Aug3

Courting the Indian paryatak

The new ‘resurgence’ of India and the burgeoning of the ‘great Indian middle class’ are phenomena that are written about ad nauseum. The gushing ‘India-is-so-cool’ and the alarmist ‘beware-India-is-arriving’ sections of the media, have both written about how the Indian consumer is fast becoming a force to reckon with. The more outlandish of these […]

Jul20

Cultural imperialism

Social theorists, especially those engaged in what has come to be known as postcolonial studies, speak of a thing called cultural imperialism. Cultural imperialism is the process by which a dominant power either imposes or insinuates its mainstream culture over or into the culture of the peoples and societies it dominates. Since the […]

Jul17

The occupational hazards of cricket

There was a time when the occupational hazards of cricket were limited to the occasional gin-and-tonic spilt on pristine flannels in fits of un-English excitement. On the genteel ovals of ye olde England, little transpired in the gentleman’s game to cause gentlemen much distress. Accidents, of course, did happen. Perhaps the most well-known […]