On 13th of July 2011, India saw yet another terror strike in Mumbai and once again the whole nation was left with a bunch of unanswered questions. The times are really tough for the citizen of India, not only because they are in constant danger of terror strikes, but also because the ruling government is clueless about majority of the events taking place.
It is not the case that this is the first government under which the security of the nation is harassed most or the scams are coming out at a rapid pace. It has happened with the prior regimes as well but what is most astonishing fact is the reaction and response some of the officials give to media and nation when such incidences do crop up. It is fairly unfortunate on the part of Prime Minister that he is unaware of everything happening around his seat. He was caught by surprise when he came to know Mr. Raja was committing a forgery that led to net loss of 176379 Crores of rupees. He was also not aware that Kalmadhi is robbing the national funds in the name of Common Wealth Games. He also drew a face of shock when Supreme Court and Income Tax Department disclosed the black money trail, come on Mr. Prime Minister, even toddlers in India know that all the black money from India goes to Swiss Accounts.
It is absolutely justified that as the head of the government, Prime Minister of the country cannot know everything, but that does not gives him a license to know absolutely nothing. Even if he is unable to answer every question, the constitutional structure provides him aids in forms of ministers to help him when he has nothing to say. The ministers however have been steps ahead in making disgusting and irrational comments and have retracted from their statements when media and social networks attacked them.
The current Minister of Communication and IT, once stated that total loss in 2G spectrum case was zero, demeaning every authority working on the case including Supreme Court of India. One of the prime spokesperson stated that Anna Hazare and the fellow activists were nothing but ‘unelected dictators’. It is not that I am in full support of Lokpal bill but ‘unelected dictators’, what kind of statement is that. Home Minister of India on the bomb blast stated that lack of Intelligence should be considered as failure of Intelligence (If anyone reading this blog understand this statement from Home Ministry, please help me understand as well). The prince to be sworn as PM soon, too has his shares of absurd statements like he saw debris of burnt bones of farmers in Bhatta Parsaul village. He also stated that farmers were beaten, village girls were raped and molested by police officials, and these are some grave accusations which can have serious consequences. Such statements should not be made unless supported with sufficient proof. The best from the prince came when he said that we cannot stop 100% terror strikes, come on man, when nation is struck with shock of bomb blast, they need a little less verbal shocks than these.
If I add the statements by Mr. Digvijay Singh (the only name I am explicitly mentioning in the post, he deserves special mention) the list will be endless.
The very question that stands in front of us as a nation is that do we deserve better governance, do we deserve better answers, more responsible leaders. Think a little because what our leaders represent is the elected voice of the nation. In other words, the elected government represents the ideology of the masses. So if our elected leaders are flawed, that somewhere means that we as a nation are flawed, we as individuals are flawed.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Few Questions to think over……
On 31st may 2011, I completed the first anniversary with blogging. It has been a superb experience, not because I like to write but because it actually made me know that writing continuously is not an easy task. There has been a considerable gap between the blogs and have been writing in bits and pieces on the current happening. This was because the whole nation went into hibernation for last 2 3 months starting from the much awaited World Cup followed by the epic IPL, it was an epic not because of its success, but the fact that it ran endlessly for too long. The entire nation was eating, sleeping, drinking cricket. Too much of everything is bad.
But a lot happened as well in the mean time Cricket was happening around, there were legislative changes in the major states of India, there was 2G scam going on, UPA 2 was busy punishing the corrupts (or were they really), OSAMA GOT KILLED and there was Anna Hazare and his cry for Lokpal.
As publicized by the News channels, India is changing, there is an air of modernization, youth is taking interest towards the social causes, tolerance of citizen towards corruption has gone down etc. But is this all really happening? World has surely become a smaller place, thanks to the social media, but has that changed us a bit as an individual?
When Anna Hazare went for his strike for the demand of Lokpal, the whole nation was taken by a wave of rebellion. The majority of the rebellion was however not driven by the thought or motive which Hazare presented; it was rather due to the dissatisfaction of the nation towards the corruption. At that time Hazare’s demand proved to be the only medium to release the emotional pressure that the country was suffering. This could be easily gauged from a simple test on a sample of 10 people around you. Just ask a few questions
1. How many of them actually know Anna Hazare and his movement?
2. How many of them know what actually Hazare demanded?
3. How many of them can explain the concept of Lokpal?
The results will surprise you for sure.
