Bad Light saved Oz

Yesterday was the thrilling final day of the first test match in a four match series. The Australians continued their second innings from 193 for 5. They declared when their score reached 228 for 6,thereby setting a target of 299 for Indians. A foolish decision to declare at that stage. They underestimated Indians. But it is well known fact that over confidence will never pay.
Though Indians lost two early wickets, they played steadily.Sachin played a good innings and scored 49. Laxman scored 42 and he was there at the crease till the end. When Indian lost 4 wickets, bad light stopped the play. Indians were in a good position and they would have won the match.Match was declared as a draw and bad light saved Australians.

putta

Blog posts

Today i was meddling the settings in the blog.I found that posts can be submitted through e-mails. There is an option in the e -mail tab under settings, to create an e- mail address for the blog. This address is of the form <blog username>.<some word>@blogger.com The e mail address of our blog is amuserz.rockerz@blogger.com .This can also be changed. Any mail sent to this address will be published automatically in the blog. The subject of the mail will become the post title. I am sending this post through my yahoo mail. And Friends, misuse of this id has to be avoided. We can also write post to this blog from our own blogger id. This can be done by adding our id in the "add author" option. This is available in the permissions tab under settings.This will be helpful for those writing posts in more than one blog. putta

The Born Fighter - Sourav Ganguly!! Saluting A Legend!!

And the era of one of the greatest batsmen in history has come to an end. Dada has announced his retirement from cricket. Sourav Ganguly is one rare of a kind who dares to call a spade a spade. He was perhaps the first Indian captain to instill the self belief that they have in them to become invincible. After WC winning Kapil Dev and to an extent Azharuddin, India lacked that leader who can motivate his players on and off the field. India was experiencing a turbulent period where they ended on the losing side even to the less fancied teams. Even the greatest batsman Sachin Tendulkar could not tilt the tide in favor of India. After the maestro relinquishing the captaincy, the onus fell on “Dada”.

The captaincy was not given to him on a platter. It was a period when India had been rocked by match fixing scandals and when Azhar and Jadeja had their ignominious exits. Also Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad and Robin Singh had retired and the situation was too horrible to comprehend. Sourav did not get bogged down by these and he handled the situation with such an ease and grace that is rarely seen of a new captain. Perhaps, Graeme Smith was the next such skipper. The most striking feature of Sourav’s captaincy was the fact that he relished his role. The Bengal Tiger had that realistic zeal in himself to prove and succeed on the big stage. He must be credited with discovering and harneesing the talent out of the younger breeds the likes of whom are Sehwag, Zaheer, Yuvraj, Kaif, Harbhajan and even the current sensation Dhoni.

Sourav can always be proud of the fact that he formed an entire team that was only slightly short of INVINCIBLE. It can be proven from the fact that we are the only team to have given the Aussies a run for their money and reputation both at home and abroad. This is a fact none can take away from him. The fact that he led India in most number of Test matches and inevitably the most number of team wins clearly tell the indomitable will he possessed. The daredevilry, aggressiveness and speaking-truth-in-front-of their-faces attitude attracted both admirers and critics. He made sure neither success went to his head nor failure into his heart. These traits clearly are an indicator of his supreme levels of success he had during his tenure as a captain.

Now coming to his breathtaking display of attacking batting, it is not often we see a batsman accumulate 18000 runs. And he is only the third to have 10000 runs,100 wickets and 100 catches in his kitty after Sachin and Sanath. Very few people have achieved this feat and I really salute the great warrior. When coming to his batting, what everyone remembers is his flamboyant drives through the off side. That’s why he is perfectly christened as “The God of Off-Side”. By the way who could forget the huge hammerings he gave by dancing down the track to almost all the bowlers he faced. At any moment it was sheer pleasure for the spectator. He has not spared even a single spinner I guess. His sixes of Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Saqlain Mushtaq were so fascinating to watch. Though some critics say that he has a weakness in facing short balls, he compensated more for that with his elegant short selection. As I said, the statistics speak volumes of his achievements. And who could forget the terrific opening partnerships he had with Sachin. They gave nightmares to every bowling attack in the world.

Whatever he has done to the cricketing fraternity will be remembered forever. I feel that if Sourav had played for any other country, probably, he would have been the greatest sport star of that country. Unfortunately we had Sachin Tendulkar here. I am in no way underestimating Sourav’s caliber. I would say he and Dravid definitely missed out some more accolades that they so richly deserved. But that always happens in life. To have watched such a terrific trio in action was definitely fantastic. Ganguly leaves behind a huge void that definitely will take some time to be filled. Though there are some promising youngsters in sight, we cannot fill up a “Ganguly” spot for sure so easily.

The air of charisma that Ganguly has carried with him and the respect he has commanded from teammates and oppositions alike are something which must be tried to be emulated by any aspiring cricketer. It really pains me to think of cricket where I can no longer see those cover drives and sixes. His strategic field positions, his aggression on the field and composure off it, his emotional strength are something everyone will miss. Because there are not many who have become the second highest scorer after making a comeback. He was the second highest run scorer in the world after Jacques Kallis and the leading scorer for India in 2007. That was what I said about emotional strength. It is the perfect COMEBACK, something we have not witnessed in any sport excepting the legendary Lance Armstrong. And for his stature he definitely deserved a fiiting farewell.. Those standing ovations, those tears and those hugs from his teammates.. He richly deserved everything of those.. As I type these sentences my eyes turn moist.. Thats what Ganguly has been to us.. A Hero in every sense.. And Ganguly has chosen the perfect occasion, though I think its at least a year early.. But no one knows Ganguly better than himself.

And I hope these eyes will also turn moist when Sachin,Dravid and Kumble retire.. But Dada will always be special for he is the first to exit the cricketing scene gracefully!!

So it really pains me to miss those special Dada moments….

Those nail bites on the field...
Those shirt take offs…
Those blinking eyes while batting.
Those elegant shots.
Those aggressive captaincy..
Those encouragement to youngsters.
Those “Never Give Up” spirits.
Those infectious celebrations after taking a wicket or a victory.

Everything I will miss...

Dada, You will remain in our hearts forever..

