Another Maharaji - it's just not Cricket

[nik9]

sport.guardian.co.uk/englandinpakistan/story/0,16791,1639999,00.html

Panesar's emergence would be a boon for England. Ashley Giles, the slow left-arm incumbent, has proved his survival qualities, but he is 33 and the next time an India or Pakistan tour comes round the succession may well have been decided. Fletcher, who calls Giles his "faithful hound" after a South African red wine, would have to learn to appreciate an altogether different tipple.

"I have always believed in my master," said Panesar. "He is my guru. He is my maharaji

"We did voluntary work on the land, harvesting the wheat and the canola and all united together. There was a feeling of togetherness and passion. There were strong binds and a sense of love. I have always been willing to do everything for the team, to have that sense of togetherness, but this has brought it all home to me."

[hamzen]

I've had a thing about Monty Panesar for a few months.

My gut feeling tells me he is gonna be massive, like the UK's answer to Bishan Bedi, he definitely has the vibe about him, but LOL it's coming from a different maharaji

Your linky wasn't working for me.

[nik9]

The Guardian's website has been iffy for the last week or so.

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[hamzen]

And shurely some mistake, he can't be implying the master worked in the fields with them, now that would be a first

I'm no great Jesus fan, but al least he was prepared to get his feet muddy, which I guess shri hans was too in the early days.

I guess that makes gm a spoilt little rich kid.
Funny how he managed to get raji ji to take the fall for that one, and now his kids are helping too.

[nik9]

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1296763.cms

LUCKNOW: Singing is their passion but they are not dazzled by the blitz of the film industry. For the 'ragi jatthas' at the 'prakash utsav' of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, its all for 'guru maharaj ji di sewa karen waaste' (for serving the Guru maharaj).

Hailing from rich business families based in Delhi, these men of the Bhai Paramjit Singh Khalsa Kirtan Mandali have been singing in praise of the Sikh Gurus from the past two days, nearly 42 hours at a stretch.

"I am singing from the past 25 years now and singing lines from the 'Sukhmani Saheb' has become a part of my daily life. Its like the sun in the sky and the air we breathe," said forty year old Bhai Paramjit Singh Khalsa.

He said that he was in class IX when he gave his first public performance. "It was passion then and a part of life now," he added.

The flutist of the group Prit Pal Singh said, "I have learnt playing flute from Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia's teacher Guru Moti Ram Sharma.

Being a part of the group is a matter to be proud of," he said. The 'ragi jattha' has not confined itself to the praise of Sikh religion. It regularly sings in temples as well.

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