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Sports – the generic name of which in India is “cricket”. So as we know BCCI is the richest sports association in the world. Our cricketers are the most wanted in the world of glamour – probably more famous than Gandhiji, Amithabh Bacchan and the likes. For cricket is the only thing that north, south, east and west of India shares in common when it comes to fan following and “madness” which I term it as insensicle. Afterall, Indian team seems to always let you down. Then why so much craze?
Now here’s another world – a dark shunned world. My friend (an avid football player and fan) was in Bhubaneshwar and as a part of his educational project, visited the slum area of the city. His first reaction was that slum dwellers of Mumbai and Pune are filthy rich and have an amazing standard of living. The dwellers in Bhubaneshwar live in mud huts which get washed off with every rainfall. And Orissa has a great flood record! Besides, he came across an orphanage in the slum wherein he met this girl – no hear the twist to the story – the girl was representing Indian football under 14 girls team! Whoa.. when I heard this, I barely felt I could understand what he was saying. On enquiring, the girl said she has visited a number of countries for playing. She even added further that her family refused to support her cause of her passion to play football. What bad luck – first be a girl, and next football! She was abandoned in an slum orpahange!
Do I need to say more? This is the state of our sports. Is this why we have a sports minister at the Centre? We don’t need one – he anyways hasn’t brought much change. I’ve heard ( don’t know in true facts) that China is training 100o of its people in every sport. And here – we throw our trained people into the drains. Good bye good rubbish! Why is it so difficult to move away from male dominated cricket? It wasn’t even an Indian sport that we’re so hung on it. The Brits came, we resented them, threw them out, but still kept all the things they imposed on us. I’m not against cricket, but why not other sports – each one equally challenging and amazing? Why do we just need to make BCCI more rich and promote our cricketers who are already doing awesome in their own bit? Why IPL (half of India’s GDP can account for IPL if we could keep a track of all the money that flows in it legally / illegaly) and not donation and right channelisation of these resources into other development? I’m sure other sports like tennis has already done, can do good to our country and people.
Are you hearing Mr Sports Minister? Or are you too busy in counting your money? Even the Brits play more games though they introduced us to cricket!
Presto! I’m back to my blogging days! It inevitably happens that I blog the most during some exam time 
and when I’m free, no thoughts pass by. BUt this time around, I’m sure to hit the floor, or let’s say blogs
Happy reading 
I have no idea how I came across this, but it sounds pretty interesting. I don’t even know if we should be trusting this piece of information. But there’s gallore of information online describing how the Mayan calendar gets “over” on 21st December 2012! And then there is another ton of infomation on how Lord Kalki would be descending in 2012 to save the world from “kali yuga” which would mark the start of the “golden era”. Personally, I know Hindu vedic calandar is very accurate and believable. But, from all that I have read online, Mayan calculations are equally fabulous.
Point is, how on earth were these ancient civilisations so accurate and could do some many complex astronomical calculations by themselves. Even after the advent of computers and numerous technologies, we have not been as astonishing as our ancient civilisations. Its really worth a read online about both these factors… A different world to look at – something beyond our routine.
So if 2012 is the doomsday or the golden era – lets connect with ourselves – we’ve got too little time 
Its time for some self realisation and reach a spiritual plane!
Aundh – my area where I moved in 20 years back – an area which was marked by serenity, loneliness and virtually not more than a few 100 residents. As a child, I was barely moving out of my society except for school and some classes. Never remember going out at night and seeing any more than our own car on the streets! Such a beautiful area marked by peace!
Come 21st century and snarling traffic! Infact, it wasn’t so bad till 2 years back. The entire area is extremely well developed with departmental stores, big brands retail outlets, eating joints, IT, gyms, banks, etc. Yet the roads quality and quantity remain the same as 20 years back, much to our dismissal
Its become impossible to walk either on the streets in the evening owing to the heavy traffic. The cars, bikes and buses are all snarling at you. I decided to walk till Anand Park cos I didn’t really want to get stressed in the traffic – god save us! There was absolutely no place to walk. There are no footpath either – and where there is one, huge ancient trees block the path. I was literally walking with the bikes on the road. Anyways, I was faster on footh that the cyclists too!
