Ground Reality

It is all about a Dog.  But,this is  not a famous piece of 20th century –“All about a Dog­'',  an Essay by AG Gardiner. It has  another elements,too.Two lives -a puppy and an injured (road accident victim) were saved by a  24 ­year ­old architect Aakarsh Tyagi on a pitch dark night in New Lodhi Colony in New Delhi a few months back. Dr Khurshid Guru,a New Yorker, shot into prominence when he saved the life of a  a two­ year old  on a flight from Spain to United states in Otober last year when had made a make shift a device to help the asthmatic toddler , he made the nubulizer by an oxygen mask ,a water bottle and inhaler. But who Knows  about Road Warrior Aakarsh.? When the world woke up to mark the Rabies day on September 25, 2015, ...

It was a nail biting finish in true sense when India humbled Bangladesh this Wednesday in a sensational Cricket match in Bengaluru. It   was a lessons   giving historic story of one run victory of India over Bangladesh on march 23,2016  in world T20/match. After 39.3 overs of a contest ,Bangladesh  was smelling fragrance of the victory and seemed to have a first ever T20I victory against India.Two runs needed off three balls, with Mushfiqur Rahim on strike and spectators were holding their breath. The game should have been dusted  away  and India were staring at an early exit .  Bangladesh proceeded to remarkably offer India a way back into the game, with Mushfiqur and Mahmudullah both being caught in the leg-side boundary off Hardik Pandya. Two needed off one, and suddenly, it was Bangladesh was in doledrums. Pandya ran in for the final delivery, bowled outside Shuvagata Hom's reach, and MS Dhoni, who had earlier pulled off a sensati...

It was early morning and a motley crowd of onlookers was craning necks to catch a glimpse of their master. He was to arrive among them for meditation in a green and serene corner of otherwise concretized Gurgaon, at the outskirts of India's capital on a  Sunday  morning. A hushed silence was conspicuous by its presence as if the meditation was already underway by the huge assembly. People from all walks of life and faith occupied every inch of space available on the sprawling swathe. Cuckoos call and birds chirping at flowering trees in spring were the only melodious distraction. Fragrance of water soaked mud hung in the tranquil air.   Dressed in blue cotton shirt, white trousers and a brown jacket, a smiling face with reassuring demeanor got down from a vehicle, and briskly walked to a spick and span room. He gently bowed before a hanging medium seized frame of a black and white photograph of his master.             ...

Controversies facing the World Culture Festival, organised by the Art of Living  founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, regarding environmental issues, apparently have a parallel in an international beauty contest, organised by Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, in Bengaluru  about 20 years ago although for different reasons. If high profile Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is facing the heat now, it was the Big B in November, 1997. A dispute had arisen due to Karnataka police demands for fees for police and security arrangements. In his autobiography, 'Pursuit of Law and Order'  then Karnataka DGP (Director General  of Police) AP Durai   said that directions were left to lock the gates of the stadium, venue of the show, in the morning  if the due fee was not paid by organisers before the show. Amitabh was looking for a venue to host the Miss World Contest in November 1997 in Bengaluru.Then Chief Minister JH Patel and ...

As a quagmire of controversy build up around top cops in various swathes of the country, former Director, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad AP Durai has mooted a proposal to fork out IPS (Indian Police Service) recruitment from the combined Civil Service Examination. In his autobiography 'Pursuit of law and order,' Mr Durai  who held various positions in the country’s top notch  security set-up said that youth,aged 20-24 years, be picked up for the service with mandatory physical tests to be conducted by Sports Authority of India (SAI); weight age for performance in sports, NCC etc; compulsory degree in law forensic Science /criminology / social sciences. He has also batted for physical fitness checks every five years and tough standards prescribed for promotion to higher ranks as in the case of  defence  forces. “ I am sure that such steps will impart a new character to the service and provide the envir...