Friends Gazette August Edition

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EVERYBODY KNOWS THEYRE GOING TO DIE, BUT NOBODY BELIEVES IT - DERRICK BELL (AUTHOR)! 1

FRIENDS

GAZETTE

A CONTROVERSIAL

play which portrays a

member of the British

aristocracy as a sexy

flirt is set to debut in

Scotland this month.Nehru, His Inner Story, touches on

an alleged affair between EdwinaMountbatten, wife of the last Viceroy

of India, and the countrys first primeminister, Jawaharlal Nehru.

A movie on the same subjectstarring Cate Blanchett whichshowed the couple in bed, kissing anddancing was pulled after pressurefrom the Indian government.

Deborah Antoinette, who playsLady Mountbatten in the latestversion, told FG: [This play] portrays[Lady Mountbatten] as a sexy flirt.

Some say Lord Luis Mountbattenwas inexperienced in love andpreferred the company of men, whichdrove his wife into others arms.

Nehru, His Inner Story, is on at theworld-renowned Edinburgh Fringestarting on Saturday.

It has already toured India andLondon to critical acclaim.

It is written and produced by

Pramila le Hunt, a Tory candidatein the 83 UK election and one ofthe first women of Asian origin tostand for Parliament for theConservatives.

The plays publicity states:[Nehru], the first prime ministerof free India speaks his truth . . .bonding with the family ladies andEdwina Mountbatten, towardswhom his lonely heart reachedout.

A report in The Daily Mail aboutthe movie, Indian Summer, madein 2009, reads: A film about theromance between the wife of thelast British Viceroy of India and

the countrys first prime minister hasbeen shelved after Indian officialstried to pressure the director totone down the script.

Indian Summer, which was set tostar Cate Blanchett and Hugh Grantwas based on a non-fiction bookabout Lord Mountbatten.

Dilip Shankar, a prominent Indianactor and personality, was a castingdirector on the movie four years agowhen it was scrapped.

He takes the title role in the newstage play and modestly goes aboutthe business of the play, including theaffair, without any fanfare.

NEHRU AFFAIR

SET FOR FRINGEScandal that rocked India gets Edinburgh airing despite government concern

Exclusive by Stephen Ward

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- The Michelin Guide 2008.

Tel: 020 8748 5959Orders must be placed before 6.30pm

ask for Rahul Kulkarni(not Friday or Saturday)

Indian Zing Restaurant

236 King Street, London W6 0RF

According to theMail, India insists

on vetting foreign films to ensure theydo not offend local sensibilities orharm Indias reputation abroad.

A group of senior governmentofficials reportedly insisted scenes [inthe film] showing the couple in bed,kissing and dancing, be deleted in anattempt to protect Nehrus reputation.

But it wasnt just the anally retentiveIndians which spelt the end for IndianSummer.

Spiralling budgets accordingto the newspaper were alsobehind the decision to pull.

And it quoted Brit director JoeWright telling Hollywood trademag Variety: We were in betweena rock and a hard place.

Nehru wasnt Edwinas onlyfling. She allegedly also beddedsinger Paul Robeson and cabaretstar Leslie Hutchinson.

Performances of Nehru, HisInner Story, at the Edinburgh Fringebegin on August 3 until 25. The venueis Paradise in the Vault in the AugustineUnited Church in the city.

Limited tickets on: http://www.paradise-green.co.uk/2013-programme/whats-on/brochure/details/955/

Vamping it up:DeborahAntoinette

(far left, opp);Nehru andLady Mount-batten (belowleft, opp andright); TheMountbattensin full regalia(above); CateBlanchett(topright).

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VEGETARIANS in needof some hearty Italian

fare just need to ask for

what they want when

they visit Carluccios.The personal invite came from

the craggy-faced millionairerestaurateur during an exclusivechat with the FG.

Speaking outside the chains eateryin St Christopher Place in Londons

Mayfair, Antonio Carluccio told FGreaders: If youre vegetarian theresno problem.

Just ask us for what youwant and we will prepare it for you.

Antonio revealed that he iscurrently working on a book ofvegetarian recipes.

The book which has no title as yetwill help open up Italian vegetariancooking - Carluccio style.

Vegetarian cuisine is theCinderella of cooking, Antonio(pictured above in red shirt) explained.My book will treat vegetables justlike meat.

Each vegetable will be cooked onits own, bringing out its full flavour,just like meat is.

AntonioCarluccio has written 13books on Italian cuisine andappeared on television in the BBCsFood and Drink Programme.

In 2011 his travels around Italywere filmed for the BBC series TwoGreedy Italians.

Vegan offerings from Carlucciosinclude: Pasta e Fagioli, Insalata diOrzo Verdure e Nocciole, SavouryBread and Bruschetta.

