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Thank you India!

  A fond memory For all the Indian cricket fans, today is an unbelievable day. Winning at The Gabba, Brisbane is a surreal moment.                 India is a top class team which has a good win record. It’s away test record is also improving in the past few years.   Then why has this become so special that everyone wants to appreciate the team for it. Because it is as much about the fight as it is about the win. It is as much about the character as it is about skill. That is the reason India’s win in Natwest series in 2002 is unforgettable. That is the reason India’s win against Australia in Kolkata test is a legend of sorts. Courage, character and attitude the team has shown in the series and especially in the final test will forever be a fond memory.                  Without 8 regular players of the side, Indian team seemed ...

[Short Story] Life on the Edges

1. Urban Forests It is the time of the day Hyderabad seems to be dancing at its best. Bursting with energy, glowing with beauty, city moves like a woman in her best of the years. All the places are lit up with bright lights. Whole place is filled with sounds from vehicles. Roads are filled up to the capacity with people returning from office, some people having street food and some people shopping with their friends and family.                                  Nearby waste land beside the road is a stage for tensions. Pack of dogs and herd of cows have settled on the either sides of it. This they have done by their sheer strength, one with ability to bite and other with the ability to bully. Between them lies an injured cat with neither ability to migrate nor strength to dominate.                             This l...

[Book Review] A Man called Ove by Fredrik Backman

Plot : This book is a character based novel. It's about a grumpy old man called Ove who is old fashioned, introverted, thinks that rules are important for life, and does little else other than work at office and home. He starts being happy when he finds the love of his life who is quite opposite to him in many of the ways. She is extroverted, fun loving and reads a lot as she enjoys abstract things  as well. The book is about how Ove has reacted to the departure of the only person that understood him from his life. What does he do when he finds himself in an ocean of loneliness? Positives : Characters are very well written, especially the lead character of Ove. His life is explained in detail starting from his childhood to the time of the story. Incidents which are explained makes you feel for Ove however grumpy he is. Other characters, surrounding the main character, are also well written.           Authors seems to be really good at capturing the sma...