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Daily Archives: 7 April 2008

Posted on 7 April 2008 by churumuri
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After Big B’s cold, the small screen catches…

The tabloidisation of Hindi television, a trend aped by Kannada, Telugu and other language channels, continues relentlessly. On Rupert Mordoch‘s Star News channel, the bellwether of tabloid journalism on Indian …

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‘If it sounds good to your ear, it’s Carnatic music’

Before the brain-chewing harate sessions poisoned our plasma screens, Carnatic music was what enlightened South Indians woke up to on Ugadi mornings. After having an early-morning oil bath, the women …

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