For a great player its not big news making a double century but for Saurav Ganguly it still is a big news. A player who have been written off, selector, coach and almost every concern office bearer were against him and those who were in support were replaced by non-pro Ganguly believer.
The man who make a fairytale, bolllywood style come back. Yes he make one of the odd comeback which turn out to be a fairy tale. Against an hostile office bearer, and environment he was there all alone struggling for no reason of being out of a side after scoring a test century.
He had been sacked as captain when he scored a century and India won a series for the first time against Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe. He has been droped when he played a solid experienced inning (with Yuvraj Sing) against SL to avoid giving opponent any chance of winning the series.
When chief selector announced he wont ever consider Saurov in the team, when coach Greg told he is mentaly unfit to be in team he fought back to the same team scoring a life and image saving double century, that too after scoring a century already in eden garden.
One can conclude that it you who decide on one's fate...no matter who the other person is, if one decide to move ahead no one can stop him from any impossible thing.
Chappel struggling with an never been famaous Rajasthn Cricket team, Kiram More, the Chief selector tring to earn his living through ICL after being an office bearer for BCCI. No doubt More is a lost man now after fail to stick with BCCI.
One who has been written off and then make a comeback is Saurov Ganguly...Royal Tiger of Bengal or The Prince of Bengal .....whatever you say...but its a tiger-spirit by the prince who is responsible for takin India to 600+score after 61/4.............SAURAV GANGULY....The greatness need not to be proved, its there to be seen by every other person
Monday, December 10, 2007
Monday, December 3, 2007
I Retired from Studentship---My Farewell Speech
December 2007 I completed my MS and with that my studies after a long succesful and decent 21 years of service to education. Today when I think of these 21 years...I surprised myself.
It all start at Bihar where I joined St. Joseph School for my nursey class. I dont have very good memories of that school, after all who would like to wake up early in the morning, for a bus to catch which take more than an hour to reach school. Luckily I moved to Kolkata after 1 year and no more that morning school hassel.
In Kolkata I joined Florence school for my KG's and then teh best thing happend to me....I was denied admission in almost every school...why???...cos I was underage for class1...Yeppiiiiii
So no school for 1 year and then my 3rd school..Narmada school-class1...Surprisingly I start loving goin to school...I dont like to skip schools and infact I used to get my bag and school uniform in the night only and I was very particular about my dresses, polished shoes, perfect iron creased shirt...HAHAHAHA
When I was in class 2 we moved to Kota, Rajasthan. It was a challenge for me...middle of a session to new school, new language Hindi, and obviously all the challenges of a transfer life.
Emmanuel Mission School my 4th School and the one where I discovered myself...a lot has happened in my life here...academic performance, sporting performance, awardes and head boys...a lot
I remember Kala Vijaya mam...who has played one of the beiggest role in shaping my life for lots of reason...She is the one who not only make me understand the importance of responsibility but also the importance of maintaing the status where you take the responsibilty. She has played the biggest role of getting the basic right at the tender age of my career.
After 4 year i.e from class 2nd to class 5th I had to moved to Najibabad for the same reason...father's new project. I took admission in St. Mary's School, my 5th school. Here I learn something new...to handle the pressure and datelines...when I took admission the session was already 2 month done and my mid term was exact after 16 day of my admission...how I make myself prepare for the exam with a dozen of new subject like chemistry, physics, biology, history, geograpy and sanskrit even I cant recalled today but I did it that time successfully.
This school played a great role in my charecteristic. Though very short time but the 2 years that I had spent here has been one the best moment in my life. I enjoyed each and every moment I spent here in the campus of St.Mary's School, Najibabd. I would mention Pratibha mam here for the way she showed her confidence in me I would say even at that time I didn't had so much confidence on myself. But it been a short honeymoon and just after 2 years after completimg class 6th and class 7th I once again had to moved and this time it is Allahabad.
In Allahabad I joined St. Joseph school, 6th of my life. Some of the odd but memorable stuff happend in my life and biggest thing that ever occur in my life was all started here...and that cricket. Here I completed my class 8th, though i took admission in middles of session but by then I was very much experienced with all the difficulties and possible hurdles and so it never happend that I ever felt any problems in middles of session admission but trust me there were lots. The best school of my life...infact the 'bestest' if english literature permit me to say.
I was in class 9 when unexpectedly I was told that we were moving to Kota againg for some new project of my father. Damn I wasn't prepare for that and that what the worst thing happened I had to leave St. Joseph.
At Kota I took admission in St.Paul's School the 7th and last school of my career. I took admission in class 9th in October month another mid-session admission. I couldn't recover completly the mental stuff of leaving St. Joseph, my Allahabad school. Though mostly though I was doing good but that wasn't my best and only I could have understand that. I always perform below my potential because I couldn't leave behind the Allahabd and I was missing it like anything. I completed class 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th...another 4 years at Kota....that why it say History repeats itself.
