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As the curtains came down on yet another successful title run for ONGC (men) and Southern Railway (women), spectators and followers alike will be left wondering: Are there any teams that can challenge the dominance of the oilers from Dehradun? Is there any combination of 12 women that can stop Southern Railway in their tracks? […]

Generally speaking, conducting sports events in college is an encouraging sign, especially considering our society’s obsession with academics over sports. However, for minor sports like basketball in India, sometimes, sports events themselves can cause more harm than good. It is a known fact that in our country, cricket is the one sport that is considered ‘King’, […]

The Supreme Court…. No it’s not in Delhi. It’s in every courtyard of every school of the country. Or at least that is what hoopsters in India would like you to believe.  For many of them, playing basketball is like being cast under a hypnotic spell from which there’s no escape. It’s wei wu wei of the […]

This feature was originally published in Tadpoles magazine on 18th August 2014 and can be accessed here. You can find them everywhere. In Canada, Great Britain, Australia and the Americas. For various reasons, Indians migrate to other countries: to join relatives, higher education, better employment opportunities or in the case of inter-racial couples. These families grow […]

There are different interpretations to the word MVP. Some people believe that the MVP award should go to the player who single-handedly carries his team— the player “most valuable” for his team, so to speak. Others believe that the best player on the best team in the NBA should get MVP honours since he is […]