What are some amazing and lesser known stats or facts about Sachin Tendulkar?

 I bet you are not aware of most of the facts because they are not available anywhere online. I have extracted this information from his biography Playing it My way.

When Sachin Tendulkar was scolded for the innings that made him famous- Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli became overnight sensation for their record breaking partnership of 664 runs in the Harry Sheild Cup. Sachin Tendulkar scored 326* and Vinod Kamble scored 349* not out and played till the lunch of second day. But Sachin’s coach Ramakant Achrekar wanted them to declare their innings in the morning itself after both the players completed their double centuries. He sent his assistant to inform the same to the two players but they ignored the advice and continued batting. When they were going out during lunch the assistant told them that they are in big trouble. Sachin decided to declare the innings but Kambli asked him not to do it because he was playing at 349* and wanted to complete his 350. So Sachin telephones hos coach to ask him and Achrekar asked him - “How many wickets have you people taken”? Sachin told them we haven't declared yet. Then he said Kambli wants to ask something and handed him the phone. But Kambli was so scare of Achrekar that he didn't came on call and they decided to declare. After the end of match which they won, Achrekar called a meeting where they read out the list of indiscipline by both these batsman including Kambli flying kite in the middle of the match on the ground!!

Sachin Tendulkar had a habit of taking and giving challenges and not just about Cricket -

Since childhood Sachin was a prankster who used to play pranks on his neighbours like throwing water on strangers or plucking mangoes on Sunday afternoons. He was adamant to get a new bicycle as all his friends had one. His father got him one but he got into an accident just a few hours after getting his bicycle. So after a few days he got injured again while wicket-keeping and he didn't had money to take a taxi or go to hospital so he walked down home with blood coming out of his face. After these incidents he started riding bicycle slowly and almost stopped wicket-keeping in cricket.

During 1992 World Cup in Australia, Sachin Tendulkar with his othe teammates challenges Venkatapati Raju to pull the moustache of Merve Hughes (Raju was lean and thin and Merve Hughes was ill tempered and big in size). Everybody thought Raju will get a good thrashing but Raju managed to pull the moustache and escaped unarmed which mad him a hero.

During the India England series 2002 he took up a major eating challenge at West Yorkshire. One of his friend suggested visiting the famous Harry Ramsden’s, in Guiseley in West Yorkshire. This restaurant, served great fish and chips and Ajit Agarkar and Sachin decided to try out the fare. There was one item on the menu titled Harry’s Challenge, whichinvited the customer to eat a giant portion of fish, either cod or haddock, served with chips, bread and butter and two other side dishes. If successful, the head chef would personally sign a certificate for the customer. Since Sachin had always been a big eater, so he decided to take on the challenge. He managed the giant portion of fish fairly comfortably and also polished off the salad and other side dishes served. The only thing he did not eat was the chips, which he thought might be just a little too fattening. Impressed with his performance, the chef signed the Harry’s Challenge certificate.

Music Lover- Sachin Tendulkar was named after the great music director Sachin Dev Burman. The whole Tendulkar family was fond of music. And Sachin was particularly a big fan of Pankaj Udhas. At one point he sent his brother Nitin to Dubai to get the latest album of Pankaj Udhas and waited till midnight to get hold of the casette. Also interestingly when the Indian team went to play Pakistan in the semi-final of World Cup 2011, he asked his teammates if they have the song “Bade Acche Lagte hai” on their iPod. Then he uploaded the song on his iPod and listened to that one song for the next few days on loop to ease his nerves. He also considers O paalanhare as his favourite song at times of adversity.

What are some lesser known facts about Subramanian Swamy?

 1. Subramanian Swamy is an Economist, Professor, Politician, Author & Mathematician

2. Swamy completed his Graduation from Hindu College under University of Delhi.

Swamy earned his Bachelor’s Honours degree in Mathematics and finished 3rd in Delhi University.

3. Completed his Master’s Degree in Statistics from Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata

4. Received a PhD in Economics from Harvard University at the age of 27.

5. While studying at Harvard, Swamy worked as an Assistant Economics Affairs Officer at United Nations Secretariat in New York

6. Married Roxna in 1966, an Indian Parsi who he met while studying at Harvard.

7. Swamy became Associate Professor at Harvard in 1969 just 4 years after obtaining his PhD

8. At the same time, Swamy received an invition from Amartya Sen to join Delhi School of Economics

Swamy accepted the offer and travelled to India but the appointment was cancelled for various reasons.

