tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232195.post115462512780420601..comments2024-02-19T14:46:23.841-06:00Comments on Feringhee: The India Diaries: Nix-odusSirensongs: Indologist At Largehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101429745244414871noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232195.post-1154795975012357262006-08-05T11:39:00.000-05:002006-08-05T11:39:00.000-05:00VIEWER MAIL:The Mumbai Marauder writes: Thanks for...<B>VIEWER MAIL:<BR/>The Mumbai Marauder writes: </B><BR/><I>Thanks for the detailed account! I am going to send this mail to Times Of India, the daily that published the item. Let us see whether they will clarify the issue. It seems that once a true blue national newspaper, TOI has become a cheap tabloid. Sensationalizing everything and gaining a few more readership. Be it Daya Nayak Case or Nepali Maoists threatening Indian nationals.<BR/>Few months back, a prominent Crime Branch Encounter Specialist (read who kills the Underworld dons in encounters) was accused of hands-in-gloves with a a gangster and killing his opponents for cash reward. He was put behind bars and suspended. THe accuser (Ketan Tirodkar, a journalist and himself is under trial for underworld connections) got a big mileage in TOI. One of the bloggers set about to bring out the truth in a blog, and TOI ran an item about how the blogger is violating the rules, contempt of court and she could be put behind bars etcc. quoting in house lawyers. She was of good guts and stood firm, albeit removing her personal info from the blog. Last heard, Daya Nayak is acquitted of all charges and helping Mumbai Anti terrorist squad to slove the Bombay Blast case through his vast network of informants. Need any more examples for exaggeration?<BR/>I have been a loyal reader of TOI for the past 11 years, never once missed the paper, but these days I have my apetite left unsatiated for NEWS. All I get is, gossips, family feuds and sexual offence, all spiced up or in BBC parlance, sexed up.<BR/>Thik it's time to switch to another worthy newspaper, but where is one?</I>Sirensongs: Indologist At Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101429745244414871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232195.post-1154794911077637832006-08-05T11:21:00.000-05:002006-08-05T11:21:00.000-05:00VIEWER MAILAnn in Boston writes: I'm just reading ...<B>VIEWER MAIL</B><BR/><BR/><B>Ann in Boston writes:</B> <BR/><BR/><I>I'm just reading your blogs as I sit in my aunt's huge<BR/>house in the suburbs of Boston. We are moving<BR/>tomorrow to an apt in Providence and Henry will try to<BR/>get some work there. He really wants to be here and<BR/>work.<BR/>Your articles are so good I really think you should<BR/>put them together and submit them to a publisher! I<BR/>really think you could get published. I think you<BR/>could have a book made out of it; everyone loves<BR/>reading travel adventures as they like to live<BR/>vicariously and you can promote yourself here (do<BR/>interviews etc) you have that kind of personality...<BR/>Put it together and send it to some reputable<BR/>publishing houses, maybe even in London!</I>Sirensongs: Indologist At Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101429745244414871noreply@blogger.com