Sunday, March 25, 2012

Pudukottai Sri Sanjeevi bhagavathar






RADHE KRISHNA 18-03-2012




Thingalu Nagavalli photos taken at
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http://harinamasankeerthanam.blogspot.in/2009/06/about-sanjeevi-bhagavathar.html
Sri Sanjeevi bhagavathar is Pudukottai Sri Gopalakrishan bhagavathar's son. Sri Sanjeevi Bhagavathar's son Ravi Bhagavathar has taken up the Mantle of following his father's and grand father's path. Sathguru Sri Gopalakrishna bhagavathar was born on 14-10-1892 (corresponding to the 30th day of the month of purattasi in the year nandana),the place was the village of vallavari in arantangi taluq of

Tanjore Dist, Friday, krishna paksha navami, aslesha star, a male child, after three females, to the pious Sundaresayya and Meenakshi ammal. The child was named Venkata Gopalakrishnan. When the child was three years old Sundaresayya moved to the village Swarankadu in Pattukottai Taluq. When the boy was five years his father passed away and he grew up under the care of his brother-in-law Venkatakrishnayya. Till his 15th year he learnt Telugu Sanskrit and music from his brother-in-law and also received initiation in Mantras. At this time he married his uncle's daughter Mangalanayaki. At the age of 23 he got one son (Sri Mani) and another at his 28th age (Sri Sanjeevi). More at http://satgurugopalakrishna.org/sanjeevibhagavadhar.html

SRI SRI SRI BHAGAVANNAMA BODHENDRA SARASWATI

HIS Holiness was born in Mandana Misra Agraharam at Kanchi as the son of one Kesava Panduranga. Sri Sri Sri Bhodendral's former name was Purushottama. It was He who stressed the efficacy of devotion as a means to liberation in Kali. He therefore undertook the great task of Nama Siddhanta, or establishing the supreme efficacy of reciting the names of Bhagavan in many of his writings, chiefly in Namamrta Rasayana and Namamrta Rasodaya. His mission of Nama Siddhanta was pursued with equal vigor by Sri Sri Sri Sridhara Venkatesa, or Ayyaval of Tiruvisainallur and by Sri Sri Sri Sadguru Swami of Marudanallur. It was the Nama Siddhanta of Sri Sri Sri Bodhendra that was ultimately responsible for the evolution of Bhajana Sampradaya as an institution in the religious life of the Hindu community in South India. Sri Sri Sri Bodhendra Swamigal performed Tatanka Pratistha at Jambukeswaram and while returning to Kanchi he attained videha mukti at Govindapuram on Full Moon day in the month of Proshtapada of the cyclic year Prajotpatti (1692 AD). It is said the spiritual presence of Bodhendra still abides at his Adhisthana at Govindapuram. It is said that in the calm silence of the night a melodious voice uttering Rama Nama is heard rising from subdued tones to a crescendo, and then fading into silence again.
From Kamakoti .org

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009
Whats the Use of Performing a Bhajan, whats in it for me....the eternal question???

The following code of conduct is ideal for those who are aspiring to sing Bhajans. This is not an intention to slight someone or demean anyone at all. Radhe Krishna!

Way to Sing Bhajans

1. Chant the lord's name with love.

2. Sing with Bhaava (inner feeling), else, the whole activity of Bhajans is rendered useless.
What you get from singing Bhajans?

Bhajans are highly sacred. Bhajan singing makes the heart sacred. What is important is that it should come from the heart. Bhajan is not just rhythm, tune and beat. You should sing God’s name with love. You will see the manifestation of divinity with your physical eyes when you sing HIS glory with all love. Sing from HEART. This is the only way to get HIM into your HEART.

Bhaava (inner feeling) is the quintessence (purest and most perfect form) of Bhajan singing. The heart of the lord is like "soft butter". However to melt this soft butter, we need to show the warmth of Bhakthi and devotion expressed through Bhaava (inner feeling). Only a Bhajan (prayer) sung with full Bhaava (inner feeling) can melt the heart of the lord. It is the cry of devotee with deep yearning (compassion) for the lord. Which makes the lord run to the rescue of HIS devotees? This is the effect of Bhaava.

Even Ice takes some time to melt but God’s heart melts instantaneously when you chant HIS name with love.

Cultivate Bhaava in Bhajans:

Whenever a Bhajan appeals to us, we usually take the first opportunity available and proceed to sing it during a Bhajan session.

Is This The Way To Sing Bhajans?

The answer is No! The song you sing is an offering at the lord's lotus feet and has to be prepared with due diligence (showing care and effort) and care.

How to cultivate Bhaava:

1. Select a Bhajan: Choose simple Bhajan, which suit your voice. It is the feeling with which you sing that matters, not the complexity of the tune.

2. Register the lyrics: Memorize the words of the Bhajan. Understand properly the meaning of the words or lyrics of the song. Learn to pronounce each word the right way.

3. Register the tune: Hear the Bhajan a number of times until the tune gets registered in your mind. Learn the raga on which the Bhajan is based. Understand the entire spectrum of the associated raga. Listen to some Bhajan or songs based on this raga. This will help one to get the feel of that raga which is necessary for the proper exposition of that raga and in turn the perfect rendering of the Bhajan.

4. Learn the tala (The beat): Learn the tala or the beat to which the song has been composed. One must pay special attention to the laya or the tempo of the song.

5. Practice 100 times
Practice 100 times

Does one really need to practice 100 times to get Bhajan prefect? Let us examine.

After the first 25 times you are able to get the lyrics, tune and rhythm perfect.
After the next 25 times you get the Bhajan into the mind. Now you are able to sing effortlessly.
After the next 25 times you get the Bhajan into your blood. You know the meaning of each word when you sing.
After the next 25 times you get the Bhajan into your heart. You are able to have a unique conversation with the lord when you sing.

6. Arrive in time; maintain silence before Bhajans:
"Where ever my glory is sung, I install myself there".
Give some time to prepare yourself mentally before Bhajan

7. Have no ego:

Sing to express (your devotion) not impress (with your musical talent). Pray to the lord before singing, for HIS grace, so that you can sing the song as an offering to the lord rather than with an intention to display your musical talent.

Bhajan must be a felt experience.
Do not sing with one eye on the song that makes the effect on the listeners, and the other, on the effect it makes on the GOD.
Let your heart pant for GOD; then, the raga (musical tune) and tala (musical beat) will automatically be pleasant and correct.
Do not allow even one vice (immoral conduct or weakness) like the vice of conceit (personal vanity) to enter and ensconce (establish or settle comfortably) itself in your heart.

Sing for the Lord, not the Listeners.

Bhajan done with egoistic pride is as harsh as the crow's caw (harsh cry of crow). So, try to avoid the ego marring your sadhana (practice), even to a small extent".

Do you want to drive away GOD through your Bhajan?

Some people may laugh at all this Bhajan and call it mere show and exhibition and recommend instead quiet meditation in the silent recess of the shrine room. But coming out in company and doing Bhajan like this helps in removing egoism; one should not be afraid of jeering, nor feel ashamed to call out the name of the lord. One gets inspired by the devotion of others."

Use Bhajan as an activity to remove ego.

8. Bhajan is not the place to practice silence:

When a man has fallen into a well and is unable to get out, he does not mutter to himself. He shouts loudly to get men to save him! What do you do to drive away birds sitting on a branch? You clap your hands loudly. Similarly, sing the names "Radhe Govinda, Gopala, Hari Narayana aloud, and clap your hands with vigour (physical or mental strength or energy) so that the birds of evil passion, Kama, krodha (anger) and lobha infesting your mind will fly away.

When you sing without the thrill of ecstasy (over whelming joy or rapture), I do not derive any joy. Bhajan must spread good will, love, ecstasy it must cleanse (make clean or pure) the polluted atmosphere; it must invite all to share in the joy and peace. Be sincere feel in your hearts what you are singing by your voice. The motion will express itself through the raga and tala it chooses. You need not worry about the raga being appropriate or the tala being accurate. When Krishna is prompting you to sing, the raga and the tala can never be wrong.

Devotees who attend Bhajan turn their looks this side and that side without concentrating on Bhajan. If they are not interested in the Bhajan, why should they come at all?

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2 COMMENTS:
Subu, 6 June 2009 17:01
Nice article. In a Naamasankeertanam or a Bhajan, there is food for the heart as well as the intellect. Bhajan complements silent practice of meditation and enables you to perfect yourself through observation of the enire gamut of human behavior in a satvik environment. When you see great singers fall prey to petty ego issues, or chorus fighting for the mike, the several bhaktas who themselves cannot sing, dont understand raaga or taala but sit listening with tears streaming down their cheeks, all these become things to learn from and ponder about.

