Showing posts with label india. Show all posts
Showing posts with label india. Show all posts
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Broken neck, brain hemorrhage, cigarette burns, bites.
It'd have helped had Mumbai Mirror not published the image.
And we will continue to celebrate International Women's Day, participate in the Slut Walk and celebrate womanhood in general
It'd have helped had Mumbai Mirror not published the image.
And we will continue to celebrate International Women's Day, participate in the Slut Walk and celebrate womanhood in general
Monday, December 5, 2011
In sum, the bania shopkeer is
powerful in all democracies. He uses small-man rhetoric to advance his
interests, but, far from being weak and unorganized, is actually highly
organized, whereas the consumer is not. The bania constitutes a vote bank, which
the ordinary consumer does not. The bania is an important political donor, which
the aam admi is not. For all these reasons, the aam bania repeatedly triumphs
over the aam admi.
Another excellent write up to archive on the FDI in retail issue.
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My final year thesis during graduation was on sunrise sectors of India. Retail took up much space in the report. It continues to enamour me even today.
Before you take any political party's word for it, do your own research and read up on how retail has transformed India and other countries.
Change is discomforting. But often it's the only panacea.
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Most ordinary folks, whose daily dose on retail comes from newspapers, may not be able to fully appreciate the trickle effects on the economy in terms of employment, logistics, transportation and real estate. I will make a small atempt to explain just some areas/professions that will benefit with the opening up of the sector.
As I had explained earlier, a major store will employ at least 100 people directly in various capacities.
Apart from these, following (in no particular order) will hugely benefit :
architects, interior designers, fashion designers, food experts, food technology graduates, food consultants, visual merchandising graduates, animation graduates, film makers, actors, editors, writers, singers, content writers, printing and publishing services, hotel management graduates, hotel management colleges staff, retail graduates, retail colleges' staff, trucking companies, packaging services, hotels, catering services, airlines, travel agencies, mobile/social media application developers, videographers, tile manufacturers, air conditioning companies, lights and fitting companies, cement companies, construction companies, indigenous furniture manufacturers, language experts, voice training/accent neutralisation experts, electricians, plumbers, carpenters, supply chain graduates, copy writers, web developers, corporate trainers, teachers, subject matter experts, plastic products' manufacturers, toilet paper companies, glass and marble factories, security and other staffing companies, retail software developers, textile companies, shoe manufacturers, grooming experts, learning solutions companies, e-learning companies, sociologists, anthropologists, legal advisors, lawyers, auditors, stationery and other office suppliers, cleaners, washers, office boys, warehousing and cold storage staff, PR experts, social media agencies, communications experts, advertising agencies, market research agencies, insurance companies, actuaries aandd sooo onnn.
The above service providers only help in running a retail store, and we haven't even started discussing the producers whose goods will be sold within the store!
I also want to highlight that India's most beloved professionals : engineers, marketing whizkids, MBAs and doctors will also be hired in droves. However, the purpose of this list is to let people soak in the possibilities that will open for various non glamourous occupations in India.
Again, this is the "top of my head" kind of a list. I am sure I have missed out on many other services.
Ergo, let's hope India moves ahead on such reforms and we get to enjoy some long deserved economic benefits.
Another excellent write up to archive on the FDI in retail issue.
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My final year thesis during graduation was on sunrise sectors of India. Retail took up much space in the report. It continues to enamour me even today.
Before you take any political party's word for it, do your own research and read up on how retail has transformed India and other countries.
Change is discomforting. But often it's the only panacea.
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Most ordinary folks, whose daily dose on retail comes from newspapers, may not be able to fully appreciate the trickle effects on the economy in terms of employment, logistics, transportation and real estate. I will make a small atempt to explain just some areas/professions that will benefit with the opening up of the sector.
As I had explained earlier, a major store will employ at least 100 people directly in various capacities.
