Special Reports
Cricket has evolved dramatically over the years. The arrival of T20 cricket has changed batting philosophies, coaching methods and the way players prepare for matches. Aggression is celebrated, innovative strokes are encouraged, and batters are increasingly expected to score at a rapid pace. Yet, amid all these changes, one fundamental question deserves serious consideration: should…
Nearly a thousand years ago, a medical prescription originating in India travelled thousands of kilometres across the Silk Road into Central Asia, carrying with it more than a medicinal formula. It carried a fragment of India’s rich medical heritage, preserved in a language that would eventually help modern scholars unlock a centuries-old mystery in the…
India’s external position is becoming more fragile, even though the country still has important sources of strength. Rising energy costs, a weaker rupee, portfolio outflows, and record gold imports are widening the gap between the foreign exchange India earns and the foreign exchange it spends. At the same time, services exports and remittances—India’s two most…
Our Special Correspondent Is HCA Heading Towards a Constitutional Crisis? Come October 20, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) could plunge into a constitutional crisis. One may ask, what? Yes, the term of the present Apex Council ends. Then what? Could HCA be left without a duly mandated elected council? Once that happens, who will run…
PL Srinivas Jantar Mantar 2.0: A test of protest, public order and constitutional authority The much-publicised Jantar Mantar 2.0 agitation called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, has turned into a major confrontation over the right to protest, the responsibility of the police to maintain public…
N Nagarajan In a letter dated 13 July 1944 to George Orwell, T. S. Eliot, then a director of Faber & Faber, acknowledged the literary merit of Animal Farm, describing it as “a distinguished piece of writing” and praising the skill with which its fable was handled. Yet Faber & Faber declined to publish it….
U Lakshman Rao (…..Continued) 41. Removing the Rings — Traditional ring-removal ritual. The playful or ceremonial exchange and removal of rings introduces an element of human intimacy into an otherwise solemn sequence. It reminds us that marriage is not only duty and ritual but also companionship and joy. 42. Bommani Appagintam — Ceremonial handing over…
A war veteran seeks justice in a 33-year battle over his ONGC retirement dispute K.S. Nagarajan I am K.S. Nagarajan, a 1971 war veteran and innovator approaching 79. I have appealed to a larger bench of the Central Information Commission (CIC), seeking intervention in my decades-long dispute with the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)….
An Open Letter to Hon’ble Justice P. Naveen Rao (Retd.), Single Member Committee, HCA Respected Sir, We write this with respect, but also with a sense of urgency. When the High Court entrusted the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) to your supervision, Hyderabad cricket was given an opportunity to break free from years of allegations, factionalism…
U Lakshman Rao (……Continued) 15. New Yajnopavita Dharana — Wearing of a new sacred thread. The new yajnopavita signifies renewal of sacred responsibility. It reminds the groom of his obligations toward learning, family, society and the divine order. 16. Gauri Kankana Devata Puja — Worship connected with the Gauri Kankana. The ritual invokes the protective…
