hi, something to ponder... recently there has been some lines being spoken in political circles on conferring Bharath Ratna to Sachin Tendulkar. ur comments on that...??? but the legal terms for conferring Bharath Ratna, as on date, states that "This ward is given each year by President of India "for exceptional service towards the advancement of Art, Literature, Science and in recognition of Public Service of the highest order". check it out here ... this is from the constitution. u'll find that sports is ignored. May be the good ol' people who framed our constitution thought sports wasn't as important... Kicha