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To: Satish C. Shah who wrote (3925)	3/25/1999 10:32:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12475

Ode to immortality-The Story of celestial ecstacy--->How Chandratreya was born. Hi Satish: Here is a nice bed-time story courtesy of The Tribune.<g> You know much about it? Beautiful photos of exquisite architechture I must say.Man I feel home-sick now.<vbg> ----------------------------------------- Ode to immortality-Celebrating 1000 years of celestial ecstasy By Ashwini Bhatnagar IT is a classical case of one beautiful thing leading to another. One summer night, Hemvati decided to take a dip in a pond near her house. As she bathed under the canopy of stars, her exquisite beauty caught the eye of the Moon God, who was on his daily journey across the heavens. The Moon God could not resist the charm of this young Brahmin widow and descended to earth. Hemvati submitted to the proposal of the Moon God. When the night ended, the Moon God rose to leave. He "blessed" his consort with a child who, he said, would start a dynasty of rulers who would be known not only for their valour and enlightened rule but also for their contribution to the culture and arts of Madhya Bharat. Chandratreya, the first Chandela, was born. tribuneindia.com

To: Satish C. Shah who wrote (3925)	3/31/1999 4:53:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

PIO card for $1,000 effective today. Hi Satish: Here is some interesting news.You interested? ================================ $ 1,000 only: economic, educational, financial benefits for Persons of Indian Origin Suhasini Haidar in New Delhi Keeping Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha's promise in June 1998 Budget speech, the government today announced the launch of the PIO, or Persons of Indian Origin, card scheme. The PIO card will confer some special economic, educational and financial benefits that are accorded to Non-Resident Indians or NRIs. Union Home Minister L K Advani said the scheme will be open to all people living outside India who have ever held an Indian passport or are descendants of Indian citizens. ''The PIOs, who are already in India on long-term visa, should apply for the card to the foreign regional registration office.'' Under the scheme, all eligible PIOs will no longer need a visa to visit India, and will also not need to register with the Foreigners Registration Office for visits up to six months. The scheme will cover all persons who have "at any time held an Indian passport, or are the spouse, the child, grand-child or great-grand child of an Indian citizen. "This card will span four generations," said Advani, "and will include descendants of Indians who left India even up to 150 years ago." The PIO card will be valid for 20 years, and will be issued for a fee of $ 1,000. According to the foreign ministry figures, there are approximately 6.7 million Non-Resident Indians or NRIs at present. Foreign Secretary K Raghunath said an estimated 15 million people would be eligible immediately for the PIO cards. He also said every PIO, including infants and children, would have to apply for the PIO card separately. Of particular interest to many Indians living abroad will be the acceptance of PIOs and children of PIOs to prestigious Indian medical and engineering colleges under the 'general category'. This will help Indians living abroad under foreign passports to study at coveted institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology or IITs, the Indian Institutes of Management or IIMs and all the medical colleges as Indians, rather than under the more restricted "foreigners"/ NRI category. The PIOs can become members of various housing schemes, Life Insurance Corporation's policies and other government agencies. However, holders of the PIO cards will not be eligible to vote, and will not be eligible for any other "political rights" that are guaranteed to Indian citizens. The card can be cancelled in case the card-holder is the citizen of any country "at war" with India, or it is found that the cardholder is "by act or speech, shown to be disaffected towards the Indian Constitution or other Indian laws". People who have been sentenced in India for terrorism, drug-trafficking or arms-smuggling are also ineligible for the scheme. The PIO scheme will not be available to citizens of Bangladesh and Pakistan. Advani clarified that the card will be issued under strict guidelines, and applications will be closely scrutinised to filter out anti-national elements. He acknowledged that the card could be sought to be misused by terrorists living abroad, particularly those supporting secessionist elements in Punjab and Kashmir. "We will use the same amount of discretion for the issuance of PIO cards that we would for the issue of visas," he said. The scheme is effective from today. Forms will be available at all the Indian missions abroad and all foreigner registration offices within the country. It will have a validity of 20 years, would be priced at $ 1,000. He also informed the press that 234,556 people of Indian origin in various countries have shown interest in the card, which would be made available to them within two months. 216.32.165.70