Akshaya Mishra

I am rediscovering myself. And I am indeed amused by what I am," says the friend without a trace of humour. Active in the social sector for long and now jobless, he is amazed by the new…

The dystopian world of Kalki -2898 AD assumes comprehensibility as it draws to a close, then it suddenly veers into a tangent unfamiliar to even those conversant with the timeless epic, The…

Aap Hindu ho hi nahin (You are not Hindus)...Rahul Gandhi's direct hit at the BJP in Parliament the other day provides an interesting fresh life to an old debate. It's not so much about who…

Thirty runs in 30 balls. That sinking feeling once again. The spirit is low and the smiles are forced. The Indian fans know which team will do the victory lap with the trophy. A collective…

Who after Sunil Chhetri? When legends hang up their boots, they leave a huge vacuum. It’s not easy to fill if it’s a sport perennially short of an assembly line that can throw up…

Dum hai to cross kar, nahi to bardasht kar. (Overtake if you have the guts, if not, tolerate me). Goes the line behind a truck. Rude, yes. But here goes the line below it. 'Jio aur…

6,6, 4, 6, 0, 6. That's Rohit Sharma against Mitchell Starc, arguably one of the best fast bowlers of his generation, in just the third over of the game at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground…

Bhubaneswar: Will he recede into the shadows, or will he lead from the front to stage a fightback? Difficult questions surround the next move of Naveen Patnaik, the Biju Janata Dal…

Coalition politics is an effective antidote to political hubris. When leaders get blinded by their own awesomeness, at times calling themselves God's gift to the world, you know it's time…

How did the BJD lose? Was it Odia Asmita hitting back against the outsider? No. Asmita became a full-blown talking point quite late in Odisha's electoral discourse. It was more of…