29 December, 2021
Suresh Menon Over the past two years, Covid rendered spectator sports—that symbol of civilisational normality—into a battleground of perception
13 October, 2021 Soumitra Bose Manipur has to muster resources to serve its wealth of natural talent.
Buoyed by Olympic success, other sports emerge from the oversized shadow cast by cricket. Excellence demands sedulous, patient investment, where Haryana and Odisha show the way.
09 September, 2021 Shabbir Ali The shifting of Durand Cup to Calcutta is harsh on Delhi’s football lovers
Delhi’s Durand Cup is yanked off to Calcutta. It betrays a profound ignorance and aloofness about football.
India’s stellar show at the Tokyo Paralympics turns our attention to each para athlete’s conquest of personal tragedy. They are stars no less than anyone.
Sjoerd Marijne, the 47-year-old coach of Indian women’s hockey team, is writing a book on his Indian journey. Excerpts from a conversation with Soumitra Bose:
For men, Australia and Belgium still the teams to beat; women must play smart
Behind the Olympic failure of our shooters and archers lies fractious, money-grubbing coaches, complicit federations, huge pressure on athletes and faulty training
Odisha has to be commended for supporting the Indian hockey team. But passion for the game as well as infrastructure is stuck in just one district.
Mental fitness is as important as pitch-perfect physical form. I managed the second—despite jet lag—only because of the year’s delay in the Olympics. And the former? Thank Klaus!
Playing astro-turf for the first time en route to gold at Moscow 1980, on to Tokyo now…. Ex-India captain M.M. Somaya weaves back and forth across a glorious hockey history.
The Olympic Refugee Team is a collective of fortitude. Its athletes will take the field as conquerors of hardship.
Olympics is the toughest arena, but our wrestlers are ready for it
With a little bit of luck and focus, the Indian shooting team, packed with world No. 1s should get some podium finishes
The Indian hockey team, with resilience and panache, has proven itself against the world’s best. They are in with a real chance of a medal.
Yes, the Olympics is on! India will be there too…watch out for this 19-year-old duo, and a few others.
Six World No. 1-ranked athletes; several others inside top 10s—India has never fielded this strong a team. Tokyo 2020 might be the Olympics we have waited for this long.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
PTI Photo
Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
PTI Photo
A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
PTI Photo
Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
Everyone’s having a party in Goa. From Mamata Banerjee to Arvind Kejriwal, political parties of all hues descend on the tiny state for Elections 2022.
Jan 31, 2022 Vivek Menezes 
The epics have been used and abused over many patriarchal eras, their relevance convoluted to shove a regressive concoction down the throats of youngsters.
Jan 31, 2022 Koral Dasgupta 
Since its independence from Portuguese rule, the smallest Indian state of Goa has seen the rise and fall of several regional parties
Jan 31, 2022 Mayabhushan Nagvenkar 
'This week I was traveling from Goa—and a fellow-traveler asked me if she can use mine...' Smita Nair, a journalist, recounts an incident to tell how gifts make their own journey
Jan 24, 2022 Smita Nair 
