Correspondent at large

Looking for Yeddyurappa?

editor@ibnlive.com — Sun, 25 May 2008 02:14:25 +0530

H R Venkatesh sent updates from his phone, till 5 pm in the evening on Counting Day, Karnataka. Here are excerpts. 4:30 pm: I'm out on Brigade

Bangalore Votes: Live Updates via Blackberry

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 10 May 2008 12:31:37 +0530

As Bangalore votes, H R Venkatesh blogs live on his Blackberry. 8:30 pm: A quick rejoinder to those who questioned, in the comments section, as to whether I should

Does Mumbai belong to Maharashtrians?

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:54:12 +0530

Is Mumbai exclusive to Maharashtrians? This should be a no-brainer, but since Raj Thackeray reignited the debate, it's an issue worth exploring, if only to see what turns up.

In sight of Twenty20

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:37:47 +0530

Like most people I was ambivalent about Twenty20 cricket. Sure, the name was eye-catching (pun unintended) but it seemed like a distraction for a guy who was only beginning to

My favourite communist & other thoughts

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:16:22 +0530

My Favourite Communist With all this constant newsroom talk of Leftist politics and Leftist hypocrisy, the only 'Comrade' I can stand these days is a gentleman named Psmith,

What to read after Harry Potter 7

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:11:50 +0530

You may have finished reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by now. In the next few weeks, you might even pick up Book One and read the series again.

Roger and Rafael: a burgeoning rivalry

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:27:30 +0530

Just when I was thinking it would be better to watch Aicham Qureshi (because he volleys on grass) than all those baseline bashers with titles, Nadal and Federer served

Aussies champs, viewers tramps

editor@ibnlive.com — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:42:24 +0530

A bizarre moment during the World Cup final pretty much summed up all the coverage by SET Max through the tournament. Cutting back to action from a commercial break, we

NOT QUITE CRICKET

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:21:36 +0530

When Ian Chappel announces that Jerome Taylor has just become the first West Indian to get a hattrick in One Day Internationals, you want to hear him complete what he

Viva Las Agassi

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:28:12 +0530

Our generation's most fulfilling player has sailed into the sunset, but it was a kind of poetic justice for him to lose to a certain B. Becker in his last

Ingredients of a classic game

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 19 May 2006 05:04:39 +0530

What makes a football match memorable? So gripping in fact, that all you can do when talk around office turns to the great game, is speak about some match you

Kannada vs Tamil, English vs Hindi

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 01:21:09 +0530

Ever spoken in Kannada when asking for a film ticket in one of the theatres in Bangalore's M G Road area? If you have, you might have experienced

Chasing Deve Gowda

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 04:38:11 +0530

Here's a look at the quirky world of the journalist, all those hours in between getting that interview or finishing a story. These photographs were taken over two days when

20-20 (hind)sight

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:09:15 +0530

I think I cheated Sepoy Shukla on my very first assignment for CNN-IBN. One wintry, early December morning, while I was trying to work up some heat into