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UNDERDOGS DO WIN ~ GANGULY

“He who is successful is not ideal. Only he is ideal and revered, who irrespective of success or failure, victory or defeat, gain or loss stands steadfast in the pursuit of his mission” Flashback: 30 years back, somewhere in Biren Roy Road East, Behala, Kolkata A young boy is disappointed to see his private tutor at his home in what was supposed to be his play time. “Sir, can I ask you something?” “Yes, go on.” “You seem too tired after your day’s work. Even I come exhausted from school. Why don’t both of us take some rest, before we commence with our studies,” Saurav suggested. “Hmm, that’s not a bad idea. It’s true we both get very tired, after the day’s work”, his teacher observed thoughtfully. “That’s great Sir. You rest in my room, while I shall go upstairs and take a nap. Then we can start afresh” In a mansion in which this young boy stayed,  it was not possible for the family members to take much notice if someone quietly sneaks out of the house. Thus every...

In a hole in a ground .... there lived a hobbit!!!

The character of Hobbit Hobbits   are a fictional diminutive   humanoid   race who inhabit the lands of   Middle-earth   in   J. R. R. Tolkien 's fiction. Hobbits first appeared in the novel  The Hobbit , in which the main protagonist, Bilbo Baggins, is the titular hobbit. The novel  The Lord of the Rings  includes more Hobbits as major characters, Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck, as well as several other minor hobbit characters.  According to the author in the prologue to  The Lord of the Rings , Hobbits are "relatives" of the  race  of Men. Elsewhere Tolkien describes Hobbits as a "variety"   or separate "branch" of humans. Within the story, Hobbits and other races seem aware of the similarities.  However, within the story, Hobbits considered themselves a separate people In the prologue to  The Lord of the Rings...