I:-
<�'� - �
I i
�x
f^*�TOE CANADIAN IN^IA TIMES :�lay 6,
f Published on the first'^M!^^^^^tM^'^^0P^:
$�conW Class Mail/ |Registration Nurnber 1898 ; (! , EDITOR! Mrs.- T. JvjSamuel ;�
." ;.'�!'. ijp R O NTO^ � AA^ n j til a Pa r <a kpt
^ [ 681-5321 ExL25
Sui^cribers and vertisef & to ;^bntaci us by
' reftu^st^d; to Wjite: to^..Gttaw.ai �' ^.y--:1 .��/�'��"�''�;��.... ,.
.rejpojjt s are not necess ia ri ly tjiose of the ^itor:
'�: |ckNADA AND :.M^S-;A::;-|^
ISix Months 54 ; ;Ope' Year; $6 Two Years $10
aire news
DISPELLING , _
; The misconceptions that persist on India arid Indians in North | ftqerica as vyc)l as in Europe afe really amazing, A^ 1
little is done jto dispell them, fiven some feelblc attempts made by j j.pnjie. Indiani missions abroad are unimaginative, inadequately j iupiportcd byiresources and, noi>vonck?r, totally, ineffective; It seems | ;naj these days, more resources are becoming available for such ] iffdrtsy but 'the implementatijpn< of that ideai! seems to be as j �: inefficient as ever. '-r'� ��� 'v- .y' y y\- � ^\;�v;V::�;y�y^^�^;!yy �� -:;y .,,�) For. instance.� in. recent monrhj� many Indians'in Canada received a tyunjch of booklets pivbarm^
ihoi vast majority of Indians vihp received them honour ed these i yoojclets by placing them promptly in their waste biskets; It was | ndeed a misdirected effort bo|n ^ terms of the contents; of the F ' Materials and; the. people choseji to receive them. � j If] resources, Jbf this nature \-ar$: available there are marly ways in :| vYhi(|h they could be utilized to obtain maximum benefits. The target I Epilation should be; carefully It should not be Indian f
.^miigfants in; the country concerned. They kr^pw a lot about India 5 ".�.AJreidy.- . The, native born pjopulation sho^ldv thererbfe, be [ approached. Most receptive groups are likely to be school teachers, I f^udents;teli^ious leaders and|me.dia- representatives. !
! Having saidjthat one should hasten to add that there is absolutely V ' nt* use sending all of IrVesidenjt Ahara^ speeches tathjese
be factual but presented w'.fn interesting; manner: There is I probably a need for using the services of western writer for this K purpjos*;. The indiah way Of presjen /off r^any western readers';:...'��,.'.�..,[� .;.-r^-y''^^
� i The type or] information supplied need not�:be. political. There ] � si|ou3d'. be grjeater stress on j cuiturall and economic: aspects^ 1 Recejiving' such "information India ^nd. Indians will be an i: ; cve^opener to jh>any abWad. At^d the dispelling of many of these ! : mriscpneeption^ will pay off handsomely both in the short and the I :ong ;term and jwill lead to betterj understanding of fe^ improved ! -jidq.; relations arrd promotip|n of greater respect for the '
contributions of that ancient ian&'fi
cltle*. iLdojking with absorbing interest at one of the pictures is Dr. J;Ki Kfdd/SecreiM^ for Adult
Education; Toronto Who was in Ind^ recently while to his right is K
�' ,.t.-
are rail aware of the increasing Incidence of racial incidents irj the Toronto area. This brings lip the problem to the individuals of visibje minority groups the (juestion of how they can cope With this new situation.
Except ibr very obvious and blatant incidents SMch as the subway i ncic cnt of M r, Kanji, the expericnee (if most persons wili be confined to mihor sitiiatons ^ifclx as the^u
: v P'A\T' or itnplc^sant incidents cncountcrevl by. childrcn in � :schin>i: It W(mlcj appear ihat; the ihcidencc<)f racial cxperiencos tiir^cctcd a^ajinst:. the identifiable ;;: s i an nit dixrity gr(>up has. . i n ere used in it he rece n t years.. :; Wc nuiy a4k why stich incidents h;ivc increased in the recent past, i t? ^\ i J It? i 01 eirit i c> p i - p t >i n t a riV part i e u la r fact or b:u t there would i!>c ^encra^, a^ recession inA)>c ccoiiiomy and the >esii 11ini4 :mi|enlpl<>ymcnl :� is a eoiuribiitiii^ factor. There & ho Uoubt thai:sjieh tensions in the soeictv arc ma^n ificd ma v. times 5n w ido spre�d pub 1 ici ty given. X<> mint>r incidents by the hiediii; n-araetyvthc^Tad^
new spar ers-"There;:.no dVuibi thUi cli |>uIt?]icity hiis; the r of .4 ncou rag in g s uch The discussion ; the Minister of
el feeI ineixjcnlhv v initialed - bv
e ureen eneourai>ed a
er
feeling that having feelingsl::ot" radial discrihnnati(>n is iusfiliablc; A^
popul ati on ]oi.. a bo lit sixty iho\isaivd people of a : visible : ininivritv in a|total; population of Me t ropolit a I) Toronto of 2.2
ilfillion is bp ieiVsioii Where
Lthd , alst) to create ihe large group has n�> experience of assiniilating. ..a
iicw visible :nx
ritv.
