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August 2013

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My Dear Readers,

Jay Shri Krishna !

The rain god is once again kind to us and we are expecting a good harvest for our country. All the Kuchchhi madu must have enjoyed delicious KHAREK this season. Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi and other festivals have filled our soul with Bhakti and Celebrations. My best wishes and Greetings for the festive season to all of you.

We at Global Bhatia Foundation are preparing for a Grand Get Together on November 22, 2013 at Mumbai with a Kuchchhi Cultural program. We have received a suggestion during the National Conference which was held on March 3, 2013 that we all must meet once a year and make it a grand social event better than any social media. We'll need your support and participation to make it a successful event like other events of GBF. We'll reach you with an invitation. Please mark in your diary – November 22, 2013 for GET TOGETHER.

With an experience of more than 2 years, Team-GBF is feeling confident to take up larger projects viz. Entrepreneurship Development and Higher Education. Our team with domain experts is working on it. This project will have three-prone approach viz. Creating awareness at school level, educating graduates for entrepreneurship and running an incubation centre for the start-ups.

UNITED WE PROGRESS, PROSPER AND SHARE.

Nitin Dossa

Vice Chairman

Editor

Correspondents

Design & Layout

Haridas Raigaga

Nisha Gandhi

Dharmesh Gandhi

Youth Wing - GBF

Inside this issue1. Samast Bhatia Mitra Mandal, Nasik

2. Interview of Ashwin C Shroff

3. Pride of Bhatia Community

4. Categories In Bhatia Community

5. Naming of a Chowk and a Road

6. Blind man lights up the world

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8. From the pages of History

9. Circular Pedestrian Bridge

10. Foodscapes

11. Eighth wonder of the World!

12. Mothers will be Mothers

Message from Vice Chairman

Happy Festive Season

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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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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Editorial

Nand Gher Anand Bhayo Re, Hathi Ghoda Palki, Jay Kanaiya lalki

Festival season is on and the spirits are high despite of Rupee going down and prices going up.The Happiness quotient of Indians is highest in the world as the art of living with minimum requirements is learnt since centuries.

We are continuously trying to bring in variety in Newsletter and invite suggestions as well as contribution from the readers.Our history and heritage is very rich and vision for the future is to be defined. We invite write ups from all those who can envision the future of Bhatia Community. If we don't plan our future now, we'll have an uncertain, unplanned and hazy future. So, sit on the keyboard and start penning down your ideas, shoot them down to [email protected].

Jay Shree Krishna !

Editorial Team

Annual General Meeting of Samast Bhatia Mitra Mandal, Nasik& release of Nasik Bhatia Telephone Directory on 19 August 2013

from left - Shri Bhupatbhai Kajaria, Shri Sanjay Kapadia, Shri Vijaybhai Merchant, Shri Haridas Raigaga (GBF), Shri Palija

Sustainability is at the heart of Excel Industries: Ashwin C. Shroff

Ashwin C Shroff, Chairman & Managing Director, Excel Industries Ltd, one of the leading chemical manufacturers in India, has been a vocal advocate of environment and waste management cause. In this free-wheeling interview with Rakesh Rao, Shroff, who has been at the helms of affairs in various industry associations, expresses his views on sustainability and what it means to Indian chemical industry.

We always considered ourselves to be an integral part of a society and not just a profit making entity. Which means, in spite of being a commercial organisation, there are lots of other responsibility towards the society that goes along with it. Sustainability has been part of our ethos since the inception of Excel Industries.

What makes you an ardent supporter of environment?

Interview of Ashwin C Shroff, CMD, Excel Industries Ltd, on green initiatives taken by chemical companies

Ashwin Shroff, CMD, Excel Industries

Kindly brief us about some of the sustainability measures taken by Excel Industries.

Are Indian chemical companies ready to ride the sustainability bandwagon?

How important is the role of top management in driving the sustainability goal of the company?

Waste generated in chemical industry needs to be treated. If you allow chemical waste to go untreated, then it creates problem. We have set up our own effluent treatment plant to treat chemical waste. The first step in the waste management strategy is to reduce waste generation itself. We have been successful in improving efficiency of our manufacturing processes, thus leading to reduced wastage and effluents. This was achieved by optimising the production processes.

There is no process which can give you 100% yield, thus there will always be wastages and by-products. So the second thing that we did is to find ways to recycle and reuse this waste in an optimal manner. One of the possible ways to do this is by using microbial degradation, instead of thermal (which consumes energy) or chemical (which again requires chemicals) degradation. We try to handle waste in an environmentally benign manner without using energy and unnecessary chemicals.