About practicing 100 times, I see the sentiment behind that, the applicability of that is restricted to the few who are serious about leading or being a part of the main chorus. The more important criteria is what you mentioned earlier in the post - the bhakti, the bhava. Rest God takes care of.
Anonymous, 1 October 2009 18:42
may i know in which order of gods and goddess should bhajans be sung??
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Friday, March 9, 2012

Sachin Tendulkar






RADHE KRISHNA 08-03-2012




Sachin Tendulkar



Sachin Tendulkar

Personal information
Full name Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Born 24 April 1973 (age 38)
Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
Nickname Little Master, Tendlya[1]
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm leg spin, off spin, medium pace
Role Batsman
International information
National side India
Test debut (cap 187) 15 November 1989 v Pakistan
Last Test 24 January 2012 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 74) 18 December 1989 v Pakistan
Last ODI 26 February 2012 v Australia
ODI shirt no. 10
Only T20I 1 December 2006 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years Team
1988 Cricket Club of India
1988–present Mumbai
2008–present Mumbai Indians
1992 Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 188 453 292 541
Runs scored 15,470 18,111 24,389 21,684
Batting average 55.44 45.16 58.62 45.84
100s/50s 51/65 48/95 78/111 59/113
Top score 248* 200* 248* 200*
Balls bowled 4,174 8,032 7,539 10,220
Wickets 45 154 70 201
Bowling average 54.33 44.32 61.95 42.11
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/10 5/32 3/10 5/32
Catches/stumpings 113/– 136/– 181/– 171/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 January 2012

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar pronunciation (help·info) (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket.[2][3][4] He is the first male player to score a double century in ODI cricket.[5][6] In 2002, just 12 years into his career, Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Donald Bradman, and the second greatest one-day-international (ODI) batsman of all time, behind Viv Richards.[7] Tendulkar was an integral part of the 2011 Cricket World Cup winning Indian team at the later part of his career, his first such win in six World Cup appearances for India.[8]
Tendulkar is the first and the only player in Test Cricket history to score fifty centuries, and the first to score fifty centuries in all international cricket combined; he now has 99 centuries (48 ODI & 51 Test cricket) in international cricket.[9] On 17 October 2008, when he surpassed Brian Lara's record for the most runs scored in Test cricket, he also became the first batsman to score 12,000, 13,000, 14,000 and 15,000 runs in that form of the game,[10] having also been the third batsman and first Indian to pass 11,000 runs in Test cricket.[11] He was also the first player to score 10,000 runs in one-day internationals, and also the first player to cross every subsequent 1000-run mark that has been crossed in ODI cricket history. In the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, Tendulkar surpassed Australia's Allan Border to become the player to cross the 50-run mark the most number of times in Test cricket history, and also the second ever player to score 11 Test centuries against Australia, tying with Sir Jack Hobbs of England more than 70 years previously.[12] Tendulkar passed 30,000 runs in international cricket on 20 November 2009. On 24 February 2010, Tendulkar became the first man to score a double century (200*) in an ODI against South Africa. On 8 November 2011, Tendulkar became the first batsman to score 15,000 runs in Test Cricket. He also holds the world record for playing highest number of Test and ODI matches.
Tendulkar has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan award, India's second highest civilian award, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honour. Tendulkar became the first sportsperson and the first person without an aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain by the Indian Air Force. He has received honorary doctorates from University of Mysore[13] and Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences[14] He won the 2010 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the year at the ICC awards.[15]

Early years and personal life

Tendulkar was born into a Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin family,[16][17][18] in Bombay (now Mumbai). His mother Rajni worked in the insurance industry,[19] and his father Ramesh Tendulkar, a Marathi novelist, named Tendulkar after his favourite music director, Sachin Dev Burman. Tendulkar's elder brother Ajit encouraged him to play cricket. Tendulkar has two other siblings: a brother Nitin, and sister Savita.
Tendulkar attended Sharadashram Vidyamandir (High School),[1] where he began his cricketing career under the guidance of his coach and mentor, Ramakant Achrekar. During his school days he attended the MRF Pace Foundation to train as a fast bowler, but Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee, who took a world record 355 Test wickets, was unimpressed, suggesting that Tendulkar focus on his batting instead.[20]
When he was young, Tendulkar would practice for hours on end in the nets. If he became exhausted, Achrekar would put a one-rupee coin on the top of the stumps, and the bowler who dismissed Tendulkar would get the coin. If Tendulkar passed the whole session without getting dismissed, the coach would give him the coin. Tendulkar now considers the 13 coins he won then as some of his most prized possessions.[21]
While at school, he developed a reputation as a child prodigy. He had become a common conversation point in Mumbai circles, where there were suggestions already that he would become one of the greats. His season in 1988 was extraordinary, with Tendulkar scoring a century in every innings he played. He was involved in an unbroken 664-run partnership in a Lord Harris Shield inter-school game in 1988 with friend and team mate Vinod Kambli, who would also go on to represent India. The destructive pair reduced one bowler to tears and made the rest of the opposition unwilling to continue the game. Tendulkar scored 326* in this innings and scored over a thousand runs in the tournament.[22] This was a record partnership in any form of cricket until 2006, when it was broken by two under-13 batsmen in a match held at Hyderabad in India.
At 14, Tendulkar was a ball boy for the India versus Zimbabwe game at the Wankhede Stadium during the 1987 World Cup.[23] When he was 14, former Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar gave him a pair of his own ultra light pads. "It was the greatest source of encouragement for me," Tendulkar said nearly 20 years later after surpassing Gavaskar's world record of 34 Test centuries.[24] On 24 May 1995,[25] Sachin Tendulkar married Anjali, a paediatrician and daughter of Gujarati industrialist Anand Mehta and British social worker Annabel Mehta. They have two children, Sara (born 12 October 1997), and Arjun (born 24 September 1999). Anjali is six years his senior.[26]
Beliefs
Tendulkar is known to be a religious person,[27] and an ardent devotee of Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi.[28][29][30] He has visited Puttaparthi on several occasions to seek Baba's blessings.[28][31] In 1997, Tendulkar captained the Indian National side, playing against a World Eleven team, in the Unity Cup which was held at the hill view stadium in Puttaparthi, in Baba's presence.[32][33] After Sai Baba's death, Tendulkar broke into tears when he saw the body of Baba in Puttaparthi, and cancelled his birthday celebrations.[34][35][36] The cricketer is also known to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi at home and frequently visits temples during night when it's calm and quiet.[27][37] The cricketer has also offered his prayers at several other Hindu temples across the country.[38][39]
Philanthropy

Tendulkar sponsors 200 underprivileged children every year through Apnalaya, a Mumbai-based NGO associated with his mother-in-law, Annabel Mehta. A request from Sachin on Twitter raised 1.025 crore (US$225,500) through Sachin's crusade against cancer for the Crusade against Cancer foundation.[40][41] Sachin Tendulkar devoted all of nine hours to the 12-hour Coca-Cola-NDTV Support My School telethon on 18 September 2011 that helped raise 7 crore - 2 crore more than the target - for from the creation of basic facilities, particularly toilets for girl students, in 140 government schools across the country.[42]
Early domestic career

At the age of 13, Tendulkar made his debut in club cricket for Cricket Club of India.[43] On 11 December 1988, aged just 15 years and 232 days, Tendulkar scored 100 not out in his debut first-class match for Bombay against Gujarat, making him the youngest Indian to score a century on first-class debut. He followed this by scoring a century in his first Deodhar and Duleep Trophy.[44] He was picked by the Mumbai captain Dilip Vengsarkar after seeing him negotiate Kapil Dev in the nets,[1] and finished the season as Bombay's highest run-scorer.[45][46] He also made an unbeaten century in the Irani Trophy final,[47] and was selected for the tour of Pakistan next year, after just one first class season.[48]
His first double century was for Mumbai while playing against the visiting Australian team at the Brabourne Stadium in 1998.[1] He is the only player to score a century in all three of his Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Irani Trophy debuts.[49]
In 1992, at the age of 19, Tendulkar became the first overseas born player to represent Yorkshire[1][50] Tendulkar played 16 first-class matches for the county and scored 1070 runs at an average of 46.52.[51]
International career

Early career
Raj Singh Dungarpur is credited for the selection of Tendulkar for the 1989 Indian tour of Pakistan.[52] Tendulkar played his first Test match against Pakistan in Karachi in 1989 aged just 16. He made just 15 runs, being bowled by Waqar Younis, who also made his debut in that match, but was noted for how he handled numerous blows to his body at the hands of the Pakistani pace attack.[53] In the final test in Sialkot, he was hit on the nose by a bouncer, but he declined medical assistance and continued to bat even as he gushed blood from it.[54] In a 20 over exhibition game in Peshawar, Tendulkar made 53 runs off 18 balls, including an over in which he scored 27 runs off Abdul Qadir.[55] This was later called "one of the best innings I have seen" by the then Indian captain Kris Srikkanth.[56] In all, he scored 215 runs at an average of 35.83 in the Test series, and was dismissed without scoring a run in the only One Day International he played.[57][58]
The series was followed by a tour of New Zealand in which he scored 117 runs at an average of 29.25 in, Tests including an innings of 88 in the Second Test.[59] He was dismissed without scoring in one of the two one-day games he played, and scored 36 in the other.[60] On his next tour, to England in 1990, he became the second youngest cricketer to score a Test century as he made 119* at Old Trafford.[54] Wisden described his innings as "a disciplined display of immense maturity" and also wrote:[61]
"He looked the embodiment of India's famous opener, Gavaskar, and indeed was wearing a pair of his pads. While he displayed a full repertoire of strokes in compiling his maiden Test hundred, most remarkable were his off-side shots from the back foot. Though only 5ft 5in tall, he was still able to control without difficulty short deliveries from the English paceman."
Tendulkar further enhanced his development during the 1991–1992 tour of Australia, that included an unbeaten 148 in Sydney and a century on a fast, bouncing pitch at Perth. Merv Hughes commented to Allan Border at the time that "This little prick's going to get more runs than you, AB."[62]
Rise through the ranks
Tendulkar's performance through the years 1994–1999 coincided with his physical peak, in his early twenties. On the day of the Hindu festival Holi, Tendulkar was told to open the batting at Auckland against New Zealand in 1994.[63] He went on to make 82 runs off 49 balls. He scored his first ODI century on 9 September 1994 against Australia in Sri Lanka at Colombo. It had taken him 79 ODIs to score a century.


