Well, firstly, long overdue congratulations to team Hazare and what will be remembered (at least in all the newspapers) as a 'Victory of the people'. How the bill will actually be implemented remains to be seen, but for now it seems that Hazare is off the fast track and looks now to move on (seewhatididthere?) It's been a pretty eventful week for me personally, which means that current happenings have taken a backseat, pretty much, but there are still a few things I'd like to talk about before I pick out the white, black and yellow of this week.
We'll be examining 2 major pieces of news this week, both of which seem to me like the end of two totally unrelated eras. Of course, all chances are that I will be proven wrong, but it just seems right to talk about how things seem to stand at this point of time. Starting off with Team India losing it's number one status in test cricket. Nothing gets India going like cricket, and last week's loss that sealed the humiliating series defeat to England was perhaps more in the spotlight than Anna Hazare and his cause. A run that began in December 2009 ends a little over 18 months later and what was being described as India's golden run (where cricket is concerned) seems to be diminishing and how. Well I'm not a total sports buff, but I know enough to know that a team that is not competent enough to draw even one test out of five, leave alone winning, does not deserve to be called the top team of anything. We respectfully bow down to England, for now, and look for redemption in the near future. If anybody can pull it off, it is MS Dhoni and his boys, I have no doubt of that. What worries me is that apart from being the end of a Golden age for India, it also seems to be the end of the road for certain senior players in the cricket team to give way to new talent. Very few youngsters seem to be capable of shouldering the weight of an entire country's expectations, this including Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina who have failed to impress in the recently concluded test series. Rahul Dravid has proven to be the very cracked yet stable wall of Indian cricket, but he alone could not turn the tides, neither should he be expected to. It is going to be a critical year for Team India and one cannot help but be interested in looking at how the face of the team will change in the coming months. Stay tuned there.
Coming to a completely different topic, one cannot help but feel a little hollowness after reading about the resignation of Steve Jobs, who has been an inspirational figure for millions, apart from revolutionizing Apple products and showing how insanity can conquer everything. I must take out time (and space) to pay homage to a truly brilliant man who has been through a lot in life and yet managed to learn from every experience, good and bad, and come out on top. One must read about his life and experiences, from dropping out of college and living off meals from the Harekrishna temple which he afforded by selling used glass bottles; how Apple booted him out of his own creation only to be forced to pay attention to him because of Pixar Animation Studios and how his has been a true rebirth. The number of times his Stanford Speech has been quoted this week is phenomenal, and yours truly, for one, does not tire of the incredible address. GG WP, Steve. Stay hungry, Stay foolish.
We now look at the white, black and yellow of this past week's events.
White: The amount that Steve Jobs has managed to inspire with Apple. Apple remains to be one step ahead in every department and every market they have entered, and Tim Cook has one hell of a task, lesser as Apple's CEO than as Steve Jobs's successor.
Black: The holier than thou attitude that most newspapers seem to be displaying by 'siding' with Team Hazare. The amount of credit that the Times of India is seeking has to be seen to be believed. Seriously, not buying it.
Yellow: Sensationalism over team India's recent string of defeats. Granted, we've not been playing at our best, but some of the claims made including allegations against Dhoni's loss of concentration after marriage are pretty hilarious. Seriously, guys, chill out.
That's all for this week. Stay tuned. :)
We'll be examining 2 major pieces of news this week, both of which seem to me like the end of two totally unrelated eras. Of course, all chances are that I will be proven wrong, but it just seems right to talk about how things seem to stand at this point of time. Starting off with Team India losing it's number one status in test cricket. Nothing gets India going like cricket, and last week's loss that sealed the humiliating series defeat to England was perhaps more in the spotlight than Anna Hazare and his cause. A run that began in December 2009 ends a little over 18 months later and what was being described as India's golden run (where cricket is concerned) seems to be diminishing and how. Well I'm not a total sports buff, but I know enough to know that a team that is not competent enough to draw even one test out of five, leave alone winning, does not deserve to be called the top team of anything. We respectfully bow down to England, for now, and look for redemption in the near future. If anybody can pull it off, it is MS Dhoni and his boys, I have no doubt of that. What worries me is that apart from being the end of a Golden age for India, it also seems to be the end of the road for certain senior players in the cricket team to give way to new talent. Very few youngsters seem to be capable of shouldering the weight of an entire country's expectations, this including Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina who have failed to impress in the recently concluded test series. Rahul Dravid has proven to be the very cracked yet stable wall of Indian cricket, but he alone could not turn the tides, neither should he be expected to. It is going to be a critical year for Team India and one cannot help but be interested in looking at how the face of the team will change in the coming months. Stay tuned there.
Coming to a completely different topic, one cannot help but feel a little hollowness after reading about the resignation of Steve Jobs, who has been an inspirational figure for millions, apart from revolutionizing Apple products and showing how insanity can conquer everything. I must take out time (and space) to pay homage to a truly brilliant man who has been through a lot in life and yet managed to learn from every experience, good and bad, and come out on top. One must read about his life and experiences, from dropping out of college and living off meals from the Harekrishna temple which he afforded by selling used glass bottles; how Apple booted him out of his own creation only to be forced to pay attention to him because of Pixar Animation Studios and how his has been a true rebirth. The number of times his Stanford Speech has been quoted this week is phenomenal, and yours truly, for one, does not tire of the incredible address. GG WP, Steve. Stay hungry, Stay foolish.
We now look at the white, black and yellow of this past week's events.
White: The amount that Steve Jobs has managed to inspire with Apple. Apple remains to be one step ahead in every department and every market they have entered, and Tim Cook has one hell of a task, lesser as Apple's CEO than as Steve Jobs's successor.
Black: The holier than thou attitude that most newspapers seem to be displaying by 'siding' with Team Hazare. The amount of credit that the Times of India is seeking has to be seen to be believed. Seriously, not buying it.
Yellow: Sensationalism over team India's recent string of defeats. Granted, we've not been playing at our best, but some of the claims made including allegations against Dhoni's loss of concentration after marriage are pretty hilarious. Seriously, guys, chill out.
That's all for this week. Stay tuned. :)
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