Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Inspiring letter, from her father, that Deepika Padukone read at the 61st Filmfare Awards:
Here's the inspiring letter, from her father, that Deepika Padukone read at the 61st Filmfare Awards: Its a very emotional rendition.
Dear Deepika & Anisha,
As you stand on the threshold of life’s journey, I want to share with you some lessons that life has taught me.
Decades ago, as a little boy growing up in Bangalore, I started my tryst with badminton. In those days, there were no stadiums and courts where sports people could train. Our badminton court was the wedding hall of the Canara Union Bank near our house, and it was there that I learned everything about the game. Every day, we would wait to see if there was a function in the hall, and if there was none, we would rush there after school to play to our hearts’ content.
Looking back, I realise that the most important thing about my childhood and adolescent years was my refusal to complain about a lot in life. I was thankful for the few hours a week we had the opportunity to hit the shuttle back and forth. In fact, the foundation on which I based my career and my life was the refusal to whinge or whine about anything.
And that is what I want to tell you my children, that there is no substitute for perseverance, hardwork, determination and passion for what you choose to do.
If you love what you do, nothing else matters — neither awards nor compensation, not even the gratification of seeing your face in newspapers or television.
When I won the All England Championship, the prize money in badminton became significant — £3,000 — a huge amount in those days. But that did not distract me from the sheer joy of having been instrumental in putting India on the global map of this game.
Deepika, at eighteen, when you told us that you wanted to shift to Mumbai for a career in modeling, we felt you were too young and too inexperienced to be alone in a big city and in an industry we knew nothing about. In the end, we decided to let you follow your heart and thought it would be cruel to not give our child the opportunity to go after a dream that she lived and breathed for. If you succeeded, it would make us proud, but even if you didn’t, you would not have any regrets that you did not try.
Deepika, I have learned that you can’t always win in life, that everything you want might not come your way. That events don’t always turn out as you want them to. To win some, you have to lose some. You have to learn to take life’s ups and downs in your stride.
The amount of effort that I put in my game never varied from the first day till my retirement. Even during my toughest times, I focused on what I had, instead of dwelling on what I did not. I had the ability to make the best of the worst circumstances and remain steadfast to my goal.
Remember how I constantly tell you both about the importance of making your way up in the world without waiting for your parents to pull strings?
I believe it is best for children to work hard to make their dreams come true and to not have things handed to them on a platter.
When you are home visiting us, Deepika, you make your own bed, clear the table after meals, and sleep on the floor if there are guests at home. If you occasionally wonder why we refuse to treat you like a star, it is because you are our daughter first and a film star later.
The cameras that follow you everywhere and the arc lights will eventually fade and what will remain is the real world.
Strive to generate positivity around you even though you are too new and too small a player to effect a big change.
You are in an industry where there’s always going to be big money, but I believe that it is important to try to be the best in whatever you do regardless of the money.
The things that really matter in life are relationships, honesty, respect for your parents and elders.
Material success is important, not fundamental to happiness and peace of mind. I can’t tell you enough about the rejuvenating power of prayers and a little faith.
Spare a few minutes of your day to close your eyes and meditate, to think about God and you will see how much faith in His power will strengthen you.
In the end, when your career is behind you, what remains is family, the friends that you have made.
Live a life that is healthy and one that will allow you to live with your own conscience.
Everything else is transient. And remember, no matter what, we are always going to be there for you.
Lovingly,
Pappa
See video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip01v2p3Aqs
Dear Deepika & Anisha,
As you stand on the threshold of life’s journey, I want to share with you some lessons that life has taught me.
Decades ago, as a little boy growing up in Bangalore, I started my tryst with badminton. In those days, there were no stadiums and courts where sports people could train. Our badminton court was the wedding hall of the Canara Union Bank near our house, and it was there that I learned everything about the game. Every day, we would wait to see if there was a function in the hall, and if there was none, we would rush there after school to play to our hearts’ content.
Looking back, I realise that the most important thing about my childhood and adolescent years was my refusal to complain about a lot in life. I was thankful for the few hours a week we had the opportunity to hit the shuttle back and forth. In fact, the foundation on which I based my career and my life was the refusal to whinge or whine about anything.
And that is what I want to tell you my children, that there is no substitute for perseverance, hardwork, determination and passion for what you choose to do.
If you love what you do, nothing else matters — neither awards nor compensation, not even the gratification of seeing your face in newspapers or television.
When I won the All England Championship, the prize money in badminton became significant — £3,000 — a huge amount in those days. But that did not distract me from the sheer joy of having been instrumental in putting India on the global map of this game.
Deepika, at eighteen, when you told us that you wanted to shift to Mumbai for a career in modeling, we felt you were too young and too inexperienced to be alone in a big city and in an industry we knew nothing about. In the end, we decided to let you follow your heart and thought it would be cruel to not give our child the opportunity to go after a dream that she lived and breathed for. If you succeeded, it would make us proud, but even if you didn’t, you would not have any regrets that you did not try.
Deepika, I have learned that you can’t always win in life, that everything you want might not come your way. That events don’t always turn out as you want them to. To win some, you have to lose some. You have to learn to take life’s ups and downs in your stride.
