The holiday season has begun and everyone is already in a vacation, planning for a vacation or trying to catch up with friends and family whom they have not met in ages. This part of the year is the most welcomed phase as there are parties almost everyday. It’s so much fun. Yes, it is. The festive season is shown everywhere with fine-looking décor. As we all know, parties and liquor goes hand in hand most of the time. If it does not, it can only be a kid’s birthday party.
I have a few suggestions for the party freaks. Primary objective should be is to being safe and make sure the people we hang out with are also safe. I am not a road sign board to say “Don’t drink and drive” but we need to find out alternatives to reach home safely. How many times have you got up the next morning to think how did i reach home last night? Did I drive, which route I choose, did I drop my friend Sam or how did Sam reach home. These are the FAQ’s we have the next morning. I know what questions you have for me. How do you know and have you experienced this yourself. Yes, I have experienced this a million times and so do you.
Make sure you are well hydrated even before drinking and try to hydrate yourself in-between so that your next days hangover is tolerable. If you still have a severe hangover, lime salt and sugar would be my first choice. Please don’t gulp it like how you did your previous evenings beer. There is something called SIP. Try to sip your lime juice and that could be of great help.
Don’t hesitate to waste your drink if you are unable to so that you are not wasted to the maximum. Do not mix too much new variety and remember there could be a bigger cocktail the next morning or maybe the same night. It’s always better to eat some snack along with a drink and that helps a lot.
I am sure you must be thinking why the hell is this guy telling things which I already know. “Drink responsibly” is a more practical approach towards life than trying to say “Don’t drink” or “Don’t drink and drive”. I have found these two phrases really annoying. So let’s get practical. Wish you all a safe and happy new year and a wonderful holiday season.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Toll roads
This post is in context with Chennai and might not be true for other cities and countries. Some of the important roads in the exterior parts of the city are being converted into toll roads. The express IT highway is also converted into a toll road. These roads are really well maintained since these are maintained by a private contractor and have stipulated contractual obligation to be met. Lot of Indians living abroad was stunned by the quality of the roads and that these were in comparison with international standards. Thanks to the arrival and acceptance of this new concept.
There are a lot of factors that need to be considered. The traffic congestion is one important aspect. Toll road requires a payment of fee by the passing vehicle either by cash or by a smart card. That too with the weird denomination of money they collect in the toll roads, it can only cause traffic jam. If the road which is tolled has a high density of traffic, it might cause traffic clogging due to the toll collection plaza. Think of the highly indisciplined drivers including me, all you can expect is a mess. In days where highways are traffic jammed, think of a toll booth that stops every vehicle for a payment.
The peripheral roads leading to the primary toll road also have a toll booth for those joining the main road. This is the best. The road is less than a hundred meter with a two lane toll stall. A bus needs to squeeze in those lanes. Especially with the advent of highly inexperienced drivers, I am sure the toll plaza concrete would need a repair every fortnight. Guess what. Even before you pass that tiny little gate, you have a human marketing barricade who tries to give some application for those smart cards. Thank God I was driving and not my wife, she would have killed that guy as she doesn’t know to brake.
I am one of those who prefer toll roads since I use them rarely for getting out of the city. But think of those who have their home or office that requires daily passage. The first question they would be asking is, where are the road taxes going, where are the damn thirty percent of my income going. Isn’t it the responsibility of the government to maintain these roads? Why should I be paying a toll fee daily?
There are a lot of factors that need to be considered. The traffic congestion is one important aspect. Toll road requires a payment of fee by the passing vehicle either by cash or by a smart card. That too with the weird denomination of money they collect in the toll roads, it can only cause traffic jam. If the road which is tolled has a high density of traffic, it might cause traffic clogging due to the toll collection plaza. Think of the highly indisciplined drivers including me, all you can expect is a mess. In days where highways are traffic jammed, think of a toll booth that stops every vehicle for a payment.
The peripheral roads leading to the primary toll road also have a toll booth for those joining the main road. This is the best. The road is less than a hundred meter with a two lane toll stall. A bus needs to squeeze in those lanes. Especially with the advent of highly inexperienced drivers, I am sure the toll plaza concrete would need a repair every fortnight. Guess what. Even before you pass that tiny little gate, you have a human marketing barricade who tries to give some application for those smart cards. Thank God I was driving and not my wife, she would have killed that guy as she doesn’t know to brake.
