Unforgettable Personalities

**rajeshkrv** · 20th September 2005, 01:23 AM

After reading Sathaya kabali's write up on Shri.MS

I thought let me start a topic to discuss about various eminent personalities who achieved in their respective fields..

I wrote on the same topic in another forum and started with MS

this time i had to start with another.

All are welcome to send the list of personalities or suggestions

Currently i've thought of

Ramanujam,
Gandhi,
Vivekananda,
Adhi shankara,
P.T.Usha

etc

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**S.Balaji** · 2nd October 2005, 05:51 PM

Nice thread...

Wish to add :

Religion :
1. Ramana Maharishi
2. Seshadri Swamigal
3. Swami Vivekananda
4. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
5. Sant Raghavendra
6. Shirdi Saibabaji
7. Puttaparthi Saibabaji
8. Kanchi Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi Swamigal
9. Mother Teresa

World leaders :
1. Nelson Mandela
2. Mahatma Gandhiji
3. Jawaharlal Nehruji
4. Netaji Bose

Music :

1. MSS
2. RaviShankar
3. MLV
4. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
5. Maharajapuram Santhanam and Viswanathan
6. Sudha Raghunathan
7. D.k.Pattamal
8. Madurai Mani Iyer
9. S.Balachander
10. Chittibabu
11. Lalgudi Jayaraman
12. Kunnakudi Vaithyanathan

More to come soon.

**Sandeep** · 3rd October 2005, 08:43 AM

World leaders

Nepolean,
Hitler,
Lenin,
Stalin,
Gorbechov
Washington,
Roosevelt,
Queen Elizhabeth II,
Magret Thacher,
Mao Tse tung

**vramesh** · 3rd October 2005, 10:06 AM

what about journalists?

**Chappani** · 3rd October 2005, 10:42 AM

How About ???

Bill Clinton
Kanchi Sankaracharya Swamigal
Shri Sathya Sai Baba

**Chappani** · 3rd October 2005, 12:16 PM

Please take my nominations on the lighter side... These people are also unforgettable for their lighter side acts.

**Sanguine Sridhar** · 3rd October 2005, 12:28 PM

My dad,mom,my friends,my girl friend hehehe Juz for fun....

1. Gandhiji
2. Kamarajar
3. Teresa

4. Shivaji Ganesan
5. Ilayaraja
6. S.P.B
7. Eagles
8. Carpenters

9. Pele
10. Lendil
11.Sampras
12. Michael Jordan
13. Kobe Bryan
14.Viswanadhan Anandh
15. Sania Mirza

**S.Balaji** · 3rd October 2005, 03:14 PM

Beckham,

Nice to see Lendl in your list ! One of my sport Icons those days...
A very hardworking guy... Played with clinical precision...was like a robot... Won so many titles .... Was world number 1 several years... but COULD NOT WIN WIMBLEDON...
but a lion hearted player..... Never gave up until the last serve... Had won so many 5 set thrillers... Probably holds the record for winning maximum 5 set matches....
Also had outstanding record on tie breakers....

Can win US open and French Open without practice ! Such was his command over the 2 surfaces...
Top player after the Borg era....

Another legend....

**S.Balaji** · 3rd October 2005, 03:37 PM

Dear All,

Wish to post about my SPORT ICON… IN CRICKET …

THE LITTLE MASTER SUNIL GAVASKAR…

Made his debut in 1970 series against West Indies….

The first run he scored INCIDENTALLY WAS ACTUALLY A LEG BYE !!!!

Actually in that series Dilip Sardesai played extremely well and also scored double century but Sunny overshadowed him and went to record the highest number of runs in a series ( he played 4 tests ).. He amassed 774 runs !
The second series in England… he was partly successful.. Scored some useful 50s….
It was followed by a series in India against England under Tony Lewis’ Captaincy.. We won the series ( which was also filmed as VICTORY STORY ) but Sunny was not that successful…
Later we we toured England in 1974… it was a disaster… India infact scored 42 all out in one test…. But this series Sunny played well and scored century and did well in other matches….
When WI toured India in 1974 under Clive Lloyd’s captaincy.. Sunny , after playing the first test, got injured and played the final test at Wankede Mumbai ( this is the first test played here ) and scored 80 + . However this series was dominated by Vishy and Andy Roberts… and Erapalli Prasanna
When we toured WI in 1975, Sunny was in top form… Scored 2 centuries against the lilkes of Michael Holding , Andy Roberts, Croft, Julien etc etc… and also scored 60+ in Sabina park , Kingston but we had to concede this test as Clive ordered to bowl virtually bodyline to our tailenders….
Sunny again touched peak in 1978 when we toured Australia ( this was a second string team with only Thomson available … rest were with Packer ) Sunny scored 3 centuries in three tests… This series was the start of the glory for Sunny…
When we toured Pakistan, Sunny played well scoring 2 centuries…. But we lost the series…Kapil made his debut…
Back home , another series against Pakistan, we won comfortably, Sunny scoring well besides was a captain. He scored century in Chepauk..
1980 tour of Australia had mixed fortunes for Sunny.. We lost the first test and almost lost the second one but the third one in Melbourne was memorable… Sunny was going great in Second innings when a poor lbw decision got him upset and staged a walk out along with Chauhan before the Indian manager restored normalcy.. We went to win that test …
Again, the tour of 1982 to Pakistan was a disaster for the Indian team but Sunny played well … in one match carried his bat all through the inning. It was Imran’s indippers which created havoc…
One forgettable series was what followed this one, when he toured WI .. Sunny scored his 27th century but was a failure…. Totally lost form… which continued in the world cup as well….
A small series with Zaheer’s Pakistan saw Sunny coming back to form…
What followed after was a 6 test series against WI …. I have to do a big posting on this series but just summarizing now…
Sunny , after having failed in Kanpur ( his bat actually flew out of his hand after facing a fiery Marshall’s express delivery )..
Sunny scored 120 in Delhi ( equaled Sir Don’s record )… It was a great knock…Sunny was hooking in this test !
A swashbuckling and hurricane 90 in Ahmedabad and 236 in Chennai…..( batted 2 down )

After this series, Sunny continued to score tons and tons with consistency against all kinds of attacks… until he scored a memorable 96 against MINEFILED OF A PITCH in Bangalore….
He retired with glory by scoring 187 , playing for the rest of the world eleven in Lords ( which was his ambition always )

The greatness of Sunny is summarized below :

Had faced the most fearsome bowling attack ever in the history of Cricket till date – Holding, Marshall, Roberts, Croft, Bob willis, Ian Botham, John Snow, Dennis Lilee, Thomson, Len pascoe, Imran Khan, Sarfraz Nawaz, Hadlee….
Had scored runs against all test playing nations
Had scored runs both in India and outside.. Infact had scored 13centuries against WI …
Had played without helmet ( but used skull protector )

A picture of dedication, concentration and application…..

Sunny was very consistent and maintained a healthy average of 50 ++.
A true genius... was a picture of perfection... Played the game right out of the book....

His favourite shot was the STRAIGHT DRIVE... The bat will be so straight... ( could be seen from another master of today, Sachin )

Sunny had to curb his stroke play in the larger interests of the team.. In his later years , he unleashed his rich repertoire of strokes...

A role model and icon….

Later, Sunny took up the profession of writing articles and journalism and had been the inspiration to several next generation guys like Ravi Shastri.... Sunny taught to the next generation what one make out of Cricket.... He took up Commentary profession and is doing extremely well. His knowledge on cricket... is second only to Venkat...
Sunny I am sure , if given a post of a diplomat, will excel ....

My salute to the LITTLE MASTER…