Bose and Thackeray.. Identities personified

Is it a mere coincidence or fortune that 2 of India’s brave sons were born on the same day (not year)?

As nation celebrates, Netaji Subhashchandra Bose and Balasaheb Thackeray’s birth anniversary, similarities come to galore with their memories.

Both leaders who were supposed to be close to Congress turned out to be its biggest bête noire.

If Netaji was a typical politician and Thackeray, a cartoonist, both ditched their original professions to form their own Senas, Azad Hind and Shivsena.

Both became youth icons when they were past their prime youth. Both had the charisma to motivate and invoke nationalism amongst the youngsters.

Both changed their soft approach into hard core aggression which they believed was the way forward for democratic India. If one said attack, the other said defend and give it back.

Both were misunderstood when they went vocal with their ideologies, time proved their preachings were visionary and sustainable beyond their lifetime.

Both had liking for the cigars and were open to admit it.

If Netaji was (is) Bengal’s pride, you won’t find any Maharashtrian not speaking the tone of Balasaheb.

Bengal and Maharashtra, both the states having a rich culture, political history and vocal citizens are bound to miss the iron men of Indian politics today.

May the soul of Netaji and Balasaheb bless the nation on their birth anniversaries. 🙇‍♂️ 🙇‍♂️

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Disclaimer: The article is a personal observation about 2 great sons of Indian soil and does not intend to make any political statement.

Indian Cricket Team and the Spider Story

Once upon a time there was a strong kingdom which had a powerful King, warrior soldiers, intellectual well wishers who were ably guided and protected by wise men.

With no onslaught expected the king was advised to get rid of unutilised species whoever they were from the kingdom and ultimately it zeroed down to spiders who were identified as having a least worth.

Out of nowhere, a war erupted and the king

had to flee, only to find shelter in an unprotected cave in faraway mountains. As the night progressed, king heard whispers from the enemy soldiers near the cave but surprisingly, they walked away. As the sun rose, king came out of the cave to find out that the spiders had built a web in the night outside the cave and the opponents just walked away assuming no one could reside there.

The king realised his mistake, dropped his plan to get rid of spiders and went on to defeat the enemy at next opportunity.

That’s what exactly happened in India Australia Test match at Sydney yesterday. The guns were blazing everywhere to get rid of Pujaras, Viharis and Pants from the team. Fortunately we had a wise king in Rahane who stood by his spiders and the web they built (supported by ‘Always under the lens’ Ashwin) not only saved the kingdom from ignominy of defeat but(also) the platoon is now ready for the final battle at Brisbane.

Amazing turnaround by the Indian Cricket Team at Sydney and though a lot of homework is needed for Gabba, interesting times lie ahead.

Mentally strong team will take the series and accolades. May the game of cricket win rather than off the ground nuisance. 

Disclaimer: The imaginary story is used as a reference only and does not intend to compare any individual with spiders.The intention is to positively correlate all the hard work spiders do to build the web for its own benefit.

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