The mosaic of my life!

A story about courage, power, determination and endurance, yet brimmed with modesty. The story about a man who made it big when it could have easily been time for many to hang their boots. The story about a life subjected to grueling hardships followed by strenuous emergence through perseverance and resolution. It’s the true life story of Jimmy J Braddick, the Cinderella Man and the Bulldog of New Jersey. The story brings notice to all tinges about the hard tortuous turns that life takes you on a ride for. But ultimately it’s the passion for glory and the love for your dearer that imbues the conviction to emerge victorious and fight all eccentricities. A must watch for all young fledgling fellows out there to fructify your gestations and stand by your sentiments. It’s not all about the puff-puff-bang associated to a boxing game but the backstage emotions chained to a sportsman’s personality. I feel elated and elevated; and am ready to fight on towards my next destination. A scintillati...

Looking at something small that is much vaunted about its prowess and skills has always been hard to swallow at first go. Remember of Sachin Tendulkar – the little rookie who harnessed his prowess across the globe damaging and bludgeoning the opposing nations with a mere 24x6’ willow in hand. It was difficult for the cricketing bigwigs to accept defeat at amateur hands but who could have resisted long to stand up and applaud the swashbuckling cover drive or the silken loft straight over the bowlers head. Or instead mull about the Apple I-pod, the mesmerizing gadget that has made the world swerve around in gaiety, enjoying their favorite music that touches their soul or gushes through the adrenalin. The journey from the gramophone to the i-pod has been a revelation and it would still be a chimera for the underprivileged barred from technology. The latest roadblock to human imagination before its launch had been the Tata Nano. As ‘Nano’ connotates, it’s something suggestive of a tiny li...

As people might be thinking a few seasons back, 'What would life in the 18 K's be like?'. With the end of the 18k mark, probability soars high to get into the 19th within a few moments. And the ebb and flow of the recent tide has left people quizzing again 'What would life in the 20's be like?'. The context does not touches upon monarchy, colonization, technology, relativity theory, universe or politics either. Its the bulls that have been licking numbers in the past few weeks. Sailing around the 13k and 14k mark depicted 'India Shining' and equity holders were generously happy with the way their investments have been surging. The trend continued for a couple of months and the sensex pendullumed within a proximity of 500 points on either side. But 13s and 14s have been history as if the benchmark existed in an era of similar numbers. 14 to 15 was quick, 15 to 16 was quicker, 16 to 17 created history and 17 to 18 was sheer momentum. Now the bulls are eyi...

The euphoria and the megalomania surrounding the Indian victory over arch foes- Pakistan seems to be extended. The boys in blue would get the first ever chance to flaunt a World Cup through the streets of Mumbai. Huge celebrations have been lined up for the gladiators once they arrive on Indian soil. They would be anointed, garlanded, graced and received with honor as they have achieved a fate which only Kapil Dev’s 1983 squad were able to adhere. People might call it a silly and unorthodox form of the game that any team could win by virtue of fluke. But not to forget that India has come through to the finals by overpowering teams with indomitable reputations like the Aussies , homeland lions South Africans , the talented and energetic English side that had overhauled our men in the recently held Natwest Challenge and the fierce Pakis. The first ever bowl out game in a T20 world cup with the neighbors was a crunch game that indicated upfront the kind of nerve biting entertainment to fo...

Ask a GRE enthusiast to take 1260 on the exam without taking it, and I'm sure he would grab the opportunity with both hands. But, preparing for the exam for almost 2 months and ending up in your higher 12 hundreds is certainly disappointing. But rather than looking at the glass as half empty, I see it as half full. I still have something to cheer upon and go strongly about preparing my documents. I have built upon a strong academic profile and have the conviction to follow my goals and a moderate score cannot stymie my yearning to admit into a top school. My volition for obtaining quality education gives me the motivation to pave a path for myself that could have only been dreamt of a decade back. A good research experience during my professional stay at Infosys would prove an icing on the cake. Only a good application can now cement my place in a reputed University for a CS course. Not being a defeatist and wearing the attitude to not hang up my boots till the last modicum of su...

preserving. ___________________________________________________________ History has been unkind to Canute. The 10th century king of England was so tired of his fawning courtiers that he took them to the shore and commanded the waves to roll back. It was to be a demonstration of the limitation of his powers. But Canute in popular perception is the man who tried to turn the tide and failed. Today, India's finance minister P. Chidambaram and Y.V. Reddy, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India's central bank, face Canute's predicament. In the public mind, they seem to be trying to reverse an inexorable inflow of dollars and its consequence -- an appreciating currency. Once traded at 47 or 48, the rupee now hovers at 40 to the dollar. Observers call it the fastest appreciation of the Indian currency in three decades. Is the rising rupee good or bad for India? What impact will it have on the global competitiveness of Indian firms? Should the RBI or the Finance mini...

The formation of the Indian Cricket League has been setup on the footmarks of successful private football clubs and county cricket clubs in England. The prospects of the game withing a cricket-crazy country seems inspiring to the eye. But the eventual success of the club would depend on the quality of players contracted and willing to be a part of the novel idea. Moreover, BCCI the hitherto undisputed board that manages Cricket in India was responsible for managing and funding the game. The revenue of the board surpasses any other playing nation in the world. And therefore, the insecurity amongst the members loosing a major chunk of their revenues to the ICL have adopted a caveat to players endorsing ICL that limits them to be unprobable for national or infact state tournaments throughout their lifetime. A profound threat to cricketing heroes and superstars who have become rolemodels and icons for the younger generation. Moreover, the ICL is definitely not the destination for such icon...