Malgudi series-2
It was several years ago, that i watched this video on youtube by harsha bhogle on sportsmen from Bangalore did i realise that we have a great deal to admire our sportsmen.
In the video Harsha the most respected and sought after sports commentator had all praises for cricketers like GR Vishwanath, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Srinath ,Venkatesh prasad who played cricket in a very admiring way, but still maintained cool, humility and composure.
All of us know, that there was a time when indian cricket team had 5-6 players from karnataka alone and yet there were no signs of groupism reported and was greatly admired by the likes of Ajit wadekar who was the team coach then.
Harsha goes a step further and wonders why even other sportpersons like former badminton world champion Prakash Padukone, several times billiards and snooker world champion Pankaj Advani etc; play with such a humility with great control over their behaviour. Harsha even asks is it because there is something special with sportspersons from Bangalore ? Is it because of their upbringing ? Or the culture itself ! This question or partial judgement of Harsha Bhogle kept me thinking about the city in particular and the state in general.
I asked myself some questions like what makes these players so humble ? why din't they do groupism even though they were in considerable no's ? why these players during and after their careers kept low profiles ? why were they not controversial ? were they any less sportsmen on field compared to others ? why were they not carried away by their achievements ? for most of these questions i was able find my own explainations but felt sharing them would be a little biased !
Hence i would like to end this blog by encouraging you to think why these sportsmen were how they were ? do you find any similarities in their behaviour with the people you have interacted or known in the city ? do you see a value system in its people ? do you believe the cool and calm climate as the reason? can you connect the city's education, arts and culture with the behaviour of these people ? what portion of middle class values you see in these people ? do you see some of their qualities in other bangaloreans or qualities of bangalore in them ?
And finally do you see bangalore as a city of Humility , acceptance and oppurtunities ? or a city of stereotypes, attitude and non co-operation !
It was several years ago, that i watched this video on youtube by harsha bhogle on sportsmen from Bangalore did i realise that we have a great deal to admire our sportsmen.
In the video Harsha the most respected and sought after sports commentator had all praises for cricketers like GR Vishwanath, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Srinath ,Venkatesh prasad who played cricket in a very admiring way, but still maintained cool, humility and composure.
All of us know, that there was a time when indian cricket team had 5-6 players from karnataka alone and yet there were no signs of groupism reported and was greatly admired by the likes of Ajit wadekar who was the team coach then.
Harsha goes a step further and wonders why even other sportpersons like former badminton world champion Prakash Padukone, several times billiards and snooker world champion Pankaj Advani etc; play with such a humility with great control over their behaviour. Harsha even asks is it because there is something special with sportspersons from Bangalore ? Is it because of their upbringing ? Or the culture itself ! This question or partial judgement of Harsha Bhogle kept me thinking about the city in particular and the state in general.
I asked myself some questions like what makes these players so humble ? why din't they do groupism even though they were in considerable no's ? why these players during and after their careers kept low profiles ? why were they not controversial ? were they any less sportsmen on field compared to others ? why were they not carried away by their achievements ? for most of these questions i was able find my own explainations but felt sharing them would be a little biased !
Hence i would like to end this blog by encouraging you to think why these sportsmen were how they were ? do you find any similarities in their behaviour with the people you have interacted or known in the city ? do you see a value system in its people ? do you believe the cool and calm climate as the reason? can you connect the city's education, arts and culture with the behaviour of these people ? what portion of middle class values you see in these people ? do you see some of their qualities in other bangaloreans or qualities of bangalore in them ?
And finally do you see bangalore as a city of Humility , acceptance and oppurtunities ? or a city of stereotypes, attitude and non co-operation !
Would add inimitable BS Chandrashekar and ES Prasanna to that list.. Even legendary Viv Richards had a tough time against BS! City an erstwhile pensioners paradise must be the one where elders are respected and their value system was carried forward.. A vibrant cultural scene definitely takes the personality a few notches above.. Educational institutions like National college , St. Joseph's have also contributed in building a solid sports culture in the city.. Middle class upbringing has a big role where integrity and hard work are highly valued
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