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1. 15 people were arrested earlier today in Madhya Pradesh for celebrating Pakistan's win over India in the ICC Champions Trophy Final under sedition. <\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497971799208","data":"59493caf06e08"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497971808247","data":"
2. Lalu Prasad Yadav's family seems to be embroiled deeper in land scams as the Income Tax department successfully manages to attach Misa Bharati and Tejaswi Yadav's 12 plots and more to the already existing Rs. 1000 crore income tax evasion case against the leader. <\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497971917545","data":"59493d21446ed"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497971922934","data":"
3. Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Pattnaik to support the appointment of Ram Nath Kovind as the President of India. This news breaks at a time when the opposition is scattered. <\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497972010630","data":"59493d8249b4f"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497972019857","data":"
4. Hyderabadi restaurant Ohri's 100 degrees is asked to pay a fine of Rs. 5000 after a case filed by anti corruption activist Vijay Gopal filed a complaint against it last year. <\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497972133778","data":"59493dfd3e1f4"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497972142573","data":"
5. American student Otto Warmbier, who in January was arrested and sentenced to 15 years of prison in North Korea for stealing a political poster, dies after a period of coma today in the USA. Warmbier, who was sent back by the North Koreans because of his failing health and refusal to take responsibility of torturing an American citizen to death, was 22, and the caused of death has been stated as brain damage. <\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497972321332","data":"59493eb4e1861"}]
Just like people tell themselves lies every new year, that they'll start going to the gym regularly or learn a new language that year, students everywhere tell themselves the same set of lies at the beginning of every new semester- 'THIS time I'm going to be more organised, will study a little bit every day, do my assignments on my own, etc'. I get it; I do it every semester too.<\/p>
I love making plans, I love imagining what I'll do and how amazing I'll feel at the end of it. However, that's almost always as far as it gets. I used to never be able to follow through with a proper long term plan. A lot of people have different ways to combat this; some have reminders on their phones, some have cute little planners full of sticky notes, some read inspirational quotes on Instagram, some set up a reward system based on the things they get done.<\/p>
While I'm no expert on organised living and definitely am not qualified to judge which of those methods are the most effective, I do know what made me, the slacker, get off my behind and start doing things according to my grand plans.<\/p>
I first listed out all my most ambitious 'life goals' in my phone where I could see them. Here's a pro tip: Google Keep is my love. I have a widget on screen that display a few special 'pinned' notes and I see them every time I open my phone. these life goals were really ambitious plans that required a lot of time, like 'Get fit', 'Be fluent in French', etc. This helps me keep my eyes on the prize. While skipping a work out for a day may seem okay, the list reminds me that to achieve my life goal of 'Get fit', I can't afford to do that.<\/p>
I then break down the life goals into smaller chunks of what I need to do every week or day to get there. These I write on a paper and put it up on a wall in my bedroom. Every morning when I wake up, I'm reminded of what I have to get done that day to get to where I want to. This piece of piece is also accompanied by a motivational quote at the bottom to inspire me. Now, everyone has to discover for themselves what motivates them. I myself find traditional motivational quotes rather cringe-y and overdone, so my current favourite motivational quote is 'Do Shit'. It really speaks to something deep inside me.<\/p>
Ultimately, whatever you decide to do is only to up your levels of enthusiasm, which cannot be non-existent to begin with. So, make sure you're setting a goal which you're genuinely motivated to achieve and go get it done!<\/p>"}]
Now that this is the season of getting those last few convocation pictures out on instagram and celebrating your graduation, one is probably faced by two paths. Either get a job in the private or public sectors, or continue your education into your masters or for a public examination you might want to crack. If you chose the option of higher education, that too abroad, you might realize midway into the application process that the foreign grading system is a bit different from what it is in India. For the most part, Indian educational institutions grade students out of a maximum of 100 marks and compute percentages on the total score. <\/p>
It\u2019s a bit different in countries like America, Australia or in Europe. For example, in America most Universities follow a 4 point GPA system. Now how do you convert your percentage into your GPA? Here\u2019s a simple table to explain the conversion: <\/p>
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This is a very detailed conversion, for a rougher estimate, one could just use the 25=1 Credit system. If your percentage is 75%, a fair estimate would be that your GPA is 3.0<\/p>
Fair disclaimer: Not all Universities follow the above mentioned metrics for calculating the Grade Point Average. Each University applies their own conversion tables, but you could get a fair estimate if your acquired score is enough to get into the university. <\/p>
