RAJAN BALA'S BRICKBATS
Edgy Dhoni misses Tendulkar
Posted by Rajan Bala on 16 Aug 2008
India's ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has indicated that he would miss the injured Sachin Tendulkar, more as an advisor, during the five-match series against Sri Lanka. He had the option to ask for another senior player, one of two former captains, Saurav Ganguly or Rahul Dravid, both of whom have scored in excess of 10,000 runs in this form of the game. But he did not. Continue Reading
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SANGEETHAM
Thirumurai - Traditional Tamil hymns
Posted by Saraspriya on 12 Aug 2008
Thirumurai is a set of sacred hymns and verses composed by Shaivite saints. There were 63 saints, of whom 4 were prominent. They were Thiru Gnyanasambandar, Thirunavukkarasar, Sundarar and Manikkavachagar. Continue Reading
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PULSE
Why the rush to cheap?
Posted by Bala Murali Krishna on 1 Aug 2008
The $10 laptop has come and gone. I mean news about it, not the real thing. But the "news" was so powerful, it led many across the world to seriously believe the land of the cheap might actually do something like that. After all, had the world not been shown the $2,500 Nano, the world’s cheapest car? Continue Reading
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MARKET WATCH
How long will the pain last? (Part III)
Posted by Musa R Kaiser on 1 Aug 2008
(Part III – Lessons from history) Continue Reading
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TOLLYWOOD
Trivikram's next rom-com
Posted by Kalyan Chakravarthy on 5 Aug 2008
Here's something to cheer about. Mahesh is going to be back on screen. And, the director is going to be Trivikram Srinivas. Continue Reading
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HYDERABAD CALLING
Shadowy 'traffic' signs!
Posted by Ali Bin Abdulla on 23 Jul 2008
After rendering homeless hundreds of sex workers eking out a living at Mehboob Ki Mehndi, the red light area in Hyderabad's Old City way back in 1996, Hyderabadi cops seem to have realized that even those who indulge in flesh trade are a part of our democracy. Not surprisingly, the world's oldest profession is thriving in the tri-cities of Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Cyberabad, albeit in a different way from the days of yore. Continue Reading
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HOCKEY
Strange stint of Agent Ric!
Posted by Sandip Gopal on 17 Jul 2008
The reasons for a resignation, whether you are the technical advisor of a once-resplendent but now struggling side like India or a journalist trying to thwart the strangleholds of his despotic editors, are by no means impetuous. It is a well thought-out decision, perhaps an explosion of your bottled frustrations. The reasons cited in Ric Charlesworth’s resignation letter — salary arrears, unrealistic expectations and inadequate working conditions — are strange, though not to be discounted. Continue Reading
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TAMIL NADU POLITICS
Why this fuel crisis?
Posted by Babu Jayakumar on 2 Jul 2008
Hell broke loose on the streets of Chennai on Monday and Tuesday. And perhaps for the first time police personnel were deployed at each and every petrol filling station in the city. Not just to regulate the vehicles in the pumps that were open – with long queues of vehicles outside causing traffic snarls – but also to shoo away motorists from those stations that had closed and put out ‘no stock’ boards. Continue Reading
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CRICKET
Say Shilajit
Posted by Ramesh Behera on 18 Jun 2008
No one knew there was a ban on carrying ‘shilajit’ to Dubai. That is, until Mohammed Asif carried 0.24 grams of it and got caught at Dubai International Airport while returning from India after the IPL. Continue Reading
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RAIL YATRA
Bandh bonanza
Posted by Samiran Sarangi on 11 Jun 2008
Are you planning a trip to Kolkata by train? Get yourself updated with the latest political developments and its likely fallout in West Bengal. Try to feel the pulse of Mamata Banerjee and the Marxists. Chances are your travel plan might coincide with yet another bandh. Continue Reading
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CHENNAI-SCAPE
No go, girl!
Posted by Ranjitha Gunasekaran on 11 Jun 2008
Over the past 10 years, Chennai appears to have changed the way it views its women. The controversial journey began when something with a flippant name like "eve teasing" – something women across India suffer on a daily basis – led to the death of a young girl. Continue Reading
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DOMESTIC CRICKET
Do we really love our cricketers?
Posted by Pavitra Srivatsan on 7 Jun 2008
I came across an interesting comment the other day. Scouring the net for anything 'new' on the Indian Premier League, I read a piece by Dileep Premachandran, in which he attributes a comment to former Indian batsman Sanjay Manjrekar caught my eye. Of all the opinions I read on cricket everyday, this one kept playing around in my head. Premachandran quoted Manjrekar as saying: “It’s a big myth that Indians love cricket. They love Indian cricket, and cricketers.” Continue Reading
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FOOTBALL
Prince of missed fortunes!
Posted by Joby Joseph on 30 May 2008
Missing a penalty is not a sin but when it happens at the death of a high-voltage final it is not a forgivable act, at least to fans of the club. Continue Reading
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KNOCK-OUT PUNCH
Rating T20 performances
Posted by Ashok Venugopal on 27 May 2008
There is no doubt that the IPL is a hit. The response from the players and the public has been great. There have been several close finishes and some great performances: read hat-tricks. Continue Reading
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TENNIS
Bruising Lee-Hesh battles now over business
Posted by Sanathan Pani on 27 May 2008
Clash of ego seems to be the root cause of the frequently recurring differences between Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi. This time, it has happened when the country is gearing up to win an Olympic medal in tennis. Continue Reading
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