Shekar Naik

The nation has counted every run scored by Sachin Tendulkar over a period of 24 years. The country has sighed in deep despair whenever India have lost a series abroad and has exulted in joy when the Indian cricket team recorded a victory, even if it was against a lacklustre Bangladesh team.     

            Shekar Naik, the Indian Blind Cricket Captain, living under the shadows of the more famed Men in Blue, has the tag of a world champion associated with him. He, after all, led India to the world title in 2012, when the Indian team defeated England in the first ever T20 Blind World tournament held in Bangalore.

             28 years ago, Naik was born in Karnataka and was completely blind at birth. The school boy who had never heard about cricket until then, was introduced to the sport by his school and soon took a liking to the game despite being teased by others.

In 1998, at the young age of 12, Naik promised his mother that he would conquer the cricket field one day. His mother died soon after, but he never forgot his words as he grew up to fulfill his dreams. He took the field to help erase the depression of his mother’s death. His mother's words and encouragement motivated him as he desired to be the number one batsman in the world one day.

With the turn of the millennium, there was a change in Naik’s fortunes as well. In 2000, while playing a school tournament, he scored 136 in 46 balls, which got him noticed and he was selected for the Karnataka State Cricket Team (Blind). In the final match against Kerala, he smashed 249 in a one-day match, helping his side to victory.

In 2004, the Indian blind team made its first international tour to Pakistan, where the Karnataka-lad amassed his highest international score of 198* runs in Rawalpindi.

In a span of two years, the cricketer bagged 7 Man of the Match awards, including two in England. In 2006, the Indian team lost the World Cup finals to Pakistan, but Naik had made his presence felt as he was named the Man of the Tournament and the best batsman in the tourney.

After a string of impressive performances, he was finally made captain of India in 2010. His highest point came in 2012 when his team defeated England to win the first T20 World Cup. Naik scored a massive 134 runs in only 58 balls in the finals.

The cricketer in his career spanning 12 years has played 58 matches across all formats and has a staggering 32 centuries to his name. A feat which seems impossible for the men bestowed with sight to achieve.

                                                                                             - SANGAVI

                                                                                         
                                                                                                             

Barack Hussain Obama

     The people thought that Barack Obama is the first black President of the United States. But
John Hanson  was actually the 1st President of the United States, he served from 1781-1782.

Obama, a well-known political leader, and a graduate of Harvard University. As well as being one of the most successful leaders of the 21st century, Barack Obama is a hardworking and intelligent man who’s work ethic and immense ambition make him a perfect inspiration for your own success.

     

               In 2009, Obama became the 44th President of the United States. His administration pioneered several efforts aimed at reducing the American involvement in overseas conflicts and strengthening domestic policy during its first term, as well as fighting off the recession following the 2008 financial collapse.

               Obama won his second term as President in 2012, defeating Republican competitor Mitt Romney in a close race.He is black (Although his mother and grand parents are white) and racism still exists in America and some conservative  whites are not  yet ready  for a Black President.

He had been senator only one time with just 3 years experience when there are senators of 30 years experience within the party.He is not the son or related to the past Presidents which gives normally a headstart for candidates.

                  He beat Hillary Clinton the most charismatic political figure in Democratic  Primary  who had been planning for this election for last four years and was the favourite.After winning the  party nomination he took another big risk in not choosing Hillary for VP.

                 Barack Obama’s success story shows that regardless of your background, your race, or your political affiliation, there’s a path to success that’s possible if you’re willing to take a unique look on things and play to your advantages. 

                                                                                                      - KEERTHIGA

              

William Shakespeare

A  dramatist who just challenged the world of literature is Shakespeare. He covered all most all the subjects and emotions in his works. He made the whole world cry for his ' Romeo Juliet' and laugh for the ' twelfth night'.

     The way in which Caesar said that he's like a north star gives the star position and when he said "cowards die many times before their actual deaths ; the valient never taste of death but once " shows the power of that character. Shakespeare literally proved that a 'pen is mighter than a sword'.

   
 He wrote 154 sonnets. Admiring sonnents which make our mind buzz like a bee.. He wrote about the seven ages of man. He sees the world as a stage where we all are just actors. His way of thinking made him popular and wonderful.

   

When Portia asks Shylock to cut a pound of flesh from Antony's heart without a single hair or a drop of blood in the merchant of Venice, it shows the wisdom and the superior knowledge and the creativity of Shakespeare.

      Centuries ago, when everyone thought women as inferior gender, Shakespeare gave many important roles to women in his works. Calpurnia in Julius Caesar, Portia in merchant of Venice and Miranda in the tempest are all good examples..

Shakespeare is a very genius man who had extraordinary talent in his lifetime... He inspires me with every character he created....

     A light heart lives long..

                                                                                                                         - MADHURY

Fidel Castro

               No street bears his name and there is not a single statue in his honour but Fidel Castro did not want or need that type of recognition. From tip to tip, he made Cuba his living, breathing creation.

By 1947, Castro became completely inclined to bring social justice and economic freedom in his country, Cuba. He traveled to the Dominican Republic and then Columbia to participate in anti-government rioting. He then planned to overthrow Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. After failing in his attempt and imprisonment of a year, he travelled to Mexico and formed a revolutionary group the 26th July Movement with Che Guevara and Raul Castro.

