Of Pratibha Patil, Sania Mirza and Koneru Hampi
We all know who Pratibha Patil is. We also know how she got to be the President of India. For the first time in India's 60 year history, we have a women as President. She is also head of the Parliament of the World's largest democracy and Supreme Commander of the largest voluntary armed force in the World. Some people say she is there on merit. Some say loyalty to one political party and a family is the only merit she has. The debate continues. More people know who Sania Mirza is. The Tennis star is remembered by the number of matches she won and the equal number she lost. However, more people seem to recall the designer's magic wand that transformed a simple urban middle class girl into someone who looks like a celebrity. What is unfortunate is that fewer people know who Koneru Hampi is. The World Grand Master in Chess has won more matches than she lost. This girl from a modest family in a small town was a national champion when her classmates were mugging ...