Tendulkar waits at the bowler's end.
Tendulkar's rise continued when he was the leading run scorer at the 1996 World Cup, scoring two centuries.[64] He was the only Indian batsman to perform in the infamous semi-final against Sri Lanka. Tendulkar fell amid a batting collapse and the match referee, Clive Lloyd awarded Sri Lanka the match after the crowd began rioting and throwing litter onto the field.
After the World Cup, in the same year against Pakistan at Sharjah, Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin was going through a lean patch. Tendulkar and Navjot Singh Sidhu both made centuries to set a then record partnership for the second wicket. After getting out, Tendulkar found Azharuddin in two minds about whether he should bat. Tendulkar convinced Azharuddin to bat and Azharuddin subsequently unleashed 29 runs in a mere 10 balls. It enabled India post a score in excess of 300 runs for the first time in an ODI. India went on to win that match.
This was the beginning of a period at the top of the batting world, culminating in the Australian tour of India in early 1998, with Tendulkar scoring three consecutive centuries. These were characterised by a premeditated plan to target Australian spinners Shane Warne and Gavin Robertson, to whom he regularly charged down the pitch to drive over the infield. This technique worked as India beat Australia. The test match success was followed by two scintillating knocks in Sharjah where he scored two consecutive centuries in a must-win game and then in finals against Australia tormenting Shane Warne once again. Following the series Warne ruefully joked that he was having nightmares about his Indian nemesis.[65] He also had a role with the ball in that series, including a five wicket haul in an ODI. Set 310 runs to win, Australia were cruising comfortably at 3 for 203 in the 31st over when Tendulkar turned the match for India taking wickets of Michael Bevan, Steve Waugh, Darren Lehmann, Tom Moody and Damien Martyn for just 32 runs in 10 overs.[66]
Tendulkar single-handedly won the ICC 1998 quarterfinal at Dhaka to pave way for India's entry into the semifinals, when he took four Australian wickets after scoring 141 runs in just 128 balls.
The inaugural Asian Test Championship took place in February and March 1999. Held just twice, the 1999 championship was contested by India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.[67] Eden Gardens hosted the first match, in which Tendulkar was run out for nine after colliding with Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar. The crowd's reaction to the dismissal was to throw objects at Akhtar, and the players were taken off the field. The match resumed after Tendulkar and the president of the ICC appealed to the crowd, however further rioting meant that the match was finished in front of a crowd of just 200 people.[68] Tendulkar scored his 19th Test century in the second Test and the match resulted in a draw with Sri Lanka.[69] India did not progress to the final, which was won by Pakistan, and refused to participate the next time the championship was held to increasing political tensions between India and Pakistan.[70]
A chronic back problem flared up when Pakistan toured India in 1999, with India losing the historic Test at Chepauk despite a gritty century from Tendulkar himself. The worst was yet to come as Professor Ramesh Tendulkar, Tendulkar's father, died in the middle of the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Tendulkar flew back to India to attend the final rituals of his father, missing the match against Zimbabwe. However, he returned with a bang to the World cup scoring a century (unbeaten 140 off 101 balls) in his very next match against Kenya in Bristol. He dedicated this century to his father.[71]

Captaincy

Tendulkar's record as captain
Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied No result
Test[72] 25 4 9 12 0 –
ODI[73] 73 23 43 – 2 6

Tendulkar's two tenures as captain of the Indian cricket team were not very successful. When Tendulkar took over as captain in 1996, it was with huge hopes and expectations. However, by 1997 the team was performing poorly. Azharuddin was credited with saying "Nahin jeetega! Chote ki naseeb main jeet nahin hai!",[74] which translates into: "He won't win! It's not in the small one's destiny!".[75]
Tendulkar, succeeding Azharuddin as captain for his second term, then led India on a tour of Australia, where the visitors were comprehensively beaten 3–0 by the newly crowned world champions.[76] Tendulkar, however, won the player of the tournament award as well as player of the match in one of the games. After another Test series defeat, this time by a 0–2 margin at home against South Africa, Tendulkar resigned, and Sourav Ganguly took over as captain in 2000.
Tendulkar remains an integral part of the Indian team's strategic processes. He is often seen in discussion with the captain, at times actively involved in building strategies. Former captain Rahul Dravid publicly acknowledged that Tendulkar had been suggesting moves such as the promotion of Irfan Pathan up the batting order which, although only temporary, had an immediate effect on the team's fortunes. In 2007, Tendulkar was appointed vice-captain to captain Rahul Dravid.[77] During the Indian team's 2007 tour of England, Dravid's desire to resign from the captaincy became known. The BCCI President Sharad Pawar personally offered the captaincy to Tendulkar.[77] However, Tendulkar asked Pawar not to appoint him captain, instead recommending Mahendra Singh Dhoni to take over the reins.[77] Pawar later revealed this conversation, crediting Tendulkar for first forwarding the name of Dhoni, who since achieved much success as captain.[77]
Injuries and apparent decline
Sachin Tendulkar continued performing well in Test cricket in 2001 and 2002, with some pivotal performances with both bat and ball. Tendulkar took three wickets on the final day of the famous Kolkata Test against Australia in 2001. Tendulkar took the key wickets of Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist, centurions in the previous test.
In the 2002 series in the West Indies, Tendulkar started well, scoring 79 in the first test, and 117 in the first innings of the second. Then, in a hitherto unprecedented sequence, he scored 0, 0, 8 and 0 in the next four innings, getting out to technical "defects" and uncharacteristically poor strokes. He returned to form in the last test scoring 41 and 86. However, India lost the series. This might have been the beginning of the "decline" phase in his career which lasted till 2006.
Tendulkar made 673 runs in 11 matches in the 2003 Cricket World Cup, helping India reach the final. While Australia retained the trophy that they had won in 1999, Tendulkar was given the Man of the Tournament award.
He continued to score heavily in ODI cricket that year, with two hundreds in a tri series involving New Zealand and Australia.
The drawn series as India toured Australia in 2003/04 saw Tendulkar making his mark in the last Test of the series, with 241 not out in Sydney, putting India in a virtually unbeatable position. He followed up the innings with an unbeaten 60 in the second innings of the test. Prior to this test match, he had had an unusually horrible run of form, failing in all six innings in the preceding three tests. It was no aberration that 2003 was his worst year in test cricket, with an average of 17.25 and just one fifty.
Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 194 against Pakistan at Multan in the following series. India declared before Tendulkar reached 200; had he done so it would have been the fourth time he passed the landmark in Tests.[78] In meeting with the press that evening, Tendulkar stated that he was disappointed and that the declaration had taken him by surprise.[79] Many former cricketers commented that Dravid's declaration was in bad taste.[80][81] After India won the match, the captain Rahul Dravid stated that the matter was spoken internally and put to rest.[82]
Tennis elbow then took its toll on Tendulkar, leaving him out of the side for most of the year, coming back only for the last two tests when Australia toured India in 2004. He played a part in India's victory in Mumbai in that series with a fast 55, though Australia took the series 2–1.
On 10 December 2005 at Feroz Shah Kotla, Tendulkar scored his record-breaking 35th Test century, against the Sri Lankans. After this, Tendulkar endured the longest spell of his career without a Test century: 17 innings elapsed before he scored 101 against Bangladesh in May 2007.[83] Tendulkar scored his 39th ODI hundred on 6 February 2006 in a match against Pakistan. He followed with a run-a-ball 42 in the second one-day international against Pakistan on 11 February 2006, and then a 95 in hostile, seaming conditions on 13 February 2006 in Lahore, which set up an Indian victory. On 19 March 2006, after scoring an unconvincing 1 off 21 balls against England in the first innings of the third Test in his home ground, Wankhede, Tendulkar was booed off the ground by a section of the crowd,[84] the first time that he had ever faced such flak. Tendulkar was to end the three-Test series without a single half-century to his credit, and news of a shoulder operation raised more questions about his longevity. In July 2006, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that Tendulkar had overcome his injury problem following an operation and rehabilitation programme and was available for selection, and he was eventually selected for the next series.
Tendulkar's comeback came in the DLF cup in Malaysia and he was the only Indian batsman to shine. In his comeback match, against West Indies on 14 September 2006, Tendulkar responded to his critics who believed that his career was inexorably sliding with his 40th ODI century. Though he scored 141 not out, West Indies won the rain-affected match by the D/L method.
During the preparation for the 2007 World Cup, Tendulkar was criticised by Greg Chappell on his attitude.[85] As per the report, Chappell felt that Tendulkar would be more useful down the order, while the latter felt that he would be better off opening the innings, the role he had played for most of his career. Chappell also believed that Tendulkar's repeated failures were hurting the team's chances. In a rare show of emotion, Tendulkar hit out at the comments attributed to Chappell by pointing out that no coach has ever suggested his attitude towards cricket is incorrect. On 7 April 2007, the Board of Control for Cricket in India issued a notice to Tendulkar asking for an explanation for his comments made to the media.[86]
At the World Cup in the West Indies, Tendulkar and the Indian cricket team, led by Rahul Dravid had a dismal campaign. Tendulkar, who was pushed to bat lower down the order had scores of 7 (Bangladesh), 57 not out (Bermuda) and 0 (Sri Lanka). As a result, former Australian captain Ian Chappell, brother of the then Indian coach Greg, called for Tendulkar to retire in his column for Mumbai's Mid Day newspaper.[87]
During this period from about 2002 to 2006–7, Tendulkar's batting often seemed to be a shadow of its former self. He was inconsistent, and his big knocks mostly came in sedate, accumulative, uncharacteristic fashion. He seemed to have either cut out or lost the ability to play many shots, including the hook and pull and many other aerial strokes. He also developed a tendency to go without scoring much for long periods and become overtly defensive. While players such as Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis were at the peak of their careers, Sachin's seemed to be in terminal decline. There were several calls from him to retire. However, after the 2007 World Cup, his career had a second wind and his consistency and form returned.
Return to old form and consistency
In the subsequent series against Bangladesh, Tendulkar returned to his opening slot and was Man of the Series. He continued by scoring two consecutive scores of over 90 in the Future Cup against South Africa. He was the leading run scorer and was adjudged the Man of the Series.[88]


