10 Unknown Quotes!

Being at the right place at the right time is something that comes naturally to Doosra.

Inevitably, that makes one privy to mutterings that otherwise would never reach civilisation.

Following are the 10 unknown quotes, the veracity of which can effortlessly be established simply by trusting this blog.

1. "Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahi, na mumkin bhi hai." - Harold Larwood. The line that prompted Douglas Jardine to conceive Bodyline;

2. "Main aur meri tanhai aksar yeh baatein kartein hain..." - Robinson Crusoe.

3. "Give this ring to Sita and get her signature on this receipt"- Lord Rama to Hanuman.

4. "Kripya ladies seat me na baithe."- Noah on board his Ark.

5. "Salaa aaj hi stepney lanaa bhool gaya!" - Karna at Kurukshetra.

6. "Single? Ready to mingle?" - Surpanakha to Lakshman.

7. "Can't believe landed on Moon! Dude, how long is the bar open?" - Neil Armstrong.

8. "Sorry I didn't tell you Tenzing that I got vertigo. Hold me tight please!" - Edmund Hillary.

9. "Nomoshkar...Ek Minute!" - John Wilkes Booth to Abraham Lincoln.

10. "No comments." – Navjot Singh Sidhu.

Padma Vibhushan: Tendulkar lands yet another award!

Sachin Tendulkar’s cupboard must be overflowing. He’s no stranger to awards after all. But that does not stop anyone, including the government, from showering more on the Little Champion.

And the latest is the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award. Along with him, chess wizard Viswanathan Anand and late mountaineer Edmund Hillary (posthumous) also got this award.

Soccer star Bhaichung Bhutia and swimmer Bula Chowdhury also had something to show. Both have been selected for Padma Shri.

Meanwhile, former captain Ajit Wadekar has demanded a Bharat Ratna (Jewel of India) for Sachin Tendulkar.

Conferring those on some Tom, Dick and Harry, the awards have become cheap in public eyes over the years. And Tendulkar is already a Bharat Ratna. Isn’t he? So why bother about what is essentially a medal?

(Full Padma award 2008 list)

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