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MARCH 2016 - ISSN 2053-4426 UK and FRANCE - e-mail: [email protected]
Tim Barford - founder VegFestUK
INDIAN vegetarians have moved
swiftly to congratulate Sundar Pichai,
the new CEO of Google, and claim him
as one of their own.
Pichai, was named head of the
Internet giant last month, at a mind-
numbing salary of $50m a year, plus
huge share options.
In an official statement, Mr. R M
Parakh, chairman of All India
Vegetarian foundation, congratulates
Indian origin Sundar Pichai for
attaining a new position as CEO of
Google.
Pichai is always [a] very hard
working and intelligent person.
Pichai hails from a country and an
area where lacto-vegetarianism is
embedded in society and where the
higher the class the less meat is eaten.
Many restaurants are vegetarian
only, or have a vegetarian section and
even railway station buffets have
vegetarian and non-vegetarian seating
and serving areas.
The good wishes come as Google
has weighed into the battle between
fellow high-tech giant Apple and the
US Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The FBI wants Apple to open an
iPhone 5 found on the back seat of the
car in which Syed Farook, one of the
San Barnardino terrorists, died.
"Looking forward to a thoughtful and
open discussion on this important
issue," Pichai recently tweeted.
Pichai, 43, was born to humble
beginnings in the southern city of
Chennai, India.
His family lived in a two-room
apartment where he slept on the living
room floor, according to local media.
He was attracted to technology
partly because of his father's job as an
electrical engineer at a factory.
Indian vegetarians delighted as one of their own scoops top job at internet giant
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He studied engineering
at the Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) in
Kharagpur before heading
to America to further his
studies and career.
He started at Google in
2004, where, according to
Parakh he worked on the
internet giants search
toolbar and from then
never looked back,
becoming Google
founders, Larry Pages and
Sergey Brins favourite
employee.
Oman-based R.M. Parakh is not without his
own accolades.
He is among the 15 recipients of the
coveted Pravasi Bharatiya Samman award to
honour exceptional and meritorious
contributions in their chosen fields by Indians
abroad and is described as an iconic gem
among Indian luminaries beyond Indian shores.
Pichai, joins an illustrious club of Indian-origin
business leaders who have made it to
prestigious chief executive positions overseas,
including Indra Nooyi at PepsiCo and Ajay
Banga at MasterCard.
In the IT world he follows a well-trodden path
of Indians, including Microsoft boss Satya
Nadella and Nokia head Rajeev Suri, who have
trained at the prestigious engineering institutes,
where competition for limited places is fierce.
Congrats @sundarpichai well deserved,
Nadella posted on Twitter.
I am sure all IITs are celebrating today.
Proud of you @sundarpichai, tweeted
Padmasree Warrior, Cisco's outgoing chief
technology officer who studied chemical
engineering at the IIT in New Delhi.
Vikram Dhawan, director of Equentis Capital
in Mumbai, said many Indians who have
succeeded at the very top overseas have been
able to quickly adapt to America's workplace
cultures.
A common thread is the adaptability of Indian
professionals to the local system and
environment. That is the key. I think there has
absolutely been some Americanisation of these
individuals, he told reporters.
In 2007, UN Food and Agriculture Organisation
statistics indicated that Indians had the lowest
rate of meat consumption in the world where
vegetarianism is usually synonymous with lacto-
vegetarianism in other words a regime where no
flesh, fish, fowl or eggs are eaten.
According to the 2006 Hindu-CNN-IBN State of
the Nation Survey, 31% of Indians are
vegetarians, while another 9% also eat eggs.
Vegetarianism was most common among
the Lingayat, Jain community and
then Brahmins at 55%, and less frequent among
Muslims (3%) and residents of coastal states.
Other surveys estimate 40% of the Indian
population is vegetarian.
These surveys indicate that even Indians who
do eat meat, do so infrequently, with less than
30% consuming it regularly.
Sources: DAWN and Wikipedia
Sundar Pichai
AS FRENCH authorities clear the Calais Jungle
this week they may come across a tiny caravan
being used to house Syrian refugees.
The caravan dubbed The Only Way Is Essex,
after the reality-type telly show, was reclaimed
by British charity Jungle Canopy. It was found
abandoned in Harold Wood. Contact: Johan
Maertens at Jungle Canopy on 07436854544 or
email him on [email protected]
TOWIE to the rescue
NEWS IN BRIEFFirst Jewish president?IF DEMOCRATIC hopeful Bernie Sanders
becomes the next US President, and its not all
that ridiculous a thought, hed be Americas first
Jewish president.
