Showbiz stars are an integral part of modern business. Big companies around the world try to get the endorsement of the celebrities. Nepal is not an exception either. Nepalese businessmen care to attract the consumers by hiring celebrities. There is nothing unnatural about it except the fact Nepalese companies are trying desperately to bring Indian showbiz stars to promote their companies. I just read an interesting report about it titled 'Nepal seeks Indian oomph to boost biz!' in Hindustan Times. This report stated about the visit of several Indian stars to Nepal for promoting a product or a service. I am writing about some of the Indians stars here who visited Nepal.
- Earlier this month, Urmila Matondkar visited Nepal to add her blessing to a casino.
- Manisha Koirala was present in a dosa festival in Hyatt Regency hotel. However, Manisha is a Nepalese girl not Indian but she is a Bollywood actress.
- A few months ago, Mallika Sherawat came to Nepal for a computer brand. That time, there was an all out political strike against King Gyanendra but Mallika Sherawat had no problem to carry on her schedule.
- This Sunday, Niharika Singh (Miss India Earth 2005 ) is going be present in the opening ceremony of the The International Institute of Fashion Design's franchised centre in Nepal.
If you remember, I wrote about Nepalese film festival in which two Bollywood celebrities came to Nepal. There is no argument that Indian celebrities are very glamorous but what is tragic is that Nepalese people do not give importance to their own stars. This is not a good thing for economy. Nepal is a very poor country. Whenever Indian stars come they take a lot of money from Nepalese companies. So, if Nepalese companies used their homegrown talents then it will help the Nepalese economy.
What do you think about this matter?
Subject: A proposal to build a South Asian Union (SAU) like European Union by expanding SAARC states.
His Excellencies,
Presidents, Prime Ministers, Kings, Head of Governments & States, Political & Religious Leaders, Intellectuals, Educationists, Economists, Welfare Organizations, Mass People of South Asian region.
Peace be upon all of you, history is repeating from the creation of human life till now and will be repeated until the last final judgment of Creator. Actually, Creator created us as his best creation of life but we divided it into different nations, religions, cultures, languages, ideologies, etc in several thousands of years since the appearance of 1st human Adam (PBUH). We don’t know when the human life on earth will be finished for ever on dooms day, but some think that human life never stop repeating it’s wrongs. Now we have seen that the days of the human being are becoming more critical, insecure, divided among our selves in different ideas, increasing of poverty, and destruction of economy of some nations in comparison with the economy of some rich countries of the west. So the time for South Asian nations to unite as a strong body which is most caring for the inhabitants of this region has come, and in this way, we can develop ourselves. I have no right to waste your valuable time, but my heart is pressing me to place this proposal or advice to the holy hearts of our great rulers of the people of SAARC countries.
Proposal for future South Asian Union (SAU)
1. The mass people of this region want to abolish visa system for them selves in order to enjoy traveling facility freely and free trade among the regional countries like EU states. We can include Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan & Philippine. The Afghan president his Excellency Mr. Hamid Karzai and his Government also shows interest for entering into SAARC.
2. If we can include thirty seven more countries (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan & Philippine) with the seven countries of SAARC (Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives), then this organization or union will be one of the strongest unions. Then we can establish a powerful single currency like EURO as, for example SACU (South Asian Currency), dollar, or any other selected by the forum. And currency value can be fixed by averaging the currency values of the nations concerned.
3. All states will keep there own national flags as state flag and one common union flag, like that of EU.
4. We can establish joint military command council for the defense of the whole region like EU. That means we can unite in a union to ensure human life security along with a strong economy like European Union.
I do not know when the people of this region of South Asia will start to feel love and affection for each other, and will be united. But we should try to establish a golden future for ourselves. If successful, then generation after generation of this region will remember you for your kindness. God bless us with eternal & external peace.
Yours,
Saulat Kamran
E-Mail Address: saulat@dhaka.net
Website: http://www.southasianunion.net
House No -28, Road No-4, Dhanmandi R/A.
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Posted by: SAULAT KAMRAN | January 6, 2007 9:26 PM | Permalink to Comment