Mukesh Parpiani, one of India's finest photojournalists, delved into his archives for these rare glimpses of a young cricketer who turns 50 today.
Apnalaya, a non-profit organisation, through a tweet, thanked Tendulkar for doing his bit for the needy.
Not only being a record-breaking cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar's involvement in social causes for the education of slum children in Mumbai through the NGO Apnalaya is commendable, according to his mother-in-law.
Annabel Mehta, Sachin Tendulkar's mother-in-law, has dedicated her life to working with the Beautiful People of the other half of Mumbai without whom the city would neither exist nor thrive. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel met the amazing lady who was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire for her service to underprivileged communities.
Sachin Tendulkar cut his own hair and said he went from 'playing square cuts to doing my own hair cuts'.
The star batsman and his wife Anjali would take part in the 'Dream Run'.
Life insurance companies are balancing the increasing use of celebrity endorsers by limiting the association to short, event-led campaigns.