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Actually, I had written this piece earlier, but had never posted it online. Recently, I watched Hugo (a tribute to the great ‘Cinemagician’ Georges Méliès) and the famous scene of the space capsule landing into the eye of the moon reminded me of LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE. H G Wells and Jules Verne were

Last time round I had mentioned how Dada had something EXTRA, a trick up his sleeve which Dhoni simply can never put to use. The often-used, clichéd statement says– ‘TO WIN A TEST MATCH YOU GOTTA GET THOSE 20 WICKETS’. It is easier said than done though. You need bowlers who can actually do that. [.

These days every one is into Dhoni-bashing and I being an ardent DADA-fan have felt an immediate need to join the bandwagon. But there is bad news in store for all dada fans. DHONI  MIGHT  JUST  REMAIN  THE  MOST SUCCESSFUL INDIAN CAPTAIN  EVER  IN  RECORD  BOOKS  FOR  A  LONG  TIME  TO  COME . . .

It has been quite sometime I have been discussing this with my friends – Isn’t  Jacques Kallis the greatest all rounder in the world? I, for one feel that it is time we stand up and take notice of his contributions to South African cricket and cricket in general. Especially considering that he has w

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How often have you seen a director repeat the same theme over and over again as if to prove a point? Case in point is Imtiaz Ali of ‘Jab we Met’ fame who is always trying to explore the realm of ‘FAILED RELATIONSHIPS’ or rather ‘Looking for love somewhere and finding it somewhere else’ formula. [...

Recently I came across an article about how the crocs must have been at the top of the food chain at the time of the dinosaurs and not the top Theropod (non-veggie dinos) predators like T-Rex or Allosaurus. Here’s the link to the article in THE ECONOMIST. Few points first up:- 1)      I am one [...]