Third, we are also working on converting chemical plant’s waste into energy by using anaerobic method.

Power prices in India, which is dependent on imports for fossil fuel, have been going up. At Excel, we take adequate measures to make our processes energy efficient, thus saving the precious fuel. As a group, we are also the pioneers to use wind energy in India.

Water is another scarce resources in India. We are taking steps to reduce water footprint not just in our company, but also in the society through our association with NGOs which are propagating water management cause in the country.

Indian Chemical Council (ICC) is taking number of steps to educate the industry on the importance of environment and reducing & treating effluent. There has been an increase in awareness about Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) in the Indian chemical industry mainly due to two reasons – regulatory compliance and increase in adoption of eco-friendly measures. It is important to know that if companies can improve process efficiency, it can lead to cost savings as they can bring down the cost of waste treatment.

The top management has to take the lead in driving the sustainability cause. They have to get actively involved and regularly monitor the progress being made on the sustainability front. But, top management alone cannot accomplish the goal. They require support of the employees and NGOs.

(This was featured in Business Standard newspaper on August 30, 2013)

1. Navdeep Chemicals 2. United Phospherous 3. Shri Abhay Vitthaldas Udeshi for being a member of

awards committee

Compliments for winning CHEMIXIL AWARDS

Pride of Bhatia Community

Categories In Bhatia Community - by Haridas Raigaga

The word “Bhatia” has been derived from “Bhatti” or “Bhati”. Bhatti were the rajputs and after they decided to be “Vaishya”, the community has been known as “Bhatia”. The community is very much scattered all over the globe. Total population is unknown.

As of now, following categories of Bhatia community are in existence:

1. KUCHCHHI BHATIA – All those Bhatias who hail from Kuchchh or their roots are in Kuchchh or speak Kuchchhi language at home are Kuchchhi Bhatias. They are quite scattered (Kuchchh, Mumbai, Gujarat, Karnataka, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Cochin, Chennai, Calicut, East Africa, Oman, UAE, USA, UK, Canada and few more places). They are Pushtimargiya Vaishnavs.

2. PAVRAI BHATIA – Within Kuchchh, a particular region (Abdasa, Nakhtrana, Bhuj, Nirona-Bibbar) was known as “Power patti” during the “Rajashahi” days. Bhatias living in this region are known as “Pavrai Bhatia”. They aren't different than Kuchchhi Bhatias in any way and are part of Kutchchhi Bhatia segment.

3. HALAI BHATIA – When Maharao of Kuchchh (Jam Raval), with his army invaded Saurashtra and won a large piece of land, he established his new kingdom in that region and named it after his son, Prince Halaji as “Halar”. He took people of Kuchchh to Halar and they all settled down there. Bhatias from Kuchchh who settled down in Halar are known as “Halai Bhatia” and they speak “Halari Kutchchhi”. They are Pushtimargiya Vaishnavs.

4. NAVGAM BHATIA – Bhatias settled down in nine villagesor towns of Kathiawad (earlstwhile Kathiawad state) viz. Dhrol, Morbi, Amreli, Rajkot ,Kalavad, Vankaner,Tankara and Jodiya are known as Navgam Bhatias. They speak Gujarati language. They are Pushtimargiya Vaishnavs. They have moved from Jesalmer to Kathiawad.

5. PACHCHISGAM BHATIA – Bhatias settled down in 25 Towns & villages of Kathiawad (earlstwhile Kathiawad state) viz. Machharda, Phagat, Navagam, Moda, Vavdi, Lalpur, Jetpur, Khajurada, Junagadh, Jamkandorana, Garnada, Vadiya, Gadu, Karana, Devaliya, Navagadhh, Bhayavadar, Jamjodhpur, Movaiya, Sardhar,Gondal, Khokhari, Trakuda, Veraval, Daiya are known as Pachchisgam Bhatias. They speak Gujarati language. They are Pushtimargiya Vaishnavs. They have moved from Jesalmer to Kathaiwad.

6. KANTHI BHATIA OR AFEDA BHATIA – Bhatias settled down at 13 Coastal villages in Saurashtra viz. Salaya, Bed or ShriBed , Sapar, Pipadi, Arblus, Khavdi, Moti khavdi, Gagwa, Shingara, Mungani, Dhinchada, Sarmat, Dhuvaru are known as Kanthi Bhatia. They used to own ships and were mainly into shipping business. They are Pushtimargiya Vaishnavs.

