Indian Idle...

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So, who's your idol? Sania Mirza sure isn't worthy of being called one, so say the academic babus of the NCERT. She's not 'big' enough and they'd rather the kids draw inspiration someone who has "struggled to scale the heights of success". Point taken. The Dravids and Gangulys of the world, too, don't make the cut, as BJP President Rajnath Singh would like us to believe. Enlightening. These little news bits were enough to whet my massive appetite of curiosity. Agreed that Ms Mirza could do with more wins under her waist before she qualifies as the 'ideal icon', and given Ganguly's luck with the game, he sure needs a guardian angel himself. But what makes the NCERT or Mr Singh believe that today's youth would happily content with whoever they believe is the right'un - be it Bhagat Singh or Bachhendri Pal. This is....