And, here it is finally. Although, it was well evident, that it is not too far, yet, he made us wait a little longer. Sachin Tendulkar has been at the international stage for almost two decades now, since then, he had been the mainstay of the Indian cricket. None of the players have been able to even match his caliber, leave aside surpassing him.
To play a game is one thing, to play is well is a level higher. But, to play it in a way , unmatched by anyone in the universe is the pinnacle of the achievement.After, being there for 20 years, nothing is left for the master-blaster to prove, but still, every time he enters the field, you can still see that eager for the runs which was there , the first time he stepped in the field. He was a frail teenager who was simply born to play the game. From a tough initiation in Pakistan as a 16-year-old facing the likes of Imran Khan , Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis bowling at their best, to a match-saving first Test century in England when all other Indian batsmen failed, to a mountain of runs that he piled up against every opposition. In all conditions, against all attacks, against all odds and not to forget the odd-umpiring decisions going against him .
He is the one who has taken the cricket from the green field to the advertisement board, iconising the face of the Indian cricket. The branding of the Indian cricket owes its thanks to Sachin.
The master batsmen has smashed lots of records and runs, but , I do believe it will one of the most sparkling diamonds in his crown when he hangs up his bat-- God forbids that happens in my lifetime.Although, not more than 3 years of cricket left in him, i feel that the little master will make it sure that he takes his tally to such a level which remains unattainable at least for his life long.
Just an apt line to finish up with
" Stones are thrown at you, you convert them into milestones ."
Friday, October 17, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Independence Day in Kashmir Valley
When whole of the nation was celebrating the 62nd Independance day hoisting the tricolour, the Kashmir Valley was burning in the fire of the communalism. The curfew imposed in the city continued to be there. The armed forces hoisted the tricolor at the historical 'Lal Chowk' in Srinagar. But , as a shock to the millions of Indians, the protestors came out of their home in huge numbers in the evening and hoisted the flag of Azad Kashmir. The armed forces could not do anything other than to watch them do so. Neither could have done anything with such a huge crowd coming for the ritual.
The incidence can be related much to the India's struggle for independence.Do the people of Kashmir really against the Indian rule and are in favour of a seperate Kashmir or there exits a small section of the community who is trying to mobilise the 'awaam' of kashmir for their personal ambitions.
Going back into the past , we find that kashmir row has been there since India's Independence . 61 years have passed by , the Kashmir issue is still wide open.People of kashmir are now annoyed with both Indian and Pakistan Govt who have failed miserably to solve the issue . To be frank, better to say they dont want to do so. In Pakistan , Kashmir is an important election issue and no govt. would like to take rock-solid decision on it. Moreover, the involvement of Pakistan army in their governance owes a lot to this failure. Even , from the indian side , there hasn't been any serious effort rather than allocating extra funds for the state.
At the time of independance , the Hindu Maharaja of Muslim-populated state decided to come with India. But, this was not digestable to the Pakistan.They sent their troops and a war was declared. Right from that time Pakistan has always wanted to add kashmir to her territory supporting Cross-Border Terrorism and Proxy War terming it as "Jihad".
The war of 1948 ended on the note of UN intervention to conduct plebescite and let the people themselve decide. But, to conduct it , the major requirement was withdrawl of both Indian and Pakistani troops which doesnot seems to be possible even in distant future.
The three possible solutions suggested for this issue:
1) Kashmir remains with India and PoK goes with Pakistan( present LoC to be declared as International Border). Altough, there is very little probability to Pakistan aggreing with it.If any of the Indian Govt is able to fix this solution it will be considered as one of the biggest diplomatic victory of India.But, it can only be done with the help of international pressure and Kashmiri's support. It too seems very rare that any international fraternity will like the press pakistan for this , neither will they want it to be fixed.
2) Divison of Kashmir Valley: Pakistan will be more than happy over it. There is very chances that the Hindu-populated regions like Jammu, Kapurthalla and Ladakh will go with Pakistan , instead , they would like to be added to Himachal Pradesh.Even, Pakistan wont mind it.
3)Kashmir as an independant state: Its really one the most feasible solutions with the Hurriyat and others demanding for it. Even, international community will welcome this solution . But, the problem with it lies not in its feasibilty but, its longevity and its impact over the region.
I am afraid of the sovereignity and independence of this state in due course of time as if not India (considering the fact , we haven't invaded any nation in alst 1000 years),Pakistan will surely try for it and India will have to come in fray to stop the Pakistani extension in the South Asia. Moreover, considering the fact that India as well as Pakistan comprises of a wide variety of culture and otehr differences, the voices of independent status will start raising their head and the South Asia region will turn into a turbulent state .India having faced such small protests and demands from seperatists group in the past in state of Punjab , Tamil Nadu , should go on to supress this.
The incidence can be related much to the India's struggle for independence.Do the people of Kashmir really against the Indian rule and are in favour of a seperate Kashmir or there exits a small section of the community who is trying to mobilise the 'awaam' of kashmir for their personal ambitions.
Going back into the past , we find that kashmir row has been there since India's Independence . 61 years have passed by , the Kashmir issue is still wide open.People of kashmir are now annoyed with both Indian and Pakistan Govt who have failed miserably to solve the issue . To be frank, better to say they dont want to do so. In Pakistan , Kashmir is an important election issue and no govt. would like to take rock-solid decision on it. Moreover, the involvement of Pakistan army in their governance owes a lot to this failure. Even , from the indian side , there hasn't been any serious effort rather than allocating extra funds for the state.
