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ACCEPT THAT PANDEMIC
FATIGUE IS REAL
Almost two years into the pandemic, you’re
likely tired of social distancing, restrictions,
school closures and alarming deadlines. If
you’re feeling unusually tired, anxious, fear-
ful or rundown, you’re not alone.
Psychologists have long recognised that
anxiety is a normal and healthy func-
tion that alerts us to threats and Do
helps us take measures to pro- not keep dis-
tect ourselves. Missing out on cussing all the time
events with friends, hobbies, about who got sick
or sports matches is incredi- and how. Instead
bly disappointing. The best learn about who got
way to deal with this disap- well and recov-
pointment? Let yourself feel it. ered
PRO TIP: When you are feeling
angry and irritated, calming your mind by
counting back from 10 to 1 or distracting
yourself helps.
DON’T FALL FOR THEORIES
The more you know about a certain issue,
the less fearful you may feel. Make sure to
access and believe only the most reliable
sources of information for self-protection. Do
PANDEMIC SURVIVAL GUIDE2.0
not follow sensational news or social media
posts which may impact your mental state.
PRO TIP: Do not keep discussing all the time
about who got sick and how. Instead learn
about who got well and recovered.
DISTRACTIONS WORK
Psychologists often say that when
we are under tough conditions, it’s
always helpful to look at the prob-
lem from two angles: things I can
control, and then things I can do
nothing about. There is a lot
that falls under that sec-
ond category right now,
but one thing that
helps us to deal with
that is creating distrac-
tions for ourselves.
FITNESS
IS YOUR WORKOUT
SPIKING YOUR STRESS?
Your workout could be
making you unfit...
Supriya.Sharma2@timegroup.com
T
he more intense you train the more stress
you trigger, yet people often view harder
exercise as better. Exercise should make
you feel wonderful, not wiped out.
“If it’s not hurting it’s not working.” That’s
the affirmation most fitness conscious people
go to gym with. Well, here’s a newsflash for you
— going too hard during your workouts can trig-
ger the stress hormone cortisol, especially if
you’re already stressed. It sends your body into
a fight-or-flight mode, which further slows
down some key functions in the body, like your
metabolism and immunity. “Every time your
body gets stressed, it pushes cortisol in your
blood stream in order to handle that stress.
Physical or psychological – your brain doesn’t
know the difference between what kind of
stress you are going through, it always works in
survival mode and that’s why elevated cortisol
levels is a new epidemic,” says fitness expert
Gagan Arora.
CORTISOL-CONSCIOUS WORKOUTS
Do you feel tired but wired at bedtime? Do you
have intolerance for exercise or difficulty recov-
ering from workouts and healing from injuries? If
yes, then you possibly have elevated cortisol.
These symptoms could be signs that your stress
mechanism is losing its ability to function as
robustly as it did when you were younger. Don’t
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MAKE HEALTH A ROUTINE
Immunity is not built in a day. It is your lifestyle
that’s either building a strong immune system
THE GREAT
or slowly or rapidly destroying it. Recent studies
from the University of Reading show that stress-
ful thoughts can actually lower levels of immune
antibodies. “Restful sleep is important. 10 hours
for children and 6-8 hours for adults. Scientists
believe that we secrete higher levels of cortisol RESIGNATION
S
— the hormone that protects the immune imply put, it’s a trend in the
system — during sleep,” says Dr Anjali employment market during
Hooda, functional medicine expert. 2020 and 2021 that has seen a
Protein is a must. Research shows that much larger number of people
deficiency of high-quality protein can than usual resign from their
result in depletion of immune cells. Get job. The Great Resignation (that takes
enough vitamin C since it works from The Great Recession), also
as a great scavenger in the known as the Big Quit, is an
body, cleaning up all the mess. economic trend in which
employees voluntarily resign
from their jobs en masse. It is
essentially a pandemic work
out the right nutrition and trends. An article in BBC.com’s
vitamin levels in the body is ‘Worklife’ section said that: “More
dangerous for immunity. Less people are quitting their jobs,
is more when it comes to and it could shake the world of work
exercise. Keep your work- forever... There are several reasons
outs short and powerful. why workers are walking away –
Jumping exercises, walk- poor working conditions, fears of
ing, yoga, Pilates are fan- contracting Covid-19 and existential
tastic immunity-boosting epiphanies among them.”
exercises, so are short runs It is primarily a US phenomenon that
is now being seen in other countries too.
Some economists have described the
Great Resignation as a kind of general
strike while discussing Striketober, a
wave of strikes in October 2021 in the US.
The term was coined by Anthony Klotz, a
professor of management at Mays
We have come a long way since 2020, but there’s still a and weight lifting. What’s more? “Exercise is
the best antioxidant supplement you’ll get!”
Business School at Texas A&M University,
who predicted the mass exodus in May
lot more to learn and do for our mental and physical adds Dr Hooda. 2021. According to Microsoft’s 2021 Work
Trend Index, more than 40% of the global
health as the pandemic stretches on DON’T OVERDO HERBS
workforce are considering quitting their
job in 2021, while a
PRO TIP: Distractions can be as simple in your daily schedule. Change your pos- There isn't such a thing as one herb cures all. PricewaterhouseCoopers survey
as finishing homework on time, watch- ture occasionally. Get up to stretch “It is usually a combination of a healthy conducted in early August 2021 found
ing a favourite movie or getting between classes. And when you can, go lifestyle and the correct and therapeutic use that 65% of employees said they are
in bed with a novel as ways to for a rejuvenating walk. of a combination of herbs that can protect us looking for a new job and 88% of
seek relief and find balance. effectively in the present times. That said, executives said their company is
overuse of anything, even if it is a known experiencing higher turnover than
WORK IT OUT nectar, is equally harmful for us,” says Dr normal. A similar phenomenon is
ERGONOMIC ASSESSMENT Every step you take on the walking path or Manoj Kutteri, Wellness Director at Atmantan occurring in China, referred to as tang
If you’ve been studying from home for the the treadmill actually boosts your white Wellness Centre. Also, Ayurveda is a slow ping. According to the US Bureau of Labor
last two years, it’s definitely time to do blood cells which make you internally process and builds our inner mechanism Statistics, 4 million Americans quit their
an ergonomic assessment of your abode. stronger. So, exercise is perfect for strength- gradually. Consumption of Ayurvedic herbs is jobs in July 2021. A lot of it is in the mid-
Having a dedicated workspace makes it ening immunity. Yet don’t go overboard. subject to one’s own body mechanism and career level and a big reason for it is also