In case your University or college follows a 10-point CGPA, then the simplest method of knowing your percentage is by multiplying your CGPA score by 9.5, this will give your score in terms of a percentage scale, after which you can convert those percentages into GPA in a 4 point metric<\/p>
Although these numbers seem clear enough, for schools which grade as F for fail and A+ for excellent, it might seem a bit difficult. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497954805388","data":"5948fbd258589"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497954822950","data":"
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One other way is to use internationally accredited converters recognized by the University you\u2019re applying to. If the University doesn\u2019t mention any such converter, then write down the most precise score that you can accurately calculate and send transcripts of the your Undergrad or School scores for the University to crosscheck. Be honest in your valuation and careful in your studies. That\u2019s all the advice anyone can give. <\/p>"}]
Of the many young artists spearheading the rapidly-taking-shape scene of Hyderabad music, Pranati Khanna is perhaps the most talented. Not only in music but also art, something which she confesses has been around her all her life. We caught up with the 25-year-old over the phone for a chat about her journey so far and more. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497950558209","data":"5948e9ddc3791"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497950612656","data":"
\"I grew up surrounded by art and music,\" says Pranati, speaking about the start of her journey as an artist and musician, \"growing up in a household that had paintings and surrounded by good music basically ensured that it was passed on to me as I grew up.\" <\/p>
Speaking about her art, she said, \"Art for me has always been something that is emotionally connected to me, something I turn to when I have something to say. My art deals with female issues mostly, the changes we go through in our lives, going from the different parts of our lives and more.\" <\/p>
Pranati's work has also been displayed in multiple exhibitions, the latest one being titled 'Naked', held last year on December 16. She has described her work in 'Naked' as something deeply personal, coming from her struggles with depression. <\/p>"},{"type":"youtube","id":"vid-url-1497951118445","data":"cZWthzWODOw"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497951127250","data":"
After picking up the guitar at the age of 14, Pranati eventually forayed into songwriting. Today, she's the lead vocalist and acoustic guitarist for the band The Ragamuffins (back this July, keep an eye out!). <\/p>
On being asked what was the creative process behind a song being made, Pranati says, \"Usually, if I write the songs, I give it an acoustic tune and then we go to the jam room where the rest of the band adds their tunes to it, and it ends up becoming something nice, and of course there are times when we surprise ourselves during the jam sessions,\" she laughs. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497951666801","data":"5948ee0d7abd6"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497951681469","data":"
Picture courtesy: The Ragamuffins Facebook page. <\/i>Click here to check it out! <\/a><\/i><\/p>When she's not painting, illustrating, designing, songwriting or making music, Pranati likes to kick back and relax with the PlayStation 3, playing games like The Last of Us (which we highly recommend, especially ahead of the sequel dropping next year), the occasional Call of Duty, and hangs out with her pet parrot Tito, pun not intended. <\/p>Speaking about her advice to the up and coming musicians and students of today, she said, \"Network. If you've got a talent, don't let it go to waste, find the right people, work with the right people, and you can't go wrong. Your talent is your resource, use it to the fullest, not for anyone else but for yourself.\"<\/p>If you're in Hyderabad, your life is incomplete if you haven't seen Pranati perform. Her iconic voice will be the first thing you'll remember whenever someone asks you about the Hyderabadi music scene. <\/p>"}]
When she's not painting, illustrating, designing, songwriting or making music, Pranati likes to kick back and relax with the PlayStation 3, playing games like The Last of Us (which we highly recommend, especially ahead of the sequel dropping next year), the occasional Call of Duty, and hangs out with her pet parrot Tito, pun not intended. <\/p>
Speaking about her advice to the up and coming musicians and students of today, she said, \"Network. If you've got a talent, don't let it go to waste, find the right people, work with the right people, and you can't go wrong. Your talent is your resource, use it to the fullest, not for anyone else but for yourself.\"<\/p>
If you're in Hyderabad, your life is incomplete if you haven't seen Pranati perform. Her iconic voice will be the first thing you'll remember whenever someone asks you about the Hyderabadi music scene. <\/p>"}]
The definition of 'Yoga' means : 'it is the art or the state of well being'. We have all learned yoga during some phase of our life let it be school or college. So, we know what the purpose of yoga is such as ; to relax, relieve stress, have a fit mind etc. Every year we have set a date to celebrate this great activity. There are plenty of masters who have earned the title by performing such spiritual outbursts and they impart the knowledge to us 'fledglings'. <\/p>
