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2011-02-13T01:02:00.003+05:30

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Nirvana Weekend...!!!!

2011-02-13T00:08:00.000+05:30

I have been in Bangalore for more than two hand half years now. And never been to places around Bangalore. This is the first time I choose to cross Bangalore Border..
Lats weekend we, group of 12 TR folks, started from Bangalore to Chikmangalur. Chikmangulur which is famous for its coffee plantations and cool breeze. After overnight journey we reached Chikmangalur by 5 am morning.
That was an amazing morning sky ... filled with all possible stars...!! good cool breeze and a breath full of fresh natural air...

green woods at Chikmangulur coffee plantations

Our stay was arranged in Nature Nirvana, a cool place amidst heavy coffee plantations. Really good place with decent home stay and room for other activities like volleyball, badminton, cricket etc.. First time tried hands on Volleyball, and did pretty decent. After a heavy morning breakfast we went on for a trek to a nearby peak. The trek was easy but very exhaustive.After the exhaustive trek, bath in cool water stream was soothing.. relaxed all aching muscles......Night followed with fun filled bonfire activities.. with some delicious snacks and kebabs..
Next day was even better...started early from resort and we headed for Habbe falls, one of the most beautiful water falls in Karnataka. The rode to the falls is a tough one.. goes through dense jungle and rocky terrain..the four wheel drive in rocky trench of 10 km was an amazing spine shaking ride.

the rocky terrain on the way to habbe falls and 4 wheel drive experience

after a tiresome almost a kilometers walk over rocky surface and through small waters currents, the first glimpse of the falls was soothing enough to relax the body. the sight of the falls and sound of falling water was so

the habbe falls

2011-02-13T00:07:00.000+05:30

डॉक्टर होउन दुसरयाच्या आजारावर किंवा वकील होउन दुसरयाच्या पापावर जगण्यापेक्षा,
इंजिनियर होउन स्वताच्याच पायावर धोंडा मारून घेणे कधीही चांगले

2011-02-11T20:45:00.002+05:30

"Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best." Bob Talbert.

2010-07-26T14:33:00.002+05:30

If you want something you never had,
do something you have never done.
Don't go the way life takes you.
Take life the way you go.
And remember you are born to live and
Not living because you are born.

तुझ्या नानाची टांग

2010-06-24T02:00:00.013+05:30

जिथे मी जातो तिथे तू दिसते
हवा ती तुझा सुगंध पसरावते
मनात तू माझ्या ध्यानात तू
चारी दिशाना ते तूची तूची

वेडा वेडा झालो मी प्रेमात तुझ्या

तेरे पीछे आये जो भी
तेरे आगे आये जो भी
प्यार से जो लेगा तेरा नाम
त्याच्या नानाची टांग

जिसके तू नज़र में आये
जो तुझे नज़र लगाये
कर दू उसको में तेरा गुलाम
त्याच्या नानाची टांग

मेरी हैं तू तो मेरी हैं
तू मेरा सपना
चुराए मेरा सपना जो
बोलूँगा में उसको साले आआआ
तुझ्या नानाची टांग

माझ्या तू जीवलगा तू
माझ्या तू पाखरा तू
स्वर्गाची अप्सरा तू
तू स्वप्नसुंदरी मोहिनी कामिनी तू

मेरे सिवा तुझको जो देखे लगता बुरा
एक दिन में दुनिया से तुझको ही लूँगा चुरा
आके फ़रिश्ते भी तुझसे मिले तो जलु
सुबहों को शामों को रातों को में ही मिलु
तेरे मेरे प्यार से जो जल रहा हो जान ले
दे रहा हूँ में उसे पैगाम
तुझ्या नानाची टांग

जिसके तू नज़र में आये
जो तुझे नज़र लगाये
कर दू उसको में तेरा गुलाम
त्याच्या नानाची टांग

मी प्रेमात तुझ्या वेडा
होऊ शकत नाही कोणी तुझा
तुझ्या साठी मी माझ्या साठी तू
इतरांच्या नानाची टांग