easier to demarcate school from home. Over-exercising reduces and weakens immu- pre-existing conditions. The effects of said to be the search of a better work-life
Don’t forget to make time for movement nity. Running marathons and training with- Ayurvedic herbs are not instant. balance.
GOOD TO KNOW
SYMPTOMS OF
HIGH CORTISOL
 Puffy look, all over
but can usually be seen
in the face
 Wake achy and stiff,
RECLAIM YOUR TIME
…WITH TIMEBOXING, A TIME MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE THAT HELPS YOU FIGHT PROCRASTINATION,
with a low appetite
in general or cravings
REGAIN LOST PRODUCTIVITY AND SIDESTEP EASY TASKS TO WORK ON WHAT REALLY MATTERS
for carbs Nitya.Shukla@timesgroup.com that you’ll spend on a certain task in the tained time on the schedule will encour-
 Difficulty losing body future. What makes the time box different CREATE A TIMEBOX age you to plan ahead, and get your docu-
R
fat, particularly around emember the last time you is that it’s all about the mindset. When  To create a timebox, first determine ments or study material in order. For
the middle were supposed to finish a task you timebox, you proactively decide how a task or body of work that needs to example, you can’t be searching for last
 Cravings for in 30 minutes, but somehow much time you’ll spend on a particular be completed year’s mock paper at 10 am when you
sugary/starchy and you lost sight of the goal, and task instead of working on it until it’s  Then decide the length of time that decided to take a mock test at 10 am.
fatty foods ended up taking the entire done. You can also add details like the body of work should take Timeboxing, and the planning that comes
 Easy bruising day? Did you wonder how you lost all that when or where you’ll do it.  Find a time in your schedule to with it, can help reduce the work around
 Muscle weakness time? Relax, it’s not you, it’s Parkinson’s – accomplish the task the work, which takes up 60 per cent of
 Difficulty concentrating not the disease but the principle! The  Choose between a hard and a soft our time. When you start your timebox,
Parkinson’s Law states that “work PLAN AHEAD timeframe you should have everything you need right
expands so as to fill the time available for To be able to do a task exactly at the  Begin the timer in front of you. Being intentional about
its completion.” When you don’t set con-
straints on your time it’s easy for any sort
of work (or homework) to get dragged out
ascer-  To stay focused on the
task at hand,
avoid distractions
how you will spend the next 30 minutes is
way more mindful than leaving the details
to the last minute.
over the course of a day (days even). To throughout the
take back time, you have to take charge! time limit
 After you’ve HARD VS. SOFT TIMEBOXING
add to the situation by exercising hard. Switch to finished, take a In a hard timebox you have to stop doing
cortisol-friendly workouts that aim to give you an ENTER TIMEBOXING break the task once the time is over — even if
efficient session without triggering your body’s A goal-oriented time management you haven’t completed it. Hard timeboxes
stress response. They are usually shorter in dura- strategy in which you ‘time- are very effective for perfectionists who
tion (30-40 min) and steer clear of high impact, box’, as in set a goal to fin- tend to keep working at something that
high-intensity training styles like HIIT. In fact, this ish a particular task within has already been finished. A soft timebox
is what has given birth to HILIT (high intensity, a certain time frame. So on the other hand is more flexible where
low impact interval training).
for example, you open your once the time is up, you should wrap up
calendar or day’s schedule, what you’re doing and move on to the
and enter a block of time next task but it’s okay if you don’t.
CONSISTENCY OVER INTENSITY
You don’t need harder workouts, you don’t need
QUICK BITES
OIL IS
more intense workouts, you don’t need supposed
“fat burning workouts”, and you need to stick to
a principle of consistency over intensity. “It’s a
misconception that easy workouts don’t work.
1 Choose a variety of vegetable oils
instead of a single source. This is 5 Do not boil the oil without food for
more than a minute.
You need to balance your hard days and easy
days with exercise. Actually your body needs to
because most vegetable oils don’t have an
ideal mix of fats. Go for blended oils like
mustard, sesame, rice bran and olive oil.
6 Oils with a high smoking point should
be chosen for frying. Smoking point of
an oil is the temperature at which it starts
move more through the day than just sweating
2 Kick refined oils out of the window. emitting a blue haze, indicating formation
WELL
out 45-60 min, 3-6 times a week during exercise.
They have dominated the Indian of decomposition products.
A balanced workout regimen is far more helpful
than giving your 100% to each and every workout
session,” says Arora.
households for two decades now, giving us
imbalanced fats and are responsible for
various heart problems, cancer, gall
7 Most vegetable oils have
adequately high smoking points
while butter and coconut oil are
bladder stones and disturbing the not suitable for frying due to low
WHAT WORKS? overall immune system. smoking points.
Make lots of time for recovery: rest days, rehab
work, walking, gentle yoga, meditation, etc. Hone
your stress management skills, and be careful if
3 High heat refining takes the oil to a
very high temperature where its
goodness (vitamins and antioxidants)
8 Do not leave the lid of the
oil container open for even
a short while. It results in
exercise is your go-to stress reliever. Also, it’s gets destroyed. Therefore, choose less deterioration of the oil quality
G
important to prioritise sleep and do your best to o all olive or stick to the of saturated fat per tablespoon, such as refined or cold pressed oils like olive, since oil reacts with
resolve your sleep problems. You might better good old mustard? Is ghee tub margarines, canola, corn, safflower, peanut and sunflower. They retain all atmospheric air.
serve your overall fitness and health goals by
choosing workouts like yoga, Pilates, or any
bad altogether? Shopping
for the right oil is a quandary
soybean, sunflower, and olive oils.
Different oils have different qualities
of their flavour, aroma, and
nutritional value. 9 What’s even better than
using the best oils is to
activity that leaves you feeling good. Walking,
gardening, taking your pet for a stroll, easy
cycling, relaxed swimming, dance, yoga and
today. The American Heart
Association recommends choosing
vegetable oils and margarines with
that make them better for different
uses. Some are best for baking, some
for frying, and some are suited for salad
4 Traditional fats like
ghee, coconut oil and
white butter are help in
substitute it with their
original sources. For instance,
have sunflower seeds,
meditation are activities which can play a huge liquid vegetable oil as the first dressings. Here are some useful points boosting immunity peanuts and almonds instead
role in stabilising your cortisol levels. ingredient and no more than two grams to remember: and digestion. of their oil variations.
 02 “We live in a world that has walls, and those walls
need to be guarded by men with guns.”
— Aaron Sorkin, director/screenwriter
TRIVIA TIME SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022

