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75 Years of #Barsaat (22/04/1949)

Barsaat is directed by #RajKapoor. The film stars the famous duo of Kapoor and #Nargis as well as #PremNath.

One of the posters showing the heroine dangling on the arm of the hero would go on to inspire the R K Studios' famous logo.

The film was the debut of music director Shankar Jaikishan and established their career. Lyrics by Ramesh Shastri, Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra, Jalal Malihabadi, and Akhilesh.

What are your favorite Barsaat songs?

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IIMT Group of Colleges organized a one-day National Seminar. The distinguished guests included Mr. Lal Bahadur Shastri, Dr. Ramesh Pathak, a former senior member, and Mr. Shanwal and Deendayal Upadhyay of GBU, who collectively participated in the event. The focal point of this seminar was 'The Indian Knowledge System,' during which Dr. Ramesh Pathak remarked, "India contributed culture and tradition to the world centuries ago, when other civilizations were in their developmental and ancient stages". "Throughout the seminar." . https://www.iimtindia.net/ Call Us: 9520886860 . #IIMTDelhiNCR #IIMTIndia #IIMTGreaterNoida #IIMTDelhiNCR

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Congress won't allow BJP to raise 'One Nation, One Milk' slogan, says Jairam Ramesh

The Congress leader alleged that the BJP and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah are trying to ignore the Constitution which clearly demarcates cooperative societies as a state subject.

NEW DELHI: The Congress won't allow a time to come when the BJP can raise the slogan of 'One Nation, One Milk', the opposition party said on Wednesday while accusing the Centre of seeking "enforced cooperation" between Amul and Karnataka Milk Federation brand Nandini.

Terming it a "brazen move" to control dairy cooperatives in states, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the party will strongly oppose the BJP's efforts to centralize control of cooperatives by replacing farmers' control with theirs.

With assembly elections just a month away in Karnataka, the Congress has trained its guns at the ruling BJP and expressed fears that Nandini, the Rs 21,000 crore brand, from the KMF, could be merged with Anand Milk Union Limited (AMUL). The BJP has emphatically rejected the charge.

"The Congress party will not allow the time to come when the BJP may raise the slogan of “One Nation, One Milk'," Ramesh said in a statement.

In its election campaign in Karnataka, and in political activities across the country, the Congress will explain to people the "sinister agenda" behind these moves and resolve to oppose them through all possible democratic means, he said.

The Congress leader alleged that the BJP and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah are trying to ignore the Constitution which clearly demarcates cooperative societies as a state subject.

In December last year, Shah had said during the inauguration of KMF's mega-dairy in Mandya that "cooperation between Amul and Nandini can do wonders in the dairy sector."

Gujarat-based dairy cooperative Amul announced on April 5 that it would enter the Karnataka market to supply its milk and curd.

In his statement, Ramesh alleged that Shah's "enforced cooperation" between Amul and Nandini is a "brazen move by BJP to control dairy cooperatives in states."

Noting that Amul and Nandini are both national success stories of the White Revolution, Ramesh said it was started by Verghese Kurien in Anand and spread across India when prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri established the National Dairy Development Board in 1965.

"The network of cooperatives in each state aimed to empower the dairy farmer, as exemplified by Dr. Kurien's mantra, 'I am an employee of the farmer'," Ramesh said.

He said the Congress helped nurture this decentralized vision over decades, empowering and ensuring autonomy to crores of dairy farmers.

"In sharp contrast, Amit Shah imagines a small collection of centralized organizations under his direct command and control. This is the agenda of the new Union Ministry of Cooperation which Shah heads," Ramesh alleged.

This is why Shah wishes that Amul merges with five other cooperative societies to form a multi-state cooperative society involving two lakh rural diaries, he claimed.

Ramesh also shared a chronology of events, including in it the establishment of the Ministry of Cooperation in July 2021, when Shah given its charge and his announcement that Amul will merge with five other cooperative societies.

"As the chronology shows, PM Modi and his government are following their usual practice. They are establishing their total control, ignoring the Constitution which clearly demarcates cooperative societies as a state subject," Ramesh alleged.

Nandini, Amul, and other cooperatives like OMFED, Mother Dairy, Vijaya and Aavin, empower farmers and help them prosper, Ramesh asserted.

For example, the KMF, which markets Nandini, is a federation of 14,000 cooperative societies organized into 14 unions and its 24 lakh members earn over Rs 17 crore a day, Ramesh said.