Father, Eli Sanders emigrated to the US from
Poland in 1921 at the age of 17. His mother,
Dorothy Sanders (ne Glassberg), was born in
New York City to Jewish immigrant parents from
Poland and Russia.
His fathers parents died in the concentration
camps of WW2.
Taking the bite out of AppleAPPLE was still battling the US government at the
time FG went to press over the right to keep the
meddling fingers of the FBI out of its software.
The spy bureau wants the high-tech giant to
open up a terrorists phone.
If Apple continues the fight it will be following in
the footsteps of journalists who are regularly
imprisoned or even put to death for not revealing
sources.
Interesting to see if they hold out.
Rising to the occasionEASTER movie Risen is getting positive reviews
from the US press and bloggers.
A novel way to tell an oft-told tale. (Vulture);
An intriguing, oblique approach to a Bible movie.
(Rotten Tomatoes).
Whatever your religious affiliation, you will
come away thinking that if all this did actually
happen, it probably happened something like
this. (San Francisco Chronicle).
Risen starring Joseph Fiennes tells the story of
the crucifixion and the resurrection from the eyes
of Clavius, a sceptical Roman military tribune.
Release date for the UK is March 18th.
Le revers de la mdailleTHERE are 1,457,889 Brits living in Europe.
Top five countries are: Spain: 381,025; Ireland:
253,605; France: 127,806; Italy: 72,234; The
Netherlands: 48,977.
That leaves 574,242 spread over 25 other
countries.
Think about it!
(Figures from International Business Times).
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Death in the afternoon
A DESPERATE call has gone out for animallovers to help put a stop to a degradingspectacle by signing a petition.
Bullfighting is still rampant in southern France
and the towns in which it is mostly concentrated
are in Provence, a region of south western
France.
Here dozens of blood-filled bullfights are held
at Easter festivals and other celebratory events
each year.
Bullfighting, known as corrida in France, is
illegal in most of the country, where it is
considered a crime against animals and can
land offenders in prison for up to two years.
But a special judicial exemption has allowed
it to continue in municipalities such as Arles and
Nmes, as well as in numerous smaller villages
in the south.
There, hundreds of miles from the chic cafes
and trendy nightclubs of Parisian high society,
the violent blood sport in which bulls are
taunted and stabbed to death in front of
thousands of cheering spectators is deeply
woven into the cultural fabric.
In an email sent out to sympathisers this
month Tim Broadbent from Pont St Esprit in
Gard in the Languedoc-Roussillon region, says
he has already
received a number
of signatures for his
petition enough to
secure a meeting
with top local
politicians.
Now 75,000 more
are needed to
intensify the
pressure.
He writes in
French: Je vous
demande de
redoubler vos efforts sur les rseaux sociaux
afin que ce reprsentant de notre rgion ne
puisse ignorer votre indignation face ces
spectacles dgradants.
The translation reads: I ask you to redouble
your efforts on the social network so that the
representatives of our region simply cannot
ignore your indignation in the face of these
degrading spectacles.
Corrida first originated in Spain, but it has
been practiced in southern France for more
than 150 years.
Its a bloody and brutal pastime by any
description, with matadors taunting and
agitating the animals as bullfighting assistants
gouge the bulls with lances and bull hooks.
Over the course of the fight, the bull is
weakened to the point where it can no longer
defend itself, after which the matador stabs it to
death with a sword.
Carole Davis of Friends of Animals says its
nothing more than torturing an
animal to death merely for the
pleasure of a sadistic minority,
and she calls bullfighting
aficionados sociopaths by any
standard.
To view Tims petition go here
or simply click any of the pictures
on this page.
A SPECIAL REPORT BY STEPHEN WARD WITH
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY CHRISTOPHER ZARA
(Top): the bloody battle ensues;(left) a poster for the bullfight in
Nimes; (above left) a matadortaunts the bull.
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Just when youthink things
cant get anyworse, you run
out ofcigarettes.
A CHARITY which aims to take the crueltyout of science has struck a unique dealwhich could boost much needed funds.
The Dr Hadwen Trust (DHT), a non-animal
medical research charity, has clinched a
corporate partnership agreement with Ecotricity,
a British green energy company.
As a result the DHT will receive a donation of
60 for every supporter who switches their
electricity and gas to Ecotricity.
The Trust funds and promotes non-animal
techniques to replace animal experiments.
Head of operations, Dr Kay Miller, said: We
admire Ecotricitys stance on the environment,
on sustainability, and on the pursuit of ethical
business.
Their values are closely aligned to our own.
Last year the DHT opened its first charity
shop in Hitchin, Hertfordshire which stocks
only vegan goods that are not derived from
animals.