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ALL ABOUT INDIAN ARMY DAY

Every year, January 15 is observed as Indian Army Day because on this day in 1949, Field Marshal Kodandera M Cariappa took over as
the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief
WHAT IS INDIAN Shortly after taking command of the Indian Army, then deputy Prime Minister and 10 INTERESTING FACTS
India’s first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel took the salute at the first inau-
ARMY DAY? gural parade at Indian Army Academy in April 1949. In the pic: General K M Cariappa
ABOUT THE INDIAN ARMY
The Indian army originated from the

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(extreme left); C-in–C Brig Thakur Mahadev Singh; Commodore H. Drew (second left) The Indian Army is the 4th largest
forces of the East India Company, which and Sardar Baldev Singh, Defence Minister (centre left) standing Army in the world with 3
later came to be known as the ‘British million military personnel.
Indian Army’, on April 1, 1895 – but Army
Day in India is celebrated on January 15.
India attained independence on
August 15, 1947, and right
after the country was
experiencing communal According to the
riots because of Global Fire Power
Partition. It was an Index 2017, India’s army
anarchic atmosphere is considered the world’s
with many adminis- fourth strongest army
trative problems crop- after America, Russia,
ping up everyday. A and China. Pakistan
reason why the army is ranked 13th
had to come forward to
control the situation.
At the time of Indian inde-
pendence, the command of the Indian
army was in the hands of the British
General Sir Francis Butcher. So this was
the right time to hand over the reins to
the Indians. On January 15, 1949 Field A soldier displaying clothes and
India spends
Marshal K M Cariappa became the first equipment used by Armymen
around Rs 5-7 crores
Indian Army Chief of Independent India. organised every year at the Cariappa at Siachen
daily on guarding the
Hence, this day is celebrated as Indian EVERYONE HAS AN ARMY DAY Parade Ground of Delhi Cantonment and the FIRST WOMAN Siachen glacier. Approx.

