The birth year of Balasaheb Thackeray is 1927, it is NOT 1926. So Jan 23, 2026 is the START of his centenary year. The centenary will be in Jan 2027. Most people are saying/writing wrongly that he was born in 1926. My book on his life has the details. ROLI

With Balasaheb Thackeray, once upon a time. He’s looking at a book I have written, and I am checking which page he’s on.

Absolutely shocking that Ajit Pawar has died in a plane crash. Maharashtra has lost a politician who was known for his grip on the administration and his clear-headed decision-making.

Ajit Pawar had emerged from his uncle's shadow after much effort and an act of rebellion, and the Mahayuti govt in fact came to be known for his complementarity with CM Devendra Fadnavis. My piece in The Times of India

Why Sunetra Pawar is seen as the ideal choice to lead the NCP: she ticks all the boxes - of seniority, parity (with the rest of the Pawars), continuity and stability. My piece in The Times of India

Cracks have opened up in the Pawar family once again with Sunetra Pawar deciding to take up the Maharashtra Deputy CM's post in the wake of her husband Ajit Pawar's untimely death. My piece in The Times of India

I'd written in the very first line of this piece how there was something odd about statements related to 'merger talks' happening in the 2 NCP camps. Events bearing out the contradictions, and the contrasting stands of both camps getting clearer and sharper

At the فهد in #Thiruvananthapuram. With me are (to my right, in pic 1) Vappala Balachandran, ex-Special Secretary in India’s Cabinet Secretariat & R L Harilal of Mathrubhumi; and (pic 3) well-known Marathi writer & Sahitya Akademi award-winner Vishwas Patil. #Kerala

Obama’s Marathi Classic youtu.be/maoxfXZO9oo?si… via YouTube

Heartening to see. One of the signs of a good cricketer - doesn’t hesitate to sacrifice his wicket when the situation calls for it! Surya Kumar Yadav

Born on Feb 19, 1630, he launched a political revolution in the Deccan that ultimately changed the map of all of India. Tributes to Shivaji Maharaj on his Jayanti.

छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज को कोटि कोटि नमन । छत्रपति शिवाजी को गहराई से समझने के लिए Vaibhav Purandare की पुस्तक को पढ़ना चाहिये ।

हम सभी ने शिवाजीमहाराज जयंती को उत्साह केसाथ मनाया,खासकर महाराष्ट्र में अधिक भव्य होता हैं "जय शिवाजी जय भवानी" के जयघोष से हम उत्साह से भर जाते हैं..लेकिन क्या हम उन्हें गहराई से जानते हैं? आइएVaibhav Purandare की वह पुस्तक पढ़ें जिसे गुरुजीProf. Pawan Sinha ने हमें पढ़ने केलिए कहा है

A superb, sparkling innings by Sanju Samson! Best part was him taking fresh guard at 50 - almost unheard of in a T20 game & yet what he told himself through that gesture was the essence of his knock: smashing brilliance combined with responsibility

Superb batting by England’s Jacob Bethell. Heroic effort but could not take his team through. Sanju Samson again playing an innings that set the momentum for India. Turned out to be a close semi-final with England only 7 runs short of India’s 253.

Sanju Samson showed humility after winning player of tournament, crediting Sachin Tendulkar for his guidance in tough times. And trolls were disgraceful in their comments on the Narendra Modi stadium as venue. Congratulations to the Indian cricket team on winning the T20 World Cup!

Reading all the critical comments about the Ahmedabad pitch and India’s big score makes me wonder if I was hallucinating when New Zealand won the toss and asked India to bat first. Or if ICC & BCCI in a grand conspiracy made the wicket suddenly change its nature when NZ batted!

Happy to speak to the IIT Powai student community on the life and legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Cricket’s Gujarat Connect youtu.be/Fr_UObjuWNY?si… via YouTube

बाल गंगाधर तिलक की कहानी सिर्फ विरोध की नहीं, बल्कि मुश्किलों में भी डटे रहने और पक्के इरादों की मिसाल है। किताब अब ऑनलाइन और सभी प्रमुख पुस्तक विक्रेताओं के यहाँ उपलब्ध है।