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Monthly Archives: February 2006

Silly outs and spectators

Monday, February 6, 2006

Even in a one day game in which 639 runs were scored in 97 overs, it is a silly moment that captures our attention. Inzamam Ul-Haq and Sourav Ganguly are peerless in providing such moments, with their unparalleled running between the wicket.
My friend and a huge cricket/Soccer enthusiast, Sujt Deb, the longtime librarian at [...]

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Long wars

Saturday, February 4, 2006

It seems ‘long wars’ are the flavor of the month.
The war of terror is (un)officially over. George W Bush aka the Hopeful One didn’t want to declare America’s victory in this in his State of the Union address; he just redefined the war by referring to a long war with forces of terror. He [...]

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A good story

Thursday, February 2, 2006

Meetings with colleagues and students came in the way of writing on the Karachi test sooner. Finally, there is a result. Somebody won. Somebody lost. The whole point of sport, of competing, finally came to fruition.
More than anything else, a group of bowlers managed to bowl out a batting side twice. Doesn’t matter [...]

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Bush’s hopeful nation

Wednesday, February 1, 2006

Then the Hopeful One said:
‘Tonight the state of our Union is strong - and together we will make it stronger.’
We have officially transitioned from an Ownership society to a Hopeful society. When most of us are not in a position to own anything, the next best thing is to hope to own something! Who [...]

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