All the jubilations of the first test were silenced as the Indian team meekly capitulated in the second test at Durban.The team failed to live up to the expectations of the first test match in both departments of the game. But more importantly it was the batting which proved to be achilles heel for the […]
Shane Warne..end of an era…
The retirement of Shane Warne comes as a disappointment for his fans across the world. But everyone has to resign to fate and so this was on cards! Shane Warne is unarguably one of the greatest leg spinners the world of cricket has seen. In fact it is his bowling which came as a lifeline […]
Indian cricket team trimuphant in Johannesburg!..Dec’06
Indian cricket team finally pulled off a performance as a cohesive unit and achieved the unachievable– defeating the proteas in their own backyard for the first time in four tours! A fanstastic achievement indeed..! What was heartening to see was the spirit and the pride shown by the players on the field. From Sreesanth to […]
Indian cricket team’s ‘test-escapade’ begins…Dec-06′
The first test between India and host South Africa gets underway today at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. The Indian captain who suffered an injury during the one day international series between the two sides addressed a press conference in a positive fashion. He asserted that the team still had a few tricks to surprise the […]
Name’s Bond – James Bond!.. Casino Royale
I saw Casino Royale and for once it didn’t appear to be one of those movies from the Bond factory!! What I mean by this is the fact that there are lots of things which appeal to the viewer. Starting from the cast, Daniel Craig looks rugged, tough and macho, a trait his predecessors lacked […]
Blame Indian Cricket Coach Chappell..?
The string of poor performance and some remarks by the Indian coach Greg Chapel have created a furor in India. Many people are asking for the head of the coach whom they hold responsible for the Indian team’s poor show.
India steamrolled again @ Cape Town!… Nov’06
The comments I received for the last post confirmed that cricket indeed dwells in the hearts of people across this country!
How India developed the SPACE STATION !! (Success Story)
In the early 1960s…India was slowly awakening to the Space age…Although the rest of the world was preparing to reach for the Moon…we were making our humble beginning…a small rocket took off from Thumba on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram, announcing the birth of the modern space age in India. That was when the Thumba Equatorial […]
Indian cricket team mauled in Durban…Nov’06
Watching Indians play at Durban against South Africa in the second one day cricket match, a thought kept recoccurring to me-Does the Indian cricket team play with pride? The fears I had augured in the previous write up regarding Indian team that of being vulnerable on pacy and bouncy wickets overseas in South Africa came […]
‘Minding’ small ideas!…
Our mind is like an ocean always occupied by different thoughts and ideas. Just think about it, have you ever for an instant ever stopped thinking on a problem / issue or topic? Well, I guess not and that pretty much brings out what I mean! An ocean has innumerable forms of like and objects […]
What ails teaching as a profession…
The other day I was reading an article in the newspaper which very soon appeared in rediff.com. (http://www.rediff.com/money/2006/nov/10ab.htm). I would like to candidly admit that I was rattled after reading the article. The write-up was about the last days of a professor who taught in the ‘esteemed’ IIM Calcutta in the late 60’s. Prof. Ramu […]
India’s tour of South Africa’06
The Indian cricket team will be touring South Africa and will play a series of one day international and test matches. The team which had a mediocre performance in the recently concluded Champions Trophy has its own share of worries before leaving for South Africa. Out of form A string of players such as Suresh […]
What makes a good advertisement..?
But nevertheless both these aspects contribute in their own way. A picture in an advertisement could convey several messages. In the absence of the text.
Season of ‘remakes’ in Bollywood!…
Bollywood is witnessing a rather paradoxical trend! On the one hand, directors are experimenting with new scripts and stories and on the other we are seeing remakes of classics and superhit movies from the bygone era. Two new movies Don and Umraoo Jaan hit theatres in these two months, the latter released last week. The […]
Mathematics and love
I began to think about the far-reaching implications of mathematics and a topic such as Permutation and probability on life.
