Emma Watson - whenever I see her picture or hear about her the first thing that comes to my mind is that she is beauty with brains. She is somebody who has balanced her acting career and studies well. She is an A+ student (she has 8 A*'s and 2 A's in GCSE examinations). It is very rare to see teenagers who tasted instant fame and became part of glitz world to focus on studies. But Emma turned out be somebody who cares for her education just like her onscreen character Hermoine. I also see really intelligent posts on her facebook wall. I really hope that it is she who is posting them and not some PR people hired by her. I wish her all the best and take her as inspiration to not get distracted from my goal.
This is not about Rahul Dravid - the player, but Rahul Dravid - the coach. After his retirement I assumed he would be a commentator or get into cricket administration like Dada Sourav Ganguly, but he has surprised me by becoming a coach. And that too for under 19 team. It is a tribute to his work ethic that he has not taken the role of coach just for name sake, but has truly built the under 19 team from scratch and guided them to U-19 world cup. Rahul Dravid used to go to empty fields where under 19 players used to play, so as to pick the 30+ probables. Apart from giving technical inputs, he has imparted life lessons to these youngsters. Under 19 cricket is a completely different challenge as even parents tend to get involved. Rahul Dravid took the task of engaging with parents too. Anyway, the takeaway, the thing that I want you to take away is the work ethic that Dravid has displayed. He did not take a job that was easy for him. He took up a job which gave him satisfaction. H...