There is not a feather of doubt that Mr. Hazare’s intentions were for the betterment of the country, but it is a single man’s vision and it can be flawed or at least the implementation part of it. In a democratic set up we have Judiciary, Executive, Legislative and Media as the four pillars. Rather than strengthening the existing pillars we are trying to find a solution by introducing a new constitutional pillar to support the falling democracy, the strength of which is uncertain in itself. Tomorrow if Lokpal concept falters we will take refuge by creating another pillar. Like stated in the Chaos Theory post, the more the number of parameters, more is the chances of a possible leakage.
It is true that nation needs a revolution to change the things as they are, but the biggest change required is the change within. We tends to get impressed easily, sometimes by appearance, sometimes because mass follows a particular thing, sometimes because we are afraid that if we do not follow people will criticize.
It sometimes makes me think what is the difference between the two sections and which one is more dangerous?
1) A mob which goes on a complete wreckage even when 90% of it does not know why they are breaking things
2) A Nation that goes into blind rebellion when a majority of it does not know why they are doing it.
But a lot happened as well in the mean time Cricket was happening around, there were legislative changes in the major states of India, there was 2G scam going on, UPA 2 was busy punishing the corrupts (or were they really), OSAMA GOT KILLED and there was Anna Hazare and his cry for Lokpal.
As publicized by the News channels, India is changing, there is an air of modernization, youth is taking interest towards the social causes, tolerance of citizen towards corruption has gone down etc. But is this all really happening? World has surely become a smaller place, thanks to the social media, but has that changed us a bit as an individual?
When Anna Hazare went for his strike for the demand of Lokpal, the whole nation was taken by a wave of rebellion. The majority of the rebellion was however not driven by the thought or motive which Hazare presented; it was rather due to the dissatisfaction of the nation towards the corruption. At that time Hazare’s demand proved to be the only medium to release the emotional pressure that the country was suffering. This could be easily gauged from a simple test on a sample of 10 people around you. Just ask a few questions
1. How many of them actually know Anna Hazare and his movement?
2. How many of them know what actually Hazare demanded?
3. How many of them can explain the concept of Lokpal?
The results will surprise you for sure.
There is not a feather of doubt that Mr. Hazare’s intentions were for the betterment of the country, but it is a single man’s vision and it can be flawed or at least the implementation part of it. In a democratic set up we have Judiciary, Executive, Legislative and Media as the four pillars. Rather than strengthening the existing pillars we are trying to find a solution by introducing a new constitutional pillar to support the falling democracy, the strength of which is uncertain in itself. Tomorrow if Lokpal concept falters we will take refuge by creating another pillar. Like stated in the Chaos Theory post, the more the number of parameters, more is the chances of a possible leakage.
It is true that nation needs a revolution to change the things as they are, but the biggest change required is the change within. We tends to get impressed easily, sometimes by appearance, sometimes because mass follows a particular thing, sometimes because we are afraid that if we do not follow people will criticize.
It sometimes makes me think what is the difference between the two sections and which one is more dangerous?
1) A mob which goes on a complete wreckage even when 90% of it does not know why they are breaking things
2) A Nation that goes into blind rebellion when a majority of it does not know why they are doing it.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Money Trap.....
Network Marketing or technically known as MLM or Multi level marketing is not a new concept in India. It came into prominence after the advent of US direct selling company Amway. The company’s plan ensured huge return on investment to all the individuals enrolling in the scheme. The plan worked simply on a tree structure, the more the tree grows better would have been the returns. In addition to the commission (and this is a significant statement which will become important later), company also provided a huge set of products which the investor can procure and sell to earn profit. Thus the company benefitted two ways as it was getting the enrollment fee as well as instant market and advertisements for their product lines. This happened by eliminating the whole retail chain in between and the finished product came from warehouse to a number of selling agents on field. If cynicism taken out of context, this is an excellent business model to generate revenue. In the model, the company can have a foothold in market with absolutely no initial investment and will save on advertising front, supply chain management, commissions to retailer etc.
But the model itself generated opportunities for a lot of people to use it for their own interest. A lot of companies emerged, peaked and then disappeared leaving the investors in dismay. It is not that people have not earned from these companies, they have and they have earned considerably well. But not everyone had a piece of pie, a potential number of investors have also lost a fare amount of money. These companies usually operated on the philosophy of luring the investor by promising them quick money and easy money is always the best trap.
