India vs USA

So who wins this battle - the battle of prestige and might of two of the largest and the most promising nations of the world. The United States has by far the highest annual GDP in the world of around $15 trillion. China, who just surpassed Japan is the second in the world in terms of GDP with an annual value of a little over $7 trillion. India, on the other hand,is way below at the tenth spot with an annual gross domestic product value of $1.66 trillion. India certainly does not even stand a chance of comparison with US when it comes to GDP value.
But there is one thing that India can confidently boost of and bank upon for its unprecedented progress - the number of young and vibrant brains it has. India is superior not only to US but almost to every other country in the world when it comes to the total headcount of the working population. The youth of India is one of its greatest strengths. The younger generation of India is ambitious and rearing to jump into the industry and do wonders to the Indian economy and to the world at large. Indian people, all around the world, have the reputation of being intelligent, sensible and hardworking. It would be a little too early to completely belittle India's past achievements and consider it out of the race to being one of the top nations of the world. India is a comparatively younger nation and its economy is still in the nascent stage.To call India 'just-a-developing-nation' at this point of time would be a mistake. India might be poor, but it has all the capabilities to grow into a world leader and dominate at the global stage. And this is because the foundations of the country and its economy were laid strong by its forefathers.
Today we might be mocked at for having a lower standard of living but the question really is - Can we guarantee that better standard of living is a measure of satisfied and happy living???
 People in US have an overall standard of living which is way above an average Indian. But we forget to notice the other part of the  story, an average American is mentally tensed and vulnerable to the American monetary systems and its policies. The entire system of reckless and exorbitant lending spree has spawned a never ending series of debts in the American financial system. An average American, no matter how hard he works and how meticulous he is in his expenses, is bound to sink deep in debts. He innocently enters into a several fathom deep powerful and inescapable black hole of indebtedness. These debts then go on multiplying year on year and sometimes even get transferred to generations.This is the horror face of 'rich' modern America.
On the contrary, an average Indian, though does not have all the pleasures in life but he knows his spending plan well. He does not spend exorbitantly, believes less in credit cards and other sources of plastic money, is more keen on saving or spending-on-savings(viz. insurance bonds, retirement plans etc.).
But in the US this lending monster has taken a modern face and is slowly laying its roots deep into the entire monetary system of the country. The lending in US is usurious.
How can we forget the recession that spell doom to thousands of people not only in the US but all across the world!!!
Not many people know, and even fewer would agree, but this recession was a direct consequence of what economists would call 'sub-prime-lending'. Because people were lent finances they didn't even deserve  or were incapable of paying it caused an increase in the amount of money floating in the market. Easy money teased people to buy large houses, and then began the house-buying spree.The real estate companies noticing the increase in people's spending power as well as demands went on to build too many houses. This caused the prices to plummet to the floor. Thus the bubble burst and the banks were not able to recover loans. The repercussions of these small defaults collectively compiled into a big package and passed on to almost every business entity in the US.
Thank God!!!
The 'lending' as well as the 'spending' in India is safe.We might always vent out our rage on the policy makers of the country for making 'people-unfriendly' policies, but out of the few things they do right, this is one of them. They have controlled the roaring animal in the Indian economy just as much it is required, and unleashed it slowly and slowly so that it makes its grip tight on the entire world and does not falter or fall down in haste.

