DECEMBER 19-PERSON OF THE DAY-RICKY PONTING

Probably the best captain I have ever seen..

             

Australian cricket team was always one of my favourite team,just after India.. It was because of the attitude they show towards the game. Each and every team member would be totally involved and it was like..an 'elixir of life' to them.. Whether its Gilchrist, Hayden, Lee, Warne, MagGrath or Ponting... Everyone was awesome.. But, it was always Ponting,the captain of the ship, controlling the game.. During its Golden era,the team would have a fielder everywhere the ball goes.. It was due to the pure talent and experience of this great cricketer. He is a right handed batsman and widely considered one among the best one after Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara..

Ricky Thomas Ponting was born on December 19,1974 Launceston, Tasmania. He made his first-class debut for Tansmania in november 1992. His one-day International debut was in 1995

 against the all time rivals, South Africa. He did his test debut in the same year against Sri Lanka in which he scored 96 runs. He lost his place in the team frequently due to lack of form and discipline before he became the ODI captain in the early 2002 and Test captain in 2004. He is Ausis's top scorer till now and one among the four (Sachin, Dravid, Kallis, Ponting) in the world to score 13000 runs in test.

As I have already told, he can be considered as one of the most successful captain with 44 test wins in 78 matches. As a player, he is the only person to be involved in 100 Test victories and 262 ODI wins. He had also captained 2 consecutive Worl Cup victories of 2003 and 2007 out of Ausis's hat-trick(1999, 2003 & 2007) and was a player in the 1999 world cup under Steve Waugh's captaincy.

Everyone of you does know him..as a cricketer.. But he has another role to play.. A role to save thousands of lives from the evil cancer. Yes.. He with his wife Rianna has set up Ponting Foundation to do everything possible to help young Australians and their families to beat cancer. It provide financial and emotional support to families suffering from the difficulties of cancer.

So.. Let us all wish this great cricketer, or, more than that, a great human being, a HAPPY BIRTHDAY,,

ESPN CRICINFO:  http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7133.html

Take care friends..  

NIRBHAYA

December 16 is not a kind of date which any Indian would feel proud to remember. It would have been an ordinary date if those bastards had not beaten the life out of an innocent 23 year old girl. Yes.. Exactly 2 years ago, a 23 year old girl named Jyoti Singh Pandey was brutally gang raped in front of his friend who too was severely beaten, on a private bus at 9.30 PM. The incident has ignited protests all around the country and people and govt. started concerning the security of our girls a little more seriously. The incident will be a black mark our history for ever. 

The accused were 6 which included a minor. All were arrested and charged for kidnapping and sexual assault. One of them hanged himself to death while the other 4 except the minor was sentenced to death. The minor too was given the  maximum possible punishment of 3 years imprisonment in a reform facility. But the irony is, its said that the minor was the most savage among them.

Well my doubt is that.. If he was matured enough to commit such a brutal crime.. Isnt he grown enough to accept a more sever punishment?? Well... a 3 year imprisonment does not do good to an animal (Am i insulting them??) who has done something really ferocious.

The incident happened on the night of 16th December,2012 when two friends boarded a bus in Munirika, South Delhi. The bus had 5 passengers and a driver namely Ram Singh, Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta, Akshay Takur while the sixth one(the minor) is unknown. The five except the driver taunted them,asking what they were doing at such a late hour. The male friend tried to protest but was beaten gagged and made unconscious by beating him with an iron rod. The girl was then dragged to the back side of the bus and was gang raped by the five while the driver continue driving. Meedical reports say that the girl was severely beaten and a blunt object was inserted in to her vaginal track. An accused later admit that he has seen another assailant in the bus pulling out some rope-like stuff (suspected to be the girls intestine) out of her body(fuck!! I cant believe rascals like this even exist!!)

Both the victims were thrown out of the bus whom were later taken to the hospital by local police. The girl was immediately moved to emergency ventilator. But she couldnt survive from the ferocious injuries gifted by the accused and she died on 28th of the same month.

All of the accused was given appropriate punishments(personally, I dont agree with the juvenile stuff). Protests were held at different parts of the country against the accused.

But,to our disappointment, Nothing has changed. More and more rape victims were born. Our sisters are not safe. 