A similar company which came to existence a few years back was Gold Quest, it swept the whole nation with its tide. The company did not had any line of product, other than a minted gold coin which was provided after initial investment of around 30K INR and that’s it, the remaining model was completely MLM. A major chunk of the investor actually belonged to IT industry. The best question to gauge the credibility of the organization is what they were marketing for. As expected, one day the company went out of existence and many people lost their money. Still this is a very small aspect of a bigger picture.
Money is a very interesting concept, it is dangerous to keep money still at one place as it will lose its value, it is also dangerous to have uncontrolled flow of money. We seldom give a thought that money transfer from one place to another is not an easy thing, which is why we have ‘hawala scams’. When an investor is providing the initial investment, he is making a legal transaction of that amount from one account to other. Imagine the same scenario with half million investor. The money is now with the company at its disposal to be used in any place, might be financing terrorism, might be….
No firm other than Amway has been proven legitimate as of date. Recently another company by name Speak Asia came into existence. Still I am not sure of it being legitimate as questions have been asked about its credibility and company is in self defense mode. Though undoubtedly, this company has gone in media more than its preceding firms, still there’s always a thought until the verdict is passed.
Money is a biggest trap that exists, it is always preferred to have easy money, but whenever provided with the opportunities, we should surely think and assess it once.
As there is nothing like "Easy Money" that exists and is devoid of any sin.
But the model itself generated opportunities for a lot of people to use it for their own interest. A lot of companies emerged, peaked and then disappeared leaving the investors in dismay. It is not that people have not earned from these companies, they have and they have earned considerably well. But not everyone had a piece of pie, a potential number of investors have also lost a fare amount of money. These companies usually operated on the philosophy of luring the investor by promising them quick money and easy money is always the best trap.
A similar company which came to existence a few years back was Gold Quest, it swept the whole nation with its tide. The company did not had any line of product, other than a minted gold coin which was provided after initial investment of around 30K INR and that’s it, the remaining model was completely MLM. A major chunk of the investor actually belonged to IT industry. The best question to gauge the credibility of the organization is what they were marketing for. As expected, one day the company went out of existence and many people lost their money. Still this is a very small aspect of a bigger picture.
Money is a very interesting concept, it is dangerous to keep money still at one place as it will lose its value, it is also dangerous to have uncontrolled flow of money. We seldom give a thought that money transfer from one place to another is not an easy thing, which is why we have ‘hawala scams’. When an investor is providing the initial investment, he is making a legal transaction of that amount from one account to other. Imagine the same scenario with half million investor. The money is now with the company at its disposal to be used in any place, might be financing terrorism, might be….
No firm other than Amway has been proven legitimate as of date. Recently another company by name Speak Asia came into existence. Still I am not sure of it being legitimate as questions have been asked about its credibility and company is in self defense mode. Though undoubtedly, this company has gone in media more than its preceding firms, still there’s always a thought until the verdict is passed.
Money is a biggest trap that exists, it is always preferred to have easy money, but whenever provided with the opportunities, we should surely think and assess it once.
As there is nothing like "Easy Money" that exists and is devoid of any sin.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
End of an Era...
By the time I am starting to write this blog, the assembly poll results are coming out and what seems is the clear washout of CPI(M) from the state of West Bengal after ruling 34 long years. It had not came as a complete surprise as for last one week the exit polls have already awarded the trophy to TMC-Congress Alliance, but was difficult for most of the CPI(M) supporters to digest for sure. Change of forces in the state seems clear as the alliance is leading on the majority of the seats.
This surely calls for the introspection on the CPI(M)’s front. A lot was speculated and considering the past track record CPI(M) leaders were rest assured of their easy victory this time around as well. This surely leaves us with a question of over confidence on the left front. Though personally I have never been a supporter of theory of communism, yet it is worth mentioning that for 34 years left has won every election very smoothly and a major impact of their ideology is visible across West Bengal. The downfall was however becoming visible and more relevant since last Parliamentary elections and the elections for local administrative bodies in Kolkata itself. But it was too late for the left to apply amends for the losses already caused.
If we have a closer look on the whole political scenario prevailing in West Bengal so as to reason out why the verdict of people changed after 34 long years of clear reign, a lot of skeletons of mistakes might come out of the left’s closet itself. It is also worth considering that Left might be winning it hands on for 34 years due to lack of substantial opposition or competition rather. But still TMC would not have emerged out as a substantial competitor if Left would not have committed certain fatal political mistakes it has in past 5 – 6 years.