"Amit Shah and the BJP wish to replace the farmers' control with their control by consolidating these historic societies into new multi-state cooperative societies," the Congress leader alleged He went on to add that the attempt to compel KMF to act against its commercial interests is only a step towards the intended goal where all dairy unions become a political arm of the BJP.

"Decisions will not be made in Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai or Pune, but in Delhi by Amit Shah, the Minister of Cooperation," he claimed This will disempower dairy farmers and will ultimately threaten their incomes and livelihoods, Ramesh said.

"This pattern has been seen before. Karnataka, for example, saw Vijaya Bank, one of the most successful public sector banks, merge with the loss-making Bank of Baroda. Similarly, the State Bank of Mysore merged with SBI and Corporation Bank merged with Union Bank, leaving only one public sector bank with its head office in Karnataka," he said.

He asserted that the Congress has always supported a federal and decentralized vision of India, and strongly opposes "Amit Shah and the BJP's efforts of centralized control".

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India Social Impact Awards 2022 : Meet the Winners of 2022

Hypedge Media again came up with INDIA SOCIAL IMPACT AWARDS for their 2022 edition. Hypedge Media took the opportunity to take the initiative to acknowledge the work of leading social workers and changemakers from across the nation working selflessly to serve and support the people who are socially excluded and have crisis of life resources. The disparity is as prominent that it is hard to push benefits up to the common man's level but despite all challenges, these people have done a commendable job and for that, today hypedge media has taken this initiative to recognize social workers, social activists, humanitarians, philanthropists, human rights activists, and others amongst the masses and honor them for their contributions to society.

 Here is the List of the Winner of the 2022 edition of the India Social Impact Awards by Hypedge Media :

 Ajay Sahay

Anant Vijay Dhole

Gajendra Reddy A

Dr. Krishna Singh Arya

Dr Prashant Sopanrao Telgad

Shiv Arora

Yogesh Ramchandra Pathare

Giftson Jose

Dr Sayantani Bhattacharjee

BILAL AHMAD BHAT

Vivek Nathwani

Tanuj Agarwal

Elvis Lalthangzuala

Divesh Naresh Pashte

Dr Mohammad Rafiuddin Nayyar

Dr. Shivappa D

Dr RANJAN YADAV

Prof. (Dr) Rakesh Kumar Verma

Robert Yesudeep Sandhu

NAUPADA SATYANARAYANA

Sharique Raza Shaikh

Prerrit Mansingh

Abhay Pratap Singh

MANOJA KUMAR LENKA

Debi Das

RABINDRA KUMAR SAHOO

Aeloori Abhilash

B. K. Mallik

Elangbam Ratankumar Singh

Mohammad Sohaib

Dr. Susanta Kumar Nayak

Jagneshwar Panda

Mahesh Sitaram Dhannawat

Anthonimuthu Jayaprakash

Ramesh Kulandaivel

Dr. Jayanta Das

Syed Abbas Razvi

Manoj Dnyaneshwar Dhumal

Mohammed Naved Shaikh

Dr. Uday Kiran Barthy

Dr Trinanjan Basu

Er Avadhuth M

Dr. George Panicker

Dr Kelli Chinnababu

Vinod Divakaran

Dr. Anushka Pillai

B. Kokila

Umakanta Patro

SUNIL SAMBATH KUMAR

R. SANTHOSH KUMAR

Saurabh Kumar Agarwal

Dr Pradeep G Jyrwa

Tashi Norbu Lachungpa

Vipul Joshi

Dr Dhruv Raj Godara

Dr Mustafa Murtuza

Zobia Khan

Nagaraju M tagaduru

Anup Kumar Gupta

Wilson Louis

Dr. Smit Ramesh Lende

K. U. SHAJI SHARMA

Pravin B. Gathe

Dr. Manmohan Bagh

Rakhi Kapoor

Shyam Sekar S

PANDIT ACHARYA MITHUN SHASTRI

Dr. Thejo Kumari Amudala

Prof. Saraswati Raju Iyer

Tejaswini Hiremath

Juthada Venkata Siva Bhaskar

Dr G. Anilkumar

Prashant Dhore Patil

Dr Atul Mathur

Subhash Rani

Mihir Bhatt

Vinodh Kumar A M

Vicky Nutanprakash Gupta

Dr. Moon Rudrapal

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We pledge to unite India like Mahatma Gandhi united country against injustice: Rahul

The Congress on Sunday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary with Rahul Gandhi vowing to unite India in the same manner as the Father of the Nation had united the country against injustice.

