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BBC restricts access to historical Indian content

August 2, 2007 – 4:39 pm

The Beeb is opening its archives on India and Pakistan on the occasion of 60 years of India and Pakistan’s independence. Among the archives, I’m told, is rare radio footage. It’s a closed archive trial, and being a history buff, I thought I’d sign up for it. Then came the shocker: Access to the archives […]

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Counterculture in India — Music

July 1, 2007 – 10:51 am

“Fuck you, I wont do what you tell me” - Killing in the name of by Rage Against The Machine
Rock music as counterculture
Jazz, swing, rock and roll, grunge, Hip Hop and now Indie music - all have emerged as countercultures. The popular phrase “Rock and Roll is dead” came into prominence when the labels picked […]

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Interviewed

May 28, 2007 – 10:22 pm

Andrey Gidaspov was in India to meet interview a few top telecom bigwigs for Russian telecom mag Standard, and suggested that we meet up for a chat at the United Coffee House in CP.
We began talking about telecom and mobile content, and the conversation shifted to economics, stock markets, socialism, poverty, capitalism, employment, religion and […]

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On the editorial reasoning behind TV’s entertainment focus

April 19, 2007 – 3:43 pm

At at time when every f’in news channel is focusing on the wedding of two Bollywood stars - even CNBC-TV18 had updates yesterday…ridiculous - here’s someone who tells it as it is:
Most channels fill up airtime based on a series of assumptions that some smart management cookie dishes out to gullible television programmers, producers and […]

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What’ll Happen To Sony Entertainment Television If India Crash Out?

March 18, 2007 – 9:10 am

It’s Sunday, and barbershops across India will have more words in the air than hair on the floor. Talking about this.
Some might take solace from the fact that Pakistan have crashed out too, but I wouldn’t bet on it. For the last two months, TV channels have sidelined important issues (like the Iran situation) for […]

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Whither credibility? Get a load of this….

February 18, 2007 – 8:02 am

If this was a press release, I’d have dismissed it as a lame attempt at diverting attention from the real news (for a business news site). However, it’s an article…read “Graphisads to beautify Delhi borders“.
Even as a press release, I think it’s counter productive: makes me search for the real news…others would have just ignored […]

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Hindustan Times’ new paper- the fresh “Mint”

February 1, 2007 – 8:59 am

I still haven’t got my copy of Hindustan Times’ new business paper ‘Mint’- I was supposed to hand over a slip of paper to the vendor to deliver it, and wasn’t able to catch him in time. Might go over and buy it off the stands.
There is, however, a pdf available online, of the front […]

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Truth in Journalism?

January 12, 2007 – 7:41 am

Anyone want to script ‘The Truth In Journalism’? Until then, here’s “The Truth in:…Ad sales
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Links by email from my sister, who doesn’t blog!

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The Asian Age can’t even copy-paste

May 10, 2006 – 8:49 pm

According to todays edition of The Asian Age, England coach Sven Goran Eriksson is simultaneously 20 and 55 years old.
How so? A reprint of an article in the International Herald Tribune by Rob Hughes, about the surprise selection of Theo Walcott in the England squad for the World Cup, states that (highlights and markings in […]

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Spleen: Hindi Commentary

May 5, 2006 – 9:45 pm

So we take a break and switch the TV on. India A is playing Pakistan A for the Eurasia Cup (cricket). The game is being shown is on Sahara Filmi, for some reason, and one really feels spoilt for choice with some of the more interesting commentators airing their views - Rameez Raja, Arun […]

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