Let the Maharajah Of Cricket have a peaceful retired life and let his invaluable services to Indian cricket continue forever and ever..

Love U Dada..

U people have been part of my lives!

And u ll remain so!!

Vignesh..

Ronaldo - Recovered

Ronaldo, the highest goal scorer in world cup history has been declared fit to play again. The Brazilian striker has scored 15 goals in three world cups. He scored his 15th goal in 2006 world cup against Ghana thereby beating Mueller's record pf 14 goals in world cup. He scored two goals in 2002 world cup final which helped Brazil clinch the cup.

While playing for AC Milan on last Feb, he ruptured a tendon in his left knee. Now he has been declared fit to play again. He is not with any club now. He is in talks with Manchester City. If he joins Manchester City, he could play alongside with another Brazilian forward,Robinho. Though most part of his career was spoiled due to several injuries, he said that he is confident to resume playing.

Hope this great footballer will come back in a great manner.

putta.

No Smoking!!

I feel really elated to hear this news! The ban on smoking in public places! And Wow! What a beautiful article in THE WEEK! But I would like to put forth my views! A real good move that might go in a long way in preventing the society from many evils. Kudos to Anbumani Ramadoss for bringing this into effect. That too on Gandhi Jayanthi. It requires real bravery to bring such a ban on smoking.. As good things always have criticism, this ban has also attracted its own share of detractors especially from the Bollywood and Kollywood fraternity.

I was really happy that SRK has voiced his support towards the ban though he had not promised he would quit smoking.. :)Thats de main problem with addiction.. You tend to give up a habit after rigorous efforts and unbelievable levels of mind control.. But on seeing an old mate with a small puff or a small bottle of alcohol u r pushed back into the trap with a renewed vengeance of continuing it forever! The slide downhill is always the easiest, be it in life or smoking, but it ll definitely lead to hell. Am seriously sincere in these words! IT WILL LEAD YOU TO HELL!

But I have 0% rights on people who smoke and its their individual wish to smoke or drink or whatever they like to do. We cant mend people by law alone. U cant stop a diabetic person from eating sweets or restrain a young lad with eye power from watching tv or computers. It lies in their willpower. Similarly, (though the comparison might seem unfair) we cant always check a smoker.

But this ban protects the non smokers instead of the smokers. And thats what i like in this ban. It does not say, "Smoking Is Illegal! A Smoking person in India will be jailed" or any such crap! It clearly states, "Smoking In PUBLIC PLACES is banned"! Thus it provides a sigh of relief from the cigarette smoke which I assure most of the non smokers detest. And when children dont see their elders smoking in the middle of the road the chances of they getting into the smokers' lobby is very less.. As the children are the most impressionable of all..(These points I put forth assuming that parents dont tend to smoke in front of their children in their houses! :)) From these points of view I wholeheartedly appreciate the ban and I salute the Health Ministry as a whole! Because if I congratulate the health minister alone people may twist it as a supporter of a particular party and make this whole serious issue of health as politics!

Because as adults its our duty and responsibility to guide our next generation. They may or may not take it. But we should be in a position to help them differentiate between good and bad. And that will definitely go a long way in shaping their destiny and their future which in turn decides the state of our society and ultimately the fate of our nation. Sometimes small things go a long way!

So, I sincerely wish this ban is strongly enforced..

And by 2020 (Kalam's Year) I hope there will be no smokers in our country!

You may term it as greed. But I will term it as HOPE!

Please Give Up Smoking.
Your Well Wisher,
Vignesh.

Dada - Back in the team..

Ganguly selected for first two test matches against Australia to be held on October 2008. It was really a great news for all Dada fans. They celebrated this. People in his hometown Kolkatta, celebrated this in a grand manner.

Ganguly was a great captain for India. He was the one who laid the foundation of the present team. He led the Indian team to the finals in 2003 world cup. Indians came out as runners in that world cup. He was also batting very well in the late 90s. During that period,Sachin and Ganguly were scoring huge runs as opening partnership in almost all matches. Later he did not play well for few matches continuously and due to which he was dropped from the team. But, he came back to the team through his excellent performance. Last time when Australia was here for test series,under his captaincy,India won the series. In the second match of that series, India won the match even after getting follow on. Now, he was selected for the test matches against Australia. Hope he will perform very well.

putta.

INDIAN HONOURS AND AWARDS

For the purpose of classification, Indian honours and awards can be divided into two categories :

(a) Gallantry awards.
(b) Non-gallantry awards.

The gallantry awards are again divisible into two categories:

(a) Those for gallantry in the face of the enemy.
(b) Those for gallantry other than in the face of the enemy.

The first category of the gallantry awards comprises :

1. Param vir chakra
2. Maha vir chakra
3. Vir chakra
4. Sena ,Nao sena and Vayu sena medal
5. Mention in Dispatches
6. Chiefs of Staff Commendation Card

The second category of the gallantry awards comprise the following :

1. Ashoka chakra
2. Kirti chakra
3. Shaurya chakra

* These were originally named Ashoka Chakra Class I, Class II, Class III

Among non-gallantry awards, the following can be mentioned :

1. Bharat Ratna
2. Padma Vibhushan
3. Padma Bhushan
4. Param Vishisht Seva Medal
5. Padma Shri
6. Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal
7. Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
8. Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
9. Yudh Seva Medal
10. Vishisht Seva Medal
11. 30 Years Long Seva Medal
12. 20 Years Long Service Medal
13. 9 Years Long Service Medal
14. Meritorious Service Medal
15. Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
16. General Service Medal - 1947
17. Samar Seva Medal
18. Sainya Seva Medal
19. Videsh Seva Medal
20. Commendation Card
21. Raksha Medal
22. Poorvi Star
23. Paschimi Star
24. Sangram Medal
25. Wound Medal
26. 25th Independence Anniversary Medal

Source of information,
K.Vinodh Shankar.

