ANANTAPUR: Previous cricket captain Sachin Tendulkar has actually remembered the self-confidence he delighted in after getting true blessings from Sri Satya Saibaba while his group was doing extreme practice for the world cup tourney in 1997.
“Baba contributed in a number of ways to bring much comfort, purpose and direction to millions of us,” he kept in mind while speaking as visitor at the birth centenary events of Sai Baba at Hill View arena in Puttaparthi on Wednesday.
He remembered, “That was my last World Cup, and I was tense. When we were at the Bengalure Camp, I got a telephone call from Baba, who likewise sent me a book that constructed the self-confidence in us to play and win the world cup.”
Tendulkar likewise remembered his experiences with Baba– that, even before he would raise a doubt, Baba was clearing those doubts beforehand. “This was a fantastic experience for me.”
The previous captain remembered that when he was at age 5, he had a rich development of curly hair comparable to Baba’s, and his co trainees would nick-name him Satya Saibaba.
Tendulkar applauded Satya Saibaba for the yeomen services he rendered to humankind through development of exceptional academic and health centers. He shared a couple of more experiences he had with the baba at various stages in his profession.
Aishwarya touches feet of Modi
Boyhood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, another visitor for the event and who studied at Sai Balavikas, stated she continued to be motivated by baba’s spiritual notes and instructions. After attending to the event, the starlet touched the feet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the dais, and took his true blessings.
Cultural occasions enthrolled
The invocation tune, Maitreem Bhajatha, was rendered by the distinguished Carnatic artist and Padma Bhushan recipient, Sudha Ragunathan and Navin, which was followed by a standard Kuchipudi dance discussion.
Trainees from the Sri Sathya Sai Schools, Gujarat, danced to the tunes of Mano Garbo Re Rame Raj Ne Darbar. This was followed by a combination dance entitled ‘A Tribute to Sri Sathya Sai Baba’, choreographed by nationwide award winner Kala Master, to the accompaniment of a tune from the upcoming function movie committed to baba, Anantha, and carried out by trainees from the swami’s schools.
The ending was a percussion extravaganza led by Padma Shri recipient, Shivamani, while Unnikrishnan Marar’s group from Kerala and Sri Manimaran’s group from Tamil Nadu enthralled the audience.
The audience at the Hill View arena were led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and primary minister Chandrababu Naidu.