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I think this is a shocking story—on two levels. One, two consenting adults get together in a room to…
The Times of India informs us, with a suitable exclamation mark at the end of the headline: “Watermelon is…
First he gets waxed. Then he is waterboarded. The picture in that first piece is horrifying, perhaps even a…
Dear Indian nationalists Is Shilpa Shetty correct? Is it true that kisses are against Indian culture but pecks on…
For some reason, this story moves me: Police: Woman Held Cat For Ransom After Losing Dog I feel sorry…
14 May, 2008
The Liberalisation of Indian Cricket
"The IPL shows it is time to liberalise cricket,” wrote my friend Barun Mitra of Liberty Institute in a recent email, and the thought is echoed by Neelakantan of Interim Thoughts, who draws a comparison between the IPL and what liberalisation did to the IT industry in the 1990s.
Needless to say, I agree with them—though I wish the extent of both liberalisations was greater. Just as the government retains a stranglehold over many areas of our lives, the BCCI retains its monopoly over representative cricket. Deeper change will be a long time coming—though I’m grateful for the little that has come so far.
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Soul up for auction. Update: Its found a home - Hell Pizza.
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Name’s Bond. James Bond.
He’s back in the Ian Fleming “centenary novel”: Devil May Care
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Brown is the New Black
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#106 - Generalissimo 76
Sample clues
9 across: Van Morrison classic from Moondance (7)
6 down: Order beginning with ‘A’ (12)