NOKIA MOBILE TRICKS

These Nokia codes will work on most Nokia Mobile Phones,

Code	Description
*3370#	Activate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR) - Your phone uses the best sound quality but talk time is reduced my approx. 5%
#3370#	Deactivate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR)
*4720#	Activate Half Rate Codec - Your phone uses a lower quality sound but you should gain approx 30% more Talk Time.
#4720#	Deactivate Half Rate Codec.
*#0000#	Displays your phones software version, 1st Line : Software Version, 2nd Line : Software Release Date, 3rd Line : Compression Type.
*#9999#	Phones software version if *#0000# does not work.
*#06#	For checking the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI Number).
#pw+1234567890+1#	Provider Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols).
#pw+1234567890+2#	Network Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols).
#pw+1234567890+3#	Country Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols).
#pw+1234567890+4#	SIM Card Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols).
*#147#	(vodafone) this lets you know who called you last.
*#1471#	Last call (Only vodofone).
*#21#	Allows you to check the number that "All Calls" are diverted to.
*#2640#	Displays security code in use.
*#30#	Lets you see the private number.
*#43#	Allows you to check the "Call Waiting" status of your phone.
*#61#	Allows you to check the number that "On No Reply" calls are diverted to.
*#62#	Allows you to check the number that "Divert If Unreachable (no service)" calls are diverted to.
*#67#	Allows you to check the number that "On Busy Calls" are diverted to.
*#67705646#	Removes operator logo on 3310 & 3330.
*#73#	Reset phone timers and game scores.
*#746025625#	Displays the SIM Clock status, if your phone supports this power saving feature "SIM Clock Stop Allowed", it means you will get the best standby time possible.
*#7760#	Manufactures code.
*#7780#	Restore factory settings.
*#8110#	Software version for the nokia 8110.
*#92702689#	Displays - 1.Serial Number, 2.Date Made, 3.Purchase Date, 4.Date of last repair (0000 for no repairs), 5.Transfer User Data. To exit this mode you need to switch your phone off then on again.
*#94870345123456789#	Deactivate the PWM-Mem.
**21*number#	Turn on "All Calls" diverting to the phone number entered.
**61*number#	Turn on "No Reply" diverting to the phone number entered.
**67*number#	Turn on "On Busy" diverting to the phone number entered.
12345	This is the default security code.
press and hold #	Lets you switch between lines.

The Kolkata Magic!!

As I was reading about Shah Rukh Khan's article that he had become a Kolkata-Vasi after he bought Kolkata Knight Riders and now that he was celebrating Durga Puja, my memories of good old Kolkata started enticing me in absolute awe and joy. Kolkata,The City Of Palaces, the city where I had spent three to four years of my schooling , the city where I had my cricketing fervour exposed, the city that taught me "knowledge was not just books" (Thank God I learnt it in my 5th standard itself), the city where schools were much more fun-filled than the colleges, the innumerable number of bandhs and holidays, the city where the people were so hospitable and friendly, the city where the fastest of metros and the slowest of trams were side by side, the city which went frenzied at hearing the names of Sourav Ganguly, the city which had the likes of Tagore,Netaji, the city where I paid my homage to Mother Teresa.. It all sprang into my mind simultaneously.

Kolkata is a city that has a distinctive flavour stamped on it. The richest of the rich and the poorest of the poor mingle so easily and were so caring and loving for one another. Magnanimity and Helping Tendency wise I would rate them right at the top. The people were so expressive and they enjoyed for/at almost everything. Be it a Holi, a Dada century, a Mohun Bagan or an East Bengal win, a Leander Paes medal or for that matter even a victory in road side carrom or chess. They were de ones who just wanted a reason to celebrate.

When things are going like this in Bengal would people miss out a chance to celebrate the ten day gala - The Durga Pooja? Everyone go gaga over this Durga Pooja.. One of the most important festivals at Bengal. They celebrate it with such pomp and gaiety that it would be infectious for even the most insane person on the earth. And the winter holidays in the schools made us to erupt in sheer joy.. :)"Pundals" would be put up in every street corner. The idols of Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswathi and Ganesha (In some places even Lord Karthikeya) would be beautifully made with the highest of artistic acumen and they will be adorned with all types of jewels.

The whole of Kolkata would be on the streets from evening 4 to mid night 1. Durga Pooja being in the winter season and the temperature being in the ten's, it would not have been a more pleasant weather to visit almost all the streets in the huge metro. Even such a chill weather would not bog us down in eating the yummy ice creams in almost every single pundal. Not to forget the countless pani puris and rasagullas we gobbled in. The pleasure derived at such an enjoyment with family and friends is something which I cannot express in words.

The pleasure of the celebrations at Durga Pooja is because of the mixture of devotion, enjoyment and the collective effortss that the people put in trying to make the festive a stupendous success.. Even there were prizes for the best decorated "Pundals". So it added the necessary motivation to the function. The sincerity shown by the people for making everything the best is certainly inspirational and sometimes enviable too.. No doubt, Durga Pooja remains one of the most memorable moments of my life.

Now that I ve come back to Tamil Nadu, I miss Kolkata and everything associated with it!

Hope I will go there sooner or later :)

Make Merry,
Vignesh. :)

My First Hai-Koo!!

This was my first attempt at poetry when I was in my school.. I assure you that this short poem or Hai-Koo s an overflow of my emotions and does not target any single person! :)

கவிதை போட்டியில் கலந்து கொண்டேன்.
தலைப்போ அழகு.
என்னவளை எண்ணி என் பேனா கிறுக்க ஆரம்பித்தது..
இறுதியில் நான் பரிசு பெற்றது என்னவோ
ஓவிய போட்டியில்!


Cheers!
Vignesh

Muniyandi, 3rd year Zoology! - The Experience And The Lesson!

Hello guys! I wanted to type "Muniyandi Vilangiyal Moondraamaandu" in English.. A perfect mokkai to start with.. :) I wanna share this movie experience with u.. See I am not writing a review of this movie.. So continue reading.. I had just returned from my long and exhilarating tour of Rajkot, Jamnagar, Surat, Porbandar and Mumbai after completing my final sem exams.. Travelling has been my passion since childhood and I ve covered a good part of our nation because of my extensive travel since my childhood. The next 15 days was quite a relaxing affair.. After that I badly wanted to go out travelling again. And than came de break from de relaxation.. :)

Luckily, Kapil invited us for a function in his house.. Our gang quickly sprang into action.. We planned to roam entire West T.N. Coimbatore being my hometown and dreamtown we skipped that.. So me, Praveen and Vinodh made a landing at Navin's house at Erode. The two days we spent der was hell of fun. As usual sleeping and eating the 1st day because we were tired of 5 hrs travel :)

That night we, being night owls, decided to go to a movie as usual.. Night shows were my favourite ever since my childhood.. Had gone to umpteen number of night shows with family.. Same was de case with Praveen and Navin.. Vinodh had not gone to one.. And he was skeptical bout coming to one :) Fakkir had delayed his arrival by 6 hours. He said, "We ll go to Subramaniapuram together. U ppl go to some other movie da".

