The Legend of Sunil Gavaskar

In India Cricket is synonymous with the name of Gavaskar,Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar.In the late sixties one short statured lanky lad from Mumbai(then Bombay)took domestic cricket scene by storm.His batting was flawless and copy book personified.Later on he became the Little Master and Calypso songs were compsed in praise of his outstanding batting prowess.He was Sunil Manohar Gavaskar.Batting for him was worship and he was a devotee performing his prayers,an artist with all the artistry.With the advent of him,Indian Cricket had stormed at International scenario.

Gavaskar had strong will power and had always been a great improviser.His perseverance and doggedness were unflinching.He faced the fury of deadliest of pace bowlers of his times just imagine facing pace battery of Lillee,Thomson,Holding,Garner,John Snow,Richard Hadlee,Imran Khan,Malcom Marshall,Wes Hall,Lawson,Srafaraj Nawaz,Wasim Akram,Sikandar Bakht andAndy Roberts; but he never put on a helmet as he had faith in his batting technique.Gavaskar brought indian cricket to international level as during his period he was comparable with Sir Don Bradman.In his peer group were luminaries like Geoff Boycott,Gordon Greenidge,Vivian Richards,Zaheer Abbas,Javed Miandad,Allan Border,Dileep Sardesai,Mohinder Amarnath,Duleep Mendis,KimHughes,Glen Turner,Martin Crow,Kallicharan,David Gower,Greig Chappel and Clive Loyed.His shine was unaffected in spite of these maestroes on the scene.His 774 in his debue series vs.Westindies thundered the cricketing world that no matter how how high is the mountain of cricket,Sunny has arrived on the scene to conquer it.He was instrumental in India's emphatic first time overseas series wins in West Indies and in England.His 29th test century was full of dare devil strokeplay and fast paced,and that so against the pace battery of Marshall,Roberts and Holding.

Before the start of World Championship of Cricket in 1985,on the bouncy tracks of Australia;David Gower,captain of England had sarcastically remarked that Gavaskar needs some lessons on how to captain a side in one dayers.Funnily enough,Gower's English team was ousted in intial round of the tournament,and Gavskar led India to victory without losing a single match in the tournament.He left captaincy with a world winning taste.He won test series against Pakistan,England,West Indies andAustralia.Won India world championship of Cricket in 1985 and Inaugural Asia Cup in 1982.He won the first test match as captain in NewZealand.

Even Sir Don called him an ornament to the game.He rose from a very humble Marathi family.He had seen what life is and it boosted his confidence to carve out a niche for himself.He had to work very hard to establish himself as a reliable opening batsman.And see the magic of Sunil Gavaskar that he became legend in his playing days only.He has always been humble family man with values and respect for Indian culture.He dedicated his autobiography Sunny Days to his Aai-Baba(Mother-father)He had always been staunch supporter for India and Indian values.Always criticised the snobbery and whims if he spotted any against the dignity of anyone.

Gavaskar has commendable flair for writing as well.His books are lucid and delightful.Sunny Days,Idols,Runs and Ruins,Idols all are worth reading.His selection of words is apt and he has that element of ready wit and sense of humour.

Sunil Gavsakar along with Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar form the formidable signature of Indian genius on the history of world Cricket.

Annual Sports event at St.Mary's Convent Inter College,Allahabad.

The annual sports event of St.Mary's Convent Inter College took place in the afternoon of October 30th.I arrived there on time with the anticipation of being witness to some thrilling sports events.Being there at S.MC. is always pleasant for me.This institute is a cut above the rest;a milestone in the field of education for girls.It has a glorious past behind it.The Alma Mater of legends,including Smt.Indira Gandhi.

With the arrival of Chief guest,The Mayor of Allahabad, Ch.Jitendra Nath Singh the gala show began.One after one the girls laid out a wonderful and mesmerising sporting display.The guests and parents all got swayed by the exemplary skills and precision of the girls.The display of grit,determination,commitment,and discipline was at it's best.The girls had organised an inspiring show dedicated to the vision of Mary Ward,entitled"Women in times to come will do great things."

Another notable shows were Go Green,a message to stop pollution,global warming,wastage of water,fuel and electricity.

A group of girls presented Taekwondo dance.Rather we can call it a P.T.Programme in tune with the Taekwondo drillThis programme was presented by students of class 9th.

The college Band was a delight to watch and to listen.The band masters,all students;played instruments with perfection.

It was a well attended gathering.Every moment passed there had it's aura of sophistication and elegance.

Hindi Chitthakari Ki Duniya

I am writng once again my memoirs of yesterday's seminar'Hindi Chitthakari Ki Duniya',which was a new experience for me.I was thrilled to feel and to visualise the inherent power this medium can behold and the fact that the bloggers are so dedicated in making it true and spontaneous.
I remained there with all interest and curiosity,it was new for me.Bloggers like Bodhisatv,Chaupat Kavi,Avinash,Meeta,Meenu Khare,Yashwant,Harshwardhan,Aflatoon,Zakir, Ravi Ratlami and many others,whose names,unfortunately; i can not remember made their presence impressive by delivering forceful speeches.I was swayed by the sheer magnitude of their impressive oratory.
What blogging is all about?The seminar tried to portray an honest picture of the latest in- thing in media.One speaker said that it is always more difficult for a woman to come out and do something worthwhile as they have to face some unwanted and unwarranted comments and remarks,but she made a valid point in saying that in spite of that,your objection raising should be subtle and cool.It should be soft yet firm and you have to maintain your calm and use your brain to raise your objection,then only you will be heard.Good point.
Is blogging a part of media or literature or just a ventilation of break free spirit,the answer is not yet pin pointed,but what ever it is,it is here to stay.It is a powerful medium.You are free to make your point and write your views.But freedom must be with a certain sense of responsibility.As a responsible person you have to respect law,constitution and social norms to maintain harmony and love.

Hindi Chitthakaron Ki Duniya.

Today i was fortunate to attend a seminar entitled'Hindi Chitthakaron Ki Duniya',whose innauguration ceremony was held at Hindustani Academy Allahabad.It was a Hindi Blogger's Summit and graced by stalwarts like Dr.Namvar Singh and Sri-Vibhuti Narayan Rai.It was a well attended seminar.The innauguration ceremony was followed by the release of a book 'Satyarth Mitra'by Sri-Siddharth Shankar Tripathi.This seminar is being organized by Hindustani Academy Allahabad and Mahatma Gandhi International University Wardha.I enjoyed every moment of being there in listening to the speaches of intellectual writers.It soothes my creativity to be at such a place where eminent writers and poets are present.This session ended with a nice lunch.
The second session was held at the University 's regional centre,infront of Y.MC.A.
It was a discussion sort of programme where many Hindi bloggers spoke about there views concerning Blogging in Hindi.It was useful from the point of view that it gave a general picture about the blog and bloggers in Hindi.Famous bloggers from Bhadaas,Mohalla and many other blogging sites expressed their heart felt and genuine account.
I found many of them were unhappy over the problem of Unnamed,Annonymous and vulger comments posted on their blogs,and showed their displeasure about this.Apart from this, discussion was held about the general scenario of Hindi Blogging.The speakers spoke with gusto and enthusiasm.There were some differences of opinions among the speakers but all of them were committed to blogging,and this unanimity impressed me to the core.
For me ,it was first ever exposure to such a summit and i just loved being there.I got so much inspiration from being there and by listening to Scholaras there that,after reaching home,created my blog and posted my first ever post,narrating my today's experience.It is my first post,so kindly bear with me for any fault,it is purely unintentional.Long live blogging.