Cricket, programming / tech, dry humor, compassion ... in the reverse order.
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@rajesh_chary Maturity happens late these days. They haven't seen enough good examples around either. Only time will tell if they will salvage something.
The gen Z movement showed that the power rests with the people - to a degree. I would love them to maintain dignity and inclusion - they haven't been careful of that - without any whataboutery. Finally running India is incredibly hard - build yourself for that if you're serious.
An eye-opener while talking to folks in the West is how often they look at poverty as a failure of the individual and something to abhor and hide, how openly they advocate segregation based on financial status.
VAR has had a telling effect on the outcome of games this WC and much of it has been fair. How telling would that Haaland foul be for the giant-slaying Norwegians remains to be seen.
One gentleman on the society WhatsApp group lamenting the state of electric supply in Pune said, "it feels like we are in a third world country". I had the laugh of my life.
@dishasatra Congress is irrelevant now fwiw. They stand no chance. And one Atal Behari does not a BJP make. Our motherland has been stripped to the bone, and somewhere it is a reflection of who we are as a people.
@ndtv says India is staring at a series sweep vs Ireland. What kind of English is that? India could be staring at a whitewash, drubbing, whatever. Series sweep is a comprehensive win, not an abject loss.
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@Sudipta1610@wmakarand The daggers won't be out for him no matter what. SRT scored his first ODI century 4+ years after debut. That didn't make anyone withdraw him from the ODI squad.
@virsanghvi I do wonder how the endless northern summer day compounds things. Sunsets must be well past 9 pm and before you know it the sun is up again at 5.30 am maybe.
@Tariqyad@hvgoenka Do you have any idea what happened in the Galwan clash? The Chinese figured out a thing or two about what happens when provoking the Indian side in a very unlawful way. They didn't anticipate the ferocity of the backlash - not with guns but nails on clubs. Find out more.