So we were fighting among ourselves as to go to which movie. Navin said,"We ll go to Dasavatharam". But we all had watched it 3 to 4 times. Vinodh said ,"Lets try Hancock".. As we heard it was not tat worth I suggested, "Lets go for Muniyandi Vilangiyal Moondraamaandu".. All stared at me like a pack of hyenas waiting for a deer.. Somehow I convinced them saying Vadivelu was der.. Though I myself was sure that the movie would be a disaster.. It was a risk and we decided to take..

As usual we entered the theatre 30 mins late.. To avoid de "crowd" we took a ticket in "BALCONY".. The crowd which we never anticipated to be in such large numbers was too tough to handle.. There were 10 people below us and in de balcony 7 (Including the 4 of us). The other three were : A newly married couple who came to romance in the theatre.. (Think theirs was a joint family :)).. Another was a middle aged man drunk heavily.. He was half asleep.. We whistled and shouted at almost everything. (I mean at the cinema! Not at de couple! ;)). The movie was so unbearable and being a first timer for night shows Vinodh slept for 1.5 hrs in de 2.5 hrs. The other three of us were chatting.. While de couple were busy romancing.. The hero was just fighting and shouting as usual.. The heroine was made to look stupid in every scene.. Vadivelu comedies were below par..

The movie was an utter waste of time, energy and money.. When we came out of de cinema hall I had a nice thrashing and scolding for suggesting such a brilliant movie.. Night 1 'o' clock, I and Praveen drove our way back to home when we saw de other two missing.. They were caught by traffic police thinking they were drunk.. After a small argument he showed mercy on them and we were back home thinking about the height of "vettiness" we were undergoing.. This movie experience had such a lasting impression on us tat we dint dare to venture into the theatres for another fortnight..

Worser part was because of tat we were late to Praveen's house at Salem wer Fakkir joined us. As a result, late to our wonderful and a memorable bike ride to Yercaud Hills led by the experienced Praveen.. :)The worst part was we were as usual late to the function at Kapil's house (The Most Important Agenda Of Out Trip!!!).. We dint mind his scoldings and enjoyed there too. Wait,Innum mudiala!! We continued our fun ride to Fakkir's house at Trichy.. In between, we became religious and we planned a quick trip to Namakkal Aanjaneya Temple and Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple. We had promised to return to our houses within 2 days.. But we took 5 to 6 days.. After Trichy, Navin suggested' "Pollacchi Vaalpaarai poagalaama da?"..

We shouted together, "Aala vidu saamy" and happily strode back home..

Eagerly awaiting the next trip..

It was fun,fun and fun.. We rocked wherever we went..

By our laziness, carelessness and lucky go attitude.. :)

As usual..

For thats our gang's brand name.. :)

Innum Solvaen,
Vignesh.

The CAT !!!

CAT of late has become a craze and an obsession for de "just passed out of college" guys.. The "passion" viewpoint of doing an MBA has vanished and taking on the CAT has become a jolly game for most of the youngsters.. As we are all idling away our time and we wan to shown off that we r a little busy than what the other person is construing about us we conveniently lie that " Hey! Trying CAT". After all CAT s not such a easy affair guys!

Most of my frenz (almost all!) have an eccentric opinion that they can bell the CAT hands down and get into the IIM's.. All have this tendentious opinion that an engineering graduate has much more brain and talent than a commerce or arts student. I must thrash such guys! They also easily say,"Macchan! One year work! CAT next year!". As if IIM's are in queue to give them their "much deserved seat". God save them!

I seriously believe that CAT s not a child's play and it requires serious work,dedication and determination. This aspect s seriously missing in 95% of B.E's. Including me. Thats why I chose to write on this topic. In order to bell the CAT we must re-assess ourselves, our aims and ambitions and then work towards CAT. I am not pessimistic. Am just saying crackin the CAT is not wat everyone can do.. It requires serious introspection and motivation. All the best guys. Take CAT seriously. After all I will take pride in saying, "Hey 10 of my friends are in IIM's". :) ;)

CAT Wishes,
Vignesh.

How Do I Rate Indian Batsmen?

As Cognizant had not called me yet, I was desperately trying to while away my time.. It was so boring that I started watching the test between Rest Of India versus Delhi in the finals of the Irani Trophy. At stumps on the second day ROI were comfortably placed with a lead of 174 runs with 9 wickets remaining. Dravid had scored 33 of some 110 deliveries and Badrinath 33 from 70 deliveries.. Both were unbeaten. Suddenly my thoughts went to who s de best batsman in India.. I compared their batting with our life.. If u find my opinion wayward please dont mind :)

First I thought about M.S.Dhoni and Sehwag.. They are power hitters and can easily carry the game away from the opposition.. You can watch their batting for their sheer brilliance and power. We derive joy and immense pleasure watching their styles. Their batting is like a 3 hour movie which can lift your spirits. Dhoni is better than Sehwag in the sense he has won many matches for India and played commendably in crunchers.

Next to come into my mind were Sourav Ganguly and V.V.S.Laxman. Their batting has a distinct flair and a touch of elegance which a very few in the cricketing fraternity possess. Their batting under the pressure of being dropped is enviable and their cool nature after being dropped can definitely be emulated. More than that they have always come back strongly with their bat doing all the talking. This s quite inspirational especially when we are in some depressing situations. And Ganguly deserves greater credit for forming the most formidable Indian Cricket team ever.