जिथे मी जातो तिथे तू दिसते
हवा ती तुझा सुगंध पसरावते
मनात तू माझ्या ध्यानात तू
चारी दिशाना ते तूची तूची

माझ्या तू जीवलगा
माझ्या तू पाखरा
स्वर्गाची अप्सरा
तू स्वप्नसुंदरी मोहिनी कामिनी

छूंके हवायें क्यों गुजरी तुझको भला
तखते हुआ तुझको क्यों हैं ये सूरज ढला
इनको भी तुझसे मोहब्बत हुई जो कही
हो जाएगी इनसे भी फिर मेरी दुश्मनी
तू तो हैं पसंद मेरी
चाहते करे जो तेरी प्यार के जो भेजेगा सलाम
त्याच्या नानाची टांग

जिसके तू नज़र में आये
जो तुझे नज़र लगाये
कर दू उसको में तेरा गुलाम
त्याच्या नानाची टांग

मेरी हैं तू तो मेरी हैं
तू मेरा सपना
चुराए मेरा सपना जो
बोलूँगा में उसको साले आआआ
तुझ्या नानाची टांग

Spectacular

2010-05-13T00:05:00.001+05:30

nice!!!

Gilly gul!!

team work...

harmony among players

athlete....

nice act !!!

cooool goggles

when is the flight back home!!!

Pathetic Performance

2010-04-26T23:41:00.000+05:30

Pathetic decision of playing Duminy on a spin track, pathetic bowling in last 10 overs conceding more than 100 runs, pathetic fielding to drop Raina twice, pathetic decision to send bhajji ahead of Rayudu and then Duminey ahead of Pollard with only 30 balls left...pathetic.. pathetic.. and pathetic.. The side which really ruled the third edition of the IPL showed really dismal performance last night.

Despite knowing the pitch will be on slower side and will give spinners a upper hand, why the hell Mumbai did not play Jayasurya, who is not only a good spin batsman but also a handy spinner. This and many more questions are haunting every Mumbai fan, who wished Sachin lift the IPL trophy. But in the end they put up very disappointing show including the best captain of the season.

Agreed Sachin showed lot of character playing despite his hand injury, but in the end couple of wrong decisions cost us the match. You can not afford to take chances in a crucial encounter with bluffs like Duminey and Bhajji at no 4.

It hurts even more when a lot of people say the match was fixed. I cannot buy that idea for just one reason, Sachin Tendulkar. I can never question this man's integrity but I must say it was his bad shot and decisions that cost the Mumbai Indians IPL trophy this year. And we don't know if IPL will return next year!!!

Do you Hate Someone?

2010-04-08T23:35:00.001+05:30

A Nice story with a good moral. Please go through.

A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.

The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few potatoes.

Each potato will be given a name of a person that the child hates,

So the number of potatoes that a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she hates.

So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some 3 while some up to 5 potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes in the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week.

Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides, those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1 week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended....

The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you for 1 week?". The children let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.

Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just 1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime???"

Moral of the story: Throw away any hatred for anyone from your heart so that you will not carry sins for a lifetime. Forgiving others is the best attitude to take!

Sunday feast

2010-03-01T09:12:00.001+05:30

Today is Holi.. one of the auspicious Hindu festivals..(feeling sad though.. should have fallen on a working day, could have got a chutii :-) let it be.. today went to meet a friend, Nitiraj. who was our roommate once and now is married.. He called us (Me and Nilesh, my other roommate) for lunch and as is it Holi, his wife prepared delicious Puranpolis. I must say, I was never so full in my life.. the lunch was simple,only puranpoli and aamti but was awesome.. Thanks Nitiraj and Vahini..

Lunch was awesome so the dessert was even better!! It was Black Cats hosting OZ at Napier in a T20. I always enjoy watching this rivalry.. whenever these two teams meet, it a thrilling, nail biting experience. So was today.. batting first NZ put together 214, thanks to powerful smashing by Brendon. This guy hits ball like anything, sent couple of them to second stand and over the keepers head to sixes.. a scintillating innings.. but then its Aussies who never give up.. started to chase the mammoth score. Haddin gave a good start and Clark supported well but it was White who almost clinched victory for OZ. But all credit goes to Southee who bowled simply brilliant spell towards end to ensure thrill prevails and it was a tie. It was all in the Super over where Southee bowled superbly conceding only 6 runs. NZ clinching a victory.. T20 cricket is truly thrilling!!!

