Gopinath Munde,

the Union minister

for rural develop-

ment died unexpect-

edly on Tuesday 3,

June 2014, in a road

accident while he

was on his way to

the airport in New

Delhi. Munde was

64.

Known to be

amongst the most

prominent OBC

leaders of the BJP

from Maharashtra,

Munde gained visi-

bility nationally as

well. Munde was

the second in com-

mand in the party in

the last parliament.

Munde was on his

way to his home-

town Parli in rural

Maharashtra to

celebrate his party’s

victory in the recent

elections.

After the accident,

he asked his secu-

rity guard, to take

him to the hospital.

He was rushed to

the AIIMS trauma

centre, where doc-

tors declared him

dead at around

7:50. Gopinath

Munde’s body was

taken in for a post

mortem where they

declared that he suf-

fered multiple inter-

nal injuries to the

cervix, brain and

lungs because of the

accident. The body

was later taken to

the BJP office in

Delhi where senior

BJP leaders includ-

ing Narendra Modi

and L.K. Advani

and opposition lead-

ers like Rahul Gan-

dhi paid their last

respects.

The body was then

brought back to

Mumbai for local

BJP leaders, friends

and family to pay

their last respects

and then taken to

Beed—his village

home, for the final

cremation. Report-

edly the face of ru-

ral development in

Maharashtra who

also fathered the

idea of “Krishna

valley development

corporation , an ini-

tiative towards the

welfare of farmers,

Munde was strug-

gling within the

party. Shiv Sena

chief Uddhav Thak-

eray demanded CBI

probe into the acci-

dent.

In Mumbai and

Beed thousands of

supporters and fam-

ily members bid

farewell to the

leader. The BJP vet-

eran is survived by

his wife Pradnya

and three daughters

including Pankaja,

BJP MLA.

The case is pres-

ently being investi-

gated by the Delhi

police but the Union

home ministry has

already finalized the

communication to

the department of

personnel, recom-

mending that the

probe into June 3

mishap be handed

over to the CBI.

Supreme Court stays order to demolish

Campa Cola Compound The contentious is-

sue of the Campa

Cola compound was

back in the news as

the residents of the

compound appealed

to the Supreme

Court of India once

again in a fresh

plea, requesting the

apex court to re-

verse its earlier de-

cision to demolish

the illegal floors in

the property. The

grounds of the new

plea by the residents

was that the BMC

had withheld from

the court, informa-

tion of money ex-

change between the

BMC and residents

for regularizing the

flats. The plea heard

by the court on 3

June, 2014 was

summarily dis-

missed on the

grounds that there

was not enough evi-

dence, according to

some residents. The

Court stayed its ear-

lier decision allow-

ing the BMC to de-

molish the 35 unau-

thorized floors

There are a total of

96 unauthorized

flats in the building

and close to 80

families may have

to vacate the prem-

ises. Following this

final dismissal of

the apex court on 3

June 2014, the resi-

dents are left with

few options but to

pack and leave.

On 8 June 2014,

Maharashtra Chief

Minister Prithviraj

Chavan, Anil and

Tina Ambani inau-

gurated the first day

of the much awaited

Mumbai Metro One

which will operate

between Versova

and Ghatkopar

through Andheri.

Until now this route

by road was particu-

larly difficult for

Mumbaikars be-

cause of traffic jams

and no convenient

local train line con-

necting them. The

Metro which has

missed several

deadlines and late

by three years, is

fully air-

conditioned and

comes as a welcome

mode of transport.

According to media

reports the esti-

mated time for the

11.4km commute

will be approxi-

mately 20 minutes,

while it currently

takes 90 minutes by

road. Reports also

indicate that the

Metro will ply 200 -

250 times a day and

carry unto 11 lakh

passengers. Just be-

fore the inaugural

there were tensions

mounting regarding

the ticket tariff be-

tween the state gov-

ernment and Reli-

ance, the company

managing the pro-

ject.

