Personal Narratives

Rajneesh Gurbani seems to be in sublime form! This morning, he scythed through Delhi’s middle and tail for a hat-trick against Delhi— no mean achievement in a Ranji Trophy final— and went on to claim four wickets in just six balls. He bowled intelligently today: neither Mishra, nor Saini, nor Shorey could read his incredible … Read the essay

What an exciting victory! Vidarbha in Ranji Trophy final! Absolutely unbelievable! Vidarbha cricket’s finest hour! The teams were so closely matched and the result so incredibly close! The way Vidarbha held its nerves in what turned out to be a nail biting finish and snatched victory from the tightening jaws of defeat makes me very … Read the essay

Ridhora. A small village, 40 km from Sevagram houses Panchdhara dam—a tall reservoir dam that controls the flow of Panchdhara River. Today morning, before dawn broke, Ashwini Kalantri, Abhishek V. Raut and I began a 100- km ride. As we went past Pavnar and Seloo villages and decided almost impromptu to head for the dam, … Read the essay

If West Indies could defeat England on Tuesday, how could Bangladesh on Wednesday be far behind? The two test matches (England vs. West Indies at Headingley and Bangladesh vs. Australia at Mirpur) would go down in history for generating exciting and thrilling cricket. The countries that won these tests were rated as underdogs!  Indeed these … Read the essay

Amrita, my daughter wrote today: People in their sixties today compete with the teenagers of my time. They are the most active lot on Facebook, more aware of what is happening where and to whom, and more updated with who is doing what.  They are also just as passionate and positive about life. As he … Read the essay