Apart from these, following (in no particular order) will hugely benefit :
architects, interior designers, fashion designers, food experts, food technology graduates, food consultants, visual merchandising graduates, animation graduates, film makers, actors, editors, writers, singers, content writers, printing and publishing services, hotel management graduates, hotel management colleges staff, retail graduates, retail colleges' staff, trucking companies, packaging services, hotels, catering services, airlines, travel agencies, mobile/social media application developers, videographers, tile manufacturers, air conditioning companies, lights and fitting companies, cement companies, construction companies, indigenous furniture manufacturers, language experts, voice training/accent neutralisation experts, electricians, plumbers, carpenters, supply chain graduates, copy writers, web developers, corporate trainers, teachers, subject matter experts, plastic products' manufacturers, toilet paper companies, glass and marble factories, security and other staffing companies, retail software developers, textile companies, shoe manufacturers, grooming experts, learning solutions companies, e-learning companies, sociologists, anthropologists, legal advisors, lawyers, auditors, stationery and other office suppliers, cleaners, washers, office boys, warehousing and cold storage staff, PR experts, social media agencies, communications experts, advertising agencies, market research agencies, insurance companies, actuaries aandd sooo onnn.
The above service providers only help in running a retail store, and we haven't even started discussing the producers whose goods will be sold within the store!
I also want to highlight that India's most beloved professionals : engineers, marketing whizkids, MBAs and doctors will also be hired in droves. However, the purpose of this list is to let people soak in the possibilities that will open for various non glamourous occupations in India.
Again, this is the "top of my head" kind of a list. I am sure I have missed out on many other services.
Ergo, let's hope India moves ahead on such reforms and we get to enjoy some long deserved economic benefits.
Somtimes I think it is a miracle to keep alive in India, especially in a metro.
Take this news for example.
Less than a third of the IB's estimated 25,000-strong manpower, two former high-ranking officers told The Hindu, is dedicated to what might be described as national security tasks — like monitoring terrorist groups or extremist organisations. Even that ratio, one serving officer said, was “a charitable assessment.”
...highly placed intelligence sources have told The Hindu, a large part of the IB's resources were committed, and remain committed, to providing the government raw information and assessments on its increasingly bleak political prospects. In the summer, the IB carefully monitored Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's public meetings in Uttar Pradesh after the events at Bhatta Parsaul; later it sought to penetrate Anna Hazare's anti-corruption mobilisation in New Delhi.
On the upside, this news offers tremendous opportunities to martial arts' professionals to set more shops, for in future, we will have citizen armies looking after their own security measures.
link via Vikas.
Take this news for example.
Less than a third of the IB's estimated 25,000-strong manpower, two former high-ranking officers told The Hindu, is dedicated to what might be described as national security tasks — like monitoring terrorist groups or extremist organisations. Even that ratio, one serving officer said, was “a charitable assessment.”
...highly placed intelligence sources have told The Hindu, a large part of the IB's resources were committed, and remain committed, to providing the government raw information and assessments on its increasingly bleak political prospects. In the summer, the IB carefully monitored Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's public meetings in Uttar Pradesh after the events at Bhatta Parsaul; later it sought to penetrate Anna Hazare's anti-corruption mobilisation in New Delhi.
On the upside, this news offers tremendous opportunities to martial arts' professionals to set more shops, for in future, we will have citizen armies looking after their own security measures.
link via Vikas.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Time to ease some frayed nerves.
Rama Bijapurkar wrote an excellent Op-ed in yesterday's Economic Times. To add to the erudite write up, from what I know, one Hypercity/D Mart/Big Bazaar store provides direct employment to at least 100 people. At least. You have no idea about indirect employment and the trickle effects on the economy.
Now do the math on all future stores that will come up in India.
Sounds nice? Did it ease your guilt about allowing FDI in retail?
Will you now please stop our patriotic brothers and sisters from burning Walmart effigies?
Good day.
Rama Bijapurkar wrote an excellent Op-ed in yesterday's Economic Times. To add to the erudite write up, from what I know, one Hypercity/D Mart/Big Bazaar store provides direct employment to at least 100 people. At least. You have no idea about indirect employment and the trickle effects on the economy.
Now do the math on all future stores that will come up in India.
Sounds nice? Did it ease your guilt about allowing FDI in retail?
Will you now please stop our patriotic brothers and sisters from burning Walmart effigies?
Good day.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Ah, okay. Hmm.
This was all I managed when I learnt of Pataudi's passing in September. I didn't feel any pangs and was almost sure the man had had a full life.
Yet, I felt pretty low when the eulogies started pouring in.
I felt sad for not having learnt enough about an incredibly talented sportsman and an inspirational human being.
