Chennai Metro Rail project.

The success of Delhi Metro rail project is known to all. It is acting as the lifeline to Delhi's commuters. Delhi is known for its heavy road traffic, overcrowded buses........ movement was very difficult. With the coming of the metro, people could save time on commuting, in fact it was reduced. Substantial crowd in the road also reduced. With the coming of buses running on CNG (Compressed Natural Gas), air pollution also has been reduced to some extent.

Such a plan for Chennai was also indispensable. Chennai has rapidly grown, is expanding still. Most of the areas covered in the project would be those not so much covered otherwise. Connectivity between otherwise unconnected areas also increases.

It is a very good supplement to the already existing MRTC over-bridge rail between Chennai Beach and Perungudi. So, Chennai Metro is a great boon to Chennaites. In my opinion, it would enhance the lifestyle of Chennai.

India's shame.

I am proud of my country for various reasons. Its varied culture, variety of languages, dialects and still unity for what it is known. But why the hesitation in welcoming new culture or a new thought.

I am a hindu Brahmin and a vaishnavaite. I believe in god Vishnu one of whose incarnations is god Ram. Sri Ram is known for his trueness to his wife, virtousness and honesty. And some people are creating havoc in the name of the same Ram. They have terribly misused his name.

The sequence of incidents that have happened in Mangalore in Karnataka, India have brought a huge shame for India. A group of girls were attacked and molested by a group of men from a Hindu organization called Sri Ram Sena. Its vice-president has been arrested after three days of the incident and the delay owing to his political connections.

First in first, violence of any sort is not welcome for any reason whatsoever. Further it is no one's business to go and stop anybody from going to pub or doing anything until it affects someone. It is up to the family of girls to question them or deal with the matter. And all pub goers do not consume alcohol or drugs. Men also visit pubs. In fact men can be much more devastating to the general public. Most (almost all) of the drunken driving culprits are men. So, infact men should first be stopped from this.

I am a teetotaller and am aware of the illeffects of alcohol and drugs. But moral policing is not the solution for the current problem. Late or no legal actions against the accused, and gimmicky remarks even from the so called secular political parties have only worsened the matter. The head of the group behind all these is feeling proud of whatever has hapened. He went on to say that girls are like his sisters. And this is the way he treats his sisters. He aleady has a large number of legal cases against him. So he is no angel.

I think India must get rid of these "internal terrorists" first. This will give us a lot of confort an concentration in tacling the main issue of cross-border terrorism. I dont want to post videos of this incident. I am deeply saddened, shocked. If this is the way we respect our women, then there is no way our soeciety can flourish. We need to change this.

I only remember Obama's speech when he took oath - "One is only known by what he /she creates, not what he/she destroys...." and "Change - Yes we can....". I think that more pressure on the administration and appeals to them would help in bringing the perpetrators of this heineous act to justice and would create a better place to live in for now and forever.

Indian cricket - the redefining.

The haunting ghost called loss:

The pain of consecutive losses by Indian cricket in the past used to haunt on me like anything. I avoided seeing many matches. It was not my expectation of the team to deliver and be victorious in each and every match they play, but the feeling of oneness and patriotism And added to all that was match fixing by some which tainted the image of the game. India had many legendary players even at that time.

I, for some time had literally stopped watching this game.

The relief:
Some relief though came in the form of some youngsters who had athletic capabilities apart from being good cricketers.

Yuvraj Singh

Mohammad Kaif

Virender Sehwag

Some of them are still hanging on to the team with consistent performance.

Then came the man who is known for probably his most successful captaincy. Saurav Ganguly or Bengal Tiger or Dada as he was known, was also in controversy for several reasons like alleged absense from practice sessions, alleged irregularity in attandance or alleged attitude problem and what not. But according to me, he is one of the most spectacular player India has ever produced. And we do have a living legend in the form of Sachin Tendulkar. He has been in the helm of affairs for a very long time.

The renaissance:
But the person who has brought change into the game in Indian perspective is this man.......



Yes, Mahendra Singh Dhoni or shortly MS. These are his merits (my viewpoints):

• Tactical- He is the captain with capabilities of forming tactics or carving out clear cut for taciling any kind of situation in the game. And most of them have been executed, and have worked well.
• Consistent- He has been very consistent with his performance. Has never mixed and messed up with captaining and his personal performance.
• Youth development- He is believed to be a person who constantly motivates everyone, espacially the youth. In fact, he is a role model for them. He himself is a youth for that matter.
  
• Minimal controversies- I haven't heard of much controversies about this captain of India. Have anyone?
• Calm and composure- He is "cool as a cucumber(sidhusim)" in any situation- normal or extreme. His unusual calm, usually is calm before the storm.
  
• Out of the box- His thinking is simply out of the box. May it be bringing the last powerplay in the fag end (slog overs) of the game or banking on the power of youth or anything I might have left out.

This calm and composure and the habit of not panicking has dawned upon the entire Indian team. It is the calm and composed mind and self that makes correct decisions and does everythong right. I think this is one of the most important reasons of the winning habits of the team.

This was seen in today's game with Sri Lanka. The calmness was evident , with the team not giving away too many wickets even during demanding situations (just 4 till the end). The storm was the final powerplay during the slog overs and ofcourse the subsequrent victory for India.

Dhoni's performance in any format of the game, be it one-day, test or 20-20 is impeccable.

Is he the "Obama" of Indian cricket or world cricket for that matter? Or is it vice-versa?

Hmm.... Ok.... Let's hope that the juggernaut continues !!

About, as usual

This blog aims to capture events in our life and lifestyle- my observations on them. I want to present it in this form, through this medium. I would like to cover various topics ranging from what's latest, movies, music, travel, tragedies, sports....... literally anything which appeals to me, which affects me, which influences me, my thoughts, my actions etc.