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Army Day since then. Many nations around the world salute is taken by the Indian Army Chief. The Indian army
TO LEAD ARMY 3000 soldiers always
observe some kind of Armed Forces controls the highest
DID YOU KNOW? Day to honour their military forces. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT? remain on duty and each
battlefield in the
HOW IS IT DAY PARADE serve for about

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The Chola dynasty, Note that this day is different from It helps us appreciate the lengthy world, the Siachen Glacier –
On Army Day 2020, three months
with its seat in Veterans Day or Memorial Day process of Independence. Even 5000 metres above sea level.
Captain Tania Shergill of
present-day South CELEBRATED? though India got its independence
Corps of Signals

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India, was the first in It is celebrated at all The Indian army has a
became the first
the Indian the Army Command horsed cavalry regiment,
subcontinent to have headquarters and ABOUT FIELD MARSHAL woman officer to lead
one of the last 3 remaining in
the Army Day parade.
naval powers in the 9th national capital by K M CARIAPPA the world.
Captain Shergill, a fourth-
century AD organising army

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generation woman army Arguably, it’s said that the Indian

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parades including eneral Kodandera Madappa
officer, was also army has never initiated the first
many other military shows. The parade is Cariappa (1899–1993), was the
the parade attack or engaged in a military
first Indian to be appointed as
adjutant for the coup to gain power.
commander-in-chief of the Indian Army.
WHAT IS A FIELD Sam “I wonder whether His distinguished military career
Republic Day

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that year. Both The Indian Forces carried out
MARSHAL? Manekshaw is those of our politi- spanned almost three decades. Cariappa
her father and one of the biggest civilian res-

F
ield Marshal is a
five–star general
officer rank and the
highest attainable rank in
the Indian Army. Field
Marshal is ranked immedi-
ately above general, but
not exercised in the regu-
lar army structure. It is a
largely ceremonial or
wartime rank. Only two
people have got the rank
FM: Sam Manekshaw who
was the first field marshal
of India, and was con-
the subject of a joined the British Indian Army on
biopic ‘Sam cal masters who December 1, 1920, and was commis-
grandfather have cue missions in the world,
served in the ‘Operation Rahat’ in Uttarakhand in
Bahadur’ by director have been put in sioned as temporary second lieutenant
Army. A year 2013, airlifting about 20,000 peo-
Meghna Gulzar charge of the in the 2/88 Carnatic Infantry. He was
before, Captain ple, and dropped a total of
starring Vicky later transferred to 2/125 Napier Rifles,
Kaushal defence of the coun- then to the 7th Prince of Wales Own
Bhavna Kasturi 3,82,400 kg of relief materials.
became the first
try can distinguish a
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Dogra Regiment in June 1922, and finally The High Altitude Warfare
woman officer to
mortar from a motor; a to the 1/7 Rajput, which became his par- School (HAWS) is one of the
lead an all-men
ment of In- ent regiment. most elite training centers
dia over- gun from a howitzer; a He was the first Indian officer to
contingent for
ruled the guerrilla from a gorilla, attend the course at Staff College,
“If the army is the first Republic Day. in the world.
line of defence, the
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pre-estab- although a great many Quetta, the first Indian to command a It is one of the biggest con-
lished crite-
resemble the latter.”
battalion in the Indian Army, and also industry is the second.” in 1947, the next two years were tributors to the United Nations
ria, and con- was one of the first two Indians selected — Field Marshal KM Cariappa turbulent with the Partition and adminis- peacemaking operations.
ferred it to — Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw to undergo a training course at the trative issues. That time Indian Army

ferred the rank on January
1, 1973. The second was K
M Cariappa, who was con-
ferred the rank on January
15, 1986.
Unlike Manekshaw,
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him on 15 Imperial Defence College, Camberly, UK. was called upon to settle everything It holds the record of accepting
January 1986 at a special tional emblem over a He led the Indian forces in Kashmir dable reputation as one of the boldest, down. It was only in 1949 that the Indian the world’s largest military sur-
investiture ceremony held crossed baton and sabre in during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. He revolutionary, principled and bravest offi- Army became the official Indian Army. render when after victory in the
at Rashtrapati Bhavan. a lotus blossom wreath. was a member of the Army Sub cers in the Indian Army. He strongly And it took us another year to declare 1971 Indo-Pak war, Pakistan had to
Field marshal is equiva- On appointment, field mar- Committee of the Forces Reconstitution advocated for better conditions of the our own constitution and become a publicly surrender to India.
lent to an admiral of the shals are awarded a gold- Committee, which divided Indian soldiers. Cariappa was also republic in 1950.

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The Gorkha regiment is one of

who was conferred the
rank just before his retire-
ment, Cariappa was al-
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fleet in the Indian Navy and tipped baton which they the British Indian Army responsible for the development of the You get to pay respects to the coun-
a Marshal of the Indian Air may carry on formal A field into the Indian and Territorial Army including the National try’s military leaders. This day is a the oldest regiments of the
Force in the Indian Air occasions. The star marshal receives Pakistani Armies Cadet Corps. good way to revisit our heroes. Indian Army and has impressed
leaders worldwide with their combat

ready retired in 1953, and
since a field marshal never
retires, therefore retired
officers cannot be given
the rank. But as a token of
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Force. In the navy, admiral insignia, which full pay of a four–star after the After his retirement from the Indian It’s a way to read up on India’s mili-
of the fleet has never been comprises five general, and is considered Partition of India Army in 1953, he served as the high com- tary and warfare history. Even ability. Adolf Hitler once reportedly
awarded, but from the air golden stars a serving officer until death. in 1947. Apart missioner to Australia and New Zealand before the British army, India had a said, “If I had Gurkhas, no armies in the
force, Arjan Singh was pro- over a red strip, They wear a full uniform on from his exem- until 1956. As a token of gratitude for the rich history of warfare. Use this day to world would defeat me.”
moted to the marshal of is used on car all ceremonial occasions. In plary services exemplary service, the Government of read up about our country’s formidable

gratitude for the exempla-
ry service rendered by him
to the nation, the Govern-
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the Indian air force rank.
A field marshal’s in-
signia consists of the na-
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The Bailey Bridge, world’s
pennants, rank addition to this, they also in the Indian India conferred the rank of field marshal martial history that dates back to the highest bridge, in Ladakh was
flags and as gor- run an office in the Army, Cariappa on Cariappa in his 87th year, on 14 older kingdoms. built by Army in August 1982.
get patches. Army HQ with a also had a formi- January 1986.
secretariat

