Vision Group starts magazine for Indian community
Jul 17, 2013
The New Vision has introduced an exclusive news magazine on the Indian community in Uganda. Described by the Indian Association of Uganda as a venture that will boost their relations with other Ugandans, the monthly pullout has been named Indi Vision with the first issue coming out tomorrow.
By Francis Kagolo
The New Vision has introduced an exclusive news magazine on the Indian community in Uganda. Described by the Indian Association of Uganda as a venture that will boost their relations with other Ugandans, the monthly pullout has been named Indi Vision with the first issue coming out tomorrow.
Rajesh Chaplot, the executive committee chairman of the association, said: “I would like to thank Vision Group for coming up with this idea of a monthly pullout.
I call upon the Indian community to support this project by availing information through advertising. This will help strengthen the ties between our two countries.”
Chaplot is optimistic that the pullout will increase direct Indian investments in Uganda.
“Over the years, the western world has led the economic powerhouse. Today, India and China are considered the leading world economies. But everyone in the world believes that Africa is the future of the world.
Any corporate not investing in Africa is making a mistake,” he said.
According to the Indian association’s registry, there are over 25,000 persons of Indian origin living in Uganda under 32 religious associations, with the association as their apex body.
First exiled by dictator Idi Amin in 1972, the Indian community has succeeded in rebuilding strong businesses since the late 1980s when President Yoweri Museveni reopened doors for them to return home.
The community is active in the hotel and hospitality industry, banking as well as the education sector.
The magazine was launched by Vision Group CEO Robert Kabushenga and the chairman of the Indian Association of Uganda Rajesh Chaplot, at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel yesterday.
According to David Mukholi, the Vision Group managing editor (editorial), the magazine will be a pullout for the Indian community to showcase and learn more about their culture, religion and way of life.
He said the pullout will also enable other Ugandans to understand the untold Indian work ethic and business acumen behind their success.
Mukholi commended the Indian association for supporting the project and promised to explore how the community would feature on other Vision Group platforms.
Ben Opolot, the managing editor (English newspapers), described the pullout as the latest among New Vision’s innovations that are relevant and advance every citizen and community in Uganda.
The pullout, he said, provides a platform for the Indian community to discuss and showcase their culture as well as celebrate their uniqueness within the context of Uganda.
The maiden issue out tomorrow, includes articles on the “long journey from India to Uganda”, the contribution of the Indian community to Uganda’s economy, their influence on culture and cuisine as well as profiles of the most influential Indians in the country.