Times of India pastes a picture taken by Kalyan Verma at its front page, lifted it out of Wikipedia. And before that they picked up a picture taken by PlaneMad. But then what is new!
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Times of India at it Again
Published by February 11th, 2010 in Activism, Blogging, Media, Photography and Plagiarism. 1 CommentNational Girl Child Day gaffes
Published by January 25th, 2010 in Feminism, Gender & Sexuality, Geopolitics, Government and Media. 11 CommentsNot just including Major General Tanvir Ahmed’s (Pakistan’s Army) picture in an ad by the Government of India, but the Dreamer also questions why there are no women achievers on that collage:
Even if we do accept the Hon.Minister’s explanation, there is something really wrong with this picture, in my humble opinion. The caption boldly asks [...]
Chetan Bhagat talk about the lack of credit for 3 Idiots even when the book is the base of the movie. Let me add a disclaimer that I have not read Five Point Someone and now for sure I am not going to see the movie.
The case is as simple as the makers claiming the [...]
Roop finds her photo as a bride peering from a Punjabi magazine pages in an article with which she thoroughly disagrees! Of course they plagiarized it from the net.
It might have been SOME consolation if I agreed with the views of the article that they posted my photo along with but it angers me even [...]
The other Mumbai
Published by December 15th, 2009 in Gender & Sexuality, Media and Society. 0 CommentsMetallica Bhakt is making a documentary film on “Homosexuality in Urban Mumbai”. Read on as she describes her visit to the “Red Light” areas of Mumbai as part of her research. Yes, that Mumbai also exists:
After the interview, we left the place and were waiting for a cab. I managed to peep into one of [...]
Hindustan Times steals content off a blogger!
Published by December 8th, 2009 in Media and Photoblog. 3 CommentsMridula is the victim again.
On Sunday we get a lot of newspapers. Hindustan Times is one of them. I was flipping through Brunch and then I had a feeling of Deja Vu. I started laughing and said the same thing to Sesha- this is my picture. This time he didn’t tell me it could be [...]
The News is for sale……
Published by November 11th, 2009 in Democracy, Government and Media. 1 CommentFour News items of your choice and your profile costs only between Rs 5 to 20 lakh depending on the page of our newspaper.If you are rich enough we will publish for you a special supplement about your achievements for only Rs 1.5 crore.”
Charakan describes the rates for sale of newspaper columns to affordable candidates [...]
‘They’re human, just like anyone else.’
Published by November 3rd, 2009 in Media, Society and Women. 0 CommentsAditi objects to the media targeting size-zero models:
To me what’s more disturbing than the fact that so many women suffer from eating disorders is that the mainstream media have begun to treat them with scorn. There’s this strange binary created: ‘real’ women vs models.It’s true that models have a particular body type that isn’t quite [...]
The United Front of Left and Right
Published by October 26th, 2009 in Caste, Dalit, Media and Politics. 1 CommentThe Varkala Murder case (in Kerala State) and the Police relating it to a Dalit organization have once again exposed the mindset of mainstream media, mainstream Left and extreme Right. The interesting thing is that the Left and Right (CPM and Shiv Sena) allegedly join hands along with Police to hunt down the Dalits in [...]
Scandal in Kodambakkam
Published by October 16th, 2009 in Cinema, Media, Patriarchy, Television and Women. 0 CommentsMaami on the vulnerability of the ‘beautiful women’, moviegoers ‘fantasise on screen as goddesses’:
A cacophony involving a small- time actress, has allegedly accused many senior actresses of Tamil cinema of running brothels has erupted in Chennai. This “confession” was published in the newspaper carrying photographs of the actresses without verifying or seeking their opinion. Afterall actresses are [...]
Big Boss 3- Viewers and Disabled Friendly in the Same Breath
Published by October 5th, 2009 in India, Media and Society. 40 CommentsAmrit wonders what would happen if the viewer to participate in the Big Boss 3 was differently able?
It took a Stephen Hawking to visit India and sensitize the government about making Taj Mahal wheelchair accessible, although of late some NGOs have been doing stellar job at making other tourist places accessible, including Qutub Minar.
Coming back [...]
Sting Operations….
Published by September 25th, 2009 in 26/11, India, Media and Terrorism. 0 CommentsArindam Chaudhuri talks about a sting operation where he talks about how an Abu Salem or a Kasab can enter India – despite being well known – and then systematically get a driving licence, a house ownership, a house on rent, a bank account, a mobile number and even a PAN card!
how easily we sell [...]
Those commercial breaks…
Published by September 12th, 2009 in Consumer, Culture, Media and Television. 0 CommentsAccording to the neo indian, there is no better way to stay in touch with India than by watching television ads.