Note: The figures quoted by the author are as per the IMF data 2012

Pseudonym : h!v

The Shattered Dream - My CAT Story

I had a dream, or I must say - 'I have a dream', to go and study in one of the top B-schools of the country.
So like lakhs of other aspirants I decided to write the Common Admission Test (2012), commonly called CAT. That was the only door that could lead to the hallowed campuses of Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).
During my course of preparation I learnt quite a few things. I gained a new insight.
Having come to Mumbai, the city of Dreams, where I had just joined my job, I wanted to turn my dream to reality.
So with all the intensity and focus I started my preparation.I also joined TIME so that my preparation does not dwindle away from the right course and I get important inputs in the form of study material, sectional tests etc. from TIME. The decision to join was just perfect and I felt very satisfied with the teachers and the methodology followed by them. I was more than satisfied with my preparation plan and its execution till then, which boosted my confidence even further.The dream to go to a premiere B-school was enough a reason to keep me driving and put in days of efforts (actually nights of efforts).
Come March and the workload at the office increased exponentially. My office required me to work also on weekends, against which I was entitled to take a compensatory off which though was very cumbersome owing to the fact that it was not very easily given.
Nevertheless I kept working hard in spite of many odds. I had joined the weekend classes at TIME so at times it was really difficult to manage office and classes simultaneously. I used to get frustrated sometimes but then I used to console myself back and gain my composure and start working again on my preparation.
During weekdays, the day and also partly the evening was consumed by the office. So I only had nights to study which though was not a very big issue because I'd been pre-dominantly nocturnal since my high school.
But to manage time, study till late in the night, then to wake up next morning and toil again in that dreaded office for hours was exhausting. It demanded a lot from me, a lot of perseverance and discipline perhaps.
But I carried on, working the hardest I could and hoping for the best to come.
And then what followed was a streak of mocks, in most of which I did fairly well, if not extra-ordinary.
I was expecting being paid handsomely for the hard work I had put in.
Then the C-day (I like calling it C-day instead of the D-day), I did okay as per me.Though I fumbled managing time but I was confident enough of a good score.
Shattered were my dreams, a paltry 96 percentile I got. I was dejected, all gloomy; and I was broken. I had no idea where to head now. I was not enjoying my job, I wanted to switch to management profile, I was not supported as much by the family to leave my job and sit back at home, and now all I had, to deal with, was a bad result.
But as they say, keep fighting until you win. Days after, I gained my composure, collected myself, ready to start all over again.This time with a new vigor, new hope and new lessons from the previous failure. I'll will nail it hard this time. I swear I'll !!!

Pseudonym : h!v

The Plight Of A CAT-taker

First things first - this is not at all an article that will give you a magic wand and you could swing it enchanting some "abraa-ka-dabraa" or "hoogabooga" type chant and get through your much awaited dream.
This is just not it.
But if you want a light moment you can continue reading.
Okay! Lets get to business. So who is a CAT-taker? Ever wondered what breed do they belong to? You are thinking I've gone nuts; the breed has to be homo-sapiens.

Courtesy: MBA Informer

No friends. Its not that.
Now a CAT taker essentially is a DOG - but not the four-legged mammal from the canine family chasing the CAT. This person is a Dedicated Over-enthusiastic Guy/Gal. Some of them are from the intelligent breeds of the likes of the German Shepherds, the Alsatians; the others are like Pomeranian and even a few others are like Great Den- all busty, no real material. But these are not the only breeds available when it comes to dogs chasing the CAT. Every year lakhs of dogs decide to bell the CAT but only a few of them get the prize. Others are dejected and start lamenting.
But even for the dogs who have successfully belled the CAT, the show is not over. All the successful dogs have now to go through a rigorous selection process of the CAT owners and if they could please
these sophisticated owners well enough,  they stand a chance to enter into the hallowed cordons of a good dog training institute.
Okay enough!!! Lets do away with this dog analogy now.

Let me enlist the qualities that can help one clear a AAA grade B-school interview:
1)Be a female candidate:
Gosh!!! you are born male...That is the biggest unintended sin you could have ever done, if you want to enter a good B-School.You lost it buddy, however if you are ready to get a gender transplant done you still stand fair chances, provided you could explain them and convince them your obvious reasons of getting a transplant.

2)Don't be an engineer:
So what if that's what you wanted to be all your childhood. So what if you have realised now that an MBA with a technical background would help you climb new heights in your career. So what if engineers all around the world are doing exceedingly well as managers. So what if you are naturally blessed with an ability to tackle numbers and confusing finance figures. That's all of no use because a good B-school believes in diversity.
So that's the second sin you have done and have further hampered, again unknowingly, your chances of getting into a good B-school.

3)Be a specialist at sports or music or photography or whatsoever:
You need to be a veteran at something away from curriculum to boost your profile and convey to the panelists that you are an enthusiast. It does not matter to them if you were so involved in the race to catch the CAT that you sacrificed, with a heavy heart though, all your alternate interests. You need to be in the top 1% of the country and still be well-versed with everything else going around on the planet.

4)Be a failure:
OOPS!!! Did I spell it wrong?
No, I didn't. The only thing they allow you to fail at is 'being an entrepreneur.' If you have ever put lakhs or a few thousands of your hard earned money at stake and started a business and failed at it, a good B-school can only then consider welcoming you.

And so if you have done it all, you are ready!!!
And if you haven't, then think again because it might be too late to prepare now.
Your past sins will haunt you forever, all your life, because the early you started the better chances you had.
Ironically, the best time to start would be minutes after you are born and are looking into this world
through the glass window of the neo-natal care unit.