One of the best examples being the stand of left on Nuke Deal, it has not affected the position of the party in West Bengal directly, but it led to the distance between Congress and CPI(M) which has been a major setback on the party’s resume. It gave a fresh opportunity to Mamta led TMC to have close ties with Congress and we are all aware that she has been the best in business in banking on opportunities. The other factor certainly has been the stern behavior of left over all the political and economical affairs of the central government. Though I am not defending the government on any front as the Indian politics is at all time low at present, still ‘We condemn’ cannot be the answer to all the questions on the governmental activities. One of the biggest factor as stated earlier has been the over confidence on the Left front and this defeat will surely send stirs to the very root of the outfit and they will have to start rebuilding and reassessing their ideology.
Change is inevitable and is the only constant thing that prevails, thus it was bound to happen at some times as the CPI(M) was working opposite to basic Laws of Motion. This election result has however made it clear for all the political outfits that they have to be on their feet to have a survival. This might happen with any party and at any time. It is high time for all the parties to sit back and reassess their agendas and present a clear, better and more rationale point of view to the voters.
This marks an end to a 34 year long era for Left’s rule in West Bengal. CPI(M) has been vocal on national front because of its strong hold in the West Bengal politics, now with this loss it will be interesting to see their stance going forward.
This surely calls for the introspection on the CPI(M)’s front. A lot was speculated and considering the past track record CPI(M) leaders were rest assured of their easy victory this time around as well. This surely leaves us with a question of over confidence on the left front. Though personally I have never been a supporter of theory of communism, yet it is worth mentioning that for 34 years left has won every election very smoothly and a major impact of their ideology is visible across West Bengal. The downfall was however becoming visible and more relevant since last Parliamentary elections and the elections for local administrative bodies in Kolkata itself. But it was too late for the left to apply amends for the losses already caused.
If we have a closer look on the whole political scenario prevailing in West Bengal so as to reason out why the verdict of people changed after 34 long years of clear reign, a lot of skeletons of mistakes might come out of the left’s closet itself. It is also worth considering that Left might be winning it hands on for 34 years due to lack of substantial opposition or competition rather. But still TMC would not have emerged out as a substantial competitor if Left would not have committed certain fatal political mistakes it has in past 5 – 6 years.
One of the best examples being the stand of left on Nuke Deal, it has not affected the position of the party in West Bengal directly, but it led to the distance between Congress and CPI(M) which has been a major setback on the party’s resume. It gave a fresh opportunity to Mamta led TMC to have close ties with Congress and we are all aware that she has been the best in business in banking on opportunities. The other factor certainly has been the stern behavior of left over all the political and economical affairs of the central government. Though I am not defending the government on any front as the Indian politics is at all time low at present, still ‘We condemn’ cannot be the answer to all the questions on the governmental activities. One of the biggest factor as stated earlier has been the over confidence on the Left front and this defeat will surely send stirs to the very root of the outfit and they will have to start rebuilding and reassessing their ideology.
Change is inevitable and is the only constant thing that prevails, thus it was bound to happen at some times as the CPI(M) was working opposite to basic Laws of Motion. This election result has however made it clear for all the political outfits that they have to be on their feet to have a survival. This might happen with any party and at any time. It is high time for all the parties to sit back and reassess their agendas and present a clear, better and more rationale point of view to the voters.
This marks an end to a 34 year long era for Left’s rule in West Bengal. CPI(M) has been vocal on national front because of its strong hold in the West Bengal politics, now with this loss it will be interesting to see their stance going forward.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
The man named Ganguly
Few months back when I wrote ‘No One Picked Ganguly’, I have left a question unanswered that what will happen if any other franchise decides to play Ganguly. It happened on Monday as it was announced that Sourav Ganguly will represent Pune Warriors in the 4th installment of the greatest domestic tournament ever. As expected the NEWS went down with the mixed responses and reaction from the viewers, fans and sport enthusiasts. A lot of articles explicitly condemned the decision of Ganguly joining the Pune Warriors. A lot of Dada fans also were disappointed on the decision of joining a team that is on the verge of getting out of the tournament. Whether a good decision or bad, people will always have their reserved perception and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it, but let us just sit back and think on few points.
