A RUNNING STAR FROM A INDIAN HAMLET

Sun has started shining on the sports persons from remote villages and settlements in India finally. Santhi from a village near Pudhukottai,Tamil Nadu has made the nation proud by clinching silver medal in 400m in the Doha Asian games forum. She has guttered across all barriers of money, reputation and hostility. This could possibly open the doors of Indian sports arena into the athletics lime light for similar young aspirants of all nook and corners of the country. Somehow the urban tots are not the ones inclined to sports these days for whom it has become a leisure grub, to hang out with fellow pals and wile out their free time. It is indeed a very commendable stamp that more evolving talents are found all over the nation. Times are not far though for India to step up and perform in these sporting events specifically the Olympics and the FIFA world cup. Its big time the Indian mass give less attention and importance on games like cricket and realise how other sports could also put India in the world map for sports.

Lage Raho - Khush Raho

How often have we griped on two wheeler riders on a day blotted with heavy traffic. How would Gandhi giri work on them? We simple dont want to give a pleasant smile when a brat gives you adrenaline rush on the road. Well that would be real test on fellas who ignite their engines with all kinds of emotional ridges vis.a.vis the boss at office, deadlines, the spouse at home or something better! a hot babe down the street. The anger tide really agitates when we fall across one such bad day and we simply blast on the ill doer, who for him is doing right most of the times, although actually he is, he never realises. What do we do? Have we ever tried giving a pleasant smile? Well i tried once and the inferences were 1. My smile wasnt that pleasing 2. Smile is more attributed to gender classification 3. Smile is generated when there is a sense of mistake to happen or already happened. When, how would our civilisation realise the importance of giving heed to other's needs and deeds.
There were few beautiful instances in the film that brings in complicated situations to be proactive in reacting. The man who makes the wall dirty and one who looses money in shares are two wonderful examples portrayed in the film and handled marvelously with solutions.
"Mahatma" the man of the moment himself carries the tag line with his deeds

" They may have our blood,
They may have our money, our land, our property"
But they will never have our obedience - which belongs to one's own self"

This was the attitude which brought down an empire. Sounds a very ordinary phrase when one says it out. The words is what we imply on what kinda human the man himself is. A very ordinary man one would imagine. Simplest principles, solid in following them though. It's big time we get inclined to his thoughts and principles, if not to strangers; atleast to people whom we know. Lets make a better place for all. We are the one to do , even though not the choosen one do.