Dhoni finishes off in style. A magnificent strike into the crowd. India lifts the World Cup after 28 years. The party has started in the dressing room. And, it is an Indian captain who has been absolutely magnificent, on the night of the final. Hearing Ravi Shastri’s commentary from the night of April 2, 2011 never fails to give me goosebumps, and a big smile follows. The iconic moment from 2011 ( Image Source ) Almost a decade later, every Indian cricket fan fondly remembers that moment. With it lies, deep in our memory, the still of a highly decorated batsman holding his pose as he watches the cricket ball soar into the stands and fulfill the dreams of a whole country of people. The look in that batsman’s eyes seems to be happiness, contentment, and a bit of disbelief all mixed up in a ball and sugar-coated with a generous layer of calmness. That still, in my opinion, captures the biggest virtues of the man, M.S. Dhoni. He was happy that the team had seen through the challenging mome
The famous Stone Arch Bridge of Minneapolis that saw us complete the circle of MS One of the top results when you simply look up Minneapolis on Google is the Stone Arch Bridge. But is it just a “tourist spot”? I’m sure that most students from the University of Minnesota would beg to differ. That feeling would be even stronger if you’re one of the Indian students here for your Masters, living a few blocks further away from campus. Stone Arch isn’t just a landmark, it nearly becomes a part of your curriculum at UMN. With a picturesque backdrop of Minneapolis downtown and a certain serenity on the bridge itself due to absence of motor vehicles, Stone Arch is hard to miss. A picture-perfect winter evening at Stone Arch! (Photo credits: Amit Gupta | Facebook | Instagram ) In the August of 2017, on the eve of the start of the fall semester, a new batch of students flew into Minneapolis. I was one among that bunch. Butterflies in the stomach is an understatement to that feeli