To mark the
73rd Army Day in
2021, the Indian Army
organised a marathon –
Vijay Run – to “commemo-
rate Swarnim Vijay Varsh
celebrations of India’s
resounding victory
over Pakistan in
1971
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022
“Enthusiasm makes up for a host of deficiencies.”
— ‘A Promised Land’ by Barack Obama

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BRAVE ‘BETIS’
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T
he first African-American actor
to win an Oscar for Best Actor,
Sidney Poitier bravely explored
race and racism in his films —

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refusing to play stereotypical aptain Harpreet undergraduate at
roles. But he didn’t stop there, he lent his Chandi, also the all-male
might to America’s civil rights movement, known as geology
standing alongside greats like Martin Polar department at
Luther King. And in the process not only Preet, the University
did he win millions of fans, but also recently became of Wisconsin;
inspired a generation of African-American the first British- journeyed
actors and personalities, including Denzel born Indian Sikh alone to the
Washington, Halle Berry, Oprah Winfrey Pic 1: Actors Sidney Poitier, left, and Jean Seberg
at the Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France in 1961. woman to reach the Belgian Congo
and Barack Obama. In celebration of his Pic 2: A still from the film The Defiant Ones. South Pole on her at the age of
work, life and service to the African Pic 3: A still from the film Lilies of the Field. own. The British Army 25; travelled
American cause, we explore some of his officer travelled over extensively before
most memorable roles. church. Despite difficulties, Smith com- 4,200 kilometres in 40 eventually returning
pletes the chapel and gains the nuns’ and days. The story of her grit to New York to live and
BREAKING THE MOULD townspeople’s respect and affection in and determination is write in Greenwich
the process. ‘Lilies of the Field’ would reflected in some of the books Village. Hahn writes vividly and amusingly
After serving in the army, Poitier
become the first of a short string of films that we’ve read in the past. about the people and places she came to know
joined the American Negro Theatre
(including ‘To Sir, With Love’ from 1967 Check them out. in her book, which was first published in
before securing a leading role in ‘No
and ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’) in ‘The New Yorker’.
Way Out’ (1950) playing an African-
which he played handy, disarming indi-
American doctor employed at a WILD
viduals, helping White people improve
county hospital. In the story, he UNBEATEN TRACKS IN
their attitudes. by Cheryl Strayed
treats two racist white brothers who
were shot while robbing a gas sta- Her mother’s death, followed by a JAPAN
tion. When one of them dies during TEACHING LOVE TO HATERS divorce from her
by Isabella Lucy Bird
a routine procedure, Poitier’s char- After appearing in the epic ‘The husband, prompted
acter has to face a lot of hate and Greatest Story Ever Told’ Poitier would-be author This Victorian adventurer
violence but ultimately prevails over portrayed a soft-spoken, educated Cheryl Strayed to was the first woman to be
his haters with his kindness. This African American man who go on a 1,100-mile elected a fellow of the Royal

FROM SIDNEY, WITH

was an important film at the time befriends (and falls in love with) trek. For two months, Geographical Society. She
because back then African-American with an illiterate young White she hiked the Pacific was a pioneer of solo female
actors mostly appeared in roles as woman who was blinded by her abu- Crest Trail that stretches travel (and a blockbuster
servants in a few scenes, or as sive mother. The film — released in from Mexico to Canada and author).
comic relief in Hollywood. ‘No Way 1965 against the backdrop of the ris- crosses nine mountain She travels
Out’ established Poitier as a charis- ing civil rights movement — played ranges and detailed her from
matic leading man, and also defined on the Shakespearan premise that experiences of the hike in Yokohama to
the kind of roles — educated, well- ‘love is blind’. The film was adapted her memoir, which she Hokkaido,

Love
mannered, middle-class professional by Guy Green from the 1961 book ‘Be released 17 years later. where she
who was acceptable to the African Ready with Bells and Drums’ by the The book describes how a lives with the
American and the White society. Australian author Elizabeth Kata. thousand-mile travel affected indigenous
her emotionally. Ainu
tribe, in
UNDIVIDING A DIVISIVE BALANCING THEATRE NO HURRY TO GET HOME this
book.
SOCIETY WITH FILMS by Emily Hahn
Popular on both sides of a segregated A woman way ahead of her time, Emily Hahn’s
America, Poitier is credited with playing a Poitier’s films regularly carried pow- was blessed with a sense of adventure. Born in
significant role in reducing racial tensions erful messages against the folly of St Louis in 1905, Hahn was the first female Nitya.Shukla@timesgroup.com
by lending controversial matters a sympa- discrimination throughout his first
thetic voice. His 1958 film ‘The Defiant two decades in the show business.
Ones’, was an American drama film that Despite his budding film success, READING CHALLENGE
was considered controversial at the time Poitier continued to participate in
due to its focus on racism and plea for
racial harmony. Despite hating each other,
live theatre, winning critical praise
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A HISTORY OF AS THE 79TH GOLDEN GLOBE WINNERS BASK IN GLORY, LET’S FIND OUT ABOUT HOW
THE AWARDS CAME INTO BEING…