Pseudonym : h!v

'Time vs Money'

'Time and Tide' waits for none. But similarly, 'Power and Pelf' are forsaken by none. Time is important in life, good management and optimal utilization of time is necessary for success; but then again, money is equally important for a happy and satisfied life. So which one of these is more important!!!
I guess both are interdependent in some ways, to say the least. It's the situation that plays an important part, the circumstances that make you decide which of these two omnipotent parameters rules the roost.
Consider the example of a person wanting to go to a place for a vacation with his family. He has enough time available, at hand, and is not in a hurry. He would definitely decide to take a train from his source station to the destination station or even prefer driving, unless he is averse or phobic to railway or road travel, without taking faster modes of travel such as air-travel  into account.  That's only because money is a much dearer thing for him at this point of time than his time. It does not necessarily mean that the person does not value his time at all. It means that in the current scenario he can afford to have not optimally utilized his time. This is when money probably scores over time.
Now consider another scenario where the same person needs to travel to a place, within the mainland of the country and very much within the ambit of railways, to strike a really lucrative business deal. Here in spite of the fact that the place is well within the railway network and reachable via rail, the person might still want to travel by air because he finds time much more important than money at that instance. It may be because a waste of time can cost him the deal or may be he finds traveling so long during working hours a waste. In this 'Time vs Money' scenario, time scores over money. It can be inferred from the above mentioned examples that when one feels ones time is more important and prioritizes on saving time than money in a given case, is subjective and depends from person to person. The saving on time gives 'some' people much more returns than saving on time. In stead of
just vegetating, they could direct this energy for a more productive cause and optimally utilize the time at hand. These are the characteristics of highly successful people - the day you realize that saving on time could give you greater returns than saving on money, consider yourself a successful and well-achieved individual. 
PS: The travel analogy presented by the author is just one scenario. There can be umpteen situations where you could find yourself in a quandary and obfuscated over the endless issues of 'Time vs Money'. 

Pseudonym : h!v

Matroo Ki Bijli Ka Mandola

My Verdict: 6/10
Comments: Satisfactory
Music: Good (Look out for the 'Khamakha' song)

Rarely do you see a movie that aims to address a social issue and yet fails to make the viewer's heart go out to it. MKBKM is one such work of celluloid.
The movie keeps you wondering if Imran Khan was the best man available to suit the role. Imran, though, has done a fairly good job. Not extraordinary but not bad either. The only thing where he has not been able to do justice to the role is what film-makers would call 'getting into the character'. Now sporting facial hair and wearing dreadly dirty costumes does not really gurantee that you seem exactly what you intend to.The body language is not perfect when it comes to 'Harayanvi' dialogues and 'tashan'. But that shuouldn't be much of a worry for Vishal Bharadwaj or Imran, the veteran actor, Pankaj Kapoor, has more than compensated for it.
Pankaj Kapoor plays a top shot real estate businessman in the movie. Though in real life he is a teetotaller he has more than justified playing a drunkard in the movie. His aim is to build a complete city on the lands of the farmers of the Mandola village. He has good political contacts and uses them to the fullest to realize his dream; Shabana Azmi who plays the power-obsessed politician in the movie helps and also takes advantage of this businessman.
As the movie unfolds, it throws light on the problems faced by the villagers when the government and the industrialists together form a cartel to arrogate the villager's land to themselves in the name of prosperity and economic development. Imran Khan plays the role of a 'messiah' and guides the villagers to get them out of this quagmire. And what happens in the course and ultimately is what forms the rest of the movie.
Anushka has done exactly what she is intended to do - bring in the glam factor. She is looking hot and boys going out to watch her especially would be satisfied, to say the least!!!
The dialogues in the movie are well written and the typical regional dialect and tone used, makes you feel close to reality. At times the dialogues really tickle your funny bone. The first half of the movie is pretty slow and monotonous, so don't forget to grab a large popcorn to pass your time. By the time the movie moves faster and comes to the point, the viewer has already lost half the interest.
Overall a one-time watch. Worth the money...

Pseudonym : h!v

India - The Political Cabaret

Did you know Manmohan Singh, more popularly known as 'Mannu', the honorable Prime Minister of India, is an exceptional dancer.
And so is 'Didi', the TMC Chief - Mamta Banerjee.
And how can we forget the latent talent of Sonia Gandhi when it comes to play a guitar.
The Indian politics across all demographies is replete with such political superstars. It is sad and critical on part of the 'aam junta', who play the part of being the audience here, not to recognise their talent and award these political cabret stars with due respect and accolades.