I call a country developed if it's female citizens can walk through a street with out fear even during late nights...

Save our sisters.. Its our duty as their brothers..

Wikipedia article on the same:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Delhi_gang_rape

Take care..

DECEMBER 16-PERSON OF THE DAY-JANE AUSTEN

"Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance."

                  

                Her works mainly highlights the dependence of women on marriage to secure social standings and economic security. From her works, we could clearly conclude that she was a feminist. Her heroines were special and the novels were mainly from the perspective of the heroine.

Jane Austen,the famous English writer or novelist was born on December 16, 1775. She mainly wrote romantic fiction and had a firm place as one of the most widely read English novelist.  Her realism, biting irony and social commentary as well as her acclaimed plots have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics.

As a child she used to read a lot. Her family's support played an important role in her journey. Her parents, George Austen and Cassandra were members of substantial gentry family. Austen was born on 16 December 1775 at Steventon rectory and publicly christened on 5 April 1776. Though she and her sister were sent for education, both were called back as they had no money to teach them. Jane acquired the remainder of her education through reading books,guided by her father and brothers. She had six brothers. Her family was quite big.

Austen started writing small poems and stories by 1787. She had collected them and had bound into a notebook which is now known as Juvenilia, containing pieces originally written between 1787 and 1793. Its believed that she had written her full length novel by 1790.

Its for damn sure that Jane's works had clearly helped English language in its journey to become what it is now. School curriculum include Jane's novels to make students understand the then prevailing trend, style of writing and language.

Her famous works include..

Novels
Sense and Sensibility (1811)
Pride and Prejudice (1813)
Mansfield Park (1814)
Emma (1815)
Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous)
Persuasion (1818, posthumous)

Short fiction
Lady Susan (1794, 1805)

    She has also got some unfinished works. Works she did during her childhood and teenage were published under two volumes of Juvenilia.

On her birthday.. We wish to pay tribute to this great writer..

HBD Jane...


Take care....

DECEMBER 14-PERSON OF THE DAY-RAJ KAPOOR

Whom else should we select as the person of the day?? Even google celebrates his birthday by making him the google doodle. Mere words cannot express how much he had given to the Indian Cinema. His works played of the most important role in framing our cinema world. 

Ranbir Raj Kapoor, the famous Indian film actor, director and producer was born on December 14 1924 at Peshawar, (modern Pakistan). So basically, he a Pakistani-Indian actor. He was born as the eldest among the 6 children of Prithviraj Kapoor and Ramsarni Devi Kapoor,as a part of the great Kapoor family. His brothers too were actors.

His debut film was Inquilab, 1935. But his break came through the leading role in the movie Neel Kamal, 1947. 

Raj Kapoor is appreciated both by film critics and movie fans. Film historians and movie buffs speak of him as the "Charlie Chaplin of Indian cinema," since he often portrayed a tramp-like figure, who, despite adversity, was still cheerful and honest. His fame spread worldwide. He was adored by audiences in large parts of Africa, the Middle East, the former Soviet Union, China, and Southeast Asia; his movies were global commercial successes. Raj had the knack of getting the best out of any one, since he had mastered all departments of film making and even marketing them.[peacock term] When Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru died in 1964 coinciding with release of Sangam, he took the opportunity to create a scene when Gopal ashes were immersed in Ganges, like Pandit Nehru described in his poetic will. His films reflected the Era in which it was made.

He had a great understanding of the public taste and a great sense of Box-Office. He was one of the pioneers of the Indian cinema, who talked about the potential of Hindi cinema emerging as a great revenue earner from the world market in fifties, which has become a reality today.

For his complete filmography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raj_Kapoor_filmography

On this day.. We the crew of Hotdogs.. Wish him a Happy Birthday..

take care..

DECEMBER 6- PERSON OF THE DAY- Dr. B.R AMBEDKAR

So far we have chosen the person of the day from celebrities having birthdays on the particular day.. But.. Today.. While I was searching for them.. I found that a more important person (to us,indians) had died today.. So,we thought of sharing it with you..

Dr.B.RAmbedkar aka "Babasaheb" was the principle architect of Indian constitution. He was born on !4th April,1891. He was a prolific student and had completed degrees from various universities like Columbia University and London School of economics. He was one of the finest jurist, economist, and social reformer India has ever scene. He worked hard for the upliftment of Dalits (untouchables). Dalits, during his era suffered very much. They were suppressed by the so called higher class. Ambedkar published journals advocating the rights social freedom for dalits.

