Harsha Bhogle- A Global Indian Icon

A river keeps flowing with fresh water,irrespective of the obstructions.

Harsha Bhogle is easily one of the most iconic figures Indian youth 

looks upto.He has defined passion and interest with a blend of 

professionalism in a country marred with politics and religion.

Harsha a graduate from IIM's rose above corporate blue collor 

jobs in multinational companies to follow his passion.

He is easily one of the most unrated,iconic,rolemodels 

Indian youth feels to emulate.

His simple demeaneor with a class,makes him miles above the rest.

His professionalism that he brought to the work made him the 

only Indian to be on a foreign channel commentating on Indian cricket.

His commentatory makes him a world class Global Indian  much on 

power with Amitabh's and Dhoni's.

The recent events of Harsha Bhogle's contract been cancelled by the 

BCCI has been very disapointing and reminded of the times of licence 

raj system when everyone needed to bow before the powerful 

irrespective of talent.

I am sure he will know better,but as a fan of Harsha ,I think he should
look this as an opportunity to commentate for maybe an English premier
league or Spanish premier league or La liga championships.
Maybe an Indian might make it to a international football league in this century itself.

Some of  Harsha's Best:  

Harsha Bhogle on Chris Gayle's style of play during the IPL


Harsha Bhogle: "6 and 4 seems to have become the new binary code for this man (Chris Gayle)."


After Sachin Tendulkar played a trademark, glorious drive off Ishant Sharma in the IPL


Harsha Bhogle: "Open the textbook, turn to page 32!"


During the tri-series involving India, Australia and England in 2015, Harsha took a clever jibe at Sourav Ganguly


Sourav Ganguly: "To be honest, I really enjoy hearing you talk about the game Harsha. So much passion, so much in touch with the game. You've been around for a while though."


Harsha Bhogle: "But i never took my shirt off."


After multiple reprieves for Virender Sehwag in New Zealand


Harsha Bhogle"It's that kind of a day. Sehwag can walk blindfolded across a busy highway today and not get run over."

On Rajat Bhatia's gentle bowling:


Harsha Bhogle: "Any bowler has three pace variations - fast, medium and slow. But Rajat Bhatia has slow , slower and slowest."


Harsha Bhogle displays his quick wit once again to Nasser Hussain


Nasser Hussain: "When can I see India playing in a football World Cup?" (this was during 2014 FIFA World Cup)


Harsha Bhogle : "It's better not to participate rather than getting knocked out in the first round."

Disclamer: The above commentary has been  compiled from yahoo.

Mata Amritanandamayi Devi

"We should never forget that after every night,there is a dawn.We should never lose our optimistic faith. " -Amma

Oh! The giver of rains.

Oh! The giver of food grains.
Oh! Who brought back my mother from the jaws of death.

Oh! The destroyer of evil.

Oh! Who is immersed in Krishna.

Oh! Because of whom Devi is alive today. 

Oh! Who medidates on the syllable OM!

Oh! Who sings on Krishna

Oh! Who radiates light and energy every moment.

Oh! Who can fly with the speed of light.

Oh! The purifier of the Pampa and the Ganga

Oh! Who cleaned the premises of the Sabrimala and restored its lost glory.

Oh! Who erupts like the volcano to protect her children.

Oh! Who lovingly caresses and corrects her disciples.

Oh! Who hugs tirelessly and effortlessly day and night.

Oh! Whose hugs make you feel Self Realized.

Oh! The pacifier of the wounded and distressed.

Oh! The giver of solace to the poor and the sick.

Oh! Who is completely absorbed in the self.

Oh! Who is as still and solid as the mightly Himalayas.

Oh! Who protects and preserves nature

Oh! Who stands tall and strong as a rock in the face of calamities and difficulties.

Oh! Who fights and conquers natures fury be it Tsunami,floods or earthquakes.

Oh! Who rushes with relief and rehab in times of disaster .

Oh! Who rescued millions in calamities and disasters like the Tsunami.

Oh! Who waits patiently for her disciples to sprout.

Oh! You are MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI DEVI.