It was only icing on the cake when India beat rival Pakistan in hockey world cup.... awesome.. phir dil diya hockey ko!!!

what more can one expected??? simple superb day...
Well I am very Full Now!!!! Bye good night..going to bed aaaaaaahahahaahahaha

Believe me this is my office !!!!

2010-02-25T23:36:00.001+05:30

Sachin very near to world record....

He gets it there..!!!!

Sachin on 198....

Sachin on 199...

oh God!!! somebody get this Dhoni out..!!!!

and came the moment everybody was waiting....

The God has done it again...!!

2010-02-24T23:43:00.000+05:30

God 200 not out

Had Don Brandman alive today.. this picture would have been different!!

2010-02-24T23:09:00.000+05:30

(picture taken at chinnaswami stadium cricket gallery)

Three of the best stories I came across

2010-01-25T22:07:00.001+05:30

One learns through experiences in life. Here are three best ever stories I came across. These are very simple stories but convey strong message and portrait human behavior. Did some soul searching and found myself at times pretty much like little turtle, the farmer and the little monk....

Do read them and ponder over them.

The Turtles

A turtle family decided to go on a picnic. The turtles, being naturally slow about things, took seven years to prepare for their outing. Finally the turtle family left home looking for a suitable place. During the second year of their journey they found a place ideal for them at last!

For about six months they cleaned the area, unpacked the picnic basket, and completed the arrangements. Then they discovered they had forgotten the salt. A picnic without salt would be a disaster, they all agreed. After a lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was chosen to retrieve the salt from home. Although he was the fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell. He agreed to go on one condition: that no one would eat until he returned. The family consented and the little turtle left.

Three years passed and the little turtle had not returned. Five years...six years... then on the seventh year of his absence, the oldest turtle could no longer contain his hunger. He announced that he was going to eat and begun to unwrap a sandwich. At that point the little turtle suddenly popped out from behind a tree shouting, 'See! I knew you wouldn't wait. Now I am not going to go get the salt.'

[Some of us waste our time waiting for people to live up to our expectations. We are so concerned about what others are doing that we do not do anything ourselves.]

The Frogs

A farmer came into town and asked the owner of a restaurant if he could use a million frog legs. The restaurant owner was shocked and asked the man where he could get so many frog legs! The farmer replied, 'There is a pond near my house that is full of frogs - millions of them. They all croak all night long and they are about to make me crazy!' So the restaurant owner and the farmer made an agreement that the farmer would deliver frogs to the restaurant, five hundred at a time for the next several weeks.

The first week, the farmer returned to the restaurant looking rather sheepish, with two scrawny little frogs. The restaurant owner said, 'Well... where are all the frogs?' The farmer said, 'I was mistaken. There were only these two frogs in the pond. But they sure were making a lot of noise!'

[ Next time you hear somebody criticizing or making fun of you, remember, it's probably just a couple of noisy frogs. Also remember that problems always seem bigger in the dark. Have you ever laid in your bed at night worrying about things which seem almost overwhelming like a million frogs croaking? Chances are pretty good that when the morning comes, and you take a closer look, you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.]

The Pretty Lady

Once upon a time a big monk and a little monk were traveling together. They came to the bank of a river and found the bridge was damaged. They had to wade across the river. There was a pretty lady who was stuck at the damaged bridge and couldn't cross the river. The big monk offered to carry her across the river on his back. The lady accepted. The little monk was shocked by the move of the big monk. 'How can big brother carry a lady when we are supposed to avoid all intimacy with females?' thought the little monk. But he kept quiet... The big monk carried the lady across the river and the small monk followed unhappily. When they crossed the river, the big monk let the lady down and they parted ways with her. All along the way for several miles, the little monk was very unhappy with the act of the big monk. He was making up all kinds of accusations about big monk in his head. This got him madder and madder. But he still kept quiet. And the big monk had no inclination to explain his situation. Finally, at a rest point many hours later, the little monk could not stand it any further, he burst out angrily at the big monk. 'How can you claim yourself a devout monk, when you seize the first opportunity to touch a female, especially when she is very pretty? All your teachings to me make you a big hypocrite The big monk looked surprised and said, 'I had put down the pretty lady at the river bank many hours ago, how come you are still carrying her along?'

