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K.C. Vijaya Kumar Tunbridge Wells A bright Thursday morning, with clear skies and the chirping of birds, was the perfect setting for embarking on a cricketing pilgrimage. Tunbridge Wells is a familiar name to lovers and it was time to head there. Be­ fore V.V.S. Laxman and engineered that en­ grossing turnaround against Steve Waugh’s Aussies at Kol­ kata’s Eden Gardens in 2001, the Indian version of rising from the ashes harked back to a glorious June 18 in 1983 at Tunbridge Wells. ’s unbeaten 175 (138b, 16x4, 6x6), miraculous in its conception, resuscitat­ ed India from a precarious 17 for five in a World Cup match against Zimbabwe. The skip­ Commanding show: Kapil Dev hits a trademark shot during the epic knock. Right: The great allrounder is lauded by teammates Epochal venue: A view of the scoreboard above the pavilion. Bottom: Bruce Standring, a cricket per’s dare­devilry and part­ after the scintillating effort. * THE HINDU ARCHIVES fan, and Carl Openshaw, president, Tunbridge Wells CC, snapped on Thursday. * K.C. VIJAYA KUMAR nerships with and ensured crew had a strike and there is had to be switched: South­ woods laced with flowering director of Kent County when asked about that dis­ has limited facilities and it is were all just catching a game that his men scored 266 for no footage of an innings for ampton Central to London’s shrubs. The guard whispers: Cricket Club extends a firm tant magical day. Carl Open­ difficult to accommodate so of cricket but it was special.” eight and subsequently the the ages. A member of the Waterloo; and Waterloo East “Kapil Dev, 175!” In the mid­ handshake. “I missed that shaw, president of the Tun­ many modern­day television But is there anything relat­ opposition was bowled out 1983 Indian squad once told to Tunbridge Wells. And as dle, a county skirmish was in match but it changed Indian bridge Wells Cricket Club, cameras. We have the stands ed to the fortune­flipping for 235. It was a tipping point this correspondent: “I think the rail­lines snaked past progress involving Kent and cricket, didn’t it? Till then In­ remembers: “India was in here and the woods there joust? A scorecard, may be an in India’s sporting history the strike was an excuse, the London’s high­rises, rolling Nottinghamshire. A dia only cared for Tests and trouble, losing , first and you are in time for our old picture, any remem­ and Kapil’s Devils eventually BBC perhaps presumed that greens, slumbering sheep, falls, Samit Patel departs, then this match and the two and then another three annual Kent game too. We brance of things past? Down­ won the World Cup in a Da­ there was no value in report­ and through tunnels burrow­ there is measured applause World Cup win shifted atten­ and it looked like the match prefer it this way.” ton does the rounds in the pa­ vid­quelling­Goliath moment ing a game involving India ing into hills, a slice of history from an audience munching tion to ODIs,” he says before would be over by lunch. It Carl’s friend and fellow vilion, the members’ bar and against the West Indies at and Zimbabwe.” The only lin­ was to be relived. cucumber sandwiches, pork seeking out the regulars, who wasn’t meant to be that way, old­timer Bruce Standring the club’s office but there are Lord’s. gering references are photo­ pies and imbibing ale or were present when Kapil imagine India was playing was at the arena with his then no physical clues to Kapil’s The 36th anniversary of graphs of Kapil launching his Quaint town wine. The thud of the red made a mockery of the odds against little Zimbabwe and little daughter and he recalls: incandescent moment under Kapil’s supreme effort passed sixes and shards of memory Tunbridge Wells is a quaint cherry in a pastoral setting, with his rousing big­hits and then Kapil Dev steps in and “It was jaw­dropping, first the sun. All that remain are by just recently and it was fixated to a few anecdotes town and the venue — Nevill surely picture­postcards are toothy grin. soon he is hitting sixes and there were the wickets and the ‘I­was­there’ tales passed time to snuggle into nostal­ and R. Mohan’s despatches in Ground — that witnessed Ka­ made of these moments. Two gentlemen, nursing fours all over. It was incredi­ then Kapil Dev strikes those across generations, adding a gia’s warmth. Strangely, on The Hindu. pil’s masterpiece is fringed by Paul Downton, former En­ their beers on the grass­ ble to be here. It has been our sixes. There were not many mythical allure to a stupen­ that epochal day, the BBC Cut to the present, trains country homes and the gland wicketkeeper and the banks, raise their hands only ODI so far. This ground Indian fans back then and we dous knock.