Sourav Ganguly has been one of the finest in the business be it as a captain, player, leader or a mentor. In his days Dada has been the force that changed the face of Indian cricket and a dull side depending on a single person (read Tendulkar) changed into a bunch of lions ready to pounce on its prey under the leadership of the Royal Bengal Tiger. Undoubtedly Ganguly has been the natural aggressor and motivator in the team. In the early 2000s when the team was struggling with the Match fixing allegations and poor form, a man stood with responsibility on his shoulders and a bunch of youngsters and what he delivered is a team that shown the greatest teams of world cricket then that India can fight and can fight hard. He has played exquisite innings and his records both in test and one dayers is indispensably superb. Most important fact is that Ganguly injected the right attitude in the team which was the need of the hour.
These are the facts which everyone knows, why is it required to be reiterated? It is because amidst all the controversies and bizarre comments we seldom tend to forget that he is a player at heart and a player belongs to the field and not off-screen. It is the live action what a real sportsmen crave for. For a player his past achievements, his good days, and his class with the act do not matter, it is for the fans and the analyst. For a player what matters is to be on the field one more time, to feel the vibes of the crowd when he is standing on the pitch.
Ganguly has definitely earned whatever he could have with the game and this time winning or losing do not matter. It does not matter if the team he is joining will not be qualifying further, what matters is to be feeling the same pleasure once again. When a Gladiator returns to arena for one last time he does not do it for the people viewing him sitting in the gallery, he does it for himself.
It is like Maradona playing one last dribble, Schumacher holding the wheels one last time or my personal favorite Rocky Balboa returning for one last fight. It’s the feeling no one can ever understand except the player himself coz
“It’s what they are, It’s what they do…….they ain’t know anything else……… ”
Sourav Ganguly has been one of the finest in the business be it as a captain, player, leader or a mentor. In his days Dada has been the force that changed the face of Indian cricket and a dull side depending on a single person (read Tendulkar) changed into a bunch of lions ready to pounce on its prey under the leadership of the Royal Bengal Tiger. Undoubtedly Ganguly has been the natural aggressor and motivator in the team. In the early 2000s when the team was struggling with the Match fixing allegations and poor form, a man stood with responsibility on his shoulders and a bunch of youngsters and what he delivered is a team that shown the greatest teams of world cricket then that India can fight and can fight hard. He has played exquisite innings and his records both in test and one dayers is indispensably superb. Most important fact is that Ganguly injected the right attitude in the team which was the need of the hour.
These are the facts which everyone knows, why is it required to be reiterated? It is because amidst all the controversies and bizarre comments we seldom tend to forget that he is a player at heart and a player belongs to the field and not off-screen. It is the live action what a real sportsmen crave for. For a player his past achievements, his good days, and his class with the act do not matter, it is for the fans and the analyst. For a player what matters is to be on the field one more time, to feel the vibes of the crowd when he is standing on the pitch.
Ganguly has definitely earned whatever he could have with the game and this time winning or losing do not matter. It does not matter if the team he is joining will not be qualifying further, what matters is to be feeling the same pleasure once again. When a Gladiator returns to arena for one last time he does not do it for the people viewing him sitting in the gallery, he does it for himself.
It is like Maradona playing one last dribble, Schumacher holding the wheels one last time or my personal favorite Rocky Balboa returning for one last fight. It’s the feeling no one can ever understand except the player himself coz
“It’s what they are, It’s what they do…….they ain’t know anything else……… ”
Monday, April 25, 2011
Battle of Choices….
The Assembly election is just 2 days away in Kolkata and the atmosphere around is totally political. It is politics what the native Kolkatans are breathing, eating and sleeping day in and day out. When I say political, it means the trademark meetings, highly vocal speakers with a handful of listeners, banners, and markets and tea stalls full of political debates. The first round of election in West Bengal has yielded more than 80% turn out and that speaks about the political orientation of the people of Bengal. A great thing which is amiss in the rest of nation, voting is a right that should be exercised without failure as it is the only constitutional power given to the citizens, the power to choose the rulers, the policy makers.
But in spite of the huge political inclination, there is always a debate over the choice what people of West Bengal have in their hand when it comes to exercising the right to vote. On one hand there is CPI(M) which has been ruling the state for more than past 30 odd years on the other hand there is TMC- Congress coalition, the presence of other political parties is very minimal and only thing they are capable of is diluting the vote’s ratio, thus making CPI(M) and TMC-Congress as the only available options for the assembly.
