HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY!

26th January, 2010. The Republic of India turns 60 today. On this great occasion let's pray for a terror free India and global peace.

Best wishes to all of you!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Homewards Ho!

Wish you all a very Happy Prosperous and Fulfilling New Year 2010! Hope you've started the New Year and the new decade in a great way!

Now we are going to take a break. As you know Ragini has already left for the events of Shrutinaad including the launch of her audio album. Tomorrow I am leaving for Guwahati, the capital of Assam--a north eastern state of India. After continuous duty and work I need a break and I must help Ragini to make the events successful.

And, of course, our harvest festival--Magh Bihu-- falls mid-January. Going to enjoy after a long time. Winter, bonfire, community feast, lots of delicacies and all. Care to join?

Will try to keep you posted if possible.

Idiotic End to a Thrilling Cricket Series

Just imagine if India and Sri Lanka were locked 2-2 instead of Team India already clinching the ODI series 3-1. The crowds would have gone crazy seeing the hugely disappointed ones today in the abandoned match.

Delhi-the national capital of India. Amidst the roar of T20 cricket, the fours and sixes producing dry pitches and the huge money involved it just clobbers our sense of reasoning. How Delhi could have prepared such a pitch and how it could have escaped attention of the business-driven cricket Board officials. What a shame! Capital of India has almost lost the 2011 World Cup tie to be played at the now black listed Firoz Shah Kotla ground in Delhi.

The blame game has started. Political leaders too are getting articulate. The Board has disbanded the pitch committee and the officials of Delhi cricket association have already resigned. Much more to come in the coming days. Whatever happens eventually it's not going to help cricket at all and that too in the craziest cricket loving nation. Scapegoats would definitely be identified, but for what purpose. Somewhere something is wrong, seriously wrong.

We renew our demand for making competitive and sporting cricket pitches again. If T20 comes as a hurdle scrap it. Cricket must live on.