{"id":9750,"date":"2021-04-11T08:50:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T03:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/?p=9750"},"modified":"2021-04-11T08:50:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T03:20:15","slug":"episode-220-the-sharda-ugra-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/4\/11\/episode-220-the-sharda-ugra-files\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 220: The Sharda Ugra Files"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"iframe-class\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18677234\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/0e7c7b\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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One of our finest chroniclers, Sharda Ugra, joins Amit Varma in episode 220 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about sports journalism, cricket, other Indian sports, and how she has embraced both the sublime and the shady. Also discussed: the eternal charm of Sion, Atul Bedade, gorillas and paagal kuttas.<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div><b>Also check out<\/b>:<br \/>\n1. Sharda Ugra at ESPN Cricinfo (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/ci\/content\/story\/author.html?author=355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/ci\/content\/story\/author.html?author%3D355&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEgagqfyel2oxEkG_mJkjhC3UkkFQ\">1<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/ci\/content\/story\/genre.html?genre=375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/ci\/content\/story\/genre.html?genre%3D375&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHcZgaemoNb7B1nbW-dKspFZjN8Tg\">2<\/a>) and\u00a0<i><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.intoday.in\/wonderwoman\/blogger\/sharda-ugra-723.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/blogs.intoday.in\/wonderwoman\/blogger\/sharda-ugra-723.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGs7damRFn61eMUheec0G3ahpuxXA\">India Today<\/a><\/i>.<br \/>\n2. Sharda Ugra&#8217;s books for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/John-Wrights-Indian-Summers-Wright\/dp\/067099927X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=130O7P1GLC2TI&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=john+wright%27s+indian+summers&amp;qid=1618105846&amp;sprefix=john+wright%2Caps%2C270&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/John-Wrights-Indian-Summers-Wright\/dp\/067099927X\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D130O7P1GLC2TI%26dchild%3D1%26keywords%3Djohn%2Bwright%2527s%2Bindian%2Bsummers%26qid%3D1618105846%26sprefix%3Djohn%2Bwright%252Caps%252C270%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHeuTvM8KOQ0-Y5HG6ShSyN1wnGUg\">John Wright<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Test-My-Life-Cricket-Cancer-ebook\/dp\/B00BSS1KOI\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sharda+ugra&amp;qid=1618105828&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Test-My-Life-Cricket-Cancer-ebook\/dp\/B00BSS1KOI\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dsharda%2Bugra%26qid%3D1618105828%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHbj9j4Fu-S5CBJQvlrw8pY2MxLIA\">Yuvraj Singh<\/a>.<br \/>\n3.<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/11\/29\/episode-201-a-cricket-tragic-celebrates-the-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/11\/29\/episode-201-a-cricket-tragic-celebrates-the-game\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF4_aU8QKOn_gVru2OxFkGOM4gNQQ\">\u00a0A Cricket Tragic Celebrates the Game<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 201 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ramachandra Guha).<br \/>\n4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/6\/24\/episode-126-building-sports-ecosystems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/6\/24\/episode-126-building-sports-ecosystems\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEXFDU-WOQtkeKLdMDAoOndrG0T0w\">Building Sports Ecosystems<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 126 of The Seen and the Unseen (w\u00a0Joy Bhattacharjya).<br \/>\n5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2018\/12\/2\/episode-97-the-evolution-of-cricket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2018\/12\/2\/episode-97-the-evolution-of-cricket\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEVqwITkYL1TaqhI_Hz4ZPU9gmI2Q\">The Evolution of Cricket<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 97 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Harsha Bhogle).<br \/>\n6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/11\/6\/episode-41-money-in-cricket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/11\/6\/episode-41-money-in-cricket\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHAhaL23MqS5d-s_Zn0tuE3gEeueA\">Money in Cricket<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 41 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Gideon Haigh and Prem Panicker).<br \/>\n7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U9oc5JctHVg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DU9oc5JctHVg&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEg5y0hVmC1JbkIfelcnc57x5Wuiw\">Summertime<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; The Miles Davis version. (Other iconic versions\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eno.org\/discover-opera\/the-history-of-george-gershwins-summertime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/eno.org\/discover-opera\/the-history-of-george-gershwins-summertime\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGFeMVbFpqgmfPTGwo5ocAQ6sCq8g\">here<\/a>.)<br \/>\n8.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Ghachar-Ghochar-Vivek-Shanbhag-ebook\/dp\/B0194MN71I\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=ghachar+ghochar&amp;qid=1618106705&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Ghachar-Ghochar-Vivek-Shanbhag-ebook\/dp\/B0194MN71I\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dghachar%2Bghochar%26qid%3D1618106705%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHnJXKcfK2WMzYChsEQ2iir77xlJg\">Ghachar Ghochar<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Vivek Shanbhag, translated by Srinath Perur.<br \/>\n9.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/in\/en\/books\/1637764-Ghachar-Ghochar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/in\/en\/books\/1637764-Ghachar-Ghochar&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGI-g9Wh0uSboiJWF9BNypfAcLQwg\">Amit Varma talks about\u00a0<i>Ghachar Ghochar<\/i><\/a>\u00a0in episode 13 of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/in\/en\/series\/38656-The-Book-Club-with-Amit-Varma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/in\/en\/series\/38656-The-Book-Club-with-Amit-Varma&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF6aGPxXdiGDavK7-lQzdQHk1Lzcw\">The Book Club<\/a>\u00a0on Storytel.<br \/>\n10.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/watch\/video\/9024653\/the-essence-of-india\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/watch\/video\/9024653\/the-essence-of-india&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE8ziLzM16rdvaN9hh4tEqvZe5csw\">Anil Kumble delivers<\/a>\u00a0the second Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi Memorial lecture.<br \/>\n11.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cricket\/rahul-dravid-s-guide-for-haters-to-enjoy-the-ipl-101617845641456.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cricket\/rahul-dravid-s-guide-for-haters-to-enjoy-the-ipl-101617845641456.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEjUZbQY0nBD7s1AcmyZgOERb0eTA\">Rahul Dravid&#8217;s guide for haters to enjoy the IPL<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Sharda Ugra.<br \/>\n12.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/3\/21\/episode-217-the-prem-panicker-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/3\/21\/episode-217-the-prem-panicker-files\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGmYTBrxK0hHK9bxCJgLB269aK8Ag\">The Prem Panicker Files<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 217 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Prem Panicker).<br \/>\n13.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.substack.com\/p\/a-meditation-on-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.substack.com\/p\/a-meditation-on-form&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGmljqVCS7EaBLmRugq-7cHkHTjFg\">A Meditation on Form<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma.<br \/>\n14.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.in\/chess\/story\/_\/id\/16664022\/the-tamilian-gentleman-took-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.espn.in\/chess\/story\/_\/id\/16664022\/the-tamilian-gentleman-took-world&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618194821217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGCYKcE5BUidAeCV2e082B6ivLuSQ\">The Tamilian Gentleman Who Took on the World<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; 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One of our finest chroniclers, Sharda Ugra, joins Amit Varma in episode 220 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about sports journalism, cricket, other Indian sports, and how she has embraced both the sublime and the &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Episode 220: The Sharda Ugra Files\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/4\/11\/episode-220-the-sharda-ugra-files\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Episode 220: The Sharda Ugra Files\">Read show notes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[192],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9750"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9750"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9752,"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9750\/revisions\/9752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}