Today is an important day for Indian people, is Independence Day and another important day is Internet Day, because today our Internet celebrate its 10 birthday in Indian. VSNL (Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited) introduced the Internet in India on August 15, 1995, through dial-up and leased line access. With out the Internet we cant blog, chat, E-mails ect… So we thanks for Internet.
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Youth Icon of the year Rathore
The only Olympic silver medallist in India
Shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore reached the final of the men's double-trap shooting event at the 28th Olympic Games in Athens.
He is the only Indian to take our Indian flag to Olympic. He enters the Global shooting in 2000. His next plan is Beijing Olympic.
He is a role model for Indian sports man.
Besides the Olympics silver, the 34-year-old officer of the Army has won ISSF World Cup gold medal in Sydney and three gold medals at the first Afro-Asian Games held in Hyderabad last year.
He has also won the Asian Clay Shooting Championship held at Bangkok and Masters Cup Shooting Championship in Czech Republic last month.
He entered the Olympics by winning the bronze at the World Championship in Delhi.
The officer hails from an army family in Rajasthan and graduated from National Defence Academy.
Shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore reached the final of the men's double-trap shooting event at the 28th Olympic Games in Athens.
He is the only Indian to take our Indian flag to Olympic. He enters the Global shooting in 2000. His next plan is Beijing Olympic.
He is a role model for Indian sports man.
Besides the Olympics silver, the 34-year-old officer of the Army has won ISSF World Cup gold medal in Sydney and three gold medals at the first Afro-Asian Games held in Hyderabad last year.
He has also won the Asian Clay Shooting Championship held at Bangkok and Masters Cup Shooting Championship in Czech Republic last month.
He entered the Olympics by winning the bronze at the World Championship in Delhi.
The officer hails from an army family in Rajasthan and graduated from National Defence Academy.
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Youth icon of the Year 2005 Viswanathan Anand
After ruling the chess world for nearly 20 years now, Viswanathan Anand is rightly regarded as one of the greats of the 64-squares game.
Viswanathan Anand who turned 35 in December 2004, has throughout his career, for almost 20 years now, been way ahead of his times and peers. One of the best known non-Russian and Asian chess players, Anand has often been given sobriquets like “Lightning Kid” and "Vishy, the Tiger from Madras". Born on December 11, 1969, he picked his early lessons in chess, at the age of six from his mother, Susila Viswanathan.
By 14 he was the “Boy Wonder” in Indian chess and his assets, lightning speed, ability to see and read the game far ahead besides on-board intuition saw him emerge as the Youngest Indian National Champion at age of 16.
In 1987 he became the First Asian to win the World Junior Championship at Baguio City in the Philippines. The same year he became the first Indian to earn the coveted Grandmaster title.
Into 2005, the feelings and euphoria of 2004 continued as Anand was adjudged winner of the Chess Oscar for 2004, the results of which became known only in 2005. Anand finished way ahead of his arch-rival Garry Kasparov for the second straight year. It was Anand’s fourth Chess Oscar and he is the first non-Russian to win it four times.
Anand has received many awards.
·Arjuna award for Outstanding Indian Sportsman in 1985
·Padmashree, National Citizens Award and Soviet Land Nehru Award in 1987
·Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
·British Chess Federation 'Book of the Year' Award in 1998 for his book My Best Games of Chess
·Chess Oscar (1997, 1998, 2003 and 2004)
Best of luck Viswanathan
Viswanathan Anand who turned 35 in December 2004, has throughout his career, for almost 20 years now, been way ahead of his times and peers. One of the best known non-Russian and Asian chess players, Anand has often been given sobriquets like “Lightning Kid” and "Vishy, the Tiger from Madras". Born on December 11, 1969, he picked his early lessons in chess, at the age of six from his mother, Susila Viswanathan.
By 14 he was the “Boy Wonder” in Indian chess and his assets, lightning speed, ability to see and read the game far ahead besides on-board intuition saw him emerge as the Youngest Indian National Champion at age of 16.
In 1987 he became the First Asian to win the World Junior Championship at Baguio City in the Philippines. The same year he became the first Indian to earn the coveted Grandmaster title.
Into 2005, the feelings and euphoria of 2004 continued as Anand was adjudged winner of the Chess Oscar for 2004, the results of which became known only in 2005. Anand finished way ahead of his arch-rival Garry Kasparov for the second straight year. It was Anand’s fourth Chess Oscar and he is the first non-Russian to win it four times.