[This very old Chinese Zen story reflects the thinking of many people today. We encounter many unpleasant things in our life, they irritate us and they make us angry. Sometimes, they cause us a lot of hurt, sometimes they cause us to be bitter or jealous .. But like the little monk, we are not willing to let them go away.We keep on carrying the baggage of the 'pretty lady' with us. We let them keep on coming back to hurt us, make us angry, make us bitter and cause us a lot of agony. Why? Simply because we are not willing to put down or let go of the baggage of the 'pretty lady'. We should let go of the pretty lady immediately after crossing the river. This will immediately remove all our agonies. There is no need to be further hurt by the unpleasant event after it is over.]

Peace of Mind

2010-01-05T09:45:00.000+05:30

One of the emails I received that talks about how to peace one's mind. Really nice story.

A Buddhist story about freeing oneself from the tyranny of thoughts, paving way for a silent mind. A short story about leading one from the mind to the no mind, a state of eternal peace.

Gautama Buddha one day asked one of his disciples to beg alms from a certain household and report to him at dusk. The monk returned to the master as per his command only to let him know that he would not beg for alms in that particular house again. When pressed for the reason, the monk answered, " I savoured the delicious food served and I suddenly felt an urge to eat something sweet. The lady of the house offered me a sweet dish. I then felt like sleeping and the lady immediately asked me to rest for a while. I was surprised by her ability to read my thoughts that I asked how she knew of my desires?"

"The lady replied, 'Witnessing my thoughts, my mind has become silent now that I can now see other thoughts as well"

The monk continued to Buddha, " Looking at her I had sexual thoughts also and now I am embarrassed to see her again for alms as she would have read my sensual desire as well. So I do not want to visit her house for alms"

The Buddha said that the monk ought to go to the particular house for alms again. He advised, "This time you will go as a changed person. Just be aware of your thoughts, every bite of your food and every step that you take. You will just have to watch every thought that arises, but do not co-operate with it . Disassociate with it and do not analyze it. No thought is yours, they come from outside!"

The monk did as advised by Gautama Buddha. He remained a mere witness to his thoughts and there was no co-operation from his end. There was a change within him, an inner peace, though the world continued to remain the same.

The one and only trouble is one's own mind. When one knows one's true self, the mind ceases to be.

26/11... A year later... niether forgiven...nor forgot

2009-12-03T01:07:00.001+05:30

Last week we observed the first anniversary of 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai. This is certainly not an event which we should have an anniversary of. We have had events of terrorist striking our cities and killing innocent people in past, but attack on 26/11 shook every Indian from within. Entire nation stood still while witnessing the havoc created by 10 terrorists. We all were helpless watching innocent people dieing.

Looking back, in past one year there are many questions still unanswered. Kasab's court trial is taking a long time. Pakistan is repeating the same old stories and doing nothing against the masterminds behind 26/11 attack. Our forces are not ready to counter terrorism. They are not equipped with latest weaponry. None of the politicians are not held accountable for the attacks and they are politically reinstated.

But amidst this there are some positive things happening. A new NSG base is set up in Mumbai. This will have a quick turn around time in case of emergency. This will be helpful for not only for Maharashtra but also many surrounding states. We all stood as a Nation against the attacks and demonstrated our unity. Even after a year has passed, the sentiments of people towards 26/11 attack are not changed much. People are no more numb

We have neither forgiven nor forgot the attacks. We shall never forget what has happened in Mumbai. Shall never forget the sacrifice of Hemant Karkare, Vijay Salaskar, Ashok Kamate, Major Unnikrishnan and many other brave police and fire brigade personnel.

Lets keep their memories live. Lets pay our tribute to the martyrs of 26/11.

