BG Verghese : Articles

Khushwant Singh: bowled at 99 but declared not out

BY BG Verghese| IN OPINION |22/03/2014

Khushwant did not understand politics and somehow came under the spell of Indira Gandhi and her son, Sanjay. His assessment was naÃ¯ve and faulty and he did not easily live that down.

"Fourth World" Communication

BY BG Verghese| IN COMMUNITY MEDIA |13/10/2006

Janvani has 150 active barefoot reporters and 1450 less frequent correspondents who conduct community discussions through readers’ circles.

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Amazon resisting voluntary censorship

The new term for self censorship is voluntary censorship, as proposed by companies like Netflix and Hotstar. ET reports that streaming video service Amazon Prime is opposing a move by its peers to adopt a voluntary censorship code in anticipation of the Indian government coming up with its own rules. Amazon is resisting because it fears that it may alienate paying subscribers.

Let the games begin

Clearly, the run to the 2019 elections is on. A journalist received a call from someone saying they were from Aajtak channel and were conducting a survey, asking whom she was going to vote for in 2019. On being told that her vote was secret, the caller assumed she wasn't going to vote for 'Modiji'. The caller, a woman, also didn't identify herself. A month or two earlier the same journalist received a call, this time from a man, asking if she was going to vote for the BSP.