I am one of those who prefer toll roads since I use them rarely for getting out of the city. But think of those who have their home or office that requires daily passage. The first question they would be asking is, where are the road taxes going, where are the damn thirty percent of my income going. Isn’t it the responsibility of the government to maintain these roads? Why should I be paying a toll fee daily?
Monday, December 1, 2008
Myopia and still wana be cool
There are so many million people who have a corrected vision from childhood and I am one of those. When I first started wearing my spectacles, all I would attempt for is to try removing my spectacles at the first possible go. I was constantly monitored by my parents to wear my specs. This was in 4th class when I was hardly 10 years old. As time passed, I slowly started feeling at ease.
I have a cousin who used to wear a new spectacle every month or may be even every week as he used to break his spectacles more often than anyone in this world would break. I used to feel so jealous for the fact that he got a new spectacle every month. I was so innocent or may be so dumb that I did not realize it is so effortless to break a spectacle when you are not in anyone’s vision. Even i could have had a new piece every month.
The next stage is when I started wearing a glass which is termed “day night glass” which used to turn brown when under sunlight. I was under a truly false impression that it was looking cool on me. Now I realize that I looked like one nut case when I was wearing that. This was when I used to wear a plastic or a carbon coated frame. The carbon coated frame is even funnier. It neither looked brown, or orange or red. Its one really stupid color. Thank God I stopped wearing these plastic frames.
The next funny stage was when I moved into metal frames. I can never imagine a metal silver colored frame with a so called “Day-night glass”. Don’t even try to imagine how it would look. It looked comical. This one had a spring on the side and all it is used for is for better flexibility. I was so excited about that. Just think how stupid I must have been.
Now I transform into a stage where I stopped trying something new. I would rather go in for something which looked simple and this was much better. At least I am not thinking that am looking damn cool. This is during my college days and I by now, I realized that plain glasses looked much better than any tinted ones. Ufff. Did it take so much time to understand this. Now I wanted to do something even messy. I tried the contact lens and its one real pain. Don’t even try unless your Girl Friend would reject you. I would suggest you rather breakup. Removing lens at night especially after you are smashed is very annoying. Don’t even try. I soon got back to my glasses and it’s much comfy.
I was quiet for a couple of years, not trying anything funny. Now it’s a time when I should not try anything new and luckily I went in for a simple frame that was rim-less. This is for my wedding and just went in for the red-eye elimination for the photo flashes. Yes. It worked and it helped. Again, I was quiet for almost 3 years and now I went in for my optician’s new showroom inauguration. I surely wanted to buy something since he has opened his new store.
I am one of those who always went crazy for sun-glasses. Here I am referring to the proper ones and not those damn bloody “day-night glasses”. I would have tried sun glasses a million times when ever I see them in a store. But when I wear them, I go more blind than I would normally be when I am without glasses. The reason being its made my vision dark and am already quarter blind. Since I could not pick a good frame in the inauguration of the store, I asked my optician if I can get a sun glass done for myself with my power correction in it. He was very optimistic and I choose one of the coolers there and he managed to do one. It looked good when I went to collect the piece. Next day when I was driving to work, I wore that. I hardly wore that for 5 minutes and I stopped my car by the side to wear my normal spectacles. I did not want to spend a fortune on repairing my car since it was so dark when i was wearing them. I managed hard to wear them for 5 minutes. Now I realize that I don’t like sun glasses.
I have a cousin who used to wear a new spectacle every month or may be even every week as he used to break his spectacles more often than anyone in this world would break. I used to feel so jealous for the fact that he got a new spectacle every month. I was so innocent or may be so dumb that I did not realize it is so effortless to break a spectacle when you are not in anyone’s vision. Even i could have had a new piece every month.
The next stage is when I started wearing a glass which is termed “day night glass” which used to turn brown when under sunlight. I was under a truly false impression that it was looking cool on me. Now I realize that I looked like one nut case when I was wearing that. This was when I used to wear a plastic or a carbon coated frame. The carbon coated frame is even funnier. It neither looked brown, or orange or red. Its one really stupid color. Thank God I stopped wearing these plastic frames.
