I woke up this morning to a rude shock when a friend messaged me saying Abhijit Chakraborty had passed away. I first confirmed with a couple of his partners because I found it extremely difficult to believe that this beautiful human being had breathed his last. But alas, this indeed was the case and it […]
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Priyanka Gulati At Yashwant Club, as the cards were shuffled for the Mixed Bridge event, it felt as if time slowed down, inviting not just competition, but reflection. Old corridors, familiar tables, and an atmosphere that gently insists on civility. Indore has always understood the balance between ambition and warmth. That instinct can be traced
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MY WAY “………….I’ve lived a life that’s full. I traveled each and every highway, And more, much more than this, I did it My Way” This Frank Sinatra superhit epitomises Finton and how he led his life – On his own terms! One of the most popular figures in national bridge; the world and
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” __Lives of great men all remind us, That we must make ours sublime, And, departing leave behind us, Footprints on the sands of time”_ It is with heavy hearts that these words are being penned to remember and honour the extraordinary life of Mr. Prakash Bhandari, who left us on 19th November at the
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Ravi Raman, a truly well loved personality in the bridge fraternity, played his final board last night after a longish battle with brain haemorrhage. While the end was obviously inevitable for quite a few days before the event, his passing sealed a vacuum that has been created in his wake. A graduate of IIT Madras
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During my initial years of playing bridge, I constantly had mini emotional explosions—a mixture of feelings: confusion, uncertainty, stress, memory fatigue, and many more. But the biggest one of them all was fear of opponents with superior math skills. I have never been great at math, and for some strange reason, I equated great math
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In the third of this series on the travails of directing, I would like to draw attention to the support directors need, if we are to attract young directors. This should have ideally come earlier, but to respond to the vitriolic attack on me in particular and directors in general took a lot more out
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A Festival of Bridge and Hospitality The recently concluded Mohota Swiss Pairs in Hinganghat was not just a bridge tournament, but a true celebration of community, warmth, and hospitality. Hosted at Shreekunj Celebration by the Wardha Bridge Association, the event left every participant with cherished memories. From the seamless arrangements to the attention given
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In the second of this series on the travails of directing, I would like to introduce you to some of the travails faced by directors as they attempt to execute their briefs. Call the CTD When I took up direction for the first time, I remember some players routinely ignoring my instructions and, when one
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I have been watching, with some consternation, the exchanges on a WhatsApp group about a particular ruling. I had suggested that it is unfair to expect a director to explain a decision in a WhatsApp group. It was suggested that this particular decision may serve to discourage newcomers to bridge from playing. What causes consternation
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