After 12th I joined Gyan Vihar School of Engineering and College. I learnt the other side of life....If in school I learnt about "how, why and what' stuffs of life here I learnt "how not, why not and what not" stuffs of life. Its been dramatic, lively, adventourous and interesting...that what college life is suppose to be. Though 4 years in college has been bit long for my way of living but college life will always be too short. The 4 years come to an end in summer of June 2005 and the time to say syonara to college life.
After college I was intend to do Master and for some reason, I still didn't get it I have to come to US for my Master. 6 month latter in January 2006 I landed in US as a student of George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. Some easy side of life and some interesting way of study. Not much to share this time as not surprisingly my nomadic nature continue here and after a very very short period of 6 months, a record of shortest duration I took trasfer to Syracuse University, New York. Gosh! if not my father than its me who took transfer...tradition continue...in US too.
After completing 1 semester I mover to Syracuse University, in July 2006. Time in Syracuse just flew by; 1-1/2 years and I completed my degree. Diplomacy and formal way of life became a new charactersitic of life-to some extend and life here is practical of what you understand in India. December 2007 and I completed my degree and with that a long 21 years of studentship. I was studying besides doing lots of other stuffs since last 21years-Feeling Great WooOoaaoOO!!!
Its been more than very nice time, a great learning experience and a Successfull Begining...
Here I formally announce my retirement from study and studentship...for the time being...
"I Wish Myself a Nice and Success Retire Life"
It all start at Bihar where I joined St. Joseph School for my nursey class. I dont have very good memories of that school, after all who would like to wake up early in the morning, for a bus to catch which take more than an hour to reach school. Luckily I moved to Kolkata after 1 year and no more that morning school hassel.
In Kolkata I joined Florence school for my KG's and then teh best thing happend to me....I was denied admission in almost every school...why???...cos I was underage for class1...Yeppiiiiii
So no school for 1 year and then my 3rd school..Narmada school-class1...Surprisingly I start loving goin to school...I dont like to skip schools and infact I used to get my bag and school uniform in the night only and I was very particular about my dresses, polished shoes, perfect iron creased shirt...HAHAHAHA
When I was in class 2 we moved to Kota, Rajasthan. It was a challenge for me...middle of a session to new school, new language Hindi, and obviously all the challenges of a transfer life.
Emmanuel Mission School my 4th School and the one where I discovered myself...a lot has happened in my life here...academic performance, sporting performance, awardes and head boys...a lot
I remember Kala Vijaya mam...who has played one of the beiggest role in shaping my life for lots of reason...She is the one who not only make me understand the importance of responsibility but also the importance of maintaing the status where you take the responsibilty. She has played the biggest role of getting the basic right at the tender age of my career.
After 4 year i.e from class 2nd to class 5th I had to moved to Najibabad for the same reason...father's new project. I took admission in St. Mary's School, my 5th school. Here I learn something new...to handle the pressure and datelines...when I took admission the session was already 2 month done and my mid term was exact after 16 day of my admission...how I make myself prepare for the exam with a dozen of new subject like chemistry, physics, biology, history, geograpy and sanskrit even I cant recalled today but I did it that time successfully.
This school played a great role in my charecteristic. Though very short time but the 2 years that I had spent here has been one the best moment in my life. I enjoyed each and every moment I spent here in the campus of St.Mary's School, Najibabd. I would mention Pratibha mam here for the way she showed her confidence in me I would say even at that time I didn't had so much confidence on myself. But it been a short honeymoon and just after 2 years after completimg class 6th and class 7th I once again had to moved and this time it is Allahabad.
In Allahabad I joined St. Joseph school, 6th of my life. Some of the odd but memorable stuff happend in my life and biggest thing that ever occur in my life was all started here...and that cricket. Here I completed my class 8th, though i took admission in middles of session but by then I was very much experienced with all the difficulties and possible hurdles and so it never happend that I ever felt any problems in middles of session admission but trust me there were lots. The best school of my life...infact the 'bestest' if english literature permit me to say.
I was in class 9 when unexpectedly I was told that we were moving to Kota againg for some new project of my father. Damn I wasn't prepare for that and that what the worst thing happened I had to leave St. Joseph.
At Kota I took admission in St.Paul's School the 7th and last school of my career. I took admission in class 9th in October month another mid-session admission. I couldn't recover completly the mental stuff of leaving St. Joseph, my Allahabad school. Though mostly though I was doing good but that wasn't my best and only I could have understand that. I always perform below my potential because I couldn't leave behind the Allahabd and I was missing it like anything. I completed class 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th...another 4 years at Kota....that why it say History repeats itself.
After 12th I joined Gyan Vihar School of Engineering and College. I learnt the other side of life....If in school I learnt about "how, why and what' stuffs of life here I learnt "how not, why not and what not" stuffs of life. Its been dramatic, lively, adventourous and interesting...that what college life is suppose to be. Though 4 years in college has been bit long for my way of living but college life will always be too short. The 4 years come to an end in summer of June 2005 and the time to say syonara to college life.