?at C;ih: a hi ember of such Visib 1c nVinoriiy do? ilii the short run where there is a danger of chtiiient physical violence the per><>h has, 'no chpice exccpt xo i.\cleiid himsejf with the best of his abilit y. Aily rea son able efforts u> avoid sucli dancer would be
ipitjyly jivstifiaple in anV court of law. To prelect one's t_ ~1
position n is important
one
docs not huti
ite the attack
; Ypti winild ^c^pteascditv know \ hat t he Hunjab Govern me nt have (leeided � to . qonvene a : Vishav Punjabi Sanm|telan to which the leprescntati\[es wt" Punjabi ivsidents in o|ther States of India ant.l foreign muntries would be ihvited. Atjhut time a cohference
^f rlie Puiijabt scholars pursuing
re scare n in :: ei\ili/ati6n. c
various fields of tilt ure, literature. history, �: religion and philosophy
_...... main
objectives of this Sa;hvhielan shall �be 'as-under:..: |: ��'� .�'� �'. � ' �. : �To ' bring. .tog<?lher:vi;the Punjabi citizens of various states and eoiniiries on ajsingle platforni so ; Iliat they ;�: nuiv be able to delibc'ratc upim their cpninion p.iob 1 ems ancj ^toshaVe their experienee; �'� �]:;-;:;� �"� '/^^ 7^'ty:.w To persuade such distinguished
cniinence in Ivavious fields of science, tech bology, indiistrv. agriculture, etcto think out
ineu.su res for the ecPiiOmic x ejeonst ructio it of Punjab:
] Thi^ Punjabii residing in other States of In iia and foreign
formed,^
countries
associiaLtidns. For issuing invitations to distingi] ished Punjabis for attending \ ishav Punjabi Sanrmelan it is expedient that the invitations she uid be, extended either directly or.' through the associations, ft order to achieve this objective ; ,t is necessary establish contacts with them.
khat there is sufficient evidence 01 ihstigatioh or provocation b attacking person. As all of us are
iibt-karate experts it is desirable 4<> carrv a telephone number of ihe Metropolitan Toronto Police m one's; pocket ^ M
967-2222. ^ � 'f'� }f,V:;-v^7& � i � Tphcli>t
iuivit is important that any person ^vhp has;; chepuntered^ ;su phASicai abuse report this to the Police in any. event and further 'Slmuid consult. his respectiye .<!>rgani/.ati()n of which he is, a .nrcmber so that the, orgahization can take further steps -in the intercut of the. community; :;ii|';::Many \|nci'dtC;irt h pu^ySer^ if;;.aT^-' Hhi' aboarderlihe nature.: In a'-;^ cliargeUitniosp^
: i;s ciiftlcuit for a member of the ihinority group to remain totally Phjectivc in assessing Whether or :
jijt)tv;;a';;-conduet:" should be interpreted as racism, ^here there is doubt it is: better not, to create ian; incicl^ti an degree of;tolerance, is desirabie.;'' (in the part of the menibers ofthe itiin<nity group until such time that the larger group assiniiiates ^nd tfndci*^
the minority group- as if has histpricaliv happened w societ ies incIuding Canada, ' In � .:. a|ny event it; is desirable tp^reppft siielV incidenis to any organizaiion so that such incidence can be nSbre objectively analyzed and firrt her action taken ; by a etnnhrunhy gi;oup. ;^:.;,:;; ;>;�/;
I For the; eom^m ctie sir a b le to seek I egai ass istance ;. ; in analyzing such situtations and pre pa ring bri ef s and reports to
>e neccssariv bodies to launch epihplaints or to have the matter rcctiftcd. There are many bodies : to which a compiaiht can be properly made according to the nat ure of the incident. Where for example there, is evidence that a Police officer has freated a person in a di scrim in atbry fashion denying his legal .rights a ei).mplaiht should be made to the Police Comhission. Where an Ontai-io Civil Servant has treated a person .withdiscriniihation this slit)uld be brought to the attention of; the Ontario Ombudsman,
|takethis opportunity to request reJaders of India Times to get involved in some humanitarian � projects. I often hear from hiimanitarians involved with various projects in India that Indians here don't care for the poor in India and elsewhere. There are so many groups in Canada with Worthwhile projects in India. In Victoria alone practically all Churches have some projects. I reiquest our readers to donate to 1 Vum an it arian r p roject s and start i Ifcir own projects through Giirdwaras, Temples etc;;..Hindu a lid Sikh reliiJ ions organizations " which do tu^thing to help the: poor, jira ke pi ai n inoekcry of t he grea t teachings: of Sikh and Hindu' re|ligions.'';�'.'" -:\z '')�� \�;'; \^:-:;;'
BHISHAM BHAGWANANi .�ViCTQWA.'B.C, \ \^':'r;-;\:
iNpIA READY FOR TALKS W RESTORE TIES WITH PAKISTA
New Delhi, Apr 28 (Samachar): ; India bas told Patcist prepared to discuss ne m^tfers suchf as air .
