We get to hear that our courts are overreaching; that enabling un-elected judges to thwart the wishes of the elected representatives is undemocratic. Well, aren't we too late to complain?

Hockey in India has a far richer legacy than cricket. We won the last of our eight Olympic gold medals at the Moscow in 1980. Over the years, we fell down to levels the greats wouldn't have even imagined.

Created in 1901, they once made synthetic products. Soon, they pioneered in producing toxic substances. They made Agent Orange - a defoliant used during the Vietnam war. They (along with Dow chemical - remember?

Except the occasional story of the brave girl who refused to give in, we hardly read any news on dowry violence or dowry demands these days. We would love to believe that the problem had disappeared.

Olympics is the buzz word in India for the second time this year. In summers we produced our best results ever at the Olympics. Whereas by winter, our politicians and administrators have brought us to great shame.