New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- The one thing that Animesh Kujur, the fastest Indian at the moment, and I have in common is a strong desire to get faster.

Now, the differences: Kujur is an athlete, I am a recreational athlete; Kujur currently holds the national records for 100m (10.18 seconds) and 200m (20.32 seconds), I am merely the fastest in my residential complex in Bengaluru; as the first-ever Indian sprinter to qualify for the World Athletics Championships, he is headed to Tokyo in two weeks while I am west-ward bound in two weeks to attend beer festivals. Kujur is 22, I am twice as old plus a year more; Kujur is fast, strong and fit in any population subset anywhere in the world while I am fast, strong and fit only among my friends, local ...