Stories written by

John Drew

A writer goes back in time to Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, to see the place through EM Forster’s eyes

EM Forster was once the private secretary to the Raja of the princely state of Dewas.

John Drew
· Mar 16, 2024 · 01:30 pm
How a Gujarati dance drama recreated the first-known game of cricket on Indian soil in 1721

With dandiya ras and a long sheet serving as a river and a cricket pitch, performers depicted a dramatisation of an 18th century match by the Gulf of Cambay.

John Drew
· Jan 14, 2024 · 11:30 am
How East India traders brought cricket to Indian shores 300 years ago this fortnight

The subcontinent’s first cricket game might have been played in present-day Gujarat in December 1721 to an audience of intrigued Koli warriors.

John Drew
· Dec 21, 2021 · 01:58 pm