7. DIWAN BHATIA – During the earstwhile Rajashahi, one of the Bhatia person had served as a Diwan of Morbi state. His successors (family members) are known as Diwan Bhatias.Their number is very small.

8. VAVA BHATIA – A location (village) by the name “ Vava” “ near Dwarka had few Bhatias settled down since olden times. They came to be known as Vava Bhatias. Their number is too small and at present, they are almost extinct.

9. VAIJAPUR BHATIA – Bhatias settled down at Vaijapur (Jalgam, Dharangam) in Maharashtra are originaly from Kutchchh and Halar. They speak Kutchchhi which is mixed up with Marathi language. These Bhatias are Vaijapur Bhatias. They are Pushtimargiya Vaishnavs.

10. SINDHI BHATIA OR THATHAI BHATIA –Bhatias hailing from Sindh (now in Pakistan) and still speaking Sindhi language are Sindhi Bhatias. Their total population is about 5000 across the globe. Most of them have successful business at Bahrain & UAE. They are Pushtimargiya Vaishnavs.

11. SHIKARPURI BHATIA – Bhatias settled down in Shikarpur (now in Pakistan) are known as Shikarpuri Bhatias.

12. PUNJABI BHATIA – Bhatias who have settled down in Punjab are known as Punjabi Bhatias. They worship “Goddess” or are Nanak panthi. They are all Hindus and Sikh.

13. JAISALMER BHATIA – Bhatti Rajputs who established Jaisalmer and Bhatti Kingdom at several locations are the original Bhatias from Jaisalmer and even today, about 300 families of Bhatia caste are living in Jaisalmer.

14. MUSLIM BHATIA- Bhati rajputs who embraced Islam religion are Muslim rajputs. They are only in Pakistan. They do not have any social or cultural relationship with Hindu Bhatias. They still call themselves Muslim Rajputs and Muslim Bhatias.

Naming of a Chowk and a Road in the name of Govindji C. Shroff

42- year old Bhavesh Bhatia, who lost his vision to a degenerative disease in his early 20s, is now at the helm of a thriving candle business based in Mahabaleshwar, which has provided job opportunities for many other sightless people

FOR years now, 42- year- old Bhavesh Bhatia has been crafting beautiful candles in myriad shapes, sizes and hues. What makes Bhatia’s story poignant is the fact that his eyes are unable to perceive the light they bring into this world, each time one of his candles are lit up – Bhatia is visually impaired, having lost his eyesight to retina macular degeneration in his early 20s.

And yet, the gifted man is today at the helm of a thriving candlemaking business, with a team of 85 totally or partially blind people working with him to mould thousands of aromatic candles every day.

When he first started out, Bhatia eked out a living as a street hawker, selling plain white candles outside Holy Cross Church in Mahabaleshwar. Today, he has a workshop of his own in the village of Moreshwar, which has generated jobs for many of his ‘ blind friends’ as he lovingly refers to them.

Demonstrating his skills to MiD DAY, he moulds wax effortlessly, as he recounts his eventful journey: “ I did a course in candle- mak ing a t the depar tment fo r rehabilitation in the National Association of Blind (NAB) in 1999. Here, I picked up other skills like acupressure and body massage as well.

However, my inclination towards art and my creativity motivated me to start my own candlemaking business. I started on a very small scale, selling a handful of candles on a cart outside Holy Cross Church in Mahabaleshwar.” Bhatia suffered from night blindness as a child. Soon after completing his graduation in Arts, he was plunged into complete darkness, but didn’t allow the impairment to come in the way of professional success.

Tough task

Candle- making however was not Bhatia’s first choice of career. After graduating, he

Bhavesh Bhatia did not let blindness cripple him. He fought the darkness and set up a business that helped him and others like him earn their daily bread.

BLIND MAN LIGHTS UP THE WORLD, 1 CANDLE AT A TIMERicha Pinto

started working as a telephone operator at a hotel in the city.

After spending a decade in service, his eyesight started deteriorating, and the management was not too keen on having him continue. “ My mother was battling fourth stage cancer and there was barely any income, as my father worked as a caretaker at a guesthouse in the same city. I did not want to sit at home like a piece of furniture and decided to enter some training in order to get work,” recalls Bhatia.

Once he completed his training, Bhatia started working at one of the hotels in Mahabaleshwar as a masseur.

