IS CRICKET STILL A GENTLEMAN'S GAME????

                                                  CLEAN UP CRICKET!!!!!!
MY OPINION:

• I am a huge fan of Cricket as most Indian's are and it is the game that I loved the most form my childhood.
• But where is the "Gentleman's game" Heading now??? Can it still be called a Gentleman's Game????
• Well with all these Match fixings and Betting scams both at International level and the club level the reputation of the game has taken a severe beating.
• Keeping  aside the other issues that are causing damage to the reputation to the game,In this post I would like to express my views on the role played by the Indian Premier League(IPL).

Role of IPL:

• No doubt IPL has thrown a lot of young talent but to what extent is it  justified when there are too many illegal activities(Fixing,Betting)  that are taking front seat in the name of IPL causing damage to Indian Cricket???
• Can a Cricket fan be assured that he is watching a transparent game??

                                I doubt it.

• When it comes to the IPL governance,there are too many people who are seeing IPL as a Money fetching league rather than Talent finding league.And if that  is the case the whole purpose of this league is lost.Isn't it?
• With the recent Betting scam which came into light involving some "big" names of Indian Cricket  the entire corruption issue has come out from the blue, exposing the BCCI infront of the apex court of India.
• Three Teams namely Sahara Pune Warriors,Kochi Tuskers Kerala,Deccan Chargers were thrown out for not paying money in time and if they were thrown out for only that reason,I feel it's time Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals  are also thrown out because there are way too many allegations against both these teams.
• Since Chennai Team is owned by a BCCI President,it is getting away and the person who is in the midst of all this drama refuses to quit even after the Supreme court questions his role (i.e.,CONFLICT OF INTEREST) .
• And coming to the players who are  involved in this scam,they need to be punished severely no matter how "big" the player is.
• And I honestly feel that if the Indian players are found guilty they should not be spared because they are paid heavily and also with all the Endorsements they have to go with the popularity, there is no need for them to go for extra money via unlawful ways.
• The IPL since it's inception has been controversial for many reasons and it's high time we abolish corruption or scrap the entire thing once it for all.

                 Restoring the faith among Indian community is of paramount importance and I wish the SUPREME COURT takes notice of this and comes out with the right solution.
                No doubt the reputation of the game has gone down thanks to these "SCAMS" but I still feel the game of Cricket can be termed as a GENTLEMAN'S GAME provided the mess surrounding it in all aspects is cleared once it for all .

                                         CLEAN UP CRICKET!!!!!!!!!

AS AN ARDENT FOLLOWER OF INDIAN CRICKET  I WISH  THE GAME  OF CRICKET BE CALLED AS A GENTLEMAN'S GAME EVEN BY OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS!!!!!!

MANGALYAAN :INDIA'S SUCCESS STORY OF 2014

MANGALYAAN AMONG BEST INVENTIONS OF 2014:TIME MAGAZINE

Mangalyaan, before it's launch.

• Mangalyaan is among the 25 'Best Inventions of 2014' listed by Time Magazine that are "making the world better and smarter".
• Mangalyaan has been named among the best inventions of 2014 by Time Magazine which described it as a technological feat that will allow India to flex it's "Interplanetary Muscles".
• "Nobody gets Mars right on the first try.The US didn't,Russia didn't,the Europeans didn't.But on September 24,2014 India did.That's when the Mangalyaan went into orbit around the Red Planet,a technological feat no other Asian nation has yet achieved,"Time said about Mangalyaan,calling it "The Supersmart Aircraft".
• Developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) ,the Mars Aircraft cost India just US $74 million ,less than the budget for the Multi-Academy Award Winning science Fiction thriller film "GRAVITY". 

MY OPINION:

•  It's a great achievement by our scientists. Every scientist who is associated with Mangalyaan deserves this credit. 
• ISRO people have made every Indian proud and in doing so they showed the world that India has the capacity to compete with the other nations in the field of Space Research.
• I feel this is only the beginning of many great things that we are going to achieve  in the future. 

  

            SALUTE OUR SCIENTISTS,WHO HAVE MADE EVERY INDIAN PROUD!!!!!

TENNIS LEAGUE!!!