Bell the CAT

2009-12-02T11:26:00.000+05:30

After much hype and intrigue the online CAT 09 is finally out. Specially this year's CAT is in news because of all technical problems students faced, labs getting collapsed, exams getting rescheduled etc etc. I appeared for it yesterday. To my surprise it went well without much technical difficulties although I had a tough time logging in the system and starting the exam.

Quite happy with my attempt keeping in my my preparations for exam. This new online avatar of CAT is very good. However it does have many shortcomings as compared to traditional paper pencil format. The biggest challenge being reading on a computer screen. This becomes worst when it comes to Data Interpretation questions. For me it was a 50-50 experience.

There is drastic change in CAT papers' format this year. There are total 60 questions to be solved in 135 minutes. Out of 60 questions 20 are verbal and English. The verbal section was very straightforward with only 4 types of questions. There were 3 paragraphs for reading comprehension with total 9 questions. A set of questions dedicated to grammar and punctuation. Rest questions were for completing a paragraph with most appropriate sentence and chronological arrangement of sentences.The difficulty level was medium to hard.

The rest 40 questions had a mix of quant and DI. There were 3-4 problems on DI with 10-12 questions among them. Along with it there were 3-4 questions on Data Sufficiency. The difficulty level for DI and data sufficiency was easy to medium. The rest all were quant questions. Some of the quant questions were real tricky. The key to quant questions was mathematical formulas. Most of the quant questions were based on simple algebra and geometry formulas.The quant section had medium difficulty level.

For someone who has studied seriously, CAT 09 was a free lunch. As the paper was easy one can expect the cutoffs to go steeper. IIMs might change the selection criteria completely. That will come out after the results are out.

Overall it was a good encounter with CAT 09. Lets keep fingers crossed till 22nd Jan 10.

2012

2009-11-25T00:06:00.002+05:30

2012 is yet another science fiction - action thriller from the stable of Roland Emmerich, the maker of The Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow. The movie is loosely based on Mayan belief that the world would come to an end on 21st Dec. 2012, as Mayan calendar ends there. There is no way that the world could be saved, the human race on the verge of extinction.

Movie starts in of year 2009, Dr. Adrian Helmsley (Chiwetel Ejiofor) lands in India. A young Indian scientist Dr. Satnam (Jimi Mistry) discovers that the core of the Earth is heating because of Neutrino radiations from Sun. This will make the Earth crest unstable leading to a series of tremors, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, tsunamis which will lead to massive destruction on Earth.

As usual America takes the onus of saving world from this catastrophic destruction. But this time they are joined by China and India. USA is secretly building some massive ships in China ( they cannot manufacture anything without help of China). The ship will save the Human species along with other important species in the world. But the berth on the ship comes with a price. Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) comes to know about this catastrophic events and is trying to save his children, ex. wife and her new husband from this disaster. They head to China to be able to make it to the ship. They manage to embark the ship and the world comes to an end with lots of sacrifice and talks of humanity.

There is nothing to be called as story in the movie. The movie has no storyline, the characters are not portrayed neatly. The movie also fails in acting department. The actors fails to leave any mark. But that is not something the movie is selling. The spine chilling action sequences coupled with some great special effects are the real strength of the movie. The limo sequence in which Jackson rescues his family from sinking soil and collapsing structures and two other similar plane scenes are really awesome. Not only they are beautifully filmed but also the angles, camera movements, panoramic views are amazing. It has truly given action a new meaning.

I will probably give 20 out of 20 for action and special effects and 12 out of 20 for story and other stuff.

Overall a good experience. Nice to watch on a 70 mm!!!!

Sachin vs. Sena

2009-11-24T01:00:00.003+05:30

The Shiv Sena's latest remarks against Master Blaster shows Shiv Sena's frustration and agony after humiliating defeat in recent Maharashtra Assembly Elections. On the top of it, it also due MNS has hijacked Shiv Sena's traditional Marathi issue. This is also an indication of increasing apprehensions within Shiv Sena due to emergence of Raj Thackeray for the cause of Marathi Manoos.