The next funny stage was when I moved into metal frames. I can never imagine a metal silver colored frame with a so called “Day-night glass”. Don’t even try to imagine how it would look. It looked comical. This one had a spring on the side and all it is used for is for better flexibility. I was so excited about that. Just think how stupid I must have been.
Now I transform into a stage where I stopped trying something new. I would rather go in for something which looked simple and this was much better. At least I am not thinking that am looking damn cool. This is during my college days and I by now, I realized that plain glasses looked much better than any tinted ones. Ufff. Did it take so much time to understand this. Now I wanted to do something even messy. I tried the contact lens and its one real pain. Don’t even try unless your Girl Friend would reject you. I would suggest you rather breakup. Removing lens at night especially after you are smashed is very annoying. Don’t even try. I soon got back to my glasses and it’s much comfy.
I was quiet for a couple of years, not trying anything funny. Now it’s a time when I should not try anything new and luckily I went in for a simple frame that was rim-less. This is for my wedding and just went in for the red-eye elimination for the photo flashes. Yes. It worked and it helped. Again, I was quiet for almost 3 years and now I went in for my optician’s new showroom inauguration. I surely wanted to buy something since he has opened his new store.
I am one of those who always went crazy for sun-glasses. Here I am referring to the proper ones and not those damn bloody “day-night glasses”. I would have tried sun glasses a million times when ever I see them in a store. But when I wear them, I go more blind than I would normally be when I am without glasses. The reason being its made my vision dark and am already quarter blind. Since I could not pick a good frame in the inauguration of the store, I asked my optician if I can get a sun glass done for myself with my power correction in it. He was very optimistic and I choose one of the coolers there and he managed to do one. It looked good when I went to collect the piece. Next day when I was driving to work, I wore that. I hardly wore that for 5 minutes and I stopped my car by the side to wear my normal spectacles. I did not want to spend a fortune on repairing my car since it was so dark when i was wearing them. I managed hard to wear them for 5 minutes. Now I realize that I don’t like sun glasses.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Salute Our Real Heroes
This piece of article is in a way an extension of the previous post “Let’s re-think”. I suggest the readers to read the previous post “Let’s re-think” before setting the context here. The act of terror on our financial capital Mumbai from 26th Nov to 29th Nov 2008 should be considered a national tragedy. When I penned the previous line, I felt demolished. The modern form of terror has a start and end date associated with it which is very frightening. This act of terror has claimed hundreds of lives and left hundreds injured.
We also need to think of hundreds of people who were rescued safely by our Army, Marine Commandos and other Para-military troops. They have done an outstanding job in saving so many innocent lives and just think how grateful those rescued ones would feel. In the rescue operations, many commandos, police and Anti Terror Squad personnel lost their lives in their line of duty. At the end it was a job well done. But for those families who lost their loved ones in the code of work, life could well be a trauma.
I had a chance to follow a TV news channel which clearly showcased the various rescue operations done on various focal points. Even though what was telecasted was just a fraction, I could sense a lot of courage, dedication and patriotism in them. They have sacrificed their lives in saving so many innocent people. There were a few interviews with those rescued who were out of words to thank these greats. I felt numb several times in a short span trying to realize the kind of toil these selfless heroes have extended. There were also many sincere senior officers who have fallen prey to the attacks. A few names to mention are ATS chief Mr. Hemanth Karkare, Additional Commissioner of Police Mr. Ashok Kamte, Police Inspector Mr. Vijay Salaskar, NSG Commando Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan and NSG Commando Mr. Havaldar Gajendra Singh. There are more people who have fallen trap and I would have preferred to include all the names if I would have known. The reason for mentioning names here is that, when I read my own post later and read those names, I can always remember their faces. A person like me who has followed the news freezes without words, think of the rescued. Lets all salute our real heroes. They have done something more than extraordinary.
