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Magical Men Of 21st Century India
“The Key Selling Point Of The GodMen Is Their Talk About Things That Make No Sense” Right from childhood, stories that had their foundation in magic and ‘chamatkars’ always appealed to me. I must have watched 10s of combinations of … Continue reading
The Stupidify Spell Has Been Cast. Can Brains Fight Back?
A commonly used spell in the Harry Potter books is “Stupefy”. When a wizard says the incantation, a jet of red light flies out of the tip of the magic wand and if it hits the target, the recipient gets … Continue reading
Posted in Column, India, Media, Society, Television
Tagged brain, brain cooling, grey cells, harry potter, spell, stupidify, TV, tv channels, tv soaps
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Modern Day Maharajas?
Post the T20 world cup, Dhoni is said to be making crores more and every other cricketer is making lakhs more. Good for them and best wishes to them. However something that isn’t good for us, is how our tax … Continue reading
Posted in Column, Cricket, Democracy, India, Reform, Television
Tagged Cricket, Democracy, Government, India, Leader, Money, Politican, Prize, Public Money, Tax, TV
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Politicians and the government needs to catch up to 21st century presentation technology
There have been a few changes over time. Dr. Kalam presenting his 2020 vision, the
effective ads for the polio and the “school chale hum” campaigns are some instances
that come to mind. But these are the very few exceptions. By and large state
communication and especially political communication is unimaginative. While many
aspects of India are catching up to the year 2007, the government and political
establishment still seems comfortably trapped in the 20th century Continue reading
Posted in Column, Communication, Democracy, Elections, India, Reform, Society, Technology
Tagged India, Politician, Presentation, Speaker, Speech, Technology, TV
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Making Hindi Movies In English
I am no movie buff or expert, but I do like to stay in touch with what’s happening in the movies and the changing mannerisms of moviewalas… Article touches on movies, regional languages, Hindi and English. Published as part of … Continue reading