At the time of independance , the Hindu Maharaja of Muslim-populated state decided to come with India. But, this was not digestable to the Pakistan.They sent their troops and a war was declared. Right from that time Pakistan has always wanted to add kashmir to her territory supporting Cross-Border Terrorism and Proxy War terming it as "Jihad".
The war of 1948 ended on the note of UN intervention to conduct plebescite and let the people themselve decide. But, to conduct it , the major requirement was withdrawl of both Indian and Pakistani troops which doesnot seems to be possible even in distant future.
The three possible solutions suggested for this issue:
1) Kashmir remains with India and PoK goes with Pakistan( present LoC to be declared as International Border). Altough, there is very little probability to Pakistan aggreing with it.If any of the Indian Govt is able to fix this solution it will be considered as one of the biggest diplomatic victory of India.But, it can only be done with the help of international pressure and Kashmiri's support. It too seems very rare that any international fraternity will like the press pakistan for this , neither will they want it to be fixed.
2) Divison of Kashmir Valley: Pakistan will be more than happy over it. There is very chances that the Hindu-populated regions like Jammu, Kapurthalla and Ladakh will go with Pakistan , instead , they would like to be added to Himachal Pradesh.Even, Pakistan wont mind it.
3)Kashmir as an independant state: Its really one the most feasible solutions with the Hurriyat and others demanding for it. Even, international community will welcome this solution . But, the problem with it lies not in its feasibilty but, its longevity and its impact over the region.
I am afraid of the sovereignity and independence of this state in due course of time as if not India (considering the fact , we haven't invaded any nation in alst 1000 years),Pakistan will surely try for it and India will have to come in fray to stop the Pakistani extension in the South Asia. Moreover, considering the fact that India as well as Pakistan comprises of a wide variety of culture and otehr differences, the voices of independent status will start raising their head and the South Asia region will turn into a turbulent state .India having faced such small protests and demands from seperatists group in the past in state of Punjab , Tamil Nadu , should go on to supress this.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Dreaming for 12 Medals in London -2012
At last after the wait of over 100 years , taking into account the India's participation during British regime, finally, with the almighty's grace , we have been able to make a mark in GOLD'S medal tally at the olympics. Thanks to the shooter - Abhinav Bindra.
India known for its ancient civilizations , with advanced archery and horse-riding technicalities dating back to vedic age ....it is really a matter of shame that we have been devoid of a single olympics medal . This failure of ours to make a mark at the international sports arena owes to none other than our own society and administrative systems.
On one hand , our society has always been non-suppoertive to the sports , the same had been the case of the Govt. Perhaps, the nation awakes only to the tunes of olympics at an interval of 4 years.
Since, a lot of have already been written about the lack of infrastructure and other loop holes , little attention have been drawn towards the performance of the African and Central American nations at the Olympics- just for an example- Jamaica had always produced Olympics records breaker , not just medal winners - in the Atheletics. Similarly ,Central Asian nations making mark in Gymanastics. And these nation's success cannot be attributed to infrastructure as they lack them more than we. Still, they performs. Hence, the failure cannot be attributed only to the infra.
Lack of proper planning had been one of main root causes of our failure. If we look into the way China has progressed . Taking a leaf out of their success story , we will see that first they focussed into the sports which are low-profile but have bag ful of medals. So, instead of competing in the high profile arenas like athelitics , we can concentrate on something like archery,shooting,weightlifting,boxing etc. Am not asking to neglect other , but , surely we can press a bit harder in thses sections.As once we establish ourselves in the medal tally, we can surely gain confidence for the bigger events.
Aiming for 12 Medals at London-2012 with proper startegy and vision for 20 Golds at Games-2020 won't be a distant dream.
India known for its ancient civilizations , with advanced archery and horse-riding technicalities dating back to vedic age ....it is really a matter of shame that we have been devoid of a single olympics medal . This failure of ours to make a mark at the international sports arena owes to none other than our own society and administrative systems.
On one hand , our society has always been non-suppoertive to the sports , the same had been the case of the Govt. Perhaps, the nation awakes only to the tunes of olympics at an interval of 4 years.
Since, a lot of have already been written about the lack of infrastructure and other loop holes , little attention have been drawn towards the performance of the African and Central American nations at the Olympics- just for an example- Jamaica had always produced Olympics records breaker , not just medal winners - in the Atheletics. Similarly ,Central Asian nations making mark in Gymanastics. And these nation's success cannot be attributed to infrastructure as they lack them more than we. Still, they performs. Hence, the failure cannot be attributed only to the infra.
Lack of proper planning had been one of main root causes of our failure. If we look into the way China has progressed . Taking a leaf out of their success story , we will see that first they focussed into the sports which are low-profile but have bag ful of medals. So, instead of competing in the high profile arenas like athelitics , we can concentrate on something like archery,shooting,weightlifting,boxing etc. Am not asking to neglect other , but , surely we can press a bit harder in thses sections.As once we establish ourselves in the medal tally, we can surely gain confidence for the bigger events.
Aiming for 12 Medals at London-2012 with proper startegy and vision for 20 Golds at Games-2020 won't be a distant dream.
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