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  1. Rapacious world

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    / January 13, 2013 /
    “Be happy with what you have.” This has never been the case in this era. Everyone wants more these days and it’s increasingly difficult to quench a man’s thirst with the limited available resources. Owing to this, man has started to exploit anything and everything he could come across just...

  2. And quiet flows the gutter

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    / November 25, 2012 /
    The big question -  Does television reflect society or does society reflect television? My TV watching of late has become quite infrequent. In the 80’s I used to eagerly look forward to seeing serials on Doordarshan. I love Lucy, Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, Wagle...

  3. I am all ears !

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    / August 14, 2012 /
    Last month on TV, former Civil Aviation Minister and BJP spokesperson, was being interviewed against a BJP backdrop at the party office. The BJP’s lotus symbol petals enhanced Rudy’s ears or horns, depending on whether you like or hate the party. In any case it made for an interesting picture. I grabbed my camera...
    Posted in Media
    Tagged , camera angle, rajiv pratap rudy,

  4. Zakaria’s tale of tardiness and treachery

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    / August 13, 2012 /
    The high and mighty aren’t immune to the common malaise and the curious case of Fareed Zakaria just goes to emphasise the oft forgotten truth. In a shocking development this past week, the celebrated columnist, editor and primetime host was caught copying and forced to apologise to his employers and...
    Posted in Media, News blogs
    Tagged anand datla, cnn, fareed zakaria, plagariasm, time

  5. Ctrl C + Ctrl V = Ignominy

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    / August 11, 2012 / 9 Comments
    If your brand of writing or journalism is Ctrl C + Ctrl V, you are bound to be doomed one day. As celebrated writer and presenter Fareed Zakaria has realised. The TIME columnist has been suspended by the magazine and CNN has followed suit. This is for plagiarising a column...
    Posted in Media
    Tagged cnn, , fareez zakaria, plagiarise, , time, , vinod pavarala

  6. Three scary stories of love and romance

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    / August 9, 2012 / 2 Comments
    Have you ever been unable to sleep a whole night after hearing about real but mysterious stories of love and romance? Well, if they have ended in tragic, scary and inexplicable death, you can feel more intrigued and sleepless than sorry. At least half of India in fact is sleepless...
    Posted in Media
    Tagged Fiza, Geetika, , Neelima, romance, sleep

  7. What’s Hindu about these %&*#?

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    / July 29, 2012 / 4 Comments
    `We the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a moralistic Talibanisque goonda Republic, and to thrash all citizens who dare to party and have fun ….’ This is the 2012 version of the Preamble to the Constitution of India that is being rewritten on the streets...

  8. Mera Bharat mahaan but Greatest Indian who?

    Posted by Subrat
    / July 17, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Many of the TV channels have been running various campaigns and contests and most of them are quite good and serve a purpose but some are just blatant misuse of the media, just like The Greatest Indian series by History and CNN-IBN. I do not understand the need to judge...
    Posted in Media
    Tagged , greatest, history, indian, scientist,

  9. YSRC vs CBI : No winners in this match

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    / June 29, 2012 / 2 Comments
    The developments concerning the CBI Joint Director V V Lakshminarayana and the leakage of his Call Data Records (CDR) are most unfortunate. As an officer, he has immense credibility in neutral circles and is seen as a person who is actively pursuing the case. This episode has cast shadows and...

  10. Withdraw Amul ad on Jagan, says Reddy from Andhra

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    / June 15, 2012 /
    A couple of weeks ago, Amul created and released the ad on jailed Kadapa MP Jaganmohan Reddy and in no time, it went viral. Now the Amul team has reportedly received a call from a lawyer, also a Reddy from Andhra Pradesh, asking it to pull out the ad punning Jagan....

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