Wow I saw Abhinav Bindra Face To Face!
Written by Anurag Bhateja on August 17, 2008 – 11:46 pm -Well Sunday starts with a hectic schedule as I have to reach Chandigarh Railway station on 7:00 AM as didi was going back to Delhi (She came to meet me for rakhi which was a BIG SURPRISE for me). Then I got scolded by Capt. Sir as I forgot to buy newspapers’ copies which was ordered by him yesterday night (BAD OF ME. I SHOULD REMEMBER IF I PROMISE). Anyways I bought them and read whole tremendously good article on him in Dainik Jaagran. Till now the day was ok and sort of normal but then the game begins… I got ready and went for the talk show for NDTV with my arena mates.
We reached Bindra Farm at around 2:05 PM. As the set was not ready we had to wait for a while and spent our time in a road side dhaba. After having fun in field and getting some good memorable photographs, we went inside Bindra farms where my 1st surprise came in front of me in form of Bhagwant Mann, a famous comedian. I got some of his shots and went inside.
Then horror came in form of heavy rainfall which made us feel that we will miss the opportunity. But after getting wet from every mm of the body, the rain stops and “Lord Sun” gave us his prestigious Darshan.
After whole bunch of bad experience the talk show started. It was like living on high sky watching Abhinav Bindra and Nagma (The anchor) in front of me. I really admire Abhinav for his deeds for Country and also Nagma as I like her a lot as an anchor. After that Nikhil came which was totally unexpected for me. I was one of some lucky people who got chance to have individual photographs with all three of them!!
Overall day was full of good and bad things but I really enjoyed the feel of having cameras around and people telling you what to do and watching them shout on each other for getting everything on track. Abhinav is no doubt totally down to earth guy and his parents deserve to be proud of him. Now following are the most memorable shots of mine for today.
Anurag Bhateja With Abhinav Bindra
Anurag Bhateja With Nagma - Anchor NDTV
Anurag Bhateja With Nikhil - Anchor NDTV
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Congrats Abhinav Bindra
Written by Anurag Bhateja on August 11, 2008 – 10:31 am -
After 28 years wait ABHINAV BINDRA shooting champion from India won GOLD in 10 M Air Rifel in Beijing Olympics. Abhinav was born on 28th Sept 1982 (Wow we share same birth month!!!). Till date he had won 6 golds in different events. Besides sports he is running a firm named Abhinav Futuristics in Chandigarh. Abhinav Bindra won the gold for the Men’s 10m Air Rifle final after shooting a total of 700.5, thus becoming the first Indian individual gold medallist at the Olympics. He scored 596 (fourth) in the qualifying round and out-scored all other shooters in the finals with a round of 104.5.
P.S. In Olympics History of 104 years this is first time Indian National Anthem Jana Gana Mana is played for an individual Gold!!!!
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