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Why don’t Indians follow chess?

Posted in India, Opinion, Sports on Oct 29th, 2008

For the next few days, newspapers will publish large pictures of Viswanathan Anand and laudatory articles about him. Perhaps they will write about how Anand makes perfect idlis and Aruna dances Bharatanatyam beautifully. But mostly, they will write about Sicilian Najdorf and Nimzo Indian, and everyone’s eyes will glaze over and they will switch to [...]

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Some suggestions (to NYT, world taekwondo)..

Posted in Humor, Sports on Aug 26th, 2008

Some suggestions:
1. To the World Taekwondo Federation - could you please change your name? To the World Taekwondo Association, or the International Taekwondo Federation, or basically anything else but the World Taekwondo Federation?
2. To the New York Times - can you get yourself to pause and resist the urge to abbreviate? [...]

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Samir Patel lost out, but Sameer Mishra wins!

Posted in India, Sports on May 30th, 2008

It was Sameer Mishra’s day. I was really disappointed to see Kavya Shivashankar lose, but brightened up when I realized that two of the top three spots would definitely go to kids of Indian origin. Sigh. I guess I will always fail the Tebbit test.
I really liked Tia Thomas too. She looked so determined, and [...]

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Under the Spell of the Bee

Posted in Humor, India, Sports on May 29th, 2008

Kavya Shivashankar will be on stage on prime time this weekend, along with a dozen other Indians. But Samir Patel will not be present, he will only watch the finals on television. Like Samir and millions of Indians, I will also be watching every minute of the show, watching gawky kids in braces and pigtails [...]

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Two ways to enjoy Super Bowl Sunday

Posted in India, Life, Sports, food on Feb 5th, 2008

Most people will follow the tried and tested method - head to the nearest mall and shop till you drop! There will be no traffic on the roads and no crowds in the mall, except for like-minded souls like yourself. This method is great fun, atleast until the credit card bill arrives.

I tried the other [...]

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7 Strategies for Surviving NFL Playoffs

Posted in Humor, Life, Sports on Jan 17th, 2008

It is NFL Playoffs time again. Every weekend, the TV schedule is filled with several football games, and if you are like me, you will find that your Spouse/ Significant Other (henceforth known as SO) has now turned into a fixed attachment on the couch. All attempts to speak to said person or invitations to [...]

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