HARSHA UNPLUGGED

Harsha Bhogle unplugged
2. This is again from the natwest trophyfinal..When yuvraj got out ata rattlingly importantstage..harsha 's one liner '' Yuvraj singh will recognize that this will be his longest walking bak tothe pavillion ``
3. When Sachin once got intent on a lollypop offspinner ( I suppose it wasMichael Vaughn ) in02.He wonderfully stated, `` Oh what a shame. It was evocative of asoldier who went the warfare when all the slugs were wing by hisnose and so got run over by a cycle in his native town. ''
4. ind volts aus 2000 ICC knockout champioship played in Kenya. ( yuvi'sdebut ) Sachin was smasing all aussie bowlers, and so he his a superb offdrive awaylee.harsha: `` this innings by tendulkar holds been a beautiful garden, thelast shooting being the most beautiful flower in it ``
5. ind volts nzl. ( in nzl 2002-2003 ) sehwag holded MANY lucky flights. whenhe was dropped onceagain.harsha: `` its been that kinda a day. today sehwag can walkblindfolded across a busy highway and not get runover. ''
6. Natwest Final uring Naser Hussain 's mistimed hits/top borders on his fashion to hismaiden hundred `` Naser Hussain is essay desperately difficult to findinnovative slipways of getting himself out ''
7. in the same lucifer... `` if you are not watching this segmentof drama, make n't ever name yourself a cricket lover anymore. you arewatching cricket of a really high order here ''.
8. Here Holds n old one... at Perth Adam Gilchrist took a blinker andhe drew Gilly 's honkytonk therefore, ``... some of the sea-gulls flyinghere are attending get a composite. ''
9. when tendulkar got a hundred he stated '' touching of Family & mould of Authorisation ``
10. recently in India 's circuit of republic of south africa... he blunder outsuddenly after sreesanth 's oldtimer with the chiropteran and hips... '' dis isthe comical thing U 'll ever watch on a cricket field ''...!!
11. When Smith dropped Sachin in the 2nd TestGraeme Smith would be trusting that the universe under his feetopens upwards & he would happen a cranny big plenty for him to slipthrough....
12. After Bharat lost the recent tryout series in SAIndia lost the series because they surprised themselves by winning the1st tryout. A win should ne'er be a surprise.
13. After Indigotin Kumble hitted his initiatory Ton... this is what our greatman shoulded tell... '' This is the most romanticist instant in Indian Cricket..... ''
14. `` The last clip Billystick gave lbw, Berlin wall was not there, there was peace in Afganistan,................... ''
15. In a lucifer between Aus n SL, Harsha told to Ian Chappell , `` Iam sure you 'll ne'er get a attorney, I understand everything you tell '' Ian Chappell holded no counter for this.
16. Harsha was hosting the ICC Awards before the T20 Universe Cup and hecalled on Jonty Rhodes to show anaward.So as Jonty commenced alighting the steps, Harsha shouted, `` it'spretty unusual to see Jonty walk downstairs, I conceived he mightslide downward them! ''
17. when the wickets were falling in a cumulation in the T20 lucifer... THIS SERIES IS SPONSERED BY KFC AND THE WICKETS Ar FALLING FASTERTHAN THEIR ( KFC 's ) DELIVERIES....
18. when Gambhr was dropped twice on back-to-back bringings, - `` Weshould deal a dreaming occupation in Australia & the victor will get to standin the slip part!!!!!! ''
19. When Kumble and Ishant were batting, Hussey dropped a gimmick ofIshant off the bowling of Johnson and Harsha cryed, '' It Holds autumnin Adelaide. It Holds the clip when leaves alter their color and theystart dropping. Here, too the gimmicks aredropping.. ''.
20. In a lucifer, dravid left a ball only while batting. To thisgavaskar, who was remarking aboard harsha was really impressed bythe mode he left the ball. He travelled on appreciating that for a infinitesimal orso. After this harsha 's remark was, `` Sunny, you nighly got an orgasmof felicity, maked n't u! '' & so both burst out into laugh!
21. dhoni is battin with indigotinkumble.. dhoni names for a tightsingle, N harsha holds this to tell, '' dhoni scuffles for a individual ncauses indigo kumble n all of his 37 years to speed to the other end ''
22. after shaun tait maked not satisfy the hoopla Cricket Australiacreated around him, ponting took him off theattack.harsha, in his ain inimitable fashion: 'shaun tait should attend to ponting and state `` hello Mister ponting, myname is shaun tait, and i am sayed to take 45 wickets in that testmatch ``
23. Hb was analysing the innings of laxman... laxman doed a crucial79 in the 2ndinnings.HB told something like `` Australian must be experiencing that wenever we areon the threshold of Seventeenth, this man ( laxman ) comes in between! ''
24. RP SIngh walked in but it was Laxman on strike. So the Aussieswanted him to take a individual and get RP on strike... so they distribute outthe field completely, with justly the keeper, one gaucherie and one gullyinside the 30 pacecircle..That 's when Harsha tells.. '' now suddenly, Don Bradman is batting out there in the midst...
25. Seeing the flock of gulls wing across the pitch Harshatells Wasim Akram: `` As you would state in Punjabi... kee sucker hai? seagull hai!!!
26. when Michael clarke was caught at gaffe away kumble, he was stillwatin 4 DA determination, over this harsha stated, `` i conceive he is waitinfor tomorrow 's paper to declare him out ''
27. Yuvraj hit the long six off brett Lee moved outside the stadiumin durbanare there people working tardily in the office there....... we wantthe ball back'27. in t-20 gayle hit a monstrous six but but fell simply short of thegolf class outside the stadiumharsha: `` wat a hapless shooting but loses the links course ``
28. `` if i can not be tendulkar so tendulkar can besides not be me ``
29. the palyers sayed their favorite shootings while coming on tobat....Collingwood stated `` a trifle nurdle of the tablets '' and Pietersen saidblocking the ball....Harsha remarked `` the following thing they 'll state is that their favouriteshot is to leave the ball only ''