GOLDEN GLOBES AWARD BEST ACTORS

 In acting categories, Meryl
BEST DIRECTORS
 In the category for Best Director,
Ennio Morricone

Streep holds the record for the YOUNGEST Elia Kazan leads with four wins,
most competitive wins with followed by Clint Eastwood,
PERSON TO WIN
eight, followed by Alan Alda, Miloš Forman, David Lean,
Angela Lansbury, Shirley AN AWARD Martin Scorsese, and Oliver
MacLaine, and Jack  Ricky Schroder win- Stone with three wins each.
Nicholson, who have six ning New Star of the Steven Spielberg holds the
awards each. Behind them Year - Actor for ‘The record for most nominations
are Ed Asner, Carol Burnett, Champ’ (9 years with twelve. Francis Ford
Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, old). Coppola, Clint Eastwood, and
Jessica Lange, Rosalind Russell, and Steven Soderbergh are the only Elia Kazan (right) with
Kate Winslet with five. directors to receive two nominations in the actor Marlon Brando
 At the 46th Golden Globe Awards an same year. Barbra Streisand is the first
anomaly occurred: a three-way tie for Best woman to have won the award. individual with ten awards – both Best Actress in a Miniseries or
Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Jodie competitive and honorary cate- OLDEST Television Film, ‘Elizabeth I’
Foster for ‘The Accused’, Shirley MacLaine gories, followed by Tom Hanks, PERSON TO WIN  Kate Winslet (2009) Best
for ‘Madame Sousatzka’, and Sigourney
MOST AWARDS and Meryl Streep with nine AN AWARD
Actress in a Motion Picture -
 Barbra Streisand holds the record for awards each. Hanks winning Drama, ‘Revolutionary
Weaver for ‘Gorillas in the Mist’).  Ennio Morricone
most Golden Globes earned by an as an actor and producer; Road’; Best Supporting
La La Land winning Best Original
Streep for acting; while Actress in a Motion Picture,
Score for ‘The

