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From left : Shri Kirit Shroff, Smt. Sandraben Rajjubhai Shroff, Shri Kantisen Shroff, Shri Harsh Mariwala, Shri. Mukul Asher, Shri Bipinbhai Nanavati, Shri Ashwin Shroff

Launching of Volume II : History of the Bhatia Community

The Book is available at the office of

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Editorial

Dear Readers,

The volume-II of “History of the Bhatia Community (Southern & Eastern India and Maharashtra) is launched and available for you at GBF Office. Get your copy before the stock is over. The GBF team is ready to release “Bhatia Business Directory” very soon. Dakshin Bharat Bhatia Mitra Mandal is celebrating their Silver Jubilee on August 15-16, 2015. After 4 years, we feel that we all are coming together and working towards progress of our community. Let us bring back our glorious past !

Happy reading !

Haridas Raigaga, Nisha Gandhi : Dharmesh GandhiEditor : Correspondent : Design & Layout

Inside this issue

Photos of the month

I refer to the meeting we had yesterday at GBF function. It was a pleasure meeting you and I highly appreciate the nice function arranged by GBF. We feel proud to be associated with GBF under your able leadership and guidance. The speeches given at function yesterday by all distinguished guests including your were very nice, crisp and reminded us of the Glory of our Bhatia community.

I have also gone through the Book released yesterday which is a treasure for all of us and gives in-depth information about our community which we were never aware of. We, as a community, appreciate the efforts of GBF and all team members in this regard.

We look forward to meeting again and working for our community.Regards,

- Ashok Bhatia09327793105.

REKHA BAJARIA

Rekha Bajaria is the current President of SAHARA since 2006 and has been a volunteer for SAHARA since 1991. She is the CEO of Madrona Car Wash Inc. in Southern California. Her various strengths include fund raising, marketing, and planning business strategies for SAHARA. Her vision is to expand SAHARA's transitional home into an apartment complex and start a thrift store to empower women to live independently.

SAHARA stands for ‘South Asian Helpline And Referral Agency’- Committed to serving the South Asian community and survivors of domestic violence since 1991.

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Launching of “History of the Bhatia Community: Volume-II”

Report of the GBF Managing Committee

Celebrity Obituary

International News

Gayatri Mantra

Poems

The maritime riches of the Kutch region

Bela Bajaria

Bill Gates

Harshavardhan

Global Bhatia Foundation (GBF) has taken up an ambitious project of documenting History of the Bhatia Community and second volume in this series was launched on July 25, 2015 at Sundarbai Hall by the distinguished chief guests Shri Kantisen Shroff (Pujya Kakaji), Smt. Sandra Rajjubhai Shroff (of United Phosphorous) and Shri Harsh Mariwala (of MARICO). The launch of the book took place with Saraswati Vandana and lighting of the lamp in presence of prominent members of the community. The research team of the GBF comprised of Dr. Mangala Purandare, Shri Haridas Raigaga and Shri Mukul Asher.

Shri Ashwin Shroff (of Excel Industries), Chairman of GBF welcomed the Chief Guests and the book lovers. The bouquet was presented by Smt. Jyoti Layjawala, Smt. Pallavi Sundhani and Smt. Mohini Negandhi to the chief guests. Shri Bipin Nanavati who came from Chennai and Shri Kirit Shroff who came from Kolkata were warmly welcomed and appreciated for their great help in gathering information for the book.

While introducing the distinguished guests, Shri Ashwin Shroff mentioned that Kakaji, who is 92 years of age has resumed painting and showed his latest work to the audience. Kakaji, apart from shouldering the responsibility of running his family organisations has successfully created several NGOs that have done and are doing great work for the society. Harshbhai represents a family which is an excellent example of living by the “Core Values”, growth continuing through Innovation. He has created a global brand for “MARICO” and its products. He has also created an entrepreneurship development initiative viz. ASCENT, instituted Marico Innovative awards and his latest initiative is to help people suffering from depression. Smt. Sandra, a British by birth, united with a kutchi Bhatia family and together with Rajjubhai, created a global giant “United Phosphorus”. They are generously giving back to the society.