The Shiv Sena and BJP alliance have failed to leave any significant mark as a strong opposition party in Maharashtra. This alliance had failed to put forward strongly issues related to people of Maharashtra in Assembly. The weak opposition is the real reason of Congress and NCP regaining the office in Maharashtra despite many issues like farmer's suicide, unemployment, rising inflation, electricity to mention a few.

It is hard for every Marathi to digest the comments made against Sachin and it is painful that they are coming from Bal Thackeray. Well Sachin will not give any importance to such things and will continue to deliver his best for country. He is more dedicated to cricket than such controversies. Hope he completes 13,000 runs in Test cricket at Kanpur.

This is time the Shiv Sena and BJP alliance must realize that making statements is no way to governance. Now for coming 5 years they will be sitting in opposition, it is time for them to come up as a strong opposition and act as a pressure group on the government. By doing a good job as opposition they can hope next term in office and by that time people of Maharashtra can expect better governance.

Eureka ... Eureka....

2009-11-23T23:52:00.000+05:30

Don't imagine me running like Archimedes.

I have neither discovered anything nor found something great like Archimedes did...!!

The search has ended and I have got a decent name for my blog now.

I am no more regal, no more Rjectives

Now onward my blog is going to be quill-driving.

Sounds little complicated right..

but that's how I am.

Making things a little complex...

After all its all about writing and writing and writing

Happy reading…!!

A night with blogs

2009-11-22T06:14:00.000+05:30

Don't remember when last time I became insomniac. Maybe during engineering prep leaves (used to flunk a lot those days), but tonight was insomniac. Thought of going to bed after checking mails but found some really nice blogs to read and went on to read and read... Then started writing one and then second..... and didn't realize when sun came up.....

Anyways after a long time I will watch Sun rising...!! Good for me..

Well I am going to grab a hot tea.. c u bye...

The Alchemist Contd...

2009-11-22T06:00:00.000+05:30

No way of going back to home, Santiago decides to work there. Soon he finds a job at a crystal shop. Santiago works to save money for his return journey. Soon the merchant and Santiago share a special bond. They have something in common. Both have a dream, the only difference is the merchant is living with the dream and Santiago is trying to realize it. After working for an year at the crystal shop, Santiago saves enough money to cross the dessert.

At the Caravan he meets an interesting Englishman. The Englishman is in search of a 200 year old Alchemist, who resides in the oasis in dessert. The Englishman teaches Santiago basics of Alchemy that he is studying.

After days of travel the Caravan reaches an Oasis in the dessert. During his stay at oasis, Santiago falls in love with a young woman of dessert, Fatima. Having discovered the true love, Santiago believes he has found the true treasure he was looking for. But his greatest test is yet to come. One evening in an unexpected encounter he meets the Alchemist.

Santiago realizes that his true treasure is not yet discovered. The Alchemist agrees to help Santiago cross the dessert to find the hidden treasure. With Alchemist, Santiago embarks on the last leg of the journey to great Pyramids. On this journey the Alchemist teaches Santiago the Language of the Universe. The language that connects every sole with another. They survive through the though times. Santiago completes the last leg of his journey - dangerous and filled with discoveries that help Santiago understand himself and connect with his heart.

The story is simple yet exotic and timeless. Santiago represents everyone who is trying to find out one's true treasure in life. The journey of Santiago to realize his dreams represents the path one has to follow and the difficulties one has to overcome in order to realize one's true dream. Santiago shows how along this way one should learn to listen to one's heart, read the omens and to understand that if we look to realize a dream, the entire Universe conspires to full fill it, if we let it.

The Alchemist is not just a book to read but an amazing experience to live with.

Boss Kaun Hain Malum Hain Naa...!!!!

