Kudos to Abhinav for fetching India a much needed gold medal at the Olympics. We as a nation is proud of you. However, I disagree with the headline that says" Bindra reflects a self confident generation". The statement is misleading in all aspects. First of all Bindra acheived it after his family backed him to the core. They could do it thanks to their business background and ability to garner resources. I feel the medal is proudly his and his family's. We are just feeling happy about it bcos we are Indians. This is the only time when we connect to our fellow citizens. Otherwise we prefer to turn our heads in the other direction. Look at the rural areas & towns - 80% of India lives there. Look at the youth there, they seem so talented but have no resources and basic infrastructure to support. They would look at someone from the city as a alien. why So ?? its bcos he finds it difficult to connect to urbanites. Half the Indian team (hockey - archery - football, etc)is filled with athletes from underdeveloped states such as jharkhand, meghalaya, manipur, etc. while we blissfully ignore these states, they are the ones who are true flag bearers of the nation. Abhinav - congrats again, I am sure that as a gold medal winner, you would be able to guide the administrators of our sports better.