Our college name has been imparted from the great sage 'Adi Shankara, who used to believe in meditation. His picture and his 'puranas' states that he mastered the act of Yoga. So however, we are taught in college after the college hours. Just to spend some little time on meditation. The master is my classmate cum my best friend. She has been studying it for the past twelve years and decided it was time to teach us. The initial days of training were hard your body has to be entirely flexible to do some 'certain poses'. It requires a great skill of balance as well as concentration. When you perform it, it gives you a huge sigh of relief. She does it with so much of calm that we personally feel that she will move mountains and finally become 'enlightened'. What she suggests is that we spend some time on meditation which will make our concentration level increase and will be able to clear our thoughts and be free of worries and tensions. After several days of being a constant student for Yoga. The way of teaching is entirely different as it is done in the auditorium and she seeks for the comfort of others so that nothing can go wrong. We spend an hour of doing yoga and all the poses. Repeating the same thing over and over again brings you the confidence that you can conquer anything you want to. The person who thought who couldn't perform yoga performs it with such an easy manner. Just because of having a good teacher. There is no actual requirement of mats, as a leveled surface would do. This hasn't stopped and it is still being continued there after.<\/p>
The real reason we were able to perform it so easily was because of the teacher. She is a true master of her own art. She has this way of teaching us and making us understand that nothing is impossible. To master the art of yoga you must be pure and confident and that is lesson number one. She is a true teacher at heart. She wants to see us mentally and physically fit. That's what she aims for. Initially the number of students were less but because of her appreciated gift the student number started to increase. And I must say she is a gift to all of us. She made us what we are today, from all the negativity finally a positive bud bloomed into a beautiful flower of happiness.<\/p>
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1. BJP selects Governor of Bihar, Ram Nath Kovind, as its presidential candidate. Kovind, a Dalit leader, is widely respected by all political parties in the country, with political watchers believing the opposition will have a tough time opposing his candidature. <\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497875282758","data":"5947c3a96ef19"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497875288797","data":"
2. As Darjeeling burns, rumours that the Gorkhaland issue is being used by the BJP to fight a proxy war against Mamata Banerjee's TMC spark social media. BJP's Bengal ambitions have been known for a while now, and while the unrest grows more violent by the day, it remains to be seen what the current West Bengal government will do. <\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497875385888","data":"5947c42dc4a20"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497875424531","data":"
3. The alleged witch hunt against AAP continues as AAP today issues statement saying the two accused in the Satyaendra Jain case do not even exist. <\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497875479602","data":"5947c46f02c0c"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497875488842","data":"
4. A minor girl in Bihar was sexually assaulted and thrown out of a moving train. The girl, who due to access to no toilet had to resort to open defecation, was kidnapped by 6 men, taken to a railway station and assaulted on the train, before the assailants threw her out of the moving train. Her condition is said to be critical. The girl was studying in class 10. <\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497875761977","data":"5947c5859acbd"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497875767937","data":"
5. A terrorist attack by a man in a van running over praying Muslims in London has shocked the city. The terrorist, who was reportedly heard shouting that he will 'kill all Muslims', was arrested and will undergo a mental health analysis since he is not brown and not a Muslim himself. <\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497875914114","data":"5947c62214ac5"}]
A few months ago, I had written about the importance of having a good social media presence<\/a>, as over 41% of employers check their potential employees' social media profiles before hiring. Around the same time, there were a lot of memes which were along the lines of \"what brahmin men are usually portrayed as versus what they really are like in real life. I found them extremely cringe worthy and there were many times when scrolling through my Facebook feed made me want to fling my still-on-emi smartphone. Having gotten over them, I just scrolled away and moved on in my life and abandoned these memes as the usual sadness that you come across on social media, till I saw the trailers for the movie Duvvada Jagannadam (spelling?).<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497875592512","data":"5947c4e5e5d3d"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497874493340","data":"Rampant casteism in the Telugu film industry is something that is well known but not accepted much. There have been several instances where many castes were shown in poor light or in a comic way, by being made fun of; while glorification of some other castes happened extensively throughout the ages. While most of these were just ignored or laughed at, sometimes portrayal of certain castes in a not-so-good light actually caused quite a stir.<\/p>In this upcoming movie, Allu Arjun plays an orthodox Brahmin character and the trailer also emphasizes on the caste pride extensively. Brahmin caste is one of the castes that is usually shown in a comic way in most movies, with most comedians playing brahmin roles. The timing of these memes (just a few months before the movie's release), is, in my opinion, a careful strategy by the makers to ensure people's acceptance of the character in an unusual role.