Vegetarian options include: VerduraFritta, Insalata Caprese, Risotto delGiorno and Antipasto di Verdure.

Sympathy for the PunditLOTS of people have affairs

why shouldnt poor old Mr

Nehru have one?That was the sympathetic reaction of the

owner of the India Club when asked abouttwo of its most famous members.

Yagdar Marker, who bought the Londonclub, in 1997 added: [Nehru] was widowedat an early age. They were just human beings.

Pundit Nehru, Indias first prime minister,and Lady Mountbatten the wife of the lastViceroy, Louis Mountbatten, were said tohave been lovers as the British Raj came toan end in 1947. (See our front page story).

The pair were founding members of theIndia Club, set up by Indian statesman,Krishna Menon. Still maintained in original

1940s style the club boasts a lounge, barand upstairs restaurant above the StrandContinental Hotel, near Waterloo Bridge. Nehru and Lady Mountbatten (right) at the opening of the India Club in the 40s.

Whensa gonna

beyourday?

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FRIENDLY

[email protected]

ID MISS [Chutneys] if it went.My husband and I visit it fairly

regularly. (FG July: Curry? This way)

It is different from the usual runof Indian restaurant.

It has the ability to have that vastrange of mixtures.

Clare GittingsNational Portrait Gallery

Dear Editor, (FG July: Curry? This way)I DONT know what Id do for

lunch if Chutneys, Diwanas etc. goto the wall. I think its disgustingwhat the government is doing.

Theres absolutely no need tothreaten the future of theserestaurants and their way of life.

ConcernedFriends

Gazette reader

A SCENIC half-hour beach walkaway from Rock aka Chelsea onSea just across the water fromPadstow and only an hours drivefrom Newquay airport, Polzeathseems, dare I say it, perfect.

Family-sized holiday homes linethe areas coastal path, and largegroups with surfboards and beachgear are not an infrequent sight!

The happy and bustling TristramCampsite offers a less expensivebut equally beautiful vista of theocean from its location abovePolzeath Beach.

The tents multi-coloured wallsonly add to the lively and activeatmosphere.

It is worthy to note, however,that renting a villa and camping arenot the only ways in which onecan live out the Polzeathexperience; the beautiful St Moritz

hotel where I was lucky enoughto stay is only a 15-minute coastal walk fromthe beach.

The hotel providesunlimited access to anoutdoor and indoor pool, asauna, steam room, gymand restaurant not alltoo unpleasant after asandy and active day onthis north-Cornish beach!

The Waterfront Restaurant offersthe perfect dishes to accompany asunset, where the Galleon Cafand Cone Zone give a morebeach-friendly option ofsandwiches and panini, with an

array of veggie options at both.Surfing is the beachs most

popular activity, and several surfcompanies Wavehuntersincluded offer competitive ratesfor lessons or board rentals.

Secret beachThroughout the week the surf was

alive with coloured boards.Having surfed several times

before, I decided on tryingsomething new.

Paddle boarding was my chosenactivity. Friends and I then foundourselves a secret beach, wherewe sunbathed and rock climbedcarelessly until we realised wewere being charged for everyextra hour.

Lets just say we were a lotquicker on the way back.

Coasteering, cave diving, speedboating, walking, cycling, snorklingand skim boarding are alsopopular; things to put on the next

to do list I say!

FRIENDLY

TRAVELS

with Sarah

Hill-Smith

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FIVE decades ago The

Beatles propelled

meditation into the

headlines

when they

decided tofollow the

Maharishi.Since then

thousands if notmillions havefollowed in theirfootsteps andsigned up for thetranscendentalmedition systemas taught by thatIndian guru.

AlthoughMaharashi MaheshYogi is no longer

with us, TM, as it is called, isflourishing worldwide.

Here, two couples reveal what itmeans for them.

EVENTS manager, Maggy, 33 andtrainee patent attorney, Eliot, 32, havetaken to TM like ducks to calm water.

They have been attending classes inBristol, where they live to explore forthemselves the mysteries ofmeditation.

This is a massive year for me,professionally, said Eliot (pictured leftwith Maggy). Im under a tonne of

pressure at work.My good friends Jonathan andPenny (see below) have exuded thecalmness andwell-beingthat TMclaims to offer, and I wanted to tasteit for myself.

I think our minds are the mostamazing machines and Ive alwayswanted to explore their power.

Maggy added: I was so impressedwith the potential benefits that I hadto try it.

Practitioners aim to meditate for20 minutes twice-a-day.

No particular diet has to beadopted, though followers arevegetarian-friendly.

Its pretty light on mumbo-jumbo,said Eliot. Having said that, stilling themind using my mantra is no mean feat.

Maggy reports dizziness, a numbleft hand and sensations of rocking onwater.

