Chandrayaan Launch Video

India made history in space science today by joining the elite club of countries that have sent space missions to moon. India’s dream moon mission, Chandrayaan I was lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on Oct 22nd 2008 . This is the first time India has sent an unmanned mission to moon.

Here is the video of launch.

Now Sachin Tendulkar becomes leading Test run-scorer

Tendulkar surpassed West Indian gun Brian Lara’s tally of 11,953 runs with an edge to third man off the bowling of Peter Siddle to send the home crowd into rapturous applause after a period of Australian dominance in the second session.

Tendulkar, who now averages over 54 from 152 matches, moved to 16 not out and was warmly congratulated by the Australian team as fireworks were set off in the ground to mark the historic occasion.

By popular vote, the greatest batsman in the world today, Sachin Tendulkar has the cricketing world at his feet. The adulation he commands world over is unsurpassed, perhaps since the days of Don Bradman, to whom of course he has been compared, by no less than the great man himself. While he may not end with a Test career average of 99.94, there is little doubt that based on his vigorous style of batsmanship and his insatiable appetite for runs and big scores, he is the most complete batsman since Vivian Richards. In many ways though he has surpassed even that outstanding West Indian batsman.

It’s never too late to see a good movie – Pursuit of Happyness

Long back, not that much – 7 months ago, I got a mail from my frnd Shilpa regarding a beautiful movie ” The Pursuit of Happiness (December 15, 2006)” on March 5th 2008.But I missed watching this wonderful movie that time. On 6th of Aug 2008, when i came back from office with tired face and fully exhausted body, my frnd madhukiran brought the same movie. I don’t know exactly the name of the movie at the time of beginning of the movie. But we started watching that.

I heard that Hero of the Film – Will Smith and my expectations are on top (expecting some dishum dishums – fighting’s).But it was something more than that. It’s really Inspirational and AWESOME movie which I have never seen before in any language.

If u miss this movie u r nt goinn 2 miss anything. But if u watch it…then 4 sure u gonna know hw 2 get strength in calamities…its a real story.

In The Pursuit of Happyness, Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is a family man struggling to make ends meet. Despite his valiant attempts to help keep the family afloat, the mother (Thandie Newton) of his five-year-old son Christopher (Jaden Christopher Syre Smith) is buckling under the constant strain of financial pressure. No longer able to cope, she reluctantly decides to leave. Chris, now a single father, continues doggedly to pursue a better-paying job using every sales skill he knows. He lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, and although there is no salary, he accepts, hopeful he will end the program with a job and a promising future. Without a financial cushion, Chris and his son are soon evicted from their apartment and forced to sleep in shelters, bus stations, bathrooms, or wherever they can find refuge for the night. Despite his troubles, Chris continues to honor his commitment as a loving and caring father, using the affection and trust his son has placed in him as an impetus to overcome the obstacles he faces. Columbia Pictures presents in association with Relativity Media an Overbrook Entertainment/Escape Artists Production The Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith, Thandie Newton and introducing Jaden Christopher Syre Smith. The film is directed by Gabriele Muccino and written by Steven Conrad. The producers are Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, James Lassiter and Will Smith.

The two most best scenes i liked very much are here.

Ganguly to retire after Australia Tests

Sourav Ganguly, ex-India captain and one of India’s finest left handed batsmen, has announced his retirement from international cricket. In a press conference in Bangalore, Sourav announced his retirement in front of a room full of shocked journalists. Dada informed that the current four match series against the Australians will be his last.

Ganguly said that, “I have spoken to my teammates and hopefully I will go out on a winning note.”

Ganguly, 36, has scored 6888 runs in 109 Tests, with 15 hundreds. He played 49 Tests as captain, the most by an Indian. The 21 matches won during his tenure is also an Indian record, and his win percentage of over 40 is the highest for players who have captained Indian team in more than one Test. Starting with a hundred on debut, Ganguly’s Test average has never dipped below 40.

In 311 ODIs, he scored 11,363 runs at 41.02. He captained India in 147 ODIs. His last ODI was against Pakistan in Gwalior on November 15, 2007. He is one of only three players to complete the treble of 10,000 runs, 100 wickets and 100 catches in ODIs, Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar being the others. Along with Tendulkar, he formed a prolific partnership at the top of the order, with 6609 runs at an average of nearly 50 per stand in 136 innings.

WE MISS YOU SO MUCH DADA

India’s first moon mission to take off on Oct. 22

India is going to launch a locally built rocket for the country’s first unmanned mission to the moon on Oct. 22.The launch, earlier scheduled for April but delayed due to technical difficulties, has been given a window between Oct 20 and Oct 28 for takeoff from a southern town.Six countries, including the United States, are directly involved in the project, which will cost an estimated 3.86 billion rupees ($80.8 million).It aims to map a three-dimensional atlas of the moon through high-resolution remote sensing and map the surface’s chemical and mineral composition.Chandrayaan will  carry as many as 11 payloads — five from India, three from the European Space Agency (ESA), one from the Bulgarian Space Agency (BSA) and two from NASA, making it a truly global initiative.

Here is a very good video on India’s Moon Mission Animation.