The Indian Cricket Team Captain.

Captaincy is not all about victory. Captaincy is not all about technical skills. Captaincy is not all about information. Yes, you need all of those positive mix. But, more importantly, leadership and man management takes the front foot.

Dhoni has taken the right step in the captaincy mode. If success is the measure, then there is enough proof of his leadership skills; ICC Twenty20 World cup, Commonwealth Bank series victory in Australia and his three-out-of-three test match wins against South Africa and Australia. But, I am not going to discuss about that here. I am going to draw attention to simple gestures from Dhoni that would have touched many hearts including mine.

Apt Farewell to Sourav Ganguly
During the final moments of the Nagpur test against Australia, Dhoni invited Ganguly to take over the captaincy for some time. It was an extraordinary gesture from Mahendra Singh Dhoni. With Ganguly playing his final test match, how proud he would have felt. Can any one else give a better farewell to a wonderful player and a radical captain himself?

Suitable Reward for an Achiever
Another moment that happened just after India’s victory in the second test match against Australia. India has just completed a resounding win against the World Champions. It is a great moment of achievement for the team as they played absolutely attacking cricket throughout the match. Everybody rushed to grab a stump as a souvenir. Ganguly, a centurion in the first innings and playing his last test series, could not get one for himself. Dhoni gave Ganguly the stump he had taken for himself.

Recognize Budding Talents
One more significant moment came during the presentation ceremony of Commonwealth Bank Series 2008. India has just outplayed Australia in the finals and defeated them 2-0 in the best of three finals. Dhoni invited Piyush Chawla, the youngest in the Indian team, to hold the trophy when the team assembled on the podium to pose with the CB Series trophy. How proud Chawla would have been?

It is very hard to believe that Dhoni made his debut just less than four years ago. These moments might be forgotten down the years. But, Sourav Ganguly and Piyush Chawla will remember those precious little moments for ages. After all, captaincy is not all about you being in the limelight yourself. It seems Dhoni has understood that clearly. Well done Dhoni.

Life begins at 40

After a long wait, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar scored his 40th test century to put India on an authority against Australia on the Day 1 of fourth and final test match in Nagpur. There is an old English Saying - Life Begins at 40. Is this master blaster going to make that true.

‘We can have a Dalit PM one day’

Mumbai: Thousands of miles away from the US, Mumbai cardiologist Rohidas Waghmare celebrated Barack Obama’s victory. For the Dalit doctor as for millions of others who have had to suffer oppression, the fact that a Black man has made it to the highest office in America is “a sign of hope”.

Waghmare grew up in an illiterate cobbler’s family in Udgir village in Latur district, amid taunts and discrimination. “I was once slapped by an upper caste grocer when I brought him water. I, an untouchable, had dared to touch his pitcher. Another time, a woman yelled at me for filling water from the community well,’’ he says. “After I became a doctor, both of them visited with folded hands and begged for my services. I treated them for free.’’

Academic and writer Arjun Dangle who co-founded the Dalit Panthers in 1972, says a Black man in the White House is a victory for democracy. “The Dalit Panther movement was inspired by the Black Panther movement (which was started in the US in 1966),’’ says Arun Kamble, former head of Mumbai University’s Marathi department and president of Dalit Panthers. He has written a book on his experiences as a Dalit called Aandolan Ke Din. “In my village in Sangli, whenever a Dalit child participated in an elocution contest and did a good job, upper-caste villagers would say that if a Dalit gave such a good speech now, later on in life he will end up harming us.’’

Obama’s victory brings home the lack of strong Dalit leaders since Babasaheb Ambedkar. “At a time when Dalits are increasingly migrating from villages to cities in search of a better life, there needs to be a unified Dalit leadership,’’ says Dangle. “One day, we can have a Dalit Prime Minister,’’ says Kamble.

Source - The Times of India - 6 Nov 2008

The New Sultan

In Support of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena......

I came across this mail as a forward and think it is apt to share with all. Read on.....

1. We should teach our kids that if he is second in class, don't study harder.. just beat up the student coming first and throw him out of the school

2. Parliament should have only Delhiites as it is located in Delhi

3. Prime-minister, president and all other leaders should only be from Delhi

4. No Hindi movie should be made in Bombay... Only Marathi.

5. At every state border, buses, trains, flights should be stopped and staff changed to local men

6. All Maharashtrians working abroad or in other states should be sent back as they are SNATCHING employment from Locals

7. Lord Shiv, Ganesha and Parvati should not be worshiped in our state as they belong to north (Himalayas)

8. Visits to Taj Mahal should be restricted to people from UP only

9. Relief for farmers in Maharashtra should not come from centre because that is the money collected as Tax from whole of India, so whyshould it be given to someone in Maharashtra?

10. Let's support Kashmiri Militants because they are right in killing and injuring innocent people for the benefit of their state and community..