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497875605428","data":"5947c4f3b00d8"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497875557994","data":"This brings me back to why I started writing this blog. These memes, especially the timing and how they were designed to strike a massive chord in a caste-run country, have had a great impact and they make a perfect case study to show the impact something on social media has on people. Whether it is politics or entertainment or something as ridiculous as flat-earth theory, social media is an extremely powerful tool in creating an image.<\/p>It is extremely important for students to realise this and understand the mechanics of having an effective social media presence. I can firmly say just from my personal experience that having a proper (suitable for my profession) social media presence has benefitted me greatly and often brings me a lot of opportunities. For students who just got into fourth year, this is the right time to fix your profile and start sharing the right kind of things, to be perceived by potential employers as a good prospect. <\/p>"}]
Rampant casteism in the Telugu film industry is something that is well known but not accepted much. There have been several instances where many castes were shown in poor light or in a comic way, by being made fun of; while glorification of some other castes happened extensively throughout the ages. While most of these were just ignored or laughed at, sometimes portrayal of certain castes in a not-so-good light actually caused quite a stir.<\/p>
In this upcoming movie, Allu Arjun plays an orthodox Brahmin character and the trailer also emphasizes on the caste pride extensively. Brahmin caste is one of the castes that is usually shown in a comic way in most movies, with most comedians playing brahmin roles. The timing of these memes (just a few months before the movie's release), is, in my opinion, a careful strategy by the makers to ensure people's acceptance of the character in an unusual role.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497875605428","data":"5947c4f3b00d8"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497875557994","data":"
This brings me back to why I started writing this blog. These memes, especially the timing and how they were designed to strike a massive chord in a caste-run country, have had a great impact and they make a perfect case study to show the impact something on social media has on people. Whether it is politics or entertainment or something as ridiculous as flat-earth theory, social media is an extremely powerful tool in creating an image.<\/p>
It is extremely important for students to realise this and understand the mechanics of having an effective social media presence. I can firmly say just from my personal experience that having a proper (suitable for my profession) social media presence has benefitted me greatly and often brings me a lot of opportunities. For students who just got into fourth year, this is the right time to fix your profile and start sharing the right kind of things, to be perceived by potential employers as a good prospect. <\/p>"}]
While preparing for and writing competitive exams is something every student does at least a couple times in their life, there is a largely ignored\/nich\u00e9 category of exam writers that a lot of us don't think much about; those who use scribes to write their exams.<\/p>
I have been writing for a friend as a scribe for quite some time now, the most recently being to write the UPSC Exams on 18th June, and understand the challenges and fears that come with it. Scribe are allowed for physically handicapped people who, for various reasons, may be unable to write the exams without help. My friend is visually challenged and cannot read the questions or fill in the answers. She requires me to read them out loud for her and either click on or fill in the bubble for the answer she selects.<\/p>
While the organisations hosting the exams are doing their best to equalise the playing field by provisions like allowing extra time for those with a scribe, putting reservations for them into place, etc, there are still some difficulties that hinder those with disabilities. The most prominent among these would be the Quantitative Aptitude section that nearly every competitive exam has. The often have questions like 'Radha sits two seats to the left of Jai, who doesn't sit beside Krishna...' which require you to draw the diagram and modify it according to the information given in the question. Some of the questions like 'There are six people A, B, C, D, E, F who are of six different professions and each wear differently coloured shirt...' which required you to draw complex tables and organise all the information. Expecting a person to be able to do all that in their heads is ridiculous. At the same time, it is really difficult to keep asking the scribe to describe what is drawn there and making changes to it.<\/p>
While I do understand that it would be really difficult to keep the needs of the whole spectrum of the different types of people who make up humanity while setting a question paper, the challenges they face are something that more people should be aware of.<\/p>
The UPSC Exam that I went for had a separate center for those with scribe and had helpful signboards and guides to lead you personally to your examination room. The center had ramps and each candidate and scribe team had an invigilator assigned to them who helped in filling out the details in the OMR sheet. It is heartening to see instances like these in which the administration is sensitive to the needs of the disabled.<\/p>"}]
