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At some point in the tense India-Australia World Cup encounter on Sunday, it appeared India had fielded two Virat Kohlis – one the original master of chases and the other disguised as KL Rahul. Both synced so perfectly in purposefulness,…

The social media have done something funny to our former cricketers. They no longer disappear into the shadows after hanging up their boots; they invade the present like the ghost of Banquo in Shakespeare’s Macbeth and keep addling our…

The celebratory ambience around three blockbuster movies this year tells us the stories of two Indias – one desperately seeking revalidation amid vigorous efforts to erase its existence and the other bursting with the energy and enthusiasm…

As this article is being written, there’s news that Shah Rukh Khan-starrer ‘Jawan’ has breached the Rs 1000-crore mark in gross earnings in the domestic and overseas markets combined. The movie achieved the feat in 18 days flat – a record.…

Behind the in-your-face massy facade of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Jawan, lies the subdued lament for an India lost in the cacophony of fierce social media duels and television primetime outrage over non-issues. Keep all the frivolity of mass…