What went wrong for India in the T20 world cup 2009 ?

In short quick sentences, its wrong decisions, a stubborn captain and a panicky lot of players !
If only dhoni had realised that ishant sharma is not doing any good and that he is buckling under pressure, he wouldn't have trusted him so much to hand him a place in the match against England. But Dhoni always has his own plans. He always wants to be remembered as someone whose plans always worked for India. He wants to be very autonomous in decisions and doesn't want to listen to some good players in the team. couldn't he not have listened to yuvraj singh and promoted him up the order atleast before jadeja ? That could have turned a lot of things upside down for India and they would not be in such a pitiable state losing by a mere 3 runs !!
The crowd started booing at the English team which was absolutely shocking for collingwood. He wouldn't have expected such a show in his own homeground !! I dont know and cant say what the side-effects will be for the England-vasis like me and many others. Already there is a wave of uneasiness and our own ppl add to chaos by behaving like this. I wish they were a bit sportive like the chennai crowd ! Anywayz past is past and collingwood hinted a few things in his final speech which were insulting enough.
Jadeja simply could not play properly. It would have been even better if he only moved away from the stumps and got bowled out voluntarily. It would have been much better for the team today. & as many people say ishant should have been replaced with praveen kumar. Unfortunate because of one man- dhoni !
We should have won the west indies match if only a) dhoni had scored more runs b) If only he had bravo run out c) if only he had not given ishant sharma his last over.
My only agony is that inspite of the sacking that he got against the windies, he repeated his folly by including ishant in the match against england. All because he wanted to prove that he was right. doesnt want to listen to anyone, not even his conscience ! He just wanted ishant to click in the england match and prove the WHOLE WORLD wrong. Dhoni, grow up - please for India's sake !
Whats the big deal in accepting that the batting went wrong,.. blah..blah..blah ! you think people are going to excuse you for such bold statements. No. people will never excuse you for such adamant decisions that you keep making.
Anyway its upto him and he cannot afford this again. No media will keep quiet. all these questions will be asked and lets see what bold answers you give then.
hey. this wasn't supposed to be a tirade against dhoni anyway !. Just wanted to higlight what went wrong and unfortunately it happens to be dhoni and just dhoni ! ta!t

Struggle and end of it

Inactivity in the blogging world is probably directly proportional to activity in life. Since april, life had its own twists and turns and is finally in its final twist. Although seemingly it appears that its in the right groove, only I know why its a real final twist. Immense expectations is one of them. Whether true or not, its having its own impact on life. Anywayz atleast its back to track. Now what was all this about ? Its supposed to be a puzzle right now :-)

Breaking news on Cochlea and a couple of other articles

http://www.inthenews.co.uk/news/health/scientists-make-hearing-loss-cure-breakthrough-$1284991.htm


http://www.yourneighborhoodnews.net/Archive/AliveAndKicking/AAK_1Apr09.html

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5946309.ece

Life - as it is now !

A long time has passed since the last post, life busy with a couple of activities. Right from quitting the company to deciding on university courses coupled with job hunts, it has been quite hectic.
But managed to find time to attend a 2 day course on Digital Signal Processing for cochlear implants and was wondering for the past 2 days as to why the DSP cannot replace our Biological signal processor, the cochlea of the inner ear, completely !
What makes it so difficult to understand and appreciate music with a CI. If splitting the input audio signal into frequency bands was after all the only main thing ( keeping in mind the temporal variations), why would it be so difficult. After all we have deciphered the functioning of the cochlea. But it seems that our signal processing is not just quite there. We still have some way to go before we reach that goal. Perhaps, if we concentrate on the solution, what we really want we would start thinking of all alternative routes. And that seems to be clearly the indication if what the results from a google search seem to indicate for a search on cochlea.

Posting thoughts by a biology teacher and a technical advancement in the field of stem cell biology.

