Musings

The push through covers brought him the most coveted 50th ton and millions of Indians heaved a sigh of relief. The tension had become unbearable after tea. Sitting on our sofas watching T.V., if we felt so tense, what the guy must have felt on the ground. It was fortunately not in India, where the stadium would have erupted with joy and the noise would have been deafening. Now we await a century of centuries. The incredible Indian hunger keeps growing and Sachin keeps satisfying it. What a player! I wonder what will happen once he retires. I keep replaying the backfoot cover drives he played in this innings which were pure joy to behold. Our generation is a lucky one that we saw Sachin in action live. Perhaps we will value this blessing much after Sachin hangs his boots. I will end this blog with the typical chant heard in the Wankhede Stadium at Mumbai when a game is on..........Sachi....n  Sachin, Sachi......n  Sachin.    

The Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan will be held from 25th December to 27th December at Dadoji Konddev Stadium, Thane. It is being held in Thane for the first time and should generate a great deal of interest and response from thanekars. I wish to visit on at least one of these days as I have never been to such an event before. I suppose there will be many stalls with books of various publications and it is a good opportunity to pick up something new. I hope the arrangements are good. It will be great if one can meet some of the famous marathi personalities from the literary and entertainment world. I am looking forward to the next weekend.