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!

September 24, 2015 00:00 IST
TV chats work for some politicians. For others, they clearly don’t.
Thu, Sep 24, 2015
September 17, 2015 02:41 IST
TV finally catches up with dengue — and how.
Thu, Sep 17, 2015
September 10, 2015 00:00 IST
And no one was interested in PM’s unsensational meeting with industrialists.
Thu, Sep 10, 2015
September 03, 2015 00:00 IST
How did Indrani plan it? What was on her mind? That and more, after a break.
Thu, Sep 03, 2015
August 27, 2015 00:00 IST
The Anna movement inaugurated a new era.
Thu, Aug 27, 2015
August 20, 2015 00:00 IST
PM’s oratory is masterful. But a little brevity might help him communicate better
Thu, Aug 20, 2015
August 13, 2015 00:00 IST
Why didn’t LSTV and RSTV (Rajya Sabha TV) telecast the disorderly conduct throughout the session?
Thu, Aug 13, 2015
August 06, 2015 00:00 IST
Doordarshan’s ratings reflect the lack of energy and innovation in its programming.
Thu, Aug 06, 2015
July 30, 2015 04:41 IST
This week, TV was overtaken by news.
Thu, Jul 30, 2015
July 23, 2015 04:38 IST
Participants on general news channels behave like grizzlies with high blood pressure. Business channels are an oasis of calm.
Thu, Jul 23, 2015
July 02, 2015 00:00 IST
Lalit Modi may have driven a wedge between Modi government, its viewers
Thu, Jul 02, 2015
June 27, 2015 00:00 IST
Nalin Mehta’s well-researched book bemoans a lack of vision and blames economic compulsions, but is much too kind to those running the industry .
Sun, Mar 06, 2016
June 25, 2015 00:00 IST
While ‘Lalitgate’ flares, prices in Parliament canteen raise heckles.
Thu, Jun 25, 2015
June 22, 2015 01:06 IST
At Rajpath, Modi’s ministerial colleagues were few and far between as senior cabinet members stood on one foot in various state capitals of India and the world.
Mon, Jun 22, 2015
June 18, 2015 00:20 IST
The Sushma Swaraj-Lalit Modi affair holds television captive.
Thu, Jun 18, 2015
June 11, 2015 03:01 IST
A channel is rebranded. And there’s no escaping yoga or AAP.
Thu, Jun 11, 2015
May 28, 2015 00:00 IST
If TV polls are correct on public appreciation of the PM’s performance, then why is the BJP preaching to the converted?
Thu, May 28, 2015
May 21, 2015 00:00 IST
Since last year, even when the PM travels, he is just a remote control button away.
Thu, May 21, 2015
May 14, 2015 00:28 IST
Rahul is live on television and clearly enjoying himself, so what if he sounds a little repetitive.
Thu, May 14, 2015
May 07, 2015 00:00 IST
TV news kept its promise to give viewers carpet coverage of the verdict, relegating all else.
Thu, May 07, 2015
April 30, 2015 00:00 IST
The news channels’ efforts to convey the depth of human suffering in Nepal were buried by one-upmanship.
Thu, Apr 30, 2015
April 23, 2015 00:11 IST
News TV is relishing Rahul Gandhi’s return and his face-off with the government in Parliament.
Thu, Apr 23, 2015
April 16, 2015 00:29 IST
Otherwise, TV news is insular, uninterested in the world.
Thu, Apr 16, 2015
April 09, 2015 00:09 IST
Arvind Kejriwal looked sunny. And Partition is revisited from across the border.
Thu, Apr 09, 2015
April 02, 2015 00:08 IST
We watched the party implode. It wasn’t a pretty sight.
Thu, Apr 02, 2015




