Et tu, Atticus?

It was all very Coppola-esque and Puzo-id in its operatic intrigue and imagery. Like when the hatchet men were dispatched to take care of business during the baptism of Connie Corleone’s baby daughter, the family decided to settle matters as the nation was reveling in the grand ceremony unfolding at Mumbai’s own gleaming new cathedral, [...]

Where did opinion go? (Cricinfo)

Published in Cricinfo Magazine, February 2010 As 2009 drew to a close, an atypical cricket-related comment emanating from unusual quarters startled and delighted us, and provided a much-needed giggle. A phlegmatic observation by Phil Stoyanoff, the curator of the McLean Park cricket ground in Napier, illustrated a quality cricket has lost in recent times. Questioned [...]

Dil pe mat le yaar…

Shah Rukh, methinks you are getting your knickers all up in a knot about Sunny’s barbs at John “Buck” Buchanan’s latest eruption. An eruption like that of geysers at national parks around the world, you know. Ones that shoot out hot air and gases into the atmosphere like clockwork at regularly spaced intervals. And there [...]