I am quizzing Eric Billimoria on the first floor of the iconic Parsi Gymkhana. Perpendicularly to my right, the announcement speaker bolted to the thick, diagonal wooden beams above us has caught rust, its hue approximating the mud brown of the pitch square as the oft-romanticized Mumbai rain descends leisurely on the roofs of the… Continue reading The Woebegone Parsi Cricketing Exodus
Month: July 2025
New Virginia Law Criminalizes Nazi Iconography, Protects Sacred Swastika
Virginia’s House Bill 2783 went into effect on July 1, making the public display of Nazi symbols a criminal offense and formally distinguishing Adolf Hitler’s “Hakenkreuz” from the sacred Swastika, a symbol central to several world religions. The bill is being hailed as a milestone by community organizations for acknowledging a key cultural and historical… Continue reading New Virginia Law Criminalizes Nazi Iconography, Protects Sacred Swastika
