Spirit of India

- Have patience and perseverance in life with everything. Be it your career or finding your soul mate. - If you want to keep your children happy, treat their mother with respect. - To live alone is the fate of all great souls. - Have two wings in life to fly high. One is Karma and other is Knowledge. You lack one and it is all over. - Follow your heart. Hearts don't lie. Head might try but it won't be right. - Never abandon your parents. - Always believe that something extraordinary is possible. - Rise again and again until lamb becomes lion. Never ever give up. - Make permanent girlfriend. Temporary are feelings too. - Go and get whatever you want. Do not wait. Time is short.

When they landed in the Caribbean, expectations were firmly upon the young Indian team to assert their dominance against a struggling West Indies unit. Armed with a new head coach in Anil Kumble, they looked forward to a new era. The action began at a stadium named after the iconic Sir Viv Richards where India announced their intentions by going in with five specialist bowling options and registered anemphatic innings victory (their biggest outside Asia). With West Indies conceding a massive 304-run lead at Sabina Park, things seemed to be unraveling pretty quickly. However, an unexpected rear guard from Roston Chase and company denied them a second successive triumph. But, normalcy was restored as the visitors worked on their shortcomings and returned to take anunassailable lead in St Lucia. Needing another win to retain the number one ranking, they were left frustrated with insufficient drainage facilities at Port of Spain whichled to a farcical end to the proceedings. Let u...

• Indian sports player Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar and Jitu Rai have been conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awards. Six coach has been awarded with the Dronacharya Awards. • The 2016 Summer Olympics concluded with a ceremony held at the Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sakshi Malik was the Indian flagbearer in the closing ceremony. • United State tops the medal table in the 2016 Rio Olympic with a total of 121 medals. Next two positions are held by Great Britain and China respectively. • The Minister of Culture and Communication, France selected Kamal Haasan for the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres (Knight in the National Order Arts and Letters).

शर्म आ रही है ना उस समाज को जिसने उसके जन्म पर खुल के जश्न नहीं मनाया शर्म आ रही है ना उस पिता को उसके होने पर जिसने एक दिया कम जलाया शर्म आ रही है ना उन रस्मों को उन रिवाजों को उन बेड़ियों को उन दरवाज़ों को शर्म आ रही है ना उन बुज़ुर्गों को जिन्होंने उसके अस्तित्व को सिर्फ़ अंधेरों से जोड़ा शर्म आ रही है ना उन दुपट्टों को उन लिबासों को जिन्होंने उसे अंदर से तोड़ा शर्म आ रही है ना स्कूलों को दफ़्तरों को रास्तों को मंज़िलों को शर्म आ रही है ना उन शब्दों को उन गीतों को जिन्होंने उसे कभी शरीर से ज़्यादा नहीं समझा शर्म आ रही ना राजनीति को धर्म को जहाँ बार बार अपमानित हुए उसके स्वप्न शर्म आ रही है ना ख़बरों को मिसालों को दीवारों को भालों को शर्म आनी चाहिए हर ऐसे विचार को जिसने पंख काटे थे उसके शर्म आनी चाहिए ऐसे हर ख़याल को जिसने उसे रोका था आसमान की तरफ़ देखने से शर्म आनी चाहिए शायद हम सबको क्योंकि जब मुट्ठी में सूरज लिए नन्ही सी बिटिया सामने खड़ी थी तब हम उसकी उँगलियों से छलकती रोशनी नहीं उसका लड़की होना देख रहे थे उसकी मुट्ठी में था आने वाला कल और सब देख रहे थे मटमैला आज पर ...

* India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will receive the 2016 Arjuna Award for his contribution to sport * Rahane is perhaps one of the most consistent batsmen in the Indian batting lineup at the moment and it remains to be seen what the 27-year old can achieve from here. * Apurvi Chandela, Lalita Babar, and Shiva Thapa are among the other awardees. * The 27-year old Ajinkya Rahane grabbed all the headlines when he smashed his seventh and eighth century in the ongoing series against the West Indies. Although Rahane has not really been challenged by a West Indies side that is going through a terrible transition at the moment, one thing that is clear is the fact that Rahane is as tough as nails and has showcased a combination of grit and character in the past. * His nomination has also been well received by many especially those who are a fan of his soft personality and gritty batting abilities. In a nutshell, he is clearly the incarnation of Rahul Dravid in the Indian cricket ...