Next is "The Wall" Dravid. Thinking of the number of matches he has won for India, i get goose bumps.. The ever dependable and the most under rated warrior of Indian cricket. Cool and composed, he is definitely worth following. Suppose if God comes to me when I am dying and asks "If one player from this bunch hits a century I will spare you" , then I will definitely go for Rahul Dravid. We can bet our lives on him. Such is his consistency and reliability.

Next in line is the "God Of Indian Cricket" Sachin Tendulkar. He has such a distinct charisma over him. The way he bats is definitely like a treat to the viewer. The way he carries himself with such humility after such success is something that all should learn while we are at the pinnacle of glory.If God comes when am dying and asks "You have liven to a ripe old age of 100 years :). Die happily. But before that watch a video of a cricketer happily." Then I will definitely go for the Master. Such is his dominance over cricket that he has overshadowed Dravid, Ganguly and Laxman put together. :) What a man!!!

So I'd like to conclude in terms of mathematics.. ;)

Sachin > Dravid > Ganguly > Laxman > Dhoni > Sehwag.

Dhoni has a chance to climb up the ladder since he has lotta cricket left in him.

These are just my "THOUGHTS". Such thoughts arise when a person is experiencing the peak of boredom. But I think u ll agree with my thoughts. What say?

With Love,
Vignesh.

India - T20 Champions

Sep 24,2007 at Johannesburg - a remarkable day in Indian cricket. Indian team defeated their rivals in the T20 world cup final and clinched the world cup.

Indian team's performance was really excellent in that tournament. Before the beginning of the tournament everyone felt that Indian team is very weak and they are in poor form. Indians were eliminated in the first round in ODI world cup, few months before T20 world cup. Also,the seniors players like Sachin,Ganguly and Dravid were also not in the squad. That was a great drawback for India.In spite of all these, the young players showed excellent performance.

The first match was against Scotland and it was abandoned due to rain. The second one was against Pakistan which was won by India in a thrilling bowl out. India lost to New Zealand which made every match a must win for India. It is the only defeat for India in the entire tournament. India lost by 10 runs. Then,in a must win match against England, Yuvi's six sixes in a row made India's victory,confirmed.He also scored fastest fifty in that match. It came of 12 balls. Yuvi also smashed against Aussies in the semis scoring 70 out of 30 balls which booked a place for India in the finals. Finals was against the rivals. Indian captain Dhoni won the toss again and decided to bat. Pakistan restricted India to 157. Indians bowled well yet Misbah was playing well till the end. Dhoni decided to give Johinder,the last over. The loose ball from Johinder and misjudged shot from Misbah,made the ball fall safely into the hands of Sreesanth and India WON..

It was an important day in the history of cricket. Indian fans from all over the world were very very happy with India's victory.It was the confidence, individual performance and the team effort which bought the victory.

Hats off!!

putta

A.R.Rahman - Sakkarakatti

A.R.Rahman, the Isai puyal, which means the storm of music. This legend is from tamil nadu. He was introduced to this world by director Mani Ratnam in his film Roja. Rahman won national award for his excellent music in that movie. He has composed music for a lot of tamil and hindi movies.

Sakkarakatti audio was launched and songs are really great. This movie is expected to be released on Sep 26,2008. Rahman has composed six songs for this movie. "Taxi Taxi.. namba nee oru elavasa taxi".. "Marudhani.." and all other songs are nice. Taxi Taxi song is fully energetic and it says about friendship. The lyrics are also good. The female voice and Rahman's humming in Marudhaani song are wonderful.

Rahman has seen three generations of music. Now its gonna be the fourth. During 90s, Muqabula song was very famous. Now,Taxi Taxi.. This is gonna be the generational shift.

Rahman - always the best.

putta

Taare Zameen Par Bhi !!! Oscar Mein Bhi!!!

Whoa! I feel immense joy and pride at "Taare Zameen Par" getting nominated for Oscars.. What a movie! Easily the best Bollywood movie in the era of Khans! A movie that made every Indian to feel proud of. Thanks to Amol Gupte and Aamir Khan for throwing light on dyslexia and the response from the audience have been mind blowing.. The directorial debut for Aamir could not have been better than this.. Equal credit to Amol for his fascinating story.

Now coming to the show-stealer "Darsheel Safary". The kid has done put up such an impressive show that he over-shadowed Aamir so easily. Kudos to Darsheel. The plight of the dyslexic children have been portrayed with such sensitivity that it immediately struck a chord with the masses. Everything in the movie was so perfect. The casting, the cinematography, the music, so on and so forth. The entire team deserves a standing ovation.

And there was no doubt in this movie getting nominated for the Oscars. And this is indeed one of those movies that is completely eligible to glitter at the Oscars. Hope TZP achieves the first Oscar for India. We cant get a better movie to open our Oscars account. Lets all wish the TZP's team all the best and hope it continues its stupendous success at the Oscars too! Rock On Aamir, Darsheel and the entire crew.
Return with the Oscars.. :)

With Love,
Vignesh.

Dr.Kalam's Vision : A Must Read

I have three visions for India. In 3000 years of our history people from all over the world have come and invaded us, captured our lands, conquered our minds. From Alexander onwards. The Greeks, the Turks, the Moguls, the Portuguese, the British, the French, the Dutch, all of them came and looted us, took over what was ours. Yet we have not done this to any other nation. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them. Why? Because we respect the freedom of others.

That is why my first vision is that of "FREEDOM". I believe that India got its first vision of this in 1857, when we started the war of independence. It is this freedom that we must protect and nurture and build on. If we are not free, no one will respect us.

My second vision for India is "DEVELOPMENT". For fifty years we have been a developing nation. It is time we see ourselves as a developed nation. We are among top 5 nations of the world in terms of GDP. We have 10 percent growth rate in most areas. Our poverty levels are falling. Our achievements are being globally recognized today. Yet we lack the self-confidence to see ourselves as a developed nation, self-reliant and self-assured. Isn't this incorrect?

I have a THIRD vision. India must "stand up" to the world. Because I believe that unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. Only strength respects strength. We must be strong not only as a military power but also as an economic
power. Both must go hand-in-hand.

I am echoing J.F.Kennedy's words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians.....

"ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY"

Lets do what India needs from us.

Lets make his vision come true.

