Let me accept at the beginning that I am a die hard fan of football. I have played little when in school and college, but certainly I am not a champion nor an authority on it. However, to be a fan should be sufficient for me to express my views. The word used above, 'Africanization' is perhaps not there in any dictionary . I have derived it as similar to 'Americanization'. Before going in detail, let me declare that I am not at all commenting anything ' racial '. For almost a month I have watched most of the matches in the FIFA World Cup 2018. What I noticed is the inclusion of substantial number of players of African origin. I am a regular visitor to various African countries. I am aware of their athleticism, their natural fitness, their inclination to sports et el. But since the 90s when we Indians got the chance to watch the world cups, I am finding the increasing participation of African players in the European teams, especially the West Europe. When a...
For many days, I was thinking to share many things with you. Every day, I see something, hear something, read something, think something..... Many thoughts come to my and lost or forgotten. Many a times, they remain on the back of the mind, but are never shared. This is because you n me don't meet. There won't be any specific day or time, no specific topic, subject or whatever. In fact, nothing will be specific. Only specific, is that we will meet. So let's keep on meeting....