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Beyond a Boundary : A  Remarkable Book and Bible of Cricketers. Beyond a Boundary was first read by me in 1985 and read again and again in the gaps of two to three years. In last three days of March 2020, I have completed the same book again and enjoyed lot. This book was written by a one of the foremost thinkers who was devoted to the cricket. His name is Cyril Lionel Robert James popularly known as C L R James. This book is written on Cricket and its impact on writer’s life. It is not the history of Cricket but social impact of cricket in West Indies and England. He considered the Cricket is a form of art. Through this book , one can easily found that C L R James had understood the game in genuine way. He never considered the game according to its technique and also never ready to accept the game how it grappled with team dynamics, skill, psychological war between batsman and bowler and Batsman and fielders. Thus, he loved the game not as it was played but as it w...

Suryakoti Samprabh Drashta Anuyatrik Dr. Anil Kakodkar: A wonderful book in Marathi At the time of reading the contemporary history of India, I find not only contribution of political leaders but also the contributions of scientists, sport persons, writers, actors; musicians etc. are the major contributions to make India as modern country. Still there are very few biographies are available about them. In last year, I was looking for biographies of Indian scientists like Vikram Sarabhai, M S Swaminathan, Prashant Mahabololinis, Satish Dhawan, Dadasaeb Phalke, Homi Bhabha and Anil Kakodkar and found the biographies only in English language and not much but very few in Marathi language. Recently, I got an opportunity to read the biography of Dr. Anil Kakodkar in Marathi written by one of my friends and classmates Aneeta Patil and the name of the book is, “Suryakoti Samprabh Drashta Anuyatrik Dr. Anil Kakodkar”. It is beautifully written in Marathi and enj...