Aug 11, 2022Trent Boult has left the buildingTrent Boult today rocked the cricketing world by deciding to opt out of the central contract of NZ. He did this to focus on his family and “optimize” his last few years playing for T20 leagues. To understand this in more detail, lets look at another bowler who faces a…2 min read2 min read
Jul 7, 2022Home-coming: Part 1Its 1AM, actually 1.04 AM Usually, I am in bed by now But today, I can hear every second passing by. I am not in bed, because I am outside. I am in a school, a school compound to be precise. The same school, I grew up in. I am…2 min read2 min read
Mar 29, 2022The real reason you and I love the IPL“Can he do a Tewatia? “ Harsha Bhogle said this earlier today during Lucknow Giants vs Gujrat Titans first IPL match. Funnily Bhogle said that while Rahul Tewati was batting and had hit his first six of the match. That Tewati has become a noun that is also used when…1 min read1 min read
Feb 20, 2022Gehraiyaan film reviewGehraiyaan film review You shouldn’t go diving in shallow water. You will bump your head on the swimming pool floor and may never return. It wont matter if the pool is made of gold and you look like a million bucks. The idea that two really sad up people can somehow create happiness together is an old concept. We saw this in the 2000’s with the Hollywood film Closer and Karan Johar’s Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna .1 min read1 min read
Feb 16, 2022The Colonial Cousins were a rage in India in the 1990’s.The Colonial Cousins were a rage in India in the 1990’s. Perhaps the first “Hinglish” collaboration that’s intact till date, the deadly combination of the Carnatic classical vocalist Hariharan and the “western” Leslie Lewis had their breakthrough success with their debut music album “Colonial Cousins” that released to critical and…Indie Rock2 min readIndie Rock2 min read
Jan 29, 2022By now, everyone is doing the “Pushpa dance” in world cricket.By now, everyone is doing the “Pushpa dance” in world cricket. Shakib, Dwayne Bravo, Ishan Kishan and Surya Kumar Yadav are few of the most recent ones doing it. But this piece is not about them. It’s about the man who started this trend- David Warner. Like every story in…Ipl3 min readIpl3 min read
Jan 19, 2022THE CODETHE CODE “Hi Dad…. I have officially graduated B school. …Love You Dad.” Think, that was cue for me to jump in joy. Didn’t work. I lay perfectly still. Didn’t move an inch. Couldn’t move, even if I wanted to. I had been lying on this bed, in the same…3 min read3 min read
Jan 9, 2022Umpire’s call : A story beyond cricket“Everyone I knew was glued to the TV, or their phones They had been waiting for this day for over three months. I was going to be on TV during on one of the most awaited events of the year. …Cricket8 min readCricket8 min read
Nov 6, 2021Jenny is saving the world again, and this time she really means business!Jenny is saving the world again, and this time she really means business! Perhaps the most important human endeavor to save humanity, the Ocean Cleanup Project is trying to clean the Great Pacific Garbage patch that is nearly twice the size of Texas! I recently learnt that the first two…1 min read1 min read
Oct 30, 2021The 6 word memoirs and storiesInspired by Ernest Hemingway and http://sixwordmemoirs.com , here are my attempts at 6 words stories The original Robinhood didn’t take commissions. 2. “I can’t breathe”. Make it count. 3. Dying to get vaccinated. Not everyone. 4. Now Showing: Horrible Bosses getting fired.1 min read1 min read