              CHAMPIONS TENNIS LEAGUE


  MY OPINION:                                                      
Friends,
                 We have seen the emergence of many leagues in India in recent years like the Indian Premier League(Cricket),Pro Kabaddi league,Indian Super League(Football).Now another league is going to join them i.e, "Champions Tennis League" which is going to start from 17th November and is going continue till 26th November 2014.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE LEAGUE:

• Number of Teams:6
• Each team consists of 4 players.
• The teams include Mumbai Tennis Masters,Hyderabad Aces,Bangalore Raptors,Pune Marathas,Delhi Dreams,Punjab Marshalls.

Prominent Foreign Players: This league may not have a Federer,Djokovic,Nadal (or) an Andy Murray playing in it but it has some great players both retired and current players.This league should reach such greater heights that the above mentioned TOP players should take part in it in the future.The prominent Players include:
                         Men                                                                Women 

                Tommy Robredo                                                          Venus Williams           

                 Marcos Baghdatis                                                        Martina Hingis

                 Pat cash                                                                      Jelena Jankovic                          Mark Philippoussis                                                       Agnieszka Radwanska

                Mikhail Youzhny

                Juan Carlos Ferrero

                Kevin Anderson

                Feliciano Lopez

Former Indian Tennis Player
VIJAY AMRITRAJ

• The above mentioned leagues have become a great success and this league which is the idea of former Indian Tennis Player Vijay Amritraj should also become a huge success.
• This League can go a long way in developing interest in the game of tennis amongst Indian Public even more than what it is now and I wish this league can become a great success and can help more youngsters to take up  the game of tennis in the nearby future.  

ONE OF MODERN INDIA'S PROBLEMS!!

Problem in Discussion: "TOILETS"

MY OPINION:

• According to a report nearly 13 percent  of the population in urban India defecate in the open.And in Delhi ,a cosmopolitan city and the  capital of our country, number of those defecating in open as they don’t have a toilet is very high.
• If that is the case  in Delhi,then imagine the situation in rural parts of the country.Definitely it's an alarming situation which needs to be addressed very quickly.
• And the irony is that in majority of the places the existing toilets are under repair and are left without any proper  maintenance.
•  Basic Issues like these need to be sorted out by our leaders and when it comes to leaders our Prime Minister  Narendra Modi has promised that 100 million toilets will be built across the country in the near future.  
• I hope our PM's statement will soon become a reality for the sake of our people and in a sense if it becomes a reality it also adds to the"clean India campaign " that has been initiated to make India clean.

NOTE:This is my opinion and comments will definitely be welcomed....

GREAT PEOPLE.GREAT THOUGHTS2

MOTIVATION MATTERS!!!!!

MY OPINION:                                                                                                                                     

Everyone of us will face difficult situations at some point in life,it is the time when we look up to something or someone for inspiration.Here are some inspirational quotes through which we can learn something about life and stay motivated because MOTIVATION MATTERS.............

INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT INDIAN FLAG!!!

             TRICOLOUR FLAG:PRIDE OF 1.2 BILLION INDIANS!!!!

MY OPINION:
                             
We all respect our national flag and here is the story how our national flag has evolved  over the years.

1. Our national flag as we know today was not adopted until 1947. Here is how our flag evolved:

The first national flag in India is said to have been hoisted on August 7, 1906, in the Parsee Bagan Square (Green Park) in Calcutta now Kolkata.

The second flag was hoisted in Paris by Madame Cama and her band of exiled revolutionaries in 1907.

The third flag went up in 1917 when our political struggle had taken a definite turn. Dr. Annie Besant and Lokmanya Tilak hoisted it during the Home rule movement.

During the session of the All India Congress Committee which met at Bezwada in 1921 (now Vijayawada) Pingali Venkayya prepared a flag and took it to Gandhiji. It was made up of two colours-red and green-representing the two major communities i.e. Hindus and Muslims. Gandhiji suggested the addition of a white strip to represent the remaining communities of India and the spinning wheel to symbolise progress of the Nation.

The year 1931 was a landmark in the history of the flag. A resolution was passed adopting a tricolor flag as our national flag. This flag, the forbear of the present one, was saffron, white and green with Mahatma Gandhi’s spinning wheel at the center. It was, however, clearly stated that it bore no communal significance and was to be interpreted thus.

On July 22, 1947, the Constituent Assembly adopted it as Free India National Flag. After the advent of Independence, the colours and their significance remained the same. Only the Dharma Charkha of Emperor Asoka was adopted in place of the spinning wheel as the emblem on the flag. Thus, the tricolour flag of the Congress Party eventually became the tricolour flag of Independent India.

2. Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha based in Hubli is the only licenced flag production and supply unit in India.

