BJP Vs BJD: Expect Strong Local Flavour To Campaign Pitch
Politics in Odisha is somewhat insular. Major currents of national politics hardly impact its existing dynamics.
The Left was a dominant political force in neighbouring West…
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Party Hopping & The Irrelevance Of Ideology: Welcome Ideas Please
As leaders perform the amazing political trapeze act, leaping from the party they vociferously defended to the one they slandered in full public glare, the obvious question hits home: is…
Elections 2024: Who’s Winning In Odisha? It’s Anybody’s Guess
It's election time, and time to be hounded by that obnoxious question: who is winning in Odisha, the BJD or the BJP? It comes with all seriousness, from everywhere. As if lives depended on…
Cricket’s Evolution: T20 Is Driving The Great Transition
After the Faustian deal between cricket and the Devil at the auction table four years ago, the game is no more the same. The dil maange more philosophy driving the IPL and Twenty20 cricket…
World Cup: Australia Vs Two Virat Kohlis In India Encounter
At some point in the tense India-Australia World Cup encounter on Sunday, it appeared India had fielded two Virat Kohlis - one the original master of chases and the other disguised as KL…
World Cup Musing: Dream XI or Nightmare XI? Veterans Confuse More Than They Clarify
The social media have done something funny to our former cricketers. They no longer disappear into the shadows after hanging up their boots; they invade the present like the ghost of Banquo…
Blockbuster Vs Blockbuster & The Tale Of Two Indias
The celebratory ambience around three blockbuster movies this year tells us the stories of two Indias - one desperately seeking revalidation amid vigorous efforts to erase its existence and…
Why Rs 1000-Cr Movies Should Have Alarm Bells Ringing
As this article is being written, there's news that Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Jawan' has breached the Rs 1000-crore mark in gross earnings in the domestic and overseas markets combined. The…
Jawan: The Beating Heart Inside Frivolity Of Mass Movie
Behind the in-your-face massy facade of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Jawan, lies the subdued lament for an India lost in the cacophony of fierce social media duels and television primetime outrage…
World Cup 2023: Team India’s Burden of Plenty
A few weeks to go for the ODI World Cup, Team India looks far from a settled, let alone formidable, unit. The experiments with different players and combinations in recent times and the…