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Journalism of Courage
Place a group of with-it teens in a nightclub 8212; with an RJ, DJ and a sprinkling of singers for company 8212; and you have a party on your hands. Which is exactly what happened when 20-odd kids from DPS, RK Puram, celebrated the completion of Chatter Matters, the communication course conducted by Shamshir Dus Se Gyarah8217; Rai Luthra. As the guests included DJ Jazzy Joe, Punjabi folk singer Jaspinder Paras and pop-singer Annamika, they were all set to rock My Kind Of Place at Taj Palace down.
8220;I8217;ve been working on this for over a year,8221; says Luthra, who designed the course along with school-teacher sister Shabi. 8220;It8217;s a very competitive world out there and one should promote young talent,8221; adds this experienced RJ, who will teach finalists of the Ms North America contest all about spontaneity in June.
There8217;s no stopping wannabe VJ Shitiz Malhotra, a Class-IX student: 8220;I8217;ve gained a lot of confidence and learnt the techniques.8221; What the students really appreciated was the opportunity to interact with professionals like George Pullinkala and NSD8217;s Deepak Chibber, perform in public and go on air.There was a definite need for sessions like this, insists Luthra. 8220;I had nobody to help me out and teach me these things,8221; he points out. Paras agrees with him. 8220;I come from a musical family Daler Mehndi is a cousin and know these youngsters need some direction.8221;
Luthra is sure he doesn8217;t want to restrict himself to this and has plans to take the Chatter Matters programme to other schools and colleges. And if it8217;s a success, he8217;ll throw it open to the public. 8220;I don8217;t want to remain a mere sensation but want to become a legend,8221; he smile complacently, before going wild with his students on the floor.