Anand has received many awards.
·Arjuna award for Outstanding Indian Sportsman in 1985
·Padmashree, National Citizens Award and Soviet Land Nehru Award in 1987
·Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
·British Chess Federation 'Book of the Year' Award in 1998 for his book My Best Games of Chess
·Chess Oscar (1997, 1998, 2003 and 2004)
Best of luck Viswanathan
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Youth Icon of the year 2005 Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar’s date with destiny began on a cold November morning in Karachi when as a 16 years and 205 days old teenager, he was given his first Test cap against Pakistan. Trust onto the centrestage his mettle would be tested against the fire and ferocity of the Pakistan fast bowlers empowered by the pace trio Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis and the leg spin wizard,Abdul Qadir. India’s score card 4 for 41 when Sachin walked out into the middle on the second day of the first Test. Unless the youngster performed, defeat was unavoidable. If he did, he would be a hero.
Sachin showed a remarkable passion for cricket at an early age and by 10, was batting with a cricket cat far bigger than him. Like most other Indian children from a middle class background his initial cricket sessions were spent on the road playing in the bylance of Bandra, near his residents, where cricket is community passion. In the huge Shivaji Park, coaching classes for youngsters were held every summer. Tendulkar took part in these camps under the tutelage of his coach Ramakant Achrekar, whome he calls on even today before every match.
The Third son of four sibling, 3 brothers and a sister, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born on April 24, 1973 to Ramesh and Rajini Tendulkar. His father is a Marathi poet and writer, his mother worked for the LIC. Ajit the second brother, is credited with the promotion of the younger Tendulkar into the Cricket field and Sachin still turns to him for advice or cricket strategy since he feels nobody knows his game better than Ajit. Sachin grew up in Sahitya Sahawas Colony in Bandra. He was also a great fan of Tennis.
Sachin hit his first test century (119) in the summer of 1990 against the England team at Old Trafford leading India to victory at a crucial movement when it was chasing a total of 408. At 17 Sachin became the third youngest player to score a test hundred and went on to brave the fierce desert storm at Sharjah and the fiercer Australia bowling to lead India to the final of the Sharjah Cup. Then on his 25th Birthday, India met Australia in the final of the Coca Cola Cup to chase 27 runs. Sachin was unstoppable. He notched up 134 runs and India was home.
No wouder this little man is compared to the great Dan Bradman, the world’s greater cricketer. He become the highest run taker in One Day International history in a match against New Zealand at Nairobi on October 15, 2000 by surpassing the previous record of 9378 runs. On September 5, 2002, Sachin appeared in his 100th test match at The Oval, England, making him the forth Indian to reach the prestigious milestone. He is a Right hand batsman, his latest ODI runs is13,642 and test runs is10,134. Today he enjoys a super star status in India.
Answer form Icon no 1
What keeps your feet on the ground?
My family for sure. Without my family’s support, I wouldn’t have been able to achieve what I have. My wife, brother and everyone at home, if they find any change in me they notice it before anyone else. They tell me to focus on what will happen next rather than what you have achieved.
Sachin showed a remarkable passion for cricket at an early age and by 10, was batting with a cricket cat far bigger than him. Like most other Indian children from a middle class background his initial cricket sessions were spent on the road playing in the bylance of Bandra, near his residents, where cricket is community passion. In the huge Shivaji Park, coaching classes for youngsters were held every summer. Tendulkar took part in these camps under the tutelage of his coach Ramakant Achrekar, whome he calls on even today before every match.
The Third son of four sibling, 3 brothers and a sister, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born on April 24, 1973 to Ramesh and Rajini Tendulkar. His father is a Marathi poet and writer, his mother worked for the LIC. Ajit the second brother, is credited with the promotion of the younger Tendulkar into the Cricket field and Sachin still turns to him for advice or cricket strategy since he feels nobody knows his game better than Ajit. Sachin grew up in Sahitya Sahawas Colony in Bandra. He was also a great fan of Tennis.
Sachin hit his first test century (119) in the summer of 1990 against the England team at Old Trafford leading India to victory at a crucial movement when it was chasing a total of 408. At 17 Sachin became the third youngest player to score a test hundred and went on to brave the fierce desert storm at Sharjah and the fiercer Australia bowling to lead India to the final of the Sharjah Cup. Then on his 25th Birthday, India met Australia in the final of the Coca Cola Cup to chase 27 runs. Sachin was unstoppable. He notched up 134 runs and India was home.
