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Sachin celebrates diwali at Eden Gardens

Though this being a old news as far as an Indian cricket fan is concerned, I think Sachin Tendulkar has celebrated a better thought about diwali this year at Eden Gardens with his 31st century. But his celebrations have gone past that century.

Now don’t pounce on me after hearing this. It’s a general feeling that apart from square cutting Dillon’s bowling, Sachin is all out to play the political chess with Indian skipper Ganguly. My assumption is that there is a subtle egoistic clash going on between Ganguly and Tendulkar.

A couple of weeks back Sachin came out of the shell, to convey that he would like to play in the opening slot again. Personally, he has missed a bunch of centuries and a heap of records, which he could have broken if he were to play in the opening slot. And Ganguly moves of making Sehwag on par with Sachin would have irritated him badly. I am sure Sachin has a superb temperament. But with a lot of speculation in the media on Ganguly’s plan for Sehwag, its tough to keep up to your principles.

Now due to hamstring injury Sachin is going to miss 7 long one-dayers with W.Indies. That’s a huge loss for his personal records and also for India. But nobody seems to have been worried due to his injury. Everybody looks forward to Sehwag anxiously. And if Sehwag fails in this series, its Ganguly who will face the issues.

Now as the media hypes these issues, there is a chance of India not being the favorites for the World Cup 2003. Since Sachin and Sehwag being the favorites for the opening slot, the strategy should be to make both of them open the one-dayers in the next New Zealand series. Good if it works out well, probably we can manage the same partnership for the World Cup too. We might arguably miss the right hand – left hand combination of Sehwag – Ganguly but that’s the trade-off for a match winning partnership.

We will have to wait and see who gets a checkmate. I hope not it is we…

Note : By the time I finished typing this, India lost its first one-day match against W.Indies. Agarkar becomes one more Chetan Sharma( he gave away a sixer in the last ball against Pakistan in a Sharjah Final) by giving away 4 runs in the last ball of today’s match.

Geeks Rule, AGAIN !!!
And heck, finally geeks rule again. The US DOJ has passed a bill that makes extension for H-1Bs much easier than what they were. Initially if one can only extend their H-1B once in succession. Now has relaxed this H-1Bs can apply for extensions without regard to the ability to file an immigrant petition by the end of the sixth year.

The immigration laws previously required non-US medical students to go back to their country for minimum two years before they can apply for green card status. Due to lack of qualified doctors, now this is also relaxed but the catch is that they need to serve out 3 years in the area which is assigned to them by the US government.

It is a welcoming move from US at this scenario when there is declining belief in the growth of high-tech sector amongst IT students and workers in India.

And so we geeks get a chance again to rule the world. so RULE !!! Link via: Economic Times

No making charges, no wastage, lots of varities, missing, inundated saravana stores, frenzy crowd, bubbling children, rush everywhere, dust everywhere, missing, oceanic textiles, throw away prices, lot many prizes, its missing, trafficed roads, late-to-office workers, overtime trafficmen, hungry husbands, hunting-for-saree wifes, jubliant shop keepers, its still missing, claustrophobic chennai silks, mushroomed fast food shops,high hoped roadside textilers, about to rain, never bother teenagers, chocolate girls, missing’n’missing, discounted fireworks, poor yet shopping people, rich yet high interest marwaris, full decibel traffic announcers, head, head and heads everywhere, chennai prepares for diwali mela, i am still in search of the missing….the missing soul of diwali.

Tamil TV’s Oprah Winfrey :

Tamil small screen has gone thru a sea change in the last few months. Going digital is just trivial event for them but the most important aspect is that they are struggling hard to give quality programs.hmm…Glimpses of perfect competition. Famous Tamil actress Lakshmi has taken the role of oprah winfrey in Star Vijay. Her daily talk show Kadhai Alla Nijam which is aired live in the afternoons and a recorded version in late nights have gained considerable audience in the last few weeks.

It deals and solves complexities relating to families. People who have issues come forward for a solution from the show. Many do get solved. But for viewers its a program for awareness. Good going.

If u are unbiased you are however left with a feeling that the host is being slightly feministic. But she says thats what we men always think. The argument continues…

Today Highs
movie : Album
music: chellam enn chellam(from movie: album)
book : dragon strike by Humphrey Hawksley (Mani Ratnam’s next venture)

Dust, Filter Coffee and Masala Dosas!!

I am back in India and it feels great to be back inspite of me missing US of A now. This spicy indian life( as I say this always) is as exciting as ever unlike the islandish experience in Chicago.

Amidst the dust spraying chennai roads, a clandestine beauty emerges about the living in Chennai. Especially if you love Masala dosas and Filter Coffees. I had my share for the lost months without the chennai tiffin.

But politics sucks just as america. Its the same everywhere. Except for the politicians and the to-be-politicians, the human community is fabulous. Celebrate humanity and ofcourse masala dosas!!!