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On my latest blog redesign

This blog of mine underwent a redesign recently. That doesn’t mean a lot by itself, seeing as how I change themes as often as I bathe (Damn it! I did NOT say that). But this last design change was something … Continue reading

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I got interviewed!

Last weekend, when it was raining really hard, I got trapped in the Connaught Place metro station with my horrible friend Gopal Sathe. We were making idle conversation, like we always do. “I got interviewed by the BlogAdda people,” I … Continue reading

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Media mentions of the NDTV episode

Perhaps I spoke too soon. Or perhaps the MSM were a little late on this. But be that as it may. Here is a list of mainstream media outlets who have picked up the issue of NDTV bullying the (by … Continue reading

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What’s a blogger to do?

I wrote the last post in anger. Then I started wondering what possible recourse a blogger might have against legal threats from a media biggie like NDTV. In popped a comment from Mr Naavi. I recognised him as a cyberlaw … Continue reading

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Open letter to NDTV

Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one. — A J Liebling Dear NDTV and Barkha Dutt. Hope you are well, now that you have arm-twisted CKunte into submission. Don’t get me wrong. You have as … Continue reading

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How to be an Authority Commenter

Let me start by assuming that your name is Vijayendra Mohanty and you don’t have a blog. Good news is – your name is Vijayendra Mohanty. It’s not a special name by any stretch of imagination. But it is your … Continue reading

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How blogging can help career-building

Blogging is an obsessive craft. Some of the most passionate bloggers are full-time bloggers. Perhaps because of the fact that the Internet fosters thinking for yourself. Most of us were brought up in a world where the majority opinion counts. … Continue reading

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What has blogging ever done for me?

A lot! Practically everything I have today, is due to blogging. And I am not talking money here. I am talking purpose and direction. I am talking meaning. Listen to my story. My first blog was an experimental web-based diary. … Continue reading

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What blog design does

Browsing the well-made pages of Indiblogger.in today, I was struck by their badges. They got me thinking. The badges are little (or not so little) graphics that the website lets users put on their respective blogs as a mark of … Continue reading

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Why copywriters make good bloggers

I have noticed that copywriters take to blogging with more ease than any other race of sentient species. I have seen students quit their blogs because of exams. I have seen journalists look upon blogging with a condescending downward gaze. … Continue reading

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