It is not ending here by just saluting them and writing a post. It needs to go further in eliminating this bloody terror. How are we going to do that? We as public can contribute to an extent in helping the architects. But the fundamental landscape of our constitution towards terror should change. Terror is purely secular. That is something which everyone as citizens needs to understand. We need to fight terror irrespective of the religion, caste and language. If there are ways to fight terror from a more scientific angle than from a physical angle, it could be more rewarding from a result perspective and less defeat from a human standpoint. End of the day, we need to protect everyone exposed to this dreadful virus called terror irrespective of classification.
It already poses threat to our countries image in the international arena. We need to solder that image and embark as a county that could stand up against all odds. If we are able to do that, there would be greater meaning in the sacrifice done by our brave men in this instance.
When our National Security Guards and Marine Commandos came out of one of the terror spot, I heard a slogan in the television by the mob “Bharat Matha Ke Je”. That’s patriotic. I felt proud. To my dismay I heard something so provocative. Guess what. A slogan representing a faith at that juncture. Even though it was something associated to a faith that I follow, it was unacceptable at that point. I totally agree that we feel so relieved about the fact that a terror spot has been cleared from terrorists and us as human need to express our emotion. But we also need to understand the mob sentiments. That is something so elementary a person living in an urban area needs to know. Let’s think before we express. That is called the sixth sense.
Lets all unite to fight terror and eradicate that from our vocabulary. Lets all salute the brave heroes who have fought the battle against terror. Jai Hind and may God bless the world.
We also need to think of hundreds of people who were rescued safely by our Army, Marine Commandos and other Para-military troops. They have done an outstanding job in saving so many innocent lives and just think how grateful those rescued ones would feel. In the rescue operations, many commandos, police and Anti Terror Squad personnel lost their lives in their line of duty. At the end it was a job well done. But for those families who lost their loved ones in the code of work, life could well be a trauma.
I had a chance to follow a TV news channel which clearly showcased the various rescue operations done on various focal points. Even though what was telecasted was just a fraction, I could sense a lot of courage, dedication and patriotism in them. They have sacrificed their lives in saving so many innocent people. There were a few interviews with those rescued who were out of words to thank these greats. I felt numb several times in a short span trying to realize the kind of toil these selfless heroes have extended. There were also many sincere senior officers who have fallen prey to the attacks. A few names to mention are ATS chief Mr. Hemanth Karkare, Additional Commissioner of Police Mr. Ashok Kamte, Police Inspector Mr. Vijay Salaskar, NSG Commando Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan and NSG Commando Mr. Havaldar Gajendra Singh. There are more people who have fallen trap and I would have preferred to include all the names if I would have known. The reason for mentioning names here is that, when I read my own post later and read those names, I can always remember their faces. A person like me who has followed the news freezes without words, think of the rescued. Lets all salute our real heroes. They have done something more than extraordinary.
It is not ending here by just saluting them and writing a post. It needs to go further in eliminating this bloody terror. How are we going to do that? We as public can contribute to an extent in helping the architects. But the fundamental landscape of our constitution towards terror should change. Terror is purely secular. That is something which everyone as citizens needs to understand. We need to fight terror irrespective of the religion, caste and language. If there are ways to fight terror from a more scientific angle than from a physical angle, it could be more rewarding from a result perspective and less defeat from a human standpoint. End of the day, we need to protect everyone exposed to this dreadful virus called terror irrespective of classification.
It already poses threat to our countries image in the international arena. We need to solder that image and embark as a county that could stand up against all odds. If we are able to do that, there would be greater meaning in the sacrifice done by our brave men in this instance.
When our National Security Guards and Marine Commandos came out of one of the terror spot, I heard a slogan in the television by the mob “Bharat Matha Ke Je”. That’s patriotic. I felt proud. To my dismay I heard something so provocative. Guess what. A slogan representing a faith at that juncture. Even though it was something associated to a faith that I follow, it was unacceptable at that point. I totally agree that we feel so relieved about the fact that a terror spot has been cleared from terrorists and us as human need to express our emotion. But we also need to understand the mob sentiments. That is something so elementary a person living in an urban area needs to know. Let’s think before we express. That is called the sixth sense.