2009-11-21T01:09:00.000+05:30

Highest run getter in both the forms of cricket

First cricketer to score 17,000 runs in ODI

First cricketer to score 12,000 in Test

First cricketer to score 30,000 runs in International cricket

Most number of centuries in ODI 45

Most number of centuries 43 in Test

Most number of Hundreds in International cricket 88

Most number of man of the matches in ODI 60

Most number of man of the series in ODI 14

Highest run scorer in World Cup (1796 at an average of 59.87)

Highest run scorer in a single ICC event World Cup 2003 - 673 runs

Centuries against all major Test cricketing nations

10 centuries against Australia in Test cricket

Out of 43 Test centuries 23 scored away from home

Out of 45 ODI centuries, 32 times India ended as a winning side

Scored over 1000 runs in a calendar year in ODI's 7 times

Achieved same feat 4 times in Test cricket

Most centuries in a calendar year : 9 ODI centuries in 1998

Only player to have scored a century in all three of his Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Irani Trophy debuts

Only player to to be in ICC Top 10 rankings for 10 years

Involved in six 200+ partnerships in ODI matches, a record he hold with Saurav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid

In 2003 Wisden rated him as No. 1 ODI batsman in all time greatest ODI players

In 2002 Wisden rated him second greatest batsman in Test cricket after Sir Donald Bradman

Took average 25 innings to score every 1000 runs in ODI, Jayasurya took 33 while Pointing 26.75

Only cricketer to receive Rajiv Ghandi Khel Ratna, Arjun Award, Padma Shri Awards by Government of India

A record of having so many records.....!!!!

20 glorious years in International Cricket

and

still counting.....!

The Alchemist

2009-11-20T00:52:00.001+05:30

The Alchemist is a book about Courage, Magic, Love, Philosophy, Language of the Universe, Dreams and Passion to follow them. It is a story of a boy, in pursuit of his Dreams.

The protagonist is a simple boy whose name is Santiago. He is a Shepherd. Not because he is poor or illiterate but because traveling is his passion and he wants to discover new lands and follow new routes. He like reading and he loves his Sheep. He has been away from home for a quite long He is now a well versed Shepherd and going places selling his wool. Everything seems to be perfect for Santiago until one night he has a dream that a child transports him to Egyptian Pyramids and tells him he will find a buried treasure there.

To interpret the meaning of his dream he visits a Gypsy in the next town. The lady tells him to go after the the treasure. Irritated and not so serious about his dream he spends some time in the town where he meets an old man. The old man tells Santiago that if the boy will give him 1/10 of his Sheep, he will tell him how to go after the hidden treasure. The man tells Santiago that he has succeeded in discovering his personal legend and he must decide if he is brave enough to follow it. The man tells him discovering one's true purpose is a person's only real obligation in this world.

A tough decision to make for Santiago. Will he give up his Sheep and go after a Dream that seems crazy? But Santiago's heart is telling him to go on and follow the crazy dream.

Next morning, Santiago gives 1/10 of his sheep to old man and sells rest of them. The old man who claims to be a King advises Santiago to follow Omens on his quest and gives him two rocks Urim and Thumim which will help Santiago when he is stuck in path.

Santiago lands in Africa, his first encounter with a strange land where only Arabic is spoken. He is afraid of the new place and the people. He meet a man who can speak his language. The man promises to help Santiago cross the dessert. But in no time the man disappears with all of Santiago's money. Santiago wants to cry, he is helpless on a strange land. Santiago is left with no money and now he can believe no one. The only thing left with Santiago is his old rusty Jacket and two stones Urim and Thumim.

The master is back..!!!

2009-09-15T22:43:00.000+05:30

"Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character"

Millions and millions of cricket lovers experienced this yesterday, when master blaster delivered yet another champions' knock against Sri Lanka in Compaq cup final.

What an inning..!! what an inning it was..!!
An elegant and skillful inning, built gradually with great composure, temperament and consistency. Yet maintained strike rate of over 100. Runs scored in every corner of the ground.Every shot that came out of his bat, enriched the book of cricket.

Over 2 decades in international cricket, more than 27000 runs and still going strong. With growing age his cricket seems to becoming more and more perfect, resplendent and enjoyable. His ingenious sense of cricket, passion for the game and hunger for more, as young as the rest of the team.

Sachin is always criticized for not playing a winners inning in an important match, with this inning he once again silenced all his critics and led India to a much needed win.

This was Sachin's 44 th ODI century and 86th in International cricket..
Only14 more to go for a century of centuries...!!
common Sachin ... we are waiting ..!!