Why the IPL should be banned? May 21, 2010

Well, another debacle, another round of player and team bashing. However, this was waiting to happen. A disaster that was unfolding since March, one even fools knew would happen, and it finally happened. The slide of the Indian cricket team on the World T20 arena has been shocking. From champions in 2007, to being knocked [...]

Indian Cricket Conondrums May 21, 2010

Finally, the silly season is almost done. However, when it comes to Indian cricket, the silly season is never over. It has now been six months ever since I started doing cricket commentary on the web. In these six months, I have realized several important aspects of the game, which is no longer being played [...]

The IPL Shennanigan January 20, 2010

Over the past two days, ever since the high profile IPL Auction, there has been  a lot of hue and cry about the lack of selection of the Pakistani players in the third season. The outrage is due to the fact that Pakistan are the world T-20 champions. The likes of Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal [...]

Ruchika January 14, 2010

Dear Ruchika, I am a citizen of India. I have only come to know what happened to you 19 years earlier just recently. From the period when you underwent hell and till circa 2010, we have known nothing about you and about the incident. Till 18 years and 11 months ago, there was absolutely no [...]

What an Idea, Sirji! January 12, 2010

An advertisement, of all things, has caught my attention for this blog post. The color green is everywhere. You just cannot escape it. From Copenhagen to the grassroots level of discussion among the youth, the color green is everywhere. The environmental awareness is penetratinng our minds on an everyday basis. For the first time, i [...]

The Green Solution-4 December 24, 2009

This part focuses on the challnges that the human race faces. For 200 years, we have allowed the capitalist industrialist economy to wreck havoc with nature. One look at the cities in India is enough to make you understand that all natural elements have been polluted beyond measure. Any hopes of salvaging nature faces an [...]

The Green Solution-3 December 17, 2009

In this part, I look at the broader aspect of saving lakes, rivers and agriculture reforms. This is the time when we have to seriously think about Green energy and green living, because we all know the futility of climate summits like Kyoto or Copenhagen. One thing that this summit failures teach us is citizens [...]

The Green Solution-2 December 16, 2009

In the previous post, I had argued that roads and surrounding areas needs to be revamped in order to create a green infrastructure. Cycles on the road, instead of cars, does not diminish the status of an individual. Tree plantations on the side of roads and highways create a natural umbrella against the heat, and [...]

The Green Solution-Part 1 December 14, 2009

Nowadays, it is impossible to escape environmental issues. With Copenhagen on everybody’s eyes and ears, you would assume that environment as an issue is inescapable and integral to any country policy. However, here in India, we have not gone beyong what our environment minister, Mr Jayaram Ramesh has said. Whatever he has said in hindsight [...]

A Letter in the Wake of a Tragedy December 11, 2009

Dear Mr President of the USA and Prime Minister of India, Firstly, my congratulations to the American President for getting the nobel peace prize. I do not want to talk about the circumstances, but an award is an award. However, today, I do not want to focus on this prize, but I want to get [...]