Tendulkar celebrates upon reaching his 38th Test century against Australia in the 2nd Test at the SCG in 2008, where he finished not out on 154
On the second day of the Nottingham Test (28 July 2007) Tendulkar became the third cricketer to complete 11,000 Test runs.[89] In the subsequent One day series against England, Tendulkar was the leading run scorer from India[90] with an average of 53.42. In the ODI Series against Australia in October 2007 Tendulkar was the leading Indian run scorer with 278 runs.[91]
Tendulkar was dismissed seven times in 2007 between 90 and 100, including three times at 99, leading some to suggest that he struggles to cope with nerves in this phase of his innings. Tendulkar has got out 23 times between 90 and 100 in his international career.[clarification needed] On 8 November 2007 he got out on 99 against Pakistan in an ODI at Mohali to the bowling of Umar Gul. In the fourth ODI, he got out on 97 (off 102 balls with 16 fours) after dragging a delivery from Gul on to his stumps, falling short of another century in ODIs in 2007.
2007/08 tour of Australia
In the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2007–08, Tendulkar showed exceptional form, becoming the leading run scorer with 493 runs in four Tests, despite consistently failing in the second innings. Sachin scored 62 runs in the first innings of the first Test at the MCG in Melbourne, but couldn't prevent a heavy 337-run win for Australia. In the controversial New Years Test at Sydney, Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 154 as India lost the Test. This was his third century at the SCG, earning him an average of 221.33 at the ground. In the third Test at the WACA cricket ground in Perth, Sachin was instrumental in India's first innings score of 330, scoring a well compiled 71, as India went on to record a historic triumph at the WACA. In the fourth Test at the Adelaide Oval, which ended in a draw, he scored 153 in the first innings, involving in a crucial 126 run stand with V.V.S. Laxman for the fifth wicket to lead India to a score of 282 for 5 from 156 for 4. He secured the Player of the Match award.
In the One-Day International Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series involving Sri Lanka and Australia, Tendulkar became the first and only batsman to complete 16,000 runs in ODIs. He achieved this feat against Sri Lanka on 5 February 2008 at the Gabba in Brisbane. He started the CB series well notching up scores of 10, 35, 44 and 32, but could not convert the starts into bigger scores. His form dipped a bit in the middle of the tournament, but Tendulkar came back strongly in India's must-win game against Sri Lanka at the Bellerive Ovalin Hobart, scoring 63 off 54 balls. He finished the series with a match winning 117 not out off 120 balls in the first final,[92] and 91 runs in the second final.[93]
Home series against South Africa
South Africa toured in March and April 2008 for a three-Test series. Tendulkar scored a five-ball duck in his only innings of the series;[94] he sustained a groin strain in the match and as a result was forced not only to miss the second and third Tests, but also the tri-series involving Bangladesh, the 2008 Asia Cup, and the first half of the inaugural season of the IPL.[95]
Sri Lanka Series
Before the touring Sri Lanka for three Test in July 2008, Tendulkar needed just 177 runs to go past Brian Lara's record of Test 11,953 runs. However, he failed in all six innings, scoring a total of just 95 runs. India lost the series and his average of 15.83 was his worst in a Test series with at least three matches.[96]
Return to form and breaking the record
In the following ODI series against Sri Lanka, Tendulkar was sidelined due to injury. However, during the following Australia tour of India, he returned to fitness and form, scoring 13 and 49 in the first test before making 88 in the first innings of the second test, thus breaking the record for most number of Test runs held by Brian Lara. He also reached the 12,000 run mark when he was on 61. He made a fifty in the third test and 109 in the fourth, as India won the series 2–0 and regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
ODI and Test Series against England
Tendulkar was again out due to injury from the first three ODIs of a 7-match ODI series at home against England, but he made 11 in the fourth ODI and 50 in the fifth, before the ODI series was called off due to the Mumbai terror attacks, the scoreline being 5–0 to India.
England returned for a 2-match test series in December 2008, and in the first test in Chennai, chasing 387 for victory, Tendulkar made 103 not out in a 163-run unbroken fifth wicket stand with Yuvraj Singh. This was his third century in a fourth match innings, and the first which resulted in a win. This was redemption for the Chennai Test of 1999 when chasing 271 against Pakistan, Sachin had made 136 with severe back pain and was out 17 runs short of the target, precipitating a collapse and a loss by 12 runs. He dedicated this century to the victims of the Mumbai terror attacks. Tendulkar failed in both innings in the second test, India won the series 1–0.
2009–2010
In early 2009, India revisited Sri Lanka for five ODIs, as the Pakistan series had been cancelled due to the security situation in Pakistan and the attacks in Mumbai. Tendulkar failed to reach double figures in any inning, before becoming injured.
India's next assignment was an away series against New Zealand, consisting of three Tests and five ODIs. In the ODI series, Tendulkar made a 163 not out in the third match, an innings ended by stomach cramps that forced him to retire hurt. India made 392 and won easily and won the series 3–1. Tendulkar made 160 in the first test, his 42nd Test century, and India won. He made 49 and 64 in the second test and 62 and 9 in the third, in which India were prevented from winning by rain on the last day. India won the series 1–0.
Tendulkar rested himself for the ODI tour of West Indies, but was back for the Compaq Cup (Tri Series) between India, SL and New Zealand in early September 2009. He made 46 and 27 in the league matches before notching up 138 in the final, as India made 319 and won by 46 runs. This was Tendulkar's 6th century in ODI finals and his third consecutive score of over 50 in such finals. India has won all six times that Tendulkar has made a hundred in an ODI final.
Tendulkar played just one innings in the ICC Champions trophy in South Africa, scoring 8 against Pakistan as India lost. The next match against Australia was washed out and he was out with food poisoning in the third match against the West Indies, as India were eliminated.
Australia returned for a seven-match ODI series in India in October, and Tendulkar made 14, 4, 32 and 40 in the first four games. In the fifth match, with the series tied at 2–2, Australia amassed 350/4 in 50 overs. Tendulkar made his 45th ODI hundred, a 175 off 141 balls. Just when it seemed that he would steer India to the large victory target, he paddle-scooped debutant bowler Clint McKay straight to short fine leg, with India needing 19 from 18 balls with four wickets left. The Indian tail collapsed, and they lost by 3 runs, being all out for 347. During this match, Tendulkar also became the first player to reach 17,000 ODI runs, and achieved his personal best against Australia, as well as the third highest score in a defeat.
In the ODIs against Sri Lanka in 2009–10, Tendulkar scored 69, 43, 96 not out and 8, as India won 3–1.In the Test Series, he scored a 100 no out in the first test, which was drawn, and 40 in the second and 53 in the third test as India clinched innings victory in both tests. India won the series 2–0.[97]
Sachin rested himself for the ODI tri-series in Bangladesh in 2010. In the Tests against Bangladesh, he made 105 not out and 16 in the first test, and 143 in the second. India won 2–0.
In the 2-Test Series against South Africa, Tendulkar made seven and 100 in the first test and 106 in the first innings of the second test. In the course of the second 100 (his 47th Test Hundred) he achieved several landmarks, in that he had scored four hundreds in his last four matches and that the hundred against South Africa in the first Test was the first at home against South Africa. The century was also his hundredth score over 50 in International Test cricket, moving him to 92 international hundreds (Tests and ODIs combined). In the second match of the subsequent ODI series, Tendulkar scored 200 not out and become the first person to score a double century in ODI cricket.[98]


