by Global Indian | Sep 23, 2021
(Reed Hastings is the founder of Netflix. The column first appeared in the print edition of the Indian Express on September 23, 2021) The last 19 months of the pandemic have been some of the most difficult of our lives. We all spent more time isolated in our...
by Global Indian | Oct 4, 2021
(Ajit Agarkar is a former Indian cricketer and a commentator. The column was first published in the Economic Times on October 2, 2021) The world over, countries that invest in grassroots sports have shown that investing in bringing communities together for...
by Global Indian | Oct 18, 2021
(The column first appeared in The Ken on October 18, 2021) How the world’s largest media conglomerate aired this year’s Olympics to its US audience is now a case study in the global broadcasting industry. Gone were the large, hardware-filled studios normally...
by Global Indian | Oct 21, 2021
(The column first appeared in Scroll on October 13, 2021) Have you heard of Nevill Vintcent and his inspiring story? But before we start with the tale, a brief preface. The best introduction to him is contained in the words of JRD Tata, who called him...
by Global Indian | Nov 10, 2021
(This column first appeared in The Hindu on November 3, 2021) Sport cannot exist in a vacuum, divorced from what is happening in the world around. Gestures made on the field of play focus strongly on gestures not made. If the Indian cricket team took a knee in support...