Event: The Times Literary Carnival Venue: Mehboob Studios, Mumbai Spread over three days: Dec 2-4, 2011 When you sit some 20 feet away from Saurav Ganguly and hear him talk, you become his fan, once again. This time around, for his charm and wit. Sure, I’ve seen him on the TV, but I tend to [...]
Days after the sweet victory in cricket against South Africa, the Sunday’s match of the FIH Hockey World Cup held in India kept the viewers at the edge of their seats, pitting India versus Pakistan. Both nations are gunning down each other’s soldiers across at the borders, so when their hockey teams were on the [...]
“Cricket is religion and Sachin Tendulkar is God” is a common saying in India. The one-day international match at Gwalior, India, between India and South Africa today (Feb 24, 2010) just proved why, all over again.
Tendulkar thwacked his way into the books of history with an unbeaten 200 runs a terrific end to the first innings, and India erupted with joy and chants lauding him.
The McDowell Signature Indian Derby 2010 was an extremely high profile event, with Mumbai’s rich and famous attending it. With the betting turnover in crores, these were some really terrific races that gave the crowd a super adrenaline rush. For me, it was just great to be in the same seating area as Vijay Mallya, [...]
