“It’s not difficult to be impartial because most umpires are neutral. It doesn’t matter who the batsman is... The only thing that matters is the right decision”
Indian designers haven’t yet put out headgear that is anywhere near as outlandish as their counterparts do in the West, but they have thrown their hats into the ring, so to speak.
“Women are more efficient in clearing vehicles than men... Customers don’t dare cut the line. Maybe because it’s shameful to be ticked off by a woman in public”
Cong Can’t Afford to Trust its Friends; Aussies Say No to Hate; The Curious Case of Atindranath Datta; Living the Reel Life; and Be a Sport, Mr Kalmadi
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle