Gone in 42 Seconds
Rajesh Shankaran February 7, 2009
#7 Posted by rajesh_shankara on October 9, 2009 7:57:03 am
Sorry Manas, I did not check this one since its been such a long time...Certainly we can discuss...drop me a mail at rajesh_shankaran(at)hotmail dot com.
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#6 Posted by manasmal on September 9, 2009 8:14:48 am
hi rajesh,
great article. very informative
am doing some research on gama
is it possible to write an email to you and interact with you one on one to get more insight on this subject?
regards
manas
great article. very informative
am doing some research on gama
is it possible to write an email to you and interact with you one on one to get more insight on this subject?
regards
manas
#5 Posted by Publius on February 13, 2009 1:22:26 pm
Rajesh,
Beautiful writing. Precise yet evocative. Gama palwaan was a famous name I often heard while growing up. Now you have told us why.
Thanks.
Beautiful writing. Precise yet evocative. Gama palwaan was a famous name I often heard while growing up. Now you have told us why.
Thanks.
#4 Posted by bittersweetmojo on February 13, 2009 8:22:00 am
Raj,
Mesmerizing.
Good piece. Effectively written.
Thank you.
-E
Mesmerizing.
Good piece. Effectively written.
Thank you.
-E
#3 Posted by krbhatti on February 11, 2009 11:55:53 pm
Good article. I remember reading a book about Gama Pehlwan about 15 years ago. It was in Urdu and quite interesting.
#2 Posted by Dash_Dot on February 11, 2009 6:59:54 am
extremely....spellbound ...very well writen....I liked the ending.....
Because this visiting journalist was, well…white, he was accompanied by VIPs and military attaches who handed over a cheque for 400 Rupees. Gama, the journalist recollects, broke down.
Two months, later in reply to a request, the Director of Public Relations wrote “"Gama died 5/22/60. With the passing of this man ends an epic." Incredibly, callous bureaucracy had got it piercingly right, when it least mattered.
Because this visiting journalist was, well…white, he was accompanied by VIPs and military attaches who handed over a cheque for 400 Rupees. Gama, the journalist recollects, broke down.
Two months, later in reply to a request, the Director of Public Relations wrote “"Gama died 5/22/60. With the passing of this man ends an epic." Incredibly, callous bureaucracy had got it piercingly right, when it least mattered.
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