Posted by gargi on 29 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: India, Media
The first day at FICCI Frames. I attended most of the television sessions that took place. The first was on the "Regulatory Freamework in the Entertainment Industry" - an interesting topic given the government’s desire to regulate, various Public Interest Groups deciding to act as ‘moral’ policemen, and the industry’s inability to work as [...]
Posted by gargi on 27 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: India, Media
This year’s FICCI Frames is the first one that we have attended as a Company. Met old friends. Started new conversations. Met potential collaborators and allies. Figured who was doing what and where (and sometimes to whom). All in all not a bad day’s work. FICCI Frames is the annual ‘Entertainment Industry’ event that [...]
Posted by gargi on 18 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: And Finally ..., India
Move over He-Man, here comes Sachin Brought out by Virgin comics, the one that do Devi and Ramayan 3000 ad … the master blaster is a series where Sachin wields a magic bat to overcome evil. If only he could do the same against the other team’s bowling attack!! [...]
Posted by gargi on 15 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: And Finally ...
For the stressed out, or the simply bored …. here is hours of fun
pop the bubble wrap …. its already a hit at the office
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Posted by gargi on 14 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: India, Politics
India is perceived as the 5th most corrupt nation in Asia, accoring to a survey. I am sure that the political and business class is making serious attempts to ensure that we are top of the list.
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Posted by gargi on 12 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: India, Politics
George Fernandes, ‘honourable’ minister for Defence in the NDA administration claims that he was prevented from investigating Bofors by the then PM, Atal Behari Vajpayee. Now he tells us that it was a joke
He did ask me not to rake up the issue… But it was all said in a very light-hearted manner. And you [...]
Posted by gargi on 07 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: And Finally ..., India
A Panel of Supreme Court Judges (no less) has observed during a hearing on corruption:
"The only way to rid the country of corruption is to hang a few of you on the lamp post. The law does not permit us to do it but otherwise we would prefer to hang people like you to the [...]
Posted by gargi on 07 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: India
"All men who love their wives hit them" said Mrs. R to me - a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. As I tried to pick up my jaw that had hit the floor, I argued that my father had never hit my mother …. Mrs.R sagely told me… "then he must [...]
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