Cricket fans across India are saddened by the news of India’s cricketer Yuvraj Singh announcing his retirement from all formats of the game. The thought brings back a number of achievements by the stylish left-hander for team India over the years. … [Continue reading]
Ashrunchi Zali Phule is an iconic Marathi play written by the late Vasant Kanetkar in 1966. It was performed for the first time by Chittaranjan Kolhatkar, Prabhakar Panshikar and, Marathi theatre’s first superstar, Kashinath Ghanekar. The play … [Continue reading]
Loktantra ke mandir meinAb har kisi ki puja hogi Jo sarahte hain aantakiyon koUnke liye bhi ab jagah hogi Jahan chalte the Gandhi ke vichaar Wahan Godse bhakton ki jamaat hogi Loktantra ko bachaye rakhne meinHum jaison ki kadi pariksha … [Continue reading]
Legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev served team India for 16 years. The biggest moment of his career was winning the 1983 World Cup for India. Before the start of the tournament in England, very few would have counted India as one of the favourites to … [Continue reading]
India’s win at the 1983 cricket World Cup was the first occasion when an underdog team achieved glory in the tournement. Led by Kapil Dev, very few would have predicted them to be the winners on the final day at the historic Lords cricket stadium. … [Continue reading]
Sharabi ko badnaam karne walonBatao kaun yahan hosh mein hain Satta ke bhookhe darinde satya ka galaa ghotne mein hainBatao kaun yahan hosh mein hain Unki puja mein magna janta apno se nata todne mein hainBatao kaun yahan hosh mein … [Continue reading]
There was keen anticipation and excitement for Raj Thackeray’s Gudi Padawa speech last evening at the historic Shivaji Park maidan. Going by his recent, well-thought attacks on the Modi led BJP [Bharatiya Janata Party] government and his promise of … [Continue reading]
The Secretary, Chairman and few committee members of the Bharat Housing Society were sitting in front of the desk inside their club house. They had an important task at hand today – to interview a candidate for the post of their security guard or, as … [Continue reading]
In my review of Kahaani (2012), (read it HERE) I had said that there is a dearth of high quality, edge-of-the-seat mystery thrillers in mainstream Hindi cinema and the Vidya Balan starrer filled the void. The next thriller I loved after that film to … [Continue reading]
The Pulwama terrorist attack on 14 February, which killed at least 40 Indian police personnel, has triggered tensions between India and Pakistan yet again. The tragedy of the incident has increased manifolds after the disgusting behaviour of … [Continue reading]