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The man in the blue turban
Faizal, popularly known as Faizal Bhai had been staring at the front door of house number 140 on the Sinclair Road West London for almost two hours now. He and his partner had strict orders to follow Savarkar and keep notes on what he does, who he meets, where he goes etc. Roughly around noon,…
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Who shot himself in the foot with BBC’s India: The Modi Question?
“Truth has a nasty habit of coming out” –Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi used this statement to comment on BBC’s documentary India: The Modi Question. I can comfortably say that this is one statement that will bite Mr. Rahul Gandhi before the end of this year. Either BJP is very clever and far sighted or Rahul…
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Rahul Gandhi’s election pitch is a broken record
The world changed drastically or rather dramatically in the last five years. Several mutually exclusive events lead to a domino of change hurling the mankind to witness a world which was unimaginable just five years ago. Work from home isn’t luxury or privilege any more, hybrid way of working is the new work order. 80…
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T20 World Cup Final! An outstanding treat for the audience
Pakistan lost to England in the T20 World Cup final, but this was a match worth watching. No, this is not a satire or in sarcasm, I really mean it. I don’t understand why Indians are so happy at England’s victory or Pakistan’s loss in this final. I do think we should give credit where…
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This is why Rohit Sharma is different!
Every time I see Rohit Sharma batting, I end up asking myself this question “What is so different about his batting style? What sets him apart from other world class batsmen?” Every single time! Like a lot of other Indians, I grew up watching a lot of cricket; I grew up watching batsmen like Sachin…
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After Pakistan, Ukraine is the new playground for the US; here is how the future looks like..
There hasn’t been a day passing by for past few months when I don’t hear someone talking about war in Ukraine. Or rather, how Ukraine is pushing back the Russian forces and inching towards a winning a war. I visit news portals, not one but several, including one of the most trusted news sources here…
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Deetpti Sharma’s Mankad; here is what’s wrong with it!
All hell broke loose as soon as Deepti Sharma got Charlie Dean run out at the non-strikers end (Mankad). It felt like a deja-vu moment as some time ago R. Ashwin did the same to Jos Buttler. She shouldn’t have done it. Do you see what she did? It indeed was so unethical, against the…
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A tale of two conflicts and the hypocrisy!
It has been more than six months for the ongoing Ukraine conflict and the end is nowhere near. The way this conflict has unfolded over the months, has exposed United Nations’, or in a broader purview West’s hypocrisy once again. Although, I was eager to include the Indian elite intellectual, pseudo-secular class along with country’s…