Mumbai Metro opens for public

Mumbai Weekly

A man shows his last respects as Gopinath Munde’s body is brought to his house in suburban in Mumbai on 3 June, 2014. Munde was the Union Minister for rural

development . Shweta Agrawal/ Mumbai Weekly

Gopinath Munde dies in tragic road accident

A Campa Cola residant gets emotional during an interview in Mumbai on 30

May, 2014. Akshay Vaidya/ Mumbai Weekly

Children enjoy a ride in city’s first metro in Mumbai on 11 June, 2014. Mumbai

metro finally opened for public on 8 June, 2014. Akshay Vaidya/ Mumbai Weekly

A BJP supporter reacts

after Gopinath Munde’s

body is brought to the

BJP office in Mumbai

on 3 June, 2014. Shweta

Agrawal/ Mumbai

Weekly

2 PEOPLE MW FRIDAY, 13 JUNE, 2014

Displaced

On 3 June, 2014,

the Supreme Court

of India summarily

dismissed a second

plea made by the

residents of the

Campa Cola com-

pound, asking the

residents to vacate

the 35 illegal floors

of the building. Fol-

lowing the apex

court’s decision the

BMC issued evic-

tion notices to the

residents who were

given a final date of

12, June, 2014 at

5.00pm to surrender

their keys and leave

the premises.

Residents who in-

clude children, a

majority of senior

citizens and some

bed-ridden elderly

refused to leave the

compound and

pitched a tent with

bedding in case they

are evicted. Many

homes in the com-

pound did pack up

their belongings and

moved them away

to storage. But own-

ers continue to oc-

cupy empty homes.

Mumbai Weekly’s

Alan Marwein,

Souradeep Roy,

Vignesh Krish-

namoorthi, and

Shweta Agrawal

were there to docu-

ment the lives of

the residents during

this difficult time.

Sapna Pereira, a

resident of Ville

Parle who has be-

come infamous for

attempting suicides

in Mumbai to make

herself heard was

seen trying to kill

herself again on

May, 28 this month.

This was her third

failed attempt after

she tried to strangu-

late herself in front

of MHADA office

in 2011 when her

name was not there

in the lottery draw

and also tried to

jump from a tower

near the Thane jail.

A girl collects water from buckets filled by the BMC in Mumbai on 26 May, 2014. People in Mankhurd area still have to pay for clean

drinking water as there are no water purification systems put in place by the authority yet. Souradeep Roy/ Mumbai Weekly

3 METRO MW FRIDAY, 13 JUNE, 2014

Water woes at Rafique Nagar

A different day for the environment

Sapna Pereira pleads to the police as she threatens to jump from a 80-feet adver-

tisement hoarding in Byculla, Mumbai on 28 May, 2014. She demanded that the

Prime Minister had not taken heed to her repeated requests to provide financial

assistance to her visually impaired daughter. Souradeep Roy/ Mumbai Weekly

June 5th has been

celebrated as World

Environment Day

globally since 1973.

Each year it is cele-

brated in a different

country with a dif-

ferent theme. It is a

day when people

come together to

acknowledge their

dependence on na-

ture and participate

in community pro-

grams that raise

awareness about the

state of the environ-

ment, degradation

and the need to pro-

tect our natural re-

sources.

In 2014 the initia-

tive brought atten-

tion to rising sea

levels because of

global warming. In

Mumbai, several

o r g a n i z a t i o n s

hosted events in

ce l eb ra t ion o f

World Environment

Day (WED). In

Church Gate station

the Bombay Natural

History Society or-

ganized three days

of educa t iona l

events to raise

awareness.

City witnesses pre-monsoon showers

A man climbs a tree to cut branches and bark before the monsoons in Mumbai on 23 June, 2014.Only 19 lakh trees are remaining in Mumbai which has raised a scare

in the city according to media reports. Shweta Agrawal/ Mumbai Weekly

Suicidal bid for blind girl’s treatment

Pre-monsoon clouds gather over the sky in Mumbai on 9 June, 2014. The Regional Meteorological Department announced that monsoons were still a few days away from the city. Lakshmi Anantnarayan/ Mumbai Weekly

4 EDITORIAL MW FRIDAY, 13 JUNE, 2014

OPINION: Speed demons get away scot-free

POINT OF VIEW: Reimagining Sewri

The fertile mudflats

of Sewri located on

the Eastern edge of

South Mumbai, at-

tract over 25,000

birds of 150 species

every year. 10,000

Lesser Flamingos

and 4000 - 5000

Greater Flamingos

have been migrating

here since the 1990s

according to the

Bombay Natural

History Society.

Anything but a bird

sanctuary, the real-

ity of this fragile

habitat is unfortu-

nately harsh.

Sewri is a dock sur-

rounded by oil re-

fineries and spotted

with industries. The

air smells foul. In-

dustrial wastewater

is freely dumped

into the marshes.

