Essay
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Thoughts On Turning 27
As I complete 27 years around the sun, there is only one emotion that floods through my veins: gratitude. Continue reading
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Independence Day 2025: What India’s Future Can Learn From Its Storied Past
When Alexander the Great faced his mutinous soldiers at the flooded Beas in western Punjab in 325 BC, and relented under great pressure to return home to Macedon, a glossy chapter in the history of India went unwritten. Continue reading
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Thangboi Singto – The Messiah Whom Hyderabad Failed
Thangboi Singto, the man whom many consider to be the father of post-modern Hyderabad FC – if one were to be so generous while using a term fashioned after the neo-liberals of yore – finds himself without a club at the start of 2025. Continue reading
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Autumn in Hyderabad
Had Paradise survived, the last Hyderabadi too would have weathered the storm. Continue reading
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The Conquerors of Cochin: How Hyderabad FC achieved the near-impossible against Kerala Blasters
Hyderabad FC achieved what was most unexpected of them – breaching the fortress in Kaloor… Continue reading
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Comparing Virat Kohli and Steve Smith’s record in the World Test Championship
Comparison is known to spoil the joy of most things, and the most prudent way to deal with this is to savour what both Smith and Kohli bring to the crease. Continue reading
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The Last Hyderabadi
Wasn’t it George Bernard Shaw who said that politics was the last resort of the scoundrel? The last Hyderabadi remembered having read something of the sort during his time at the Nizam College. Continue reading
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An Introduction to the Voice of the Opposition
It is a given fact that most heads of government misuse the powers vested upon them by the State. Continue reading
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Why I Will Not Vote (and You Shouldn’t Either)
The biggest reason why I got disillusioned by politics – of which I take a great general interest – and voting in general is the fall from grace that our former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao enjoyed. Continue reading
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Nothing changes because a lot changes at Bengaluru FC
At this moment, sitting in the ninth position of the league table with a mere nine points to their name is not going to help the Blues in their attempt to qualify for the playoffs. Continue reading
Mohul is a national-level cricketer, poet, sports journalist, travel writer and essayist from Hyderabad, India.
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