1. Do your research before you buy gifts for folks in India
2. Smoking increases the likelihood of being picked up by girls
3. “Ending the pregnancy is better than abortion”
4. Feminists agree: Indian women need men [...]
Pran. D bemoans the never ending chase after breaking news on television and the farce that news has become ” On one hand our media is giving full day coverage to every case of pit-fallen child (and forgodsake uncountable such cases) and on the other Bihar government is planning to soon set up Frequency [...]
Goli posts a film on Kilikili (giggles) an initiative for children with different abilities. More details on Kilikili on his blog.
I tried embedding the youtube video code here but couldn’t get it right. Please watch the video from Goli’s blog.
Global Madrasi goes down the memory lane and remembers the time when he interviewed Rajesh Khanna.
“Hey, I want to interview some Bollywood star,” I told colleagues. The immediate reaction was laughter. “You Madrasi. First speak Hindi. Will you have the guts to interview a film star?”
“Maybe you should start with Rajesh Khanna. He is coming [...]
How not to impress a publisher
Published by August 14th, 2009 in Humour, Literature and Media. 0 CommentsAll ye budding writers, take note. Pradipta Sarkar shares her list of things not to do if you really want to get your book published:
Asking them to mail you academic qualifications so you can judge whether they’re fit to evaluate your work.
As follow up to query letter, sending updates regarding property purchases.
Abusing them because they [...]
On the cusp of change
Published by July 28th, 2009 in Culture, Media, Prejudice and Society. 1 CommentIndian society, everyone seems to proclaim, is on the cusp of change. So Bradhi talks about the recent “debates” over the show, “Sach ka saamna”:
I request our ‘progressive’ media doyens to stop issuing money in the show so as to teach the moral policing backward, idiotic voices. After all every one is for admitting [...]
Afanasii Nikitin
Published by June 24th, 2009 in Books, History, India, Language, Media, Travel and World. 2 CommentsFëanor translates Afanasii Nikitin’s fifteenth century memoirs of his travel to India (Journey Across Three Seas):
Who was Nikitin? He was a merchant of Tver, a principality abutting the Mongol domains in Russia. He set out down the Volga sometime in the 1470s with some merchandise, was robbed by Tartars, and decided that he could not [...]
Ordinary crime
Published by June 22nd, 2009 in Democracy, Human Rights, India, Justice, Media, Policy, Politics, South Asia and Violence. 0 CommentsAjay Govind spends what seem to be ten not-so-ordinary days in Kashmir:
But the words that caught my attention were from the title of that piece. ”I’ve learnt how ordinary crime becomes an issue”. Here were his ‘exact’ words from the interview itself “…It’s a case study for me to understand how if not handled right, an [...]
No poverty of contempt here
Published by June 22nd, 2009 in Blogging, Cinema, Media, Poverty, Religion and Society. 0 CommentsChurumuri follows the angry public exchange of notes that started between Amitabh Bachchan and Jug Suraiya, across the media, after the success of Slumdog Millionaire. Select portions from the post:
Bachchan:
I accuse the journalist Jug Suraiya of failing his professional ethical code of conduct by means of wilful error in the collection of facts…. He should [...]
Memsaab discovers the ‘wit and humour’ of Baburao Patel:
From the players, Raj Kapoor as Raj Kumar Saxena thrusts himself on the screen most of the time obviously presuming too much attraction in his antics and outpourings. With the exception of some scattered pieces his clowning falls flat and where he tries to ape Charlie Chaplin [...]
Instinct control?
Published by June 15th, 2009 in Children, Education, Gender & Sexuality, Media and Women. 0 CommentsThe young can’t be taught ‘dignity of restraint’ when the media doesn’t show any according to Amodini Sharma, who advocates earlier sex education in schools.
Watch Indian TV nowadays, and if it isn’t Ekta Kapoor’s sindoor-anointed, scheming pativrata naris in backless cholis, it’s pretty young things in short-short skirts swinging to some very suggestive lyrics. Sexy [...]
No bias in California
Published by June 11th, 2009 in Books, Indiaspora, Media, Prejudice, Religion and Women. 0 CommentsAn article in this morning’s Times of India is headlined Hindus teach California a lesson, and carries the sub-heading: Group wins $175,000 from state education board for defaming Hinduism. The Sacramento Bee covers the case rather differently; Its headline reads, Hindu group to get just $175,000 in textbook bias suit.
It appears the Bee is right [...]
Sanjay Mehta subscribed to India Today six months ago and is still waiting for the gift promised, despite several reminders and reassuring responses. The correspondence is very interesting:
Some interesting thoughts in this regard:
Subscription paid in early January, 2009. Now, in June, 2009, that is about 5 months later, no sign of gift!!
When they have no [...]
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