As we watch the daily news or nightly news, we see more and more violence, not only halfway around the world but in our own country and neighbourhood. These incidents of violence take place in many forms and occasions. They include, mass murders, serial killers, terrorism, wars, rape and sexual violence, domestic violence, parent-child or sibling violence, physical and sexual child abuse. The present day violence such as gang rapes on women of all ages including attacking little children is becoming routine reality. For Tendulkar, violence is not only the medium though which he criticizes the unjust society, but he uses this brutality on women, as a strong theatrical device. He uses the violence to accentuate the injustices in different…
Michael’s childhood was a big part in his life. To begin with, Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. Michael was the the fourth child and third son of James and Delores Jordan. Jordan’s family soon moved to Wallace, North Carolina where one more girl was born into the family. Then, they moved down the road to Wilmington,…
Blythe was a world class cricketer and started playing cricket for Kent at the age of 20. He had a stunning start taking a wicket with his very first ball. In his first full season for Kent he captured 114 wickets and helped Kent secure third place in the championship…
When Gandhi was in his early years, he was known as a hero (Rau,51). In his early life, he was a hero that was frail on the outside, but strong on the inside (Compton's,15). Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in the state of Porbandar (Williams, online). His dad was a chief minister and his mom was a very religious woman who gave the idea of religion to Gandhi (Williams, online). All…
Irrespective of all the storms and tide he has exhibited unshakable faith in God, seniors, self, whole team and last but not the least the time; that has resulted indomitable empire which lasted for hundreds of years and also act as a inspiring figure for future India in fighting against the Britishers to gain Swaraj(Self ruling Kingdom). His tactics of…
1. He was born on 9 august 1961 in Mumbai.He was the second son of shrilaxmi narayan biyani and Smt Godavari Biyani…
7. Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut in 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi. In the same match, Pakistani pacer Waqar Younis also played his first Test match ever.…
He made his presence felt when he made an unbeaten 326 in a 664 partnership with Vinod Kambli in 1988 in an interschool match.…
A tall, lissome and athletic 17-year-old young man from Chelsea Road in Bay Land, Barbados was once picked as a fast bowler to represent the West Indies Test team. By today's standards, he would have been thought too young to have a glass of red wine much less be handed a red ball to pelt at batsmen in international cricket. Unsurprisingly, in his first match at Sabina Park, like most fast bowlers, he was placed in the lower order to bat, specifically at number nine in the lineup. At the end of a career spanning 18 years for West Indies, this young man played 93 matches in all. Interestingly, that first match turned out to be the first and last…
Sachin’s 100 was a nudge, not a blow Bharat Ratna for Sachin? Greatness needs no sarkari certificate At Eden, Sachin Tendulkar abandoned his pride If Sachin Tendulkar batted like Virender Sehwag. Cricket isn’t a religion, Sachinism is Everything you wanted to ask Tendulkar but could not 33 35 37 39 41 43…
In the film, 'Chak De! India' the hero Shah Rukh Khan, SRK (in the movie, Kabhir Khan) fails to win the game at the final movement of hockey game and his positive intention i.e. sportsmanship to congratulate his rival and the winner a Pakistani team resulted in getting branded as a sell out and as traitor of the country that hurt and humiliated him. After 7 years, he takes his ambition to make India as a number one in hockey in the world.…
His first real job overseas was in 1971 when he took up employment with SESA in Paris. He worked with a team to design a real time operating system for handling air cargo for the Charles de Gaulle airport. In 1974, at the age of 26, confident that he had gained a lot of insight into the world around him, he decided to return to India.…
Lata Mangeshkar has won several awards and honors, including Bharat Ratna (India's Highest Civilian Award), Padma Bhushan (1969),Padma Vibhushan (1999), Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1989), Maharashtra Bhushan Award (1997),[25] NTR National Award (1999),Bharat Ratna (2001), ANR National Award (2009), three National Film Awards, and 12 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards. She has also won four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards. In 1969, she made the unusual gesture of giving up the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award, in order to promote fresh talent. She was later awarded Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993.…
Length of the pitch is specified — 22 yards — but the size or shape of the ground is not.…
This game has several peculiarities that make it very appealing to people. First of all, it is interesting that there are laws that players have to abide to, but also there is the Spirit of the Game, which is no less important. Besides, the fields for cricket are unique and vary considerably in shape and size. There are many other peculiarities that make this sport interesting and unique for many people, as everyone can find something interesting in it for themselves. Today the International Cricket Council has 104 members, which proves the point.…