Just another IPL post – part 2

just another ipl post - part 2

“VANAKKAM CHENNAI!!!  It’s match 54 of DLF IPL, Chennai Super Kings versus Mumbai Indians!!  We are minutes away from the toss!” a hysterical Ravi Shastri tests the threshold of his vocal cord, bringing back fond memories of my childhood when we ambled through the mela ground in my town and the circus party announced various [...]

Fragile and fugitive

I witnessed another maiden over from third man, a proven position for the worst fielder in the team. I stood there like a convict in exile with no one around other than a stray dog, the sole spectator of the match, who was sitting there for quite sometime for no apparent reason. We looked at [...]

And then rain god said dhisoom

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Chanakya said “before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions – why am I doing it, what the results might be and will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.” Hmmmmmm…..I know what you are thinking, but no, I didn’t lose all my [...]

Chasing down that Dragon

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What is life? No, I am not trying to act smart albeit the pseudo-intellectual in me is striving to be a little more vocal today. It all started yesterday when I rummaged through a few million websites for the pirated version of Agneepath; but all they could offer was this:   Still trying to figure [...]

Friendship special

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My friend once famously quoted “friendship is something where you shouldn’t have any expectations, you just gleefully accept whatever is dished out for you.”  She always used quotes at the beginning and end of a statement while addressing an invisible crowd and often reminded us of Navjot Singh Sidhu (no, she did not have beard [...]