E-Mail address of Bharat Ratna Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam is apjabdulkalam@yahoo.com

With Love,
Vignesh

Google Chrome

A web browser by Google. Google,one of the leaders in internet search,e-mail,social networking,online mapping etc., has developed a new web browser. This browser is a freeware. It was released on 2nd sep, 2008. Comparing to other browsers, it has better speed,stabilty and security.

It warns the users while attempting to visit a harmful site. It does this with the help of two blacklists.It has been proved based on tests that, Chrome is faster than its competitors like Safari,Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer 7.It has its own task manager. It is similar to windows task manager. It helps to see which sites are consuming more memory, downloading more. It also provides options to terminate such process.

As of now, only beta version for Windows XP has been released. The other versions are under development.

Google Chrome - better than other browsers.

putta

Clash of the Titans - Chelsea Vs ManUtd, Stamford Bridge, 21st Sep

The Blues would be hoping to gain a win against Manchester United tomorrow, that would do a world of good to their bid for Premier League Title as the hosts gear up to defend their unbeaten run at The Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have been unbeaten at home for 84 matches and their last defeat at home dates back to 2005.

The Red Devils on the other hand have had a scratchy kick off to premier league this season so far. And they would be hoping for a moral boosting win against their title rivals to get their season back on track after securing just 4 points from 3 matches including a defeat against Rafa Benitez's Liverpool last week. Their Champions league start has not been their best too as Sir Alex Ferguson's men could only hold on to a draw against Villareal on Wednesday.

Comparing the sides, Chelsea seem to be strong at the moment with the momentum they carry on as the side has been doing quite well in both BPL and UEFA Champions League just dropping 2 points in the draw against Tottenham at home. Striker Didier Drogba and midfielder Ballack are all set to return to the side providing them the edge.

Whereas Ferguson is still facing problems with his side as star winger Cristiano Ronaldo and their expensive signing of the season Dimitar Berbatov both doubtful for the game and Nemanja Vidic facing a ban after the Red card against Liverpool. Ronaldo has just made a comeback after the major ankle surgery he underwent 2 months back as a substitute and was on the field for jus 30 mins. The ManU fans would be expecting Ron to get back to his form as his 42 goals last season helped the Red Devils to win the title.

Amidst all the hype, both the Managers have launched verbal attack against each other. Fergie has rated the rivalry with Arsenal to be more important than with Chelsea whereas Scolari has announced that he would wish to sign Ronaldo if he is in an idea to leave ManU. Chelsea are 6 points ahead of Man U now and a win would mean 9 points trail for the defending champions. A win for ManU is likely to place them with just 3 points to behind the top team.

So for all football lovers, here is the Clash of the Titans coming up on Super Sunday as the teams fight it out for the vital 3 points. A fierce battle is on cards….

Don miss it!!!

Kick Off: 07 00 PM (IST)

Fakkir

THE FOURTH ELEMENT

Its time to rewrite the engineering books, as the scientists have discovered the fourth basic elements of electrical circuit theory.Its name is memristor ,combination of memory & resistor. This remarkable achievement is made HP lab researchers.This novel concept and property was realised by a engineering student in 1971 thrugh series of mathematical equations and clearly stated the properties but he was not able to make physically.
After 37 years the HP researchers have made it possible through intense research, thus adding a fourth basic circuit element to electrical circuit theory, one that will join the three better-known ones: the capacitor, resistor and the inductor.
The Scientists claim that this memristor could be use in instant PC and analog device with more power efficient computers.One of the more interesting fact about memristor id that it can remember the amount of charge that flows.."When you turn the power off on your PC, the DRAM forgets what was there. So the next time you turn the power on you've got to sit there and wait while all of this stuff that you need to run your computer is loaded into the DRAM from the hard disk."scientists can now think about fabricating a new type of non-volatile random access memory (RAM) – or memory chips that don't forget what power state they were in when a computer is shut down.
While a lot of researchers are currently trying to write a computer code that simulates brain function on a standard machine, they have to use huge machines with enormous processing power to simulate only tiny portions of the brain."Instead of writing a computer program to simulate a brain or simulate some brain function, we can actually build some hardware based upon memristors that emulates brain-like functions".
In the near future some more bsic elements could be discovered and it would lead to differnt state of technological developments in the field of engineering.


K.Vinodh Shankar

Sachin - Opted out of Irani Trophy

Sachin Tendulkar, the little master has opted out of Irani Trophy which is to be held at Baroda. His elbow got injured while trying to catch the ball hit by Chaminda Vaas during Test series in Sri Lanka. He also missed the ODI series there. Sachin who has been at National Cricket Academy,Bangalore,for training, yet to be recovered from his elbow injury. So, he has opted out of Irani Trophy, keeping in mind the upcomig Test series against Australia. He is just few runs behind Brain Lara,the highest run scorer in Test Cricket.

Hope he will break Lara's record in the upcoming test series against Australia and help India win the series.

putta

Thala - Next movie.

After Billa, Ajith's next movie is Yegan. Billa was a super hit. His style was great in that.Yuvan's music was also good. Now, Yuvan has also composed music for yegan. He has delivered a combination of jazz,rock,peppy and melodious. Some of the scenes are re shooted by director Raja Sundaram. Nayantara is the heroine in yegan too.

This movie Yegan, is expected to be released during diwali. This is gonna be the first movie for ajith in 2008. Hope it will rock the screens...

THALA POLA VARUMA..

putta

Expanding Universe

The study about the size of the universe started before many years. Newton proposed the first theory on gravity.According to him,the gravity is always attractive.Each object attracts every other object in the universe.But,if it is true, the entire universe would have been re collapsed. Therefore, his theory failed to explain about the size of universe.

Then,Einstein proposed general theory of relativity.This theory relates space,time,gravity and matter.According to his theory,the universe is either expanding or collapsing,yet,he assumed a static universe. Later,Hubble’s theory proved that universe is expanding.Einstein accepted his mistake and said “ it is the greatest blunder of my life “.

According to Big Bang theory, present universe was once compact and dense known as “Big bang” . The temperature was very very high.Only the fundamental particles such as quarks,electrons and photons were present.These particles collided and combined into atoms,molecules and penguins and so on.Due to such collisions, these particles started flying around everywhere and resulted in expansion and due to this expansion,temperature and density decreased. If the present temperature itself is so high, imagine the temperature at the formation of the universe.