9. Later Swamy moved to IIT Delhi as a full time Mathematical Economics Professor

10. In 1970 , India’s only Woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi called Swamy as ‘Santa Claus with Unrealistic Ideas’

With this comment Swamy was expelled from the IIT. Subramanian Swamy sued IIT Delhi for his wrongful dismissal in 1973 .He won the case in 1991 , joined the institution worked only for a day before resigning from IIT Delhi.

11. Swamy started his political career in 1974 after being expelled from IIT

12. Between 1974 to 1999, Swamy was elected 5 times to the Parliament

He was elected as a member of Lok Sabha 3 times, twice from Mumbai North East and once from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. He was elected as a member of Rajya Sabha 2 times from Uttar Pradesh.

13. Swamy (Opposition Party Member) was perhaps the first person to be given a Cabinet Rank by the Ruling Party.

Subramanian Swamy was appointed as Chairman of Commission on Labour Standards and International Trade by PV Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India in 1994.

14. Swamy dared the Emergency & flew to America after attending the Parliament session despite the Arrest Warrant against him

15. Swamy co-authored a Paper on theory of Index numbers with the 1st American who won Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.

He worked with Paul Samuelson on the theory of Index numbers.

16. Swamy learnt Chinese in just 3 months, He also wrote a book on Economic Growth of China & India.

Chinese is considered as the toughest language to learn. He became an expert on Chinese economy.

17. Swamy’s Blueprint on Economic Reforms in India was later carried by Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister in 1991.

He is also known as Brian Child of Indian Economic Reforms.

18. Swamy played a crucial role in exposing 2G Scam

19. He was responsible for re-opening the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage route to Indians

Subramanian Swamy’s meeting with paramount leader of China Deng Xiaoping was successful in re-opening the pilgrimage route.

20. It is widely rumoured that Swamy’s Letter to then President APJ Abdul Kalam has costed the PM post to Sonia Gandhi

21. He filed cases against many eminent people.

• National Herald case against the Gandhi family
• 2G Spectrum case
• Hashimpura massacre
• Complaint against Jayalalitha
• Phone tapping Allegations
• Nataraja Temple case and many more

What are some lesser-known sights to see when visiting the Mysore Palace?

 Normally tourists just visit Mysuru palace and the museum behind it. There are many temples inside the palace premises and each temple has a story behind it.

• Sri Lakshmiramana Swami Temple – Oldest temple in the city. Located towards the western part of the fort, inside the Palace. An inscription found in Cole’s Gardens (present day Bannimantap) registers a Grant for God Lakshmiramana in 1499 AD. According to the annals of the Mysuru Royal Family, a half blind Brahim was cured his blindness around the year 1599 at the interposition of Raja Wadiyar. The temple is also important as all the religious ceremonies in connection with coronation of child Raja Krishnaraja Wadiyar III were held in this temple on June 30, 1799.

• Sri Shweta Varahaswamy Temple - located beside the south gate. It’s constructed in the famous style of the great Hoysala Empire, which controlled most of Karnataka from the tenth until the fourteenth centuries.

• Sri Trinayaneshvara Swami Temple – Ancient temple which existed even before the time of Raja Wadiyar, located outside the Original Mysuru fort, on the bank of Devaraya Sagar (Doddakere). It was during the time of Kanthirava Narasaraja Wadiyar and his successor Dodda Devaraja Wadiyar that the fort was enlarged and the Trinayaneshvara temple came within the fort.

• Sri Prasanna Krishanswami temple – The Mysuru dynasty claims its descent from Yadu Vamsa (Yadu Race) founded by Sri Krishna of Mahabharata. Therefore, Krishnaraja Wadiyar III felt sad that there was no temple dedicated to Krishna. To fulfil this , he started the construction of Sri Prasanna Krishna Temple in 1825 and according to inscription, it was completed in 1829.

• Kille Venkatramana Swamy Temple – During the time of Tipu, the Mysuru family was still in Srirangapatna. Queen Lakshmammanni, wife of Krishnaraja Wadiyar II was deeply worried about the dynasty and its future. Then lord Venkataramana is said to have appeared in her dream, and directed her that his statue which is in Balamuri (a place on the banks of Cauvery river) should be consecrated in Mysuru. By this pious act, her dynasty would get salvation. She therefore, proceeded to Balamuri without the knowledge of the Sultan and brought the image of Venkataramana, consecrated it in the temple, and offered continuous worship. This is said to have helped the family and after the fall of Tippu, the Kingdom was restored to the Wadiyar dynasty.

• Sri Bhuvaneshwari Temple – located on northern side of the Palace Fort corresponding to the Varahaswamy temple in the south, thus providing a symmetrical structure in the fort complex. Constructed by Sri Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar in the year 1951. One of the important objects in the temple is a copper Surya Mandala which is said to have been transferred from the Palace to this temple by His Highness Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar.