Tendulkar's shot to reach 14,000 Test runs. He was batting against Australia in October 2010.
2011 World Cup and after
From February to April, Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka hosted the 2011 World Cup. Amassing 482 runs at an average of 53.55 including two centuries, Tendulkar was India's lead run-scorer for the tournament; only Tillakaratne Dilshan of Sri Lanka scored more runs in the 2011 tournament.[99] India defeated Sri Lanka in the final.[100] Shortly after the victory, Tendulkar commented that "Winning the World Cup is the proudest moment of my life. ... I couldn't control my tears of joy."[101]
India were due to tour the West Indies in June, although Tendulkar chose not to participate. He returned to the squad in July for India's tour of England.[102] Throughout the tour there was much hype in the media about whether Tendulkar would reach his 100th century in international cricket (Test and ODIs combined). However his highest score in the Tests was 91; Tendulkar averaged 34.12 in the series as England won 4–0 as they deposed India as the No. 1 ranked Test side.[103][104] The injury Tendulkar sustained to his right foot in 2001 flared up and as a result he was ruled out of the ODI series that followed.[103] Tendulkar created another record on 8 November 2011 when he became the first cricketer to score 15,000 runs in Test cricket, during the opening Test match against the West Indies at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi.[105][106]
Ian Chappell is not happy with Sachin's performance after India's tour of Australia. He says that Sachin’s quest for his 100th hundred has proved to be a hurdle for the entire team and has hampered their performance on the Tour of Australia. Former India World Cup winning captain and all-rounder Kapil Dev has also voiced his opinion that Sachin should have retired from ODI’s after the World Cup. Former Australian fast bowler, Geoff Lawson, has said that Sachin has the right to decide when to quit although he adds that Tendulkar should not delay it for too long. [107]
Indian Premier League and Champions League

Tendulkar was made the icon player and captain for his home side, the Mumbai Indians in the inaugural Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition in 2008.[108] As an icon player, he was signed for a sum of US$1,121,250, 15% more than the second-highest paid player in the team, Sanath Jayasuriya.[109]
In 2010 edition of Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians reached the final of the tournament. Tendulkar made 618 runs in 14 innings during the tournament, breaking Shaun Marsh's record of most runs in an IPL season. He was declared player of the tournament for his performance during the season. He also won Best Batsman and Best Captain awards at 2010 IPL Awards ceremony.
Sachin Tendulkar captained Mumbai Indians in 4 league matches of second edition of the league. He scored 68 in the first match and 48 against Guyana. But Mumbai Indians failed to qualify for semifinals after losing the initial two matches. Tendulkar scored 135 runs.[110]
In the 2011 IPL, against Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Tendulkar scored his maiden Twenty20 hundred. He scored 100 not out off 66 balls. In 51 matches in the IPL Tendulkar has scored 1,723 runs, making him the second-highest run-scorer in the competition's history.[111]
Style of play



Tendulkar plays a wristy leg-side flick
Tendulkar is cross-dominant: He bats, bowls and throws with his right hand, but writes with his left hand.[112] He also practices left-handed throws at the nets on a regular basis. Cricinfo columnist Sambit Bal has described him as the "most wholesome batsman of his time".[1] His batting is based on complete balance and poise while limiting unnecessary movements and flourishes. He appears to show little preference for the slow and low wickets which are typical in India, and has scored many centuries on the hard, bouncy pitches in South Africa and Australia.[1] He is known for his unique punch style of hitting the ball over square. He is also renowned for his picture-perfect straight drive, often completed with no follow-through. Straight drive is his favourite shot.[113]In 2008 Sunil Gavaskar, in an article he wrote in the AFP, remarked that "it is hard to imagine any player in the history of the game who combines classical technique with raw aggression like the little champion does".[114]
Sir Donald Bradman, considered by many as the greatest batsman of all time, considered Tendulkar to have a batting style similar to his. In his biography, it is stated that "Bradman was most taken by Tendulkar's technique, compactness and shot production, and had asked his wife to have a look at Tendulkar, having felt that Tendulkar played like him. Bradman's wife, Jessie, agreed that they did appear similar."[115][116]


Tendulkar at the crease, getting ready to face a delivery
Former Australian cricket team coach John Buchanan voiced his opinion that Tendulkar had become susceptible to the short ball early in his innings because of a lack of footwork.[117] Buchanan also believes Tendulkar has a weakness while playing left-arm pace.[117] He was affected by a series of injuries since 2004. Since then Tendulkar's batting has tended to be less attacking. Explaining this change in his batting style, he has acknowledged that he is batting differently due to that fact that, firstly, no batsman can bat the same way for the entire length of a long career and, secondly, he is a senior member of the team now and thus has more responsibility. During the early part of his career he was a more attacking batsman and frequently scored centuries at close to a run a ball. Ian Chappell, former Australian player, remarked in 2007 that "Tendulkar now, is nothing like the player he was when he was a young bloke".[118]
Tendulkar has incorporated several modern and unorthodox strokes into his repertoire in recent times, including the paddle sweep, the scoop over short fine leg and the slash to third man over the slips' heads, over the last seven or eight years. This has enabled him to remain scoring consistently in spite of the physical toll of injuries and a lean period in the mid-2000s. By his own admission, he does not bat as aggressively as he did in the 90s and early 2000s, because his body has undergone changes and cannot sustain aggressive shotmaking over a long period. He is often praised for his ability to adapt to the needs of his body and yet keep scoring consistently.
While Tendulkar is not a regular bowler, he can bowl medium pace, leg spin, and off spin. He often bowls when two batsmen of the opposite team have been batting together for a long period, as he can often be a useful partnership breaker. With his bowling, he has helped secure an Indian victory on more than one occasion.[119] He has taken 44 test match wickets and is the tenth highest wicket taker for India in ODIs.[120]
Controversies

Mike Denness incident
Main article: Mike Denness and Indian cricket team incident
In India's 2001 tour of South Africa in the second test match between India and South Africa at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth match referee Mike Denness fined four Indian players for excessive appealing as well as the Indian captain Sourav Ganguly for not controlling his team.[121] Tendulkar was given a suspended ban of one game by Mike Denness in light of alleged ball tampering. Television cameras picked up images that suggested Tendulkar may have been involved in cleaning the seam of the cricket ball.[122] This can, under some conditions, amount to altering the condition of the ball. The match referee Mike Denness found Sachin Tendulkar guilty of ball tampering charges and handed him a one Test match ban.[123] The incident escalated to include allegations of racism,[124] and led to Mike Denness being barred from entering the venue of the third test match. The ICC revoked the status of the match as a Test as the teams rejected the appointed referee.[125] The charges against Tendulkar and Sehwag's ban for excessive appealing triggered a massive backlash from the Indian public.[126]
Controversy over Ferrari import tax
In commemorating Tendulkar's feat of equalling Don Bradman's 29 centuries in Test Cricket, automotive giant Ferrari invited Tendulkar to its paddock in Silverstone on the eve of the British Grand Prix on 23 July 2002, to receive a Ferrari 360 Modena from the F1 world champion Michael Schumacher.[127] On 4 September 2002 India's then finance minister Jaswant Singh wrote to Tendulkar telling him that the government will waive customs duty imposed on the car as a measure to applaud his feat.[128] However the rules at the time stated that the customs duty can be waived only when receiving an automobile as a prize and not as a gift. It is claimed that the proposals to change the law (Customs Act) was put forth in Financial Bill in February 2003 and amended was passed as a law in May 2003. Subsequently the Ferrari was allowed to be brought to India without payment of the customs duty (1.13 crore (US$248,600) or 120% on the car value of 75 lakh (US$165,000)).[129] When the move to waive customs duty became public in July 2003, political and social activists protested the waiver[130] and filed PIL in the Delhi High Court. With the controversy snowballing, Fiat India agreed to pay the import duty.[131]
Fan following



Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary, an ardent fan of Tendulkar who earned the privilege of tickets to all of India's home games
Tendulkar's entry into world cricket was very much hyped up by former Indian stars and those who had seen him play. Tendulkar's consistent performances earned him a fan following across the globe, including amongst Australian crowds, where Tendulkar has consistently scored centuries.[62] One of the most popular sayings by his fans is "Cricket is my religion and Sachin is my God".[132] Cricinfo mentions in his profile that "... Tendulkar remains, by a distance, the most worshipped cricketer in the world."[133] During the Australian tour of India in 1998 Matthew Hayden said "I have seen God. He bats at no. 4 in India in Tests."[134]
At home in Mumbai, Tendulkar's fan following is so great that he is unable to lead a normal life. Ian Chappell has said that he would be unable to cope with the lifestyle Tendulkar was forced to lead, having to "wear a wig and go out and watch a movie only at night".[118] In an interview with Tim Sheridan, Tendulkar admitted that he sometimes went for quiet drives in the streets of Mumbai late at night when he would be able to enjoy some peace and silence.[135] Tendulkar has a presence in the popular social networking site twitter with the user name sachin_rt since May 2010.[136]
Business interests

Tendulkar's immense popularity has led him to be an early pioneer in India on cricket business dealings when he signed a record sports management deal with Worldtel in 1995, the value of the deal being 30 crore (US$6.6 million) over five years.[137] His next contract with WorldTel in 2001 was valued at 80 crore (US$17.6 million) over five years.[138] In 2006, he signed a contract with Saatchi and Saatchi's ICONIX values at 180 crore (US$39.6 million) over three years.[139]
Tendulkar has opened two restaurants: Tendulkar's[140] (Colaba, Mumbai) and Sachin's[141] (Mulund, Mumbai) and Bangalore. Sachin owns these restaurants in partnership with Sanjay Narang of Mars Restaurants.
In 2007, Tendulkar also announced a JV with the Future Group and Manipal Group to launch healthcare and sports fitness products under the brand name 'S Drive and Sach'.[142] A series of comic books by Virgin Comics is also due to be published featuring him as a superhero.[143]
Commercial endorsements
Sachin Tendulkar has been sponsored by several brands throughout his career including Boost (1990–present),[144] Pepsi (1992–2009),[145] Action Shoes (1995–2000),[146] MRF (1999–2009),[147] Adidas (2000–10),[148] Britannia (2001–07),[149] Fiat Palio (2001–03),[150] TVS (2002–05),[151] ESPN Star Sports (2002–present),[152] Sunfeast (2007–13),[153] Canon (2006–09),[154] Airtel (2004–06),[155] Reynolds (2007–present),[156] G-Hanz (2005–07),[157] Sanyo BPL (2007–present),[158] Colgate-Palmolive,[159] Philips,[159] VISA,[159] Castrol India (2011–12),[160] Ujala Techno Bright[161] and Coca-Cola (2011–13)[162]
He has also been a spokesperson for National Egg Coordination Committee (2003–05),[163] AIDS Awareness Campaign (2005)[164] and Luminous India (2010–present)[165]
Biographies

Sachin Tendulkar has been the subject of various books. The following is the listing of books focused on Tendulkar's career:
Sachin: The Story of the World's Greatest Batsman by Gulu Ezekiel. Publisher: Penguin Global. ISBN 978-0-14-302854-3[166]
The A to Z of Sachin Tendulkar by Gulu Ezekiel. Publisher: Penguin Global. ISBN 978-81-7476-530-7[167]
Sachin Tendulkar-a definitive biography by Vaibhav Purandare. Publisher: Roli Books. ISBN 81-7436-360-2[168]
Sachin Tendulkar – Masterful by Peter Murray, Ashish Shukla. Publisher: Rupa. ISBN 81-7167-806-8[169]
If Cricket is a Religion, Sachin is God by Vijay Santhanam, Shyam Balasubramanian Publisher: HarperCollins India ISBN 978-81-7223-821-6[170]
Career achievements

Main articles: Achievements of Sachin Tendulkar and List of ODI Awards for Sachin Tendulkar


An innings-by-innings breakdown of Tendulkar's Test match batting career up to February 2008, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line)
Sachin Tendulkar is the most prolific run scorer in one-day internationals with 18,111 runs. With a current aggregate of 14,692 Test runs, he surpassed Brian Lara's previous record tally of 11,953 runs as the highest run scorer in test matches in the second Test of Australia's 2008 tour of India in Mohali.[10][171] Tendulkar described "It is definitely the biggest achievement in 19 years of my career" on the day he achieved the record.[172] He also holds the record of highest number of centuries in both Test (51) and ODI cricket (48). Throughout his career, he has made a strong impact on Indian cricket and was, at one time, the foundation of most of the team's victories. In recognition with his impact on sport in a cricket-loving country like India, Tendulkar has been granted the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India. He was also chosen as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1997 and is ranked by the Wisden 100 as the second best test batsman and ODI batsman of all time.
Tendulkar has also consistently done well in Cricket World Cups. Tendulkar was the highest run scorer of the 2003 Cricket World Cup and 1996 Cricket World Cup. After his century against England during group stages of 2011 Cricket World Cup, he became the player to hit most number of centuries in Cricket World Cups with six centuries and the first player to score 2000 runs in World Cup cricket.[23][173] Tendulkar has scored over 1000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs 7 times, and in 1998 he scored 1894 runs, easily the record for the highest number of runs scored by any player in a single calendar year for one day internationals. Tendulkar is also one of the very few players who are still playing in international cricket from the 1980s. On 24 February 2010, Tendulkar broke the previous world record for highest individual innings in an ODI, and became the first male cricketer to score a double-century in one-day cricket. He made 200 runs and broke the previous record of 194 runs, jointly held by Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar and Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry.[174]
He has been Man of the Match 13 times in Test matches and Man of the Series four times,[175] out of them twice in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The performances earned him respect from Australian cricket fans and players.[62] Similarly he has been Man of the Match 60 times in One day International matches and Man of the Series 14 times.

Individual honours and appreciations



Tendulkar's Wax Statue in Madame Tussauds, London
ICC Award-Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for cricketer of the year 2010
Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, 2008.[176]
ICC World ODI XI: 2004, 2007
Rajiv Gandhi Awards – Sports: 2005[177]
Player of the tournament in 2003 Cricket World Cup
Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Maharashtra State's highest Civilian Award in 2001[178]
Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, 1999[179]
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest honour given for achievement in sports, 1997–98.[180]
Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1997
Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports, 1994.[181]
In October 2010 he was awarded for Outstanding Achievement in Sport and the Peoples Choice Award at The Asian Awards in London[182]
On 28 January 2011, he won the 'Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year' award.[183]
'BCCI Cricketer of the Year' award on 31 May 2011[184]
On 3 September 2010 he was made a Honorary Group captain by the Indian Air Force[185]


Thursday, March 8, 2012

Movies acted / Directed by Arjun Sarja






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Movies acted / Directed by Arjun Sarja


Arjun Sarja
Movies acted / Directed by Arjun Sarja

Arjun Sarja

Arjun sarja
Born Sreenivasa Sarja Ashok Babu Shakthi Prasad Arjun
August 15, 1964 (age 47)[1]
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation Film actor, director, Producer
Years active 1978 - present
Spouse Niveditha Arjun
Children Aishwarya, Anjana[2]
Parents Sakthi Prasad, Lakshmidevi

Arjun Sarja (Kannada: ಅರ್ಜುನ್ ಸರ್ಜಾ; born Sreenivasa Sarja Ashok Babu Sakthi Prasad Arjun on 15 August 1964) is an Indian film actor and director.[3] Son of Kannada film star Shakti Prasad, he has primarily acted in Tamil films, and also appeared in Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu films.[4] The title "Action King" has been given to Arjun by fans, for the numerous roles he has portrayed in action films. He is also a black belt holder in karate.[5][1][6][7][8][9] He has done more than 130 films in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu[1]

Personal life

Arjun was born in Karnataka. Arjun's initial desire was to become a police officer. He went to police training and was selected but later opted to become a film star. He has acted in over 200 films in five different languages. His wife Niveditha( Asha Rani) is also an actress who has acted in a Kannada movie called Rathasapthami with Shivaraj Kumar. Arjun has two daughters, Aishwarya and Anjana. His nephew (elder brother's son) Chiranjeevi Sarja acts in Kannada movies.[10] Arjun has built a temple for Lord Anjaneya in Chennai.[1]

Film career

Arjun started as actor in Kannada film Putaani Agent 1-2-3 with director Rajender Singh Babu. He then moved to Tamil and Telugu films. His first Tamil film was Nandri in 1984 with actors Karthik and Nalini. His popular movies in Tamil include Gentleman, Jai Hind, Kurudhipunal, Mudhalvan, Rhythm, Ezhumalai, Giri, Marudhamalai and Mankatha, there by establishing himself as one of the leading actors in the Tamil film industry. In Telugu, he is known for his role in the 1985 movie Maa Pallelo Gopaludu. Arjun has also directed and produced some films.[1] Arjun has won a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor for Gentleman. Unarguably He is the Action king of south India.

