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Sachin - Still a long way to go
“Genius does what it must, talent does what it can” Owen Mereditch People always have mighty expectations from genius. Sometimes unrealistic, too. They wish to fulfill their dream by someone who is genius. Their hero. For millions of cricket lovers in India, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is perhaps the finest creation of God, if not the ultimate. But alas, the man hasn’t delivered to that extent as we hoped for.
Doubtless, Sachin is the most charismatic and courageous cricketer around yet he has to prove many things. Ever since the venerable Sir Donald Bradman has publicly acknowledged the striking resemblance of his batting style in Sachin’s, the entire nation went berserk in heaping praise over Sachin. Suddenly, Sachin became larger – than –life figure. Little importance was given to the fact that apart from winning some ‘home Test’ matches and some great wins on the benign pitches of the sub-continent, his contribution was not as magnificent as the crazy media made us to believe.
Of course, Sachin’s calibre as a great batsman is beyond doubt but so far he hasn’t been able to translate his enormous potential into epoch-making performances, where he can be bracketed along with the likes of Don Bradman and Garry Sobbers.
Isn’t it a cruel agony that despite having such a phenomenal cricket India hasn’t been able to win a test-series abroad (Read: outside the sub-continent) in past 14 years? At this point apologist may argue that cricket is a team-game and Sachin alone can’t be held responsible for that. Well, but when an Arvinda De Silva or a Chris Cairns can win matches with individual brilliance for their respective teams, why not our Sachin. Undoubtedly, always a mile ahead from his contemporaries.
The other question is that-Has he been hyped a bit too much? Or is he being exaggerated by the media? There is some point here. When have we seen Sachin battling in the fourth innings to save a test match? Barring one or two matches, it is a rarity. Giving one’s best when chips are down, which is the very hallmark of a champion, is unfortunately not the case with Sachin. In this regard, performance of Steve Waugh and to an extent Brian Lara’s is more striking.
If we allow ourselves to go in the pages of history, our very own Sunil Gavaskar in this regard is awesome, indeed. Authoring epic hundreds against the best fast bowling attacks ever in the history of the game, he astounded the whole world. Comparing two individual’s performances and that too, played in different era is not only hazardous but also unfair. Yet it is not too astonishing to hear from old timers that Sunil’s performance is test matches is more enviable.
This article is not mean to belittle the greatness of Sachin. It is not that he is incapable of playing heroic knocks in crunch situation or in the testing condition that will give India its ‘first abroad test’ victory after a gap of more than a decade. He is, and definitely will. But so far, it has come in bits and pieces and even the staunchest fan of Sachin will admit it.
Or may be we are expecting too much too often and not realizing that he is only a human. But huge expectations will always be there whenever he bats for India. That is the only small price he has to pay for his unmatched adulation and unparalleled adoration from his countryman

Himalayam

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സൂര്യ ദര്‍ശനത്തിലൂടെ മനുഷ്യന് ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്കാതെയും രോഗങ്ങള്‍ ഇല്ലാതെയും ആരോഗ്യവാനായി ജീവിക്കാമെന്ന് കണ്ടുപിടിച്ച വെക്തിയാണ് "ഹീര രത്തന്‍ മനേക് ".അനേകം വര്‍ഷങ്ങളായി ഖര രൂപത്തിലുള്ള ഭക്ഷണ പദാര്‍ത്ഥങ്ങള്‍ പൂര്‍ണ്ണമായി ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച മനീക്ജ്ജി വെള്ളം മാത്രമാണ് കുടിക്കുന്നത് .എന്നിട്ടും പുര്‍ണ്ണ ആരോഗ്യവാനായാണ് ജീവിക്കുന്നത് .

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IFFK 2009- a Review

14th international film festival of Kerala started on 11 to 18 december 2009 in Thiruvananthapuram. Festival organised by Kerala state chalachitra academy for the department of cultural affairs and Government of Kerala. Movies screened by Kairali, sree, kalabhavan, new, kripa, ajanta, dhanya, remya theaters and Nishagandhi. The inaugural film is A step into darkness from turkey.165 movies include this festival. The Suvarna Chakoram award goes to “ Fishing flat form “ from Indonesia and About elly from iran. The Rajatha Chakoram award to the best director. Dr.Nosirsiadov his film “True noon”. Audience prize Rajatha Chakoram goes to “True noon” from Tadjikistan.
I was watched on 15th movies.

I was like five films is Treeless Mountain, True noon, Masangeles, Mid summer and Broken Embraces. I was unlike three films is Anti Christ, Nothing personal and Queen of the night.

Treeless Mountain
South Korea
Dir: So Yong Kim

In this film is very interesting, good story and good direction. This story describes the story of six years old Jin who lives with her little sister Bin, and their loss of mother, father and house. They are separated. Jin learns that taking care of her sister is actually away of filling the missing link in her heart. It is a good story for children.

Broken Embraces
Spain
Dir: Pedro Almodovar

This story was difficult for me to understand. Penelope Cruz has given an excellent performance. The hero in this film uses two names: Harry Caine, a playful pseudonym with which he signs his literary works, storys and scripts. The other name. is Mateo Blanco, his real name. Fourteen years before in an accident he not only lost his eyesight, but also Lena, his lover. The editing and sound quality is good.

True Noon
Tadjikistan
Dir: Nosir Saidov

True Noon was selected as the audience choice film and was given the Rajathachakoram and the best director award. It is an innocent story of human life in two small villages. Nilufar, the young charming girl is main character. She is engaged to Azis, from the other village, but suddenly comes a wire border to separate the villagers. This film has wonderful shots and sequences.

Masangeles
Belgium/ Cuba/ Uruguay
Dir: Beatriz Flores Silva

Masangeles is a mind touching story. Masangeles is a seven year girl. Her mother commits suicides. Her father Aurelio Saavedra is a leading polititian. In the end Masangeles gives birth to a child. She loses her father, husband and her house in a riot. Direction of this movie was very good.

Mid Summer (Madhyavenal)
India
Dir: Madhu Kaithapuram

Movie is set in a north kerala village. A message against globalization and new generation bank. The film promotes Gandhian idealism. This film revolves around Sarojini, a Khadi worker, who is a Gandhian idealist with the fire of the spirit of resistance in her husband, Kumaran who is a beedi union worker and their one daughter. They are a low class family. The main roles are handled by Manoj K Jayan and Swetha Menon. The film has a good story.

Films I didn’t like.

Antichrist
Denmark
Dir: Lars Von Trier

The story was very bad. It is the story of a couple. It has horrible scenes. The film was discussed by all delegates.

Nothing Personal
Ireland-Netherlands
Dir: Urszula Antoniak

A young rebellious Dutch woman, hiking through the Ireland accidentally stumbles along Martin, a widower who lives in a lonely house on a beautiful island. Martin offers her, food in exchange for work. This story is unnatural and unstructured. Female character is a feminist.

Queen of the Night
Mexico
Dir: Arturo Ripstein

Queen of the Nights has a bad story. It is a imaginary biography of the life of the iconoc Mexican singer, Lucha Reyes She was an unconventional sexually liberated woman. This movies sound and picture quality was bad and was a disappointment.

The fourteenth international film festival was a rare experience.

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