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 […]

My father and I had performed decently in the domestic bridge circuit over the last few years, and, when the Euro Cup in Poznan, Poland, came along, we felt that it was the right time to test our systems, partnership & performance at the international stage, and see how we perform with such varying opponent

In this article, we will attempt to share with you the highlights of their quarter final victory along with an inroduction to the players themselves. Let me, however, first start by acknowledging Ms. Rinku Narang who has shared all these beautiful photographs with me for this article.   So, the three pairs representing India are

It is with a sense of elation that this article is being penned. In my opinion, the entire bridge population of the country would be having a warm feeling in their hearts at this victory by our young teenagers. In this article, we will attempt to share with you the highlights of their quarter final

by a few well wishers  Sunil Samuel Varghese, a fairly well known bridge personality, breathed his last in Chennai on the 18th of June this year. While he was not very active on the Indian bridge circuit, he was a larger than life personality in Chennai. Sunil did his engineering at Trivandrum Engineering College followed

by Dr. Subir Roy (pictures courtesy Sherein Ryan) One of the most colorful personalitues of Indian bridge, Bimal Sicka, faded away today and moved on. She made a difference to Indian bridge, especially in the 80’s and 90’s. To give an example, she was responsible for bringing the Bengalis into mainstream commercial bridge in the 80’s.