IITJEE 2009 TOUGHER :CUTOFFS LIKELY TO DIP

It's one of the most cherished dreams of students belonging to the present era ,particularly students in science stream to make it to the IIT's.Ofcourse,it is not a piece of cake when you have almost 60 students fighting over a single seat similar to stray dogs fighting for their share of bone.Tougher papers this year can lead to cutoffs being low.With a melioration in the subjectivity of the questions,the JEE seems to return to the good old 90's which is deemed to be the golden era of competitive exams.Let's see what is in store next year when i myself plan to appear for this exam,or i should say war!!!Recent estimations by leading coaching centres have shown that the overall cutoff this year is expected to be around 160.I'll be following this very obliquely.i'm running out of time now.More details in the next post.bBye till then and best of luck to all the aspirants.VIJAYI BHAV!!!!!!!!!

DHONI's BOYS ON A ROLL!!!!!!!!

Has the dawn of a new cricket era ushered,an era in which the epicentre of the game shifts to India?,it's too early to make a concrete call,keeping in mind the potential of the baggygreen outfit to bounce back and the men in green,South Africa, led by a dynamic Graeme Smith.However,the IPL 2008 season,recent success of India in home and abroad really promises a bright future.8 straight wins have really boosted the team's confidence and the public faith in the players.India are now,just two wins away from wearing the no.1 crown,a crown which has hardly been worn by India.Things are working dramatically for the Men in Blue,ranging from MSD's success in winning tosses to the more clinical aspects of the game.The batting display since the last season poses no questions,but it would really be tested during the New Zealand tour,with the likes of Raina,Sharma,Yuvraj getting an opportunity to prove their mettle in conditions which are not the friendliest for batting.
The bowling,spearheaded by Zak,looks formidable,too with likes of Ishant,who is expected to make merry in the swinging Kiwi turfs.Keeping this in mind,inclusion of Irfan Pathan can also be a masterstroke which can also provide India with an extra batting option,so I won't be surprised if the Indian think tank includes him in the last two ODI's.Let's hope for a 5-0.GO INDIA GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CHANGE HAS COME TO AMERICA; BUT I DOUBT IT’LL MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO ASIA!
I still remember the early morning of November 4, 2008, as the US Presidential election results started pouring in, I realized that something unbelievably historic was happening in America. I just couldn’t stop wondering how a Black – African American (since so many mails and messages have told me!) – could become the President of the United States of America; the same country that had earlier re-elected George Bush as the President! The whole experience was so tumultuous! I couldn’t help recall old books about America that I had read. Books about the Civil War that President Abraham Lincoln had presided over; the war that eventually resulted in the emancipation of blacks. As I wrote in my editorial in The Sunday Indian on November 9, 2008, my favourite book, of course, was Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The book – which passionately documented the immense pain of black slaves – is perhaps the greatest read for any human wishing to understand the meaning of the term ‘depth of character’, and is guaranteed to bring tears to your eyes. And on January 21, 2009, I relived the whole gamut of those emotions seeing Barack Hussein Obama emotionally taking his oath to become the 44th President of the United States of America. That day again, I actually felt that historical figures like Lincoln and Stowe did have the biggest path-breaking roles to play in changing the character of modern day America.My appreciation for Obama is immense, and this appreciation does not simply come from his becoming the President; but from his becoming President for all the right reasons. He demanded change from his fellow Americans, not simply in economic outlook or policy orientation, but in something graver; he beseeched them to realise that in the hardships of today should not be forgotten the intensity of the American character of past. Despite all research to the contrary – that a Black presidential candidate stood no chance against the white combine of America – Obama committed passionately to his steadfast belief that American character was deeper than suspected, wider than speculated and more intense than believed by Americans themselves... and he won... a win that is not only as brilliant as the brilliance of all his outstanding speeches combined – for I have rarely seen a more powerful and emotional orator than him – but a win that mirrors Obama’s greatness as proved by his commandingly devastating books – for Obama is great not just because of the words he speaks, but because of the greatness of the words that he has written in his books, which conclusively prove his magnificent character. I go as far as to say, and perhaps demand, that after his eight years as US President (!), Obama should be made the Secretary General of the United Nations for at least a decade more; for the world needs as amazing a leader as Barack Obama if we ever want to even take a shot at one day having true global peace and equitable development of the masses.But even as I write this, Obama faces daunting challenges in Asia. And the least of those challenges that I’m worried about is Obama’s illogical disposition towards the outsourcing conundrum, with respect to specifically India. Obama has flatly commented that he wishes to restrict the outsourcing