Shaunak Ghosh
Posts by: Shaunak Ghosh
Run like hell – away from the smog
With the deteriorating air quality in Delhi, it is becoming extremely difficult for professional marathoners to run in the capital On Sunday, December 9, New Delhi witnessed the 3rd edition of the Super Sikh Run, one of the most prestigious half marathons in the country. The half marathon, which started from the Rakabganj Gurudwara to […]
So long, Daredevils!
The Delhi IPL franchise now has a new name – Delhi Capitals. Even though the owners feel this change will bring an era of positivity, the people seem to disagree Delhi has a new name. No, it is not the city that is being renamed. The city’s Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, previously known as […]
Payback time!
602 private schools across Delhi owe their students Rs 178 crore worth of refund – an amount they had charged as excess fees. Now, they have to return it Rs 178 crore: This is the humongous amount that private schools across Delhi had collected from their students as excess fees. Now, they have to give […]
Delhi stumped!
Delhi’s domestic cricket scene is in shambles right now with poor performances in the Ranji Trophy and the sudden retirement of Gautam Gambhir Mohinder Amarnath, Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir , Virender Sehwag , Ashish Nehra – apart from being top performers for the Indian cricket team down the years, these names have another thing in […]
Caught at fine leg
With Indian women’s cricket in a mess, here’s how the game has developed in the country in the recent past Indians at this point of time have their eyes glued to the exploits of men in blue as they face off against Australia. But while India won the T20 series against Australia and is waiting […]
New kids on the block
At the Under-15 World Schoolgirls Championships in Japan, India managed to secure a record tally of seven medals. Patriot speaks to some of the medalists and the coach as to what went behind this achievement At international wrestling tournaments in the last few years, India has performed exceedingly well. From Sushil Kumar’s silver medal at […]
India chants ‘kabaddi, kabaddi…’
The Pro Kabaddi league is the most watched non-cricketing league in India. Patriot traces the rise of the tournament and the impact it has had on the sport Cricket is the most popular sport in India by a country mile. But can anyone guess which is the second most watched sport in the country? Neither […]
The other men in blue
The Indian wheelchair cricket team is on a roll with their recent victories over Bangladesh and Pakistan. Here’s a look at their rise to the top, and how they still need financial and moral support to grow On September 22nd this year, India defeated Pakistan by a mammoth margin of 89 runs after scoring a […]