An analysis by the

Maharashtra Pollu-

tion Control Board

in 2009 detected

dangerously high

levels of Mercury,

23.05 mg per litre,

while the permissi-

ble level is 0.05mg

per litre. Such high

levels can be fatal

for the fauna and

human beings.

All the land border-

ing the water is

closely patrolled by

the police, photog-

raphy is prohibited

in much of the area,

and even taking a

walk outside a lim-

ited strip of land is

not allowed.

Where are these

birds coming from?

What is the distance

and route of their

migration? What

made them change

their migratory pat-

terns to suddenly

appear here? Has

the surrounding en-

vironmental degra-

dation impacted

their numbers or

not? Amazingly,

clear answers to

even such basic

questions have not

been easy to come

by despite the enor-

mous numbers of

the birds.

All we know is that

like many other ar-

eas rich in biodiver-

sity, Sewri is a con-

tested land and the

battle between de-

velopment and na-

ture is on here as

well.

T h e p r o p o s e d

22kms long Sewri

Trans-Harbour Link

is an ambitious in-

frastructure bridge

project that would

connec t South

Mumbai to New

Mumbai, cutting

right across 2.1kms

of the Sewri habitat,

according to a 2012

report of the Mum-

bai Metropolitan

Region Develop-

ment Authority

(MMRDA). Need-

less to say the pro-

ject could have dev-

astating conse-

quences on the eco-

logical balance in

the area.

Initially proposed in

1970, this project

was resurrected in

2004 and 2012 and

has gotten environ-

mental clearance

more than once. The

pressure to con-

struct the Harbour

Link has reemerged

also because the

building of the

bridge is now the

determining factor

in a proposed new

international airport

at Navi Mumbai.

Media reports re-

veal the MMRDA

chief’s hope that

construction will

begin in 2014. En-

vironmentalists are

not opposed to the

construction of the

bridge per se, but

they urge that plans

be altered by shift-

ing the location by

800 meters, away

from the mudflats in

Sewri in order to

protect the fragile

habitat. Authorities

have dismissed this

proposal until now.

If not for the birds

themselves, we

could improve our

own quality of life

significantly by

cleaning up the

10km fragile habitat

of Sewri-Mahul.

For after all, how

many such reserves

do we have left in

Mumbai? In our

rush to develop it is

important to ask

ourselves what are

the things we value?

Do we even con-

sider this habitat

precious enough to

care? Are we capa-

ble of taking protec-

tive action for a

species other than

our own?

The above opinions

are that of the au-

thor and do no rep-

resent Mumbai

Weekly.

Lakshmi Anantnarayan

Niket Kotecha

Each day in India,

an estimated 166

people die due to

speeding vehicles in

road accidents. In

2012, 60,700 people

lost their lives due

to speeding. Ma-

harashtra topped the

list with 8,600 fa-

talities according to

the transport re-

search wing of the

Road Transport

ministry. The World

Health Organization

sites India as one of

the countries with

the worst road traf-

fic accident rates in

the world. Of the

1.24 million road

traffic deaths world-

wide, 130,000 of

them occur in India.

Despite the high in-

cidence of fatal ac-

cidents, the govern-

ment at the center

and state levels has

shown little politi-

cal interest to put

strong measures in

place that would

deter people from

speeding, drunken

driving, and other

traffic violations

that injure and kill.

Law enforcement

and the legal appa-

ratus is also to

blame as cases lin-

ger in the courts for

years, and corrup-

tion allows perpe-

trators to get away

scot-free with impu-

nity.

One needs to just be

a pedestrian in India

to know the mean-

ing of vulnerability

on the roads. It is

ironic that the coun-

try with the highest

levels of road fatali-

ties is also the coun-

try where so many

homeless people

live on the side-

walks.

Salman Khan’s con-

troversial hit and

run case of 2002

has once again re-

ceived public atten-

tion recently. Ac-

cording to media

reports, a speeding

car drove over peo-

ple sleeping on the

side of the road kill-

ing one and injuring

three others. Twelve

years since, it is still

unclear if Khan, al-

legedly drunk that

night was driving

(as stated by two

witnesses recently)

or if he was a pas-

senger in the vehi-

cle (as claimed by

his lawyers).

