I read the shocking plight of Jawahar Manjhi, a farm labourer in Bihar, working for 27 years to reply a loan of about 40 kg of rice for a family wedding. Those 40kgs turned out to be slave food. They agreed that he would work for a day for each kilo. Even for a slave, [...]
Yesterday, an unknown, aged housewife in one of the many buildings in Mumbai died. Virtually unknown to many, and the love of a devastated few, this was the typical loving grandmother and charming Indian housewife – the stuff indian dreams are made of. She left behind an aged husband, a son and daughter (both married) [...]
This is obviously not happening anymore. As far as I was concerned, we were out when we lost to Sri Lanka without bothering to wait for the results of the Bangladesh – Bermuda one. What a performance by India. I am at a loss for words that describe it adequately. It was a blazing start. [...]
Loads of hopes resting on this one. Many fans might just lose interest in the World Cup completely if India doesn’t make it. The players themselves will be heartbroken. Advertisers counting on Indian viewership will be devastated. The ICC itself earning massive advertising revenues from the huge population of India glues to the sport will [...]
So folks, as we see, india won, and won very nicely yesterday. Now what? What happens of those burnt effigies? What happens to the vandalism in Dhoni’s new home? What happens of this pedestal we put our players on? What happens if they win tomorrow’s match against Sri Lanka? What happens if they lose? Somehow, [...]
Lots beyond cricket seems to be happening on the cricket scenario. Really, cricket has become so much more than a game, that people need to take a good hard look at what they perceive it to be. Pakistan is out of the game. This is of course awful news for a nation charged on cricket [...]
Yesterday’s match was an easy one – or so I’d thought, until it actually happened. And when it happened, not only was it tough, we actually lost. What do I say? Shame and anger doesn’t begin to describe it. It isn’t the losing that stings so much as the way they played. Cricket is cricket. [...]
A look at modern urban women and the gender dynamics of a society caught between modernity and outdated stereotypes. Is there a better way?
Female foeticide is a saddening problem in India. While many modern and educated families don’t really care about the sex of their children, rural families want boys. Girls are an unwelcome strain on the family finances for the dowry in their weddings, as well as incapable of physically standing up to the strain of labour [...]
I found this on a PR-Inside news release The model-and-actress jetted off to India for a week of traditional Hindu ceremonies, but angry locals insist she has broken the law. Vishnu Khandewal, from Jodhpur, claims under 295a of the Indian Penal Code – which deals with “deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings” [...]