Prof. Mukul Asher in his brief about the book, mentioned about the effort that has been invested in making this book. He acknowledged all the contributors including Shri Ashok Ashar of Dharangaon, Shri Vijay Ramaiya and Shri Mitesh Paleja of Vaijapur, Shri Kishor Bhatia of Jalgaon, Shri Chandubhai Bhatia of Mahabaleshwar, Shri Sanjay Kapadia of Nasik, Shri Kirit Shroff of Kolkata, Shri Bipin Nanavati of Chennai and several others. He praised the methodology and process of presenting history used by Dr. Mangala Purandare. He explained the efforts of GBF in documenting the achievers, competitiveness in globalisation, Technological advancement, retaining cultural and other identities, traditions, study of neglected history. The GBF team has been a focal point and rest have provided GBF with the information. A specific focus of the book is on the “Prospects


and Challenges”, a separate chapter allocated to the present generation. (Bhatias in South India have done better than East India due to different government machinery in these 2 regions. Family business is core of our strength. German and US industries were established by the families. Some initiatives are needed to expand skill sets, large assets from the ancestors need to be protected, maintained and made productive. Balance sheet of the Bhatia community should include new values like respect for the environment and make the assets more productive. Wealth of the community is not measured by what it can buy but what it can make. Parsis, Jews, Chettiars, Sindhis are the critical mass and these communities have taken lead to create wealth. Efforts of GBF are afoot to repeat it for the Bhatia community.)

Kakaji opted to speak in kutchi language and considered himself fortunate to be a part of this event. He said “It is God's wish that we met together”. He mentioned that members of the Bhatia community have travelled very widely across the globe and carried out great deeds for the society. It is the values, behaviour, conduct (Aachar) that has made us successful. He was taught such values from his childhood. The hand of the Bhatia is always up for giving (donate) and never for receiving. Bhatia means lion, never became a yes-man, never bow down to others, feel very proud to be a Bhatia.

Shri Harshbhai congratulated the founders of Global Bhatia Foundation for its great efforts and initiations to unite the community. The book captures contributors of the families of Bhatia community. He mentioned that each one has to think “what is the purpose of one's life?”. God has given a gift of life and all do not realise it. Improving upon weaknesses is 25% of effort and 75% of effort has to go for improving the strengths. Each one of us makes a choice based on one's strength, success is more difficult to handle than failures, certain degree of balance in life is a must. Handle success in a mature manner and retain balance, do not become egoistic. If you want to succeed, failure is a must, risk taking is a must. Concentrate on 3-4 matters and not too many. Two important days are (1) The day I was born and (2) Search for why I was born. What can one do to make this world a better place to live.

Smt. Sandra Shroff spoke about great glory of Kutchi Bhatias and appreciated Global Bhatia Foundation. She has great praise for the Bhatia community who has whole-heartedly accepted her. She mentioned her observation that this community never had a dowry system and the girl is accepted by the in-laws’ family after marriage with only 6 saris from her parents. This is an amazing community. Rajjubhai's nana went to Zanzibar and earned a fortune which he spent in Kutch for the welfare of Kutch. They had a will to do


something in life and succeed. Bhatias are straight forward and not 'Fly by night operator'. They are smart businessmen, they take care of community, have established many institutions. Khimji Ramdas is one such family from Mandvi kutch. Embrodery of Kutch is beautiful. All that would have been lost if that art is not preserved and encouraged. Kakaji and Kaki have done it

through Shrujan.

Shri Nitin Dossa thanked everyone for making the event a big success with special thanks to the trustees of Hansraj Pragji Thackersey Trust and Shri Chandrsen Merchant. He offered an Honorary Doctorate to Shri Haridas Raigaga for his efforts to coordinate the GBF project.

Deep Pragatya Deep Pragatya

Deep Pragatya Saraswati Vandana

Shri Ashwin Shroff Welcoming Kakaji


Welcoming Shri Kirit Shroff

Welcoming Smt. Sandraben Shroff Welcoming Shri Mukulbhai

Kakaji speaking at the event Smt. Sandraben speaking at the event

Welcoming Shri Harsh Mariwala


Shri Mukulbhai speaking at the event Shri Nitin Dossa expressing vote of thanks

The team GBF with the guests

An Appeal to Youth

Global Bhatia Foundation invites Bhatia Youth from the Globe to serve as volunteers. GBF youth has education, sports & cultural events on its agenda and success of such projects is possible with t h e s e r v i c e o f s e l f l e s s v o l u n t e e r s . C o n t a c t : [email protected]

Views expressed by the authors need not be assumed as the views of Global Bhatia Foundation.

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All The Copyrights Are Acknowledged.