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi paid floral tributes at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial at Raj Ghat here. Rahul Gandhi, who is in Karnataka for the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra, offered floral tribute at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Khadi Gramodyog, Bandanavalu.

Rahul Gandhi visited the Khadi Cooperative in Badanavalu village near Mysuru, that started production in 1932. The Mahatma came to this village in 1927 and in 1932 as well, and helped establish the cooperative, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said.

"Bapu taught us to walk on the path of truth and non-violence. He explained the meaning of love, compassion, harmony and humanity," Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi.

"Today on Gandhi Jayanti, we take a pledge that just as he united the country against injustice, we will unite our India," the former Congress chief said.

In a tweet in Hindi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, "Bapu is an example of truth. Bapu is the torch of courage. Bapu is a Bharat Yatri sharing the sufferings of the people of the country and uniting the whole of India."

"Today we are walking on the path shown by Bapu with the slogan of 'Bharat Jodo' and with determination and the torch of unity in hand," she said.

The Congress, from its official Twitter handle, tweeted, "We pay our tributes to the 'Father of the Nation' Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary. His vision, his principles, his ideals laid the foundation of India."

"As we celebrate Gandhi Jayanti, let us pledge to dedicate ourselves to the cause of peace & non-violence," the party said.

The party also paid tributes to freedom fighter and leader of the masses, Lal Bahadur Shastri.

"A true nation builder, his slogan, 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisaan', instilled a pride in the Indians for the blood & sweat of our soldiers & farmers dedicated to the nation," the Congress said in its tribute to the former prime minister.

Congress' presidential poll candidate Mallikarjun Kharge paid tributes to both Mahatma Gandhi and Shastri at their respective memorials here.

"One trait that both Gandhiji & Shastriji had in common was absolute resolve which continues to inspire us," Kharge said in a tweet.

The other candidate in the polls, Shashi Tharoor, will be in Wardha to visit Sevagram on Gandhi Jayanti.

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Dr. Ramesh Shastri -- hawa mein udta jaaye fame lyricist

Dr. Ramesh Shastri — hawa mein udta jaaye fame lyricist

tribute on his death anniversary on 30th April 2021 This detail and the photo have been provided by Shri Anand Shastri son of Dr. Ramesh Shastri Dr.Ramesh Shastri is not known much in film industry. He hailed from Allahabad (State UP).  He was born on 31st December 1920. He completed his education from Banaras Hindu University. He was an Ayurvedacharya and a Sanskrit Scholar, hence he was…

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No religious discrimination in development, nobody to be left behind: PM at AMU centenary

No religious discrimination in development, nobody to be left behind: PM at AMU centenary

Aligarh (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said ideological and political differences should be set aside for the sake of development and assured that nobody will be left behind in the path to progress because of their religion. “Politics can wait, society can wait. But the country’s development cannot wait,” he said at the centenary celebrations of Aligarh Muslim University, which he…

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Development should not be seen through political prism: PM Modi at AMU event - Times of India

Development should not be seen through political prism: PM Modi at AMU event – Times of India

ALIGARH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said politics can wait but development cannot, and asserted that development should not be seen through the political prism. Attending an Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) event via video conferencing, Modi also released a special postal stamp to mark the centenary celebrations of the university. This is the first time in five decades that a prime…

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Indian Premier League: Sachin Tendulkar, Ravi Shastri Praise Wriddhiman Saha's Knock Against Delhi Capitals | Cricket News

Indian Premier League: Sachin Tendulkar, Ravi Shastri Praise Wriddhiman Saha’s Knock Against Delhi Capitals | Cricket News

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IPL 2020: Sachin Tendulkar liked the style by which Wriddhiman Saha was capable of improvise his photographs.© BCCI/IPL

The legendary Sachin Tendulkar lauded Wriddhiman Saha‘s “under-rated” shot-making, whereas the nationwide group’s head coach Ravi Shastri discovered his 45-ball-87 merely “outstanding” as…

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Congress urges Centre to scrap Rs 22,000-cr Central Vista project, says funds can be used in fight against COVID-19 - Firstpost

Congress urges Centre to scrap Rs 22,000-cr Central Vista project, says funds can be used in fight against COVID-19 – Firstpost

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The Congress on Friday urged the Centre to scrap its ambitious Central Vista redevelopment project while accusing the BJP government of fast-tracking it to avoid scrutiny by the Supreme Court.

