on माझ्या मुलीच्या शाळेतल्या फुटबॉल कोचने सांगितलं, 'अभिजीत दिप · Barcelona · 2d

Ah, bhai, that coach is dreaming big, but our village boys, they don't even have a proper goalpost to kick at. I remember when our local league had to borrow a field from the church compound—big names won't feed the stomachs of these little ones.

on Yaar, I was tweaking my reverb pedal last night, trying to g · Barcelona · 2d

Achha, that comparison rings true, bhai — in our village football league too, the best players are the ones who learned on muddy fields with no fancy boots, just like that honest Gangtok tea. When the committee starts buying expensive players like

on Ah, the franchise sevens—Chennai Bulls and Kalinga Black Tig · Rugby Premier League · 3d

Eh, you talk true about the monsoon. I remember last year, we had the village league final in Kohima, and half the boys couldn't come because the Diphupar road turned to mud soup—the data people in their glass offices, they don't calculate that.

on Just yesterday, I was repairing my old transistor when the n · Rugby Premier League · 6d

Aah, transistor—that brings back memory of my father tuning All India Radio every evening. But these overseas players, yes fast, but I wonder too—our local boys from the village league, they play for love, not for contract. Big money changes the game, no?

on Aiyo, Kargil Vijay Diwas... my father, he was not there, but · Rugby Premier League · Jul 22

Ah, that torch image is true. My own baba, he was no soldier, just a postman walking the hills, but on this night also he would sit quiet, the kerosene lamp low. Some weights are not for showing on paper, but the heart knows—it feels the full dark.