Jemimah Rodrigues’ Mangaluru roots win hearts after World Cup heroics
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Mangaluru: As Indian cricket star Jemimah Rodrigues continues to trend nationwide for her match-winning century in the World Cup semifinal, people in and around Mangaluru are celebrating her strong connection to the coastal city.
Though Jemimah was born and brought up in Bhandup, Mumbai, her family traces its roots to Mangaluru. Her parents, both Mangalorean Christians, hail from the coastal belt, and her grandmother, Josephen Rodrigues, is a native of Ammembala in Bantwal taluk.
The 25-year-old batting star smashed an unbeaten 127 off 134 balls in the World Cup semifinal, where India was chasing a historic 339, leading India to victory and securing a spot in the final. Her composed knock earned her the Player of the Match award and widespread praise from fans and cricketers alike.
A photo of Jemimah with her grandmother has gone viral on local social media platforms, with many expressing pride over the Mangaluru-born lineage of the young cricketer who is now winning hearts across the country.
Jemimah, apart from excelling in cricket, has also represented the Mumbai hockey team in the under-17 and under-19 categories, making her one of the few Indian women sportspersons to have played both games competitively.
Locals from Ammembala and surrounding areas have been sharing posts and messages celebrating her achievement, calling her century a “moment of pride for every Mangalorean.”
Her World Cup performance has not only made her a national hero but also rekindled local pride in the coastal region, where her family continues to be fondly remembered.
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Screenwriter Salim Khan on ventilator support and stable, say doctors
Mumbai (PTI): Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan suffered a brain haemorrhage which has been tackled, is on ventilator support as a safeguard and stable, doctors treating him said on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here.
The 90-year-old, one half of the celebrated Salim-Javed duo which scripted films such as "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don" with Javed Akhtar, is in the ICU and recovery might take some time given his age.
"His blood pressure was high for which we treated him and we had to put him on a ventilator because we wanted to do certain investigations. Now the ventilator was put as a safeguard so that his situation doesn't get worse. So it is not that he is critical," Dr Jalil Parkar told reporters.
"We did the investigations that were required and today we have done a small procedure on him, I will not go into the details. The procedure done is called DSA (digital subtraction angiography). The procedure has been accomplished, he is fine and stable and shifted back to ICU. By tomorrow, we hope to get him off the ventilator. All in all, he is doing quite well," he added.
Asked whether he suffered a brain haemorrhage, the doctor said, "Unko thoda haemorrhage hua tha, which we’ve tackled. No surgery is required.
As concern over Khan's health mounted, his children, including superstar Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan, daughter Alvira, and sons-in-law Atul Agnihotri and Aayush Sharma, have been seen outside the hospital along with other well-wishers. His long-time partner Akhtar was also seen coming out of the hospital.
Khan, a household name in the 70s and 80s, turned 90 on November 24 last year. It was the day Dharmendra, the star of many of his films, including "Sholay", "Seeta aur Geeta" and "Yaadon Ki Baraat", passed away.
Hailing from an affluent family in Indore, Khan arrived in Mumbai in his 20s with dreams of stardom. He was good looking and confident he would make a mark in the industry as an actor. But that did not happen. And then, after struggling for close to a decade and getting confined to small roles in films, he changed lanes.
He worked as an assistant to Abrar Alvi and soon met Akhtar to form one of Hindi cinema's most formidable writing partnerships. They worked together on two dozen movies with most of them achieving blockbuster status.
Other than "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don", Khan and Akhtar also penned "Trishul", "Zanjeer", "Seeta Aur Geeta", "Haathi Mere Saathi", "Yaadon Ki Baarat" and "Mr India".
