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April 2, 2019

C is for Dhyan (C)hand - The Wizard of the Hockey field - #AtoZChallenge #BlogchatterAtoZ 2019

C is for Dhyan (C)hand - The Wizard of the Hockey field - #AtoZChallenge #BlogchatterAtoZ 2019







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Yesterday I brought to you the story of Bjorn Borg of tennis fame. Today I will shift to India's national sport Hockey and bring you the story of none other than India's pride, the man who was known as The Wizard or The Magician of the Hockey field, Major Dhyan
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Published on April 02, 2019 17:24

April 1, 2019

B is for (B)jorn (B)org the ice-cool Swede - #AtoZChallenge #BlogchatterAtoZ 2019

B is for (B)jorn (B)org the ice-cool Swede - #AtoZChallenge #BlogchatterAtoZ 2019








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Yesterday I presented my readers with the story of Vishy Anand the Chess grandmaster from India who made us proud in the international arena. From a sedentary sport like chess, today I will move over to a sport that requires phenomenal athletic ability, skill and stamina.
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Published on April 01, 2019 17:27

March 31, 2019

A is for Viswanathan (A)nand the lad from Tamil Nadu who could check mate the best - #AtoZChallenge #BlogchatterAtoZ

A is for Viswanathan (A)nand the lad from Tamil Nadu who could checkmate the best - #AtoZChallenge #BlogchatterAtoZ 2019







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As I mentioned in my theme reveal post for the A to Z 2019 challenge, I am planning to regale my readers with stories of great achievers in the field of sports. I considered several people whose names began with the letter A for this
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Published on March 31, 2019 17:25

March 22, 2019

Twenty-Six People Who Made It Big As Renowned Sports Personalities - Theme Reveal For A to Z Challenge 2019

Twenty-Six People Who Made It Big As Renowned Sports Personalities - Theme Reveal For #AtoZChallenge 2019 #BlogchatterAtoZ 2019







Last year I wrote a suspense thriller of twenty-six chapters as part of the A to Z blogging challenge. I eventually published this story as an eBook on Amazon Kindle. The novella was titled 'Eighty Hours To Save Karen' and received several rave reviews. Since
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Published on March 22, 2019 04:23

March 14, 2019

The Number of Billionaires Has Decreased In 2019 But I Just Don't Give A Damn - #CauseAChatter

The number of Billionaires Has Decreased In 2019 But I Just Don't Give A Damn - #CauseAChatter









After I passed out of college in 1988 I took up a marketing job and was posted in Bengaluru. Those days I used to share a room with a colleague who was a devout Muslim. His name was Sami Ahmed. I am not a very religious type but Sami took religion very seriously and we often used to discuss
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Published on March 14, 2019 09:01

March 2, 2019

Book Review - Misery - By Stephen King - #SuperBloggerChallenge #instacuppa

Book Review - Misery - By Stephen King - #SuperBloggerChallenge #instacuppa






Title: Misery



Author: Stephen King

Genre: Thriller/Suspense



Pages: 365



Available At: Amazon



The Plot: 



Author of best-selling Romance novels, Paul Sheldon is rescued after an accident by a fan. He is incapacitated and confined to the bed. The fan, Annie Wilkes is a dangerously insane woman whose
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Published on March 02, 2019 19:41

February 26, 2019

Kanyakumari: where India ends or perhaps where it begins

Kanyakumari: where India ends or perhaps where it begins







This journey across India in the #XploreBharat blog train is getting more and more exciting as the days go by. Yesterday we visited Lucknow in UP. I am very happy to receive the baton from Vartika to take us further. Today I take pleasure in introducing my fellow travellers to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu.

I have several travel
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Published on February 26, 2019 17:29

February 22, 2019

Why I Began Blogging And Why My Blog Means So Much To Me - #SuperBloggerChallenge #Instacuppa

Why I Began Blogging And Why My Blog Means So Much To Me -#SuperBloggerChallenge #Instacuppa



My love affair with reading began in my sixth grade when I was introduced to my first full-length Enid Blyton novel by a school friend. I read the book and simply loved every word of it. From Enid Blyton, I graduated to the Hardy Boys series written by Franklin W Dixon and the Nancy Drew series
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Published on February 22, 2019 05:42

February 21, 2019

A Book Review - The God Of Small Things - By Arundhati Roy

A Book Review - The God Of Small Things - By Arundhati Roy







Recently I was listening to an interview with the author Preeti Shenoy on BBC. When she was asked about fictional novels she stated that there are two kinds of fiction; one that wins a number of literary awards and the other that ends up being a No 1 bestseller. Arundhati Roy's "God of small things" combines both. 
The language
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Published on February 21, 2019 00:15

February 15, 2019

An Ode To The Product That Helped Me Regain My Health - #SuperBloggerChallenge #Instacuppa

An Ode To The Product That Helped Me Regain My Health - #SuperBloggerChallenge #Instacuppa







In my post on green tea last week I had mentioned that before switching over to green tea I used to drink a lot of sugary milk tea all the time. Later I was diagnosed with Type-II Diabetes when I was in the mid-forties. In addition, I was also obese and suffered from high cholesterol levels.
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Published on February 15, 2019 21:58

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