One of the most censored topics in the Indian community is gender and sexual harassment. To be totally honest, this is a theme that is reflected across the world, in most developing countries as well as developed first world nations. But there are some drastic and evident differences in the way this issue is tackled in the west. Something that India as a country is slowly trying to make positive change in. Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act of 2013 was a bill passed by the Indian Government to tackle this very issue of harassment in the workplace and addressing complaints of sexual harassment and for matters coming under the same umbrella. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497860289854","data":"5947891d9fadc"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497860334164","data":"
But the problem isn't all about dealing with a complaint or a violation that has been documented with the police agency, because the law is clear in punishing those who are proven guilty. The real problem is bringing victims to tell about the harassment they were subjected to in the first place. To get them to approach the body or committee in the institution in itself is a rarity or a challenge. It is a challenge because of our society's view on such issues, something which has to be addressed with a stern and progressive worldview. We need to strengthen the internal mechanisms to fight such cases. At the same time gender sensitisation in the police force is also a priority. Or in the case of our educational institutions we need to first establish such bodies or communities to tackle the problem. <\/p>
This is where bodies like GS-CASH play an important role. Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GS-CASH) has a two major functions, Preventive and remedial. Preventive to create a safe working space enduring equality, non-discrimination and gender sensitivity. Remedial to receive and take action on complaints made about sexual harassment at the institution, to conduct enquiries and place findings and recommendations in front of the concerned authorities of the University administration or in even the law enforcement agencies. <\/p>
Universities such as Jawaharlal Nehru University and the University of Hyderabad have set up these bodies to document, tackle and resolve cases of sexual harassment internally, citing very thorough and detailed rules and procedures to make sure no appeal falls on deaf ears or no innocent person falls victim to false allegations. These bodies as mentioned are internal and specific to the university alone. Such similar safeguards need to be set up in all universities in general across all states. Considering the fact that under the State women\u2019s commission, 376 cases were filed by students of various universities in both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana during academic years 2014 to 2016. Considering the large number of private colleges that exist in the city of Hyderabad alone, setting up a separate or quasi-independent system to document and solve these issues internally is of great importance. <\/p>
Time is of the essence here, according to a stat in 2014, 848 Indian women are harassed, raped, killed every day. With such numbers haunting the society, we really shouldn't waste any time in helping victims get their deserved justice. <\/p>"}]
Khaled Hosseini has a gift, one which made me seriously considering writing my own book one day, the quality of which I obviously cannot guarantee now considering how beautifully he writes. He weaves tales of the old Afghanistan in such ways that you feel you're there, smelling the smells young Amir does, battling kites and chasing them through the streets. Something which, I'm sure, all of us here in India have memories of. <\/p>
The Kite Runner, perhaps his best work, is the story of a young boy from a powerful caste and a rich family, and his friendship with one who is not so fortunate. But that's just the forefront of the story, a device Hosseini uses to tell the story of a dying Afghanistan, at the brink of war with itself, religious extremism and regression. This story is the story of people being torn apart by forces that make the choices for them, a factor that is magnified tenfold in his next book, A Thousand Splendid Suns. But that is a story for another time. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497863956896","data":"594797787fd24"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497863980544","data":"
Now a major motion picture, The Kite Runner's pacing is like melting butter in a frying pan: smooth, mellow, delicious even at points. Hosseini, who himself grew up in the old Afghanistan, put his heart and soul into writing a tale of boyhood in a country that no longer exists. Perhaps the reason why The Kite Runner is such a moving and often heart wrenching story is that it is Hosseini's love letter to what the country used to be. <\/p>
I've always believed that a story's weakest link are its characters. People think writing a good story is just limited to how the story is structured, and not how its characters deal with the story or the events that are happening around them, so imagine my pleasant surprise when I picked up the book for the firs time and experienced caste struggles in Afghanistan and the crumbling of the old monarchy through the eyes of a child. The gift that we spoke of is Hosseini's way with words when he's describing how Amir reacts to the events and the world around him. It's almost a poem, a moving poem that will leave you with tears in your eyes. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497864509380","data":"594799a2966f1"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497864511624","data":"
On the surface, the book is a simple story between two friends overcoming societal and religious differences and growing up together as equals. In the background, it is a dark tale of how changing political landscapes can often time throw your life out of gear, even if you never expected your life to be affected by politics or societal norms. Nothing exists outside of society, and society deals with politics, after all. <\/p>