After college I was intend to do Master and for some reason, I still didn't get it I have to come to US for my Master. 6 month latter in January 2006 I landed in US as a student of George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. Some easy side of life and some interesting way of study. Not much to share this time as not surprisingly my nomadic nature continue here and after a very very short period of 6 months, a record of shortest duration I took trasfer to Syracuse University, New York. Gosh! if not my father than its me who took transfer...tradition continue...in US too.
After completing 1 semester I mover to Syracuse University, in July 2006. Time in Syracuse just flew by; 1-1/2 years and I completed my degree. Diplomacy and formal way of life became a new charactersitic of life-to some extend and life here is practical of what you understand in India. December 2007 and I completed my degree and with that a long 21 years of studentship. I was studying besides doing lots of other stuffs since last 21years-Feeling Great WooOoaaoOO!!!
Its been more than very nice time, a great learning experience and a Successfull Begining...
Here I formally announce my retirement from study and studentship...for the time being...
"I Wish Myself a Nice and Success Retire Life"
Friday, October 19, 2007
My guess for year 2008
Year 2007 at its twilight,all are waiting...mostly all another New Year....2008. 2008 will be no different...things will changes, new controveries, new calamity, new terrorism and new scams.
But everything won't be new...
we will be again debate why India, a country of over 1billion still can't get a medal or just 1/2 medal where as Cuba and Nigeria winning more than India, even 1 or 2 gold.
Same old "new promises" for infrastructure, same old "new issues" and some arbitrary committee. Same new year but 2008.
A new academic year and same controversial 100 point scheme. Few good school, too many kids and within radius advantage, though radius range will increase...I mean will again increase to cover up the initial blunder ( just to cover up...not rectifying).
Some castism issue with one group claiming for quota category recognisation, and other group protesting against their demand. Once again Suprem Court has to step in to normalise to situation.
Some artist and writer has to face some agitate group of fundamentalist for having the luxuary of "freedom of artistic"
The New Year will see some terrorist attack and blast, some bollywood break up and some mingling, parliament-walkout of opposition...
...............................am waiting for another NEW YEAR, Year 2008
But everything won't be new...
we will be again debate why India, a country of over 1billion still can't get a medal or just 1/2 medal where as Cuba and Nigeria winning more than India, even 1 or 2 gold.
Same old "new promises" for infrastructure, same old "new issues" and some arbitrary committee. Same new year but 2008.
A new academic year and same controversial 100 point scheme. Few good school, too many kids and within radius advantage, though radius range will increase...I mean will again increase to cover up the initial blunder ( just to cover up...not rectifying).
Some castism issue with one group claiming for quota category recognisation, and other group protesting against their demand. Once again Suprem Court has to step in to normalise to situation.
Some artist and writer has to face some agitate group of fundamentalist for having the luxuary of "freedom of artistic"
The New Year will see some terrorist attack and blast, some bollywood break up and some mingling, parliament-walkout of opposition...
...............................am waiting for another NEW YEAR, Year 2008
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
American in India and Indian in America
Exactly 1 year ago I landed at International Airport Dulles at Washington DC. I wasn't as much confused or excited as was dissapointed for being forced to come here. As I come out of the airport Swarvanu who was to pick me spot me at once. The journey from the airport to house which was going to be my new home soon was quite. Most of the time I compared US with my India. The roads, traffics, peoples and the greenaries. There wasn't much difference to point out except the excellent traffic system in US and "cows on the road" in India. Being used to lead a nomadic life for past 24 years I didn't find at all difficult to adjust with my new roommates and new place. If I think to be in just another new place I never get the feeling of being in THE US. As I reached my new home I saw a packet there for me. My uncle already send a cell-phone for me. Next few weeks went as usual getting familiared with university, proffesors and stuffs. Today as I complete 1 year I find myself helping a new student who landed here a few weeks ago, in getting a cell phone. By the time we are done my cousin asked me whether I would like to join him for a party at his university. Since its a vacation time for me there isn't any reason why I should not. My cousin introduce me to his proffesor who return from India a week ago. I ask him the most obvious question that would come in mind 'how you like India?" The proffesor, dean of architecture department is amazed seeing India. He had been in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai...and a few more places. I feel proud getting his reply"...India very beautiful country. There is a lot of scope for architecture. Its construction everywhere mostly roads and overbridges..." So I India has joined the race in the area...roads and traffic...I think.His reply continue ".....and you can see cows and dogs on the roads." This is what come to my mind exactly one year ago when I came to US. Now I am hearing exactly the same from an american proffesor. What a coincidence! I thought. He continues "...people here still have the thinking that India is a country where cows are on the road. That not exactly what India is. India is actualy the coming power nation. Its making so much development in infrastructure and construction..." Its good to hear such sweet things about India but at the end "cows are on the road". I am back to my room sitting with my laptop surfing for the latest score in the Bengal vs Rajasthan Ranji Match which is follows by latest headlines in India and then I thinks about the cows that are on the roads....
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