He wanted to take up candlemaking and explore his creative side, but knew that the business would require investment, as casting dyes are costly.

“ I collected the money I made working as a masseur, and started making candles. It was also a risk to buy 20 kg of wax, as there was the fear that the candles would not sell. We are fortunate that these days, even 20 tonnes of wax is often not enough,” he said. In 2003, a social club in the city invited him to set up a stall at an exhibition.

There has been no looking back since then.

Today, he has his own registered company, called Sunrise Candles. They come in all shapes and sizes, from 5 gm to 10 feet. Top corporate companies in the country are his clients.

In fact, he says that 50 per cent of his business comes from corporate giants, for whom he prepares aromatic candles in specific designs. He said that he owes a debt of gratitude to Dhinubhai Gandhi from NABH, who played a vital role in encouraging Bhatia start taking corporate orders.

Besides preparing Diwali gifts for corporates, he also has continued with his stall in the city, which his other blind friends manage. A lot of hotels in Mahabaleshwar have given him space, where his associates sell candles to tourists.

Source : 29 August, 2013

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From the pages of History (Yaduvansh)

Amazing Circular Pedestrian Bridge In Lujiazui, China..

Sometime last year, a new pedestrian bridge was unveiled in Lujiazui in the Pudong district of Shanghai. This large scale circular pedestrian overpass enables pedestrians to avoid traffic at the round-about terminus of Lujiazui Rd.

The bridge provides access to the Oriental Pearl Tower connecting financiers to leisure areas such as shopping malls and cafes, a transit station and office buildings. The bridge sits almost 20 feet above the street, with numerous escalator stairway entrances and exits.

The very contemporary design and long spans between columns provides a pleasant street level experience. Visitors enjoy the walkway for its privileged views of the city as well as its introduction of clean and easy foot transportation. At night the structure is illuminated to great dramatic effect.

The walkaway is 5.5 meter high and can fit 15 people walking side by side. Since it's opening, it has become quite a tourist attraction.

Circular Pedestrian Bridge in China. What a Great Idea !

Edible ingredients in this Italian-inspired rural

scene include a lasagna cart, fields

of pasta, a pine nut wall,

mozzarella clouds, trees of peppers and chilies and a parmesan village.

“FOODSCAPES”

This could be the eighth wonder of the World!

Absolutely amazing! How did they build and carve on a mountain face ?

Maytszishan Caves — China

Buddhist complex Maytszishan little known. It is located in Gansu Province in northwest China. This is a striking architectural complex, carved out of the rock. Maytszishan has 7,000 Buddhist sculptures and nearly 1,000 square meters of murals.

Maytszishan is just a few miles south of the Great Silk Road. Many of the monks chose to stay in these caves and work there.

One of the earliest written records about this are found in the biographies of the two monks Tanhonga and Huanggang, who meditated there with his disciples.

Huge Buddha is almost parallel to the side of the mountain - the highest is more than 16 meters in height. Stairs that lead up and around the caves were originally made of wood, but after been fitted with metal supports, for security purposes.

After All ... Mothers will be Mothers

COLUMBUS' MOTHER:

MICHELANGELO'S MOTHER:

NAPOLEON'S MOTHER:

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S MOTHER:

MARY'S MOTHER:

HUMPTY DUMPTY'S MOTHER:

ALBERT EINSTEIN'S MOTHER:

GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MOTHER:

JONAH'S MOTHER:

THOMAS EDISON'S MOTHER:

MONA LISA'S MOTHER:

"I don't care what you've discovered, you still could have written!"

"Can't you paint on walls like other children? Do you have any idea how hard it is to get that stuff off the ceiling?"

"All right, if you aren't hiding your report card inside your jacket, take your hand out of there and show me."

"Again with the stovepipe hat? Can't you just wear a baseball cap like the other kids?"

"I'm not upset that your lamb followed you to school, but I would like to know how he got a better grade than you."

"If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times NOT TO go climbing walls you egghead.. and then you get the whole bloody royal family to try to fix you!”

"But it's your senior picture. Can't you do something about your hair? Styling gel, mousse, something...?"

"The next time I catch you throwing money across the Potomac, you can kiss your allowance good-bye!"

"That's a nice story. Now tell me where you've really been for the last three days."

"Of course I'm proud that you invented the electric light bulb. Now turn it off and get to bed!"

"After all that money your father and I spent on braces, that's the biggest smile you can give us?”

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