I was irritated with the media for not bringing to life pages from days gone by. At a time when most youth icons are morally bankrupt and staggeringly mediocre, when we latch onto anyone with a faint shimmer of talent, we could do well with revisiting our past and learning about men who have reshaped the sport(s) we worship.
While I love what Dhoni does and what Ganguly did for Indian cricket, I am equally keen to understand and appreciate the long forgotten, albeit, equally or more talented sportsmen cricket and other games have produced in India. There is much the lives of these men and women will teach us, if we are willing to spend time and dig.
Their stories need to be re-told so we learn that the human spirit is capable of achieving a lot more than what it settles for. And that cricket has been a lot more than its glamourous, media crazy avataar today.
I am embarrassed I mostly knew Pataudi as Saif Ali Khan's father. And I think most others of my generation won't fare any better.
What a loss.
This was all I managed when I learnt of Pataudi's passing in September. I didn't feel any pangs and was almost sure the man had had a full life.
Image courtesy : Sulekha
Yet, I felt pretty low when the eulogies started pouring in.
I felt sad for not having learnt enough about an incredibly talented sportsman and an inspirational human being.
I was irritated with the media for not bringing to life pages from days gone by. At a time when most youth icons are morally bankrupt and staggeringly mediocre, when we latch onto anyone with a faint shimmer of talent, we could do well with revisiting our past and learning about men who have reshaped the sport(s) we worship.
While I love what Dhoni does and what Ganguly did for Indian cricket, I am equally keen to understand and appreciate the long forgotten, albeit, equally or more talented sportsmen cricket and other games have produced in India. There is much the lives of these men and women will teach us, if we are willing to spend time and dig.
Their stories need to be re-told so we learn that the human spirit is capable of achieving a lot more than what it settles for. And that cricket has been a lot more than its glamourous, media crazy avataar today.
I am embarrassed I mostly knew Pataudi as Saif Ali Khan's father. And I think most others of my generation won't fare any better.
What a loss.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Recently I picked up (online shopping is now akin to physical buying, thanks to Flipkart. Pleeaajjj buy from them.) three books on social sciences - Being Indian, India calling and Mother Pious Lady. Yeah, I am on a patriotic spree for now.
Initially I was hesitant to pick up Mother Pious Lady. Reason : its Author. I have always found his weekly columns in TOI to be cumbersome. I believe humanities professionals and all social commentators must be awesome story tellers. No cop-outs should be accepted. One reason for the poor show at humanities' colleges in India could be the skill of squeezing life out of an already dense and overwhelming subject.
Khair, aage badhte hue, I am glad I was coaxed into buying Mother Pious Lady by a mentor at work.
The book is a collection of short stories on the middle class in India and the nature of our peculiar Indian-ness. Most chapters are about two pages long and a breeze to read through.
Santosh Desai has shared some delightful vignettes of the the decades gone by and offered insightful reasons on why we are the way we are. There is an abundance of humour, not so much in the writing, as in the experiences drawn from a middle class existence in India.
There were quite a few places where I couldn't stop chuckling in agreement and thinking "Gosh, that is me!". I was glad to finally understand why Indian women from the Defence forces perform way better than the rest and why we may not be seeing an Indian version of the Arab Spring anytime soon.
The book also reconfirmed my belief about religion : It will continue to enjoy an elevated status in India, and in fact, we are only getting warmed up.
Apart from having an interesting line up of essays, Mother Pious lady provides formidable competition to Barrons educational books. On last count, I remember adding 56 new words to my repository. How I loouuve MBA turned writers.
So, now, while writing experts will demand a proper summary, closure, vote of thanks and other such jazz be added to this post, I can't wait to hit the sack.
Post achhi lagi toh kitaab khareed le.
Tata.
Initially I was hesitant to pick up Mother Pious Lady. Reason : its Author. I have always found his weekly columns in TOI to be cumbersome. I believe humanities professionals and all social commentators must be awesome story tellers. No cop-outs should be accepted. One reason for the poor show at humanities' colleges in India could be the skill of squeezing life out of an already dense and overwhelming subject.
Khair, aage badhte hue, I am glad I was coaxed into buying Mother Pious Lady by a mentor at work.