Sounds great to me," remarkedEliot. Im just happy with a few

Pictured:(left)EliotWard,whowrote thisarticle andMaggy Ng;(below) theiconic 60sSergeantPepper

album cover;(page 5 top)Jonathanand PennyBarnett attheir Indianwedding;(page 5 bot-tom) thelateMaharishiMahesh Yogiwith BeatlesGeorge

Harrison onhis right andJohnLennon onhis left- bothof whomare deceased.

Four professionals speak of their experiences on the path of Transcendental Meditation

Make mistakes with joy!

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moments respite from the endlessmonologue in my head.

And Maggy? I have yet to transcenddeep enough but will continue toventure into unknown innerconsciousness, she commented.

Friends Jonathan Barnett, 31 andPenelope Barnett, 28, also live inBristol and have been practising TMtogether for nearly a year.

They were married in India in 2011,

a country they both love.Jonathan, a musician and teacher,

learned the transcendentalmeditation technique six monthsbefore Penny, who very soon becameintrigued by the extra energy andsense of well-being her husband wasshowing.

Jonathan explained: When Imeditate I feel I am going back to theme that is most me, the Jonathan that

is unshaken by the days events, theunbounded me that has always beenthere and will ever be.

There is a physical and mentalreassurance that TM gives - at its bestit feels like the whole universe isholding me like a mother holds hernew born baby.

At other times, my thoughts arestrong and interchange with themantra but even then I remember my

teaching, that this is a helpful stress-release process.

And Penny, the manager of analternative lifestyle shop, added: Aswell as the profound benefits ofpractising TM, learning it has alsobrought us into contact with the kindwords and wisdom of the Maharishi -including his translation andcommentary of the Bhagavad Gita -which offers lessons on living in every

aspect - eating,sleeping,

creativity andrelationships.One of his

sayings wasmake mistakeswith joy! I feelmeditating hasbroughtJonathan and Icloser to thevalues we hold.For more infoon TM and what itoffers just click on

the link below:http://www.tm.org;

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Licorice capsules insalmonella scareTHE KILLER bug salmonella hasbeen found in a vegetarian producton sale in the UK. Licorice RootVegetarian Capsules are made byViridian International and come injars of 30. Those with a bestbefore date of 22 June, 2013 aredangerous. Food watchdog, theFood Standards Agency, haswarned anyone who has boughtthe product not to [take] them.The jars should be returned to

the stores from where they were

bought for a full refund.

Brum-Amritsar - aDream takes offNATIONAL carrier Air Indialaunches its Birmingham-Amritsarservice this month in a bid tomeet the needs of the ethniccommunity.The service which will operate

four-days-a-week (Mondays,Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays)will use the new Boeing 787Dreamliner aircraft with anintermediate stop at Delhi.A spokesman said the move also

boosts tourism and trade relations.

Give the dog a bone -a vegan one of course!VEGAN dog chews in the shape of

dinosaurs and hedgehogs are onthe market thanks to Americancompany Paragon Products.Thechews, which cater to a dogs habit

to chew on a bone, are made outof potato starch and contain nogluten or wheat. The companyclaims: . . . the variety of textureskeeps dogs interested in chewing.

I Ching - throw awaythe deep mystery!A WRITER is seeking feedback on

the deeply mystical - yet myster-iously approachable - world of theI Ching in order to expand her

enigmatic website.For a TRIP back in time click on

www.returntotheway.org

IN BRIEF

Going back to theme that is most me,

Jonathan

Barnett
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I will quit if we get

into bed with CoEA METHODIST pastor is setto leave his church if it getstoo close to the Church ofEngland, FGhas been told.

The proposed mergerhas been on the cardsever since a specialreport was published

in 2003.But as the proposalhas become more of areality, cracks arebeginning to emerge,according to thepastor.

Daniel Woodhouse, atheology student atJohn Wesley House inCambridge, told FG: Ifthis merger goes aheadI will leave. I willbecome a Quaker.

Methodism has strong socialistprinciples. Many of the Labour partyspolicies came from Methodism.

If we get taken over by the Church ofEngland we will lose that and I wouldntbe happy about that.

At Wesley House, appropriately basedin Jesus Lane, Cambridge, Daniel studiesalongside Christians of all denomi-nations. These include Anglicans, bothhigh and low church, Roman Catholicsand others.

He finds Quakerism attractive because

of its lack of a hierarchy and the factthat members of the congregation who

are moved by the spirit and speak outat gatherings are all given equalrecognition.

[Methodists] would lose that sort ofegalitarianism if we became subsumed

by the Church of England,he claimed. Daniel becamea vegan earlier this yearafter he felt God spokedirectly to him in the pitof his stomach.This change of heart,

which Daniel himselfdesribed as his own,personal Damasceneconversion was reportedin the April issue ofFriends Gazette.As part of his studies he

travels to Methodistcongregations in other

parts of Cambridge and the

country to preach and talk to the laity.A Covenant between the Methodist

Church of Great Britain and the Churchof England was signed on 1st November2003 in the presence of the Queen. It putsthe two churches on a path of everdeepening relationships and mutual trust.

