OPINION

In 2024, it's MODI vs INDIA

August 21, 2023
I.N.D.I.A. (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance). Well that’s the acronym the Extended Opposition Alliance came up with, to forge against the Narendra Modi-led BJP Juggernaut in the 2024 elections. This 26-party alliance is an extension of what was previously the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), including the likes of AAP and…
SPORTS

WTC Final: India's 'fightless' loss makes calls for transition

June 16, 2023
Twice in three years…India reached the finals of the World Test Championship (WTC), but couldn’t cross the line owing to a pretty mediocre performance at the big stage. The most disheartening fact was that we ended up losing against “them”,  our biggest arch-rivals. At the Oval, the Aussies first put…
OPINION

The Kerala Story: A Bad Movie with 'Vicious Propaganda'

May 28, 2023
The Kerala Story…well this movie needs no introduction as it is already the talk of the town…for all the right and wrong reasons, depending on which side you stand. The movie revolves around the story of three girls who were allegedly abducted, converted to Islam and then sent to ISIS. …
SPORTS

BGT 2023: India retains Trophy, gears up to face Aussies in WTC Final

March 23, 2023
INDIA versus AUSTRALIA. Well, there is no more beautiful term than this, for an avid cricket fan like me. This series too even after starting on a pretty dull and one-sided line, ended on quite an interesting note. Although India historically retained the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) for the fourth…
OPINION

AAP: Poltical startup with national ambition, a SWOT analysis

March 12, 2023
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), it was started as a political ‘start-up’ based on the idea of the Anti-Corruption movement in 2012. In 10 odd years, the party under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal, won successive terms in the national capital, achieved the rare feat of having government in two states…
OPINION

BHARAT JODO YATRA: Is it a Resurgence of RAHUL GANDHI?

February 18, 2023
Rahul Gandhi…as soon as this name is stated, the reaction is always on the two extremes, and usually more on the negative. The man with two heavy electoral defeats, and several more if we include states, embarked on a foot march (yatra) from the southernmost tip of the country (Kanyakumari)…
MOVIES

PATHAAN: What the movie means for SRK, Bollywood and India

February 5, 2023
PATHAAN…the biggest blockbuster in the history of Indian Cinema. The movie marked the comeback of Shah Rukh Khan on the big screen after a gap of more than four years. As was anticipated how could I have missed writing on the movie, which was the main ‘talking point’ in the…
EDUCATION

India's G20 Presidency: Agendas and Challenges

January 29, 2023
India assumed G20 presidency on December 1, after the gavel was handed over to PM Modi. As the President of the body India will have the power to set agenda and directions for the body for the next year. At a time, when India is being considered as a rising…
EDUCATION

2008 Financial Crisis: How things went so Wrong?

January 22, 2023
When we study about the modern economy, one of the major episodes that we surely undergo is the ‘Financial Crisis of 2008’. It was this recessionary period, that almost brought the whole world to a standstill. Now, we know that teh crisis was related to teh US housing market crisis,…