Wednesday, August 18, 2004
A salute to two Indians
If anybody in India would have switched on their TV sets yesterday, there was a 99% chance that they might have come across the name of “Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore” or “double-trap shooting”. What this major of the Indian Army did was something phenomenal.
If anybody in India would have switched on their TV sets yesterday, there was a 99% chance that they might have come across the name of “Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore” or “double-trap shooting”. What this major of the Indian Army did was something phenomenal.
He ended the long silver medal drought for India at the Olympics by becoming the first ever Indian to win a silver medal. With this achievement, he has made the entire country proud of itself. As someone on the news channels said, it might be just a silver medal, but it’s a giant leap for Indian sports. True. Very true. Congratulations Major!!! Read this interview that he gave to Rediff.
And I guess, after hearing this news the Indian hockey team decided to show its true colors. It was a fascinating fight back from India against South Africa, coming from 2 goals down to score 4 goals, pumping in 2 goals in the last 2 minutes....the last one being a superb field goal. And for the first time, I loved DD Sports, because there was live coverage of this match. :-)
This innocuous news item came in the Hindu on Monday. It was about a lady, 48 year old A.Amala Mary of Kanyakumari district who in a tremendous display of concern for fellow human beings, presence of mind and extraordinary bravery prevented a major train accident that would have endangered nearly 500 lives. She was given the Kalpana Chawla award for bravery by the Tamil Nadu Chief minister Jayalalithaa at the 57th Independence Day celebrations.
With my heart brimming with pride, I salute these two great Indians.
And I guess, after hearing this news the Indian hockey team decided to show its true colors. It was a fascinating fight back from India against South Africa, coming from 2 goals down to score 4 goals, pumping in 2 goals in the last 2 minutes....the last one being a superb field goal. And for the first time, I loved DD Sports, because there was live coverage of this match. :-)
This innocuous news item came in the Hindu on Monday. It was about a lady, 48 year old A.Amala Mary of Kanyakumari district who in a tremendous display of concern for fellow human beings, presence of mind and extraordinary bravery prevented a major train accident that would have endangered nearly 500 lives. She was given the Kalpana Chawla award for bravery by the Tamil Nadu Chief minister Jayalalithaa at the 57th Independence Day celebrations.
With my heart brimming with pride, I salute these two great Indians.
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