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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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April 03,2000 00:00:00 AM
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March 13,2000 00:00:00 AM
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March 06,2000 00:00:00 AM
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Mon, Mar 06, 2000Sense & SensibilitiesSubscriber Only
February 28,2000 00:00:00 AM
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February 21,2000 00:00:00 AM
For those drugged on Kanyadaan (Sony), an apology: the name of the step-daughter is Sakshi not Raksha as was mistakenly identified in this...
Mon, Feb 21, 2000Water, Musharraf and loveSubscriber Only
February 14,2000 00:00:00 AM
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February 07,2000 00:00:00 AM
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Mon, Feb 07, 2000Court martialsSubscriber Only
January 31,2000 00:00:00 AM
JANUARY 30: We just luv cricket. You may not believe it watching the senior team perform in Australia, but it is the only game we sorta, k...
Mon, Jan 31, 2000The Body and the BeautifulSubscriber Only
January 24,2000 00:00:00 AM
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Mon, Jan 24, 2000India’s Most WantedSubscriber Only
January 18,2000 00:00:00 AM
Coincidences are often unnerving. Last week, Indian Express published letters from readers who had identified Suhaib Ilyasi as one of the ...
Tue, Jan 18, 2000Good public postureSubscriber Only
January 11,2000 00:00:00 AM
It didn't require a man of I.K.Gujral's seniority and experience, to tell us television has generously and (almost) gratuitously lent the ...
Tue, Jan 11, 2000TelescopeSubscriber Only
December 27,1999 00:00:00 AM
That century `thing'The French voted it the `thing' of the century. The French, mind it, known for their high-mindedness, their highly dis...
Mon, Dec 27, 1999All tense on all frontsSubscriber Only
December 20,1999 00:00:00 AM
Osstrayeelien for cricket. A new version of the game, unlike the one we were watching on the telly. Instead of team scores taking up perma...
Mon, Dec 20, 1999Great myths are bornSubscriber Only
December 13,1999 00:00:00 AM
Sunday, bloody good Sunday. If watching television is, once in a while, your patriotic duty, or then, you simply enjoy the sight of fully ...
Mon, Dec 13, 1999Whose news is it, anyway?Subscriber Only
December 06,1999 00:00:00 AM
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November 29,1999 00:00:00 AM
One channel advertises 25 new shows even though they've been around long enough to grow a beard; another has changed programme schedules ...
Mon, Nov 29, 1999Messages from the mediumSubscriber Only
November 22,1999 00:00:00 AM
Saw Nawaz on Friday. In person. On television. After such a long absence. He appeared lonely, solitary in the crowd of uniforms. Remember...
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November 15,1999 00:00:00 AM
Orissa. Revisited. A three-act tragedy: death, deprivation and disease. It's become so you can't bear to watch it. Be honest: you're almo...
Mon, Nov 15, 1999Give Prasar Bharati a chanceSubscriber Only
November 13,1999 00:00:00 AM
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Sat, Nov 13, 1999Sick jokes and poor tasteSubscriber Only
November 01,1999 00:00:00 AM
There are days when television is an icon, there are times when it's an idiot. What follows is pretty idiotic: perhaps the definitive exa...
Mon, Nov 01, 1999Television talkiesSubscriber Only
October 25,1999 00:00:00 AM
First: rid the room of every human presence but your own. Next: close your eyes. Go on, shut them. Then: sit back and vacate the mind of ...
Mon, Oct 25, 1999TelescopeSubscriber Only
October 18,1999 00:00:00 AM
Long-term headachesMr.Arun Jaitley is the third BJP minister for Information and Broadcasting in approximately 18 months, the fourth mini...
Mon, Oct 18, 1999TelescopeSubscriber Only
October 11,1999 00:00:00 AM
The Poll TollQuiz Time India: you watched TV coverage of the elections (DD1, DD2, STAR, Zee). Now, answer the following questions. Commen...
Mon, Oct 11, 1999Journalism of Courage
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