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Jul 14, 2025
Shalini Venuturupalli

The Rise of Jannik: A Wimbledon Tale for The Ages

The Wimbledon Men’s Singles found a new champion in Jannik Sinner on 13th July, 2025 after he defeated the reigning champion, Carlos Alcaraz, in a thrilling and emotionally charged final. In doing so, Sinner not only captured one of tennis’s most prestigious titles but also etched his name in history by breaking several long-standing records and solidifying his legacy as a generational talent. This momentous victory marked revenge well-served, as just a few months prior, Sinner had fallen to Alcaraz in the final of the French Open. Their growing rivalry, now one of the most compelling in tennis, took a dramatic new turn at Wimbledon as Sinner dethroned the defending champion on the grandest stage in tennis. This victory of his gave rise to numerous achievements and records. He became the first-ever Italian man to win a Wimbledon Men’s Singles title, marking a huge milestone for Italian Tennis. At 23 years 318 days, he became the youngest player since Djokovic in 2011 (23y 240d) to defeat multiple reigning major champions at a single Grand Slam. He’s also the second-youngest to reach four Consecutive Grand Slam Finals in the Open Era, trailing only Jim Courier. This win marked his fourth Grand Slam title. He now holds three of the last four major titles, with wins at the 2024 US Open, 2024 & 2025 Australian Opens, and now Wimbledon — making him one of five men under 23 in Open Era history to do so. With this triumph, he becomes one of the five players under 23 to hold three slam titles simultaneously. He also matches the feat of winning both the Australian Open and Wimbledon in the same year, a club that includes legends like Rod Laver and Novak Djokovic. This incredible victory of his makes him the first player born since 1990 to defeat multiple reigning men’s singles champions at Grand Slams. Sinner is now the sixth man in the Open Era to reach four consecutive major finals, joining the elite ranks of Andre Agassi, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rod Laver & Rafael Nadal. The match that took place was incredible to watch. It was in no way a one-sided affair. It was a gruelling four-set affair, rich with momentum shifts, tactical brilliance, and fierce baseline rallies. In Set 1 Alcaraz came out aggressive, asserting dominance early and claiming the set with clever drop shots and fearless net approaches. But Sinner didn’t give up. In Set 2, unfazed, he raised his intensity and began outmanoeuvring Alcaraz from the baseline, taking the second set with commanding groundstrokes. In Set 3 & 4, with confidence growing, Sinner’s return game clicked. He broke Alcaraz’s serve multiple times, showcasing his signature inside-out forehand and impenetrable defence, beating Alcaraz 4-1 to win the Wimbledon Men’s Singles 2025, breaking Alcaraz’s perfect 5–0 record in Grand Slam finals, and denying him a third consecutive Wimbledon title. This final cemented Sinner vs Alcaraz as the next great tennis rivalry. Both players are under 25, and yet they have already met in multiple Slam finals, exchanged No. 1 and No. 2 ATP rankings, and delivered classics that evoke the energy of the Federer–Nadal–Djokovic era. Sinner’s win not only levels their Grand Slam head-to-head but also sets the stage for a thrilling US Open later this year. Their contrasting styles — Alcaraz’s flair and speed versus Sinner’s precision and power — ensure fireworks every time they meet. Athleticism and shot-making apart, Sinner reigns supreme over his counterpart in mental toughness. He rebounded from the French Open final loss, handled the pressure of facing the reigning champion and adapted his tactics mid-match. Sinner’s coaches, analysts and former pros have all remarked on how composed Sinner is under pressure and how he rarely exhibits panic or frustration. Statistically, throughout the tournament, Sinner’s serve was his biggest weapon. He averaged over 10 aces per match and won more than 80% of his first-serve points during the final. Equally important was his return game, where he neutralised Alcaraz’s aggressive serves and frequently forced long rallies that played to his advantage. Former Tennis pros like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal congratulated Sinner on his victory, with Federer saying, “Beautifully composed and tactically brilliant. Congrats, Jannik!” Nadal said: “He is writing his own story, and it’s a special one.” His counterpart, Alcaraz, too, praised him, saying, “He played the better match today. I’ll come back stronger.” Jannik Sinner's Wimbledon 2025 triumph is about more than just taking home a trophy; it's about perseverance, atonement, and changing the course of history. His journey from being a South Tyrol alpine skiing prodigy to dominating the tennis world is quite inspiring. The message was very apparent as he stood on Centre Court with the golden Challenge Cup in his hand: The turf has a new king. Jannik Sinner is his name.

