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[Siddarth and Rahul meet up at lunch after a long time. They were college friends and have known each other for many years. Though they live in the same city, they hardly get a chance to meet. These days everyone is just too busy; there is hardly any time for a friendly meet-up or a sustained friendship. After all the talks about family, friends, relatives, children, spouses, they are done with their ordinary 'catching up'. The food is finished, the waiter has taken away their dishes, the table is almost empty. They order coffee and after a short pause they break into a rather intense discussion.] Siddarth:  You know Rahul, these days I hardly get a good sleep. I keep getting these very wild dreams. Don't know what has happened to me. Rahul:  Ah, but Sid, it is obvious. If you have so much running inside your head, how will you sleep? Look at me - no pains, no gains, no strains. Siddarth:  Yeah, maybe. You know me too well; I am always onto something or the...

Over the formative years of life, an average human being learns many good lessons. Among those, one of the most important lessons is to get inspired from other's achievements. Now effect of an achievement, like entertainment, could often be relative! An achievement in a certain field by a certain individual might be celebrated across generations whereas another achievement by another individual might not reach more than a handful of people. However, what is not relative is the effect of the individual's personality, especially if that very personality contributed directly in making the individual achieve in his or her domain. In the game of Cricket, we have seen many achievements happen. In fact, we are continuing to see those. But, outstanding personalities are not that common. What is even more uncommon is some personal qualities or the other contributing directly to those achievements. Sourav Ganguly is a name, an icon, a character, a personality and a figure that can be ...

                                                                              1. As Mini's father is going out, his daughter stops him. She comes rushing. She asks, "Where are you going, Papa?" "I told you the other day, the World Cup is starting tomorrow. I am going to get a fixture from the local newspaper shop", replies he. "But Papa, it is Sunday today! Please stay with me", the little Mini urges. Father explains to Mini how he and her brother are both mad about soccer. He must not waste any time. He must find the right fixture as soon as he can. He reminds Mini how her brother is destined to become a famous footballer one day, going by the way he is playing for his club. Mini starts to think a bit. It is not that she dislikes football; in fact, she followed quite a lot of Italia 90. ...