Ever since UPA-I came to power, Mannu, the lead dancer, has been dancing so well to the tunes of the INC Chief Sonia that it became imperative for the junta to vote him again to power and extend his performance to a second consecutive term. The junta it seems has really enjoyed his performnance. And why not, he has never let his body language or his dance seem out of tune to the music

 composed by the Gandhi family. Such is his dancing prowess that even Michael Jackson, had he been alive, would had pangs of inferiority. For years, he has been moving his feet in synch with Sonia Gandhi and her apostles. Never has he complained or refused to perform with them - a true team player for sure (one of the most vouched for virtue in contemporary managers and leaders). Be it the slippery Moon-SCAM-walk or the hard to perfect VADRA-steps, Mannu Bhai has never backed down.
Mamta Banerjee has time and again proved that she in no way is any less a dancer than our rockstar Mannu. Didi, as she is often called by her die-hard fans (some of them literally having no choice but

to kick the bucket), has always fought back hard and has never let Mannu's profitability, popularity and glamour quotient supercede hers. Though both Mannu and Didi are a part of the same band, administered by Sonia, they have their share of apathy, and at times even antipahty, for each other. Didi, being a young gun (she is at least younger than Manmohan) is better at some power-PUBLICITY-steps. She makes sure that she uses this to the fullest against Mannu and let the limelight be on her.
Rahul Gandhi for sure has to be the KEELER-DRUMMER(KD) - the heart of this association. He is incredible at making the perfect noise just when required. And that has proven really handy to Sonia; whenever Mannu and Didi fail to enchant the audience and get booed by them, KD gets in and does a high-adrenalin-performance which drives people crazy.Remember the visit Rahul made to J&K with a resolution to hear the problems of the youth there and look up solutions for them eventually.Though the situation is much the same and we have not witnessed any major turnaround in the valley, Rahul's visit atleast pacified the people for a while. They are in peace for few months before creating a furore again. No doubt, KD, along with his drums and sticks, is the trumpcard for the UPA band.
This odd bunch of the UPA band may not have been able to exercise good governance, may have failed to provide full meals to a million destitutes in the country, may not have been able to fight back and seek revenge for a jawaan killed at the border, may not have been able to save Nirbhaya (and then they say, may she RIP!!!), and may be won't be able to save thousands of such Nirbhayas in future, but we will still re-elect them to office because of the sheer entertainment they had offered us for all these years.  

Pseudonym : h!v

Disclaimer: The opinions in the article are author's personal ideas. The author has no intention to hurt the sentiments of the public. Any resemblance to any person dead or alive is purely coincidental.

Music : There's Something For Every Mood

If there is anything that can guarantee to change your mood, then it has to be 'Music'...
Music to me is more than just listening , more than just a sensation to my ears, more than just a melody that I enjoy. Music is a state of mind in itself. The reason I say this is , the kind of music one prefers, from the unfathomable variety available, depends much on the person's state of mind, the things he has suffered/enjoyed in life and also on some instances in life that have had a major impact on the person's ideology.
Music is soothing when effectively chosen. Music is potent and has the power to transcend you vicariously into a different world. A world that's much closer to your comfort zone and makes you feel at ease. 
Music is perceived differently by different people. No matter if you understand the nuances of music or not, enjoying music to the fullest is something everyone's entitled to. And that's the beauty of music!!!
Everyone can enjoy music irrespective of one's ability to understand it. As they say music knows no language. Many Punjabi compositions of the likes of Daler Mehendi, Sukhwinder Singh etc. are very popular even in the Central India, although the language is not so prominent in this part of the country.
There are a host of examples of songs that  have, overtaking the boundaries of language and culture, enthralled the people all around the country and even abroad. A recent example has to be the song composed by Dhanush titled 'Kolaveri Di' which topped the charts in India for many consecutive months.

 The same phenomenon which I would call 'transliteration of music' is true internationally all  around the globe. Be it the 'OOPA GANGAM STYLE' or the subtle Sitar play of Late Sh. Pandit Ravi Shankar.

Music knows no boundaries and no language. It is ever expanding - ready to entice everyone from a small child who responds to the toy that we called 'jhunjhuna'; to a youngster who falls for Pink Floyd; to an elderly who feels satisfied listening a raga or a trance; to a devotee who is lost into a new world listening to the devotional hymns.

Music is ubiquitous and diverse.There is something for every one and for every mood!!!

