Half past five this morning the first signs appeared on local news channels. Some refused to believe it, some others decided to wait and watch. And some, like me, were still asleep. By six o’clock it was confirmed: three elephants from a nearby forest were on a mad rampage in the very heart of our city. Two […]
Bloggers, reporters, journalists and the fine line in-between
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Penned: Friday, May 20th, 2011
Penned: Friday, May 20th, 2011
The question as to whether bloggers are journalists is a much-debated and indeed over-blogged one. Try googling the phrase are bloggers journalists and you will quickly find that almost all of the results at the top have the same title and all lead to articles where an extensive examination is carried out on the topic. It makes no […]
To Mr Rajinikanth, from nowhere
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Penned: Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Penned: Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Mr Rajinikanth is lying in an Intensive Care Unit bed as I type this. He is, it is needless for me to say, one of the most iconic actors in the Indian Film Industry. His impossible stunts, his funny dialogues bordering on the silly, and his unbelievable visual effects all through a film are, in the pith, […]
Once Upon A Different Time
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Penned: Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Penned: Thursday, May 19th, 2011
I had wound up my day tonight when I received an email from ABC via a blogging ring I am a partner with. The American Broadcasting Corporation is coming up with two new dramas, they said; a curious one they have named ‘Once Upon A Time’ and a new take on the 1970s celebrated series, ‘Charlie’s Angels.’ I was sent an exclusive first […]
Somebody just preponed death!
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Penned: Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Penned: Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Apparently, the end is nigh for most of us humans. The eBible Fellowship is just one among many claimants (Family Radio being the other major claimant) of the fact that judgement day is May the 21st; and five months later, on October 21st, we shall witness the end of the world. Now I do not know if this […]