Jul 14, 2025
Myind Staff

Core Sharada Team issues a Clarification on Inscription Found in Kotli, PoK

A tablet with a unique script was recently discovered by Dr. Rukshana Khan, Head of the Archaeology Department, University of Azad Kashmir. In an excavation carried out at the Kotli site, located at the crossroads of the Kashmir Valley and the Jammu region, a stone inscription was discovered. Dr. Khan, who headed the team, termed the discovery as the “most exciting” of the excavation. She reported that the stone inscription unearthed in Kotli contains a mix of Korean alphabets and Proto-Sharda script. She stated, “The initial study suggests a connection between this area and Korean region”. She also added that such inscriptions were typically used for religious, administrative, or land-related purposes. She stressed the need for international collaboration, particularly with Korean scholars, to study the artefacts in detail and reconstruct the region’s ancient connections. The strategic location of Kotli suggested its likely importance as an important cultural and religious corridor in ancient times. Soon, there was a request made to the script experts to decipher the writing. The snippet on social media appeared in the first week of July, took the internet by storm. The orthography of the inscription caught the attention of the Core Sharada Team. They doubted the interpretation, or rather, misinterpretation given in the snippet. They inverted the picture and found many Sharada letters. Sanjay K of the Core Sharada team obtained two images of the same inscription, with some image processing on it for better visibility of the letters. After a careful study, the team could hardly find any Korean Hangeul characters in the Kotli inscription. Indeed, prior to the introduction of the Hangeul script, Koreans used Chinese characters only! Given their familiarity with the Sharada script, the team could notice that the first line of the inscription contains the words- “परमभट्टारक महाराजधिराज परमेश्व(र)”. This was one of the clearest parts of the text. Using this text, with a simple web search, the team deciphered the following information. Based on the above information, the team browsed through the late Brahmi and early Sharada Alphabet tables. They could find a match for almost every legible character of the inscription with the alphabet shapes in the tables. Legible characters have been transliterated to the Devanagari script from the Sharada script. Characters that are not fully readable and partially readable are shown with ‘_’ marks and in black colour, respectively. The team comprising P. V. S. Kumar, Rakesh Koul, Vinutha Saligram, Usha Munshi, and Kusum Warikoo, with their Kashmiri background and excellent knowledge of palaeography and expertise in Sharada script coupled with Sanskrit knowledge decoded the inscription.The team identified many fragmented Sanskrit or near Sanskrit phrases परमभट्टारक महाराजाधिराज परमेश्वर; परमेश्वरीपट्टामहा देवी; श्री नन्दराज; श्री राजसिंह, गणानाींपति, परमेश्वरी; एक एव महा देवी like in the inscription. Considering the near match of characters with the Sharada Script, the team stated that the inscription was written in the Sharada script alone and that there were no Korean characters. Based on the work done so far, the team doesn’t see any connection between Kashmir and Korea as claimed in the social media snippets. Owing to non-familiarity with the geography of the land where the manuscript was found, the team couldn’t decipher some of the names used in the inscription. However, the team believed that by studying the geography and history of the land, they could fully decode the inscription. Additional research note added by Shri Vijay Dhar on this Inscription. Dear Core Sharada Team, As a further follow-up on the topic of "Sharada engravings in the rock from Kotli", I noted the following comment at the end of your analysis: "Owing to non-familiarity with the geography of the land, this manuscript is found, we could not decipher some of the names used in this inscription. By studying the geography and history of the land, we are sure that we can fully decode this inscription" This reminded me of the potential resources that could be available. But before that, let me share some background story. 2010 Hindku movement in Pakistan: Read the story on the link about the protests across the Hindko belt against the name change of NWFP to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 15 years ago. I did further research into Hinko via Gemini to find more resources to understand the region and found the following nuggets * Most people in Haripur, Mansehra, Peshawar and Abbottabad (where Osama-bin-Laden was found) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in Attock district in Pakistani Punjab and in Muzaffarabad in POK speak this language even today. Hindko people are often clubbed with Hazaras, who are not tolerated by the fundamentalist Islamists * Just as Kashmiri script switched from Sharada to Persian, Hinko script also shifted from Gurmukhi to Shahmukhi. I understand Gurmukhi, like Tibetan, is a derivative of Sharada and has escaped extinction from the Arab/Persian domination. * Sharada script is a historical ancestor of the Landa scripts, which are used to write languages like Punjabi, Sindhi, and Hindko. * Gurmukhi, the script used for Punjabi in India, is derived from Sharada and is part of the Northwestern group of scripts, which is based on Sharada. This indicates a historical relationship between the scripts used in the region where Hindko is spoken. * Sharada was historically used in the Punjab region and adjoining areas, including Kashmir, from the 8th to the 12th centuries. Over time, regional differences in Sharada began to emerge, with the Punjab variety evolving into forms resembling Gurmukhi and other Landa scripts by the 14th century. Over the last week, on my 4 hour long flight to San Francisco to Kashmiri Pandit camp in Chicago, I read November 2023 Issue of Scientific American BY CHRISTINE KENNEALLY on how an Aboriginal language provides unexpected insight into how language influences perception of people speaking the language and encapsulates their wisdom about perception of the world and expression of their perception. The article is based on research done in the University of Wisconsin at Madison and its title is "Grammar Changes How We See, an Australian Language Shows". This throws a lot of light on Kashmir's philosophy of Para-vak (associated with Sharada Peeth) and role of Matrika Chakra in perception and expression (all in 600ms timespan according to Scientific American!!!). After all the Panini, the greatest grammarian of all time, was also from the Kashmira Janapad extending from Taxashila, Swat, Mangalapura, Sharada Peeth to Srinagar. Kotli-Swat region specifically was the area where the city of Managalapura (now probably submerged under the "Mangla" Dam near Kotli) was. * This area is where Krama School of Kashmir Shaivism took shape (Mangaladevi near Kotli) and where seeds of Tibetan Buddhism were germinated by Kumarasambhava (Swat). * Thanks to many miracles, this wisdom survived. Just two early miracles were: * Shankara helped transplant Krama ideas from Sharada Peeth and Chakreshwar to Sri-Vidhya school in South India, where it flourishes today. * And Kumarasambhava safely transplanted the seeds of Tibetan Buddhism to Tibet, where it flourished till the 20th century I hope this perspective from further digging helps improve our familiarity with the greater Kashmira region in the context of the Sharada script I already shared about the Gilgit Manuscripts found back in 1930-40, from which also similar connections to Japanese and Korean Buddhism were found - perhaps erroneously. A serious study of 3366 laminated pages of Gilgit Manuscripts can help connect the dots. Thanks Vijay

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