The question which remains unanswered is “How the Big Bang was formed?” There must be some superior power to create this,which people believe as GOD.

putta

Prime Number

Prime number is a one which is not divisible by any other number expect one.
Given a number, to find whether it is prime or not,the process of checking whether it is divisble by any other number is time consuming and tedious. There is a simple alternative solution for this. All prime numbers satisfy the following condition.
If n is prime,
(n-1)! is congruent to (n-1)mod n.
Let us take an example. Take n=7.
(n-1)!=6!=720.
720 is congruent to 6 mod 7.
Therefore, 7 is a prime number.

putta

TATA Motors' Next Venture

A day without a petrol supply shortage in Chennai has resulted in chaos. Imagine a day when there is shortage of petrol all over the world ,its quite a horrible one and unthinkable but TATA motors have visualized this condition in well advanced and funding a project a huge project on developing engines which uses compressed air as fuel .This engine is 100% pollution free with emissions being none other than air .

A French engineer named Guy Negre has been involved in the project for more than a decade and he is at the verge of success and a huge breakthrough. He is a Mechanical Engineer from Pal Varsity. Regarding the safety measures of the car in respect to International standards there is no possibiltity of explosion or fire accident since the fuel is air but the fuel tank can split open into 2 halves with a loud nice ,its a risk oly for the ears.


TATA claim that this technology can be used for generating power in india. It is considered to be renewable source of energy and 0% pollution .Parts of the country are desperately in short of power so this could be breakthrough in Indian power projects.

TATA'S are indeed a great asset to India in bringing global trends and technological advancement from all over the world.

K.Vinodh Shankar

Ecofriendly model from General motors(GM VOLT)

This is the new concept car from general motors which was unvealed during its centennial celebration on 16 th sep named as GM-VOLT.
It is an electric car which runs on lithium baterries.
It has a stunning performance compared with petroleum cars.GM plans for its launch by 2010. Its top speed is 120 m/hr(160 km/hr). It can reach (0-100 km/hr) in just 8.5 sec. For full charge of the battery it requires 6 hours of charging .A fully charged batery can cover adistance of 150 km.Price tag is $30,000....In india it ll be priced 18 lakhs approximately.

K.Vinodh Shankar

BIG BANG THEORY AND HADRON COLLIDER

Hello friends the things which I present below are just an understanding which I gained through various sources. So, I wished to present it to you in a precise manner which I hope will give you clear idea of current Hadron Collider Experiment being conducted in Geneva. I am sorry if any of my understandings are wrong. Without explaining BIG BANG THEORY it becomes incomplete to explain about Hadron Collider

Big Bang Theory:
This theory is an effort to explain the origin of universe. Man believes that there is a beginning for everything, similarly Discoveries in physics had shown in fact that universe also had a beginning some billions of years ago. Prior to that beginning there was nothing but during and after that there is something .Big Bang explains only during and after the beginning.

Scientists believe that universe came into existence from a "singularity”. What is a singularity and how it came into existence, to be honest we don’t know for sure. They are thought to be existing at core of the black holes. Black holes posse’s intense pressure. This intense pressure, temperature and gravitational force form the singularity. After which the intense mass started expanding reducing the temperature and pressure to a state where different matter formed through various process.

Great physicists believe that when there is a point of contraction there will be a point of expansion of the universe. After which is unpredictable by man. There certain misconceptions about Big Bang theory like "an explosion of the singularity which caused the expansion of the universe”, but Big bang theory explains that it’s the expansion of the singularity like a balloon expanding from its normal
State rather an inflated balloon popping its contents by bursting.



Hadron Collider Experiment:
The Hadron Collider Experiment is just a replica of Big Bang Theory .It tries to find the origin of universe after the Big Bang in small scale. The Hadron Collider is a scientific instrument near Geneva, where it spans the border between Switzerland and France about 100 m underground. It is one of the most expensive experiment ever done it took nearly two decades to reach this point.


Two beams of subatomic particles called 'hadrons' – either protons or lead ions – will travel in opposite directions inside the circular accelerator, gaining energy with every lap. Physicists will use the LHC to recreate the conditions just after the Big Bang, by colliding the two beams head-on at very high energy. Teams of physicists from around the world will analyze the particles created in the collisions using special detectors

There many theories as wat wil result from this experiment like the discovery of "God particle" which is first mass that formed which weighed nothing later on it gained weight proposed by
Prof Higgs Boson .A new world of Physics may arise through this experiment ,though particle physics describes evolution of matter to some extent but not as a whole.This knowledge will be extended to a greater understanding of "ORIGIN OF UNIVERSE" through Hadron Collider.

K.Vinodh Shankar

Why Cricket Is The Mantra ?

Cricket, of late, has achieved the greater than God image in our country. So I was pondering over the fact that how cricket became the hearts or even the lifeblood of such a vast majority of Indians. As many sports-stars have started to express their anguish over the way their respective sports are languishing in the drains without any attention from the authorities, I began to drool over the fact that why cricket has achieved such an image in the country. Whats so special or superior in cricket that other games dont have?

Is it athleticism? If so people must must be dying behind Leander Paes or Anju Bobby George or P.T.Usha.. Is it the verve or the vivacity? If so people must be egging on Dhanraj Pillay or Baichung Bhutia or Vijayan.. Is it the brilliance? If so we always have the Genius Vishy with us. Is it the accuracy or the concentration? Even then we have the Olympic stalwarts Rathore or Bindra.. Is t sheer strength and stamina.. Then why are we not behind Jitender or Akhil? Why is it that we rally our hearts and eventually our lives behind Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid or the latest heart throb Mahendra Singh Dhoni..

These were the questions that were constantly running at the back of my mind.. I was dying desperately for the answers.. And one fine morning a TV news channel was flashing the interview of Muttiah Muralitharan, the spin wizard of Sri Lanka.. He was bamboozled by the fanaticism of Indian fans. When questioned how India had been able to gather such a fan following, pat came a smart answer from the spinning great.. His reply was, "The dream of a developing nation is to see itself garner glory in the international arena and the only game where India is consistently at the top is CRICKET".