In another high pro-

file case along simi-

lar lines, an Aston

Martin owned by

Anil Ambani was

identified in a hit

and run case in De-

cember 2013, where

the car collided into

two other cars. It

was unclear again

who was behind the

wheel as some me-

dia reports indicated

tha t wi tnesses

specified a young

d r u n k m a n

(identified as Akash

Ambani) walked

out of the Aston

Martin after the ac-

cident, but the day

after the accident a

50 year old driver

of the Reliance

company confessed

to the police as be-

ing the driver of the

car. Details of the

accident still remain

unclear regarding

who was driving the

car and if there

were fatalities in-

volved.

Mysteriously many

news and informa-

tion channels de-

leted their news re-

ports about the Am-

bani Aston Martin

case. Legal cases

run so slow that

anything can be

framed and can be

changed in between

the dates of hear-

ings. In both cases

the cars were speed-

ing out of control,

which was the main

reason for the acci-

dent. The traffic po-

lice and road minis-

try should take traf-

fic violations seri-

ously. By just driv-

ing within strict ad-

herence to traffic

rules many lives can

be saved.

The above opinions

are that of the au-

thor and do no rep-

resent Mumbai

Weekly.

Flamingos feed on the mud flats at Sewri. In the background are industries that have increased the pollution levels in this fragile habitat. Lakshmi Anantnarayan/

Mumbai Weekly

Cars ply past a signboard in Mumbai on 3 June, 2014. According to National Crime Records Road accidents claim 1.3 lakh lives every year in the country. Niket kote-

cha/ Mumbai Weekly

5 FEATURE MW FRIDAY, 13 JUNE, 2014

After a long wait of

six years and after

missing several

deadlines the first

phase of the Mum-

bai Metro became

operational on Sun-

day, 8 June, 2014.

The metro will help

reduce the journey

of Mumbaikars on

the 11.4 km

Versova-Andheri-

Ghatkopar stretch

will reduce to 20

minutes which oth-

erwise takes

around 90 minutes

at present by road

transport.

This metro will re-

portedly carry an

estimated 11 lakh

passengers a day .

It has been con-

structed on a public

-private partnership

model and with

relatively low

ticket price and

high frequency it is

expected to reduce

traffic jams in the

Ghatkopar-Andheri

– Versova corridor.

The Metro will op-

erate from 5.30 am

in the morning till

midnight . The

opening day was

filled with inquisi-

tive crowds and of-

ficegoers alike as

people stood in

long queues and

pass sequrity

check.

Mumbai Weekly

p h o t o g r a p h e r s

Shweta Agrawal,

Akshay Vaidya,

Vignesh Krish-

namoorthy and

Alan Marwein

documented this

historic break-

through in the

city’s development

sector.

Mumbaikars’ long wait for Metro ends

6 ECONOMY MW FRIDAY, 13 JUNE, 2014

Dispute over tax

between Vodafone

and the government

are showing signs

of easing. Represen-

tatives of the tele-

com company are

trying to resolve a

20000 crore tax dis-

pute and were re-

ported to seek dia-

logue with the min-

istry officials. They

were also reported

to have discussed

about their future

investment plans in

the country.

The meeting came

three days after the

law and telecom

m i n i s t e r R a v i

Shankar Prasad re-

marked that retro-

spective changes in

law will be avoided

as India needs for-

eign investment.

Last year former

finance minister P

Chidambaram had

proposed concilia-

tion with the British

telecom company

which later fell

apart. Vodafone is

counting on the new

pro-industrialization

government to re-

solve the tax dis-

pute.

Vodafone in tax crisis

A man talks on the phone at a phone booth in Mumbai on 1 June, 2014. Shweta

Agrawal/ Mumbai Weekly

BSE metal index gains by 33 percent

A mannequin displaying a T-shirt of the upcoming FIFA World Cup, seen in sports showroom in Mumbai on 5 June, 2014. All major

brands are banking on the World Cup that is to begin on Friday 12, June 2014, to boost their sales. Shweta Agrawal/ Mumbai Weekly

With the advent of

the FIFA World

Cup an interna-

tional association

football competition

contested by the

senior men's na-

tional teams of the

m e m b e r s

of Fédération Inter-

nationale de Foot-

b a l l A s s o c i a -

tion (FIFA) , sport-

ing brands are ex-

ploiting this oppor-

tunity which starts

on June 12 and last

a month long.

Oregon-based Nike

Inc. and Germany-

based Adidas AG

are likely to spend

millions of dollars

in marketing shoes,

jerseys and other

gears. Adidas has

been ahead of game

for the past few

years but Nike is

slowly closing the

revenue gap and

with this year’s

World Cup, Nike

have utilize their

resources wisely.