Nagesh - Passed away on 30/01/09

Actor nagesh is dead. He passed away on 31st january. As long as tamil cinema of 60's and 70's keep playing on television channels, nagesh will never be forgotten. His legacy is as unique as the nambiar's and the asokan's.
Its quoted somewhere that once k.balachander ( the famous director as i remember him and not the not-so-famous producer that he is today ), was annoyed with kamal with a particular scene, and retorted saying that if it were nagesh, it would have been completed in no time. That great an actor was nagesh.
Evokes laughter in his own style, a unique one. Thin in appearance, always moving, a great dancer. People have reported that he will be remembered for Thiruvilayadal. I would like to add a small list thats in my memory now, to that. He will be remembered for more than just thiruvilayadal, he will be remembered for server sundaram, ethirneechal & 'sippi eduka vareeyalaaa'.
His comic scenes with balayya in 'kadhalikka neramillai' will be among the fore-runners. Director was the other great man, sridhar.
Nagesh had a concern that he was not chosen for any great awards in the state ( kamalhasan was present in the stage & had got more awards than nagesh ! ). Awards are not for people like you nagesh, you are more than that. You have been an inspiration for lots of ppl today. you are not alive today. But your memories will be rekindled whenever your movies are seen. I will feel sad for more time to come, everytime i see you on an internet clip or on the television. Just like other million tamilians and movie patrons.
The day that nagesh came out from his house, telling his mom that he will return after making a career strikes me like anything. Its time to take risks. Only when ur young you'll be able to take them. Who knows ? The future may be all-right !

Memoirs of a friend and a possible testimonial !

I'm not sure if this was the first person i met and had a chat with, initially when i joined thangavelu engg. college, but he is certainly a part of my To's and Cc's of everyday life. But when i did, i vaguely remember that he was with his dad and i was either with my brother or with my dad. What we discussed then was a matter of pure educational interest. of what was best and what were the things better.
But as chance would have it, we studied together for the next 4 years. I remember that we used to speak in hindi almost as soon as we knew that both of us knew the language. Why was it never tamil ? it was not because we did'nt like to or whatever, it was purely coincidental. I can even say that i liked to speak in hindi ( kind of a hangover feeling after finishing my 'praveen' exams in 97 or 99 ) and was searching for ppl to speak with.
Ahmed hussain is his name and thus started a company and companionship which i still cherish. 99 - 03 were years of complete mental freedom. Allowed to think and allowed to play, that is the life which one can be envious of. Ahmed was a difficult person initially to understand. Always full of questions on subjects, work and various different things. There were a bunch of other people, nice friends. sachi, ramesh, harsha, ezhilan and ravi.
Ahmed, in particular, whom i wish to discuss here - was never completely studious. A decent cricketer, a decent body builder(?) - Not someone who would always keep reading or interested in reading. But somehow i felt that he had a fascination for such people. I personally feel that he was a good student. What could have stopped him from concentrating hard will be a mystery yet-to-be-unrevealed. He was quite ok for the kind of education that we received from our college and the given circumstances. Do we remember all that we read is definitely a valid question. But then, its fate which has forced us into different occupations. But happy, that he has managed to retain portions of what he learnt most in his stream of work. How is he at work, i can only guess. Is his line of work his best choice ? I felt that he was suited more for business - a modern 'uppu' sahibu, eh ?!

He is now getting married to his neighbour. A girl of his choice. A lucky girl. All the best ahmed ! Hope to meet you at your wedding. Wishes remain un-obstrued whether i make it or not :)

M.N.Nambiar passes away - 19/11/08

The man who took the whip against MGR as his exploiting uncle in 'Enga veetu pillai', the man who was one among the easiest to mimic, the villain who terrorised tamil movie goers, the man who was hated by M.G.R's fans and mobbed whenever he travelled on the roads, the man who was in the league of the most famous villains of tamil cinema passed away last wednesday. Manjeri Narayan Nambiar (a) M.N.Nambiar, the man who was a nasty villain in reel life and praised as a complete gentleman in real life.
In the early days of cinema, combinational logic was always successful and is even followed today. The combination of MGR and Nambiar is the most famous hero-villain combination even today. The man, people claim, has acted with 6 to 7 generations of heroes. A handsome actor, his mannerisms were unique. The days when actors esp. villains of tamil cinema adopted different mannerisms and tried to woo audiences. Veerappa, M.R.Radha, Asokan and Nambiar - the four names that come to my mind immediately.
Nambiar, will always be remembered as long as the MGR saga still holds its sway in TamilNadu and everytime 'Enga veetu pillai' is re-released, he will terrorise the tamil people as he has done before and will be a fascinating subject for all movie analysts.
May his soul rest in peace.