business to countries like India. But Obama, for all the gallery motivating statements, would fail double time on this issue. To discourage government departments from outsourcing is one thing, but forcing most competitive American multinationals to follow the example? Leave in high end software consulting and development, in this era of economic deceleration, there is no way that sensible global corporations would follow Obama think to stop IT outsourcing to India simply because of a patriotic appeal, especially when the cost benefits are dramatically expansive, sometimes even reaching 90% cost reductions.Obama’s biggest challenges lie rather in foreign policy in Asia. And I have many questions. In Iran, Obama faces his predicament, as Bush faced supposedly in Iraq. Iran, and its clearly undiplomatic-mouthed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have regularly threatened the US about their intentions to go nuclear. Obama’s challenge lies in the Iran Libya Sanctions Act (after which came the present Iran Sanctions Act), which was in reality put in place in 1995 by the Bill Clinton establishment. The question is, will Obama go against this Act to create his own new liberal politico-think? That has a very slim chance of happening. And under what logic will Obama justify to Iran – which technically has a democratically elected government and was even a close ally of America till 1979 – that a nuclear deal can be signed with India but not with Iran?And that leaves Obama with a neighbouring headache, remnants of the Bush era – Iraq! Obama has claimed he’s ready to pullout troops from Iraq and relocate them to Afghanistan. And this when the Afghan President Karzai has implored Obama to stay out of Afghanistan... How then would Obama ensure that the weekly bloodied ethnic battles between Shias and Sunnis in Iraq – which occur despite US presence – would not become more regular, god forbid daily? Will Obama also come clean about past US mistakes and reimburse to Iraq the losses they have suffered on account of stolen oil, a devastated economy and a destroyed society, all because of the US? I suspect Obama will not!If there is North Korea that is threatening to go nuclear for a second time – and Obama’s predecessors have tried everything from hardball to soft pedal the Kim Jong clan – then there is China that is so strong economically that forget criticising China’s clear human right indiscretions, Obama might have to look towards them for an economic bailout in the future. If there are Arabs who’ve been well fed on US money for years and were the main reasons for inflation (by manipulating oil prices to reach historic highs), then there is Israel that only needs a justifiable excuse and a bloodthirsty Hamas to bomb everything in sight in Palestine. Will Obama come out strongly against all of them, now that he is the President? Slim chance again...And perhaps the worst expected response of the Obama camp will be to the Pakistan issue. Will Obama continue to irrationally mollycoddle India to ‘take it easy’ despite huge casualties in the Mumbai attacks and despite clear evidence of the Pakistan administration’s complicity? I believe that the spineless Indian politicians will actually make his task easier. But the truth is that if Obama, like his ill valued predecessor, continues to finance Pakistan and its leaders in spite of their being a terrorist state, a major part of the Indian populace – which fervently wants to believe in him – would lose complete faith in him and the values that he stands by. For in his response to terror in Asia – especially in the Pakistan-India conflict – lies his biggest nemesis. Slight Pakistan, and Obama risks losing a critical geographical military beachhead in attacking al-Qaeda targets in border regions. Slight India, and Obama risks losing long term support from an economic superpower of the future.Unfortunately, to top it all, Obama’s fight to save the American economy would take precedence over every other global issue; for the solution to the current slowdown will require a long term structural repair program engineered by global governments, and Obama’s focus would completely be diverted to this issue for most of his first term at least. And that is the irony of it all; that though the world expects gargantuan change from a person who personifies the promise resounding in his words, most of the change would occur in the American continent only. And Asia, for most of it, will remain unchanged... lakhs would continue dying of poverty, many more would suffer ill-health, and lakhs more would succumb fatally to hunger. Asia will sadly remain unchanged.But that in no way takes away an iota from Obama the fact that history, and future, will never remain the same. In my November 9, 2008, editorial, I was compelled to write: “Above all, it is the United States of America which won today at least the hearts of millions like me all over the world, because today, America has shown that it has in it to finally give respect to a black man at the highest level possible; and this surely will change world history forever.” Today, in Barack Hussein Obama, I see Uncle Tom’s deep emotion resounding in the dream of Martin Luther King Jr., a dream that had beseeched the character of Americans to change to a moment in history when a man would be judged by the content of his character and not by the colour of his skin. Today, in Barack Hussein Obama, I see that undeniable moment in history... And I would not give that up for anything!Blurbs:1. There is no way that global corporations would follow Obama’s call to stop IT outsourcing to India.2. Will Obama continue to mollycoddle India to ‘take it easy’ despite clear evidence of Pakistan’s complicity?