Lets all unite to fight terror and eradicate that from our vocabulary. Lets all salute the brave heroes who have fought the battle against terror. Jai Hind and may God bless the world.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Let's re-think
I am presenting to you this article with an intense sense of responsibility as a citizen of India. At the end of this article, I would want everyone who reads this to re-think the core values and ideologies of our mother nation. Are you thinking what are core values and ideologies are?
Today and yesterday (Nov 27 and Nov 26 2008) has seen one of the worst kinds of terror attacks on the financial capital of India, a new form of terror which was executed to its minute perfection. At this point of time, 101 people are killed and close to 300 injured. This is deeply saddening. I will not be quoting any specifics about this incident here as that is only going to scatter our thoughts. This article might not have the best of sequences and flow since I am trying to convey something very fundamental which seems to be phasing out.
I have my own doubts on the sense of responsibility held by any citizen towards the country. We need to evaluate the extent to which our deeds have been a positive motive in protecting the harmony and peace of the country which is known for its utmost diversity and tolerance. Let’s ask the question to our self if we are truly a responsible citizen. I am sure most of us would want to have a well defined checklist to comply to be a responsible citizen. I suggest our conscience is the best judge. Did any act of yours make you think twice? Something as simple as not giving way to pedestrians while driving.
Are we considerate towards the aged, the young children or the challenged ones when we are in public? In this fast materialistic world, the long found values are slowly fading away. This is just an example of trying to be a responsible citizen. I am not a fault finding machine to point fingers at. This is a collective forum to alarm those who have just been running a monotonous race which is headed nowhere until we are truly human. I just got alarmed and I wanted to pen down the same to my fellow friends.
Strong human values were once one of our biggest assets which seem to have gone astray now. How many times have we ignored a circumstance where we could have helped someone without even hurting us. This is so primitive. At the outset, this is a question I pose to myself. We have slowly eroded to a spot where we don’t even realize the brunt of the framework. Having human consideration was once not considered as a help we extend. Gone are the days. Let’s start making headway on something as straightforward as being a human. This could be a big leap in getting back to a nascent human form.
These ignored values are being bundled up over a period of time to fabricate a wicked character called terrorist. This terrifying avatar is secular and has its roots deep which needs to be eradicated straight away. Terror has caused hundreds of innocent lives who don’t even know why the act of terror was performed. Do those who perform the terror strikes have a clear-cut purpose for their act? They can have some reason behind the cruel act which is in fact just a superficial motive.
I am going a little out of context here from a responsible citizen to a responsible social body. Media has always played the role of a constructive facilitator and has helped reach to a consensus on many issues. Off late, we have seen some aggravating directions thrown by the media which is not welcoming. This is just by a fractional section of media, but in a country setup like India, we have an exponential cascading effect which could be disturbing. Let’s start being morally and politically correct rather than just being politically correct. In its lasting role to play, media should emerge as a social body with colossal responsibility.
Our nation has immense potential to be a strong economy and a super power very soon which is already predicted by acceptable sources. This can come true only if we set the fundamentals precise. At this point when the nation is grieving for this unacceptable act of terror, lets all vow together to be a more responsible citizen where we strive to live with our core values in place. We need to strive to have strong values, principles in place so that we convey a strong baton to our future generations which can be treasured. This seed can surely blossom into something that can be long cherished. Let’s all unite and try to fight this terror as a single faction called human.
Today and yesterday (Nov 27 and Nov 26 2008) has seen one of the worst kinds of terror attacks on the financial capital of India, a new form of terror which was executed to its minute perfection. At this point of time, 101 people are killed and close to 300 injured. This is deeply saddening. I will not be quoting any specifics about this incident here as that is only going to scatter our thoughts. This article might not have the best of sequences and flow since I am trying to convey something very fundamental which seems to be phasing out.
I have my own doubts on the sense of responsibility held by any citizen towards the country. We need to evaluate the extent to which our deeds have been a positive motive in protecting the harmony and peace of the country which is known for its utmost diversity and tolerance. Let’s ask the question to our self if we are truly a responsible citizen. I am sure most of us would want to have a well defined checklist to comply to be a responsible citizen. I suggest our conscience is the best judge. Did any act of yours make you think twice? Something as simple as not giving way to pedestrians while driving.
