The Fall and Fall of The Times Of India

Oct 2nd of this year must have been a special day (not withstanding the fact that it was the birth anniversary of the father of our nation). It seems, the world was taking a vacation that day. Nothing worthwhile or worth reporting happened that day !! For the world of reporting it must have been like the eerie silence that you feel after a continuous burst of fireworks or like the day after end of a long hard project when all you have to do is clean up your desk and catch up with friends or like the day after your final exams in school when you had nothing else to do but sleep. I know it is hard to believe that the world of journalism would ever get a “vacation” – but it is not impossible. If you can not imagine, all you needed was to browse the headlines on the Times Of India on Oct 2nd 2006. The biggest and boldest headline on that day that Times of India could gather was some cockamamie story on the boredom facing H4 wives in the USA !! 



I just could not believe my eyes when I saw the newspaper that morning. I had been cribbing about the steady deterioration in the quality of articles in the Times of India for a long time, but this had to take the cake. I think (or at least I hope so) that the newspaper just hit rock bottom that day. I just cannot fathom what must have gone through the editor’s mind when he approved this edition of the newspaper. Maybe it was the journalists at Times Of India that were taking a vacation !! 

Oh!  BTW, forgot to mention that if this story does not interest you, the Times Of India gives you more variety - look carefully at the headline above the "Bored Housewives: H4 Saga" - The other story is much more interesting - " Avril Lavigne is sorry for spitting on and abusing the papparazi".....
Wondering how many people in India actually know who Avril Lavigne is ??  I for one, did not (that is until I googled her now :) )

I am back !!

I am back in the US after a wonderful 4 week vacation in the Matrbhoomi - starting with the  Navratris in Baroda and culminating with Diwali in Dombivli and encompassing trips to Palakkad, Trissur,  Pune, Shirdi in the mid -

I have lots to post - especially pictures - so stay tuned 

Hope everyone had a great Diwali and wish you all a great year ahead !