Akshaya Mishra

The doomsayers can breathe easy now. Indian democracy is not dying. It is alive and well. And it’s kicking, both literally and metaphorically. It just delivered a nasty kick to the arrogance…

If the pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma blasts away in the powerplay overs and beyond then...It was a big IF on which hinged the chances of Sunrisers Hyderabad lifting the IPL trophy…

Have you noticed? Politics is following the rules and practices of businesses. The tactics both deploy to expand base and achieve quick positive results are the same. The marketing and…

Poor Odias! Do they have a place to run? Hindi-speaking non-Odias have been terribly busy preaching to them about their pride, Asmita, if you please. The people who are supposed to defend…

The situation is a bit intriguing out there. Elections are on and they would prod us to be a conscious voter and not be swayed by emotions or inducements or appeals to narrow sentiments.…

Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians." said Charles de Gaulle, the man who rescued democracy in France post World War II. Playwright George Bernard Shaw would call…

Elections offer many reasons to sit back and reflect. Sometimes they need not be about politics at all. They can be about the atmospherics and inanities that accompany electioneering.…

If you still believe elections are about ideology, performance, trust and hope, you must be a Jurassic Age creature roaming the present for no apparent reason. It's possible you are a…

Authenticity makes sports movies compelling. Within the restricted scope of this genre - aren't they always about the underdog, fall and redemption, tears and triumph and the resilience of…

If  you are a family of four and live in a metro city, Rs 20,00,000 per year in hand is what you need to lead a comfortable life. That excludes luxuries you might like to splurge money on.…