Pseudonym : h!v

Cricketonomics

Cricketonomics : And it's the love for 'money'

Cricket is not just a sport in India.It's much more than that.It's a religion and fast-track to both power and pelf.Cricketers are demigods and have a significant appeal to the 'junta'.The Sachin's, the Dhoni's and the relatively young and vibrant Kohli's have all made hefty fortune - Thanks to Cricket!!!
The Indian public is innocent and follow these public heroes with such devotion that is unmatched and could be compared, at best, only to the public fan-following some of the great footballers receive in Europe or in the soccer crazy South American nations.
Cricketers, it's a common belief, are the best salesman and can sell anything.They, with their glamorous quotient, can slowly tease the public to buy a product which otherwise, at best, would have looked better behind the glasses at a retail outlet.
I still remember an 'Action' commercial featuring Sachin enchanting 'Jute mein hai light'. The commercial not only did wonders for the product but also made the advertisement and the chant very popular, to say the least.To say that it was the product's quality and utility alone and not Sachin's charisma that made the product do exceedingly well in the market would be an understatement. The batting genius currently has more than 16 brands in his kitty including some big names like 'Canon', 'Future Group', 'Toshiba' to list a few.

 Not only Sachin, all popular cricketers have , at some point of time, had a host of brands in their bag and  struck lucrative deals.
Virat Kohli, the latest sensation, for example, has signed quite a few brands to his name in a very short span of time.'Fastrack', 'Flying Machine', 'Toyota' have all trusted Virat and are banking on him and his fan appeal for years to come. 
Ironically, our cricketers are much more than just a salesman. Salesmen just sell a few products. Our cricketers sell ideas as well, and in some cases even spawn ideas.Remember Sachin, Zaheer and others featuring in an NECC campaign advertisement encouraging people to include eggs as permanent constituent of their daily meals.Again how can we forget the little genius,Sachin Tendulkar, being the Brand ambassador of the 2012 Government Census.

Owing to the great impact these demigods have on the Indian 'junta', they are commercially big properties for the brands they endorse.The amount of money they charge for endorsement is mammoth.Deals in crores lasting a span of few years are a run-of-the mill.
Though with brand values above $15 million in 2012 (Courtesy:Forbes) Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni lead the pack, the rest are not far behind. Players like Gautam Gambhir, Virendar Sehwag are also making money considerably.
As if this wasn't big enough a platform for printing notes, came the IPL. And came along with it a host of sponsors running after the cricketing fraternity for contracts, more contracts and more...Courtesy: BCCI & IPL mastrmind, Lalit Modi
Lalit Modi himself struck gold and later passed the control of the gold mine on to the BCCI before renouncing as chief of the IPL board.
Off late, 'Cricket' has been one of the most lucrative businesses in the country to say the least.
But if such commercialization of the game and the cricketers good or bad for the future of the game is yet to witness.
I wish cricket to prosper even further in the country; or else the only thing, perhaps, that binds the diverse people of this diverse country into oneness, with a thin thread, would be lost and so with it the dream of a united 'One India'.

  Pseudonym : h!v

Rape - A New Phenomenon

Remember the old days, when even glancing, let alone staring, at a not so hot girl- vis-a-vis the current hotness quotient advertised by the feminine sect- could well land you into a situation where you could be beaten up by public to pulp. But now the times have changed!!!
We live an ultra modern cosmopolitan society now where in we pledge to give an equal share of everything to women.So here we are in a situation demanding a lot more from us.
Women today claim to stand tall keeping shoulders at level with the opposite sex.They have demanded equality with men in everything.They are craving to prove them next to no other mortal masculine soul, alive or dead.

So here we are giving them what they want, only with just a little perversion.We have now pledged to give them an equal amount of hatred, animosity, disgrace, shame and ignominy.Add to it, the 'use-and -throw' attitude given them as a bonus for their intrepid stance and demands.They are now respectfully stared in a market place, groped in a procession, abused in homes, harassed in offices, mocked in packed buses, beaten in villages, killed in hospitals, and most importantly 'used' when required.

Hell Yeah!!!

We are proud to give them exactly what they wanted.They asked for an independent outlook towards them and not the one of poor helpless creatures.But now that we have subjected them to exactly the same treatment they say they are not happy - Bloody Hippocrates!!!

So now who is to be blamed???
Little did they know before making their demands that, for years we men have been treating each other exactly the same way.We are inundated with feelings of animosity, hatred and antipathy for our fellow men and women.