The book is a collection of short stories on the middle class in India and the nature of our peculiar Indian-ness. Most chapters are about two pages long and a breeze to read through.
Santosh Desai has shared some delightful vignettes of the the decades gone by and offered insightful reasons on why we are the way we are. There is an abundance of humour, not so much in the writing, as in the experiences drawn from a middle class existence in India.
There were quite a few places where I couldn't stop chuckling in agreement and thinking "Gosh, that is me!". I was glad to finally understand why Indian women from the Defence forces perform way better than the rest and why we may not be seeing an Indian version of the Arab Spring anytime soon.
The book also reconfirmed my belief about religion : It will continue to enjoy an elevated status in India, and in fact, we are only getting warmed up.
Apart from having an interesting line up of essays, Mother Pious lady provides formidable competition to Barrons educational books. On last count, I remember adding 56 new words to my repository. How I loouuve MBA turned writers.
So, now, while writing experts will demand a proper summary, closure, vote of thanks and other such jazz be added to this post, I can't wait to hit the sack.
Post achhi lagi toh kitaab khareed le.
Tata.
Nitin Pai and others at Takshashila Institution have been doing good work on public policy issues in India, most remarkable being, decoding and simplifying public policy and geopolitics for the average Joe.
Takshashila is now offering a 12 week course in public policy to individuals who are keen to make sense of and maybe even contribute to the fields of governance, politics, advocacy and the likes.
The course apparently has been designed keeping in mind the current engagement levels of citizens with such subjects. Ergo, it should be a steep learning curve for most of us.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
...or ignorant... This has been written for you .
The article is a welcome relief amidst the usually mindless journalism happening these days.
We need more of such pieces which decode a phenomena and leave it at that.
Unfortunately, such insights often come from people outside the field of journalism - people, who are not paid to indulge in propaganda.
Link via Vikas.
Link via Vikas.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Earlier this year, my mom got herself a Facebook account and started spreading the word for stray dog adoptions.
It's been one hell of an emotional ride for our family. Baring a Pomeranian, we have always had strays (INDog/Pariahs) as pets. Hence, the attachment to their cause.
Nothing matches the elation of seeing a cute, little pup adopted. I have written about this here and here
However, long before strays can come anywhere, close to, being considered for adoption, they have to spend endless days doing rounds of rescue shelters and animal hospitals. Most of these shelters and care centres house grown up and often, injured dogs. The little pups are tossed from centre to centre, depending on availability of space, and are easy preys to infections and diseases. Some even meet untimely deaths because rescue centres are trigger happy butcher houses.
Anyway, so, rescue centres are oh so-not-happening!
Here, foster homes/families play a very crucial role. We have found many families in Mumbai and elsewhere who house pups till we find adoptive homes for them. Generally, these families take turns to care for pups and/or kittens. This way, the kids live in a safe and clean environment and have better chances of survival and finding permanent homes.
And, it is a cakewalk for the foster family. Some milk. Few bread crumbs. Maybe, some khichdi. Crushed Parle G. Oh and yeah, some potty cleaning too.
But that's about it. Do this and be assured to get enthralled by all the attention you will ever receive from a tiny mass of fur. Unlimited, tax free entertainment.
So, the long and short of it is : If you or anyone you know, would like to offer your home for fostering, I will be indebted. Forever.
If you are in Mumbai/Pune/Delhi/Bangalore/Chennai/Hyderabad and/or have friends in these cities who can help with fostering stray pups, please write to me.
Prior experience with animals is not a pre-requisite. Right intent is. You will be counseled and well assisted to help you care for the pup. Also, lack of funds should not pose a problem. Donations for the pup's daily expenses will be raised.
These pups are a month old and are being cared for by a family in Mumbai.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
This, this, this and many more such stories have added to my irritation and mood swings in the last couple of days.
In the past few months, Bangalore and Hyderabad have attained a dirty reputation for killing off street dogs in a quest to make the cities cleaner and more livable.
Many animal shelters in these cities perform surgeries without administering any anesthesia to dogs (which is highlighted by the videos in the above links), some shelters chop off vital body parts and the innards and sell them in open market, while many others just brutally kill these dogs and throw away the bodies in open grounds.
For the life of me, I cannot understand what it will take for human beings to understand the unwarranted pain they inflict on lower beings.