Suddenly, it all struck me.. Cricket is the only game where India after the 1983 WC magic has catapulted itself to dizzy heights that and had captured the imagination of the people.. The fever had started and with the rise of media power cricket just started SIZZLING.. But I still kept on wondering.. Even then Hockey had performed so well on the international stage with its dazzling display of Olympic golds.. But that all fizzled out in the mind 70's because of a combination of politics,poor infastructure and ALSO cricket.. Whilst cricket kept on focussing on performance.. The competition in hockey and other games got tougher and tougher and slowly India fizzled out.. I am not trying to blame anyone or anything.. It was bound to happen.. It just happened..

So there is no point in simply blaming cricket for India's poor showing at the Olympics.. See the irony here.. This poor showing by India in the Olympics is its best.. :) So now that we have slowly voiced our opininons out and the officials are waking up, ther is light at the end of the tunnel for other sports.. It s upto the respective management to grab the opportunity with both hands.. Who may know? We may very well be the HIGHEST in the Medals Tally in the London Olympics or we may grab the trophy in FIFA World Cup or WC Hockey in a couple of years.. Do u term t as GREED???? Not at all because we can take heart from the fact that India won 50-50 WC in 1983 and 20-20 WC as UNDERDOGS.. :) INDIA ROCKS.. JAI HIND.. CHAK DE INDIA!!!

With Love,
Vignesh

iPod Nano 4G

It's jubilation time for gadget lovers as Apple has introduced its brand new version of iPod. Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPod nano fourth generation at the Apple Let’s Rock Event on September 9. It has been acclaimed as the thinnest model ever introduced in the market. The sleek and attractive piece of technology has come up with variety of new colors which the manufacturer calls it as ‘nano-chromatic’.

Another good news is that this version of iPod is the most eco-friendly one than its predecessors being free of arsenic, mercury, BFR and PVC. Good news, isn’t it.

The model, available in 8GB and 16 GB, comes with a new “Genius” playlist tool. The Genius feature creates a 25-song playlist based on the genre of the song we select to play. It also comes up with a capability to switch between portrait and landscape display modes and shuffle songs when shaken. Another salient feature is that it has accessibility features for the visually impaired. It seems it requires a software upgrade to Apple’s iTunes 8.

The price is quite affordable with 8GB available at 149USD and 16GB available at 199USD. Apple strives to retain its music player market after having introduced iPhone. With this new irresistible masterpiece it hopes it can. To be precise, iPod 4G is too good to resist.

For a detailed review click here.

Gokul

ICC Awards 2008

The annual ICC Awards ceremony for the year 2008 was held at Dubai on Tuesday, September 10. The awards for this year were presented based on the performance of the players and the officials over the 12 months period, August 9,2007 to August 12,2008. Nasser Hussain,former England captain, hosted the grandeur event.


Shivnarine Chanderpaul(WI) was awarded the ICC Cricketer of the Year while Dale Steyn(SA) had his head held high carrying the Test Player of the Year.

Ajantha Mendis, the Sri Lankan carom ball bowler, carried the Emerging Player of the Year award for his explosive performance. Its two in a row for Sri Lankan Cricket Team winning the Spirit of Cricket Award for the consecutive time. Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene collected the award for leading his team in a highly spirited way.

India had a hay time at the awards ceremony bagging two awards. Indian skipper MS Dhoni added another feather to his cap winning the ODI Player of the year who marvelled with his bat throughout the season. Yuvraj Singh received the Twenty20 International Performance of the Year for his gutsy show of scoring six sixes in an over.

Its not just five in a row for Federer alone. Australian umpire,Simon Taufel, acheived the same feat after being declared the Umpire of the Year, fifth time in succession. "Watching Yuvi sixes was quite an experience" quoted the reputed Australian.

The Associate Player of the Year was won by the Netherlands allrounder Ryan ten Doeschate.

In the women's section, skipper of the England team, Charlotte Edwards, won the Women's Cricketer of the Year.

ICC Test Team of the Year Graeme Smith (SA, capt), Virender Sehwag (Ind), Mahela Jayawardene (SL), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI), Kevin Pietersen (Eng), Jacques Kallis (SA), Kumar Sangakkara (SL, wk), Brett Lee (Aus), Ryan Sidebottom (Eng), Dale Steyn (SA), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL). 12th man: Stuart Clark (Aus).

ICC ODI Team of the Year Hershelle Gibbs (SA), Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), Ricky Ponting (Aus, capt), Younis Khan (Pak), Andrew Symonds (Aus), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind, wk), Farveez Maharoof (SL), Daniel Vettori (NZ), Brett Lee (Aus), Mitchell Johnson (Aus), Nathan Bracken (Aus). 12th man: Salman Butt (Pak).

Gokul

Ur Vocabulary Master Is Just A Double Click Away!!

Finding it hard to know what the words mean..? Put a full stop to your worries. The solution for it is just a double click away... Yes,jus a DOUBLE CLICK!!!! To know wat the word means double click on the word(anywhere across this blog) to know its meaning. Its now easier to built your vocabulary than ever before. Make the most of this online lexicon. Keep visiting... Get thrilled...

Gokul

Trendsetters Have Done It Finally :)

The RDB Gang (Rang De Basanti Gang), as we call ourselves, is back.. After months of deliberation of how to constructively "waste" time, we (Praveen,Navin,Vinodh Shankar,Gokul,Fakkir,Kapil,Putta Saravanan and Myself) have decided to start a blog and share our information with you people.. We will try to share with u whatever little knowledge we have ranging from politics to movie reviews to sports to higher studies to companies and almost everything under the earth.. :)

Nice idea.. Isn't it? Instead of wasting 24 hours in a day we have decided to waste 23 hours.. ;) Remaining one hour we will spend on this blog.. Exchange of vital information which may be invaluable in our future. At the same time it is also for some fun-filled entertainment.. Lets hope this s de beginning of de many usefuls tat we r going to embark on in our life.. :)

WE WILL KEEP U POSTED.. :)

Vignesh Signing Off...