The amount of effort that I put in my game never varied from the first day till my retirement. Even during my toughest times, I focused on what I had, instead of dwelling on what I did not. I had the ability to make the best of the worst circumstances and remain steadfast to my goal.
Remember how I constantly tell you both about the importance of making your way up in the world without waiting for your parents to pull strings?
I believe it is best for children to work hard to make their dreams come true and to not have things handed to them on a platter.
When you are home visiting us, Deepika, you make your own bed, clear the table after meals, and sleep on the floor if there are guests at home. If you occasionally wonder why we refuse to treat you like a star, it is because you are our daughter first and a film star later.
The cameras that follow you everywhere and the arc lights will eventually fade and what will remain is the real world.
Strive to generate positivity around you even though you are too new and too small a player to effect a big change.
You are in an industry where there’s always going to be big money, but I believe that it is important to try to be the best in whatever you do regardless of the money.
The things that really matter in life are relationships, honesty, respect for your parents and elders.
Material success is important, not fundamental to happiness and peace of mind. I can’t tell you enough about the rejuvenating power of prayers and a little faith.
Spare a few minutes of your day to close your eyes and meditate, to think about God and you will see how much faith in His power will strengthen you.
In the end, when your career is behind you, what remains is family, the friends that you have made.
Live a life that is healthy and one that will allow you to live with your own conscience.
Everything else is transient. And remember, no matter what, we are always going to be there for you.
Lovingly,
Pappa
See video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip01v2p3Aqs
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Malda = India's Afghanistan
Govt of WB seems to have turned a blind eye to this
Opium, fake currency notes, police afraid of criminals
Getting fake currency as easy as ordering lemonade
In Malda, fake currency is easily delivered at your door step. One doesn't have to travel to some far flung village and encounter several risks to be able to penetrate the fake currency network. The fake currency racket is so widespread that buying fake notes is as easy as ordering food in a restaurant.
India Today's special investigation team was waiting for dinner to arrive in the hotel room in Malda, when one of our correspondents casually asked the waiter if he could arrange some fake currency. Of course he could, was the young waiter's reply. He made it sound as if we had just ordered a glass of lemon soda. Within 15 minutes, there was a man named Aslam in the room.
"Yes, you can get it very easily. The Rs 500 note is easy to catch. I can also arrange Rs 50 and Rs 100 notes for you," was Aslam's reply when asked whether he could arrange some fake Indian currency for us?
AK-47 or 9 MM pistol - Malda's arms market has them all
Not only fake Indian currency, Aslam also assured India Today reporters of arranging arms. "Can you arrange a 9MM pistol for us," Aslam was asked. His response will shock you.
"Why just a 9 MM pistol, I can also get you an AK-47 from Kaliachak, no problem. I have even delivered weapons from here to Ghaziabad," Aslam said.
90 per cent of fake currency entering through Malda
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) estimates that 90 per cent of all the fake currency entering India from Bangladesh is routed through Malda, the district which has a long and porous border with Bangladesh.
A note prepared by the NIA on the efforts to curb fake Indian currency notes, which has been accessed by India Today, says, "Over a period of time, Malda has emerged as a major transit route for Fake Indian Currency couriers. The Fake India Currency Notes or FICN produced outside India is brought into the country by couriers, principally through Malda via Bangladesh."
The note goes on to add,"From a number of cases investigated by NIA, ample evidence has emerged that this region of the country is a major conduit for pumping counterfeit currency into the country. This region because of geopolitical factors and demographics has become a hub for smugglers of Fake Indian Currency."
"Malda has emerged as a major transit zone along with Murshidabad in West Bengal. A lot of the couriers are from Malda. They are in touch with suppliers from Bangladesh. Actual users come and collect fake currency from them. This is very high quality fake currency," IG NIA Alok Mittal said.
On January 14, a team of the NIA in a joint operation with the crime branch in Maharashtra's Buldhana arrested a person with Rs 1,95,000 of fake currency. This fake currency had been supplied to him by a courier from Malda in West Bengal.
Four days before that on January 10, the NIA in a joint operation with the Bihar Police seized fake currency worth Rs 4,00,000 from West Champaran. This consignment too had been brought from Malda. A case has been registered under FIR no 12/2016 at the Majuhaulia district of Betia in Bihar.
The modus operandi and Pakistan's involvement
"It is clear that the money comes from Pakistan and from there to Bangladesh and then to India. It is a big racket in Bangladesh. In recent times, Bangladeshi authorities have seized big consignments of fake currency and it is clear that is coming from Pakistan," Mittal added.
