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  1. No longer `First Class First Pass’

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    / March 12, 2012 / 1 Comment
    The other day, my 10-year old son asked me “what is your job, daddy?” “Brand Consultant,” I replied. Pat came a dialogue. “Surya Bhai is not the name of a person, it is a Brand.” For those not in the know, this dialogue is from the latest Tollywood (nickname for...

  2. Will it be Fedex Down Under?

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    / January 24, 2012 / Leave a comment
    By Jayarama Emani Coming to this Australian Open 2012 with a 40-match winning streak after losing to Djokovic in the US Open 2011 in five sets, Roger Federer who is yet to drop a set in the current tournament can overcome the Nadal challenge in the semi-finals if he doesn’t...

  3. Advantage Murray

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    / January 7, 2012 / 2 Comments
    By Jayarama Emani England’s No. 1 Tennis player Andy Murray, two-time finalist at the Australian Open in 2010 and 2011 will hope he is lucky this time, more so in the context of Ivan Lendl, a former legend joining his team as the new coach. The fact that Lendl lost...

  4. This ‘Chand’ deserves the ‘Ratna’ first

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    / December 16, 2011 / 2 Comments
    It is official now. Indian Sports persons are eligible to receive the Bharat Ratna the highest civilian honour in the country. The award was earlier given only for artistic, literary, scientific achievements or “public service of the highest order.” Which means two of India’s finest sporting legends, Sachin Tendulkar and...

  5. A tale of two cricketing legends

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    / December 14, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Jayarama Emani Team India’s tour to Australia that starts on Boxing Day (December 26) is special for more than one reason. It might well be the last time that we see the three top-runner getters in Test Cricket history – Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Ricky Ponting in action....

  6. A haircut and a close shave

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    / December 11, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By Jayarama Emani A regular haircut is an ordinary affair for most men but it wasn’t for me. As a young boy, the first time I got to visit a salon alone and returned home all excited, my mother disapproved. She thought the barber had done a poor job and...

  7. Will Federer go the Sampras way?

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    / November 28, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Jayarama Emani As a fan of Roger Federer, I was happy to see him win the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals beating Jo Wilfred Tsonga 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 yesterday. I was even more happy for the fact that Federer regained that extra zest in him to win the match...

  8. Controversy is Shoaib Akhtar’s middle name

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    / October 1, 2011 / Leave a comment
    News editors often say that the headline must reflect the essence of the story. So when I heard about the book titled `Controversially Yours’ by Pakistan’s pace bowler and `Rawalpindi Express’ Shoaib Akhtar the other day, I could not help but appreciate the fast bowler and the publishers. At least...
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    Tagged book, controversy, shoaib akhtar

  9. Who will be the GOAT?

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    / September 11, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Jayarama Emani   There is no denying that it was heartbreak time for Federer fans like me after his 2nd successive five-set US Open semi-final loss. That too after the great champion was leading Djokovic two sets to love.   But then, most of the fans take heart from...

  10. Meri awaaz hi pehchaan hai

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    / July 13, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Jayarama Emani There was a time in the Indian film industry when listeners could identify a singer by his/her voice. From great stage-cum-playback singers like K L Saigal (hindi), P Bhanumathi and S Varalaxmi (telugu) to playback singers like Mukesh, Talat Mahmood, Mohd. Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey (hindi)...

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