Time magazine's tribute to Sachin....

2012-12-24 Thread MGK Nair
Leading news magazine Time eulogized Sachin Tendulkar as one in front of whom time appeared to have stood frozen. The champion batsman announced his retirement from one-day internationals (ODIs) on Sunday. In its tribute to the Indian batting great, the news magazine said: "It seems while Time was

FW: Why don’t our leaders talk to us? Contrast This With Obama...

2012-12-24 Thread partha_padma devarajan
Why don’t our leaders talk to us? Contrast This With Obama... Thousands of protesters gathered at Raisina Hill in the centre of New Delhi on Saturday, demanding justice for the girl who was gang-raped a few days ago. They sought safe streets. They sought a sensitive and active police.

An American Story that shows our sense of Hygiene

2012-12-24 Thread MGK Nair
Very True and very Apt!!! * * *Here is an American St**ory !* * **Mahatma`s Sadness - By Subroto Bagchi* At first glance, our poor sense of hygiene seems to be rooted in poor education and poverty. It is not . WHEN the Mahatma returned from South Africa, he was pained by the pervasi