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The debate about Ashoka’s treatment of Mahmudabad seems to be between outsider-pundits like Yogendra Yadav who wrote a sharp piece in the Express and Sanjeev Bikhchandani, India’s Bill Ackman, who leads with his wallet. It would be useful to hear from Ashoka’s tenured faculty.

Israel, a covertly nuclear-armed state that practices apartheid in the West Bank and genocide in Gaza has launched a full-scale bombing campaign against Iran without a single Western government condemning this rogue attack. #rulesbasedinternationalorder

“Do I not have the right to exist?” shouts man as he slaughters his neighbors by the dozen.

What a wonderful win! Bavuma, Rabada, Markram and the rest win the World Test Championship for South Africa. It’s a great thing that a team outside the Big 3 barged in and lifted the Cup. Fine triumph for a properly diverse cricketing culture.

Today is a tough day for these folks. Do keep them in your prayers.

What a moment!

Western countries ease pressure on Israel to stop mass killings in Gaza because Israel has started a war with Iran. Then they warn Iran against escalation and move ships and fighter planes to the region to defend…Israel. #rulesbasedinternationalorder theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…

BS Kesavan, librarian and book historian,1909-2000.

I cant believe this is really happening everyday and no one is moving a finger to stop it!

The desi studio commentary on the Headingley Test is shockingly bad. They keep talking over the action! Stop burbling.

Great opening stand while it lasted; not great bowling though.

Why are these men stranded on high bar stools if they aren’t drinking? Who dreams up Jio’s studio sets?

Jaiswal’s given new meaning to left-hand batting. Only left hand. Single. Pure.

Gill’s short-arm slap and that angled bat cut-drive must be patented shots. No one else seems to play them.

Apparently, Gill’s never scored a century outside the subcontinent. Here’s hoping.

Young Indian batsman get Test call-ups after making mountains of first class runs: Jaiswal, Gill and Sarfaraz are good current examples. How does Sai Sudharsan with a FC average under 40 leapfrog Sarfaraz? Are the selectors going by IPL form? Sarfaraz isn’t even in the squad!

The lengths to which India’s management has gone not to play Sarfaraz are bizarre. Padikkal, Reddy and Sundar were played for their batting ahead of Sarfaraz in Oz. Sarfaraz scored a 90 in the one India A match he got to play but wasn’t called up to the squad. What’s going on?

When Agarkar was asked about it his response amounted to a shrug: well, it might seem unfair but it’s all for the good of the team. Sarfaraz didn’t get runs in the 2nd and 3rd tests against NZ. Well, no one else did either. What does Sarfaraz have to do? Lose weight?

Someone tell Manjrekar to stop talking when the bowler runs in? Just. Shut. Up.