Ecotricity, as well as claiming to be the
worlds first green energy company, also
owns Forest Green Rovers, a highly-successful
vegan football team.
Ecotricity was founded in 1995 and now supplies
over 175,000 customers across Britain from a
growing fleet of wind and sun parks.
There are strict rules imposed on UK laboratories
wanting to use animals in experiments.
A special licence must be granted in accordance
with The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986
which requires that the benefits to humans, other
animals or the environment must be
weighed against the costs to the animals
involved.
SWITCH OVER
FOR SCIENCEFowl free . . . Forest Green Rovers (left),a completely vegan soccer team.Cut! . . . Downton Abbey actor and DHTpatron Peter Egan (below) opened theDHT shop in Hitchin recently.
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FRENCHVEGETABLE
SOUPCourtesy Gourmande in the kitchen
Ingredients1 medium onion, finely chopped2 large waxy potatoes, cut into large chunks2 medium leeks, white and pale green parts only, wellrinsed and thinly sliced4 to 5 medium sized carrots peeled and cut into largechunks1 medium fennel bulb, trimmed, cored, and cut intolarge chunks1-2 small garlic cloves, smashed but left whole1 bouquet garni (made with 2 dried bay leaves, a fewsprigs of fresh flat leaf parsley and thyme tied togetherin cheesecloth purse with a piece of kitchen twine)1 to 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil2 teaspoons sea saltfresh spring water to cover the vegetablesfreshly ground black pepper
InstructionsIn a large heavy stockpot, add all the choppedvegetables, the garlic, bouquet garni, olive-oil and saltand cover with at least twice as much water as thereare vegetables. Bring to a boil and simmer, half covered, until thevegetables are very tender, and the broth has becomeslightly opaque about 1 to 1 hours (the longer thesoup simmers the more flavourful the broth.) Remove the bouquet garni and discard. Pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and drizzle with a little extra oliveoil if desired. The soup will keep well, covered, in the refrigeratorand is even better the next day.
NotesThis soup is gluten free, grain free, vegetarian, vegan.It can be pured in a blender or with a hand-heldimmersion blender.Variations: Add or substitute any other wintervegetables such as parsnips, turnips or celery root tothe soup as you please, always remembering to coverthe vegetables with twice as much water.
GIANT cooking pots, once usedon the stage, were drafted intoservice again recently.
The occasion? A gathering of
around 130 philosophers in the town
hall in Tavel, a sleepy French village in
Provence, best known for its world
famous ros wine.
And the meal? Contrary to
expectations in that veggie-sceptical
country - gallons of vegetable soup
actually a Provenale speciality and
very much a French tradition!
Solange Egea, an organiser, told
FG: It's certainly not unusual to have
soup made entirely of 'legumes'.
We have a lot to choose from here.
It is a common meal for us though
we dont usually serve quite so many
people." And Frances Ashley, wife of
the late playwright Andr Benedetto,
founder of the world-famous Avignon Off
festival and who donated the pots,
added: "Andr wrote one play about the
saga of soup from prehistoric times to
nowadays.
Three giant pots were on the stage
under gas fires cooking soup for the
audience of up to 140 people.
The production was such a success
we toured all over the country.
The tour lasted ten years!
Subject of the day was the perplexing
theory, laid down by none other than
John-Paul Sartre himself: Hell is other
people! Poor lad, perhaps he hadnt
tucked into some delicious Tavel veggie
potage to help cheer him up!
The brothy soup contains, amongst
other things, large chunks of potatoes,
leeks, carrots and fennel. Yum! (See
recipe elsewhere on this page).
SOUP AND
SARTRE Words: Stephen WardPhotos: Frances AshleyHelper Josiane lifts the lid on a French tradition.
Does soup exist? French philosophers
gather for a tasty encounter. A bowl of French vegetable soup
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Nigels novel retreat
I RECENTLY spent two days and a
night at Belmont Abbey near
Hereford, It is a Benedictine
monastery. I was there to conduct
research for my fourth novel God
Grant Grace. I needed a clear
picture of the lay-out of the
buildings, to gather information on
the day-to-day life of the monks and
to gain some understanding of their
thoughts and their beliefs. For a
novelist theres nothing to compare
with direct hands-on experience.
Belmont Abbey, is
a Catholic Benedictine
monastery that forms part of the
English Benedictine Congregation.
It stands on a small hill
overlooking the city of Hereford to
the east, with views across to
the Black Mountains, Wales to the
west.
The 19th century Abbey also
serves as a parish church.
I was met by a kind and elderly
monk called Father Cadfan, who
showed me round. He had been at
the Abbey for thirty years and he
loved the life.
