2020 will be the year of the economy, but...

'Neither Modi nor the BJP have lost control over the minds and votes of their original supporters due to their tremendous political ability to play upon baser communal instincts.''But this buoyant......

Brooks Report: Four failures that led to the 1962 debacle

It is well-known, and the Brooks-Bhagat report vouches for it, that the real failure for the 1962 debacle against China was not military, but political, says Ram Madhav. As the news of the leak of......

Meet Moosa from The Family Man

'Raj and DK have taken the effort to look at Moosa as a person.''Like, what happened to him?''What made him become a terrorist?''The emotional trauma that he might have had... that clicked for me.'......

'Meri awaaz hi pehchan hai'

'There was no other Lata Mangeshkar, there is none and there won't be any.' IMAGE: Master Dinanath Mangeshkar with wife Shevanti and daughter Asha (on her mother's lap), Lata (to her father's......

Why was Madhav Apte dropped from the Indian team?

'Indian cricket is in the safe hands of excitingly talented cricketers. No team can afford to underestimate India. If they do, it is to their peril.'A memorable conversation with Madhav Apte,......

Madhav Apte: A Mumbai khadoos who never got bitter

IMAGE: Madhav Apte, left, whose Test career was mysteriously cut short, despite being the second highest scorer on a tour of the West Indies Madhav Apte was an aberration in Indian cricket in the......

When Sachin, 15, Played His First Senior Game

'I remember walking up to him and telling him, "Sambhal ke khelna".' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar bats during a Test against Pakistan in Lahore in 1989. Photograph: Ben Radford/Allsport/Getty Images......

When Gavaskar saved a family from a mob during the Bombay riots

Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar, who was known to take on the pace-battery of West Indies bowlers during his playing days with aplomb, also showed "courage" to save a family during the 1993 Bombay......

'Winning a Ranji Trophy is not easy now'

'That's the beauty of Mumbai cricket. Nobody interferes with the running of the cricket, only the cricketers are allowed to run the cricket.' IMAGE: Mumbai players celebrate their 42nd Ranji......