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Exemplary performance by @lakshya_sen during All England Semi Finals, inspite of an injury for atleast half of the match, lasting close to 100 mins. Respect 🙌👏👏
Can’t believe my eyes.
Lakshya just upset defending champ & world no.1 Shi Yuqi!
Massive.
This is how to ‘achieve one’s Lakshya’
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 @lakshya_sen
Some incredible news from the shores of Tamil Nadu. Our satellite-tagged Olive Ridley turtle Kayal, released at Besant Nagar, has returned not once, but three times to nest along the Chennai coast, laying 389 eggs in a single season. She travelled south and then chose Chennai again. Another turtle, Megalai, returned twice, laying 211 eggs. Science now confirms what we long believed, nesting-site fidelity is real.
The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has established 49 turtle hatcheries across 10 coastal districts. So far, 1,150 nests have been secured, protecting 1,35,304 eggs, and 477 hatchlings have safely made their way to the sea.
Yes, challenges remain. We are monitoring the coastline 24×7 through our State-level Turtle Task Force. So far, 668 turtle mortalities have been reported across the state, which we are closely monitoring and addressing through strengthened protection and coordinated action.
#TNForest #Turtleconservation #wildlifeconservation @IUCN@UNEP@tnforestdept
Sunil Gavaskar was the first true batting superstar of Indian cricket. Many know that he named his newborn son Rohan Gavaskar in honour of the great Guyanese stylist Rohan Kanhai. But that is only half the story. Rohan’s full name is Rohan Jai Vishwa Gavaskar, a name that quietly carries tributes to three cricketers Gavaskar deeply admired.
When West Indies toured India in 1975, Andy Roberts unleashed hostility on Indian soil. In Madras, he tore through the lineup to claim seven wickets, subjecting the entire batting order to a trial by fire. Yet one man stood tall against the storm - Gundappa Vishwanath. With India reeling at 117 for 7, Vishwanath farmed the strike with remarkable composure, shielded the tail, and sculpted an unbeaten 97 to lift the total to 190. That resistance proved decisive, as India went on to secure a famous 100 run victory.
Whenever “Vishy” walked out to bat, crowds gathered not merely to watch runs being scored, but to witness art in motion, the exquisite cuts, the poetic square drives, the silken wristwork that seemed to defy the rigidity of technique. His 79 against Jeff Thomson in Sydney, his majestic 124 out of a team total of 255 against the West Indies in 1979, and his 114 out of 237 versus Dennis Lillee in Melbourne were not just innings, they were statements of courage wrapped in elegance. Anyone fortunate enough to watch him in that era would have no hesitation placing him alongside Gavaskar in stature.
Modern fans might raise an eyebrow at a first class average hovering around 40. Gavaskar, however, saw beyond numbers. He understood the weight of circumstance, the quality of attacks faced, and the artistry that statistics often fail to capture.
So when Gavaskar named his son, he chose to honour three cricketers who had shaped his cricketing world - Rohan for Rohan Kanhai, Jai for the regal former Indian opener M. L. Jaisimha, and Vishwa for Gundappa Vishwanath, without doubt one of the most beloved craftsmen the game has known.
Fate would later tighten this bond even further. Within two years of Rohan’s birth, Gavaskar married his sister to Vishwanath, turning admiration into family. Gavaskar himself said, "Vishy is the tallest batter", eventhough people in Karnataka fondly call Vishy as 'Kulla'.
Vishwanath scored 14 centuries for India and none resulted in a loss. Vishy turns 77 today, the only man to score a double century in first class debut and a century in test debut.
Throw back pic from my first film, Masoom.
On the first day of release, I went to the main theatre … and there were only two people in the whole cinema hall.. and one of them was me !
Those days ‘black marketing’ of cinema tickets was really prelavent .. young men, or even gangs, would bulk by cinema tickets and then sell them at higher prices on the day of the show.. of course if the hall was full ..
Except the first show on the first day for Masoom, the hall was completely empty !
Outside I got surrounded by some pretty angry looking young boys when they discovered I was the director .. they had lost their money that day ..
I must have looked pretty crestfallen. So one of them actually took pity on me, and said ..
‘Sir .. the problem is you’ve made an ‘article’ film’ .. if you want a career , don’t do that ‘
Article film ?? I kept wondering .. article film .. I realized he meant an ‘artistic film’ .. Don’t ever make an artistic film this young black marketeer was trying to warn me ..
Well, the Friday of release .. all the cinema halls were empty .. as they were on Saturday, Sunday , Monday , Tuesday ..
The Distributors of the film gave up trying to support the film. It was too expensive to keep the film showing to empty halls ..
I remember the feeling that day .. when they told me they had decided to give up trying to hold the theatres .. I walked the streets of Mumbai and thought about what I was going to do next in my life , for making films was certainly no longer an option.
Something strange happened on Thursday. A friend called me and asked if I could help him get tickets to Masoom. I told him that was a bad joke. But then ..
On Thursday one cinema hall had filled up .. then on Friday there were lines of people waiting to buy tickets .. and over the weekend the distributors were scrambling to get back the halls they had given up, and my ‘Article’ film was declared a hit ..
What happened that weekend ? People say in retrospect it was ‘Word of mouth’ .. but how could it be, when hardly anyone saw the film ?
What happened that Thursday ? .. I still wonder as am about to go into making ‘Masoom, the next generation’ .. years after Masoom the original became a cult film ..
Is ‘Masoom, the next generation’ another ‘Article film’ ?
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