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Dec 26, 2022

EXCERPTS FROM SOCCER IN SUN AND SHADOW by Eduardo Galoeano

EXCERPTS FROM SOCCER IN SUN AND SHADOW by Eduardo Galoeano AS NARRATED IN ESPN 30 FOR 30: MARADONA 1986 ESPN’s 30 for 30 episode on Maradona is among my favourite short films. I have no doubt that the reason I enjoy it so much is the narration running through the…

Football

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EXCERPTS FROM SOCCER IN SUN AND SHADOW by Eduardo Galoeano
EXCERPTS FROM SOCCER IN SUN AND SHADOW by Eduardo Galoeano
Football

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Oct 26, 2022

An Innings for Eternity

King Kohli is back In the TV show ‘The Test’ on Amazon Prime Video, Justin Langer, the former head coach of the Australian men’s cricket team said, “Virat Kohli is the best player I’ve ever seen in my life”. He isn’t the only person to have said that. Some will…

Cricket

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An Innings for Eternity
An Innings for Eternity
Cricket

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Jan 3, 2022

A Day in the Chambers of SHJ

Life as a barrister in Bombay — It costs two hundred rupees to park in the municipal parking lots. Two hundred rupees. I could get twenty packets of Lays for that much, or one and a half Kalaghoda Cafe cappuccinos. So to avert this disastrous outlay of money, I have started to come to Oval House at…

Lawyers

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A Day in the Chambers of SHJ
A Day in the Chambers of SHJ
Lawyers

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May 31, 2021

Paris, Tennis and the Big Three

Why is the clay at Roland Garros so unique? “I look up. I’m lying on the floor beside the bed. I remember now. I moved from the bed to the floor in the middle of the night. I do that most nights. Better for my back… I count to three…

Tennis

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Paris, Tennis and the Big Three
Paris, Tennis and the Big Three
Tennis

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May 24, 2021

Twists and Turns in Monte Carlo

The Formula 1 troupe descends upon the glitz and glamour of the Monaco Grand Prix… Formula 1 tends to elicit extreme views. There are those that discard the sport as a waste of time, reasoning that it is simply a bunch of drivers endlessly doing rounds of a circuit. But…

Formula 1

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Twists and Turns in Monte Carlo
Twists and Turns in Monte Carlo
Formula 1

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May 23, 2021

Inspiration behind this page

As we know, eclectic is a word that means to derive from a wide range of sources. I have always been interested in a broad variety of topics. From Ferrari taking the chequered flag in a Formula 1 race to the Supreme Court of India striking down a law because it was held to be an invasion of the individual’s right to privacy. From conducting walking tours in Old Bombay to chuckling at Parisians’ obsession with baguettes and fromage.

Blog

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Inspiration behind ‘The Eclectic’
Inspiration behind ‘The Eclectic’
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