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Virtual Battlegrounds: Where “Digital Athletes” are Making a Strong Case for Themselves

Written by Kartik Sundar When ESPN first broadcasted “The International” in 2014, they were met with waves of criticism from their base audience. For the...
Education

Barbarians at the Feet of Dragons

Written by Philip Deweyi Introduction: Getting to the core of today’s emerging challenges In an increasingly complex global economy, rapidly evolving technology forces us to question...
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50 Shades of Blue (Economy)

Co-authored by Simran Taneja and Aarathi Ganesan In-Depth For many developing countries, economic growth is facilitated by a booming manufacturing sector. Yet, in light of increasing...
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Racial Quotas: Right-ing the Wrongs in South African Cricket

Co-authored by Sreeradh Radhakrishnan and Parkhee Rattan In Depth Despite their reputation for choking in major tournaments, South Africa has been among the best sides in...
India Water

Reshaping India’s Development Strategy: The Importance of Water Security

Co-authored by Pragya Gupta & Gopika Kumaran India fails to provide 63 million of its citizens with access to safe, clean water. The water in...
Sports Tech

Making India Great: The Urgent Need for Sports Technology

Co-authored by Aditya Vikram and Tanay Gokhale It doesn’t take an ardent sports fan to notice that technology has insidiously impacted the way we view,...
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Locating Sangh Shakhas Amidst a Secular India

Written by Simran Taneja When translated from Sanskrit, the term shakha (śākhā) means a party, section, faction, school or sect of an ideological group. In...
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Checkmate: Why is there a World Women’s Chess Championship?

Written by Parkhee Rattan At various levels in almost every sport, tournaments are conducted as platforms where the best athletes compete against each other for...
India Agriculture

Alleviating India’s Irrigation Woes

Co-authored by Sourya Reddy & Siddhant Sachdeva India’s large irrigation system consists of several canals, rainwater harvesting, and groundwater well systems, of which the last...
Cricket

Turning Back Time: Cricket in the USA

Written by Arvind Pennathur It is peculiar that cricket, the second most popular sport in the world, is practically non-existent in arguably the most influential...