March 2011 has been a busy month in India. We have had Warren Buffett and Sarah Palin make their maiden visit to this emerging economy. And now the Prime Minister of neighbor and rival Pakistan is suddenly traveling to Mohali to watch a cricket match. Pakistan is implicated in the...
India's Budget announcement, and World Cup games may overshadow Oscars telecast
Hundreds of millions of people in India will be glued to their televisions on Sunday night. But many won’t be watching the Oscars, even though musician A.R. Rahman (of Slumdog Millionaire fame) is a nominee for his score for 127 Hours. There are two competing activities that have Indians captivated....
India Bowled Over by the Gatorade Pacers program
Indian historian Ramachandra Guha compares the sport of cricket in India to soccer (football) in Brazil. India's love affair is evident to even the casual American visitor; tt’s a game that’s enjoyed equally well on the streets of any city corner, as it is on the greens of cricket clubs...
Cricket, and Kabaddi
If you deal with India, you must recognize the enormous cultural importance to the game of cricket. Even though field hockey is the national sport, cricket governs the Indian DNA. Cricket followed the British Empire to Australia, to Sri Lanka, to Pakistan and to Australia and New Zealand of course....