Another injury scare! The pitches in England are the flattest in the world: Bumrah Press Trust of India Though there is cloud cover, there is neither seam movement nor swing, says the India speedster Southampton All­rounder Vijay Shankar Press Trust of India justment becomes easy.” match,” the Indian you want to try that in the is the latest to suffer an Southampton Normally fast bowlers had said earlier. nets as well. You want to exe­ injury scare in the Indian World’s premier fast bowler don’t go full tilt at the nets es­ Ask Bumrah about that cute everything in the nets. camp after being hit on Jasprit Bumrah on Thursday pecially when they are play­ and he echoes his captain’s In the match, it’s just repeti­ the toe during a rain­hit said the pitches in England ing matches regularly, but observation. “Sometimes tions. Be it a death­ training session on used for white ball cricket it’s different for Bumrah who you want to try something session or with new ball, I do Wednesday. are the “flattest tracks” he had K.L. Rahul and Virat different in the match and it in the nets.” During training, a has ever bowled on as there Kohli in all sorts of trouble Jasprit Bumrah yorker hit is rarely any movement in during Thursday’s net Shankar flush on his toes the air or off the pitch. session. and he was apparently in Bumrah busted the myth

pain. Vijay Shankar. * AP about English conditions and Rattling Rahul, Kohli However a team source tracks during an interaction A perfect yorker found Ra­ informed that there’s as a floater. He is also a with the media here. hul’s off­stump pegged back. nothing to worry as of handy medium­pacer. “Whatever white ball When Kohli batted, Bumrah now. “Yes, Vijay (Shankar) With Shikhar Dhawan cricket I have played so far, I Matter of fact: Bumrah says it is a bonus if the surfaces for the got one to shoot up from

was in pain but it subsided already ruled out of the felt the flattest wickets are World Cup games offer some help to the speedsters. * AP short of good length, leaving by the evening. Hopefully, tournament due to thumb those in England. There’s no the skipper ducking for cov­ there’s nothing scary,” the fracture and Bhuvneshwar help for the bowlers on these Bumrah said when play­ your accuracy and clarity. So er. The ball hit the top of the source said. Kumar out for two games tracks,” he said. ing in England the Indian that’s what we try to do. We bat and flew! Shankar is one of the due to hamstring strain, “You see cloud cover and bowling unit is always ready know that the wickets are flat Then there was a designated No. 4 batsmen Shankar’s injury will only feel that the ball will swing for the worst­case scenario in England and we take that that pitched on length and in this Indian line­up increase tension for the but there is neither seam and if some help is available, into consideration as the beat Kohli’s bat. “With Bum­ although he is being used team management. movement nor swing,” said it treats it as bonus. worst possible scenario. So if rah, he exactly bowls in the Bumrah. “You have to rely a lot on there is a bit of help, then ad­ nets as he bowls in the Warner’s big hundred highlights ’s consummate win Mushfiqur Rahim’s determined century to no avail as a combative Bangladesh comes up 48 runs short