I will never ever understand how amazingly barbaric human beings can be with mute animals, who, cannot protect themselves and for most part have no intentions whatsoever to harm humans.
And lest you think this is just about India or about dogs. NO. It is about human beings everywhere and animal suffering in general.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
I realised I was smiling by the end of the video.
So, has the bug bitten you yet?
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I am already up for my second vacation this year. The North India trip, earlier in January, was a fabulous start to the year. Though I never came around to write about it, I must tell you that Nainital is the second, nope, wait, third most beautiful place in the world. The second has to be Hong Kong.
So, about Nainital. It is a beautiful place, with very delicate looking kids (who by the way, have peach-like skin, wear cute little sweaters and cycle to school) and some really polite people. I was surprised that a North Indian city could bring me such joy. The expansive mountainous terrain had all of us stunned.
Oh, and, it was the only place in the entire trip of 9 cities that offered us South Indian Food! No kidding! I was depressed after having to eat paneer , paratha and dal makhni for the most part of the trip and missed my sandwiches, idlis and dosas.
I loved Nainital and will go back.
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3 weeks from now, I am going on a road trip to Rajasthan. Only, this time with family. Jaipur, Udaipur, Ajmer, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer are on the itinerary. I have been told that Udaipur and Jaipur have the most sumptuous kulfis, ever tasted by man. They are stored in earthern vessels and do not require ice or other cooling agents.
Slurrp.
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I am also lucky that my work gives me ample opportunities to travel. Kolkata is probably the only major city that I have yet to see. Hopefully, that will happen soon and I will let you know if Puchka is indeed better than Pani Puri.
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The more I travel, the lesser I feel I know myself. Yeah, lesser.
Also, the more I travel, the more I realise how much I love Mumbai. Its people. Its attitude. Its magnanimity. Yes, it's the most beautiful city in the whole wide world.
I leave you with this wonderful read on Sherry Ott. Might be improbable and drastic for most of us. But worth doing what she does, even if only in bits and pieces.
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Sunday, August 14, 2011
Hola!
Though this will sound gooey, I will indulge in the annual ritual.
Sharing two of my favorite versions of the National Anthem:
I wasn't planning to write today/wish you.
Thanks to the kids in my life, I was saved from the cynicism.
Kids refuse to see people and circumstances as they really are.
And here is wishing you a very Happy Independence Day. I hope you are doing enough to deserve it.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
So Subramanian Swamy's radical thoughts have brought much embarrasment and agony to many self respecting Hindus.
Understandable.
Having read the article, I am not surprised that two important line of thoughts have been completely overlooked :
- When will "secular" Hindus acknowledge the menace of proselytisation? People who believe or hope that religiosity will be on the decline in an increasingly modern and connected world, are mistaken. Religion and culture always have, and will continue to hold much stake in the soft power of countries/global economies. A lot of Christian and Islamic nations work towards internal cohesiveness and extending the cause of their religions. Hence, proselytising is a logical option for them. Why don't Hindus discuss this more openly? It is perfectly possible to remain secular, practise humanity, have enduring friendships with Muslims and Christians and yet, accede to the larger global agenda of religious supremacy.
- When will Hindus acknowledge the menace of casteism and untouchability? When will we wake up to the inherent injustice in our religion? I am surprised none of the commentators on television and otherwise have commented on these ills, which by the way, are also important reasons why Hindus agree to conversions.
Swamy's article is a classic example of looking outward for solutions to one's problems. Hindus need to revisit the basic tenets of Hinduism, look inwards and find out who their real enemy is.
Monday, May 30, 2011
This is the most incisive article I have read on the subject of privacy and individual choice.
The writer does us a huge favor by putting forth examples of invasion of privacy we often fail to consider.
Indians probably have some more years to go before privacy concerns assume demoniac proportions. Not because we have truly nothing to hide, only because most of us do not know what privacy means.
Nevertheless, the article serves us well to learn from others' misfortunes.
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Though there are no two ways about an individual's right to privacy, I often find myself floundering on the subject. While it is perfectly reasonable to expect one's own privacy rights not to be trampled upon, I can't bring myself to accord this basic right to a certain class of Indians.
