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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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August 30, 1999 00:00 IST
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August 02, 1999 00:00 IST
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July 17, 1999 00:00 IST
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July 05, 1999 00:00 IST
The moment was pure poetry, so romantic, that the fingers of impending danger gripped the throat and held it in a claw. Tiger Hill: a han...
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June 14, 1999 00:00 IST
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June 07, 1999 00:00 IST
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May 24, 1999 00:00 IST
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May 03, 1999 00:00 IST
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April 19, 1999 00:00 IST
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April 12, 1999 00:00 IST
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March 29, 1999 00:00 IST
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March 22, 1999 00:00 IST
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