THE DREAMS FULFILLED

Hey there, First of all, a big thank you to each one of you reading this blog, and to all those who have been regularly reading my blogs. I hope it has been an enjoyable experience for all of you. Personally, I have learnt a lot over the last year or so, and writing these blogs has been fun!  I would love to have your suggestions for making my blog more professional. Do drop in your suggestions in the Comments section, or send a mail to me on my email id- anirudh.naveen02@gmail.com. Well, here is a big announcement. I will be following a new format for my blogs. I will be publishing a blog every Friday. You can expect them to published by 8 pm on those days. The format followed can be summed up in the acronym- PSLV. No, it is not Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle :) It basically stands for:- P- Politics (Current Affairs, ideals)  S- Sports (Cricket, Tennis etc.) L- Literature (Poems, Stories, Book reviews) V- Value systems/Value of the month These will be published...

It was a big day for all cricket aficionados. India was taking on Pakistan in the Asia Cup; a contest which was set to grab eyeballs from across the world. Moreover, the fact that India seldom plays Pakistan added to the intense build-up to that match. Ironically, the week gone by had soured the relationship between the two neighbouring countries. This was primarily because the Foreign Minister of India had cancelled a scheduled meeting with her counterpart from Pakistan. I won’t get into deep political issues which led to that decision; but the fact of the matter was that the match had also gained centrestage because of the intense political drama which preceded it. I turned on the television and found that a reporter was trying to engage fans outside the stadium. The match was being held in the UAE, which has a mixture of Indians as well as Pakistanis. I was amazed to find that fans supporting both teams were cheering together. Moreover, there was a fan from India who sa...