India At Olympics

India At Beijing Olympic 2008

Beijing Olympic games have been best Olympic for India, for the first time in Olympic history of India, India win 3 medals. 1 Gold and 2 Bronze medals. This a time to introspect and rethink. India is the second most populated country in the world after China. Population has its own advantages and disadvantages, look at the medal tally of India and China. China was on the first position with a total of 100 Medals which had 51 Gold Medals, 21 Silver Medals and 28 Bronze Medals, even USA with overall 110 Medals had only 36 Gold Medals. See overall Medal Standings at the official 2008 Beijing Olympic Website.

Can India think of achieving success of that scale someday. If we keep blaming our system, our resources, our government then it can never be achieved. Everyone has to work on individual level, have to do our best at personal level, with things that are in our control. If we keep on asking for more resources, funds then we'll continue to feed the corrupt system which exist on our goodwill for the country.

Although now they say we can expect more in future but performance is still covered by poor coaching and bad management. Look at the case of Monika Devi, female weight lifter from India who was tested positive just before she was to leave for Beijing and later the charges were cleared. Now, who is responsible for this, she is saying that this was done intentionally.

Abhinav Bindra - Rifle Shooting - Gold
Sushil Kumar - Freestyle Wrestling - Bronze
Vijender Kumar - Middleweight Boxer - Bronze

All these medals are in individual sports, with intense individual efforts. Blaming government alone will not solve any problem, we need efforts at individual level in every field, which will be the key of our success in future. How can we think big in sports when there are no play grounds at grass root level. We have a number of unauthorized colonies in cities, where there isn't even much space for transportation.

Everyone has to think at his own level because sports and medals aren't just related to sports but they tell the story of a country. Status of there health, there wellbeing.

Reference:

http://www.olympic.it/english/country/id_IND
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_at_the_Olympics
http://www.reuters.com/article/telecomm/idUSPEK25004420080811

Amarnath Shrine Land Issue to Protest in Jammu and Kashmir

In last couple of days a mole has been exploded to the size of a mountain. Thanks to all those who are handling the situation and those who are providing all sorts of inflammatory fuels to the issue. These are people who are taking advantage of the situation, giving it a color of there choice, molding sentiments to there benefit.

This issue is now no more on fire with fuel supplied from within India but now there are many underground links and pipelines working trying to give it a suitable shape. A shape that can be recognized globally. Who cares for people who are confronting the situation on both sides.

Amarnath Shrine Board land issue wasn't such a complicated issue as it has now been turned to. People from both Jammu and Kashmir could have easily cooperated for an amicable solution, have now been drifted apart. Now, there are some forces both internal and external who are working at there best, giving birth to misunderstandings, rumors and misconception.

People must understand the nature of these forces considering both scheduled early elections and forces which had turned weak and are now regaining power with these incidents.

If we look at all the incidents in past few weeks, we can underline an analogy. Starting from blasts in some cities, then tension and firing on border and followed by present Amarnath Shrine Board Land issue. All these incidents may not look like what they actually are, common people are actually emotional fools and shrewd brains can take advantage of this.

India must understand these games and people involved must control there emotions and think logically about what is happening to them and why, because more is to follow, planners of this game will not stop here especially when there hopes are high.