A few days’ back when I asked a few common men on road who they are going to vote for, there was a mixed response. A certain community was inclined towards TMC-Congress alliance while a few were heartily supporting CPI(M). But if we examine closely, is any of the two political outfits worthy enough of the attention they are getting. This is a question that surfaces every time we have a election around be it assembly or parliamentary.
CPI(M), though have ruled the state for more than 30 years, still does not have a clear ideology. Communism as a theory does not stand well in the modern context, the same is evident by the downfall of soviet Russia, and surely demands a revival. CPI(M) as an outfit is hanging between the dilemma of Communism and the widespread globalization. When a particular political party is inconsistent with its own ideologies, than the speculation is bound to happen about its credibility.
TMC, on the other hand is led by one of the most vocal leaders of present India. Though most of the time she speaks, it lacks substance. Mamta Banerjee has proven from time to time, how to say something and retreat on the very next moment. The Indian railways portfolio managed by her has gone down in profitability in contrast to what it was in the times of his predecessor, especially Lalu Prasad Yadav. On one hand where CPI(M) suffers from dilemma in ideology, TMC does not seem to have one and it is often more dangerous to trade over a path without a set goal. The congress alliance also does not seem to help the cause of TMC as the centre is itself troubled with a series of scams.
Yet despite of all these fallbacks, the people of Kolkata seems to have a dedicated following for one of the outfit. This following is often driven by the place where they belong to and the party dominance in that region or an ego driven support to a particular party. This is however strange that in such a politically motivated environment, it is very difficult to find a logical rationale for supporting a Political house.
The bigger dilemma is however for the voters who want to cast their votes but are uncertain because they cannot link to any of the outfit. I would refrain myself to pass any judgment however this is a dilemma of choosing between the unworthy and the worthless.
But in spite of the huge political inclination, there is always a debate over the choice what people of West Bengal have in their hand when it comes to exercising the right to vote. On one hand there is CPI(M) which has been ruling the state for more than past 30 odd years on the other hand there is TMC- Congress coalition, the presence of other political parties is very minimal and only thing they are capable of is diluting the vote’s ratio, thus making CPI(M) and TMC-Congress as the only available options for the assembly.
A few days’ back when I asked a few common men on road who they are going to vote for, there was a mixed response. A certain community was inclined towards TMC-Congress alliance while a few were heartily supporting CPI(M). But if we examine closely, is any of the two political outfits worthy enough of the attention they are getting. This is a question that surfaces every time we have a election around be it assembly or parliamentary.
CPI(M), though have ruled the state for more than 30 years, still does not have a clear ideology. Communism as a theory does not stand well in the modern context, the same is evident by the downfall of soviet Russia, and surely demands a revival. CPI(M) as an outfit is hanging between the dilemma of Communism and the widespread globalization. When a particular political party is inconsistent with its own ideologies, than the speculation is bound to happen about its credibility.
TMC, on the other hand is led by one of the most vocal leaders of present India. Though most of the time she speaks, it lacks substance. Mamta Banerjee has proven from time to time, how to say something and retreat on the very next moment. The Indian railways portfolio managed by her has gone down in profitability in contrast to what it was in the times of his predecessor, especially Lalu Prasad Yadav. On one hand where CPI(M) suffers from dilemma in ideology, TMC does not seem to have one and it is often more dangerous to trade over a path without a set goal. The congress alliance also does not seem to help the cause of TMC as the centre is itself troubled with a series of scams.
Yet despite of all these fallbacks, the people of Kolkata seems to have a dedicated following for one of the outfit. This following is often driven by the place where they belong to and the party dominance in that region or an ego driven support to a particular party. This is however strange that in such a politically motivated environment, it is very difficult to find a logical rationale for supporting a Political house.
The bigger dilemma is however for the voters who want to cast their votes but are uncertain because they cannot link to any of the outfit. I would refrain myself to pass any judgment however this is a dilemma of choosing between the unworthy and the worthless.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Bleed Blue
Past few weeks have been absolute madness with the world cup going on and it almost came to full swing with an outstanding performance by Indians at Motera. There was nothing much to write though as no movie released and I unluckily missed Yeh Saali Zindagi, but yesterday's match triggered the feeling to write a Match review as well.