No wouder this little man is compared to the great Dan Bradman, the world’s greater cricketer. He become the highest run taker in One Day International history in a match against New Zealand at Nairobi on October 15, 2000 by surpassing the previous record of 9378 runs. On September 5, 2002, Sachin appeared in his 100th test match at The Oval, England, making him the forth Indian to reach the prestigious milestone. He is a Right hand batsman, his latest ODI runs is13,642 and test runs is10,134. Today he enjoys a super star status in India.
Answer form Icon no 1
What keeps your feet on the ground?
My family for sure. Without my family’s support, I wouldn’t have been able to achieve what I have. My wife, brother and everyone at home, if they find any change in me they notice it before anyone else. They tell me to focus on what will happen next rather than what you have achieved.
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Mangal Pandey
Who was the real Mangal Pandey?
Was he a real hero, or just one of the grumblers who got charged up after consuming bhang and spoiled a real conspiracy? Did his action have anything to do with the real revolt of 1857?
Historians, both British and Indian, had largely ignored Mangal Pandey’s revolt. Till V.D. Savarkar, who is credited with describing the revolt as a war of Independence (for record’s sake, the first to describe it so was James Outram), discovered him. Savarkar made him a hero in his book.
Rudrangshu Mukherjee, who has done extensive research on the 1857 revolt, and recently authored the book Mangal Pandey: Brave Martyr or Accidental Hero, seems to think that Pandey was no hero. The cartridge (allegedly greased with pork or beef fat) issue had caused much resentment among both Hindu and Muslim troops who suspected that the British were conspiring to break their caste and religion.
The troopers of 5th Company, 24th Regiment, Native Infantry, also were agitated about it and probably discussed some action in the night. But on the afternoon of March 29, 1857, Sepoy Mangal Pandey appeared with a loaded musket in front of the quarterguard and shouted expletives at his comrades for not joining him. He was, apparently, under the influence of bhang (he admitted to it in the court-martial presided over by Subedar-Major H.L. Tewary with 14 other Indian subedars and jamedars who sentenced him to death for mutiny).
The naik who reported the matter to Sergeant-Major Hewson did mention that Pandey was under the influence of bhang. Hewson ordered a jamedar to seize him; he refused. Pandey fired at Hewson, but missed him. A few sepoys tried to persuade Pandey to surrender; but he refused. Pandey then shot at Lt. Baugh; the bullet only hit his horse. Baugh approached Pandey on foot and they struck each other with their talwars. Hewson tried to help Baugh, but someone knocked him from behind.
Finally Major-General John Hear-sey threatened the other jamedars. As some of them approached, Pandey shot himself. The bullet made a deep graze on the chest, shoulder and neck. Pandey was seized and taken to hospital. This was all the action that took place in Barrackpore. Many similar mutinies over other issues had taken place in the company army earlier.
Pandey’s action took place in Barrackpore. There is no evidence that the real mutineers, who broke out from Meerut, marched to Delhi and gallantly challenged the British by declaring Bahadur Shah Zafar as their emperor, had even heard of Mangal Pandey, let alone be inspired by him.
During trial, Pandey made no defence. Yes, I have been taking bhang and opium of late, but formerly never touched any drugs, he had said. I was not aware at the time of what I was doing.
Aamir khan as Mangal Pandey
Film-maker Ketan Mehta strongly believes in his weltanschaung. Had it not been so, he would not have approached Aamir Khan with a script when the latter was in Los Angeles promoting Lagaan for the 2002 Oscars. Ketan knew well that Aamir was a man who stood by his convictions. "A revolutionary and a rebel in his own way," said Ketan. Like Mangal Pandey.
Mangal Pandey: The Rising, which is scheduled to release on August 12, is a dream Ketan has nursed for 17 years.
The journey was not an easy one. Ketan’s script went through a long gestation period. It was only when producer Bobby Bedi came into the picture about four years ago that things started rolling, albeit gradually. After Aamir accepted the role of Mangal Pandey, Ketan could finally see his dream taking shape.
He wanted to work only with the most talented cast and crew. His casts—including Toby Stephens, Rani Mukherjee and Amisha Patel—whom he handpicked were closely scrutinized to make sure they fit the bill. Stephens, widely acclaimed for his role in the Bond flick Die Another Day, had to undergo a series of screen tests to bag the role.
