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The recent R.M. Lodha panel judgement on the IPL spot fixing case has left many in a fix. The Court has announced the suspension of two of the teams, the Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals. Although the official rule-book could have allowed for harsher punishments, the honorable Court has passed the ruling for a two year suspension only. However, there is a flip side to everything: this decision can bring about adverse effects on the future of the cash-rich Indian Premier League. There are a few ramifications that needs to be dealt with urgently. First of all, the Court has not made it clear whether a separate private entity or an individual can rebuild the management, so as to allow for the city's participation. In the history of the Indian Premier League, such a similar action was taken for the Deccan Chargers. When the Deccan Chargers became non-existential, it was renamed as 'Sunrisers Hyderabad', managed by a different network, but with ...

The following is a guest post by Sinchula Banerjee, and it has been accepted as it meets the guidelines. Certain parts of the original has been edited to bring out a more clear picture.  India- standing on her sixty-seventh year of independence- has undergone drastic changes in society, education, ways of living, financial position and a host of other things. It is not practically feasible to enlist all the changes that man has evolved through, and thus I will make a humble attempt to cover as much as possible. Part 1: Society and Development Change is the only constant. Society changes with change in technology, change in people's outlook, and more obviously, change in generation. The much-revered freedom fighters of yesteryear are only names to memorise today. Subhas Chandra Bose, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Mahatma Gandhi are names of personalities to be mentioned only on the eve of the Independence day. Do people nowadays actually feel for the nation when they sing t...