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Streisand prevail as an ‘The Reader’
he Hollywood Foreign Press  The Hollywood Foreign Press Hateful Eight’ (87
actress, composer, director, years old).
Association (HFPA) was found- Association (HFPA) was founded in 1943
producer, as well as the
ed in 1943 with the name of by Los Angeles-based foreign journalists
Henrietta Award. In addition, all
MOST AWARDS WON
Hollywood Foreign seeking to develop a better organised
Correspondents Association process of gathering and distributing cine-
three of them also received an honorary BY A SINGLE FILM
Cecil B. DeMille Award.  One film has won seven Golden Globe
(HFCA), by a group of journalists who ma news to non-US markets.
Awards: ‘La La Land’ (2016)
joined together in order to formalise their  The 13th Golden Globe Awards held in
 Two films have won six Golden Globe
relationship with the studios and facilitate February 1956 saw the first Golden Globe in MOST NOMINATIONS Awards: ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’
their work of interviewing movie stars Television Achievement. The first three per-  Meryl Streep also holds the record
(1975); ‘Midnight Express’ (1978)
and film directors for publications around manent television award categories, Best TV for most nominations with 32.
 Four films have won five Golden Globe
the world. Their motto, as stated in the Series, Best TV Actor, and Best TV Actress, Composer John Williams is second
Awards: ‘Doctor Zhivago’ (1965), ‘Love
10th-anniversary souvenir booklet pub- then made their debuts during the 19th with 26.
Story’ (1970), ‘The Godfather’ (1972), ‘A
lished in 1953, was “Unity Without Golden Globe Awards held in
Star Is Born’ (1976)
Discrimination of Religion or MOST March 1962.
Race”.  In 2009, the Golden TWO ACTING WINS IN
NOMINATIONS
 These awards or accolades
RECEIVED BY A Globe statuette was SAME YEAR HIGHEST SWEEP (WINNING
are bestowed by the 87 mem- redesigned (but Only four people have won two
bers of the Hollywood SINGLE FILM not for the first acting awards in the same year:
EVERY NOMINATED CATEGORY)
Foreign Press Association,  ‘Nashville’, with  ‘La La Land’ won all seven Golden
time in its history).  Sigourney Weaver (1989) Best
given for achieving excellence eleven nomina- Globes that it was nominated for.
The New York firm Actress in a Motion Picture -
in both American and interna- tions
Society Awards col-  ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ won
Drama, ‘Gorillas in the Mist’;
tional film and television. laborated for a year all six of its nominations.
Best Supporting Actress in a
 The annual ceremony at which the with the HFPA to produce a  Both ‘Doctor Zhivago’ and ‘A Star Is
Motion Picture, ‘Working
awards are presented is normally held statuette that included a Born’ won all five that they were respec-
Girl’
every January, and is a major part of the unique marble and tively nominated for.
 Joan Plowright (1993)
film industry’s awards season, which cul- enhanced the statuette’s Best Supporting Actress
minates each year in the Academy quality and gold content. in a Motion Picture, MOST NOMINATIONS WITH-
Awards.  Revenues generated from ‘Enchanted April’;
 The eligibility period for the Golden the annual ceremony have Best Supporting
OUT WINNING AN AWARD
Globes corresponds to the calendar year enabled the HFPA to donate  Motion Picture: ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia
Actress in a Series,
(from January 1 through December 31), millions of dollars to enter- Woolf?’, ‘Foul Play’ and ‘The Godfather
Miniseries or TV Film,
although the 78th Golden Globe Awards tainment-related charities, as Part III’, all with seven nominations.
‘Stalin’
(last year) presented an exception to this well as funding scholarships Nicole Kidman won the  Helen Mirren (2007)
 Television: ‘Will & Grace’ with 30 nomi-
Meryl Streep and Kate Winslet have won nations.
rule due to the impact of the COVID-19 and other programs for future Best Actor-Female Best Actress in a Motion
pandemic on cinema. film and television professionals. 8 and 5 Golden Globes, respectively Picture - Drama, ‘The Queen’;
— Sources: goldenglobes.com; Wikipedia
award this year
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Donning the colours for the country is a dream. To be able to do that in two sports is a feat that is almost impossible to sustain at the highest level. Bangladeshi cricketer Ebadot
Hossain’s most recent feat against the Kiwis shows that true passion can help you ride the crest, twice over. A look at some players who have ridden two boats...
YUZVENDRA
CHAHAL
CRICKET/CHESS
Known popularly for:
Yuzvendra Singh Chahal
plays cricket for India in One
Day Internationals and Twen-
ty 20 Internationals. The leg
break bowler also plays for
Royal Challengers Bangalore
in the Indian Premier League.
High points: Chahal was
the second player and first
Indian to take a six wicket
haul in T20 I history. As of
today, he has represented
India in 56 ODI and 50 T20I
with 97 and 64 wickets, re-
spectively to his name.
Other passion: Chahal en-
joyed a distinguished ca-
reer in the game of chess,
which is an unparalleled
achievement amongst his
peers in cricket. He played
chess from 1997 to 2003. In
2002, Chahal won the Na-
tional Under-11 Champi-
onship in Kolkata. The
following year, he took
huge leaps in his
board-game career
and represented In-
dia at the World (Un-
der-12) Champi-
onship in Halkidiki,
Greece. He played
against the likes of
Eltaj Safarli, to-
day’s Grandmas-
ters, at the Asian
and World Junior
Championships.
High points:
Yu z v e n d r a
Chahal still has
an Interna-
tional Chess
Federation
Elo rating
of 1956.
In a Test
match you
may have bowled
well but not got
wickets. Chess
has helped me a
lot in that way.
I have learnt
to be patient
and get
batsmen out.
Reason for changing
tracks: According to Cha-
hal, both formats of the
game demand quality time,
during training and play-
ing. It was getting difficult
for him to manage both
sports at an interna-
tional level. Moreover,
he played chess due
to his father’s fond-
ness for the game.
SIR VIV RICHARDS
CRICKET/FOOTBALL
Known popularly for: Sir Isaac Vi-
vian Alexander Richards is one of
the most prolific cricketers who rep-
resented the West Indies cricket team
between 1974 and 1991. Widely re-
garded as the most intimidating bats-
man in the last quarter of the 20th
century, he used to send a chill
down the opposition’s spine
as he marked his guard,
even in the days without
helmets.
High point: In a 17-
year-long career, he
scored 8540 Test runs
at an average of 50.24
with 24 centuries
I didn’t wear a
helmet because I
wanted to show that the
bowler wasn’t intimidat-
ing me, and also that’s
just the way I liked to
bat. I always felt I was
good enough to be com-
peting and I wanted to
express myself in the
best way that I can.
and over 6000
ODI runs at 47.
This once-in-
a-lifetime
ELLYSE PERRY
cricketer appeared in the 1975 and
1979 victorious World Cups for West CRICKET/FOOTBALL
Indies. Sir Richards bagged 31 Man
Of The Match awards as well in his
ODI career. Known popularly for:
Ellyse Alexandra Perry is
Other passion: He is the only male celebrated as one of the
cricketer to play not only in the greatest in women’s crick-
cricket World Cup but also in the et. She was the youngest
football World Cup. Australian to play inter-
national cricket when she
High point: He achieved this rare debuted at the age of 16 for
feat when he represented Antigua the national team in July
and Barbuda in qualifying matches 2007. Starting as a bowling
for the 1974 World Cup. all-rounder, Perry was the
leading wicket-taker for
Reason for changing tracks: Shift- Australia in the 2010
ed his focus to cricket after his team’s Women’s T20 World Cup.
poor performance in the 1974 football Her three-wicket haul in
World Cup. He saw more success in the final against New
the game of cricket. Zealand guided the team
to the title.
High point: Currently
ranked 3rd in the ICC’s
ranking for all-rounders,
this superstar from
Australia has played
253 international
matches across all
formats, scoring
5081 runs and
scalping 300
wickets. She
is the first
player to
achieve
t h e
dou-
ble
I truly
enjoyed my
time playing
football and it
was really nice
to have that
opportunity.
And with so
many great
experiences as a
part of it. It
shaped and
influenced a lot
of other areas
in my life.
of a thousand runs and 100
T20 international wickets.
Other passion: Less than
a month after making a
debut in international
cricket, she made her
maiden appearance for
the Australian football
team as well. She repre-
sented Australia in the
2011 FIFA Women’s World
Cup and became the first
from the country to play in
both ICC and FIFA World
Cups.
High point: Perry has
played 18 international foot-
ball matches for the na-
tional side scoring 3
goals. She also repre-
sented Sydney FC in
the Women’s league.
Reason for
changing
track: Want-
ed to be a
single-
sport ath-
lete.

