Archive for July, 2011

The Azhar that I want to remember
July 14, 2011, 4 Comments

A few weeks back, Rob Smyth paid tribute in Guardian’s weekly cricket column, Spin, to Rob Moody (aka Robelinda2,) the ...

Camp Intensive Drama
July 10, 2011, 1 Comment

Sowmya Kumar gives us an extended love letter to Bollywood and Indian TV's taste for camp.

Einstein and God. Let’s put this behind us shall we?
July 9, 2011, 1 Comment

I write this in response to all those who quote Einstein when they are faced with a science v/s religion dilemma. Misquo ...

Ranking Potter #6: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
July 9, 2011, 2 Comments

It isn’t David Yates’ fault. It isn’t the cast’s fault. And it certainly isn’t the visual ...

Where There is Dharma there shall be Victory
July 8, 2011, 5 Comments

On the Mahabharata's affirmation of the triumph of Dharma

Back With a Bang
July 7, 2011, 5 Comments

When one returns from a long break from work, one is tempted to take it easy, switch gears slowly, and settle into a rhy ...

Just Not Cricket
July 7, 2011, 2 Comments

This piece is a rant. You have been forewarned. The world’s anger against the BCCI has been simmering for quite a whil ...

Ranking Potter: #7 – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
July 7, 2011, 1 Comment

The Chamber of Secrets has reopened. Enemies of the heir, beware. Something’s trying to keep Harry away from Hogwa ...

Indian Multi-brand Retail to Open Soon?
July 5, 2011, 3 Comments

Whether or not to permit Foreign Direct Investment in the multi-brand retail sector in India has been one of the most ho ...

Djokovic and the Art of Preserving Energy
July 4, 2011, 1 Comment

July 20, 1937: Don Budge and Gottfried von Cramm meet in the centre court at Wimbledon in the final tie of the Davis Cup ...