Methodist links to Quakerism are

strong.

These go back to the early 19th century

when independent Methodists adopted

the plain dress and speech of Quakers.

The independents adopted the lack of

distinction between laity and clergy afeature of Quakerism to this day.

Im not drunk!?*! Ive only had a swig of orangeORANGE juice can contain small amounts of alcohol, especially if it is left outand not put in the fridge, a Methodist university has claimed.According to a report published by Indiana Weslyan University in the US, a

standard glass of orange juice contains between .2% and .5% alcohol. Six glassesof orange juice could, theoretically, create the same effect as six bottles of non-alcoholic beer. When, say, natural unpasteurised apple or orange juice sits in thefridge or out of it for a long time it can get naturally working, very slowlyturning into wine and get bubbly because of wild yeasts, the report says.The yeasts eat the sugars and multiply. CO2 and small amounts of alcohol are

the by-products. This process will happen more quickly when out of the fridge. Itis known as natural fermentation.

Methodists do not advocate teetotalism but favour responsible drinking.

Methodisms socialist roots in danger of being betrayed- claim

Daniel Woodhouse - Ill quit.

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A DETERMINED trekker isset to take up the challengeof a lifetime despite losinghis co-walker to cancer.Robin Tait worked for months to

undertake one of the biggest trekksin the book, the John Muir Trail.

He organised the whole thingfrom his home near TunbridgeWells, Kent, including recruiting awalking partner.But tragedy struck when the guy

he was planning to walk with diedof cancer.Now he is determined to walk-

the-walk and honour his late buddyby raising money for the hospice inwhich he spent his last days.Robin (pictured above) said: I have

decided to carry on and do this

trail whilst raising money for [StJohns Hospice in London].This is in memory of my friend

and the many people who thishospice serves.The John Muir Trail starts in

Yosemite National Park in the USand continues 215 miles ending upat Mount Witney.Then theres another 15 miles

back to civilisation!Robin will spend pretty much the

whole of August on the trail.To donate just go to: http://

www.justgiving.com/robtait-JMToryou can text ROBT562or 5or 10 direct to 70070

Determinedtrekker set to

walk-

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Diwanapure vegetarian food121-123 Drummond Street

London NW1 2HL

Tel: 020 7387 5556

12pm-12am seven-days-a-weekBuffet and la carte

to live for!

south Indian restaurant and takeaway

IF INDIA was the jewel in the British

crown. Then Calcutta was the sparkle in

that glittering gem.And Wellesley reservoir, or tank, as it is called was

the citys lifeblood.Part of the vital water supply, the huge tank or lake on

the old Circular Road was built by Marquis Wellesley onhis appointment as governor-general in 1798.

With its grassy banks, huge banyans and lilly-ladensurface it was also a peaceful and picturesque retreat inthe hot and dusty city.

But this tank held a dark secret. Rumour had it that itwas haunted by an evil spirit whichfed on human life. Every little whilean innocent passer-by was drawninto its murky depths, never to beseen again. Food for the hungrydevil! So it was when an 11-year-old

boy looking for a stray marble camewithin the tanks evil sway.

Playing with his cousin, a yearyounger, his marble rolled near thewaters edge. No matter. The sharpeyes of youth found and retrievedthe plaything.

But these same eyes also spied a

milk-white lily floating enticingly on the tranquil surface.Hypnotised by the bloom the lad ventures in to retrieve

it. My mum would love it, he thinks wistfully to himself.The youngster reaches for the flower.

As if alive, the sinuous weeds entwine round his legs anddrag him down. The more he fights, the deeper he sinks.

He begins to give up the fight and surrender to his fate.As if in collusion with destiny some nearby Indian

washer-women shake their heads in resignation.The spirit has its victim! Destiny is fulfilled. But hang on,

whats this? The boys cousin, a strong swimmer, is hoving intosight. Diving in he grabs his dear relative (his fathers sisters

son) by the torso. He is soon beingpulled down too. But a sharp crack onthe jaw to combat the flailing limbs andhe drags the stricken boy to safety.Both are now grown men, married

with wives and families of their own(see picture left); fulfilling their truedestinies.But who was the saver and who the

saved? Answers on a postcard, or

email, to: [email protected]

First right answer out the hat wins a

meal-for-two in a London restaurant.

Destiny?

Its whateverhappens!Evil spirit thwarted by 10-year-old youngster

Wellesley tank - artists impression

l-r; Steve, cousin Podgy and his wife Doreen

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