If Mudhol hound from Central Asia is patriot, is German Shepherd a traitor?
Indian prime minister has claimed that Congress should learn patriotism from Mudhol hound which is part of Indian army. PM has not mentioned Rahul's name. But Rahul had gone to JNU then. The truth about the slogans that were supposed to have been shouted as claimed by PM are yet to be unraveled. Who shouted those slogans is still a mystery.
His party tells us at times, that one should learn patriotism from tanks, and some other time, from some other object. Indian army also has horses.PM may as well issue an order that one should learn patriotism from horses. It is not good for a democracy if someone in power ridicules the opposition in this manner.
This is not the first time that PM is resorting to such statements. Globally too there are instances. The future of democracy of a country is at stake is a certainty, if those who are in power ridicule the opposition in this manner. There is a certain pattern of targeting the opposition in this country. Even investigative agencies and IT agencies are being used to sustain this. This too is common in many countries.
Yet, A PM is a PM. He speaks and wins the elections. But the world keeps asking questions about his work. Our PM speaks and wins the elections; hence we should assume that talking is his job.
Now he has spoken about Mudhol Hounds, let’s learn something about these hounds. It is amazing to see how much research our PM undertakes not to speak about his poll promises. Hats off to his team.
So, we looked at Wikipedia. One should be cautious about this Wiki information. Mudhol hounds are also called Caravan dogs. Anyway, it has nothing to do with the magazine, “CARAVAN” that published reports on Justice Loya’s death. I hope even PM had no such intention. According to Wiki, in Deccan every household rears Mudhol hounds. These are used for hunting and guarding.
In 2005 India Post has brought out a Rs. Five postal stamp , which bears the image of this hound. However other Indian hounds like Himalayan Sheep hound, Rampur Hound, Rajapalayam breed too have appeared in the stamps. If someone from Modi’s team were to be in the lazy team of Rahul, he would have googled and declared that Congress Govt had brought this stamp on all these hounds precisely for that reason. But Rahul’s team doesn’t have such a person.
According to Wikipedia, Nobody knows how these central Asian breed reached the Deccan plateau of India. As the PM has spoken about these hounds some organizations may as well link this dog to Babar.
Mudhol hounds are found in Karnataka, AP and Maharashtra. But hounds from Karnataka are more popular. A taluk too bears the same name. The erstwhile Chieftain of Mudhol Raje Saheb Maloji rao Ghorpade was instrumental in popularizing this breed.
This breed was popular among the tribals. Ghorpade had found that tribals use this hound for hunting. These dogs don’t bark.
When he was in England in 1900, he had gifted a pair of Mudhol Hound to King George V. they became famous because of this.
Last year six Mudhol hounds were recruited to Indian army. They were the first Indian breed to be recruited for Indian army and they were trained in Meerut.
How patriotism can be learnt from these hounds is something I don't understand. However, will German Shepherd which is popular with army for a long time, be called a traitor now?
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Skipper Curran, bowlers lead PBKS to a five-wicket win over RR
Guwahati, May 15: Skipper Sam Curran played the lead act hitting a well-paced fifty and taking two wickets, as Punjab Kings consigned Rajasthan Royals to a five-wicket defeat in their IPL match here on Wednesday.
The target was a mere 145, but Kings made heavy weather of it on a sluggish track here but Curran (63 not out, 41b, 5x4, 3x6) had a calm head and skills to lift them to their fifth win of the season. PBKS made 145/5 in 18.5 overs.
The Englishman received good support from Jitesh Sharma (22, 20b) as the pair added 63 runs in a fluent fifth wicket partnership.
For Royals, it was their fourth defeat on the trot, but they remained second on the table with 16 points with a qualification to the playoffs to boot with.
The Kings’ chase began on a shaky note as they lost Prabhsimran Singh in the first over itself to Trent Boult.
But bigger jolts were in store as an impressive Avesh Khan (2/28) scalped two wickets in the fifth over.
The right-arm pacer first plucked the important wicket of Rilee Rossouw, who played some strong shots in his 13-ball 22, and then jettisoned in-form Shashank Singh for a two-ball naught.
Shashank failed to connect a fuller, straighter one from Avesh while attempting a flick, and the 141 kmph delivery thudded on his bat. Shashank did not even bother to use DRS as he walked away.
Punjab gained some ground through the alliance between Curran and Jitesh, who smoked R Ashwin for two sixes.
Curran too gave a dose of punishment to the veteran offie, lofting him for a wonderful six over extra cover.
But the blossoming stand was snapped by Yuzvendra Chahal (2/31), leaving PBKS at 111 for five in the 16th over.
However, Curran and Ashutosh Sharma (17 not out, 11 balls) knocked off the remaining runs without further drama.
Earlier, despite a well-tuned 48 from local hero Riyan Parag, RR struggled against an array of accurate bowlers on a rather slow pitch, meandering to a sub-par 144 for nine.
R Ashwin (28, 19b, 3x4, 1x6) and Parag (48, 34, 6x4) tried to accelerate during their 50-run stand for the fourth wicket but it could only bring in a temporary momentum for RR.
In fact, lethargy had set in very early in the Rajasthan innings after the early loss of Jaiswal, who chopped a Curran (2/24) delivery back on to his stumps.
Sanju Samson (18), who went past 500-run in a season for the first time in his IPL career, and Tom-Kohler Cadmore (18, 23b) stitched 36 runs for the second wicket but took six overs for it.
But with Curran and Arshdeep finding a hint of swing and maintaining a good line, scoring was not an easy proposition for the RR batters.
Eventually, Samson, who tried a hopping cut off pacer Nathan Ellis, gave a simple catch to Rahul Chahar at point in the seventh over.
Cadmore too returned to the dugout in the next over, as his almighty heave off leg-spinner Chahar (2/26) could not progress beyond Jitesh in the deep.
Those twin dismissals actually paved the way for the best phase in the Royals’ innings as Ashwin and Parag pressed their foot on the right pedal.
Ashwin displayed his batting skills, smashing Chahar for 17 runs in the 12th over that included a sequence of 6, 4, 4 and the first four was a stunning reverse scoop over backward point.
But he could not further extend his innings, lofting Arshdeep to Shashank.
Parag, usually a free-flowing batter, had to curb his flair in front of a hugely adoring home crowd because of the regular fall of wickets at the other end.
But a late cut off Curran that sped to third man stood as a testament of his ability and timing as he also moved past the 500-run mark for the season, before getting trapped in front of the wicket by Harshal Patel.
However, apart from conquering those little peaks the RR batters failed to slip into the top gear consistently.
