Opinions
Opinions from known and prominent personnel from various backgrounds like activism, academia, business and historical experience. Thought-provoking articles, insightful analyses, and diverse viewpoints await, encouraging meaningful conversations on the issues that matter.
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India’s 1950 FIFA World Cup heartbreak cost Hyderabad its moment
The first ever FIFA World Cup was held in 1930 and thereafter the second and third editions were conducted in 1934 and 1938, respectively. Then came the devastating battles of World War…
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The quiet drift of India’s constitutional jurisprudence
The Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, recently remarked at Oxford that the Supreme Court is developing a “Swadeshi Jurisprudence” rather than relying solely on “imported concepts.” He made the observation while…
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Shreyas Iyer to lead young India after bold BCCI selections
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has at last taken some bold steps and selected India’s T20 teams, keeping the long-term future in mind. Led by Shreyas Iyer, the…
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Sunrisers Hyderabad had a good IPL season but can push for more
Overall, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) had a satisfactory campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season of 2026. But it could have been even better if the playoff match had ended on a…
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The lions of IPL 2026 who made the tournament unforgettable
The 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) will be remembered as one of the most dramatic and record-breaking seasons in the tournament’s history. It featured some grand displays by the established stars and…
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In a dysfunctional state, predators thrive and futures suffer
We learnt that in the afternoon of February 28, 2002, in Gulberg Society in Ahmedabad, a crowd armed with swords, iron rods and petrol bombs gathered outside a cluster of homes. Inside,…
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Cricket and IPL get high priority but other sports are badly neglected
These days, the mega event of the Indian cricket season, the Indian Premier League (IPL), is in progress, and as a result, the cricket lovers of India are an excited lot these…
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Watch out netas: The cockroaches are organising
The political class may laugh it off as another social media fad. The serious commentators may dismiss it as peak internet absurdity. But somewhere between memes, mockery and mass frustration, a strange…
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BR Ambedkar shared Sangh worldview, tried to save Nathuram Godse from hanging
Contrary to popular perception, Dr BR Ambedkar had a close identity of views with Sangh Parivar ideology. There is a lot of material that holds a mirror to this side of Ambedkar.…
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Racism rears its ugly head in IPL, BCCI must take urgent and stringent action
What was unimaginable a few years ago has now happened in Indian cricket. A racial controversy has erupted in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament, which is now nearing a crucial…
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The Congress needs a ‘war room’
Some ideas arrive not as commentary but as diagnosis. Rohit Pajni’s “The Shape of Reality,” published on Substack, diagnoses institutional sclerosis. Pajni’s thesis is devastatingly precise. Organisations that achieve greatness, he argues,…
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Manufacturing Consent: Media does not simply present events, it also interprets them
In today’s world, the most pressing question is no longer simply “what is the truth?” but rather, “what are we being shown and told in the name of truth?” Is what we…
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Bulldozers, madrasas and the myth of minority ‘prosperity’
Backdrop: 20 demolition actions against Muslim establishments recorded between June 2024 and February 2026. Sixty-nine Islamic religious sites were bulldozed or declared illegal. In Sambhal, villagers armed with tools and a bulldozer…
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Journalists won’t ask Modi but 2 comedians will: Is India’s economy in trouble?
On May 10, Narendra Modi stood at a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally in Hyderabad and handed the country a homework list – don’t buy gold, carpool, work from home, postpone foreign…
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David Attenborough at 100: Opened eyes to nature’s beauty and need to preserve it
Perhaps no other person has done as much as Sir David Attenborough to make humans appreciate the beauty of planet Earth, its significance and the need to preserve it for posterity. The…