Taking a dig at Centre, the Congress said the plight of migrant workers across India and the lack of Personal Protective Equipment for doctors at…

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Easter: Sachin Tendulkar Leads Wishes, Says “Never Lose Hope And Have Faith” After the coronavirus lockdown forced people to celebrate Easter at home, Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar…

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73 Years of #Barsaat (22/04/1949)

Barsaat is directed by #RajKapoor. The film stars the famous duo of Kapoor and #Nargis as well as #Pre

One of the posters showing the heroine dangling on the arm of the hero would go on to inspire the R K Studios' famous logo.

The film was the debut of music director Shankar Jaikishan and established their career. Lyrics by Ramesh Shastri, Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra, Jalal Malihabadi, and Akhilesh.

What are your favorite Barsaat songs?

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Indian Expeditions Down Under

There is a certain allure to cricket played in Australia. This could be attributed to the massive iconic venues, sunny weather when it is cold and dreary in most parts of the world, revolutionary television coverage pioneered by channel 9 and sporting wickets.

As the test series gets under way in Sydney with the 1st ever day and night match between the two countries, my mind goes back to the battles waged down under since I started following cricket in the 70s. The Aussies were practically invincible at home for most of that decade as they humiliated their bitter rivals England in 74-75 & the mighty Windies in 76-76. I still recall hearing about the exploits of Lillie, Thompson & the Chappell brothers through the crisp commentary of  Alan McGilvray & Jim Maxwell on Radio Australia short wave.

There had been only 2 previous tours by India to Australia in 1947-48 & 1967-68. On both occasions, the hosts had won 4-0. Therefore history was against the tourists, when they visited Australia at the end of 1977 after  a gap of 10 years, However India were up against a severely weakened team due to the exodus to Kerry Packer’s world series cricket. Only Thompson resisted the temptation of joining the Packer bandwagon and a 41- year old Simpson was recalled after several years of retirement to captain a young and virtually unknown team. It still turned out to be a close series with Australia winning 3-2. Simpson apart from marshalling his young troops well, also scored an epic 176 in the 2nd test at Perth and 100 in the final test in Adelaide with 539 runs in the series. Australia won the first 2 matches at Brisbane and Perth narrowly by 16 runs & 2 wickets respectively. Tony Mann became only the second batsman in test history to score a century as a night watchman at Perth.  India came back strongly with thumping wins at Melbourne & Sydney, as the Indian spin trio of Bedi (captain), Chandra & Prasanna wove their magic for the last time in their illustrious careers. Chandra picked up 12 wickets at Melbourne as he bowled India to victory. The final test at Adelaide went down to the wire with Australia romping home by 47 runs as India almost reached the massive 493 set for victory.  India felt the absence of a genuine fast bowler and in hindsight could have included Kapil Dev who was just making his mark in domestic cricket. Gavaskar scored 3 consecutive centuries and was well supported by Vishwanath and Mohinder Amarnath, all three finished with over 400 runs in the series. The Aussies uncovered a number of new talents during that series such as Peter Toohey, Rick Darling, Wayne Clarke, Graham Yallop, Gary Cozier & Craig Sarjeant.

The Packer boys had come back by the time India toured next in 1980-81. Thompson & Ian Chappell were no longer playing, but the home team had Len Pascoe, Alan Border, Kim Hughes, Graeme Wood  & Rodney Hogg to support stalwarts such as Greg Chappell, Lillie & Walters. The tourists made a shaky start losing easily in Sydney and scrapping through to a draw in Adelaide. Sandeep Patil was the hero at Adelaide with a blistering 174 after being knocked down by Len Pasco in the previous match. India defied expectations with a thrilling victory in the 3rd test at Melbourne to draw the series. Vishwanath whose place in the team was in doubt, silenced his critics with a brilliant century at the MCG. Gavaskar almost forfeited the match when he forced his partner Chetan Chauhan to walk off the field after an altercation with the opposition following a doubtful LBW decision. Luckily the manager Wing Commander Durrani intervened to cool things down. Chauhan who had a brilliant series was unlucky to miss out yet again on a well-deserved century. India successfully defended a meagre target of 142 thanks to the brilliance of Kapil Dev who braved a knee problem with pain killer injections to finish with figures of 5 for 28 as Australia was skittled out for 83. Kapil was ably supported by Dilip Doshi and Karsan Ghavri who bowled Greg Chappell round his legs in the 2nd innings. In addition to the test series, there was also a tri-series ODI competition featuring New Zealand as well. As was expected, the Indians who were still finding their feet in limited-over cricket did not fare well in this series. It was a treat to see the highlights brought by channel 9  for the first time during the 80-81 series. Even in those early days, their coverage was really innovative and brought out a different dimension to watching the game on TV.

