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During my school-years in Mussoorie, there was a man who had set up a little fortune-telling business near the hill-station’s Jhula Ghar. Every day, he would lay out a carpet on the side of the street and sit behind it, waiting for gullible and interested tourists. On the carpet in front of him were dozens […]

Basketball training in India is hard for more reasons than one. An explosive sport, basketball is inherently demanding on the body. With 10 players cramped in limited space, there’s constant back and forth with zero rest. Beyond the head to toe movements, the sport is also mentally taxing: a constant switching of mindset from aggression […]

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 […]

This profile was originally published in Tadpoles Magazine and can be accessed here.  Arshpreet Singh Bhullar is a breath of fresh air. While most of his Punjab teammates on the junior Indian basketball team are centres and forwards, Bhullar is a classic two guard with a jumpshot as smooth as silk. “Before every competitive match […]

CLEVELAND: No panic, no playing around. Just California cool. The Golden State Warriors simply did what they had to do, and now they’re going home in the same shape as when they left – tied in the NBA Finals. Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala scored 22 points apiece and the Warriors, showing their depth and […]