3.The Indian national flag was hoisted on Mt. Everest, the highest peak in the world, on May 29 1953, along with the Union Jack and the Nepalese National flag.

4. In 1971, the Indian flag, went into space on board Apollo-15. It flew into space as a medallion on the spacesuit worn by Cosmonaut Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, during the Indo-Soviet joint space flight in April 1984.

SACHIN TENDULKAR!!!!!

                                   SACHIN INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME!!!

MY OPINION: 

SACHIN ALONG WITH STEVE WAUGH

• SACHIN TENDULKAR added another feather to his cap on 29-10-2014 when the Indian batting legend was inducted as one of the latest honourees in the BRADMAN Foundation.
• Former Australian captain STEVE WAUGH was the other cricketer to enter the  Bradman Hall of Fame alongside Tendulkar.

SACHIN ALONGSIDE BRADMAN WHEN
HE MET HIM IN 1998

SACHIN, You deserve every accolade that comes your away.

AN ACT OF TRUE COURAGE: VIDEO!!!

                                                      THREE BRAVE MEN!!!

In this video you will see 3 men encountering 15 lions in their own territory and you will be definitely amazed after watching this video.

MEN MEETING MONSTERS!!!!

GREAT PEOPLE.GREAT THOUGHTS:1

LESSONS FOR LIFE!!!

MY OPINION:                                                                                                                                     

Everyone of us will face difficult situations at some point in life,it is the time when we look up to something or someone for inspiration.Here are some inspirational quotes through which we can learn something about life and stay motivated because MOTIVATION MATTERS.............

MONEY FOR A CAUSE!!!!

                                                         TACKLING EBOLA

MY OPINION:

• Microsoft co-founder PAUL ALLEN made a promise that he will at least $100 million to fight the spread of EBOLA on 23-10-2014."Everybody feels called sometimes to really pursue a certain thing that resonates with them ,and it has resonated with me",Allen told New York Times.
• Other influential tech figures including Mark Zuckerberg have also made big donations to halt the outbreak.                 

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SOMETHING ABOUT LIFE :

SACHIN TENDULKAR : MY FAVOURITE CRICKETER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SACHIN : AN EVOLUTION THAT BROUGHT A REVOLUTION

I am a huge fan of Sachin as many Indians are and this is a little poetry from my side as a tribute to the great man. 

Here was a milestone man

who scored the first hundredth ton

which created a sensation

All of them came through an act of demolition

of bowlers who were put to frustration

when he batted there was no tension in the nation

but for his opponents there was no answer to his domination

every shot of his was a perfection

in the game of great competition and concentration

And his track record was a sensation

he carried the pressure of more than a billion

and came through all the competition 

and did yeoman service to the nation

we are proud of him as a nation

and even his rivals applaud in admiration

for his unbelievable contribution

indeed he is one of god's greatest creation

"SACHIN TENDULKAR",

He is truly a gentleman of rarity in the gentlemen's game.

                                                    -MY THOUGHT

MISSILE "NIRBHAY"

                                                                        NIRBHAY           

• Proving a host of technologies and bridging the critical gap in the country's arsenal, India's first long range SUBSONIC CRUISE MISSILE,"NIRBHAY",developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO),was successfully test fired from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, in Orissa, for a distance of about 1,000 km on Friday(17-10-2014).
• The 6m tall, low altitude flying missile which can evade detection by radars was fired from a mobile launcher at 10.05 am.
• The missile is capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

                         "GREAT JOB BY DRDO"!!!!!!

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS 2014:KAILASH SATYARTHI(INDIA),MALALA YOUSUFZAI(PAKISTAN)

  NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

Indain Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistani Teenager Malala Yousufzai  

win the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2014.

 KAILASH SATYARTHI:

A human rights activist ,Kailash Satyarthi has been in the forefront of a movement in India to end child slavery and exploitative child labour since 1980.He and his organisation,

Bachpan Bachao Andolan(BBA)-

the Save Childhood Movement, is striving to eradicate child labour in India.

MY OPINION:

Sir,your relentless struggle has been recognized and your achievement has made us proud and I feel everyone should join hands in eliminating Child Labour in our country. 

 MALALA YOUSUFZAI:

Malala Yousufzai is a Pakistani female education activist, known mainly for  human rights advocacy for education and for women in her native swat valley,where the local Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school.Her advocacy has since grown into an International Movement.