Press Trust of India hundred against Pakistan, er back sensing a risk, and NOTTINGHAM added 121 with his skipper the latter was caught behind Australia moved closer to the Aaron Finch (53) in a risk­ 11 short of a hundred. semifinals after David War­ free opening partnership Faced with a daunting task ner, with his second century and then raised a 192­run of chasing down a massive of the tournament, inspired stand with Usman Khawaja target, the ‘Tigers’, as ex­ the defending champion to a (89). pected, took the fight to the comfortable 48­run win over His 16th ODI hundred, rival camp but ended up a combative Bangladesh here which was also his sixth 150­ with 333 for eight in the stip­ on Thursday. plus knock, came off 147 balls ulated overs. The left­handed opener and had 14 hits to fence and contained his natural aggres­ five over the ropes. Good cameos sive self before swinging his The stage was set to go af­ Mushfiqur Rahim (102 not arms freely to score 166, ter the bowlers and Glenn out), Mahmudullah (69), Ta­ which steered Australia to a Maxwell produced a 10­ball mim Iqbal (62) and the in­ mammoth 381 for five, its se­ 32, which had three sixes form Shakib Al Hasan (41) cond highest in the World and two fours. Maxwell was gave it their all in the chase Cup. run out after a mix­up with but the effort still proved in­ Warner, who had hit a Khawaja, who sent his partn­ sufficient though the total was the Asian nation’s best ever in one­dayers. SCOREBOARD AUSTRALIA VS BANGLADESH It was Mushfiqur’s first AUSTRALIA 354 (Smith, 47.1). (7b), Mashrafe Mortaza c Max­ hundred in a World Cup David Warner c Rubel b Sarkar BANGLADESH BOWLING well b Stoinis 6 (5b, 1x4); Extras game and seventh overall. 166 (147b, 14x4, 5x6), Aaron Mortaza 8­0­56­0, Mustafizur (b­4, lb­4, w­9): 17; Total (for Paceman Mitchell Starc and Finch c Rubel b Sarkar 53 (51b, 9­0­69­1, Shakib 6­0­50­0, Ru­ eight wkts. in 50 overs): 333. Nathan Coulter­Nile shared 5x4, 2x6), Usman Khawaja c bel 9­0­83­0, Mehidy 10­0­ FALL OF WICKETS four wickets between them. Mushfiqur b Sarkar 89 (72b, 59­0, Sarkar 8­0­58­3. 1­23 (Sarkar, 3.5), 2­102 (Shakib, The win took Australia to 10x4), Glenn Maxwell run out 32 BANGLADESH 18.1), 3­144 (Tamim, 24.1), 4­175 the top with 10 points. (10b, 2x4, 3x6), Marcus Stoinis Tamim Iqbal b Starc 62 ( 74b, (Liton, 29.2), 5­302 (Mahmudul­ () 17 (11b, 2x4), Steve 6x4), Soumya Sarkar run out 10 lah, 45.3), 6­302 (Sabbir, 45.4), Smith lbw b Mustafizur 1 (2b), (8b, 2x4), Shakib Al Hasan c 7­323 (Mehidy, 48.2), 8­333 Alex Carey (not out) 11 (8b, 1x4); Warner b Stoinis 41 ( 41b, 4x4), (Mortaza, 49.6). Extras (b­1, lb­5, nb­1, w­5): 12; Mushfiqur Rahim (not out) 102 AUSTRALIA BOWLING Total (for five wkts. in 50 overs): (97b, 9x4, 1x6), Liton Das lbw b Starc 10­0­55­2, Cummins 10­1­ 381. Zampa 20 ( 17b, 3x4), Mahmu­ 65­0, Maxwell 3­0­25­0, FALL OF WICKETS dullah c Cummins b Coulter­Nile Coulter­Nile 10­0­58­2, Stoinis 1­121 (Finch, 20.5 overs), 2­313 69 (50b, 5x4, 3x6), Sabbir Rah­ 8­0­54­2, Zampa 9­0­68­1. Flying high: David Warner celebrates in inimitable style after (Warner, 44.2), 3­352 (Maxwell, man b Coulter­Nile 0 ( 1b), Me­ Toss: Australia; MoM: Warner. notching up his 16th ODI century. * AP 46.2), 4­353 (Khawaja, 46.5), 5­ hidy Hasan c Warner b Starc 6 Australia won by 48 runs.

