You assume a single posture throughout the Indian innings fingers crossed, ensuring you get cramps in your legs, bladder is full and finally credit your austerities for the big score India posted(yes, we are playing on Indian tracks) You skip a heart beat when an Indian nears a century You skip two when Sachin nears a century!! You watch Neo cricket’s stupid shows highlighting Indian old matches even if it is Ind vs Zimbabwe in 1997 or so! Further in such matches you can recognize players like Hemang Badani,Debashish Mohanty,Vijay Dahiya etc without looking at their Jerseys ! You know who Vijay Bharadwaj is You know the ‘I love you Zaheer’ incidence India needs 26 off 2 overs with Nehra and Munaf Patel on the crease. Somehow Nehra hits a six(Yes,he can!) You dance and actually confident that India will win it from here You believe India will chase 270+ in 50 overs or 180+ in T20 at an overseas bouncing wicket Your ex...
Mumbai has always been wearing the tag of a claustrophobic concrete jungle since many years. The enthusiastic but haphazard making of the city has left us striving for the elusive inch everywhere. Preservation of open spaces or their utilisation for recreational purposes increases the quality of the city lifestyle. But what we observe is that Open spaces are a rarity nowadays. According to me, the key to make opens spaces available to Mumbaikars lies in the hands of Mumbaikars themselves! Careful planning and utilisation of space has become the need of the hour. In this era of 'redevelopment' all future projects should be in accordance with the civic authorities. Sector system as in Chandigarh or division into avenues can be implemented wherever possible. Multi-storeyed parking may seem far-fetched but in places like Malls and shopping centres it can save precious space. Architectural skills used in interaction with environmental conditions will give the city a pleasurable...
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