Worst still, people don’t care – they won’t obey any kind of traffic rules. I wonder why we have any traffic rule in the first place. Save some soul’s energy! Everyone is in a hurry – as if their lives would end if they waited for 5 minutes more. They make situation worse by going on the wrong side of the road and then expecting to reach their destination even faster. Sometimes I wish I had a stone gun fixed to my car – whoever does something stupid, should be shot with one stone 
Serves them right!
When would the PMC wake up? Or better still, they should scrap all kinds of octroi and RTO taxes for providing so much inconvenience to citizens.
With plenty of motivation and being forced by my friends I took a plunge into correcting my vision! With a number of -6.0 and cylinderical of -0.75 in both eyes, I went to New World iCare on FC Road. The clinic also known as Zy Vision, has a good doctor, but he sits there only twice a week My father was uncofortable with the idea of doing a suregry where the doctor wouldn’t be around the next day for emergency. The assistants (they’re not doctors) were a little weird (IMO)!!!
Anyways, I ran a general search online (I’m a Google addict) and my friends call me an internet freak to find anything and everything online! I really didn’t find anything online though My cousin had showed to Dr Sangeeta Wagh a few months earlier and I decided to call and ask if she does Lasik ( I was pretty sure I wouldn’t do PRK even if god forced me to) Got an appointment a week later, only adding to my restlessness. So on the fruitful day of appointment, she took all my measurements, cornea thickness, etc and is the sweetest doctor I’ve come across 
(considering the chain of diseases I’ve gone through) And my father was also convinced with her. She asked me to do Topography test back at Zy Vision. The test lasted for 5 mins … .and I prepared for it as though it’s gonna take me 2 hours! The topography like dr explained gives them a view of the backside of the cornea ( i think so) All I could make out was green, blue and yellow colour look of both my eyes
The day of the surgery was the funniest! I went in the morning to give my topography test report and had planned to go to the office. There was however no one in the clinic to even show the report to. We waited for and hour and half and then the assisstant doctor came. She took my readings and asked me to come after a few days with a prior appt. Just then, doctor came and said I can do the surgery. There was a lot of thinking as to when to do it because she does it only on a saturday with prior appt (we were there on saturday) and the next 2 weeks she was busy. I was so dismayed And then suddenly she asked if I would like to do it today in some time itself! I was more than happy! Never been so courageous though. Dad wasn’t at all liking the fact of doing a surgery within 30 mins and I was so motivated that doctor agreed to do it finally!
The surgery was at Zy Vision and hell, it took my 30 mins to get parking and almost near FC main gate! There were 4 patients ahead of me, and each of them took like 5 – 10 mins. Even a hair cut would take longer! And then my turn – was pretty nervous and anxious. And my doctor came so free and smiling and asking me to relax. She clipped open one eye, poured some liquid in the eye. It felt strange that I couldn’t blink my eye – in routine I rarely blink till my eyes turn dry but here I just wanted to shut my eyes close. The operation lights were glaring – that was irritating too! Next she cleaned the eye, and started moving an object on the cornea. That object was meant to keep the eye stable so it doesn’t move. I knew there would be sudden blindness – and yeah, that’s what happened! Then I could feel a knife cutting my cornea – whoa – I was well prepared cos I read up a lot online about each and every second that one goes through during the surgery. Again, I could see those deadly glaring lights helplessly! She asked me to concentrate on some green light up. Suddenly, it smelt like hair burning. Of course I couldn’t see the laser beam, but I could see everything clearly there itself! The cornea was flipped back and the ugly annoying object removed and presto! I could see! She then helped the cornea stick back nicely. The whole procedure repeated for the 2nd eye. And for some reason, I found it pretty painful – enough to bear it though!
Once done, she asked me to open my eyes – those lights were still on, just not helping me I asked her to either make them dim or switch them off! And the world felt awesome!! With just 6-7 mins of suregery, I could see everything now without spectacles! I was simply extremely excited about the whole thing – like a magic!
I was kept in the recovery room for a few moments – put a million other eye drops! And it did pinch a little – my nose was simply flowing like a river! Came home, had lunch and took the sleeping pill which she prescribed. Slept like a log for 4 hours and everything was smoooth. No pain, no irritation, nothing. Just an amazing world to see!
I started writing this blog on March 26th, and completing it today. A complete hassle free day – no lenses, no dust botheration, no more tired eyes! Infact it took ages to realise that I can see the watch as soon as I get up
Love my natural vision and ofcourse my doctor too!
