An Opaque Game Plan
Budget 2009 pleased, but didn’t promise bold, affirmative action
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A Law Is Gone, What Remains...
Intact norms. And a society that still sees ‘them’ as ‘them’ Read>>


Reserved Past: De-reserving Future

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‘The Coolies In Their Red Shirts Are As Prominent As Ever Before’
Is 70. He is a Retired Army Colonel who lives in Simla READ »
DAVID MORGAN
The ICC President on the century that shaped international cricket

HAROON LORGAT
The ICC CEO outlines what lies ahead for the organisation

ADAM CHADWICK
Vintage is in and cricket museums need to get in the game

TONY LEWIS
Can the MCC rescue the cricket world from moral degradation?

DON NEELY
Two New Zealanders played their part for the love of the game
‘The passion for the game in India
was and remains unparalelled’
-CLIVE LLOYD

‘If you can influence the actions of
millions, what more do you need?’
-SOURAV GANGULY

‘Being an all-rounder is no mean feat’
-RICHARD HADLEE

‘Test cricket is the real art, it is
cricket’s jewel in the crown’
-BISHAN SINGH BEDI

‘During apartheid, we lost out
greatly on world cricket’
-SHAUN POLLOCK
EHSAN MANI
The subcontinent’s beloved game faces serious trouble chasing TRPs


ANDREW HIGNELL
The evolution of cricket reportage and media mayhem in England


PETER HUTTON
A look into the love-hate relationship between cricket and television



ALAN WILKINS
Witnessing history, highlights of a career in cricket commentary

DAVID FRITH
Looking back at the controversial
Bodyline series

DAVID KENDIX
Cricket’s obsessive scorekeepers
collect their due

CLARE CONNOR
How more and more women are
bowling England over

VENU PALAPARTHI AND DON LOCKERBIE
A century after its fall to baseball,
cricket makes its US comeback

BRIAN STODDART
Cricket’s survival lies in its social
meaning, not business opportunities





In Cold Blood
‘The Money Spent On The Statues Is Miniscule’
By Srawan Shukla
Mayawati’s right-hand man, SC Mishra tells SRAWAN SHUKLA why spending Rs 1,000 crore on statues of his boss is justified READ »


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King Con Resurfaces
By PC Vinoj Kumar
A Raja’s repeated controversies should have drowned him by now. Instead, he continues to walk on water. PC VINOJ KUMAR finds out why READ»


Ambanis
Between A Rock And A Hard Place
By Shantanu Guha Ray
As the Ambanis fight over the price of gas, the actions of the petroleum ministry have acquired a pungent odour READ»

 

Tamil Nadu
Drops Of Water Stretches Of Sand
By PC Vinoj Kumar
An innovative solution from IIT Madras tries to reverse the erosion of marina coastline, the city’s most popular landmark READ »

 
 
Guest Column
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Caught Between Two Sickles

By Aparna Sen
Political Game
» Clocking Its Last Hours
By Rana Ayyub
 

Coal
A Deal’s Darker Blush
By Neha Dixit
The Coal India CEO’s arbitrary appointment of a private consultancy firm shows how ossified attitudes still rule the PSU roost READ »

 
 
Police Weaponry
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Spicing Up Riot Duty

By Teresa Rehman
Twotier
» Halfway Home Forever
By Nisha Susan
 

Gay Rights
Such A Long Journey
By Manjula Narayan
From blighted childhood to his emergence as an icon, Manvendra Singh Gohil, India’s first openly gay royal, tells MANJULA NARAYAN about his extraordinary life READ»

 

 

 

Censorship
That Familiar Itch Again
By Sarnath Banerjee

 

 

 

Appraisal

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The Alchemist Of Violence

By Atul Dodiya
 

Appraisal

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Agent Provocateur

By Sadanand Menon
 
Book
» The Slippery Melody Man
  By Arul Mani
 
 

SEZ Act
The Peasant Mutiny Of 2009
By Aseem Shrivastava
Raigad’s poor farmers have stalled the might of Reliance. Now, can they impact the SEZ Act itself? READ»

 
 

Torture in India

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See no evil, hear no evil

By Shriya Mohan

 

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Jail House Play

By Shriya Mohan

 

G8 Summit
Brothers In Arms
By Salil Shetty
Did the G8 summit merely repackage old promises? Salil Shetty makes a critical assessment from Italy
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Air hostess
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The Winged Dreams

By Teresa Rehman
Pet Shop
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‘Delhi’s Pet Shop Peeves

By Shruti Chakraborty
 


 

Vijay Simha's 'Inside Out'
What the mirror in the pavilion says


  Sly Culture
Wedding bells and discovering India, tongue firmly in cheek

  The Music Project
A series of video portraits, documenting independent music

  At The Heart Of It
The Lokpal Face-off. A video editorial by Shoma Chaudhury

  Cinema & Me
'The Godfather is the best film about a family that I have seen,' says Zoya Akhtar

 
 
 
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