Looking Back the First FOUR months of 2008.

A few more days before the year 2008 bids farewell. And @ this juncture, everything plays back with the mixed orchestra, of sweet to dull melodies... Be it the start of the new year, be it the friendships, be it the few odd tours here and there, and then on a much wider aspect, in the social arena, the national arena, things have been a mixed bag. Here are some of the reflections, that I would like to look back and may be provide a few links, in the blogs that I have written or recorded without any profitable motifs...

JANUARY 2008:

In Indian Sports, January was a month of Cricket and her Controversies. The age old word rivalry continued, but this time it got a bit dirty. After the Monkeygate Controversy between Harbhajan Singh (India) and Andrew Symonds (Australia, Host), the Aussie Brand wagon to create history was yet again halted by the Indians, a feat once achieved in 2001, now in 2008. Two articles can be cited regarding these:

*Monkey Gate Controversy: http://somnath-is-here.blogspot.com/2008/01/who-are-baboons-of-cricket.html
*The Perth Test: http://somnath-is-here.blogspot.com/2008/01/stopping-aussie-bandwagon-yet-again.html

On a much peronal note, myslef and my friends had planned an outing to Ghatshila just after out third semester got over. It was some tour that have, as according to Arijit, "ignited our senses". We still talk about the tour.

FEBRUARY 2008:

Again back to sports, and what more can be better than a new Mantra of Entertainment in Cricket? The Indian Premier League or the IPL got inaurganated in the first season inviting players from all over the world and also the youths of india to play for eight cities, of eight states of India. A much bigger version compared to the pioneers ICL, BCCI invested as well as cultivated a huge sum of money as revenue. In its first season, the so called weakest team, The Rajasthan Royals beat kings and emperors to prove that they are truly Royals.

MARCH 2008:

March continued with the sports extravaganza, with the Under 19 Indian Cricket team winning the ICC U-19 World Cup Cricket Tournament in Kuala Lumpur. Apart from this the month went eventless.

APRIL 2008:

The last month for the article, IPL started with the Kolkata Knight Riders trampling the Bangalore Royal Challengers. Expected win but with unexpected performance by Brendon Mc Cullum of NewZealand for the KKR!

And then the Reminescence of Science College days started setting in with few blogs being kept in the account. For the end of post graduation days came slowly but steadily.
POST 1, 2, 3. Read them if you wish...

Till now Post #216 has the reflections of the first four months of 2008. More to follow subsequently.
Signing off for now....














Somnath Paul. Kolkata. 28/12/08.