• Sri Gayatri Temple – located in the south-east corner of the fort directly corresponding to the Trinayaneshara swamy temple constructed by Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar in 1953. Three shrines dedicated to Savithri, Gayathri and Saraswathi.

• Mahalakshmi Temple

What are some interesting but little-known facts?

 1. A glass ball can bounce higher than a rubber ball!

2. Ketchup gets thinner when you shake it! That's because it's a non-Newtonian fluid.

3. If you are at the equator, you will be moving at 1000 mph.

4. Hot water freezes faster than cold water!

5. The expiration dates on bottled water are for the bottle itself, not for the water inside.

6. There is a naturally pink lake in Australia (Lake Hillier).

7. The "Blue Java" banana, a hardy and cold-tolerant banana, has an ice cream-like consistency and a vanilla-like flavor.

Which are lesser known facts of Yuzi Chahal?

 Yuzvendra Chahal, who represents Haryana in Ranji Trophy, is the only player to represent India in chess and cricket. In fact, his name is listed in World Chess Federation’s official site.

He first played in the IPL for Mumbai Indians in 2011. Harbhajan Singh was the team’s main spinner then, but Chahal claimed 2 for 9 in Mumbai's Champions League T20 victory the same year

He was the second-highest wicket-taker in the 2016 IPL season, representing Royal Challengers Bangalore. He finished with a handsome haul of 21 wickets as RCB reached the final of the competition.

He was man of the match in his very second ODI, claiming three for 25 runs against Zimbabwe at Harare in June 2016 as India won by eight wickets. The game is remembered for Chahal bowling a seam-up delivery at 109 km/h.

In the third T20 against England on February 1, 2017, he became the first Indian bowler to claim a five-wicket haul in T20 internationals.

What are some lesser-known facts about movie stars?

 Here are some lesser-known facts about some of our beloved movie stars -

• Nicolas Cage received $20 million in 1998 for his role as Superman in Tim Burton's Superman Lives - but that film was never made.

• Jim Carrey was Disney's first choice for the role of Captain Jack Sparrow. Unfortunately, production on Pirates of the Caribbean and Bruce Almighty was taking place at the same time.

• Before playing Katniss in The Hunger Games, Jennifer Lawrence was the voice actress for Bella in Twilight.

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• Robert Downey Jr. was once arrested after driving naked in his Porsche and carrying cocaine, heroin and a .357 Magnum.

• At the age of 37, Jack Nicholson discovered that the woman he had always thought was his sister was actually his mother.

What are some lesser known facts about the Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit?

 Bollywood’s timeless beauty Madhuri Dixit celebrates her 47th birthday today, May 15. As we wish her a wonderful year ahead, we bring you some of the lesser-known facts about this extraordinary onscreen talent.

1) Madhuri Dixit was paid a salary of Rs. 27,535,729 for her role in ‘Hum Aapke Hain Kaun’ opposite Salman Khan.

2) Madhuri Dixit is said to be the only actress in Bollywood to have nominated 13 times for the Filmfare Best Actress Award.

3) Madhuri Dixit had no interest in joining films initially. She received a degree in Microbiology and wanted to become a microbiologist or a pathologist.

4) Famous Indian painter M.F Husain was so mesmerized by Madhuri Dixit’s beauty that he watched her blockbuster ‘Hum Aapke Hain Kaun’ 67 times. He also booked an entire theatre for her comeback flick, ‘Aaja Nachle’.

5) In early 2011, Madhuri declined the lead role in a Bollywood remake of ‘Freaky Friday’ which was to be helmed by former co-star Anil Kapoor and starring his daughter Sonam Kapoor.

6) In the song ‘Kahe Chedd Mohe’, Madhuri Dixit’s costume weighed 30 kilograms. She had some problems with the dance choreography because of this, but she eventually completed it.

7) Madhuri Dixit has two elder sisters, Rupa and Bharati, and an elder brother, Ajit.

8) Madhuri Dixit is an accomplished Kathak dancer and is trained in the dance for eight years.

9) Madhuri is the only heroine of her era who got choreographed by Kathak guru, Pandit Birju Maharaj for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Devdas’. She was thrilled when Pandit Birju Maharaj said that she is the best Bollywood dancer.

10) It’s no secret that Madhuri undoubtedly has a lot of fans all over the world. One of her beloved fans from Jamshedpur has even launched a calendar where the year begins with Madhuri’s birthday. He has even appealed to the government to declare Madhuri’s birthday as a public holiday.