After a gap of 5 years, India toured again in 1985-86. At the beginning of 1985, India stunned the cricketing world again in the ODIs. Following on from their shock win in the 1983 world cup, they won the world championship of cricket which was likely a mini-world cup  and held to mark the 150th anniversary of the European settlement in Victoria. The enduring image of the win was the Indian team going around the MCG ground after easily winning the final against Pakistan, in the Audi car won by Ravi Shastri who was declared the champion of champions. We were privileged to watch most of the matches in that tournament live and by then the channel 9 coverage had evolved considerably. Messers Greig, Lawry & Benaud delighted Indian fans with their magnificent commentary and insight into the game.

The 1985-86 tour was a tale of missed opportunities as India could not get over the line in at least 2 matches. They were foiled by some stoic resistance from the Aussies especially the captain Allan Border. Gavaskar scored 2 centuries and others like Amarnath & Srikkanth piled on the runs against a relatively weak attack. Craig McDermott was the only potent bowler on the Aussie side and they were still in a rebuilding phase after Kim Hughes had quit  the previous summer. Steve Waugh made his debut in the 2nd test and showed early glimpses of his talent . The other newcomers like  David Boon, Geoff Marsh and the beanpole like fast bowler Bruce Reid were to be become mainstays of the team in future years. India did very well in the ODI tri-series which also featured the Kiwis. They however could not beat the Aussies in the finals.

The next series in 1991-92 was quite a let-down for the Indian team which could not quite match a strong home side led by Allan Border with experienced cricketers like Boon, Marsh, McDermott, Merv Highes & Dean Jones. Mark Taylor who was establishing himself in the team had a brilliant series with 422 runs second only to David Boon who finished with 556 runs. Shane Warne had the most inauspicious start to his career at Sydney and his bowling was taken to the cleaners by Ravi Shastri who scored a double century. The saving grace for India was the batting of Tendulkar who displayed his prodigious talent in no small measure with 2 brilliant centuries.The other big gain for India during the tour was the emergence of Srinath as a genuine quick bowler following in the footsteps of Kapil Dev who still a force to reckon with on the tour capturing 25 wickets. Manoj Prabhakar also ended with a creditable haul of 19 wickets. In the tri-series which followed also featured the West Indies, India managed to reach the finals but were no match for the Aussies who won easily. Kris Srikkanth won 2 player of the match awards during this tournament on the last international tour of his career. The world cup which was the climax of a long Australian summer was also a disappointment, with the only bright spark for India being the victory against the eventual winners Pakistan. 

India had to wait almost 9 years for their next tour in 1999-2000. This was a very low-key series and the Indian team led by Tendulkar was no match for the Aussies. Bret Lee who was at his peak  broke the left thumb of the Indian opener Sadagopan Ramesh and along with McGrath proved lethal for the Indian battsman. India lost all 3 tests by huge margins despite Tendulkar’s determined displays. Ponting, Langer, Waugh & Gilchrist dominated the Indian bowling.The tri-series one-dayers featuring Pakistan were equally disastrous with India notching a solitary win in 8 matches.

The tour in 2003 was a watershed in India’ test history abroad. Well led by Sourav Ganguly, India proved they were no pushovers any more overseas. Ganguly set the tone for the Indian performance by scoring a brilliant 144 in the first test at Brisbane, which was drawn. Rahul Dravid’s brilliant double century to match Ricky Ponting who achieved the same feat and 6 for 41 by Ajith Agarkar helped them register a historic win in Adelaide. Australia came back strongly to win the next test at Melbourne. India almost won the final test at Sydney, which was Steve Waugh’s last match and he signed off with 80 in the 2nd innings. India had earlier posted a mammoth 705 for 7 in the 1st innings thanks to 241 from Tendulkar and 178 from Laxman.

