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Monthly Archives: March 2008

Sam Smith

Friday, March 28, 2008

Sam Smith, Chicago Tribune’s long time NBA writer, is one of my favorite sports journalists. Sam is smart, very funny, has an engaging personality and loves basketball, which seeps through every word he writes. His columns as well as the weekly NBA mail bag are always both playful and serious. Sam knows everybody, [...]

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Why Congress has no intra-party democracy?

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

When there is democracy in poll booth, why does it not exist in political parties?
Of all the people, when Rahul Gandhi asks this question, should we laugh or cry? If he is being sincere, then Rahul is only demonstrating his ignorance and lack of intelligence. But then his father too delivered a famous speech in [...]

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Why has Dwarakanath been asked to resign?

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

The Hindu reports that the chairperson of the Karnataka Backward Classes Commission C. S. Dwarakanath has been asked to resign.
It seems no explanation has been provided.
The relevant section (Chapter II and Section 4) of the THE KARNATAKA STATE COMMISSION FOR BACKWARD CLASSES ACT, 1995 states (note especially the highlighted portions):
4. Term of office and conditions [...]

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Saddened

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Growing up in the 1980s, we watched more Hockey than Cricket. It wasn’t a matter of choice, as Doordarshan, which was our only option, showed every single game India played, almost anywhere in the world. I also read everything I could find on India’s outstanding achievements in Olympics.
Dhyanchand capturing the imagination of Hitler was a [...]

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Bollywood goes global?

Sunday, March 9, 2008

WaPo pronounces: India’s Movie Mecca goes global. Money quote:
“It’s just a fantastic moment to be in movies here, and the content is changing profoundly,” said Ashim Ahluwalia, director of a new critically acclaimed documentary called “John & Jane,” which depicts the surreal world of Indians who work in Mumbai call centers under American identities. “I’m [...]

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Favre retires

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Here is something a Chicago Bears fan is never supposed to admit:
Not only was I a big Brett Favre fan, I began following football mainly because of his play from 1996 onwards. In the last ten years, I have probably watched more Packers’ games than Bears.
Brett Favre finally retires. Sundays next fall will be little [...]

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