Remembering Jallianwalla – 94th anniversary
April 13, 2013Today is the 94th anniversary of the jallianwalla bagh massacre, when the Brigadier Genera Dyer ordered his troops to open fire on people gathered at #Jallianwalla Bagh to mark Baisaki
Tehelka Blog – Dissecting the Gandhi speech
April 5, 2013My blog for Tehelka Jane Wyman, the first wife of the late US President Ronald Reagan was once asked how it was being married to him. She answered that he was a great guy, but had only one shortcoming, “Ask him the…
DNA Column : Depth of Focus – In a Water Scarce World, Every Drop Counts
April 4, 2013From today, the DNA column has a name – Depth of Focus. It is an old fashioned photography & film term – the point the photographer wants most focus on. Today, i look at water Dune, by Frank Herbert, is one of…
Tehelka Blog – Manufacturing Consent – for the pardon of Sanjay Dutt
April 4, 2013My Tehelka Blog on the calls to pardon Sanjay Dutt Ajmal Kasab had just turned 21 when he and his fellow band of terrorists attacked India on 26 November 2008. He was 18, when he began his descent into crime and terror….
Tehelka Blog – Half Hearted Bill
April 4, 2013My Tehelka Column on the anti rape bill And it comes to pass. The Anti-rape Bill aka the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2013 was passed this evening in Parliament by a voice vote. A total of 168 Members of Parliament (out of…
Lokmat Times – Regulator for Bloggers ?
March 21, 2013An edited version of this appears in the Lokmat Times The United Kingdom has been reeling under the impact of scandal after scandal to hit the news industry, especially the role of news in tapping phones to get scoops. An official Inquiry…
Tehelka Blog – Doordarshan News – Opportunities in Today’s Market
March 20, 2013My blog in last week’s Tehelka This is a folk tale/parable based around the characters of the Mahabharata. I am not quite sure if it forms part of the main body of work comprising the Epic, or if it is a localised…
DNA Column – A Need to Remember, A need to Heal
March 18, 2013My column in today’s DNA Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands is one of the most picturesque cities in Europe. The city is known for its rich architecture, including Churches and Palaces built over the last few centuries, and its colourful Art…
Tehelka Blog – Of Media Centres & Peripheries
March 13, 201325th February headlines and story links via Google News – India Edition Google News is my landing page for news and opinion, and has been for the best part of the last decade. It acts as an aggregator of news from local,…
Lokmat Times – Edit Piece – 8th March – Women’s Rights : Still a Long Way to Go
March 8, 2013My edit piece for Lokmat Times, on Women’s Day 8th March. International Women’s Day. It is a tradition that dates back almost a century earlier, when women were fighting for basic rights. Until then, even in the West, women were considered to…