I have realised that actors are very greedy people, said Ketan. You give them a challenge and they like to grab it. For the character of the courtesan Hira, who plays the conscience of the film, and—to a large extent—of the country in that period, Ketan zeroed in on Rani. Amisha plays Jwala, a widow.
He entrusted the job of composing the music and the background score to A.R. Rehman. Javed Akhtar, whom the director hails as one of the greatest poets of our time", was brought in to write the lyrics. Ketan is convinced that there is "not a single false note in the performance of any character.
Was he a real hero, or just one of the grumblers who got charged up after consuming bhang and spoiled a real conspiracy? Did his action have anything to do with the real revolt of 1857?
Historians, both British and Indian, had largely ignored Mangal Pandey’s revolt. Till V.D. Savarkar, who is credited with describing the revolt as a war of Independence (for record’s sake, the first to describe it so was James Outram), discovered him. Savarkar made him a hero in his book.
Rudrangshu Mukherjee, who has done extensive research on the 1857 revolt, and recently authored the book Mangal Pandey: Brave Martyr or Accidental Hero, seems to think that Pandey was no hero. The cartridge (allegedly greased with pork or beef fat) issue had caused much resentment among both Hindu and Muslim troops who suspected that the British were conspiring to break their caste and religion.
The troopers of 5th Company, 24th Regiment, Native Infantry, also were agitated about it and probably discussed some action in the night. But on the afternoon of March 29, 1857, Sepoy Mangal Pandey appeared with a loaded musket in front of the quarterguard and shouted expletives at his comrades for not joining him. He was, apparently, under the influence of bhang (he admitted to it in the court-martial presided over by Subedar-Major H.L. Tewary with 14 other Indian subedars and jamedars who sentenced him to death for mutiny).
The naik who reported the matter to Sergeant-Major Hewson did mention that Pandey was under the influence of bhang. Hewson ordered a jamedar to seize him; he refused. Pandey fired at Hewson, but missed him. A few sepoys tried to persuade Pandey to surrender; but he refused. Pandey then shot at Lt. Baugh; the bullet only hit his horse. Baugh approached Pandey on foot and they struck each other with their talwars. Hewson tried to help Baugh, but someone knocked him from behind.
Finally Major-General John Hear-sey threatened the other jamedars. As some of them approached, Pandey shot himself. The bullet made a deep graze on the chest, shoulder and neck. Pandey was seized and taken to hospital. This was all the action that took place in Barrackpore. Many similar mutinies over other issues had taken place in the company army earlier.
Pandey’s action took place in Barrackpore. There is no evidence that the real mutineers, who broke out from Meerut, marched to Delhi and gallantly challenged the British by declaring Bahadur Shah Zafar as their emperor, had even heard of Mangal Pandey, let alone be inspired by him.
During trial, Pandey made no defence. Yes, I have been taking bhang and opium of late, but formerly never touched any drugs, he had said. I was not aware at the time of what I was doing.
Aamir khan as Mangal Pandey
Film-maker Ketan Mehta strongly believes in his weltanschaung. Had it not been so, he would not have approached Aamir Khan with a script when the latter was in Los Angeles promoting Lagaan for the 2002 Oscars. Ketan knew well that Aamir was a man who stood by his convictions. "A revolutionary and a rebel in his own way," said Ketan. Like Mangal Pandey.
Mangal Pandey: The Rising, which is scheduled to release on August 12, is a dream Ketan has nursed for 17 years.
The journey was not an easy one. Ketan’s script went through a long gestation period. It was only when producer Bobby Bedi came into the picture about four years ago that things started rolling, albeit gradually. After Aamir accepted the role of Mangal Pandey, Ketan could finally see his dream taking shape.
He wanted to work only with the most talented cast and crew. His casts—including Toby Stephens, Rani Mukherjee and Amisha Patel—whom he handpicked were closely scrutinized to make sure they fit the bill. Stephens, widely acclaimed for his role in the Bond flick Die Another Day, had to undergo a series of screen tests to bag the role.
I have realised that actors are very greedy people, said Ketan. You give them a challenge and they like to grab it. For the character of the courtesan Hira, who plays the conscience of the film, and—to a large extent—of the country in that period, Ketan zeroed in on Rani. Amisha plays Jwala, a widow.
He entrusted the job of composing the music and the background score to A.R. Rehman. Javed Akhtar, whom the director hails as one of the greatest poets of our time", was brought in to write the lyrics. Ketan is convinced that there is "not a single false note in the performance of any character.
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