Sunil Rajguru's World » Short Takes 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 Kohli-Kumble-CT musings http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/kohli-kumble-ct-musings/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/kohli-kumble-ct-musings/#comments Fri, 23 Jun 2017 06:01:38 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=8373 Gavaskar fought with Kapil. Kapil fought with Sachin. Sachin fought with Azhar. Ganguly fought with Chappell. Kohli fought with Kumble. Same old same old. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Kohli—What happens in the dressing room, stays in the … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/kohli-kumble-ct-musings/feed/ 0 Indian Presidential election musings… http://www.sunilrajguru.com/politics/indian-presidential-election-musings/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/politics/indian-presidential-election-musings/#comments Fri, 23 Jun 2017 05:54:12 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=8363 The President’s post is a formality. Kovind’s election is a formality. Yet we are wasting so much time discussing it. 1947: Jagjivan Ram is Labour Minister. 70 years later… 2017: Jagjivan Ram’s daughter is candidate for President. Congress: Doomed to … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/politics/indian-presidential-election-musings/feed/ 0 When Modi surprised everyone with Kovind http://www.sunilrajguru.com/politics/when-modi-surprised-everyone-with-kovind/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/politics/when-modi-surprised-everyone-with-kovind/#comments Wed, 21 Jun 2017 06:12:41 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=8128 Past. The entire media and liberal ecosystem didn’t have the foggiest idea that Modi would win. Present. The entire media and liberal ecosystem doesn’t have the foggiest idea what Modi is doing. If the common man hasn’t heard of Ram … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/politics/when-modi-surprised-everyone-with-kovind/feed/ 0 The Right, the Left and the media http://www.sunilrajguru.com/international/the-right-the-left-and-the-media/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/international/the-right-the-left-and-the-media/#comments Wed, 07 Jun 2017 04:59:51 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=8071 Every mainstream media analysis and opinion poll is virulently pro-Left and anti-Right. In 2014 they said it was impossible for the Right (Modi) to get 272+ seats. Failed prediction. In 2015 they said the Right (Netanyahu) would lose. Failed prediction. … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/international/the-right-the-left-and-the-media/feed/ 0 The tremendous bias against Trump… http://www.sunilrajguru.com/international/the-tremendous-bias-against-trump/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/international/the-tremendous-bias-against-trump/#comments Wed, 07 Jun 2017 04:58:52 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=8069 Bill Clinton was highly divisive. The House of Representatives impeached him, but the Senate saved him. George W Bush was highly divisive. His opponents always called him an illegitimate President and said he lost 2000. Barack Obama was highly divisive. … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/international/the-tremendous-bias-against-trump/feed/ 0 Of exits and referendums… http://www.sunilrajguru.com/international/of-exits-and-referendums/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/international/of-exits-and-referendums/#comments Wed, 07 Jun 2017 04:56:12 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=8067 Going in circles… 2014: Scottish referendum. 2015: General elections. 2016: Brexit. 2017: General elections. 2018: Another Scottish referendum or general election or Brexit referendum? So Spain joins in the party. #CataloniaExit #CatExit Europe seems to be steadily disintegrating. 2014: Scottish … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/international/of-exits-and-referendums/feed/ 0 General political musings… http://www.sunilrajguru.com/politics/general-political-musings-4/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/politics/general-political-musings-4/#comments Mon, 05 Jun 2017 04:54:23 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=8065 Great great grandson of Motilal, great grandson of Nehru, grandson of Indira and son of Rajiv-Sonia blasts dynastic politics in Telangana. With the way they are still being unearthed, if Modi wins in 2019, then I have a feeling that … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/politics/general-political-musings-4/feed/ 0 Dangal Baahubali musings… http://www.sunilrajguru.com/films/dangal-baahubali-musings/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/films/dangal-baahubali-musings/#comments Mon, 05 Jun 2017 04:52:27 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=8063 2017 beginning, zero Indian movies in Global 1000 box office list. Now both Baahubali 2 and Dangal in Top 500. Dangal made Rs 1000 crore in China. Baahubali 2 is planning a big China launch. Tubelight heroine is the Chinese … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/films/dangal-baahubali-musings/feed/ 0 Baahubali musings… http://www.sunilrajguru.com/films/baahubali-musings/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/films/baahubali-musings/#comments Mon, 29 May 2017 04:37:01 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=8055 Baahubali 2 enters $Quarter-Billion Club. (500 odd global movies in that club) Aamir—Big Khan. Salman—Middle Khan. SRK—Little Khan. #BoxOffice Then there’s Baahubali! Bahubali 2 + Dangal have crossed Rs 3000 crore worldwide. That’s more than the lifetime gross of many … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/films/baahubali-musings/feed/ 0 The truth about the Congress party… http://www.sunilrajguru.com/politics/the-truth-about-the-congress-party/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/politics/the-truth-about-the-congress-party/#comments Mon, 29 May 2017 04:34:26 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=8053 Netaji gave us Independence. Patel unified India. Shastri laid foundations of modern India. Rao reformed economics and foreign policy. #GandhiNehruSham The man with no spine… Rao: Bring in reforms. Manmohan: Yes, sir. Sonia: Destroy the country. Manmohan: Yes, madam. #RememberingRajiv … Continue reading →

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