YOUTH@GBF is an in-house ENewsletter distributed freely to the members of Bhatia community and published from Mumbai by Global Bhatia Foundation, a not for profit organization.

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Dear Members,

It is a pleasure to present to you a Report of the activities of the Global Bhatia Foundation for the year ended March 31, 2015.

The following projects were executed during the year:

1. Parichay Milan Kendra - was started on April 5, 2014 in association with Bhartiya Stree Mandal. Till date forms have been

received from 122 Bhatia Girls, 139 Bhatia Boys, 27 Non Bhatia Girls and 25 Non Bhatia Boys. There has been a very

encouraging response and many Bhatia Parents also attend the fortnightly meeting to discuss and finalize engagements st rdof their children. These fortnightly meetings are held on the 1 and 3 Saturday of every month. 10 engagements/

marriages have been finalized so far by the Parichay Milan Kendra.

2. Medical Camp – With the support of R.K. Trust (courtesy Shri Chetan Merchant) GBF organized a Medical camp on

Sunday, April13, 2014 at Ramwadi, Kalbadevi, courtesy Shri Vijaysinh Gordhandas, (elder brother of Shri Pankaj

Kapadia). The Medical Camp was attended by 225 persons. 10 types of medical tests were conducted including those for

Thyroid, ECG, Blood Sugar, etc. Doctors who provided honorary service were Dr. Hanskumar Mody & his team,

Cardiologist Dr. Pratit Samdani, ENT specialist Dr. B.K. Hiranandani and other Gynaecologists/Dentists/Physiotherapists.

Ozone & Skin Therapists were also present. The major pharmaceutical companies that provided free medicines to the

attendees were Glaxo, Cipla etc.

3. Career Counseling & Aptitude Test - was organized for students at Rajkot on June 16 and 29, 2014. 89 students availed

of the career counseling. Bhatia Yuvak Mandal, Rajkot, Bhatia Stree Mandal, Rajkot, Kathiawad Bhatia Vidyarthi Bhavan

had joined forces with GBF for this very important event. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and highlights

the need for career counseling amongst Bhatia youth.

4. GBF Annual Sports - was organized in December 2014. 375 sportspersons participated in the various sporting events. To

encourage children to participate, a gift was given to every participating child below the age of 10 years. The prizes were

sponsored by Jayant Agro Organics Ltd., Metro Cycles - Shri Chandubhai Udeshi, Smt. Veenaben Nalin Merchant,

Thakkar Dhanji Mulji Bhatia Niwas Trust & Hirabai Haridas Trust. The GBF Annual Sports also enjoyed significant support

from Shri Krishnakant Mulji Jetha, Shri Hemant Toprani, Shri C.H. Kapadia, Shri Hemant Babla, Shri Mahendra Kapadia,

Shri Harish Shinai & Shri Shirish Anjaria.

5. Parichay Milan 2015 - was organized on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Sunderbai Hall, Churchgate (courtesy Shri

Chandrasenbhai). A total number of 295 entries were received for Parichay Milan. 10 engagements have been reported

after the Parichay Milan 2015.

6. Panjo Taano - an annual get together and cultural program for the Bhatia Community was held on Friday November 21,

2014 at the Tejpal Hall, Mumbai. The event was followed by a delicious dinner. More than 500 attendees enjoyed the

event.

7. The GBF Website - has been upgraded and made more modern in look and feel. The announcements of future GBF

events are regularly displayed on the website along with photographs of earlier events. We thank Bhavesh and Jesal of

Shreeji Web Graphics for their continued support to the site.

8. The GBF Facebook page - has also been set up and is a popular digital meeting platform for Bhatias globally. There are

over 4,000 members of GBF on Facebook.

9. History of Bhatia Community: Vol-2: covering eminent Bhatias in Southern India, Eastern India and Maharashtra is ready

thanks to the hard work and coordinated efforts of Team GBF. The publication will be released on the date of the AGM i.e.,

July 25, 2015.

10. Youth@GBF, the GBF e-Newsletter has been consistently produced each month. Till date, 34 issues have been

published. At present, Youth@GBF is sent to over 2500 Bhatia families globally through email. We continue to collect

email IDs of Bhatias around the world so that we can reach out to every Bhatia family in the world.

11. Bhatia Business Directory – Data collection from Bhatia Industrialists, Businessmen and Professionals is in full swing

and should be completed very soon. We plan to publish the Bhatia Business Directory later in 2015.