11. Let's throw all MNCs out of Maharashtra, why should they earn from us? We will open our own Maharashtra Microsoft, MH Pepsi and MH Marutisof the world

12. Let's stop using cellphones, emails, TV, foreign Movies and dramas. James Bond should speak Marathi

13. We should be ready to die hungry or buy food at 10 time’s higher price but should not accept imports from other states

14. We should not allow any industry to be setup in Maharashtra because all machinery comes from outside

15. We should STOP using local trains... Trains are not manufactured by Marathi manoos and Railway Minister is a Bihari

16. Ensure that all our children are born, grow, live and die without ever stepping out of Maharasthra, and then they will become true Marathis

Flower Rangolis

This Diwali made me try something which i had never done in my lifetime. I did a flower / water Rangoli. One is entirely made by me & the second one is the one in which I assisted my would be wife.

Thank you, Mr Raj

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A lot is being discussed and done about Raj Thakray for quite some time now... Frankly here, I don't want to write about what seems to be right or wrong, neither do I want to pass any opinions or comments on what he is doing. We have been hearing lot of things already been spoken by many people. I personally just want to thank him.

Must be shocked na????

But really I would like to thank him.

• Thank you, Mr Raj for a day with nearly no traffic on road.
  
• Thank you, Mr Raj for a day making me walk to station & back home.
• Thank you, Mr Raj for a day with nearly no crowd in Local Trains
• Thank you, Mr Raj for a day with nearly no crowd in Best Buses.
• Thank you, Mr Raj for a day with nearly zero pollution on streets of Mumbai (Actually I typed Bombay as used to)
• Thank you, Mr Raj for a day with no street vendors on the footpaths.
• Thank you, Mr Raj for a day with people leaving their offices a lot early than usual.
• Thank you, Mr Raj for a day with reminding the law that no one is above it.
• Thank you, Mr Raj for a day with BREAKING NEWS for all the news channels.
• Thank you, Mr Raj for showing me a day which seems to be rare in Mumbai.

Incredible India

Incredible India ads featuring the Taj Mahal of India. This colorful print ad was prepared for the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India, to promote their 'Incredible India' project. Keeping the Taj Mahal as the backdrop, these advertisements are trying to tell about the colorful heritage of India. A nicely presented ad campaign.

Source: Incredible India

Dyna Special Ad Campaign

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Dyna Poster

Working for an Ad Agency I personally see a lot of Ad layouts everyday. But some of them make me really have a look on them again n again. A simple poster of Dyna Soap was made by my creative team. Of course the brief given to them was by me. It was a very simple brief, Katrina Kaif, who is the brand ambassador of the soap says that she started glowing after using this soap. This layout is very basic , very simple but yet very powerful in its delivery.

ICICI Bank Advert

After the fall of biggies at the Wall Street, there were roumers that ICICI bank is to liquidate soon. A panic was created in the minds of Indians. A lot of people, which included me also immediately went & withdrew the cash from the bank.

Immediately the ICICI bank launched a mass appeal campaign to say to the general public / investors that nothing has gone wrong.

Given below is the advert ICICI have released in today's leading newspapers.

Have a look..............

Gandhiwadi ...........

Nehmipramane kal office madhun nighalya usher zala. Dadar station var pochalo, baghto tar stn var aajibat gardi nahi. Gardi nahi mhanje aaplyala neetpane ubhe rahata yeil ashi parisitithi. Gadit chadalo, neet ubha hoto. Koni doghe raj thakrey var bolat hote. Bolat kasle vad vivid karat hote. Ek mhanto raj karto te barobar, tar dusra mhnato raj mhanje gunda aahe. To fakt gundagiri karto. Ha vad vivid chalu hota tar dusri kade koni tari bolat hote aare udya Gandhi jayanti aahe, mast sutti aahe. Sagle mastpaiki aaikat hoto toparyant dombivli aale aani me utarlo.

Ratri zoplo tar swapnat Raj sahib aale. Kona barobar tari bolate hote. Baghto tar kay te bapuji barobar mast gaapa marat basle hote. Ha aata ma hey vicharu naka ki raj sahib swargat hote ka bapuji zaminivar. Pan doghe bolat basle hote hey naaki. Bapuji raj la ahimsa mhanje kay n tyache fayde kay te neet samjavat hote. Raj sahib aagdi ekadhya lahan student sarkhe sagle lihun ghet hote. Bahutek vatat hote aata raj sahib sagle sodun gandhiwadi hot aahet.

Pan tevdhyat mobile vajala n ordun sangu lagala chala zop sampli, tayari la laga, 7.56 ki gadi pakadayachi aahe. Vichar karatch uthalo ki kharach aaple Raj saheh kadhi Gandhiwadi hoil ka n zale tar te kase vagtil……..

Khup Chhan Kavita

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