Are we considerate towards the aged, the young children or the challenged ones when we are in public? In this fast materialistic world, the long found values are slowly fading away. This is just an example of trying to be a responsible citizen. I am not a fault finding machine to point fingers at. This is a collective forum to alarm those who have just been running a monotonous race which is headed nowhere until we are truly human. I just got alarmed and I wanted to pen down the same to my fellow friends.
Strong human values were once one of our biggest assets which seem to have gone astray now. How many times have we ignored a circumstance where we could have helped someone without even hurting us. This is so primitive. At the outset, this is a question I pose to myself. We have slowly eroded to a spot where we don’t even realize the brunt of the framework. Having human consideration was once not considered as a help we extend. Gone are the days. Let’s start making headway on something as straightforward as being a human. This could be a big leap in getting back to a nascent human form.
These ignored values are being bundled up over a period of time to fabricate a wicked character called terrorist. This terrifying avatar is secular and has its roots deep which needs to be eradicated straight away. Terror has caused hundreds of innocent lives who don’t even know why the act of terror was performed. Do those who perform the terror strikes have a clear-cut purpose for their act? They can have some reason behind the cruel act which is in fact just a superficial motive.
I am going a little out of context here from a responsible citizen to a responsible social body. Media has always played the role of a constructive facilitator and has helped reach to a consensus on many issues. Off late, we have seen some aggravating directions thrown by the media which is not welcoming. This is just by a fractional section of media, but in a country setup like India, we have an exponential cascading effect which could be disturbing. Let’s start being morally and politically correct rather than just being politically correct. In its lasting role to play, media should emerge as a social body with colossal responsibility.
Our nation has immense potential to be a strong economy and a super power very soon which is already predicted by acceptable sources. This can come true only if we set the fundamentals precise. At this point when the nation is grieving for this unacceptable act of terror, lets all vow together to be a more responsible citizen where we strive to live with our core values in place. We need to strive to have strong values, principles in place so that we convey a strong baton to our future generations which can be treasured. This seed can surely blossom into something that can be long cherished. Let’s all unite and try to fight this terror as a single faction called human.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Confused
The first section in most of the malls in India welcomes you with a great mix of Fragrance and that sets a pleasant tone for the shoppers. Thats true for those who are there not to pick a perfume. If you are there to buy a perfume, beware. the sales guy could look too energetic and end up confusing you. The reason being, these guys are not one of those who work for the mall, their primary aim is to sell the brand of perfume they are linked to. They dont have a collective objective. Rather the sales guys in the fragrance section objectives are always conflicting since they want only their brand to be sold out. They could end up spoiling your whole day. I am not a critic and why should i be so specific and target and i gain nothing here. This was the view from many a people which i have heard over a period of time and experienced this myself.
A careful observation would surely expose the fact that they dont know what they are talking. If you are looking at one perfume, a guy could peep into your eye and try to sell his product. Good they are motivated and have stiff sales targets, but are the customers happy. Not at all. All they do is try to make you smell as many perfumes as posible and you are like a packet of noodles, confused to the core. Guess whos the savoir. Its our all time head ache therapy. Coffee beed. In this mixed scenario, i would love a mug of coffee too.
Each individual has his own taste and surely knows how he / she would want to smell. Its really nice to have someone help us decide something, but not confuse us. I know its their job and they will continue to do that and I will continue to write something like this.
A careful observation would surely expose the fact that they dont know what they are talking. If you are looking at one perfume, a guy could peep into your eye and try to sell his product. Good they are motivated and have stiff sales targets, but are the customers happy. Not at all. All they do is try to make you smell as many perfumes as posible and you are like a packet of noodles, confused to the core. Guess whos the savoir. Its our all time head ache therapy. Coffee beed. In this mixed scenario, i would love a mug of coffee too.
Each individual has his own taste and surely knows how he / she would want to smell. Its really nice to have someone help us decide something, but not confuse us. I know its their job and they will continue to do that and I will continue to write something like this.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Maharaja...Dada and Cricket
As the title says it all, anyone who follows cricket to its least minimum would surely catch the person in context, yes its Saurav Ganguly, the most successful captain India has ever seen. The captain who took India to the world cup final in 2003 will be retiring in the next 3 days. This man who is referred to as the "Controversies Child" by the critics, has taken India to a platform where the team has vaccined a built in attitude to handle the mighty opponents.
