Remembering Russy Karanjia, who died yesterday, exactly 67 years after he founded Blitz, India’s greatest tabloid weekly The story of the life of Russy Karanjia is intimately tied up with the story of Indian journalism. He displayed a penchant for writing from his college days, when he took keen interest in contributing to, and editing,… Continue reading Remembering Russy Karanjia
Month: February 2008
Veteran journalist Russy Karanjia passes away
Veteran journalist Russy Karanjia, the powerful and dynamic editor of the fearless tabloid Blitz, passed away in Mumbai today. He was father of Rita Mehta, editor of Cine Blitz, and brother of noted film journalist B K Karanjia. Karanjia’s longtime associate and friend Olga Tellis, editor of Asian Age, Mumbai, said that Karanjia was running… Continue reading Veteran journalist Russy Karanjia passes away
Liberal Parsis take on the orthodox
The Parsi community is set for a showdown with liberals taking on the orthodox, demanding that non-Parsis who have married into the community — and their children — be allowed to convert to the faith. With a population of 69,000 according to the 2001 census, the community is the country’s fastest dwindling minority group. This… Continue reading Liberal Parsis take on the orthodox
Why Blame Ratan Tata for the Nano?
That is the title of a wonderful article by Govindraj Ethiraj. It is the only sensible arguement I have read amongst all the people who are gunning for Ratan Tata for creating more traffic and chaos on Indian roads. Ratan Tata is chairman of Tata Motors. He is passionate about cars. Not just driving or… Continue reading Why Blame Ratan Tata for the Nano?
