A deep sigh and relief as I joined millions of fans across the world to see the return of the king. Loved and admired as the greatest player ever, Roger Federer finally completed his career grand-slam by winning the much eluded French Open. His awestuck performance in the final was just one more glimpse of what this brilliant ambassador of the game can do in tennis. His mortal reactions of winning the championship shows his humility and elivates the game…
To have chosen a Sanskrit title to this article has never been more apt. Today, Viswanathan Anand aka Vishy has retained his World Chess Championship title, defeating Russia’s Vladimir Kramnik with a 2 point margin. It is a proud moment for every Chess lover, particular so for an Indian or Indian by heart. Congratulations! to the World Champion and long live Chess.
1996, December the 7th. Place: On the dias of SriKrishnadevaraya Andhara Bhashaa Nilayam What is 2 power 103? The answer was 32 digits long, and he took no time to answer. If you number the alphabet ‘Ka’ to ‘Ksha’ (telugu alphabet) serially like 1, 2, 3 etc., what is the product of ‘Sa’, ‘Re’, ‘Ga’, ‘Ma’, ‘Pa’, ‘Da’, ‘Ni’? The answer came in a zip….80 Crores, 5 lakhs and 6 thousand. Poeple might take hours to solve these puzzles with…