There were sixteen monks in
residence at the time I visited.
They wear black hooded
cassocks. Father Cadfan showed
me to my room or cell.
The room was comfortable with a
decent bed (not a plank of wood!), a
wash basin, a desk and chair.
The monastery has wi-fi so I was
able to access my email and the
internet. They have a TV room with
a DVD player and two libraries.
One of these is devoted to
Christianity, the other is secular.
I saw books by Bill Bryson and
John Le Carr amongst others. I left
them a copy of my novel Life is
Just...
I also left them a DVD copy of my
film Arthur C Clarke presents The
Colours of Infinity.
I attended midday prayer held at
12.45. Its a 15 minute service
(called a divine office) with prayers
and Gregorian chants. Following
this I joined the monks for lunch in
the refectory.
All meals are conducted in
silence apart from readings. This
was most interesting to me as that
day the monk read about the Sufi
path with particular reference
toJalladDnMuhammadRm,
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Researching his fourth novel Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon(pictured right) found himself in a Benedictine monastery inHerefordshire. Here he reports on the experience,exclusively for FG readers.
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Meet us atVegFestUK
BrightonFebruary27th/28th
who is commonly known as
Rumi and who is a great favourite
of mine.
Although the monks are not
vegetarians I was given a
beautifully prepared vegan meal.
There are some beautiful
gardens to relax in though the
monks dont grow their own
vegetables.
As Father Cadfan pointed out
they are not prisoners and are
welcome to go out for meals
alone or with friends.
Initially I found their life quite
frightening. It is very severe and
run to a strict timetable. After a
few hours I found myself
adjusting. The monks are
friendly and smile a good deal.
They do their own cleaning,
cooking and all the other
domestic chores necessary for
the smooth running of the
monastery. I was surprised to
see some young monks there
some in their mid-thirties.
After lunch I walked around
the grounds and into the
surrounding countryside, then I
read for an hour and thought
about my novel. I attended
vespers at 6 oclock. It was
another delightful and inspiring
service. The evening meal is
buffet style, which again is
eaten in silence. Once more I
was given a delicious vegan
dish. I spent the evening writing in
my room.
The next day following breakfast I
had a meeting with Father Cadfan
and I asked him how they
interpreted the Biblical
commandment: Thou shalt not kill.
Knowing I was a vegetarian he
gave this careful thought before
answering. He explained the monks
interpreted this to
mean that killing a
human being is wrong,
but that it was all right
to eat animals, fish and
eggs.
I found this strange
and told him so, but I
did not want to get into
an argument so I let it
go at that.
For me when the Old
Testament says Thou
shalt not kill, where
does it say humans
only?
Later I drove into
Hereford for a look round and went
for another walk. After lunch and
more Sufism I left the monastery
both inspired and informed!
Nigels books to date include:
Fractals, a graphic guide; Nothing
and Everywhere, a moral tale; Life
is Just . . . And The Colours of
Infinity.
Find them here on Amazon.
NIGELS RETREAT Cont from previous page
Vegetarian meals are served at the refectory in Belmont Abbey
CALL TO SCRAPTRIDENT MISSILECHRISTIAN groups gathered
with others including Jeremy
Corbyn in Trafalgar Square last
month to voice their opposition
to nuclear weapons.
The Stop Trident protest urges
the government to scrap plans to
renew or replace Britain's nuclear
weapon. The group says: "We
must move beyond the division of
our world into nuclear and non-
nuclear weapons states and
ensure that all states make good
their com-mitment to negotiations
on the universal, legally verifiable
and enforceable elimination of
nuclear weapons."
The service and faith
participation is coordinated by the
Anglican Pacifist Fellowship,
Methodist Peace Fellowship,
Christian CND, Pax Christi and
Quaker Peace & Social Witness.
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Keeping it in thefamily - THE FG INTERVIEW
A FAVOURED son of an Indianspiritual sect has revealed howpressure to "keep the gaddi(ceremonial turban of mastership) inthe family" comes to bear when aleader dies and power is passed to asuccessor.
Unlike the Roman Catholic papacy or even
the Tibetan Dalai Lama, gurus of the Radha
Soami faith are seen as physical embodiments
of the divine and as such wield great power.
They are appointed directly by their
predecessors by a watertight legal will - though
this is sometimes disputed.
Ishwar Puri, now an American citizen, but once at
the very heart of the Radha Soami Beas sect told
FG: "I did hear the great master [Sawan Singh] say
that no perfect living master has ever nominated
any member of his family to be his successor. He
did say that.