It was mixed bag in 2007-08 and the tour was shrouded in controversy The second test in Sydney marred by poor umpiring decisions against the visitors, also saw the Monkeygate scandal when Harbhajan Singh was charged with racial abuse against Andrew Symonds. Harbhajan was suspended from the next test, which  was revoked after  a protest by India. Steve Bucknor who made some contentious decisions was stood down by the ICC from the next match at Perth, which also created a controversy. The Sydney test had a dramatic climax, with Michael Clarke getting 3 wickets in the last over of the game. India went into the Perth test  down 0-2  after losing the 1st test at Melbourne by a massive 371 runs and the 2nd test at Sydney by 122 runs despite gaining a substantial  1st innings lead. The tourists stayed alive in the series winning the Perth test  mainly due to some splendid bowling by the young Ishant Sharma. His spell in Perth against Ponting arguably the best batsman in the world at the time is still a vivid memory. Sehwag made a triumphant comeback with 151 in the last test in Adelaide, which ended in a draw. Laxman who relished batting on the hard wickets continued his dominance over the Australia bowlers. He finished 2nd in the batting averages after Tendulkar who got over 500 runs with 2 centuries. Kumble’s leadership during a difficult series was commendable and he also led the bowling averages with 20 wickets second only to Brett Lee with 24 wickets. India lost the series 1-2, but had the consolation of winning the tri-series that followed, which also featured Sri Lanka.

The tour in 2011-12 was a rather forgettable affair and capped a miserable year following India’s crushing defeat in England that summer. Two legends Dravid & Laxman retired after the Aussie series. They will be remembered as much for exemplary conduct as for their sublime batting skills. Their record match winning 376 run 5th wicket partnership in Eden Gardens against Steve Waugh’s men in 2001 is the best in Indian test history. The 2011-12 series also saw the coming of age of Virat Kohli who resurrected his career with a brilliant 116 in the last test at Adelaide. This could not prevent India reeling to a 4th loss and a series whitewash. They also finished last in the tr-series also featuring Sri Lanka.

The 2014 test series was preceded by the one of the biggest tragedies in cricketing history. The young and promising life of Philip Hughes was cruelly cut short after he died following a head injury during a Sheffield shield match. The series was slightly delayed and itinerary rearranged as this extremely unfortunate event cast a pall of gloom. India almost pulled off a sensational win in the 1st test at Adelaide chasing 364 to win falling short by only 49 runs. Credit for this goes to Virat Kohli who scored a sensational 141 to add to his 115 in the first innings. Kohli also deputised as captain for the injured Dhoni, before taking over on a permanent basis after the 3rd test at Melbourne when Dhoni announced his retirement from test cricket. Murali Vijay was another big success scoring a century in the 2nd test as well as coming close to 3 figures on two other occasions with 99 &  80. India drew the last 2 tests after  losses at Adelaide & Brisbane. India had a disappointing tri-series featuring England, losing 3 of the 4 matches. They also failed to defend the world cup held in Australia in 2015, losing convincingly to the hosts in the semis after a promising run including a quarter-final win over Pakistan.

India created history during the 2018-19 tour by finally winning a test series in Australia 2-1. The biggest hero from an Indian point of view was Cheteshwar Pujara who ended with 3 centuries including a brilliant 199 in the last test at Sydney. He was ably supported by Kohli, debutant Mayank Agarwal & the young Rishabh Pant who also got a century in the last test when India scored a mammoth 622 for 7 in the 1st innings. Bumrah was sensational with the ball and was ably supported by Shami & Kuldeep Yadav. India also won the ODI series that followed the tests 2-1 ending possibly one of their best ever overseas tours. The only slight disappointment was the absence of Warner & Smith who were serving their suspension due to the ball tampering incident in South Africa. This should not detract from the merit of India’s performance.

It has been bit of a roller coaster ride for the Indian team down under over the years. In the same vein, they had a fairly rough start in the ODI series this time, salvaging some pride in the last match after losing the series. However they made up with a brilliant 2-1 victory in the T20s, which saw a new star in the horizon in the form of the debutant T.Natarajan. Kohli who was in top form in the T20s, will be missed both as a captain and batsman when he is away on paternity leave after the 2nd test. The experience of Pujara and Rahane will be needed in the absence of Kohli. India will also be hoping that the younger batsmen like Mayank Agarwal and Shubman Gill make a substantial contribution. Ishant Sharma who has been a star against Austraia will also be sadly missed, but hopefully Bumrah and Shami  will repeat their performance from last time. Fans on both sides will be hoping that this rivalry which is the next biggest after the Ashes lives up to its billing.