Will The Real Anna Please Stand Up!!!!!!

THE GRAND OLD MAN OF INDIA OF THE
MORDERN AGE!!!!

The past month has seen one of the biggest public movements to have ever happened in India since the freedom movement-the fight against corruption, the fight against all the black money that rightfully belongs to the country and not in the purses of our babus!!!!! The Adarsh Scam, The 2G Scam are all examples that our leaders, the ones whom we have chosen are more interested in serving their pockets than us. Crores of rupees are stashed away by these greedy hyenas while majority of India still lives below poverty line. The West still sees us as the third world country and they will continue to do so. because nothing substantial is being done to change that image. We do hear from time to time that India is developing and soon it will be a superpower. Aint we a little behind schedule in that matter??? Shouldn't we have been a superpower already??? I am afraid the answer to these questions is a 'yes'!! We dream of turning Mumbai into the new Shanghai. Forget it guys. It aint gonna happen. Atleast not under the current state of affairs. It was only a matter of moment before someone stepped up to give a proper rap to the government, to unite the people and start a revolution. And the one man who has been the father of this revolution is Mr. Anna Hazare. He has united the country just like Mahatma had done.  He has literally single handedly carried forward the movement. He managed to make a million people say in unison-NO CORRUPTION!!!

What Anna has done for the country is commendable. In fact i think commendable might be the least we can say for what all he has put into for the betterment of us. Uniting a million people is no child's play. The past month saw the whole of India coming out of their homes in support of Anna and voice their displeasure against what was long since known. There were rallies,candle marches organized all over India to show Anna that the whole nation is behind him.

Many people think that the passing of the Jan Lokpal Bill will mean that victory is ours, that Anna has managed to do what he had set out for. I certainly don't think so. I do feel Anna wants to see a corrupt-free India but I dont think he wants to limit it only to our netas. I feel victory will be truly ours only if we ourselves become free of corruption. Let face it guys!!! Most of us have done corruption of one sort or another in our lives. We think that it is too small in front of what our leaders have done. Rubbish!!!!! It is as good as killing someone and saying i just choked him, i didnt cut all his body parts!!!!! A sin is a sin, how ever big or small. I would like to ask all those who had come down onto the streets the following questions

a)Will you never ever bribe a traffic policeman again??
b)Will you never ever try to look for a easy way out when someone close to you gets arrested for any reason??
c)Will you never try and enroll your child into a prestigious college if a paid seat is available??

If any of these questions has put some question marks in them then I'd say better look deep inside as to why you have come out of your house. Its no use telling if they can do it why cant we. We need to be corrupt free ourselves as well as stop those who are doing. Doing only the latter is nothing but an utter waste of time. What our country really wants is an Anna to be in all of us. So the real question lies in Will The Real Anna Please Stand Up??? And then only the phrase "ANNA TUM AAGE BADO, HUM TUMHARE SAATH HAIN!!!!!!! " will make any sense at all. And if we manage to do so then Anna will be proud of us and it will be his true victory!!!!!!!

WE ALL ARE ANNA!!!!!

The Impersonator!!!!!

 

 

The men’s side of tennis is at its competitive best. It’s hard to remember the last time when at everygrand slam there are four contenders!!!! Djokovic, Nadal, Federer and Murray have developed a healthy and stiff competition among themselves. It’s hard to predict the winner when these warriors come face to face. Gone are the days when Federer and Nadal were the favourites at every grand slam. There is a new guy on the block-Novak Djokovic!!!!

Let’s face it guys!!! This guy has been nothing short of phenomenal this season. Losing just 2 matches in the whole season is something that no one would have imagined let alone from this man. After his triumphant 2008 Austrialian Open many people judged him to be a one slam wonder. But 2011 shut all his critics right up. I think the 2010 loss at the U.S. Open final to Nadal was the changing point. He underwent a whole new fitness regime and also undertook a new diet after that which allowed us to see the Novak he is now. I also do think that participating in the Davis Cup has helped him immensely. He himself has said that he has found a belief that he can defeat the top players in the world. Defeating Nadal in five finals is no mean feat. And the victory at Wimbledon will be one which he won’t forget the rest of his life. His passion for the game is nowhere in doubt. Seeing him eat the Wimbledon grass after the historic victory made me believe he just loves and respects the game.

 

His Prized Catch-Wimbledon!!!

Now moving onto why I simply love this man. I do find Nole to be a happy-go-lucky kind of guy. I perceived tennis to be a serious game until I saw this man. His antics on and off the field has made me believe that you can have fun in this sport. His impersonations are worth a watch. Andre Agassi said in his auto-biography “THE OPEN” that tennis is one of the loneliest sports in the world and that its players are like boxers who exchange blows through their racquets. I do think Nole might not agree with the former point of view and as for the latter he does make the boxing an enjoyable one. His antics at the Australian Open earned him the name “Djoker”. His passion for the game is nowhere in doubt. I even copy his chest-fisting or whatever you call it when I am pumped up. I just love the way how his whole family turns up to support him at each and every match.

As I write this the U.S. Open is underway. Too bad that I can’t watch his match as it is telecasted early morning here. But I never miss his highlights. I would pray for his victory so that I can tell all my friends who are either Nadal or Federer fans “in your face”!!! J I hope he continues his form and I am sure he will be regarded as one of the greatest players to have ever played the game!!!!

 

And We All Say "INDIA.....INDIA!!!!!!"

Before a match!!!!!