Amir and Hassan are characters that you will fondly remember for a long time, maybe even pass them on to the next generation as time rolls by. It's a slice of life of the old Afghanistan, complete with its smells and society, its people and leaders, written by a man who yearns to return to a peaceful country one day, and fondly remembers the bygone years of the country. <\/p>
If only I could write a book as he can. <\/p>
Click here<\/a> to buy The Kite Runner! <\/p>"}]
If cricket was poker, then Pakistan went all in for every strike yesterday only to find that the odds were constantly in their favour. <\/p>
What would we be as a nation without India vs Pakistan cricket matches? If cricket is our religion then India vs Pakistan is our Diwali, Eid and Christmas all rolled into one giant package where all of us are home glued to the TV watching each bowl with the intensity of a hawk. Emotions are high, both the best and the worst of social media is put on display. I won't lie here, I enjoy annoying Pakistani fans on twitter but yesterday I had to eat my words and I was more than happy to do so. <\/p>
Before I'm labelled anti-national for even thinking that Pakistan deserved the win, allow me to explain why. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497856743364","data":"59477b693f6f5"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497856795194","data":"
Pakistan played like they were possessed yesterday. There was no question of slowing down and settling in, the shots ranged from rough and unrefined to master class hits out of the park. One after another, Fakhar Zaman and Azhar Ali carried the vanguard of our doom, breaking our bowler's morale and the cherry on the top was Hafeez's knock to cover up the gaps his teammates had left. <\/p>
I did ask myself where was this team when we defeated them in the group stages, but watching the highlights of that match post the final, the difference in Pakistan's aggression and attacking is clear. The first time they played against us in this tournament, they played carefully, afraid to make mistakes, trying to avoid screwing up wherever they could against a, and let's be honest, much superior team. <\/p>
For I will still say that the Indian line-up is easily one of the best in cricket right now, the tremendous amount of batting talent combined with our bowlers should have been enough to carry us to victory in a high tension match up like this, but it wasn't enough. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497857439423","data":"59477e6aadd8b"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497857565242","data":"
What worked against us was the pressure to score right from the first ball of the innings, a fact I'm sure the Pakistans hoped would happen and worked in their favour, with Amir dismissing Rohit Sharma immediately. This pressure was also clearly apparent on Yuvraj Singh's face, an excellent player when he's calm and collected, but who often misses shots due to pressure at times, which basically is what happened yesterday. There was some amount of role reversal as well, with India slowing down to play defensive for a while, afraid to make mistakes, which ironically turned into a costly mistake by itself. <\/p>
There was a glimmer of hope in the sea of darkness that had descended on the Indian side when Hardik Pandya stepped up at 5 down. The young man understood what worked for Pakistan and that's what he did, let his pure unchecked aggression into his batting, took insane risks and it paid off. The Pakistani bowling side wilted against the onslaught of Pandya's shots, but it simply wasn't India's day when a miscommunication with his co-batsman Ravindra Jadeja caused him to be run out. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1497857989029","data":"594780354490c"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497857992083","data":"
Hardik Pandya: Remember the name! <\/i><\/p>
We failed Pandya yesterday, the rest of the team's performance did not warrant Pandya's impressive knock, but he came out onto the pitch, made it his own and made the bowlers cry until he couldn't anymore. Besides, there's hardly anything a batsman can do with the abysmal score we had until he stepped onto the field at 5 down. <\/p>
Virat Kohli in the post-match press conference appreciated and acknowledged the Pakistani players performance, speaking about the batsmen taking insane risks and paying off, and we can only hope he learns something from this match going forward. The show of sportsmanship from the Indian skipper was a warm fuzzy feeling in times like these, where tensions are high between the two countries.<\/p>
Speaking of tensions, of course, we wouldn't be India if we didn't overreact to losing an India vs Pakistan match (and for that matter overreact even when we win matches). News reports of people breaking TVs, which I had hoped would only be restricted to Pakistan when they lose, were reported from India this time. A game would be boring if only one side won in a high tension match up all the time, and we can safely say that cricket won yesterday. We saw some excellent strokes and knocks, from our next door neighbours and it'll give Kohli some room to learn from his mistakes, as well as the rest of the team. I just hope the rest of the country grows up. <\/p>
I had an amusing epiphany while thinking about this before going to bed last night: we are told to hate Pakistan right from childhood, no reasons are given, all we're given is an enemy we are supposed to hate. The amusing part is that the country we are supposed to hate the most is the most like us, and that is a tragedy of epic proportions because what does that tell you about our own society? <\/p>
It sounded funnier in my head. <\/p>"}]
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