The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
Sometimes major events completely disconnected may be data points for the plans of the different powers around the world. The challenge is to discern what purpose they serve? More critically, what are we moving towards?
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
Publishing in India is undergoing a lot of change. Of all the publications, Femina has made an interesting foray into “CrowdSourcing”. It’s first Crowdsourced issues has hit the stands as we speak. The content has been completely contributed by the readers themselves. Their credo was – If you have got a story, we have got the space.
There was a time when Femina was at the forefront of Women’s magazines… and then reading Femina became an anti-Feminist activity. Now, by inviting the bloggers (potentially the largest population of writers), who also happen to be mostly liberal and outspoken women, they have hit many birds with one stone. One, they have made the magazine Chic! Second, they have aligned it to modern and contemporary tastes. Third, they have provided an offline area for women bloggers and writers to have a platform that accentuates their online work
This is by far one of most brilliant move in publishing world anywhere in the world for the sheer audacity of the Editorial staff to virtually make itself redundant! Because that is where it may lead the publishing industry to. For, you don’t need to work for media to be writing. Rather if you can write, you will find an outlet! That’s Bold!
Here is a Google Hangout video, via which they discussed the whole process and the logistics of the issue.
A large campaign was run on Facebook and other social media outlets were also used to get the word out and work done.
Femina’s Crowdsourcing issue advertisement
Contributions came fast and furious from all walks of life and on all topics, promising to make this issue a truly Collectors item.
The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
This visit of India left me with many questions. Many observations and inputs from different people and sections. Food for thought that I have tried to contemplate on and make sense of. Sharing all that with you.
When you analyze the last 60 years of the economic miracles of Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia versus the continued impoverished Indian economy, you get very interesting lessons. Can Indians have the wherewithal in them to do in one generation so that the coming generations may rise?
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