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Sachin Tendulkar. Nothing else

November 17, 2009

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1999. It was a decade since his debut in international cricket. He had already become a global phenomenon. India had begun worshipping their national idol with spectacular unanimity — a rare feat by itself. The World Cup tournament was underway, the biggest cricket show on earth. There was mounting euphoria and breathless anticipation all around… [Read more…]

OM S(H)ANTI OM ! : Blaming It On Barkha

November 12, 2009

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Om Santi Om, Nandita Ji ! I regretfully noted in yesterday’s publications that Nandita Puri seemed mighty peeved with NDTVs Barkha Dutt ( The Buck Stops Here) for having quizzed her on her famous actor husband’s sexual “uprising” ( pun unintended , although the revered Om Puri’s movies were usually always on such passionate social… [Read more…]