We take pride in inflicting such behavior on women around us.We can ask, or rather force, our so-called sisters, any time to go for an incestuous adventure with us.We can use, and in some cases even throw them post the 'use', to satisfy the carnality of the demon in us.

And no law, no society and no self-conscience can stop us from doing so because they were the ones who asked for a change.

So Sorry Ladies!!! We men will not change. Gone are those days of chivalry.
We are now treating you as equals, so expect no mercy.

You asked for it, so you must pay for it...
PS: It's a wake up call for all men and boys out their. Please give women/girls the respect they deserve.If you respect your mother and sister then why not the girl out their in the street.
Think about it!!!

Pseudonym : h!v

Disclaimer: The opinions in the article are author's personal ideas. The author has no intention to hurt the sentiments of the public. Any resemblance to any person dead or alive is purely coincidental.

Sachinism - More Than A Religion

  "The little boy that India fell in love with"

This was the subheading of a newspaper on 24 December, 2012; a day after the the great man decided to hang his boots in the most popular format of the game.

The demigod of cricket, with more than Godlike perfection; a master of his own class; the superhero of many mere mortals, like me - certainly something more than human.
Those square cuts buzzing past point, those cover drives sailing through the outfields and those bowler back straight drives are only a few of a litany of his trademark shots.

Sachin is someone who knows the art of executing an innings with the precision of a surgeon's knife.
Add to it; his capability to play shots all across the ground, his determination to compete in the toughest of conditions, his openness to accept defeat and learn from each one of it, his ever growing appetite for runs, and his commitment to a million fans across the world.

Sachin has arguably been the best ODI batsmen the world has ever seen.
The guy has so many achievements under his belt that to find just one reason to follow him, and in some cases to even love him, is more difficult a job than getting him plumb off the pads in front of middle and leg off a ball that was a 'beauty'.
But more than anything else, I admire him for his dedication, hard-work and perseverance - An unmatched commitment to the game. Sachin as a school boy went on to play matches for his team back-to-back for 55 days! He would practice for 2 hours daily in addition to his games, only have dinner at night and sleep on the dining table itself, only to wake up as an improved batsman the next morning. Such was his devotion that he used to skip meals to play cricket and practise it to perfection. His mammoth partnerships with Vinod Kambli, his school pal, for Sharda Ashram Vidyamandir are themselves testimony to the greatness of the duo.

Young Sachin ready to destroy the bowling attack

But like they say:"No great man has ever tasted the sweetness of success, before hit on face by failure."
Sachin was out for a duck in his debut match against Pakistan in 1989.
At the tender age of 16 years and some days, may be the little boy got too intimidated and nervous to showcase his class and was out for a duck. But it didn't take him long, before he could show that he was truly a master class.Though his first ODI century came a little later than expected, he never looked back ever since then and went on to pile a huge total of runs in ODIs.
And then a streak of some scintillating performances followed.Centuries after centuries were scored against the top bowlers of the world as if it was a child's play. Soon Tendulkar was beatified as one of the greatest in world cricket already.

Sachin proves his mettle yet again - The 200 moment

In his path to excellence, Sachin had set such high standards for himself and for world cricket that it was almost impossible for him to look out for any cricketer, living or dead, as an inspiration or idol. The batting maestro had surpassed almost every major batting record ever created by any great batsmen.He competed against himself and raised the benchmark to gauge the greatness of the greats every time with some unprecedented, beautifully crafted knocks.
Sachin at the Captain Roopsingh stadium at Gwalior, which happens to be my hometown, scored an unbeaten double century in ODIs.A feat that was unachieved by any cricketer before.
I still remember a tweet when Virendar Sehwag scored a double century in ODIs soon after Sachin and recreated history.The tweet was an ultimate arrangement of words to hint the love and respect people have for Sachin

"Virendar Sehwag becomes the first man to score a double hundred in One Day International.The previous one was by 'God'."

Such was his greatness that people considered him no lesser than God Himself.
I have truly worshiped him as a child and even today.His class, dedication , commitment and the down to earth humility make him the greatest of all legends in world cricket.
However it was really sad to witness the way he was made to exit the ODI format of the game to which he had contributed so much.Probably no organization or cricket association was big enough for having the honor to honor the great man himself.
But truly it was the end of an era for cricket, and the cricket community felt orphan the day 'GOD' announced retirement.

The world loses its ODI Maestro, Take a bow, Sachin Tendulkar!!!

See this Video  - A proof to Why we call Him the God of Cricket!!!

Pseudonym : h!v