* * * 23rd March, 2003 We didn\’t have cable TV at home. It had always been deemed a \’distraction\’ towards our academic performance. However, as luck would have it, my granddad, a devout cricket fan, had decided to visit us a couple of months earlier and my father had to, grudgingly, get Doordarshan SportsContinue reading “The Cricket World Cups Of Our Lives”
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India vs. South Africa, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Preview, Predictions, Key Players, Strategies, Match-Ups & Everything Else
Once more into the breach, dear friends? At the onset of yet another Indian World Cup campaign (for anyone doubting where my loyalties lie), there is hope like never before. Sure, there was hope in 2011 as well but this time there is a formidable bowling line-up that doesn\’t include Sreesanth. In the other cornerContinue reading “India vs. South Africa, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Preview, Predictions, Key Players, Strategies, Match-Ups & Everything Else”
The Voice Of The Voiceless
The eyes never lie. When I decided to volunteer for Impact On The Ground, I expected it to be anything but \’eye-opening\’. It was a phrase often associated with volunteering in rural communities. But I was sure, to the point of predetermination, that I wouldn\’t walk the path of cliches. How could it have beenContinue reading “The Voice Of The Voiceless”
Agra: A Teardrop On The Cheek Of Time
A leisurely stroll in Agra would show you blatant abandon, national ostracism and general indifference. Dilapidated kothis (villas), pothole-ridden, cow-dung infested streets, a conspicuous absence of any sort of infrastructure and an unquestionable maxim that cows and pigs have priority on roads and trivial entities like cars and pedestrians must adjust around them. Even if youContinue reading “Agra: A Teardrop On The Cheek Of Time”
Why I Feel Virat Kohli, And Not Sachin Tendulkar, Is Indian Cricket\’s Biggest Inspiration
Sachin Tendulkar never inspired me. When I started getting into cricket at the age of 9, Sachin was already a nationwide phenomenon. Cricket fans at the turn of the century were witness to the birth of a contagious, ill-fated cult of personality. Sachin had become omnipresent in Indian pop culture. He could make a nationContinue reading “Why I Feel Virat Kohli, And Not Sachin Tendulkar, Is Indian Cricket\’s Biggest Inspiration”
In The Alleys And Valleys Of East India
To describe India, to attempt to describe India, to attempt to describe a region of India would in itself be a self-imposed imminent felony. Irrespective of your prowess in expression (of which I remain woefully amateur) the magic is such that words can try but would inevitably fall ridiculously short of expressing the essence ofContinue reading “In The Alleys And Valleys Of East India”
The Best & Worst of Koffee With Karan S05E02: Akshay Kumar & Twinkle Khanna
We\’re going to do this as long as it\’s cool, and then we\’re going to drag it on to the point where people can say, \’man, it went on too long\’. You can catch the Best & Worst of Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt here ft. SRK having a mock orgasm and Karan Johar aContinue reading “The Best & Worst of Koffee With Karan S05E02: Akshay Kumar & Twinkle Khanna”
Why I Stopped Loving Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Long locks, a classical Maharaja-esque countenance, a subconscious shrug, a conscious ball smashing bravado and the bursts of childlike impishness. That was the Dhoni I first saw, that was the Dhoni that caused love at first sight. That was also the Dhoni I lost, and the Dhoni I never saw again. Unlike Sachin, Sehwag, Dravid,Continue reading “Why I Stopped Loving Mahendra Singh Dhoni”
India at Rio Olympics 2016: No Country For Non-Cricketers
This article, this fleeting interest in any sport not spelled with the letters c, r, i, k, e and t, and all this hullabaloo is just an August thing, so enjoy this joyride while it lasts folks, \’cause the biggest, boldest and most exhilarating IPL will soon be upon us, live on Star Sports! InContinue reading “India at Rio Olympics 2016: No Country For Non-Cricketers”
Master of all Nations, Citizen of None: The Life of a Gulf NRI
Fa\’ar al qarya wa fa\’ar al madinah The city mouse and the village mouse. These were the first words of Arabic I studied, back in April of 2005 where this story begins. It begins then because that was when I moved to Dubai, from the serene city of Muscat, Oman. Along with the numerous difficultiesContinue reading “Master of all Nations, Citizen of None: The Life of a Gulf NRI”
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