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Of Malaika Arora and Licence Trouble
It's not that Malaika Arora isn't a gorgeous babe and Indian men don't drool over her. But apni Malvika still hates being called by that moniker. And pray, what is the reason for this...
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Of Wild Horses and Orissa Fans
Nothing but wild horses could drag Sukanya Mohapatra out of Dilli Haat on Orissa Day.The Bhubaneswar lass was mesmerised by all things Orissan. Be it palm leaf and tassar paintings, stone and wood...
View ArticleOf Old Colleagues with New TV Shows
After successfully completing over 300 episodes of the hit series Ab Aayega Mazaa, Zee Business anchor Mriganka Dadwal has been rewarded with a prime time slot. The lifestyle correspondent is certainly...
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Of Interrupted Naps and Media Guys
The Rahul Mahajan case was a nightmare for Abgeoth Varghese. What with the media frenzy at Apollo, our guy spent several exhausting days outside the hospital on the vigil for news about the Junior...
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Of Police Vans and Shaken Reporters
Dharna reporting can be quite a hair-raising experience. And David Lalmalsawma would certainly agree.The dude was covering a Narmada Bachao Andolan protest march in the national capital when the cops...
View ArticleOf Delayed Posts and New Podcasts
Yes, its been ages since this blog was updated but I promise to put up lots of new stuff by the end of this month. Until then, I am busy converting the archives into podcast format. Click PLAY to...
View ArticleOf Mumbai blasts and narrow escapes
The Indian Express has been regularly carrying accounts of people who lost their lives in the recent Mumbai blasts. But what of our Mumbai-based colleagues who regularly travel by the local trains?...
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Of Humble Pie and Mention Nots
The 2006 Osian's Cinefan film festival had drawn to a close with the screening of the Iranian film Offside and anchor Rajit Kapoor heaved a sigh of relief. As he left the stage, he spotted a woman...
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Of the TV Journo and the Sea
Zee Business anchor Mriganka Dadwal got her first glimpse of the sea recently. It seems Miss Dadwal was covering a fashion shoot in Pondicherry and was returning to her quarters when she spied the blue...
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Of Good Samaritans and Mobile Phones
Chandigarh damsel Misha Pillai has quite a reputation of being a Good Samaritan. But even Misha was taken aback by what two youths in this bustling Punjabi metropoils did for her.Our story begins with...
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Of Glad Tidings and Good Wishes
It's the time to make merry - the sheer number of weddings, infants and new jobs over the past few months has been mind-boggling.Legal eagle Krishnadas Rajagopal tied the knot with The Hindu lass Anima...
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Of Holidays and Nature's Oxymoron
Foreign Desk in-charge Vandana Ramnani recently took a well-deserved break from her usual work routine. She travelled via Uttarkashi to a little-known tourist spot called Raithal, 182 km from the holy...
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Of Orkutian Fans and Tech Gimmicks
By AnonymousA month or two ago, Parul Sharma found an Orkut fan who visited her profile every now and then. But this passive soul never wrote a scrap nor sent a teaser to her.Parul, known as Miss No...
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Of Rare Sightings and Celebratory Treats
Talking of roaches, Sumathi Chandrasekharan was in town for a few days. The blue-blooded Keralite was reminiscing about her experiences in Singapore, where she is currently studying. The place is...
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Of Meal Freebies and Dead Roaches
Zee Business anchor Mriganka Dadwal is having a bit of luck these days. Turns out when she was out lunching at Pizza Hut, one of her pasta treats was served with a dead roach in it. Mriganka didn't say...
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Of Tenants and Houses without Windows
By Mriganka DadwalPrologue: They say a life sans books is like a room without windowsI could never have imagined the former but that the latter exists came quite as a shocker to me.It all started the...
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Of Busy Crossings and Speeding Vehicles
Last month, Chennai-based Sangeetha was walking back home one evening when a Tavera SUV backed into her at a busy crossing. Sangeetha wasn't seriously injured but as she said later - the experience of...
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Of Cynical Reporters and Beatific Smiles
There are few rewards in journalism but the biggest one of them is when your work inspires society to do something. The usually cynical Ambika Pendharkar was pleasantly surprised when a reader rang up...
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Of Good Tidings and Wet Nappies
Few things in life arrive right on time - like Misha's newborn daughter. Sana breathed her first gulp of air on September 26 this year, on the expected date of delivery. But I wonder what her name...
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Of Neck Braces and Natural Icecreams
You would have thought wearing a neck brace for chronic spondylitis would be literally a pain in the neck but Sukanya Mohapatra seems to be coping well.The Oriya lass is raving about the "Natural"...
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