Tuesday, April 5, 2016

'The Panama Papers' - by K.J.S. Chatrath

'The Panama Papers' are the flavour of the week and every one is talking knowledgeably about those.

My information is limited to the headlines that I have seen in the newspapers.

My take - one interesting thing that comes out is that citizens and leaders of the U.S.A. are non-corrupt and honourable men and women... ... ...

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'No, Mr. Ramdev' by K.J.S.Chatrath



"If anybody disrespects Bharat Mata, we have the capability of beheading not one but thousands and lakhs... said Mr. Ramdev" - news
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'Department of Happiness in Madhya Pradesh - शुद्ध ड्रामेबाज़ी!' - by K.J.S.Chatrath


सुना जाता है की मध्य प्रदेश के कुछ भागों में लोगों को भर पेट पौष्टिक खाना नहीं मिलता है और कुछ इलाकों में पीने के साफ पानी  की कमीं है और यह 'Department of Happiness' की बात करते हैं?

क्या यह शुद्ध ड्रामेबाज़ी नहीं है?

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Monday, April 4, 2016

'Happy Birthday to Bapu Nadkarni, who bowled 21 consecutive maiden overs in a Test Match' - by K.J.S.Chatrath

This is again about cricket. Yes, I know that T-20 2016 final is over and that the West Indies have won. But I want to salute a cricketer of our times whose birthday falls today. He is R.G Nadkarni, popularly known as 'Bapu' Nadkarni. I will not be surprised if the youngsters of today have never heard his name. He used to play a long, long timeback - in the early 1960s.



Nadkarni was famous for bowling an unerring line to batsmen which made it nearly impossible to score. It is often told that he used to put a coin on the pitch when he practiced in the nets, and would practice hitting the coin with every delivery.

He had a career economy rate of less than 2.00 runs per over. Nadkarni is perhaps best known for his bowling in the Madras Test against England in 1963-64. His figures at the end of third day of the match, bowling mostly against Brian Bolus and Ken Barrington, read 29 overs, 26 maidens, and no wickets for three runs. He finished with figures of 32-27-5-0. He bowled a record twenty one consecutive maiden overs (131 dot balls in a row) in a 114-minute bowling spell. Wow! In the final Test of that series, Nadkarni hit 52* and 122*.

Happy birthday Bapu Nadkarni Ji. 

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Sunday, April 3, 2016

"Cricket- the real 'anaap-shnaap' game" by K.J.S.Chatrath


Getting ready to see the T-20 Finals this evening? And why not? After all it is our national madness.

Now, here is a real anaap-shnaap one.

Football, perhaps the most popular game on earth has strict rules about the dimensions of the ground where the game is played. And so has hockey. And so have tennis, badminton and table tennis.

But what are the standard dimensions of a cricket filed? None. It can be long and not so long, broad and not so broad, oval or even egg shaped. Only the pitch has to be of 22 yards length.

What is the reason?

Dont ask me? Ask the British. They claim to have invented the game!

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Thursday, March 31, 2016

'यह दिल तो पागल है! -(with apologies to late Yash Chopra)'- by K.J.S.Chatrath

 There were times when a young lover could be expected to say to his lady love, 'मैँ तुम्हारे लिये सात समुंदर पार कर के, दुनिया की सभी दीवारें फांद कर आ जाऊँ गा.  And what is happening now a days? Here is a 72+ old man climbing atop a wall. यह क्या हो रहा है?


Yes, a serious explanation is in order. I have been working on inscriptions on christian graves for quite some time. I have a website- www.gravematter.in, and have published an illustrated book 'The Last Post: Inscriptions on French graves in india'.

Whenever I go to any new town, in India or abroad, I make it a point to visit the old cemetery and take photos.

Last month a went to a town and stayed there for 3-4 days. I had placed a visit to the local christian cemetery on my last day's programme. It was a Sunday and I had hoped that the cemetery would be open. I took a taxi and after some difficulty reached the cemetery. I was greeted by  a ground with high walls around and a well locked gate.

I peeked in and saw about a dozen youngsters inside the premises. 'I want to come and visit the cemetery. How did you get in', I asked the boys innocently. दिवार फांद के' replied one of the boys. 'मैं अंदर कैसे आ सकता हूँ, I persisted. I got the same reply: दिवार फांद के'.

Hmmm, I thought, having come this far to climb up or not to climb up was this Hamlet's dilemma. What the hell, I said to myself, go, man go! And I climbed up the wall. My old brittle bones respected my adventurous act and I was soon inside the cemetery premises, with all my bones intact.
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'Le Corbusier forced a Christian superstition on Chandigarh- a secular city'- by K.J.S.Chatrath

 I have a new issue to find fault with Le Corbusier. He did not plan any Sector 13 in Chandigarh. Considering number 13 as inauspicious is a Christian belief. Why force this belief on a newly planned secular city?

Mr. Le Corbusier you erred!.


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