Nike on April 1st

launched the first

part of their “Risk

Everything’ cam-

paign and released

the second part

“Winner Stays’ on

April 25th. Their re-

cent ad ‘Winner

Stays’ which fea-

tured Portugal foot-

ball star Cristiano

Ronaldo, Swedish

international Zlatan

Imbrahimovic, Eng-

l a n d ’ s W a yn e

Rooney, Brazilian

Neymar and David

luiz, Belgium’s

Eden Hazard and

Courtois , Ger-

ma n y’ s M a r i o

Gotze, and also fea-

tures the famous

cartoon character

the incredible Hulk

among other well

known stars is being

followed by 72 mil-

lion worldwide.

While Adidas intro-

duced their World

Cup commercial

which featured Ar-

gentina football star

Lionel Messi and

American rapper

Kanye West during

halfway of the

Champions League

on May 24. This ad

saw 30 million

views in one week.

For this year’s

World Cup Nike is

sponsoring ten

teams while Adidas

is outfitting nine.

Coca-Cola, an offi-

cial sponsor, has

focused its market-

ing strongly on the

influences of host

nation Brazil and

"iconic setting" of

Rio de Janeiro to

promote their brand.

Electronic compa-

nies are also look-

ing to this opportu-

nity to increase

sales.

A man carries crushed soda cans into a truck to be recycled in Mumbai on 5 June, 2014. For the first time the Bombay Stock Exchange closed at above 25000 mark, the rally was powered by shares of metal, oil and gas,

power, PSUs, FMCG and IT out of which BSE Metal index gained the most by surging 3.33 per cent . Souradeep Roy/ Mumbai Weekly

Sports brands prepare for World Cup 2014

A transgender greets an audience member while performing on the closing day of ‘Kashish’ A LGBT film

festival in Mumbai on 25 May, 2014. This is the largest queer film festival in South Asia. Akshay Vaidya/

Mumbai Weekly

Students of Birju Maharaj perform at Nazaakat

7 CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT MW FRIDAY, 13 JUNE, 2014

Dance drama chordhora jhumra was performed to highlight the culture of Assam and commemorate the legendary scholar saint of Assam, Srimanta Sankardeva in Mumbai on 18 May, 2014. Shweta Agrawal/ Mumbai

Weekly

Vidya Balan in a playfull mood with Aakash Dahiya seen at the trailer launch of her film ‘Bobby Jasoos’ in

Mumbai on 27 May, 2014. Shweta Agrawal/ Mumbai Weekly

Mumbaikars enthralled by Bihu performance

Students of Pandit Birju Maharaj perform on his choreographed Bollywood

numbers at Nehru Centre in Mumbai on 31 May 2014. Shweta Agrawal/ Mum-

bai Weekly

The much awaited

event of the year,

Nazaakat, finally

unravelled on the

31st of May at the

prestigious Nehru

Centre. The evening

which was organ-

ised by Touch Base

Entertainment in

collaboration with

Connect Produc-

tions was a grand

success. Every seg-

ment of the program

was well received

and appreciated by

all.

The grand saga de-

picted the Bolly-

wood renditions of

Pt. Birju Maharaj

(Maharaj Ji). His

choreography in

Hindi and regional

films was well por-

trayed by his stu-

dents from all

around India. After

performances by his

students, Maharaj Ji

himself lit the stage

on fire with his

beautiful pieces ac-

companied by live

music.

This was followed

by a felicitation of

the three grand art-

ists of the evening,

Maharaj Ji, Bhajan

maestro Anup Jalota

a n d r e n o w n e d

painter Geeta Dutt

Post the felicita-

tions, festive mood

and fervor was

kicked off by Anup

Ji with his beautiful

bhajans including

the famous Aisi

Lagi Lagan and

Achutam Kesha-

vam. Maharaj ji fi-

nally came down

and met the audi-

ence

Vidya Balan launches ‘Bobby Jasoos’ Film festival : Proud and happy

8 SPORTS MW FRIDAY, 13 JUNE, 2014

‘Winner’ takes all

Indian football star & player, Sunil Chhetri bounces the ball on his head in an

event organized by a sports brand in Mumbai on 29 May, 2014. Alan Marwein/

Mumbai Weekly

'Winner Stays' a

football tournament

hosted by Nike Cor-

poration saw a total

of 192 teams par-

ticipating from all

around the city.