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JONTY EBADOT
RHODES HOSSAIN
CRICKET/ CRICKET/
HOCKEY VOLLEYBALL

Known popularly for: Popularly known for:

Hailed as one of the great-
est fielders of all time, this
South African cricketer
has been an inspiration for
many who love the game
of cricket. A bird, a plane,
a cheetah, and several oth-
er names were given to
him for his outstanding
fielding throughout his ca-
reer. His leap and dive to
run-out Inzamam-ul-
Haq is one of the great-
est moments in cricket
history. He played for the
South African cricket team
between 1992 and 2003. He
has been the fielding coach
of South Africa and Mum-
bai Indians in IPL.
High point: He played 245
ODIs, scoring 5935 runs at
an average of 35.1, and 52
Test matches scoring 2532
runs at an average of 35.7.
Other passion: Jonty
Rhodes was a good hockey
player and played at the
state level. It was probably
where all his skills of run-
ning around the field were
honed.
High point: He was cho-
sen in the hockey squad
representing South
Africa in the 1992
Olympic Games. The
team did not qualify even-
tually. He also got a call up
for the trials to for the 1996
Olympics, but missed it
due to a hamstring injury.
I played
soccer,
field hockey,
rugby and tennis
and taught
myself to field. I
used all other
sports to teach
myself fielding. It
is hard work, but
one must look at
it as fun. I played
with a smile
on my face.
Reason for changing
track: Hamstring injury
saw him exit the side and
he then kept his focus on
cricket.
MICHAEL JORDAN
BASKETBALL/BASEBALL
Popularly known for: Widely regarded
as the greatest basketball player of all
time, Michael Jeffrey Jordan, a global
cultural icon, played 15 seasons in the
NBA. During his brilliant career,
Michael Jordan won six NBA Cham-
pionships, earned a total of 14 MVP
awards, was selected to 14 All-Star
games, won 10 scoring titles and the list
of his achievements goes on.
High point: Representing the USA in
the Olympics, he led the US basketball
team to Olympic gold medals in 1984
and 1992 in Barcelona, Spain.
Other passion: On October 6, 1994,
Jordan played at a
level that was leaps
away from the big
leagues. But there’s
something else that
people miss about that
season. Baseball wasn’t
the only thing he picked
up. I truly believe that he
rediscovered himself, his
joy for competition. We
made him want to play
basketball again,”
a team manager says.
A Bangladeshi fast bowler,
he made his International
Test debut in February 2019.
Little was known about him
till his fairytale performance in
the 1st Test match.
His dream has always been to play
cricket, which he kept on pursuing. His
dream got wings with his journey into
cricket folklore he travelled 350 kms from
his home town to take part in a bowling com-
petition. He was
subsequently se-
lected to attend a I am a soldier
training camp and
of the
finally make it to the
Test squad in 2019. Bangladesh Air
High point: Playing his Force so I know
11th International, against
the mighty Kiwis at their
how to do the
backyard in Jan 2022, his 6 salute. It was a
Michael Jordan shocked the world wicket haul in the second
long story, from
when he retired from the game of innings won the team its
basketball at the peak of his career first Test match win against volleyball to
to pursue a dream of playing pro- the Kiwis. It also earned
fessional baseball. Jordan officially him the Man-of-the-Match cricket. I am
signed with the Chicago White Sox. award and signalled that
his development as a crick-
enjoying playing
Jordan played 127 regular-season games eter had entered a new cricket,
for the Birmingham Barons, the White phase, though his coaches
Sox's Double-A affiliate, in 1994. Jordan say the raw Ebadot still representing
played in the Arizona Fall League that needs help with his game Bangladesh and
year,batting .317 in his first 41 at-bats and and his confidence.
finishing with a .252 average in 123 ABs. the Bangladesh
High point: While Jordan played in the
Other passion: Ebadot’s
journey to the interna-
Air Force.
Arizona Fall League, he enjoyed a bat- tional arena is not like oth-
ting average of .252 with five extra-base er players. He joined Bangladesh Air Force as a vol-
hits and six steals. leyball player in 2012, as it provided him with a job.
Reason for changing track: Loved Reason for changing tracks: He played volleyball in
playing baseball as a kid. But also took Air Force, as it provided him a job. But his dream al-
it up as a tribute to his father. ways was to play cricket for the country.