We continue to work on strengthening the Global Bhatia Foundation by expanding its activities and membership in 2015-16.

Sincerely,

The Managing Committee

Global Bhatia Foundation

GLOBAL BHATIA FOUNDATIONREPORT OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE

Don’t take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.”

“Failure will never overtake me if my definition to succeed is strong enough”.

“If you want to shine like a sun. First burn like a sun.”

"All of us do not have equal talent. But, all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents.”

"Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life.”

“All Birds find shelter during a rain. But Eagle avoids rain by flying above the Clouds.”

“Man needs difficulties in life because they are necessary to enjoy the success.”

“It is very easy to defeat someone, but it is very hard to win someone”

"Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.”

“Without your involvement you can't succeed. With your involvement you can't fail.

Omar Sharif was an Egyptian actor. His films included Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Funny Girl. He was nominated for an Academy Award. He won three Golden Globe Awards and a César Award.

Born: April 10, 1932, Alexandria, EgyptDied: July 10, 2015, Cairo, Egypt

The People's President- APJ Abdul Kalam (1931 – 2015)

Celebrity Obituary

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, born in a Tamil Muslim family on October 15, 1937 in Rameswaram was in many ways the 'people's President' and a distinguished scientist.

He was India's President from 2002 to 2007.

Kalam was a serious scholar and had degrees in physics and aerospace engineering. Called the Missile Man of India, when he served at the Indian Space Research Organistaion and the Defence Research and Development Organisation for close to 40 years.

Kalam also played a major role in India's nuclear tests in 1998 at Pokharan, Rajasthan.

Elected as the nation's President in 2002, with the support of the then ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress, he served till 2007. After his tenure was over, he returned to his life of education, writing books and articles and delivering lectures.

He was also honoured with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna in 1997.

His father, Jainulabudeen, was a boat owner and his mother, Ashiamma, a housewife. Born in a poor family, he had to support the family by doing odd jobs right from a young age.

Kalam’s Words...

Omar Sharif, Actor

International News about Hinduism by Rajan Zed

?Upset Hindus seek apology for deities’ trivialization on “Jean Paul Gaultier” perfumes

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?Hindus concerned after North Carolina temple sign hit with shotgun blasts

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?Hindus worldwide perturbed on India’s failure at containing frequent stampedes

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?Two Hindu chariot processions in Houston

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?Hindus seek Lord Hanuman statue in Arkansas Capitol grounds

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?World universities offering summer Sanskrit classes

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?Hindus urge National Gallery of Australia to expedite provenance of Hindu statues

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?Hinduism focus at Salzburg Festival 2015

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?Hindus seek designated “Yoga Room” in American universities & colleges

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?Hindus to re-pursue Oklahoma Capitol Hanuman statue if constitution amends

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Hindus seek withdrawal of sexually explicit mandala from Toronto gallery

North Carolina to have Hindu Temple on 7.6 acres

Former pub being converted to Hindu temple in England

Hindus commend South Carolina Legislature for Confederate flag removal

In Hinduism, elephant produced clouds—Hindus react to "Scientists Predict A Talking Elephant”

Hindus want Queensland Gallery to return Lord Krishna statue if proven stolen

Hindus seek Diwali as Public Holiday in South Africa

Hindus laud Wales’ Conwy Council for not instituting fine for feeding seagulls

Saskatoon Hindu Temple launching $1.2 million expansion

National Gallery of Victoria displaying Lord Krishna

Korean Embroidery

The maritime riches of the Kutch region

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will, on April 6, release a book brought out jointly by National Museum of India and Gujarat-based Darshak Itihas Nidhi on maritime navigation techniques of the people of Kutch, Gujarat.

The treatise, “Maalam ni Pothi,” is a record of stars and clouds, winds and waves, changing colour of water, storms and ominously calm waters, birds and fish, depths and distances over the centuries by navigators of Kutch (Kachchh). When there were no instruments to guide the sail ships, the navigator discovered his own indicators and guided the course of the ship. The accumulated knowledge thus collected by malams (navigators) is enormous, said Hasmukh Shah, Chairman of the Nidhi.Contains over 900 pages

The pothis written by malams in old Gujarati script and old Kachchhi language for each of their voyages were collected by National Museum. The knowledge remained hidden since deciphering the script and reading of language could not be done by scholars from India and abroad.

