SRI'S Blog

Quotable Quotes of the week I am the messenger of India's ancient thoughts world over -- The Dalai Lama Military action in Afghanistan is not an alternative to action in Pakistan but an inseparable support to it- Gordon Brown British PM If it happens that i don't play cricket again, i can walk away knowing i have given it my best -- Brett Lee Australian Cricketer on his recent injury- CPI ( M ) has become stale . Now nobody can stop Mamata Banerji from coming to power in 2011- Abdur Razzak Mollah West Bengal Minister for Land reform. BSNL Sports Quiz over the week end As most of you are aware , i am avid follower of this live quiz , that is aired every Saturday at 10:10 PM on DD Podhigai -- I try to dial in and see if i can answer the questions on the grid and win a prize-- It has been tough luck in getting through the lines -- there are also live SMS contest and email questions that you need to answer over the week - Nothing was working for me in the last six to seven weeks --...

Quotable Quotes Asif Ali Zardari is a criminal and a fraud. He will do anything to save himself. He has no love for Pakistan. He is a third - rater - Pervez Musharraf - former Pakistan President on the present president Better than that is to meet my watery grave in a gutter - Lalu Prasad Yadav RJD Chief on possibility of joining hands with the BJP He will not only play in the 2011 world cup but also 2015. He has the fitness and the hunger - M.S.Dhoni Indian Cricket team captain on Sachin Tendulkar He, of course, has the right to go wherever he wants and talk to people who he chooses to talk to- Ian Kelly US State Department spokesman on The Dalai Lama Sachin Tendulkar -- Twenty Years of work and ongoing -- I know this is a topic that has been covered in all forms of media and it has even got Sachin some advice on how to play cricket from Shiv Sena who of course play a different form of sport - But i being a cricketing fan cannot avoid writing a para on this humble legend who t...

A Patchy week end and a patchy blog post as well !! Rains -- dampness -- Cannot go outdoors -- The weekend was damp -- Rains were persistent-- Few planned events got moved / cancelled -- All of us wanted to avoid going out -- What do you do -- Need to keep everyone engaged and also the fact that you suddenly find so much of time available to spend indoors !! I did some reading ( in fact made progress on some books that have been staring at me for a long time )-- More on that as i complete reading them -- But on to a indoor game that can be played when you are on sticky weekends as this one was .. there is no other indoor game that can be interesting as the game of "Thayakattai " or the game of dice - Here is how the square looks like During my childhood days , we used to draw the squares using a chalk on the floor ( cement floor no marble or tiles and there used to be a fight as to who will clean the floor of the chalk ) -- But now my wife has asbestos sheet over which the ...

Quotable Quotes of the week For people of my position , it helps demystify the title and clarify what it is I do and what it is important to me -- Queen Rania First Lady of Jordan in social networking sites. Mayawati is a corporate illiterate. She is stupid. - Amar Singh SP leaker on the Uttar Pradesh CM The BJP needs a surgery or a chemotherapy treatment - Mohan Bhagwat - RSS chief I don't have anybody working for me on the blog. After writing , i edit it. that is not difficult as i am not a good writer -- Amitabh Bachchan Actor The Beach Cricket at Marina -- the ban on playing cricket I am not going to say whether the ban is right or wrong -- But looking at the media reports , it looks like the ban is only on playing cricket at the Marina beach and other sports can be played -This is a boon for other sports to be played on the beach and that is welcome as well !! From my perspective i enjoyed some intense games at the Marina beach not now but probably twenty years back -- It is...