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A Sucker for Football Since Pele's Brazil Spun Magic in 1970

Let’s first explore the etymology of the two synonymous words that define this simple, beautiful game described as “the ballet of the masses”....

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The Wire

Mathew John

I Too am a Victim of the Election Commission’s Shenanigans

Listen to this article: Till the other day I had reason to believe that I was insulated from the slings and arrows inflicted by an oppressive regime...

14.04.2026 20

The Wire

Mathew John

Indian Cricket: Never So Successful and Never So Ugly

Listen to this article: Let me state my proposition right off the bat: Indian cricket is rich, powerful and brimming with talent but, to invoke the...

25.02.2026 20

The Wire

Mathew John

Who and What is Indian?

Listen to this article: Like with any deeply divided society, no sentiment is more contentious and polarising than our sense of who or what is Indian....

16.02.2026 20

The Wire

Mathew John

A Democracy That is All Skin and Bones

02.01.2026 20

The Wire

Mathew John