Posts by: Shaunak Ghosh

Shaunak Ghosh -May 29, 2020

Triple Olympic gold medallist and hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr breathed his last on 25 May at Mohali. Patriot looks back at his spectacular career to pay tribute to the great man Before cricket became such a popular sport in the country, it was hockey that ruled the roost till the early 70’s. Since independence this […]

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Shaunak Ghosh -May 29, 2020

As Cyclone Amphan ravaged Kolkata with wind speeds of over 130 km per hour, I was witness to the devastation it brought — from the safety of my home During the lockdown, I thought life couldn’t get worse than this enforced idleness when warning of more bad news hit my television screen A super cyclone […]

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Shaunak Ghosh -May 22, 2020

The lockdown has turned my city Kolkata into a literal ghost town with barricades and not a soul in sight in even the busiest parts Kolkata, the city of joy. It is the city I have spent the first 23 years of my life. I have grown up here, used to the hustle and bustle. […]

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Shaunak Ghosh -May 20, 2020

Coronavirus has brought sports to a halt severely impacting the livelihood of all sportspersons Coronavirus has brought life as we know it to a standstill. Sporting events across the world have been put on hold impacting the lives of individuals associated with them. Tournaments like the Olympics, the IPL and the T20 World Cup have […]

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Shaunak Ghosh -May 16, 2020

The lives and livelihood of the sex workers of Sonagachi have come to a standstill — from rents that have not been waived off to difficulting in accessing food for themselves and their families Abeda Bibi’s aged parents live in a small village in Nadia, 127 km from their daughter’s workplace in the heart of […]

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Shaunak Ghosh -April 10, 2020

Patriot recommends a few sports documentaries and series one can watch during this period of quarantine As the Coronavirus holds the world in its vice-like grip killing more than 80,000 people, entire nations have gone into lockdown, shutting all services and asking people to stay at home.  Sporting events from all over the world, right […]

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Shaunak Ghosh -April 3, 2020

While the nation continues to be under lockdown, pollution is on the decline and wildlife is coming on to the streets When Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a nationwide lockdown a week ago, it was designed to stop the imminent spread of the novel Coronavirus. But grinding this country of 1.3 billion people to a […]

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Shaunak Ghosh -April 3, 2020

Patriot lists the players in different sports around the globe who have been diagnosed with Covid-19 so far  The novel Coronavirus has now infected more than 6 lakh people worldwide, with more than 40,000 deaths. Like all other areas, sports too has been affected by it and a number of players have been diagnosed with […]

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