From the desk of the Managing Editor: 16 January
Last week I had the privilege of visiting a popular Indian fast food restaurant. After we exchanged greetings with the owner, he congratulated us for our publication going weekly. The conversation that followed is something that I will cherish for a long time. He complained to me that he does not get enough copies of Indian Weekender for his patrons. He then added that around the middle of the week he actually goes to other shops n the neighbourhood to pick up copies of the paper, to make them available for his customers who enjoy reading our publication.
At this stage I offered to bring him a bunch of papers that I had in my car. On seeing the number of copies I had brought him, he said that these would run out in one day and I am better off dropping a couple of more bunches to him.
While on the face of it, this was a pleasant discovery, it made me reflect on the growing popularity and acceptance of Indian Weekender as the number one choice of the Indian community. It made me realize that all the dedication and hard work we put into making our publication what it is today, is paying off and the credit for it goes entirely to the support of our readers. We have come to become the most widely read news magazine amongst Kiwi-Indians.
This has also been the time for a lot of celebration and excitement back home in India – with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas and Vibrant Gujarat Summit having concluded with resounding success. A matter of pride for us Kiwi-Indians was the Pravasi BharatiyaSamman being bestowed on our very own Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi. This news was even more special for us at Indian Weekender as Mr Bakshi was the first inductee into the Kiwi-Indian Hall of Fame. We bring you an exclusive story with more details on this.
Another exciting story for our readers this week is our exclusive interview with Superstar Akshay Kumar. We hope you enjoy this.
Starting this issue we are adding another new column called ‘Migrant Tales’. This is based on stories and struggles of migrants, who have moved thousands of miles away from their homeland, in search of their dreams, to the land of the long white cloud. We invite our readers to share their inspiring stories on settling and succeeding in this country. This will become a beacon of hope to the new migrants who are still struggling to find a foothold.
We have received some really good feedback on our children’s page that we started last week. We now invite contributions from our young readers to send us their art, poetry, stories, jokes, riddles - anything that they wish to share and it will be our pleasure to feature them on our paper.
With everything that is happening in India and the way the world is now looking at India with optimism and expectation, it’s time that all of us Indians too, wherever we are, give our best to achieving our most cherished dreams; to raise the bar on ourselves and commit ourselves to over-achieving. At the end of the day, the strength of our intention and dreams will determine the results we manifest. With that in mind, let’s draw strength from the changing environment and give our lives an even greater push forward.
May the force be with you!
-Giri Gupta
Last week I had the privilege of visiting a popular Indian fast food restaurant. After we exchanged greetings with the owner, he congratulated us for our publication going weekly. The conversation that followed is something that I will cherish for a long time. He complained to me that he does not...
Last week I had the privilege of visiting a popular Indian fast food restaurant. After we exchanged greetings with the owner, he congratulated us for our publication going weekly. The conversation that followed is something that I will cherish for a long time. He complained to me that he does not get enough copies of Indian Weekender for his patrons. He then added that around the middle of the week he actually goes to other shops n the neighbourhood to pick up copies of the paper, to make them available for his customers who enjoy reading our publication.
At this stage I offered to bring him a bunch of papers that I had in my car. On seeing the number of copies I had brought him, he said that these would run out in one day and I am better off dropping a couple of more bunches to him.
While on the face of it, this was a pleasant discovery, it made me reflect on the growing popularity and acceptance of Indian Weekender as the number one choice of the Indian community. It made me realize that all the dedication and hard work we put into making our publication what it is today, is paying off and the credit for it goes entirely to the support of our readers. We have come to become the most widely read news magazine amongst Kiwi-Indians.
This has also been the time for a lot of celebration and excitement back home in India – with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas and Vibrant Gujarat Summit having concluded with resounding success. A matter of pride for us Kiwi-Indians was the Pravasi BharatiyaSamman being bestowed on our very own Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi. This news was even more special for us at Indian Weekender as Mr Bakshi was the first inductee into the Kiwi-Indian Hall of Fame. We bring you an exclusive story with more details on this.
Another exciting story for our readers this week is our exclusive interview with Superstar Akshay Kumar. We hope you enjoy this.
Starting this issue we are adding another new column called ‘Migrant Tales’. This is based on stories and struggles of migrants, who have moved thousands of miles away from their homeland, in search of their dreams, to the land of the long white cloud. We invite our readers to share their inspiring stories on settling and succeeding in this country. This will become a beacon of hope to the new migrants who are still struggling to find a foothold.
We have received some really good feedback on our children’s page that we started last week. We now invite contributions from our young readers to send us their art, poetry, stories, jokes, riddles - anything that they wish to share and it will be our pleasure to feature them on our paper.
With everything that is happening in India and the way the world is now looking at India with optimism and expectation, it’s time that all of us Indians too, wherever we are, give our best to achieving our most cherished dreams; to raise the bar on ourselves and commit ourselves to over-achieving. At the end of the day, the strength of our intention and dreams will determine the results we manifest. With that in mind, let’s draw strength from the changing environment and give our lives an even greater push forward.
May the force be with you!
-Giri Gupta
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