Sunil Rajguru's World » Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com A little bit of everything under the sun. Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:19:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 India has won 8 global tournaments http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/india-in-the-7th-heaven-of-delight/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/india-in-the-7th-heaven-of-delight/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2025 06:19:51 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=9906 India has now won 8 global level tournaments… 1. ODI World Cup–1983. (Captain: Kapil Dev) 2. Benson & Hedges World Series Championship–1985. (Sunil Gavaskar) 3. ICC Champions Trophy–2002. (Sourav Ganguly) 4. T20 World Cup–2007. (MS Dhoni) 5. ODI World Cup–2011. … Continue reading →

The post India has won 8 global tournaments appeared first on Sunil Rajguru's World.

]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/india-in-the-7th-heaven-of-delight/feed/ 0 India hits a century in terms of foreign tour wins http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/why-indian-cricketers-arent-really-poor-travellers/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/why-indian-cricketers-arent-really-poor-travellers/#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2025 18:31:04 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=8831 England is yet to win a major multi-nation ODI tournament outside England. South Africa and New Zealand have not won a World Cup anywhere. Forget a Test series—Sri Lanka has never even won a single Test in India. Pakistan won … Continue reading →

The post India hits a century in terms of foreign tour wins appeared first on Sunil Rajguru's World.

]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/why-indian-cricketers-arent-really-poor-travellers/feed/ 0 India’s knockout performance versus its cricketing rivals http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/new-zealand-is-our-nemesis/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/new-zealand-is-our-nemesis/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:29:06 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=9863 In large tournaments that have been called World Cups or mini World Cups, we have won the following knockout matches and finals against the following countries… Australia (5) 1. 1998 ICC Knockout Quarter Final 2. 2000 ICC Knockout Quarter Final … Continue reading →

The post India’s knockout performance versus its cricketing rivals appeared first on Sunil Rajguru's World.

]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/new-zealand-is-our-nemesis/feed/ 0 UK Conservative Party’s 5 steps to political oblivion http://www.sunilrajguru.com/international/uk-conservative-partys-5-steps-to-political-oblivion/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/international/uk-conservative-partys-5-steps-to-political-oblivion/#comments Sat, 06 Jul 2024 06:05:03 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=9914 1. Why have a Brexit referendum when you don’t want Brexit in the first place? (June 2016) David Cameron didn’t want Brexit. Most of the politicians in the UK didn’t want Brexit. Most of London didn’t want Brexit. So if … Continue reading →

The post UK Conservative Party’s 5 steps to political oblivion appeared first on Sunil Rajguru's World.

]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/international/uk-conservative-partys-5-steps-to-political-oblivion/feed/ 0 In India you have to be single to rule… http://www.sunilrajguru.com/politics/in-india-you-have-to-be-single-to-rule/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/politics/in-india-you-have-to-be-single-to-rule/#comments Fri, 26 Jan 2024 07:09:10 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=9902 Jawaharlal Nehru was Prime Minister from 1947-64. He was a widower. Kamala Nehru died in 1936. Indira Gandhi was PM from 1966-77 and 1980-84. She was a widow. Feroze Gandhi died in 1960. PV Narasimha Rao was PM from 1991-96. … Continue reading →

The post In India you have to be single to rule… appeared first on Sunil Rajguru's World.

]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/politics/in-india-you-have-to-be-single-to-rule/feed/ 0 Why do UK-France have a UN veto and not India? http://www.sunilrajguru.com/international/why-do-uk-france-have-a-un-veto-and-not-india/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/international/why-do-uk-france-have-a-un-veto-and-not-india/#comments Wed, 03 Jan 2024 14:28:58 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=9896 India is the most populous country in the world. Recently Forbes released a list of the most powerful military powers of 2023 and in it India came fourth. It’s the fifth largest economy in the world. Population rank: 1 Military … Continue reading →

The post Why do UK-France have a UN veto and not India? appeared first on Sunil Rajguru's World.

]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/international/why-do-uk-france-have-a-un-veto-and-not-india/feed/ 0 Random musings about Bollywood’s Rs 500 crore club http://www.sunilrajguru.com/films/random-musings-about-bollywoods-rs-500-crore-club/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/films/random-musings-about-bollywoods-rs-500-crore-club/#comments Sun, 31 Dec 2023 05:06:38 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=9891 Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion in Hindi made Rs 511 crores at the box office in 2017 thereby creating the Rs 500 crore club. But it was a Tollywood movie. Bollywood had to wait till 2023 to enter the Club … Continue reading →

The post Random musings about Bollywood’s Rs 500 crore club appeared first on Sunil Rajguru's World.

]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/films/random-musings-about-bollywoods-rs-500-crore-club/feed/ 0 Is this the end of Disney? http://www.sunilrajguru.com/films/is-this-the-end-of-disney/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/films/is-this-the-end-of-disney/#comments Mon, 23 Oct 2023 06:03:14 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=9860 In 2012, The Avengers was the world’s top grossing movie. Since then it’s been Disney all the way, which also owns the MCU, Pixar and Star Wars. In 2013, it took the following positions at the box office: 1, 2, … Continue reading →

The post Is this the end of Disney? appeared first on Sunil Rajguru's World.

]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/films/is-this-the-end-of-disney/feed/ 0 The Lost Years of Shah Rukh Khan http://www.sunilrajguru.com/published-stuff/the-lost-years-of-shah-rukh-khan/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/published-stuff/the-lost-years-of-shah-rukh-khan/#comments Mon, 11 Sep 2023 07:09:03 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=9853 SRK is India’s ultimate superstar. Self-made. A Man of Destiny. A Game Changer. He made the transition from TV star to Bollywood superstar seamlessly. He ruled the 1990s and peaked in the 2000s. He virtually created the NRI market. He … Continue reading →

The post The Lost Years of Shah Rukh Khan appeared first on Sunil Rajguru's World.

]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/published-stuff/the-lost-years-of-shah-rukh-khan/feed/ 0 Techceleration!!! http://www.sunilrajguru.com/published-stuff/techceleration/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/published-stuff/techceleration/#comments Sun, 10 Sep 2023 12:55:46 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=9847 A collection of articles on the technological acceleration in the post-pandemic era. Saluting Indians from all walks of life who dug down, fought, innovated, upgraded and did whatever jugaad they could to get through the pandemic crisis and ended up … Continue reading →

The post Techceleration!!! appeared first on Sunil Rajguru's World.

]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/published-stuff/techceleration/feed/ 0