Avijit Ghosh

Haryana elections: In violence-hit Gohana, Congress has edge as farm stir, Agnipath & jobs top poll agenda

Sep 23, 2024Gohana in Haryana, previously impacted by inter-caste violence, is now bustling with election activities. Dalits are concerned about unemployment as the assembly seat sees a competition between Congress' Jagbir Singh Malik and BJP's Arvind Kumar Sharma. Voter decisions are heavily influenced by caste dynamics and local grievances.

In violence-scarred Gohana, Congress has edge as farm stir, Agnipath & jobs top poll agenda

Sep 23, 2024

Kings to netas: A short history of political akhada

Sep 17, 2024Vinesh and Bajrang are following a long tradition that predates Dara Singh & Mulayam Singh Yadav & The Great Khali. Vijayanagar king Krishnadeva Raya & Mughal emperor Akbar played the sport too

From petty thief to cop to Maharashtra’s first Dalit CM

Sep 9, 2024

‘The Jesuit who didn’t see any contradiction in admiring Tulsi’s Ram devotion’

Sep 1, 2024Academics Ravi Dutt Bajpai and Swati Parashar talk about the life and work of Padma Bhushan recipient Camille Bulcke, who is the focus of their new book

Raj Kapoor charged just one rupee to act in Shailendra’s 'Teesri Kasam'

Aug 16, 2024Shailendra, known for his iconic lyrics in Hindi cinema, produced the film Teesri Kasam based on a story by Phanishwarnath Renu. Despite initial struggles with casting and its ultimate failure at the box office, the film's music became highly popular.

Why fourth is the saddest place to be in Olympics

Aug 12, 2024It's that one hundredth of a second, maybe even the distance of a fingernail, that is the difference between joy and heartbreak. And it's an emotional scar that remains. Milkha Singh, who came 4th in Rome 1960, once said, "I find it difficult to sleep after so many years thinking why I didn’t win. I never got over the trauma”

Paddle Sweep: How Chinese rule the world of table tennis

Aug 8, 2024

She may not win a medal in Paris but Vinesh Phogat is still gold

Aug 7, 2024Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification feels like a Shakespearean tragedy. Its cause must be investigated and made public. But her dangal in different arenas remains as inspiring as ever

Meet Norman Pritchard whose record Manu Bhaker just equalled

Jul 21, 2024On July 30, Manu Bhaker won two Olympic medals, equalling the 124-year record set by Norman Pritchard, the first Indian athlete to bag two Olympic medals. Interestingly, it was the same city where Bhaker just won – Paris. A detailed look at Pritchard's astonishing career that spans sports, theatre and films and bridges Calcutta & California via London