Majesty of the era gone by

Chennai Kapaleeswarar Kovil RajaGopuram
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Shame on you kolkata

Almost all of India was shocked at the outrage poured on Indian Cricket Team by the angry mobs at Kolkata. Nearly everyone would have  been angered at the arrogance of the things done by the unruly elements there. Just because your son of soil does not find a place in the team, that may be due to poor form, you have created disgrace for the entire nation. Booing the home team and cheering for the visitors is the utmost unpatriotic act you could see in peace time. Every Gary Kirsten commented that such attitude is sad. We don't need such advices but you've made us hear such things. I had always admired the patriotism of the Bengalis. The state has produced so many who sacrified everything for our motherland. I had read one story about the Bengali freedom fighters. It goes as follows,

"One day a Bengali and a Punjabi got into an argument that whose state has produced the highest number of freedom fighters. Both agreed to a contest by which the Bengali would pull a hair from his beard when the Punjabi tells the name of a freedom fighter from his state and vice versa. The person who loses his beard first will be the loser. The game went on with names like Subash, Bhagat Singh etc. Soon the Punjabi found his beard to be growing thin fast. On the verge of defeat, he shouted "Jalian Wala Bagh" and pulled all the hair from the Bengali's beard."

Though it gives good laugh, the story tells us that Bengal has produced more number of martyrs than any other state in India.  I had always looked at Bengalis as free thinking, intellectual scholars. The happenings on Friday dented that image. A scholar is one who would hold to his country's pride even on a foreign land. What happened at the Eden Gardens was the exact opposite. Ganguly might have been god to that part of India, but such a shameful act is unacceptable. The rest of India is enraged at the despicable, lowly act. You have brought us shame in the eyes of the world.
 

Kumarik kandam

Your best service

There are times in a nation's history, one work, one aim, to which
everything else, however high and noble in itself, has to be
sacrificed. Such a time has now arrived for our Motherland when nothing
is dearer than her service, when everything else is to be directed to
that end. If you will study, study for her sake; train yourselves body
and mind and soul for her sake. You will go abroad to foreign lands
that you may bring back knowledge with which you may do service to her.
Work that she may prosper. Suffer that she may rejoice. All is
contained in that one single advice.

SRI AUROBINDO

Ancient Indian ship