           Malala, aged 17 becomes the youngest Nobel Prize Winner.

MY OPINION:

SALUTE to this Young Lady for her sheer grit and Determination!!

POPULAR QUOTES!!!!!

Friends,

            Everyday we come across many Quotations,some we may like or we may not like but here are some famous Quotations of Great people in this video which would definitely  make us think and almost everyone of us would have across some situation which is in relevance to the below mentioned Quotes.

NOTE:Please mention the quote which you have liked the most(if any).

INDIANS AT ASIAN GAMES 2014!!

                                                                                                     INDIA'S MEDAL TALLY


MY OPINION:
In the 17th edition of Asian Games that were held in South Korea India's medal Tally is:

	Medals       Gold  Silver  Bronze   Total Rank: 8       11     10         36          57

HIGHLIGHTS:

India's gold medal in Men's hockey defeating arch rivals Pakistan in a thrilling final.                                              

• India's dominance in Kabaddi(both Men's and Women's) continued as both won a gold medal.

• Indian Women won a gold medal in 4*400 metres relay(Athletics) setting a new record at the Asian games.

M. R. Poovamma,Mandeep KaurTintu Luka,.Priyanka Panwar

• MC Mary Kom's Gold medal in Women's Boxing.

• Besides these India won gold medals in events like Shooting,Archery,Squash,Wrestling,Discus throw(Women),Tennis.India also won Silver,Bronze Medals in various events.
• These Players who have made India proud should be felicitated and should be given enough recognition for the things they achieved. Indian Public should recognize their star sports persons and should support them for the future events so that they can bring many more laurels to the country in the future.
• There is a still a lot of  scope for improvement for the Indians and I wish India can win many more medals in the next Asian Games that are going to be held in Indonesia in 2018. 

HAPPY DASARA!!!!!!!!!

                                                                    DASARA

Friends,
        
           A very happy DASARA to all the people across the country. May god,with every passing day give each and every one of us strength to meet life everyday as it comes and I wish he will shower his blessings on our people and help them in their quest to reach their goals and ultimately succeed in life.

 
                                               HAPPY DASARA!!!!!!!!!!!




                                                                                                                           

SENSATIONAL VERDICT

                                                     JUSTICE PREVAILED!!!!! 

Tamilnadu chief minister Jayalalitha was handed a  4 year imprisonment and a fine of Rs.100 crores by a special court in Bangalore on 27-09-2014 in the Disproportionate assets case in which she was proven guilty of having illegal assets worth Rs.66 crores.The decision  turned out to be an sensational one in a case which lasted for over 18 years. 

MY OPINION:

All the good work she has been doing in the last few years has been undone by the verdict.She might feel a little bit unlucky because there are many so called "LEADERS" in the country who are involved in huge scams worth thousands of crores are escaping the law and she was caught for only 66 crores("less in today's  political terms").However justice is done to the common man and to his money.

                    The law should catch hold all these people who in the name of leadership are looting public property.There are many such "MONEY SUCKERS" in the country and they should atleast open their eyes right now and do the work for which they are elected for.This decision by the court is definitely laudable and will definitely go a long way in injecting some fear into our "POLITICIANS", that they will be jailed if found guilty.This good work should not stop here and should continue till we attain some transparency and true leadership at the helm of affairs.

                  "PUBLIC WELFARE SHOULD BE THE MAIN MOTTO FOR LEADERS NOT ASSIMILATING ILLEGAL ASSETS"

TRAGIC INCIDENT IN DELHI

                                        UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT
23-09-2014.

MY OPINION:

The tiger staring at the boy when he fell into the enclosure

The incident of white tiger mauling a boy to death took place in Delhi on 23-09-2014 when the boy fell over from the barricade into the enclosure.The boy identified MAQSOOD was the victim and the eyewitnesses say that the boy fell into the enclosure and the tiger did not attack him for the first few minutes,it only attacked him when somebody threw a stone at the tiger which provoked it.But the authorities have a slightly different opinion about the incident that happened.

                 Whatever may be the reason THAT INNOCENT LIFE WILL NOT COME BACK......

                       UNFORTUNATELY  MAQSOOD YOU WERE AT THE WRONG PLACE TODAY.....
NOTE:
                 If the low barricade was the reason for this incident the authorities should open their  eyes and see that such incidents do not  repeat again.And also the visitors should be careful while taking photos,they should keep their enthusiasm under control while taking photos and should not get closer to these dangerous animals and lose their lives.