Remember Yogeshwar Dutt? Olympics Bronze Medal winning Wrestler.Remember Maria Irudayam? Two times World Carrom Champion. Remember Sarita devi? A tarnished memory of a weeping boxer handing away the Bronze Medal presented to her, condemning the foulplay by the judges of the Asian Games'14 comes to mind, else we would have forgotten her too. All the above mentioned sportspersons were celebrated when they bagged their awards but not after the stipulated time meant for rejoicing over the victory. Every Olympics we look forward to find our country in the medal tally with atleast one Gold medal. Every Commonwealth and Asian Games pass as if we have accomplished something great as we find ourselves in a better place among our counterparts. Even the scams associated with sports remain in our memory but not the great accomplishments by our sports personalities.It may not be mandatory for a common man to follow a game which doesnot fit his taste or interest but its absolutely necesssary for any Nation to encourage every sport equally. 1389 Crore Rupees have been allocated for Sports in the National budget of 2015-16 which is almost equivalent to the revenue collected by IPL 2015 alone. Have we ever thought of considering a sport as a sport whatever it may be? When Sharapova claimed that she doesn't know Sachin Tendulkar, it is of national shame but not when we forget our National game. When our men in blue were out of the World cup, we trended showing them our support but not when our Football team lost its world cup Qualifier, provided the meagre financial and emotional support they receive from the Nation. It took us one Rathore to enlighten us that there exists a sport called Rifle Shooting; one Sania to make us understand that there is Tennis for women; one Saina to let us understand Badminton; One Anand to show that indoor games can also be empowering....May be atleast one Government to encourage and explore all the Sports and sing for all the unsung heroes.
If you are someone who prefers to be away from the city for a while, but also wants to explore how the ancient cities used to be, you might find the ancient temples of medieval times interesting. Here is one such place where ancient architecture meets scientific mysteries. Lepakshi is a village in Andhra Pradesh, secluded from the hustle and bustle of the cities, but, well connected with them. First things first. What is Lepakshi: Legend has it that, this is the place where Jatayu fell after a failed mission to rescue Sita from Ravana’s clutches. Rama saw the mighty eagle lying on the ground miserably and said “Le Pakshi” which translates in English as “Rise, bird”. The main attractions in Lepakshi are the Veerabadraswamy temple and the world’s biggest monolithic Nandi which were all built during Vijayanagara empire times between 13 & 15 th century A.D. What to see in Lepakshi: 1. Veerabadraswamy Temple. a. Kalyana Mandap A ma...
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