Darshak Itihas Nidhi got it done by a language expert and historian, Ashok Rajeshirke, who has interpreted the text in - VIRENDRA PANDIT

his introduction. The facsimile and its Devanagari transcription in the volume run into over 900 pages. Of the selected pothis, the oldest is dated back to 1665. An accompanying booklet by historian Chhaya Goswami is a short treatise on the volume that further explains contents and rationale of pothis included in the volume.

Sustained voyages and enduring contacts with the sea and its milieu made the mariners of the Gulf of Kachchh to develop a rich, deep understanding and knowledge of the sea. They acquired knowledge about astronomy, astrology, Vaastu, marine biology, zoology and navigational sciences using celestial reference.

Multifaceted seamenThe content of the pothis portrays them as multifaceted seamen, explorers, naturalists, hydrographers, writers and mariners. It, thus, highlights several significant contributions of these malams made to science of navigation, seamanship, language, and literature, Shah pointed out. Studies and researches in history, more importantly the maritime history of India, would get a fillip with this book, he said.

Gayatri Mantra the Best Divine Prayer Hymn in the World

Dr. Howard Steingeril, an American scientist, collected Mantras, Hymns and invocations from all over the world and from all religions, tested their strength in his Physiology Laboratory. He concluded that the Hindus Vedic Gayatri Mantra is the most rewarding scientifically. That the Gayatri Mantra produced 110,000 sound waves per second. This was the highest and found it to be the most powerful prayer hymn in the world. That the combination of sound and variation in the sound waves and its particular frequency is capable of developing specific spiritual potentialities.

The Hamburg university initiated this research into the efficacy of the Gayathri Mantra both on the mental and physical plane of CREATION. The GAYATHRI MANTRA is now being broadcast daily for 15 minutes from 7 P.M. onwards over Radio Paramaribo, Surinam, South America for the past two years, and also in Amsterdam, Holland for the last six months.

Material and Physical Benefits:?Bestows attractive personality.?Develops the power of speech.?Wards off poverty and insufficiency.?Forms a protective halo around the person.?Brilliance in the eyes is noticed.?Wards off d i re inf luences, unfavorable

circumstances and dangerous situations.?Activates internal centers in the body.?The beeja mantras in the mantra activates nerve

fibers and glands.?The vibrations when chanting spread in the

environment, attract similar positive atoms and return to its origin

?(the person who is chanting) filling him with this gathered positive energy.

?Regular chanting keeps the person and his family always in prosperity and plenty.

?The following traits develop: bravery, wellbeing, love, wealth, brilliance, stronger immunity, sharp intellect, perfect control over senses, devotion, retention, attracts life force, increases penance, farsightedness, awakening, improves productivity, makes one cheerful, idealistic, courageous, full of wisdom and removes selfishness and promotes

SAID AMERICAN SCIENTIST Dr. HOWARD STEINGERIL

service mindedness.?The atmosphere around that person is calm.?A person chanting Gayatri mantra can never

have a demeaned life. It is always a blissful life.?

Subtle and Spiritual Benefits:?Develops a sacred and focused psyche.?Grants 8 forms of siddhis (powers) and 9 forms

nidhis (attributes) and several subsets of these called riddhis.

?Allows one to positively influence the environment and to use divine energy for welfare of the world.

?Person develops Divine magnetism.?Ignorance, infirmity and inadequacy are removed.?Makes one a magnetic personality.?Develops a feeling of peace, makes one aware of a

new power that is working within them.?Makes a person take interest in noble deeds.?When a mistake is committed, makes one

immediately recognize it, feel sorry for it & take corrective action not to repeat it.

?Develops intuition and gets an inkling of future events before they happen.

?Develops ability to read minds.?Ability to influence people and plant good thoughts

in them.?Regular practice makes anything uttered by that

person come true and materializes itself.?Sees Divine light in everything around.?A person can transfer a part of their spiritual energy

to others.

You can play it in the background while working on your computer. Western scientists' certification, as stated, adds special status too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDnamSM3Z3shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P26ZvKY--KY If you are inclined to study scholarly papers, here are some: Embodying" Bhakti Rasa" in Bharata Natyam: An Indian-Christian Interpretation of “Gayatri Mantra” through Dance

