P. CHOUDHARY . SHEETAL CHOUDHARY . SHARMISTHA CHAWAT . SUNIL CHOUDHARY

C. P. Choudhary has M.A. degree in Painting from Udaipur University. He has exhibited his marble sculptures in India. He has attended many art camps and workshops.

Sheetal has done Post Graduation in Painting from M.L.S. University, Rajasthan. She works in acrylic and etching. She has had exhibitions in India and attended camps.

Sharmistha has Post Graduation in Paint ing from Udaipur. Her paintings are on canvas.

Sunil graduated with M.A. degree in Painting from M.L.S. University, Udaipur. He works in acrylic and oil pastels.

Tuesday 8th April to Monday 14th April 2014

( AC Gallery)

DIPAK ASOLE

Dipak has received B.F.A. from Nagpur and A.T.D. from Pusad. He has exhibited his paintings in oils on canvas in Pune and Nagpur.

Tuesday 8th April to Monday 14th April 2014

( Circular Gallery)

Sculpture by Lallan Singh

Sculpture by C. P. Choudhary

Painting by Sunil Shelke

Painting by Dipak Asole

Painting by Sharmistha Chawat

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DHEERAJ SUTAR

Dheeraj hails from Kolhapur. He received his art education from Kolhapur. His paintings are realistic with details in oils on canvas.

Tuesday 15th April to Monday 21st April 2014

( AC Gallery)

CHAITANYA KUMBHAKARNA

Chaitanya has secured B.F.A. and M.F.A. degree from Aurangabad. He has participated in many group shows, attended many camps and won awards. His paintings are landscapes in water colours.

Tuesday 15th April to Monday 21st April 2014

( Circular Gallery)

DEVYANI PARIKH . PADMANABH BENDRE . MAHUA ROY

Devyani has been exhibiting her paintings since last forty years. She has won many prestigious awards in

India and abroad. Her paintings are auctioned by leading auctioneers overseas. She paints in acrylic and oils.

Padmanabh has received Bachelor degree in Architecture from M.S. University, Baroda and Masters in T o w n P l a n n i n g f r o m P u n e University. He has had many solo shows in India and abroad, has participated in group shows and attend camps. His paintings are compositions in acrylic on canvas.

Mahua is a self-taught artist. She teaches pottery and sculpting to the students of Singapore International School. She has participated in many prestigious exhibitions in India and abroad. She will exhibit her Sculptures.

Tuesday 22nd April to Monday 28th April 2014

(AC Gallery )

PRADIP GHADGE

Pradip has Diploma in Painting from Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya Khopoli. His paintings are portraits and realistic landscapes in details in

acrylic and oil pastels. He has won many awards.

Tuesday 22nd April to Monday 28th April 2014

( Circular Gallery )

SHASHIDHAR LOHAR . BHEEMRAO BADIGER . JAGADISH KADUR

Shashidhar has secured A.M. Diploma from Dharwad and G.D.A. from K.E.N. School of Art, Bangalore. He has won many awards. His compositions are in etching and woodcut .

Bheemrao received A.M.G.D. from Dharwad and M.V.A. from Hampi. He has had many solo and group shows and won awards. His landscapes are in oils and acrylic.

Jagadish obtained Diploma in Painting from Karnataka. Presently teaching painting in Bangaluru. He has had many shows to his credit. His paintings are figurative compositions in acrylic on canvas.

Tuesday 29th April to Monday 5th May 2014

( AC Gallery)

HOSHNAR KAIKOBAD

Hoshnar has secured G.D.A. in Applied Art from Pune. He has had solo and many group shows in India. His landscapes and figurative compositions are in oils on canvas.

Tuesday 29th April to Monday 5th May 2014

( Circular Gallery)

Painting by Dheeraj Sutar

Painting by Padmanabh Bendre

Painting by Devyani ParekhPainting by Pradip Ghadge

Woodcut by Shashidhar Lohar

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LIBRARYThe library, since it has been newly revamped, is fast emerging into a popular resource centre amongst a variety of people from students, scholars and researchers to casual visitors who come to see the Discovery of India exposition. We have got excellent feedback from most readers. They have appreciated the efforts of the Centre to create an outstanding one-stop resource centre where people can read books, journals or newspapers, listen to audios, watch videos or browse the Internet. There is special interest among readers for the online catalogue as it apprises them in detail about the library’s collection. There is a lot of interest in our efforts to reach out to readers all over the world through the use of technology in the Web Online Public Access Catalogue. Students are happy that they can refer to the catalogue from their homes before coming to the library for reference work. Post graduate students have started using the specially created research areas in the reading room.

There is an overall positive feedback not only from the citizens of Mumbai, but also from other parts of the country and abroad.

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