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Brilliant Annu clinches England’s spirits on a high Advani in IOC lifts hosting bronze Sri Lanka desperately needs a win to hang on for survival summit clash restrictions on India WC PREVIEW ASIAN SNOOKER Special Correspondent <> On behalf of IOA, all NEW DELHI NSFs, athletes, the Shayan Acharya Press Trust of India sports-loving Leeds The uncertainty over DOHA India’s hosting of community of India Riding high on confidence and myself, we are Pankaj Advani made a international sporting after a big win against Af­ extremely thankful spectacular comeback to events officially ended on Annu. * FILE PHOTO ghanistan, England will look Thursday with the and grateful for to keep the momentum go­ beat Pakistan’s Asjad Iqbal SPORTS BUREAU and enter the final of the International Olympic your support ing when it faces Sri Lanka in OSTRAVA (CZECH REPUBLIC) 35th Asian men’s snooker Committee communicating Narinder Batra a World Cup fixture on IOA president to IOC president Bach championship here on the same and lifting any Asian silver medallist Annu Friday. restrictions in place over Rani, who has been steady Thursday. on Tuesday regarding the The Eoin Morgan­led side India’s future hosting in the 60m range this sea­ Down 4­0 in the best­of­ same ensured that the is currently second on the ta­ rights. son, won the women’s jave­ principle of non­ ble with eight points from nine semifinal, the Indian lin bronze in the 58th Ostra­ The IOC EB decided to discrimination of athletes five outings. Another win cueist swept the next five va Golden Spike athletics “lift, with immediate effect, and teams participating in will bring it closer to the frames to set up a summit meet, an IAAF World Chal­ all provisional measures any future international semifinals. Sri Lanka, on the clash with Thailand’s Tha­ lenge event, on Thursday. other hand, is four points nawat Tirapongpaiboon, and restrictions imposed sports events in India will behind. who had the measure of Iq­ under points 2 and 3 of the be fully respected. The 26­year­old had a bal’s compatriot Babar Ma­ IOC EB decision of 21 IOA president Narinder best throw of 60.20m apart from 59.91 and 59.89 in her Fire at the top Harnessing their skills: Moeen Ali and Ben Stokes bend their backs at practice on Thursday. sih 5­2. February 2019 in relation to Batra thanked Sports series. * awarding and hosting any At the iconic Headingley — GARETH COPLEY/GETTY IMAGES Earlier in the day, Adva­ Minister Kiren Rijiju and international sports events which hosts its first game of ni had pipped compatriot assured of a constructive Croatia’s Sara Kolak needs to improve its perfor­ in India; and inform the the tournament — all eyes Aditya Mehta 5­4 in the and cooperative association (64.45m) took the gold and mance if it has to make the International Sports will be on the England cap­ quarterfinals. going forward. Slovenia’s Martina Ratej last­four stage. Federations accordingly,” (61.01) bagged the silver. tain. The results: Semifinals: Pan­ “On behalf of IOA, all Morgan played a solid James Macleod, IOC’s NSFs, athletes, sports Run feast likely kaj Advani bt Asjad Iqbal (Pak) knock of 146 against Afghan­ 5­4 (31­68, 1­54, 40­76, 1­96 Director of Olympic loving community of India Shivpal last istan at Old Trafford on Before the World Cup, the (81), 78­8, 89­33, 55­14, 89­ Solidarity and NOC and myself, we are Shivpal Singh, who won the Tuesday, slamming 17 sixes, venue hosted the fifth and fi­ 24, 52­26); Thanawat Tira­ Relations, said in a letter to extremely thankful and Asian championship silver the maximum by anyone in nal ODI between England pongpaiboon (Tha) bt Babar the Indian Olympic grateful for your support with a personal best ODI cricket. In the absence and Pakistan — which wit­ Masih (Pak) 5­2. Quarterfi­ Association. and patience in arriving at 86.23m, was eighth and last of regular opener, Jason Roy, nessed a 350­plus total, suc­ nals: Advani bt Aditya Mehta the resolution on giving in men’s javelin with a se­ 5­4 (0­99(99), 1­60, 64­50, owing to a hamstring injury, cessfully defended by En­ Satisfied with letter clearance to India to host cond round effort of 97(72)­0, 35­90, 113(105)­0, the onus will be on Jonny has won only one of five tent with the bat, amassing gland.That raises hopes of a 8­107(107), 61­16, 72­48); Iq­ The letter further added international events,” he 79.69m. Estonia’s Magnus Bairtstow, Joe Root and Mor­ games, but received a point 179 runs in three innings — run feast on a day that pro­ bal bt Siyavosh Mozayani (Irn) that the IOC Executive added in a communique to Kirt won gold with a world­ gan to fire at the top. each from two no results. needs to inspire the rest of mises to be bright and sun­ 5­1; Masih bt Mohd. Bilal Board was satisfied that the IOC president Thomas leading 90.34m while Po­ Sri Lanka, on the other Captain Dimuth Karuna­ the team. ny, with some clouds hover­ (Pak) 5­2; Tirapongpaiboon bt Indian government’s letter Bach. land’s Cyprian Mrzyglod hand, is struggling. So far, it ratne — who has been consis­ Sri Lanka desperately ing around. Gao Yang (Chn) 5­1. (83.88m) claimed silver. Messi and Armani Shooting out, Late goal helps Cameroon Putintseva packs off Osaka women’s save Argentina cricket in for make the grade Kerber convincingly beats Sharapova in Mallorca Zapata books Colombia’s last­eight berth CWG 2022 Argentines break Scottish hearts TENNIS gros Menendez replied with Agence France-Presse PRESS TRUST OF INDIA WOMEN’S WC Argentina’s first goal of the Birmingham BIRMINGHAM Agence France-Presse tournament in the 74th mi­ World No. 1 Naomi Osaka Shooting was left out of the Paris nute, and then Florencia succumbed to a straight­ 2022 Commonwealth Bonsegundo’s shot went in Ajara Nchout’s brilliant goal sets defeat to Yulia Putintse­ Games programme on off goalkeeper Lee Alexan­ at the death gave Cameroon va at the Birmingham Clas­ Thursday, dealing a big der to set up a grandstand a dramatic 2­1 win over New sic on Thursday, handing blow to India which won as finale. Zealand on Thursday and Ashleigh Barty the chance many as 16 medals, includ­ took the Indomitable Lio­ With two minutes left, af­ to end the week on top of ing seven gold, at the 2018 nesses through to the wo­ ter an agonising VAR review, the rankings. edition in Gold Coast. men's World Cup knockout Argentina was awarded a pe­ Osaka admitted ahead of The Executive Board of stage. nalty. Alexander saved Bon­ her first grass court tourna­ the Commonwealth Games segundo’s tame first at­ Just 10 seconds of the al­ ment of the season that she Federation (CGF) met and tempt, but VAR caught the is still not at home on the approved the inclusion of lotted five minutes of added goalkeeper straying off her A big one! Putintseva was off to a blistering start and ensured surface and it showed as Pu­ Osaka never recovered. * REUTERS women’s cricket, beach time remained when Nchout line and the Argentine con­ curled a shot into the net to tintseva romped to a 6­2, 6­3 The heroes: Messi slotted home a penalty while goalkeeper volleyball and para table verted her second effort in give her side the victory. win. past Frenchman Jo­Wilfried Wilfried Tsonga 7­6(5), 4­6, Armani brought off quite a few saves for Argentina. * AFP tennis in the Games pro­ the fourth minute of stop­ Putintseva made a blis­ Tsonga 7­6(5), 4­6, 7­5. 7­5; Alexander Zverev bt Steve gramme for the Birming­ Argentina fought back page time. Johnson 6­3, 7­5; Roberto Bau­ tering start to go 5­0 up in COPA AMERICA spot­kick a few minutes later ham edition. from three down to draw 3­3 The results: Group D: Japan 0 tista Agut bt Richard Gasquet but Derlis Gonzalez’s shot the first set and Osaka's del Potro injured The inclusion of these in Paris to eliminate the lost to England 2 (White 14, 84); Juan Martin del Potro faces 6­1, 6­4; Matteo Berrettini bt Reuters was saved by Argentina Scotland 3 (Little 19, Beattie 49, troubles on serve through­ Andreas Seppi 4­6, 6­3, 6­2. three sports will now need Scots as it climbed to third. a further