A review of James Astill’s book on Indian cricket, for the New York Times.
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The Great Tamasha
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Dravid & Laxman
“The great sitar player Ustad Vilayat Khan once said the idea of a jugalbandi was to both showcase and subdue oneself. As he hands over to his partner, the artiste must judge how much to dissolve the tune. Dravid and Laxman dissolved into one another more harmoniously, more significantly, than any other Indian duo.”
A tribute to the great batsmen in Wisden Almanack no. 150.
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The Folio Prize
“Its aim is simple: to celebrate the best fiction of our time, regardless of form or genre, and to bring it to the attention of as many readers as possible. Through The Folio Prize Academy, an international group of people who write, review and delight in books, it will discover and promote excellence in writing, encouraging people to put great literature at the centre of their lives.”
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Solar explorations
A short conversation with Duncan McKenzie about his beautiful photographs from Ladakh. Intelligent Life magazine.
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The 281 era
‘They were old and young, cussed and carefree, short and tall, bald and hirsute, consumers of orange juice or buffalo milk or vodka, and could greet or abuse you in about eight languages.’
On a memorable bunch of cricketers, for Wisden India, the new blue almanack.
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The DSC and Impac Dublin longlists
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The Economist Crossword Book Award 2011
The Economist Crossword Book Award 2011
And the nominees are . . .
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The best sight in cricket
Writers pick one each on Cricinfo. I go with the clean bowled.
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In a Strange Room
On Damon Galgut’s beautiful novel. A very short piece for Outlook Traveller‘s Classics section.
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Why Pakistanis are warmer than Indians
Why Pakistanis are warmer than Indians
Ajaz Ashraf in Daily Times
‘It was happenstance I completed reading Pundits from Pakistan, Rahul Bhattacharya’s magisterial account of the Indian cricket team’s tour of Pakistan in the spring of 2004, two days before the recent announcement of resumption of cricketing ties between the two neighbours . . .’