Special Reports
Vinay Rao TG20: A Windfall That Deserves Better The logo launch was at a five-star hotel. So was the player auction. Corporate tables, polished backdrops, press cameras — HCA signalled that TG20 was a serious commercial property. Franchise owners believed it. The combined franchise bids came in at close to ₹50 crore — dwarfing what…
BG Srinivas Green Revolution (wheat and rice, 1960s–70s): Driven by an acute famine threat, backed by concentrated political will, massive public investment in HYV seeds, irrigation, MSP support, and a clear geographic focus on Punjab and Haryana. The state stayed in the market through the FCI as a guaranteed buyer. Farmers had no uncertainty about…
Special Correspondent The noise surrounding the proposed TG20 Premier League has once again exposed the deep fault lines within the corruption-ridden Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). Ironically, many of those now shouting the loudest against the league are the very individuals who presided over the steady decay of Hyderabad cricket administration for nearly two decades. In…
The Supreme Court’s verdict upholding the Election Commission of India’s authority to conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is not merely a legal victory for a constitutional institution. It is, in fact, a decisive victory for Indian democracy itself. At a time when certain frustrated political parties have made it a habit…
Special Correspondent The Hyderabad Cricket Association today appears less like a united sporting body and more like a battlefield of bruised egos, frustrated power centres, and vested interests unwilling to let the game breathe in peace. The endless complaints, anonymous leaks, WhatsApp propaganda, selective outrage, and counter-allegations flooding your e-paper office raise one unavoidable question:…
KS Nagarajan From Ashta Vasus, Santhanu Maharaja, the fisherwoman Satyavati, Bhishma’s vow, Varahamihira, Aryabhata, Vyasacharya, Valmiki Maharishi, Dronacharya, and Sukracharya — Bharat’s civilizational history has always revolved around strategy, perception, discipline, focus, and knowledge systems. The questions that arise today are not merely historical, but deeply philosophical and political. Why did Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and…
Vinay Rao Not a eulogy. Not a complaint. A mirror — held up to the people who have the most to lose, and the most power to change things. Somewhere in this city, a club secretary is paying for his team’s kits from his own pocket. Not because the rules require it, but because no…
As a woman political activist and an ordinary citizen who still believes in the strength of India’s democratic institutions, I watched the proceedings in the widely discussed Twisha case with a mix of hope, anguish, and growing discomfort. Whether the case ultimately amounts to murder or suicide is for the courts to determine based on…
This e-paper is not claiming that everything is perfect under Justice P. Naveen Rao or HCA Secretary Jeevan Reddy. There are legitimate questions that deserve scrutiny — about selection, player welfare, governance, finances, and the structure of TG20 itself. Those debates are necessary, and this paper will continue to ask those questions fearlessly. But what…
Unsung Heroes: Seth Amar Chand Banthia MS Sparsha History remembers the warriors who charged into battle with swords raised high. It remembers queens who died on horseback, generals who led rebellions, and kings who lost empires. But hidden behind every revolution are quieter figures — men who never wore armor, never commanded armies, yet changed…
