7th March 2021: infection count 18,599 per day @ 57% monthly increase India’s Health Minister, Harsh Vardhan declares victory over COVID -19 after vaccinating 20 million out of a population of 1.3 billion. To use his own words he declared “We are in the end game of the COVID-19 pandemic” Prime Minister Modi flags off…More
Category Archives: Analysis
Nationalism, Majoritarianism and distortions like light through prism…Part 1
India on the surface is the world’s largest democracy, but in reality underneath all the glib narrative is run by a muddled Hindutva ideology. Hindutva is grounded in a myth, wherein the subcontinent flourished only when governed by Hindus. The Hindutva belief is that India’s original Hindu identity needs to be restored to bring an…More
Indian IT services industry, the way forward
India’s growth story As India continues to grow and surpass unchartered territories one tends to wonder is the trend likely to last forever? The ruling government projects that we will average a growth rate upwards of 8% for the next decade and replicate a China like growth story. One might argue that if China can,…More
IPL auction : Country, cricket, dollars and more drama
Country, cricket or just dollars? There’s still a generation that firmly believes cricket must be played for the pride of the country, not for money. In fact some of them feel IPL cricketers are overpaid and that’s hastening retirement in cricket. I suggest let us take an honest look at the numbers in comparison to…More
Who’s the greatest of them all
“Who is the world’s greatest batsman?” is a question that has kept many a cricket commentators busy. The players of yester years talk about Bradman’s genius, in fact bradmanesque became an expression often used to describe a perfect innings. Then in the 70s an era when fast bowlers dominated world cricket, a man rather short…More
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