One of my finest and cleanest memory I have of my childhood is that of getting a cricket
bat on my birthday. And I will be perfectly honest with you when I say that though I remember
the gift but I definitely don’t remember how old I was back then. And then the journey of dreams
started, dreams that every child in India dreams while growing up, to become a “Cricketer”. I
vaguely remember hitting a lot of shots with that bat. You hit every ball thinking that you are
next “Sachin”. If you didn’t play cricket back then, you would surely be branded a ‘loser’. But
who can blame us. On the contrary we are not the ones to blame.

Just one of the examples of the craze of cricket
in India!!!!

Cricket is a religion here. We eat, sleep and breath cricket throughout our lives. We speak
the names of our cricketers more than any other word in our lives perhaps. And this craziness
doesn’t limit itself to India only. Indians all over the world are the same. They share the same
passion, same love for the game. One of the finest example to highlight this fact was given by
one of the England captains when he said at the toss that on arrival to the ground he felt as if his
team were the away side although the match was being played in England itself. A typical match
in India is marked by people standing outside TV selling stores. And if the match is between
India and Pakistan then you can be rest assured that it will be a public holiday. A recent Shah
Rukh Khan ad rightly projected the love for the game. A person will stop and ask a complete
stranger “score kya hua”? The stadiums will be jam packed and one look at the crowd will be
enough to make you believe that there are more people than seats. Long queues will greet your
eyes outside the stadium. And if you happen to have the match bickets then you are well advised
to leave your home a good two hours before the match in order not to miss a single ball.

The moment when a billion hearts are broken!!!!!

We have all grown up hearing the words “Time Never Stops”. There is only one

exception to this phrase. The moment when there is an appeal against Sachin Tendulkar. Time
does stop for the Indian fans. Their heart does skip a beat. Everything seems to come to a
standstill. And if the dreaded finger goes up then a billion hearts are broken. I feel pity for the
umpire who has to face the curses of a billion people for no mistake of his icon. An Indian loss is
equivalent to a personal loss. It hurts. I used to cry whenever India lost a match when I was
small. I used to request my mom to change the result of the game somehow.

We Indians pride ourselves to be the best analyst of the game. Every adda will have

cricketing topics to be discussed whenever a series is going on. And let me assure you each and
every aspect of the game is discussed over a cutting. Each player is scrutinized over and over
again. There is nothing as a perfect shot in our dictionary. Each one will have a different view on
what should have been done to the ball bowled. If we had our way then each ball would have
been a boundary. Cricketers are more than God to us till the time India is winning.

On the eve of the match each and every person, rich or poor, will be glued to heir TV sets

and ratio’s and when the Indian team takes to the field a billion hearts just say one
word “INDIA….INDIA!!!”

They made us proud!!!!!

WHY THE BPL TITLE WILL STAY IN MANCHESTER???

Yup you heard it right. The Bpl title will stay in Manchester at least for another year. Now for in which half of Manchester is a difficult thing to guess or judge in fact. No offence to Chelsea, arsenal or Liverpool fans. But I don’t think these teams are up to scratch with the Manchester clubs.

The first three weeks of the new season has flown by us and it’s evident that Manchester city are a force to be reckoned with now. Sheikh Mansour has pumped enough money into the blue half to buy world class players in practically every position on the pitch. The first three games have seen their new arrivals make huge impact. Samir Nasri and Aguero look like they always belonged here. Dzeko is finally showing the form which was pivotal in Wolfsburg claiming the bundesliga title a couple of years back. All of a sudden the citizens are asking “Tevez who??” The main thing for them will be consistency. Can they maintain their level of play which they showed in the first three games for the whole of the season now that they have got champions league football also to deal with. It will be very interesting to see how Mancini can keep all his star players happy.

On the other hand the red half of Manchester has gone about a little bit of change itself. It has been very prominent in these early games that Sir Alex thinks youths the way forward. I thank Barcelona for this radical change in old Trafford though I was devastated after the loss. There is a new hunger that is driving Sir Alex this season and it is to overhaul Barcelona’s dominance over football as a whole. The average age of the starting line-up against arsenal was a mere 23 which only shows that the club is going to upwards. I think Jones, Young and De Gea are going to be marquee signings for sir alex. Much was said over the replacement for Paul Scholes. But as the maestro himself said that his void can be filled in house. Cleverly has done just that. He looks an out and out red devil.

As for Chelsea they are a good squad no doubt but for me AVB as a manager still remains suspect. Mata is a quality signing as is Meireles but I don’t think they have enough to win the title. Torres needs to start firing for them to have a realistic chance of winning. Liverpool I think are the most improved team. And all credit must go to Kenny Dalglish. He has bought a sense of belief back in the Merseyside. There are smiles all around Anfield and the chants of ‘’you’ll never walk alone” are starting to be heard again. They are doing really well even without their talismatic captain Steven Gerrard. Suarez already looks to be a contender for the golden boot. Arsenal have unfortunately gone downwards. They have lost their two best players in the off-season-Fabregas and Nasri. It will be very difficult for wenger to fill that gap. After their demolition at the hands of united Wenger has gone on to complete four new signings. Arteta though technically excellent isn’t in Fabregas’s class. Similar case with Benayoun. Mertersacker is a good signing though and all the gunners will be hoping to finally see some stability at the back. Andre Santos’s defensive skills are still questionable. Much will rest on young Wilshere’s shoulder to carry the midfield with him. And wenger will hope that Van Persie remains injury-free this campaign else it’s hard to see where the goals will come for the gunners this season.

So for me the title will be a two-horse race between the Manchester clubs. It will be very interesting to see who will come out triumphant-the willy Italian Mancini or the ever youthful and ever hungry Sir Alex. Whatever the outcome the city of Manchester is in for some trophies this season!!!!!