By admin on September 20, 2009
Some suggestions to Narendrabhai to make sports in Gujarat better.
Posted in Cricket, Gujarati Matters, Indian Sports | Tagged gujarat cricket association, Indian Sports, Narendra Modi
By admin on August 11, 2008
I write this in the backdrop of the latest slump by Indian cricket, and the controversies involving two Indian athletes – Monica Devi and Sania Mirza – at the Beijing Olympics 2008.
Indian sports – not only cricket – has been like this only since we gained independence. I recently had a chat with some sportsmen [...]
Posted in Cricket, Indian Sports | Tagged ahmedabad, beijing olympics 2008, Controversies, Cricket, gca, Gujarat, gujarat cricket association, hockey, india, indian cricket, Indian Sports, mismanagement, monica devi, sania mirza
By admin on March 7, 2008
Kishen Karve, the lonely Hockey warrior from Gujarat, is no more. He passed away recently, after being ill briefly in Ahmedabad at the age of 84. I had met him several times last year while trying to do my own research on why Indian sports lagged behind at most international meets. My aim was to [...]
Posted in Indian Sports | Tagged ahmedabad, dhyan chand, Gujarat, hockey coach, india, Indian Sports, kishen karve, manna singh
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