The theme of the

tounament was

Townies Vs Subur-

bans. On the final,

only 16 teams quali-

fied for the knock-

out & the final

match was Sajid FA

against Rafa, Sajid

Fa won by 2 goals

to 1. The MVP of

the tournament was

awarded to a 14 yr

old boy, Surender

Tamang. Tamang

will get the opportu-

nity to train in F.C

Internazionale Mi-

lano Camp in Italy

for a week. The

tournament featured

Marco Materazzi,

Italian football

player, as the main

guest alongwith In-

dian football players

Sunil Chhetri and

Robin Singh.

Resilient Dadar XI victorious against Vintage United

Checkmate : Mumbai Mayors International Chess Tournament

Cheniram Pegu is congratulated by his opponent after wining in Mumbai on 5

June, 2014. Vignesh Krishnamoorthi/ Mumbai Weekly

A player concentrates during a game in the 7th Mumbai Mayor’s Cup International Open Chess Tournament in Mumbai on 5 June, 2014.

. Vignesh Krishnamoorethi/ Mumbai Weekly

Viraj Sawant (green jersey) of Vintage Dahisar United fights for possession of the ball against Revelino Fernandes (red & white jersey)

of Dadar XI during the Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) Division 1st Play Off at Xavier’s Ground in Mumbai on 5 June,

2014. Alan Marwein/ Mumbai Weekly

The final game of

the First Division

‘Super Six’ of the

Mumbai Division

Football Associa-

t i o n ( M D F A )

League 2013 –14

was between Vin-

tage Dahisar United

and Dadar XI. The

first half of the

game was domi-

nated by Vintage.

The first goal of the

game came at the

11th minute from a

shot inside the D by

Richie Matthew.

Dadar XI struggled

as they kept losing

possession and

could not find an

equalizer in the first

35 minutes.

The whole game

changed in the 2nd

half of the game af-

ter Vintage United

conceded a silly

penalty. The equal-

izer was converted

by Dadar’s Alex

Ambrose in the 40th

minute. After this

Dadar XI showed

resilience & started

taking control of the

game and by the

50th minute they

were able to take

the lead when

Sunny D’Souza

scored.

Things got worst for

Vintage United af-

ter their goal keeper

made a silly mistake

when clearing the

ball. He left the goal

wide open and

Dadar ‘s Pranit Ka-

dam put the ball in

the net. Although

after conceding two

goals back to back,

Vintage United

showed their fight-

ing spirit and they

were rewarded with

a goal in the 66th

minute and it was

Richie Matthew’s

second goal.

Vintage United

fought hard to find

an equalizer for the

next 5 minutes. As

they searching for

this equalizer, they

were hit back with a

counter attack and

Kundan Chandra

took advantage of

this situation & con-

verted the late goal

which sealed the

game in the 70th

minute.

In the other league

matches : Sellebrity

FC were held in a

o n e - o n e d r a w

against HDFC. The

first goal was

scored by HDFC’s

Nelson Cardoz &

the equalizer for

Se l lebr i ty was

Subodh Khandgle.

Sellebrity FC are

now assured of a

place in the semi-

final and promotion

to the Super Divi-

sion next season .

The 7th Mumbai

Mayor’s Cup Inter-

na t iona l Open

Chess Tournament

started on 2 June

and twenty two

G r a n d m a s t e r s

(GM’s) took part.

G r a n d m a s t e r

Mchedlishvili Mik-

heil (ELO 2621) of

Georgia is the top

seed in the tourna-

ment followed by

GM Amonatov Far-

rukh (ELO 2609) of

Tajikistan . This is

the first time that

the tournament will

be held in three

categories.Players

from 16 foreign

countries - USA,

U z b e k i s t a n ,

Ukraine, Tajikistan,

Sweden, Sri Lanka

Russia, South Af-

rica, Portugal, Po-

land, Nepal, Indo-

nesia, Georgia,

Bulgaria, Bangla-

desh - was part of

the event which car-

ries Rs 24 lakh in

prize money.

Indian chess player

Cheniram Pegu won

the tournament and

received a sum of

one lakh rupees.

Published by : Udaan School of Photography | Editor-in-chief : Alan Marwein | Photo Editor : Souradeep Roy | Chief photographer : Shweta Agrawal | http:/www.facebook.com/mumbaiweekly | email : editor.mumbaiweekly@gmail.com