as this part of the world welcomes summer

As monsoon is about to arrive in our parts of India, sun is shining at its peak here. Over this long weekend while I caught up with IPL, which I didn’t bother to follow for its second season so far. I’ve found it very interesting. Not the sport, but the way its commercialized. The closing ceremony was glittering. I wasn’t sure whether it was a tournament of a country or Olympics. Just re-iterating that cricket isn’t – just another sport – in India. President Zuma praising everyone and advertising the money the South African government made while hosting the tournament. We can tirelessly have arguments for and against such glamorized version of the game, but nothing sells like success.

As dumb audience, we are supposed to watch, what we are made to watch. We shouldn’t be thinking about the merchandizing and betting revenues generated by the people and companies who’ve invested in the game. Its supposed to be a movie, something that you don’t think too much about. IPL is all we talked about for a couple of days. Of-course the Manmohan Singh cabinet selection and North Korean nuclear test took some time as well. Visit to Nottingham Ikea is worth mentioning as well. Biggest furniture store I’ve seen so far, selling possibly all parts of the household. They’ve got the dream kitchens & bedrooms up with best possible permutations of what you can think of. Coach ride back to London from Leicester was relaxing without the traffic that was encountered going. As the long summer days come to photogenic sun-set end, all you do is..

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