Post Script February 25, 2021 Something amazing: The Dubai Shopping Festival Some of you who read my last column thought they will get a nail-biting finish in this column. Some also thought that the last column…
Post Script February 17, 2021 Perfumes don’t lead to good stories While I was tasked with handling largely negative Indian media coverage about my promoter, based in Dubai, it was not always a struggle. Dubai itself…
Post Script February 10, 2021 In search of Eldorado…and my first PR experience My small ad agency at the publishing group was doing well. Everything looked fine. The work was satisfying. Appreciation was forthcoming. There was just one…
Post Script February 3, 2021 The relaunch of an icon In the early morning hours of 26 June, 1975, Ms Indira Gandhi declared an emergency. There were no newspapers for 2 days. Censorship was imposed….
Post Script January 27, 2021 Success and disaster in the City of Joy Life was good at ‘my advertising agency’ in the publishing house. Good work was being done, and there was a lot of appreciation for the…
Post Script January 20, 2021 About the respect an editor commands Those were the days. There was no Twitter. And no Donald Trump. There were no TRPs. And no scams! There was also MJJ 4610, my…
Post Script January 13, 2021 I now pronounce you ‘Jeevan Saathi’ And so, it came to pass…. Though married, I was briefed on a new matrimonial page for the leading Marathi newspaper (owned by the publishing…
Post Script January 6, 2021 To be or not to be. That is the question Three years in Pune had been memorable. We now had a son. The challenge was that he developed an infantile asthmatic condition and his doctor…
Post Script December 23, 2020 Of aam barfi, bakarwadi and client relationships The Pune of 1986 was a haven for me in many ways…different kinds of clients, some very satisfying work, and the wonderful eating places tucked…
Post Script December 16, 2020 Business relationships sometimes do not require good business sense! Life was good! Till the time we took on the mandate for a political party! Leaving behind new learnings, as indeed a rude lesson on…