The Golden 80s

Realized that you have to be very fast to do this: 136.6, Zaheer to Peterson, no run, pushes ball to cover  136.5, Zaheer to Peterson, no run,  good ball, a yorker, batsman oses balance and falls down 136.4, Zaheer to Peterson, no run, swinging ball keeps low after pitching, rolls down to Dhoni 136.3, Zaheer to Peterson, no run, pushes the ball to cover again  136.2, Zaheer to Peterson, no run, Comes forward and defends the ball towards cover  136.1, Zaheer to Steyn, OUT, wide ball outside the off, Steyn attempts a lazy drive, Dhoni takes the low catch TOOK A BREAK! 134.6 Zaheer to dU Plessis, no run, played straight to the fielder 134.5 Zaheer to dU Plessis, no run, full length ball, defended well 134.4 Zaheer to dU Plessis, no run, flicked to leg side 134.3 Zaheer to dU Plessis, no run, played straight 134.2 Zaheer to dU Plessis, no run, defended well 134.1 Zaheer to dU Plessis, no run 133.6  Jadeja toSteyn, no run 133.5 Jadeja toSteyn, no ru...

The question whether we are really "aware" in this information and smartphone age is a topic of a big debate. I use the word "aware" in the way it is defined in the Merriam Webster free online dictionary. Aware (adj): Knowing and understanding a lot about what is happening in the world or around you. Yes, there is knowing a "lot" about what is happening because we are all bombarded with messages of all sorts in various media unheard in the 80s and 90s. But do we really understand what is really happening around us? Let us check this tweet: While most of the people will focus on the person mentioned in the tweet, I have a problem with something else. That is, someone has built a forest in 30 years. If a forest can be "built" in such a short period , it is really wonderful. But as an Environmental Studies student, I very well need to dispute this fact. A forest is not a vast collection of trees in acres of land. A forest has a structur...

The phrase, Elegant Variation, was coined by Henry W. Fowler in The King's English (1906). The essence of that term will help Indian writers to understand how carefully one should write.  "...The use of pronouns is itself a form of variation, designed to avoid ungainly repetition; and we are only going one step further when, instead of either the original noun or the pronoun, we use some new equivalent..." Fowler then lays down two guidelines: "...It is impossible to lay down hard and fast rules, but two general principles may be suggested: (1) Variation should take place only when there is some awkwardness, such as ambiguity or noticeable monotony, in the word avoided. (2) The substitute should be of a purely pronominal character, a substitute and nothing more; there should be no killing of two birds with one stone." Try to practice it. It is very interesting.