On the international cricket commentary scene, the meaning of the phrase ‘you truly value something only when you have lost it’ has has been understood only in the past year. Harsha Bhogle – Indian by origin, international by love and an icon by global acceptance, has been selected as part of the commentary team for […]
Author: Sriram Mani
My father always harps upon the concept of responsibility. “Whatever you do, you must do it responsibly.” And I agree with him. Even when I have a pantless pizza party and F.R.I.E.N.D.S marathon at home letting the house smell like 3 day old milk and clothes strewn around because why not, I should do it […]
As the world fretted over whether the US is going to be presided by a corrupt woman or a man who is stupider than his Disney namesake, the Indian PM Narendra Modi made an announcement at 8pm on 8/11/2016 that put the entire nation in a frenzy the way only a World Cup victory or […]
First of all, I apologize for not writing in this space for a while. In my defence, I was (not watching Narcos and reading Percy Jackson) busy. Wait, no one cares? Alright then. Ah the outset, I wish all of you a very happy Diwali, or at least I think it’s Diwali. Indian festivals are […]
Conversations are probably the most underrated aspect of human life, like Yuvraj Singh’s bowling or my ability to make comparisons. As a member of urban society, the other elements of life- academics, work, movies, TV shows, books, and Shikhar Dhawan’s runs, of the lack of it, are all pretty well documented and recognized. But the […]
Photo In life, expectations are a dicey thing. They are the root cause of half the problems in the world, and yet continue to be an integral part of human personality because our creator had a twisted sense of humour. The premise of expectation is a lingering sense of optimism, curiosity and disappointment. In theory, […]
Indians spend half their lives accusing people of racism. The other half of their lives is spent in being racist. The wonderful thing is to see the subtle ways in ways racism manifests itself in our country. No one today says “You’re dark so I’m not employing you. Unless you’re Batman. You’re not Batman, are […]
Social media is taking over the world, and I write this while checking how many likes has my latest status update got, which just goes on to show that this article is a lot like your 10th board exams, or India’s bowling. The efforts are appreciable but it’s really going to make no difference. Around […]
So, that rare thing is happening. That thing which happens only once a year. My WhatsApp is finally buzzing. My conversations otherwise include my college group, where my only role is to mute and unmute the conversation (people on that group typ lyk diz, vich mks me wnt to strngle thm). It also includes my best […]