Filmography

[edit]As actor
Year Film Role Language Notes
1979 Putaani Agent 1-2-3 Kannada
1981 Simhada Mari Sainya Kannada
1984 Pooja Phala Kannada
Male Bantu Male Kannada
Pralayantaka Kannada
Aasha Kannada
Nandri Tamil
1985 Na Ninna Preetisuve Kannada
Avan Tamil
Maa Pallelo Gopaludu Telugu
Yaar? Tamil
Ilamai Tamil
Sivappu Kili Tamil
Vesham Tamil
1986 Prema Jyothi Kannada
En Sabadham Tamil
Kulir Kaala Megangal Tamil
Mannemlo Monagadu Telugu
1987 Asha Kannada
Shankar Guru Tamil
Kalyana Kacheri Tamil
1988 Thaai Mel Aanai Tamil
Thai Poosam Tamil
Pattikaatu Thambi Tamil
1989 Prema Agni Kannada
Vettai Vilai Tamil
Sondhakkaaran Tamil
Padicha Pulla Tamil
En Thangai Tamil
Engal Annan Varattum Tamil
Annanukku Je Tamil
1990 Aatha Naan Paasayitten Tamil
Thangaikku Oru Thalattu Tamil
Paatali Magan Tamil
Manaivi Oru Maanikkam Vijay Tamil
Periya Idathu Pillai Tamil
1991 Thanga Thaamaraigal Tamil
Enga Ooru Sepoy Tamil
1992 Police Lockup Kannada
Shiva Naga Kannada
Snehada Kadalalli Kannada
Mudhal Kural Tamil
Sevagan Sanjay Tamil Also director
Annan Ennada Thambi Ennada Tamil
Gentleman Krishnamoorthy (Kitcha) Tamil Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
1993 Aleemayya Kannada
Rojavai Killadhey Tamil
Prathap Pratap Tamil Also director
Gokulam Tamil
Thuruva Natchathiram Tamil
Karpagam Vandhachu Tamil
1994 Jai Hind Bharat Tamil Also director
Mettuppatti Mirasu Tamil
Sadhu Sathyamoorthy Tamil
Maa Oori Maharaju Telugu
1995 Mudhal Udhayam Tamil
Karna Karna/Vijay Tamil Also storywriter
Kurudhipunal Abbas Tamil
1996 Subash Subash Tamil
Sengottai Vijay Tamil
Ayudha Poojai Krishna Swami Tamil
1997 Adimai Sangili Tamil
1998 Kondattam Raja Tamil
Thaayin Manikodi Arjun Tamil Also director
1999 Suriyaparvai Tamil
Kannodu Kanbathellam Seetharam Tamil
Mudhalvan Pughazhendi Tamil
Suyamvaram Sanjay Tamil
Mannavaru Sinnavaru Tamil
2000 Vaanavil Surya Tamil
Sudhandhiram Vishwa Tamil
Rhythm Karthikeyan Tamil
2001 Vedham Vijay Tamil Also director
Hanuman Junction Krishna Telugu
Sri Manjunatha Manjunatha Kannada
Telugu
2002 Ezhumalai Ezhumalai Tamil Also director
2003 Parasuram Parasuram Tamil Also director
Ottran Karthik Tamil
Puttintiki Ra Chelli Sivanna Telugu Dubbed in Tamil as Anbu Sagotharan
2004 Jai Surya Jai,
Surya Tamil
Arasatchi Siddarth Tamil
Sri Anjaneyam Lord Anjaneya Telugu
Giri Giri Tamil
2005 Chinna Chinna Tamil
Aanai Vijay Tamil
2006 Madrasi Kasi Tamil Also director
Vathiyar Dorai Tamil Also storywriter
2007 Manikanda Manikanda Tamil
Marudhamalai Marudhamalai Tamil
Thavam Guest Appearance Tamil Also producer
2008 Swagatam Srikanth Telugu
Durai Durai Tamil Also storywriter
Bommalattam Vivek Tamil
Thiruvanamalai Easwaran/Swamiji Tamil
2009 Vayuputhra Kannada Guest appearance
2010 Rama Rama Krishna Krishna Ashok Deva Telugu
Vandae Maatharam Anwar Hussain Tamil
Malayalam
Vallakottai Vayuputran Tamil
2011 Mankatha Prithviraj Tamil
2012 Kaatupuli Sanjay Tamil
This Weekend Hindi Post-production
Maasi Maasilamani Tamil Post-production
Mei Kaan Tamil Filming
Kontract Kannada Filming
Om Tamil Filming
Vana Yuddham DGP Vijayakumar Tamil Filming
Attahasa Kannada Filming
Prasad Kannada Post-production
Kadal Tamil Pre-production
Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal Tamil Pre-production

As director

Year Film Cast Language Notes
1992 Sevagan Kushboo, Nassar Tamil
1993 Prathap Kushboo Tamil
1994 Jai Hind Ranjitha, Goundamani, Senthil Tamil
1998 Thayin Manikodi Niveditha, Tabu, Goundamani Tamil
1999 Suyamvaram [[]], Karthik, Napoleon Tamil
2001 Vedham Vineeth, Saakshi, Divya Unni Tamil
2002 Ezhumalai Simran, Gajala Tamil
2003 Parasuram Abbas, Kiran, Gayathri Raguram Tamil
2006 Madrasi Jagapati Babu, Vedhika, Vivek Tamil

As producer

Year Film Cast Language Notes
1998 Tutta Mutta Ramesh Arvind, Kasturi Kannada
2007 Thavam Arun Vijay, Vadivelu, Janagaraj, Vandana, Arpitha Tamil Cameo
2009 Vayuputra Chiranjeevi Sarja, Aindrita Ray Kannada Cameo

Upachara..By Udayalur at Alangudi in 2008






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Upachara..By Udayalur at Alangudi in 2008


Upachara..By Udayalur at Alangudi in 2008
http://youtu.be/pqgQoK2AI28


Vizhi Kidaikkuma By Udayalur Kalyanaraman - At Alangudi






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Vizhi Kidaikkuma By Udayalur Kalyanaraman -
At Alangudi


Vizhi Kidaikkuma By Udayalur Kalyanaraman - At Alangudi

http://youtu.be/up0vz9hifCA


Lyrics:

விழி கிடைக்குமா ? அபய கரம் கிடைக்குமா ?
குருநாதர் சரணத்தில் நிழல் கிடைக்குமா ?....விழி...

அலைமீது அலையாக துயர் வந்து சேரும் போது
அஞ்சாதே என அபயக்குரல் கேட்குமா ?...விழி..


நங்கூரம் போல் குருநாதர் கடைவிழி இருக்க
சம்சாரத் துயர் கண்டு மனம் அஞ்சுமா?
நிலையாக அன்பு வைத்து எனதெல்லாம்
உனதடியில் வைத்தால்
விழியோரப் படகில் எனக்கிடம் கிடைக்குமா ?...விழி..


கோடி கோடி ஜன்மம் நான் எடுப்பேன்,
குரு உந்தன் அருள் இருந்தால்
குணக்குன்றே உனக்காக எனை ஆக்குவேன்
நினைக்காத இன்பம் பல எனைவந்து சேரும்போது
நினைத்தாலே அபயம் தரும் கரம் கிடைக்குமா ?


The Sage of Kanchi: Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (Part 2 of 7)






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The Sage of Kanchi:
Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati
(Part 2 of 7)


The Sage of Kanchi:
Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (Part 2 of 7)

The Sage of Kanchi: Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (Part 1 of 7)






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The Sage of Kanchi:
Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati
(Part 1 of 7)


The Sage of Kanchi:
Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (Part 1 of 7)

The Sage of Kanchi: Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (Part 3 of 7)






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The Sage of Kanchi:
Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati
(Part 3 of 7)


The Sage of Kanchi:
Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (Part 3 of 7)

The Sage of Kanchi: Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (Part 4 of 7)






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The Sage of Kanchi:
Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati
(Part 4of 7)


The Sage of Kanchi:
Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (Part 4 of 7)

The Sage of Kanchi: Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (Part 5 of 7)






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The Sage of Kanchi:
Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati
(Part 5 of 7)


The Sage of Kanchi:
Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (Part 5 of 7)

The Sage of Kanchi: Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (Part 7of 7)






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The Sage of Kanchi:
Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati
(Part 7 of 7)


The Sage of Kanchi:
Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (Part 7of 7)

The Sage of Kanchi: Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (Part 6 of 7)






RADHE KRISHNA 08-03-2012




The Sage of Kanchi:
Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati
(Part 6 of 7)


The Sage of Kanchi:
Life of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (Part 6 of 7)

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

paatti sollum kadhaigal






RADHE KRISHNA 07-03-2012




paatti sollum kadhaigal by Rukmani Seshasayee


paatti sollum kadhaigal by Rukmani Seshasayee


Bhadhrachala Ramadoss


Kannappa Nayanaar

Chinthalavadi Namakkal trip photos






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Chinthalavadi Namakkal trip photos



Chinthalavadi Namakkal trip photos
https://picasaweb.google.com/108316862715150033585/Chinthalavadi
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Namakkal