This has been byfar the best performance Team India has given in many years. In 2007 when they went in for T-20 World Cup, they were the underdogs and nobody really expected much from the Dhoni led youngsters and T-20 as a format itself was making its place in international arena.But in this world cup, from the very beginning India started as the favourites, burdened with the pressure of playing infront of home crowd and how brilliantly they have tackled the pressure.
The Superman from india, Sachin Tendulkar again rose to the occasion showing why he is called a Master. The man for the show however is Yuvraj Singh, coming to the world cup carrying load of past injuries, lost form and heavy criticism, yuvi has showed that he is a genuine match winner and his place cannot be questioned in a One day squad.
There has also been a great deal of criticism for Dhoni for not performing. It is true that Dhoni is currently not amongst runs, but as far as captaincy is concerned, he is doing a gem of a job. Dhoni throughout the tournament has kept his nerves under control and has taken almost all decision correctly. Though in a game sometimes your decision works and sometime they do not. Right from the team selection to strategies to execution Dhoni has been the best captain in this world cup. As far as performance is concerned we should not forget that he keeps the wicket for 50 overs while captaining the side, and having done my share of keeping in duece ball cricket, honestly it is not an easy task. Dhoni is currently the best keeper in international arena. Few of the decisions I personally liked is giving new ball to Ashwin showing confidence on a youngster and even if he is hit for a six or two, he continued with him. Bringing back Zaheer in 32nd over to use the old ball before it is changed after 34th is another brilliant move, in this way he allows the most experienced paceman to find some reverse swing and it has very well worked for India.
Indian team is looking promising, captain bears a cool head, Sachin is in the form of his life even more desperate in the middle to score runs, Yuvi has struck the best of his forms, likes of gambhir, Kohli, Raina plays the supporting role very well. It seems to be the best recipe to bring home the world cup.
On Wednesday India will be facing pakistan in what is already promising to be an epic battle, I will urge all the cricket lovers to stay possitive, send in as much good vibes to Mohali as you can and India will surely emerge victorious.
It is always easy to support a team or a player when they are performing well, but it is important to support them when they are not.
Stay possitive, Enjoy Cricket, Bleed Blue................
This has been byfar the best performance Team India has given in many years. In 2007 when they went in for T-20 World Cup, they were the underdogs and nobody really expected much from the Dhoni led youngsters and T-20 as a format itself was making its place in international arena.But in this world cup, from the very beginning India started as the favourites, burdened with the pressure of playing infront of home crowd and how brilliantly they have tackled the pressure.
The Superman from india, Sachin Tendulkar again rose to the occasion showing why he is called a Master. The man for the show however is Yuvraj Singh, coming to the world cup carrying load of past injuries, lost form and heavy criticism, yuvi has showed that he is a genuine match winner and his place cannot be questioned in a One day squad.
There has also been a great deal of criticism for Dhoni for not performing. It is true that Dhoni is currently not amongst runs, but as far as captaincy is concerned, he is doing a gem of a job. Dhoni throughout the tournament has kept his nerves under control and has taken almost all decision correctly. Though in a game sometimes your decision works and sometime they do not. Right from the team selection to strategies to execution Dhoni has been the best captain in this world cup. As far as performance is concerned we should not forget that he keeps the wicket for 50 overs while captaining the side, and having done my share of keeping in duece ball cricket, honestly it is not an easy task. Dhoni is currently the best keeper in international arena. Few of the decisions I personally liked is giving new ball to Ashwin showing confidence on a youngster and even if he is hit for a six or two, he continued with him. Bringing back Zaheer in 32nd over to use the old ball before it is changed after 34th is another brilliant move, in this way he allows the most experienced paceman to find some reverse swing and it has very well worked for India.
Indian team is looking promising, captain bears a cool head, Sachin is in the form of his life even more desperate in the middle to score runs, Yuvi has struck the best of his forms, likes of gambhir, Kohli, Raina plays the supporting role very well. It seems to be the best recipe to bring home the world cup.
On Wednesday India will be facing pakistan in what is already promising to be an epic battle, I will urge all the cricket lovers to stay possitive, send in as much good vibes to Mohali as you can and India will surely emerge victorious.
It is always easy to support a team or a player when they are performing well, but it is important to support them when they are not.
Stay possitive, Enjoy Cricket, Bleed Blue................
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