Hey maa tujhe pukaaru main

I blame you for my miseries

I blame you for my sorrows
I blame you for my misfortune
I blame you for my suffering

I blame you for my illness

I blame you for my downtroddeness

I blame you for my hopelessness 

Hey maa tujhe pukaru main

Hey maa will you forget

Hey maa will you forgive

Hey maa will you uplift

Hey maa will you cure

Hey maa will you listen to my plea…

A tribute to Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam- "LIKE HIM"

                               "All Birds find shelter during a rain.

                   But Eagle avoids rain by flying above the Clouds." 

             Problems are common, but attitude makes the difference!!!
                                        - APJ Abdul Kalam

Will there ever be anyone like him,

Will anybody have an audacity to make us dream like him

Will there ever be an igniting mind like him

Will anyone come to ignite us like him

Will we ever have any extraordinary leader like him

Will anyone ever lead us like him

Will you continue to inspire us like no one has,

Will you continue to motivate us like no one has

Will the future ever believe there lived a great human being like you

Will there ever be a bharat ratn like him in the world ,I wonder.

Who will teach us now,

Who will guide us now.

Who will light our path now

Who will dispel the darkness

Who will show us the path

Who will fill the void,now

Who will make us dream

Who will make us fly

Who will dare us to act beyond our boundaries

Will there ever be anyone like him

Will there ever be anyone like him

My Cousin's Wedding

                                    

              Falling in love was the easy part; planning a wedding - diffficult!

                                                                               

Marriages are made in heaven .Had a wonderful time engaging in my cousins wedding. The process had an elegance and beauty. My heart was filled with joy and happiness.

The bride in gold and diamonds comes out like an angel for the special day.

The bride in this day leaves her home and parts with her family to a new family that of the groom.

She  leaves her mother and her siblings back to be a part of a new family that of her husband.

The preparation for the wedding is a taxing affair for the brides family.

It starts with calling all the guest list,all the relatives,all the family friends,neighbours and many more.

The next important task is to renovate the exisiting home.It takes months of preparation to make the house look like a home.

Also the next task is to buy gold for the bride.the brides family’s power of strength  is measured by the amount of gold the bride has worn.In kerela  the amount of gold is a sense of strength for the bride’s family.
After the gold it is the sarees that take a measure.It is the selection of the sarees that is important and it is time consuming exercise.

Then comes the pre wedding night the people are all busy trying to cook the feast for the wedding.

The people are busy cutting vegetable ,and cooking food.

The process is really amazing and the people are filled with enthuasiam and joy for the wedding.

The bride waits in excitement for the wedding and offers prayers to the near and dear ones as dakshina.

Then that bride leaves home along with the relatives.

Then there is an actual ceremony that takes place on the stage.

The mangalsutra is worn on the bride by the groom followed with music of mriddagam and buegal.

After the completion of the process is followed by a feast.And people begin serving .Starting with

Banana chips and lastly by payasam.

People make a dash for the sadya offered.

Relatives and friends get time to bond a little.Cousins are busy clicking selfies .

The marriage finally ends with the bride leaving her mother alone to her new home.

She puts a gloom of darkness in the old home and brings light in the new home she enters.
Had a very fulfilling experience attending my cousin wedding.

India loses its 'Comman Man'

Freedom of expression

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.-Nelson Mandela

How do you define freedom of expression?
How do we measure the quatum of “hurt” or “offence” against any other person?
Do we also require Censor board for newspapers and books?

My questions are when Perumal Murugan, a Tamil Nadu-based writer, has decided not to write anymore, and has withdrawn all his books. His decision comes on the back of raging protests against his latest book, 'Madhorubagan', by Hindu and caste-based outfits.

How does one define “hurt” to a particular religion,society,caste,creed?
How do we define the boundaries of freedom of expression?

They say that while having freedom of expression the writer has a responsibility, not to hurt anyone ?
Each writer and author has a different boundaries of freedom of expression…so how do we measure ‘responsibility’?



Do we recall the book or ban it if it is offensive to certain people?
Sometimes I can understand if a film is offensive to me I may not watch it, ditto with a book...

If the intent of the writer is blasphemy or riots or to offend, the writer should be put behind bars.