The body language of this left handed giant is something which was not seen among most of the captains pre-Ganguly Era. The much needed attitude and a blend of arrogance was a oxy-mask for the young cricket lovers, especially when the home team goes down under. Ganguly has made one of the biggest come-backs by any cricketer of his stature. The leap pulled him to the test match and then to the ODI's and later became SRK's kingpin for the "Kolkatta Knight Riders" for the 2008 first ever IPL season.
The Shirt-Take-Off at Lords dragged a lot of controvieries for breaking the Lords protocol. But Dada had a quick answer by shooting the arrow at Flintoff who had earlier done that back in India.
I am not a very good statistician, but I am of the strong opinion that the seniors of the game namely Sachin, Dravid, Ganguly, Kumble and VVS should go on for some more years, but already Kumble has called it quits and Ganguly will bid-adieu in the next 3 days. Is there anything better than experience? We are loosing on the talent pooled over the last decade. Dont we have to transition this in a much disiplined manner? I do see a lot of young talent queued up, but why are we hasty in pushing out those who have pulled us so far.
You like it or not, the contemporary Indian mindset does'nt like to see someone on top, is that the reason for pushing out the so called "Fab Four". Already the seniors are sliding down the sine wave in much acceleration and why do we still have to catalyst that and that looks a nasty sign.
Today, when Ganguly is at his career best in his last test series against Australia, media has raised a question if he wants to re-visit on his retirement decision. Many indian cricket lovers ridiculed Dada during his poor form and during his Chappell-Ganguly controvery. Why are we so fickle minded in a small sporting issue. When we cant have clarity in such a small non-impacting issue, it is so frustrating to know what kind of an immaturd fan following this game has in this part of the world. Lets predict how frustrating the contributors could get.
The best thing we can hope for is to have Ganguly associated with the sport in its most active form. We will still see Dada represent SRK's high profiled team for atleast next 2 years. Lets all wish Dada all success in his future path. Thanks to all his contributions to this wonderful game called Cricket.
The body language of this left handed giant is something which was not seen among most of the captains pre-Ganguly Era. The much needed attitude and a blend of arrogance was a oxy-mask for the young cricket lovers, especially when the home team goes down under. Ganguly has made one of the biggest come-backs by any cricketer of his stature. The leap pulled him to the test match and then to the ODI's and later became SRK's kingpin for the "Kolkatta Knight Riders" for the 2008 first ever IPL season.
The Shirt-Take-Off at Lords dragged a lot of controvieries for breaking the Lords protocol. But Dada had a quick answer by shooting the arrow at Flintoff who had earlier done that back in India.
I am not a very good statistician, but I am of the strong opinion that the seniors of the game namely Sachin, Dravid, Ganguly, Kumble and VVS should go on for some more years, but already Kumble has called it quits and Ganguly will bid-adieu in the next 3 days. Is there anything better than experience? We are loosing on the talent pooled over the last decade. Dont we have to transition this in a much disiplined manner? I do see a lot of young talent queued up, but why are we hasty in pushing out those who have pulled us so far.
You like it or not, the contemporary Indian mindset does'nt like to see someone on top, is that the reason for pushing out the so called "Fab Four". Already the seniors are sliding down the sine wave in much acceleration and why do we still have to catalyst that and that looks a nasty sign.
Today, when Ganguly is at his career best in his last test series against Australia, media has raised a question if he wants to re-visit on his retirement decision. Many indian cricket lovers ridiculed Dada during his poor form and during his Chappell-Ganguly controvery. Why are we so fickle minded in a small sporting issue. When we cant have clarity in such a small non-impacting issue, it is so frustrating to know what kind of an immaturd fan following this game has in this part of the world. Lets predict how frustrating the contributors could get.
The best thing we can hope for is to have Ganguly associated with the sport in its most active form. We will still see Dada represent SRK's high profiled team for atleast next 2 years. Lets all wish Dada all success in his future path. Thanks to all his contributions to this wonderful game called Cricket.
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