"If you ask me, my ideal would be the society based on liberty, equality and fraternity An ideal society should be mobile and full of channels of conveying a change taking in one part ti other parts."

Yeah, He actually did dream for an India with equality, liberty and fraternity... God knows whether it has come true or not.. 

Anyway, his effort for the well being of the lower caste has shown some effect.. Backward caste people are given more priority in every field and are exempted from many liabilities..

Being an educated lawyer, jurist, and economist.. Dr. B.R Ambedkar played the most important role in the construction of the Indian Constitution..

The very pure intention of this man is really appreciable. Despite the fact that the reservation system for backward classes has become pointless now, it was indeed neede at that time to lift the dalits from the pit they were put by the upper class men.. What he had done was the right thing then..

I have just told what i felt like speaking out today.. To know more about him,. 

check this link: http://www.ambedkar.org/

Take care...

good night..

ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA - THE BOOK OF ANY THING AND EVERYTHING

I can say without any doubts that the ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA is the most popular and the most sold English encyclopedia. Do you know what is special about the Encyclopedia Britannica on December 6 ?  The date is so special because the first Encyclopedia Britannica was published on December 6, 1768.

Now let me tell you some facts about the Britannica. The 2010 edition is the last printed edition of this encyclopedia. Rather than nearly hundred full time writers over 4000 people have contributed which includes 110 Nobel Prize winners and five American presidents. The encyclopedia Britannica is the oldest English encyclopedia still in production. The first encyclopedia was a three volume book later the book expanded and released the fifteenth and last edition as a 32 volume book. The book contains about 40 million words on half a million topics.

The 21 century marked the set back of the Encyclopedia Britannica. The large boom in the development and use of the electronic medias allowed people to get information about anything and everything online rather the using Britannica. But Encyclopedia Britannica will remain in the hearts of  all knowledge seekers.

DEC 5- PERSON OF THE DAY-WALT DISNEY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GENIUS!!

 "As long as there is imagination left in this world. Disney land will never be complete."

                                                                            -Walt Disney

He would have really meant it when when he said it.. Well.. does it look like exaggeration for you?? I don't think so.. Because,I would say a whole new era of animated movies was ignited by a small mouse with big whit gloves..

Yeah.. All his creations, especially Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck have caught the heart of almost all the people,no matter how old they are,around the globe.

   Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5th of 1901 in the Hermosa section of Chicago,Illinois. This legend, a major contributing cartoonist for the school magazine, drop out from high school where he took classes on drawing and photography and joined the army but was rejected for being under aged. Later he joined Red Cross and moved to France. 

Back from France, he worked as newspaper cartoonist and series like Alice in Cartoonland where published,which were his first ones. But none were commercial hits.

Then comes his and us favorite character Mickey Mouse. The first animated shorts featuring Mickey were Plane crazy and The Gallopn' Gaucho. BOth were silent films. Later when sound made its way to films, Steamboat Willie, a sound and music equipped short was released. With Walt dubbing for Mickey,the short goes viral.

Then comes Snowhite and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full length animated movie and bagged 3 Oscars.

During his lifetime,he won 4 honorary awards and 22 academy awards from 59 nominations(jaws dropping indeed!!!).

His famous works include, 

Cinderella

Alice in Wonderland

Treasure Island

Sleeping Beauty

Peter pan and many more(never exagerates.....literally many more)

So,I feel sorry for not mentioning all of his works here.. He has done a truck load of stuffs as Director, Writer, Producer, etc.. You could visit Wikipedia any time for more details. We,here,provide a mere outline of the great film maker and entrepreneur..

Following are the links which you could use to find more about him

IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000370/

The Walt Disney Company:: http://thewaltdisneycompany.com

You could check the videos from the profile Walt Disney animation studios from the link: https://www.youtube.com/user/disneyanimation

In his whole life, he has never produced a movie without a happy ending.. He always want everybody to be happy.. And he got what he needs.. He never made pictures to make money, he made money so that he could take more pictures..

Always try to be happy.. and try to make others happy..

Take care..