Puri, whose antecedents go right the way back
through three generations of gurus and who now
has his own small following in the US, pointed out
that his master, Sawan Singh, lived up to his word
and passed on the mantle of successorship to a
non-family member.
And it wasnt until after that that the line of Beas
masters reverted to Charan Singh the grandson of
Sawan Singh, thus avoiding the issue.
Ishwar Puri
(go to p.11)
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A knight of the spirit
AN HOLISTIC project aimed at improving
well-being both spiritual and physical has
opened in Sydney, Australia.
Christabel Warner created Omshanti
Wellness in Cronulla Beach after she was
guided by the divine.
And already the centre is proving
popular with the public who have flocked
to classes and meetings there.
Said Christabel: The divine has guided
me to create OmShanti Wellness to be of
service to others.
There are so many amazing people
that have been part of my journey and
have supported this holistic project.
The centre has been praised by clients
who call Christabel a gorgeous soul.
One of the classes held at the centre is
Rolling Restorative plus Yin Yoga aimed at
those with chronic pain, mental/emotional
stress, or simply for individuals who wish to
improve flexibility and performance in
everyday life.
Omshanti Wellness can be found at 89a
Cronulla Street, Cronulla Beach, NSW,
Australia. Telephone: +61 409 700 511.
I WAS LED BY THE DIVINE
Christabel Warner
Cronulla Beach courtesy Keith McInnes Photography
Since then the mantle has passed directly to
nephew Gurinder Singh and as revealed in FG
Gurinder's nephew Shivinder Mohan Singh
was recently installed in the ashram full-time
having turned his back on a business career.
Some interpret this as a possible precursor
for eventual successorship.
Puri continued: I used to remember
discussions in his [Sawan Singhs] own family.
His family used to say: You must keep the
gaddi in the family.
And he said: No way. Ill never do that. He
did not nominate Charan Singh. He did not
nominate anybody from his family in spite of
pressures on him. I used to hear the
discussions.
But he nominated Sardar Bahadur Jagat
Singh who was a university professor. And the
professor then nominated Charan Singh.
Puri did not draw any conclusions, saying it
was not for him to make any judgements.
The group, known as Radha Soami, was
created in the 1800s by a leader who went
under the name of Swami Ji a generic Indian
term for 'holy man'. Since then it has spawned
a myriad off-shoots, around 500, Puri claims,
together known as the Radha Soami Faith.
The lacto-vegetarian, tee-total, drug free
groups propound daily meditation and strict
obedience to the guru's dictats.
Together the groups claim millions of
followers worldwide, the vast majority in India
and the Indian diaspora.
Puri started on the path aged nine when he
was presented to Sawan Singh, then leader of
the Beas group and given 'initiation'.
Since then he has been a frequent visitor to
the sprawling centre known as Radha Soami
Satsang Beas near Amritsar and is on
personal terms with current leader, Baba
Gurinder Singh.
Puri has a group of his own based in Wisconsin
in the US where around 150-200 followers
regularly gather to receive meditation instruction
and advice from him personally.
Look for lots more from Ishwar in future FGs.
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Charan Singh accepting the gaddi in 1951
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CORRECTIONThe Lord Magicians - reviewFriends Gazette - February 2016The herione's name is 'Ixia', not 'Ixthia'.
Gaston, the Knight of the Flower, saves
a merchant's life who introduces him to
the Lord Magician. It is Roland, the
Knight of the Boar, who saves a dwarf
who becomes his faithful friend.
GENEROUS VegFest bossesdoubled the number of prize ticketsallocated to Friends Gazette lastweekend.
And four lucky readers enjoyed the
fruit of their knowledge and good luck
at the Brighton VegFest.
The move came as double the
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A spokesman for FG said: We had
so many entries we asked VegFest if
theyd double the number of freebies
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competitions in FG which benefit our
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STOP PRESSDeath probe latestAN INQUIRY into the death of a volunteer at aspiritual centre in Bedfordshire has beencompleted almost two years after the incident.
Amrik Blaggan, 57, died on Sunday, April 6, 2014
at Addenbrookes Hospital, following an incident at
the Radha Soami Satsang Beas, Haynes Park
centre on Friday, April 4, 2014.
An inquest which opened on Friday, April 11,
2014 heard Mr Blaggan from Kidbrooke, south
London, suffered a traumatic head injury.
In an email to Friends Gazette a spokesman for
Central Bedfordshire Council said this week: The
report has now been completed and is being
reviewed before passing to the councils legal
services department.
While [an inquest] can take place before or after
an accident investigation is completed, in this case
the inquest was suspended pending the outcome of
the investigation.
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