Posted by gargi on 28 Sep 2004 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
My company, Cogito TV, has been commissioned by Sahara One to produce a 26 part series for them. The series is called Power Trip with Shobhaa De and it is a show in which she converses with some of the most powerful people of our times.
It is the first time that she is doing a [...]
Posted by gargi on 28 Sep 2004 | Tagged as: And Finally ...
…The Taj Mahal turns 350 years today.
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Posted by gargi on 28 Sep 2004 | Tagged as: And Finally ...
To say that life over the last one month has been hectic, would be an understatement. College early in the mornings. Consulting with Sahara One from mid morning to evening. And, brainstorming with my partners at Cogito TV in the evening. By the time I get home, I am so pooped that I barely have [...]
Posted by gargi on 16 Sep 2004 | Tagged as: India, Media
I am not exactly what you would call a feminist, but this particular piece in the glitterati column of the Outlook had me seething for a bit.
A picture of Cricketeer Rahul Dravid and his wife Vijeta - with the write up:
Life peaks at 30 for cricketers, they say. Rahul Dravid was chosen Player of [...]
Posted by gargi on 10 Sep 2004 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Cogito TV’ s former client’s TVC - trust value and committment - owed us around 10.5 lakhs (rs. one point five million) for films that we produced for them. And they weren’t paying. Atleast not for the last six months.
We have been following up, turning up, negotiating, wailing - the usual stuff to get our [...]
Posted by gargi on 09 Sep 2004 | Tagged as: And Finally ...
Yesterday was not a good day, though it began well enough - and ended fairly ok. The inbetween was kind of eventful. And i have reached a stage (or is that age) in life where unforseen events aren’t really appreciated. This post is more so that I can read it a year from now and [...]
Posted by gargi on 07 Sep 2004 | Tagged as: Films
Saw High Noon again after almost 15 years. Boy, what a film.
The story is simple. On the day of his marriage and his retirement from being Marshall of a dusty old town - Will Kane (Gary Cooper) realises that 4 men that he sent to jail (to be hanged) are free, and want his [...]
Posted by gargi on 07 Sep 2004 | Tagged as: India, Media
In one of the more horrifying stories that has hit the news is one about two boys - aged 11 and 14 - who raped a 9 year old girl for fun. Police say that the key influence in their action was the presence of easily availalbe explicit material on television. The kids were all [...]
Posted by gargi on 06 Sep 2004 | Tagged as: And Finally ...
….is not as difficult as I thought it would be. I am managing a more than decent level of output on all three. Infact, I think that I have not just become more effecient and effective in terms of managing my time, but also better planned and prepared for all 3 areas of work. . [...]
Posted by gargi on 05 Sep 2004 | Tagged as: International
…is a commone phrase you will find in blogdom, in reference to the Hostage Tragedy in Russia. The term refers to the mother who chose between taking her son to freedom and her daughter to freedom.
My father commented this morning, even in Russia the life of the son is more important than that of the [...]
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