Overflights and resumption of rail and road ' communications ; anil even 4 measures for the restoration of diplomatic relations.*
jlndia*s readiness to discuss these nVatters was convey ed to Pakistan Prime Minister Z.A. Bhutto T>y Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in a reply. .to �;� a communication from Mr, Bhutto.
9
� Arthur ;: Majlony. .�?There h ��!'�. Canadian Civil Liberties Association, with : its solicitor. Allen Boroyoy whowill take up specific cases and if required take themito court at; no cost ': to... tie coniplainant- the niember ofyoiir Pi*ovincial Parliament or t|e member of .your Federal * PafliB' iiient � ver>- often would be an iniportant source of information as well as, a good: person (0 complain in the event of ' �' incident.-.' �.
ii
xrom
action ofthis nature in.comp!aiiri-ing it is imponaht that commumiv grpiips together prepare bricts' t\>r . subnfiss 10n to;�' the rc!evant, . Ministries for changes.in the laiv "t>r. to make key ;politicians: ai-fc. public, servants aware .of the feelings of the. � CH>:nrmuiih.|>'
groups dp not have a. tradition pf political, action and the cultural groups tend to remain non-politi-v cal in nature. Unless . thest epmmunity groups- become more Political in nature and exert such pplitical pressure no long terrn;
: results faypuraW^
; v\ ill ^
-therefore important for eaelji nicnvbcr of the community group| uv participate actively inrpoiitica|l actiyities and to try to get to know .: their polijicians. ^ :':;:�'��/. ."-.j. : All societies froir. time to time have suffered political discriminaf ion in one way or another and one : way to avert it is education both . on the. part, of the minority group1 in ii n dcrsta ndi ne; the cu It ure of the majority group and on the part of the majority group to; understand the culture of thd minority group. the initiativel usually lies with' the mihontvl group in exerting their influence in making its cuitureknown to the majority group and accordingJv //? | the social functions and activities | of various cultural groups. | Ca hadian guests 'should ,be| invited as often as possible. On an individual basis ^n effort should be made to get to know the Canadian comniunity in which the minority group intends to reside and make a future. ;
Jay Chauhan i.L.b, Lawlor, Leclaire, Nevins, Hohson & Chauhan
Richmond Hill, Ontario
v Oemi; Apr 25 (Samachar)r ;A total, penalty of Rs' 707,000- has been imposed on Bihari Singh, chief associate of Balyogeshwar; as a result of adjudication proceedings in three of the fourj show cause notices, served on himj by the � Enforcement Directorate] on charges � of contravention oi] foreign exchange regulationsvthe Lbk- Sabha was informed.
Prime- Minister Indira Gandhi ; said in; awr
penalty was in addition to the| confiscation of the foreign ex-ige involved. -
3n the case covered by the fourth | show-cause notice;, prosecution j had been launched against Bihari | Singh and he was facing trial in a; court of law,� v;y- r-":. . .
The House was also informed that no show-cause notice for contravention of foreign exchange regulations was issued to ^ Pal Singh Rawat alias Balyo^ . war by the Enforcement Director-j ate. With reference to thei unauthorised importof goods and foreign exchange which had not been declared, a penaltv of Rs 10,000 e^ch was imposed oriiVlr. Rawat and Bihari oingh by the Customs department, apart from the; cohfiseatidn^ of the J"
i
India's minister foi transport, G.S.; Dl Ottawa on April 14-in our last issue.
In an intervie Canadian India Tin Ion said the emerge have brought aboui in many ways,. disciplinev He thin) continued as long \ He said *� We lv overdose of derhc people and there w; liberty and too m cracy and much, c exercise of these 1 are exercised in o went out of propo found that instead use it was used ag national interests o When, asked emergency will 1 indefinitely he said has brojught abc prbductiort and pr� the inflation has down to zero, there unrest, no strikes two opinions, whet continue it or not. that we should go i and this is the righ congress could r. majority than tl present. The aim government is to going on the rig strikes, demonstra-ilia movements wh so common shot thing of the past, said 44This cannot ly. At the most, as has decided i thai probably will be
When probed ^ cracy in its origin; reintroduced in In<
New Delhi: R. K distinguished mei Indian Foreign Ser appointed Ambass thus restoring dij ions with that cc lapse of 15 years.
Mr. Narayanan Secretary in. the External Affairs, take up his assigni within two months
With the appoh Narayanan the representation countries has beei ambassadorial le\ return of the last > Parthasarathy in J sentation had beer Charge d'Affairs.
A report from 1 an official spokes China had approve ion of Mr. Naray Peking would. 1 sending an Amba
Delhi.
It was since 1^ started showing gestres by i^ diplomats to their
various world ca May Day functic Peking Chairman shook hands wi Charge d'Affeirs widely reported a of China's sine restore normal rc India; Later in 1 Table Tennis teat