When I read that 27-year-old Sushil Kumar from Bihar had won Rs 5 crore on Kaun Banega Crorepati, my first thought was that this was another milestone for KBC. My second thought was that this was yet another instance of what I call the KBC or Millionaire effect. Read more

Loading ...
Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, October 28, 2011 at 7:39 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Bigg Boss, KBC, Masterchef, Medium term, Millionaire, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Slumdog Millionaire, Star Plus, Vir Sanghvi
Before we go much further, let me make one thing clear: I have no intention of passing judgement on the rights and wrongs of the Kiran Bedi saga. Frankly, it seems like an issue where two opposing positions can seem equally strong. Read more

Loading ...
Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, October 21, 2011 at 8:42 pm
Filed under India, Media · Tagged airfares, Arvind Kejriwal, Hindustan Times, Hisar, Kashmir, Kiran Bedi, Media, Medium term, news, prashant bhushan, Shanti Bhushan, team anna, Vir Sanghvi
The attack on Prashant Bhushan, apparently because of his support for a plebiscite in Kashmir, shows up some of the fault-lines within the Anna Hazare movement. Read more

Loading ...
Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 11:01 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Anna Hazare, Arundhati Roy, Arvind Kejriwal, BJP, george fernandes, hurriyat, jan lokpal bill, Jayaprakash Narayan, Kashmir, kashmir plebiscite, Kiran Bedi, LK Advani, lokal bill, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, prashant bhushan, team anna, Vir Sanghvi, VP singh
Is it my imagination or are television anchors becoming increasingly ambivalent in their attitudes to Anna Hazare and his movement? Read more

Loading ...
Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, October 7, 2011 at 7:25 pm
Filed under India, Media · Tagged Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Hindustan Times, Hisar, Jantar Mantar, Kiran Bedi, lokpal bill, Medium term, Narendra Modi, news, Rahul Kanwal, Rajdeep Sardesai, TV channels, Vir Sanghvi