lengthy injury BELO HORIZONTE (Brazil) ’keeper Franco Armani, Cuthbert 69) drew with Argen­ out the match ensured she to be ratified by 51 percent Scotland looked to be go­ layoff and will miss Wimble­ ATP Queen's Club: First round: who was lucky to avoid a red tina 3 (Menendez 74, Alexander never recovered. Jeremy Chardy bt Mikhail Ku­ Lionel Messi scored from of the CGF members next ing through as one of the don next month after frac­ card when he fouled Gonza­ 79­og, Bonsegundo 90+4­pen). French Open champion kushkin 6­1, 6­3; Juan Martin the penalty spot to salvage a month. best third­placed sides when lez outside his area at the Group E: Cameroon 2 (Nchout Barty can secure World No. turing the patella in his right del Potro bt Denis Shapovalov 1­1 draw for Argentina “Our recommendation Erin Cuthbert’s 69th­minute end of the first half. 57, 90+5) bt New Zealand 1 1 by winning the title in Bir­ knee for the second time in 7­5, 6­4; Milos Raonic bt Marco against Paraguay in the Co­ of adding women’s cricket, goal put it 3­0 up after earlier (Awona 80­og); Netherlands 2 mingham and she eased in­ nine months. Cecchinato 6­3, 6­2; Stanislas pa America on Wednesday A late goal from Duvan beach volleyball and Para strikes from Kim Little and (Dekker 54, Beerensteyn 75) bt to the quarterfinals with a The Argentine slipped on Wawrinka bt Daniel Evans 6­3, as his side rode its luck to Zapata, his second in two table tennis is the result of Jen Beattie. However, Mila­ Canada 1 (Sinclair 60). court towards the end of his 6­4. cling on to hope of reaching games, gave Colombia a 1­0 a thorough review and we 6­3 6­1 victory over Jennifer Brady. first round win at Queen's Mallorca Open: Second round: the quarterfinals. win over Qatar at Sao Paulo believe these sports would Club in London over Denis Angelique Kerber bt Maria Sha­ Only the rain threatened Richard Sanchez put Pa­ and guaranteed its place in help us to enhance the ex­ Shapovalov on Wednesday rapova 6­2, 6­3; Belinda Bencic to slow Barty as it delayed raguay ahead in the 37th mi­ the quarterfinals. isting programme and and could also miss the US bt Shelby Rogers 5­7, 6­3, 3­1 the start of the match and nute, firing into the bottom Qatar, one of the two reach new audiences, Open later this year. (retired); Amanda Anisimova bt corner after a lung­bursting non­South American teams while showcasing the then briefly interrupted the Alize Cornet 6­2, 6­4. second set. run from Miguel Almiron invited, improved in the se­ sports to our local com­ Blown away Birmingham Classic: Second round: Yulia Putintseva bt Nao­ down the left wing. cond period but just as the munity, spectators and Maria Sharapova's return Bautista Agut advances mi Osaka 6­2, 6­3; Jelena Osta­ Argentina captain Messi game looked destined to fin­ fans across the world, from injury at the Mallorca levelled in the 57th minute watching on TV,” said Ian In the ATP 500 tournament penko bt Johanna Konta 6­3, ish goalless, Zapata gave Co­ Open came to an abrupt 6­4; Barbora Strycova bt Su­ after a handball by Para­ Reid, CEO, Birmingham in Halle on Wednesday, lombia all three points. end on Thursday as she was Wei Hsieh 7­6(3), 6­3; Kristyna Spain’s seventh seed Rober­ guay’s Ivan Peris which no The results: Group B: Colom­ 2022. “It’s also a selection convincingly beaten 6­2, 6­3 Pliskova bt Karolina Pliskova one on the pitch appealed bia 1 (Zapata 86) bt Qatar 0; that could help ensure that to Bautista Agut beat Franc­ by Angelique Kerber. 6­2, 3­6, 7­6(7); First round: for but was spotted by a VAR Argentina 1 (Messi 57­pen) the 2022 Commonwealth e’s Richard Gasquet 6­1, 6­4. Important results: ATP 500 Venus Williams bt Aliaksandra review. drew with Paraguay 1 (Sanchez Games will be the most in­ What a finish! Ajara Nchout, left, scored at the death Bautista Agut next faces tournament, Halle: Second Sasnovich 6­3, 6­4; Ashleigh Paraguay was awarded a 37). clusive in history.” to send Cameroon through. * AFP Roger Federer, who fought round: Roger Federer bt Jo­ Barty bt Donna Vekic 6­3, 6­4.

