tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post627219333874971762..comments2024-03-28T14:16:51.745+05:30Comments on Known Turf: that spiral of moving and losingAnnie Zaidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08687223598027157611noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-41118568585863628052007-10-08T16:31:00.000+05:302007-10-08T16:31:00.000+05:30small talk: because the owners/marketers of the ne...small talk: because the owners/marketers of the newspapers believe that most of the English-speaking middle class doesn't want to know. <BR/>deepa j: to tell the truth, they are not even interested in scandals. not the really big ones. <BR/>opinionated: i too refused to stand up during the national anthem recently (in loins of punjab) and got into trouble for that too. that's another blog post, Annie Zaidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687223598027157611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-84032907102079059722007-10-07T21:30:00.000+05:302007-10-07T21:30:00.000+05:30http://www.narmada.org/gcg/gcg.htmlhttp://www.narmada.org/gcg/gcg.htmlDeepahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-67320761859687541622007-10-07T21:10:00.000+05:302007-10-07T21:10:00.000+05:30How can one help?How can one help?pappuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338463333970967849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-2956924124432321002007-10-07T17:01:00.000+05:302007-10-07T17:01:00.000+05:30Heart rending. When will our policy makers shed ex...Heart rending. When will our policy makers shed expediency and seriously follow things through? As in ensuring, that if displacement is really 'necessary' for the greater good, that the displaced do not suffer, especially to the extent that they have in recent years.<BR/>Sometimes toughening up,(though not hardening-perhaps a very subtle differnce) becomes a survival issue:)dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-79503880970399844582007-10-06T01:40:00.000+05:302007-10-06T01:40:00.000+05:30no you've not hardened. and are not likely to. but...no you've not hardened. and are not likely to. but i know what you mean. it used to be my first question too - how many died? is it worth putting on the ticker?its just a heartless business sweetie and it needs you to give your heart as you do right now.the mad mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535453643548976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-3621960124332796072007-10-06T01:17:00.000+05:302007-10-06T01:17:00.000+05:30I agree Deepa. But having said that, we must conti...I agree Deepa. But having said that, we must continue to try.<BR/>I SMS-ed a very close friend of mine yesterday who is in Media & asked him if he was interested in a socially relevant story for a serial. (Was just checking for viability). He SMS-ed me back saying, "No social crap. I just want massala"!!!<BR/>Despite these buffoons, there're film-makers like Govind Nihalani & Sudhir Mishra & 1conoclasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114255456767684236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-52942045871823944452007-10-05T12:23:00.000+05:302007-10-05T12:23:00.000+05:30@ Opinionated: Ekta Kapoor? Good joke! But I agree...@ Opinionated: Ekta Kapoor? Good joke! But I agree, short films and documentaries have a long way to go in India. And I believe they can hit right, when made by and targeted at the right people. But how is it possible when the mainstream media is absolutely profit-oriented and are in the hands of power-crazy people who don't care two pence about poverty! It is a vicious circle, isn't it. We come Deepahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-59910716134982969422007-10-05T06:43:00.000+05:302007-10-05T06:43:00.000+05:30I am sure you are not the first one to feel so.I am sure you are not the first one to feel so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-32601954380227690192007-10-04T21:53:00.000+05:302007-10-04T21:53:00.000+05:30You can't sell starvation. Those who don't want to...You can't sell starvation. Those who don't want to buy it will anyways turn a deaf ear whatever your pitch.<BR/><BR/>To those whom it matters will seek it out whether or not you're 'selling' it.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-16535150634651799662007-10-04T19:14:00.000+05:302007-10-04T19:14:00.000+05:30Deepa...Writing about it may not make any differen...Deepa...<BR/><BR/>Writing about it may not make any difference coz 90% of our populace doesn't/can't read.<BR/>Maybe Annie can get together with some of her movie-making/scriptwriter friends and do something. Actually approaching Ekta Kapoor may be a good idea. Instead of dishing out Saas-Bahu crap or contorting contemporary pseudo-issues like siamese twins or "India Calling", she can make a 1conoclasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114255456767684236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-23264176483543767412007-10-04T19:09:00.000+05:302007-10-04T19:09:00.000+05:30It's really disgusting, the state of affairs in ou...It's really disgusting, the state of affairs in our country. And to think that we're not doing anything about it. Maybe what we need is a Fidel Castro for a few years. Maybe 20 years should bring about a change.<BR/>But on a serious note I'm very disgusted.<BR/>Vikram's refusal to stand up to the national anthem comes to mind. All of us should refuse to stand up, if this is the state of affairs. 1conoclasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114255456767684236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-82682547370734690072007-10-04T12:34:00.000+05:302007-10-04T12:34:00.000+05:30You are right in wondering how to sell a story on ...You are right in wondering how to sell a story on starvation. Yes, poverty is way too common in India. People don't want to read about such miseries if they can help it. They are interested in scandals and sensations, (no matter how badly they are written.) But I believe that journalists like you, who are talented writers too, can make a great difference by the way you write a story. It is all Deepahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-57298825104746499332007-10-03T21:58:00.000+05:302007-10-03T21:58:00.000+05:30Oh you have not hardened. Not if you can write in ...Oh you have not hardened. Not if you can write in a matter that can bring a lump to one's throat. How is it that we don't see this kind of news story in newspapers in Mumbai?small talkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067866444227186612noreply@blogger.com