[PDF] from butler.edu

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Moolji Jamnadas, the grandfather of Karsandas Dwarkadas migrated from Nalia (Kutch) to Calcutta in 1900. His father was born in Calcutta in 1906 and Karsandas was born in 1927. Moolji Jamnadas chose Calcutta as it was at that time the capital of India as well as the main business centre. Moolji established Jute goods business and since then Moolji, Karsandas and his sons have been in the same business as well as in the chemical business. They have employed 6 persons (1993). Their company is Tristar Exports located at 5/1, Clive Row, Kolkata. Calcutta had few Bhatia sportsmen. Karsandas’ grandfather was interested in sports and his father was All India Champion in cycling and swimming. He was also one of the best water-polo players. Chandra Hirjee was another Bhatia from Calcutta who was Snooker Champion. Karsandas was the secretary of Calcutta Bhatia Mahajan for years and in 1993 he was Vice Patron member of the Shree Calcutta Kutchi Samaj.Dwarkadas, Karsandas' father represented India in swimming in 1928 at Amsterdam (Holland.)

Shri Karsandas Dwarkadas

Bela BajariaWe proud of you...

Bela Bajaria Appointed President of Universal Television, Becomes the Highest Ranking Indian American

Executive in Hollywood

Bela Bajaria, who was promoted to President of Universal Television last month, has become the highest ranking Indian American in Hollywood, the entertainment industry in the United States.

"Bela has done an incredible job of starting a studio from scratch three years ago and launching a series of hits on programming services ranging from NBC and Fox to A&E and Netflix," said Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment. "This business is very important to the overall performance at NBC Entertainment."

Jennifer Salke, President of NBC Entertainment who also oversees Universal Television, added: "We're very happy that Bela is going to continue to run the studio at a time when the demand for American television shows keeps growing in this country and around the world."

Bajaria was Miss India USA and Miss India Worldwide 1991.

Previously, Bajaria was Executive Vice President of Universal Television since August 2011. Her appointment as the head of the NBCUniversal-owned television production company began the re-establishment of the studio as a stand-alone entity after its creative programming division was folded into the NBC network in 2008.

Bajaria oversees creative programming for one of the country's largest and most successful television studios which is responsible for hit primetime series across numerous networks, including "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Parks and Recreation," "The Mindy Project," "Bates Motel," "About A Boy," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "Grimm," "Chicago Fire," "Chicago PD," "State of Affairs" and "Parenthood." The studio also produces such new series as "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," "Allegiance," and "Odyssey," as well as the limited series "The Slap" and "Heroes Reborn," among other projects, according to Universal Television website.

Earlier, Bajaria held two key posts simultaneously: Senior Vice President, Cable Programming for CBS TV Studios, and Senior Vice President of Movies and Miniseries for the CBS network. Upon creating the cable division at CBS TV Studios in 2007, she shepherded many cable dramas and comedies from prolific writer/directors, including a docu-comedy for Showtime that was produced by Glenn Gordon Caron, "Common Law," and "Panic Boys" for Showtime. While at CBS, Bajaria also worked on numerous cable projects by notable writers such as Carol Mendelsohn, Julian Fellowes, Augusten Burroughs, Anthony Zuiker and James Ellroy.

Bajaria simultaneously oversaw the CBS Sunday Night Movie -- the #1 TV movie franchise for over 10 years. She was responsible for the critically acclaimed Hallmark Hall of Fame franchise, oversaw production of eight TV movies in the popular "Jesse Stone" franchise and worked on many Emmy-nominated miniseries, including "Joan of Arc," "Jesus," "Reagans," "Elvis" and "Hitler." She oversaw over 130 movies that showcased such actors as William Hurt, Anna Paquin, Anne Bancroft, Anjelica Huston, Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon.

In September 2013 Bajaria was elected President of the industry organization Hollywood Radio & Television Society and is currently serving her second term in the position. She is involved in a variety of philanthropic endeavors, including SAHARA, a non-profit organization that serves victims of domestic violence. She has been honored by the I Have a Dream Foundation of Los Angeles with the 2013 Dream Keeper Award and that same year was given the Industry Leadership Award from the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.

Bajaria resides in Los Angeles with her husband and three children.

Bill Gates

Bill Gates boasts a net worth of $78.9 billion. Microsoft's co-founder also has a 66,000-square-foot lakeside house in Washington state — complete with a pool that has its own underwater music system.

But the richest man in the world says he has no use for money beyond a certain point.

And he means it.

Gates has already donated $28 billion since 2007 to eradicate deadly diseases around the world. He also hopes to double investment in renewable technology in the next five years.

He's not alone. Once the super rich have made their billions, they often start trying to save the world.

So what could possibly be driving some of these most powerful people on Earth to make the world a better place for future generations?

