Rani Hound ….
March 26, 2005…. she has grown. She’s now a young lady going through her troublesome teens.
Freedom of Press, the Unicorn and other Mythical Creatures
March 25, 2005After 11 years in the media, the one thing that i have realised is that there is this mythical thing called Freedom of the Press. The Values attributed to it are impartiality, truth, and a crusade for what is right correct and…
A New Twist to Spam in India
March 22, 2005Today, came into my inbox a mail from Business World – “Publishing Industry’s moment of Reckoning” it screamed. So obviously i clicked on it. The story was about Dainik Bhaskar and Zee’s proposed English newspaper, HT coming into mumbai, and ToI moving…
Summer Wrap
March 22, 2005Guess what is the latest in mountain fashion this year? Tin Foil. Annova reports that: Swiss authorities are planning to wrap mountain glaciers with tin foil this summer in an effort to stop them melting. Carlo Danioth, head of mountain rescue services…
Eastwards Ho!
March 22, 2005Last week while we were getting into the studio- someone called up and asked if we felt the earthquake. the answer was no!. Not even a tremor. Having said that, we were driving in to the studio. The roads in Mumbai have…
Disruptive Programming – Dial One aur Jeeto
March 20, 2005This post first appeared on Media Musings on the 17th of Feb. sheer laziness (or is it inertia) that prevented me from posting it here! For the last few months we have been working closely with Sahara One to develop a show…
Valentines’ Day Viral Behaviour
February 10, 2005Somehow, as you approach Feb 14th every year, there is a strange sense of the ridiculous. Every one and his idiot cousin is vying with each other to sweeten up our lives with love and more love. if i see one more…
Disruptive Programming
February 10, 2005This has been the focus of my life over the last two months. how does one create a half an hour on television that disrupts every other channels’ viewing pattern? We have something in place which should go on Sahara One very…
Ever Wondered ….
January 29, 2005Why Marital (of marriage) and Martial (of war) are only a letter apart? Why A bored meeting and a Board Meeting sound the same? Why people are puzzled when critical mass is achieved and companies either implode or explode! It has been…
Playing with Words
January 29, 2005Todays’ scanning through news on the web brings the news that US attorney general nominee Alberto Gonzles condems torture tactics condems torture tactics. would have been so much more civilized if he had condemed torture outright!