15 Years Ago
Bhaichand Patel interviews khushwant singh and V.S. Naipaul, on India, religion, writing: Naipaul says, “There’s an element of mimicry in this....The Hindu revivalists are mimicking the Islamic fundamentalists.” And Khushwant Singh responds, “I think they feed on each other. The Hindu fundamentalists are reacting to the constant calls by their Muslim counterparts in Afghanistan and Pakistan for jehad against the non-Muslims in India.” http://bit.ly/1Imxy2f
10 Years Ago
Suveen K. Sinha, on how half a dozen new channels and newspapers are set to jostle for space in three metros: For G.B. Shaw, soldiering is a trade like any other trade. So is the media, only it’s turning out to be more intriguing and violent. Siddhartha Gupta, the 24-year-old director of Jagran TV, owned by the Dainik Jagran group, says he has received threats from rival TV news channels whose employees have moved to Jagran’s Channel 7. The editor of a yet-to-be-launched newspaper in Mumbai adds he’ll know about the product’s contents only after he joins. http://bit.ly/1ODeSAe
5 Years Ago
Pranay Sharma, on Madhuri Gupta, caught spying for Pakistan: Indian diplomat Madhuri Gupta is no Mata Hari, the legendary Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan whom the French executed during World War I for espionage. Unlike Mata Hari, Madhuri wasn’t using beauty or charm. http://bit.ly/1EQhgyN
