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Shailaja Bajpai
Shailaja Bajpai has been writing about television since 1984. "Far too long," in her own words. But she has also watched it change, grow, grow and grow into what is today... the elephant in the room and any conversation on any subject. In her case, it would be true to say that you have to pay her to watch television!
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<i>Lag-bhag</i> confusedSubscriber Only
November 22, 2004 00:00 IST
They say a political honeymoon lasts six months. Maybe that’s why Manmohan Singh still smells of roses. That or the media wears rose-ti...
Mon, Nov 22, 2004That Reality PunchSubscriber Only
November 15, 2004 00:00 IST
To reword a well-known phrase: those who live by the tube, die by it. And how. Last week, Uma Bharati chose to take a stand, in public, on T...
Mon, Nov 15, 2004Quite like USSubscriber Only
November 08, 2004 00:00 IST
What's counting day on TV without that phonetically unsound word—psephology? Answer: TV coverage of the American presidential election ...
Mon, Nov 08, 2004One Maha battle Cong has conceded to BJPSubscriber Only
November 01, 2004 00:00 IST
Why is the media fascinated by the BJP — in victory but even more so in defeat? Conversely, why does the Congress look so shabby in tri...
Mon, Nov 01, 2004Bandit steals BJP thunderSubscriber Only
October 25, 2004 00:00 IST
It’s not often that the morning greets you with a cadaverous smile. The half-open mouth, the sunken eyes, the hole in the forehead. New...
Mon, Oct 25, 2004Elections live: Polls apartSubscriber Only
October 18, 2004 00:00 IST
Prannoy Roy advised us (not) to watch Maharashtra election specials until 9-9.30 am (so why did all the news channels bestir themselves and ...
Mon, Oct 18, 2004Howzzzzatt!Subscriber Only
October 12, 2004 00:00 IST
The cricket was dreadful: the shot selection was better than Sehwag’s, the ball angles sharper than Harbhajan’s, but the overall p...
Tue, Oct 12, 2004<i>Kyunki</i> it is election time againSubscriber Only
October 04, 2004 00:00 IST
Boring. Elections in Maharashtra. They have colourful personalities — alright, one rainbow personality in Bal Thackeray — a can...
Mon, Oct 04, 2004Anyone for more ‘reality’ TV?Subscriber Only
September 27, 2004 00:00 IST
The problem with reality TV is that there is nothing real about it. Watch Donald Trump on The Apprentice (Friday, Star World). He resembles ...
Mon, Sep 27, 2004Mind your language, anyone?Subscriber Only
September 20, 2004 00:00 IST
Something's missing from television — it’s called civility. Perhaps more than ever before, people on TV are boorish, ill-mannered,...
Mon, Sep 20, 2004Mandira ExtraaaaSubscriber Only
September 13, 2004 00:00 IST
First a news flash: Mandira is not wearing spaghetti straps. Mandira Bedi is wearing no straps at all. Under the circumstances, she held up ...
Mon, Sep 13, 2004Interactivity is TV’s Page 3Subscriber Only
September 06, 2004 00:00 IST
Think you can sing? Think Jassi should wear lipstick on her birthday? Think India should sit out the Beijing Olympics? Think Uma Bharati is ...
Mon, Sep 06, 2004Doordarshan’s tunnel visionSubscriber Only
August 30, 2004 00:00 IST
In the end, it did what it should have at the start. When you enjoy exclusive telecast rights to the most prestigious and multi-disciplinary...
Mon, Aug 30, 2004One medal for commentatorsSubscriber Only
August 23, 2004 00:00 IST
If you have not been watching the Olympics, you’ll have had the satisfaction of a good night’s rest. Those of us who watch, althou...
Mon, Aug 23, 2004Silly point(s)Subscriber Only
July 26, 2004 00:00 IST
In this season of no rain and plenty of cricket, it is a toss-up between Michael Slater and Dean Jones for the cricketer who looks silliest ...
Mon, Jul 26, 2004Un-reality TVSubscriber Only
July 19, 2004 00:00 IST
Betcha a new twist in one of our soap tales will see an outsider bequeathed a share of the family business and taken to court by the outrage...
Mon, Jul 19, 2004The Great Budget ShowSubscriber Only
July 12, 2004 00:00 IST
Turnover. Sounds like something the yoga master asks you to do on your exercise mat or a crook demands at gunpoint. However, last week we le...
Mon, Jul 12, 2004Budgeting the newsSubscriber Only
July 05, 2004 00:00 IST
It's unfashionable to speak of such things, but last week, we saw how vogues change. With the Prime Minister visiting the suicide farmers...
Mon, Jul 05, 2004When less is definitely moreSubscriber Only
June 28, 2004 00:00 IST
At last. The Prime Minister spoke and we listened intently, as he earnestly, outlined his government’s policies. If it all sounded rath...
Mon, Jun 28, 2004Dr Singh…Anybody seen Dr Singh?Subscriber Only
June 21, 2004 00:00 IST
Know who heads our ‘must see’ wish list? None other than Dr Manmohan Singh. Yes, developed a deep yearning to see him, hear him...
Mon, Jun 21, 2004Interviews, interviews but what are they saying?Subscriber Only
June 13, 2004 00:00 IST
Why do people give interviews? According to the programme promos, in Rendezvous with Simi Garewal, Rekha said she never had any personal rel...
Sun, Jun 13, 2004Tame Bollywood and other show timeSubscriber Only
June 07, 2004 00:00 IST
Where do hundreds of kilos of human flesh (maybe even a couple of thousand), hang out with 60-odd skeletons and tonnes of hair to make the u...
Mon, Jun 07, 2004You don’t have to be beautiful to read a good newspaperSubscriber Only
June 01, 2004 00:00 IST
Sometimes, it’s difficult to understand the creative mind. Seen the TV commercial to promote our duty free shops? A generous Indian sal...
Tue, Jun 01, 2004Queen Sonia, her pet king CongSubscriber Only
May 24, 2004 00:00 IST
The media—and Sushma Swaraj—ought to be grateful. To Sonia Gandhi. Swaraj got to keep her hair and the media the public’s att...
Mon, May 24, 2004Polls: The Naked Truth, as per TVSubscriber Only
May 18, 2004 00:00 IST
TV Election 2004. Sponsored by...SeeThru underwear—kyunki yeh andar ka mamla hai. What went on in the voters’ minds was bared last...
Tue, May 18, 2004Journalism of Courage
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