WE INDIANS ARE EVERYWHERE

Do you know people from which country are everywhere in the world? I mean everywhere. From the busiest of cities to the most deserted areas, whom can you meet? The answer is quite easy. An INDIAN.

Indians are someone whom you can meet anywhere. From the dense forests of Amazon to the vast Thar Desert, from the streets of Sydney to the pubs of London, there is every probability you will meet an Indian. This does not mean that the nationals of other countries are confined to their country only. But we are just a bit more global.

I tell you a very common example of this you must have observed many times. In all of the major cities and capitals in the world, you will find an Indian colony. You will always see huge amount of Indian support wherever they go to compete in a championship. India never feels they are playing outside their home. When Indians appeal, every Indian supporter appeal which makes the atmosphere electric and tremendous to watch.

Indian stars are always given a warm welcome by their Indian fans whenever they perform outside India. The cheers for them are just fantastic and that makes the star much easier and comfortable to perform.

So, whenever you go anywhere in this beautiful world and feel lost, do not worry at all. You will find an Indian nearby waiting for you. You will never be alone in this world. An Indian is there just around the next corner with a warm smile on his face and saying- “WELCOME FRIEND”.

INDIA AND CRICKET

This is my question to those who follow cricket regularly and is a fan of this great sport. Have you ever thought why Sachin Tendulkar is called God of cricket? Yes, he is a great player but there had been many before him who was the icons of the game but nobody was called by this name. Why only him? Legends like Sir Don Bradman, Gary Sobers, Zaheer Abbas, Barry Richards and the present breed players boast of Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden, Mohd. Yousouf, Sanath Jayasuriya who has many awards to their name but never called GOD. I ask, WHY?

The reason is we Indians consider cricket as our religion. Every child in India dreams to play for national team (of course, exceptions are always there). But the way India follows cricket, no other country do. You go anywhere in India, from metros to villages, from highways to lanes, you will find a high voltage match going on with many other sitting and cheering the players. You can see small children in shorts running and diving for their team on mud covered ground in a match which has no relevance for others apart from those who are a part of it. For players, umpires and spectators, that match is their food, water, air, EVERYTHING.

The huge success of IPL has already proved how much Indians love cricket. We cheered not only for Indian players but foreign players too. Whenever India is in a match, you can see markets and roads deserted. Shopkeepers are glued to their television sets and instead of bargaining with the customers, they share joy and sadness as India’s balance tilts in the match. Student often bunk their tuitions to watch the match. A very common sight in India-children in their school uniforms playing cricket. We bunk our school to play cricket fully aware of the fact that we will be playing in the evening.

Whenever India wins, whether against Australia or Kenya, we cheer with the same enthusiasm. Pundits perform religious ceremonies to pray for India’s win. We follow various superstitions so that India wins. This does not mean we doubt our team’s capabilities. Indian team is hugely talented. No other team in world cricket has three players in the playing eleven with 10,000 ODI runs to their name. India loves cricket and every child wants to wear India colours one day.

It’s high time Indian government should start thinking about giving cricket the status of the national game. Indian team has been performing to their best and is consistently beating the top teams of the world. And no other game in India has such a huge fan following as cricket.

Indian team will be very busy this year and are very close to being numero uno in the world rankings. I wish them good luck.

DON’T MISS IT, IT’S WORTH A TRY

Earning money online is one of my hobbies and passion. During this search, I came across a blog contest. You must know what blog contests are. These are the contests run by site and blog owners for purposes like getting traffic, exposure, increasing RSS counter. I usually do not pay much heed to them but this one caught my attention and that’s why I thought making a post about it here. Although this is not a money blog, I thought I should share it with you.

This contest is run by CSSDynamite.com to celebrate their launching of CSS Design Gallery. As the prize of the contest, they are giving cash, free business cards and free advertising blocks and banners on some high traffic site and blocks. I did not like these contests but the prizes that they are giving made me think. Definitely, it’s worth a try. Who knows luck decided to favour me?

The prizes of this contests are-
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Contest starts from January 15th, 2009 and ends on January 31th, 2009. The winners will be selected randomly using Random.org and announced on February 1st. Remember the more you do, the more chances to win.

So guys, I would like to suggest taking part in this contest. There is every chance you will win something. Or if you are not interested which could be a possibility, then PRAY for me.

Bye Bye.....See you later..

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009

Welcome to The Great India Blog friends. This is the first official post of this blog and I just can’t hide my delight today.

Firstly, to be honest, some may think that I didn’t have any topic to talk about and that’s why I am wishing you a happy new year. But I seriously want to wish everybody a Happy 2009. Last year was a fabulous year for me and I sincerely pray to God that he continues this one in the same spirit.

First things first, 10 days of this year have passed by. Your resolutions might have start taking shape and some may be saying- “I will start from tomorrow for sure”. No blushing. It happens with everyone. But I would just like to say that start with it as soon as possible. It really feels nice and is very encouraging when you see you are approaching your dreams. Take a step; even if it is small, it is better than taking no step.

I have too many dreams and I want to achieve them all. I do not want to adjust myself with life and compromise one for other. But it’s not possible in a day’s work. You have to be realistic and you should be courageous enough to accept the failures that will come your way. Yes, failures will come. You can’t escape them. It will find you if you try to run away. So it’s much better to face them and learn from your mistakes than running away from them.

I am not discouraging anyone of you. I know these are not the right words for my first post and may create a negative image of mine in you. But I have suffered all this and want to tell you all that they help more than they hurt. All you need is a right attitude towards the failure. You see them a lesson, as an opportunity for future and you won’t be far away from success.

2009 has arrived and in this ever changing world, we have every resource to realize our dream. So why sit back and for something miraculous to happen. Start right now and day would not be far when you will be proud of yourself.

One more thing, please feel free to comment on anyone of my post. I would love to hear from you. Good or bad, those lines of yours will encourage me to provide you better service.

Best of luck guys. See you tomorrow.