Akhil Sood

Oct 25, 2024 | openthemagazine.com | Akhil Sood

Books India’s video revolution and the possibilities it created Video Culture in India: The Analog Era Oxford University Press 240 pages | ₹ 1,395 Obsolete technology lends itself to nostalgia in a way little else does. The attachment is twofold: to the outdated device itself, but also to the media consumption it enabled and the memories formed around it.

Oct 6, 2024 | livemint.com | Akhil Sood

A new docuseries looks at the monstrous success of Vince McMahon, shaper of modern professional wrestlingEven at his most sympathetic, Vince McMahon remains a deeply repugnant man. He talks about the fraught relationship he shared with his father, absent from his childhood, and you can’t help but wonder: “What angle is this horrible man trying to play at here?” Through all his hollow, insincere proclamations, regardless of context, runs a sinister undercurrent.

Oct 6, 2024 | htsyndication.com | Akhil Sood

Posted On: 2024-10-06 Posted By: Akhil Sood Entertainment Health & Lifestyle Employment Cities Real Estate & Construction Sports MINT New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Even at his most sympathetic, Vince McMahon remains a deeply repugnant man.

Sep 11, 2024 | vogue.in | Akhil Sood

Back in the 2000s, independent music was a lawless world. At any gig, at any point, anything could happen. Imagine fighting sleep inside a college auditorium in Delhi that you’ve snuck into at 4am after dodging the diligent future engineers who have volunteered to man the gates. And then you’re subjected to quite possibly the noisiest extreme metal band of all time playing their own songs with irrepressible enthusiasm.

Jun 21, 2024 | livemint.com | Akhil Sood

“Chhetri, on his bad days, will still run for 90 minutes," says Joe Morrison, a prominent football presenter based in Dubai. “Chhetri will not give it up, he will not give up the ball, he will do his absolute best for 90 minutes," he says. “On his good days, he’ll bang in a couple of goals, of course he will. But it’s what you do on your bad days; that’s the difference." Right from his childhood, Chhetri has been competitive.