Kapil’s wicket, wicket ways
The rise of Dev’s ‘Devils’ THE real essence of this victory sinks deep into our hearts when we land at the Bombay airport. We are totally zapped, seeing a sea of humanity milling around. It’s raining and about 30,000 people are waiting to receive the team. What a splendid homecoming! The entire route from the airport to Wankhede Stadium is lined up with people waving, cheering and extending their hands to the players who are shaking them.  My brand of finesse Why can’t Pataudi, Gavaskar or Bedi become president of the Board? Hero No 1: GR Vishwanath Even my mother suspected me He plays cricket alright. But what does he do?
Great deals on wheels What did the seventh Auto Expo, held in Delhi from January 15 to 20, have to offer? H. Kishie Singh reports. SINCE the automobile, today, occupies centrestage not only in our lives but also in the country’s economy, the Auto Expo is an eagerly awaited event, both for manufacture and the consumer. In the two-wheeler section, Aprilia of Italy has tied up with Hero Motors to introduce a new line of scooters. The initial offering will be the Sonic, which has the style of a bike and the practicality of a scooter. Atlantic 500 and RSV 1000 will follow.

Writer retreats
THE town which Salman Rushdie left as a 14-year-old has fond memories of his last visit in April 2000. During the writer’s recent trip to India, the people of Solan had high expectations that he would again visit his ancestral house. The writer of Satanic Verses, who laid claim to his ancestral house, Anees Villa, in 1992, has disappointed those who were looking forward to seeing him, writes Ambika Sharma.
SALMAN Rushdie’s last visit to his ancestral home in Solan in Himachal Pradesh was the realisation of a long-cherished dream for him. Not only was this India-born writer completely charmed by the natural beauty of his house during his last visit here but he was also overwhelmed by the majestic deodars growing all around his house.

TALKING POINT
“Globalisation hits both rich and poor”
Goran Therborn is a leading sociologist who came to worldwide attention 25 years ago with his hard-hitting book What the Ruling Classes do when they Rule. He is Professor of sociology at the Uppsala University in Sweden. On way to the World Social Forum in Mumbai, he was in Chandigarh recently at the invitation of the Panjab University Teachers Association. Excerpts from the interview with Kuldip Dhiman.
"Why has globalisation become such a dirty word? Is there a way to live with it and make the best of it?
Globalisation simply means that social activities and social consciousness has a worldwide reach. It is not a new phenomenon, and we just can’t wish it away.

Breakfast for champions
V.S. Mahajan
HOW many among us really enjoy our morning breakfast? I am afraid not many. Students and office-goers, who are in a rush early in the morning, do not think twice about foregoing their breakfast or hurrying through it. Most of them generally come to the breakfast table at the last minute and virtually swallow whatever is served without bothering about how much of it is likely to be accepted by the system.