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Airports Aur Hum ‘I’ll land at around 9 am. I think I’ll change at your place before proceeding to the meeting.’ I told my friend over phone. ‘When is your presentation?’ ‘At 11 am.’ ‘Dude… It is not a feasible idea. I would suggest you go directly to the meeting. I’ll pick you up once your session is over.’ ‘What’s wrong with the idea? You are suggesting me to come geared in formals all the way from here.’ ‘Do that. The Bangalore airport is far off from the city. It normally takes more than an hour to reach city from there. And you are not making things better for yourself by arriving at Office time. You would be lucky to start your presentation on time.’ His analysis was not far from accurate. The Bangalore airport is so far from the city that it almost appeared to be located in a different universe altogether. I was in Bangalore after a gap of 3 years – obviously this was my first tryst with the newly built Bangalore International Airport (operational from May 23 rd 2...
‘Relevance’ for Media Jama Masjid - Patna (Image from: biharplus.in) Mahavir Mandir - Patna (Image from: biharplus.in) Buddha Smriti Park - Patna (Image from: hindustandainik) I was at my home this weekend and had the luxury to do things at my will – I thought watching TV was not a bad option. Not oblivious of the ‘World Cup’ fever, I watched a couple of decent contests. And then I followed news. News channels had their hands full – ‘Bhopal Gas Tragedy’s verdict’ and the subsequent events were keeping the ‘(breaking) news mongers’ busy plus they had the added responsibility of covering the ‘biggest sporting carnival’. One thing that struck me was how media somehow misses small yet important news bites. To illustrate it with an example, I will guide you through a couple of news related to my native place Patna. Patna was in news last weekend. For those who care - BJP was holding its national executive meeting in the city after a decade and half. It was a treat for the national media...