A new study, led by University of Michigan's Leigh Plunkett Tost, suggests that, contrary to popular belief, power doesn't corrupt — it makes you more generous.

"Previous research focusing on the relationship between contemporaries found that having power tends to cause people to act in more self-interested ways," co-author and Duke associate professor Kimberly Wade-Benzoni said in a press release. "We add the dimension of time, and we find in contrast that power leads people to act more generously toward future generations."

The researchers reached those conclusions through a series of experiments.

In the first experiment, 222 participants were randomly assigned high-power and low-power status with the help of a writing task. The former were required to recall a situation in which they had power over others; the latter wrote about an episode in which they lacked power.

Just when the subjects thought their job was over, they were presented with an opportunity to enter a lottery as a reward and donate their winnings to a food charity program in two ways: they could either give away their money to feed the poor immediately or contribute towards long-term

structural reform in the food supply system.

The results were startling. Those who held more power over others were more likely to choose future reform over immediate relief to fix the hunger problem.

In a similar experiment, 465 people could choose between keeping a $1,000 bonus for themselves now or a larger amount a year later. Alternatively, they were free to give the money to another person now or a larger amount to someone later. Those who had more power were found to be more likely to part with the bonus for future use.

Of course, these experiments can't account for lifelong behaviors, but they do suggest that the responsibility to shape the future compels the power holder to think long-term.

But what purpose will the findings serve outside the lab?

"Organizations seeking to ensure that decision makers consider the long-term impact of their decisions should consider highlighting that those with decision-making authority have the power to shape not only their own current performance, but also the performance and outcomes of the generations to come," Wade-Benzoni said.

In other words, those in positions of power would make better future-friendly decisions if organizations invoked a sense of responsibility towards younger generations.

And if Gates' example is anything to go by, Wade-Benzoni might have a point.

Harshavardhan

Harshavardhana was an Indian Emperor, who ruled over the northern parts of India for a period of more than forty years. His empire was spread over the states of Punjab, Bengal, Orissa and the entire Indo-Gangetic plain, lying to the north of the Narmada River. Get more information of the life history of King Harshavardhan with this biography :

King Harshavardhana was born in 590 AD to Prabhakar Vardhan. His elder brother was Rajyavardhan, the king of Thanesar. He was instrumental in consolidating the small republics and small monarchical states that had sprung up in North India after the downfall of the Gupta dynasty. Harsha Vardhan united the small republics from Punjab to Central India and they accepted him as their king in 606 AD. Though Harsha was only sixteen years old when he ascended the throne, he proved himself to be a great vanquisher as well as a competent administrator.

After his accession, King Harshavardhan united the two kingdoms of Thanesar (now Kurukshetra) and Kannauj. He also shifted his capital from Thanesar to Kannauj. The next aggression faced by the king was from Sasanka, the ruler of Bengal. He defeated Sasanka and also took over Eastern Punjab (present day Haryana), Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. Thereafter, he occupied Dhruvasena and Ganjam, a part of the modern Orissa State. In 630 AD, Harshavardhana faced defeat at the hands of Pulakesi II, the Chalukya King of Vatapi, in Northern Karnataka. The defeat resulted in a truce between the two kings, with Harsha accepting River Narmada as the southern boundary for his kingdom.

Patronizing Buddhism and Literature

King Harshavardhan was a Shaivite. However, he was tolerant towards all other religions and supported them fully. Some time later in his life, he became a patron of Buddhism also. King Harshavardhana propagated the religion by constructing numerous stupas in the name of Buddha. He believed in supporting art and

literature and even made several donations to the Nalanda University. Harsha Vardhana also wrote three Sanskrit plays, namely Nagananda, Ratnavali and Priyadarsika. In 641 AD, he sent a mission to China, which helped in establishing the first diplomatic relations between China and India.

Death of Harshavardhana

King Harshavardhana left for the holy abode in the year 647 AD, after ruling over the Indian subcontinent for more than 41 years. However, since he did not have any heirs, his empire rapidly disintegrated and collapsed into small states again.

Harsha was a noted author on his own merit. He wrote three plays – Nagananda, Ratnavali and Priyadarsika. His reign is comparatively well documented, thanks to his court poet Bana in Harschacharita and by Si-Yu-Ki. Bana composed an account of Harsha's rise to power in Harsha Charitha, the first historical poetic work in Sanskrit language. Xuanzang wrote a full description of his travels in India.

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