I came across an article that read that women have overtaken men in alcohol consumption. That might have reactions like an old Punjabi uncle feeling bad for men who don't drink, or maybe men who don't drink enough, while on the flip side, we might as well have feminists celebrating the news. The article also read that this habit is most common among youths between 20-40. Many men and women (also boys and girls) are falling prey to alcohol consumption for a variety of reasons like peer pressure, handling stress, to feel good and most importantly being modern and fashionable. I have no idea how drinking alcohol is considered fashionable or modern. When I say to people that I don't drink, they reply "waste daa nee or naa laik hai tu", meaning "you are useless" in Tamil and Hindi respectively. That has a few implications. See, that age band is when most women are mentally and physically agile enough to bear foetuses and give birth. The consumption of alcohol
When you say resilience, right now, in the world of cricket, there's only one name that comes to my mind: Cheteshwar Pujara. Born in Gujarat, he was exposed to cricket at a very young age. His father used to play for Saurashtra in Ranji Trophy and domestic cricket. In a world that appreciates 10 over and 20 over, quicker formats of cricket, which offer no time to settle down and play an inning, where the word "resilience" is non-existent, long-format cricket is being kept alive by players like him. Che-Pu made his test debut against Australia in a home series back in 2010. I still remember watching that series where the Australian bowling attack was ruthless. Top-order batsmen like VVS Laxman and Sehwag were getting hit badly and got injured. Pujara came in and got out very soon. He made only 4 or 5 runs that day. In the 2nd innings, MSD had promoted him up the order, and he scored a scintillating 70-odd. That was a knock of pure grit and determination. He pissed th