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THE HINDU CROSSWORD 12658 (set by KrisKross) SUDOKU FAITH 13 Artist endlessly tweaking 4 Severe old man covered in ash, instrument (5) perhaps (7) Teaching through silence

14 KrisKross had the French loaf 6 Growing old, seen wearing A well­known aphorism says silence is golden. Spiritua l (4) perfume (9) leaders have stressed the importance of silence as an aid to 16 Made a story — relax now and 7 One's beginning to go through meditation and eventual liberation. The sons of Brahma — rest (3,4) quite an intricate statement Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana, and Sanatkumara — were like x^n + y^n = z^n (8) well versed in the Vedas. But they wanted to gain knowledge 19 Greeting given by a Pole in about the Supreme Brahman, and the means to attain Him. New England (7) 8 Starting to travel to holy city, Lord Siva, as Dakshinamurthy, imparted to them the know­ crossing part of New York ledge that they sought, elaborated R. Narayanan in a dis­ 21 Contrarian vote? (4) (3,5) course. But He conveyed the Supreme Truth through 24 Extremist from Kabul trapped 11 Gazelle runs, losing leg in fire silence. (5) (4) Dakshinamurthy’s cin mudra conveyed much more than words could ever convey. In the cin mudra, the thumb and 25 Fight to save short sorcerer (9) 15 Take down note to treat the index finger are brought together, and this indicates the ailments (9) 27 Spin bowler's last over to jivatma­Paramatma connection. The thumb indicates the former English pacer (6) 17 Researches how paper could Paramatma and the forefinger is the jivatma. These two are be sold (8) brought together in the cin mudra. The other three fi ngers 28 Horsmen about to saunter represent the three malams (impurities) that stand in the 18 Heading off to control a around (8) way of our attainment of liberation. The three malam s are mountain ape (8) anava (ego), kanma (effects of our actions) and maayai (illu­ 29 Small eggs on rolls (6) Solution to puzzle 12657 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku 20 Yes, amateur baked a piece of sion). When these three impurities are conquered, the jivat­ ■ ACROSS 30 Losers back off, refuse to cake (4) ma reaches Him. These three malams keep our connection work, inviting trouble (8) to the material world alive. In their absence, the jivatma au­ 1 This original font could be 21 Wild beaver eating root of tomatically comes close to the Paramatma. This is what indispensable — you need it to green plant (7) type E­books! (5,3) ■ DOWN Lord Siva, as Dakshinamurthy, points out through His cin 5 Allow player to enter estate (6) 22 Animal in pain, mostly in mudra. 9 Horribly evil tyrant eventually 1 Relief from the sun? Run away shock (6) In fact, Dakshinamurthy is a silent guru. Using many had to hang (8) to Coimbatore on vacation (6) words to convey something is not as effective as conveying it 23 Kids like to wear casual shirts 10 Last and final wish? To quit succinctly through a gesture. Muruga, Lord Siva’s son, 2 Father's at home with pipe (6) (6) smoking, finally (6) taught His father the meaning of the pranava. Naturally, Mu­ 12 Vice­president perhaps? No sir, 3 All the Egyptian king's money 26 Where you may crash when ruga too knew the value of silence. Saint Arunagirinatha very repulsive creature (9) lost in the end (5) driving (5) says that Lord Muruga taught him the importance of silence.

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