The World Cup was a major disappointment. Because, here in Tamil Nadu, it clashed with the election campaigning, which has been far more interesting and attractive for two major reasons: 1) There has been no Navjot Singh Sidhu to contend with 2) Come to think of it, the first reason itself is worthy of being valued twice Quite seriously, World… Read more →
I need not be writing this at all. For, one of the first lessons that they teach at the journalism school is: Nothing other than cricket ever gets read in the aftermath of India’s victory over Pakistan on the cricket field. For the record, the Indian Constitution was published the day after India’s triumph against its archrivals in a Test… Read more →
As a newspaper man, who is believed to be at the cutting edge of news flow (this is the trade euphemism for watching a lot of TV and browsing the internet), the reports that intrigue me are the ones relating to some serious scientific conclusions apparently based on every-day phenomena. Usually, these findings are sourced to some obscure lab in,… Read more →
Though, technically, the options are many, the equation eventually boils down to two. As an educated and responsible individual, you need to weigh in the various pros and cons and make an informed choice. You cannot afford to be casual or complacent, because this is the all-important hour of reckoning to decide how your everyday life will be governed in… Read more →
There are many ways by which we can be sure that the summer has set in. Some realise it from the hot winds. Some do from the neighbourhood uncle’s bare torso. I take my cue from the air-conditioner’s breakdown. My AC usually develops some problem the moment there is a need to use it on a sustained basis. And if… Read more →
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