Phuphee’s lesson on celebrating the power of individuality
Patrons of fashion and design, tawaifs weren’t mere entertainers. Their stories still inspire, as explored in Netflix’s new series, Heeramandi
Occasionally a line emerges that causes the kind of surprise a maiden over might.
Surely in the thousands of spectators across the country, there is someone with a sense of humour, someone who can raise a heckle without raising a hackle.
With the birth of a baby you gain something precious, but you also lose something of yourself. This is when support and a sisterhood become essential
Ahead of the T20 World Cup, the progress made by India’s two best batters will be followed even more keenly as the IPL unfolds
Kuldeep Yadav made his mark over a decade ago and now, as he says, he has begun to understand his bowling. Wrist spin is a difficult art, one of the toughest in the game.
In many ways, Ashwin stands alone. He is constantly experimenting, constantly pushing himself, and always fighting two battles every time he steps onto the field.
Not so long ago our best players came from the cities and traditional centres: Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai. For a little over a generation now, they have emerged from the old backw...
Not all ‘curses’ should be ignored, as Phuphee proves — this time with medical help and a bowl of ice cream
Selection cannot be an exact science; there are too many variables from differing match conditions to untested mental abilities of the players. And luck, of course.
‘The underlying theme was clearly fiscal consolidation with an ability to maintain the infrastructure spends at the existing run rate’
The continued focus on increased capital investments will result in generation of employment opportunities while MSME-centric initiatives will help them compete globally; the Budget also promotes...
The government stuck to the theme as it raised the capex outlay for the coming financial year to Rs.11.11 lakh crore, an increase of 11%
If fortune favours the brave, it also tends to desert the timid, which is what India were in the Hyderabad Test
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Will Bazball work in India? Theoretically, there is no reason why it shouldn’t, but in practical terms, there are two reasons. One of them is Ravichandran Ashwin and the other Ravindra Jadeja.
Fifty years on, since Karnataka famously won the Ranji Trophy at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, we should ask ourselves, wouldn’t it be wonderful to sit in the Viswanath stand or cheer from the Prasa...
You can put down the below-par performances in the Cape Town Test to technical deficiencies in batting, yet you come to the philosophical question: Can we really know anything for certain? Also, ...
From kuzhi paniyarams with Dutch ties to the local cousin of the East African injera, Tamil Nadu’s coastal food shows us that history is preserved not just in our museums but also in our kitche...
Test cricket may be rushing to its end faster than we imagined, and in the next decade younger fans will need to be told what it was and why it no longer existed
A win abroad overcomes a mental barrier. The series following the one where India won in Australia for the first time, they won again. That is why it is important for India to win in South Africa...
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In a country of a billion and a half, you can’t make a statement without millions finding fault with it. Social media trolls are a menace, so players keep out of their way.
Why are we often obsessed with what others are going to think, asks Phuphee
This is sport. Unexpectedness and upsets are what it thrives on.
If England is a shining example for its approach to Test cricket, their One-Day International approach is a warning.
Why healing others can come at a personal price, and words of comfort can cause more harm than good
Bishan Singh Bedi always spoke his mind; diplomacy was an alien concept. Yet, even if you didn’t agree with him, you knew his ideas came from a place of purity and concern.
Diplomacy has been democratised. But there is a little trouble — the grand plans of strategic elites are increasingly constrained by public opinion, in India and all democracies, as the world s...
In denying visas for fans from Pakistan for the cricket world cup, India have displayed a churlishness that sits badly on a nation of its size and influence
Many in India view Israel as a model for its own security and progress. They have a lot to ponder.
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The Delhi police FIR and NYT reporting on foreign influence operations share the same outlook
There’s something about a World Cup campaign that evokes thoughts of completion and a curiosity in other aspects of life.
The novella isn’t a modern invention – it has existed since the 14th century when Bocaccio’s Decameron had stories within stories that were called novellas
Everything is not as it seems, and helping someone always comes with its own terms
The ICC can do little about the decline of Test cricket, or indeed cricket itself across its member-countries.
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If not all mistakes are made equal, shouldn’t how we correct them be tempered with understanding?
The connection between an uninvited television set, a loud politician, and a humble side dish
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Shubman Gill has the strokes, the defence and the temperament to switch from one to the other as the situation demands.
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Every woman needs a sisterhood. This one comes spiced with song, poetry and turmeric
The sengol chronicle as told by the BJP is part fact, part fiction, as many stories that build the nation are
Author and philanthropist Sudha Murty became the butt of a thousand jokes and memes recently after her comments on a TV talk show went viral
The modern cricketer is a model of adaptability, and can go from format to format, from centre to centre, or from continent to continent without his game suffering.
Joe Root is going in the opposite direction from Virat Kohli, reinventing himself as a T20 batter while Kohli is reinventing T20 in his image
My memories of Bhujang in school are of a slightly heavyset boy playing hockey and talking endlessly about the game. He played football too, and as an athlete brought the school laurels
There is money in cricket, as ICC’s $600 million surplus shows. But not all of it is going towards development of the game.
While it is tempting to comment about everything on social media, it is OK to say ‘I don’t know’ too
Cricket faces two external perils, both man-made and connected: The first is climate change, and the other the sportswashing ambitions of Saudi Arabia
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Sometimes all it takes is some tchatte rass and smart counsel to teach us a life lesson
Watching batsmen in the IPL strike the ball with startling power and hit sixes while off balance and with such confidence, one wonders if the day of the defensive player is past.
Few cricketers like Salim Durani inspired such an outpouring of grief from such a wide range of personalities in different fields.
For children, full recognition of the reflection in mirror as ‘me’ occurs by the age of 18 months.
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Any lessons we learnt from life during the lockdowns have been forgotten three years on
Perhaps, like great civilisations, great cricket teams too rise and fall by responding (or not) to challenges.
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Problems needn’t always be tackled with force; a little common sense can go a long way
The World Test Championship final is the culmination of two years’ cricket; it cannot be seen as the starting point
What Elon Musk can learn from Red Hat before making Twitter’s algorithm open source
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Home advantage is understandable, but the balance to look for is not between the two teams but between bat and ball
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Cricket literature is rich in the specific crafts of the game: batting, bowling, captaincy, wicket-keeping. It is not so well-served in a crucial aspect: team selection.
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We are all part of a complicated network, where grieving ‘follows no laws of physics’
In recent years, some of the great museum-worthy cricketing art have been sculpted in an India-Australia series, which might be the biggest reason of all for the anticipation with which every ser...
Establishment of 157 new nursing colleges in collaboration with existing medical colleges is a welcome move
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In a bid to soothe several votebanks before the 2024 polls, the FM promises tax relief for the salaried middle class, schemes for artisans and tribal groups, sops for women and MSMEs, and jobs fo...
Increase in capex outlay is a defining feature of the Budget; this would have a cascading effect on private sector investments, economic growth, employment generation
A good budget with a credible set of imperatives that look towards the future
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The thrust on employment and employability in the Union Budget will boost incomes, broad-base consumption demands