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A few months after India embarked on economic reforms in the 1990s, Girish Chadha dabbled as a salesperson for a year during 1992-93 for exporters’ yellow page, raiding exporters’ dens across the national capital on his two wheeler, selling space.
TURNING TAO OF TRAVEL
Writers may be born but journalists "become†and then crash-land into entrepreneurship once in a while-like my own story!
Eco Warrior springs silently
I had never really been interested in a normal nine to five job. I was part of the underground activities during Emergency when I saw how – barring Indian Express – all the dailies reported blandly.
Meet the 'hack' entrepreneus
To be a journalist or, an entrepreneur for that matter, is not an easy job. Both the careers are interesting even as they place tough demands on practitioners.
Regional bloggers
Sampadakeeya in Kannada means ‘editorial’ and www.sampadakeeya.blogspot.in is doing just that - the job of an editor.
In every Gali, Nukkad and Mohalla
Avinash had a well paying job with the NDTV. All was running smooth until something unknown drove Avinash on to this path.
In the Centre of Right
A couple of years ago, a few friends, along with some like minded individual bloggers, who did not know each other personally formed a group because "the challenge of maintaining individual blogs was overwhelming".
A one man army
Once someone asked the editor of visfot.com, Sanjay Tiwari about the address of his office and the answer was, "It is in my jhola (bag).â€
The use and misuse of Social Media
Somebody recently commented "If social media was present during the days of Rani Lakshmi Bai and Mangal Pandey, India would have become a free country much before 1947".
Social Media the new mainstream media?
Social media is increasingly being seen as the fastest mode of news dissemination. This may cause a severe jolt to the mainstream media if marketing experts see more growth on the web.
Not a revolution yet
Revolutions, movements and demonstrations were there even before the advent of social media.
The double edged sword
There are many things to commend the social media, even for those of us who have spent all our lives in the comfort zone of the mainstream media.
A battle between brothers
Most Indians would have missed this battle. Even hacks who keep track of the media as part of their profession would have probably missed it.
The Changing Scenario
When it comes to reportage-based writing, journalist-turned-authors ignore what is happening in the developing countries.
Fiction: It is a Fact
Nistula Hebbar has just come out with her first fiction Kiss and Tell, and is already contemplating on writing another. Her second book (non-fiction) is on with a big publisher.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
