Rickshawala lives by Gandhi’s principles !!!!!!!!!!!!

Udhaybhai Jadav, from Ahmedabad, is a Gandhian on wheels. He provides books, music and food to customers, and lets them pay what they deem fit.He can be, without doubt, termed Gujarat’s best ambassador of tourism. Donning a Gandhi topi, a khadi kurta and carrying the Mahatma’s message: Be the change... on his auto-rickshaw, Udhaysinh Ramlal Jadav believes in the principle of  ‘atithi devo bhav’ and goes that extra mile to treat his customers as God.

Udaybhai was like any other rickshaw driver for 10 years. Until three months ago when his life changed. On his regular trips to the Gandhi Ashram, he saw volunteers of Manav Sadhna rendering selfless service to the needy. Inspired by their endeavour, he decided to follow the principles of the Father of the Nation in word and deed.

To make the journey of his customers comfortable, Amdavad no Rickshawalo, as he likes to call himself, has provided for a mini library in the auto, with books on heritage, on tourist places of visit in the city, pilgrimage sites in the state, besides English and Gujarati newspapers. 

The inside of the auto has traditional Kalamkari prints all over. An MP3 player will provide you with a choice of songs to listen to and there’s a small fan for the summer months. If you are hungry, there are two boxes containing snacks and drinking water. A dustbin to throw the remains has also been provided in the auto. If the journey at night is long, he has installed a portable light for your reading pleasure.

The exterior of the auto also attracts attention. On the front is painted, ‘Love all’, while the mudguard displays the religious symbols of Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian communities, which Udhaybhai says “is to convey the message that everyone is equal”. On the side he has hung a board that says in Hindi and English, “Namaste and welcome to Ahmedabad. I am Udhay and at your service. I will take you on a journey of Ahmedabad’s streets and across its bustling bridges to experience Gandhi’s legacy and architectural masterpieces...” The message ends with his mobile number and website name: movedbylove.org.

'The only challenge he has is to beat himself'

"For him, a Test match begins two days earlier, preparing for it. He wants to face the maximum number of balls at the nets. You will not see him play a loose shot at the nets." Gary Kirsten, India's coach, praises Tendulkar's work ethic.

"The only challenge he has is to beat himself every time he walks out there because he has done almost everything."

There's little left for Tendulkar to achieve, says Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara.

"I try to watch the matches in which he is playing because I have not seen anyone gifted with such natural technical batting excellence, which he has combined with his hard work and commitment. He is indeed a phenomena and a role model for every young batsman." Hanif Mohammad, the former Pakistan batsman, admires Tendulkar's perseverance.

"I've never imagined that someone can go this level and play for more than 20 years. It's an incredible feat." Graeme Pollock is impressed by Tendulkar's longevity.

"If I'm a cricketer, it's because of Sachin Tendulkar. Else, I would have never picked up a bat. He's the reason behind me playing cricket." Virender Sehwag gives us another reason to be thankful for Tendulkar.

Can't believe a city with 10 million people has such talent !!!

Serbia held a dramatic victory. They

 make new history by winning the Davis Cup for the first time by beating the French team 3-2 in the final on Sunday (5 / 12). 

Once behind 1-2 in the second day, Serbia won two crucial points through three world ranked players, Novak Djokovic and ranking of 30, Victor Troicki. 

Troicki who replaced Janko Tipsarevic to capture a points victory after beating Michael Llodra 6-2 6-2 6-3. While earlier equalized by Djokovic who beat Gael Monfils 6-2 6-2 6-4.

"This is the most important moment in my life," said Troicki. 

"This is history. This is our biggest success as an individual, team and country," said Djokovic.

Full results of Davis Cup final: (

France 2 Serbia 3)

Sunday:

Novak Djokovic (SRB) bt Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-2, 6-2, 6-4

Viktor Troicki(SRB) bt Michael Llodra (FRA) 6-2, 6-2, 6-3

Saturday:

Arnaud Clement / Michael Llodra (FRA) 

bt Nenad Zimonjic / Viktor Troicki (SRB)       

3-6, 6-7 (3 / 7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-4

Friday:

Gael Monfils (FRA) bt Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 6-1, 7-6 (7 / 4), 6-0

Novak Djokovic (SRB) bt Gilles Simon (FRA) 6-3, 6-1, 7-5