According to a report prepared by India's intelligence agencies
High quality fake Indian currency notes are published in printing presses run by the ISI inside Pakistan
The ink and the multi-colour offset machines used to print these fake notes are those which can only be purchased by sovereign nations and not by private individuals
These notes are first sold to Pakistan based wholesalers at 5 per cent of the actual value
This means a Rs 1000 fake note is sold by the ISI to a Pakistani wholesaler for Rs 50
The Pakistan-based wholesaler sells the fake Rs 1000 note to a wholesaler in a country like Bangladesh for Rs 150, making a profit of Rs 100 on every note
The Bangladeshi wholesaler then sells the fake notes to India-based wholesalers for Rs 350 each. This means that by the time the fake Rs 1000 note enters India it is worth Rs 350
The wholesaler then sells the note to retailers like Aslam who met us in Malda for Rs 450
People like Aslam then sell the fake currency at 55 per cent of it's real value, which means you can buy a Rs 1000 note in Malda for Rs 550
A recent study commissioned by government agencies suggests that at any point in time about Rs 2500 crore of fake currency is in circulation in the Indian market. Because of lax control, smugglers find it easy to operate out of places like Malda. These fake notes are an attempt by the ISI to destabilise the Indian economy.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/want-ak-56-fake-currency-get-to-malda/1/583236.html
Opium, fake currency notes, police afraid of criminals
Getting fake currency as easy as ordering lemonade
In Malda, fake currency is easily delivered at your door step. One doesn't have to travel to some far flung village and encounter several risks to be able to penetrate the fake currency network. The fake currency racket is so widespread that buying fake notes is as easy as ordering food in a restaurant.
India Today's special investigation team was waiting for dinner to arrive in the hotel room in Malda, when one of our correspondents casually asked the waiter if he could arrange some fake currency. Of course he could, was the young waiter's reply. He made it sound as if we had just ordered a glass of lemon soda. Within 15 minutes, there was a man named Aslam in the room.
"Yes, you can get it very easily. The Rs 500 note is easy to catch. I can also arrange Rs 50 and Rs 100 notes for you," was Aslam's reply when asked whether he could arrange some fake Indian currency for us?
AK-47 or 9 MM pistol - Malda's arms market has them all
Not only fake Indian currency, Aslam also assured India Today reporters of arranging arms. "Can you arrange a 9MM pistol for us," Aslam was asked. His response will shock you.
"Why just a 9 MM pistol, I can also get you an AK-47 from Kaliachak, no problem. I have even delivered weapons from here to Ghaziabad," Aslam said.
90 per cent of fake currency entering through Malda
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) estimates that 90 per cent of all the fake currency entering India from Bangladesh is routed through Malda, the district which has a long and porous border with Bangladesh.
A note prepared by the NIA on the efforts to curb fake Indian currency notes, which has been accessed by India Today, says, "Over a period of time, Malda has emerged as a major transit route for Fake Indian Currency couriers. The Fake India Currency Notes or FICN produced outside India is brought into the country by couriers, principally through Malda via Bangladesh."
The note goes on to add,"From a number of cases investigated by NIA, ample evidence has emerged that this region of the country is a major conduit for pumping counterfeit currency into the country. This region because of geopolitical factors and demographics has become a hub for smugglers of Fake Indian Currency."
"Malda has emerged as a major transit zone along with Murshidabad in West Bengal. A lot of the couriers are from Malda. They are in touch with suppliers from Bangladesh. Actual users come and collect fake currency from them. This is very high quality fake currency," IG NIA Alok Mittal said.
On January 14, a team of the NIA in a joint operation with the crime branch in Maharashtra's Buldhana arrested a person with Rs 1,95,000 of fake currency. This fake currency had been supplied to him by a courier from Malda in West Bengal.
Four days before that on January 10, the NIA in a joint operation with the Bihar Police seized fake currency worth Rs 4,00,000 from West Champaran. This consignment too had been brought from Malda. A case has been registered under FIR no 12/2016 at the Majuhaulia district of Betia in Bihar.
The modus operandi and Pakistan's involvement
"It is clear that the money comes from Pakistan and from there to Bangladesh and then to India. It is a big racket in Bangladesh. In recent times, Bangladeshi authorities have seized big consignments of fake currency and it is clear that is coming from Pakistan," Mittal added.
According to a report prepared by India's intelligence agencies
High quality fake Indian currency notes are published in printing presses run by the ISI inside Pakistan
The ink and the multi-colour offset machines used to print these fake notes are those which can only be purchased by sovereign nations and not by private individuals
These notes are first sold to Pakistan based wholesalers at 5 per cent of the actual value
This means a Rs 1000 fake note is sold by the ISI to a Pakistani wholesaler for Rs 50
The Pakistan-based wholesaler sells the fake Rs 1000 note to a wholesaler in a country like Bangladesh for Rs 150, making a profit of Rs 100 on every note
The Bangladeshi wholesaler then sells the fake notes to India-based wholesalers for Rs 350 each. This means that by the time the fake Rs 1000 note enters India it is worth Rs 350
The wholesaler then sells the note to retailers like Aslam who met us in Malda for Rs 450
People like Aslam then sell the fake currency at 55 per cent of it's real value, which means you can buy a Rs 1000 note in Malda for Rs 550
A recent study commissioned by government agencies suggests that at any point in time about Rs 2500 crore of fake currency is in circulation in the Indian market. Because of lax control, smugglers find it easy to operate out of places like Malda. These fake notes are an attempt by the ISI to destabilise the Indian economy.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/want-ak-56-fake-currency-get-to-malda/1/583236.html
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