Namakkal (Tamil: நாமக்கல்) is a city and a municipality in Namakkal district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of Namakkal district. It is the first ISO 14001-2004 certified municipality in Asia for environmental management,[1] specifically the provision and maintenance of water supply, solid waste and sewage management, town planning, lighting and other social services.[2] It is named as Educational city, Poultry city, and Transport city.
It is a part of Kongu Nadu (Kongu Desam) region of Tamil Nadu which was hotly contested and coveted by both the ancient Pallavas and the Pandyas.Namakkal was in the hands of Atiakula King called Gunasila who has marriage with Pallava King. Later the taluk was over run by the Cholas in the Kongu Mandalam .After the struggle between the Cheras, Cholas and Pandiyas, the Hoysalas rose to power and had control till the 14th century followed by Vijayanagar Kings till 1565 AD. Then the Madurai Nayakas came to power in 1623 AD. Two of the Polygons of Thirumalai Nayak namely, Ramachandra Nayaka and Gatti Mudaliars ruled the Salem area. The Namakkal Fort is reported to have been built by Ramachandra Nayakas. After about 1625 AD, the area came successively under the rule of Muslim Sultans of Bijapur and Golkonda Mysore kings and then the Marathas, when about the year 1750 AD. Hyder Ali came to power. During this period, it was a history of power struggle between Hyder Ali and later Tippu, with the British. The Rock Fort in Namakkal is a special feature of the Town. The Fort covers an area of one and half acres of flat surface and is accessible from South-West by a flight of narrow steps. Namakkal was held by Killdhar (Caption) on Hyder Ali until it was captured by British in 1768. For a brief period during late 18th and early 19th century Namakkal was under Tiruchirappalli district of British Rule. Later Namakkal was transferred back to Salem District.

Geography
Namakkal is located at 11.23°N 78.17°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 218 metres (715 ft). It is close to Kolli Hills (கொல்லிமலை)- which is part of the Eastern Ghats (கிழக்கு தொடர்சிமலை). The closest river is Kaveri (காவேரி).
The Namakkal City is located with the surrounding Cities as mentioned below (distance in km approximately):
360 km southwest of Chennai
250 km south of Bangalore
150 km east of Coimbatore
55 km East of Erode (Turmeric City)
48 km North of Karur (Textile city)
55 km South of Salem (Mango City)
84 km northwest of Tiruchirapalli
The landscape of Namakkal is such that it would not be affected by floods(citation needed).

History
Namakkal is a historic town with reference back to at least 7th century. The name Namakkal derives from Namagiri, which is the name of the single rock formation at the center of the town.Two cave temples at Namakkal were called as Adiyendra Visnugrha (Ranganatha swamy Temple) and Adiyanavaya Visnugrha (Narasimha swamy Temple).These Rock cut shrineswere built by King Gunaseela of Adhiyaman clan descendant.Because of his marriage relations with Pallavas the temples were built of Pallava Architectural style during 7th century. Generally, Namakkal is considered to be a Vaishnava Kshetram, and there is no Shiva temple in the town until a few years ago. The rock is enormous - 65 meters high and more than a kilometre in circumference. Over this massive rock, is a fort. The fort over the rock were built by Ramachandra Nayakar, a small king who ruled Namakkal during 16th century. It is believed that Tippu Sultan hide himself in this fort for some time to escape the British. The fort was not built by Tippu Sultan but he occupied it for a brief period of time.Later the fort was captured by British. The front side of the hill is called Thiru. Vi. Ka. Paarai and used by taxis as their stand.Gandhiji held a public meeting in 1933 in Namakkal under the slope of the Namakkal rock. It is one of the few places in Tamil Nadu, that has not been seriously affected by famine and war(citation needed).

Lord Anjaneya temple


Anjaneya Temple, Namakkal
Namakkal Anjaneyar temple has more than 1500 Years history . The fort of Namakkal is guarded by a giant Anjaneya. The idol is so famous that it has been known as Namakkal Hanuman.Anjaneya is in Digambara temple (with sky as the roof) facing and worshipping Lord Lakshmi Narasimha and the Saleegramam. The Anjaneya in this kshethra is eighteen feet tall and is having dharshan of the Lord Lakshmi Narasimha about 250 feet (76 m) away. The eye of Anjaneya is in straight line with the patha [lotus feet] of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha. One can witness Anjaneya having the dharshan of Lord's Lotus feet from the Garudalwar sannathi even today. The imprint of the footsteps of Anjaneya Swami is seen in the Kamalalam tank steps.There was also a rumour in namakkal that the anjaneyar grows in height each and every year.They did some poojas and made Anjaneya to be calm because there should not be any disaster in the world.As time passes many would have been forgotton about this rumours.
Namagiri Lakshmi Narasimhaswami Temple
The principal deity worhsipped here is a beautiful carved murti of Lord Vishnu in the form of Sri Narasimha Swami. The beautiful murti and the ancient cave temple are carved out of an imposing hill.There is a separate shrine for Goddess Namagiri Lakshmi.
Platinum prospects in Namakkal
India’s Geological Survey has found platinum prospects in Namakkal district. Describing them as good discoveries, the government said the GSI is at the scientific stage where there is an evidence of substantial deposits of platinum which needs to be explored further to understand the exact location and quantities.
The GSI was engaged in the exploratory work for the last three years. As of now, exploration was carried out up to 30 metres. If explored further, scientists of the GSI were of the view that the potential will be even greater, both in quantity and quality.
A memorandum of understanding was signed to facilitate further exploration of mineral development of the state.
The Geological Survey of India and Tamil Nadu Minerals Ltd (Tamin) will jointly explore the commercial viability of mining platinum group of minerals present in the Mettupalayalam and Namakkal areas of the state.
As per the agreement, GSI will also carry out surveys to find the presence of platinum in other parts of the state.
[edit]Tourist attractions around Namakkal
Main article: Kolli Hills
The Kolli Hills are featured in several works of classical Tamil literature such as Silappathigaram, Manimekalai, Purananuru and Ainkurnuru. The region was ruled by Valvil Ori around 200 AD, who is praised as one of the seven great philanthropists of ancient Tamil Nadu. His valor and marksmanship are sung by several poets, and his exploits are a popular part of folklore. Ori is said to have killed a lion, bear, deer and a boar with a single arrow. The jackfruit grown on these mountains is known for its taste and fragrance and is often soaked in wild honey that is also harvested from these mountains. The mountains are covered by lush green vegetation in the spring and monsoon, and are streaked with streams which add to the natural beauty. There are three reserved forests that are controlled by the Government of Tamil Nadu, namely Ariyur Solai, Kundur Nadu, Pulianjolai It is not correct to regard the name kolli hills as being due to the incidence of deadly diseases such as malaria!It is because early literature records the existence of an image called kollippavai on top of these hills.This image was believed to represent the spirit of a maiden who lured wayfarers by her beauty and then killed them. The mountain is a site of pilgrimage, because of the Arapaleeswarar temple, which is believed to have a secret path to the Shiva temple in Rasipuram. This Shiva temple is said to have been built by Valvil Ori in the 1st or 2nd century when he ruled this area. "Arappaleeswara sathakam" is the poem which praises the Lord Arappaleeswarar. It is believed that this temple exists during the Sangam period itself.
Tourism: Kolli Hills has to be explored in a leisure space. Kolli Hills has been the top choice for nature lovers, hiking enthusiasts, trekking clubs and meditation practitioners among hill stations in Tamil Nadu. In comparison to other hill stations in Tamil Nadu, Kolli Hills is not commercialized, less polluted and offers unique mountain ranges.
Some of the famous spots are:
Periyasamy Temple (Muthugapatti)
Arungiri Malai(Arunagiri Hills) - Famous Murugan Temple
Agaya Gangai Waterfalls
Siddhar caves
Mini Falls
Arappaleeswar Temple
Ettukai Amman Temple KEERAMBUR
Masi Periyasamy Temple and falls
Selur View Point
Boat House
Botanical Garden
Seekuparai viewpoint
Sandana Parai
German swami's ashram
Puranikadu Sat Dharma sangam ashram
Eshwaran Temple, Mavuretty
Eshwaran Temple(Sendhamangalam)
Kondamanaickanpatty(tex tils)
Everest Mobiles
Anchaneyar Temple
What to do in Kolli Hills:
Trekking
Nature Walk
Rock Climbing
Rappelling
Bird watching
cave exploration
star gazing
Camp fire
Botanical garden
Watching local folklore/Folk dance with campfire.
some of the famous temples:
Namakkal Anjaneyar temple
Namakkal sri lakshmi narashimar temple
Lord murugar temple Belukurichi which is 25 km from namakkal
Palapattarai Mariyamman Temple near bus stand

Transport
Buses Ply to Various important Cities in Tamil Nadu like Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai One new broadgauge Railway Line is under construction, which will connect, Salem with Karur via Mohanur, Namakkal and Rasipuram. Infact this line is operational for goods carrier right now and shortly passenger train services will also start according to southern railways.
It is expected that this new line will boost up the prosperity of Namakkal and Karur districts.
For Air connection there is a flight from Salem to Chennai 5 days a week. For Good Connectivity people from Namakkal use Trichy, Chennai and Coimbatore Airports.