It is during times like these when I hate personally held views like Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, since, I think it is impossible to fight the ugly in India, without getting one's hands dirty and compromising on certain personal benefits.
I realise I don't have a coherent argument in this case.
So, I will do what comes best to me under such circumstances.
Sleep over it.
Scientific study be damned
Sleep over it.
Scientific study be damned
Thursday, April 28, 2011
If public policy, geopolitics, free markets and India excite you, Takshashila's event in Pune is where you should be.
A friend who is a member of the institution told me that Nitin Pai does not plan to hold such knowledge enclaves in cities like Mumbai and Delhi. The youth in the metros is indifferent.
A sad truth or a self-fulfilling prophecy?
Monday, April 4, 2011
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” - Theodore Roosevelt (via Puri Sabzi)
I dedicate this quote to the Indian Cricket team and to all cynics (my brother and some friends) who didn't believe in the Indian side.
Yes, South Africa, Australia, Sri Lanka looked great at the beginning of the tournament. Pakistan gave us a good scare too! Yet, I am glad India proved to be the most tenacious of the lot.
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As a non cricket follower, it has been an overwhelming experience. I can't imagine what it must be like for the game fanatics.
The win had me feeling overtly emotional. I preferred messaging people than calling, to congratulate. I was afraid I would choke and end up making a fool of myself.
I am stupefied at my own reaction.
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This was also the first time I sat through many games and tried to understand the nuances of cricket – the class, style, technique and finesse.
That is how I came to appreciate other teams and not just India. There were times I cheered for our opponents. It was difficult not to, given the wonderful show they put up.
A very good read on the subject.
Sometimes, nationalism, be damned.
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I am happy we won the World Cup.
But I am happier because we did it with class. Dhoni and team set a good example by playing with humility and confidence. There was nothing remotely jingoistic about our win.
Frankly, we weren't the best at the beginning of the tournament. But I am glad we worked our way to the top. It makes our win even more worthwhile.
I was glad to watch the textbook definition of a leader in Dhoni. There is much to learn from the entire team. But Dhoni made me feel ecstatic. His on and off the field charm, modesty and honesty is something the Indian youth can aspire for. It's been more than 36 hours now. We have yet to receive sound bytes from the captain. Everyone, from Sachin, Zaheer, Yuvraj to Sreesanth have spoken to the media. Not Dhoni, not yet.
In times of cheap display of power by many youth icons, I am glad to have people like Dhoni around.
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After months of scams and depressing events in the country, we finally have something to look upto.
Everyone I knew, was with loved ones – at home/in clubs/on streets.
There was good business at clubs and hotels.
Such things always make me happy.
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I can't not mention Saurav Ganguly. He was one of the very few cricketers I was a fan of.
It will not be incorrect to state that he is partially responsible for setting things in motion then so that we could win a cup now.
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I agree with Kapil Dev when he says that the team must now take it easy and let the feeling soak in. They must spend some well deserved time with family before the IPL fever takes over.
These moments are worth cherishing.
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Everything said and done, I am not happy with the cash prizes being doled out to the team.
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After the Egyptian revolution and the current turmoil in the Middle East, I often wondered what would make the whole of India come together.
What is that one cause which has the power to bind us.
I am not sure if it is cricket.
And, if it is indeed cricket, I am not sure if I should be happy about it.
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UPDATE:
Dhoni did speak after all.
Link via Deepak.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Hopefully!
The overall literacy rate in the country has jumped from 64.83 per cent in 2001 to 74.04 per cent now.Some sunshine news for today.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Everything said and done, I would have handed the Man of the Match to Wahab Riaz.
Riaz took the game of cricket to a new high and ensured that India remained on her toes.
Much respect for Shahid Afridi too. He had grace, maturity and all things nice we associate with leaders.
Ditto for Dhoni. I felt gratified to watch his measured reaction when India took wickets.
All in all, a holiday very well spent.
Now, can we move on and prepare for the Final pleaajj?
Riaz took the game of cricket to a new high and ensured that India remained on her toes.
Much respect for Shahid Afridi too. He had grace, maturity and all things nice we associate with leaders.
Ditto for Dhoni. I felt gratified to watch his measured reaction when India took wickets.
All in all, a holiday very well spent.
Now, can we move on and prepare for the Final pleaajj?
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