National Badminton Champion for 7 years in a row ( 1959-65); three doubles and three mixed doubles titles; winner of an international mixed doubles event with Nandu Natekar in Thailand; represented the country at the All England Championships and Über Cup; recepient of the Arjuna Award and Padma Shri. This is the story of anContinue reading “Meena : The Portly Star”
Category Archives: Experience
Aussie ‘Mitch’ Floors the Kiwi Pitch
The Cricket World T20 Championships concluded yesterday night with the less fancied Australia winning the Trophy beating an ever consistent New Zealand in a Final which turned out to be a bit one sided. Infact the Kiwis walked straight into a Desert Storm named ‘ Mitchel Marsh ‘ and were virtually swept away. However, itContinue reading “Aussie ‘Mitch’ Floors the Kiwi Pitch”
Alexander & The Three Wishes
My cousin and great friend (a fine student of history too), dropped by last week to meet me. We spoke at length and amongst several topics, the three wishes of Alexander too cropped up, leading to a good discussion. The subject was interesting and so I decided to do some research and analyse this intriguingContinue reading “Alexander & The Three Wishes”
Coca Cola : The Tenacious Brand.
Cristiano Ronaldo , one of the greatest footballers of all times and the most followed individual on Instagram , created a controversy during the Euro Football Championships in June this year. CR7, as he is famously known , removed bottles of Coca Cola ( the official sponsors of the Mega Event ) kept in frontContinue reading “Coca Cola : The Tenacious Brand.”
Girls Like You
The year 2018 was a very interesting year for me and I remember it for three events which happened that year. The first being my elevation to a much broader role in the organisation . The scope and span of influence of the role was much larger and therefore much more challenging. I was excitedContinue reading “Girls Like You”
The Brand ‘Bond’ : Has No Time to Die
The Genesis In 1953 , novelist Ian Fleming, created a fictional character James Bond, a British Secret Agent working for the MI6, codenamed 007 and went on to write several novels with James Bond as the main protagonist . The so called super spy then debuted on the silver screen, when producers Albert Broccoli andContinue reading “The Brand ‘Bond’ : Has No Time to Die”
Phantom : The Ghost Who Walks
Listen on Spotify Cultivating the reading habit in me was my father’s initiative ( which I have mentioned in my earlier blog “ The Reader in Me “), however my mother too was not far behind in helping me inculcate the habit of reading in a defining way. She was an avid reader and hadContinue reading “Phantom : The Ghost Who Walks”
Luz Long – A brother to Jesse
When Jesse Owens reached Berlin in 1936 to participate in the Olympic Games, the majestic Afro-American Athlete had a lot to prove. Though the 22 year old had broken several records prior to coming to Berlin, this was his first Olympics and he was desperate to showcase his prowess on the world stage under theContinue reading “Luz Long – A brother to Jesse”
Brentford & The Sting of the Bee
Brentford is a suburban town in West London , England and lies at the confluence of River Brent and Thames. This simple suburban town is home to a Football club , Brentford F.C. , founded on 10th of October, 1889. This 132 year old Club , hardly known outside England , having a fanContinue reading “Brentford & The Sting of the Bee”
The Deaf can(t) hear
24th August 1965, Morton Grove Illinois, USA. Libby and Donald Matlin, an automobile dealer, were blessed with a baby girl , their third child . The hardworking parents began raising the girl with love and care , but when the girl was eighteen months old she fell ill . The illness was so severe thatContinue reading “The Deaf can(t) hear”