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As I was sleeping on the lower berth of the train, a voice rang out “Beta thoda side de dena jara”. As I opened my eyes and tried to adjust to the dizziness of my broken slumber, I saw the face of an uncleji with a huge grin of expectation stretched across it. “What the hell” I thought and gave him space enough to seat 2 folks. To cut a long story short, that ‘little space’ soon turned into his entire family belongings (of all generations, I think!!) coming in my compartment and eventually almost my ouster from my own seat. In the night when it was the time to sleep once again, I told him to go somewhere else. “Beta, adjust karlo. Ek raat ki hi toh baat hai. Itna toh chalta hai”, pat came back the reply. Eventually after a heated argument ‘the gentleman’ relented to move 3 of his family members so that I could sleep comfortably instead of a foetal position. An endearing phrase showing our true spirit of resilience and generosity?? But after that encounter, the phrase “Chalta hai

What Makes Current Barca This Good – The Mental Aspect Some telling statistics from Phil Ball’s article : “These are 3 (Xavi, Iniesta, and Messi) of the 442 players who have gone through the Masia system since it was inaugurated some 30 years ago ; 41 of them have gone on to make their debuts with the first team, and 38 others made it to top-flight status. That leaves 363 who fell by the wayside, although I don’t know the figures for those who made it professionally outside of the Spanish first division. Two of the most prominent are Cesc Fabregas and Mikel Arteta, but that still leaves 361 to account for . ” These are just the statistics of those players who have actually ‘graduated’ from La Masia, that is, those who played there till they were deemed to be too old for the youth team and not good enough for the senior team. Several more would have fallen by the wayside even before this. These statistics show how much heartache and heartburn is there in ‘La Masia’ for those who do no

THE PRICE OF JUSTICE? LET’S FIX IT!! Justice is sold nowadays. That is the sad truth. Before I begin my views on “Justice”, let us see some telling moments and their timelines in world of justice (both India and worldwide). January 23, 1996: Priyadarshini Mattoo raped and killed allegedly by Santosh Kumar Singh. Delhi Police registers FIR. Oct 30, 2006: Santosh Singh given the death sentence by Delhi High Court. August 12, 1990: S P S(A high Ranking police officer) Rathode then IG allegedly molests Ruchika in his office. May 25, 2010: Rathore's sentence enhanced to 18-month jail term and fine of Rs.1000 (~$20). 2007: Goldman Sachs earns approx $3 billion from subprime crisis Jul 2010 ... Goldman Sachs Pays $550M Civil Fraud Fine . April 29-30 1999: Jessica Lal shot and killed in public at a party in Qutub Colonnade restaurant in south Delhi . April 19, 2010: Supreme Court upholds conviction and life term of Manu (Son of a famous poli