Archive for ‘Culture’
In Pursuit of Passion..
There is a small NGO called the “Passionate Foundation” in Hyderabad. Their prime goal was to motivate the youth in the state to select alternative careers which they are passionate about & make it big in it. Dr Reddy Labs, Shantha Biotech, GVK Industries, GMR Group, Lanco, Nagarjuna Constructions – almost every success story from [...]
Billionaire College drop outs!
We all would have dropped the line in defense of our mediocrity in school, “You know what? Bill Gates was a college drop-out. I’m better – I just get low grades.” I am totally in the favor of college drop-outs and the underdog making it big, but not of mediocrity. As we all feel and [...]
Telugu cinema wouldn’t have silver jubilee films again.
Indian cinema had this unique culture over the year, of measuring a movie by the number of days it ran at the theatres. A hit movie would run for 100 days in the theatres ideally, and an average movie around 50 days. Silver Jubilee, or being 25 weeks in the theatre is the sign of [...]
An interesting forward : Root cause for our society’s moral degeneration
I’m not usually a fan of forwards. Most of them are silly jokes. A lot of conspiracy theories about rich people & celebrities. But, this was simple and motivational. It tells us why in the name of progress, we’ve morally degenerated over the years. Hope you like it.
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The Political Economy of Telugu News Industry, a report by Padmaja Shaw
Ms Padmaja Shaw is an Associate Professor, Dept of Communications and Journalism at the Osmania University. I have run across a analytical study made by her titled “Political Economy of Telugu News Industry” had caught my eye. It was a lengthy, but a worthy read. The author has made very interesting observations on the ‘business’ [...]
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