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Down-to earth Sangakkara



FRIENDLY -DESTRUCTIVE JAYASURIYA

With Gus Logie former  WI cricketer excellent fielder

Their faces briefs-up the whole story



CRICKET GOD- SA'CHINTAMANI'



The Hilton Trinidad is a Upside-Down hotel-entrance through mid-floor

India's debacle in the last Cricket World Cup is still haunting Chintamaniacs. We, myself and brother Radheshyam , from Chintamani had been to Trinidad, West Indies to root for India. All thanks to Uncle Dr Guru Prakash Ganjur from USA who also joined in. Folks in India were happy to see on TV a Chintamani banner in the stadium in all the matches that India played and we were the proud Chintamaniacs holding it. India's shocking defeat in the first match against the minnows Bangladesh was a huge set back. The Indian players morale hit the ground and they never showed any signs of recovery throughout their short stint in the tournament. We were lucky to watch all the teams in the group (India, Srilanka, Bangladesh & Bermuda) very closely since they were all put-up in the same hotel , The Hilton Trinidad, that we stayed in. Indian players most of the times stayed indoors. They never looked like a team and we could spot few players coming out alone for the gym and the pool. They used to alight the bus that took them to the stadium discretely. The Lankans moved in groups like the Lions and were having great fun mingling with the fans. The Bangladesh team looked like a college cricket team, full of energy. The Bermuda team comprised mid aged players and veterans who had nothing to loose from the loss. India also lost to Srilanka and the only consolation was a victory against lowly ranked Bermuda, Veerendra Sehwag hitting a century, and by then it was too late. Frankly, India lost the matches mostly due to the non-cricketing reasons, like politics and individual egos, and the team's dis-aligning with the coach Greg Chappel not helping India's cause.

India, this time has the ability to erase the not-so-memorable (absolutely memorable for us though) outing in the last World Cup. Victory heals and we want nothing less from this team. India are one match away from the quarter finals.
Hope India will bring the World Cup home- for the billions of fans, and for Sachin -The Greatest.

Gurunath Ganjur
Chintamani

























B.R. Lakshman Rao - He deals with words, in this business town.

Romanticism is his forte. His microscopical view of romance and its nuances are well described with the beautiful lyricism and pun with the same earnest passion he has towards love through his poems. This has made him one of the prominent faces in the modern kannada literary world. His half-humored, cynical and sometimes paradoxical take on the earthly matters in his poems has brought him recognition and people have honored him with awards, and the most recent being  the Karnataka government's prestigious Rajyotsava Award. His exemplary contribution  to the kannada literature and the way he has delighted the hearts of the young and those young at heart alike has made B.R.Lakshman Rao a name synonymous to Chintamani.

B.R.Laksman Rao, also-known-as BRL, was deeply influenced by the works of great English poets Keats and Eliot during his masters in English literature. "Gopi mattu Gaandaleena,1971- Jolly Baarinalli "  link- a poem portraying an innocent boy's plight in a dance bar became widely popular. The collection of his poems "Chintamani" (dedicating to his native) and "Camera Kannu" has captured and has brought-forth the intricate and vivid pictures of life. Many reputed writers like H.S. Venkatesh Murthy, Jayanth Kaikini, etc, have written forewords to his books. He has also written a novel(Heegondhu Premakathe) and his compilations of poems "Columbus" has also been translated to English, in which there is a poem on Chintamani titled "My Native".

  Dr. Rajkumar, S.P. Balasubramaniam, Ratnamala Prakash, Sonu Nigam, Mysore Ananthaswamy, M.D.Pallavi  (Amma Ninna Yedeyaaladalli)and many other famous singers have lent their voice to his lyrics. Noted composer and singer C. Ashwath has brought out several music albums (Kengulaabi, Subbabhattara Magale, Anuraaga, etc) and were loved by the listeners and they still linger in their minds. But, listening to some of his compositions in his own inimitable voice, especially "Nimbegida thumba chanda" song is a treat. The students who went to the english classes in his Vinayaka Tutorials recollect those wonderful time when he used to sing for his students. A couple of BRL's compositions ("Baare Rajakumari" - "Baa Maleye Baa" youtube link) have been adopted to films. "Baa maleye baa" another youtube version will leave you mesmerised with its music, tune, Sonu Nigam's voice and amazing lyrics.

A poet who made his mark, and whose works originated from Chintamani, and is a proud posession of Chintamani, is now moving to Bangalore. CC wishes him and his wonderful family all the happiness and prosperity.

Here is the link to BRL's "Baare Rajakumari"  ( sorry, couldn't find this, but enjoy all the other above links)in which he candidly and yet wittily has described a couple's life in a city like Bangalore.
TV9 interview of BRL.(click here)