He returned to Cuba in 1956 with around 80 insurgents and weapons and started a guerrilla war against the Batista government. Over the course of the next two years, he succeeded in organizing many resistance groups. He also formed a parallel government and brought some reforms in the agricultural and manufacturing sector.

After some eventful military campaigns, Castro was fortunate to bring down Batista’s government. By the age of 32, he fruitfully concluded his guerrilla campaign and took control over Cuba. Castro was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Cuba in 1959. On April 14, 1961, Castro declared Cuba as a socialist state. The Bay of Pigs incident soon after soured the relations between the United States andCuba. The United States government tried many times to collapse Castro’s rule but in vain.

After the Bay of Pigs incident, Castro strengthened his relation with the Soviet Union. This political tie-up brought the world closer to a nuclear war. As Castro anticipated a sudden US invasion in Cuba, he and the Soviet Premier Khrushchev conceived the idea of keeping nuclear missiles in Cuba. After 13 days of high anxiety, and communications between the US President and 

Soviet Premier, the missiles were removed from the state.

In 1965, Fidel Castro merged Cuba’s Communist party with his radical organizations. In the 1970s, he projected himself as the spokesman of the third world countries and aided many pro-Soviet countries like Yemen and Ethiopia.

Under Castro’s regime in Cuba, around 10,000 schools were opened, and the literacy rate increased up to 98%. The Cubans also got a better health care system. The infant mortality dropped significantly. Castro curbed the freedom of people in many ways; the unions had no right to strike; the independent newspapers were shut and made to go out of business while many religious institutions also suffered a setback.

               Many governments around the world honoured him for his social reforms. He passed away on 25th November 2016 at the age of 90.

                                                                                                                     - KEERTHIGA

Hilary Clinton

        Hillary  Diaue  Rodhan  Clinton born October 26, 1947 in  American Politician who was

        the 67th United States Secretary of state from 2009 to 2013 , U.S Senator in  New York 

        from 2001 to 2009 . First lady of the Unite States from 1993 to 2001 , and the Democratic

        Party's nominee for President of the United States in 2016 election.

                     Born in Chicago and raised in the Sub-urban town of Park Ridge, Illinois , 

       attended Wellesley college, graduating in 1969 and earned  J.D. from Yale Law School in 1973. After serving as a congressional legal counsel, she moved to Arkansas and married Bill Clinton in 1975. In 1977, she co-founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. She was appointed the first female chair of the Legal Services Corporation in 1978 and became the first woman partner at Rose Law Firm the following year. As First Lady of Arkansas, she led a task force whose recommendations helped reform Arkansas's public schools, and served on several corporate boards.

             Clinton made a second presidential run in 2016. She received the most votes and primary delegates in the 2016 Democratic primaries, and formally accepted her party's nomination for President of the United States on July 28, 2016, with vice presidentialrunning mate  Senator Tim Kaine. She became the first female candidate to be nominated for president by a major U.S. political party. As part of her 2016 platform, she emphasized raising incomes, improvements to the Affordable Care Act and reform of campaign finance and Wall Street. She favored allowing pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, combating climate change, expanding and protecting LGBT and women's rights, and instituting family support through paid parental leave and universal preschool. However, a controversy relating to a privately hosted email server during her tenure as Secretary of State became a significant issue, including in the closing days of the campaign. On November 8, 2016. 

  

Clinton lost to Republican rival Donald Trump, failing to obtain the necessary 270 votes in the electoral college, despite receiving a plurality of the national popular vote. It was the fifth US presidential election where the candidate who received the most popular votes did not win the election.

                 
                                                                                                  - SANGAVI

                         

                PREPARED  TO  BE  INSPIRED 

            Inspiration  can  be  found anywhere  if you  open  your  eyes  and  look  for  it.

            We  a  group  of  five  friends  are attempting  to run  a blog  on people who  inspire  us.

            The  names  might  be  familiar  or  not  but  they  will  all  have  a  story  worth sharing.

Adolf Hitler

           

   Out of all the opinions suggested by many people around the world..... Hitler still remains in the minds of people and can never be eradicated from the minds of the past, present and future generations.

Germanian troops met with a great failure in the First world war. Hitler was a runner in his troop and got seriously injured in his eye and was still grumbling that "Jews were responsible for their failure" in the hospital wing who later turned to be the hero of the second world war.

      Hitler became the president of Germany by his excellency in speech and writing. During that period Germany was facing a serious problem of unemployment.
      Hitler developed Germany. He built express highways throughout Germany and also lead to the growth of industrialisation which resulted in the employment of lots of peopl. He introduced the pension system providing salary for the retired people. Hitler is the one who developed Germany's military powers. He developed both air force and navy.

      He provided work for women and educated everyone. Further, Hitler protected the environment. He helped in the production of cars which produced less amount of smoke. He also took various measured to safeguard animals.

        

Hitler once promised to his teacher that he won't drink and smoke. He remained the same till the end. He was a good artist too. He followed vegetarian diet throughout his life,Such a person was responsible for the death of 50lakh Jews. That was Hitler's controversy.

       In today's world, the developing countries sell weapons to developing countries as well as underdeveloped countries, due to which many crores of people die due to poverty and lack of nutrition even after the establishment of the United Nations. This is today's controversy.

                                                                                                 -MADHURY